So You Think You Can Dance (American season 3)

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So You Think You Can Dance
Season 3
Hosted byCat Deeley
JudgesNigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
WinnerSabra Johnson
Runner-upDanny Tidwell
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseMay 24 (2007-05-24) –
August 16, 2007 (2007-08-16)
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So You Think You Can Dance is an American reality television program and dance competition airing on the Fox network. Season three premiered May 24, 2007.

Cat Deeley returned for her second consecutive season as host. Nigel Lythgoe returned as a permanent judge, joined this season by choreographer Mary Murphy.[1] The remaining third—and during Vegas Week, fourth—judging spot was filled by a guest judge (see main article).

Auditions[edit]

Open auditions were held in the following locations:[2]

Audition Venue City Date Guest Judges(s)
Manhattan Center Theatre New York City, New York March 1–3, 2007 Dan Karaty
Chicago Theatre Chicago, Illinois March 8–10, 2007 Shane Sparks
Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California March 22–24, 2007 Wade Robson
Fox Theatre Atlanta, Georgia April 5–7, 2007 Shane Sparks

Vegas week[edit]

As in the previous season, those making the cut moved on to an intensive week of dance training in Las Vegas, Nevada. This season, Vegas week included hip-hop choreography taught by Shane Sparks, samba choreography taught by Mary Murphy with assistance from season two finalist Dmitry Chaplin, and contemporary choreography taught by Mia Michaels. The contestants that survived the cuts following those rounds were divided into groups, asked to randomly select from a box a CD containing one of five possible music types, and choreograph a routine to the song on their chosen disk. The dancers remaining after the group choreography round were asked to perform one last solo, following which the group was whittled down to 34 contestants—17 male, 17 female. From this 34, the judges chose their top 20.

Dancer(s) Task/style Music Choreographer(s)
All Hip-hop "Last Night"—Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole Shane Sparks
All Samba "Baila, Baila"—Angela Via Mary Murphy with Dmitry Chaplin
All Contemporary "I Miss You"—Vitamin String Quartet Mia Michaels
Groups Chosen out of a hat Groups
All (individual) Solo Individual songs chosen by contestant The dancer

Finals[edit]

Format[edit]

As in season 2, the finals began with 20 contestants, ten male and ten female. After partners are assigned, couples pick a dance style out of a hat, are rehearsed by a choreographer, and perform their routine, which is taped two days prior to airing. Following the airing of the performances, home viewers vote for their favorite couple. The bottom three couples (six dancers overall) are then liable for elimination by the judges on the live, or broadcast on tape delay in the western United States, results show. All six dancers perform a solo, after which the judges eliminate one male and one female contestant. If the eliminated dancers are not from the same couple, their respective partners form a new pair for the following week's performances. Once the field of dancers is narrowed down to the top 10, permanent partnerships dissolve and contestants draw their new partners from a hat each week. The judges no longer have any say in the elimination process; viewers call in to vote for their favorite individual dancer, and the male and female with the lowest number of votes are eliminated each week.

Recurring theme[edit]

Mary Murphy's loud, high pitched scream, reserved for performances she liked best, made a reappearance this season, along with the added element of the "hot tamale train", which can make the viewers have the ability to keep dancers safe from elimination. On the first performance show, Murphy enjoyed Anya Garnis and Danny Tidwell's jive performance so much, she made a metaphor of a "hot tamale train" having "just pulled up and let Anya off the train, special delivery."[3][4] Two weeks later, she gave Sabra Johnson and Dominic Sandoval "two tickets on the hot tamale train" for their outstanding rumba performance.[5] The phrase was regularly referred to by Murphy throughout the rest of the season, sometimes with an added distinction of being in "first class" for truly extraordinary routines. On the week before the final performance show, she brought the metaphor to a close by noting that the "hot tamale train was entering finale station."[6]

Controversy[edit]

The sixth week of competition marked controversy surrounding Emmy-nominated choreographers Wade Robson and Mia Michaels.[7]

