So You Think You Can Dance Australia | |
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Season 2 | |
Hosted by | Natalie Bassingthwaighte |
Judges | Jason Coleman Matt Lee Bonnie Lythgoe |
Winner | Talia Fowler |
Runner-up | Charlie Bartley |
Release | |
Original network | Network Ten |
Original release | 1 February – 26 April 2009 |
Season chronology |
Season two of So You Think You Can Dance Australia , the Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance , was hosted by former Rogue Traders vocalist and solo artist Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges. [1] It premiered on 1 February 2009. [2] Talia Fowler was announced as the winner on 26 April 2009.
Auditions for the second season were held between September and November 2008 in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. Judges hope that season 2 will see more industry dancers auditioning after the favourable response to the first season of the show. [3]
Nigel Lythgoe will make an appearance in this season as a guest judge. He only appeared in the Top 100 week of the auditions. Also, neither Nigel Lythgoe or Bonnie Lythgoe sat next to each other during that stage of auditions due to their divorce in 2007. [4]
Finalist | Age | Home Town | Dance Specialty | Elimination date |
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Talia Fowler | 18 | Brisbane, QLD | Ballet | Winner |
Amy Campbell | 25 | Central Coast, NSW | Lyrical / Contemporary | 3rd Place |
Katrina "Kat" Risteska | 18 | Sydney, NSW | Hip Hop | 6 April 2009 |
Penny Higgs | 25 | Melbourne, VIC | Jazz / Cheerleading | Withdrew 24 March 2009 |
Gianne Abbott | 28 | Brisbane, QLD | Afro / Samba / Hip Hop | 23 March 2009 Re-entered competition (24 March 2009) 30 March 2009 |
Nicole "Lamb" Iovine | 24 | Perth, WA | Hip Hop/Jazz | 16 March 2009 |
Pania Taku | 24 | Sydney, NSW | Hip Hop | 9 March 2009 |
Chanelle Johnson | 24 | Sydney, NSW | Lyrical / Contemporary | 2 March 2009 |
Ash-Leigh Hunter | 25 | Bunbury, WA | Ballroom / Latin | 23 February 2009 |
Max Francisco | 22 | Sydney, NSW | Hip Hop | 16 February 2009 |
Finalist | Age | Home Town | Dance Specialty | Elimination date |
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Charlie Bartley | 19 | Dubbo, New South Wales | Hip-Hop | Runner Up |
Ben Veitch | 26 | Gold Coast, QLD | Jazz | 4th Place |
William "BJ" Rorke | 19 | Sydney, NSW | Contemporary / Jazz / Hip-Hop | 6 April 2009 |
Tim "Timomatic" Omaji | 21 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (originally from Nigeria) | Hip-Hop | 30 March 2009 |
Loredo Malcolm | 24 | Melbourne, VIC | Contemporary | 23 March 2009 |
Danny Golding | 25 | Broken Hill, NSW | Contemporary | 16 March 2009 |
Damien Samuel | 18 | Sydney, NSW | Ballroom | 9 March 2009 |
Emmanuel Rodriguez | 20 | Orange, NSW | Hip-Hop/B Boy | 2 March 2009 |
Stephen Tannos | 20 | Sydney, NSW | Contemporary | 23 February 2009 |
Jesse Rasmussen | 24 | Sydney, NSW | Hip-Hop | 16 February 2009 |
Female | Male | Bottom 3 couples | Bottom 4 contestants | Eliminated | Withdrew |
Week: | 2/16 | 2/23 | 3/2 | 3/9 | 3/16 | 3/23 | 3/30 | 4/6 | 4/26 | |
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Contestants | Result | |||||||||
Talia Fowler | Btm 3 | Winner | ||||||||
Charlie Bartley | Runner-Up | |||||||||
Amy Campbell | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | 3rd Place | |||||||
Ben Veitch | Btm 3 | 4th Place | ||||||||
William "BJ" Rorke | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Elim | ||||||
Katrina "Kat" Risteska | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | |||||||
Timothy "Timomatic" Omaji | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Elim | |||||
Gianne Abbott | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim* | |||||||
Loredo Malcolm | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||
Penny Higgs | WD | |||||||||
Danny Golding | Elim | |||||||||
Nicole "Lamb" Iovine | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | ||||||||
Damien Samuel | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||
Pania Taku | ||||||||||
Emmanuel Rodriguez | Elim | |||||||||
Chanelle Johnson | Btm 3 | |||||||||
Stephen Tannos | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||
Ash-Leigh Hunter | Btm 3 | |||||||||
Jesse Rasmussen | Elim | |||||||||
Max Francisco |
Green background means the couple won the "McDonald's I'm lovin it Performance of the Night" for their dance.
