So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(Season_4)

So You Think You Can Dance (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 in television, 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.

Auditions

Open auditions for this season were expanded to the following six cities:

McFarlin Memorial Auditorium at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas—January 17–19
Charleston Music Hall in Charleston, South Carolina—January 31–February 2
Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah—February 4–7
Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C.—February 21–23
The Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California—March 6–8
The Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin—March 20–22

For the first time, New York City was not a stop on the audition tour. To be able to audition, contestants had to be between the ages of 18 and 30 and able to be legally employed in the United States. Partner auditions were allowed.

Las Vegas week

Over 200 contestants who impressed the judges in the initial auditions each received a plane ticket to a challenging week of callback auditions at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The week consisted of multiple rounds of choreography, with dancers cut from the competition every round. This season, the rounds included a hip-hop routine with Napoleon D'umo and Tabitha D'umo, a Broadway number with Tyce Diorio, the foxtrot with Jean-Marc Genereux, group choreography, contemporary choreography with Mia Michaels, and a final solo for the remaining contestants. Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy were part of the judging panel for the week, along with Debbie Allen, Mia Michaels, Napoleon D'umo and Tabitha D'umo.

Finals

Format

As in seasons 2 and 3, 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. 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 Broadcast 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.

Because of the inclusion of performer Will Wingfield into the top 20 dancers, Debbie Allen was ruled ineligible to perform duties as a Guest Judge during the Finals phase, as long as Wingfield remained in the competition. Wingfield is a Contemporary dancer from Nashville, Tennessee who trained under Allen at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. He was voted off the competition on July 24, 2008. Because of Wingfield being eliminated, Debbie Allen was technically able to guest judge for the top six episode, but Adam Shankman was the guest judge instead.

Elimination chart

Contestants are in alphabetical order by last name, then in reverse chronological order of elimination.

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|bgcolor="cyan"| Joshua Allen

       |bgcolor="purple"|Winner

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       |bgcolor="cyan"| Stephen "Twitch" Boss

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightblue" | Btm 4

       | bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|Elim

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       |bgcolor="pink"| Katee Shean

       | bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|Elim^‡

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|bgcolor="pink"| Courtney Galiano

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightblue" | Btm 4

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Mark Kanemura

       |bgcolor="lightblue" | Btm 4

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|Elim

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       |bgcolor="pink"| Chelsie Hightower

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|Elim

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       |bgcolor="cyan"| William Wingfield

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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       |bgcolor="pink"| Comfort Fedoke

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Elim*

       |bgcolor="lightblue" | Btm 4

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Gev Manoukian

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Kherington Payne

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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       |bgcolor="orange"| Jessica King

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Btm 3*

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       |bgcolor="cyan"| Thayne Jasperson

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Matt Dorame

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Kourtni Lind

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Chris Jarosz

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Chelsea Traille

       |bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Marquis Cunningham

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Susie Garcia

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

       |colspan="7" bgcolor="666666"|

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Jamie Bayard

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"|  Rayven Armijo

       |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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*Jessica King suffered an injury that resulted in her being unable to continue in the competition. Comfort Fedoke replaced her as she was the most recent female competitor eliminated.

^†There was no bottom 4 this week

^‡Katee Shean was awarded $50,000 for being America's favorite female dancer.

Performances

Week 1 (11 June 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Rayven Armijo Jamie Bayard	Hip-hop	"American Boy"—Estelle feat. Kanye West	Napoleon D'umo Tabitha D'umo	Both eliminated
Susie Garcia Marquis Cunningham	Waltz	"Dark Waltz"—Hayley Westenra	Hunter Johnson	Safe
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Jazz	"Tainted Love"—Soft Cell	Mandy Moore	Bottom 3
Chelsea Traille Thayne Jasperson	Cha-cha-cha	"Oye Como Va (Latin/Trance Mix)"—Celia Cruz	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	Safe
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Contemporary	"Beautiful"— Meshell Ndegeocello	Mia Michaels	Safe
Kherington Payne Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Broadway	"Too Darn Hot" from Kiss Me, Kate	Tyce DiOrio	Safe
Comfort Fedoke Chris Jarosz	Jive	"Boom Boom"—Big Head Todd and the Monsters	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Hip-hop	"No Air"—Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown	Napoleon D'umo Tabitha D'umo	Safe
Jessica King William Wingfield	Tango	"Tango" —Cirque du Soleil	Hunter Johnson	Bottom 3
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Disco	"Boogie Wonderland"—Earth, Wind & Fire	Doriana Sanchez	Safe

