Chapman diver making a splash on 'So You Think You Can Dance'

ORANGE, Calif. - Chapman University freshman diver and dance major Mariah Spears is making a splash in a bigger arena than the Allred Aquatics Center this summer. Spears' latest venture is in reality television where this week she was named one of the top-20 finalists in the dance competition program 'So You Think You Can Dance'.

Spears is not the first Chapman student to reach the live shows of 'SYTYCD', which is in its 10th season on FOX. Read about her success and road to the top-20 on Chapman's official blog Happenings: http://blogs.chapman.edu/happenings/2013/06/19/so-you-think-you-can-dance-fills-its-card-with-another-chapman-university-student/

Watch Spears' first live performance - a hip-hop routine with her partner Fik-Shun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j2YFGMhlkIA#at=296

For more info on the show and how you can vote for Spears tune in to FOX on Tuesday's at 8 p.m. or visit the show's website: http://www.fox.com/dance/

by Doug Aiken
Sports Information Director

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