So You Think You Can Dance (American season 11)

Season of television series

So You Think You Can Dance

Season 11
Hosted by| Cat Deeley
Judges| Nigel Lythgoe
Mary Murphy
Winner| Ricky Ubeda
Runner-up| Valerie Rockey
Country of origin| United States
Release
Original network| Fox Broadcasting Company
Original release| May 28 (2014-05-28) –
September 3, 2014 (2014-09-03)
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So You Think You Can Dance, an American dance competition show, returned for its eleventh season on Wednesday, May 28, 2014.[1] The commission of an eleventh season was first announced by series creator Nigel Lythgoe on the September 10, 2013, telecast of the season 10 finale.[2] The season again features Lythgoe, who also serves as executive producer, and ballroom expert Mary Murphy as the two permanent members of the judge's panel while Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a tenth consecutive season.

Contemporary dancer Ricky Ubeda won the competition, and his prizes include $250,000, the chance to appear on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine, the offer of a role in the 2014 Broadway revival of the musical On the Town as choreographed by one of this season's guest choreographers, Joshua Bergasse, and the title of America's Favorite Dancer. The runner-up was tap dancer Valerie Rockey. This season saw the show eliminate interactive viewer participation by telephone, with producers preferring to divert weekly voting to the show's website and the network's new proprietary smartphone app, a process that reduced the overall number of votes each participating viewer could cast each week.

## Auditions[edit]

Open auditions for season 11 were held in five cities beginning on Jan 13.[3][4]

Air Dates | Audition Venue | City | Audition Date | Guest judges

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June 18, 2014  | Fox Theatre  | Atlanta, Georgia | January 13, 2014  | Lil Buck
Jenna Dewan Tatum
June 11, 2014  | Merriam Theatre  | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | January 20, 2014  | Misty Copeland
Billy Porter
May 28, 2014  | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center  | New Orleans, Louisiana | January 31, 2014  | Wayne Brady
May 28, 2014
June 4, 2014  | Oriental Theatre  | Chicago, Illinois | February 27, 2014  | Jenna Elfman
Fabrice Calmels
June 4, 2014
June 11, 2014  | Orpheum Theatre  | Los Angeles, California | March 23, 2014  | Christina Applegate

## Callbacks[edit]

In a change from the procedure of the previous nine seasons, in which post-open-audition callbacks were held in Las Vegas and referenced collectively as "Vegas Week", season 11's callbacks were held in Los Angeles, with no special nomenclature. A total of 157 dancers began the week by performing a solo; those contestants not cut at this point went on to learn and perform various styles of choreography with cuts being made after every round. At the end of the final round of the week, 44 dancers remained, from which the judges selected a Top 20 to proceed into the performance show stage of the competition.

Judges

Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, tWitch, Tara Lipinski, Irina Dvorovenko
Task/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | # of contestants participating
Individual solo  | Various (chosen by contestant)  | The dancer  | 157
Hip-Hop | "#thatPOWER"—will.i.am | Christopher Scott | 121
Jazz | "F for You"—Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige | Sonya Tayeh | 94
Cha-cha | "Timber"—Pitbull feat. Kesha | Dmitry Chaplin and Anya Garnis | 65
Contemporary | "Lay Me Down"—Sam Smith | Travis Wall | 59
Group routines  | Various (selected at random for each group)  | The dancers  | 50
Individual solo  | Various (chosen by contestant)  | The dancer  | 44

## Finals[edit]

### Top 20 Contestants[edit]

As with most previous seasons of So You Think You Can Dance, ten female contestants and ten male contestants were selected at the end of the callbacks week to proceed into the performance show stage of the competition.[5]

