So You Think You Can Dance (American season 7)

So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season seven premiered on May 27, 2010. In the August 12 finale, contemporary/jazz dancer Lauren Froderman was named "America's Favorite Dancer" and received the grand prize of $250,000, as well as an appearance on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine and in print advertising for Gatorade.[1] Contemporary dancer Kent Boyd was named runner-up.

So You Think You Can Dance
Season 7
Hosted byCat Deeley
JudgesNigel Lythgoe
Adam Shankman
Mia Michaels
WinnerLauren Froderman
Runner-upKent Boyd
Country of originUnited States
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseMay 27 (2010-05-27) –
August 12, 2010 (2010-08-12)
Season chronology

Judging panel

Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman returned as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returned to host. Mary Murphy stepped down from her judging position, but guest judged during Las Vegas week and made an appearance at the finale.[2] Mia Michaels became the third permanent judge for this season.[3] During the auditions, various guest judges joined Lythgoe, including Shankman and Michaels along with others. This was Michaels' only season as a permanent judge. It was announced in early 2011 that Murphy would return as a permanent judge for season 8.[4] Michaels left because she felt she didn't fit well on the panel and wanted to do her own work without being linked to the show.[5]

Auditions

Open auditions

[6]

Audition City Date Guest judges
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing ArtsMiamiJanuary 18, 2010Sonya Tayeh, Jason Gilkison
Paradise TheaterThe Bronx, New York CityJanuary 25, 2010Mia Michaels, Adam Shankman
McFarlin Memorial AuditoriumDallasMarch 10, 2010Tyce Diorio, Toni Redpath
Acuff TheatreNashvilleMarch 14, 2010Adam Shankman, Joey Dowling
Cadillac Palace TheatreChicagoMarch 18, 2010Adam Shankman, Stacey Tookey
Orpheum TheatreLos AngelesMarch 26, 2010Adam Shankman, Hi-Hat

Las Vegas week

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Toni Redpath, Lil' C, Tyce Diorio Day 1 kicks off with individual solos, Day 2 is hip-hop, Day 3 is cha-cha, Day 4 is broadway, Day 5 is group routines, Day 6 is Contemporary, and the final day is individual solos.

The Las Vegas callbacks were held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Task/style Music Choreographer(s)
Individual Solo Music Chosen by Contestant The contestants
Hip-Hop "OMG"—Usher ft. will.i.am Tabitha D'umo
Cha-cha-cha "Just Dance"—Lady Gaga Toni Redpath
Broadway "Charleston" from Billion Dollar Baby Tyce Diorio
Group routines Picked out of a hat The dancers
Contemporary "A Beautiful Mess"—Jason Mraz Travis Wall
Individual solo Music chosen by contestant The dancer

Finals

Format changes

Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has stated numerous format changes for this season.[2][7][8] Instead of naming a top 20 to compete in the finals, the show planned on selecting a top 10 - they ended up accepting an extra dancer to create a top 11. The contestants were informed of their inclusion in the finals by the judges either traveling to each dancer's home or personally telephoning them to reveal their fate. This is in contrast to previous seasons where the contestants walked down a long corridor to face the judging panel.

Rather than partnering up the contestants with each other, partners were chosen at random each week from a pool of All-Stars composed of top dancers that have appeared in previous seasons of the show, and the competitors performed in their All-Star partners' specialized style. Additionally, rather than eliminating a pair of contestants each week, contestants were voted on as individuals from the beginning of the competition, and only one was eliminated per week. Only three contestants were featured in the finale, as opposed to the usual four.

On June 16, 2010—the first performance show—host Cat Deeley revealed that the phone numbers viewers needed to dial to vote for their favorite contestant(s) were changed to 1-888-6BEST## from the usual 1-888-TEMPO##, ## being the numerical order of the contestant. This year also marks the first season in which, just like the results shows in all seasons prior, the performance shows were aired live, as opposed to being taped earlier in the week. This is also the first season to be broadcast in high-definition video.

