So You Think You Can Dance (American season 8)
Dancer Style Music Result
Ricky Jaime Contemporary After Tonight - Justin Nozuka Eliminated
Caitlynn Lawson Contemporary What 's Love Got to Do with It - Katie Thompson Eliminated
Tadd Gadduang B-boying We No Speak Americano - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP Safe
Sasha Mallory Jazz Teeth - Lady Gaga Safe
Marko Germar Contemporary Wonderful World ( Acoustic ) - James Morrison Safe
Melanie Moore Jazz Cracks ( Flux Pavilion Remix ) - Freestylers feat . Belle Humble Safe
Finals -- Performance shows
Judges : Nigel Lythgoe , Mary Murphy , Lil ' C , Christina Applegate Performances : Dancers Style Music Choreographer ( s ) Result ( s ) Stephen `` tWitch '' BossMelanie Moore Hip-hop `` Roman 's Revenge '' —Nicki Minaj feat . Lil Wayne Nappytabs Safe Kent BoydSasha Mallory Contemporary `` Fool of Me '' —Meshell Ndegeocello Tyce Diorio Safe Marko GermarJanette Manrara Paso Doble `` Zorongo '' ( Traditional ) —Antonia Gomez , Ely `` La Gambita '' , Guillermo Basilisco & Paco Peña Dmitry Chaplin Safe Tadd GadduangEllenore Scott Jazz `` The Gulag Orkestar '' —Beirut Sonya Tayeh Safe Jaimie GoodwinRicky Jaime Contemporary `` Inside These Lines '' —Trent Dabbs Dee Caspary Eliminated Pasha KovalevCaitlynn Lawson Samba `` Drop It Low '' ( District 78 remix ) —Kat DeLuna Dmitry Chaplin Eliminated Ricky JaimeSasha Mallory Waacking `` Schoolin ' Life '' —Beyoncé Knowles Kumari Suraj Jaime eliminated Tadd GadduangMelanie Moore Broadway `` ( Where Do I Begin ) Love Story '' ( Away Team Remix ) —Shirley Bassey Spencer Liff Safe Marko GermarCaitlynn Lawson Lyrical Jazz `` Heavy in Your Arms '' —Florence and the Machine Sonya Tayeh Lawson eliminated Solos :
So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox network. The show's eighth season premiered on May 26, 2011. It features the return of Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe as permanent judges and Cat Deeley as host. Also returning is the selection of a Top 20 for the finals, in contrast to season 7's Top 11. Contemporary dancer Melanie Moore won the season and Sasha Mallory was the runner-up. This is the first season where both the winner and runner-up were female. DialIdol covered only the last four weeks of this season.