# So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series) season 3

So You Think You Can Dance is an American reality television 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 was filled by a guest judge (see main article).

## Auditions

Open auditions were held in the following locations:
| Audition Venue | City | Date | Guest Judges(s) |
| 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 contestant 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 contestants remaining after the group choreography round were asked to perform one last solo, following which the group was whittled down to 34 contestants—each gender: 17 female, 17 male. From this 34, the judges chose their top 20.
| Contestant(s) | Task/style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| All | Hip-hop | "Last Night"—Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole | Shane Sparks |
| All | Samba | "Baila, Baila"—Angela Via | Mary Murphy with Dmitry Chaplin |
| All | Contemporary | "I Miss You"—Vitamin String Quartet | Mia Michaels |
| Groups | Chosen out of a hat | Chosen out of a hat | Groups |
| All (individual) | Solo | Individual songs chosen by contestant | The contestant |

## Finals
### Format

As in season 2, the finals began with 20 contestants, ten female and ten male. 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 (six contestants overall) 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 contestants perform a solo, after which the judges eliminate one female and one male 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 contestants 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 contestant, and the female and male with the lowest number of votes are eliminated each week.

### Recurring theme

Mary Murphy'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 Contestants
#### Female Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Elimination date | Placement |
| Sabra Johnson | 19 | Provo, Utah (originally from Netherlands) | Contemporary | August 16, 2007 | Winner |
| Lacey Schwimmer | 18 | San Diego, California | Swing | August 16, 2007 | 4th Place |
| Lauren Gottlieb | 18 | Scottsdale, Arizona | Contemporary/Hip-Hop | August 13, 2007 | Top 6 |
| Sara Von Gillern | 20 | Rockford, Illinois | Breakdance | August 2, 2007 | Top 8 |
| Jaimie Goodwin | 19 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Contemporary | July 26, 2007 | Top 10 |
| Anya Garnis | 25 | Queens, New York (originally from Russia) | Latin Ballroom | July 19, 2007 | Top 12 |
| Shauna Noland | 18 | San Jose, California | Contemporary | July 12, 2007 | Top 14 |
| Jessica "Jessi" Peralta | 25 | Ocala, Florida | Contemporary/Hip Hop | June 28, 2007 | Top 16 |
| Faina Savich | 21 | Brooklyn, New York | Latin Ballroom | June 21, 2007 | Top 18 |
| Ashlee Langas | 19 | Tyler, Texas | Contemporary | June 14, 2007 | Top 20 |

#### Male Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Elimination date | Placement |
| Danny Tidwell † | 22 | Norfolk, Virginia | Contemporary | August 16, 2007 | Runner Up |
| Neil Haskell | 20 | Buffalo, New York | Contemporary | August 16, 2007 | 3rd Place |
| Pasha Kovalev | 27 | Wyckoff, New Jersey (originally from Russia) | Ballroom | August 13, 2007 | Top 6 |
| Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | 21 | Sacramento, California | Breakdance | August 2, 2007 | Top 8 |
| Kameron Bink | 20 | Ocala, Florida | Contemporary/Hip Hop | July 26, 2007 | Top 10 |
| Hokuto “Hok” Konishi | 22 | Tokyo, Japan | Breakdance | July 19, 2007 | Top 12 |
| Cedric Gardner | 22 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Hip Hop | July 12, 2007 | Top 14 |
| Jesús Solorio | 23 | Pasadena, California | Contemporary | June 28, 2007 | Top 16 |
| Jimmy Arguello | 20 | Miami, Florida | Contemporary | June 21, 2007 | Top 18 |
| Ricky Palomino | 25 | Phoenix, Arizona | Contemporary | June 14, 2007 | Top 20 |

### Elimination chart

The song played for the female contestants' elimination was Ryan Cabrera's "I Will Remember You". The song played for the male contestants' elimination was Audio Adrenaline's "Goodbye".
Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.
| Week: | 6/14 | 6/21 | 6/28 | 7/12 | 7/19 | 7/26 | 8/2 | 8/13² | 8/16 |
| Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| Sabra Johnson | Btm 3 | | | | | | | | Winner |
| Danny Tidwell | | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | | | | Runner-up |
| Neil Haskell | | | Btm 3 | | Btm 3 | | Btm 4 | | 3rd place |
| Lacey Schwimmer | | | | | | | | | 4th place |
| Pasha Kovalev | | Btm 3 | | | | | | Elim | |
| Lauren Gottlieb | | | Btm 3 | | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | Elim | |
| Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Btm 3 | | | | | Btm 4 | Elim | | |
| Sara Von Gillern | | | Btm 3 | | | | Elim | | |
| Kameron Bink | | | | | | Elim | | | |
| Jaimie Goodwin | | | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | | | |
| Hok Konishi | | | | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | |
| Anya Garnis | | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | |
| Cedric Gardner | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | | Elim | | | | | |
| Shauna Noland | | Btm 3 | | Elim | | | | | |
| Jesús Solorio | | | Elim | | | | | | |
| Jessi Peralta | | Btm 3 | Elim¹ | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Arguello | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Faina Savich | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Palomino | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Ashlee Langas | Elim | | | | | | | | |
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 (June 13, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto 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 “D-Trix” Sandoval | Disco | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"—Donna Summer & Westlife | Doriana Sanchez | Bottom 3 |
| Ashlee Langas Ricky Palomino | Argentine Tango | "Sentimiento Tango"—Trio Federico-Berlingieri | Alex Da Silva | Both eliminated |
| Sara Von Gillern Jesús Solorio | Pop-Jazz | "Cabaret Hoover" from The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de 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 (June 20, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
| Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell | Hip-Hop | "The Way I Are"—Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson and D.O.E. | Dave Scott | Safe |
| Jessi Peralta Pasha Kovalev | Jazz | "Stiff Jazz"—dZihan & Kamien | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 3 |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto Konishi | Samba | "Bang Bang to the Rock 'n' Roll"—Gabin | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Safe |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic “D-Trix” 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 | Faina Savich eliminated |
| 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 | Jimmy Arguello eliminated |
| Sara Von Gillern Jesús Solorio | Paso Doble | "We Will Rock You (bonus remix)"—Queen | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Safe |

#### Week 3 (June 27, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Debbie Allen
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
| Sara Von Gillern Jesús Solorio | Krump | "It's Okay (One Blood)"—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 “D-Trix” 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 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 (July 11, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
| 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 (season 2) Heidi Groskreutz (season 2) assisting | Safe |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Hip-Hop | "Make It Work"—Ne-Yo | Shane Sparks | Safe |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto Konishi | Waltz | "Angel"—Sarah McLachlan | Toni Redpath | Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell | Jazz | "Night of the Dancing Flame"—Róisín Murphy | Wade Robson | Safe |

#### Week 5 (July 18, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Wade Robson
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
| Sabra Johnson Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Jive | "I Do the Jerk"—Ryan Shaw | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
| Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto Konishi | Broadway | "Mr. Bojangles" from Fosse | Tyce Diorio Travis Wall (season 2) assisting | Hokuto 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 (season 2) 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 (July 25, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
| 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 (season 2) Heidi Groskreutz (season 2) assisting | Safe |
| Jaimie Goodwin Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Viennese Waltz | "Man of la Mancha"—Linda Eder | Toni Redpath | Jaimie Goodwin eliminated Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval in Bottom 4 |
| Sara Von Gillern Neil Haskell | Disco | "Knock on Wood"—Rachel Stevens | Doriana Sanchez | Safe |
* All of the contestants also performed the same, pro-peace themed, solo routine to John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change", choreographed by Wade Robson.

#### Week 7 (August 1, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
| Sara Von Gillern Danny Tidwell | Argentine Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants"—Sarah Vaughan and Gotan Project | 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 “D-Trix” Sandoval | Krump | "I Get Money"—50 Cent | Lil' C | Lauren Gottlieb in Bottom 4 Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval eliminated |
| Lauren Gottlieb Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Rumba | "Ain't No Sunshine"—Bill Withers | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Lauren Gottlieb in Bottom 4 Dominic “D-Trix” 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 (August 8, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Debbie Allen
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result(s) |
| 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 (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Sabra Johnson Neil Haskell | Paso Doble | "España cañí"—Juan & Gennaro | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
Top 6 contestant’s solos:
| Contestant | 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 (August 15, 2007)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
* Group dance: Top 4: "Mein Herr" from Cabaret (Broadway; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio)
* Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| 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 (Songbird)"—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 (La Negra Tiene Tumbao)" [Spanglish Remix]—Celia Cruz | Melanie LaPatin Tony Meredith assisting |
* Top 4 contestant’s Ssolos:
| Contestant | 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 (June 14, 2007)

* Group dance: Top 20: "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"—Busta Rhymes (Pop-Jazz; Choreographer: Wade Robson)
* Guest dancer: Benji Schwimmer: "Tu vuò fà l'americano" from The Talented Mr. Ripley (West Coast Swing)
* Musical guest: "Get It Shawty"—Lloyd
* Solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Sabra Johnson | Contemporary | "Shine"—David Gray | Safe |
| Dominic “D-Trix” 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 Pairs:
** None

#### Week 2 (June 21, 2007)

* Group dance: Top 18: "It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
* Musical guest: "Impacto"—Daddy Yankee
* Solos:
| Contestant | 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 Pairs:
** Shauna Noland and Cedric Gardner

#### Week 3 (June 28, 2007)

* Group dance: Top 16: "The Lioness Hunt" from The Lion King (African Jazz; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio)
* Special performance:
Jessi Peralta and Pasha Kovalev performed the cha cha routine they were unable to originally exhibit due to Peralta's medical issues
* Musical guest: "Glamorous"—Fergie feat. Ludacris
* Solos:
| Contestant | 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 Pairs:
** Sara Von Gillern and Pasha Kovalev

#### Week 4 (July 12, 2007)

* Group dance: Top 14: "You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray (Broadway; Choreographer: Adam Shankman)
* Musical guest: "Stranger"—Hilary Duff
* Solos:
| Contestant | 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 Konishi | Breakdance | "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz | Safe |
* Eliminated:
** Cedric Gardner
** Shauna Noland
* New Pairs:
** None

#### Week 5 (July 19, 2007)

* Group dance: Top 12: "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—Cami Thompson (Jive; Choreographer: Jean-Marc Généreux)
* Guest dancer: Jason Samuel Smith (Tap)
* Musical guest: "Somebody's Me"—Enrique Iglesias
* Solos:
| Contestant | 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 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 Konishi
* New Pairs:
** None. Now that only the top ten remain, new pairs are randomly assigned each week, and they'll be voted individually.

#### Week 6 (July 26, 2007)

* Group dance: Top 10: "The Moment I Said It"—Imogen Heap (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
* Musical guest: "Love Today"—Mika
* Solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Jaimie Goodwin | Contemporary | "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"—Stars | Eliminated |
| Dominic “D-Trix” 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 (August 2, 2007)

* Group dance: Top 8: "Get Up"—Ciara feat. Chamillionaire (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
* Musical guest: "Apologize"— OneRepublic
* Top 8 contestant’s solo:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Sara Von Gillern | Breakdance | "Set It Off"—Big Daddy Kane | Eliminated |
| Lacey Schwimmer | Jive | "I'm Doing Everything (For You)"—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 “D-Trix” 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 “D-Trix” Sandoval

#### Week 8 (August 13, 2007)

* Group dance: "2:19"—Tom Waits (Pop-Jazz; Choreographer: Wade Robson)
* Special Performances:
** Titus Fotso: African Dance Music Ensemble (African jazz)
** Lil' C and the Neph Squad: "Nephz Up"—The J Squad (Krump)
* Solos:
| Contestant | 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) (August 16, 2007)

Judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Wade Robson, Shane Sparks and Mia Michaels
* Group dances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Top 20 | African 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(s) | 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:
| Couples | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | 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 “D-Trix” 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 (Les Triplettes de Belleville) | Wade Robson | Tony Meredith |
| Sabra Johnson Neil Haskell | Jazz | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics | 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 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

| Result | Category | Recipient(s)/ Choreographer(s) | Performers | Music |
| Won | Outstanding Choreography | Wade Robson | Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto Konishi | "The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha |
| Nominated | Outstanding Choreography | Mandy Moore | Sabra Johnson Neil Haskell | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics |
| Nominated | Outstanding Choreography | Shane Sparks | Lauren Gottlieb Pasha Kovalev | "Fuego"—Pitbull |
| Nominated | Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic) | Amy Strozzi Heather Cummings Tifanie White Crystal Wolfchild | — | — |

## 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 (still wearing the same dress on the 19th of September's result show) says "Will your favourite dancer make it through to the next round? Don't go anywhere Australia (Deeley doing a little head shake), 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 live shows (e.g. The Paso Doble to We Will Rock You By Sara and Jesús).
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 contestants are also shown, usually 4 contestants per week. It is currently showing the top 12 contestants 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.

## 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 | May 24, 2007 | 5.9 | 11 | 9.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Auditions #2 and #3 (L.A. and Chicago) | May 30, 2007 | 5.7 | 10 | 9.3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Auditions #4 | May 31, 2007 | 6.5 | 11 | 10.6 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Las Vegas Call-Backs #1 | June 6, 2007 | 6.5 | 11 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Las Vegas Call-Backs #2 (Top 20 Chosen) | June 7, 2007 | 6.9 | 11 | 11.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Top 20 Perform | June 13, 2007 | 5.8 | 10 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 of 20 Voted Off Live | June 14, 2007 | 6.5 | 11 | 10.6 | 1 (tied) | 1 (tied) |
| 8 | Top 18 Perform | June 20, 2007 | 5.4 | 10 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 of 18 Voted Off | June 21, 2007 | 5.9 | 10 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Top 16 Perform | June 27, 2007 | 5.7 | 10 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 (tied) |
| 11 | 2 of 16 Voted Off | June 28, 2007 | 5.9 | 10 | 9.4 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Top 14 Perform | July 11, 2007 | 4.9 | 9 | 7.7 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 2 of 14 Voted Off | July 12, 2007 | 5.9 | 10 | 9.7 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Top 12 Perform | July 18, 2007 | 5.2 | 9 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 2 of 12 Voted Off | July 19, 2007 | 5.9 | 10 | 9.1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Top 10 Perform | July 25, 2007 | 5.0 | 9 | 7.9 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | 2 of 10 Voted Off | July 26, 2007 | 5.9 | 10 | 9.1 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Top 8 Perform | August 1, 2007 | 5.2 | 9 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 2 of 8 Voted Off | August 2, 2007 | 5.8 | 10 | 9.6 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Top 6 Perform | August 8, 2007 | 4.8 | 9 | 7.9 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | 2 of 6 Voted Off | August 13, 2007 | 4.9 | 9 | 7.9 | 1 | 4 (tied) |
| 22 | Top 4 Perform | August 15, 2007 | 5.5 | 10 | 8.7 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Winner Announced | August 16, 2007 | 5.9 | 10 | 9.6 | 1 | 3 |