Female contestants
Contestant Age Home Town Dance Style Elimination date Placement
Lauren Froderman 18 Phoenix, Arizona Contemporary August 12, 2010 Winner
Ashley Galvan 19 Thousand Oaks, California Lyrical Jazz July 15, 2010 (Injured) Seventh
Melinda Sullivan 22 Jericho, New York Tap July 1, 2010 Ninth
Cristina Santana 24 San Diego, California Salsa June 24, 2010 Tenth
Alexie Agdeppa 26 Rowland Heights, California Contemporary June 17, 2010 Eleventh

Male contestants
Contestant Age Home Town Dance Style Elimination date Placement
Kent Boyd 18 Botkins, Ohio Contemporary August 12, 2010 Runner-Up
Robert Roldan 19 Thousand Oaks, California Contemporary August 12, 2010 Third
AdéChiké Torbert 23 Brooklyn, New York Contemporary August 5, 2010 Fourth
Jose Ruiz 21 Pembroke Pines, Florida Breakdance July 29, 2010 Fifth
Billy Bell 19 Loxahatchee, Florida Contemporary Sixth
Alex Wong 23 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Ballet July 8, 2010 (Injured) Eighth

Elimination chart
Legend
Female Male Bottom 3 contestants Bottom 2 contestants Injury
Result show date: 6/17 6/24 7/1 7/8 7/15 7/22 7/29 8/5 8/12
Contestant Results
Lauren Froderman Btm 3 Winner
Kent Boyd Runner-Up
Robert Roldan Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 2 Btm 2 3rd Place
AdéChiké Torbert Elim
Jose Ruiz Btm 2 Btm 2 Elim
Billy Bell Btm 3 Btm 2 Btm 2 Injury
Ashley Galvan Btm 2 Injury
Alex Wong Injury
Melinda Sullivan Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
Cristina Santana Btm 3 Elim
Alexie Agdeppa Elim

Performance shows

The dancers that are marked in bold are contestants.

Meet the Top 11 (June 10, 2010)
  • Performances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s)
All dancers Jazz "Fame"—David Bowie Wade Robson
Kent Boyd
Lauren Froderman
Mark Kanemura
Kathryn McCormick		 Jazz "Paris is Burning"—St. Vincent Travis Wall
Alexie Agdeppa
Lauren Gottlieb
Allison Holker
Melinda Sullivan		 Broadway "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" from Sweet Charity Tyce Diorio
Stephen "Twitch" Boss
Comfort Fedoke
Jose Ruiz
Dominic Sandoval		 Hip-Hop "Din Daa Daa" (District 78 mix)—George Kranz Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo
Anya Garnis
Pasha Kovalev
Cristina Santana		 Samba "Work" (Freemason remix)—Kelly Rowland Jason Gilkison
Billy Bell
Ade Obayami
Alex Wong		 Contemporary "This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight"—Max Richter and Dinah Washington Mia Michaels
Courtney Galiano
Ashley Galvan
Neil Haskell
Robert Roldan
AdéChiké Torbert		 Jazz "Freak"—Estelle feat. Kardinal Offishall Sonya Tayeh

Week 1 (June 16, 2010)
  • Performances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Billy Bell
Lauren Gottlieb		 Broadway "Footloose"—Kenny Loggins Tyce Diorio Safe
Mark Kanemura
Cristina Santana		 Jazz "Starstruck"—Santigold Sonya Tayeh Bottom 3
Comfort Fedoke
Jose Ruiz		 Hip-Hop "Beautiful Monster"—Ne-Yo Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo		 Safe
Kathryn McCormick
AdéChiké Torbert		 Jazz "Addicted to Love"—Florence and the Machine Travis Wall Safe
Pasha Kovalev
Melinda Sullivan		 Jive "L-O-V-E"—VV Brown Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin		 Bottom 3
Allison Holker
Alex Wong		 Contemporary "Hallelujah"—Jeff Buckley Sonya Tayeh Safe
Alexie Agdeppa
Stephen "Twitch" Boss		 Hip-Hop "Butterfly"—Jason Mraz Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo		 Eliminated
Lauren Froderman
Ade Obayomi		 Pop-Jazz "Oh Yeah"—Yello Mandy Moore Safe
Kent Boyd
Anya Garnis		 Cha-cha-cha "Lady Marmalade"—Diva Invasion Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin		 Safe
Ashley Galvan
Neil Haskell		 Contemporary "For All We Know"—Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway Tyce Diorio Safe
Courtney Galiano
Robert Roldan		 African Jazz "Norweg" from Saltimbanco Sean Cheesman Safe

