# So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation (American TV series)

So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation is the 13th season of So You Think You Can Dance, an American dance competition show. The show premiered on Monday, May 30, 2016, in a new format featuring contestants between ages 8 to 13 at the time of their auditions. The season was broadcast on Fox in the United States, one show each week on Mondays, as it was the previous season. The top prize remained $250,000, and Cat Deeley continued as host.
Auditions were held in Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL and New York City. 100 contestants were selected by the judges for the Dance Academy portion of the season, in which 10 contestants were selected by, and paired with, "all-stars" from previous seasons, who mentored and performed with them during the live performance episodes.

## Judges

Series creator and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, along with new permanent members Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo, returned as members of the permanent judging panel and judge the audition rounds. After this, the fourth judge, dancer Maddie Ziegler, who was then 13 years old, joined the show.

## Format

Season 13 featured a significant shift in format in that the contestants were all between the ages of 8 and 13 at the time of their auditions. Approximately 100 dancers were selected from the auditions for the next segment of the season, the Dance Academy. From these, the top 50 were chosen, and finally the top 10 were selected as contestants by a So You Think You Can Dance "all-star" who provided mentorship during the live shows and participated as a duet partner with his or her contestant in performances.

## Auditions

Open auditions for season 13 were held in three cities beginning in February 2016.
| Air Date | Audition Venue | City | Audition Date |
| May 30, 2016 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | February 27, 2016 |
| June 6, 2016 | Lou Conte Dance Studio | Chicago, IL | March 11, 2016 |
| June 13, 2016 | Broadway Dance Center | New York City | March 18, 2016 |
During the audition round, the judges interviewed each audition contestant, watched a brief audition and gave feedback, while the audition contestant's family sat at the side of the stage and often participated in the interviews. Offstage, Cat Deeley chatted with contestants and judges. Approximately 100 contestant were sent through to the academy.

## Dance Academy

Dance Academy week was split among two episodes. The June 20 episode covered the first day of the academy. The first task for the 10 all-stars was to watch solo dances by each of the contestants were sent through from the auditions. From these, each all-star selected five contestants (three from their own dance style and two wildcards), from the large number of audition contestants, to join their "team". If a contestant was selected by more than one all-star, he or she could choose which all-star's team to join. Choreographer Warren Carlyle and the all-stars then taught the 50 remaining contestants a Broadway couples dance routine in 90 minutes, and contestants from each team were paired with contestants from another team. After all of the couples danced, each all-star was required to cut one contestants from his or her team, either gender, leaving a total of 40 contestants. Throughout the episode, Maddie Ziegler and Cat Deeley interviewed successful competitors.
The June 27 episode covered days two and three of academy week. On day two, the all-stars each narrowed down their teams to three and then two contestants, based first on a hip-hop routine for pairs choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo, and then on a contemporary routine, created by Travis Wall, danced simultaneously by the remaining three members of each team. On the last day, the last two contestants from each team danced a solo just for their own all-star. Each all-star then selected one contestant, making a total of 10 contestants that he or she will mentor through the finals round. The all-stars and their contestants are:

## Finals
### Top 10 Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Home town | Dance style | All-star mentor | Placement |
| Leon "Kida" Burns | 14 | Sacramento, California | Hip Hop | Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall | First |
| J.T. Church | 10 | Haymarket, Virginia | Jazz | Robert Roldan | Second |
| Tate McRae | 13 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Contemporary/Ballet | Kathryn McCormick | Third |
| Emma Hellenkamp | 11 | San Diego, California | Tap | Gaby Diaz | Fourth |
| Tahani Anderson | 13 | Victorville, California | Hip Hop | Comfort Fedoke | Fifth |
| Ruby Castro | 12 | Miami, Florida | Ballroom | Paul Karmiryan | Sixth |
| Jake Monreal | 12 | Miami, Florida | Ballroom | Jenna Johnson | Seventh |
| Jordan Nata'e Wandick | 14 | Bakersfield, California | Contemporary/Jazz | Sasha Mallory | Seventh |
| Sheaden Gabriel | 12 | Murrieta, California | Hip Hop | Marko Germar | Ninth |
| Daniela Avanzini | 11 | Atlanta, Georgia | Ballroom | Jonathan Platero | Tenth |

