The Top 18 dancers perform, but two contestants are eliminated. Ballerina Misty Copeland is the guest judge. Also: A Great Big World perform "Say Something."
How It's Done — District 78
FANTASTIC Top 18 Group Dance - a chess-themed hip hop choreographed by Christopher "Pharside" Jennings and Krystal "Phoenix" Meraz from the Academy of Villians.
Tanisha Belnap & Rudy Abreu perform a Broadway-inspired dance choreographed by Warren Carlyle. They had canes and did some softshoe (which I'm sure made the tappers jealous). Rhythmic and energetic!
Jourdan Epstein & Marcquet Hill perform a Contemporary piece choreographed by Dee Caspary. There were umbrellas all around. This was Jourdan's last SYTYCD performance.
Jessica Richens & Stanley Glover performed a Jazz piece choreographed by Tyce DiOrio. They were on a fun and funky flying carpet. This was Stanley's last SYTYCD performance.
Bridget Whitman & Emilio Dosal performed a Jive dance choreographed by SYTYCD alumni Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev. Absolutely loved it. (This is the hottest song out right now.)
Teddy and Emily dancing a gorgeous contemporary piece! When translated to english, song lyrics include "if you go away on a summers day you might as well take the sun away." Tyce DiOrio choreographed.
Live musical performance while the judges deliberated on who to cut. SYTYCD made this song famous when Amy and Robert danced to it last year. (Thank you, Stacey Tookey.)