Who Was Joshua Allen? What to Know About the 'SYTYCD' Alum After His Death

Joshua Allen was the fourth dancer to be crowned the winner of So You Think You Can Dance before his death at age 36. “I took a few modern dance classes, ballet classes, because I felt that to be a better dancer I would have to take different classes, and, you know, expand my horizons in the art of dance,” he told Entertainment Weekly in 2008 after his season 4 victory. “I didn’t want to audition for the show not knowing anything. Dallas was [early in the audition process], and after I made it to Vegas — there were months before we actually went — I took as many classes as I could.” He added,