Week 2 (18 June 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Chelsea Traille Thayne Jasperson	Jazz	"Untouched"—The Veronicas	Mandy Moore	Bottom 3
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Argentine tango	"Mi Confesión"— Gotan Project	Alex Da Silva	Safe
Jessica King William Wingfield	Hip-hop	"Whatever U Like"—Nicole Scherzinger	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley	Safe
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Foxtrot	"A Foggy Day (In London Town)" —Michael Bublé	Jean-Marc Genereux	Safe
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Contemporary	"Lost"—Anouk	Mandy Moore	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Broadway	"All for the Best" from Godspell	Tyce DiOrio	Safe
Susie Garcia Marquis Cunningham	Salsa	"Aguanilé" —Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe	Alex Da Silva	Both eliminated
Kherington Payne Twitch Boss	Viennese waltz	"A New Day Has Come"—Celine Dion	Jean-Marc Genereux	Safe
Comfort Fedoke Chris Jarosz	Krump	"Come and Get Me" —Timbaland feat. 50 Cent & Tony Yayo	Lil' C	Bottom 3

Week 3 (25 June 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Kherington Payne Twitch Boss	Hip-hop	"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)"—Busta Rhymes	Napoleon D'umo Tabitha D'umo	Safe
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Rumba	"Wishing on a Star"—Rose Royce	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	Safe
Comfort Fedoke Chris Jarosz	Jazz	"The Beautiful People"—Marilyn Manson	Tyce Diorio	Jarosz eliminated
Jessica King William Wingfield	Disco	"Heaven Must Have Sent You"—Bonnie Pointer	Doriana Sanchez	Safe
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Contemporary	"Wrestlers (Sticky, Dirty Pop Mix)"—Hot Chip	Sonya Tayeh	Bottom 3
Chelsea Traille Thayne Jasperson	Quickstep	"You Can't Hurry Love"—Phil Collins	Heather Smith	Traille eliminated
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Hip-hop	"Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis	Napoleon D'umo Tabitha D'umo	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Samba	"Baila, Baila"—Angela Via	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	Safe

Week 4 (2 July 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Napoleon D'umo, Tabitha D'umo

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Jessica King William Wingfield	Jive	"Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" from Five Guys Named Moe	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	Safe
Jessica King William Wingfield	Lyrical Jazz	"Alone"—Heart	Mandy Moore	Safe
Comfort Fedoke Thayne Jasperson	Broadway	"Cool" from West Side Story	Andy Blankenbuehler	Bottom 3
Comfort Fedoke Thayne Jasperson	Smooth Waltz	"Hov Arek Sarer Jan"—New Age Armenia	Edward Simon	Bottom 3
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Hip-hop	"How Do I Breathe"—Mario	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley	Both eliminated
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Mambo	"Ban Con Tin"—Super All-Star	Alex Da Silva	Both eliminated
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Jazz	"Kiss Kiss"—Holly Valance (incorrectly listed as "Holly Vance")	Mandy Moore	Safe
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Foxtrot	"It's My Life"—Paul Anka	Edward Simon	Safe
Kherington Payne Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Paso Doble	"Malagueña"—Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	Safe
Kherington Payne Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Contemporary	"Dreaming With a Broken Heart"—John Mayer	Mia Michaels	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Contemporary	"Hometown Glory"—Adele	Mia Michaels	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	West Coast Swing	"Shake It"—Brother Yusef	Benji Schwimmer Lacey Schwimmer assisting	Safe
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Hip-hop	"Lights, Camera, Action!"—Mr. Cheeks	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley	Bottom 3
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Broadway	"New York, New York" from On the Town	Andy Blankenbuehler	Bottom 3