#### Female Contestants[edit]

Contestant  | Age  | Home Town  | Dance Style  | Elimination date  | Placement

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Valerie Rockey  | 20  | Indianapolis, Indiana  | Tap  | September 3, 2014  | Runner-up
Jessica Richens  | 18  | Yorba Linda, California  | Jazz  | September 3, 2014  | Third Place
Jacque LeWarne  | 18  | Clive, Iowa  | Ballet  | August 20, 2014  | Top 6
Tanisha Belnap  | 20  | Payson, Utah  | Ballroom  | August 13, 2014  | Top 8
Bridget Whitman  | 20  | Tempe, Arizona  | Contemporary  | August 6, 2014  | Top 10
Carly Blaney  | 20  | Wyckoff, New Jersey  | Contemporary  | July 30, 2014  | Top 14
Emily James  | 22  | North Kingstown, Rhode Island  | Contemporary  | July 30, 2014  | Top 14
Brooklyn Fullmer  | 18  | Provo, Utah  | Latin Ballroom  | July 23, 2014  | Top 16
Jourdan Epstein  | 24  | Plymouth, Minnesota  | Ballet  | July 16, 2014  | Top 18
Malene Ostergaard  | 25  | Aarhus, Denmark  | Latin Ballroom  | July 9, 2014  | Top 20

#### Male Contestants[edit]

Contestant  | Age  | Home Town  | Dance Style  | Elimination date  | Placement

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Ricky Ubeda | 18  | Miami, Florida  | Contemporary  | September 3, 2014  | Winner
Zack Everhart  | 20  | Kennesaw, Georgia  | Tap  | September 3, 2014  | Fourth Place
Casey Askew  | 19  | Seattle, Washington  | Contemporary  | August 20, 2014  | Top 6
Rudy Abreu  | 19  | Miami, Florida  | Contemporary  | August 13, 2014  | Top 8
Emilio Dosal  | 23  | Houston, Texas  | Popping  | August 6, 2014  | Top 10
Serge Onik †  | 26  | Upper Saddle River, New Jersey  | Latin Ballroom  | July 30, 2014  | Top 14
Teddy Coffey  | 19  | Rochester, New York  | Hip-Hop/Tap  | July 30, 2014  | Top 14
Marcquet Hill  | 18  | South Jordan, Utah  | Latin Ballroom  | July 23, 2014  | Top 16
Stanley Glover  | 19  | Chicago, Illinois  | Contemporary  | July 16, 2014  | Top 18
Nick Garcia  | 18  | Miami, Florida  | Latin Ballroom  | July 9, 2014  | Top 20

#### Elimination chart[edit]

Legend Female  | Male  | Bottom 6 contestants  | Bottom 4 contestants  | Eliminated

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Week: | 7/9  | 7/16  | 7/23  | 7/30  | 8/6  | 8/13  | 8/20  | 9/3

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Contestant  | Result
Ricky Ubeda  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Winner
Valerie Rockey  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Runner-Up
Jessica Richens  |  |  |  | Btm 6  |  |  |  | 3rd Place
Zack Everhart  |  |  | Btm 6  |  | Btm 4  |  |  | 4th Place
Casey Askew  | Btm 6  |  |  | Btm 6  |  | Btm 4  | Elim |
Jacque LeWarne  |  |  |  |  | Btm 4  | Btm 4  |
Rudy Abreu  |  |  |  |  |  | Elim |
Tanisha Belnap  |  |  | Btm 6  |  |  |
Emilio Dosal  |  | Btm 6  |  |  | Elim |
Bridget Whitman  |  | Btm 6  | Btm 6  |  |
Serge Onik  | Btm 6  |  | Btm 6  | Elim |
Carly Blaney  |  |  |  |
Teddy Coffey  |  | Btm 6  |  |
Emily James  |  | Btm 6  |  |
Marcquet Hill  |  |  | Elim |
Brooklyn Fullmer  | Btm 6  |  |
Stanley Glover  |  | Elim |
Jourdan Epstein  | Btm 6  |
Nick Garcia  | Elim |
Malene Ostergaard  |

### Performances[edit]

In contrast with previous seasons, the top 20 showcase, in which all the dancers performed in their own styles, was a competitive and special episode.

