This article includes the top 20 finalists for So You Think You Can Dance in alphabetical order of last names.
Phillip is a tap dancer from Pasadena, California. His partner was Channing Cooke. Phillip was eliminated the second week of competition along with fellow tap dancer Bianca Revels.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Bianca Revels Peter Sabasino |
Tap | "Take the "A" Train"—Ella Fitzgerald | Derick K. Grant | — |
Channing Cooke | Jive | "Rockin' Robin"—The Jackson 5 | Jason Gilkisen | Safe | |
2 | Samba | "Maracatu Funk"—The Samba Squad | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Eliminated |
Channing is a contemporary dancer from Haverhill, Massachusetts. Her partner was Phillip Attmore who was eliminated the second week of competition and has since been paired up with Victor Smalley. Some may know her as Ivan Koumaev's (season 2) former assistant. She was eliminated week 4 along with Kevin Hunte.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Ariana DeBose Jakob Karr Nathan Trasoras |
Contemporary | "Crying"—k.d. lang | Tyce Diorio | — |
Phillip Attmore | Jive | "Rockin' Robin"—The Jackson 5 | Jason Gilkison | Safe | |
2 | Samba | "Maracatu Funk"—The Samba Squad | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Safe | |
3 | Victor Smalley | Contemporary | "Be Be Your Love" (Live at KRCW)"—Rachael Yamagata | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
4 | Jazz | "Blackbird"—Bobby McFerrin | Tyce Diorio | Eliminated |
Ariana is a contemporary dancer from New Bern, North Carolina. Her partner was Peter Sabasino. She was eliminated in week one along with Brandon Dumlao.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Channing Cooke Jakob Karr Nathan Trasoras |
Contemporary | "Crying"—k.d. lang | Tyce Diorio | — |
Peter Sabasino | Hip-Hop | "Black and Gold"—Sam Sparro | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Eliminated |
Ashleigh is a ballroom dancer from Orem, Utah. She is married to top 20 finalist, Ryan Di Lello. Her partner is contemporary dancer Jakob Karr. She and Jakob received 56% of the total votes on week 3. She stated that she and fellow top 20 contestant, Karen, were a part of the first season to have two ballroom girls dance together in a ballroom number.
Ryan is a ballroom dancer from Orem, Utah. He is married to fellow top 20 finalist, Ashleigh Di Lello. His partner is Ellenore Scott. He was praised by judge Mary Murphy as one of the most gifted ballroom dancers to ever appear on the show. Nigel Lythgoe also commented on him after his Contemporary with Ellenore on top 14 week choreographed by Travis Wall as being the best ballroom dancer to do Contemporary
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Karen Hauer Ashleigh Di Lello |
Samba | "Everything I Can't Have"—Robin Thicke | Jason Gilkison | Safe |
Ellenore Scott | Contemporary Jazz | "Arcadia"—Apparat | Sonya Tayeh | Safe | |
2 | Argentine Tango | "Violentango"—Astor Piazolla | Miriam Larici Leonardo Barrionuevo |
Safe | |
3 | Hip-Hop | "Lost Boiz Anthem"—J-Squad | Lil' C | Bottom 3 | |
4 | Contemporary | "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"—Stars | Travis Wall | Safe | |
5 | Lindy Hop | "I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter"—The Boilermaker Jazz Band | Carla Heiney | Bottom 3 | |
Broadway | "Razzle Dazzle" from Chicago | Tyce Diorio | |||
6 | Noelle Marsh | Hip-Hop | "Give It to Me Right"—Melanie Fiona | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Bottom 4 |
Smooth Waltz | "Jeux d'Eau"—Cirque du Soleil | JT Thomas Tomas Mielnicki |
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7 | Kathryn McCormick | Disco | "Last Dance" (Samantha Ronson remix)—Donna Summer | Doriana Sanchez | Bottom 4 |
Cha-Cha | "Put Your Hands On Me"—Joss Stone | Jason Gilkison | |||
8 | Samba | "Magalenha"—Sérgio Mendes | Jason Gilkison | Sixth place | |
Ellenore Scott | Jazz | "Kontact Me"—Boyz Noise | Garry Stewart | ||
Ashleigh Di Lello | Contemporary | "I'm There Too"—Michelle Featherstone | Travis Wall |
