# So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series) season 14

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 Date | Audition Venue | City | Audition Date |
| June 26 & July 10, 2017 | Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet | Brooklyn, NY | March 5 & 6, 2017 |
| June 12 & 19, 2017 | Orpheum 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

## Finals
### Contestants

| Contestants | Age | Home town | Dance style | All-star mentor | Placement |
| 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

| Result show date: | 8/14 | 8/21 | 8/28 | 9/4 | 9/11 | 9/25 |
| Contestant | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | 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 | Elim | |
| Mark Villaver | | Btm 3 | | Elim | | |
| Inyoung "Dassy" Lee | | Btm 3 | Elim | | | |
| Sydney Tormey | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | |
| Robert 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) | Result |
| All-stars | Contemporary | "Knocking On Heavens Door"—RAIGN | Mandy Moore | N/A |
| Dassy Lee Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall | Popping | "Shake Your Pants"—Cameo | Popin' Pete | Safe |
| Logan Hernandez Audrey Case* | Contemporary | "Protocol"—Leon Else | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Kiki Nyemchek Jenna Johnson | Cha-cha | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"—Shawn Mendes | Dmitry Chaplin | Safe |
| Kaylee Millis Cyrus Spencer | Contemporary | "Clown"—Emeli Sandé | Tessandra Chavez | Safe |
| Lex Ishimoto Gaby Diaz | Tap | "More"—Bobby Darin | Anthony Morigerato | Safe |
| Mark Villaver Comfort Fedoke | Hip-hop | "REDMERCEDES"—Aminé | Luther Brown | Safe |
| Koine Iwasaki Marko Germar | Contemporary | "Memories"—Alex Somers | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
| Sydney Tormey Paul Karmiryan | Cha-cha | "All Stars"—Martin Solveig feat. Alma | Val Chmerkovskiy | Safe |
| Taylor Sieve Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Change Is Everything (A Capella Version)"—Son Lux | Travis Wall | Safe |
| Robert Green Jasmine Harper | Hip-hop | "Perm"—Bruno Mars | Christopher Scott | Safe |
| Top 10 and all-stars | Group routine | "This Time"—Son Lux | Wade Robson Amanda Robson Tony 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 Villaver Comfort Fedoke | Jazz | "Hater"—Various Production | Ray Leeper | Safe |
| Lex Ishimoto Gaby Diaz | Argentine Tango | "Red & Black (Rojo y Negro)"—Ryōta Komatsu | Miriam Larici Leonardo Barrionuevo | Safe |
| Kiki Nyemchek Jenna Johnson | Hip-hop | "Caroline"—Aminé | Luther Brown | Safe |
| Sydney Tormey Paul Karmiryan | Contemporary | "The Letting Go"—Melissa Etheridge | Jaci Royal | Bottom 2 |
| Logan Hernandez Allison Holker | Pop Jazz | "In the Morning"—Jaded | Brian Friedman | Bottom 3 |
| Kaylee Millis Cyrus Spencer | Hip-hop | "I'm Better"—Missy Elliott feat. Lamb | Christopher "Pharside" Jennings Krystal "Phoenix" Meraz | Safe |
| Taylor Sieve Robert Roldan | Broadway | "The Man That Got Away"—Judy Garland | Al Blackstone | Safe |
| Koine Iwasaki Marko Germar | African Jazz | "Speaking in Tongues II"—Sheila Chandra | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Robert Green Jasmine Harper | Contemporary | "Otherside"—Perfume Genius | Stacey Tookey | Eliminated |
| Inyoung "Dassy" Lee DuShuant "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 Hernandez Allison Holker | Jive | "Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days"—Louis Prima | Emma Slater Sasha Farber | Safe |
| Koine Iwasaki Marko Germar | Lyrical Hip-hop | "You Don't Own Me"—Grace feat. G-Eazy | Dave Scott | Safe |
| Inyoung "Dassy" Lee DuShaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall | Jazz | "Bring the Funk Back"—Big Gigantic | Ray Leeper | Bottom 2 |
| Mark Villaver Comfort Fedoke | Contemporary | "Ending"—Isak Danielson | Talia Favia | Bottom 3 |
| Lex Ishimoto Gaby Diaz | Broadway | "Miss Otis Regrets"—Bette Midler | Warren Carlyle | Safe |
| Kaylee Millis Cyrus Spencer | Jazz | "Less Talk, More Art"—Vito Fun & Koil | Spencer Liff | Safe |
| Sydney Tormey Paul Karmiryan | Hip-hop | "Really? Yeah!"—KYLE | Luther Brown | Eliminated |
