So You Think You Can Dance Australia season 3

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So You Think You Can Dance Australia
Season 3
Hosted by Natalie Bassingthwaighte
JudgesJason Coleman
Matt Lee
Bonnie Lythgoe
WinnerRobbie Kmetoni
Runner-upJessie Hesketh
Release
Original network Network Ten
Original release31 January (2010-01-31) 
21 April 2010 (2010-04-21)
Season chronology
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Season 2
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Season 4

Season three 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 31 January 2010. Robbie Kmetoni was announced as the winner on 21 April 2010 and the first season that each of the contestants have all been in the bottom three or four. It was the last season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia to air until the show came back in 2014.

Contents

Auditions

Auditions for the third season were held between September and October 2009 in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. [2]

Sydney Round

During the Top 100 week in Sydney. Season 2 contestants: Talia and Charlie were choreographing Jazz, then Amy and Ben were choreographing Ballrom, then Talia and Amy were choreographing Broadway for the female contestants, while Charlie and Ben were choreographing Jazz for the male contestants. Then each contestants perform a solo for their lives, then the judges choose which contestants (both gender: 10 females and 10 males) will be in the live shows as the top 20 contestants.

Top 20 Contestants

Female contestants

ContestantAgeHome TownDance SpecialtyElimination date
Jessica “Jessie” Hesketh19 Sydney, NSWContemporaryRunner Up
Lauren “Ivy” Heeney23 Sunbury, VICBallet/Jazz3rd Place
Jessica “Jess” Stokes20 Sydney, NSWHip-Hop8 April 2010
Carly Smith21 Sydney, NSWJazz1 April 2010
Jessica Prince21 Newcastle, NSWBallroom25 March 2010 (withdrew)
Renee Ritchie20 Hobart, TASJazz18 March 2010
Isabel “Issi” Durant 18 Sydney, NSWContemporary11 March 2010
Grace Stewart21 Brisbane, QLDContemporary/Jazz4 March 2010
Mikhaela Gregory20 Melbourne, VICJazz25 February 2010
Ilona Fabiszewski28 Sydney, NSWHip-Hop18 February 2010

Male contestants

ContestantAgeHome TownDance SpecialtyElimination date
Robbie Kmetoni18 Sydney, NSWContemporaryWinner
Phillipe Witana30 Brisbane, QLDHip-Hop4th Place
Nickolas “Nick” Geurts21 Melbourne, VICContemporary8 April 2010
Kieran McMahon18 Melbourne, VICBallroom/Ballet1 April 2010
Matthew “Matt” Geronimi22 Sydney, NSWBallroom25 March 2010
Heath Keating22 Mullumbimby, NSWContemporary18 March 2010
Donald “Don” Napalan25 Sydney, NSWB-Boying11 March 2010
Douglas “Doug” De Voogt23 Perth, WAJazz4 March 2010
Garry “Gaz” Griffiths25 Gold Coast, QLDB-Boying25 February 2010
William “Will” Centurion31 Sydney, NSWArgentine Tango18 February 2010

Results table

Week:18/225/24/311/318/325/31/48/421/4
ContestantsResult
Robert KmetoniBtm 3Winner
Jessie HeskethBtm 3Btm 3Runner-Up
Ivy HeeneyBtm 33rd Place
Phillipe WitanaBtm 3Btm 3Btm 44th Place
Nick GeurtsBtm 3Btm 3Btm 3Elim
Jess StokesBtm 3Btm 3ElimBtm 4
Kieran McMahonBtm 3Btm 4Elim
Carly SmithBtm 3
Jessica PrinceBtm 3Btm 3Btm 4WD*
Matt GeronimiBtm 3Btm 3Elim
Heath KeatingBtm 3Elim
Renee RitchieBtm 3
Don NapalanElim
Isabella Durant
Doug De VoogtElim
Grace StewartBtm 3
Gaz GriffithsElim
Mikhayla Gregory
Will CenturionElim
Ilona Fabiszewski

Performances

Top 20 Showcase (10 February 2010)

No voting this week in order to give the contestants the chance to showcase themselves in their own styles

