I love Facebook reason #103: You are just a few friends away from conceivably anybody in the world. I popped open my Facebook page the other day and saw on my wall a picture that my cousin in China gave a thumbs up on. I then did a double take because the name sounded familiar. Indeed, it was a picture of Kupono, a contestant on this season’s So You Think You Can Dance. I flipped through his Facebook photo album and came across this picture:

People dressed up in costume posing with paper-rock-scissors hands? JACKPOT!! I had to send Kupono a message via Facebook asking whether it’s possible to post this picture on the blog, and was extremely surprised when he replied a day later and graciously said yes.
Kupono, whose full name is Kuponohi’ipoi K. Aweau (try saying that five times in a row as fast as you can!), is the bottom right one wearing the Indian headress. Not only is Kupono a great dancer, he is also a major hottie and one of the few guys I know who can wear dark eyeshadow and do the “smoky eyes” look FIERCER than any girl I know! ;)
Fun factoid: For those of you who watch the show, the “girl” in the blue wig is none other than Season 4’s Mark Kanemura. Talk about getting into character!
Here’s another video of Kupono talking about how he got into dancing:
Thanks again, Kupono, for being so generous in sharing your picture with our readers. The camera loves you, the dance floor loves you, and now that you’re in the Top 10 group, it’s safe to say that everybody in America (and around the world) loves you too!








