"So You Think You Can Dance" Winner Lauren Froderman Will Have Little Time to Savor Victory
NEW YORK (CBS) Lauren Froderman may have taken home the win on Thursday night's finale of "So You Think You Can Dance," but her upcoming schedule will offer her little time to celebrate.
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The bubbly contemporary jazz dancer from Phoenix will soon hit the road and reunite with fellow finalists Kent Boyd and Robert Roldan for the live "SYTYCD" tour, which will kick-off Sept.19 in New Orleans and end in Glendale, Ariz. on Nov. 17.
The 40-city road trip will also include a mix of Season 7 contestants: Adechike Torbert, Ashley Galvan, Billy Bell, Jose Ruiz as well as a few All Stars, including, Ade Obayommi, Allison Holker, Courtney Courtney, Dominic Sandoval and Kathryn McCormick. Also joining the dancing fun is Season 6 winner Russell Ferguson .
In addition to being crowned as "America's Favorite Dancer" and pocketing a $250,000 cash prize, Froderman will get the added honor of being featured as Gatorade's first dance athlete in Gatorade's G Series advertising campaign this fall and will also appear on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine.
A recent high school graduate, Froderman, 18, wowed the judges and viewers with her ability to pick up other dance styles, effortlessly taking on hip-hop, ballroom and Bollywood routines throughout the seventh season.