The controversy regarding Wade Robson was due to the anti-war solo routine he created for the top 10 contestants. His choreography was meant to be a dance promoting peace, but was considered by some viewers as a political statement against the Iraq War. The dancers wore T-shirts on which they painted words of their own choosing, such as "compassion", "understanding", "unity", and "peace."[8] The following night, Nigel Lythgoe addressed the controversy by stating that the choreography was not in any way meant to be against the troops fighting in the war. He did not wish anyone to be offended by a routine that had words such as "peace" and "compassion" in it. To make light of the moment, Lythgoe joked that he was more upset to have seen the same routine ten times.[9]

The controversy surrounding Mia Michaels was regarding a jacket she wore during the performance show. The garment was a United States Marine Corps Blue Dress jacket with red piping, which only enlisted Marines are able to wear. In addition, a Marine Corps rank insignia was sewn upside-down and in the wrong location on the sleeve. Michaels addressed this by apologizing and stating that a friend of hers had given her the jacket, and that she wore it as a fashion statement, noting that she had no idea of its tradition or that it would offend anyone.

Top 20 Contestants[edit]

Female Contestants[edit]

Contestant Age Home Town Dance Style Elimination date Placement
Sabra Johnson 19 Provo, Utah (originally from Netherlands) Contemporary August 16, 2007 Winner
Lacey Schwimmer 18 San Diego, California Swing August 16, 2007 4th Place
Lauren Gottlieb 18 Scottsdale, Arizona Contemporary/Hip-Hop August 13, 2007 Top 6
Sara Von Gillern 20 Rockford, Illinois Breakdance August 2, 2007 Top 8
Jaimie Goodwin 19 Virginia Beach, Virginia Contemporary July 26, 2007 Top 10
Anya Garnis 25 Queens, New York (originally from Russia) Latin Ballroom July 19, 2007 Top 12
Shauna Noland 18 San Jose, California Contemporary July 12, 2007 Top 14
Jessica "Jessi" Peralta 25 Ocala, Florida Contemporary/Hip Hop June 28, 2007 Top 16
Faina Savich 21 Brooklyn, New York Latin Ballroom June 21, 2007 Top 18
Ashlee Langas 19 Tyler, Texas Contemporary June 14, 2007 Top 20

Male Contestants[edit]

Contestant Age Home Town Dance Style Elimination date Placement
Danny Tidwell 22 Norfolk, Virginia Contemporary August 16, 2007 Runner Up
Neil Haskell 20 Buffalo, New York Contemporary August 16, 2007 3rd Place
Pasha Kovalev 27 Wyckoff, New Jersey (originally from Russia) Ballroom August 13, 2007 Top 6
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval 21 Sacramento, California Breakdance August 2, 2007 Top 8
Kameron Bink 20 Ocala, Florida Contemporary/Hip Hop July 26, 2007 Top 10
Hokuto “Hok” Konishi 22 Tokyo, Japan Breakdance July 19, 2007 Top 12
Cedric Gardner 22 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Hip Hop July 12, 2007 Top 14
Jesús Solorio 23 Pasadena, California Contemporary June 28, 2007 Top 16
Jimmy Arguello 20 Miami, Florida Contemporary June 21, 2007 Top 18
Ricky Palomino 25 Phoenix, Arizona Contemporary June 14, 2007 Top 20

Elimination chart[edit]

The song played for the females' elimination was Ryan Cabrera's "I Will Remember You". The song played for the males' elimination was Audio Adrenaline's "Goodbye".

Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.

Legend
Female Male Bottom 3 couples Bottom 4 contestants
Week: 6/14 6/21 6/28 7/12 7/19 7/26 8/2 8/13² 8/16
Contestant Result
Sabra Johnson Btm 3 Winner
Danny Tidwell Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3 Runner-up
Neil Haskell Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 4 3rd place
Lacey Schwimmer 4th place
Pasha Kovalev Btm 3 Elim
Lauren Gottlieb Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 4 Btm 4
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval Btm 3 Btm 4 Elim
Sara Von Gillern Btm 3
Kameron Bink Elim
Jaimie Goodwin Btm 3 Btm 3
Hok Konishi Btm 3 Elim
Anya Garnis Btm 3 Btm 3
Cedric Gardner Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
Shauna Noland Btm 3
Jesús Solorio Elim
Jessi Peralta Btm 3 Elim¹
Jimmy Arguello Elim
Faina Savich Btm 3
Ricky Palomino Elim
Ashlee Langas

¹ Because Jessi Peralta was unable to participate in the performance show, she had to perform a solo despite not technically being in the bottom three couples.

