So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series) season 4 explained

Module1:	Host: Cat Deeley Judges: Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy Winner: Joshua Allen Runner Up: Stephen "tWitch" Boss
Network:	Fox

So You Think You Can Dance is a United States television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season four premiered on May 22, 2008, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returning to host. Joshua Allen was announced as the winner on August 7, 2008, the first hip-hop dancer to win the title.^[1]

Auditions

Open auditions for this season were expanded to the following six cities:^[2]

Audition Venue	City	Date	Guest Judges(s)
McFarlin Memorial Auditorium		January 17–19, 2008	Adam Shankman
Charleston Music Hall		January 31–February 2, 2008	Tyce Diorio
Capitol Theatre		February 4–7, 2008	Mandy Moore
Atlas Performing Arts Center		February 21–23, 2008	Dan Karaty
		March 6–8, 2008	Mia Michaels
The Milwaukee Theatre		March 20–22, 2008	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo

For the first time, New York City was not a stop on the audition tour.To be able to audition, contestants had to be between the ages of 18 and 30 and able to be legally employed in the United States. Partner auditions were allowed.^[3]

Las Vegas week

Dancer(s)	Thing/style	Music	Choreographer(s)
All	Hip-hop	"Shawty Get Loose"—Lil Mama featuring T-Pain and Chris Brown	Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo
All	Broadway	"This Joint is Jumping" from Ain't Misbehavin'	Tyce Diorio
All	Foxtrot	"Call Me Irresponsible"—Michael Bublé	Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau
All (in groups)	Group choreography	Individual songs picked by the group	The group
All	Contemporary	"Mic Check"—Imogen Heap	Mia Michaels
All (individual)	Solo	Individual songs chosen by contestant	The dancer

Over 200 contestants who impressed the judges in the initial auditions each received a plane ticket to a challenging week of callback auditions at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The week consisted of multiple rounds of choreography, with dancers cut from the competition every round. This season, the rounds included a hip-hop routine with Napoleon D'umo and Tabitha D'umo, a Broadway number with Tyce Diorio, the foxtrot with Jean-Marc Généreux, group choreography, contemporary choreography with Mia Michaels, and a final solo for the remaining contestants. Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy were part of the judging panel for the week, along with Debbie Allen, Mia Michaels, Napoleon D'umo and Tabitha D'umo.

Finals

Format

As in seasons 2 and 3, the finals began with 20 contestants, ten male and ten female. After partners are assigned, couples pick a dance style out of a hat, are rehearsed by a choreographer, and perform their routine. Following the airing of the performances, home viewers vote for their favorite couple. The bottom three couples (six dancers overall) are then liable for elimination by the judges on the live, or broadcast on Broadcast delay in the western United States, results show. All six dancers perform a solo, after which the judges eliminate one male and one female contestant. If the eliminated dancers are not from the same couple, their respective partners form a new pair for the following week's performances. Once the field of dancers is narrowed down to the top 10, permanent partnerships dissolve and contestants draw their new partners from a hat each week. The judges no longer have any say in the elimination process; viewers call in to vote for their favorite individual dancer, and the male and female with the lowest number of votes are eliminated each week.

Because of the inclusion of performer William Wingfield into the top 20 dancers, Debbie Allen was ruled ineligible to perform duties as a Guest Judge during the Finals phase, as long as Wingfield remained in the competition. Wingfield is a Contemporary dancer from Nashville, Tennessee who trained under Allen at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. He was voted off the competition on July 24, 2008. Because of Wingfield being eliminated, Debbie Allen was technically able to guest judge for the top six episode, but Adam Shankman was the guest judge instead.

Top 20 Contestants

Female Contestants

Contestant	Age	Home Town	Dance Style	Elimination date	Placement
Katee Shean	19	San Jose, California	Contemporary	August 7, 2008	3rd Place
Courtney Galiano	19	Commack, New York	Contemporary	August 7, 2008	4th Place
Chelsie Hightower	18	Pleasant Grove, Utah	Latin Ballroom	July 31, 2008	Top 6
Comfort Fedoke	19	Dallas, Texas	Hip Hop	July 24, 2008	Top 8
Kherington Payne	18	Placentia, California	Contemporary	July 17, 2008	Top 10
Jessica King	24	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Contemporary	July 10, 2008 (Withdrew Due To Injury)	Top 12
Kourtni Lind	18	Forest Lake, Minnesota	Contemporary	July 3, 2008	Top 14
Chelsea Traille	23	Baytown, Texas	Contemporary	June 26, 2008	Top 16
Susie Garcia	24	Miami, Florida	Salsa	June 20, 2008	Top 18
Rayven Armijo	28	Los Angeles, California	Ballet	June 12, 2008	Top 20

