# So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series) season 7

So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season seven premiered on May 27, 2010. In the August 12 finale, contemporary/jazz contestant Lauren Froderman was named "America's Favorite Dancer" and received the grand prize of $250,000, as well as an appearance on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine and in print advertising for Gatorade. Contemporary dancer Kent Boyd was named runner-up.

## Judging panel

Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman returned as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returned to host. Mary Murphy stepped down from her judging position, but guest judged during Las Vegas week and made an appearance at the finale. Mia Michaels became the third permanent judge for this season. During the auditions, various guest judges joined Lythgoe, including Shankman and Michaels along with others. This was Michaels' only season as a permanent judge. It was announced in early 2011 that Murphy would return as a permanent judge for season 8. Michaels left because she felt she didn't fit well on the panel and wanted to do her own work without being linked to the show.

## Auditions
### Open auditions

| Audition | City | Date | Guest judges |
| Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | Miami | January 18, 2010 | Sonya Tayeh, Jason Gilkison |
| Paradise Theater | The Bronx, New York City | January 25, 2010 | Mia Michaels, Adam Shankman |
| McFarlin Memorial Auditorium | Dallas | March 10, 2010 | Tyce Diorio, Toni Redpath |
| Acuff Theatre | Nashville | March 14, 2010 | Adam Shankman, Joey Dowling |
| Cadillac Palace Theatre | Chicago | March 18, 2010 | Adam Shankman, Stacey Tookey |
| Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles | March 26, 2010 | Adam Shankman, Hi-Hat |

### Las Vegas week

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Toni Redpath, Lil' C, Tyce Diorio Day 1 kicks off with individual solos, Day 2 is hip-hop, Day 3 is cha-cha, Day 4 is broadway, Day 5 is group routines, Day 6 is Contemporary, and the final day is individual solos.
The Las Vegas callbacks were held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Task/style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Individual Solo | Music Chosen by Contestant | The contestants |
| Hip-Hop | "OMG"—Usher ft. will.i.am | Tabitha D'umo |
| Cha-cha-cha | "Just Dance"—Lady Gaga | Toni Redpath |
| Broadway | "Charleston" from Billion Dollar Baby | Tyce Diorio |
| Group routines | Picked out of a hat | The contestants |
| Contemporary | "A Beautiful Mess"—Jason Mraz | Travis Wall |
| Individual solo | Music chosen by contestant | The contestant |

## Finals
### Format changes

Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has stated numerous format changes for this season. Instead of naming a top 20 to compete in the finals, the show planned on selecting a top 10 - they ended up accepting an extra contestant to create a top 11. The contestants were informed of their inclusion in the finals by the judges either traveling to each dancer's home or personally telephoning them to reveal their fate. This is in contrast to previous seasons where the contestants walked down a long corridor to face the judging panel.
Rather than partnering up the contestants with each other, partners were chosen at random each week from a pool of All-Stars composed of top dancers that have appeared in previous seasons of the show, and the competitors performed in their All-Star partners' specialized style. Additionally, rather than eliminating a pair of contestants each week, contestants were voted on as individuals from the beginning of the competition, and only one was eliminated per week. Only three contestants were featured in the finale, as opposed to the usual four.
On June 16, 2010—the first performance show—host Cat Deeley revealed that the phone numbers viewers needed to dial to vote for their favorite contestant(s) were changed to 1-888-6BEST## from the usual 1-888-TEMPO##, ## being the numerical order of the contestant. This year also marks the first season in which, just like the results shows in all seasons prior, the performance shows were aired live, as opposed to being taped earlier in the week. This is also the first season to be broadcast in high-definition video.

### Top 11 contestants
#### Female contestants

| Contestant | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Elimination date | Placement |
| Lauren Froderman | 18 | Phoenix, Arizona | Contemporary | August 12, 2010 | Winner |
| Ashley Galvan | 19 | Thousand Oaks, California | Lyrical Jazz | July 15, 2010 (Injured) | Seventh |
| Melinda Sullivan | 22 | Jericho, New York | Tap | July 1, 2010 | Ninth |
| Cristina Santana | 24 | San Diego, California | Salsa | June 24, 2010 | Tenth |
| Alexie Agdeppa | 26 | Rowland Heights, California | Contemporary | June 17, 2010 | Eleventh |

#### Male contestants

| Contestant | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Elimination date | Placement |
| Kent Boyd | 18 | Botkins, Ohio | Contemporary | August 12, 2010 | Runner-Up |
| Robert Roldan | 19 | Thousand Oaks, California | Contemporary | August 12, 2010 | Third |
| AdéChiké Torbert | 23 | Brooklyn, New York | Contemporary | August 5, 2010 | Fourth |
| Jose Ruiz | 21 | Pembroke Pines, Florida | Breakdance | July 29, 2010 | Fifth |
| Billy Bell | 19 | Loxahatchee, Florida | Contemporary | July 29, 2010 | Sixth |
| Alex Wong | 23 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Ballet | July 8, 2010 (Injured) | Eighth |

### Elimination chart

Legend :
| Female | Male | Bottom 3 contestants | Bottom 2 contestants | Injury |
| Result show date: | 6/17 | 6/24 | 7/1 | 7/8 | 7/15 | 7/22 | 7/29 | 8/5 | 8/12 |
| Contestant | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results |
| Lauren Froderman | | | | | | | Btm 3 | | Winner |
| Kent Boyd | | | | | | | | | Runner-Up |
| Robert Roldan | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | | | Btm 2 | | Btm 2 | Elim |
| AdéChiké Torbert | | | | | | | | Elim | |
| Jose Ruiz | | | | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | | |
| Billy Bell | | | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Injury | Elim | | |
| Ashley Galvan | | | | Btm 2 | Injury | | | | |
| Alex Wong | | | | Injury | | | | | |
| Melinda Sullivan | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | | | |
| Cristina Santana | Btm 3 | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Alexie Agdeppa | Elim | | | | | | | | |

### Performance shows

The dancers that are marked in bold are contestants.

#### Meet the Top 11 (June 10, 2010)

* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| All Contestants | Jazz | "Fame"—David Bowie | Wade Robson |
| Kent Boyd Lauren Froderman Mark Kanemura Kathryn McCormick | Jazz | "Paris is Burning"—St. Vincent | Travis Wall |
| Alexie Agdeppa Lauren Gottlieb Allison Holker Melinda Sullivan | Broadway | "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" from Sweet Charity | Tyce Diorio |
| Stephen "Twitch" Boss Comfort Fedoke Jose Ruiz Dominic Sandoval | Hip-Hop | "Din Daa Daa" (District 78 mix)—George Kranz | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
| Anya Garnis Pasha Kovalev Cristina Santana | Samba | "Work" (Freemason remix)—Kelly Rowland | Jason Gilkison |
| Billy Bell Ade Obayami Alex Wong | Contemporary | "This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight"—Max Richter and Dinah Washington | Mia Michaels |
| Courtney Galiano Ashley Galvan Neil Haskell Robert Roldan AdéChiké Torbert | Jazz | "Freak"—Estelle feat. Kardinal Offishall | Sonya Tayeh |

#### Week 1 (June 16, 2010)

* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Billy Bell Lauren Gottlieb | Broadway | "Footloose"—Kenny Loggins | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Mark Kanemura Cristina Santana | Jazz | "Starstruck"—Santigold | Sonya Tayeh | Bottom 3 |
| Comfort Fedoke Jose Ruiz | Hip-Hop | "Beautiful Monster"—Ne-Yo | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Safe |
| Kathryn McCormick AdéChiké Torbert | Jazz | "Addicted to Love"—Florence and the Machine | Travis Wall | Safe |
| Pasha Kovalev Melinda Sullivan | Jive | "L-O-V-E"—VV Brown | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Bottom 3 |
| Allison Holker Alex Wong | Contemporary | "Hallelujah"—Jeff Buckley | Sonya Tayeh | Safe |
| Alexie Agdeppa Stephen "Twitch" Boss | Hip-Hop | "Butterfly"—Jason Mraz | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Eliminated |
| Lauren Froderman Ade Obayomi | Pop-Jazz | "Oh Yeah"—Yello | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Kent Boyd Anya Garnis | Cha-cha-cha | "Lady Marmalade"—Diva Invasion | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
| Ashley Galvan Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "For All We Know"—Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Courtney Galiano Robert Roldan | African Jazz | "Norweg" from Saltimbanco | Sean Cheesman | Safe |

#### Week 2 (June 23, 2010)

* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Pasha Kovalev Cristina Santana | Paso Doble | "Ira Deorum/Sanctus"—James Dooley | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Eliminated |
| Allison Holker AdéChiké Torbert | Contemporary | "Listen to Your Heart" (Edmee's Unplugged Vocal Edit)—DHT | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Lauren Gottlieb Alex Wong | Broadway | "Summertime"—Sylvester | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Ashley Galvan Mark Kanemura | Lyrical Jazz | "Wonderful"—Annie Lennox | Travis Wall | Safe |
| Billy Bell Comfort Fedoke | Krumping | "So U Think U Can Krump"—Tha J-Squad | Lil' C | Safe |
| Anya Garnis Robert Roldan | Argentine Tango | "Libertango"—Bond | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Bottom 3 |
| Ade Obayomi Melinda Sullivan | Contemporary | "Squander"—Skunk Anansie | Stacey Tookey | Bottom 3 |
| Kathryn McCormick Jose Ruiz | Bollywood | "Marjaani Marjaani Kasama" from Billu | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Safe |
| Lauren Froderman Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Lyrical hip-hop | "If I Were a Boy"—Beyoncé Knowles | Tessandra Chavez | Safe |
| Kent Boyd Courtney Galiano | Jazz | "Amy Amy Amy"—Amy Winehouse | Tyce Diorio | Safe |

#### Week 3 (June 30, 2010)

* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Lauren Gottlieb AdéChiké Torbert | Hip-hop | "Hot-N-Fun"—N.E.R.D ft. Nelly Furtado | Dave Scott | Safe |
| Ashley Galvan Ade Obayomi | Contemporary | "Cosmic Love"—Florence and the Machine | Dee Caspary | Safe |
| Courtney Galiano Robert Roldan | Jazz | "XXXO"—M.I.A. | Sonya Tayeh | Bottom 3 |
| Pasha Kovalev Melinda Sullivan | Salsa | "Magdalena, Mi Amor" (Quimbara)—D.L.G. | Fabian Sanchez | Eliminated |
| Lauren Froderman Neil Haskell | Broadway | "Let Me Entertain You"—Debbie Gibson | Joey Dowling | Safe |
| Billy Bell Kathryn McCormick | Contemporary | "Jar of Hearts"—Christina Perri | Stacey Tookey | Bottom 3 |
| Anya Garnis Jose Ruiz | Samba | "Long Time"—Shakira | Dmitry Chaplin | Safe |
| Kent Boyd Allison Holker | Jazz | "Heartburn"—Alicia Keys | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Alex Wong Stephen "Twitch" Boss | Hip-hop | "Outta Your Mind" (District 78 mix)—Lil Jon and LMFAO | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Safe |
* Solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Billy Bell | Jazz | "Something Bigger, Something Better"—Amanda Blank | Bottom 3 |
| Jose Ruiz | Breaking | "Super Bad"—James Brown | Safe |
| Kent Boyd | Contemporary | "Down" (Candlelight Remix)—Jay Sean | Safe |
| Alex Wong | Ballet | "Rule the Planet" from Planet of the Apes | Safe |
| Ashley Galvan | Jazz | "Royal T"—Crookers feat. Róisín Murphy | Safe |
| Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Hold You in My Arms"—Ray LaMontagne | Bottom 3 |
| Melinda Sullivan | Tap | "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"—Alicia Keys | Eliminated |
| AdéChiké Torbert | Contemporary | "Ruthless Gravity"—Craig Armstrong | Safe |
| Lauren Froderman | Contemporary | "Unchained Melody"—Cyndi Lauper | Safe |

#### Week 4 (July 7, 2010)

* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Lauren Froderman Pasha Kovalev | Cha-cha-cha | "Telephone"—Lady Gaga and Beyoncé Knowles | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Safe |
| Lauren Gottlieb Jose Ruiz | Contemporary | "Never Tear Us Apart"—INXS | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Kent Boyd Comfort Fedoke | Hip-hop | "You're Not My Girl"—Ryan Leslie | Dave Scott | Safe |
| Courtney Galiano AdéChiké Torbert | Jazz | "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Rae & Christian Remix)—Dinah Washington | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Billy Bell Katee Shean | Broadway | "Macavity: The Mystery Cat" from Cats | Spencer Liff | Bottom 3 |
| Ashley Galvan Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Hip-hop | "How Low"—Ludacris | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Bottom 3 |
| Kathryn McCormick Robert Roldan | Jazz | "Sinking Feeling"—Róisín Murphy | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Marla AdéChiké Torbert | Bollywood | "Mourya Re" from Don: The Chase Begins Again | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Alex Wong (Injured) Withdrew |
| Kent Boyd Lauren Froderman | Contemporary | "Collide" (Acoustic version)—Howie Day | Travis Wall | Safe |
| Ashley Galvan Robert Roldan | Quickstep | "Man with the Hex"—Atomic Fireballs | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Galvan Bottom 3 |
| Billy Bell Jose Ruiz | African Jazz | "The Hunt"—Mickey Hart | Sean Cheesman | Bell Bottom 3 |
* ^1 Shean was asked to step in due to an injury sustained by Allison Holker.
* ^2 Marla, the assistant choreographer, was asked to step in due to contestant Alex Wong sustaining an injury during rehearsal that would force his withdrawal from the competition.
* Alex would have done the foxtrot with Anya, but due to his injury, it was cancelled.