#### Elimination chart

| Result show date: | 7/18 | 7/25 | 8/1 | 8/22 | 8/29 | 9/12 |
| Contestant | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results | Results |
| Leon "Kida" Burns | | | | | | Winner |
| J.T. Church | | | | | | Runner-Up |
| Tate McRae | | | | | | 3rd Place |
| Emma Hellenkamp | | | | | | 4th Place |
| Tahani Anderson | | | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | |
| Ruby Castro | | Btm 2 | | Elim | | |
| Jake Monreal | | | Elim | | | |
| Jordan Nata'e Wandick | | | Elim | | | |
| Sheaden Gabriel | Btm 2 | Elim | | | | |
| Daniela Avanzini | Elim | | | | | |

### Performances
#### Showcase (July 11, 2016)

The live shows were all two-hour broadcasts. The first live show, on July 11, 2016, opened with a group dance by all ten contestants dancing with their all-stars and all together, futuristically dressed in white. In the middle of the show there was a contemporary group dance by the all-stars, and the show ended with a group hip-hop dance by all of the top-ten contestants. During the show, each contestant performed one solo and one duet with his or her all-star; both dances were in the contestant's primary dance style. At the beginning of the show, host Cat Deeley announced that all-star Joshua Allen has been replaced by Marko Germar, to mentor and pair with hip-hop contestant Sheaden Gabriel. Maddie Ziegler observed the contestants' rehearsals and joined the judging panel, during the broadcast, giving the contestants "relatable feedback" and offering encouraging words about their performances.
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Top 10 and all-stars | Multiple styles | "Prodigy"—Nathan Lanier | Christopher Scott |
| Leon "Kida" Burns Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall | Hip-hop | "Winning"—Fingazz | Christopher Scott |
| Tate McRae Kathryn McCormick | Contemporary | "Goldenheart"—Dawn Richard | Tyce Diorio |
| Jake Monreal Jenna Johnson | Cha-cha-cha | "Toca Toca Radio Edit"—Fly Project | Jean-Marc Généreux |
| Sheaden Gabriel Marko Germar | Hip hop | "Why I'm Here (Original Mix)"—Statik Link feat. Young Live | Christopher "Pharside" Jennings Krystal "Phoenix" Meraz |
| Jordan Nata'e Wandick Sasha Mallory | Contemporary | "The Light That Never Fails"—Andra Day | Brian Friedman |
| Emma Hellenkamp Gaby Diaz | Tap | "Watch Me Do"—Meghan Trainor | Anthony Morigerato |
| Ruby Castro Paul Karmiryan | Cha-cha-cha | "How Deep Is Your Love"—Calvin Harris & Disciples | Jean-Marc Généreux |
| Tahani Anderson Comfort Fedoke | Hip-hop | "Cut It"—O.T. Genasis feat. Young Dolph | Luther Brown |
| Daniela Avanzini Jonathan Platero | Salsa | "Latinos"—Proyecto Uno | Oksana Platero |
| J. T. Church Robert Roldan | Contemporary | "Stand in the Light"—Jordan Smith | Mandy Moore |
| All-stars | Contemporary | "Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)"—X Ambassadors | Mandy Moore |
| Top 10 | Hip-hop | "Move (If You Wanna)"—MIMS | Willdabeast Janelle Ginestra |
* Top 10 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| Emma Hellenkamp | Tap | "Impossible"—Lion Babe |
| Tahani Anderson | Hip-hop | "Anyway"—Chris Brown feat. Tayla Parx |
| J. T. Church | Jazz | ”Dance with Me Tonight”—Olly Murs |
| Ruby Castro | Paso Doble | "Unstoppable”—E.S. Posthumus |
| Daniela Avanzini | Jive | ”Proud Mary”—Tina Turner |
| Leon "Kida" Burns | Hip-hop | "Ants"—edIT |
| Jordan Nata'e Wandick | Contemporary | "Freedom"—Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton |
| Tate McRae | Contemporary | "The Beginning"—Factor Eight |
| Sheaden Gabriel | Hip-hop | "Look at Me Now"—Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes |
| Jake Monreal | Cha-cha-cha | "I Like It Like That"—Tito Nieves |

