So You Think You Can Dance's judging panel sent Daniela Avanzini home, which determined The Next Generation's Top 9 finalists, during Monday night's performance show on Fox.
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The judges had to determine whether Daniela or her fellow bottom-two dancer Sheaden Gabriel, a 12-year-old hip-hop dancer from Murrieta, CA, should be ousted. They ultimately decided to save Sheaden, whose All-Star partner is Marko Germar.
"I always wanted to do So You Think You Can Dance. When I heard it was coming out for kids, I go, 'Mom, you've got to put me on this show!' This experience has been very life changing. I've learned so much as a dancer and I will always cherish and treasure these moments," Daniela said following her elimination.
"I made no mistake when I picked Daniela," said the young dancer's All-Star partner Jonathan Platero. "She's a firecracker, she's a star, and she's going to continue being a star after this."
Monday night's broadcast featured each Top 10 dancer performing with his or her All-Star partner and then dancing a duet with another contestant. Only the duets were critiqued by the judges.
Daniela and Sheaden performed two routines together: The cha cha and a Broadway number. They received very positive feedback from the judges overall.
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