Week 2 (June 23, 2010)
  • Performances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Pasha Kovalev
Cristina Santana		 Paso Doble "Ira Deorum/Sanctus"—James Dooley Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau		 Eliminated
Allison Holker
AdéChiké Torbert		 Contemporary "Listen to Your Heart" (Edmee's Unplugged Vocal Edit)—DHT Mandy Moore Safe
Lauren Gottlieb
Alex Wong		 Broadway "Summertime"—Sylvester Tyce Diorio Safe
Ashley Galvan
Mark Kanemura		 Lyrical Jazz "Wonderful"—Annie Lennox Travis Wall Safe
Billy Bell
Comfort Fedoke		 Krumping "So U Think U Can Krump"—Tha J-Squad Lil' C Safe
Anya Garnis
Robert Roldan		 Argentine Tango "Libertango"—Bond Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau		 Bottom 3
Ade Obayomi
Melinda Sullivan		 Contemporary "Squander"—Skunk Anansie Stacey Tookey Bottom 3
Kathryn McCormick
Jose Ruiz		 Bollywood "Marjaani Marjaani Kasama" from Billu Nakul Dev Mahajan Safe
Lauren Froderman
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval		 Lyrical hip-hop "If I Were a Boy"—Beyoncé Knowles Tessandra Chavez Safe
Kent Boyd
Courtney Galiano		 Jazz "Amy Amy Amy"—Amy Winehouse Tyce Diorio Safe

Week 3 (June 30, 2010)
  • Performances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Lauren Gottlieb
AdéChiké Torbert		 Hip-hop "Hot-N-Fun"—N.E.R.D ft. Nelly Furtado Dave Scott Safe
Ashley Galvan
Ade Obayomi		 Contemporary "Cosmic Love"—Florence and the Machine Dee Caspary Safe
Courtney Galiano
Robert Roldan		 Jazz "XXXO"—M.I.A. Sonya Tayeh Bottom 3
Pasha Kovalev
Melinda Sullivan		 Salsa "Magdalena, Mi Amor" (Quimbara)—D.L.G. Fabian Sanchez Eliminated
Lauren Froderman
Neil Haskell		 Broadway "Let Me Entertain You"—Debbie Gibson Joey Dowling Safe
Billy Bell
Kathryn McCormick		 Contemporary "Jar of Hearts"—Christina Perri Stacey Tookey Bottom 3
Anya Garnis
Jose Ruiz		 Samba "Long Time"—Shakira Dmitry Chaplin Safe
Kent Boyd
Allison Holker		 Jazz "Heartburn"—Alicia Keys Mandy Moore Safe
Alex Wong
Stephen "Twitch" Boss		 Hip-hop "Outta Your Mind" (District 78 mix)—Lil Jon and LMFAO Napoleon and
Tabitha D'umo		 Safe
  • Solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Billy Bell Jazz "Something Bigger, Something Better"—Amanda Blank Bottom 3
Jose Ruiz Breaking "Super Bad"—James Brown Safe
Kent Boyd Contemporary "Down" (Candlelight Remix)—Jay Sean Safe
Alex Wong Ballet "Rule the Planet" from Planet of the Apes Safe
Ashley Galvan Jazz "Royal T"—Crookers feat. Róisín Murphy Safe
Robert Roldan Contemporary "Hold You in My Arms"—Ray LaMontagne Bottom 3
Melinda Sullivan Tap "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"—Alicia Keys Eliminated
AdéChiké Torbert Contemporary "Ruthless Gravity"—Craig Armstrong Safe
Lauren Froderman Contemporary "Unchained Melody"—Cyndi Lauper Safe