Brandon is a hip-hop dancer from Concord, California. He was originally not a top 20 finalist however; upon the withdrawal of original top 20 contemporary dancer Billy Bell, he was recalled to be a part of the show. He was eliminated the first week. SYTYCD rules state that once a contestant is announced as a Top 20 finalist they cannot audition/compete in future seasons but after discussions with Producers and FOX Television, it was announced on November 3 that Brandon will be allowed to audition again next season due to his very brief time in the Top 20.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Pauline Mata | Smooth Waltz | "You Light Up My Life"—Whitney Houston | Jason Gilkison | Eliminated |
Mollee is a jazz dancer from Upland, California. Her partner was Nathan Trasoras. She was a principal dancer for High School Musical 1, 2 and 3 and also danced in the MTV movie "The American Mall". She was also featured on the Big Time Rush episode "Big Time Guru." She's been dancing for 13 years. Her main training was at The Dance Club in Orem, Utah. She graduated High School in 2009. She's 18 years old. She was eliminated on week 7 along with Jonathan "Legacy" Perez.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Pauline Mata Ellenore Scott |
Jazz | "On a Cloud"—Platinum Pied Pipers | Sonya Tayeh | — |
Nathan Trasoras | Disco | "Turn the Beat Around (Pablo's 12" Remix)"—Gloria Estefan | Doriana Sánchez | Safe | |
2 | Bollywood | "Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah" from Jodhaa Akbar | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Safe | |
3 | Salsa | "Quimbara"—Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco | Gustavo Vargas | Safe | |
4 | Pop-Jazz | "Bad Romance"—Lady GaGa | Laurie Ann Gibson | Bottom 3 | |
5 | Hip-Hop | "Ring-a-Ling"—The Black Eyed Peas | Jamal Sims | Bottom 3 | |
Can-Can | "Cancan Suite" —Offenbach/Ponchielli | Tyce DiOrio | |||
6 | Russell Ferguson | Lyrical Jazz | "It Must Have Been Love"—Roxette | Mandy Moore | Safe |
Jive | "Land of 1000 Dances"—Jimmy Barnes | Anya Garnis Pasha Kovalev |
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7 | Jakob Karr | Viennese Waltz | "Ordinary Day"—Vanessa Carlton | Jason Gilkison | Eliminated |
Broadway | "Easy Street" (Samantha Ronson remix) from Annie | Joey Dowling |
Karen is a ballroom dancer from Valencia, Venezuela. She originally auditioned with her husband but he was eliminated during Vegas week. Her partner was Kevin Hunte. After Hunte's elimination in week 4, she was partnered with contemporary dancer, Victor Smalley. She was then eliminated in week 5 with Victor.Karen was easily a judge favorite having good looks and good dancing but America didn't agree and she landed in the bottom 3 several times in a row. She quickly moved on to "Burn The Floor" with other contestants like Ashleigh,Ryan and Janette from season 5 and with some special appearances from Mary Murphy.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Ashleigh Di Lello Ryan Di Lello |
Samba | "Everything I Can't Have"—Robin Thicke | Jason Gilkison | |
Kevin Hunte | Cha-Cha | "Push It" from Glee | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Safe | |
2 | Hip-Hop | "Ice Cream Paint Job"—Dorrough | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Safe | |
3 | Hustle | "Come To Me"—France Joli | Maria Torres | Bottom 3 | |
4 | Broadway | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity | Spencer Liff | Bottom 3 | |
5 | Victor Smalley | Tango | "Montserrat"—Orquesta del Plata | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Eliminated |
Hip-Hop | "Moving Mountains"—Usher | Laurie Ann Gibson |
Kevin is a hip-hop dancer from Brooklyn, New York. His partner was Karen Hauer. He was eliminated week 4 along with Channing Cooke.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result/score |
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1 | Russell Ferguson Jonathan "Legacy" Perez |
Hip-Hop | "Beggin' (District 78 Mix)"—Madcon | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
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Karen Hauer | Cha-Cha | "Push It" from Glee (TV series) | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Safe | |
2 | Hip-Hop | "Ice Cream Paint Job"—Dorrough | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Safe | |
3 | Hustle | "Come To Me"—France Joli | Maria Torres | Bottom 3 | |
4 | Broadway | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity | Spencer Liff | Eliminated |
Jakob is a contemporary dancer from Windermere, Florida (just outside of Orlando, FL). His partner is Latin Ballroom dancer Ashleigh Di Lello. He is also good friends with season 5 winner, Jeanine Mason. He has been exalted by the judges as one of the most technically gifted dancers to ever appear on the show. He and Ashleigh received 56% of the total votes on week 3.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Channing Cooke Ariana DeBose Nathan Trasoras |
Contemporary | "Crying"—k.d. lang | Tyce Diorio | |
Ashleigh Di Llelo | Broadway | "Hit Me With a Hot Note (And Watch Me Bounce)" from Sophisticated Ladies | Tyce Diorio | Safe | |
2 | Viennese Waltz | "At Last"—Etta James | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Safe | |
3 | Jazz | "Relax"—Frankie Goes to Hollywood | Mandy Moore | Safe | |
4 | Hip-Hop | "Whatcha Say"—Jason Derülo | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Safe | |
5 | Lyrical Jazz | "Time Flies"—Lykke Li | Sonya Tayeh | Safe | |
Cha-Cha | "Cha Cha Heels" (Ralphi Rosario Radio Edit)— Rosabel feat. Jeanie Tracy |
Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau |
Safe | ||
6 | Ellenore Scott | Quickstep | "Four Brothers"—Manhattan Transfer | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Safe |
Contemporary | "Tore My Heart"—OONA and Dave Tweedie | Sonya Tayeh | |||
7 | Mollee Gray | Viennese Waltz | "Ordinary Day"—Vanessa Carlton | Jason Gilkison | Safe |
Broadway | "Easy Street" (Samantha Ronson remix) from Annie | Joey Dowling | |||
8 | Ellenore Scott | Broadway | "I Gotcha" from Fosse | Tyce Diorio | Runner-up |
Ashleigh Di Lello | Foxtrot | "Let the Good Times Roll"—Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy | Jean-Marc Généreux | ||
Kathryn McCormick | Contemporary | "At This Moment"—Michael Bublé | Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson |
Noelle, a southern belle, is a contemporary dancer from Sanford, North Carolina. Her partner was Russell Ferguson. She sustained an injury during week one, and could not perform. She was automatically safe that week. She was eliminated on week 6 along with Nathan Trasoras.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Billy Bell Kathryn McCormick Victor Smalley |
Contemporary | "Viva La Vida"—Coldplay | Mandy Moore | — |
2 | Russell Ferguson | Hip-Hop | "Move Shake Drop (Remix)"—DJ Laz, Flo Rida & Casley | Jamal Sims | Bottom 4 |
— | Solo (Contemporary) | "For a Reason"—Zhané | — | Safe | |
3 | Russell Ferguson | African Jazz | "Frog Dance"—Mickey Hart and Planet Drum | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
4 | Foxtrot | "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)"—Michael Bublé and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Edward Simon | Safe | |
5 | Samba | "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Safe | |
Contemporary | "A Case of You"—Diana Krall | Tyce Diorio | |||
6 | Ryan Di Lello | Hip-Hop | "Give It to Me Right"—Melanie Fiona | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Eliminated |
Smooth Waltz | "Jeux d'Eau"—Cirque du Soleil | JT Thomas Tomas Mielnicki |
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— | Solo (Contemporary) | "Inside a Boy (Son Lux Remix)"—My Brightest Diamond | — |
Pauline is a Filipino American jazz dancer from West Covina, California. Her first partner was originally Billy Bell, but upon his medical withdrawal, he was replaced by Brandon Dumlao. Upon Dumlao's elimination, she was partnered with Peter Sabasino. In week 3, they both got eliminated.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Mollee Gray Ellenore Scott |
Jazz | "On a Cloud"—Platinum Pied Pipers | Sonya Tayeh | — |
Brandon Dumlao | Smooth Waltz | "You Light Up My Life"—Whitney Houston | Jason Gilkison | Bottom 4 | |
— | Solo (Jazz) | "Magaleñha"—Sérgio Mendes | — | Safe | |
2 | Peter Sabasino | Jazz | "Little Green Bag"—George Baker Selection | Wade Robson | Safe |
3 | Quickstep | "Hey Baby! (Shake Those Hula Hips)"—Big Kahuna & The Copa Cat Pack | JT Thomas Tomas Mielnicki |
Bottom 3 | |
— | Solo (Jazz) | "Took the Night"—Chelley | — | Eliminated |
Kathryn Renée McCormick is a contemporary dancer from Augusta, Georgia. Her partner is Jonathan "Legacy" Perez. She placed third in the entire season, and received the most votes for the females in the finale. She is also an All-Star on Season 7 of SYTYCD.
Kathryn started at age 3 at her mother's dance studio, Dance Connection, then moved to Augusta West Studio, where her mother had also studied. She moved to Los Angeles at 18 and landed a non-leading role in the remake of Fame (2009 film). McCormick has also been featured in the Jar of Hearts music video by Christina Perri.
Although Kathryn spent most of the season partnered with Jonathan "Legacy" Perez, her best received performances were two dances with Nathan Trasoras, a sizzling cha-cha with Ryan Di Lello, and a Michael Bublé adagio duet with Jakob Karr.
"Legacy", whose full name is Jonathan Lee Perez, is a 28 year old b-boy (breakdancer) from Miami, Florida. He began dancing at the age of 15 after being influenced by dancers at a local skate park. He has also been seen in the movies B-Girl and Step Up 3D. His partner is Kathryn McCormick. He was eliminated in Week 7 along with Mollee Gray.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Russell Ferguson Kevin Hunte |
Hip-Hop | "Beggin' (District 78 Mix)"—Madcon | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
— |
Kathryn McCormick | Hip-Hop | "On & On"—Missy Elliott | Dave Scottlalala | Safe | |
2 | Contemporary | "2 Steps Away"—Patti LaBelle | Stacey Tookey | Safe | |
3 | Broadway | "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"— Swingin´ Fireballs [2] | Andy Blankenbuehler | Safe | |
4 | Paso Doble | "Pursuit" from Cirque du Soleil | Tony Meredith | Safe | |
5 | Jazz | "So Deep"—Hot Chip | Sonya Tayeh | Safe | |
Viennese Waltz | "Your Guardian Angel"—The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau |
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6 | Ashleigh Di Lello | Contemporary | "Poison"—The Prodigy | Garry Stewart | Safe |
Hip-Hop | "Slow Down"—Bobby Valentino | Dave Scott | |||
— | Solo (Breakdancing) | "No Air"—Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown | — | ||
7 | Ellenore Scott | Contemporary | "Machine Gun"—Portishead | Travis Wall | Eliminated |
Hip-Hop | "People Are Strange" (District 78 remix)—The Doors | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
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— | Solo (Breakdancing) | "Fancy Footwork"—Chromeo | — |
Bianca is a tap dancer from Detroit, Michigan. She auditioned for seasons 4 and 5, but did not make the show. Her partner is Victor Smalley. She was eliminated in Week 2 along with fellow tapper Phillip Attmore.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Phillip Attmore Peter Sabasino |
Tap | "Take the "A" Train"—Ella Fitzgerald | Derick K. Grant | — |
Victor Smalley | Contemporary | "Wasted Time"—Me'shell Ndegeocello | Travis Wall | Safe | |
2 | Broadway | "Maybe God is Tryin' to Tell You Something" from The Color Purple | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 4 | |
— | Solo (Tap) | "Tootsee Roll"—69 Boyz | — | Eliminated |
Peter is a tap dancer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His first partner was Ariana DeBose, however upon DeBose's elimination, he was partnered with Pauline Mata. On week 3 both got eliminated.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Phillip Attmore Bianca Revels |
Tap | "Take the "A" Train"—Ella Fitzgerald | Derick K. Grant | — |
Ariana DeBose | Hip-Hop | "Black and Gold"—Sam Sparro | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Safe | |
2 | Pauline Mata | Jazz | "Little Green Bag"—George Baker Selection | Wade Robson | Safe |
3 | Quickstep | "Hey Baby! (Shake Those Hula Hips)"—Big Kahuna & The Copa Cat Pack | JT Thomas Tomas Mielnicki |
Bottom 3 | |
— | Solo (Tap) | No Music | — | Eliminated |
Ellenore is a jazz dancer from Santa Cruz, California. Her partner is Ryan Di Lello.