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
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Pania Taku Ben Veitch | Contemporary | The Presets - "Talk Like That" | Marko Panzic | Safe |
Talia Fowler Emmanuel Rodriguez | Cha-Cha | Smoky Joe's Cafe - "Hound Dog" | Jason Gilkison | Safe |
Lamb Iovine Timomatic Omaji | Lyrical Hip-Hop | Elisa - "Rainbow" | Travers Ross | Safe |
Amy Campbell Damien Samuel | Broadway | Rufus Wainwright - "Puttin' On The Ritz" | Adam Williams | Bottom 3 |
Ash-Leigh Hunter Stephen Tannos | Rumba | Celine Dion - "My Heart Will Go On" | Sandro Catalano | Bottom 3 |
Penny Higgs Charlie Bartley | Hip-Hop | Beyoncé - "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" | Tiana Joubert | Safe |
Kat Risteska Danny Golding | Lyrical | Rebekah Del Rio - "Llorando (Crying)" | Debbie Ellis | Safe |
Max Francisco Jesse Rasmussen | Contemporary | MGMT - "Kids" | Shaun Parker | Both Eliminated |
Gianne Abbot BJ Rorke | Quickstep | Moulin Rouge! Cast - "Sparkling Diamonds" | Leanne Bampton | Safe |
Chanelle Johnson Loredo Malcolm | Jazz | Lady Gaga - "Poker Face" | Project Moda | Safe |
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkison
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
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Kat Risteska Danny Golding | Jazz | Katy Perry - "Hot n Cold" | Aleeta Blackburn | Safe |
Gianne Abbot BJ Rorke | Contemporary | Natasha Bedingfield - "The Scientist (Live)" | Debbie Ellis Linnert | Safe |
Lamb Iovine Timomatic Omaji | Ballroom Latin (Cha-Cha) | Ne-Yo - "Miss Independent" | Michael Glickman | Bottom 3 |
Ash-Leigh Hunter Stephen Tannos | Contemporary | Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody" | Marko Panzic | Both Eliminated |
Chanelle Johnson Loredo Malcolm | Ballroom Latin (Salsa) | Eddie Palmieri - "La Malanga" | Oliver and Luda | Bottom 3 |
Amy Campbell Damien Samuel | Hip-Hop | Róisín Murphy - "You Know Me Better" | Travers Ross | Safe |
Pania Taku Ben Veitch | Ballroom Latin (Rumba) | Cyndi Lauper - "Walk On By" | Brendan Humphreys | Safe |
Penny Higgs Charlie Bartley | Jazz | Gabriella Cilmi - "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" | Kelly Aykers | Safe |
Talia Fowler Emmanuel Rodriguez | Hip-Hop (Popping) | T-Pain Feat. Chris Brown - "Freeze" | Nacho Pop | Safe |
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
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Chanelle Johnson Loredo Malcolm | Hip Hop | Pussycat Dolls Feat. Snoop Dogg - "Bottle Pop" | Andrew Sears | Johnson Eliminated |
Penny Higgs Charlie Bartley | Contemporary | The Fray - "You Found Me" | Kelly Aykers | Safe |
Gianne Abbot BJ Rorke | Salsa | Ricky Martin - "Drop It On Me" | Csaba Szirmai | Bottom 3 |
Kat Risteska Danny Golding | Contemporary | The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army" | Marko Panzic | Safe |
Talia Fowler Emmanuel Rodriguez | Jazz | Hot Shoe Shuffle (Australian Cast) - "This Joint Is Jumpin'" | Adam Williams | Rodriguez Eliminated |
Amy Campbell Damien Samuel | Rumba | Duffy - "Stepping Stone" | Jason Gilkison | Safe |
Pania Taku Ben Veitch | Krump | Petey Pablo - "Show Me The Money" | Nacho Pop | Safe |
Lamb Iovine Timomatic Omaji | Jazz | Kelly Clarkson - "My Life Would Suck Without You" | The Squared Division | Safe |
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Mary Murphy
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
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Amy Campbell Damien Samuel | Jazz | Pink - "So What" | Dan Karaty | Samuel Eliminated |
Lamb Iovine Timomatic Omaji | Contemporary | Regina Spektor - "Real Love" | Dana Jolly | Bottom 3 |
Gianne Abbot BJ Rorke | Hip Hop | Britney Spears - "Toy Soldier" | Tiana Joubert | Safe |
Penny Higgs Charlie Bartley | Viennese Waltz | Whitney Houston - "I Have Nothing" | Jason Gilkison | Safe |
Pania Taku Ben Veitch | Jazz | Kings of Leon - "Crawl" | Aleeta Blackburn | Taku Eliminated |
Kat Risteska Danny Golding | Hip Hop | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - "The Tears of a Clown (Remix)" | Nacho Pop | Safe |
Talia Fowler Loredo Malcolm | Salsa | The Potbelleez - "Trouble Trouble" | Oliver and Luda | Safe |
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Kelley Abbey
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
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Talia Fowler Loredo Malcolm | Bollywood | A. R. Rahman Feat. The Pussycat Dolls - "Jai Ho" | Romona Lobo | Safe |
Jazz | Taylor Swift - "Love Story" | Amé Delves | ||
Kat Risteska Danny Golding | Contemporary | Eva Cassidy - "Over The Rainbow" | Sarah Boulter | Golding Eliminated |
Paso Doble | Juno Reactor vs Don Davis - "Burly Brawl" | Aric and Masha | ||
Lamb Iovine Timomatic Omaji | Hip Hop | Keri Hilson Feat. Lil' Wayne - "Turnin' Me On" | Tiana Joubert | Iovine Eliminated |
Viennese Waltz | Coldplay - "Sparks" | Leanne Bampton | ||
Gianne Abbot BJ Rorke | Jive | Metro Station - "Shake It" | Sandro Catalano | Bottom 3 |
Jazz | David Loud & Karen Ziémba - "Arthur In The Afternoon" | Adam Williams | ||
Penny Higgs Charlie Bartley | Contemporary | Damien Rice - "Elephant" | Debbie Ellis Linnert | Safe |
Hip Hop | 50 Cent - "Get Up" | Yannus | ||
Amy Campbell Ben Veitch | Hip Hop | N.E.R.D - "You Know What" | Vince Calingasan | Safe |
Mambo | Tito Puente - "Para Los Ramberos" | Fabio Robles |
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, and Matt Lee
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
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Amy Campbell BJ Rorke | Hip-Hop | Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris - "Dance Wiv Me" | Etienne Khoo & Kat Molnar | Safe |
Contemporary | Beyoncé - "Halo" | Marko Panzic | ||
Gianne Abbot Loredo Malcolm | Contemporary | Sarah Vaughan - "Peter Gunn (Max Begley Remix)" | Sarah Boulter | Both Eliminated |
Hip-Hop | Counting Crows - "Mr. Jones" | Travers Ross | ||
Talia Fowler Charlie Bartley | Quickstep | Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse - "Valerie" | Jason Gilkison | Safe |
Contemporary | Boys Noize - "The Battery" | Larrissa McGowan | ||
Penny Higgs Ben Veitch | Jazz | Cast of 'Two on the Aisle' - "If You Hadn't But You Did" | Cameron Mitchell | Higgs withdrew |
Foxtrot | Michael Jackson - "Rock with You (Frankie Knuckles Remix)" | Jason Gilkison | ||
Kat Risteska Timomatic Omaji | Samba | The Belle Stars - "Iko Iko" | Sandro Catalano | Bottom 4 |
Jazz | N.E.R.D - "Kill Joy" | Project Moda |
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkison
Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
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Top 4 Male Contestants | Broadway | Chicago (Soundtrack) - "Roxie's Suite" | Adam Williams | |
Amy Campbell Timomatic Omaji | Contemporary | Newton Faulkner - "To The Light" | Sher Manu | Omaji Eliminated |
Hip-Hop/Broadway | The Wiz (Soundtrack) - "Ease On Down The Road" | Project Moda | ||
Talia Fowler Ben Veitch | Hip-Hop | Beyoncé - "Diva" | Rosa Agius | Safe |
Quick-Step/Samba | Michael Bublé - "It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera)" | Natalie Lowe | ||
Gianne Abbot Charlie Bartley | Disco | Chic - "Le Freak" | Aleeta Blackburn | Abbot Eliminated |
Hip-Hop | Broadway Project - "The Wobble" | Supple | ||
Kat Risteska BJ Rorke | Foxtrot | The Godfather (Soundtrack) - "The Godfather Waltz" | Leanne Bampton | Bottom 4 |
Jazz | Fatboy Slim - "Wonderful Night" | Sue-Ellen Shook | ||
Top 4 Female Contestants | Dancehall | Sean Paul - "Watch Dem Roll" | Tiana Joubert |
Note:According to the So You Think You Can Dance Australia website Penny was forced to leave. Penny injured her ribs during a lift in Sunday night’s foxtrot and scans on Tuesday revealed that she not only had bruising but a stress fracture. Pursuant to the rules, Gianne Abbot, as the last female dancer eliminated, was brought back into the competition. [5] With this, Penny became the first contestant that never had the chance to perform a Solo in the entire run of the series.
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee
Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
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Charlie Bartley BJ Rorke Ben Veitch | Hip Hop | Mantronix – "King of the Beats" | Supple | |
Talia Fowler BJ Rorke | Jazz | Yello – "How How" | Project Moda | Rorke Eliminated |
Lyrical Hip Hop | T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake – "Dead and Gone" | Tabitha & Napoleon | ||
Kat Risteska Charlie Bartley | Hip Hop | Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz – "Arab Money" | Tabitha & Napoleon | Risteska Eliminated |
Tango | Daniel Bedingfield – "Gotta Get Thru This (Acoustic)" | Jason Gilkison | ||
Amy Campbell Ben Veitch | Paso Doble | Australian Cast of Jesus Christ Superstar - "Overture" | Jason Gilkison | Safe |
Contemporary | Secondhand Serenade – "Fall for You" | Amè Delves | ||
Amy Campbell Talia Fowler Kat Risteska | Broadway | Original Broadway Cast of Cabaret – "Wilkommen" | Kelly Aykers |
This week was an "Easter Celebration," special performance show. As a result, there was no competing or voting. The Top 20 returned to perform new dances and all previous group dances were shown again. The Top 4 provided commentary on the group dances and the choreographers.
Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
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Ash-Leigh Hunter Damien Samuel | Foxtrot | Christina Aguilera - "Hurt" | Jason Gilkison |
Gianne Abbot Timomatic Omaji | Hip Hop | Jean Michel Jarre - "Zoolookologie" | Supple |
Max Francisco Stephen Tannos | Broadway Jazz | Donna Summer - "Hot Stuff" | Adam Williams |
Pania Taku Emmanuel Rodriguez | Hip Hop | Justin Timberlake - "I'm Lovin' It" | Nacho Pop |
Chanelle Johnson Danny Golding | Contemporary | Nina Simone - "O-O-H Child" | Sarah Boulter |
Gianne Abbot Loredo Malcolm | Afro Jazz | Zap Mama - "Brrlak!" | Adam Parson |
Lamb Iovine Jesse Rasmussen | Hip Hop | Frank Sinatra - "This Town (Mint Royale Remix)" | Supple |
Kat Risteska BJ Rorke | Jive | Elvis Presley - "Rubberneckin' (Paul Oakenfold Remix)" | Leanne Bampton |
Charlie Bartley Amy Campbell Talia Fowler Ben Veitch | Jazz | Britney Spears - "Womanizer" | Matt Lee |
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee
Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
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Top 4 Contestants | Hip Hop | Janet Jackson – "All for You (Video Mix)" | Supple |
Talia Fowler Charlie Bartley | Contemporary | Duffy – "Warwick Avenue" | Debbie Ellis Linnert |
Talia Fowler Ben Veitch | Argentine Tango | Sarah Vaughan – "Whatever Lola Wants (Gotan Project Remix)" | Fabio Robles |
Amy Campbell Ben Veitch | Lyrical Hip Hop | Kanye West - "Coldest Winter" | Travers Ross |
Amy Campbell Charlie Bartley | Samba | Sérgio Mendes feat. The Black Eyed Peas – "Mas Que Nada" | Leanne Bampton |
Charlie Bartley Ben Veitch | Jazz | Billy Idol - "Dancing with Myself" | Cameron Mitchell |
Amy Campbell Talia Fowler | Contemporary | Adam Freeland & Sarah Vaughan - "Fever (Adam Freeland Remix)" | Sarah Boulter |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Charlie Bartley | Hip-Hop | Kings of Leon - "Revelry" | 2nd Place |
Amy Campbell | Contemporary | Miley Cyrus - "The Climb" | 3rd Place |
Ben Veitch | Jazz | Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" | 4th Place |
Talia Fowler | Ballet | Rihanna - "Take a Bow" | 1st Place |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Stephen Tannos | Contemporary | Camille - "Money Note" | Safe |
Damien Samuel | Ballroom | The Romantics - "What I Like About You" | Safe |
Jesse Rasmussen | Hip-Hop | Justin Timberlake - "Damn Girl" | Eliminated |
Ash-Leigh Hunter | Ballroom | The Pussycat Dolls - "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" | Safe |
Amy Campbell | Contemporary | The Killers - "Mr. Brightside" | Safe |
Max Francisco | Hip-Hop | The Ting Tings - "That's Not My Name" | Eliminated |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Lamb Iovine | Jazz | Rihanna - "Rehab" | Safe |
Chanelle Johnson | Contemporary | Elisa - "Rock Your Soul" | Safe |
Ash-Leigh Hunter | Ballroom | Nelly Furtado - "No Hay Igual" | Eliminated |
Timomatic Omaji | Hip-Hop | N.E.R.D - "She Wants To Move" | Safe |
Loredo Malcolm | Contemporary | Cirque du Soleil - "Incantation" | Safe |
Stephen Tannos | Contemporary | Queen - "Bicycle Race" | Eliminated |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Loredo Malcolm | Contemporary | Queen - "The Invisible Man" | Safe |
BJ Rorke | Contemporary | Brian McKnight - "When you Wanna Come" | Safe |
Emmanuel Rodriguez | B-boy | Outkast Feat. Killer Mike & Jay-Z - "Flip Flop Rock" | Eliminated |
Chanelle Johnson | Contemporary | Destiny's Child - "Outro (Amazing Grace)" | Eliminated |
Gianne Abbot | Samba | Cirque Du Soleil - "Ravendhi" | Safe |
Talia Fowler | Ballet | Autechre - "Second Bad Vilbel" | Safe |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Pania Taku | Hip-Hop | "Three 6 Mafia - "Lolli Lolli" | Eliminated |
Amy Campbell | Contemporary | Edith Piaf - "Non, je ne regrette rien"" | Safe |
Lamb Iovine | Jazz | Creed - "With Arms Wide Open" | Safe |
Ben Veitch | Jazz | Jamie Cullum - "Old Devil Moon" | Safe |
Damien Samuel | Ballroom | Justin Timberlake - "Let Me Talk To You (prelude)" | Eliminated |
Timomatic Omaji | Hip-Hop | Michael Jackson - "Human Nature" | Safe |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Timomatic Omaji | Hip-Hop | Freestylers - "Push Up" | Safe |
BJ Rorke | Hip-Hop | OutKast - "PJ & Rooster" | Safe |
Danny Golding | Contemporary | Robyn - "With Every Heartbeat" | Safe |
Lamb Iovine | Jazz | Aretha Franklin - "Respect" | Eliminated |
Gianne Abbot | Samba | Lauryn Hill - "I Gotta Find Peace of Mind" | Safe |
Kat Ristreska | Hip-Hop | Keri Hilson - "Energy" | Safe |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Gianne Abbot | Samba | TBC – TBC | Eliminated |
Kat Risteska | Hip-Hop | Daft Punk - "Technologic" | Safe |
Timomatic Omaji | Hip-Hop | Mario - "Let Me Love You" | Safe |
Loredo Malcolm | Contemporary | TBC – TBC | Eliminated |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Gianne Abbot | Samba | Sergio Mendez - "Magalehna" | Eliminated |
Kat Risteska | Hip-Hop | T-Pain - "Blow Ya Mind" | Safe |
BJ Rorke | Contemporary | INXS - "Never Tear Us Apart" | Safe |
Timomatic Omaji | Hip-Hop | Timbaland - "Bounce" | Safe |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
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Kat Risteska | Hip-Hop | Lil' Wayne - "Got Money" | Eliminated |
Talia Fowler | Ballet | Des'ree - "Kissing You" | Safe |
Amy Campbell | Contempporary | Yael Naim - "Toxic" | Safe |
Charlie Bartley | Hip-Hop | The Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris" | Safe |
BJ Rorke | Jazz | The Ian Carey Project - "Get Shaky" | Eliminated |
Ben Veitch | Jazz | Beyoncé Knowles - "Broken-Hearted Girl" | Safe |
Episode | Original airdate | Viewers | Nightly rank | Weekly Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Auditions - Part 1: Sydney | 1 February 2009 | 1,306,000 | 5th | 16th |
2 | Auditions - Part 2: Brisbane and Perth | 2 February 2009 | 1,154,000 | 8th | 30th |
3 | Auditions - Part 3: Melbourne and Adelaide | 4 February 2009 | 1,010,000 | 9th | 42nd |
4 | Top 100 - Part 1 | 8 February 2009 | 1,207,000 | 8th | 29th |
5 | Top 100 - Part 2 | 9 February 2009 | 1,070,000 | 15th | 39th |
6 | The Green Mile | 11 February 2009 | 967,000 | 15th | 51st |
7 | Top 20: Performances | 15 February 2009 | 1,373,000 | 5th | 12th |
8 | Top 20: Results | 16 February 2009 | 1,024,000 | 13th | 37th |
9 | Top 18: Performances | 22 February 2009 | 1,315,000 | 3rd | 12th |
10 | Top 18: Results | 23 February 2009 | 1,037,000 | 13th | 38th |
11 | Top 16: Performances | 1 March 2009 | 1,296,000 | 4th | 15th |
12 | Top 16: Results | 2 March 2009 | 993,000 | 14th | 53rd |
13 | Top 14: Performances | 8 March 2009 | 1,150,000 | 6th | 23rd |
14 | Top 14: Results | 9 March 2009 | 970,000 | 16th | 54th |
15 | Top 12: Performances | 15 March 2009 | 1,292,000 | 6th | 16th |
16 | Top 12: Results | 16 March 2009 | 905,000 | 19th | 61st |
17 | Top 10: Performances | 22 March 2009 | 1,301,000 | 5th | 15th |
18 | Top 10: Results | 23 March 2009 | 960,000 | 16th | 52nd |
19 | Top 8: Performances | 29 March 2009 | 1,310,000 | 5th | 19th |
20 | Top 8: Results | 30 March 2009 | 1,029,000 | 14th | 48th |
21 | Top 6: Performances | 5 April 2009 | 1,274,000 | 5th | 11th |
22 | Top 6: Results | 6 April 2009 | 1,125,000 | 11th | 23rd |
23 | Top 20 Easter Special | 12 April 2009 | 802,000 | 9th | 66th |
24 | Top 4: Performances | 19 April 2009 | 1,149,000 | 9th | 29th |
25 | Grand Finale Night | 26 April 2009 | 1,355,000 | 7th | 18th |
Grand Finale: Winner Announced | 1,452,000 | 4th | 13th |
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So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season seven premiered on May 27, 2010. In the August 12 finale, contemporary/jazz dancer Lauren Froderman was named "America's Favorite Dancer" and received the grand prize of $250,000, as well as an appearance on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine and in print advertising for Gatorade. Contemporary dancer Kent Boyd was named runner-up.
So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox network. The show's eighth season premiered on May 26, 2011. It features the return of Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe as permanent judges and Cat Deeley as host. Also returning is the selection of a Top 20 for the finals, in contrast to season 7's Top 11. This is the final season to feature Results Show episodes. Contemporary dancer Melanie Moore won the season and Sasha Mallory was the runner-up. This is the first season where both the winner and runner-up were female.
The 1st series of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on 2 January 2010, beginning with one audition show which showed the auditions, choreography camp and introducing the top 14. Five elimination rounds were followed by a final, with performances and results shown on the same night. The winner's prize was the title "Britain's Favourite Dancer", £100,000 and a trip to Hollywood, where the winner would perform in the US series finale.
The second and final series of So You Think You Can Dance began on 26 March 2011 and ended on 11 June 2011. Tapper Matt Flint took first place and the title "Britain's Favourite Dancer", as well as a prize package including £50,000 and a trip to Hollywood, where he performed in the U.S. series’ eighth season finale.
So You Think You Can Dance, an American television dance competition, returned for its ninth season on May 24, 2012, on FOX Television. Fox and series creator Nigel Lythgoe have each independently confirmed that the weekly results show, a staple of the series in seasons 2–8, has been cut from the show format and that only one episode will air each week for the show's ninth season. This season has marked three firsts in the series history: this season had two winners, as opposed to the single winner format used in previous seasons, a contemporary dancer was not amongst the contestants remaining in the competition in the finale, and lastly, a ballet dancer is the winner of the competition.
So You Think You Can Dance, a televised American dance competition, began broadcast of its tenth season on May 14, 2013. It airs on the FOX Television Network and was hosted by Cat Deeley and featured returning permanent judges Nigel Lythgoe, who also serves as one of the show's executive producers, and Mary Murphy. The show featured many of the format changes instituted in the previous season, including notably a single episode per week/voting round. It was also the first season in the show's history that a tap dancer not only made it past the third week of competition, but made the finale. It is also the first season to last longer than nine weeks. Lythgoe announced in the finale that the show has been renewed for the eleventh season.
So You Think You Can Dance, an American dance competition show, returned for its eleventh season on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. The commission of an eleventh season was first announced by series creator Nigel Lythgoe on the September 10, 2013, telecast of the season 10 finale. The season again features Lythgoe, who also serves as executive producer, and ballroom expert Mary Murphy as the two permanent members of the judge's panel while Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a tenth consecutive season.
So You Think You Can Dance, an American dance competition show, returned for its fifteenth season on Monday, June 4, 2018. The season's judge panel once again features series creator Nigel Lythgoe, as well as the return of ballroom expert Mary Murphy, and Vanessa Hudgens, while Season 4 runner-up Stephen "tWitch" Boss is the new fourth judge during the auditions and the live shows. Cat Deeley continues in her role as host for a fourteenth consecutive season. This is the last season to feature Hudgens as judge.