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So You Think You Can Dance
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Created by
Developed bySimon Fuller
Directed by
Presented by
Judges
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons17
No. of episodes308
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Release
Original networkFox
Picture formatHDTV 720p
Original releaseJuly 20, 2005 (2005-07-20) –
present

So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) is an American reality television dance competition show that airs on Fox in the United States and is the flagship series of the international So You Think You Can Dance television franchise. It was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions The series premiered on July 20, 2005, with over ten million viewers and ended the summer season as the top-rated show on television. The first season was hosted by American news personality Lauren Sánchez. Since the second season, it has been hosted by English former children's television personality and game show emcee Cat Deeley.

The show features a format where dancers trained in a variety of dance genres enter open auditions held in a number of major U.S. cities to showcase their talents and move forward through successive additional rounds of auditions to test their ability to adapt to different styles. At the end of this process, a small number of dancers are chosen as finalists. These dancers move on to the competition's main phase, where they perform solo, duet, and group dance numbers on live television, attempting to master a diverse selection of dance styles, including classical, contemporary, ballroom, hip-hop, street, club, jazz and musical theatre styles, among others. They compete for the votes of the broadcast viewing audience which, combined with the input of a panel of judges, determines which dancers advance to the next stage from week to week, until a winner is crowned as "America's favorite dancer".

So You Think You Can Dance has won seven Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography and a total of nine Emmy Awards altogether. Licensed variations of the show, produced for broadcast markets in other nations, began airing in August 2005 and dozens of localized adaptations of the show have been produced since, airing in 41 countries to date. The sixteenth season premiered June 3, 2019.[1] On February 20, 2020, the show was renewed for a seventeenth season, that was set to air in the summer of 2020,[2] but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the season was indefinitely postponed on June 18, 2020.[3] On February 16, 2021, Fox said they would not move forward with producing the seventeenth season in 2021, which left the show's future in doubt.[4] However, in February 2022, it was announced that season 17 would head into production.[5] On April 5, 2022, it was announced that season 17 would premiere on May 18, 2022.[6]

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Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest-rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season.

American Idol

American Idol

American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. It was on hiatus for two years until March 11, 2018, when a revival of the series began airing on ABC.

19 Entertainment

19 Entertainment

19 Entertainment is a producer of entertainment properties for television with a focus on music. Founded by Simon Fuller in London in 1985, the company co-produced Pop Idol in the United Kingdom with Thames Television in 2001. The Idol series has since become one of the most successful entertainment formats, sold to more than seventy countries around the world, including American Idol in the United States. 19 Entertainment is also responsible for the production of So You Think You Can Dance.

Dick Clark Productions

Dick Clark Productions

Dick Clark Productions is an American multinational television production company founded by radio and TV host Dick Clark.

Lauren Sánchez

Lauren Sánchez

Lauren Wendy Sánchez is an American media personality who gained fame as an entertainment reporter and news anchor. She has been a guest host on The View, co-host on KTTV Fox 11's Good Day LA and anchor on the Fox 11 Ten O'clock News, and anchor and special correspondent on Extra. Sánchez has also been a regular contributor on shows including Larry King Live, The Joy Behar Show and Showbiz Tonight.

Cat Deeley

Cat Deeley

Catherine Elizabeth Deeley is an English television presenter and actress. She hosted the ITV children's show SMTV Live (1998–2002), for which she won a BAFTA Children's Award, and its spin-off chart show CD:UK (1998–2005). In 2003, she hosted the talent competition show Fame Academy on BBC One, and became the presenter of the ITV talent show Stars in Their Eyes, hosting until 2005. Since 2006, Deeley has been the host of So You Think You Can Dance in the United States, for which she has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy. She played the role of Camomile White in the American supernatural comedy series Deadbeat (2014–2015).

Ballet

Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational techniques which are used in many other dance genres and cultures. Various schools around the world have incorporated their own cultures. As a result, ballet has evolved in distinct ways.

Contemporary dance

Contemporary dance

Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in the U.S. and Europe. Although originally informed by and borrowing from classical, modern, and jazz styles, it has come to incorporate elements from many styles of dance. Due to its technical similarities, it is often perceived to be closely related to modern dance, ballet, and other classical concert dance styles.

Ballroom dance

Ballroom dance

Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television.

Jazz dance

Jazz dance

Jazz dance is a performance dance and style that arose in the United States in the mid 20th century. Jazz dance may allude to vernacular jazz about to Broadway or dramatic jazz. The two types expand on African American vernacular styles of dance that arose with jazz music. Vernacular jazz dance incorporates ragtime moves, Charleston, Lindy hop and mambo. Popular vernacular jazz dance performers include The Whitman Sisters, Florence Mills, Ethel Waters, Al Minns and Leon James, Frankie Manning, Norma Miller, Dawn Hampton, and Katherine Dunham. Dramatic jazz dance performed on the show stage was promoted by Jack Cole, Bob Fosse, Eugene Louis Faccuito, and Gus Giordano.

Emmy Awards

Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, recognizing excellence in local and statewide television. In addition, the International Emmy Awards honor excellence in TV programming produced and initially aired outside the United States.

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Show format

Television presenter Cat Deeley has served as the host of So You Think You Can Dance since its second season, presenting every episode since 2006.
Television presenter Cat Deeley has served as the host of So You Think You Can Dance since its second season, presenting every episode since 2006.

A typical season of So You Think You Can Dance is divided between a selection process, during which expert judges select competitors from a wide pool of applicant dancers, and a competition phase, during which these 'finalists' (more typically referred to as the 'Top 20') compete for votes from home viewers. Although it is produced over the course of months, the selection phase is highly edited and usually constitutes only the first 2 to 4 weeks of aired episodes with the competition episodes forming the remaining 7 to 9 weeks of the season.

Open auditions

The open auditions, the first stage in determining a season's finalists, take place in 2 to 6 major U.S. cities each season and are typically open to anyone aged 18 to 30 at the time of their audition, although season 13 focused on a younger class of competitors, ages 8 to 14. The cities where auditions are held change from season to season but some, such as Los Angeles and New York City, have featured in most seasons. During this stage, the dancers perform a brief routine (typically a solo, but duet and group routines are allowed as well) before a panel of dance experts usually headed by series creator and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe. This panel then decides on-the-spot whether the dancer demonstrated enough ability and performance value to proceed further. If the dancer exhibited exceptional ability in their performance, judges award "a ticket to Vegas" (or in more recent seasons "a ticket to the Academy"), moving them instantly one step forward in the competition. Alternatively, if judges are on the fence about the dancer, they may ask the contestant to wait until the end of that day's auditions to participate in a short test of their ability to pick up professional choreography.

Callbacks

The second stage of the selection process is referred to as "the callbacks" (this round was referenced as "Vegas Week" for much of the show's run, as it was held in Las Vegas, but has been called Academy Week since season 13). The callbacks consist of a several-day-long process in which the remaining hopefuls are tested for overall well-rounded dance ability, stamina, creativity and their ability to perform under pressure. The dancers are put through a battery of rounds that test their ability to pick up various dance styles; these are typically some of the more well-represented genres that are later prominent in the competition phase, such as hip-hop, jazz, ballroom, and contemporary. Additionally the dancers may be asked to perform further solos in styles of their choosing and participate in a group choreography round in which small teams of contestants must display their musicality and ability to communicate professionally by choreographing a performance to a randomly selected piece of music — this challenge is notable as being the only time competitors are asked to choreograph themselves, aside from solos.

