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<\/a>Danny Tidwell.<\/p><\/div>\n
I had the good fortune to not only meet and interview Danny in 2007, when he was the runner-up on So You Think You Can Dance<\/em>, (which he definitely should have won<\/em>,) but to see him dance in person that night. And I was also lucky to have a subsequent phone conversation with him. I\u2019ll never forget any of it. To this day, he\u2019s still my favorite dancer who has ever been on that show.<\/p>\n From the very first second I saw Danny Tidwell\u2019s initial SYTYCD<\/em> audition, he had me. I rooted hard for him all season, (and talked about him on my TV show back then, asking my viewers to vote for him, too,) and was crushed when he came in second. (I still don\u2019t get it.) One of the judges on that show, creepy Mia Michaels, kept telling him, on-air, that he was \u201carrogant.\u201d To this day, I cannot imagine what her problem was because none of that came through on the screen. (That\u2019s because there was absolutely no arrogance there.)<\/p>\n So when I was asked to meet with a few of that season\u2019s contestants ahead of their Los Angeles Thanksgiving Eve engagement, I said that I\u2019d cancel the party Mr. X and I were throwing that night if Danny Tidwell would be one the dancers at the meeting. And he was. And he was darling! That judge must have had some personal vendetta against him because I witnessed not even one drop of arrogance from him.<\/p>\n Danny Tidwell. (Click on the pic to enlarge it, to get a better look at his magnificence.)<\/p><\/div>\n He was just sort-of quiet and composed the whole time. He was a sweet and uber-talented guy. Shamefully, not one other press person showed-up to interview them that day, which was sad for the dancers but great for me<\/em>; I had quality time with Danny and the other four. He didn\u2019t say much except in answer to direct questions. But he\u2019s the one who stuck-up for a female dancer who wasn’t there when I said something about her being a tad chubby. It was a joke, which the other four laughed at, but Danny said, very seriously and quietly, yet firmly, something to the effect of, \u201cWait\u2014she\u2019s not chubby! You must be thinking of someone else.\u201d I loved that he did that.<\/p>\n The person in charge of them that day ended our time together just as Danny was beginning to feel comfortable with me, so he suggested that we finish our convo on the phone. And, of course, I jumped at the chance.<\/p>\n<\/a>