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Season 17 of So You Think You Can Dance returned for an all-new groovy episode on Wednesday night. This week, the reality dance competition series unveiled its Top 12 contestants and celebrated its 300th episode. But that's not all, the series also introduced the new judge who replaced Matthew Morrison.
While viewers expected it to be either Mary Murphy or Nigel Lythgoe, they were surprised that it was Leah Remini. While fans have no personal hate against the actress, they weren't happy with the fact that she entered the competition as a judge.
Fans took to social media to share that she didn't have any experience in dancing and questioned if So You Think You Can Dance couldn't find any other professional dancer to join as the judge.
So You Think You Can Dance fans unhappy as Remini has minimal experience with dance
Taking to Twitter, fans shared that though Leah Remini was great and fun to watch, she doesn't know much about dance.
They added that she only had experience from her time on Dancing With The Stars, where she came in fifth. Some also questioned if the series couldn't find anyone else better to judge the competition.
More details on what happened this week on So You Think You Can Dance on Episode 5 of season 17
Leah Remini joined Jojo Siwa and Stephen “tWitch” Boss as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance. Hosted by Cat Deeley, the series unveiled the Top 12 contestants who made it through the choreography round. The contestants who advanced had to perform in pairs this week. They all have only one goal, to win the title and nab the grand cash price of $100,000.
If Leah's entrance as a judge wasn't shocking enough for fans, Cat revealed that viewers from home would not get to vote this season. Instead, the studio audience would be the ones voting for their favorite performance.
The first performance of the night was by Virginia and James. They performed a hip-hop routine to Drop it Like It’s Hot by Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams. tWitch shared that he loved their energy and swag.
Next up were Waverly and Jordan, who performed a contemporary routine to Bon in the Rain and the Lizard of Hope by Tom Rosenthal. JoJo shared that she loved their chemistry. Leah shared that she saw their connection.
One duo's performance where Leah and JoJo had different opinions was Thiago and Essence. They performed a contemporary routine to No More I Love Yous by Annie Lennox. The two danced among trees and smoke in a fairytale setting. tWitch was impressed that Essence could pull off a contemporary performance as a hip-hop dancer.
While Leah shared that the duo needed to connect more to the performance, JoJo disagreed. JoJo shared that she liked the story they were portraying through their dance but added that they needed to work on their nerves.
After all the 12 contestants were done with their performances, the studio audience cast their vote for their favorite performance. Four dancers were in danger of elimination. Luckily, since it was the series' 300th episode, tWitch revealed that there would be no elimination this week.
So You Think You Can Dance airs on Fox every Wednesday at 9 pm ET. Readers can check their local listings for more information.
