And the “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 14 Winner Is…

After hundreds of routines, millions of votes, and dozens of mispronunciations of a certain contestant’s name, last night the winner of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 14 was finally crowned. But first, of course, there was a whole lotta fanfare and a ton of dancing down memory lane.

The two-hour finale included the usual looks back at the best and most memorable routines of the season, plus some super special moments and new routines. Mia Michaels returned not just for a chilling, emotional group piece for the Top 10 and the All Stars, but also for a Mia mentor session with the Top 4 contestants. If you’re on the hunt for a great therapist, look no further than Mama Mia, who not only got the remaining contestants to open up to her and confess their insecurities and dreams, but also gave them the hope and confidence they needed to power through the last few performances. Bless you, Mia Michaels.

Then there was that seemingly impossible duet from Shaping Sound head honcho Travis Wall and company member and Top 4 contestant Lex. Impossible as in impossibly beautiful, yes, but also literally impossible because uh, according to Instagram, Travis is off getting proposed to in Italy right now. Ah, the magic of “live TV”! But the routine was a treat, whether it was pre-taped or not.

And because there’s no such thing as too many montages on a finale show, we also got a mashup of all the times Mary, Nigel, Cat, and the choreographers totally butchered Koine’s name (including such gems as “Kanoy,” “Koiñe,” “Kione,” and “Quinoa”). Finally, before kicking off the eliminations, a barefoot Vanessa Hudgens took the stage for a song-and-dance performance, accompanied by All-Star Robert.

Dancing with an earpiece in: major bonus points. (Adam Rose/FOX)

This season may have felt long (seriously, did The Academy go on for 19 weeks or what?), but it was jam-packed with incredible choreography, breathtaking performances, and a tremendous amount of personal growth. As we were reminded every week, this is, ultimately, a competition, which meant the last few eliminations—no matter how dreaded and painful—were inevitable.

And in the final elimination of Season 14, the last dancer standing was…

…Lex!

Koine nabbed the runner-up spot, with Taylor coming in third and Kiki rounding out the Top 4.

Congratulations to all of this season’s stunning dancers—and an extra special congrats to Lex, who is officially Dance Spirit‘s December cover star!