Week 5 (9 July 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Salsa	"Fuego"—Joe Bataan	Alex Da Silva	Safe
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Broadway	"I'm a Woman" from Smokey Joe's Cafe	Tyce Diorio	Safe
Comfort Fedoke Thayne Jasperson	Hip-hop	"Can We Chill"—Ne-Yo	Napoleon D'umo Tabitha D'umo	Jasperson eliminated*
Comfort Fedoke Thayne Jasperson	Contemporary	"A Different Corner"—George Michael	Mandy Moore	Jasperson eliminated*
Jessica King William Wingfield	Contemporary	"Silence" from Unfaithful	Tyce Diorio	King withdrawn*
Jessica King William Wingfield	Quickstep	"Bandstand Boogie"—Barry Manilow	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	King withdrawn*
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Cha-cha-cha	"Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix)—Rihanna	Anya Garnis Pasha Kovalev	Safe
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Jazz	"Standing There"—The Creatures	Mandy Moore	Safe
Kherington Payne Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Krump	"2 Buck 4 TV"—Tha J-Squad	Lil' C	Bottom 3
Kherington Payne Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Tango	"Assassin's Tango" from Mr. and Mrs. Smith	Jean-Marc Genereux	Bottom 3
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Viennese Waltz	"Iris"—Goo Goo Dolls	Jean-Marc Genereux	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Bollywood	"Dhoom Taana" from Om Shanti Om	Nakul Dev Mahajan	Safe

Comfort Fedoke and Thayne Jasperson were eliminated by the judges, but Jessica King later had to withdraw from the competition due to injury. She was replaced by Fedoke, the most recent eliminated female.

Week 6 (16 July 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Courtney Galiano Joshua Allen	Hip-Hop	"Skippin'"—Mario	Dave Scott	Safe
Courtney Galiano Joshua Allen	Rumba	"Hero"—Enrique Iglesias	Jean-Marc Genereux	Safe
Kherington Payne Mark Kanemura	Country/Western Two-step	"Kick Back"—Ty England	Ronnie DeBenedetta Brandi Jobais	Payne eliminated; Kanemura in bottom 4
Kherington Payne Mark Kanemura	Jazz	"Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai	Tyce Diorio	Payne eliminated; Kanemura in bottom 4
Comfort Fedoke Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Smooth Waltz	"Open Arms"—Journey	Hunter Johnson	Fedoke in bottom 4
Comfort Fedoke Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Hip-hop	"Forever"—Chris Brown	Dave Scott	Fedoke in bottom 4
Katee Shean William Wingfield	Broadway	"Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat" by Sam Harris from Guys and Dolls	Tyce Diorio	Safe
Katee Shean William Wingfield	Pas de deux	"Imagine"—David Archuleta	Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson	Safe
Chelsie Hightower Gev Manoukian	Contemporary	"These Arms of Mine"—Otis Redding	Sonya Tayeh	Manoukian eliminated
Chelsie Hightower Gev Manoukian	Jive	"The House is Rockin'"—Brian Setzer	Jean-Marc Genereux	Manoukian eliminated

Solos:

Chelsie Hightower: "Pon de Replay"—Rihanna
Gev Manoukian: "Hello Goodbye (Uncool)"—Lupe Fiasco ft. Unkle
Courtney Galiano: "I Want You to Need Me"—Celine Dion
Mark Kanemura: "Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen
Comfort Fedoke: "Need a Boss"—Shareefa ft. Ludacris
Stephen "Twitch" Boss: "I Question Mark"—Wade Robson
Katee Shean: "This Woman's Work" (MTV Unplugged)—Maxwell
William Wingfield: "Dance With My Father"—Luther Vandross
Kherington Payne: "Breakin' Dishes"—Rihanna
Joshua Allen: "Jam"—Michael Jackson

Week 7 (23 July 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Toni Basil

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Courtney Galiano William Wingfield	Samba	"I Fell in Love With the DJ"—Che'Nelle	Jean-Marc Genereux	Galiano in Bottom 4 Wingfield eliminated
Courtney Galiano William Wingfield	Hip-hop	"Like You'll Never See Me Again"—Alicia Keys	Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo	Galiano in Bottom 4 Wingfield eliminated
Katee Shean Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Contemporary	"Mercy"—Duffy	Mia Michaels	Boss in bottom 4
Katee Shean Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Broadway	"Sweet Georgia Brown" from Bubbling Brown Sugar	Tyce DiOrio	Boss in bottom 4
Comfort Fedoke Mark Kanemura	Hip-hop	"Party People"—Nelly feat. Fergie	Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo	Fedoke eliminated
Comfort Fedoke Mark Kanemura	Foxtrot	"Lady Luck"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Jean-Marc Genereux	Fedoke eliminated
Chelsie Hightower Joshua Allen	Argentine tango	"A Los Amigos" from Forever Tango	Dmitry Chaplin	Safe
Chelsie Hightower Joshua Allen	Disco	"Everlasting Love"—Gloria Estefan	Doriana Sanchez	Safe