#### Meet the Top 20 (July 2, 2014)[edit]

* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Jason Derulo
* Guest Performance: Jason Derulo and Snoop Dogg —"Wiggle"
* Performances:

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result

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Top 20  | Jazz | "Stalker Ha"—Kingdom  | Sonya Tayeh |
Brooklyn Fullmer
Serge Onik  | Cha-cha-cha | "Hell Yeah"—Midnight Red | Dmitry Chaplin | Bottom 6
Emily James
Casey Askew  | Contemporary | "All of Me" (Live from Spotify)—John Legend | Travis Wall | Askew in Bottom 6
Valerie Rockey
Zack Everhart  | Tap | "Sing"—Ed Sheeran | Anthony Morigerato  | Safe
Bridget Whitman
Stanley Glover  | Contemporary  | "Doesn't Mean Goodbye"—Jon McLaughlin | Bonnie Story | Safe
Jourdan Epstein
Jacque LeWarne  | Ballet | "Pas de Deux - Black Swan - Tchaikovsky"—Richard Bonynge & The London Symphony Orchestra | Marat Daukayev  | Epstein in Bottom 6
Malene Ostergaard
Marcquet Hill  | Samba | "Morning Drums"—Gregor Salto  | Louis van Amstel | Ostergaard eliminated
Carly Blaney
Rudy Abreu  | Contemporary  | "Take It Easy"—Jetta | Stacey Tookey | Safe
Emilio Dosal
Teddy Coffey  | Hip-hop | "Nightshift"—Commodores | Christopher Scott | Safe
Jessica Richens
Ricky Ubeda  | Contemporary  | "Vow"—Meredith Monk | Sonya Tayeh  | Safe
Tanisha Belnap
Nick Garcia  | Cha-cha-cha  | "I'm a Freak"—Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull | Louis van Amstel  | Garcia eliminated

#### Top 20 (July 9, 2014)[edit]

* Group Dance: "New York, New York" from On the Town (Broadway; Choreographer: Joshua Bergasse)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Misty Copeland
* Performances:

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result

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Tanisha Belnap
Rudy Abreu  | Jazz | "You Need"—Bengsons  | Sonya Tayeh | Safe
Valerie Rockey
Ricky Ubeda  | Contemporary | "Oh Darling"—Gossling | Travis Wall | Safe
Bridget Whitman
Emilio Dosal  | Hip-hop | "Work"—Iggy Azalea | Luther Brown | Bottom 6
Jessica Richens
~~Nick Garcia~~ | West Coast Swing | "Respect" (Live Feb. 5, 1971)—Aretha Franklin | Benji Schwimmer | Richens Safe
Carly Blaney
Serge Onik  | Contemporary  | "Latch (Acoustic)"—Sam Smith | Sonya Tayeh  | Safe
Emily James
Teddy Coffey  | Hip-hop  | "Don't"—Ed Sheeran | Dave Scott | Bottom 6
~~Malene Ostergaard~~
Stanley Glover  | Broadway | "I've Got Your Number"—Nancy Wilson | Spencer Liff  | Glover Eliminated
Jourdan Epstein
Marcquet Hill  | Pop Jazz  | "Work Bitch"—Britney Spears | Sean Cheesman | Epstein Eliminated
Brooklyn Fullmer
Casey Askew  | Argentine Tango | "Gallo Ciego"—Luis Bravo's Forever Tango  | Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo  | Safe
Jacque LeWarne
Zack Everhart  | African Jazz  | "Dibiza" (Kick Ass Mix)—Danny Tenagila  | Sean Cheesman  | Safe

#### Top 18 (July 16, 2014)[edit]

* Group Dance: "How It's Done"—District 78 (Hip-hop; Choreographers: Christopher "Pharside" Jennings and Krystal "Phoenix" Meraz)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Misty Copeland
* Guest Performance: A Great Big World \- Say Something
* Performances:

