So You Assume You Can Dance alum Joshua Allen has died at age 36.
TMZ broke the news on Wednesday, October 1, with certainly one of Allen's members of the family asking for “privateness and prayers” as they grieve. A explanation for loss of life has but to be revealed.
Emmanuel Hurd, a buddy of the late dancer, remembered him as “a really trustworthy, actual individual” whereas talking with TMZ.
“He didn't all the time do issues the best way that everyone thought he ought to, however that's why he was a winner,” Hurd advised the publication.
Allen rose to fame after successful SYTYCD season 4 in 2008. He was topped the champion over late runner-up Stephen “tWtich” Boss, who died by suicide at age 40 in December 2022.
“I took just a few fashionable dance lessons, ballet lessons, as a result of I felt that to be a greater dancer I must take completely different lessons, and develop my horizons within the artwork of dance,” Allen advised Entertainment Weekly in 2008 following his win. “I didn't wish to audition for the present not realizing something.”
He auditioned for the collection in Dallas, however “there have been months” earlier than Allen moved to Las Vegas forward of the stay reveals. He spent that point taking “as many lessons as I may” — which appeared to repay.
“I actually wasn't that technically educated. I'd simply attempt to take lessons in the summertime, and when it was college time I'd take class, run observe, play soccer,” he added. “I'd all the time simply prepare in the summertime. So it was by no means exhausting coaching.”
Whereas it was “tough” for him to know a number of the present's choreography, Allen knew he needed to “make it look simple” when performing.
Allen made it clear throughout the identical interview that there was no unhealthy blood between himself and Boss throughout their SYTYCD season, regardless that the 2 have been competing in opposition to one another on the time.
“We have been actually blissful for one another,” Allen added. “We have been two of the closest folks there.”
Years earlier than his loss of life, Allen made headlines in 2016 for a home violence arrest involving an ex-girlfriend.
Information broke in 2017 that Allen was sentenced to at least one yr in jail after pleading no contest to the costs. He additionally obtained 5 years of formal probation and one yr of home violence counseling, per Deadline. The choose additionally ordered Allen to steer clear of his ex.
Joshua Allen. Chelsea Lauren/WireImage
Following his SYTYCD win, Allen appeared as a featured dancer in Step Up 3D, which was launched in 2010. He was a part of Oxygen's Dance Your Ass Off and appeared within the 2011 Footloose remake. Allen's appearing profession continued with roles in varied commercials and TV reveals, together with Group and American Horror Story, earlier than his loss of life.
Allen beforehand shared his profession aspirations with EW coming off his SYTYCD win.
“I do wish to be a recording artist. I wish to choreograph and hopefully personal my very own studio and firm,” he stated in 2008. “As my final objective, I wish to personal my very own report label, and be a producer — issues like that. However I additionally wish to mannequin.”