² Because Fox aired NFL coverage during the regular Thursday time slot, the results broadcast was pre-recorded and moved to the following Monday. In order to keep the results from leaking before the airing, the audience and nonessential crew were asked to leave the studio, which was locked down, before eliminations were announced.

Performances[edit]

Week 1 (June 13, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Jaimie Goodwin
Hokuto Konishi
Hip-Hop "Tambourine"—Eve Shane Sparks Safe
Anya Garnis
Danny Tidwell
Jive "Girlfriend"—Avril Lavigne Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Safe
Lacey Schwimmer
Kameron Bink
Contemporary "Dancing"—Elisa Mia Michaels Safe
Sabra Johnson
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
Disco "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"—Donna Summer & Westlife Doriana Sanchez Bottom 3
Ashlee Langas
Ricky Palomino
Argentine Tango "Sentimiento Tango"—Trio Federico-Berlingieri Alex Da Silva Both eliminated
Sara Von Gillern
Jesús Solorio
Pop-Jazz "Cabaret Hoover" from The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) Wade Robson Safe
Jessi Peralta
Pasha Kovalev
Smooth Waltz "Come Away With Me"—Norah Jones Tony Meredith Safe
Faina Savich
Cedric Gardner
Hip-Hop "Get It Shawty"—Lloyd Shane Sparks Bottom 3
Lauren Gottlieb
Neil Haskell
Salsa "Friday Night Rhythm"—Mazerati 5 Alex Da Silva Safe
Shauna Noland
Jimmy Arguello
Broadway "Ease On Down the Road" from The Wiz Tyce Diorio Safe

Week 2 (June 20, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result(s)
Lauren Gottlieb
Neil Haskell
Hip-Hop "The Way I Are"—Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson and D.O.E. Dave Scott Safe
Jessi Peralta
Pasha Kovalev
Jazz "Stiff Jazz"—dZihan & Kamien Tyce Diorio Bottom 3
Jaimie Goodwin
Hokuto Konishi
Samba "Bang Bang to the Rock 'n' Roll"—Gabin Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Safe
Sabra Johnson
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
Contemporary "I'll Stand by You"—The Pretenders Mandy Moore Safe
Faina Savich
Cedric Gardner
Foxtrot "You're the Boss"—Elvis Presley & Ann-Margret Hunter Johnson Faina Savich eliminated
Lacey Schwimmer
Kameron Bink
Broadway "Overture/All That Jazz" from Chicago Tyce Diorio Safe
Anya Garnis
Danny Tidwell
Viennese Waltz "You and Me"—Lifehouse Hunter and Cyndi Johnson Safe
Shauna Noland
Jimmy Arguello
Hip-Hop "U Sexy Girl"—Fat Man Scoop feat. Elephant Man and Jabba Dave Scott Jimmy Arguello eliminated
Sara Von Gillern
Jesús Solorio
Paso Doble "We Will Rock You (bonus remix)"—Queen Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Safe

Week 3 (June 27, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Debbie Allen

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result(s)
Sara Von Gillern
Jesús Solorio
Krump "It's Okay (One Blood)"—The Game Lil' C Jesús Solorio eliminated
Shauna Noland
Cedric Gardner
Contemporary "I Thought We Had"—The Family Stand Mia Michaels Safe
Lacey Schwimmer
Kameron Bink
Quickstep "Big and Bad"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Safe
Anya Garnis
Danny Tidwell
Hip-Hop "Oh Timbaland"—Timbaland Dan Karaty
Mandy Moore assisting
Bottom 3
Sabra Johnson
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
Rumba "Stickwitu"—The Pussycat Dolls Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Safe
Lauren Gottlieb
Neil Haskell
Tango "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Bottom 3
Jaimie Goodwin
Hokuto Konishi
Jazz "The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha Wade Robson Safe
Jessi Peralta¹
Pasha Kovalev
Cha Cha "Let's Get Loud"—Jennifer Lopez Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Jessi Peralta eliminated

¹ Jessi Peralta was unable to participate in the performance show because she was undergoing medical treatment at the time. Melanie LaPatin danced the Cha-Cha with Pasha instead of Peralta, and only Pasha was credited with the votes for the performance. Peralta was required to perform a solo on the results show, which she was able to do, and was eliminated at that time.