The callbacks are often collectively portrayed as one of the most exhausting and stressful stages of the competition; each successive round sees cuts in which a significant portion of the remaining dancers are eliminated from competition and are given a limited amount of time to adapt to styles they are sometimes wholly unfamiliar with while being physically taxed by the rapid progression of rounds and a limited amount of rest. At the end of this process, usually less than 40 competitors remain in a pool that final contestants are chosen from. Most seasons have featured 20 "top" finalists for the competition portion of the show, but season 1 was represented by a Top 16, season 7 saw a Top 11 and seasons 13 through 15 have featured a Top 10.

Finalist stage

Following the finalist selection process, the show transitions into its regular competition phase, which lasts for the rest of the season. The competition stage is typically divided into eight weeks, generally with two contestants eliminated per week. Dancers are paired up into male-female couples that will sometimes stay paired for much of the remaining competition if neither is eliminated (since season 7, competitors have also been occasionally paired with "All Stars", returning dancers from previous seasons who partner with the contestant dancers, but who are not themselves competing). These couples perform 1 or 2 duets per week in different styles which are typically, but not always, randomly selected. These duets, as with all non-solo performances at this stage in the competition, are choreographed by professional choreographers. Prior to most duet performances, a video packet of clips of the couple preparing to perform the routine is shown. These packets are intended not only to demonstrate the couple's efforts to master the routine, but also to give glimpses of the personalities and personal histories of the dancers, as well as insights from the choreographer as to the thematic, narrative and artistic intentions of the piece. Following each duet performance, the week's panel of judges gives critical feedback, often emphasizing the two key areas of technique and performance value. Duets and their accompanying video packets and critiques typically take up the majority of an episode but are often supplemented by solos, group numbers, and occasionally guest dance or musical performances.

Nigel Lythgoe is co-creator of the So You Think You Can Dance franchise, and has been executive producer of the U.S. and U.K. productions for their entire runs. He also served as a permanent judge for the first sixteen seasons of the U.S. production as well as the entire run of the U.K. production.
Nigel Lythgoe is co-creator of the So You Think You Can Dance franchise, and has been executive producer of the U.S. and U.K. productions for their entire runs. He also served as a permanent judge for the first sixteen seasons of the U.S. production as well as the entire run of the U.K. production.

In season 1, each week of the competition featured a single episode, with dancers' eliminations pre-recorded the week they occurred and then broadcast at the beginning of the next week's episode. In seasons 2 to 8, the show's weekly format was split between two episodes, a performance episode, as described above, and a results show which revealed the outcome of the at-home-viewer voting following the performance show of the same week. More recent seasons have returned to a one-show-per-week format, but with each week's episode typically reflecting the results of voting for the previous week's performances, with these results revealed at the end of the following week's performances. Depending on the stage of the competition, each week may feature eliminations which are based entirely on an at-home viewer vote, or the vote may simply create a group of bottom dancers from which the show's judges will select the final eliminations. Voting has also varied by season (and often within seasons) with regard to whether the voter selected individuals or couples. Following the announcement of their elimination, dancers are typically given a brief send-off via a video montage. Each competitive episode ends with a quick recap of the night's routines accompanied by voting prompts. Episodes typically last around two hours, commercials included. There has also been variability in how long couples are kept together and how the at-home-viewer votes are balanced against judge decisions, though ultimately at some point in every season, the judges give up their power to save dancers and eliminations are determined exclusively by viewer votes. The total number of hours shown in a given week during the performance phase of the competition has varied from two to four hours.

The finale episode is often the most elaborately produced show of a season and features the last performances of the competitors, encore performances of many of the season's most acclaimed routines, guest dancers (including returning past season competitors and cast members from other international versions of the franchise), musical performances, and multiple video packets chronicling the course of the season's events, all culminating in the announcement of the winner of the competition. Most seasons have featured a single winner, while seasons 9 and 10 featured both a male and female winner. Following the closure of the season, the Top Ten dancers often go on tour for several months, performing hit routines from the season among other performances.

Judges

A typical season of So You Think You Can Dance is presided over by a panel of 2 to 4 permanent judges, supplemented by occasional guest judges, with the panel sometimes ballooning up to twice or more its normal size for callback episodes or season finales. Executive producer and co-creator of the show Nigel Lythgoe is the only judge to have sat as a permanent member of the panel across all seasons except Season 17, although ballroom specialist Mary Murphy has also sat as a permanent member of the panel for the majority of seasons. Other permanent judges have included film director and choreographer Adam Shankman, contemporary choreographer Mia Michaels, pop music and dance icon Paula Abdul, noted youth dancer Maddie Ziegler, actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens, music and dance artist Jason Derulo, choreographer and TV personality Laurieann Gibson, actress, dancer and singer JoJo Siwa, actor and singer Matthew Morrison and successful show alumni Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval.

Many earlier seasons frequently featured guest judges in occasional episodes, although this practice has become increasingly rare. These guest judge positions have typically been filled by choreographers who regularly work on the show (who in rare cases may also be former contestants themselves) as well as by iconic names from the entertainment industry. Guest judges for the show have included: Debbie Allen, Christina Applegate, Robin Antin, Toni Basil, Cicely Bradley, Kristin Chenoweth, Misty Copeland, Alex Da Silva, Ellen DeGeneres, Tyce Diorio, Joey Dowling, Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo, Carmen Electra, Brian Friedman, Jean-Marc Généreux, Jason Gilkison, Neil Patrick Harris, Hi-Hat, Katie Holmes, Dan Karaty, Lady Gaga, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lil' C, Rob Marshall, Mandy Moore, Megan Mullally, Kenny Ortega, Toni Redpath, Debbie Reynolds, Wade Robson, Doriana Sanchez, Shane Sparks, Sonya Tayeh, Olisa Thompson, Stacey Tookey, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Travis Wall.

Overview of format and presentation by season

Season Dates Host Permanent judges Separate results show? Dancer showcase episode?[a] Number of finalists in first live show Number of contestants eliminated per week Number of contestants remaining in finale Number of winners All-Stars included
in format?
Point at which judge eliminations end Voting for individual dancers starting with
1 Summer 2005
(July–October)
Lauren Sánchez Nigel Lythgoe No No 16 2 4 1 No Top 8 Top 8
2 Summer 2006
(May–August)
Cat Deeley Yes No 20 2 4 1 No Top 10 Top 10
3 Summer 2007
(May–August)
Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Yes No 20 2 4 1 No Top 10 Top 10
4 Summer 2008
(May–August)
Yes No 20 2 4 1 No Top 10 Top 10
5 Summer 2009
(May–August)
Yes No 20 2 4 1 No Top 10 Top 10
6 Fall 2009
(September–December)
Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Adam Shankman
Yes Yes 20 2 6 1 No Top 10 Top 10
7 Summer 2010
(May–August)
Nigel Lythgoe
Adam Shankman
Mia Michaels
Yes Yes 11 1[b] 3 1 Yes Top 4 Top 11
8 Summer 2011
(May–August)
Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Yes Yes[c] 20 2[b] 4 1 Yes Top 6 Top 10
9 Summer 2012
(May–September)
No Yes[c] 20 2[b] 4 2 Yes Top 6 Top 20
10 Summer 2013
(May–September)
No Yes[c] 20 2 4 2 Yes Top 6 Top 20
11 Summer 2014
(May–September)
No Yes 20 2 4 1 Yes Top 10 Top 20
12 Summer 2015
(June–September)
Nigel Lythgoe
Paula Abdul
Jason Derulo
No Yes 20 2[d] 4 1 Yes Top 14 Top 20
13[e] Summer 2016
(May–September)
Nigel Lythgoe
Paula Abdul
Jason Derulo
Maddie Ziegler
No Yes 10 1[f] 4 1 Yes Top 8 Top 10
14 Summer 2017
(June–September)
Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Vanessa Hudgens
No No 10 1 4 1 Yes Top 6 Top 10
15 Summer 2018
(June–September)
Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Vanessa Hudgens
Stephen "tWitch" Boss
No No 10 2 4 1 Yes Top 8 Top 10
16 Summer 2019
(June–September)
Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Laurieann Gibson
Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval
No No 10 2 4 1 Yes Top 8 Top 10
17 Summer 2022
(May–August)
Stephen "tWitch" Boss
JoJo Siwa
Matthew Morrison
Leah Remini
No No 12 2[g] 2 1 Yes Top 6 Top 12[h]

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Mary Murphy (choreographer)

Mary Murphy (choreographer)

Mary Ann Murphy is an American ballroom dance champion, accredited dance judge, and a judge and choreographer on the Fox dance competition-reality show So You Think You Can Dance.

