So You Think You Can Dance (American season 3)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox network. Season three premiered May 24, 2007.
Cat Deeley returned for her second consecutive season as host. Nigel Lythgoe returned as a permanent judge, joined this season by choreographer Mary Murphy. The remaining third—and during Vegas Week, fourth—judging spot is filled by a guest judge.
Auditions
Open auditions were held in the following locations:| Audition Venue | City | Date | Guest Judges |
| Manhattan Center Theatre | New York City, New York | March 1–3, 2007 | Dan Karaty |
| Chicago Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | March 8–10, 2007 | Shane Sparks |
| Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, California | March 22–24, 2007 | Wade Robson |
| Fox Theatre | Atlanta, Georgia | April 5–7, 2007 | Shane Sparks |
Vegas week
As in the previous season, those making the cut moved on to an intensive week of dance training in Las Vegas, Nevada. This season, Vegas week included hip-hop choreography taught by Shane Sparks, samba choreography taught by Mary Murphy with assistance from season two finalist Dmitry Chaplin, and contemporary choreography taught by Mia Michaels. The contestants that survived the cuts following those rounds were divided into groups, asked to randomly select from a box a CD containing one of five possible music types, and choreograph a routine to the song on their chosen disk. The dancers remaining after the group choreography round were asked to perform one last solo, following which the group was whittled down to 34 contestants—17 male, 17 female. From this 34, the judges chose their top 20.Finals
Format
As in season 2, 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, which is taped two days prior to airing. Following the airing of the performances, home viewers vote for their favorite couple. The bottom three couples are then liable for elimination by the judges on the live, or broadcast on tape 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.Recurring theme
's loud, high pitched scream, reserved for performances she liked best, made a reappearance this season, along with the added element of the "hot tamale train", which can make the viewers have the ability to keep dancers safe from elimination. On the first performance show, Murphy enjoyed Anya Garnis and Danny Tidwell's jive performance so much, she made a metaphor of a "hot tamale train" having "just pulled up and let Anya off the train, special delivery." Two weeks later, she gave Sabra Johnson and Dominic Sandoval "two tickets on the hot tamale train" for their outstanding rumba performance. The phrase was regularly referred to by Murphy throughout the rest of the season, sometimes with an added distinction of being in "first class" for truly extraordinary routines. On the week before the final performance show, she brought the metaphor to a close by noting that the "hot tamale train was entering finale station."Controversy
The sixth week of competition marked controversy surrounding Emmy-nominated choreographers Wade Robson and Mia Michaels.The controversy regarding Wade Robson was due to the anti-war solo routine he created for the top 10 contestants. His choreography was meant to be a dance promoting peace, but was considered by some viewers as a political statement against the Iraq War. The dancers wore T-shirts on which they painted words of their own choosing, such as "compassion", "understanding", "unity", and "peace." The following night, Nigel Lythgoe addressed the controversy by stating that the choreography was not in any way meant to be against the troops fighting in the war. He did not wish anyone to be offended by a routine that had words such as "peace" and "compassion" in it. To make light of the moment, Lythgoe joked that he was more upset to have seen the same routine ten times.
The controversy surrounding Mia Michaels was regarding a jacket she wore during the performance show. The garment was a United States Marine Corps Blue Dress jacket with red piping, which only enlisted Marines are able to wear. In addition, a Marine Corps rank insignia was sewn upside-down and in the wrong location on the sleeve. Michaels addressed this by apologizing and stating that a friend of hers had given her the jacket, and that she wore it as a fashion statement, noting that she had no idea of its tradition or that it would offend anyone.
Top 20 Finalists
Male Contestants
Female Contestants
Elimination chart
The song played for the females' elimination was Ryan Cabrera's "I Will Remember You". The song played for the males' elimination was Audio Adrenaline's "Goodbye".Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.
¹ Because Jessi Peralta was unable to participate in the performance show, she had to perform a solo despite not technically being in the bottom three couples.
² Because Fox aired NFL coverage during the regular Thursday time slot, the results broadcast was pre-recorded and moved to the following Monday. In order to keep the results from leaking before the airing, the audience and nonessential crew were asked to leave the studio, which was locked down, before eliminations were announced.
Performances
Week 1 (13 June 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto "Hok" Konishi | Hip-Hop | "Tambourine"—Eve | Shane Sparks | Safe |
| Anya Garnis Danny Tidwell | Jive | "Girlfriend"—Avril Lavigne | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
| Lacey Schwimmer Kameron Bink | Contemporary | "Dancing"—Elisa | Mia Michaels | Safe |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic Sandoval | Disco | "No More Tears "—Donna Summer & Westlife | Bottom 3 | |
| Ashlee Langas Ricky Palomino | "Sentimiento Tango"—Trio Federico-Berlingieri | Alex Da Silva | ||
| Sara Von Gillern Jesús Solorio | Pop-Jazz | "Cabaret Hoover" from The Triplets of Belleville | Wade Robson | Safe |
| Jessi Peralta Pasha Kovalev | Smooth Waltz | "Come Away With Me"—Norah Jones | Tony Meredith | Safe |
| Faina Savich Cedric Gardner | Hip-Hop | "Get It Shawty"—Lloyd | Shane Sparks | Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell | Salsa | "Friday Night Rhythm"—Mazerati 5 | Alex Da Silva | Safe |
| Shauna Noland Jimmy Arguello | Broadway | "Ease On Down the Road" from The Wiz | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
Week 2 (20 June 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
| Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell | Hip-Hop | Dave Scott | Safe | |
| Jessi Peralta Pasha Kovalev | Jazz | "Stiff Jazz"—dZihan & Kamien | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 3 |
| Jaimie Goodwin | Samba | "Bang Bang to the Rock 'n' Roll"—Gabin | Safe | |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic Sandoval | Contemporary | "I'll Stand by You"—The Pretenders | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Faina Savich Cedric Gardner | Foxtrot | "You're the Boss"—Elvis Presley & Ann-Margret | Hunter Johnson | |
| Lacey Schwimmer Kameron Bink | Broadway | "Overture/All That Jazz" from Chicago | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Anya Garnis Danny Tidwell | Viennese Waltz | "You and Me"—Lifehouse | Hunter and Cyndi Johnson | Safe |
| Shauna Noland Jimmy Arguello | Hip-Hop | "U Sexy Girl"—Fat Man Scoop feat. Elephant Man and Jabba | Dave Scott | |
| Sara Von Gillern Jesús Solorio | Paso Doble | "We Will Rock You "—Queen | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Safe |
Week 3 (27 June 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Debbie Allen- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
| Sara Von Gillern Jesús Solorio | Krump | "It's Okay "—The Game | Lil' C | Jesús Solorio eliminated |
| Shauna Noland Cedric Gardner | Contemporary | "I Thought We Had"—The Family Stand | Mia Michaels | Safe |
| Lacey Schwimmer Kameron Bink | Quickstep | "Big and Bad"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
| Anya Garnis Danny Tidwell | Hip-Hop | "Oh Timbaland"—Timbaland | Dan Karaty Mandy Moore assisting | Bottom 3 |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic Sandoval | Rumba | "Stickwitu"—The Pussycat Dolls | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Safe |
| Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell | Tango | "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Bottom 3 |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto "Hok" Konishi | Jazz | "The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha | Wade Robson | Safe |
| Jessi Peralta¹ Pasha Kovalev | Cha Cha | "Let's Get Loud"—Jennifer Lopez | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Jessi Peralta eliminated |
¹ Jessi Peralta was unable to participate in the performance show because she was undergoing medical treatment at the time. Melanie LaPatin danced the Cha-Cha with Pasha instead of Peralta, and only Pasha was credited with the votes for the performance. Peralta was required to perform a solo on the results show, which she was able to do, and was eliminated at that time.
