So You Think You Can Dance finalist Donyelle Denise Wilson, also known as Donyelle Jones, has died at the age of 46.

The news was announced via her Instagram account on Tuesday, December 2, as a text image informed her almost 34,000 followers. “Today at 8:34am, Donyelle Denise Wilson, transitioned. A wife. A daughter. A sister. A friend. And a warrior who kicked cancer’s ass every single day she was here. Her spirit never dimmed. Her heart never hardened. And even in the storm, she never lost her smile. GIWMA,” the post read.

Wilson, a hip-hop and jazz dancer, appeared in season 2 of reality dancing series SYTYCD, which aired in 2006, where she finished the competition in third place as Benji Schwimmer won the season and Travis Wall was placed runner-up.

Her death comes almost ten years

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