| Taylor Sieve Robert Roldan | Samba | "Bun Up the Dance"—Dillon Francis & Skrillex | Jean-Marc Généreux | Safe |
| Kiki Nyemchek Jenna 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 Iwasaki Marko Germar | Jazz | "HandClap"—Fitz and the Tantrums | Mandy Moore | Bottom 3 |
| Taylor Sieve Robert Roldan | Hip-hop | "Bodak Yellow"—Cardi B | Luther Brown | Safe |
| Lex Ishimoto Gaby Diaz | Contemporary | "Work Song"—Luke Wade | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Kaylee Millis Cyrus Spencer | Cha-Cha | "Respect"—Aretha Franklin | Val Chmerkovskiy | Bottom 2 |
| Mark Villaver Comfort Fedoke | Broadway | "Criminal"—Postmodern Jukebox feat. Ariana Savalas | Spencer Liff | Safe |
| Kiki Nyemchek Jenna Johnson | Jazz | "Pop Hd"—AtomTM | Travis Wall | Safe |
| Inyoung "Dassy" Lee DuShaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall | Contemporary | "Breathe"—Son Lux | Jaci Royal | Eliminated |
| Logan Hernandez Allison Holker | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Say You Won't Let Go"—Boyce Avenue | Christopher Scott | Safe |
| Taylor Sieve Lex Ishimoto | Jazz | "An American In Paris"—James Levine & Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Spencer Liff | Both Safe |
| Koine Iwasaki Kiki Nyemchek | Salsa | "Danca Molengo"—Bonde do Rolê feat. Rizzle Kicks | Val Chmerkovskiy | Iwasaki Bottom 3 |
| Kaylee Millis Logan Hernandez | Contemporary | "Shadows"—Woodkid | Travis Wall | Millis Bottom 3 |
| Inyoung "Dassy" Lee Mark 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 Ishimoto Gaby Diaz | Hip-hop | "Humble." - Kendrick Lamar | Luther Brown | Safe |
| Logan Hernandez Allison Holker | African Jazz | "Kabila" - Lord KraVen | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Kaylee Millis Cyrus Spencer | Contemporary | "DKLA" - Troye Sivan ft. Tkay Maidza | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 2 |
| Kiki Nyemchek Jenna Johnson | Broadway | "Dancin' Fool" - Barry Manilow | Warren Carlyle | Bottom 3 |
| Koine Iwasaki Marko Germar | Jive | "Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley & His Comets | Dmitry Chaplin | Safe |
| Taylor Sieve Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "To Make You Feel My Love" - Mick McAuley & Winifred Horan | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Mark Villaver Comfort Fedoke | Hip-hop | "No Twerk" - Apashe & Panther x Odalis | Misha Gabriel | Eliminated |
| Kaylee Millis Lex Ishimoto Logan Hernandez | Contemporary | "Strange" - LP | Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson | N/A |
| Kiki Nyemchek Koine Iwasaki Mark Villaver Taylor Sieve | Contemporary | "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
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Lex Ishimoto Gaby Diaz | Samba | "Chillando Goma" - Fulanito | Sasha Farber | Safe |
| Koine Iwasaki Marko Germar | Contemporary | "You're the Last Thing On My Mind" - Aron Wright | Mandy Korpinen Elizabeth Petrin | Safe |
| Kiki Nyemchek Jenna Johnson | Jazz | "Proud Mary" - Tina Turner | Ray Leeper | Safe |
| Kaylee Millis Cyrus Spencer | Hip-hop | "Die Trying" - Michl | Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb | Eliminated |
| Taylor Sieve Robert Roldan | Urban | "Numb & Getting Colder" - Flume feat. Kucka | Keone & Mari Madrid | Safe |
| Logan Hernandez Allison Holker | Contemporary | "The Other Side" - Ruelle | Dee Caspary | Eliminated |
| Koine Iwasaki Lex Ishimoto | Disco | "Knock on Wood" - Amii Stewart | Doriana Sanchez | Both safe |
| Taylor Sieve Logan Hernandez | Jazz | "Gypsy" - Lady Gaga | Mark Kanemura | Hernandez Eliminated |
| Kaylee Millis Kiki Nyemchek | Bollywood | "Gallan Goodiyan" from Dil Dhadakne Do | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Millis Eliminated |
* Top 6 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| Kaylee Millis | Hip-hop | "LOVE." - Kendrick Lamar feat. Zacari |
| Taylor Sieve | Contemporary | "Unravel Me" - Sabrina Claudio |
| Logan Hernandez | Contemporary | "Infinity Street" - Richard Walters |
| Koine Iwasaki | Contemporary | "Why I Love You" - MAJOR. |
| Lex Ishimoto | Contemporary/Hip-hop | "Brother" - Matt Corby |
| Kiki Nyemchek | Samba | "Summertime" - Billy Stewart |