Week 4 (11 July 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
| Lacey Schwimmer Kameron Bink | Hustle | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Inner Life | Maria Torres | Safe |
| Shauna Noland Cedric Gardner | Mambo | "Flauta Y Timbal"—Tito Puente | Alex Da Silva | Both eliminated |
| Anya Garnis Danny Tidwell | Contemporary | "Apologize"— OneRepublic | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 3 |
| Sara Von Gillern Pasha Kovalev | West Coast Swing | "The Rockafeller Skank"—Fatboy Slim | Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz assisting | Safe |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic Sandoval | Hip-Hop | "Make It Work"—Ne-Yo | Shane Sparks | Safe |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto "Hok" Konishi | Waltz | "Angel"—Sarah McLachlan | Toni Redpath | Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell | Jazz | "Night of the Dancing Flame"—Roisin Murphy | Wade Robson | Safe |
Week 5 (18 July 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Wade Robson- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic Sandoval | Jive | "I Do the Jerk"—Ryan Shaw | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto "Hok" Konishi | Broadway | "Mr. Bojangles" from Fosse | Tyce Diorio Travis Wall assisting | Hokuto "Hok" Konishi eliminated |
| Sara Von Gillern Pasha Kovalev | Jazz | "Body Language"—Queen | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Let the Drummer Kick"—Citizen Cope | Mia Michaels Ben Susak assisting | Bottom 3 |
| Anya Garnis Danny Tidwell | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You"—Brian Evans | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Anya Garnis eliminated |
| Lacey Schwimmer Kameron Bink | Hip-Hop | "Here I Come"—Fergie | Dan Karaty | Safe |
Week 6 (25 July 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
| Lauren Gottlieb Pasha Kovalev | Hip-Hop | "Fuego"—Pitbull | Shane Sparks | Lauren Gottlieb in Bottom 4 |
| Sabra Johnson Kameron Bink | Contemporary | "Amazing Grace"—Crystal Lewis | Tyce Diorio | Kameron Bink eliminated |
| Lacey Schwimmer Danny Tidwell | Samba | "Hip Hip Chin Chin"—Club Des Belugas | Dmitry Chaplin Heidi Groskreutz assisting | Safe |
| Jaimie Goodwin Dominic Sandoval | Viennese Waltz | "Man of la Mancha"—Linda Eder | Toni Redpath | Jaimie Goodwin eliminated Dominic Sandoval in Bottom 4 |
| Sara Von Gillern Neil Haskell | Disco | "Knock on Wood"—Rachel Stevens | Doriana Sanchez | Safe |
Week 7 (1 August 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
| Sara Von Gillern Danny Tidwell | Alex Da Silva | Sara Von Gillern eliminated | ||
| Sara Von Gillern Danny Tidwell | Hip-Hop | "Push It"—Salt-N-Pepa | Shane Sparks | Sara Von Gillern eliminated |
| Lauren Gottlieb Dominic Sandoval | Krump | "I Get Money"—50 Cent | Lil' C | Lauren Gottlieb in Bottom 4 Dominic Sandoval eliminated |
| Lauren Gottlieb Dominic Sandoval | Rumba | "Ain't No Sunshine"—Bill Withers | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Lauren Gottlieb in Bottom 4 Dominic Sandoval eliminated |
| Lacey Schwimmer Neil Haskell | Latin Jazz | "Acid"—Ray Barretto | Maria Torres | Neil Haskell in Bottom 4 |
| Lacey Schwimmer Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Time"—Billy Porter | Mia Michaels | Neil Haskell in Bottom 4 |
| Sabra Johnson Pasha Kovalev | Broadway | "A Wild Wild Party" from The Wild Party | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Sabra Johnson Pasha Kovalev | Quickstep | "Mr Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
Week 8 (8 August 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Debbie Allen- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
| Lacey Schwimmer Pasha Kovalev | Hip-Hop | "In The Morning"—Junior Boys | Dave Scott | Pasha Kovalev eliminated |
| Lacey Schwimmer Pasha Kovalev | Smooth Waltz | "A Daisy In December"—Mick McAuley & Winifred Horan | Hunter Johnson | Pasha Kovalev eliminated |
| Lauren Gottlieb Danny Tidwell | Contemporary | "Then You Look at Me"—Céline Dion | Mia Michaels | Lauren Gottlieb eliminated |
| Lauren Gottlieb Danny Tidwell | Disco | "Don't Leave Me This Way"—The Communards | Doriana Sanchez | Lauren Gottlieb eliminated |
| Sabra Johnson Neil Haskell | Jazz | "Sweet Dreams "— | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Sabra Johnson Neil Haskell | Paso Doble | "España cañí"—Juan & Gennaro | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Sabra Johnson | Contemporary | "Rock Your Soul"—Elisa | Safe |
