So You Think You Can Dance: Stage vs. Street
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of So You Think You Can Dance Season 11.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Auditions #2: Detroit
Jun 8, 2015 · 43 min
Auditions continue as the judges search the country for the next dancer to take the crown as America's Favorite! Judges Nigel, Paula, and Jason head to Detroit to check out the bes
Auditions #3: New York
Jun 15, 2015 · 43 min
Judges Nigel, Paula, and Jason take on the Big Apple in hopes of finding some big talent! The judges head to New York to continue their search for America's Favorite Dancer.
Auditions #4: New York
Jun 22, 2015 · 43 min
The search for the next dancer to take the crown heads to the Big Apple! Judges Nigel, Paula, and Jason take on New York to find out which stage and street dancers have what it tak
Vegas Callbacks #1
Jun 29, 2015 · 43 min
The judges have searched the nation for the best of the best, and now Stage and Street hopefuls head to Vegas for the first round of callbacks.
Vegas Callbacks #2 / Top 20 Chosen
Jul 6, 2015 · 43 min
Callbacks continue in Las Vegas! Watch as the judges handpick the 10 Stage dancers and the 10 Street dancers who have what it takes to make it through the last round of callbacks.
Top 20 Perform
Jul 14, 2015 · 43 min
On the first live show of the season, it's time for the Top 20 dancers to show America they have what it takes to win. Also: a special guest performer takes the stage.
Top 20 Perform & Elimination
Jul 20, 2015 · 43 min
The results of the first vote of the season determines which Stage and Street dancers in the Top 20 will face elimination.
A Decade of Dance Special Edition
Jul 21, 2015 · 43 min
The show celebrates 10 years with live performances by some of the series' favorite dancers and choreographers, as well as present stage and street routines and musical productions
Top 18 Perform & Elimination
Jul 27, 2015 · 43 min
The Top 18 will perform and two dancers will have to say goodbye.
Top 16 Perform & Elimination
Aug 3, 2015 · 43 min
The top 16 dancers perform; two dancers are eliminated, revealing the top 14.
Top 14 Perform & Elimination
Aug 10, 2015 · 43 min
The competition heats up with a double elimination as dancers from both teams fight to stay in the running to become America's Favorite Dancer.
Top 10 Perform & Elimination
Aug 17, 2015 · 43 min
The top 10 dancers perform in hope of making it to the next round; following an elimination, the top eight dancers are revealed.
Top 8 Perform & Elimination
Aug 24, 2015 · 43 min
The top eight dancers perform with contestants from past seasons; elimination.
Top 6 Perform & Elimination
Aug 31, 2015 · 43 min
The top six dancers perform; four hopefuls advance.
Finale Part 1: Top 4 Perform
Sep 7, 2015 · 43 min
The four remaining dancers perform one last time.
Finale Part 2: Winner Chosen
Sep 14, 2015 · 43 min
Season 12 concludes with the selection of America's Favorite Dancer.