At the beginning of the episode, 2 dancers from last week are cut. At that point, the competition continues in the same format as last week, except this week reveals a new twist; when the females pick their partner, the males pick two dance styles. Each pair will dance twice, each time to a different style.

This week, Brian, Mia, Nigel and Dan are the judges. Mary will take part in the choreography.

The 10 dancers complete round 1 in the following pairs: Melissa and Artem (pop and quick step), Kamilah and Nick (tango and pop), Melody and Ryan (lyrical and fox trot), Destini and Jamile (quick step and hip hop) and Ashle and Blake (samba and lyrical).

In round 2, 2 couples are put up for elimination. These couples then dance as individuals and the audience votes for who to save at the end of the show.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 8 of So You Think You Can Dance resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Chicago
• s01e02 - Auditions #3: Los Angeles
• s01e03 - Dancers Cut to 24
• s01e04 - Dancers Cut to Top 16
• s01e05 - Top 16
• s01e06 - Top 14
• s01e07 - Top 12
• s01e08 - Top 10
• s01e09 - Top 8
• s01e10 - Top 6
• s01e11 - Top 4
• s01e12 - And The Winner Is...

So You Think You Can Dance Show Summary

Contestants perform a particular style of dance each week with a partner. The audience votes on their favorite couple leaving the 3 couples with the least votes up for elimination. After each dancer performs a solo of their choice for the judges, one male and one female contestant are up for elimination.