#### Week 5 (July 14, 2010)

* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Lauren Froderman Mark Kanemura | Tahitian | "Jungle"—Last Voices | Tiana Liufau | Safe |
| Anya Garnis AdéChiké Torbert | Salsa | "Oyelo Que Te Conviene"—Eddie Palmieri | Liz Lira Danny Davalos | Safe |
| Courtney Galiano Jose Ruiz | Broadway | "Mister Cellophane" from Chicago | Joey Dowling | Bottom 3 |
| Allison Holker Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Fix You"—Coldplay | Travis Wall | Safe |
| Billy Bell Anya Garnis | Jive | "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"—Meat Loaf | Louis van Amstel | Bottom 3 |
| Kent Boyd Neil Haskell | Broadway | "Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, MO" from Damn Yankees | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Billy Bell Lauren Froderman | Jazz | "Boogie Shoes"—KC & the Sunshine Band | Mandy Moore | Bell Bottom 3 |
| Jose Ruiz Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | B-boying | "Battle for the Beat"—District 78 | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Bottom 3 |
| Kent Boyd AdéChiké Torbert | Contemporary | "You Only Disappear"—Tom McRae | Dee Caspary | Both Safe |
| Robert Roldan Kathryn McCormick | Disco | "Instant Replay"—Dan Hartman | Doriana Sanchez | Safe |
* Ashley was supposed to do a rumba routine with Pasha, but due to her injury, it was cancelled.

#### Week 6 (July 21, 2010)

* Guest Judge: Kenny Ortega
* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Stephen "Twitch" Boss Lauren Froderman | Hip-hop | "My Chick Bad"—Ludacris ft. Nicki Minaj | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Safe |
| Allison Holker Jose Ruiz | Contemporary | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind theme—Jon Brion | Sonya Tayeh | Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Gottlieb Robert Roldan | Jazz | "Wasted Time"—My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 3 |
| Kent Boyd Kathryn McCormick | Jazz | "Tightrope"—Janelle Monáe | Sonya Tayeh | Safe |
| Comfort Fedoke AdéChiké Torbert | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Safe |
| Lauren Froderman Robert Roldan | Samba | "Drummer Boy" (SYTYCD Remix)—Debi Nova | Dmitry Chaplin | Roldan Bottom 3 |
| Jose Ruiz AdéChiké Torbert | Paso Doble | "The Arrival/Rampage/Continued Existence"—James Dooley | Dmitry Chaplin | Ruiz Bottom 3 |
| Kent Boyd Stephen "Twitch" Boss | Stepping | "Pro Nails" (Rusko remix)—Kid Sister | Chuck Maldonado | Safe |
* Billy was to be partnered with Courtney, unfortunately, the routine was cancelled due to his injury. He was still able to perform the following week.
* Solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| AdéChiké Torbert | Contemporary | "This Woman's Work"—Maxwell | Safe |
| Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Parachutes"—Trevor Hall | Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Froderman | Contemporary | "The Waves"—Elisa | Safe |
| Jose Ruiz | Breakdancing | "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose"—James Brown | Bottom 3 |
| Kent Boyd | Contemporary | "End of the Road" (A capella)—Boyz II Men | Safe |

#### Week 7 (July 28, 2010)

* Guest Judge: Toni Redpath
* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Kent Boyd Anya Garnis | Cha-cha-cha | "My First Kiss"—3OH!3 ft. Ke$ha | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Safe |
| Kathryn McCormick Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"—Katie Thompson | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
| Courtney Galiano AdéChiké Torbert | Jazz | "Manteca"—Dizzy Gillespie | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
| Comfort Fedoke Jose Ruiz | Hip-hop | "Try a Little Tenderness"—Otis Redding | Marty Kudelka Dana Wilson | Ruiz Eliminated |
| Lauren Froderman Allison Holker | Broadway | "Who's Got the Pain?" from Damn Yankees | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 3 |
| Billy Bell Ade Obayomi | Contemporary | "Mad World" (Alternate Version)—Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules | Stacey Tookey | Bell Eliminated |
| Kent Boyd Jose Ruiz | Broadway | "From This Moment On" from Kiss Me, Kate | Spencer Liff | Ruiz Eliminated |
| Lauren Froderman AdéChiké Torbert | Foxtrot | "Fever"—Beyoncé Knowles | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Froderman Bottom 3 |
| Billy Bell Robert Roldan | Bollywood | "Ganesh" from Bombay Dreams | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Bell Eliminated |
* Solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Jose Ruiz | B-boying | "Giant Squid"—RJD2 | Eliminated |
| Lauren Froderman | Contemporary | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"—Aretha Franklin | Bottom 3 |
| Billy Bell | Contemporary | "Lights Go Down"—Telepathe | Eliminated |
| Kent Boyd | Contemporary | "A Song For You"—Elliott Yamin | Safe |
| Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "A Beautiful Mess" (A Raining Jane sessions)—Jason Mraz | Safe |
| AdéChiké Torbert | Contemporary | "Pretty Wings"—Maxwell | Safe |