Solos:

*Comfort Fedoke: "I Got This Down"—Simian Mobile Disco

*William Wingfield: "Get Up Offa That Thing"—James Brown

*Katee Shean: "Taking Chances"—Celine Dion

*Mark Kanemura: "Creator"—Santogold ft. Switch and Freq Nasty

*Chelsie Hightower: "Damaged"—Danity Kane

*Joshua Allen: "Shawty Get Loose"—Lil' Mama feat. T-Pain and Chris Brown

*Courtney Galiano: "Where I Stood"—Missy Higgins

*Stephen "Twitch" Boss: "Go To Work"—Kay L

Week 8 (30 July 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Courtney Galiano Mark Kanemura	Viennese Waltz	"The Time of My Life"—David Cook	Jason Gilkison	Kanemura eliminated
Courtney Galiano Mark Kanemura	Jazz	"The Garden"—Mirah	Sonya Tayeh	Kanemura eliminated
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Contemporary	"All by Myself"—Celine Dion	Tyce Diorio	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Paso Doble	"Filet" from Le Rêve	Jason Gilkison	Safe
Chelsie Hightower Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Mambo	"Ahora Me Toca a Mi"—Victor Manuelle	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	Hightower eliminated
Chelsie Hightower Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Hip-hop	"Control"—The Vitamin String Quartet	Napoleon D'umo Tabitha D'umo	Hightower eliminated

Solos:

*Chelsie Hightower: "When I Grow Up"—Pussycat Dolls

*Stephen "Twitch" Boss: "Midas Touch"—Midnight Star

*Katee Shean: "Can't Stop"—Maroon 5

*Joshua Allen: "Like That"—Memphis Bleek

*Courtney Galiano: "Rock Your Soul"—Elisa

*Mark Kanemura: "Bum Like You"—Robyn

Week 9 (6 August 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mandy Moore

Dancers	Style	Music	Choreographer
Courtney Galiano Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Hip-hop	"Church"—T-Pain	Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Lyrical Jazz	"Slow Dancing In A Burning Room"—John Mayer	Wade Robson
Courtney Galiano Katee Shean	Broadway	"The Trolley Song"—Rufus Wainwright	Tyce Diorio
Joshua Allen Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Trepak	"Trepak" from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker	Youri Nelzine
Katee Shean Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Foxtrot	"Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin
Courtney Galiano Joshua Allen	Jive	"The Dirty Boogie"—Brian Setzer Orchestra	Jason Gilkison
Katee Shean Stephen "Twitch" Boss Courtney Galiano Joshua Allen	Contemporary	"Hallelujah" —The Vitamin String Quartet	Mia Michaels

Solos:

*Courtney Galiano: "They Weren't There"—Missy Higgins

*Stephen "Twitch" Boss: "It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson

*Katee Shean: "Hide and Seek"—Imogen Heap

*Joshua Allen: "(Not Just) Knee Deep"—Funkadelic

Results shows

Week 1 (12 June 2008)

Group dance: "Cobrastyle"—Robyn (Pop-Jazz; Choreographer: Wade Robson)
Guest dancer(s): Poppin' Pete & Shonn Boog
Musical guest: "When I Grow Up"—Pussycat Dolls
Solos:

Kourtni Lind: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"—The Side Project
Matt Dorame: "Baby's Romance"—Chris Garneau
Rayven Armijo: "As I Am (Intro)"—Alicia Keys
Jamie Bayard: "Mas Que Nada"—Sérgio Mendes feat. Black Eyed Peas
Jessica King: "Misery Business (Acoustic)"—Paramore
William Wingfield: "More Than Anyone"—Gavin DeGraw

Eliminated

Rayven Armijo: "It's Only Life"—Kate Voegele
Jamie Bayard: "Best Days (Here Comes the Rest of Our Lives)"—Graham Colton

New partners:

None

Week 2 (19 June 2008)

Group dance: "Elevator"—Flo Rida feat. Timbaland (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
Guest dancer(s): Tino Nuñez (auditioned for season 1 and season 2, making it to Las Vegas week both times)
Musical guest: "In the Ayer"—Flo Rida feat. will.i.am
Solos:

Chelsea Traille: "Time Is Now"—Moloko
Thayne Jasperson: "Belief"—Gavin DeGraw
Susie Garcia: "The Anthem"—Pitbull feat. Lil Jon
Marquis Cunningham: "Stop and Stare"—OneRepublic
Comfort Fedoke: "Planet Rock"—Afrika Bambaataa
Chris Jarosz: "Again"—John Legend

Eliminated:

Susie Garcia: "Brave"—Idina Menzel
Marquis Cunningham: "Wonderful World"—James Morrison

New partners:

None

Week 3 (26 June 2008)

Group dance: "The Dance"—Charlotte Martin (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels )
Guest dancer(s): Qwest to "Chemical Calisthenics"—Blackalicious feat. Cut Chemist
Musical guest: "One Step at a Time"—Jordin Sparks
Solos:

Chelsea Traille: "A Song For You"—Donny Hathaway
Thayne Jasperson: "Always"—Bon Jovi
Comfort Fedoke: "Just Fine"—Mary J. Blige
Chris Jarosz: "After Tonight"—Justin Nozuka
Kourtni Lind: "Fire Door (Live)"—Ani DiFranco
Matt Dorame: "I'm Yours"—Jason Mraz

Eliminated:

Chelsea Traille: "When You're Gone"—Avril Lavigne
Chris Jarosz: "All We Are"—OneRepublic

New partners:

Comfort Fedoke and Thayne Jasperson

Week 4 (3 July 2008)

Group dance: "Money Money" from Cabaret (Broadway; Choreographer: Tyce DiOrio )
Guest dancer(s): Robert Muraine ("Gonna Make You Sweat"—C&C Music Factory)
Musical guest: "Say (All I Need)"—OneRepublic
Solos:

*Kourtni Lind: "No Man"—Nina Storey

*Matt Dorame: "Sweet Contentment"—Bradley James and the Roadies

*Courtney Galiano: "What's Another Day"—Maria Mena

*Gev Manoukian: "Everybody Loves A Carnival"—Fatboy Slim

*Comfort Fedoke: "Hit the Floor"—Twista feat. Pitbull

*Thayne Jasperson: "I Want To Break Free"—Queen

Eliminated:

*Kourtni Lind: "Incredible"—Clique Girlz

*Matt Dorame: "Might As Well Have a Good Time"—Crosby, Stills, & Nash

New partners:

*None

Week 5 (10 July 2008)

Group dance: "Closer"—Ne-Yo (Hip-Hop; Choreographers: Napoleon D'umo and Tabitha D'umo )
Guest dancer(s): Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater "Revelations" ("Sinner Man"—Billy Porter)
Musical guest: "I Kissed a Girl"—Katy Perry
Solos:

*Comfort Fedoke: "Oh Timbaland"—Timbaland

*Thayne Jasperson: "Come Home"—OneRepublic

*Jessica King: "Best For Last"—Adele

*William Wingfield: "Daraijan"—Kodo

*Kherington Payne: "All We Are"—OneRepublic

*Stephen "Twitch" Boss: "We Gonna Win"—Miri Ben-Ari

Eliminated:

*Comfort Fedoke: "The Greatest"—Michelle Williams

*Thayne Jasperson: "Believe"—Staind

New partners:

*None. Now that only the top ten remain, new partners are randomly assigned each week

It was reported on 14 July, 2008 that Jessica King was injured and as a result could not continue in the competition. Comfort Fedoke has returned to the show in place of King.

Week 6 (17 July 2008)

Group dances:

*All dancers: "JBJ" from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Bollywood; Choreographer: Nakul Dev Mahajan)

*Female dancers: "Ave Maria"—Celine Dion (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)

*Male dancers: "Five Guys Named Moe" from Five Guys Named Moe (Broadway; Choreographer: Nigel Lythgoe)

Solos:

* Comfort Fedoke: "Egypt, Egypt"—Egyptian Lover

* Mark Kanemura: "Black Betty"—Ram Jam

* Kherington Payne: "Myphilosophy"—Inner

* Gev Manoukian: "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé

Eliminated:

* Kherington Payne: "Forever May You Run"—Gavin Rossdale

* Gev Manoukian: "It Ends Tonight"—All-American Rejects

Week 7 (24 July 2008)