Week 4 (July 7, 2010)
  • Performances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Lauren Froderman
Pasha Kovalev		 Cha-cha-cha "Telephone"—Lady Gaga and Beyoncé Knowles Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau		 Safe
Lauren Gottlieb
Jose Ruiz		 Contemporary "Never Tear Us Apart"—INXS Mandy Moore Safe
Kent Boyd
Comfort Fedoke		 Hip-hop "You're Not My Girl"—Ryan Leslie Dave Scott Safe
Courtney Galiano
AdéChiké Torbert		 Jazz "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Rae & Christian Remix)—Dinah Washington Mandy Moore Safe
Billy Bell
Katee Shean1		 Broadway "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" from Cats Spencer Liff Bottom 3
Ashley Galvan
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval		 Hip-hop "How Low"—Ludacris Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo		 Bottom 3
Kathryn McCormick
Robert Roldan		 Jazz "Sinking Feeling"—Róisín Murphy Sean Cheesman Safe
Marla2
AdéChiké Torbert		 Bollywood "Mourya Re" from Don: The Chase Begins Again Nakul Dev Mahajan Alex Wong (Injured) Withdrew
Kent Boyd
Lauren Froderman		 Contemporary "Collide" (Acoustic version)—Howie Day Travis Wall Safe
Ashley Galvan
Robert Roldan		 Quickstep "Man with the Hex"—Atomic Fireballs Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau		 Galvan Bottom 3
Billy Bell
Jose Ruiz		 African Jazz "The Hunt"—Mickey Hart Sean Cheesman Bell Bottom 3
  • ^1 Shean was asked to step in due to an injury sustained by Allison Holker.
  • ^2 Marla, the assistant choreographer, was asked to step in due to contestant Alex Wong sustaining an injury during rehearsal that would force his withdrawal from the competition.
  • Alex would have done the foxtrot with Anya, but due to his injury, it was cancelled.

Week 5 (July 14, 2010)
  • Performances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Lauren Froderman
Mark Kanemura		 Tahitian "Jungle"—Last Voices Tiana Liufau Safe
Anya Garnis
AdéChiké Torbert		 Salsa "Oyelo Que Te Conviene"—Eddie Palmieri Liz Lira
Danny Davalos		 Safe
Courtney Galiano
Jose Ruiz		 Broadway "Mister Cellophane" from Chicago Joey Dowling Bottom 3
Allison Holker
Robert Roldan		 Contemporary "Fix You"—Coldplay Travis Wall Safe
Billy Bell
Anya Garnis		 Jive "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"—Meat Loaf Louis van Amstel Bottom 3
Kent Boyd
Neil Haskell		 Broadway "Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, MO" from Damn Yankees Tyce Diorio Safe
Billy Bell
Lauren Froderman		 Jazz "Boogie Shoes"—KC & the Sunshine Band Mandy Moore Bell Bottom 3
Jose Ruiz
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval		 B-boying "Battle for the Beat"—District 78 Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo		 Bottom 3
Kent Boyd
AdéChiké Torbert		 Contemporary "You Only Disappear"—Tom McRae Dee Caspary Both Safe
Robert Roldan
Kathryn McCormick6		 Disco "Instant Replay"—Dan Hartman Doriana Sanchez Safe
  • Ashley was supposed to do a rumba routine with Pasha, but due to her injury, it was cancelled.

Week 6 (July 21, 2010)
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Stephen "Twitch" Boss
Lauren Froderman		 Hip-hop "My Chick Bad"—Ludacris ft. Nicki Minaj Napoleon and
Tabitha D'umo		 Safe
Allison Holker
Jose Ruiz		 Contemporary Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind theme—Jon Brion Sonya Tayeh Bottom 3
Lauren Gottlieb
Robert Roldan		 Jazz "Wasted Time"—My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Tyce Diorio Bottom 3
Kent Boyd
Kathryn McCormick		 Jazz "Tightrope"—Janelle Monáe Sonya Tayeh Safe
Comfort Fedoke
AdéChiké Torbert		 Lyrical Hip-hop "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys Napoleon and
Tabitha D'umo		 Safe
Lauren Froderman
Robert Roldan		 Samba "Drummer Boy" (SYTYCD Remix)—Debi Nova Dmitry Chaplin Roldan Bottom 3
Jose Ruiz
AdéChiké Torbert		 Paso Doble "The Arrival/Rampage/Continued Existence"—James Dooley Dmitry Chaplin Ruiz Bottom 3
Kent Boyd
Stephen "Twitch" Boss9		 Stepping "Pro Nails" (Rusko remix)—Kid Sister Chuck Maldonado Safe
  • Billy was to be partnered with Courtney, unfortunately, the routine was cancelled due to his injury. He was still able to perform the following week.
  • Solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
AdéChiké Torbert Contemporary "This Woman's Work"—Maxwell Safe
Robert Roldan Contemporary "Parachutes"—Trevor Hall Bottom 3
Lauren Froderman Contemporary "The Waves"—Elisa Safe
Jose Ruiz Breakdancing "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose"—James Brown Bottom 3
Kent Boyd Contemporary "End of the Road" (A capella)—Boyz II Men Safe

