Nico Greetham

Nico Greetham
Season	Season 10
Birthday	March 5, 1995
Hometown	Woodbridge, Virgina
So You Think You Can Dance Profile
Dance style	Contemporary
Partner(s)	Alexis Juliano Hayley Erbert Comfort Fedoke (all-star)
Placement	Top 10
All-Star Profile

Nico James Greetham was a contestant on season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance. His genre is Contemporary. He was eliminated on August 13, 2013.

Biography

Nico first started dancing at the age of 8, after trying many sports such as soccer, baseball, and track. He trained for five years at Strictly Rhythm Dance Company in Franconia, Virginia. He graduated from Osbourn Park High School. Nico is currently working as an actor and model.

So You Think You Can Dance

Nico first auditioned for season 10 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Main article: Season 10 performances

Meet the Top 20

This week, the judges finally revealed the Top 20 dancers of So You Think You Can Dance Season 10. Nico and Tucker Knox were both sent to the judges where they learned that they both got in the Top 20. The two boys then joined fellow contemporary dancers, Makenzie Dustman and Jasmine Harper to perform a Stacey Tookey contemporary routine.

Later in the show, Nico joins the other Top 10 guys to perform a Hip-hop routine where they get to dance with sand. Their performance, choreographed by Christopher Scott, received praise from the judges. Nigel Lythgoe even said in jest that he wants the boys to dance with his ashes like that when he dies. The episode concludes with the Top 20 dancing together for the first time in a Sonya Tayeh jazz routine.

Top 20 Perform

The Top 20 dancers opens the show with an upbeat jazz-funk routine to "Puttin' on the Ritz" choreographed by NappyTabs.

Nico was paired up with tap dancer Alexis Juliano and their first performance together was a Hip Hop routine choreographed by Christopher Scott. While they were praised as excellent dancers, the judges felt that the two were having difficulty adapting to Hip Hop--a genre that was out of their comfort zone. Mary Murphy even pointed out that in the tugging parts, their hands were too curved for a hip hop routine. On the up side, Mary also commended them for their synchronization. Nigel Lythgoe advised the two dancers that they need to learn to quickly adapt to different styles for them to last in the competition.

Top 20 Perform Again

The Top 20 opened the show with a broadway routine choreographed by Tyce Diorio.

Nico and his partner Alexis Juliano were both safe from this week's elimination.

This week, Nico and Alexis worked on a Stacey Tookey contemporary routine which served as a sequel to a Season 7 routine by Kathryn McCormick and Robert Roldan . Kathryn and Robert's piece was about Kathryn heading off to war and in this sequel, Kathryn returns from the war in the form of Alexis. The judges loved their routine. Nigel Lythgoe praised Stacey Tookey for both her choreography and her song choice ("Old Skin" by Olafur Arnalds ft. Arnor Dan). He also commended Nico's constant progress in the show and hopes he'll remain in the competition. Mary Murphy thought that Nico was "fabulous" in this routine. Guest judge Christina Applegate noticed that at the beginning Nico changed it from an attitude turn to a pirouette and she told him that it was a good choice.

Top 18 Perform

The Top 18 opened the show with an intense Christopher Scott and Sonya Tayeh contemporary routine to the Nathan Lanier remix of Soley's "Pretty Face".

Nico is safe from this week's elimination but his partner Alexis Juliano landed in the Bottom 6.

For this week, choreographer Spencer Liff crafted a mesmerizing Jazz routine for the duo. The routine, which was aptly danced to Nina Simone's I Put A Spell On You, features Alexis trying to hyptonize Nico to get her way with him. The judges definitely enjoyed the routine and commended the pair for their synchronization and excellent partnering throughout the routine. Nigel Lythgoe continues to praise Nico for being a good dancer and told him that his pirouettes were on point. Guest judge Erin Andrews also thought Nico's turns were gorgeous.

Later in the show, Nico's partner was announced safe from elimination.

