My absolute favorite show of the Summer is back. So You Think You Can Dance 2014 premiered tonight and to me, that means it’s officially Summer and I have one of my favorite shows back on TV.

There are all kinds of reality competition shows on TV. Some are good and some are not. So You Think You Can Dance is one of the good ones. Unlike shows like American Idol, SYTYCD is positive and uplifting and the kids on this show are incredibly talented.

Where American Idol likes to find kids with obvious learning disabilities so they can mock them, SYTYCD never does that. They have had bad dancers on the show but they don’t mock them. The judges love the art form and love people who love to dance. If they are awful dancers but love to dance, the judges never destroy them. They will tell them that they are not right for professional dance but they should never give up their love. Idol would mock and ridicule bad singers.

I think I like this show so much because I am one of the worst dancers in the world. I can’t do it to save my life. I love watching the kids come on this show and show off their talent.

If you are unfamiliar with the show, the format is like other competition shows. There is a try-out phase where they go to different cities in America and they see thousands of dancers. They get to dance in their style for a chance to move on to the next round. In this season, the next round is in Los Angeles.

If they are really good, they get to move right on to the next round. If the judges are on the fence, they go to a choreography round where the judges see them do some professional choreography. If they are good, they get a ticket. If not, they go home.

The L.A. round will cut down to the final cast of 20 that will be on the show. America will then vote weekly for the dancers with the lowest scoring dancers being sent home each week.

What is amazing about this show is that each week, the dancers will dance in a new style each week. It’s rarely in a style that they have been training their whole lives in yet the performances are always amazing.

Here are some of my favorite auditions and performances from over the years:

Robert Muraine

This guy is one of the best pop and lockers I’ve ever seen. His joints seem to be made of rubber.

Bryan Gaynor

Bryan’s disability does not stand in the way of him developing an amazing ability to dance. This is an example of someone who wasn’t right for the show still giving an incredible performance.

Travis and Heidi – Mia Michael’s Choreography

This dance performance won one of the many Emmy awards that SYTYCD has won.

Caitlin and Jason – Jai Ho (Bollywood Style)

Before SYTYCD, I had never even heard of Bollywood. This has become one of my favorite styles on the show. I love when it’s done well like it was in this performance.

There are so many more moments from this show that make it so worth watching. I’m very excited that So You Think You Can Dance 2014 is back. If you need something to watch for the Summer, do yourself a favor and tune in.

So You Think You Can Dance airs on Fox Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00.