Season 10

Season 10
Season Run	May 14, 2013 - September 10, 2013
Judges	Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy
Host(s)	Cat Deeley
Winner(s): Amy Yakima Fik-Shun Stegall
Origin	Northville, Michigan Wichita, Kansas
Genre(s)	Jazz Hip-hop
Runner-up(s)
Jasmine Harper Aaron Turner	Contemporary Tap
Chronology
Previous Season	Season 9
Next Season	Season 11

Season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on May 14, 2013. Amy Yakima and Fik-Shun Stegall were crowned America's Favorite Girl and Boy, with Aaron Turner and Jasmine Harper as runner-ups.

Production

This season will continue with the new format that premiered on season 9, which is one two-hour episode per week. A slight change in the format occurred during the first live show (not the Top 20 showcase) where the eliminations were done at the start of the episode instead of at the end like in the previous season. However, the change wasn't very well supported by viewers and was disliked by a large majority. On July 4th, 2013, Nigel announced via Twitter that they have decided to return to the previous format of revealing America's vote at the end of the show and announcing the eliminations at the end.

Auditions

Air Date	Venue	City	Audition Date	Guest judge
May 14, 2013	Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, California	March 22, 2013	Jesse Tyler Ferguson
May 15, 2013	Saint Andrew's Hall	Detroit, Michigan	February 11, 2013	Stephen "tWitch" Boss
May 21, 2013	Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, California	March 22, 2013	Jesse Tyler Ferguson
	The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts	Austin, Texas	January 18, 2013	Minnie Driver
May 28, 2013	Boston Opera House	Boston, Massachusetts	February 21, 2013	Adam Shankman
June 4, 2013	Orpheum Theatre	Memphis, Tennessee	March 14, 2013	Wayne Brady

Vegas Week

The Vegas callbacks were held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. 33 dancers remained after judges made cuts following each round of choreography. The judges were Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, and tWitch. Sonya Tayeh, Chelsie Hightower, Mark Tompkins Sec, Stacey Tookey and Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo only participated in panel on the round they choreographed (jazz, ballroom, contemporary, and hip-hop).

Task/style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Individual solo	Dancer's choice	Dancer
Hip-hop	"Ball" - T.I. ft. Lil Wayne	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
Jazz	"Latch" - Disclosure	Sonya Tayeh
Cha-cha-cha	"Respect" - Aretha Franklin	Chelsie Hightower & Mark N Tompkins
Group routines	Chosen at random by the dancers from a selection on songs	Dancers
Contemporary	"Give Me Love" - Ed Sheeran	Stacey Tookey
Individual solo (last chance)	Dancer's choice	Dancer

Finals

Top 20

Female Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance style	Placement
Amy Yakima	19	Northville, Michigan	Jazz	Winner
Jasmine Harper	20	Rochester, New York	Contemporary	Runner-up
Hayley Erbert	18	Topeka, Kansas	Contemporary	Top 6
Jenna Johnson	19	Provo, Utah	Ballroom	Top 8
Makenzie Dustman	19	Temecula, California	Contemporary	Top 10
Malece Miller	19	Salt Lake City, Utah	Contemporary	Top 12
Alexis Juliano	18	Coral Springs, Florida	Tap	Top 14
Mariah Spears	19	Chandler, Arizona	Hip-hop	Top 16
Jasmine Mason	19	Placentia, California	Jazz	Top 18
Brittany Cherry	19	Pleasant Grove, Utah	Latin Ballroom	Top 20

Male Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance style	Placement
Fik-Shun Stegall	19	Wichita, Kansas	Hip-Hop	Winner
Aaron Turner	25	Las Vegas, Nevada	Tap	Runner-up
Paul Karmiryan	22	Los Angeles, California	Latin Ballroom	Top 6
Tucker Knox	23	Nashville, Tennessee	Contemporary	Top 8
Nico Greetham	18	Woodbridge, Virgina	Contemporary	Top 10
Alan Bersten	19	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Ballroom	Top 12
Curtis Holland	19	Miami, Florida	Tap	Top 14
Bluprint Hector	20	Atlanta, Georgia	Animation	Top 16
Jade Zuberi	21	Detroit, Michigan	Animation	Top 18 (withdrew)
Carlos Garland	24	Jacksonville, Florida	Contemporary	Top 20

All-Stars

Just like the previous two seasons, this season featured a combination of the Top 20 format and the All-star format from season 7. During weeks 7, 8, and 9 different all-stars from past seasons came and partnered up with a contestant for that week. During week 8, the all-stars also choreographed the routine they were dancing in. Some all-stars danced in more weeks than others. The all-stars, their respective seasons, genre, and partners were:

All-star	Season	Genre(s)	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10
Allison Holker	2	Contemporary		Fik-Shun
Dmitry Chaplin		Ballroom		Hayley
Travis Wall		Contemporary		Amy
Neil Haskell	3	Contemporary	Jenna		Jasmine
Chelsie Hightower	4	Ballroom		Aaron
Comfort Fedoke		Hip-hop	Nico	Paul		Jasmine H.
Courtney Galiano		Jazz		Tucker
Joshua Allen		Hip-hop			Hayley
Mark Kanemura		Jazz		Jenna
Stephen "tWitch" Boss		Hip-hop	Hayley	Jasmine H.		Fik-Shun
Brandon Bryant	5	Contemporary	Amy (Disco)
Jakob Karr	6	Contemporary	Makenzie (Broadway)
Kathryn McCormick		Contemporary	Aaron		Paul (Jazz)
Alex Wong	7	Ballet			Amy (Bollywood)
Melinda Sullivan		Tap				Aaron
Robert Roldan		Contemporary	Tucker			Amy
Marko Germar	8	Lyrical Jazz	Jasmine H. (Jazz)
Melanie Moore		Contemporary	Fik-Shun (Jazz)		Aaron (Broadway)
Witney Carson	9	Ballroom	Paul		Fik-Shun

Elimination Chart

Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.

• The song for the eliminated contestants are "What We're Here For" by The Afters.

Legend

Female

Male

Bottom 4 contestants

Injury

Bottom 6 contestants

Bottom 3 contestants

Bottom 2 contestants

^1 Due to Jade's withdrawal, there was no boy eliminated that week; only a girl.

Week:	7/2	7/9	7/23	7/30	8/6	8/13	8/20	8/27	9/3
Contestant	Result
Amy Yakima					Btm 4				Winner
Du-Shaunt 'Fik-Shun' Stegall							Btm 4
Aaron Turner									Runner-up
Jasmine Harper				Btm 6
Paul Karmiryan								Elim
Hayley Erbert							Btm 4
Jenna Johnson		Btm 3	Btm 6		Btm 6	Btm 4	Elim
Tucker Knox					Btm 4	Btm 4
Nico Greetham				Btm 6	Btm 6	Elim
Makenzie Dustman	Btm 6		Btm 6	Btm 6
Alan Bersten	Btm 6		Btm 5	Btm 6	Elim
Malece Miller
Curtis Holland		Btm 6	Btm 5	Elim
Alexis Juliano		Btm 2
Dorian "BluPrint" Hector		Btm 6	Elim
Mariah Spears	Btm 4
Jade Zuberi	Btm 4	WD
Jasmine Mason		Elim
Carlos Garland	Elim
Brittany Cherry

Performance Shows

Main article: Season 10 performances