The episode opened with clips of the judge's favorite moments followed by a performance by the Six Step Crew.
Then, Cat introduced this episode's judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mia Michaels, and Shane Sparks.
This week's pairings are as followed: Travis and Martha, Jamyz and Jessica, Ivan and Allison, Dmitry and Joy, Natalie and Musa, Heidi and Ryan, Ashley and Ben, Jason and Aleksandra, and Benji and Donyelle.
Afterwards, voting was opened up to the audience.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 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 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Charleston
• s02e02 - Auditions #3: Los Angeles
• s02e03 - Auditions #4: Chicago
• s02e04 - Las Vegas Callback
• s02e05 - Dancers Cut to 20
• s02e06 - Top 20
• s02e07 - Top 20 Results
• s02e08 - Top 18
• s02e09 - Top 18 Results
• s02e10 - Top 16
• s02e11 - Top 16 Results
• s02e12 - Top 14
• s02e13 - Top 14 Results
• s02e14 - Top 12
• s02e15 - Top 12 Results
• s02e16 - Top 10
• s02e17 - Top 10 Results
• s02e18 - Top 8
• s02e19 - Top 8 Results
• s02e20 - Top 6
• s02e21 - Top 6 Results
• s02e22 - Top 4: The Finale
• s02e23 - Finale

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.