Week 4 (July 11, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result(s)
Lacey Schwimmer
Kameron Bink
Hustle "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Inner Life Maria Torres Safe
Shauna Noland
Cedric Gardner
Mambo "Flauta Y Timbal"—Tito Puente Alex Da Silva Both eliminated
Anya Garnis
Danny Tidwell
Contemporary "Apologize"— OneRepublic Tyce Diorio Bottom 3
Sara Von Gillern
Pasha Kovalev
West Coast Swing "The Rockafeller Skank"—Fatboy Slim Benji Schwimmer (season 2)
Heidi Groskreutz (season 2) assisting
Safe
Sabra Johnson
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
Hip-Hop "Make It Work"—Ne-Yo Shane Sparks Safe
Jaimie Goodwin
Hokuto Konishi
Waltz "Angel"—Sarah McLachlan Toni Redpath Bottom 3
Lauren Gottlieb
Neil Haskell
Jazz "Night of the Dancing Flame"—Róisín Murphy Wade Robson Safe

Week 5 (July 18, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Wade Robson

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result(s)
Sabra Johnson
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
Jive "I Do the Jerk"—Ryan Shaw Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Safe
Jaimie Goodwin
Hokuto Konishi
Broadway "Mr. Bojangles" from Fosse Tyce Diorio
Travis Wall (season 2) assisting
Hokuto Konishi eliminated
Sara Von Gillern
Pasha Kovalev
Jazz "Body Language"—Queen Mandy Moore Safe
Lauren Gottlieb
Neil Haskell
Contemporary "Let the Drummer Kick"—Citizen Cope Mia Michaels
Ben Susak (season 2) assisting
Bottom 3
Anya Garnis
Danny Tidwell
Foxtrot "It Had to Be You"—Brian Evans Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Anya Garnis eliminated
Lacey Schwimmer
Kameron Bink
Hip-Hop "Here I Come"—Fergie Dan Karaty Safe

Week 6 (July 25, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result(s)
Lauren Gottlieb
Pasha Kovalev
Hip-Hop "Fuego"—Pitbull Shane Sparks Lauren Gottlieb in Bottom 4
Sabra Johnson
Kameron Bink
Contemporary "Amazing Grace"—Crystal Lewis Tyce Diorio Kameron Bink eliminated
Lacey Schwimmer
Danny Tidwell
Samba "Hip Hip Chin Chin"—Club des Belugas Dmitry Chaplin (season 2)
Heidi Groskreutz (season 2) assisting
Safe
Jaimie Goodwin
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
Viennese Waltz "Man of la Mancha"—Linda Eder Toni Redpath Jaimie Goodwin eliminated
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval in Bottom 4
Sara Von Gillern
Neil Haskell
Disco "Knock on Wood"—Rachel Stevens Doriana Sanchez Safe

* All of the dancers also performed the same, pro-peace themed, solo routine to John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change", choreographed by Wade Robson.

Week 7 (August 1, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result(s)
Sara Von Gillern
Danny Tidwell
Argentine Tango "Whatever Lola Wants"—Sarah Vaughan and Gotan Project Alex Da Silva Sara Von Gillern eliminated
Hip-Hop "Push It"—Salt-N-Pepa Shane Sparks
Lauren Gottlieb
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
Krump "I Get Money"—50 Cent Lil' C Lauren Gottlieb in Bottom 4
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval eliminated
Rumba "Ain't No Sunshine"—Bill Withers Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Lacey Schwimmer
Neil Haskell
Latin Jazz "Acid"—Ray Barretto Maria Torres Neil Haskell in Bottom 4
Contemporary "Time"—Billy Porter Mia Michaels
Sabra Johnson
Pasha Kovalev
Broadway "A Wild Wild Party" from The Wild Party Tyce Diorio Safe
Quickstep "Mr Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin

Week 8 (August 8, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Debbie Allen

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result(s)
Lacey Schwimmer
Pasha Kovalev
Hip-Hop "In The Morning"—Junior Boys Dave Scott Pasha Kovalev eliminated
Smooth Waltz "A Daisy In December"—Mick McAuley & Winifred Horan Hunter Johnson
Lauren Gottlieb
Danny Tidwell
Contemporary "Then You Look at Me"—Céline Dion Mia Michaels Lauren Gottlieb eliminated
Disco "Don't Leave Me This Way"—The Communards Doriana Sanchez
Sabra Johnson
Neil Haskell
Jazz "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics Mandy Moore Safe
Paso Doble "España cañí"—Juan & Gennaro Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin

Solos:

Dancer Style Music Result
Sabra Johnson Contemporary "Rock Your Soul"—Elisa Safe
Pasha Kovalev Rumba "Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Bonnie Tyler Eliminated
Lauren Gottlieb Contemporary "Sorry"—Maria Mena Eliminated
Neil Haskell Contemporary "Out of My Hands"—Dave Matthews Band Safe
Lacey Schwimmer Cha-cha "Le Disko"—Shiny Toy Guns Safe
Danny Tidwell Contemporary "The Fear You Won't Fall"—Joshua Radin Safe

Week 9 (August 15, 2007)[edit]

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty

Couple Style Music Choreographer(s)
Sabra Johnson
Neil Haskell
Hip-Hop "Whine Up"—Kat DeLuna feat. Elephant Man Shane Sparks
Lacey Schwimmer
Danny Tidwell
Viennese Waltz "Keep Holding On"—Avril Lavigne Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau
Lacey Schwimmer
Sabra Johnson
Jazz "Koyal (Songbird)"—Nitin Sawhney Wade Robson
Danny Tidwell
Neil Haskell
Contemporary "Are You the One?"—The Presets Mia Michaels
Lacey Schwimmer
Neil Haskell
Lindy Hop "Bill's Bounce"—Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra Nick Williams
Kristin Scorci assisting
Sabra Johnson
Danny Tidwell
Cha-cha "Gotta Get Down (La Negra Tiene Tumbao)" [Spanglish Remix]—Celia Cruz Melanie LaPatin
Tony Meredith assisting
  • Solos:
Dancer Style Music
Lacey Schwimmer Cha-cha "Technologic"—Daft Punk
Neil Haskell Contemporary "Gravity"—Shawn McDonald
Danny Tidwell Contemporary "We Are the Champions"—Gavin DeGraw
Sabra Johnson Contemporary "Wonderful World"—James Morrison

Results shows[edit]

Week 1 (June 14, 2007)[edit]

Dancer Style Music Result
Sabra Johnson Contemporary "Shine"—David Gray Safe
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval Breakdance "Let's Groove"—Earth, Wind & Fire Safe
Ashlee Langas Contemporary "Cry Me a River"—Barbra Streisand Eliminated
Ricky Palomino Contemporary "Virtual Insanity"—Jamiroquai Eliminated
Faina Savich Cha-cha "Ain't No Other Man"—Christina Aguilera Safe
Cedric Gardner Hip-Hop "Dream Within a Dream"—Wade Robson Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Ashlee Langas
    • Ricky Palomino
  • New partners:
    • None

Week 2 (June 21, 2007)[edit]

Dancer Style Music Result
Jessi Peralta Contemporary "Hurts So Bad"—Kina Safe
Pasha Kovalev Jive "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That"—Robert Randolph and the Family Band Safe
Shauna Noland Contemporary "Everything"—Lifehouse Safe
Jimmy Arguello Jazz "Veins"—Charlotte Martin Eliminated
Faina Savich Jive "Do You Love Me"—The Contours Eliminated
Cedric Gardner Hip-Hop "Hide and Seek"—Imogen Heap Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Faina Savich
    • Jimmy Arguello
  • New partners:
    • Cedric Gardner and Shauna Noland

Week 3 (June 28, 2007)[edit]