Week 7 (July 28, 2010)
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Kent Boyd
Anya Garnis		 Cha-cha-cha "My First Kiss"—3OH!3 ft. Ke$ha Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau		 Safe
Kathryn McCormick
Robert Roldan		 Contemporary "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"—Katie Thompson Stacey Tookey Safe
Courtney Galiano
AdéChiké Torbert		 Jazz "Manteca"—Dizzy Gillespie Tyce Diorio Safe
Comfort Fedoke
Jose Ruiz		 Hip-hop "Try a Little Tenderness"—Otis Redding Marty Kudelka
Dana Wilson		 Ruiz Eliminated
Lauren Froderman
Allison Holker		 Broadway "Who's Got the Pain?" from Damn Yankees Tyce Diorio Bottom 3
Billy Bell
Ade Obayomi		 Contemporary "Mad World" (Alternate Version)—Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules Stacey Tookey Bell Eliminated
Kent Boyd
Jose Ruiz		 Broadway "From This Moment On" from Kiss Me, Kate Spencer Liff Ruiz Eliminated
Lauren Froderman
AdéChiké Torbert		 Foxtrot "Fever"—Beyoncé Knowles Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau		 Froderman Bottom 3
Billy Bell
Robert Roldan		 Bollywood "Ganesh" from Bombay Dreams Nakul Dev Mahajan Bell Eliminated
  • Solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Jose Ruiz B-boying "Giant Squid"—RJD2 Eliminated
Lauren Froderman Contemporary "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"—Aretha Franklin Bottom 3
Billy Bell Contemporary "Lights Go Down"—Telepathe Eliminated
Kent Boyd Contemporary "A Song For You"—Elliott Yamin Safe
Robert Roldan Contemporary "A Beautiful Mess" (A Raining Jane sessions)—Jason Mraz Safe
AdéChiké Torbert Contemporary "Pretty Wings"—Maxwell Safe

Week 8 (August 4, 2010)
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Lauren Froderman
Pasha Kovalev		 Argentine Tango "Oblivion"—Ástor Piazzolla Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo		 Safe
Lauren Gottlieb
AdéChiké Torbert		 African Jazz "The Path"—Ralph MacDonald Sean Cheesman Eliminated
Robert Roldan
Anya Garnis		 Viennese Waltz "Lost"—Anouk Jonathan Roberts Bottom 2
Kent Boyd
Courtney Galiano		 Disco "When Love Takes Over"—Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta Doriana Sanchez Safe
Lauren Froderman
Ade Obayomi		 Commercial Jazz "Hide U" (John Creamer and Stephane K Remix)—Kosheen Sean Cheesman Safe
Kathryn McCormick
AdéChiké Torbert		 Contemporary "Fearless Love"—Melissa Etheridge Dwight Rhoden
Desmond Richardson		 Eliminated
Robert Roldan
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval		 Hip-hop "Scars"—Basement Jaxx feat. Kelis, Meleka and Chipmunk Napoleon and
Tabitha D'umo		 Bottom 2
Kent Boyd
Neil Haskell		 Contemporary "How It Ends"—DeVotchKa Travis Wall Safe

Week 9 (August 11, 2010)
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s)
Kent Boyd
Lauren Gottlieb		 Bollywood "Om Mangalam" from Kambakkht Ishq Nakul Dev Mahajan
Stephen "Twitch" Boss
Lauren Froderman		 Hip-hop "Power"—Kanye West Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo
Mark Kanemura
Robert Roldan		 Jazz "Whip It"—Devo Tyce Diorio
Lauren Froderman
Robert Roldan		 Contemporary "That Home"—The Cinematic Orchestra Dee Caspary
Kent Boyd
Lauren Froderman		 Jazz "Hip to Be Square"—Huey Lewis and the News Mandy Moore
Kent Boyd
Allison Holker		 Contemporary "Sundrenched World" (Live Session)—Joshua Radin Stacey Tookey
Kathryn McCormick
Robert Roldan		 Broadway "Cool" from West Side Story Spencer Liff
Lauren Froderman
Pasha Kovalev		 Cha-cha-cha "Not Myself Tonight"—Christina Aguilera Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin
Kent Boyd
Robert Roldan		 Malevos "The Chosen/Drum Addict"—Taylor Long Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo
  • Solos:
Dancer Style Music
Kent Boyd Contemporary "The Finish Line"—Train
Robert Roldan Contemporary "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight"—The Postal Service
Lauren Froderman Contemporary "I'm Going Down"—Mary J. Blige