#### Top 4 Perform: Finale (September 18, 2017)

* Group dance:
** Top 4 and all-stars: "Mi Gente" — J Balvin & Willie William (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Napoleon & Tabitha D'Umo)
** Top 4: "Elements"— Nathan Lanier (Contemporary; Choreographer: Travis Wall & Christopher Scott)
** All-Stars: "DNA."—Kendrick Lamar (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Keone & Mari Madrid)
* Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Vanessa Hudgens
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Taylor Sieve Kiki Nyemchek | Cha-cha | "Don't Cha (Ralphi's Hot Freak 12" Vox Mix)" — The Pussycat Dolls | Anya Garnis |
| Kiki Nyemchek Jenna Johnson | Contemporary | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"—Jeffrey Gaines | Mandy Moore |
| Koine Iwasaki Lex Ishimoto | Broadway | "L-O-V-E" — Nat King Cole | Al Blackstone |
| Koine Iwasaki Marko Germar | African Jazz | "Speaking in Tongues II"—Sheila Chandra | Sean Cheesman |
| Koine Iwasaki Taylor Sieve | Jazz | "Black & Gold" — Brenna Whitaker | Mandy Moore |
| Kiki Nyemchek Lex Ishimoto | Hip-hop | "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" — Missy Elliott | Luther Brown |
| Lex Ishimoto Gaby Diaz | Tap | "More" — Bobby Darin | Anthony Morigerato |
| Taylor Sieve Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Change Is Everything (A Cappella Version)" - Son Lux | Travis Wall |
| Kiki Nyemchek Koine Iwasaki | Contemporary | "Both Sides Now" — Joni Mitchell | Travis Wall |
| Lex Ishimoto Taylor Sieve | Contemporary | "You Matter To Me" by Sara Bareilles ft. Jason Mraz | Mia Michaels |
* Top 4 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| Lex Ishimoto | Contemporary/Hip-hop | "The Melody" - Eskmo |
| Kiki Nyemchek | Paso Doble | "He's A Pirate" (Ship Ahoy Tribal Remix) - Chris Joss & Klaus Badelt |
| Koine Iwasaki | Contemporary | "The Truth" - Audiomachine |
| Taylor Sieve | Contemporary | "Water Me" - FKA twigs |

## Ratings
### U.S. Nielsen ratings

| Show | Episode | First Air Date | Rating (18–49) | Share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (timeslot) | Rank (night) |
| 1 | Auditions #1 | June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12) | 0.9 | 4 | 3.56 | 3 | 5 (tie) |
| 2 | Auditions #2 | June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19) | 0.9 | 4 | 3.40 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Auditions #3 | June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) | 0.8 | 3 | 3.10 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Auditions #4 | July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) | 0.8 | 4 | 2.94 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Academy #1 | July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.82 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Academy #2 | July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.75 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Academy #3 | July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.63 | 3 | 4 (tie) |
| 8 | Top 10 Perform, Part 1 | August 7, 2017 (2017-08-07) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.57 | 3 (tie) | 4 (tie) |
| 9 | Top 10 Perform, Part 2 | August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.81 | 3 (tie) | 3 (tie) |
| 10 | Top 9 Perform | August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.74 | 3 (tie) | 3 (tie) |
| 11 | Top 8 Perform | August 28, 2017 (2017-08-28) | 0.8 | 3 | 2.95 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Top 7 Perform | September 4, 2017 | 0.6 | 3 | 2.55 | 4 | 7 (tie) |
| 13 | Top 6 Perform | September 11, 2017 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.48 | 4 | 5 (tie) |
| 14 | Top 4 Perform | September 18, 2017 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.14 | 4 | 8 (tie) |
| 15 | Season Finale | September 25, 2017 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.91 | 4 | 10 |