Male Contestants

Contestant	Age	Home Town	Dance Style	Elimination date	Placement
Joshua Allen	18	Fort Worth, Texas	Hip Hop	August 7, 2008	Winner
Stephen "tWitch" Boss †	25	Montgomery, Alabama	Popping/Locking	August 7, 2008	Runner Up
Mark Kanemura	24	Honolulu, Hawaii	Jazz	July 31, 2008	Top 6
Will Wingfield	21	Nashville, Tennessee	Contemporary	July 24, 2008	Top 8
Gevorg "Gev" Manoukian	22	Salt Lake City, Utah	Breakdance	July 17, 2008	Top 10
Thayne Jasperson	27	Provo, Utah	Contemporary	July 10, 2008	Top 12
Matt Dorame	24	Glendale, Arizona	Contemporary	July 3, 2008	Top 14
Chris Jarosz	22	Galestown, Maryland	Contemporary	June 26, 2008	Top 16
Marquis Cunningham	18	Ocala, Florida	Contemporary	June 20, 2008	Top 18
Jamie Bayard	22	Palmdale, California	Swing	June 12, 2008	Top 20

Elimination chart

The song played for the females and males varied throughout the season. Every week, a different song was played.Contestants are in alphabetical order by last name, then in reverse chronological order of elimination.

+ Legend
Female	Male	Bottom 3 couples	Bottom 4 contestants

Week:	6/12	6/19	6/26	7/03	7/10	7/17	7/24	7/31	8/07
Contestant	Result
Joshua Allen									Winner
Stephen "tWitch" Boss					Btm 3		Btm 4		Runner-Up
Katee Shean									3rd Place
Courtney Galiano				Btm 3			Btm 4		4th Place
Mark Kanemura						Btm 4		Elim
Chelsie Hightower
William Wingfield	Btm 3				Btm 3		Elim
Comfort Fedoke		Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim*	Btm 4
Gev Manoukian				Btm 3		Elim
Kherington Payne					Btm 3
Jessica King <	--Jessica was eliminated AFTER Thayne, between weeks 5 and 6. Please do not shift her position on the chart as it makes it seem as though Jessica was eliminated before Thayne-->	Btm 3				Btm 3<	--What would we have put down if Jessica wasn't in the bottom 3?-->	WD
Thayne Jasperson		Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim
Matt Dorame	Btm 3		Btm 3	Elim
Kourtni Lind	Btm 3		Btm 3
Chris Jarosz		Btm 3	Elim
Chelsea Traille		Btm 3
Marquis Cunningham		Elim
Susie Garcia
Jamie Bayard	Elim
Rayven Armijo

Jessica King suffered an injury that resulted in her being unable to continue in the competition. She was medically withdrawn, and Comfort Fedoke replaced her as she was the most recent female competitor eliminated.^[4]
Katee Shean was awarded $50,000 for being America's favorite female dancer.

Performances

Week 1 (June 11, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Result(s)
Rayven Armijo Jamie Bayard	Hip-Hop	"American Boy"—Estelle feat. Kanye West	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Both eliminated
Susie Garcia Marquis Cunningham	Waltz	"Dark Waltz"—Hayley Westenra	Hunter Johnson	Safe
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Jazz	"Tainted Love"—Soft Cell	Mandy Moore	Bottom 3
Chelsea Traille Thayne Jasperson	Cha-cha	"Oye Como Va (Latin/Trance Mix)"—Celia Cruz	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting	Safe
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Contemporary	"Beautiful"—Meshell Ndegeocello	Mia Michaels	Safe
Kherington Payne Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Broadway	"Too Darn Hot" from Kiss Me, Kate	Tyce Diorio	Safe
Comfort Fedoke Chris Jarosz	Jive	"Boom Boom"—Big Head Todd and the Monsters	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Lyrical hip-hop	"No Air"—Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Safe
Jessica King William Wingfield	Tango	"Tango"—Cirque du Soleil	Hunter Johnson	Bottom 3
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Disco	"Boogie Wonderland"—Earth, Wind & Fire feat. The Emotions	Doriana Sanchez	Safe

Week 2 (June 18, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Result(s)
Chelsea Traille Thayne Jasperson	Jazz	"Untouched"—The Veronicas	Mandy Moore	Bottom 3
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Argentine Tango	"Mi Confesión"—Gotan Project	Alex Da Silva	Safe
Jessica King William Wingfield	Hip-Hop	"Whatever U Like"—Nicole Scherzinger	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley	Safe
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Foxtrot	"A Foggy Day (In London Town)"—Michael Bublé	Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau assisting	Safe
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Contemporary	"Lost"—Anouk	Mandy Moore	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Broadway	"All for the Best" from Godspell	Tyce Diorio	Safe
Susie Garcia Marquis Cunningham	Salsa	"Aguanilé"—Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe	Alex Da Silva	Both eliminated
Kherington Payne Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Viennese Waltz	"A New Day Has Come"—Celine Dion	Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau assisting	Safe
Comfort Fedoke Chris Jarosz	Krump	"Come and Get Me" —Timbaland featuring 50 Cent & Tony Yayo	Lil' C	Bottom 3

Week 3 (June 25, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Result(s)
Kherington Payne Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Hip-Hop	"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'Em)"—Busta Rhymes	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Safe
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Rumba	"Wishing on a Star"—Rose Royce	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting	Safe
Comfort Fedoke Chris Jarosz	Afro Jazz	"The Beautiful People"—Marilyn Manson	Tyce Diorio	Jarosz eliminated
Jessica King William Wingfield	Disco	"Heaven Must Have Sent You"—Bonnie Pointer	Doriana Sanchez	Safe
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Contemporary	"Wrestlers (Sticky, Dirty Pop Mix)"—Hot Chip	Sonya Tayeh	Bottom 3
Chelsea Traille Thayne Jasperson	Quickstep	"You Can't Hurry Love"—Phil Collins	Heather Smith	Traille eliminated
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Lyrical hip-hop	"Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Safe
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Samba	"Baila, Baila"—Angela Via	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting	Safe

Week 4 (July 2, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Jessica King William Wingfield	Jive	"Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" from Five Guys Named Moe	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting	Safe
	Lyrical Jazz	"Alone"—Heart	Mandy Moore
Comfort Fedoke Thayne Jasperson	Broadway	"Cool" from West Side Story	Andy Blankenbuehler	Bottom 3
	Smooth Waltz	"Hov Arek Sarer Jan"—New Age Armenia	Edward Simon
Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame	Hip-Hop	"How Do I Breathe"—Mario	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley	Both eliminated
	Mambo	"Ban Con Tim"—Super All-Star	Alex Da Silva
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Jazz	"Kiss Kiss"—Holly Valance (incorrectly listed as "Holly Vance")	Mandy Moore	Safe
	Foxtrot	"It's My Life"—Paul Anka	Edward Simon
Kherington Payne Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Paso Doble	"Malagueña"—Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting	Safe
	Contemporary	"Dreaming With a Broken Heart"—John Mayer	Mia Michaels
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Contemporary	"Hometown Glory"—Adele	Mia Michaels	Safe
	West Coast Swing	"Shake It"—Brother Yusef	Benji Schwimmer (season 2) Lacey Schwimmer (season 3) assisting
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Hip-Hop	"Lights, Camera, Action!"—Mr. Cheeks	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley	Bottom 3
	Broadway	"New York, New York" from On the Town	Andy Blankenbuehler

Week 5 (July 9, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Salsa	"Fuego"—Joe Bataan	Alex Da Silva	Safe
	Broadway	"I'm a Woman" from Smokey Joe's Cafe	Tyce Diorio
Comfort Fedoke Thayne Jasperson	Hip-Hop	"Can We Chill"—Ne-Yo	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Both eliminated*
	Contemporary	"A Different Corner"—George Michael	Mandy Moore
Jessica King William Wingfield	Contemporary	"Silence" from Unfaithful	Tyce Diorio	Bottom 3 King withdrawn*
	Quickstep	"Bandstand Boogie"—Barry Manilow	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Cha-cha	"Don't Stop the Music (The Wideboys Club Mix)"—Rihanna	Anya Garnis (season 3) Pasha Kovalev (season 3)	Safe
	Jazz	"Standing There"—The Creatures aka singer Siouxsie Sioux	Mandy Moore
Kherington Payne Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Krump	"2 Buck 4 TV"—Tha J-Squad	Lil' C	Bottom 3
	Tango	"Assassin's Tango" from Mr. and Mrs. Smith	Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau assisting
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Viennese Waltz	"Iris"—Goo Goo Dolls	Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau assisting	Safe
	Bollywood	"Dhoom Taana" from Om Shanti Om	Nakul Dev Mahajan

* Comfort Fedoke and Thayne Jasperson were eliminated by the judges, but Jessica King later had to withdraw from the competition due to injury. She was replaced by Fedoke, the most recent eliminated female.^[4]

Week 6 (July 16, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Courtney Galiano Joshua Allen	Hip-Hop	"Skippin'"—Mario	Dave Scott	Safe
	Rumba	"Hero"—Enrique Iglesias	Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau
Kherington Payne Mark Kanemura		"Kick Back"—Ty England	Brandi Tobais	Payne eliminated Kanemura in bottom 4
	Jazz	"Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai	Tyce Diorio
Comfort Fedoke Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Smooth Waltz	"Open Arms"—Journey	Hunter Johnson	Fedoke in bottom 4
	Hip-Hop	"Forever"—Chris Brown	Dave Scott
Katee Shean William Wingfield	Broadway	"Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat"—Sam Harris	Tyce Diorio	Safe
	Pas de deux	"Imagine"—David Archuleta	Dwight Rhoden
Chelsie Hightower Gev Manoukian	Contemporary		Sonya Tayeh	Manoukian eliminated
	Jive		Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau assisting

• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Chelsie Hightower	Samba	"Pon de Replay"—Rihanna	Safe
Gev Manoukian	Breakdance	"Hello Goodbye (Uncool)"—Lupe Fiasco feat. Unkle	Eliminated
Courtney Galiano	Contemporary	"I Want You to Need Me"—Celine Dion	Safe
Mark Kanemura	Pop-Jazz	"Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen	Bottom 4
Comfort Fedoke	Hip-Hop	"Need a Boss"—Shareefa feat. Ludacris	Bottom 4
Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Hip-Hop	"I Question Mark"—Wade Robson	Safe
Katee Shean	Contemporary	"This Woman's Work" (MTV Unplugged)—Maxwell	Safe
William Wingfield	Contemporary	"Dance With My Father"—Luther Vandross	Safe
Kherington Payne	Jazz	"Breakin' Dishes"—Rihanna	Eliminated
Joshua Allen	Hip-Hop	"Jam"—Michael Jackson	Safe

Week 7 (July 23, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Toni Basil

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Courtney Galiano William Wingfield	Samba		Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau assisting
	Lyrical hip-hop	"Like You'll Never See Me Again"—Alicia Keys	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
Katee Shean	Contemporary	"Mercy"—Duffy	Mia Michaels	Boss in bottom 4
	Broadway	"Sweet Georgia Brown" from Bubbling Brown Sugar	Tyce Diorio
Comfort Fedoke Mark Kanemura	Hip-Hop	"Party People"—Nelly feat. Fergie	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Fedoke eliminated
	Foxtrot	"Lady Luck"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra	France Mousseau assisting
Chelsie Hightower Joshua Allen		"A Los Amigos" from Forever Tango	Dmitry Chaplin (season 2)	Safe
	Disco	"Everlasting Love"—Gloria Estefan	Doriana Sanchez

• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Comfort Fedoke	Hip-Hop	"I Got This Down"—Simian Mobile Disco	Eliminated
William Wingfield	Funk	"Get Up Offa That Thing"—James Brown	Eliminated
Katee Shean	Contemporary	"Taking Chances"—Celine Dion	Safe
Mark Kanemura	Pop-Jazz	"Creator"—Santigold feat. Switch and Freq Nasty	Safe
Chelsie Hightower	Cha-cha	"Damaged"—Danity Kane	Safe
Joshua Allen	Hip-Hop	"Shawty Get Loose"—Lil Mama feat. T-Pain & Chris Brown	Safe
Courtney Galiano	Contemporary	"Where I Stood"—Missy Higgins	Bottom 4
Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Hip-Hop	"Go To Work"—Kay L	Bottom 4

Week 8 (July 30, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman

• Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Courtney Galiano Mark Kanemura	Viennese Waltz	"The Time of My Life"—David Cook	Jason Gilkison	Kanemura eliminated
	Jazz	"The Garden"—Mirah	Sonya Tayeh
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Contemporary	"All by Myself"—Celine Dion	Tyce Diorio	Safe
	Paso Doble	"Filet" from Le Rêve	Jason Gilkison
Chelsie Hightower Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Mambo	"Ahora Me Toca a Mi"—Víctor Manuelle	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting	Hightower eliminated
	Hip-Hop	"Control"—Vitamin String Quartet	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo

• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Chelsie Hightower	Cha-cha	"When I Grow Up"—Pussycat Dolls	Eliminated
Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Funk	"Midas Touch"—Midnight Star	Safe
Katee Shean	Contemporary	"Can't Stop"—Maroon 5	Safe
Joshua Allen	Hip-Hop	"Like That"—Memphis Bleek	Safe
Courtney Galiano	Contemporary	"Rock Your Soul"—Elisa	Safe
Mark Kanemura	Pop-Jazz	"Bum Like You"—Robyn	Eliminated

Week 9 (August 6, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mandy Moore

• Group dance: Top 4: "Hallelujah"—The Vitamin String Quartet (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)

Mia Michaels

• Couple dances:

Dancers	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Courtney Galiano Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Hip-Hop	"Church"—T-Pain	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Lyrical Jazz	"Slow Dancing In A Burning Room"—John Mayer	Wade Robson
Courtney Galiano Katee Shean	Broadway	"The Trolley Song"—Rufus Wainwright	Tyce Diorio
Joshua Allen Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Trepak	"Trepak" from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker	Youri Nelzine
Katee Shean Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Foxtrot	"Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting
Courtney Galiano Joshua Allen	Jive	"The Dirty Boogie"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Jason Gilkison

• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music
Courtney Galiano	Contemporary	"They Weren't There"—Missy Higgins
Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Hip-Hop	"It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson
Katee Shean	Contemporary	"Hide and Seek"—Imogen Heap
Joshua Allen	Hip-Hop	"(Not Just) Knee Deep"—Funkadelic

Results shows

Week 1 (June 12, 2008)

• Group dance: Top 20 and Nigel Lythgoe: "Cobrastyle"—Robyn (Pop-jazz; Choreographer: Wade Robson)
• Guest dancer(s): Popin' Pete and Shonn Boog: "I Can Make You Dance" – Zapp (Popping)
• Musical guest: "When I Grow Up" – Pussycat Dolls
• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Kourtni Lind	Contemporary	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody"—The Side Project	Safe
Matt Dorame	Contemporary	"Baby's Romance"—Chris Garneau	Safe
Rayven Armijo	Ballet	"As I Am (Intro)"—Alicia Keys	Eliminated
Jamie Bayard	Samba	"Mas Que Nada" – Sérgio Mendes feat. The Black Eyed Peas	Eliminated
Jessica King	Contemporary	"Misery Business (Acoustic)"—Paramore	Safe
William Wingfield	Contemporary	"More Than Anyone (Stripped version)"—Gavin DeGraw	Safe

• Eliminated
  • Rayven Armijo: "It's Only Life"—Kate Voegele
  • Jamie Bayard: "Best Days (Here Comes the Rest of Our Lives)"—Graham Colton
• New partners:
  • None

Week 2 (June 19, 2008)

• Group dance: Top 18: "Elevator"—Flo Rida feat. Timbaland (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
• Guest dancer(s): Timo Nuñez (auditioned for season 1 and season 2, making it to Las Vegas week both times)
• Musical guest: "In the Ayer"—Flo Rida featuring will.i.am
• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Chelsea Traille	Jazz	"The Time Is Now"—Moloko	Safe
Thayne Jasperson	Contemporary	"Belief"—Gavin DeGraw	Safe
Susie Garcia	Salsa	"The Anthem"—Pitbull feat. Lil Jon	Eliminated
Marquis Cunningham	Contemporary	"Stop and Stare"—OneRepublic	Eliminated
Comfort Fedoke	Hip-Hop	"Planet Rock"—Afrika Bambaataa	Safe
Chris Jarosz	Contemporary	"Again"—John Legend	Safe

• Eliminated:
  • Susie Garcia: "Brave"—Idina Menzel
  • Marquis Cunningham: "Wonderful World"—James Morrison
• New partners:
  • None

Week 3 (June 26, 2008)

• Group dance: Top 16: "The Dance"—Charlotte Martin (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
• Guest dancer(s): Quest Crew: "Chemical Calisthenics"—Blackalicious feat. Cut Chemist (Breakdance)
• Musical guest: "One Step at a Time"—Jordin Sparks
• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Chelsea Traille	Contemporary	"A Song For You"—Donny Hathaway	Eliminated
Thayne Jasperson	Contemporary	"Always"—Bon Jovi	Safe
Comfort Fedoke	Hip-Hop	"Just Fine"—Mary J. Blige	Safe
Chris Jarosz	Contemporary	"After Tonight"—Justin Nozuka	Eliminated
Kourtni Lind	Jazz	"Fire Door (Live)"—Ani DiFranco	Safe
Matt Dorame	Contemporary	"I'm Yours"—Jason Mraz	Safe

• Eliminated:
  • Chelsea Traille: "When You're Gone"—Avril Lavigne
  • Chris Jarosz: "All We Are"—OneRepublic
• New partners:
  • Comfort Fedoke and Thayne Jasperson

Week 4 (July 3, 2008)

• Group dance: Top 14: "Money Money" from Cabaret (Broadway; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio)
• Guest dancer(s): Robert Muraine: "Gonna Make You Sweat"—C+C Music Factory (Popping)
• Musical guest: "Say (All I Need)"—OneRepublic
• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Kourtni Lind	Contemporary	"No Man"—Nina Storey	Eliminated
Matt Dorame	Contemporary	"Sweet Contentment"—Bradley James and the Roadies	Eliminated
Courtney Galiano	Jazz	"What's Another Day"—Maria Mena	Safe
Gev Manoukian	Breakdance	"Everybody Loves a Carnival"—Fatboy Slim	Safe
Comfort Fedoke	Hip-Hop	"Hit the Floor"—Twista feat. Pitbull	Safe
Thayne Jasperson	Contemporary	"I Want To Break Free"—Queen	Safe

• Eliminated:

• Kourtni Lind: "Incredible"—Clique Girlz

• Matt Dorame: "Might As Well Have a Good Time"—Crosby, Stills, & Nash
• New partners

• None

Week 5 (July 10, 2008)

• Group dance: Top 12: "Closer"—Ne-Yo (Hip-Hop; Choreographers: Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo)
• Guest dancer(s): Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater "Revelations": "Sinner Man"—Billy Porter (Modern ballet)
• Musical guest: "I Kissed a Girl"—Katy Perry
• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Comfort Fedoke	Hip-Hop	"Oh Timbaland"—Timbaland	Eliminated*
Thayne Jasperson	Contemporary	"Come Home"—OneRepublic	Eliminated
Jessica King	Contemporary	"Best for Last"—Adele	Safe*
William Wingfield	African Jazz	"Daraijan"—Kodo	Safe
Kherington Payne	Contemporary	"All We Are"—OneRepublic	Safe
Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Hip-Hop	"We Gonna Win"—Miri Ben-Ari	Safe

• Eliminated:

• Comfort Fedoke: "The Greatest"—Michelle Williams

• Thayne Jasperson: "Believe"—Staind
• New partners:

• None. Now that only the top ten remain, new partners are randomly assigned each week, and they'll be voted individually.

* It was reported on July 14, 2008, that Jessica King was injured and as a result could not continue in the competition. Comfort Fedoke returned to the show in place of King.^[4]

Week 6 (July 17, 2008)

• Group dances:

Dancers	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Top 10	Bollywood	"JBJ" from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom	Nakul Dev Mahajan
Top 5 female dancers	Contemporary	"Ave Maria"—Celine Dion	Mia Michaels
Top 5 male dancers	Broadway	"Five Guys Named Moe" from Five Guys Named Moe	Nigel Lythgoe Chuck Maldonado assisting

• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Comfort Fedoke	Hip-Hop	"Egypt, Egypt"—Egyptian Lover	Safe
Mark Kanemura	Pop-Jazz	"Black Betty"—Ram Jam	Safe
Kherington Payne	Jazz	"Myphilosophy"—Inner	Eliminated
Gev Manoukian	Breakdance	"Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé	Eliminated

• Eliminated:

• Kherington Payne: "Forever May You Run"—Gavin Rossdale

• Gev Manoukian: "It Ends Tonight"—The All-American Rejects

Week 7 (July 24, 2008)

• Group dance: Top 8: "Universal Mind Control"—Common (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Chuck Maldonado)
• Guest dancer(s): Los Angeles Ballet Pas de deux: "The Man I Love" from Who Cares?
• Musical guest: "Baby"—LL Cool J featuring The-Dream
• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Comfort Fedoke	Hip-Hop	"Like This"—Mims	Eliminated
William Wingfield	Contemporary	"Closer"—Goapele	Eliminated
Courtney Galiano	Jazz	"Passion"—Kreesha Turner	Safe
Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Locking	"Hollywood Swinging"—Kool & the Gang	Safe