Adam Shankman

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Maddie Ziegler

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Laurieann Gibson

Laurieann Gibson

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JoJo Siwa

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Matthew Morrison

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Dominic Sandoval

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Debbie Allen

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Dance styles and choreographers

Over the course of its seventeen seasons, So You Think You Can Dance has featured dozens of distinct dance styles in its choreographed routines. Most of these styles fall into four categories that are regularly showcased and can be found in almost every performance episode: western contemporary/classical styles, ballroom styles, hip-hop/street styles as well as Jazz and its related styles. Various other forms of dance that do not especially fall into these broad categories are seen as well, but not as regularly. The following styles have all been seen in a choreographed duet or group routine; styles featured only in auditions or solos are not listed.

Classical styles

Routines from the classically derived style of contemporary dance are the most common dances seen on the show, being seen in every performance episode of the series (and typically at least twice per episode). While contemporary, lyrical, and modern dance are typically considered three separate (if overlapping) styles of dance, the practice on So You Think You Can Dance has been to refer to all routines in this area as "contemporary", except in the first season where the label "lyrical" was used for the same purpose. Ballet routines occur much more rarely, at a rate of one or two per season, since their introduction in the fourth season.

Genre Styles
Western Classical styles
Contemporary, Lyrical, Modern, Ballet/Pas de Deux
Choreographers
Dee Caspary, Tessandra Chavez, Sean Cheesman, Thordal Christensen, Tyce Diorio, Joey Dowling, Talia Favia, Justin Giles, Mandy Moore, Mia Michaels, Lindsay Nelko, Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Jaci Royal, Garry Stewart, Sonya Tayeh, Stacey Tookey, Travis Wall, Tovaris Wilson, Keith Young

Street and club styles

Hip-hop routines are also present in every performance episode. While these routines frequently feature elements from many different subgenres of hip-hop (locking and popping, for example) and various "street" styles (such as breaking), they are typically all labelled under the umbrella term of hip-hop. An exception is the now frequently featured lyrical hip-hop, which is unique amongst all styles on SYTYCD in that it is the only one that is held to have become a known distinct style at least in-part as a result of the show; the style is widely attributed to regular show choreographers Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo and the term itself to judge Adam Shankman. These two broad categories are occasionally supplemented by routines which are labelled as krump, breakdancing, waacking and stepping.

Genre Styles
Street and Contemporary Club Styles
Hip-hop (umbrella term for all Popping, Locking, and New Style/Commercial Hip-Hop styles), Lyrical Hip-hop, Breaking, Krump, Stepping, Waacking, Vogue
Choreographers
Cicely Bradley, Luther Brown, Tessandra Chavez, Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo, Dan Karaty, Marty Kudelka, Lil' C, Keone and Mari Madrid, Chuck Maldonado, Todd Sams, Christopher Scott, Dave Scott, Shane Sparks, Jamal Sims, Olisa Thompson, Dana Wilson, Pharside and Phoenix, Luam, Mark Kanemura

Ballroom styles

Ballroom styles are also seen regularly in every performance episode. These routines may use the movement of traditional International Standard forms or lean toward American competitive styles. Other routines may use street or regional variants or may combine elements of different variations.

Genre Styles
Standard or Smooth Ballroom styles
Foxtrot, Tango, Argentine Tango, Quickstep, Waltz (including Smooth Waltz, Slow Waltz, American Slow Waltz, and Viennese Waltz variants)
Latin/Rhythm Ballroom styles
Bolero, Cha-Cha-Cha, Jive, American Jive, Mambo, Paso Doble, Rumba, Salsa, Street Salsa, Samba, African Samba
Choreographers
Mark Ballas, Leonardo Barrionuevo, Sharna Burgess, Dmitry Chaplin, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Alex Da Silva, Sasha Farber, Anya Garnis, Jean-Marc Généreux, Jason Gilkison, Hunter Johnson, Jenna Johnson, Pasha Kovalev, Melanie LaPatin, Miriam Larici, Liz Lira, Michael Mead, Tony Meredith, Tomas Mielnicki, Ron Montez, France Mousseau, Mary Murphy, Jonathan Platero, Oksana Platero, Toni Redpath, Jonathan Roberts, Elena Samodanova, Fabian Sanchez, Edward Simon, Emma Slater, Heather Smith, J.T. Thomas, Louis Van Amstel, Gustavo Vargas, Glenn Weiss

Jazz, Broadway and musical theater styles

Jazz is featured in nearly all performance episodes. While these routines are typically labelled simply "Jazz", the genre is notable as being one of the most fusional featured on the show and various style combinations and sub-categories have been referenced. Descended from Jazz but treated as a separate genre on SYTYCD, "Broadway" is analogous to the label "Musical Theater" outside the U.S.

Genre Styles
Jazz Styles
Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Modern Jazz, Lyrical Jazz, African Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz, Pop-Jazz/Pop
Broadway/Musical Theatre Styles
Broadway, Burlesque, Can-Can, Tap
Choreographers
Chloe Arnold, Al Blackstone, Andy Blankenbuehler, Warren Carlyle, Sean Cheesman, Tyce Diorio, Joey Dowling, Brian Friedman, Laurie Ann Gibson, Savion Glover, Derick K. Grant, Mark Kanemura, Charles Klapow, Ray Leeper, Spencer Liff, Mandy Moore, Anthony Morigerato, Amanda Robson, Wade Robson, Sonya Tayeh, Travis Wall, Nick Young

American social styles

These dance styles are featured less frequently than their ballroom relatives, but have been seen intermittently since the first season.

Genre Styles
American Social / Traditional Club Styles
Charleston, Country-Western Two-Step, Disco, Go-Go, Hustle, Lindy Hop, Rock n' Roll, Swing, West Coast Swing
Choreographers
Ronnie DeBenedetta, Carla Heiney, Brandi Tobais, Travis Payne, Doriana Sanchez, Benji Schwimmer, Kristen Sorci, Maria Torres, Nick Williams

Regional/traditional styles

In addition to the broad categories above, many more styles that are less common in the U.S. are sometimes featured. Most of these are seen only once, but the Bollywood style has been featured several times per season since the fourth season.

Genre Styles
Regional/Traditional Styles
Bollywood, African, Capoeira, Flamenco, Irish, Kalinka, Malevos, Tahitian, Tropak
Choreographers
Lilia Babenko, Leonardo Barrionuevo, Nakul Dev Mahajan, Miriam Larici, Tiana Liufau, Youri Nelzine.

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Contemporary dance

Contemporary dance

Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in the U.S. and Europe. Although originally informed by and borrowing from classical, modern, and jazz styles, it has come to incorporate elements from many styles of dance. Due to its technical similarities, it is often perceived to be closely related to modern dance, ballet, and other classical concert dance styles.

Lyrical dance

Lyrical dance

Lyrical dance is a dance style that embodies various aspects of ballet, jazz, acrobatics, and modern dance. The style combines ballet technique with the freedom and musicality of jazz and contemporary. According to Jennifer Fisher, lyrical dance is “strongly associated with clearly displayed emotional moods, fast-moving choreographic strategies, emphasis on virtuosic display, illustration of song lyrics, and, in group form, exact unison.” The style is usually danced at a faster pace than ballet but not as fast as jazz. Lyrical dance is a category typically found in dance competitions.

Modern dance

Modern dance

Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which included dance styles such as ballet, folk, ethnic, religious, and social dancing; and primarily arose out of Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was considered to have been developed as a rejection of, or rebellion against, classical ballet, and also a way to express social concerns like socioeconomic and cultural factors.

Ballet

Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational techniques which are used in many other dance genres and cultures. Various schools around the world have incorporated their own cultures. As a result, ballet has evolved in distinct ways.

Mandy Moore (choreographer)

Mandy Moore (choreographer)

Samantha Jo "Mandy" Moore is an American choreographer, dancer, producer, and dance instructor. She is known for her work on the United States reality television series So You Think You Can Dance, having appeared on the show every year since the third season, and Dancing with the Stars. She choreographed the 2016 film La La Land and has also worked on stage musicals and commercials. She has created dance numbers for the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards, and Grammy Awards ceremonies. She has been nominated seven times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography, winning in 2017 for her work on Dancing with the Stars, in 2018 for her work on So You Think You Can Dance, and in 2020 for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

Mia Michaels

Mia Michaels

Mia Michaels Melchiona 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, Madonna, Ricky Martin, Prince, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. In 2005 she choreographed Cirque du Soleil's world tour Delirium and Celine Dion's A New Day..., for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. In 2007 she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for her routine on "Calling You" during season two of So You Think You Can Dance. She won another Emmy Award during season five in 2010. She was a judge during season 7 with Adam Shankman and Nigel Lythgoe. She choreographed the dance sequence for "Get Happy" in the episode "Bombshells" of the television series House.

Dwight Rhoden

Dwight Rhoden

Dwight Rhoden is an American choreographer and artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet who began dancing at the age of 17 while studying acting. He has performed with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal and was a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He has appeared in numerous television specials, documentaries and commercials throughout the United States, Canada and Europe and has been a featured performer on many PBS Great Performances specials.

Desmond Richardson

Desmond Richardson

Desmond Richardson is an American dancer, co-founder, and co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. He has mastered a wide range of dance forms including hip hop, classical, modern, classical ballet, and contemporary ballet.

Garry Stewart

Garry Stewart

Garry Stewart is an Australian dancer and choreographer. He was the longest-serving artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre, taking over from Meryl Tankard in 1999 and finishing his term at the end of 2021. He is renowned for his unusual, post-modern interpretations of classical ballets.

Locking (dance)

Locking (dance)

Locking is a style of funk dance, which is today also associated with hip hop. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which means freezing from a fast movement and "locking" in a certain position, holding that position for a short while and then continuing at the same speed as before. It relies on fast and distinct arm and hand movements combined with more relaxed hips and legs. The movements are generally large and exaggerated, and often very rhythmic and tightly synced with the music. Locking is performance oriented, often interacting with the audience by smiling or giving them a high five, and some moves are quite comical.

Popping

Popping

Popping is a street dance adapted out of the earlier Boogaloo cultural movement in Oakland, California. As Boogaloo spread, it would be referred to as Robottin in Richmond, California, Strutting movements in San Francisco and San Jose, and the Strikin dances of the Oak Park community of Sacramento which were popular through the mid-1960s to the 1970s. Popping would be eventually adapted from earlier Boogaloo movements in Fresno, California, in the late 1970s by way of California high-school gatherings of track & meet events - the West Coast Relays. The dance is rooted through the rhythms of live funk music, and is based on the technique of Boogaloo's posing approach, quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk or can be a sudden stop in the dancer's body, referred to as a pose, pop or a hit. This is done continuously to the rhythm of a song in combination with various movements and poses. It was popularized by a Fresno & Long Beach-based dance group called the Electric Boogaloos that mixed popping techniques to boogaloo. Closely related illusory dance styles and techniques are often integrated into popping to create a more varied performance. These dance styles include the robot, waving and tutting. However, popping is distinct from breaking and locking, with which it is often confused. A popping dancer is commonly referred to as a popper.

Breakdancing

Breakdancing

Breakdancing, also called breaking or b-boying/b-girling, is an athletic style of street dance originating from the African American and hispanic and Latino communities in the United States. While diverse in the amount of variation available in the dance, breakdancing mainly consists of four kinds of movement: toprock, downrock, power moves and freezes. Breakdancing is typically set to songs containing drum breaks, especially in hip-hop, funk, soul music and breakbeat music, although modern trends allow for much wider varieties of music along certain ranges of tempo and beat patterns.

Grand finalists

Season Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Fifth place Sixth place
1 Nick Lazzarini
(Contemporary Jazz)
Melody Lacayanga
(Contemporary)
Jamile McGee
(Popping)
Ashlé Dawson
(Jazz)
2 Benji Schwimmer
(Swing/Latin)
Travis Wall
(Contemporary)
Donyelle Jones
(Jazz/Hip-Hop)
Heidi Groskreutz
(Ballroom)
3 Sabra Johnson
(Contemporary)
Danny Tidwell
(Contemporary)
Neil Haskell
(Contemporary)
Lacey Schwimmer
(Swing/Latin)
4 Joshua Allen
(Hip-Hop)
Stephen "tWitch" Boss
(Hip-Hop)
Katee Shean
(Contemporary)
Courtney Galiano
(Contemporary)
5 Jeanine Mason
(Contemporary)
Brandon Bryant
(Contemporary)
Evan Kasprzak
(Broadway)
Kayla Radomski
(Contemporary)
6 Russell Ferguson
(Krump)
Jakob Karr
(Contemporary)
Kathryn McCormick
(Contemporary)
Ellenore Scott
(Jazz)
Ashleigh Di Lello
(Ballroom)
Ryan Di Lello
(Ballroom)
7 Lauren Froderman
(Contemporary)
Kent Boyd
(Contemporary Jazz)
Robert Roldan
(Contemporary Jazz)
8 Melanie Moore
(Contemporary)
Sasha Mallory
(African Jazz)
Marko Germar
(Contemporary Jazz)
Tadd Gadduang
(Breakdance)
Female winner Male winner Female runner-up Male runner-up
9 Eliana Girard
(Ballet)
Chehon Wespi-Tschopp
(Ballet)
Tiffany Maher
(Jazz)
Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer
(Popping/Animation)
10 Amy Yakima
(Jazz)
Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall
(Hip-Hop)
Jasmine Harper
(Contemporary)
Aaron Turner
(Tap)
Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place
11 Ricky Ubeda
(Contemporary)
Valerie Rockey
(Tap)
Jessica Richens
(Jazz)
Zack Everhart
(Tap)
12 Gaby Diaz
(Tap)
Jaja Vaňková
(Animation/Krump)
Virgil Gadson
(Hip-Hop)
Hailee Payne
(Jazz)
13 Leon "Kida" Burns
(Hip-Hop)
J.T. Church
(Jazz)
Tate McRae
(Contemporary/Ballet)
Emma Hellenkamp
(Tap)
14 Lex Ishimoto
(Contemporary Hip-Hop)
Koine Iwasaki
(Contemporary)
Taylor Sieve
(Contemporary)
Kiki Nyemchek
(Latin Ballroom)
15 Hannahlei Cabanilla
(Contemporary)
Jensen Arnold
(Latin ballroom)
Genessy Castillo
(Contemporary)
Slavik Pustovoytov
(Hip Hop/Animation)
16 Bailey Muñoz
(Breaking)
Mariah Russell
(Contemporary)
Gino Cosculluela
(Contemporary)
Sophie Pittman
(Contemporary)
17 Alexis Warr
(Latin Ballroom)
Keaton Kermode
(Contemporary)

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List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists

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.

Nick Lazzarini

Nick Lazzarini

Nick Lazzarini is an American dancer. He is best known as the first season winner on the Fox reality show So You Think You Can Dance. He is a trained dancer in jazz, lyrical, hip hop, ballet and modern dance styles.

Jamile McGee

Jamile McGee

Jamile McGee is an American b-boy and hip hop dancer. He is also known by his dancing name 'Jamz'. Jamile performed on the first season of So You Think You Can Dance.

Ashlé Dawson

Ashlé Dawson

Ashlé Dawson is an American choreographer, director, and dancer from Long Island, New York.

Benji Schwimmer

Benji Schwimmer

Benjimen Daniel Schwimmer is an American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and director. He was the winner of the second season of So You Think You Can Dance (2006) and has choreographed for both the U.S. and the international versions of the show. He is the only dancer in the world to hold World titles in solo, partner and group divisions at the same time. Schwimmer works on TV, film and stage both in front and behind camera. He was the specialties choreographer for Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood".

Heidi Groskreutz

Heidi Groskreutz

Heidi Elizabeth Groskreutz is an American ballroom dancer, specializing in the fields of Latin and swing dancing. She is known for making the final in the second season of the Fox TV series So You With Think You Can Dance.

Sabra Johnson

Sabra Johnson

Sabra Elise Johnson is a Dutch dancer, choreographer, and actress from Roy, Utah and the Season 3 Champion of the Fox reality television show So You Think You Can Dance.

Danny Tidwell

Danny Tidwell

Daniel Arnold Tidwell was an American dancer and actor best known for being the runner-up on Fox's third season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2007.

Neil Haskell

Neil Haskell

Neil David Haskell is an American contemporary dancer and actor. He is best known as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance where he finished third in the final four. On April 22, 2008, he began performing in the Off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz as Luke. Neil later joined The West Side Story National Tour as Snowboy, and in spring 2012 began touring in the show Bring It On: The Musical as Steven. He also returned as an All-Star in Season 7 of SYTYCD. As of fall 2019, he plays King George in the national touring company of Hamilton: An American Musical.

Lacey Schwimmer

Lacey Schwimmer

Lacey Mae Schwimmer is an American ballroom dancer and singer. She is best known as a fourth place finalist of the third season of So You Think You Can Dance. She is the daughter of noted dancer Buddy Schwimmer, as well as the cousin of Heidi Groskreutz, who placed fourth on the second season of So You Think You Can Dance and younger sister of Benji Schwimmer, the winner of the show's second season. She participated in the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer paired with Lance Bass of 'N Sync, in the eighth season of the show paired with Jackass star Steve-O and in the ninth season paired with actor and Iron Chef America host Mark Dacascos. Schwimmer returned to Dancing with the Stars for its eleventh season and she was partnered with Disney Channel star Kyle Massey and in the 12th season, paired with radio host Mike Catherwood. In the thirteenth season, she was paired with transgender activist Chaz Bono. Schwimmer did not return for season 14 of Dancing With The Stars'.

Joshua Allen

Joshua Allen

Joshua Allen is an American dancer and actor, best known as the winner of the fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance. He had originally auditioned in Dallas, Texas with his friend and fellow contestant, Comfort Fedoke. Allen was announced winner of the show on August 7, 2008, winning $250,000.

Jeanine Mason

Jeanine Mason

Jeanine Marie Mason is an American actress and dancer. Her acting career began after winning the fifth season of the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance. She is best known for her role as Liz Ortecho in the CW's drama series Roswell, New Mexico.

Special shows

On September 2, 2009, as a prelude to season 6, a special show aired featuring judge picks for the top 15 routines from the first five seasons. At the end of the show, show creator and judge Nigel Lythgoe presented his favorite performance, a contemporary piece choreographed by Tyce Diorio and performed by Melissa Sandvig and Ade Obayomi.

In March 2014, Chinese television station CCTV broadcast a promotional episode in which notable all-star dancers from the U.S. and Chinese versions of So You Think You Can Dance competed directly against one another as teams. Titled Zhōngměi Wǔ Lín Guànjūn Duìkàngsài - Super Dancer Born Tonight, the show was shot in Las Vegas but never aired on U.S. television.

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Nigel Lythgoe

Nigel Lythgoe

Nigel Lythgoe OBE, 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 shows Pop Idol and American Idol and is the creator and executive producer of So You Think You Can Dance, on which he served as a permanent judge for the first sixteen seasons. He also created the 2009 competition Superstars of Dance.

Contemporary dance

Contemporary dance

Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in the U.S. and Europe. Although originally informed by and borrowing from classical, modern, and jazz styles, it has come to incorporate elements from many styles of dance. Due to its technical similarities, it is often perceived to be closely related to modern dance, ballet, and other classical concert dance styles.

Tyce Diorio

Tyce Diorio

"Tyce" Diorio 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 Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, and Taylor Swift. He won an Emmy Award in 2009 for Outstanding Choreography.

China Central Television

China Central Television

China Central Television (CCTV) is a national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958 as a propaganda outlet. Its 50 channels broadcast a variety of programming to more than one billion viewers in six languages. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Central Propaganda Department.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada.

Ratings

So You Think You Can Dance premiered with over 10 million viewers in 2005. For season 1, it was the No. 1 summer show on television. However, when NBC's America's Got Talent premiered in the summer of 2006, it took the title of "#1 summer show" and, over the following few years, broadened its lead. In summer 2009, SYTYCD premiered strong with a 3.4 rating in its target demographic, although with the start of America's Got Talent roughly a month later in the same timeslot, Dance fell to No. 4 on the ratings board. It continued to lose viewers throughout the summer of 2009 and ended up with an average of approximately 8 million viewers. Fox then moved SYTYCD to its fall 2009 schedule where its ratings continued to decline; hitting an all-time series low of 4.6 million viewers for a "special" episode hosted by Nigel Lythgoe on September 2, 2009. The move to the fall was short-lived. After dropping to an average of 6 million viewers, Fox moved SYTYCD back to the summer in 2010. With Mia Michaels replacing Mary Murphy and former contestants termed as "All-Stars" being used as partners, the ratings for Dance continued to slide to all-time series lows; dropping to just 5.6 million viewers on July 15, 2010. For season 7, So You Think You Can Dance averaged just over 5 million viewers. After season 7, Mia Michaels was replaced on the judge's panel by returning personality Mary Murphy. The change appeared to have little effect on the ratings, and the show continued to average just over five million viewers per episode in 2011's season 8. Season 9 saw a slight uptick in ratings early on, with each of the season's first five episodes garnering between six and seven million viewers, but the rise was short-lived and the show's ratings hit a new low of 4.16 million viewers on August 29, 2012. Season 10 maintained similar numbers, averaging about 4 million viewers per episode in 2013, with a 4.3 million viewership for the last episode of the season, an all-time series low for a finale.[7]

In April 2014, Lythgoe appealed to fans on Twitter to share information about the show ahead of the 11th season's May premiere in an attempt to augment the show's ratings for the upcoming season and bolster its chances of renewal thereafter.[7][8] The show was renewed for a 12th season, but ratings continued to decline, with an average of around 3.5 million viewers per show. FOX renewed the show for a 13th season, but with a drastically re-worked format focused on child dancers. Ratings declined further for the new version, with only five episodes breaking the 3 million viewer mark; the finale saw a series low viewership of just 2.27 million viewers.

