Heading into its finals this week, “So You Think You Can Dance” has opposites in motion.

In “American Idol” terms, this is sort of Bo-vs.-Carrie, Clay-vs.-Ruben, big David-vs.-little David. The only difference is that there are four finalists, doubling the contrasts.
The women are Kayla Radomski and Jeanine Mason. “Kayla is very long and flowing with her movement,” said Melissa Sandvig, who reached the top six before being ousted last week. “Jeanine is just a little powerhouse and has a crazy personality.”
The men are Evan Kasprzak and Brandon Bryant, who grew up with different styles.
“Evan is Broadway and Brandon is just a non-stop contemporary dancer who powers his way through everything,” said Ade Obayomi, who reached the top six. “I just love the dynamic between the two.”
Each will dance several times in Wednesday's show and viewers will vote. On Thursday, one dancer will win $250,000.
All started dancing early – Bryant at 7, Kasprzak are 6, Mason at 3, Radomski at 2. Most eventually settled on contemporary dance, but Kasprzak leans to Broadway, something he does with contagious energy. “He's so much fun,” Sandvig said.
Being short, he also brings a complication. “It was … kind of having to change my posture for some of the ballroom stuff,” said Sandvig, a tall ballerina. “That was a challenge, but … we had a great time … Brandon is about the same height … Working with different bodies is always a challenge.”
Now these downsized guys are in the finals with the compact Mason and the leggy Radomski.
Mason, 18, and Bryant, 20, were both born in Miami, but Bryant now lives in Utah. Kasprzak, 22, grew up in West Bloomfield, Mich.; he still lives there, but goes to Illinois Wesleyan University. Radomski, 18, is from Aurora, Col., and may remind “Idol” fans of Kellie Pickler – a young blonde, raised mainly by her grandparents.
She's already had one of the show's big moments, when she and Kupono Aweau did a duet about addiction. “She danced from the heart,” Obayomi said. “She was crying, she was dedicated and yes, that piece definitely gives me chills every time I see it.”
That was the highlight of the season – or it would have been until Sandvig and Obayomi were given a number about a cancer victim and her loved one. “(We) knew that this piece was going to be amazing and that it was going to touch certain people,” Obayomi said.
This went far beyond dancing. “That was so much more of an acting piece,” Sandvig said, “an emotional piece. I really connected with that and the response that Ade and I got was amazing.”
Three of the four judges wept. The crowd roared. Sandvig and Obayomi were covered with praise.
And a couple weeks after their big moment, they were ousted. The show has been like that this season, teetering wildly from week to week. Now it will have its winner.