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee

ContestantsStyleMusicChoreographer
Top 10 Female ContestantsCommercial Jazz"Sweet Dreams"—Beyoncé Matt Lee
Don Napalan
Gaz Griffiths
Breakdancing"Apache"—The Sugarhill Gang Project Moda
Issi Durant
Robbie Kmetoni
Contemporary "Samson"—Regina Spektor Debbie Ellis
Doug De Voogt
Ivy Heeney
Broadway "Run and Tell That"— Hairspray Adam Williams
Jessica Prince
Kieran McMahon
Matt Geronimi
Will Centurion
Viennese Waltz "Never Tear Us Apart"—INXS Jason Gilkison
Jess Stokes
Illona Fabiszewski
Phillipe Witana
Hip hop "I Can Transform Ya"—Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne Juliette Verne
Nick Geurts
Jessie Hesketh
Heath Keating
Grace Stewart
Contemporary "Uprising"—Muse Sarah Boulter
Carly Cooper Smith
Mikhaela Gregory
Renee Ritchie
Jazz "Tik Tok"—Kesha Marko Panzic
Top 10 Male ContestantsPop-Jazz"We Want Your Soul"—Freeland Jason Coleman

Week 1: Top 20 Performance (17 February 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults
Ilona Fabiszewski
Nick Geurts
Jazz "Telephone"—Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé Square DivisionFabiszewski Eliminated
Jessie Hesketh
Matt Geronimi
Contemporary "I'm Kissing You"—Des'ree Steven AgisilaouBottom 3
Jess Stokes
Doug De Voogt
Cha-cha-cha "Love Long Distance"–Gossip Leeanne BamptonSafe
Renee Ritchie
Phillipe Witana
Hip hop "Fallin' Out"—Keyshia Cole Jesse RasmussenSafe
Grace Stewart
Will Centurion
Broadway-Jazz "You Should Be Dancing"—Bee Gees Adam WilliamsCenturion Eliminated
Mikhaela Gregory
Robbie Kmetoni
Rumba "Endless Love"—Lea Michele & Matthew Morrison Trent & GordanaSafe
Carly Cooper Smith
Kieran McMahon
Contemporary "Furious Angels"—Rob Dougan Sarah BoulterSafe
Jessica Prince
Heath Keating
Lyrical-Jazz "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"—Alicia Keys Marko PanzicSafe
Ivy Heeney
Gaz Griffiths
Pasodoble "Ojos Asi"—Shakira Carmelo PizzinoSafe
Issi Durant
Don Napalan
Hip-hop "Work"—Ciara featuring Missy Elliott Juliette Verne Safe

Week 2: Top 18 Performance (24 February 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkison

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults
Ivy Heeney
Gaz Griffiths
Hip hop "Down"—Jay Sean Alvin DecastroGriffiths Eliminated
Issi Durant
Don Napalan
Foxtrot "Haven't Met You Yet"—Michael Bublé Carmelo PizzinoSafe
Jessica Prince
Heath Keating
Contemporary "Last Request"—Paolo Nutini Paul White & Anthony IkinBottom 3
Jessie Hesketh
Matt Geronimi
Jazz "Starstrukk"—3OH!3 feat. Katy Perry Project ModaSafe
Mikhaela Gregory
Robbie Kmetoni
Boogaloo"Don't Push It, Don't Force It"—Leon Haywood Nacho PopGregory Eliminated
Grace Stewart
Nick Geurts
Contemporary"Pretty Wings"—Maxwell Juliette "Jet" Verne Safe
Carly Cooper Smith
Kieran McMahon
Broadway Jazz"The Tennis Song" from City of Angels Cameron MitchellSafe
Renee Ritchie
Phillipe Witana
Paso Doble"Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen Leeanne BamptonSafe
Jess Stokes
Douglas DeVoogt
Contemporary"Fireflies"—Owl City Ame DelvesSafe

Week 3: Top 16 Performance (3 March 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Mary Murphy

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults
Grace Stewart
Nick Geurts
Dancehall"Rude Boy"—Rihanna Tianna CanterburyStewart eliminated
Carly Cooper Smith
Kieran McMahon
Waltz"Hushabye Mountain"— Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Aric & MashaBottom 3
Jess Stokes
Doug De Voogt
Jazz"My Delirium"—Ladyhawke Adam WilliamsDe Voogt eliminated
Renee Ritchie
Phillipe Witana
Contemporary"Silence"—Selena CrossDebbie EllisSafe
Jessica Prince
Heath Keating
Tango"Undisclosed Desires"—Muse Trent & GordanaSafe
Jessie Hesketh
Matt Geronimi
Hip Hop"Fortune Teller"—Xavier Rudd Travers RossSafe
Issi Durant
Don Napalan
Contemporary"Stairway to Heaven"—Led Zeppelin Sarah BoulterSafe
Ivy Heeney
Robbie Kmetoni
Jazz"Bad Romance"—Lady Gaga Juliette "Jet" Verne Safe

