So You Think You Can Dance, an American dance competition show, returned for its fourteenth season on Monday, June 12, 2017. The new season's judge panel once again features series creator Nigel Lythgoe (who also serves as executive producer), as well as the return of ballroom expert Mary Murphy, along with new permanent member Vanessa Hudgens joining the panel of judges, while Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a thirteenth consecutive season.
Auditions
Open auditions for season 14 were held in two cities beginning in March 2014.
Air DateAudition VenueCityAudition Date June 26 & July 10, 2017 Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet Brooklyn, NY March 5 & 6, 2017 June 12 & 19, 2017Orpheum Theater Los Angeles, CA March 17, 2017
All-stars The season will consist of All-stars acting as judges for the Academy round who, after each individual dance style challenge, select contestants to join their team of four contestants. They will ultimately each choose one contestants at the end of Academy who will move on to compete in the live shows.
The All-stars are:
Gaby Diaz - Season 12 - Winner Comfort Fedoke - Season 4 - Top 8 Marko Germar - Season 8 - Top 3 Jasmine Harper - Season 10 - Runner - Up Allison Holker - Season 2 - Top 8 Jenna Johnson - Season 10 - Top 8 Paul Karmiryan - Season 10 - Top 6 Robert Roldan - Season 7 - Top 3 Cyrus Spencer - Season 9 - Runner - Up Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall - Season 10 - Winner
Studio Shows
Contestants ContestantsAgeHome townDance styleAll-star mentorPlacement Lex Ishimoto 19 Irvine, California Contemporary/Hip-Hop Gaby Diaz Winner Koine Iwasaki 20 Pembroke Pines, Florida Contemporary Marko Germar Runner-Up Taylor Sieve 19 Maple Grove, Minnesota Contemporary Robert Roldan Third Chris "Kiki" Nyemchek 26 Teaneck, New Jersey Latin Ballroom Jenna Johnson Fourth Logan Hernandez 18 Miami, Florida Contemporary Allison Holker Fifth/Sixth Kaylee Millis 19 Kingston, Massachusetts Contemporary/Hip-Hop Cyrus Spencer Fifth/Sixth Mark Villaver 27 Honolulu, Hawaii Breakdance Comfort Fedoke Seventh Inyoung "Dassy" Lee 26 Seoul, South Korea Popping DuShuant "Fik-Shun" Stegall Eighth Sydney Tormey 19 Salem, Utah Ballroom Paul Karmiryan Ninth Robert Green 25 Raleigh, North Carolina Hip-Hop Jasmine Harper Tenth
Elimination chart + Legend Female Male Bottom 3 contestants Eliminated
Result show date: 8/14 8/21 8/28 9/4 9/11 9/25
Contestant Results Lex Ishimoto Winner Koine Iwasaki Btm 3 Runner-Up Taylor Sieve 3rd Place Kiki Nyemchek Btm 3 4th Place Logan Hernandez Btm 3 Elim Kaylee Millis Btm 3 Btm 3 Mark Villaver Btm 3 Elim Btm 3 Elim Sydney Tormey Btm 3 ElimRobert Green Elim
Performances
Top 10 Perform, Part 1 (August 7, 2017) Source, competing contestants' names: Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens Contestants Style Music Choreographer(s) ResultAll-starsContemporary"Knocking On Heavens Door"—RAIGNMandy Moore N/A Dassy LeeDu-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall Popping "Shake Your Pants"—Cameo Popin' Pete Safe Logan HernandezAudrey Case* Contemporary "Protocol"—Leon Else Tyce Diorio Safe Kiki NyemchekJenna Johnson Cha-cha "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"—Shawn Mendes Dmitry Chaplin Safe Kaylee MillisCyrus Spencer Contemporary "Clown"—Emeli Sandé Tessandra Chavez Safe Lex IshimotoGaby Diaz Tap "More"—Bobby Darin Anthony Morigerato Safe Mark VillaverComfort Fedoke Hip-hop "REDMERCEDES"—Aminé Luther Brown Safe Koine IwasakiMarko Germar Contemporary "Memories"—Alex Somers Stacey Tookey Safe Sydney TormeyPaul Karmiryan Cha-cha "All Stars"—Martin Solveig feat. Alma Val Chmerkovskiy Safe Taylor SieveRobert Roldan Contemporary "Change Is Everything (A Capella Version)"—Son Lux Travis Wall Safe Robert GreenJasmine Harper Hip-hop "Perm"—Bruno Mars Christopher Scott Safe Top 10 and all-stars Group routine "This Time"—Son Lux Wade RobsonAmanda RobsonTony Testa N/A
* All-star Allison Holker injured her shoulder during rehearsal and couldn't perform on the show. Season 9 alumna Audrey Case danced in her place with Holker's pair Logan Hernandez.
Top 10 Perform, Part 2 (August 14, 2017) Group dance: Top 10 and all-stars: "You Should Be Dancing"—Bee Gees (Disco; Choreographers: Mandy Moore and Val Chmerkovskiy) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens Guest dancer(s): Lethal Ladies of Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women feat. All-Stars (Stepping) Contestants Style Music Choreographer(s) Result Mark VillaverComfort Fedoke Jazz "Hater"—Various Production Ray Leeper Safe Lex IshimotoGaby Diaz Argentine Tango "Red & Black (Rojo y Negro)"—Ryōta Komatsu Miriam LariciLeonardo Barrionuevo Safe Kiki NyemchekJenna Johnson Hip-hop "Caroline"—Aminé Luther Brown Safe Sydney TormeyPaul Karmiryan Contemporary "The Letting Go"—Melissa Etheridge Jaci Royal Bottom 2 Logan HernandezAllison Holker Pop Jazz "In the Morning"—Jaded Brian Friedman Bottom 3 Kaylee MillisCyrus Spencer Hip-hop "I'm Better"—Missy Elliott feat. Lamb Christopher "Pharside" JenningsKrystal "Phoenix" Meraz Safe Taylor SieveRobert Roldan Broadway "The Man That Got Away"—Judy Garland Al Blackstone Safe Koine IwasakiMarko Germar African Jazz "Speaking in Tongues II"—Sheila Chandra Sean Cheesman Safe Robert GreenJasmine Harper Contemporary "Otherside"—Perfume Genius Stacey Tookey Eliminated Inyoung "Dassy" LeeDuShuant "Fik-Shun" Stegall Bollywood "Radha Nachegi"—Tevar Soundtrack Nakul Dev Mahajan Safe
Top 10 contestant's solos: Contestants Style Music Koine Iwasaki Contemporary "Home"—Oliver Tank Logan Hernandez Contemporary "The Radical Self"—AGF feat. Kubra Khademi Taylor Sieve Contemporary "Tragedy (Austin Cello Version)"—Brandi Carlile Kaylee Millis Contemporary/Hip-hop "Dragon"—LVNDVN Robert Green Hip-hop "Look At Me Now"—Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne Inyoung "Dassy" Lee Popping "Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown L.A."—edIT Lex Ishimoto Contemporary/Hip-hop "Rollin" by Shakka ft. Frisco Sydney Tormey Cha Cha "Swish Swish"—Katy Perry feat. Nicki Minaj Mark Villaver Breakdance "Is It a Crime"—Sade Kiki Nyemchek Samba "The Drummer"—Alessandro Olivato Orchestra
Top 9 Perform (August 21, 2017) Group dance: Top 9 and all-stars: "Ya Yar"—Jonte' (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Luther Brown) All-stars: "Strange Fruit"—Nina Simone (Contemporary; Choreographer: Travis Wall) Top 9: "Hey Pachuco!"—Royal Crown Revue (Jazz/Broadway; Choreographer: Chris Baldock) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens
Contestants Style Music Choreographer(s) Result Logan HernandezAllison Holker Jive "Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days"—Louis Prima Emma SlaterSasha Farber Safe Koine IwasakiMarko Germar Lyrical Hip-hop "You Don't Own Me"—Grace feat. G-Eazy Dave Scott Safe Inyoung "Dassy" LeeDuShaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall Jazz"Bring the Funk Back"—Big Gigantic Ray Leeper Bottom 2 Mark VillaverComfort Fedoke Contemporary "Ending"—Isak Danielson Talia Favia Bottom 3 Lex IshimotoGaby Diaz Broadway"Miss Otis Regrets"—Bette Midler Warren Carlyle Safe Kaylee MillisCyrus Spencer Jazz"Less Talk, More Art"—Vito Fun & Koil Spencer Liff Safe Sydney TormeyPaul Karmiryan Hip-hop"Really? Yeah!"—KYLE Luther Brown Eliminated Taylor SieveRobert Roldan Samba "Bun Up the Dance"—Dillon Francis & Skrillex Jean-Marc Généreux Safe Kiki NyemchekJenna Johnson Contemporary"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"—George Michael Mandy Moore Safe
Top 9 contestant's solos: Contestant Style Music Kaylee Millis Contemporary/Hip-hop "Wait for You"—Elliott Yamin Sydney Tormey Cha Cha "Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha"—Petty Booka Kiki Nyemchek Cha Cha "Love Potion #9"—The Coasters Taylor Sieve Jazz "Escalate"—Tsar B Logan Hernandez Contemporary "Otherside"—Perfume Genius Koine Iwasaki Contemporary "Confidently Lost"—Sabrina Claudio Mark Villaver Breakdance "I See Fire"—Ed Sheeran Inyoung "Dassy" Lee Popping "Soundclash"—Flosstradamus & TroyBoi Lex Ishimoto Contemporary/Hip-hop "TRNSTTR (Lucian Remix)"—Black Coast featuring M. Maggie