  • Group dance: Top 16: "The Lioness Hunt" from The Lion King (African Jazz; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio)
  • Special performance: Pasha Kovalev and Jessi Peralta performed the cha cha routine they were unable to originally exhibit due to Peralta's medical issues
  • Musical guest: "Glamorous"—Fergie feat. Ludacris
  • Solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Lauren Gottlieb Jazz "PopoZão"—Kevin Federline Safe
Neil Haskell Contemporary "Come On"—Ben Jelen Safe
Sara Von Gillern Breakdance "Ladies First"—Queen Latifah Safe
Jesús Solorio Jazz "What I Like About You"—The Romantics Eliminated
Jessi Peralta Lyrical Hip-Hop "Ice Box"—Omarion Eliminated
Danny Tidwell Contemporary "A Song for You"—Elliott Yamin Safe
Anya Garnis Rumba "Fields of Gold"—Eva Cassidy Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Jessi Peralta
    • Jesús Solario
  • New partners:
    • Pasha Kovalev and Sara Von Gillern

Week 4 (July 12, 2007)[edit]

Dancer Style Music Result
Anya Garnis Cha-cha "Magic Carpet Ride"—Mighty Dub Katz Safe
Danny Tidwell Contemporary "Delirious"—Mario Spinetti Safe
Shauna Noland Contemporary "Zombie"—The Cranberries Eliminated
Cedric Gardner Hip-Hop "Circus"—Kelis Eliminated
Jaimie Goodwin Contemporary "Childhood Dreams"—Nelly Furtado Safe
Hokuto Konishi Breakdance "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Cedric Gardner
    • Shauna Noland
  • New partners:
    • None

Week 5 (July 19, 2007)[edit]

Dancer Style Music Result
Anya Garnis Jive "Proud Mary"—Ike & Tina Turner Eliminated
Danny Tidwell Contemporary "Never Felt This Way"—Brian McKnight Safe
Jaimie Goodwin Contemporary "One Moment More"—Mindy Smith Safe
Hokuto Konishi Breakdance "Black Devil Car"—Jamiroquai Eliminated
Lauren Gottlieb Contemporary "Walk Away"—Christina Aguilera Safe
Neil Haskell Contemporary "Harder to Breathe"—Maroon 5 Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Anya Garnis
    • Hokuto Konishi
  • New partners:
    • None. Now that only the top ten remain, new partners are randomly assigned each week, and they'll be voted individually.

Week 6 (July 26, 2007)[edit]

Dancer Style Music Result
Jaimie Goodwin Contemporary "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"—Stars Eliminated
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval Breakdance "It's Just Begun"—Jimmy Castor Bunch Safe
Lauren Gottlieb Contemporary "I Can Only Imagine"—MercyMe Safe
Kameron Bink Hip-Hop "Oh Timbaland"—Timbaland Eliminated
  • Eliminated:
    • Jaimie Goodwin
    • Kameron Bink

Week 7 (August 2, 2007)[edit]

Dancer Style Music Result
Sara Von Gillern Breakdance "Set It Off"—Big Daddy Kane Eliminated
Lacey Schwimmer Jive "I'm Doing Everything (For You)"—The Rocket Summer Safe
Sabra Johnson Contemporary "Better Not Touch"—Shemekia Copeland Safe
Lauren Gottlieb Hip-Hop "Last Night"—Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole Bottom 4
Neil Haskell Contemporary "Better Man"—James Morrison Bottom 4
Danny Tidwell Jazz "Fever"—Elvis Presley Safe
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval Breakdance "She's a Bad Mama Jama"—Carl Carlton Eliminated
Pasha Kovalev Paso Doble "Scott and Fran's Paso Doble" from Strictly Ballroom Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Sara Von Gillern
    • Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval

Week 8 (August 13, 2007)[edit]

Dancer Style Music Result
Sabra Johnson Broadway "I Gotcha" from Fosse Safe
Lauren Gottlieb Contemporary "Heartbreaker"—Pat Benatar Eliminated
Lacey Schwimmer Jive "What I Like About You"—Lillix Safe
Pasha Kovalev Jive "Zoot Suit Riot"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies Eliminated
Neil Haskell Contemporary "All That I Am"—Rob Thomas Safe
Danny Tidwell Contemporary "2 the Sky"—Robin Thicke Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Lauren Gottlieb
    • Pasha Kovalev