#### Week 1 (July 18, 2016)

Derulo was unavailable this week, but all-star Stephen "tWitch" Boss took his place at the judging table; Ziegler continued to attend and comment at the contestants' rehearsals. The show opened with a group Bollywood-style number danced by all of the contestants and all-stars. In the middle of the show, the all-stars performed a piece inspired by Romeo and Juliet. Contestants were paired with each other to dance two routines; each contestant performed at least one routine outside of his or her primary style. The kids also performed duets with their all-stars. Daniela and her pair Sheaden were ranked in the bottom two, based on the previous week's voting, and Daniela was eliminated.
| Contestant | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Contestants and all-stars | Bollywood | "Let's Nacho"—Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) soundtrack | Nakul Dev Mahajan | N/A |
| Jordan Nata'e Wandick Ruby Castro | African jazz | "Breath Connect Us All"—Professor Trance & The Energizers | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| J. T. Church Emma Hellenkamp | Hip hop | "Dessert (Remix)"—Dawin featuring Silentó | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Safe |
| Tahani Anderson Jake Monreal | Contemporary | "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again"—Danny Gokey | Bonnie Story | Safe |
| Daniela Avanzini Sheaden Gabriel | Cha-cha-cha | "I Love It"—Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX | Umario Diallo | Bottom 2 Daniela eliminated |
| Leon "Kida" Burns Tate McRae | Hip hop | "Manolo"—Trip Lee featuring Lecrae | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Safe |
| All-stars | Contemporary | "Move Your Body"—Sia | Nick Florez and RJ Durell | N/A |
| J. T. Church Emma Hellenkamp | Broadway | "The Jet Song"— from West Side Story; Dave Grusin | Spencer Liff | Safe |
| Jordan Nata'e Wandick Ruby Castro | Contemporary | "My Own"—Whitaker | Dee Caspary | Safe |
| Leon "Kida" Burns Tate McRae | Jazz | "I Do What I Love"—Ellie Goulding | Nick Florez and RJ Durell | Safe |
| Daniela Avanzini Sheaden Gabriel | Broadway | "Rich Man's Frug"— from Sweet Charity | Spencer Liff | Bottom 2 Daniela eliminated |
| Tahani Anderson Jake Monreal | Jive | "Jailhouse Rock"—J-Lew and the Crew | Emma Slater and Sasha Farber | Safe |
* Duets choreographed by all-stars:
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| Sheaden and Marko | Hip hop | "Treasure"—Bruno Mars |
| Tate and Kathryn | Contemporary | "Don't Panic"—Clairity |
| Kida and Fik-Shun | Hip-hop | "TRNSTTR (Lucian Remix)"—Black Coast featuring M. Maggie |
| Ruby and Paul | Ballroom | "Muchacho"—Jonny Good |
| Jordan and Sasha | Contemporary | "Pure4Sure"—Sunless '97 |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "Boogie Shoes"—KC and the Sunshine Band |
| Jake and Jenna | Ballroom | "Ain't Your Mama"—Jennifer Lopez |
| Tahani and Comfort | Hip-hop | "Pep Rally"—Missy Elliott |
| Daniela and Jonathan | Ballroom | "Marchina (Remix 14)"—DJ DLVG |
| J. T. and Robert | Contemporary | "Change is Everything"—Son Lux |

#### Week 2 (July 25, 2016)

The show began again with a dance that included all the contestants and all-stars. During the course of the broadcast, there was also a group number for the kids and later one for the all-stars. The top nine contestants performed full-length routines with their all-stars in their own primary styles (or similar styles), and each did a short solo in his or her primary style. The kids each gave a campaign speech as if they were running for US president. Tate McRae, who is Canadian, quipped in her speech: "The only wall that should be shared between Canada and the United States should be Travis Wall." Sheaden was eliminated, based on the previous week's voting. The show has been promoting the sixth annual National Dance Day, "an annual celebration that encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity", which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 30, 2016.
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Contestants and all-stars | Pop Jazz | "Me Too"—Meghan Trainor | Brian Friedman | N/A |
| Jake and Jenna | Samba | "Hip Hip Chin Chin" (Maxim Illion Mix)—Club des Belugas | Dmitry Chaplin and Jenya Shatilova | Safe |
| Kida and Fik-Shun | Hip-hop | "Panda"—Desiigner | Dave Scott | Safe |
| Tate and Kathryn | Contemporary | "Get Here"—Brenda Russell (Oleta Adams cover) | Brian Friedman | Safe |
| Jordan and Sasha | Jazz | "Sax"—Fleur East | Ray Leeper | Safe |
| Sheaden and Marko | Hip-hop | "Down in the DM"—Yo Gotti | Luther Brown | Eliminated |
| Ruby and Paul | Argentine Tango | "Malevo"—Electro Dub Tango | Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo | Bottom 2 |
| Tahani and Comfort | Dancehall | "Get Busy"—Sean Paul | Laure Courtellemont | Safe |
| J. T. and Robert | Contemporary | "The Mirror"—Alexandre Desplat | Travis Wall | Safe |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "Salute"—Little Mix | Chloe Arnold | Safe |
| Contestants | Contemporary | "Wolf"—Tailor | Jaci Royal | N/A |
| All-stars | Contemporary | "Send in the Clowns"—from A Little Night Music (Sarah Vaughan and the Count Basie Orchestra) | Travis Wall | N/A |
* Top 9 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| Tahani | Hip-hop | "Run the World (Girls)"—Beyoncé |
| Sheaden | Hip-hop | "Lean On"—Major Lazer featuring MØ and DJ Snake |
| Ruby | Samba | "The Girl's Gone Wild"—Travis Tritt |
| J. T. | Jazz | "Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)"—X Ambassadors |
| Tate | Contemporary | "Lorikeet"—Ship Shape |
| Emma | Tap | "Expensive"—Tori Kelly featuring Daye Jack |
| Jordan | Contemporary | "Confident"—Demi Lovato |
| Jake | Cha Cha Cha | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—Seal |
| Kida | Hip-hop | "Lazarus"—Trip Lee featuring Thi'si |

#### Week 3 (August 1, 2016)

The show began with a group toy-themed hip-hop routine for all of the contestants and all-stars. Later, all 10 all-stars danced a contemporary routine based on a snow-globe. Each of the contestants danced a routine in their primary style with their all-star and then paired with another contestant for a routine in a new genre. Jake and Jordan were eliminated, based on the previous week's voting.
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Contestants and all-stars | Hip-hop | "Ain't Playing With Ya"—District 78 | Pharside Jennings & Phoenix Meraz | N/A |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "Walk Like an Egyptian"—The Bangles (The Puppini Sisters cover) | Anthony Morigerato | Safe |
| Tahani and Comfort | Lyrical hip-hop | "I'm Going Down"—Rose Royce | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Safe |
| Ruby and Paul | Pasodoble | "Echelon"—Jack Trammell | Jean Marc Genereux | Safe |
| Jordan and Sasha | Contemporary | "Amazing Grace (Premier Video Appearance)"—Harlem Gospel Choir | Sean Cheesman | Eliminated |
| Jake and Jenna | Jive | "Land of 1000 Dances"—Chris Kenner (Wilson Pickett cover) | Jean Marc Genereux | Eliminated |
| J. T. and Robert | Jazz | "Friend Like Me"—from Aladdin (Ne-Yo cover) | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Kida and Fik-Shun | Hip-hop | "The Buzz"—Hermitude featuring Big K.R.I.T., Mataya & Young Tapz | Misha Gabriel | Safe |
| Tate and Kathryn | Contemporary | "She Used to Be Mine"—Sara Bareilles | Travis Wall | Safe |
| All-stars | Contemporary | "A Star in a Stoneboat"— Kevin Keller Trio | Tyce Diorio | N/A |
* Contestant duets
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Jordan and Jake | Hip-hop | "Bad Man"—Missy Elliott featuring Vybz Kartel & M.I.A. | Pharside Jennings & Phoenix Meraz |
| Tahani and J. T. | Cha-cha-cha | "Bom Bom" (Radio Edit)—Sam and the Womp | Emma Slater and Sasha Farber |
| Emma and Tate | Broadway | "Act One: Trouble"—from Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller | Sean Cheesman |
| Ruby and Kida | Contemporary | "Over the Rainbow"—from The Wizard of Oz (Shawn McDonald cover) | Mandy Moore |