Results show musical performances
WeekPerformer(s)TitlePerformance type
Week 1Usher"OMG"pre-recorded performance
Justin Bieber feat. Usher"Somebody to Love"music video premiere
Week 2Debi Nova"Drummer Boy"live performance
Week 3Ne-Yo"Beautiful Monster"pre-recorded performance
Week 4Natasha Bedingfield"Touch"live performance
Week 5Christina Perri"Jar of Hearts"pre-recorded performance
Week 6Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull"I Like Itpre-recorded performance
Week 7Christian TV"When She Turns 18"live performance
Allison Iraheta feat. Orianthi"Don't Waste the Pretty"pre-recorded performance
Week 8Janelle Monáe"Tightrope"live performance
Flo Rida"Club Can't Handle Me"live performance
FinaleBlack Gold"Shine"live performance

Week 1 (June 17, 2010)
  • Group dance: Top 11: "Acapella"—Kelis (Jazz; Choreographer: Tessandra Chavez)
  • Guest dancer(s): Keith Roberts and Karine Plantadit
  • Bottom 3's solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Melinda Sullivan Tap "I Got the Feelin'"—James Brown Safe
Alexie Agdeppa Jazz "I've Been Loving You Too Long"—Otis Redding Eliminated
Cristina Santana Salsa "La Guarachera"—Celia Cruz and Tito Puente Safe

Week 2 (June 24, 2010)
Dancer Style Music Result
Cristina Santana Salsa "Quimbara"—Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco Eliminated
Melinda Sullivan Tap "Heels"—Q-Tip Safe
Robert Roldan Contemporary "Everywhere I Go"—Lissie Safe

Week 3 (July 1, 2010)
Dancer Style Music Result
Billy Bell Contemporary "Fly"—Ludovico Einaudi Safe
Robert Roldan Jazz "Hater"—Various Production Safe
Melinda Sullivan Tap None3 Eliminated

^3 Sullivan chose to dance a cappella.

Week 4 (July 8, 2010)
  • Group dance: "When We Dance"—Sting (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
  • Guest dancer(s):
    • Touring cast of In the Heights: "96,000" from In the Heights (Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler)
    • All-Stars Pasha & Anya - Cha-Cha from Season 3 Auditions; Song: "Magic Carpet Ride"—Mighty Dub Katz
  • Bottom 3's solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Alex Wong N/A5 Withdrew
Billy Bell Contemporary "To Build a Home"—The Cinematic Orchestra Safe
Ashley Galvan Contemporary "Lost" (Acoustic version)—Anouk Safe

^4 Wong sustained an injury to his Achilles tendon during rehearsal and was unable to perform during the show on 7/7/2010. He was therefore automatically placed in the bottom 3 and in danger of elimination. Due to the seriousness of the injury, Wong needed surgery and 3 months of recuperation and was forced to leave the competition, causing both Bell and Galvan to be safe to continue into the next week.

Week 5 (July 15, 2010)
Dancer Style Music Result
Ashley Galvan N/A5 Withdrew
Billy Bell Contemporary "Stand by Me"—Ben E. King Safe
Jose Ruiz Breaking "Chicken Bone Circuit"—RJD2 Safe

^5 Galvan sustained an injury to a rib on Monday July 12, 2010. Unable to perform, she was automatically placed in the bottom 3 for the week.

Week 6 (July 22, 2010)
Dancer Style Music Result
Billy Bell N/A Safe
Robert Roldan Contemporary "Fireflies"—Ron Pope Safe
Jose Ruiz B-boying "It's Just Begun"—Jimmy Castor Bunch Safe

^6 The judges chose not to eliminate anyone, which means that two people are to be eliminated in week seven.