Week 4: Top 14 Performance (10 March 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Kelley Abbey

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults
Top 7 Male ContestantsBroadway"Cool" from West Side Story Cameron MitchellN/A
Don Napalan
Issi Durant
Street Latin/Hip-hop"Hotel Room Service"— Pitbull Fabio RoblesBoth eliminated
Heath Keating
Jessica Prince
Contemporary "Daniel"–Joss Stone Paul MalekSafe
Robbie Kmetoni
Ivy Heeney
Paso Doble "Sweet Disposition"—The Temper Trap Jason GilkisonSafe
Kieran McMahon
Carly Cooper Smith
Contemporary"Ne me quitte pas"–Sting Debbie EllisSafe
Matt Geronimi
Jessie Hesketh
Jazz "Blah Blah Blah"—Ke$ha ft. 3OH!3 The Squared DivisionBottom 3
Phillipe Witana
Renee Ritchie
Waltz "The Wings" from Brokeback Mountain Leeanne BamptonBottom 3
Nick Geurts
Jess Stokes
Hip Hop (Old School)"U Can't Touch This"—MC Hammer Tiana CanterburySafe
Top 7 Female ContestantsBroadway"Cell Block Tango" from Chicago Adam WilliamsN/A

Week 4: Top 14 Results (11 March 2010)

Week 5: Top 12 Performance (17 March 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults
Robbie Kmetoni
Ivy Heeney
Contemporary "Little Lion Man"—Mumford & Sons Debbie EllisSafe
Bollywood "Bombay"—Timbaland ft. Amar & Jim Beanz Ramona Lobo
Heath Keating
Jessica Prince
Broadway "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins Nathan WrightKeating eliminated
Hip-hop "Feeling's Gone"—Basement Jaxx ft. Sam Sparro Etienne Khoo
Phillipe Witana
Renee Ritchie
Hip-hop"I Question Mark"—Wade Robson Jason Bird
Katie Cesaro
Ritchie eliminated
Rumba "Today Was a Fairytale"—Taylor Swift Anya Garnis
Pasha Kovalev
Nick Geurts
Jess Stokes
Lyrical jazz "Summertime"—Peter Gabriel Aleeta BlackburnBottom 3
Jive "On a Mission"—Gabriella Cilmi Carmelo Pizzino
Kieran McMahon
Carly Cooper Smith
Salsa "Shake It"—The Potbelleez Luda & OliverSafe
Hip hop"Ordinary People"—John Legend Yannus Safandi
Matt Geronimi
Jessie Hesketh
Contemporary"And No More Shall We Part"—Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds LudwigSafe
Jazz"When I Grow Up"—Pussycat Dolls The Squared Division

Week 5: Top 12 Results (18 March 2010)

Week 6: Top 10 Performance (24 March 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee, Jason Gilkison

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults
Matt Geronimi
Carly Cooper Smith
Jazz "According to You"—Orianthi Cameron MitchellGeronimi eliminated
Vogue"Took the Night"—ChelleySupple
Robbie Kmetoni
Jessie Hesketh
Hip-hop "Talk Show Host"—Radiohead Jason Bird
Katie Cesaro
Safe
Contemporary "Heart in a Cage"—The Strokes Sarah Boulter
Nick Geurts
Jessica Prince
Contemporary "Kings & Queens"—Thirty Seconds to Mars Paul MalekPrince in bottom 4
Quickstep "Under My Skin"—Gin Wigmore Leeanne Bampton
Kieran McMahon
Jess Stokes
Samba "Pop Goes the World"—Gossip Carmelo PizzinoMcMahon in bottom 4
Stokes eliminated
Hip-hop "Put It in a Love Song"—Alicia Keys feat. Beyoncé Knowles Juliette "Jet" Verne
Phillipe Witana
Ivy Keeney
Contemporary "Colorblind"—Counting Crows Sher ManuSafe
Jazz "Neutron Dance"—The Pointer Sisters Project Moda

Week 6: Top 10 Results (25 March 2010)

Week 7: Top 8 Performance (31 March 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults
Nick Geurts
Jessie Hesketh
Hip hop "Nobody"—Ne-Yo Jesse RasmussenBoth safe
Cha-cha-cha "Istanbul 1:26 am"—Orient ExpressionsJason Gilkison
Kieran McMahon
Jess Stokes
Foxtrot "Cry Me a River"—Michael Bublé Trent & GordanaMcMahon eliminated
Stokes in bottom 4
Contemporary "Velvet Pants"—Propellerheads Larissa McGowan
Phillipe Witana
Carly Cooper Smith
Contemporary"You've Got the Love"—Florence and the Machine Rafael BonacelaWitana in bottom 4
Smith eliminated
Jazz "I Like That"—Richard Vission, Static Revenger and LucianaSquared Division
Robbie Kmetoni
Ivy Heeney
Broadway "Mein Herr" from Cabaret Andrew HallsworthBoth safe
Hip-Hop"Memories"—David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi Jason Bird & Katie Cesaro

Note: According to the So You Think You Can Dance Australia website Jessica Prince was forced to leave the competition due to a back injury. Pursuant to the rules, Jess Stokes, as the last female dancer eliminated, was brought back into the competition.

