''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a United States television
reality program
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and dance competition airing on the
Fox Broadcasting Company
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network. Season seven premiered on May 27, 2010. In the August 12 finale,
contemporary
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/jazz dancer Lauren Froderman was named "America's Favorite Dancer" and received the grand prize of $250,000, as well as an appearance on the cover of ''Dance Spirit'' magazine and in print advertising for
Gatorade
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.
Contemporary
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dancer Kent Boyd was named runner-up.
Judging panel
Nigel Lythgoe
Nigel Lythgoe OBE (; born 9 July 1949), also known as Nasty Nigel, is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He was the producer of the ...
and
Adam Shankman
Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on season 6–7 of the television program ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He began h ...
returned as permanent judges and
Cat Deeley
Catherine Elizabeth Deeley (born 23 October 1976) is an English television presenter and actress. From 1998 to 2002, she hosted the ITV children's show ''SMTV Live,'' for which she won a BAFTA Children's Award, and its spin-off chart show '' C ...
returned to host.
Mary Murphy stepped down from her judging position, but guest judged during Las Vegas week and made an appearance at the finale.
Mia Michaels
Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, M ...
became the third permanent judge for this season. During the auditions, various guest judges joined Lythgoe, including Shankman and Michaels along with others. This was Michaels' only season as a permanent judge. It was announced in early 2011 that Murphy would return as a permanent judge for
season 8
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. Michaels left because she felt she didn't fit well on the panel and wanted to do her own work without being linked to the show.
SYTYCD Judge: Why I'm Leaving the Show
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Auditions
Open auditions
Las Vegas week
''Judges:'' Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Toni Redpath
Toni Redpath is a professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer.
Biography
Toni Redpath was born in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, and started ballroom dancing at the age of 9, after accompanying a friend to a local dance com ...
, Lil' C
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, Tyce Diorio
"Tyce" Diorio (born August 22, 1970) is an American dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his work as a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He has choreographed and performed with ...
Day 1 kicks off with individual solos, Day 2 is hip-hop, Day 3 is cha-cha, Day 4 is broadway, Day 5 is group routines, Day 6 is Contemporary, and the final day is individual solos.
The Las Vegas callbacks were held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
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in Las Vegas
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, Nevada
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.
Finals
Format changes
Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has stated numerous format changes for this season.
Instead of naming a top 20 to compete in the finals, the show planned on selecting a top 10 - they ended up accepting an extra dancer to create a top 11. The contestants were informed of their inclusion in the finals by the judges either traveling to each dancer's home or personally telephoning them to reveal their fate. This is in contrast to previous seasons where the contestants walked down a long corridor to face the judging panel.
Rather than partnering up the contestants with each other, partners were chosen at random each week from a pool of All-Stars composed of top dancers that have appeared in previous seasons of the show, and the competitors performed in their All-Star partners' specialized style. Additionally, rather than eliminating a pair of contestants each week, contestants were voted on as individuals from the beginning of the competition, and only one was eliminated per week. Only three contestants were featured in the finale, as opposed to the usual four.
On June 16, 2010—the first performance show—host Cat Deeley revealed that the phone numbers viewers needed to dial to vote for their favorite contestant(s) were changed to 1-888-6BEST## from the usual 1-888-TEMPO##, ## being the numerical order of the contestant. This year also marks the first season in which, just like the results shows in all seasons prior, the performance shows were aired live
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* List of albums ...
, as opposed to being taped earlier in the week. This is also the first season to be broadcast in high-definition video
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.
Top 11 contestants
Female contestants
Male contestants
Elimination chart
Performance shows
The dancers that are marked in bold are contestants.
Meet the Top 11 (June 10, 2010)
*Performances:
Week 1 (June 16, 2010)
*Performances:
Week 2 (June 23, 2010)
*Performances:
Week 3 (June 30, 2010)
*Performances:
*Solos:
Week 4 (July 7, 2010)
*Performances:
* Shean was asked to step in due to an injury sustained by Allison Holker.
* Marla, the assistant choreographer, was asked to step in due to contestant Alex Wong sustaining an injury during rehearsal that would force his withdrawal from the competition.
*Alex would have done the foxtrot with Anya, but due to his injury, it was cancelled.
Week 5 (July 14, 2010)
*Performances:
*Ashley was supposed to do a rumba routine with Pasha, but due to her injury, it was cancelled.
Week 6 (July 21, 2010)
*Guest Judge: Kenny Ortega
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*Performances:
*Billy was to be partnered with Courtney, unfortunately, the routine was cancelled due to his injury. He was still able to perform the following week.