Week 7 (July 29, 2010)
Dancer Style Music Result
Jose Ruiz B-boying "Hot Music"—Soho Eliminated
Billy Bell Contemporary "Szerencsetlen"—Venetian Snares Eliminated
Lauren Froderman Contemporary Jazz "Let's Get It On"—Marvin Gaye Safe

Week 8 (August 5, 2010)
Dancer Style Music Result
Lauren Froderman Contemporary "Wasted Time"—Me'Shell Ndegeocello Safe
Kent Boyd Jazz "Dynamite"—Taio Cruz Safe
AdeChike Torbert Contemporary "Sir"—Various Artists Eliminated
Robert Roldan Jazz "Mr. Muscle"—Rusko Bottom 2

Week 9 (Finale) (August 12, 2010)
  • Group dances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer
Top 11 + All-stars Hip-Hop RA —Nathan Lanier Christopher Scott
Judges' picks
Dancers Style Music Choreographer Chosen by
Kent Boyd
Neil Haskell		 Broadway "Shoeless Joe" from Damn Yankees Tyce DiOrio Kenny Ortega
Billy Bell
Ade Obayomi		 Contemporary "Mad World" (Alternate Version)—Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules Stacey Tookey Nigel Lythgoe
Comfort Fedoke
AdéChiké Torbert		 Lyrical Hip-hop "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys Napoleon and
Tabitha D'umo		 Mia Michaels
Kent Boyd
Anya Garnis		 Cha-cha-cha "My First Kiss"—3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau		 Cat Deeley
Robert Roldan
Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval		 Hip-hop "Scars"—Basement Jaxx feat. Kelis, Meleka and Chipmunk Napoleon and
Tabitha D'umo		 Tyce DiOrio
Lauren Froderman
Pasha Kovalev		 Argentine Tango "Oblivion"—Ástor Piazzolla Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo		 Nigel Lythgoe
Allison Holker
Robert Roldan		 Contemporary "Fix You"—Coldplay Travis Wall Adam Shankman
Jose Ruiz
Dominic “D-Trix”Sandoval		 Breakdance "Battle for the Beat"—District 78 Napoleon and
Tabitha D'umo		 Mary Murphy
Stephen "Twitch" Boss
Lauren Froderman		 Hip-hop "My Chick Bad"—Ludacris feat. Nicki Minaj Napoleon and
Tabitha D'umo		 Adam Shankman
Allison Holker
Alex Wong		 Contemporary "Hallelujah"—Jeff Buckley Sonya Tayeh Cat Deeley
Billy Bell
Robert Roldan		 Bollywood "Ganesh" from Bombay Dreams Nakul Dev Mahajan Stacey Tookey
Kent Boyd
Neil Haskell		 Contemporary "How It Ends"—DeVotchKa Travis Wall Mia Michaels
  • Eliminated
    • Robert Roldan
  • Runner-up
    • Kent Boyd
  • Winner
    • Lauren Froderman

All-Stars Dance Pool

The All-Stars Dance Pool features some of the best and most popular dancers that have been featured on previous seasons. They acted as partners for the top eleven contestants this season, and rotated every week. Each of the dancers represents one specific style of dance and only danced in that genre with a partner. They did not choreograph any routines but learned them just as the contestants did.

All-Stars, Contestant Partners, and Results
Dancer Season Dance Styles Placement Partner
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
Allison Holker
2
Contemporary/Jazz
Top 8
 Alex AdéChiké Kent Billy7 Robert Jose Lauren Kent
Anya Garnis
3
Ballroom/Latin
Top 12
 Kent Robert Jose Alex AdéChiké Billy Kent Robert
Dominic Sandoval
Hip Hop/Breaking
Top 8
 Lauren Ashley Jose Robert
Lauren Gottlieb
Contemporary/Jazz/Hip Hop
Top 6
 Billy Alex AdéChiké Jose Robert AdéChiké Kent
Neil Haskell
Contemporary/Jazz
3rd Place
 Ashley Lauren Kent Kent
Pasha Kovalev
Ballroom/Latin
Top 6
 Melinda Cristina Melinda Lauren Ashley Lauren Lauren
Comfort Fedoke
4
Hip Hop/Krump
Top 8
 Jose Billy Kent AdéChiké Jose
Mark Kanemura
Contemporary/Jazz
Top 6
 Cristina Ashley Lauren Robert
Stephen "Twitch" Boss
Popping/Locking/Krump
Runner-up
 Alexie Alex Lauren Kent9 Lauren
Courtney Galiano
Contemporary/Jazz
4th Place
 Robert Kent Robert AdéChiké Jose Billy AdéChiké Kent
Ade Obayomi
5
Contemporary/Jazz
Top 6
 Lauren Melinda Ashley Billy Lauren
Kathryn McCormick
6
Contemporary/Jazz
3rd Place
 AdéChiké Jose Billy Robert Robert8 Kent Robert AdéChiké Robert
  • ^7 Allison had an old back injury flare up so for this dance she was replaced by Season 4's Katee Shean (3rd Place)
  • ^8 McCormick was asked to step in for competing contestant Ashley Galvan, who suffered a rib injury and was unable to compete.
  • ^9 Boss was asked to step in for competing contestant Billy Bell, who suffered a knee injury and did not compete.
  This dancer was eliminated this week.
  This dancer was in the bottom 2 this week
  This dancer was in the bottom 3 this week.
  This dancer did not perform this week due to injury making it the dancer's routine with all-star cancelled.
  Due to a dancer injury, this All-star stepped in to perform with the injured dancer's contestant partner.
  This All-Star did not perform this week and had someone else step in for them.
  This All-Star did not perform this week.
  This dancer won the competition

