Season 3

Season 3
Season Run	May 24, 2007 – August 16, 2007
Judges	Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy
Host(s)	Cat Deeley
Winner(s): Sabra Johnson
Origin	Roy, Utah
Genre(s)	Contemporary
Runner-up(s)
Danny Tidwell	Contemporary Ballet
Chronology
Previous Season	Season 2
Next Season	Season 4

Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on May 24, 2007. Sabra Johnson was crowned America's Favorite Dancer, with Danny Tidwell as runner-up.

Auditions

Venue	City	Audition Date	Guest judge
Manhattan Center Theatre	New York City	March 1–3, 2007	Dan Karaty
Chicago Theatre	Chicago, Illinois	March 8–10, 2007	Shane Sparks
Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, California	March 22–24, 2007	Wade Robson
Fox Theatre	Atlanta, Georgia	April 5–7, 2007	Shane Sparks

Vegas Week

The Vegas callbacks were held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. 34 dancers remained after judges made cuts following each round of choreography.

Task/style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Individual solo	Dancer's choice	Dancer
Hip-hop	"Last Night" Diddy ft. Keyshia Cole	Shane Sparks
Samba	"Baila, Baila" Angela Via	Mary Murphy Dmitry Chaplin assisting
Contemporary	"I Miss You" Vitamin String Quartet	Mia Michaels
Group routines	Chosen at random by the dancers from a selection on songs	Dancers
Individual solo (last chance)	Dancer's choice	Dancer

Finals

Top 20

Female contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance style	Placement
Sabra Johnson	19	Roy, Utah	Contemporary	Winner
Lacey Schwimmer	18	Redlands, California	Latin Ballroom/Swing	4th
Lauren Gottlieb	18	Scottsdale, Arizona	Contemporary Jazz/Hip-hop	Top 6
Sara Von Gillern	20	Rock Island, Illinois	Breakdance	Top 8
Jaimie Goodwin	19	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Contemporary	Top 10
Anya Garnis	25	New York City, New York	Latin Ballroom	Top 12
Shauna Noland	18	Santa Cruz, California	Contemporary	Top 14
Jessi Peralta	25	Cocoa, Florida	Hip-hop/Contemporary	Top 16
Faina Savich	21	Vitebsk, Belarus	Latin Ballroom	Top 18
Ashlee Langas	19	Tyler, Texas	Contemporary	Top 20

Male Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance Style	Placement
Danny Tidwell	22	Norfolk, Virginia	Contemporary Ballet	2nd
Neil Haskell	20	Clarence Center, New York	Contemporary	3rd
Pasha Kovalev	27	Fort Lee, New Jersey	Ballroom	Top 6
Dominic Sandoval	21	Sacramento, California	Breakdance	Top 8
Kameron Bink	20	Coral Spings, Florida	Hip-hop/Contemporary	Top 10
Hok Konishi	20	Tokyo, Japan	Breakdance	Top 12
Cedric Gardner	22	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Hip-hop	Top 14
Jesús Solorio	23	Paso Robles, California	Contemporary	Top 16
Jimmy Arguello	20	Miami, Florida	Contemporary/Lyrical	Top 18
Ricky Palomino	25	Phoenix, Arizona	Contemporary Jazz	Top 20

Season 3 Top 20

Anya Garnis

Ashlee Langas

Cedric Gardner

Danny Tidwell

Dominic Sandoval

Faina Savich

Hok Konishi

Jaimie Goodwin

Jessi Peralta

Jesús Solorio

Jimmy Arguello

Kameron Bink

Lacey Schwimmer

Lauren Gottlieb

Neil Haskell

Pasha Kovalev

Ricky Palomino

Sabra Johnson

Sara Von Gillern

Shauna Noland

Elimination Chart

Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.

• The song for the eliminated female contestant is "I Will Remember You" by Ryan Cabrera.
• The song for the eliminated male contestant is "Goodbye" by Audio Adrenaline.

Legend

Female

Male

Bottom 3 couples

Bottom 4 contestants

Injury

Week:	6/14	6/21	6/28	7/12	7/19	7/26	8/2	8/13	8/16
Contestant	Result
Sabra Johnson	Btm 3								WINNER
Danny Tidwell			Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 3				Runner-Up
Neil Haskell			Btm 3		Btm 3		Btm 4		3rd Place
Lacey Schwimmer									4th Place
Pasha Kovalev		Btm 3						Elim
Lauren Gottlieb			Btm 3		Btm 3	Btm 4	Btm 4
Dominic Sandoval	Btm 3					Btm 4	Elim
Sara Von Gillern			Btm 3
Kameron Bink						Elim
Jaimie Goodwin				Btm 3	Btm 3
Hok Konishi				Btm 3	Elim
Anya Garnis			Btm 3	Btm 3
Cedric Gardner	Btm 3	Btm 3		Elim
Shauna Noland		Btm 3
Jesús Solorio			Elim
Jessi Peralta		Btm 3	Elim
Jimmy Arguello		Elim
Faina Savich	Btm 3
Ricky Palomino	Elim
Ashlee Langas

^1Because Fox aired NFL coverage during the regular Thursday time slot, the results broadcast was pre-recorded and moved to the following Monday. In order to keep the results from leaking before the airing, the audience and nonessential crew were asked to leave the studio, which was locked down, before eliminations were announced.
^2 Jessi Peralta was unable to participate in the performance show so she had to perform a solo despite not technically being in the bottom three couples.

Performance Shows

Main article: Season 3/Performances