Fil-Am Hannahlei Cabanilla named America’s Favorite Dancer and takes home $250,000

“I can’t believe I won SYTYCD season 15,” she said through an Instagram post. “Being on So You Think You Can Dance has meant everything to me. I’ve been watching the show since I was a little girl, looking up to all the past winners hoping to be in their shoes one day.” She said her dreams came true when she was named America’s Favorite Dancer, and expressed gratitude to everyone who helped her. “Thank you to everyone that has watched and voted, it’s so humbling knowing I have people behind me supporting and believing in me. Thank you to everyone I got to work with this season, from the choreographers to the top 10 dancers to the producers, you have all made this experience so amazing. Thank you @jeffthacker for always knowing the right thing to say, you are truly the best. Boom.”

 

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A post shared by Hannahlei Cabanilla (@hannahleidazle) on Sep 11, 2018 at 3:34pm PDT

 Check out the 18-year-old Fil-Am dancer’s winning performances against three other finalists, Jensen Arnold, Genessy Castillo, and Slavik Pustovoytov.

Consider our wigs SNATCHED! ? #SYTYCD@hannahleidazle @jensenarnold37 pic.twitter.com/UGVElIvXch

— SYTYCD (@DANCEonFOX) September 11, 2018

? @hannahleidazle and @mr_colemills are ???! #SYTYCD pic.twitter.com/kQjh56dvut

— SYTYCD (@DANCEonFOX) September 11, 2018

Venture with @hannahleidazle and @D8Marko on this journey of ? and loss. #SYTYCD pic.twitter.com/0FfdnEh6L7

— SYTYCD (@DANCEonFOX) September 11, 2018

? @jensenarnold37 and @hannahleidazle have us screaming “YAS!” ?? #SYTYCD pic.twitter.com/bZII4phJUH

— SYTYCD (@DANCEonFOX) September 11, 2018

Her prize included $250,000, a magazine cover, and a role in Fox’s upcoming live broadcast of the Tony-winning musical Rent, which will be shown on Jan. 27, 2019.

Congrats, Hannahlei!

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