Could there be a showmance brewing on season 18 of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’? Contestants Anthony and Dakayla hinted that they might see each other as more than friends during the Monday, April 22, episode of the Fox series.
Dakayla admitted to having a ‘baby’ crush on Anthony during a conversation with her costars and judges. She added that she appreciates that Anthony is a ‘tall beefy man who can lift me up and throw me around in the air.’ Anthony, meanwhile, admitted during the episode that he finds Dakayla cute, eliciting squeals from several of his costars.
Elsewhere in the episode, Anthony and Dakayla, both 18, were paired up during a group dance. Their team member pointed out how much chemistry the twosome had.
‘Look, I’m not the one that gave you this tea, but I feel like Anthony and Dakayla, [they’re] kinda getting a little close,’ Jaylin, 20, told cameras during rehearsal. ‘But that’s none of my business.’
Their undeniable chemistry both on and off stage has fueled speculation among their fellow contestants. However, whether their ‘baby’ crushes blossom into something more serious remains to be seen.
Although it remains to be seen whether Anthony and Dakayla’s ‘baby’ crushes will develop into something more serious, they are not the first duo to spark a romance on ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’ Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy fell for each other during season 14 of the reality competition series, which aired in 2017. The pair married in November 2022.
Another love story is that of tWitch and Allison Holker. Holker, 36, met her late husband during season 7 of the show, which aired in 2010. The dancers tied the knot in 2013 and went on to welcome son Maddox, 8, and daughter Zaia, 4. Holker, 36, also has an older daughter, 15-year-old Weslie, from a previous relationship.
Holker paid tribute to Boss, who died at age 40 in December 2022, during the season 18 premiere of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ last month.
‘Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss was and will forever be an icon [and] a legend because he was truly the best at what he did,’ she said during the first round of auditions. ‘But also because he brought out the best in everyone around him. To this day, for me, my children and everyone here, he’s still doing that. And how we honor him is by giving that life back because that’s what he would want too.’