Week 7: Top 8 Results (1 April 2010)

Week 8: Top 6 Performance (7 April 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults
Top 3 Girls Hip hop "Freakum Dress"—Beyoncé Juliette Verne
Nick Geurts
Ivy Heeney
Contemporary "The Flower Duet"Debbie EllisGeurts eliminated
Lyrical jazz "Hey Soul Sister"—Train Paul White
Anthony Akin
Robbie Kmetoni
Jess Stokes
Hip hop "In My Head"—Jason Derülo Jesse RasmussenStokes eliminated
Jazz "Heart's A Mess"—GoyteProject Moda
Phillipe Witana
Jessie Hesketh
Tango "La Cumparsita"—Gerado Matos Rodriguez'Fabio RoblesSafe
Contemporary"Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Tori Amos Jason Winters
Top 3 BoysContemporary"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—James Brown Sarah Boulter

Week 8: Top 6 Results (8 April 2010)

Week 9: Top 4 Performance (14 April 2010)

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Tyce Diorio

CoupleStyleMusicChoreographer
Jessie Hesketh
Ivy Heeney
Robbie Kmetoni
Phillipe Witana
Jazz "Steppin to the bad side" —Dreamgirls Tyce Diorio
Robbie Kmetoni
Ivy Heeney
Rumba "The Prayer"—Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli Aric & Masha
Phillipe Witana
Jessie Hesketh
Jazz "3 words"—Cheryl Cole feat. will.i.am Adam Williams
Robbie Kmetoni
Phillipe Witana
Hip-hop "Take Your Shirt Off"—T-Pain Tiana Canterbury
Robbie Kmetoni
Jessie Hesketh
Contemporary "Gathering All the Na'vi Clans for Battle" – Avatar Jacqui Howard
Phillipe Witana
Ivy Heeney
Contemporary "Love Lost" – The Temper Trap Ludwig
Jessie Hesketh
Ivy Heeney
Jazz "Freak Show"—Britney Spears Squared Division

Week 10 (21 April 2010)

Result shows

Week 1 (18 February 2010)

ContestantStyleMusicResult
Matt Geronimi Ballroom Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"—Michael Jackson Safe
Will Centurion Argentine Tango "El Tango de Roxanne"—Moulin Rouge! soundtrack Eliminated
Nick Geurts Contemporary "Be Somebody"—Kings of Leon Safe
Jessie Hesketh Contemporary "Wild Horses"—Charlotte Martin Safe
Grace Stewart Jazz Frozen"—Madonna Safe
Ilona Fabiszewski Hip-Hop "Ring-a-Ling" —The Black Eyed Peas Eliminated

Week 2 (25 February 2010)

DancerStyleMusicResult
Heath Keating Contemporary "Leave"—Glen Hansard Safe
Gaz Griffiths B-Boy "Beggin' (District 78 mix)"—Madcon Eliminated
Robbie Kmetoni Contemporary The Cave" -Mumford & Sons Safe
Jessica Prince Ballroom "Jungle Drum"—Emilíana Torrini Safe
Ivy Heeney: "Big Spender (2006 Remix)" —Shirley Bassey Jazz Frozen"—Madonna Safe
Mikhaela Gregory: "Fever"—Cascada Jazz "Ring-a-Ling" —The Black Eyed Peas Eliminated

Week 3 (4 March 2010)

DancerStyleMusicResult
Carly Cooper Smith Jazz "Heavy Cross"—Gossip Safe
Grace Stewart Jazz "I'm a Slave 4 U"— Britney Spears Eliminated
Jess Stokes Hip-Hop "Question Existing" — Rihanna Safe
Nick Geurts Contemporary Iris"— The Goo Goo Dolls Safe
Kieran McMahon Ballroom "What I Like About You" — The Romantics Safe
Doug De Voogt Jazz "Everyday I Love You Less And Less"— Kaiser Chiefs Eliminated

References