#### Week 4: Quarter-Finals (August 22, 2016)

The show began with a group contemporary routine for all of the contestants and all-stars. Later, four of the female all-stars danced a contemporary routine, and Comfort and the five male all-stars danced a hip-hop number. Each of the contestants danced a routine in their primary style with their all-star, paired with another contestant for a routine in a new genre, and also performed a short solo dance in their own genre. Ruby was eliminated, based on the previous week's voting.
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Contestants and all-stars | Contemporary | "What the World Needs Now is Love"—Hal David and Burt Bacharach (Will Young cover) | Travis Wall | N/A |
| Kida and Fik-Shun | Hip-hop | "Blow a Check"—Zoey Dollaz | Luther Brown | Safe |
| Tate and Kathryn | Contemporary | "Rise Up"—Andra Day | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| Ruby and Paul | Jive | "Rip It Up"—Little Richard | Mark Ballas | Eliminated |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "We Will Rock You"—Queen | Nick Young | Safe |
| J. T. and Robert | Broadway | "Mr. Bojangles"—Jerry Jeff Walker (Robbie Williams cover) | Al Blackstone | Safe |
| Tahani and Comfort | Hip-hop | "BANJI"—Sharaya J | Jamal Sims | Safe |
| Four all-star women | Contemporary | "This Is Not the End"—Clare Maguire | Mandy Moore | N/A |
| All-star men and Comfort | Hip-hop | "Dangerous"—Busta Rhymes | Luther Brown | N/A |
* Contestant duets
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Emma and J. T. | Contemporary | "I Will Not Forget You"—Max Richter | Travis Wall |
| Kida and Tate | Pasodoble | "Diablo Rojo"—Rodrigo y Gabriela | Mark Ballas |
| Ruby and Tahani | Broadway | "Stand By Me"—Ben E. King (Joseph Leo Bwarie cover) | Al Blackstone |
* Top 6 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| Ruby | Tango | "Libertango"—Astor Piazzolla |
| Tahani | Hip-hop | "Bring Em Out"—T.I. |
| Tate | Contemporary | "Trophy"—NAO featuring A. K. Paul |
| J. T. | Jazz | "Feeling Good"—from The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (Michael Bublé cover) |
| Emma | Tap | "Foc"—Rodrigo y Gabriela |
| Kida | Hip-hop | "Boogie Bruthas"—Fingazz |

#### Week 5: Semi-Finals (August 29, 2016)

The show began with a group routine for all of the contestants and all-stars. Each of the contestants then danced with his or her all-star in their primary style. Two groups of all-stars danced separately: first a contemporary routine and then a Broadway number. In the second half of the show, the contestants each choreographed a duet with his or her all-star in their own genre, choosing the concept, music, costumes and make-up. Finally, judge Maddie Ziegler performed a dramatic contemporary routine paired with choreographer Travis Wall. Tahani was eliminated based on the previous week's voting.
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
| Contestants and all-stars | Contemporary | "I Miss You"—Bjork | Nick Florez and RJ Durell | N/A |
| Tate and Kathryn | Contemporary | "This Gift"—Glen Hansard | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
| Kida and Fik-Shun | Hip-hop; Krump | "All the Way Up"—Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infared | Pharside and Phoenix | Safe |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "On the Sunny Side of the Street"—Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields (Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie version) | Savion Glover | Safe |
| J. T. and Robert | Contemporary | "I'll Keep You Safe"—Sleeping at Last | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
| Tahani and Comfort | Hip-hop | "WTF (Where They From)"—Missy Elliott featuring Pharrell Williams | Dave Scott | Eliminated |
| Five all-stars: Jenna, Sasha, Kathryn, Marko and Paul | Contemporary | "Feel Again"—OneRepublic | Theresa Stone | N/A |
| The other five all-stars: Gaby, Comfort, Fik-Shun, Robert and Jonathan | Broadway | "The Way You Look Tonight"—Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, from the film Swing Time (Maroon 5 cover) | Al Blackstone | N/A |
| Maddie Ziegler and Travis Wall | Contemporary | "Cage of Bones"—Son Lux | Travis Wall | N/A |
* Duets choreographed by the contestants
| Contestants | Style | Music | Concept |
| Tate and Kathryn | Contemporary | "Footprints"—Jeff Grace | Unmasked: Remove your mask to show your imperfections/true self |
| Kida and Fik-shun | Hip-hop | "I Can Make Ya"—Fingazz | Manipulator: Robot Kida teaches robot Fik-shun to loosen up |
| J. T. and Robert | Contemporary | "Count on Me"—Bruno Mars | Friendship: Friends can always count on each other |
| Tahani and Comfort | Hip-hop | "No Flex Zone"—Rae Sremmurd | No Flex Zone: Cool Tahani schools nerdy Comfort |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "Rather Be"—Clean Bandit (Pentatonix cover) | Here With You: Two friends who would rather be together than anywhere else |