Top 16 Perform

The Top 16 opened the show with a soulful contemporary routine choreographed by Stacey Tookey and Peter Chu.

Nico and his partner Alexis Juliano were safe from this week's elimination.

The pair were challenged to perform an energetic jive routine choreographed by Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin. While they were off to a great start, Nigel Lythgoe felt like they were losing energy halfway through the routine; and jive is all about energy. Meanwhile, Mary Murphy enjoyed the show and lauded them for their sharp flicks and quick retractions. However, she understood Nigel's comments as she noticed that Nico and Alexis had some difficulty executing the tricks but she thought they did a good job when it came down to the actual dancing. Guest judge Carly Rae Jepsen was amused by Nico's facial expressions as she couldn't keep her eyes off of him.

Top 14 Perform

The Top 14 opened the show with a gothic contemporary and ballroom fusion choreographed by Sonya Tayeh and Dmitri Chaplin.

Nico and his partner Alexis Juliano were put in the Bottom 6. However, Nico and the other two male dancers weren't asked to dance for their lives with a solo routine.

For this week, the pair had to dance a heart-rending Sonya Tayeh contemporary duet wherein the duo enacts a devastating breakup. In this piece, Nico tries to move on from their broken relationship while Alexis struggles to hold on to him. The judges were amazed with the routine and gave praises to the couple for their performance as well as to Sonya Tayeh for her choreography. Nigel Lythgoe also pointed out that Nico found a strength that he never had before because of this piece.

Later in the episode, Nico performed a Spencer Liff broadway routine together with Alan Bersten, Makenzie Dustman, Malece Miller, Hayley Erbert, Jenna Johnson and Spencer Liff himself. Guest judge Anna Kendrick thought that all of the dancers were amazing in this routine. Nigel Lythgoe contrasted the performance of Nico and Allan to that of Spencer and encouraged the two boys that soon enough they will be able to reach his level.

While Nico's performances were enough to save him from elimination, his dance partner Alexis wasn't able to pull through and was eliminated.

Top 12 Perform

The remaining Top 12 dancers opened the show with a jolly Bollywood routine choreographed by Nakul Dev Mahajan.

Nico landed again in the Bottom 6 but was immediately saved by the judges and secured his spot in the Top 10.

After his partner was eliminated, Nico was paired up with fellow contemporary dancer Hayley Erbert. Their acting skills were put to the test in Sean Cheeseman's Broadway routine to "Kiss of a Spider Woman". The routine tells the story of a man (Nico) who visits a gypsy fortune teller (Hayley) and the gypsy tries to get a kiss from the man to steal his soul. The man struggles to put up a fight and eventually succumbed to his demise. Their performance garnered a standing ovation from all of the judges. The judges also gave a standing ovation to Sean Cheeseman for his choreography. Nigel Lythgoe described the piece as one of the best broadway routines in the series. He also lauded Nico again for his continuous growth on the show and pointed out that he was satisfied with the dancer's transitions this time. Mary Murphy was also impressed by Nico's performance and the couple's instant chemistry. Breath-taken, guest judge Kenny Ortega told the couple that Chita Rivera, the singer of the song they danced to, would be proud if she saw their routine. The most impressive move for the judges was the lift where Nico grabs Hayley's leg and pulls her over his back.

Later in the show, Nico teams up with Aaron Turner, Alan Bersten, Paul Karmiryan and Fik-Shun Stegall to perform an all-male hip-hop routine by Nappytabs. According to Napoleon D'umo, the dance is about the struggles of men pulling their own weight in a relationship. The performance received a standing ovation from 2 out of 3 judges.

Top 10 Perform

The Top 10 dancers opened the show with a Christopher Scott contemporary routine to "The Gravel Road" from The Village.

Nico is found to be in the Bottom 4 but neither he nor the other three dancers were asked to dance for their lives as Nigel Lythgoe claimed that the judges have already seen all of their solos and wanted them to focus on their respective routines. However, Nico never had a chance to perform his solo despite being in the bottom for the past two weeks. Last week, he was immediately saved by the judges, while in the week before that, Nico and the other two guys in the bottom weren't asked to do a solo.