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result

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Jacque LeWarne
Zack Everhart  | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Stay With Me"—Sam Smith | Keone Madrid
Mari Madrid  | Everhart Bottom 6
~~Jourdan Epstein~~
Marcquet Hill  | Contemporary | "Disappear" (Demo Version)—Mikky Ekko | Dee Caspery  | Hill eliminated
Jessica Richens
~~Stanley Glover~~ | Jazz | "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter"—Nikka Costa | Tyce Diorio | Safe
Bridget Whitman
Emilio Dosal  | Jive | "Happy"—Pharrell Williams | Anya Garnis
Pasha Kovalev | Whitman Bottom 6
Emily James
Teddy Coffey  | Contemporary  | "Ne me quitte pas"—Nina Simone | Tyce Diorio  | Safe
Brooklyn Fullmer
Casey Askew  | Jazz  | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"—Michael Bublé | Bonnie Story | Fullmer eliminated
Valerie Rockey
Ricky Ubeda  | Viennese Waltz | "I Won't Give Up"—Jason Mraz | Lacey Schwimmer | Safe
Carly Blaney
Serge Onik  | Hip-hop  | "Senile"—Young Money feat. Tyga, Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne | Luther Brown | Onik Bottom 6
Tanisha Belnap
Rudy Abreu  | Broadway | "Sing Sing Sing (Part 2)"—Bob Fosse | Warren Carlyle | Belnap Bottom 6

#### Top 16 (July 23, 2014)[edit]

* Group Dance: "Take Me to the River"—Annie Lenox (Jazz; Choreographer: Mandy Moore)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Misty Copeland
* Guest Performance: Lucy Hale—"Lie a Little Better"

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result

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Valerie Rockey
Ricky Ubeda  | Bollywood | "Dilliwaali Girlfriend"—Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (soundtrack)  | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Safe
Bridget Whitman
Emilio Dosal  | Contemporary | "The Leaving Song"—Chris Garneau | Travis Wall | Safe
Tanisha Belnap
Rudy Abreu  | Hip-hop | "Good Kisser"—Usher | Dave Scott | Safe
Jessica Richens
~~Marcquet Hill~~ | Foxtrot | "I Put a Spell on You"—Nina Simone | Dmitry Chaplin | Richens Bottom 6
Carly Blaney
Serge Onik  | Contemporary  | "Foolish Games"—Jewel | Mandy Moore | Both eliminated
Emily James
Teddy Coffey  | Salsa | "Bruk It Down" (Soca Remix)—Mr. Vegas feat. Alison Hinds | Oksana Dmytrenko
Jonathan Platero  | Both eliminated
Jacque LeWarne
Zack Everhart  | Jazz | "Back to Black"—Beyoncé feat. André 3000 | Sonya Tayeh | Safe
~~Brooklyn Fullmer~~
Casey Askew  | Hip-hop  | "Hustle Hard Remix"—Ace Hood feat. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne | Will "WilldaBeast" Adams  | Askew Bottom 6
~~Brooklyn Fullmer~~
Casey Askew
Emilio Dosal
Emily James
Serge Onik
Tanisha Belnap
Valerie Rockey
Zack Everhart Jr.  | Contemporary  | "So Broken" (Live)—Björk | Sonya Tayeh  | N/A
Bridget Whitman
Carly Blaney
Jacque LeWarne
Jessica Richens
~~Marcquet Hill~~
Ricky Ubeda
Rudy Abreu
Teddy Coffey  | Jazz  | "Love Runs Out"—OneRepublic | Travis Wall  | N/A

#### Top 14 (July 30, 2014)[edit]

* Group Dance: "Last Moment"—Christophe Filippi (Contemporary; Choreographer: Stacey Tookey)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Christina Applegate

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result

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Bridget Whitman
Emilio Dosal  | Jazz | "Long Road to Hell"—Avicii | Ray Leeper  | Both Eliminated
Tanisha Belnap
Rudy Abreu  | Contemporary | "Seduces Me"—Celine Dion | Mandy Moore | Safe
Jacque LeWarne
Zack Everhart  | Paso Doble | "Dragula"—Rob Zombie | Jean-Marc Généreux | Bottom 4
~~Emily James
Teddy Coffey~~ | Broadway | "From This Moment On" from Kiss Me, Kate | Warren Carlyle |
Jessica Richens
Casey Askew  | Contemporary  | "Like Real People Do"—Hozier | Travis Wall | Safe
~~Carly Blaney
Serge Onik~~ | Quickstep | "A Cool Cat in Town"—Tape Five feat. Brenda Boykin  | Jean-Marc Généreux |
Valerie Rockey
Ricky Ubeda  | Hip-hop | "Turn Down for What"—DJ Snake & Lil Jon | Christopher "Pharside" Jennings
Krystal "Phoenix" Meraz  | Safe
Top 7 Girls  | Contemporary  | "My Immortal"—Evanescence | Mandy Moore | N/A
Top 7 Guys  | Contemporary  | "Wave"—Beck | Travis Wall | N/A