| Pasha Kovalev | Rumba | "Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Bonnie Tyler | Eliminated |
| Lauren Gottlieb | Contemporary | "Sorry"—Maria Mena | Eliminated |
| Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Out of My Hands"—Dave Matthews Band | Safe |
| Lacey Schwimmer | Cha-cha | "Le Disko"—Shiny Toy Guns | Safe |
| Danny Tidwell | Contemporary | "The Fear You Won't Fall"—Joshua Radin | Safe |
Week 9 (15 August 2007)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty- Group dance: Top 4: "Mein Herr" from Cabaret
- Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Sabra Johnson Neil Haskell | Hip-Hop | "Whine Up"—Kat DeLuna feat. Elephant Man | Shane Sparks |
| Lacey Schwimmer Danny Tidwell | Viennese Waltz | "Keep Holding On"—Avril Lavigne | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau |
| Lacey Schwimmer Sabra Johnson | Jazz | "Koyal "—Nitin Sawhney | Wade Robson |
| Danny Tidwell Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Are You the One?"—The Presets | Mia Michaels |
| Lacey Schwimmer Neil Haskell | Lindy Hop | "Bill's Bounce"—Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra | Nick Williams Kristin Scorci assisting |
| Sabra Johnson Danny Tidwell | Cha-cha | "Gotta Get Down " — | Melanie LaPatin Tony Meredith assisting |
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music |
| Lacey Schwimmer | Cha-cha | "Technologic"—Daft Punk |
| Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Gravity"—Shawn McDonald |
| Danny Tidwell | Contemporary | "We Are the Champions"—Gavin DeGraw |
| Sabra Johnson | Contemporary | "Wonderful World"—James Morrison |
Results shows
Week 1 (14 June 2007)
- Group dance: Top 20: "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"—Busta Rhymes
- Guest dancer: Benji Schwimmer: "Tu vuò fà l'americano" from The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Musical guest: "Get It Shawty"—Lloyd
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Sabra Johnson | Contemporary | "Shine"—David Gray | Safe |
| Dominic Sandoval | Breakdance | "Let's Groove"—Earth, Wind & Fire | Safe |
| Ashlee Langas | Contemporary | "Cry Me a River"—Barbra Streisand | Eliminated |
| Ricky Palomino | Contemporary | "Virtual Insanity"—Jamiroquai | Eliminated |
| Faina Savich | Cha-cha | "Ain't No Other Man"—Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Cedric Gardner | Hip-Hop | "Dream Within a Dream"—Wade Robson | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- *Ashlee Langas
- *Ricky Palomino
- New partners:
- *None
Week 2 (21 June 2007)
- Group dance: Top 18: "It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson
- Musical guest: "Impacto"—Daddy Yankee
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Jessi Peralta | Contemporary | "Hurts So Bad"—Kina | Safe |
| Pasha Kovalev | Jive | "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That"—Robert Randolph and the Family Band | Safe |
| Shauna Noland | Contemporary | "Everything"—Lifehouse | Safe |
| Jimmy Arguello | Jazz | "Veins"—Charlotte Martin | Eliminated |
| Faina Savich | Jive | "Do You Love Me"—The Contours | Eliminated |
| Cedric Gardner | Hip-Hop | "Hide and Seek"—Imogen Heap | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- *Faina Savich
- *Jimmy Arguello
- New partners:
- *Cedric Gardner and Shauna Noland
Week 3 (28 June 2007)
- Group dance: Top 16: "The Lioness Hunt" from The Lion King
- Special performance: Pasha Kovalev and Jessi Peralta performed the cha cha routine they were unable to originally exhibit due to Peralta's medical issues
- Musical guest: "Glamorous"—Fergie feat. Ludacris
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Lauren Gottlieb | Jazz | "PopoZão"—Kevin Federline | Safe |
| Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Come On"—Ben Jelen | Safe |
| Sara Von Gillern | Breakdance | "Ladies First"—Queen Latifah | Safe |
| Jesús Solorio | Jazz | "What I Like About You"—The Romantics | Eliminated |
| Jessi Peralta | Lyrical Hip-Hop | "Ice Box"—Omarion | Eliminated |
| Danny Tidwell | Contemporary | "A Song for You"—Elliott Yamin | Safe |
| Anya Garnis | Rumba | "Fields of Gold"—Eva Cassidy | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- *Jessi Peralta
- *Jesús Solario
- New partners:
- *Pasha Kovalev and Sara Von Gillern