*Solos:
Week 7 (July 28, 2010)
*Guest Judge: Toni Redpath
Toni Redpath is a professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer.
Biography
Toni Redpath was born in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, and started ballroom dancing at the age of 9, after accompanying a friend to a local dance com ...
*Performances:
*Solos:
Week 8 (August 4, 2010)
*Guest Judge: Tyce Diorio
"Tyce" Diorio (born August 22, 1970) is an American dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his work as a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He has choreographed and performed with ...
*Group dance (Top 4): "The Crapshooter's Dance" from ''Guys and Dolls
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''
*Performances:
Week 9 (August 11, 2010)
*Solos:
Result shows
Results show musical performances
Week 1 (June 17, 2010)
*Group dance: Top 11: "Acapella
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"—Kelis
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(Jazz
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; Choreographer: Tessandra Chavez)
*Guest dancer(s): Keith Roberts and Karine Plantadit
*Bottom 3's solos:
Week 2 (June 24, 2010)
*Group dance: Top 10: "Royal T
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"—Crookers
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Crookers was originally a duo consisting of Phra and fellow producer Bot, who worked together from 2003 to 2012. When the two artists met, both were trying to ...
feat. Róisín Murphy
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(Jazz
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; Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Sonya Tayeh is a New York City-based choreographer. She has worked nationally and internationally across the worlds of dance and theater.
She has earned several accolades for her work, including the Tony award for her choreography work on the Br ...
)
*Guest dancer(s): RemoteKontrol featuring Bryan Gaynor dancing to Eskimo's "Agnus Dei"
*Bottom 3's solos:
Week 3 (July 1, 2010)
*Group dance: Top 9: "O Fortuna
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" from ''Carmina Burana
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''—London Symphony Orchestra
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& Richard Hickox
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Early life
Hickox was born in Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire into a musical family. After attending the Royal Gram ...
(Contemporary
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; Choreographer: Jamel Gaines)
*Guest dancer(s):
**Viva Elvis
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(Cirque du Soleil)
**All-Stars Courtney Galiano & Mark Kanemura - "The Garden" from Season 4
*Bottom 3's solos:
Sullivan chose to dance a cappella
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.
Week 4 (July 8, 2010)
*Group dance: "When We Dance"—Sting
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(Contemporary
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; Choreographer: Mia Michaels
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)
*Guest dancer(s):
**Touring cast of ''In the Heights
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'': "96,000" from ''In the Heights'' (Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler)
**All-Stars Pasha & Anya - Cha-Cha from Season 3 Auditions; Song: "Magic Carpet Ride"—Mighty Dub Katz
*Bottom 3's solos:
Wong sustained an injury to his Achilles tendon
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during rehearsal and was unable to perform during the show on 7/7/2010. He was therefore automatically placed in the bottom 3 and in danger of elimination. Due to the seriousness of the injury, Wong needed surgery and 3 months of recuperation and was forced to leave the competition, causing both Bell and Galvan to be safe to continue into the next week.
Week 5 (July 15, 2010)
*Group dance: "Charleston" from ''Billion Dollar Baby
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'' (Broadway
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** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
"Tyce" Diorio (born August 22, 1970) is an American dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his work as a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He has choreographed and performed with ...
)
*Guest dancer(s):
**Fernando Martín-Gullans and Lauren Vayser from Mary Murphy's Champion Ballroom Academy (" Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley
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); Jive
**Jamar Roberts and Rachael McLaren from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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("Gravity's Angel"—Laurie Anderson
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; Contemporary ballet
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)
**All-Stars Twitch & Comfort: ("Forever
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* ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...
"—Chris Brown
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; Choreographer: Dave Scott; Hip-hop)
*Bottom 3's solos:
Galvan sustained an injury to a rib on Monday July 12, 2010. Unable to perform, she was automatically placed in the bottom 3 for the week.
Week 6 (July 22, 2010)
*Group dance: " All That Jazz"—Lea DeLaria
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; Choreographer: Kelley Abbey
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*Guest dancer(s):
**Soloists Yuriko Kajiya and Jared Matthews from American Ballet Theater-Don Quixote Act III Grand Pas de Deux
**DJ Smart-Contemporary
**All-Stars Lauren & Neil - Jazz from Season 3 " Night of the Dancing Flame" - Róisín Murphy
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*Bottom 3's solos:
The judges chose not to eliminate anyone, which means that two people are to be eliminated in week seven.