* Solos:

Dancer | Style | Music | Result

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Serge Onik  | Cha-cha-cha | "Wicked Games" (Radio Edit)—Parra for Cuva feat. Anna Naklab  | Eliminated
Carly Blaney  | Contemporary | "Not About Angels"—Birdy | Eliminated
Casey Askew  | Contemporary  | "Kiss Me"—Ed Sheeran | Safe
Emily James  | Contemporary  | "Infra 8"—Fuller, Bonner, Barr, Burdge & Worsey  | Eliminated
Teddy Coffey  | Hip-hop | "If I Ever Fall in Love" (original a cappella version)—Shai | Eliminated
Jessica Richens  | Jazz | "Fever"—Beyoncé Knowles | Safe

#### Top 10 (August 6, 2014)[edit]

* Group Dance: "Bang Bang"—Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Jamal Sims)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tara Lipinski
* Guest Performance: Christina Perri—"Burning Gold"

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result

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~~Bridget Whitman~~
Brandon Bryant  | Bollywood/Disco | "Disco Khisko" (Remix) from Dil Bole Hadippa | Nakul Dev Mahajan |
Tanisha Belnap
Ryan Di Lello  | Argentine Tango | "The Gaucho's Pain"—Tango Jointz  | Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo  | Eliminated
~~Emilio Dosal~~
Jasmine Harper | Hip-hop | "Get Low"—Dillon Francis | Tabitha D'umo
Napoleon D'umo |
Valerie Rockey
Ade Obayomi  | Jazz | "Hearts a Mess"—Gotye | Tyce Diorio | Safe
Rudy Abreu
Jenna Johnson | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Maps"—Maroon 5 | Louis Van Amstel | Eliminated
Jacque LeWarne
Chehon Wespi-Tschopp | Contemporary Ballet | "Adagio for TRON"—Daft Punk | Travis Wall | Bottom 4
Ricky Ubeda
Lauren Froderman | Rockabilly Jazz | "Bossa Nova Baby" (Viva Remix)—Elvis Presley | Mandy Moore | Safe
Casey Askew
Kathryn McCormick | Broadway | "Maybe This Time"—Liza Minnelli | Spencer Liff | Bottom 4
Jessica Richens
Stephen "tWitch" Boss | Hip-hop  | "U Got Me Up" (Underground Goodie Mix '93)—Cajmere feat. Dajae | Tabitha D'umo
Napoleon D'umo  | Safe
Zack Everhart
Amy Yakima | Contemporary | "Europe, After The Rain"—Max Richter | Sonya Tayeh | Safe

#### Top 8 (August 13, 2014)[edit]

* Group Dance: "A Place With No Name"—Michael Jackson (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Travis Payne)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Jenna Dewan Tatum

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result

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Ricky Ubeda
Jaimie Goodwin  | Contemporary | "Smile"— Michael Jackson | Travis Wall | Safe
Valerie Rockey
Ryan Di Lello  | Samba | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"—Michael Jackson  | Jean-Marc Généreux | Safe
Casey Askew
Comfort Fedoke  | Hip-hop | "Xscape"—Michael Jackson  | Christopher "Pharside" Jennings
Krystal "Phoenix" Meraz  | Eliminated
~~Tanisha Belnap~~
Nick Lazzarini | Contemporary  | "She's Out of My Life"— Michael Jackson  | Stacey Tookey |
~~Rudy Abreu~~
Allison Holker | Jazz  | "Dirty Diana"—Michael Jackson  | Ray Leeper  |
Zack Everhart
Mackenzie Dustman | Broadway | "The Way You Make Me Feel"—Michael Jackson  | Spencer Liff  | Safe
Jacque LeWarne
Stephen "tWitch" Boss | Hip-hop  | "Slave to the Rhythm"—Michael Jackson  | Dave Scott | Eliminated
Jessica Richens
Will Wingfield | Contemporary  | "Earth Song"—Michael Jackson  | Mandy Moore | Safe

