Article: 'Dance' judge is in 'Tra La La' land

HOLLYWOOD -- A seat on the "Hot Tamale Train" is no longer the benchmark of success on "So You Think You Can Dance." There now is a more coveted ranking, a sweeter place known as the "Tra La La," and, yes, only judge Mary Murphy can explain what that means.

She coined it last month, inspired by a Broadway routine performed flawlessly by hip-hop dancer Joshua Allen and his contemporary partner Katee Shean during Fox's multidiscipline dance competition for aspiring performers. After the performance, Murphy screamed in her usual jubilant, uninhibited, practically deranged manner. "The two of you ought to come with a warranty -- satisfaction guaranteed! Wooooo!" before exalting that Allen was ...

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