Top 8 Perform (August 28, 2017) Group dance: Top 8 and all-stars: "Call Me Mother"—RuPaul (Jazz/Vogue; Choreographer: Mark Kanemura) All-Stars: "Truth"—Balmorea (Contemporary; Choreographer: Jaci Royal) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens
Contestants Style Music Choreographer(s) Result Koine IwasakiMarko Germar Jazz "HandClap"—Fitz and the Tantrums Mandy Moore Bottom 3 Taylor SieveRobert Roldan Hip-hop "Bodak Yellow"—Cardi B Luther Brown Safe Lex IshimotoGaby Diaz Contemporary "Work Song"—Luke Wade Mandy Moore Safe Kaylee MillisCyrus Spencer Cha-Cha "Respect"—Aretha Franklin Val Chmerkovskiy Bottom 2 Mark VillaverComfort Fedoke Broadway "Criminal"—Postmodern Jukebox feat. Ariana Savalas Spencer Liff Safe Kiki NyemchekJenna Johnson Jazz "Pop Hd"—AtomTM Travis Wall Safe Inyoung "Dassy" LeeDuShaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall Contemporary "Breathe"—Son Lux Jaci Royal Eliminated Logan HernandezAllison Holker Lyrical Hip-hop "Say You Won't Let Go"—Boyce Avenue Christopher Scott Safe Taylor SieveLex Ishimoto Jazz "An American In Paris"—James Levine & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Spencer Liff Both Safe Koine IwasakiKiki Nyemchek Salsa "Danca Molengo"—Bonde do Rolê feat. Rizzle Kicks Val Chmerkovskiy Iwasaki Bottom 3 Kaylee MillisLogan Hernandez Contemporary "Shadows"—Woodkid Travis Wall Millis Bottom 3 Inyoung "Dassy" LeeMark Villaver Hip-hop "Tilted"—Christine and The Queens Christopher Scott Lee Eliminated
Top 7 Perform: Quarter-Finals (September 4, 2017) Group dance: Top 7 and all-stars: "Overture" — Merrily We Roll Along (2012 New York Cast) (Broadway; Choreographer: Warren Carlyle) All-Stars: "Derniére Danse" — Indila (Jazz; Choreographer: Brian Friedman) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens
Contestants Style Music Choreographer(s) Result Lex IshimotoGaby Diaz Hip-hop "Humble." - Kendrick Lamar Luther Brown Safe Logan HernandezAllison Holker African Jazz "Kabila" - Lord KraVen Sean Cheesman Safe Kaylee MillisCyrus Spencer Contemporary "DKLA" - Troye Sivan ft. Tkay Maidza Tyce Diorio Bottom 2 Kiki NyemchekJenna Johnson Broadway "Dancin' Fool" - Barry Manilow Warren Carlyle Bottom 3 Koine IwasakiMarko Germar Jive "Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets Dmitry Chaplin Safe Taylor SieveRobert Roldan Contemporary "To Make You Feel My Love" - Mick McAuley & Winifred Horan Mandy Moore Safe Mark VillaverComfort Fedoke Hip-hop "No Twerk" - Apashe & Panther x Odalis Misha Gabriel Eliminated Kaylee MillisLex IshimotoLogan HernandezContemporary"Strange" - LP Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson N/A Kiki NyemchekKoine IwasakiMark VillaverTaylor SieveContemporary"Still I Rise (Maya Angelou)" - Alexis Henry Sean Cheesman N/A
Top 7 contestant's solos: Contestant Style Music Taylor Sieve Contemporary "Open Hands" - Ingrid Michaelson feat. Trent Dabbs Mark Villaver Breakdance "Funkytown" - Lipps, Inc. Koine Iwasaki Contemporary "I Fall Apart" - Post Malone Logan Hernandez Contemporary/Breakdance "Intro" - M83 Lex Ishimoto Hip-hop "Sleep Talk" - Skye Chai Kaylee Millis Jazz/Hip-hop "Bad Blood" - NAO Kiki Nyemchek Jive "Land of 1000 Dances" - Wilson Pickett
Top 6 Perform: Semi-Finals (September 11, 2017) Group dance: Top 6 and all-stars: "Prism" - Nathan Lanier (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Christopher Scott) All-Stars: "Floreana" - Baauer (Contemporary; Choreographer: Andrew Winghart) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens