List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists

This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television show So You Think You Can Dance.

Contestants

Key
Male Female Winner Runner-Up Left Due to Injury
Finalist Age Home Town Dance Style Elimination Date Finish Season
Alexie Agdeppa 26 Los Angeles, California Jazz
June 17, 2010
 11th Season 7
Joshua Allen 19 Dallas, Texas Hip-Hop
Winner
 Winner Season 4
Jimmy Arguello 20 Miami, Florida Contemporary/Lyrical
June 21, 2007
 17th/18th Season 3
Rayven Armijo 28 La Puente, California Ballet
June 12, 2008
 19th/20th Season 4
Phillip Attmore 25 Pasadena, California Tap
November 3, 2009
 17th/18th Season 6
Kupono Aweau 23 Kailua, Hawaii Contemporary
July 16, 2009
 9th/10th Season 5
Kamilah Barrett 27 Seattle, Washington Hip-Hop/Jazz
September 21, 2005
 5th/6th Season 1
Jamie Bayard 22 Palm Springs, California Latin Ballroom
June 12, 2008
 19th/20th Season 4
Billy Bell 20 West Palm Beach, Florida Contemporary Ballet
July 29, 2010
 5th/6th Season 7
Tony Bellissimo 20 Buffalo, New York Hip-Hop
June 11, 2009
 19th/20th Season 5
Kameron Bink 20 Coral Springs, Florida Hip-Hop/Contemporary
July 26, 2007
 9th/10th Season 3
Stephen "Twitch" Boss 25 Montgomery, Alabama Hip-Hop
Runner-Up
 Runner-Up Season 4
Kent Boyd 18 Wapakoneta, Ohio Contemporary
Runner-Up
 Runner-Up Season 7
Michelle Brooke 27 Brooklyn, New York Hip-Hop/Jazz
August 24, 2005
 13th/14th Season 1
Brandon Bryant 20 Miami, Florida Contemporary
Runner-Up
 Runner-Up Season 5
Jordan Casanova 19 Chino Hills, California Jazz July 28, 2011 7th/8th Season 8
Dmitry Chaplin 23 Rostov-on-Don, Russia Latin Ballroom
July 20, 2006
 9th/10th Season 2
Phillip Chbeeb 20 Houston, Texas Popping
July 9, 2009
 11th/12th Season 5
Artem Chigvinsev 22 Menlo Park, California Latin Ballroom
September 14, 2005
 7th/8th Season 1
Sandra Colton 27 Las Vegas, Nevada Tap
August 17, 2005
 15th/16th Season 1
Ryan Conferido 22 Downey, California Breakdance
September 7, 2005
 9th/10th Season 1
Channing Cooke 18 Haverhill, Massachusetts Contemporary
November 18, 2009
 13th/14th Season 6
Musa Cooper 28 Camden, New Jersey Hip-Hop
July 13, 2006
 11th/12th Season 2
Marquis Cunningham 18 Cape Coral, Florida Contemporary
June 20, 2008
 17th/18th Season 4
Ashlé Dawson 21 Long Beach Island, New Jersey Contemporary/Jazz/African
4th Place
 4th Season 1
Ariana DeBose 18 New Bern, North Carolina Contemporary
October 27, 2009
 19th/20th Season 6
Craig DeRosa 18 Orem, Utah Contemporary/Jazz
August 24, 2005
 13th/14th Season 1
Ashleigh Di Lello 26 Orem, Utah Latin Ballroom
5th Place
 5th Season 6
Ryan Di Lello 28 Orem, Utah Latin Ballroom
6th Place
 6th Season 6
Matt Dorame 24 Glendale, Arizona Contemporary
July 3, 2008
 13th/14th Season 4
Brandon Dumlao 21 Concord, California Hip-Hop
October 27, 2009
 19th/20th Season 6
Erin Ellis 19 Nashville, Tennessee Jazz
June 15, 2006
 19th/20th Season 2
Randi Evans 23 Orem, Utah Contemporary
July 16, 2009
 9th/10th Season 5
Comfort Fedoke 18 Fort Worth, Texas Hip-Hop
July 10, 2008
Re-entered competition (July 16, 2008)
July 24, 2008
 7th/8th Season 4
Russell Ferguson 20 Boston, Massachusetts Krump
Winner
 Winner Season 6
Jessica Fernandez 19 Margate, Florida Ballet
July 6, 2006
 13th/14th Season 2
Natalie Fotopoulos 22 Tampa, Florida Jazz
August 3, 2006
 5th/6th Season 2
Allan Frias 30 San Francisco, California Hip-Hop
August 31, 2005
 11th/12th Season 1
Lauren Froderman 18 Phoenix, Arizona Contemporary
Winner
 Winner Season 7
Alexander Fost 21 Alhambra, California Ballet July 14, 2011 11th/12th Season 8
Tadd Gadduang 25 West Valley City, Utah Breakdance
4th Place
 4th Season 8
Courtney Galiano 19 Commack, New York Contemporary
4th Place
 4th Season 4
Ashley Galvan 20 Visalia, California Lyrical
Left Due to Injury
 7th Season 7
Karla Garcia 23 Brooklyn, New York Contemporary
July 2, 2009
 13th/14th Season 5
Susie Garcia 24 Miami, Florida Salsa
June 20, 2008
 17th/18th Season 4
Cedric Gardner 22 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Freestyle
July 12, 2007
 13th/14th Season 3
Anya Garnis 25 New York City, New York Latin Ballroom
July 19, 2007
 11th/12th Season 3
Marko Germar 22 Dededo, Guam Jazz
3rd Place
 3rd Season 8
Jason Glover 21 Fresno, California Contemporary
July 23, 2009
 7th/8th Season 5
Jaimie Goodwin 19 Virginia Beach, Virginia Contemporary
July 26, 2007
 9th/10th Season 3
Lauren Gottlieb 18 Scottsdale, Arizona Contemporary
August 13, 2007
 5th/6th Season 3
Mollee Gray 18 Orem, Utah Jazz
December 9, 2009
 7th/8th Season 6
Heidi Groskreutz 24 Cliffside Park, New Jersey Swing/Latin Ballroom
4th Place
 4th Season 2
Neil Haskell 20 Clarence Center, New York Contemporary
3rd Place
 3rd Season 3
Karen Hauer 27 Valencia, Venezuela Latin Ballroom
November 25, 2009
 11th/12th Season 6
Chelsie Hightower 19 Orem, Utah Latin Ballroom
July 31, 2008
 5th/6th Season 4
Allison Holker 18 Orem, Utah Contemporary Jazz
July 27, 2006
 7th/8th Season 2
Kevin Hunte 23 Brooklyn, New York Hip-Hop
November 18, 2009
 13th/14th Season 6
Ricky Jaime 19 Miami, Florida Contemporary
August 4, 2011
 5th/6th Season 8
Chris Jarosz 22 Gaithersburg, Maryland Contemporary
June 26, 2008
 15th/16th Season 4
Thayne Jasperson 27 Provo, Utah Contemporary
July 10, 2008
 12th Season 4
Vitolio Jeune 26 Miami, Florida Contemporary
July 2, 2009
 13th/14th Season 5
Sabra Johnson 19 Roy, Utah Contemporary
Winner
 Winner Season 3
Donyelle Jones 27 Los Angeles, California Hip-Hop/Jazz
3rd Place
 3rd Season 2
Wadi Jones 24 Ossining, New York Breakdance June 23, 2011 17th-20th Season 8
Mark Kanemura 24 Honolulu, Hawaii Jazz/Contemporary
July 31, 2008
 5th/6th Season 4
Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov 26 Brooklyn, New York Latin Ballroom
June 18, 2009
 17th/18th Season 5
Jakob Karr 19 Windermere, Florida Contemporary
Runner-Up
 Runner-Up Season 6
Evan Kasprzak 21 West Bloomfield, Michigan Broadway
3rd Place
 3rd Season 5
Mitchell Kelly 20 Atlanta, Georgia Contemporary July 21, 2011 9th/10th Season 8
Jessica King 24 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Contemporary
Left Due to Injury
 11th Season 4
Caitlin Kinney 21 Annapolis, Maryland Acro–Ballet
July 9, 2009
 11th/12th Season 5
Chris Koehl 21 Garland, Texas Hip-Hop July 7, 2011 13th/14th Season 8
Asuka Kondoh 25 San Francisco, California Latin Ballroom
June 25, 2009
 15th/16th Season 5
Hokuto Konishi 22 Tokyo, Japan Hip-Hop/Breakdance
July 19, 2007
 11th/12th Season 3
Ivan Koumaev 18 Seattle, Washington Breakdance
August 3, 2006
 5th/6th Season 2
Pasha Kovalev 27 Fort Lee, New Jersey Latin Ballroom
August 13, 2007
 5th/6th Season 3
Melody Lacayanga 22 Los Angeles, California Contemporary/Jazz
Runner-Up
 Runner-Up Season 1
Ashlee Langas 19 Texas Contemporary
June 14, 2007
 19th/20th Season 3
Caitlynn Lawson 18 Moses Lake, Washington Jazz/Contemporary
August 4, 2011
 5th/6th Season 8
Nick Lazzarini 21 Sunnyvale, California Contemporary/Jazz
Winner
 Winner Season 1
Jess LeProtto 18 Little Falls, New Jersey Broadway July 28, 2011 7th/8th Season 8
Kourtni Lind 18 Forest Lake, Minnesota Contemporary
July 3, 2008
 13th/14th Season 4
Iveta Lukosiute 30 Klaipėda, Lithuania Ballroom June 23, 2011 17th-20th Season 8
Miranda Maleski 18 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Contemporary June 30, 2011 15th/16th Season 8
Sasha Mallory 23 Bakersfield, California Jazz/Modern/Hip-Hop
Runner-Up
 Runner-Up Season 8
Gev Manoukian 22 Salt Lake City, Utah Breakdance
July 17, 2008
 9th/10th Season 4
Janette Manrara 25 Miami, Florida Salsa
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 7th/8th Season 5
Noelle Marsh 18 Sanford, North Carolina Contemporary
December 2, 2009
 9th/10th Season 6
Jeanine Mason 18 Miami, Florida Contemporary
Winner
 Winner Season 5
Pauline Mata 21 West Covina, California Jazz
November 11, 2009
 15th/16th Season 6
Kathryn McCormick 19 Augusta, Georgia Contemporary
3rd Place
 3rd Season 6
Jamile McGee 21 Columbus, Ohio Hip-Hop/Popping
3rd Place
 3rd Season 1
Blake McGrath 21 Los Angeles, California Contemporary/Jazz
September 21, 2005
 5th/6th Season 1
Melanie Moore 19 Marietta, Georgia Contemporary Winner Winner Season 8
Missy Morelli 20 Arvada, Colorado Jazz June 23, 2011 17th-20th Season 8
Martha Nichols 19 Brooklyn, New York Tap/Contemporary/Hip-Hop
July 20, 2006
 9th/10th Season 2
Ashlee Nino 21 Fort Worth, Texas Hip-Hop
July 13, 2006
 11th/12th Season 2
Shauna Noland 18 Santa Cruz, California Contemporary
July 12, 2007
 13th/14th Season 3
Ade Obayomi 20 Chandler, Arizona Contemporary
July 30, 2009
 5th/6th Season 5
Clarice Ordaz 19 Whittier, California Jazz July 21, 2011 9th/10th Season 8
Ricky Palomino 25 Phoenix, Arizona Contemporary
June 14, 2007
 19th/20th Season 3
Kherington Payne 18 Placentia, California Contemporary
July 17, 2008
 9th/10th Season 4
Jessi Peralta 25 Cocoa, Florida Contemporary/Hip-Hop
June 28, 2007
 15th/16th Season 3
Jonathan "Legacy" Perez 28 Miami, Florida Breakdance
December 9, 2009
 7th/8th Season 6
Jonathan Platero 21 Sanford, Florida Salsa
June 25, 2009
 15th/16th Season 5
Kayla Radomski 18 Aurora, Colorado Contemporary
4th Place
 4th Season 5
Ryan Ramirez 19 Morgan Hill, California Contemporary July 14, 2011 11th/12th Season 8
Ryan Rankine 20 Brooklyn, New York Ballet/Contemporary
July 27, 2006
 7th/8th Season 2
Bianca Revels 20 Detroit, Michigan Tap
November 3, 2009
 17th/18th Season 6
