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‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Champ Dies After Being Struck by Train
Joshua Allen, who won So You Think You Can Dance season 4 in 2008, died after being struck by a train, with his family requesting privacy amid an ongoing investigation.
- On September 30, Joshua Allen, the season four winner of So You Think You Can Dance, died at age 36, his family confirmed to TMZ.
- After winning season 4 in 2008, Allen took a $250,000 prize and appeared in Step Up 3D and the Footloose remake.
- Emmanuel Hurd said `He didn't always do things the way that everybody thought he should, but that's why he was a winner` and noted Allen's final Instagram post on July 21, 2025, paid tribute to Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
- Allen's family declined to disclose the cause, and the news stunned the dance community less than three years after runner-up Stephen 'tWitch' Boss's 2022 death.
- He was previously jailed in 2017 after pleading no contest, receiving a 2017 county jail sentence plus probation and domestic violence counseling, yet Allen aspired to be a recording artist and producer.
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He was regarded as a real natural talent and since his participation in the dance casting show "So You Think You Can Dance" he inspired a wide audience. The news of the death of Joshua Allen (36) came as a surprise for many.
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