Russell Ferguson is an American Krump dancer from Boston, Massachusetts. He won So You Think You Can Dance season 6, making him the first Krumper to win the title.[1] Russell is a graduate of the Boston Arts Academy and attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia as a dance major.
Russell competed on season 6 of the FOX reality dance competition, So You Think You Can Dance. His partner for weeks 1-5 was Noelle Marsh. However, before taping began, Noelle was injured and unable to dance, so during the taping of week 1, Russell danced with their choreographer, Melanie LaPatin. In week 6 he danced with Mollee Gray. His partner for week 7 was to be Ashleigh Di Lello, but due to injury, she was unable to dance during the show's taping. As the first Krumper to make it to Vegas, into the Top 20, Top 10 and Finale, Russell went on to win the competition. Unfortunately, he was injured during the finale and was unable to perform his remaining routines.[2]
| Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Hunte Jonathan "Legacy" Perez | Hip-Hop | "Beggin' (District 78 Mix)"—Madcon | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | — |
| Melanie LaPatin | Foxtrot | "Vagabond Shoes"—Vic Damone | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Bottom 4 | |
| — | Solo (Krump) | "Give the Drummer Sum"—Black Milk | — | Safe | |
| 2 | Noelle Marsh | Hip-Hop | "Move Shake Drop (Remix)"—DJ Laz, Flo Rida & Casley | Jamal Sims | Safe |
| 3 | African Jazz | "Frog Dance"—Mickey Hart and Planet Drum | Sean Cheesman | Safe | |
| 4 | Foxtrot | "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)"—Michael Bublé and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Edward Simon | Safe | |
| 5 | Samba | "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe | |
| Contemporary | "A Case of You"—Diana Krall | Tyce Diorio | |||
| 6 | Mollee Gray | Lyrical Jazz | "It Must Have Been Love"—Roxette | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Jive | "Land of 1000 Dances"—Jimmy Barnes | Anya Garnis Pasha Kovalev | |||
| — | Solo (Krump) | "Outros"—Black Milk | — | ||
| 7 | Rachel (assistant) | Hip-Hop | "Too Much Booty 2" (Bobby J Remix)—Soundmaster T & Jah-Rista featuring Korveil | Shane Sparks | Safe |
| Alicia (assistant) | Bollywood | "Spirit of Rangeela" from Rangeela | Nakul Dev Mahajan | ||
| — | Solo (Krump) | "Holiday Buckness"—J-Squad | — | ||
| 8 | Ashleigh Di Lello | Lyrical Jazz | "Angel Standing By"—Jewel | Sonya Tayeh | Winner |
| Ellenore Scott | Paso Doble | "Village Attack" from Blood Diamond | Jason Gilkison | ||
| Kathryn McCormick | Hip-Hop | "I Can Transform Ya"—Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Russell was a cast member of the 2013 Anthony William's Urban Nutcracker [3] in Boston, MA. Ferguson will appear in the popular prologue that features a face-off between two different genres of dance and will also appear in dance scenes as the Soldier Doll and Caviar Caper. In 2014, he judged an episode of So You Think You Can Dance, China.