Ashley Rich 22 Antioch, California Contemporary July 7, 2011 13th/14th Season 8
Destini Rogers 22 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Contemporary/Jazz
September 7, 2005
 9th/10th Season 1
Robert Roldan 19 Thousand Oaks, California Jazz
3rd Place
 3rd Season 7
Jose "Full Deck" Ruiz 21 Pembroke Pines, Florida Breaking
July 29, 2010
 5th/6th Season 7
Peter Sabasino 22 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tap
November 11, 2009
 15th/16th Season 6
Dominic Sandoval 21 Sacramento, California Breakdance
August 2, 2007
 7th/8th Season 3
Melissa Sandvig 29 Los Alamitos, California Ballet
July 30, 2009
 5th/6th Season 5
Cristina Santana 24 San Diego, California Salsa
June 24, 2010
 10th Season 7
Faina Savich 21 Vitebsk, Belarus Latin Ballroom
June 21, 2007
 17th/18th Season 3
Stanislav Savich 22 Brooklyn, New York Ballroom
June 15, 2006
 19th/20th Season 2
Benji Schwimmer 22 Moreno Valley, California Swing/Latin Ballroom
Winner
 Winner Season 2
Lacey Schwimmer 18 Redlands, California Latin Ballroom
4th Place
 4th Season 3
Ellenore Scott 19 Santa Cruz, California Jazz
4th Place
 4th Season 6
Katee Shean 19 San Jose, California Contemporary
3rd Place
 3rd Season 4
Victor Smalley 21 Miami, Florida Contemporary
November 25, 2009
 11th/12th Season 6
Jesús Solorio 23 Paso Robles, California Contemporary
June 28, 2007
 15th/16th Season 3
Joy Spears 19 Killen, Alabama Jazz/Hip-Hop
June 22, 2006
 17th/18th Season 2
Melinda Sullivan 22 Thousand Oaks, California Tap
July 1, 2010
 9th Season 7
Ben Susak 19 Phoenix, Arizona Contemporary
June 29, 2006
 15th/16th Season 2
Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis 20 Burnaby, British Columbia Hip-Hop
August 17, 2005
 15th/16th Season 1
Robert Taylor, Jr. 31 Brooklyn, New York Hip-Hop June 30, 2011 15th/16th Season 8
Danny Tidwell 22 Norfolk, Virginia Contemporary
Runner-Up
 Runner-Up Season 3
AdéChiké Torbert 23 Brooklyn, New York Contemporary
4th Place
 4th Season 7
Paris Torres 19 Issaquah, Washington Contemporary
June 11, 2009
 19th/20th Season 5
Chelsea Traille 23 Flower Mound, Texas Contemporary
June 26, 2008
 15th/16th Season 4
Nathan Trasoras 18 Downey, California Contemporary
December 2, 2009
 9th/10th Season 6
Jaymz Tuaileva 20 Orem, Utah Jazz
July 6, 2006
 13th/14th Season 2
Snejana "Snow" Urbin 25 Siberia, Russia Latin Ballroom
August 31, 2005
 11th/12th Season 1
Ashley Valerio 22 Mesa, Arizona Contemporary
June 18, 2009
 17th/18th Season 5
Melissa Vella 20 Springfield, Pennsylvania Contemporary/Jazz
September 14, 2005
 7th/8th Season 1
Sara Von Gillern 20 Rock Island, Illinois Breakdance
August 2, 2007
 7th/8th Season 3
Travis Wall 18 Virginia Beach, Virginia Contemporary
Runner-Up
 Runner-Up Season 2
Jason Williams 20 Wilmington, North Carolina Hip-Hop/Jazz/Funk
June 22, 2006
 17th/18th Season 2
William Wingfield 21 Nashville, Tennessee Contemporary
July 24, 2008
 7th/8th Season 4
Aleksandra Wojda 23 Pretoria, South Africa Contemporary
June 29, 2006
 15th/16th Season 2
Alex Wong 23 Vancouver, British Columbia Ballet
Left Due to Injury
 8th Season 7
Nick Young 19 Franklin, Wisconsin Tap June 23, 2011 17th-20th Season 8