As the competition has finally come down to the Top 10 dancers, the original partnerships were split up and each dancer was paired with an All-Star. Nico was partnered with Season 4 finalist Comfort Fedoke to perform a Hip-hop routine, a genre Nico previously struggled in. Choreographed by Nappytabs, this piece forces the duo to release their inner reptile and "get their freak on", which was also the routine's music ("Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott). This time around, Nigel Lythgoe thought that Nico was finally involved with the quirkiness of the routine and fully got into character. Mary Murphy thought that Nico absolutely "got his freak on" in this piece. Guest judge Debbie Allen was also impressed with Nico's acting skills as his sharp head moves made her feel like she was in Jurassic Park.

Despite Nico's hip-hop redemption, he was eliminated from the competition as the judges and choreographers unanimously voted to keep Tucker Knox. However, Nico is leaving on a high note as he gets to travel with the rest of the Top 10 in the SYTYCD Tour after the season concludes.

Season 10 Finale Part 2

Nico and the eliminated contestants return and reunite with the Top 4 to open the finale with a Jazz routine choreographed by Ivan Koumaev. Nico also danced in the encore performance of the Top 20's "Puttin' on the Ritz" and in a Nappytabs jazz routine performed by the Top 10 and some All-Stars.

As the show reminisces the season's best routines, Nico and former partner Hayley Erbert got to do an encore performance of their epic broadway routine to "Kiss of the Spider Woman" as requested by guest judge and season 4 runner-up, Stephen "tWitch" Boss. The routine gained a standing ovation from 4 of 5 judges.

Post-SYTYCD

After the season ended, Nico joined the rest of the Top 10 on a nationwide tour where he finally got to dance his own solo routine.

The year after his run on SYTYCD, Nico made his Broadway debut in Disney's hit musical Newsies where he played Jojo and Darcy until the show ended in August 2014. In 2015, Nico made a guest appearance in SYTYCD Vietnam alongside fellow SYTYCD Season 10 alum, Makenzie Dustman.

In 2017, Nico landed a series regular role in Saban's Power Rangers Ninja Steel as the Yellow Ranger, Calvin Maxwell. Ninja Steel ran for two seasons, making it the 24th and 25th season overall in the Power Rangers franchise.

2020 was a big year for Nico as five of his projects were slated to premiere. He played the close-minded jock Nick Boomer in the hit Broadway musical adaptation The Prom, where he got to show his triple-threat talents in acting, dancing, and singing. On a similar tone, he played the antagonizing track athlete Derrick in the dark comedy film, Dinner in America. In contrast to these roles, Nico played the sweet and grandiloquent theatre geek named Oscar in Jonathan Wysocki's Dramarama. His other projects that year were Nina May's First Lady where he played as the younger version of Max, and DC's Birds of Prey where he appeared as a young goon.

In 2021, Nico continued to delve into Ryan Murphy's universe with a lead role in The Naughty List episode of American Horror Stories where he portrayed the obnoxious influencer and group leader, Zinn. Moreover, he played Cal Cambon in American Horror Story: Death Valley, the 2nd part of the AHS Double Feature.

Nico also appeared in other TV shows such as Into The Dark, NCIS, and Blue Bloods. Although uncredited, Nico's dancing skills can also be seen in some episodes of Nickelodeon's The Thundermans and Ryan Murphy's Glee. Nico also modeled for Urban Dance Wear.

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Trivia

• Nico is fluent in Spanish and is part Colombian.
• Nico loves Dunkin' Donuts and sushi!
• Nico is native to Virginia.
• He used to be a gymnast. 
• He played soccer growing up.
• He's been acting and modelling since the age of 12.
• His dream dance partners are Ade Obayomi, Kent Boyd, Lauren Froderman, and Jeanine Mason.
• He is most inspired by Ade Obayomi and Victor Smalley.