So You Think You Can Dance?

[Karen]

I find the new format extremely confusing. Are the solos free-style or is it the dancer's own choreography? I know the couple's numbers are choreographed by the Program's choreographers.

They said a couple times that the soloes are the dancer's own style, freestyle - the dancer's choice.

Also something that strikes me as odd. When the bottom vote-getter dancers have to come back and "dance for their lives" what we see on TV is them coming back onstage about 2 minutes later in a complete costume change and dancing a 30-second routine, some of which are really complex. Do they make ALL the dancers prepare a 30-second routine or are they really dancing on the fly after a very quick costume change? Does anyone know?

I am sure they all prepare a routine just in case.