In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "in general", Dance "is more popular in cities, though it hits peak popularity in Utah".[9]

Season First aired Last aired TV season Timeslot (ET)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
Date Viewers
(in millions)
1[10] July 20, 2005 10.30 Final Performances: September 28, 2005 7.30 2005 Wednesday 8:00 pm
Season Finale: October 5, 2005 8.20
2[11] May 25, 2006 10.70 Final Performances: August 9, 2006 10.10 2006 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance)
Season Finale: August 16, 2006 10.70 Thursday 9:00 pm
(results)
3[12] May 24, 2007 9.50 Final Performances: August 15, 2007 8.70 2007 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance)
Season Finale: August 16, 2007 9.60 Thursday 9:00 pm
(results)
4[13] May 22, 2008 6.70 Final Performances: August 6, 2008 9.00 2008 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance)
Season Finale: August 7, 2008 9.70 Thursday 9:00 pm
(results)
5[14] May 21, 2009 8.80 Final Performances: August 5, 2009 7.80 2009 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance)
Season Finale: August 6, 2009 9.60 Thursday 9:00 pm
(results)
6[15] September 9, 2009 6.60 Final Performances: December 15, 2009 6.30 2009-10 Tuesday 8:00 pm
(performance)
Season Finale: December 16, 2009 7.10 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(results)
7[16] May 27, 2010 8.20 Final Performances: August 11, 2010 6.10 2010 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance)
Season Finale: August 12, 2010 6.70 Thursday 9:00 pm
(results)
8[17] May 26, 2011 9.50 Final Performances: August 10, 2011 5.80 2011 Wednesday 8:00 pm
(performance)
Season Finale: August 11, 2011 6.10 Thursday 8:00 pm
(results)
9[18][19][20] May 24, 2012 6.26 Final Performances: September 11, 2012 4.33 2012 Wednesday 8:00 pm
Season Finale: September 18, 2012 4.71
10[21][22][23] May 14, 2013 5.12 Final Performances: September 3, 2013 4.17 2013 Tuesday 8:00 pm
Season Finale: September 10, 2013 4.37
11[24][25][26] May 28, 2014 5.33 Final Performances: August 27, 2014 3.68 2014 Wednesday 8:00 pm
Season Finale: September 3, 2014 4.12
12[27][28][29] June 1, 2015 4.03 Final Performances: September 7, 2015 2.64 2015 Monday 8:00 pm
Season Finale: September 14, 2015 2.44
13[30][31][32] May 30, 2016 3.75 Final Performances: September 5, 2016 2.37 2016
Season Finale: September 12, 2016 2.27
14[33][34][35] June 12, 2017 3.56 Final Performances: September 18, 2017 2.14 2017
Season Finale: September 25, 2017 1.91
15[36][37][38] June 6, 2018 3.25 Final Performances: September 3, 2018 2.43 2018
Season Finale: September 10, 2018 2.60
16[39][40][41] June 3, 2019 2.70 Final Performances: September 2, 2019 1.93 2019 Monday 9:00 pm
Season Finale: September 16, 2019 1.93
17[42][43] May 18, 2022 2.07 Final Performances/Season Finale: August 10, 2022 1.46 2022 Wednesday 9:00 pm

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NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are located at Comcast Building in New York City. The company also has offices in Los Angeles at 10 Universal City Plaza and Chicago at the NBC Tower. NBC is the oldest of the traditional "Big Three" American television networks, having been formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network," in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting.

America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent is a televised American talent show competition, and is part of the global Got Talent franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle USA and Syco Entertainment, and broadcasts on the NBC television network. It premiered on June 21, 2006, after plans for a British edition in 2005 were suspended, following a dispute within the British broadcaster ITV. Production would later resume in 2007, following the success of the first season. Each season is mainly run during the network's summer schedule, and has featured various hosts over the course of the program's history. The current host is Terry Crews.

So You Think You Can Dance (American season 1)

So You Think You Can Dance (American season 1)

So You Think You Can Dance is an American television dance competition that airs on the Fox network. The first season premiered on July 20, 2005, with Lauren Sánchez in her only season as host, Nigel Lythgoe as the main judge, and Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman as most frequent guest judges. Nick Lazzarini was crowned America's Favorite Dancer on October 5, 2005, with 37.7% of the votes.

2004–05 United States network television schedule

2004–05 United States network television schedule

The following is the 2004–05 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2004 through August 2005. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2003–04 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.

So You Think You Can Dance (American season 2)

So You Think You Can Dance (American season 2)

The second season of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on May 25, 2006, with new host Cat Deeley.

2005–06 United States network television schedule

2005–06 United States network television schedule

The 2005–06 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2005 through August 2006. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2004–05 season.

So You Think You Can Dance (American season 3)

So You Think You Can Dance (American season 3)

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.

2006–07 United States network television schedule

2006–07 United States network television schedule

The 2006–07 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers prime time hours from September 2006 through August 2007. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2005–06 season.

So You Think You Can Dance (American season 4)

So You Think You Can Dance (American season 4)

So You Think You Can Dance is a United States television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season four premiered on May 22, 2008, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returning to host. Joshua Allen was announced as the winner on August 7, 2008, the first hip-hop dancer to win the title.

2007–08 United States network television schedule

2007–08 United States network television schedule

The 2007–08 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers prime time hours from September 2007 through August 2008. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2006–07 season. The schedule was affected by the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. After that, the next disruption to the networks' primetime schedules would not occur until the 2020–21 season, whose network schedules were affected by the suspension of film and television productions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2008–09 United States network television schedule

2008–09 United States network television schedule

The 2008–09 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers prime time hours from September 2008 through August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2007–08 season. The schedule omits the Public Broadcasting Service.

2009–10 United States network television schedule

2009–10 United States network television schedule

The 2009–10 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2009 through August 2010. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2008–09 season.

Influence and international franchise

Dance competition had been a part of American television for decades before the premiere of So You Think You Can Dance, but usually in the form of all-around talent searches (such as Star Search, Soul Train, or Showtime at the Apollo). However, a season-long American Idol-like talent-search show with a sole focus on dance had never been broadcast on American network television. Producers and judges associated with the show have stated on numerous occasions, both within broadcasts of the show and in interviews, that the series was meant to rejuvenate the visibility and appreciation of dance as an art form in the U.S. and to give exposure to struggling dancers. Series judge Mary Murphy says, for example, "Of course you hope you can make a living at it, because you don't want to give up on something that you do, but the honest truth is most dancers have to carry one or two jobs and dance as much as they can on the side -- it's a very lucky dancer who gets a full scholarship."[44] A number of dance-themed competition shows have been produced for American television since the premiere of So You Think You Can Dance, including America's Best Dance Crew, Superstars of Dance, Live to Dance, and World of Dance.

Since the premiere of the U.S. version in Summer 2005, localized adaptations of So You Think You Can Dance have been produced for 39 other countries.
Since the premiere of the U.S. version in Summer 2005, localized adaptations of So You Think You Can Dance have been produced for 39 other countries.