• Eliminated:

• Comfort Fedoke: "Come Home"—OneRepublic

• William Wingfield: "Love Remains the Same"—Gavin Rossdale

Week 8 (July 31, 2008)

• Group dance: Top 6: "The Rose"—Bette Midler (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mandy Moore)
• Guest dancer(s): Lil' Demon: "Planet Rock"—Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force (Breakdance)
• Musical guest: "Just Dance"—Lady Gaga
• Solos:

Dancer	Style	Music	Result
Courtney Galiano	Contemporary	"Almost Lover"—A Fine Frenzy	Safe
Mark Kanemura	Pop-Jazz	"Wind It Up (Original Neptunes Mix)"—Gwen Stefani	Eliminated
Katee Shean	Contemporary	"Beautiful Disaster"—Jon McLaughlin	Safe
Joshua Allen	Popping	"I Can Make You Dance"—Zapp	Safe
Chelsie Hightower	Jive	"The Girl's Gone Wild"—Travis Tritt	Eliminated
Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Funk	"Don't Worry, Be Happy"—Bobby McFerrin	Safe

• Eliminated:

• Chelsie Hightower: "Come Home"—OneRepublic

• Mark Kanemura: "All I Can See"—Brendan James

Week 9 (Grand Finale) (August 7, 2008)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen, Lil' C, Adam Shankman, Mia Michaels

• Group dances:

Dancers	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Top 20	Hip-Hop	"Boom"—Sin featuring T-Pain^[5]	Shane Sparks
Top 5 male dancers	Broadway	"Five Guys Named Moe" from Five Guys Named Moe	Nigel Lythgoe Chuck Maldonado assisting

• Guest dancers:

Dancer(s)	Style	Music
Robert Muraine Phillip Chbeeb	Popping Battle (winner: Muraine by a vote of 5–1)	"Stronger"—Kanye West
Mary Murphy Dmitry Chaplin	Samba	"Baila, Baila"—Angela Via
Cirque du Soleil/ Cast of Criss Angel Believe	Pop-Jazz (choreographer: Wade Robson)	"Homage to the Rabbits"—Éric Serra
Debbie Allen Dance Academy Nigel Lythgoe	Tap	"Boogie Wonderland"—Earth, Wind & Fire feat. The Emotions
Earlier contestants with Top 20	Discoswing	"Don't Stop the Music"—Rihanna

• Musical guest: "Burnin' Up"—Jonas Brothers

All of the top 20 but Jessica King performed. King, who was still injured, was not featured in the group opening.
Muraine and Chbeeb both auditioned earlier in the season. Chbeeb contracted pneumonia and was medically advised to withdraw and Muraine later quit during the Las Vegas auditions. Chbeeb was later selected to the Top 20 for Season 5.
Dmitry Chaplin, Ryan Conferido, Anya Garnis, Jaimie Goodwin, Allison Holker, Lauren Gottlieb, Neil Haskell, Hok Konishi, Ivan Koumaev, Melody Lacayanga, Dominic Sandoval, Benji Schwimmer and Travis Wall

Judges' picks

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Chosen by
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Bollywood	"Dhoom Taana" from Om Shanti Om	Nakul Dev Mahajan	Nigel Lythgoe
Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian	Rumba	"Wishing on a Star"—Rose Royce	Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin assisting	Mary Murphy
Comfort Fedoke Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Hip-Hop	"Forever"—Chris Brown	Dave Scott	Adam Shankman
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura	Lyrical hip-hop	"Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Lil' C
Katee Shean William Wingfield	Pas de deux	"Imagine"—David Archuleta	Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson	Mia Michaels
Courtney Galiano Mark Kanemura	Jazz	"The Garden"—Mirah	Sonya Tayeh	Adam Shankman
Katee Shean Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Contemporary	"Mercy"—Duffy	Mia Michaels	Mary Murphy
Kherington Payne Stephen "tWitch" Boss	Viennese Waltz	"A New Day Has Come"—Celine Dion	Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau assisting	Debbie Allen
Katee Shean Joshua Allen	Lyrical hip-hop	"No Air"—Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo	Nigel Lythgoe

• 4th Place

• Courtney Galiano: "It's Only Life"—Kate Voegele
• 3rd Place

• Katee Shean: "From Where You Are"—Lifehouse (She won $50,000 for being the top female dancer.)
• Runner-Up:

• Stephen "tWitch" Boss
• Winner
  • Joshua Allen

Awards

2009 Emmy Awards

Result	Category	Recipient(s)/ Choreographer(s)	Performers	Music
Nominated	Outstanding Choreography	Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo	Mark Kanemura Chelsie Hightower	"Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis
Nominated	Outstanding Choreography	Mia Michaels	Stephen "tWitch" Boss Katee Shean	"Mercy"—Duffy
Won^†^[6]	Outstanding Choreography	Tyce Diorio	William Wingfield Jessica King	"Silence" from Unfaithful
Nominated	Outstanding Choreography	Dmitry Chaplin	Joshua Allen Chelsie Hightower	"A Los Amigos" from Forever Tango
Won	Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)	Amy Strozzi Heather Cummings Tifanie White Marie DelPrete	—	—
Won^[7]	Outstanding Costumes For A Variety/Music Program Or Special	Soyon An	—	—

^† Tyce Diorio, along with Rob Ashford from 81st Academy Awards were joint-winners.

Broadcast outside of US

It is broadcast on the Canadian channels, CTV and MuchMusic, and also on Fox Life in Poland. It is also broadcast on TVNorge in Norway and Nelonen in Finland! It is also broadcast on Channel 10 in Australia and on AXN in India.

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Show	Episode	First Air Date	Rating (18–49)	Share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (timeslot)	Rank (night)
1	Season Premiere, Part 1	May 22, 2008	5.3	9	6.7^[8]	3	5 (tied)
2	Season Premiere, Part 2	May 28, 2008	5.8	10^[9]	N/A	1	3
3	Auditions Episode	May 29, 2008	3.6	11	9.4^[10]	1^[11]	2
4	Auditions Episode	June 4, 2008	6.0	10	9.6^[12]	1	2
5	Las Vegas Round	June 5, 2008	5.6	10	9.2^[13]	1	4
6	Top 20 Perform	June 11, 2008	5.5	10	8.9^[14]	1	3
7	2 of 20 Voted Off	June 12, 2008	5.1	9	8.0^[15]	3	4
8	Top 18 Perform	June 18, 2008	5.4	9	8.9^[16]	1	2
9	2 of 18 Voted Off	June 19, 2008	5.4	9	8.9^[17]	1	1
10	Top 16 Perform	June 25, 2008	5.1	9	8.3^[18]	1	3
11	2 of 16 Voted Off	June 26, 2008	5.2	9	8.6^[19]	1	1
12	Top 14 Perform	July 2, 2008	5.3	10	8.8^[20]	1	3
13	2 of 14 Voted Off	July 3, 2008	4.3	8	6.8^[21]	2	2
14	Top 12 Perform	July 9, 2008	5.5	10	8.9^[22]	1	2
15	2 of 12 Voted Off	July 10, 2008	5.3	9	8.9^[23]	2	3
16	Top 10 Perform	July 16, 2008	5.6	10	9.0^[24]	1	3
17	2 of 10 Voted Off	July 17, 2008	5.2	9	8.4^[25]	2	2
18	Top 8 Perform	July 23, 2008	5.3	9	8.6^[26]	1	2
19	2 of 8 Voted Off	July 24, 2008	5.2	9	8.4^[27]	1	1
20	Top 6 Perform	July 30, 2008	5.6	9	8.8^[28]	2	2
21	2 of 6 Voted Off	July 31, 2008	5.5	9	8.7^[29]	1 (tied)	1 (tied)
22	Top 4 Perform	August 6, 2008	4.3	8	9.0^[30]	1	3
23	Winner Announced	August 7, 2008	5.9	10	9.7^[31]	1	1

See also

• List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists

External links

• Official "So You Think You Can Dance" Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blogspot. 7 August 2008. 2008-08-08.
2. Web site: FOX.com 2008 Casting Call . 2008-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080214001721/http://fox.com/dance/showinfo/casting2008.htm . 2008-02-14 . dead .
3. Web site: FOX.com SYTYCD Season 4 Eligibility Requirement. 2008-02-23.
4. Web site: So You Think You Can Dance: Jessica's Out, Comfort's Back In. 14 July 2008. 2010-01-10.
5. Web site: SYTYCD Joshua Allen 2008 Winner. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ElbjCUvDb-w . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube. 2008-08-11.
6. Web site: Emmys. Television Academy.
7. http://cdn.emmys.tv/media/releases/2009/juried_award.php
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