So You Think You Can Dance | |
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Season 3 | |
Hosted by | An Lemmens Dennis Weening |
Judges | Dan Karaty Euvgenia Parakhina Jan Kooijman Marco Gerrits |
Winner | Floris Bosveld |
Release | |
Original network | RTL5 (Netherlands) Vtm (Belgium) |
Original release | August 29 – November 28, 2010 |
Season chronology |
The third season of So You Think You Can Dance , a televised Dutch-Belgian dance competition show, based on an American show by the same name, premiered on August 29, 2010. Dan Karaty, Jan Kooijman, and Euvgenia Parakhina reprised their roles on the judging roles with newcomer Marco Gerris joining the panel as well. Dennis Weening and An Lemmens continued to co-host the program.
Hip-hop dancer Floris Bosveld was announced winner on the November 28 finale and won €25,000, a choice of dance school scholarships in the (U.S.) and a role in Dutch dance film Body Language by Johan Nijenhuis. [1]
As with the second season, initial open auditions were held in Antwerp over two days, with excerpts shown as the first four episodes on the season.
111 dancers were accepted beyond the first round and attended a workshop at the ArtEz complex in Arnhem. During the first day, hopefuls were separated into four groups to study four different styles (hip-hop, lyrical hip-hop, modern, and jazz) and then tested on their acquisition of the styles, with 60 competitors cut after this first round. The remaining contestants were then tested on the second day in a cha-cha round run by choreographers Roemjana de Haan and Koen Brouwers.
On the third day of the Bootcamp process, the judges announced that this season's foreign component to the process would be held in Moscow, Russia but that only 24 dancers would proceed to this point. Each judge picked one dancer to advance to this point of the process automatically and the remaining dancers were required to perform solos for one of the remaining 20 spots. Arriving in Russia, the remaining 24 dancers learned that the last Bootcamp round would feature ballet training. After observing the dancer perform a classical pas de deux from Swan Lake the judges made their final selections for the season's Top 18 dancers.
Finalist | Age | Residence | Style | Elimination date |
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Floris Bosveld | 18 | Groningen, Netherlands | Hip Hop | Winner |
Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | 20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Extremotion | Runner-Up |
Stefano Giuliani | 20 | Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium | Klassiek Ballet | November 21, 2010 |
Eldrick Gijsbertha | 24 | Hoogvliet, Netherlands | Hip Hop | November 14, 2010 |
Jahir "Chico" Suriel | 23 | The Hague, Netherlands | All-Round | November 7, 2010 |
Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | 22 | Zaanstad, Netherlands | Hip Hop | October 31, 2010 |
Junes Lazaar | 22 | Vilvoorde, Belgium | Hip Hop | October 24, 2010 |
Jesse Wijnans | 19 | Breda, Netherlands | Latin | October 17, 2010 |
Joren Lefebvre | 18 | Zwevegem, Belgium | Modern | October 10, 2010 |
Finalist | Age | Residence | Dansstijl | Elimination date |
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Lise Alexander | 24 | Lot, Belgium | Jazz-Funk/Hip Hop | 3rd Place |
Natascha Dejong | 28 | Maastricht, Netherlands | Jazz/Modern | 4th Place |
Enora Oplinus | 18 | Roeselare, Belgium | Klassiek Ballet/Modern | November 21, 2010 |
Hettie Leroy | 22 | Bilzen, Belgium | Modern | November 14, 2010 |
Raquel Tijsterman | 24 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ballet | November 7, 2010 |
Agar Dedeene Y Comez | 24 | Izegem, Belgium | Modern | October 31, 2010 |
Stéphanie Willemsen | 22 | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands | Jazz | October 24, 2010 |
Evelyne De Weerdt | 18 | Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium | Modern | October 17, 2010 |
Cheroney Pelupessy | 19 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Modern | October 10, 2010 |
Women | Man | Dance For Your Life | Bottom Dancers/Couples |
Week: | 10/10 | 17/10 | 24/10 | 31/10 | 7/11 | 14/11 | 21/11 | 28/11 | ||
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Finalist | Result | |||||||||
Floris Bosveld | Btm | Winner | ||||||||
Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazi | Btm | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
Lise Alexander | DFYL | Third | ||||||||
Natascha Dejong | DFYL | Btm | Btm | Fourth | ||||||
Stefano Giuliani | DFYL | DFYL | Btm | Elim | ||||||
Enora Oplinus | Btm | |||||||||
Eldrick Gijsbertha | DFYL | Btm | Elim | |||||||
Hettie Leroy | Btm | |||||||||
Jahir "Chico" Suriel | DFYL | Elim | ||||||||
Raquel Tijsterman | DFYL | DFYL | ||||||||
Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | DFYL | DFYL | Elim | |||||||
Agar Dedeene Y Comez | DFYL | DFYL | ||||||||
Junes Lazaar | DFYL | DFYL | Elim | |||||||
Stéphanie Willemsen | DFYL | |||||||||
Jesse Wijnans | Elim | |||||||||
Evelyne De Weerdt | DFYL | |||||||||
Joren Lefebvre | Elim | |||||||||
Cheroney Pelupessy |
Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
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Raquel Tijsterman Stefano Giuliani | Pop Disco | "Boogie Wonderland"—Earth, Wind and Fire | Laurent Flament | Dance for your Life |
Stéphanie Willemsen Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | Viennese Waltz | "Hijo de la Luna"—Mecano | Wim Gevaerts Els Zwijsen | Safe |
Cheroney Pelupessy Junes Lazaar | Hip-hop | "The Way I Are"—Timbaland | Roberto Da Costa | Dance for your Life |
Hettie Leroy Floris Bosveld | Jazz | "Rehab"—Amy Winehouse | Laurent Flament | Safe |
Lise Alexander Jahir "Chico" Suriel | Modern | "One"—Johnny Cash | Conny Janssen | Safe |
Agar Dedeene Y Comez Jesse Wijnans | Cha Cha Cha | "Let's Get Loud"—Jennifer Lopez | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe |
Natascha Dejong Eldrick Gijsbertha | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Love the Way You Lie"—Eminem feat. Rihanna | Ish Ait Hamou | Safe |
Evelyne De Weerdt Joren Lefebvre | Broadway | "When You're Smiling"—Louis Armstrong | Cora Ringelberg | Dance for your Life |
Enora Oplinus Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Modern | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"—Elton John | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |
Results Show 1
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Cheroney Pelupessy | Modern | "No Air"—Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown | Eliminated |
Junes Lazaar | Hip Hop | "Mr Chips"—Rusko | Safe |
Evelyne De Weerdt | Modern | "Most Wanted"—Department H [2] | Safe |
Joren Lefebvre | Modern | "Fighter"—Christina Aguilera | Eliminated |
Raquel Tijsterman | Ballet | "Secrets"—OneRepublic | Safe |
Stefano Giuliani | Klassiek ballet | "A Certain Romance"—Arctic Monkeys | Safe |
Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
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Stéphanie Willemsen Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | Jazz | "Stepping Stone"—Duffy | Laurent Flament | Dance for your Life |
Lise Alexander Jahir "Chico" Suriel | Pop Disco | "Daddy Cool"—Boney M. | Laurent Flament | Safe |
Evelyne De Weerdt Junes Lazaar | Foxtrot | "Theme from New York, New York"—Michael Bublé | Wim Gevaerts Els Zwijssen | Dance for your Life |
Enora Oplinus Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Hip-hop | "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"—Usher feat. Pitbull | Roberto da Costa | Safe |
Hettie Leroy Floris Bosveld | Modern | "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart"—Alicia Keys | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |
Agar Dedeene Y Comez Jesse Wijnans | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Cry Me a River"—Justin Timberlake | Ish Ait Hamou | Dance for your Life |
Raquel Tijsterman Stefano Giuliani | Jive | "Ik leef niet meer voor jou"—Marco Borsato | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe |
Natascha Dejong Eldrick Gijsbertha | Modern | "Use Somebody"—Laura Jansen | Roy Julen | Safe |
Results Show 2
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Agar Dedeene Y Comez | Modern | "Onbekend" | Safe |
Jesse Wijnans | Latin | "Misery Business"—Paramore | Eliminated |
Evelyne De Weerdt | Modern | "Call Me When You're Sober"—Evanescence | Eliminated |
Junes Lazaar | Hip Hop | "Clubbed to Death"—Rob Dougan | Safe |
Stéphanie Willemsen | Jazz | "Airplanes"—B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams | Safe |
Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | Hip Hop | "Night Time"—The XX | Safe |
Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
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Natascha Dejong Eldrick Gijsbertha | Samba | "Bumpy Ride"—Mohombi | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe |
Stéphanie Willemsen Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | Modern | "What's Up?"—4 Non Blondes | Conny Janssen | Dance for your Life |
Lise Alexander Jahir "Chico" Suriel | Quickstep | "That Man"—Caro Emerald | Wim Gevaerts Els Zwijssen | Dance for your life |
Hettie Leroy Floris Bosveld | Hip-hop | "99 Problems"—Jay-Z | Ish Ait Hamou | Safe |
Raquel Tijsterman Stefano Giuliani | Modern | "Ne me quitte pas"—Jacques Brel | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |
Agar Dedeene Y Comez Junes Lazaar | Jazz | "Clap Your Hands"—Sia | Laurent Flament | Dance for your Life |
Enora Oplinus Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Wolken (FunX remix)"—Flinke Namen | Roberto Da Costa | Safe |
Results Show 3
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Agar Dedeene Y Comez | Modern | "Onbekend" | Safe |
Junes Lazaar | Hip Hop | "Windowlicker"—Aphex Twin | Eliminated |
Stéphanie Willemsen | Modern | "het zwanenmeer remix" | Eliminated |
Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | Hip Hop | "Belief"—Gavin DeGraw | Safe |
Lise Alexander | Jazz-Funk/Hip Hop | "Onbekend" | Safe |
Jahir "Chico" Suriel | Modern | "Fever"—Peggy Lee | Safe |
Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
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Raquel Tijsterman Stefano Giuliani | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Unfaithful"—Rihanna | Ish Ait Hamou | Dance for your life |
Enora Oplinus Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Rumba | "Hou me vast"—Volumia! | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe |
Agar Dedeene Y Comez Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | Hip-hop | "California Gurls"—Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg | Roberto Da Costa | Dance for your Life |
Lise Alexander Jahir "Chico" Suriel | Jazz | "Make You Feel My Love"—Adele | Laurent Flament | Safe |
Natascha Dejong Eldrick Gijsbertha | Modern | "Don't Speak"—No Doubt | Isabelle Beernaert | Dance for your life |
Hettie Leroy Floris Bosveld | English Waltz | "Moonlight Sonata"—Beethoven | Peter Bosveld | Safe |
Results Show 4
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Agar Dedeene Y Comez | Modern | "Onbekend" | Eliminated |
Cagdas "Caggie" Gulum | Hip Hop | "Talking to Myself"—Eminem | Eliminated |
Raquel Tijsterman | Ballet | "Made for You"—OneRepublic | Safe |
Stefano Giuliani | Classical Ballet | "One"—Swedish House Mafia | Safe |
Natascha Dejong | Jazz/Modern | "I Belong to You"—Kane | Safe |
Eldrick Gijsbertha | Hip Hop | "Unusual"—Trey Songz feat. Drake | Safe |
Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
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Natascha Dejong Floris Bosveld | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Just the Way You Are"—Bruno Mars | Vincent Vianen | Safe |
Enora Oplinus Eldrick Gijsbertha | Jazz | "Circus"—Britney Spears | Laurent Flament | Safe |
Raquel Tijsterman Jahir "Chico" Suriel | Tango | "Por Una Cabeza"—Goran Bregović & Emir Kusturica | Peter Bosveld | Beiden vallen af |
Hettie Leroy Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Hip-hop | "Sexy Bitch"—David Guetta feat. Akon | Ish Ait Hamou | Safe |
Lise Alexander Stefano Giuliani | Modern | "Geef Mij Je Angst"—Guus Meeuwis | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |
Results Show 5
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Natascha Dejong | Jazz/Modern | "Far Away"—Nickelback | Safe |
Floris Bosveld | Hip-hop | "Until We Bleed"—Kleerup | Safe |
Enora Oplinus | Classical Ballet/Modern | "It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson | Safe |
Eldrick Gijsbertha | Hip Hop | "Superhuman"—Chris Brown feat. Keri Hilson | Safe |
Raquel Tijsterman | Ballet | "The Time Is Now"—Moloko | Eliminated |
Jahir "Chico" Suriel | All-Round | "More"—Usher | Eliminated |
Hettie Leroy | Modern | "I'm In Here"—Sia | Safe |
Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Extremotion | "Hot Toddy"—Usher | Safe |
Lise Alexander | Jazz-Funk/Hip Hop | "Monster"—Kanye West | Safe |
Stefano Giuliani | Classical Ballet | "Do It Again"—The Chemical Brothers | Safe |
Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
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Enora Oplinus Stefano Giuliani | Hip-hop | "Day 'n' nite"—Kid Cudi vs. Crookers | Vincent Vianen | Safe |
Hettie Leroy Eldrick Gijsbertha | Modern | "Ayo Technology"—Milow | Conny Janssen | Both eliminated |
Lise Alexander Floris Bosveld | Paso doble | "He's a Pirate"—Klaus Badelt | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe |
Natascha Dejong Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Jazz | "Mad World"—Gary Jules | Laurent Flament | Safe |
Results Show 6
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Enora Oplinus | Classical Ballet/Modern | "Beautiful Monster"—Ne-Yo | Safe |
Stefano Giuliani | Classical Ballet | "Love is Gone"—David Guetta ft. Chris Willis | Safe |
Hettie Leroy | Modern | "Bobblehead"—Christina Aguilera | Eliminated |
Eldrick Gijsbertha | Hip Hop | "Won't Back Down"—Eminem ft. Pink | Eliminated |
Lise Alexander | Jazz-Funk/Hip Hop | "Lux Æterna"—Clint Mansell | Safe |
Floris Bosveld | Hip-hop | "Ming The Merciless"—Akira Kiteshi | Safe |
Natascha Dejong | Jazz/Modern | "Check it out"—will.i.am & Nicki Minaj | Safe |
Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Extremotion | "It's a Beautiful Day"—Queen | Safe |
Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
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Enora Oplinus Floris Bosveld | Jazz | "Apologize"—OneRepublic | Laurent Flament | Enora eliminated |
Lyrical Hip-hop | "Empire state of mind (Part II) Broken down"—Alicia Keys | Ish Ait Hamou | ||
Lise Alexander Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Hip-hop | "The Time (Dirty Bit)"—The Black Eyed Peas | Vincent Vianen | Safe |
Slow Foxtrot | "Autumn Leaves"—Eva Cassidy | Peter Bosveld | ||
Natascha Dejong Stefano Giuliani | Cha-cha-cha | "Sway"—Pussycat Dolls | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Stefano eliminated |
Modern | "Yesterday"—The Beatles | Isabelle Beernaert |
Results Show 7
Judge Jan Koooijman, having once said that he would himself dance on the stage if the series ever garnered a million votes for a single show decided to perform instead for the finale of season 3 for the landmark of a million viewers, which occurred earlier in the season. dancing a duet with season 2 winner Smekens Els to modern choreography by Ed Wubbe. The finale also featured the announcement that series had been picked up for a fourth season.
Couple | Style | Music | Choreography |
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Natascha Dejong Floris Bosveld | Quickstep | "We No Speak Americano"—Yolanda Be Cool | Peter Bosveld |
Lise Alexander Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Rumba | "Heaven"—Do | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers |
Lise Alexander Floris Bosveld | Lyrical Hip-hop | "I Hate This Part"—Pussycat Dolls | Vincent Vianen |
Natascha Dejong Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Modern | "Kissing You"—Des'ree | Isabelle Beernaert |
Floris Bosveld Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Hip-hop | "Like a G6"—Far East Movement | Roberto da Costa |
Lise Alexander Natascha Dejong | Jazz | "This Is the Last Time"—Keane | Laurent Flament |
Results Show Finale
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Lise Alexander | Jazz-Funk/Hip Hop | "Whip my hair"—Willow Smith | Eliminated |
Floris Bosveld | Hip-hop | "Echo"—Cyndi Lauper | Safe |
Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Extremotion | "Beautiful Lies"—B-Complex | Safe |
Dancer | Style | Music |
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Floris Bosveld Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | Hip-hop | "One (Your Name)"—Swedish House Mafia feat. Pharrell |
Date | City | Country | Theatre |
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January 7, 2011 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | RAI Amsterdam. [3] |
January 13, 2011 | The Hague | World Forum Theater Den Haag [3] | |
January 21, 2011 | Utrecht | Vredenburg [3] | |
January 22, 2011 | |||
January 26, 2011 | Antwerp | Belgium | Stadsschouwburg Antwerp [4] |
January 27, 2011 | |||
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January 29, 2011 | |||
January 30, 2011 |
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