| Season 7 | |
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| Season Run | May 27, 2010 – August 12, 2010 |
| Judges | Nigel Lythgoe Adam Shankman Mia Michaels |
| Host(s) | Cat Deeley |
| Winner(s): Lauren Froderman | |
| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary |
| Runner-up(s) | |
| Chronology | |
| Previous Season | Season 6 |
| Next Season | Season 8 |
Season 7 of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on May 27, 2010. Lauren Froderman was crowned America's Favorite Dancer, with Kent Boyd as runner-up.
Production[]
Nigel Lythgoe had announced that Season 7 would instead have a Top 10 rather than a Top 20, but this later changed to a Top 11. Another change was that the Top 11 were paired up with past So You Think You Can Dance all stars instead of being paired up with fellow contestants. A single dancer was eliminated every week and the all stars rotated and danced with a different contestant each week. The number which viewers call to vote for their favourite dancer(s) also changed from 1-866-TEMPO## to 1-888-6BEST##.
Mary Murphy stepped down from her main judging position, although she came back and guest judges for Vegas Week and made an appearance during the finale. Adam Shankman returned as a main judge with Lygthgoe while Mia Michaels came to replace Murphy.
Auditions[]
| Venue | City | Audition Date | Guest judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | Miami, Florida | January 18, 2010 | Sonya Tayeh, Jason Gilkison |
| Paradise Theater | New York City | January 25, 2010 | Mia Michaels, Adam Shankman |
| McFarlin Memorial Auditorium | Dallas, Texas | March 10, 2010 | Tyce Diorio, Toni Redpath |
| Acuff Theatre | Nashville, Tennessee | March 14, 2010 | Adam Shankman, Joey Dowling |
| Cadillac Palace Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | March 18, 2010 | Adam Shankman, Stacey Tookey |
| Capitol Theater | Salt Lake City, Utah | March 24, 2010 | N/A |
| Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, California | March 30, 2010 | Adam Shankman, Hi-Hat |
Vegas Week[]
The Vegas callbacks were held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. The judges were Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Toni Redpath, Lil' C, and Tyce Diorio.
| Task/style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
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| Individual solo | Dancer's choice | Dancer |
| 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 | Chosen at random by the dancers from a selection on songs | Dancers |
| Contemporary | "A Beautiful Mess" - Jason Mraz | Travis Wall |
| Individual solo (last chance) | Dancer's choice | Dancer |
Finals[]
Top 11[]
Female Contestants[]
| Finalist | Age | Home Town | Dance style | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Froderman | 19 | Phoenix, Arizona | Contemporary Jazz | Winner |
| Ashley Galvan | 20 | Visalia, California | Jazz/Lyrical | Seventh (injured) |
| Melinda Sullivan | 22 | Thousand Oaks, California | Tap | Ninth |
| Cristina Santana | 24 | San Diego, California | Salsa | Tenth |
| Alexie Agdeppa | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Contemporary Jazz | Eleventh |
Male Contestants[]
| Finalist | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Boyd | 19 | Botkins, Ohio | Contemporary Jazz | Runner-Up |
| Robert Roldan | 20 | Thousand Oaks, California | Contemporary | 2nd Runner-Up |
| AdéChiké Torbert | 23 | Brooklyn, New York | Contemporary | Fourth |
| Jose Ruiz | 21 | Pembroke Pines, Florida | Breakdance | Fifth |
| Billy Bell | 20 | West Palm Beach, Florida | Contemporary Ballet | Sixth |
| Alex Wong | 23 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Ballet | Eighth (injured) |
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All-Stars[]
Season 7 featured some of the most popular contestants of So You Think You Can Dance. Each All-Star was paired up with a different contestant every week and they only danced in their own genre.
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All-Stars Dance Pool[]
The All-Stars Dance Pool features some of the best and most popular dancers that have been featured on previous seasons. They acted as partners for the top eleven contestants this season, and rotated every week. Each of the dancers represents one specific style of dance and only danced in that genre with a partner. They did not choreograph any routines but learned them just as the contestants did.
| Dancer/Season Dance Styles |
Partner | ||||||||||
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| Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
Week 9 | |||
| Allison Holker (2) Contemporary/Jazz |
Alex | AdéChiké | Kent | Billy7 | Robert | Jose | Lauren | Kent | |||
| Anya Garnis (3) Ballroom/Latin |
Kent | Robert | Jose | Alex | AdéChiké | Billy | Kent | Robert | |||
| Dominic Sandoval (3) Hip-Hop/Breaking |
Lauren | Ashley | Jose | Robert | |||||||
| Lauren Gottlieb (3) Contemporary/Jazz/ Hip-Hop |
Billy | Alex | AdéChiké | Jose | Robert | AdéChiké | Kent | ||||
| Neil Haskell (3) Contemporary/Jazz |
Ashley | Lauren | Kent | Kent | |||||||
| Pasha Kovalev (3) Ballroom/Latin |
Melinda | Cristina | Melinda | Lauren | Ashley | Lauren | Lauren | ||||
| Comfort Fedoke (4) Hip-Hop/Krump |
Jose | Billy | Kent | AdéChiké | Jose | ||||||
| Mark Kanemura (4) Contemporary/Jazz |
Cristina | Ashley | Lauren | Robert | |||||||
| tWitch (4) Popping/Locking/Krump |
Alexie | Alex | Lauren | Kent9 | Lauren | ||||||
| Courtney Galiano (4) Contemporary/Jazz |
Robert | Kent | Robert | AdéChiké | Jose | Billy | AdéChiké | Kent | |||
| Ade Obayomi (5) Contemporary/Jazz |
Lauren | Melinda | Ashley | Billy | Lauren | ||||||
| Kathryn McCormick (6) Contemporary/Jazz |
AdéChiké | Jose | Billy | Robert | Robert8 | Kent | Robert | AdéChiké | Robert | ||
- ^7 Holker had an old back injury flare up so for this dance she was replaced by Katee Shean
- ^8 McCormick was asked to step in for competing contestant Ashley Galvan, who suffered a rib injury and was unable to compete.
- ^9 Boss was asked to step in for competing contestant Billy Bell, who suffered a knee injury and did not compete.
| Color | Code |
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| This dancer was eliminated this week. | |
| This dancer was in the Bottom 2 this week. | |
| This dancer was in the Bottom 3 this week. | |
| This dancer did not perform this week due to injury and the routine with the All-Star cancelled. | |
| Due to a dancer injury, this All-star stepped in to perform with the injured dancer's contestant partner. | |
| All-Star did not perform this week and had someone else step in for them. | |
| This dancer was Safe. | |
| All-Star did not perform this week. | |
| 3rd Place | |
| Runner-Up | |
| Winner |
Elimination chart[]
Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.
- The song for the eliminated contestant was "Shine" by Black Gold.
| Female | Male | Bottom 3 contestants | Bottom 2 contestants | Injury |
| Result show date: | 6/17 | 6/24 | 7/1 | 7/8 | 7/15 | 7/22 | 7/29 | 8/5 | 8/12 | |||||||||||||
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| Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lauren Froderman | Btm 3 | 1st Place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent Boyd | 2nd Place | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Roldan | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | 3rd Place | |||||||||||||||||
| AdéChiké Torbert | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Ruiz | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Bell | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Injury | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Galvan | Btm 3 | Injury | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Wong | Injury | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Melinda Sullivan | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cristina Santana | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexie Agdeppa | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Shows[]
- Main article: Season 7/Performances
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