In 2009, Lythgoe came together with fellow SYTYCD judge Adam Shankman as well as Katie Holmes, Carrie Ann Inaba and others in the dance entertainment industry in an effort to launch The Dizzyfeet Foundation, with the aim of providing scholarships and training to young dancers of limited means.[45] The foundation has been referenced sporadically on the show since. In 2010, Lythgoe, with the assistance of other SYTYCD personalities and long-time healthy lifestyles proponent Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, was successful in getting another of his dance-oriented concepts realized—an official National Dance Day, now held annually on the last Saturday of July, to promote fitness through movement.[46] This national dance day has been celebrated annually by the show since.[47]

Before the end of 2005, the year that the series first premiered, its format had already been licensed for the first of a number foreign adaptations. To date, the resulting So You Think You Can Dance franchise has produced 28 shows representing 39 countries and comprising more than 90 individual seasons. These adaptations have aired in Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iraq, India, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestinian Territories, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

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Showtime at the Apollo

Showtime at the Apollo

Showtime at the Apollo is an American variety show that first aired in syndication from September 12, 1987 to May 24, 2008. In 2018, the series returned on Fox with Steve Harvey hosting. Filmed at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, the show features live performances from both professional and up-and-coming artists, and also features the Amateur Night competition. In many cities such as New York, it often aired after Saturday Night Live during the late Saturday night/early Sunday morning hours, and was often paired with the similarly-syndicated Soul Train.

American Idol

American Idol

American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. It was on hiatus for two years until March 11, 2018, when a revival of the series began airing on ABC.

America's Best Dance Crew

America's Best Dance Crew

America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, was an American competitive dance reality television series that features both national and international dance crews. The show was produced by singer, record producer, and former American Idol judge Randy Jackson. The series premiered on February 7, 2008, on MTV. It was originally developed for NBC as World Moves.

Live to Dance

Live to Dance

Live to Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition on the CBS network based on the British series Got to Dance. Dancers from all over the country auditioned for Live to Dance in "specially constructed Dance Domes".

Adam Shankman

Adam Shankman

Adam Michael Shankman is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on seasons 6–7 of the television program So You Think You Can Dance. He began his professional career in musical theater, and was a dancer in music videos for Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson. Shankman has choreographed dozens of films and directed several feature-length films, including A Walk to Remember, Bringing Down the House, The Pacifier, and the musicals Hairspray and Disenchanted.

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

Kate Noelle Holmes is an American actress and director. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).

Carrie Ann Inaba

Carrie Ann Inaba

Carrie Ann Inaba is an American television personality, dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. She is best known for her work on ABC TV's Dancing with the Stars for which she has served as a judge since 2005. She co-hosted and moderated the CBS Daytime talk show, The Talk from 2019 to 2021. She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color from 1990 to 1992.

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton is an American lawyer and politician serving as a delegate to the United States House of Representatives, representing the District of Columbia since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

National Dance Day

National Dance Day

National Dance Day was launched in 2010 by Nigel Lythgoe, the co-creator of So You Think You Can Dance and co-founder of American Dance Movement in partnership with American congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton who introduced a National Dance Day resolution to express support for dance as a form of valuable exercise and of artistic expression. As of 2019, National Dance Day is celebrated in the United States annually on the third Saturday in September; the next celebration is September 18, 2021. Prior to 2019 celebrations were held on the last Saturday in July.

So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by Idols producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and has broadcast sixteen seasons since. Adaptations of the show began airing in other countries in late 2005 and to date 30 localized adaptations have been produced, representing 41 different countries and comprising more than ninety individual seasons.

Parir te Karogh Es

Parir te Karogh Es

Parir te Karogh Es is an Armenian televised dance competition based on the format of the international So You Think You Can Dance television franchise. Broadcast by Armenian television network Shant TV and hosted by Grikor Aghakhanyan, it began airing in 2011 and has been broadcast for three seasons. The first two seasons of the show had a single winner, while the third season had both a male and a female winner. The show's second-season winner, Paul Karmiriyan, subsequently entered the U.S. version of So You Think You Can Dance, and placed in the Top 6 on its tenth season.

So You Think You Can Dance Australia

So You Think You Can Dance Australia

So You Think You Can Dance Australia is an Australian version of the American reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance. The show is hosted by Carrie Bickmore, with judges Paula Abdul, Shannon Holtzapffel, Jason Gilkison and Aaron Cash.

Awards and nominations

As of 2017, nine former SYTYCD contestants have been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography. Five were nominated for their work on Dancing with the Stars: Chelsie Hightower in 2010, Travis Wall and Nick Lazzarini in 2012 (with Teddy Forance), Alison Holker in 2013 (with Derek Hough) and Witney Carson in 2015. Hokuto Konishi, Ryan “Ryanimay” Conferido, and Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval were nominated in 2016 as part of the B-boy troupe Quest Crew for their work on America's Best Dance Crew. Dmitry Chaplin in 2009 and Travis Wall in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 were nominated for their work on SYTYCD itself. The only former contestants to have won the Choreography Emmy are Konishi, Conferido, and Sandoval in 2016 and Wall in 2015 and 2017.[48]