Week 4 (12 July 2007)
- Group dance: Top 14: "You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray
- Musical guest: "Stranger"—Hilary Duff
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Anya Garnis | Cha-cha | "Magic Carpet Ride"—Mighty Dub Katz | Safe |
| Danny Tidwell | Contemporary | "Delirious"—Mario Spinetti | Safe |
| Shauna Noland | Contemporary | "Zombie"—The Cranberries | Eliminated |
| Cedric Gardner | Hip-Hop | "Circus"—Kelis | Eliminated |
| Jaimie Goodwin | Contemporary | "Childhood Dreams"—Nelly Furtado | Safe |
| Hokuto "Hok" Konishi | Breakdance | "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- *Cedric Gardner
- *Shauna Noland
- New partners:
- *None
Week 5 (19 July 2007)
- Group dance: Top 12: "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—Cami Thompson
- Guest dancer: Jason Samuel Smith
- Musical guest: "Somebody's Me"—Enrique Iglesias
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Anya Garnis | Jive | "Proud Mary"—Ike & Tina Turner | Eliminated |
| Danny Tidwell | Contemporary | "Never Felt This Way"—Brian McKnight | Safe |
| Jaimie Goodwin | Contemporary | "One Moment More"—Mindy Smith | Safe |
| Hokuto "Hok" Konishi | Breakdance | "Black Devil Car"—Jamiroquai | Eliminated |
| Lauren Gottlieb | Contemporary | "Walk Away"—Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Harder to Breathe"—Maroon 5 | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- *Anya Garnis
- *Hokuto "Hok" Konishi
- New partners:
- * None. Now that only the top ten remain, new partners are randomly assigned each week, and they'll be voted individually.
Week 6 (26 July 2007)
- Group dance: Top 10: "The Moment I Said It"—Imogen Heap
- Musical guest: "Love Today"—Mika
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Jaimie Goodwin | Contemporary | "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"—Stars | Eliminated |
| Dominic Sandoval | Breakdance | "It's Just Begun"—Jimmy Castor Bunch | Safe |
| Lauren Gottlieb | Contemporary | "I Can Only Imagine"—MercyMe | Safe |
| Kameron Bink | Hip-Hop | "Oh Timbaland"—Timbaland | Eliminated |
- Eliminated:
- *Jaimie Goodwin
- *Kameron Bink
Week 7 (2 August 2007)
- Group dance: Top 8: "Get Up"—Ciara feat. Chamillionaire
- Musical guest: "Apologize"— OneRepublic
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Sara Von Gillern | Breakdance | "Set It Off"—Big Daddy Kane | Eliminated |
| Lacey Schwimmer | Jive | "I'm Doing Everything "—The Rocket Summer | Safe |
| Sabra Johnson | Contemporary | "Better Not Touch"—Shemekia Copeland | Safe |
| Lauren Gottlieb | Hip-Hop | "Last Night"—Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole | Bottom 4 |
| Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Better Man"—James Morrison | Bottom 4 |
| Danny Tidwell | Jazz | "Fever"—Elvis Presley | Safe |
| Dominic Sandoval | Breakdance | "She's a Bad Mama Jama"—Carl Carlton | Eliminated |
| Pasha Kovalev | Paso Doble | "Scott and Fran's Paso Doble" from Strictly Ballroom | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- * Sara Von Gillern
- * Dominic Sandoval
Week 8 (13 August 2007)
- Group dance: "2:19"—Tom Waits
- Special Performances:
- *Titus Fotso: African Dance Music Ensemble
- *Lil' C and the Neph Squad: "Nephz Up"—The J Squad
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Sabra Johnson | Broadway | "I Gotcha" from Fosse | Safe |
| Lauren Gottlieb | Contemporary | "Heartbreaker"—Pat Benatar | Eliminated |
| Lacey Schwimmer | Jive | "What I Like About You"—Lillix | Safe |
| Pasha Kovalev | Jive | "Zoot Suit Riot"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Eliminated |
| Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "All That I Am"—Rob Thomas | Safe |
| Danny Tidwell | Contemporary | "2 the Sky"—Robin Thicke | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- *Lauren Gottlieb
- *Pasha Kovalev
Week 9 (Grand Finale) (16 August 2007)
- Group dances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Top 20 | Jazz | "The Lioness Hunt" from The Lion King | Tyce Diorio |
| Top 10 | Contemporary | "The Moment I Said It"—Imogen Heap | Mia Michaels |
| Top 8 | Hip-Hop | "Get Up"—Ciara feat. Chamillionaire | Shane Sparks |
- Guest dancers:
| Dancer | Style | Music |
| Brendon Norris | Clogging | "The Way I Are"—Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. |
| Bryan Gaynor | Robot dance | "Ain't No Other Man"—Christina Aguilera |
