So You Think You Can Dance (Belgium and the Netherlands, TV series) season 2

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So You Think You Can Dance
Season 2
Hosted by An Lemmens
Dennis Weening
Judges Dan Karaty
Nicky VerNew
Jan Kooijman
WinnerEls Smekens
Release
Original network RTL5 (Netherlands)
Vtm (Belgium)
Original releaseSeptember 1 (2009-09-01) 
November 29, 2009 (2009-11-29)
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The second season of So You Think You Can Dance in the Benelux aired in fall of 2009. It followed an initial production in the Netherlands in 2008, with the second season now expanding in scope to include Belgium. Dutch channel RTL4 continued to broadcast the show in the Netherlands, while Belgian station VTM was the Flemish broadcaster. With the departure of the first season's host, singer EliZe, the presentation duties for the show fell to new co-hosts An Lemmens and Dennis Weening, who have remained with the production for its subsequent three seasons. The second season premiered on September 1, 2009 and concluded eight weeks later on November 29, with Belgian Els Smekens announced winner in a live finale. Smekens won a choice of dance school opportunities in the U.S., a cash prize of €20,000, and a dance solo in the musical Hairspray.

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Judge panel

Unlike the first season, the second season featured a less permanent make-up for the Judge panel with Dan Karaty, Jan Kooijman and Nicky VerNew with one being occasionally replaced for a week by a guest judge.

Auditions and Bootcamp

Initial open auditions were held over two days in Antwerp, with highlights broadcast as the first four episodes of the season. Of the initial auditioners, 120 were selected to progress to a group choreography round in Amsterdam. From this pool, 30 dancers were selected to participate in an intensive series of workshops known as "Bootcamp." The bootcamp for the second season was held in Los Angeles and featured choreographers Travis Payne, Timor Steffens and Kherington Payne, a former contestant on the original American series. From these competitors the judges ultimately chose the Top 18 dancers who would perform in the main competitions, or "Live Shows."

Live Shows

From the Top 18 to the Top 10, the bottom three couples, based on each week's vote, would be in danger of elimination from the competition and would be required to "Dance for their lives" (perform a solo) to avoid being the one of the two dancers dismissed. From the Top Ten to the finale, dancers received votes as individuals and not couples and eliminations were determined solely by home viewer votes.

Male Dancers

FinalistageHometownDance styleElimination date
Angelo Pardo21 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hip-hop, ModernRunner-Up
Michael Iongbloed 22 Antwerp, Belgium Ballet3rd Place
Kris Loix28 Hoeselt/Sint-Truiden, Belgium Hip-hopNovember 22, 2009
Remy Tilburg20 Amsterdam, Netherlands Hip-hopNovember 15, 2009
Louis Alves28 Rotterdam, Netherlands Modern, BalletNovember 8, 2009
Virgil Bonofacio20 Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands Hip-hopNovember 1, 2009
Bruno De Rouck18 Gent, Belgium Hip-hopOctober 25, 2009
Samuel Chan19 Heule, Belgium Hip-hopOctober 18, 2009
Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi19 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hip-hopWithdrew following injury, Oct.18 2009
Pablo Sanchez Garcia20 Breda, Netherlands LatinOctober 11, 2009

Female Dancers

FinalistageWoonplaatsDans StyleElimination datum
Els Smekens 23 Aalst, Belgium Modern, JazzWinner
Evelien Ceulemans23 Meise, Belgium Modern, Classical ballet4th Place
Suzanne de Bekker20 Amsterdam, Netherlands Modern, JazzNovember 22, 2009
Oona De Cleyn21 Antwerp, Belgium Modern, Classical balletNovember 15, 2009
Shiobian Dumas24 Veghel, Netherlands Hip-hopNovember 8, 2009
Saartje Van de Casteele22 Kortrijk, Belgium Hip-hopOctober 18, 2009/November 1, 2009
Noi Pakon Schuijffel30 Ninove, Belgium Modern, JazzOctober 25, 2009
Marleen Suurmeijer 1 23 Leeuwarden, Netherlands Ballroom, LatinWithdrew due to injury, Oct. 25 2009
Rubiën Vyent20 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hip-hop, ModernOctober 11, 2009

^1 Suurmeijer replaced original Top 18 finalist Ine Vanbesien after she had to voluntarily withdrawal from the competition. Suurmeijer herself had almost made the Top 18 originally, but had to withdrawal from Bootcamp early due to an injury which was healed by the live shows, allowing her to step in for Vanbesien. Suurmeijer then suffered another injury during rehearsals for the third week of the live shows, leading to her withdrawal as well, allowing contestant Saartje Van de Casteele (eliminated in week 2) to return.