#### Week 8 (August 4, 2010)

* Guest Judge: Tyce Diorio
* Group dance (Top 4): "The Crapshooter's Dance" from Guys and Dolls
* Performances:
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Lauren Froderman Pasha Kovalev | Argentine Tango | "Oblivion"—Ástor Piazzolla | Miriam Larici Leonardo Barrionuevo | Safe |
| Lauren Gottlieb AdéChiké Torbert | African Jazz | "The Path"—Ralph MacDonald | Sean Cheesman | Eliminated |
| Robert Roldan Anya Garnis | Viennese Waltz | "Lost"—Anouk | Jonathan Roberts | Bottom 2 |
| Kent Boyd Courtney Galiano | Disco | "When Love Takes Over"—Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta | Doriana Sanchez | Safe |
| Lauren Froderman Ade Obayomi | Commercial Jazz | "Hide U" (John Creamer and Stephane K Remix)—Kosheen | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Kathryn McCormick AdéChiké Torbert | Contemporary | "Fearless Love"—Melissa Etheridge | Dwight Rhoden Desmond Richardson | Eliminated |
| Robert Roldan Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Hip-hop | "Scars"—Basement Jaxx feat. Kelis, Meleka and Chipmunk | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Bottom 2 |
| Kent Boyd Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "How It Ends"—DeVotchKa | Travis Wall | Safe |

#### Week 9 (August 11, 2010)

| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Kent Boyd Lauren Gottlieb | Bollywood | "Om Mangalam" from Kambakkht Ishq | Nakul Dev Mahajan |
| Stephen "Twitch" Boss Lauren Froderman | Hip-hop | "Power"—Kanye West | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo |
| Mark Kanemura Robert Roldan | Jazz | "Whip It"—Devo | Tyce Diorio |
| Lauren Froderman Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "That Home"—The Cinematic Orchestra | Dee Caspary |
| Kent Boyd Lauren Froderman | Jazz | "Hip to Be Square"—Huey Lewis and the News | Mandy Moore |
| Kent Boyd Allison Holker | Contemporary | "Sundrenched World" (Live Session)—Joshua Radin | Stacey Tookey |
| Kathryn McCormick Robert Roldan | Broadway | "Cool" from West Side Story | Spencer Liff |
| Lauren Froderman Pasha Kovalev | Cha-cha-cha | "Not Myself Tonight"—Christina Aguilera | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
| Kent Boyd Robert Roldan | Malevos | "The Chosen/Drum Addict"—Taylor Long | Miriam Larici Leonardo Barrionuevo |
* Solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| Kent Boyd | Contemporary | "The Finish Line"—Train |
| Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight"—The Postal Service |
| Lauren Froderman | Contemporary | "I'm Going Down"—Mary J. Blige |

### Result shows
#### Results show musical performances

| Week | Performer(s) | Title | Performance type |
| Week 1 | Usher | "OMG" | pre-recorded performance |
| Week 1 | Justin Bieber feat. Usher | "Somebody to Love" | music video premiere |
| Week 2 | Debi Nova | "Drummer Boy" | live performance |
| Week 3 | Ne-Yo | "Beautiful Monster" | pre-recorded performance |
| Week 4 | Natasha Bedingfield | "Touch" | live performance |
| Week 5 | Christina Perri | "Jar of Hearts" | pre-recorded performance |
| Week 6 | Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull | "I Like It | pre-recorded performance |
| Week 7 | Christian TV | "When She Turns 18" | live performance |
| Week 7 | Allison Iraheta feat. Orianthi | "Don't Waste the Pretty" | pre-recorded performance |
| Week 8 | Janelle Monáe | "Tightrope" | live performance |
| Week 8 | Flo Rida | "Club Can't Handle Me" | live performance |
| Finale | Black Gold | "Shine" | live performance |

#### Week 1 (June 17, 2010)

* Group dance: Top 11: "Acapella"—Kelis (Jazz; Choreographer: Tessandra Chavez)
* Guest dancer(s): Keith Roberts and Karine Plantadit
* Bottom 3 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Melinda Sullivan | Tap | "I Got the Feelin'"—James Brown | Safe |
| Alexie Agdeppa | Jazz | "I've Been Loving You Too Long"—Otis Redding | Eliminated |
| Cristina Santana | Salsa | "La Guarachera"—Celia Cruz and Tito Puente | Safe |

#### Week 2 (June 24, 2010)

* Group dance: Top 10: "Royal T"—Crookers feat. Róisín Murphy (Jazz; Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh)
* Guest dancer(s): RemoteKontrol featuring Bryan Gaynor dancing to Eskimo's "Agnus Dei"
* Bottom 3 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Cristina Santana | Salsa | "Quimbara"—Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco | Eliminated |
| Melinda Sullivan | Tap | "Heels"—Q-Tip | Safe |
| Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Everywhere I Go"—Lissie | Safe |

#### Week 3 (July 1, 2010)

* Group dance: Top 9: "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana—London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hickox (Contemporary; Choreographer: Jamel Gaines)
* Guest dancer(s):
** Viva Elvis (Cirque du Soleil)
** All-Stars Courtney Galiano & Mark Kanemura - "The Garden" from Season 4
* Bottom 3 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Billy Bell | Contemporary | "Fly"—Ludovico Einaudi | Safe |
| Robert Roldan | Jazz | "Hater"—Various Production | Safe |
| Melinda Sullivan | Tap | None | Eliminated |
^3 Sullivan chose to dance a cappella.

#### Week 4 (July 8, 2010)

* Group dance: "When We Dance"—Sting (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
* Guest dancer(s):
** Touring cast of In the Heights: "96,000" from In the Heights (Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler)
** All-Stars Pasha & Anya - Cha-Cha from Season 3 Auditions; Song: "Magic Carpet Ride"—Mighty Dub Katz
* Bottom 3 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Alex Wong | N/A | N/A | Withdrew |
| Billy Bell | Contemporary | "To Build a Home"—The Cinematic Orchestra | Safe |
| Ashley Galvan | Contemporary | "Lost" (Acoustic version)—Anouk | Safe |
^4 Wong sustained an injury to his Achilles tendon during rehearsal and was unable to perform during the show on 7/7/2010. He was therefore automatically placed in the bottom 3 and in danger of elimination. Due to the seriousness of the injury, Wong needed surgery and 3 months of recuperation and was forced to leave the competition, causing both Bell and Galvan to be safe to continue into the next week.

#### Week 5 (July 15, 2010)

* Group dance: "Charleston" from Billion Dollar Baby (Broadway; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio)
* Guest dancer(s):
** Fernando Martín-Gullans and Lauren Vayser from Mary Murphy's Champion Ballroom Academy ("Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley); Jive
** Jamar Roberts and Rachael McLaren from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ("Gravity's Angel"—Laurie Anderson; Contemporary ballet)
** All-Stars Twitch & Comfort: ("Forever"—Chris Brown; Choreographer: Dave Scott; Hip-hop)
* Bottom 3 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Ashley Galvan | N/A | N/A | Withdrew |
| Billy Bell | Contemporary | "Stand by Me"—Ben E. King | Safe |
| Jose Ruiz | Breaking | "Chicken Bone Circuit"—RJD2 | Safe |
^5 Galvan sustained an injury to a rib on Monday July 12, 2010. Unable to perform, she was automatically placed in the bottom 3 for the week.

#### Week 6 (July 22, 2010)

* Group dance: "All That Jazz"—Lea DeLaria; Choreographer: Kelley Abbey
* Guest dancer(s):
** Soloists Yuriko Kajiya and Jared Matthews from American Ballet Theatre-Don Quixote Act III Grand Pas de Deux
** DJ Smart-Contemporary
** All-Stars Lauren & Neil - Jazz from Season 3 "Night of the Dancing Flame" - Róisín Murphy
* Bottom 3 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Billy Bell | N/A | N/A | Safe |
| Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Fireflies"—Ron Pope | Safe |
| Jose Ruiz | B-boying | "It's Just Begun"—Jimmy Castor Bunch | Safe |
^6 The judges chose not to eliminate anyone, which means that two people are to be eliminated in week seven.

#### Week 7 (July 29, 2010)

* Group dance: "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"—Sting (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
* Guest dancer(s): Cast of Step Up 3D, to "Already Taken" by Trey Songz, "My Own Step (Theme from Step Up 3D)" by Roscoe Dash & T-Pain featuring Fabo and "This Instant" by Sophia Fresh featuring T-Pain
* Bottom 3 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Jose Ruiz | B-boying | "Hot Music"—Soho | Eliminated |
| Billy Bell | Contemporary | "Szerencsetlen"—Venetian Snares | Eliminated |
| Lauren Froderman | Contemporary Jazz | "Let's Get It On"—Marvin Gaye | Safe |

#### Week 8 (August 5, 2010)

* Group dance (All-Stars): "Drumming Song"—Florence & the Machine (Contemporary; Choreographer: Dee Caspary)
* Guest dancer(s): Desmond Richardson ("Sympathy for the Devil"—The Rolling Stones)
* Solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Result |
| Lauren Froderman | Contemporary | "Wasted Time"—Me'Shell Ndegeocello | Safe |
| Kent Boyd | Jazz | "Dynamite"—Taio Cruz | Safe |
| AdeChike Torbert | Contemporary | "Sir"—Various Artists | Eliminated |
| Robert Roldan | Jazz | "Mr. Muscle"—Rusko | Bottom 2 |

#### Week 9 (Finale) (August 12, 2010)

* Judges: Tyce Diorio, Kenny Ortega, Stacey Tookey, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe
* Guest dancers:
** Quest Crew ("Suzy"—Caravan Palace)
** The Manzari Brothers and 7-year-old Luke (Tap)
   * Lil' C and Season 6's winner Russell Ferguson (Krumping; "Hazardous"—Buckmouth)
   * SYTYCD U.K. winner Charlie Bruce and Neil Haskell ("I Surrender"—Celine Dion; Choreographer: Mandy Moore)
   * Ellen DeGeneres and Stephen "Twitch" Boss in tribute to Alex Wong ("Outta Your Mind"—Lil Jon and LMFAO; Choreographers: Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo)
* Group dances:
| Contestant | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Top 11 + All-stars | Hip-Hop | RA —Nathan Lanier | Christopher Scott |

##### Judges' picks

| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer | Chosen by |
| Kent Boyd Neil Haskell | Broadway | "Shoeless Joe" from Damn Yankees | Tyce DiOrio | Kenny Ortega |
| Billy Bell Ade Obayomi | Contemporary | "Mad World" (Alternate Version)—Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules | Stacey Tookey | Nigel Lythgoe |
| Comfort Fedoke AdéChiké Torbert | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Mia Michaels |
| Kent Boyd Anya Garnis | Cha-cha-cha | "My First Kiss"—3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha | Jean-Marc Généreux France Mousseau | Cat Deeley |
| Robert Roldan Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval | Hip-hop | "Scars"—Basement Jaxx feat. Kelis, Meleka and Chipmunk | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Tyce DiOrio |
| Lauren Froderman Pasha Kovalev | Argentine Tango | "Oblivion"—Ástor Piazzolla | Miriam Larici Leonardo Barrionuevo | Nigel Lythgoe |
| Allison Holker Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Fix You"—Coldplay | Travis Wall | Adam Shankman |
| Jose Ruiz Dominic “D-Trix”Sandoval | Breakdance | "Battle for the Beat"—District 78 | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Mary Murphy |
| Stephen "Twitch" Boss Lauren Froderman | Hip-hop | "My Chick Bad"—Ludacris feat. Nicki Minaj | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Adam Shankman |
| Allison Holker Alex Wong | Contemporary | "Hallelujah"—Jeff Buckley | Sonya Tayeh | Cat Deeley |
| Billy Bell Robert Roldan | Bollywood | "Ganesh" from Bombay Dreams | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Stacey Tookey |
| Kent Boyd Neil Haskell | Contemporary | "How It Ends"—DeVotchKa | Travis Wall | Mia Michaels |
* Eliminated
** Robert Roldan
* Runner-up
** Kent Boyd
* Winner
** Lauren Froderman

## All-Stars Dance Pool

The All-Stars Dance Pool features some of the best and most popular contestants that have been featured on previous seasons. They acted as pairs for the top eleven contestants this season, and rotated every week. Each of the dancers represents one specific style of dance and only danced in that genre with a partner. They did not choreograph any routines but learned them just as the contestants did.
All-Stars, Contestant Partners, and Results :
| Former Contestant | Season | Dance Styles | Placement | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant |
| Former Contestant | Season | Dance Styles | Placement | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
| Allison Holker | 2 | Contemporary/Jazz | Top 8 | Alex | AdéChiké | Kent | Billy | Robert | Robert | Jose | Jose | Lauren | | Kent |
| Anya Garnis | 3 | Ballroom/Latin | Top 12 | Kent | Robert | Jose | Alex | AdéChiké | Billy | | | Kent | Robert | |
| Dominic Sandoval | 3 | Hip Hop/Breaking | Top 8 | | Lauren | | Ashley | Jose | Jose | | | | Robert | |
| Lauren Gottlieb | 3 | Contemporary/Jazz/Hip Hop | Top 6 | Billy | Alex | AdéChiké | Jose | | | Robert | Robert | | AdéChiké | Kent |
| Neil Haskell | 3 | Contemporary/Jazz | 3rd Place | Ashley | | Lauren | | Kent | Kent | | | | Kent | |
| Pasha Kovalev | 3 | Ballroom/Latin | Top 6 | Melinda | Cristina | Melinda | Lauren | Ashley | Ashley | | | | Lauren | Lauren |
| Comfort Fedoke | 4 | Hip Hop/Krump | Top 8 | Jose | Billy | | Kent | | | AdéChiké | AdéChiké | Jose | | |
| Mark Kanemura | 4 | Contemporary/Jazz | Top 6 | Cristina | Ashley | | | Lauren | Lauren | | | | | Robert |
| Stephen "Twitch" Boss | 4 | Popping/Locking/Krump | Runner-up | Alexie | | Alex | | | | Lauren | Kent | | | Lauren |
| Courtney Galiano | 4 | Contemporary/Jazz | 4th Place | Robert | Kent | Robert | AdéChiké | Jose | Jose | Billy | Billy | AdéChiké | Kent | |
| Ade Obayomi | 5 | Contemporary/Jazz | Top 6 | Lauren | Melinda | Ashley | | | | | | Billy | Lauren | |
| Kathryn McCormick | 6 | Contemporary/Jazz | 3rd Place | AdéChiké | Jose | Billy | Robert | Robert | Robert | Kent | Kent | Robert | AdéChiké | Robert |
* ^7 Allison had an old back injury flare up so for this dance she was replaced by Season 4's Katee Shean (3rd Place)
* ^8 McCormick was asked to step in for competing contestant Ashley Galvan, who suffered a rib injury and was unable to compete.
* ^9 Boss was asked to step in for competing contestant Billy Bell, who suffered a knee injury and did not compete.
    This contestant was eliminated this week.
    This contestant was in the bottom 2 this week
    This contestant was in the bottom 3 this week.
    This contestant did not perform this week due to injury making it the dancer's routine with all-star cancelled.
    Due to a pair's injury, this All-star stepped in to perform with the injured pair's contestant partner.
    This All-Star did not perform this week and had someone else step in for them.
    This All-Star did not perform this week.
    This contestant won the competition

## Tour

The SYTYCD 2010 Season 7 tour took place in 40 cities across the US, creating many sold-out shows. It took place from the end of September to the end of November. The dancers from Season 7 for the tour were Lauren Froderman, Kent Boyd, Robert Roldan, AdéChiké Torbert, Billy Bell, Jose Ruiz, and Ashley Galvan. The all-stars for the tour were Allison Holker from Season 2, Dominic Sandoval from Season 3, Courtney Galiano from Season 4, Ade Obayomi from Season 5 and Kathryn McCormick from Season 6. Also featured was the winner of Season 6, Russell Ferguson.

## 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 and #2 | May 27, 2010 | 5.0 | 9 | 8.2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Auditions #3 and #4 | June 2, 2010 | 4.6 | 8 | 7.4 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Auditions #5 and #6 / Vegas Callbacks, Part 1 | June 3, 2010 | 5.3 | 9 | 8.7 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Vegas Callbacks, Pt. 2 | June 9, 2010 | 5.0 | 9 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Meet The Top 11 | June 10, 2010 | 4.1 | 7 | 6.8 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Top 11 Perform | June 16, 2010 | 4.0 | 7 | 6.6 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 of 11 Voted Off | June 17, 2010 | 3.8 | 6 | 6.2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Top 10 Perform | June 23, 2010 | 3.9 | 7 | 6.4 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 1 of 10 Voted Off | June 24, 2010 | 3.9 | 7 | 6.4 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Top 9 Perform | June 30, 2010 | 3.6 | 7 | 5.9 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 1 of 9 Voted Off | July 1, 2010 | 3.7 | 7 | 5.8 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Top 8 Perform | July 7, 2010 | 2.4 | 8 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 1 of 8 Voted Off | July 8, 2010 | 3.9 | 7 | 6.2 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Top 7 Perform | July 14, 2010 | 3.7 | 7 | 6.0 | 3 | 6 (tied) |
| 15 | 1 of 7 Voted Off | July 15, 2010 | 3.5 | 6 | 5.7 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Top 6 Perform | July 21, 2010 | 3.6 | 6 | 5.8 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | 1 of 6 Voted Off | July 22, 2010 | 3.7 | 6 | 5.7 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Top 5 Perform | July 28, 2010 | 3.3 | 6 | 5.4 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | 1 of 5 Voted Off | July 29, 2010 | 3.5 | 6 | 5.9 | 3 | 6 (tied) |
| 20 | Top 4 Perform | August 4, 2010 | 3.6 | 6 | 6.1 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | 1 of 4 Voted Off | August 5, 2010 | 3.4 | 6 | 5.6 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | Top 3 Perform | August 11, 2010 | 3.6 | 6 | 6.1 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | Winner Announced | August 12, 2010 | 4.1 | 7 | 6.7 | 2 | 3 (tied) |