Week 9 (Grand Finale) (August 16, 2007)[edit]

Judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Wade Robson, Shane Sparks and Mia Michaels

  • Group dances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s)
Top 20 African Jazz "The Lioness Hunt" from The Lion King Tyce Diorio
Top 10 Contemporary "The Moment I Said It"—Imogen Heap Mia Michaels
Top 8 Hip-Hop "Get Up"—Ciara feat. Chamillionaire Shane Sparks
  • Guest dancers:
Dancer(s) Style Music
Brendon Norris Clogging "The Way I Are"—Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.
Bryan Gaynor Robot dance "Ain't No Other Man"—Christina Aguilera
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Chosen by
Lauren Gottlieb
Pasha Kovalev
Hip-Hop "Fuego"—Pitbull Shane Sparks Mary Murphy
Jaimie Goodwin
Hotuko "Hok" Konishi
Jazz "The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha Wade Robson Nigel Lythgoe
Sabra Johnson
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval
Hip-Hop "Make It Work"—Ne-Yo Shane Sparks Jean-Marc Généreux
Sara Von Gillern
Neil Haskell
Disco "Knock on Wood"—Rachel Stevens Doriana Sanchez Adam Shankman
Lacey Schwimmer
Danny Tidwell
Samba "Hip Hip Chin Chin"—Club Des Belugas Dmitry Chaplin Wade Robson
Sara Von Gillern
Pasha Kovalev
West Coast Swing "The Rockafeller Skank"—Fatboy Slim Benji Schwimmer Shane Sparks
Anya Garnis
Danny Tidwell
Foxtrot "It Had to Be You"—Brian Evans Jean-Marc Généreux Tyce Diorio
Sara Von Gillern
Jesús Solorio
Pop-Jazz "Cabaret Hoover" from The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) Wade Robson Tony Meredith
Sabra Johnson
Neil Haskell
Jazz "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics Mandy Moore Mia Michaels
Lacey Schwimmer
Neil Haskell
Contemporary "Time"—Billy Porter Mia Michaels Dan Karaty
  • 4th Place
    • Lacey Schwimmer
  • 3rd Place
    • Neil Haskell
  • Runner-Up
    • Danny Tidwell
  • Winner
    • Sabra Johnson

Other[edit]

Live tour[edit]

As in season 2, the top 10 contestants embarked on a live tour of the United States. Due to the success of the previous tour, this season's engagement was extended to 10 weeks and visited 50 cities. Tickets went on sale 11 August.[10] On the season finale, Hokuto Konishi, Shauna Noland, Anya Garnis, and Jesús Solorio were named as alternate performers in the event of injury to any of the top 10. Noland, Garnis, and Jaimie Goodwin had been replacing Lacey Schwimmer in some of her tour routines because of an injury to her meniscus.

Awards[edit]

2008 Emmy Awards[edit]

Result Category Recipient(s)/
Choreographer(s)
Performers Music
Won Outstanding Choreography Wade Robson Hokuto Konishi
Jaimie Goodwin
"The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominated Outstanding Choreography Mandy Moore Neil Haskell
Sabra Johnson
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics
Nominated Outstanding Choreography Shane Sparks Pasha Kovalev
Lauren Gottlieb
"Fuego"—Pitbull
Nominated Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera
Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Amy Strozzi
Heather Cummings
Tifanie White
Crystal Wolfchild

Broadcast outside of the United States[edit]

Australia is currently the only country outside of the United States that airs So You Think You Can Dance on Network Ten which premiered on 27 September 2007. Before the show was aired, commercials were shown with Cat Deeley wearing the same blue dress she wore on the 19 September result show with long earrings and her hair tied back, started to broadcast the show to the Australian audience saying "Coming on Ten". Other footage that was shown included Nigel Lythgoe doing a little dance and wearing the same suit on that result show. During the show with the top 20, after the last couple danced, Cat Deeley (still wearing the same dress on the 19th of September's result show) says "Will your favourite dancer make it through to the next round? Don't go anywhere Australia (Deeley doing a little head shake), because the result show is coming up right after this break".[11] During this time, Australia started to do auditions for So You Think You Can Dance Australia. It has been discovered by fans of the show that Channel 10 has been showing a heavily edited version of SYTYCD Season 3, with the audition shows compressed into two episodes and even leaving whole dances out of some of the finals shows (e.g. The Paso Doble to We Will Rock You By Sara and Jesús).

The series is currently shown on DSTV Channel 104 across Africa. It finished on 22 November 2007.

It is also being shown in Canada on Muchmusic.

In the Middle East, it is being shown on MBC 4. It premiered on 24 October.

It is also shown on the Fox network in Japan without any editing with the performance and elimination round being shown on the same night. Following the show, Japanese amateur dancers are also shown, usually 4 dancers per week. It is currently showing the top 12 dancers as of 2007 December 30.

SYTYCD is also currently being shown in the UK on LivingTV every Wednesday at 8pm and is repeated throughout the week.

SYTYCD was also being broadcast in India on AXN every Tuesday at 9pm.

In Singapore, the show is currently aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 5.

In Hong Kong, it is also currently airing on TVB Pearl, at Saturday nights on 8:30pm.

It is also shown in the Philippines in the velvet channel, velvet channel airs different reality shows all over the world mostly from the United States.

In Norway, the showed the season at TVNorge.

In Latin America, the show is aired on People & Arts, cable TV.

Ratings[edit]

U.S. Nielsen ratings[edit]

Show Episode First Air Date Rating
(18–49)
Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(timeslot)
Rank
(night)
1 Auditions #1 May 24, 2007 5.9 11 9.5[12] 1 3
2 Auditions #2 and #3 (L.A. and Chicago) May 30, 2007 5.7 10 9.3[13] 1 3
3 Auditions #4 May 31, 2007 6.5 11 10.6[14] 2 2
4 Las Vegas Call-Backs #1 June 6, 2007 6.5 11 10.3[15] 1 1
5 Las Vegas Call-Backs #2 (Top 20 Chosen) June 7, 2007 6.9 11 11.1[16] 1 1
6 Top 20 Perform June 13, 2007 5.8 10 8.9[17] 1 1
7 2 of 20 Voted Off Live June 14, 2007 6.5 11 10.6[18] 1 (tied) 1 (tied)
8 Top 18 Perform June 20, 2007 5.4 10 9.2[19] 1 1
9 2 of 18 Voted Off June 21, 2007 5.9 10 9.0[20] 2 2
10 Top 16 Perform June 27, 2007 5.7 10 9.3[21][a] 1 1 (tied)
11 2 of 16 Voted Off June 28, 2007 5.9 10 9.4[22] 2 2
12 Top 14 Perform July 11, 2007 4.9 9 7.7[23] 1 4
13 2 of 14 Voted Off July 12, 2007 5.9 10 9.7[24] 2 2
14 Top 12 Perform July 18, 2007 5.2 9 8.1[25] 1 3
15 2 of 12 Voted Off July 19, 2007 5.9 10 9.1[26] 2 2
16 Top 10 Perform July 25, 2007 5.0 9 7.9[27] 1 3
17 2 of 10 Voted Off July 26, 2007 5.9 10 9.1[28] 2 2
18 Top 8 Perform August 1, 2007 5.2 9 8.3[29] 1 2
19 2 of 8 Voted Off August 2, 2007 5.8 10 9.6[30] 2 3
20 Top 6 Perform August 8, 2007 4.8 9 7.9[31] 2 5
21 2 of 6 Voted Off August 13, 2007 4.9 9 7.9[32] 1 4 (tied)
22 Top 4 Perform August 15, 2007 5.5 10 8.7[33] 1 3
23 Winner Announced August 16, 2007 5.9 10 9.6[34] 1 3

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Nielsen split this episode into two, so a combined average is displayed here. The first half gained 8.7 million viewers with a 5.4/10 rating/share, ranked number 1 in the timeslot and number 3 for the night. The second half, which aired at 9 pm, gained 9.8 million viewers with a 6.0/10 rating/share, and ranked number 1 in both the timeslot and night.

References[edit]

  1. ^ TV Guide (March 8, 2007)
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