#### Week 6: Finale Performance (September 5, 2016)

The top four competed on Labor Day. Audience voting after this show was combined with the votes from the August 29 show to determine the results of the season, so there was no elimination this week. The show again opened with a group number for the remaining contestants and the all-stars. The top four contestants danced another routine, and later so did the all-stars. Each contestant performed a duet with an all-star who was not his or her mentor, in a new genre, and each also danced a solo in his or her own genre. Finally, the contestants each reprised their favorite routine of the season with their usual all-stars.
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Contestants and all-stars | | "You Don't Own Me"—Lesley Gore (Son Lux featuring Hanna Benn cover) | Travis Wall |
| Top 4 contestants | Broadway | "Ease on Down the Road"—Charlie Smalls (Diana Ross and Michael Jackson in The Wiz) | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
| Kida and Sasha | African Jazz | "Din Daa Daa" (Radio Edit)—George Kranz (Kevin Aviance cover) | Sean Cheesman |
| Tate and Jonathan | Salsa | "Robi-Rob's Boriqua Anthem"—C + C Music Factory featuring El General | Stephanie Stevenson |
| Emma and Jenna | Contemporary | "How Long Will I Love You?"—Mike Scott (Ellie Goulding cover) | Jaci Royal |
| J. T. and Marko | Bollywood | "Malhari"—Bajirao Mastani soundtrack | Nakul Dev Mahajan |
| Tate and Kathryn | Contemporary | "She Used to Be Mine"—Sara Bareilles | Travis Wall |
| All-stars, excluding Sasha | Jazz | "Feathery"—Milky Chance | Mandy Korpinen and Elizabeth Petrin |
| Kida and Fik-Shun | Hip-hop | "Winning"—Fingazz | Christopher Scott |
| J. T. and Robert | Contemporary | "The Mirror"—Alexandre Desplat | Travis Wall |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "Walk Like an Egyptian"—The Bangles (The Puppini Sisters cover) | Anthony Morigerato |
* Top 4 contestant's solos:
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| Emma | Tap | "Someone Who Can Dance"—Icona Pop |
| J. T. | Jazz | "Ghost of Sky" (Epic Dub)—Steed Lord |
| Tate | Contemporary | "Easy" (Switch Screens)—Son Lux featuring Lorde |
| Kida | Hip-hop | "Earned It" (Marian Hill Remix)—The Weeknd |

#### Week 7: Finale Results (September 12, 2016)

The episode began with a group dance for all the contestants and all-stars that began with the Top 4 contestants waking up and getting ready for the big day. There were also new group dances for the hip-hop contestants and their all-stars; the ballroom contestants and their all-stars; and the contemporary contestants (plus Emma) and their all stars. In addition, there was a new group routine for all the contestants plus Maddie Ziegler, and Cat Deely chose to reprise her favorite all-stars routine. During the course of the broadcast, each of the Top 4 reprised their favorite solo of the season, each judge chose two favorite routines to see again, each of the all-stars chose a favorite duet to reprise, and other duets were reprised as described below. Results were announced during the last hour of the show as follows: Emma placed 4th, Tate was 3rd, J. T. was runner-up, and Kida was 1st, won the $250,000 top prize and will be featured on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine.
| Contestants | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Top 4 contestants, joined by Top 10 and all-stars | Hip-hop | "Brand New"—Ben Rector | Christopher Scott and Jamal Sims |
| Kida and Fik-shun | Hip-hop | "I Can Make Ya"—Fingazz | Kida (Nigel's pick) |
| Sheaden and Marko | Hip hop | "Treasure (Bruno Mars song)"—Bruno Mars | |
| Tate and Jonathan | Salsa | "Robi-Rob's Boriqua Anthem"—C + C Music Factory featuring El General | Stephanie Stevenson (Maddie's pick) |
| Jordan and Sasha | Contemporary | "The Light That Never Fails"—Andra Day | Brian Friedman (Paula's pick) |
| Jake and Jenna | Ballroom | "Ain't Your Mama"—Jennifer Lopez | |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "Salute"—Little Mix | Chloe Arnold (Jason's pick) |
| Kida, Fik-Shun, Sheaden, Marko, Tahani and Comfort | Hip-hop | "Ain't No Time"—Future | Luther Brown |
| Tate and Kathryn | Contemporary | "This Gift"—Glen Hansard | Stacey Tookey (Kathryn's pick) |
| Top 10 and Maddie | Contemporary | "Small"—Lamb | Mandy Moore |
| J. T. and Robert | Broadway | "Mr. Bojangles"—Jerry Jeff Walker (Robbie Williams cover) | Al Blackstone (Nigel's pick) |
| Jake, Jenna, Ruby, Paul, Daniela and Jonathan | Ballroom | "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"—Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock | Dmitry Chaplin and Jenya Shatilova |
| Tahani and Comfort | Hip-hop | "Pep Rally"—Missy Elliott |
| Special performance by Sergei Polunin | Ballet | "Diane et Actéon"—Cesare Pugni from La Esmeralda | Sergei Polunin |
| Ruby and Paul | Argentine Tango | "Malevo"—Electro Dub Tango | Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo (Paula's pick) |
| All-stars, excluding Sasha | Jazz | "Feathery"—Milky Chance | Mandy Korpinen and Elizabeth Petrin (Cat's pick) |
| Kida and Fik-Shun | Hip-hop | "The Buzz"—Hermitude featuring Big K.R.I.T., Mataya & Young Tapz | Misha Gabriel (Fik-Shun's pick) |
| Tate, Kathryn, Sasha, Jordan, J. T., Robert, Emma and Gaby | Contemporary | "Burgs"—Mt. Wolf | Travis Wall |
| Daniela and Jonathan | Ballroom | "Marchina (Remix 14)"—DJ DLVG | |
| Ruby and Paul | Ballroom | "Muchacho"—Jonny Good | |
| Tahani and Comfort | Lyrical hip-hop | "I'm Going Down"—Rose Royce | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo (Jason's pick) |
| Emma and Gaby | Tap | "We Will Rock You"—Queen | Nick Young (Gaby's pick) |
| Kida and Tate | Hip hop | "Manolo"—Trip Lee featuring Lecrae | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo (Maddie's pick) |
| J. T. and Robert | Contemporary | "Stand in the Light"—Jordan Smith | Mandy Moore (Robert's pick) |
* Top 4 contestants' solos (contestants' choice):
| Contestant | Style | Music |
| J. T. | Jazz | "Feeling Good"—from The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (Michael Bublé cover) |
| Tate | Contemporary | "Trophy"—NAO featuring A.K. Paul |
| Emma | Tap | "Expensive"—Tori Kelly featuring Daye Jack |
| Kida | Hip-hop | "Boogie Bruthas"—Fingazz |

## 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 30, 2016 (2016-05-30) | 1.0 | 4 | 3.75 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Auditions #2 | June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06) | 1.0 | 4 | 4.08 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Auditions #3 | June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13) | 0.9 | 3 | 3.52 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Academy #1 | June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) | 0.8 | 3 | 3.23 | 3 (tie) | 4 (tie) |
| 5 | Academy #2 | June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) | 0.9 | 4 | 3.04 | 3 (tie) | 4 (tie) |
| 6 | Top 10 Perform | July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.89 | 4 | 5 (tie) |
| 7 | Top 10 Perform + Elimination | July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.66 | 3 (tie) | 4 (tie) |
| 8 | Top 9 Perform + Elimination | July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.57 | 3 (tie) | 5 (tie) |
| 9 | Top 8 Perform + Elimination | August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.68 | 4 | 6 (tie) |
| 10 | Top 6 Perform + Elimination | August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22) | 0.7 | 2 | 2.62 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Top 5 Perform + Elimination | August 29, 2016 (2016-08-29) | 0.7 | 3 | 2.57 | 4 | 6 (tie) |
| 12 | Final 4 | September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) | 0.5 | 2 | 2.37 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | Season Finale | September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12) | 0.7 | 2 | 2.27 | 4 | 8 |
Notes:
* July 4, 2016: broadcast was a rerun of academy #2.
* August 8, 2016: broadcast was a rerun of Top 9 Perform + Elimination.
* August 15, 2016: broadcast was a rerun of Top 8 Perform + Elimination.