Elimination Chart

Legend
FemaleMaleDance For Your LifeBottom Competitors |
Week:11/10 18/10 25/10 1/11 8/11 15/11 22/11 29/11
Finalist Result
Els Smekens Winner
Angelo PardoRunner-Up
Michael Iongbloed DFYLDFYLDFYLBtmBtmThird
Evelien CeulemansDFYLDFYLDFYLBtmBtmFourth
Kris LoixBtmElim
Suzanne de BekkerDFYLDFYLBtm
Remy TilburgDFYLElim
Oona De CleynDFYLBtm
Louis AlvesDFYLDFYLDFYLElim
Shiobian Dumas
Virgil BonofacioElim
Saartje Van de CasteeleDFYLElim
Bruno De RouckDFYLElim
Noi Pakon SchuijffelDFYL
Marleen SuurmeijerInjury¦
Samuel ChanElim
Lorenzo van Velzen BottazziInjury
Pablo Sanchez GarciaElim
Rubiën Vyent
Ine VanbesienInjury

† Suurmeijer replaced original Top 18 finalist Ine Vanbesien after she had to voluntarily withdrawal from the competition. Suurmeijer herself had almost made the Top 18 originally, but had to withdrawal from Bootcamp early due to an injury which was healed by the live shows, allowing her to step in for Vanbesien. [1]

‡ During the performance of the first week's live routine, Velzen Bottazi was injured and could not proceed further in the competition. Remy Tilburg assumed his position the following week. [2] [3] Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi deed weer mee tijdens seizoen 3. [4]

¦ Suurmeijer suffered another injury during rehearsals for the third week of the live shows, leading to her withdrawal as well, allowing contestant Saartje Van de Casteele (eliminated in week 2) to return. [5] [6] [7]

Live Show 1 (October 11, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographyResult
Els
Angelo
Cha Cha "Sweet Dreams"—Eurythmics Roemjana de Haan
Koen Brouwers
Safe
Noi
Bruno
Disco "Let’s Dance"—Donna Summer Laurent Flament Dance for your Life
Marleen
Virgil
Viennese Waltz "I’m In Love Again"—Maria Mena Euvgenia Parakhina Safe
Suzanne
Samuel
Hip-hop "Sexyback"—Justin Timberlake Ish Ait Hamou Safe
Evelien
Louis
Modern "No One"—Alicia Keys Isabelle Beernaert Safe
Rubiën
Michael
Broadway "Me and Mrs. Jones"—Michael Bublé Cora Ringelberg Rubiën eliminated
Saartje
Pablo
Jazz "Release Me"—Agnes Cora Ringelberg Pablo eliminated
Shiobian
Kris
Lyrical hip-hop "Miss Independent"—Ne-Yo Vincent Vianen Safe
Oona
Lorenzo
Modern "Trouble"- Coldplay Isabelle Beernaert Safe

Results Show 1

Live Show 2 (October 18, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographyResult
Oona
Remy
Jazz "True Colors"—Eva Cassidy Laurent Flament Safe
Shiobian
Kris
Modern "Purple Rain"—Prince and The Revolution Isabelle Beernaert Safe
Evelien
Louis
Samba "Mas Que Nada"—Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas Roemjana de Haan
Koen Brouwers
Dance for your Life
Marleen
Virgil
Lyrical hip-hop "Ordinary people"—John Legend Vincent Vianen Safe
Suzanne
Samuel
Broadway "A little less conversation"—Junkie XL Cora Ringelberg Samuel eliminated
Saartje
Michael
Modern "A Thousand Miles"—Vanessa Carlton Jaakko Toivonen Saartje eliminated
Noi
Bruno
Hip-hop "4 Minutes"—Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake Abdel Sarrokh Safe
Els
Angelo
Quickstep "Let's Face the Music and Dance"—Nat King Cole Euvgenia Parakhina
Peter Bosveld
Safe

Results Show 2

Live Show 3 (October 25, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographyResult
Suzanne
Michael
Modern "Nothing Compares to You"—Sinéad O'Connor Isabelle Beernaert Dance for your Life
Noi
Bruno
Jive "I'm Still Standing"—Elton John Roemjana de Haan
Koen Brouwers
Both eliminated
Oona
Remy
Lyrical hip-hop "If I Were A Boy"—Beyoncé Ish Ait Hamou Safe
Shiobian
Kris
Jazz "Back to black"—Amy Winehouse Laurent Flament Safe
Evelien
Louis
Foxtrot "Fly Me To The Moon"—Frank Sinatra Euvgenia Parakhina
Peter Bosveld
Dance for your Life
Els
Angelo
Hip-hop "Sweet Goodbyes" (Remix)—Krezip Roberto de Costa Safe
Saartje
Virgil
Modern "Nobody's Wife"—Anouk Isabelle Beernaert Safe

Results Show 3

Live Show 4 (November 1, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Roberto da Costa, Brahim Attaeb

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographyResult
Els
Angelo
Lyrical hip-hop "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi"—Yann Tiersen Ish Ait Hamou Safe
Saartje
Virgil
Jazz "I'm Like A Bird"—Nelly Furtado Laurent Flament Both eliminated
Suzanne
Michael
Hip-hop "Boom Boom Pow"—The Black Eyed Peas Vincent Vianen Safe
Oona
Remy
Rumba "She"—Charles Aznavour Roemjana de Haan
Koen Brouwers
Dance for your life
Evelien
Louis
Modern "Stop" - Sam Brown Jaakko Toivonen Dance for your life
Shiobian
Kris
Tango "Adios Nonino Bandoneon"—Astor Piazzolla Euvgenia Parakhina
Peter Bosveld
Safe

Results Show 4

Live Show 5 (November 8, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty and Jim Bakkum

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographyResult
Shiobian
Michael
Lyrical hip-hop Chasing Pavements - Adele Vincent Vianen Shiobian eliminated
Oona
Louis
Mambo Demasiado corazon - Willy DeVille Roemjana de Haan Louis eliminated
Evelien
Remy
Jazz "Disturbia"—Rihanna Laurent Flament Safe
Els
Kris
Poppin' Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire Lloyd Marengo Safe
Suzanne
Angelo
Modern Zeg me dat het niet zo is —Ramses Shaffy and Frank Boeijen Isabelle Beernaert Safe

Results Show 5

Live Show 6 (November 15, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty and Franscesca Vanthielen

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographyResult
Oona
Remy
Broadway Diamonds — Moulin Rouge Laurent Flament Both eliminated
Suzanne
Kris
Modern Wild Thing — The Troggs Jaakko Toivonen Safe
Evelien
Michael
Hip-hop My Love Don't Cost A Thing — Jennifer Lopez Ish Ait Hamou Safe
Els
Angelo
English Waltz Theme From Schindler's List — Itzhak Perlman Euvgenia Parakhina
Peter Bosveld
Safe

Results Show 6

Live Show 7 (November 22, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty and Albert Verlinde

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographyResult
Els
Michael
Jazz You’re Beautiful — James Blunt Laurent Flament Safe
Quickstep Sing Sing Sing — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Euvgenia Parakhina
Peter Bosveld
Suzanne
Kris
Lyrical hip-hop First part from Symphony No. 5Ludwig van Beethoven Vincent Vianen Both eliminated
Modern 9 Crimes — Damien Rice Isabelle Beernaert
Evelien
Angelo
Hip-hop Conqueror — Joy Enriquez Roberto de Costa Safe
Paso doble O Fortuna from Carmina BuranaCarl Orff Roemjana de Haan
Koen Brouwers

Results Show 7

Finale (November 29, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty

CoupleStyleMusicChoreography
Els
Michael
Rumba "Where do I begin (Love story)"—Shirley Bassey Roemjana de Haan
Koen Brouwers
Evelien
Angelo
Tango Unknown Euvgenia Parakhina
Peter Bosveld
Evelien
Michael
Lyrical Hip-hop "The Way You Make Me Feel"—Michael Jackson Ish Ait Hamou
Els
Angelo
Modern "Ben"—Michael Jackson Isabelle Beernaert
Els
Evelien
Jazz "Dirty Diana"—Michael Jackson Laurent Flament
Angelo
Michael
Hip-hop "5th symphony" / "Pro Nails"—Beethoven / Caspa ft Rasko Vincent Vianen

Results Show Finale

DancersStyleMusic
Els
Angelo
Jazz/Hip-hop "They Don't Care About Us"—Michael Jackson

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