Emmy Awards

Emmy Awards and nominations
Year Result Category Recipient(s)/
Choreographer(s)
Style Music
2007 Won[i] Outstanding Choreography Wade Robson Pop-Jazz "Ramalama (Bang Bang)"—Róisín Murphy
Mia Michaels Contemporary "Calling You"—Celine Dion
2008 Won Outstanding Choreography Wade Robson Jazz Hummingbird and Flower/"The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha
Nominated Mandy Moore Jazz Table/"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics
Nominated Shane Sparks Hip-hop Transformers/"Fuego"—Pitbull
Nominated Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
2009 Won Outstanding Choreography Tyce Diorio Contemporary Adam and Eve/"Silence" from Unfaithful
Nominated Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo Hip-hop "Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis
Nominated Mia Michaels Contemporary "Mercy"—Duffy
Nominated Dmitry Chaplin Argentine tango "A Los Amigos" from Forever Tango
Nominated Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Won Outstanding Costumes For A Variety/Music Program Or A Special Soyon An
2010 Won Outstanding Choreography Mia Michaels Contemporary "Koop Island Blues"—Koop feat Ane Brun
Contemporary Addiction/"Gravity"—Sara Bareilles
Contemporary "One" from A Chorus Line
Nominated Stacey Tookey Contemporary Fear/"Two Steps Away"—Patti LaBelle
Nominated Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Won Outstanding Costumes For A Variety/Music Program Or A Special Soyon An
Graine O'Sullivan
2011 Won Outstanding Choreography Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo Hip-Hop "Scars"—Basement Jaxx ft. Kelis, Meleka, and Chipmunk
Lyrical Hip-Hop "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys
Hip-Hop "Outta Your Mind" (District 78 Mix)—Lil Jon and LMFAO
Won Mia Michaels Contemporary Alice in Mia-Land/"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"—Sting
Contemporary "When We Dance"—Sting
Contemporary "This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Twilight"—Max Richter and Dinah Washington
Nominated Mandy Moore Pop-Jazz "Oh Yeah"—Yello
Jazz "Boogie Shoes"—KC & the Sunshine Band
Contemporary "I Surrender"—Celine Dion
Nominated Stacey Tookey Contemporary "Mad World" (Alternate Version)—Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules
Contemporary "Sundrenched World" (Live Session)—Joshua Radin
Contemporary "Heaven is a Place on Earth"—Katie Thompson
Nominated Travis Wall Contemporary "Collide" (Acoustic Version)—Howie Day
Contemporary "How It Ends"—DeVotchKa
Contemporary "Fix You"—Coldplay
Nominated Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Cat Deeley
Won Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series Robert Barnhart
Pete Radice
Patrick Boozer
Matt Firestone
Nominated Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Producers
2012 Nominated Outstanding Choreography Stacey Tookey Contemporary "In This Shirt"—The Irrepressibles
Contemporary "Turning Tables"—Adele
Contemporary "Heart Asks Pleasure First"—Ahn Trio
Nominated Christopher Scott Hip-hop "Misty Blue"—Dorothy Moore
Hip-hop/Contemporary "Velocity"—Nathan Lanier
Nominated Spencer Liff Broadway "Whatever Lola Wants"—Ella Fitzgerald
Broadway "Please Mr. Jailer"—Rachel Sweet
Broadway "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story (Away Team Remix)"—Shirley Bassey
Nominated Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Cat Deeley
Won Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Robert Barnhart
Matt Firestone
Pete Radice
Patrick Boozer
Nominated Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Producers
2013 Nominated Outstanding Choreography Sonya Tayeh Contemporary "Possibly Maybe"—Björk
Contemporary "Turning Page"—Sleeping At Last
Jazz "Sail"—Awolnation
Nominated Mandy Moore Contemporary "The Power of Love"—Celine Dion
Contemporary "Wild Horses"—Charlotte Martin
Nominated Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo Jazz/Hip-hop "The Circle of Life/Nants Ingonyama (District 78 Remix) from The Lion King"—Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz[49] "The Lovecats"—The Cure
Jazz The Beautiful People (District 78 remix)"—Marilyn Manson
Nominated Travis Wall Contemporary "Where the Light Gets In"—Sennen
Contemporary "Without You"—Harry Nilsson
Contemporary "Unchained Melody"—The Righteous Brothers
Nominated Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Cat Deeley
Nominated Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Robert Barnhart
Matt Firestone
Pete Radice
Patrick Boozer
Nominated Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Producers
2014 Nominated Outstanding Choreography Christopher Scott Hip-hop "Trigger (Original Mix)"—Kezwik ft. Mel Presson
Jazz "Sand"—Nathan Lanier ft. Karen Whipple
Contemporary "The Gravel Road" from The Village (Score from the Motion Picture)
Nominated Mandy Moore Contemporary "I Can't Make You Love Me"—Mark Masri
Jazz "Feeling Good"—Jennifer Hudson
Contemporary "Edge of Glory (Live from a Very Gaga Thanksgiving)"—Lady Gaga
Won Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo Hip-hop "Gold Rush"—Clinton Sparks ft. 2 Chainz, Macklemore, & D.A.
Hip-Hop "Run the World (Girls) (Nappytabs Remix)"—Beyoncé
Hip-Hop "Puttin' On the Ritz"—Herb Alpert ft. Lani Hall
Nominated Travis Wall Contemporary "Hangin' By a Thread"—Jann Arden
Contemporary "Medicine"—Daughter
Contemporary "Wicked Game (Live at Kilkenny Arts Festival, Ireland 2011)"—James Vincent McMorrow
Nominated Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Cat Deeley
Nominated Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Nominated Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Producers
2015 Won Outstanding Choreography Travis Wall Contemporary "Wave"—Beck
Contemporary "When I Go"—Over the Rhine
Contemporary "Wind Beneath My Wings"—RyanDan
Nominated Sonya Tayeh Contemporary "Vow"—Meredith Monk
Contemporary "So Broken (Live)"—Björk
Contemporary "Europe, After The Rain" —Max Richter
Nominated Spencer Liff Broadway "Hernando's Hideaway"—Ella Fitzgerald
Broadway "I've Got the World on a String"—Frank Sinatra
Broadway "Maybe This Time"—Liza Minnelli
Nominated Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Cat Deeley
Nominated Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Robert Barnhart, Matt Firestone, Patrick Boozer, Pete Radice
Nominated Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series Or Special Sallie Nicole, Sean Smith, Dean Banowetz, Ralph Abalos, Shawn Finch, Melissa Jaqua
Nominated Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special Heather Cummings, Marie DelPrete, Amy Harmon, Tyson Fountaine, Adam Christopher
Nominated Outstanding Reality Competition Program Producers
2016 Nominated Outstanding Choreography Travis Wall Contemporary "Beautiful Friends"—Helen Money
Contemporary "November"—Max Richter
Contemporary "Gimme All Your Love"—Alabama Shakes
Nominated Anthony Morigerato Tap "Dibidy Dop (Swing Mix)"—Club des Belugas feat. Brenda Boykin
Nominated Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Robert Barnhart, Matt Firestone, Patrick Boozer, Pete Radice
2017 Won Outstanding Choreography Travis Wall Contemporary "The Mirror"—Alexandre Desplat
Contemporary "Send in the Clowns"—Sarah Vaughan and the Count Basie Orchestra
Contemporary "She Used to be Mine"—Sara Bareilles
Nominated Mandy Moore Contemporary "Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)"—X Ambassadors
Contemporary "This is Not the End"—Clare Maguire
Nominated Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Robert Barnhart, Matt Firestone, Patrick Boozer, Pete Radice

Teen Choice Awards

Year Result Category
2006 Won Choice TV: Breakout Show
Choice Summer Series
2007 Nominated Choice Summer TV Show
2008 Nominated Choice Summer TV Show
Choice TV: Reality Dance
2010 Nominated Choice Personality: Cat Deeley
Choice Summer TV Show
2018 Won Choice Summer TV Show

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Nick Lazzarini

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Derek Hough

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Hokuto Konishi

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Dmitry Chaplin

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Notes
  1. ^ From its inception in season 6 and through season 10, the dancer showcase episode represented a non-competitive round with no viewer voting or subsequent eliminations, followed the next week by the first competitive round. In season 11, it was the first episode of the season upon which viewers voted.
  2. ^ a b c In seasons 7 and 8, the judges decided not to eliminate any dancers on the occasion of one results show; in both cases, this event was followed by the elimination of double the normal number of contestants the following week. Similarly, for format reasons, season 9 featured two shows with double eliminations, with four dancers eliminated instead of two for each of these shows.
  3. ^ a b c For seasons 8 to 10, the dancer showcase episode was combined with the Top 20 reveal episode, with groups of dancers performing immediately after being revealed as finalists.
  4. ^ Unlike all previous seasons, season 12 featured the elimination of one "street" dancer and one "stage" dancer each week, as opposed to one female and one male contestant (as in all previous seasons which eliminated two dancers per week).
  5. ^ Season 13 (during which the show was subtitled 'The Next Generation') featured competitors between the ages of 9 (or as young as 8 at time of application) and 14.
  6. ^ In season 13, the judges held the audition rounds, but the all-stars, rather than the judges, made the eliminations during Academy week to choose the top 10. After this, in episodes 7 and 8, from the two contestants with the lowest viewer votes, the judges made the elimination. In episode 9, the two contestants with the lowest viewer votes were both eliminated, and in episodes 10 and 11, the contestant with the lowest viewer votes was eliminated.
  7. ^ In episode 9 of season 17, none of the contestants were eliminated. Three were eliminated in episode 10, while one was eliminated in episode 11.
  8. ^ In season 17, votes are submitted not by the at-home viewing audience through telephone or online voting, but rather solely by the in-studio live audience of each performance episode.
  9. ^ Wade Robson and Mia Michaels were joint-winners along with Rob Marshall and John Deluca from Tony Bennett: An American Classic.
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