So You Think You Can Dance (American season 7)

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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.

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 1-866-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.

The dancers that are marked in bold are contestants.

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• Solos:

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• ^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.

• Performances:

• Ashley was supposed to do a rumba routine with Pasha, but due to her injury, it was cancelled.

• Guest Judge: Kenny Ortega
• Performances:

• 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:

• Guest Judge: Toni Redpath
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• Solos:

• Guest Judge: Tyce Diorio
• Group dance (Top 4): "The Crapshooter's Dance" from Guys and Dolls
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• Solos:

• Group dance: Top 11: "Acapella"—Kelis (Jazz; Choreographer: Tessandra Chavez)
• Guest dancer(s): Keith Roberts and Karine Plantadit
• Bottom 3's solos:

• Group dance: Top 10: "Royal T"—Crookers feat. Róisín Murphy (Jazz; Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh)
• Guest dancer(s): RemoteKontrol featuring Bryan Gaynor dancing to Eskimo's "Agnus Dei"
• Bottom 3's solos:

• Group dance: Top 9: "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana—London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox (Contemporary; Choreographer: Jamel Gaines)
• Guest dancer(s):
  • Viva Elvis (Cirque du Soleil)
  • All-Stars Courtney Galiano & Mark Kanemura - "The Garden" from Season 4
• Bottom 3's solos:

^3 Sullivan chose to dance a cappella.

• 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:

^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.

• Group dance: "Charleston" from Billion Dollar Baby (Broadway; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio)
• Guest dancer(s):
  • Fernando Martín-Gullans and Lauren Vayser from Mary Murphy's Champion Ballroom Academy ("Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley); Jive
  • Jamar Roberts and Rachael McLaren from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ("Gravity's Angel"—Laurie Anderson; Contemporary ballet)
  • All-Stars Twitch & Comfort: ("Forever"—Chris Brown; Choreographer: Dave Scott; Hip-hop)
• Bottom 3's solos:

^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.

• Group dance: "All That Jazz"—Lea DeLaria; Choreographer: Kelley Abbey
• Guest dancer(s):
  • 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:

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

• Group dance: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"—Sting (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
• Guest dancer(s): Cast of Step Up 3D, to "Already Taken" by Trey Songz, "My Own Step (Theme from Step Up 3D)" by Roscoe Dash & T-Pain featuring Fabo and "This Instant" by Sophia Fresh featuring T-Pain
• Bottom 3's solos:

• Group dance (All-Stars): "Drumming Song"—Florence & the Machine (Contemporary; Choreographer: Dee Caspary)
• Guest dancer(s): Desmond Richardson ("Sympathy for the Devil"—The Rolling Stones)
• Solos:

• Judges: Tyce Diorio, Kenny Ortega, Stacey Tookey, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe
• Guest dancers:
  • Quest Crew ("Suzy"—Caravan Palace)
  • The Manzari Brothers and 7-year-old Luke (Tap)

• Lil' C and Season 6's winner Russell Ferguson (Krumping; "Hazardous"—Buckmouth)

• SYTYCD U.K. winner Charlie Bruce and Neil Haskell ("I Surrender"—Celine Dion; Choreographer: Mandy Moore)
• Ellen DeGeneres and Stephen "Twitch" Boss in tribute to Alex Wong ("Outta Your Mind"—Lil Jon and LMFAO; Choreographers: Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo)

• Group dances:

• Eliminated
  • Robert Roldan
• Runner-up
  • Kent Boyd
• Winner
  • Lauren Froderman