Week 7 (July 29, 2010)
*Group dance: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
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"—Sting
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(Contemporary
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; Choreographer: Mia Michaels
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)
*Guest dancer(s): Cast of ''Step Up 3D
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'', to "Already Taken" by Trey Songz
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, " My Own Step (Theme from Step Up 3D)" by Roscoe Dash
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& T-Pain featuring Fabo
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and "This Instant" by Sophia Fresh featuring T-Pain
*Bottom 3's solos:
Week 8 (August 5, 2010)
*Group dance (All-Stars): "Drumming Song"—Florence & the Machine
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(Contemporary
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; Choreographer: Dee Caspary)
*Guest dancer(s): Desmond Richardson
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("Sympathy for the Devil
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It is consi ...
"—The Rolling Stones
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)
*Solos:
Week 9 (Finale) (August 12, 2010)
*Judges: Tyce Diorio
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, Kenny Ortega
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, Stacey Tookey
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, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman
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, Mia Michaels
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, Nigel Lythgoe
Nigel Lythgoe OBE (; born 9 July 1949), also known as Nasty Nigel, is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He was the producer of the ...
*Guest dancers:
**Quest Crew
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("Suzy"—Caravan Palace
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)
**The Manzari Brothers and 7-year-old Luke ( Tap)
;*Lil' C
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and Season 6
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's winner Russell Ferguson 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.
Russell is a graduate of the Boston Arts Academy and attended the University of ...
(Krumping
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; "Hazardous"—Buckmouth)
:*'' SYTYCD U.K.'' winner Charlie Bruce and Neil Haskell ("I Surrender"—Celine Dion
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; Choreographer: Mandy Moore
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)
:*Ellen DeGeneres
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and Stephen "Twitch" Boss in tribute to Alex Wong ("Outta Your Mind"—Lil Jon
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and LMFAO
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; Choreographers: Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
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)
*Group dances:
=Judges' picks
=
*Eliminated
**Robert Roldan
*Runner-up
**Kent Boyd
*Winner
**Lauren Froderman
All-Stars Dance Pool
The All-Stars Dance Pool features some of the best and most popular dancers that have been featured on previous seasons. They acted as partners for the top eleven contestants this season, and rotated every week. Each of the dancers represents one specific style of dance and only danced in ''that genre'' with a partner. They did not choreograph any routines but learned them just as the contestants did.
* Allison had an old back injury flare up so for this dance she was replaced by Season 4's Katee Shean (3rd Place)
* McCormick was asked to step in for competing contestant Ashley Galvan, who suffered a rib injury and was unable to compete.
* Boss was asked to step in for competing contestant Billy Bell, who suffered a knee injury and did not compete.
: This dancer was eliminated this week.
: This dancer was in the bottom 2 this week
: This dancer was in the bottom 3 this week.
: This dancer did not perform this week due to injury making it the dancer's routine with all-star cancelled.
: Due to a dancer injury, this All-star stepped in to perform with the injured dancer's contestant partner.
: This All-Star did not perform this week and had someone else step in for them.
: This All-Star did not perform this week.
: This dancer won the competition
Tour
The SYTYCD 2010 Season 7 tour took place in 40 cities across the US, creating many sold-out shows. It took place from the end of September to the end of November. The dancers from Season 7 for the tour were Lauren Froderman
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Early life and education
She grew up in Glendale, Arizona and graduated from Greenway High School ...
, Kent Boyd, Robert Roldan, AdéChiké Torbert, Billy Bell, Jose Ruiz, and Ashley Galvan. The all-stars for the tour were Allison Holker
Allison Renae Holker (born February 6, 1988) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. Holker has worked in film, television, and concert tours. She is known for appearances on the television dance competition ''So You Think You Can Dan ...
from Season 2, Dominic Sandoval
Dominic Kyle Sandoval (born October 15, 1985), better known as D-Trix, is an American dancer, YouTube personality, television personality, and actor. He is a member of Quest Crew and former member of Fallen Kingz.
Sandoval was a contestant on ...
from Season 3, Courtney Galiano from Season 4, Ade Obayomi from Season 5 and Kathryn McCormick
Kathryn McCormick (born 7 July 1990) is an American actress and dancer, noted for placing third in the sixth season of the American televised dance competition ''So You Think You Can Dance'', in which she had the highest placement for a woman on ...
from Season 6. Also featured was the winner of Season 6, Russell Ferguson 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.
Russell is a graduate of the Boston Arts Academy and attended the University of ...
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Ratings
U.S. Nielsen ratings
See also
* List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists
This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television program ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and progressed to the live performance show stage of the competition.
Contestants
All-Stars Dance Pool
The "All-Stars" dance poo ...
Notes
References
External links
Official "So You Think You Can Dance" Website
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2010 American television seasons
Season 07