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It's a very special night on "So You Think You Can Dance," so says host Cat Deeley. First, it's the show's 200th episode. Second, we're meeting the Top 20. And third, there's a wonderful panel of experts that includes Zooey Deschenel. Nigel Lythgoe announces that one of the changes coming to the show this season is that there will be two winners -- the best guy and the best girl.

First, we have to go back in time to see the process involved in cutting the final 35 dancers to the final 20. They all came to Hollywood to meet with the judges face to face and learn their fates. 

First up is Alexa, who was the final dancer nixed from the Top 20 last year. She came back strong, but struggled in Vegas to meet the judges' expectations. She wants to show the judges and America her personality. Tyce tells her she showed some great fight in Vegas, and it was enough. She's in. 

George Lawrence II, a powerhouse in his audition and through Vegas Week, gets the news from Debbie Allen. He's in the Top 20. After that, Will Thomas made it. 

Megan Branch was the next girl to find out if she was in or out, and Lil C tells her she will not be in the Top 20. Colin Fuller is also not through.

Amber Jackson, who made it to the final cut in Season 6 but didn't make it quite that far in Season 7, after which she said she'd never try out again. She dropped the attitude and returned for Season 9, and she's in. 

And the first four -- Alexa, Amber, George and Will -- perform a Tyce DiOrio routine. Afterward, Nigel says the whole Top 20 are superstars and that not one of the first four dancers let themselves down. He tells Will, a big and tall guy, he needs to move as fast as "the little ones." Nigel tells Amber he's happy to see her negative attitude is gone and she's a real star. He tells Alexa she's found her performance, and he rounds out the praise by telling George that if every light in the studio went out, he would still shine. 

The ballroom dancers -- of which there were many -- are going to see where they landed next. Nick Bloxsom-Carter is very emotional and breaks down, but he can stop the crying because he's in. Lindsay Arnold and Witney Carson, competitors since childhood in the world of ballroom dancing, are told jointly by Mary Murphy that the judges "are looking for one ballroom girl." Mary tells Witney she's in the Top 20. Mary milks the moment for a bit before telling Lindsay that she's also in the Top 20. Nick, Lindsay and Witney then perform together. Mary says the train just pulled up to the sizzle station. She's happy to have three ballroom dancers in the Top 20. She wants more, stronger moves from Nick. She then calls Witney and Lindsay "two of the hottest tamales" that have ever been on the show. Zooey says she was worried for Nick because the girls are such "firecrackers" and he could've been hurt. 

Eiana Girard is told by Debbie that she's headed into the Top 20. This leaves ballet boys Daniel Baker and Cheyon Wespi-Tschopp, who both left solid dancing jobs behind to try out for the show. They're brought in together. Daniel, whose consistent performances wowed the judges, gets into the Top 20. Keon, who had a remarkable and memorable moment, is also invited to stay. Eliana, Daniel and Cheyon perform together. 

Next up, Tiffany Maher "brought the heat" while Audrey Case "brought the sweet," as Cat puts it. The two jazz dancers are paired, but visit the judges separately. Tiffany goes first and is told she's in. Audrey's nervous, thinking there isn't room for both jazz dancers. She's in. Meanwhile, Abigail Riuz, Kaitlynn Edgar, Katie Muth and Rebecca Hart, are all gone. 

Janelle Issis then becomes the first belly dancer to make it into the Top 20. Janelle smacked her head on the doorway trying to be dramatic when she walked out to deliver the good news. She's fine, but making things worse is that she became ill during rehearsals for Wednesday's performance and had to sit it out. She'll be fine for next week, though. 

Joshua Alexander, whose Vegas Week ended with a disastrous fall onto the back of his head and didn't get a chance to perform his solo. He's not going to continue on the show. Bad news followed for Blake Zelesnikar, Jasmine Mason and Daniel Kemaides.

With seven spaces and 12 dancers remaining, Matthew Kazmierczak gets good news. Dareian Kujawa rides an emotional wave after watching Matthew celebrate, realizing how much this would mean to him. Then he finds out he's in the Top 20. Janaya French has struggled to make a life of dancing in Los Angeles. There were only two girls left: Amelia Lowe and Jill Johnson. Janaya gets through and that leaves Amelia and Jill knowing that there's just one spot left between the two of them. Tyce tells them they're looking for "star quality," and with that he tells Amelia she's in the Top 20. Amelia, Dareian, Janaya and Matthew then perform together. 

Cole Horibe makes it to the Top 20, but tappers Aaron and Zach are tapped out. Steppers Devan McCullough and Brandon Mitchell are sent in to see the judges together. Debbie tells Devan he isn't in and Brandon is. 

With just one spot left, hip-hop dancer Feliciano Turk and animator Cyrus Spencer wait for word on their fate. Feliciano handled other styles very well during Vegas Week, while Cyrus struggled. Lil C tells Feliciano he brings "such quality of entertainment," and praises Cyrus for having the attitude of a student. Nigel tells Cyrus he's in, and Feliciano is out. He warns Cyrus that he "better bring it" because they've put a lot on his shoulders. Cole, Brandon and Cyrus perform together. 

 The Top 20:

Alexa

Amber

George

Will

Nick

Witney

Lindsay

Eliana

Daniel

Cheyon

Tiffany

Audrey

Janelle

Matthew

Dareian

Janaya

Amelia

Cole

Brandon

Cyrus

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