Group dance: "Universal Mind Control"—Common (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Chuck Maldonado)
Guest dancer(s): Los Angeles Ballet Pas de deux; ("The Man I Love from Who Cares?)
Musical guest: "Baby"—LL Cool J featuring The-Dream
Solos:

* Comfort Fedoke: "Like This"—Mims

* William Wingfield: "Closer"—Goapele

* Courtney Galiano: "Passion"—Kreesha Turner

* Stephen "Twitch" Boss: "Hollywood Swinging"—Kool and the Gang

Eliminated:

* Comfort Fedoke: "Come Home"—OneRepublic

* William Wingfield: "Love Remains the Same"—Gavin Rossdale

Week 8 (31 July 2008)

Group dance: "The Rose"—Bette Midler (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mandy Moore)
Guest dancer(s): Lil' Demon: “Planet Rock”—Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
Musical guest: "Just Dance"—Lady GaGa
Solos:

* Courtney Galiano: "Almost Lover"—A Fine Frenzy

* Mark Kanemura: "Wind It Up (Original Neptunes Mix)"—Gwen Stefani

* Katee Shean: "Beautiful Disaster"—Jon McLaughlin

* Joshua Allen: "I Can Make You Dance"—Zapp

*Chelsie Hightower: "The Girl's Gone Wild"—Travis Tritt

*Stephen "Twitch" Boss: "Don't Worry, Be Happy"—Bobby McFerrin

Eliminated:

* Chelsie Hightower: "Come Home"—OneRepublic

* Mark Kanemura: "All I Can See"—Brendan James

Week 9 (Grand Finale) (7 August 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen, Lil' C, Adam Shankman, Mia Michaels
Group dances:

*Top 20: "Boom"—Sin featuring T-Pain (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Shane Sparks)

*Top 5 Male dancers: "Five Guys Named Moe" from Five Guys Named Moe (Broadway; Choreographer: Nigel Lythgoe)

Guest dancers:

*Dance off: Robert Muraine & Phillip Chebeeb (Popping; "Stronger"—Kanye West) Winner: Muraine by a vote of 5-1

*Mary Murphy & Dmitry Chaplin (Samba; "Baila, Baila"—Angela Via)

*Cirque du Soleil/Cast of Criss Angel: Believe ("Homage to the Rabbits"—Éric Serra; Choreographer: Wade Robson)

*Debbie Allen Dance Academy featuring Nigel Lythgoe ("Boogie Wonderland"—Earth, Wind and Fire)

*Alumni Reunion- Dmitry Chaplin, Ryan Conferido, Anya Garnis, Jaimie Goodwin, Lauren Gottlieb, Neil Haskell, Allison Holker, Hok Konishi, Ivan Koumaev, Melody Lacayanga, Dominic Sandoval, Benji Schwimmer, Travis Wall ("Don't Stop the Music"—Rihanna)

All the top 20 but Jessica King performed. King, who was still injured, was not featured in the group opening.
Muraine and Chebeeb both auditioned earlier in the season. Chebeeb contracted pneumonia and was medically advised to withdraw and Muraine later quit during the Las Vegas auditions.

Musical guest: "Burnin' Up"—Jonas Brothers

Judges' picks

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Chosen by
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Bollywood	"Dhoom Taana" from Om Shanti Om	Nakul Dev Mahajan	Nigel Lythgoe
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Rumba	"Wishing on a Star"—Rose Royce	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin	Mary Murphy
Comfort Fedoke Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Hip-hop	"Forever"—Chris Brown	Dave Scott	Adam Shankman
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Hip-Hop	"Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis	Napoleon D'umo Tabitha D'umo	Lil' C
Katee Shean William Wingfield	Pas de deux	"Imagine"—David Archuleta	Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson	Mia Michaels
Courtney Galiano Mark Kanemura	Jazz	"The Garden"—Mirah	Sonya Tayeh	Adam Shankman
Katee Shean Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Contemporary	"Mercy"—Duffy	Mia Michaels	Mary Murphy
Kherington Payne Stephen "Twitch" Boss	Viennese waltz	"A New Day Has Come"—Celine Dion	Jean-Marc Genereux	Debbie Allen
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Hip-hop	"No Air"—Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown	Napoleon D'umo Tabitha D'umo	Nigel Lythgoe