* Solos:

Dancer | Style | Music

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Tanisha Belnap  | Ballroom | "Warrior"—Havana Brown
Zack Everhart  | Tap  | "Gotta Get Thru This" (Acoustic Version)—Daniel Bedingfield
Casey Askew  | Contemporary | "Outro"—M83
Rudy Abreu  | Contemporary  | "Warrior"—Drehz
Jacque LeWarne  | Ballet | "Nocturne in C Sharp Minor, (Op. Posth.): Lento"—Dejan Lazic & Pieter Wispelwey
Jessica Richens  | Jazz | "Taking Chances"—Celine Dion
Valerie Rockey  | Tap | "Dance with Me Tonight"—Olly Murs
Ricky Ubeda  | Contemporary  | "Hægt, kemur ljósið"—Ólafur Arnalds

#### Top 6 (August 20, 2014)[edit]

* Group Dance: "Hide (Tropkillaz Remix)"—N.A.S.A feat. Aynzil Jones (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Nick Demoura)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Christina Applegate
* Guest Performance: Rixton — "Me and My Broken Heart"

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s)

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Valerie Rockey
Ricky Ubeda  | Broadway | "I've Got the World on a String"—Frank Sinatra | Spencer Liff
Jessica Richens
~~Casey Askew~~ | Disco | "Dim All the Lights"—Donna Summer | Doriana Sanchez
~~Jacque LeWarne~~
Zack Everhart Jr.  | Foxtrot | "Anything Goes"—Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga | Jean-Marc Généreux
Valerie Rockey
Stephen "tWitch" Boss | Hip-hop | "Yeah"—Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris | Will "Willdabeast" Adams
~~Jacque LeWarne~~
Will Wingfield | Contemporary | "99 Red Balloons"—Sleeping At Last  | Sean Cheesman
Jessica Richens
Ade Obayomi  | Jazz | "Boneless"—Steve Aoki, Chris Lake & Tujamo | Ray Leeper
Ricky Ubeda
Anya Garnis | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Dare (La La La)"—Shakira | Jean-Marc Généreux
~~Casey Askew~~
Makenzie Dustman | Contemporary  | "Over You"—Ingrid Michaelson feat. A Great Big World | Stacey Tookey
Zack Everhart
Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall | Hip-hop  | "Sail" (Unlimited Gravity Remix)—Awolnation | Phillip Chbeeb

* Solos:

Dancer | Style | Music

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Ricky Ubeda  | Contemporary  | "My Tears Are Becoming A Sea"—M83
Jessica Richens  | Jazz/Contemporary  | "I Was Here"—Beyoncé
Casey Askew  | Contemporary  | "Lay Me Down" (Acoustic Version)—Sam Smith
Valerie Rockey  | Tap  | "What I Like About You"—The Romantics
Jacque LeWarne  | Ballet  | "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—The Andrews Sisters
Zack Everhart  | Tap  | "Butterfly"—Jason Mraz

#### Top 4 (August 27, 2014)[edit]

* Group Dance: "Wind Beneath My Wings"—RyanDan (Contemporary; Choreographer: Travis Wall)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
* Guest Performance: Jason Mraz—"Love Someone"

Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s)

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Valerie Rockey
Ricky Ubeda  | African Jazz  | "Voices of Savannah"—DJ Chus | Sean Cheesman
Jessica Richens
Zack Everhart Jr.  | Broadway | "Hernando's Hideaway"—Ella Fitzgerald | Spencer Liff
Valerie Rockey
Zack Everhart  | Contemporary  | "Pearls"—Sade | Tyce Diorio
Jessica Richens
Ricky Ubeda  | Jazz | "F for You"—Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige | Ray Leeper
Jessica Richens
Valerie Rockey  | Bollywood | "Ghaghra"—Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (Soundtrack)  | Nakul Dev Mahajan
Ricky Ubeda
Zack Everhart Jr.  | Hip-hop | "The Antidote"—District 78  | Chris "Pharside" Jennings
Krystal "Phoenix" Meraz
Valerie Rockey
Aaron Turner | Tap | "Love Me or Leave Me"—Sammy Davis Jr. | Anthony Morigerato
Ricky Ubeda
Kathryn McCormick | Contemporary  | "Not About Angels"—Birdy | Stacey Tookey
Zack Everhart
Aaron Turner | Tap  | "Piano Man"—Billy Joel | Anthony Morigerato
Jessica Richens
Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "When I Go"—Over the Rhine | Travis Wall

* Solos:

Dancer | Style | Music

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Ricky Ubeda  | Contemporary  | "Skin & Bones"—David J. Roch
Jessica Richens  | Jazz  | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—Juliet Simms
Valerie Rockey  | Tap  | "Valerie"—Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse
Zack Everhart  | Tap  | "Superstition"—Adam Rafferty

#### Week 10 (Finale) (September 3, 2014)[edit]

* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen, Adam Shankman, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Tara Lipinski
* Guest Music Performance: Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul \- "Bailando"
* Group dances & guest performers:

Dancers  | Style  | Music  | Choreographer

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Top 20  | Broadway | "Doctor Jazz"—Jelly's Last Jam (1992 Original Broadway Cast)  | Warren Carlyle
Top 10/All-stars  | Contemporary/Hip-hop | "Sweet Disposition"—The Temper Trap | Sonya Tayeh & Christopher Scott
Wanted Ashiqz  | Bollywood dance/Hip-hop | "Dhoom Again" from Dhoom 2  | Themselves
Michael Dameski1 | Contemporary  | "Unstoppable"—E.S. Posthumus | Himself
Les Twins  | Hip-hop  | "Fading Flower"—Yuna  | Themselves

^1 Michael Dameski is the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Australia's fourth season.

##### Judges & finalists' picks[edit]

Dancers  | Style  | Music  | Choreographer  | Chosen by

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Jessica Richens
Casey Askew | Contemporary | "Like Real People Do"—Hozier | Travis Wall | Mary Murphy
Valerie Rockey
Ricky Ubeda | Hip-hop | "Turn Down for What"—DJ Snake & Lil Jon | Christopher 'Pharside' Jennings
Krystal 'Phoenix' Meraz  | Debbie Allen
Zack Everhart
Amy Yakima | Contemporary  | "Europe, After The Rain"—Max Richter | Sonya Tayeh | Zack Everhart Jr.
Rudy Abreu
Allison Holker | Jazz | "Dirty Diana"—Michael Jackson | Ray Leeper  | Nigel Lythgoe
Valerie Rockey
Zack Everhart | Tap | "Sing"—Ed Sheeran | Anthony Morigerato  | Valerie Rockey
Jessica Richens
Ricky Ubeda | Contemporary  | "Vow"—Meredith Monk | Sonya Tayeh  | Ricky Ubeda
Carly Blaney
Serge Onik  | Hip-hop  | "Senile"—Young Money feat. Tyga, Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne | Luther Brown | Viewers
Tanisha Belnap
Rudy Abreu  | Jazz  | "You Need"—The Bengsons  | Sonya Tayeh  | Jenna Dewan-Tatum
Ricky Ubeda
Zack Everhart Jr | Hip-hop  | "The Antidote"—District 78  | Christopher 'Pharside' Jennings
Krystal 'Phoenix' Meraz  | Adam Shankman
Emilio Dosal
Jasmine Harper | Hip-hop  | "Get Low"—Dillon Francis | Tabitha and Napoleon D'Umo  | Tara Lipinski
Jessica Richens
Robert Roldan | Contemporary  | "When I Go"—Over the Rhine | Travis Wall  | Jessica Richens
Valerie Rockey
Ricky Ubeda | Contemporary  | "Oh Darling"—Gossling | Travis Wall  | Cat Deeley