Week | Partner | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Mollee Gray Pauline Mata |
Jazz | "On a Cloud"—Platinum Pied Pipers | Sonya Tayeh | — |
Ryan Di Lello | Contemporary Jazz | "Arcadia"—Apparat | Sonya Tayeh | Safe | |
2 | Argentine Tango | "Violentango"—Astor Piazolla | Miriam Larici Leonardo Barrionuevo |
Safe | |
3 | Hip-Hop | "Lost Boiz Anthem"—J-Squad | Lil' C | Bottom 3 | |
— | Solo (Jazz) | "Elanor"—Alexa Woodward | — | Safe | |
4 | Ryan Di Lello | Contemporary | "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"—Stars | Travis Wall | Safe |
5 | Lindy Hop | "I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter"—The Boilermaker Jazz Band | Carla Heiney | Bottom 3 | |
Broadway | "Razzle Dazzle" from Chicago | Tyce Diorio | |||
— | Solo (Jazz) | "Bottom"–Zap Mama | — | ||
6 | Jakob Karr | Quickstep | "Four Brothers"—Manhattan Transfer | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Safe |
Contemporary | "Tore My Heart"—OONA and Dave Tweedie | Sonya Tayeh | |||
7 | Jonathan "Legacy" Perez | Contemporary | "Machine Gun"—Portishead | Travis Wall | Bottom 4 |
Hip-Hop | "People Are Strange" (District 78 remix)—The Doors | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
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— | Solo (Jazz) | "I Got the Feelin'"—James Brown | — | ||
— | Solo (Jazz) | "Hajnal"—Venetian Snares | — | ||
8 | Jakob Karr | Broadway | "I Gotcha" from Fosse | Tyce Diorio | Fourth place |
Ryan Di Lello | Jazz | "Kontact Me"—Boyz Noise | Garry Stewart | ||
Ellenore Scott | Paso Doble | "Village Attack" from Blood Diamond | Jason Gilkison |
Victor is a contemporary dancer from Miami, Florida. He was first partnered with Bianca Revels but upon her elimination in week 2, he became partnered with Channing Cooke. But due to Channing's elimination in week 4, he was partnered with Latin ballroom dancer, Karen Hauer. He then was eliminated in week 5 with Karen.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Billy Bell Kathryn McCormick Noelle Marsh |
Contemporary | "Viva La Vida"—Coldplay | Mandy Moore | — |
Bianca Revels | Contemporary | "Wasted Time"—Me'shell Ndegeocello | Travis Wall | Safe | |
2 | Broadway | "Maybe God is Tryin' to Tell You Something" from The Color Purple | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 4 | |
— | Solo (Contemporary) | "Narvas" from The Matrix Revolutions | — | Safe | |
3 | Channing Cooke | Contemporary | "Be Be Your Love" (Live at KRCW)—Rachael Yamagata | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
4 | Jazz | "Blackbird"—Bobby McFerrin | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 3 | |
— | Solo (Contemporary) | "Baby's Romance"—Chris Garneau | — | Safe | |
5 | Karen Hauer | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Nathan is a contemporary dancer from Downey, California. He auditioned during Season 5 of the show and had an impressive audition, but since he was only 17 at the time, he did not go through to Season 5's Vegas Week. His partner was jazz dancer Mollee Gray.
He recently made an appearance in Glee (The Power of Madonna) as a dancer in the Sue Sylvester "Vogue" music video.
Week | Partner(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
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1 | Channing Cooke Ariana DeBose Jakob Karr |
Contemporary | "Crying"—k.d. lang | Tyce Diorio | — |
Mollee Gray | Disco | "Turn the Beat Around (Pablo's 12" Mix)"—Gloria Estefan | Doriana Sánchez | Safe | |
2 | Bollywood | "Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah" from Jodhaa Akbar | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Safe | |
3 | Salsa | "Quimbara"—Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco | Gustavo Vargas | Safe | |
4 | Pop-Jazz | "Bad Romance"—Lady GaGa | Laurie Ann Gibson | Bottom 3 | |
— | Solo (Contemporary) | "So Insane"—Discovery | — | Safe | |
5 | Mollee Gray | Hip-Hop | "Ring-a-Ling"—The Black Eyed Peas | Jamal Sims | Bottom 3 |
Can-Can | "Cancan Suite" —Offenbach/Ponchielli | Tyce DiOrio | |||
— | Solo (Contemporary) | "Going Going Gone (Live)"—Stars | — | Safe | |
6 | Kathryn McCormick | Broadway | "Choreography"—Danny Kaye | Spencer Liff | Eliminated |
Rumba | "Walk On By"—Aretha Franklin | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
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— | Solo (Contemporary) | "Pretty Wings"—Maxwell | — |
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