Tour

The SYTYCD 2010 Season 7 tour took place in 40 cities across the US, creating many sold-out shows. It took place from the end of September to the end of November. The dancers from Season 7 for the tour were Lauren Froderman, Kent Boyd, Robert Roldan, AdéChiké Torbert, Billy Bell, Jose Ruiz, and Ashley Galvan. The all-stars for the tour were Allison Holker from Season 2, Dominic Sandoval from Season 3, Courtney Galiano from Season 4, Ade Obayomi from Season 5 and Kathryn McCormick from Season 6. Also featured was the winner of Season 6, Russell Ferguson.

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings
Show Episode First Air Date Rating
(18–49)		 Share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
(timeslot)		 Rank
(night)
1 Auditions #1 and #2 May 27, 2010 5.0 9 8.2[9] 1 3
2 Auditions #3 and #4 June 2, 2010 4.6 8 7.4[10] 1 4
3 Auditions #5 and #6 / Vegas Callbacks, Part 1 June 3, 2010 5.3 9 8.7[11] 1 3
4 Vegas Callbacks, Pt. 2 June 9, 2010 5.0 9 8.1[12] 1 3
5 Meet The Top 11 June 10, 2010 4.1 7 6.8[13] 3 5
6 Top 11 Perform June 16, 2010 4.0 7 6.6[14] 3 6
7 1 of 11 Voted Off June 17, 2010 3.8 6 6.2[15] 3 6
8 Top 10 Perform June 23, 2010 3.9 7 6.4[16] 2 5
9 1 of 10 Voted Off June 24, 2010 3.9 7 6.4[17] 3 6
10 Top 9 Perform June 30, 2010 3.6 7 5.9[18] 2 6
11 1 of 9 Voted Off July 1, 2010 3.7 7 5.8[19] 3 6
12 Top 8 Perform July 7, 2010 2.4 8 6.5[20][lower-alpha 1] 1 2
13 1 of 8 Voted Off July 8, 2010 3.9 7 6.2[21] 2 5
14 Top 7 Perform July 14, 2010 3.7 7 6.0[22] 3 6 (tied)
15 1 of 7 Voted Off July 15, 2010 3.5 6 5.7[23] 3 6
16 Top 6 Perform July 21, 2010 3.6 6 5.8[24] 3 7
17 1 of 6 Voted Off July 22, 2010 3.7 6 5.7[25] 3 6
18 Top 5 Perform July 28, 2010 3.3 6 5.4[26] 3 6
19 1 of 5 Voted Off July 29, 2010 3.5 6 5.9[27] 3 6 (tied)
20 Top 4 Perform August 4, 2010 3.6 6 6.1[28] 3 7
21 1 of 4 Voted Off August 5, 2010 3.4 6 5.6[29] 3 6
22 Top 3 Perform August 11, 2010 3.6 6 6.1[30] 3 7
23 Winner Announced August 12, 2010 4.1 7 6.7[31] 2 3 (tied)

See also

Notes
  1. Nielsen split this episode into two, so a combined average is displayed here. The first half gained 6.4 million viewers with a 2.3/8 rating/share, ranked number 1 in the timeslot and number 3 for the night. The second half, which aired at 9 pm, gained 6.5 million viewers with a 2.5/8 rating/share, ranked number 2 in the timeslot and number 2 for the night.

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