So You Think You Can Dance (American season 7)
So You Think You Can Dance is a United States 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. Contemporary dancers Kent Boyd and Robert Roldan were named runner-up and third-place finisher, respectively.
Judging panel
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. Mia Michaels became the third permanent judge for this season. During the auditions, various guest judges joined Lythgoe, including Shankman and Michaels along with others. This is Michaels' first and only season of being a permanent judge. It was announced in early 2011 that Mary Murphy would return as a permanent judge for season 8. 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.Auditions
Open auditions
| Audition | City | Date | Guest judges |
| Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | Miami | January 18, 2010 | Sonya Tayeh, Jason Gilkison |
| Paradise Theater | The Bronx, New York City | January 25, 2010 | Mia Michaels, Adam Shankman |
| McFarlin Memorial Auditorium | Dallas | March 10, 2010 | Tyce Diorio, Toni Redpath |
| Acuff Theatre | Nashville | March 14, 2010 | Adam Shankman, Joey Dowling |
| Cadillac Palace Theatre | Chicago | March 18, 2010 | Adam Shankman, Stacey Tookey |
| Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles | March 26, 2010 | Adam 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 |
| 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.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 were changed to 1-888-6BEST## from the usual 1-866-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.
Top 11 finalists
Male contestants
Female contestants
Elimination chart
Performance shows
The dancers that are marked in bold are contestants.Meet the Top 11 (June 10, 2010)
- Performances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| 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" —George Kranz | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
| Anya Garnis Pasha Kovalev Cristina Santana | Samba | "Work" —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 | 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 | 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" —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 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 | 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" —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" —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" —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 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 | 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" —Dinah Washington | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Billy Bell Katee Shean | Broadway | "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" from Cats | Spencer Liff | Bottom 3 |
| Ashley Galvan Dominic 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 |
| Marla AdéChiké Torbert | Bollywood | "Mourya Re" from ' | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Alex Wong Withdrew |
| Kent Boyd Lauren Froderman | Contemporary | "Collide" —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 |
- Shean was asked to step in due to an injury sustained by Allison Holker.
- Marla, the assistant choreographer, was asked to step in due to contestant Alex Wong sustaining an injury during rehearsal that would force his withdrawal from the competition.
- Alex would have done the foxtrot with Anya, but due to his injury, it was cancelled.
Week 5 (July 14, 2010)
- Performances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer | 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 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 McCormick | 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)
- Guest Judge: Kenny Ortega
- Performances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer | 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" —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" Boss | Stepping | "Pro Nails" —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" —Boyz II Men | Safe |
Week 7 (July 28, 2010)
- Guest Judge: Toni Redpath
- Performances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer | 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" —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 | " A Natural Woman"—Aretha Franklin | Bottom 3 |
| Billy Bell | Contemporary | "Lights Go Down"—Telepathe | Eliminated |
| Kent Boyd | Contemporary | "A Song For You"—Elliot Yamin | Safe |
| Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "A Beautiful Mess" —Jason Mraz | Safe |
| AdéChiké Torbert | Contemporary | "Pretty Wings"—Maxwell | Safe |
Week 8 (August 4, 2010)
- Guest Judge: Tyce Diorio
- Group dance : "The Crapshooter's Dance" from Guys and Dolls
- Performances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer | 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" —Kosheen | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Kathryn McCormick AdéChiké Torbert | Contemporary | "Fearless Love"—Melissa Etheridge | Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson | Eliminated |
| Robert Roldan Dominic 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)
- 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 |
Result shows
Results show musical performances
Week 1 (June 17, 2010)
- Group dance: Top 11: "Acapella"—Kelis
- Guest dancer: 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)
- Group dance: Top 10: "Royal T"—Crookers feat. Róisín Murphy
- Guest dancer: RemoteKontrol featuring Bryan Gaynor dancing to Eskimo's "Agnus Dei"
- Bottom 3's solos:
| 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)
- Group dance: Top 9: "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana—London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox
- Guest dancer:
- *Viva Elvis
- *All-Stars Courtney Galiano & Mark Kanemura - "The Garden" from Season 4
- Bottom 3's solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Billy Bell | Contemporary | "Fly"—Ludovico Einaudi | Safe |
| Robert Roldan | Jazz | "Hater"—Various Production | Safe |
| Melinda Sullivan | Tap | None | Eliminated |
Sullivan chose to dance a cappella.
Week 4 (July 8, 2010)
- Group dance: "When We Dance"—Sting
- Guest dancer:
- *Touring cast of In the Heights: "96,000" from In the Heights
- *All-Stars Pasha & Anya - Cha-Cha from Season 3 Auditions; Song: "Magic Carpet Ride"—Mighty Dub Katz
- Bottom 3's solos:
Week 5 (July 15, 2010)
- Group dance: "Charleston" from Billion Dollar Baby
- Guest dancer:
- *Fernando Martín-Gullans and Lauren Vayser from Mary Murphy's Champion Ballroom Academy ; Jive
- *Jamar Roberts and Rachael McLaren from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- *All-Stars Twitch & Comfort:
- Bottom 3's solos:
Week 6 (July 22, 2010)
- Group dance: "All That Jazz"—Lea DeLaria; Choreographer: Kelley Abbey
- Guest dancer:
- *Soloists Yuriko Kajiya and Jared Matthews from American Ballet Theater-Don Quixote Act III Grand Pas de Deux
- *DJ Smart-Contemporary
- *All-Stars Lauren & Neil - Jazz from Season 3 "Night of the Dancing Flame" - Roisin Murphy
- Bottom 3's solos:
Week 7 (July 29, 2010)
- Group dance: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"—Sting
- Guest dancer: Cast of Step Up 3D, to "Already Taken" by Trey Songz, "My Own Step " by Roscoe Dash & T-Pain featuring Fabo and "This Instant" by Sophia Fresh featuring T-Pain
- Bottom 3's solos:
| 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)
- Group dance : "Drumming Song"—Florence & the Machine
- Guest dancer: Desmond Richardson
- Solos:
| 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)
- Judges: Tyce Diorio, Kenny Ortega, Stacey Tookey, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe
- Guest dancers:
- *Quest Crew
- *The Manzari Brothers and 7-year-old Luke
- Group dances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Top 11 + All-stars | Hip-Hop | RA —Nathan Lanier | Christopher Scott |
Judges' picks
- Eliminated
- *Robert Roldan
- Runner-up
- *Kent Boyd
- Winner
- *Lauren Froderman
All-Stars Dance Pool
- Allison had an old back injury flare up so for this dance she was replaced by Season 4's Katee Shean
- McCormick was asked to step in for competing contestant Ashley Galvan, who suffered a rib injury and was unable to compete.
- Boss was asked to step in for competing contestant Billy Bell, who suffered a knee injury and did not compete.
Tour