Season 14

Season 14
Season Run	June 12, 2017 – September 25, 2017
Judges	Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy Vanessa Hudgens
Host(s)	Cat Deeley
Winner(s): Lex Ishimoto
Origin	Irvine, California
Genre(s)	Contemporary/Hip-hop
Runner-up(s)
Koine Iwasaki	Contemporary
Chronology
Previous Season	Season 13
Next Season	Season 15

Season 14 of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on June 12, 2017.

Production

So You Think You Can Dance returned to its old format of auditioning dancers from ages 18-30 but retained the Top 10 format of Season 13. The judging panel are executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, ballroom expert Mary Murphy, and new permanent member Vanessa Hudgens. Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a thirteenth consecutive season.

Auditions

Venue	City	Audition Date
Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet	New York City, NY	March 4, 2017
Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, California	March 17, 2017

Academy Week

During the Academy, the All-stars will act as judges and after each individual dance style challenge they will select dancers to join their team of four dancers. They will ultimately each choose one dancer at the end of Academy who will move on to compete in the live shows.

Task/style	Music	Choreographer(s)
All Participants / All Styles	"Brand New" Ben Rector	Mandy Moore
Individual solo	Dancer's choice	Dancer
Hip-Hop	"Perm" Bruno Mars	Nappytabs (Napoleon and Tabitha)
Contemporary	"So Far" Ólafur Arnalds	Travis Wall
Ballroom (Cha-Cha)	"Give Me Your Love (Cedric Gervais Remix)" Sigala feat. John Newman & Nile Rodgers	Dmitry Chaplin & Jenya Shatlova
Group routines	Chosen at random by the dancers from a selection on songs	Dancers
Jazz	"Gold (Nikitch Remix)" Andreya Triana	Sonya Tayeh
All-Stars with their Final Two Dancers	Chosen by All-Stars	All-Stars

Selected Dancers

Animation
All-Stars	Dancers
Team Cyrus	Kaylee	Havoc	Peyton	Cristina

Ballroom
All-Stars	Dancers
Team Jenna	Kiki	Kevin	Riley	Gerald	Alexis
Team Paul	Sydney	Kristina	Ramita	Vasily

Contemporary
All-Stars	Dancers
Team Allison	Logan	Zachary	Abby	Kevin
Team Jasmine	Robert	Howard	Kennedy	Chase
Team Robert	Taylor	Jonathan	Jennifer	Jensen

Hip-Hop
All-Stars	Dancers
Team Comfort	Mark	Deja	Frankie	Alex
Team Fik-Shun	Dassy	Kyle	Chris	Gilberto

Jazz
All-Stars	Dancers
Team Marko	Koine	Sofia	Matthew	KT

Tap
All-Stars	Dancers
Team Gaby	Lex	Evan	Nathalie	Magda

Finals

Top 10

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance Style	All-Star Mentor	Placement
Lex Ishimoto	18	Irvine, California	Contemporary Fusion	Gaby	1st Place
Koine Iwasaki	19	Pembroke Pines, Florida	Contemporary	Marko	2nd Place
Taylor Sieve	18	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Contemporary	Robert	3rd Place
Kiki Nyemchek	25	Teaneck, New Jersey	Latin Ballroom	Jenna	4th Place
Kaylee "Impavido" Millis	18	Weymouth, Massachusetts	Contemporary Fusion	Cyrus	5th Place
Logan Hernandez	19	Miami, Flordia	Contemporary	Allison	6th Place
Mark Villaver	26	Honolulu, Hawaii	Hip-Hop (Breakdance)	Comfort	7th Place
Inyoung "Dassy" Lee	26	Seoul, South Korea	Hip-Hop (Popping)	Fik-Shun	8th Place
Sydney Tormey	18	Salem, Utah	Ballroom	Paul	9th Place
Robert Green	24	Raleigh, North Carolina	Hip-Hop	Jasmine	10th Place

Season 14 Top 10

Dassy Lee

Impavido Millis

Kiki Nyemchek

Koine Iwasaki

Lex Ishimoto

Logan Hernandez

Mark Villaver

Robert Green

Sydney Tormey

Taylor Sieve

Season 14 All-Stars

Allison Holker

Comfort Fedoke

Cyrus Spencer

Fik-Shun Stegall

Gaby Diaz

Jasmine Harper

Jenna Johnson

Marko Germar

Paul Karmiryan

Robert Roldan

Elimination chart

Legend

Female

Male

Bottom 3 contestants

Bottom 2 contestants

Injury

Result show date:	8/14	8/21	8/28	9/4	9/11	9/18	9/25
Contestant	Results
Lex Ishimoto							1st Place
Koine Iwasaki			Btm 3		Btm 3		2nd Place
Taylor Sieve							3rd Place
Kiki Nyemchek				Btm 3			4th Place
Kaylee "Impavido" Millis			Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim
Logan Hernandez	Btm 3				Elim
Mark Villaver		Btm 3		Elim
Inyoung "Dassy" Lee		Btm 3	Elim
Sydney Tormey	Btm 3	Elim
Robert Green	Elim

Performance Shows

Main article: Season 14/Performances