SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE WINNER IS Joshua Allen

One of these Highland flingers popped, leapt and emoted his/her way into the hearts of America and waltzed off with the title on tonight's So You Think You Can Dance finale. But that wasn't the only surprise...Just imagine how high Joshua Allen will be able to leap now.The 19-year-old street dancer from Fort Worth, Texas—who before wowing audiences week after week with an endless array of tricks and stunning musicality used to have to do chores at the local dance school in exchange for lessons—has been named the winner of the fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance.

"I just want to say that never let anybody tell you you can't do anything, because no matter what you do, you can always go forward. The sky's the limit!" Joshua said after sharing a big, fat bear hug with runner-up Stephen "Twitch" Boss and wiping away some of those signature man tears he tended to spill.Joshua, who along with Twitch had no classical training coming into the competition, wins $250,000 and a part in the upcoming Step Up 3-D, being produced by Hairspray director and SYTYCD guest judge Adam Shankman.

But while emotional powerhouse Courtney Galiano and the judges' golden girl, Katee Shean, had already exited stage right earlier in the evening, there was more than one celebratory moment Thursday.Host Cat Deeley was pleased to inform Katee that, for the first time, the top girl/guy who didn't win was waltzing off with a $50,000 consolation prize. The crowning of Joshua capped off a two-hour finale that, unlike most competition-ending time killers, was just as fun to watch as any regular episode of the hit Fox series—assuming you like that sort of thing.

Aside from performances by the Jonas Brothers (Mary's scream multiplied by a thousand fangirls) and Cirque du Soleil and a pop-off between B-boy Robert Muraine (who dropped out when he feared he couldn't do choreography) and Philip Chbeeb (who caught pneumonia before Vegas), we were treated to live repeats of some of the judges' favorite routines.So, once again, we got Gev gripping Courtney's bum during the rumba, Chelsie trying to stop Mark from going to work to the tune of "Bleeding Love," Will and his eight-pack simultaneously auditioning for Alvin Ailey and dancing one of the most exquisite contemporary numbers in four SYTYCD seasons with Katee, and Comfort going hit for hit with Twitch in their futuristic hip-hop routine.