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 will act as partners for the top ten to eleven contestants in seasons seven and eight, and will rotate every week. Each of the dancers represents one specific style of dance and will only dance in that genre with a partner. They will not choreograph any routines but will learn like the contestants do. These are the all-stars Nigel Lythgoe announced on his official Twitter account.

Dancer Season Dance Styles All-Star Seasons
Season 7 Season 8
Melody Lacayanga
1
Contemporary/Jazz
 N Y
Allison Holker
2
Jazz/Contemporary/Broadway/Cultural
 Y Y
Ivan Koumaev
Hip-Hop
 N Y
Anya Garnis
3
Ballroom/Latin
 Y Y
Dominic Sandoval
Hip-Hop/Breakdancing
 Y N
Jaimie Goodwin
Contemporary/Jazz
 N Y
Lauren Gottlieb
Hip-Hop/Jazz/Contemporary
 Y Y
Neil Haskell
Jazz/Contemporary/Broadway/Cultural
 Y Y
Pasha Kovalev
Ballroom/Latin
 Y Y
Chelsie Hightower
4
Ballroom/Latin
 N Y
Comfort Fedoke
Hip-Hop/Krump
 Y Y
Mark Kanemura
Jazz/Broadway/Cultural
 Y Y
Stephen "Twitch" Boss
Popping/Locking/Krump
 Y Y
Courtney Galiano
Contemporary/Jazz
 Y N
Joshua Allen*
Hip-Hop
 N Y
Ade Obayomi
5
Contemporary/Classical
 Y Y
Brandon Bryant
Contemporary/Jazz
 N Y
Janette Manrara
Ballroom/Latin
 N Y
Kathryn McCormick
6
Jazz/Contemporary/Broadway/Cultural
 Y Y
Ellenore Scott
Jazz/Contemporary
 N Y
Lauren Froderman*
7
Contemporary/Jazz
 N Y
Kent Boyd
Contemporary/Jazz
 N Y
Robert Roldan
Contemporary/Jazz
 N Y

See also

Seasons
1 (2005) · 2 (2006) · 3 (2007) · 4 (2008) · 5 (Summer 2009) · 6 (Fall 2009) · 7 (2010) · 8 (2011)
Hosts
Lauren Sánchez (2005) · Cat Deeley (2006–present)
Permanent judges
Nigel Lythgoe (2005-present)  · Mary Murphy (2007–2009, 2011–present)  · Adam Shankman (2009–2010)  · Mia Michaels (2010)
Guest judges
Choreographers
Winners
2nd place finalists1
3rd place finalists1
4th place finalists1
Other finalists
Other countries
Australia · Benelux · Canada · Denmark · Finland · Germany · Greece · Israel · Lithuania · Malaysia · New Zealand · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Scandinavia  · South Africa · Turkey · UK · Ukraine

Click here for the complete list of contestants.
^1 Only the first season of the show provided an official percentage breakdown of the final vote. For the remaining seasons, second through fourth place finalists are based only on the order in which they were announced, which may not reflect the official vote breakdown.

^2 Season 7 featured only three dancers as finalists at the end of its run. Although Torbert technically finished fourth, he was eliminated the week prior to the finale.