### All-Stars Dance Pool[edit]

All-Stars, Contestant Partners, and Results  All Star | Partner

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Season | Dancer | Dance Styles | Placement | Week 5  | Week 6  | Week 7  | Week 8
1 | Nick Lazzarini | Contemporary  | Winner |  | Tanisha  |  |
2 | Allison Holker | Contemporary  | Top 8  |  | Rudy  |  |
3 | Anya Garnis | Latin Ballroom  | Top 12  |  |  | Ricky  |
Jaimie Goodwin  | Contemporary  | Top 10  |  | Ricky  |  |
4 | Stephen "tWitch" Boss | Hip-hop  | Runner-up  | Jessica  | Jacque  | Valerie  |
Comfort Fedoke  | Hip-hop  | Top 8  |  | Casey  |  |
Will Wingfield  | Modern  | Top 8  |  | Jessica  | Jacque  |
5 | Brandon Bryant  | Contemporary/Modern  | Runner-up  | Bridget  |  |  |
Ade Obayomi  | Contemporary  | Top 6  | Valerie  |  | Jessica  |
6 | Ryan Di Lello  | Ballroom/Latin  | Top 6  | Tanisha  | Valerie  |  |
Kathryn McCormick | Contemporary  | Top 3  | Casey  |  |  | Ricky
7 | Lauren Froderman | Contemporary  | Winner | Ricky  |  |  |
Robert Roldan | Contemporary/Jazz  | Top 3  |  |  |  | Jessica
9 | Chehon Wespi-Tschopp | Ballet  | Male Winner | Jacque  |  |  |
10 | Makenzie Dustman  | Contemporary  | Top 10  |  | Zack  | Casey  |
Jasmine Harper  | Contemporary/Hip-hop  | Female Runner-up  | Emilio  |  |  |
Jenna Johnson  | Latin/Ballroom  | Top 8  | Rudy  |  |  |
Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall | Hip-hop  | Male Winner |  |  | Zack  |
Amy Yakima | Contemporary  | Female Winner | Zack  |  |  |
Aaron Turner  | Tap  | Male Runner-Up  |  |  |  | Valerie  | Zack

This dancer was eliminated this week.
This dancer was in the bottom 4 this week.
This dancer placed second in the competition.
This dancer won the competition.

## Ratings[edit]

### U.S. Nielsen ratings[edit]

Show  | Episode  | First Air Date  | Rating
(18–49)  | Share
(18–49)  | Viewers
(millions)

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1 | Auditions: New Orleans and Chicago  | May 28, 2014  | 1.6  | 5  | 5.33[6]
2 | Auditions: Chicago and Los Angeles  | June 4, 2014  | 1.5  | 5  | 5.06[7]
3 | Auditions: Los Angeles and Philadelphia  | June 11, 2014  | 1.3  | 5  | 4.42[8]
4 | Auditions: Atlanta  | June 18, 2014  | 1.7  | 6  | 5.32[9]
5 | Callbacks and Top 20 Revealed  | June 25, 2014  | 1.4  | 5  | 4.38[10]
6 | Top 20 Showcase  | July 2, 2014  | 1.4  | 5  | 4.03[11]
7 | Top 20 Perform  | July 9, 2014  | 1.2  | 4  | 3.74[12]
8 | Top 18 Perform  | July 16, 2014  | 1.0  | 4  | 3.70[13]
9 | Top 16 Perform  | July 23, 2014  | 1.1  | 4  | 3.75[14]
10 | Top 14 Perform  | July 30, 2014  | 1.1  | 4  | 3.53[15]
11 | Top 10 Perform  | August 6, 2014  | 1.1  | 4  | 3.71[16]
12 | Top 8 Perform  | August 13, 2014  | 1.0  | 3  | 3.48[17]
13 | Top 6 Perform  | August 20, 2014  | 0.9  | 3  | 3.45[18]
14 | Top 4 Perform  | August 27, 2014  | 1.1  | 4  | 3.68[19]
15 | Finale  | September 3, 2014  | 1.3  | 5  | 4.12[20]

## See also[edit]

* List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists

## References[edit]

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