'So You Think You Can Dance' winner Joshua Allen dead at 36: reports

Written By Apo October 1, 2025 Add Comment

(NEXSTAR) – Dancer Joshua Allen, a winner of the "So You Think You Can Dance" competition show, died in Texas, TMZ and PEOPLE have reported. He was 36 years old.

The Fort Worth Police Department said a person was hit by a train on Tuesday, but was unable to confirm the person's identity. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office did not immediately reply to Nexstar's request for comment.

Allen took the top prize in the fourth season of the dance competition show "So You Think You Can Dance." In the finale, which aired in 2008, Allen beat out Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who came in second.

Boss, who went on to DJ and co-host Ellen DeGeneres' talk show, died in 2022 at age 40.

FILE - Joshua Allen, season four winner of So You Think You Can Dance attends the 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade with musical performances by Grand Marshal Stevie Wonder and legendary, award-winning artists on November 30, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Hollywood Christmas Parade)
FILE - Dancer/TV personalities Joshua Allen, Katee Shean and Twitch Boss arrive at the "Dance Flick" - Los Angeles Premiere at ArcLight Hollywood on May 20, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Barry King/FilmMagic)
FILE - Top four dance winners, Joshua Allen, Courtney Galiano, Twitch and Katee Shean celebrate with Executive Producer Barry Adelman and characters Bugs Bunny Sylvester the Cat and Daffy Duck at the "So You Think You Can Dance" 2008 Tour Launch Party - Six Flags Magic Mountain (Photo by Vince Gonzales/FilmMagic)
FILE - Top 6 contestant Megan Megz Alfonso and all-star Joshua Allen perform a Hip-Hop routine choreographed by Christopher Scott on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE airing Monday, August 31 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.(Photo by FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)
FILE - Top 10 contestant Gaby Diaz and Joshua Allen perform a Hip-Hop routine choreographed by Pharside & Phoenix on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE airing Monday, August 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. (Photo by FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)

Choreographer and friend Emmanuel Hurd remembered Allen on Instagram, writing in part, "I know you're with Stephen now and that brings me comfort."

"There are no words. You were the life of the party," Hurd wrote. "You were Batman. Champion. One of the realest people I ever met. Kept it a stack every time and would make it right if you fell short. A real King. This one hurts deep."

After his win on "So You Think You Can Dance," Allen appeared as a dancer in several movies, including "Step Up 3D" and the 2011 remake of "Footloose." He also appeared in the shows "Community" and "American Horror Story."

In 2016, Allen was charged with felony domestic violence crimes, Deadline reported. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to one year in county jail, according to People.

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