- Musical guests:
- *"Whatever U Like"—Nicole Scherzinger
- *"I Will Remember You"—Ryan Cabrera
- Judges' picks:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Chosen by |
| Lauren Gottlieb Pasha Kovalev | Hip-Hop | "Fuego"—Pitbull | Shane Sparks | Mary Murphy |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hotuko "Hok" Konishi | Jazz | "The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha | Wade Robson | Nigel Lythgoe |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic Sandoval | Hip-Hop | "Make It Work"—Ne-Yo | Shane Sparks | Jean-Marc Généreux |
| Sara Von Gillern Neil Haskell | Disco | "Knock on Wood"—Rachel Stevens | Doriana Sanchez | Adam Shankman |
| Lacey Schwimmer Danny Tidwell | Samba | "Hip Hip Chin Chin"—Club Des Belugas | Dmitry Chaplin | Wade Robson |
| Sara Von Gillern Pasha Kovalev | West Coast Swing | "The Rockafeller Skank"—Fatboy Slim | Benji Schwimmer | Shane Sparks |
| Anya Garnis Danny Tidwell | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You"—Brian Evans | Jean-Marc Généreux | Tyce Diorio |
| Sara Von Gillern Jesús Solorio | Pop-Jazz | "Cabaret Hoover" from The Triplets of Belleville | Wade Robson | Tony Meredith |
| Sabra Johnson Neil Haskell | Jazz | "Sweet Dreams "— | Mandy Moore | Mia Michaels |
| Lacey Schwimmer Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "Time"—Billy Porter | Mia Michaels | Dan Karaty |
- 4th Place
- *Lacey Schwimmer
- 3rd Place
- *Neil Haskell
- Runner-Up
- *Danny Tidwell
- Winner
- *Sabra Johnson
Other
Live tour
As in season 2, the top 10 contestants embarked on a live tour of the United States. Due to the success of the previous tour, this season's engagement was extended to 10 weeks and visited 50 cities. Tickets went on sale 11 August. On the season finale, Hokuto "Hok" Konishi, Shauna Noland, Anya Garnis, and Jesús Solorio were named as alternate performers in the event of injury to any of the top 10. Noland, Garnis, and Jaimie Goodwin had been replacing Lacey Schwimmer in some of her tour routines because of an injury to her meniscus.Awards
2008 Emmy Awards
Broadcast outside of the United States
Australia is currently the only country outside of the United States that airs So You Think You Can Dance on Network Ten which premiered on 27 September 2007. Before the show was aired, commercials were shown with Cat Deeley wearing the same blue dress she wore on the 19 September result show with long earrings and her hair tied back, started to broadcast the show to the Australian audience saying "Coming on Ten". Other footage that was shown included Nigel Lythgoe doing a little dance and wearing the same suit on that result show. During the show with the top 20, after the last couple danced, Cat Deeley says "Will your favourite dancer make it through to the next round? Don't go anywhere Australia, because the result show is coming up right after this break". During this time, Australia started to do auditions for So You Think You Can Dance Australia. It has been discovered by fans of the show that Channel 10 has been showing a heavily edited version of SYTYCD Season 3, with the audition shows compressed into two episodes and even leaving whole dances out of some of the finals shows.The series is currently shown on DSTV Channel 104 across Africa. It finished on 22 November 2007.
It is also being shown in Canada on Muchmusic.
In the Middle East, it is being shown on MBC 4. It premiered on 24 October.
It is also shown on the Fox network in Japan without any editing with the performance and elimination round being shown on the same night. Following the show, Japanese amateur dancers are also shown, usually 4 dancers per week. It is currently showing the top 12 dancers as of 2007 December 30.
SYTYCD is also currently being shown in the UK on LivingTV every Wednesday at 8pm and is repeated throughout the week.
SYTYCD was also being broadcast in India on AXN every Tuesday at 9pm.
In Singapore, the show is currently aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 5.
In Hong Kong, it is also currently airing on TVB Pearl, at Saturday nights on 8:30pm.
It is also shown in the Philippines in the velvet channel, velvet channel airs different reality shows all over the world mostly from the United States.
In Norway, the showed the season at TVNorge.
In Latin America, the show is aired on People & Arts, cable TV.