▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁vie wer ▁votes ▁was ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁Dance ▁styles ▁and ▁ch ore ograph ers ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁its ▁fifteen ▁seasons , ▁So ▁You ▁Think ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁has ▁featured ▁do z ens ▁of ▁distinct ▁dance ▁styles ▁in ▁its ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁rout ines . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁styles ▁fall ▁into ▁four ▁categories ▁that ▁are ▁regularly ▁show c ased ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁performance ▁episode : ▁western ▁contemporary / class ical ▁styles , ▁ball room ▁styles , ▁hip - h op / street ▁styles , ▁and ▁Jazz ▁and ▁its ▁related ▁styles . ▁Vari ous ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁dance ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁especially ▁fall ▁into ▁these ▁broad ▁categories ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁well , ▁but ▁not ▁as ▁regularly . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁styles ▁have ▁all ▁been ▁seen ▁in ▁a ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁du et ▁or ▁group ▁routine ; ▁styles ▁featured ▁only ▁in ▁aud itions ▁or ▁sol os ▁are ▁not ▁listed . ▁ ▁Class ical ▁styles ▁ ▁Rout ines ▁from ▁the ▁class ically ▁derived ▁style ▁of ▁contemporary ▁dance ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁d ances ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁show , ▁being ▁seen ▁in ▁every ▁performance ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁( and ▁typically ▁at ▁least ▁twice ▁per ▁episode ). ▁ ▁While ▁contemporary , ▁lyr ical , ▁and ▁modern ▁dance ▁are ▁typically ▁considered ▁three ▁separate ▁( if ▁over la pping ) ▁styles ▁of ▁dance , ▁the ▁practice ▁on ▁So ▁You ▁Think ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁has ▁been ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁all ▁rout ines ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁as ▁" cont empor