So You Think You Can Dance
Created by Nigel Lythgoe, Simon Fuller
On FOX
A high-energy, visually stunning competition that celebrates human talent and perseverance through live performance, balancing genuine stakes with consistent encouragement and spectacle.
Dancers selected in open auditions across America take part in a rigorous competition designed to best display their talents, training and personalities to a panel of judges and viewers as they strive to win votes and avoid elimination.
Genres
Questions people ask
Does So You Think You Can Dance leave you hopeful? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of series.
Is So You Think You Can Dance violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is So You Think You Can Dance sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of series.
Is So You Think You Can Dance easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is So You Think You Can Dance scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like So You Think You Can Dance
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as So You Think You Can Dance
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like So You Think You Can Dance, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like So You Think You Can Dance, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like So You Think You Can Dance, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
