So You Think You Can Dance 5
So You Think You Can Dance 5 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
So You Think You Can Dance is a United States television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season five premiered on May 21, 2009, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returning to host. Jeanine Mason was crowned America's Favorite Dancer on August 6, 2009, making her the second female to win the show. For the first time, the show moved to a new stage, but it turned out to be the last season at CBS Studios.Auditions
Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations:Audition Venue | City | Date | Guest Judge(s) |
Mark Morris Dance Center | Brooklyn, New York | November 13, 2008 | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo |
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts | Miami, Florida | February 3, 2009 | Tyce Diorio |
Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, California | February 12, 2009 | Adam Shankman |
Paramount Theatre | Denver, Colorado | March 12, 2009 | Sonya Tayeh |
The Cadre Building | Memphis, Tennessee | March 16, 2009 | Lil' C |
The Moore Theatre | Seattle, Washington | March 28, 2009 | Mia Michaels |
Las Vegas week
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels, Lil' C, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen.The Las Vegas callbacks were held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. 172 dancers were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut to 32 dancers, 16 male and 16 female, before the announcement of the season's top 20 contestants. Las Vegas week included the following rounds, with cuts made after each:
Dancer(s) | Thing/style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
---|---|---|---|
All (individual) | Solo | Individual songs chosen by contestant | The dancer |
All | Hip-hop | "Boom Boom Pow""?The Black Eyed Peas | Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo |
All | Waltz | "May It Be""?Enya | Jean-Marc Gnreux France Mousseau |
All | Jazz | "Great DJ (Calvin Harris Remix)""?The Ting Tings | Sonya Tayeh |
All (in groups) | Group choreography | Individual songs picked by the group | The group |
All | Contemporary | "Belief (Stripped Version)""?Gavin DeGraw | Mia Michaels |
Female contestants | Broadway | "America" from West Side Story | Tyce Diorio |
Male contestants | "Cool from West Side Story | ||
All (individual) | Solo | Individual songs chosen by contestant | The dancer |
Top 20 Finalists
Male Contestants
Finalist | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Elimination date | Placement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Bryant | 20 | Miami, Florida | Contemporary | August 6, 2009 | Runner Up |
Evan Kasprzak | 21 | Benzonia, Michigan | Broadway | August 6, 2009 | 3rd Place |
Ade Obayomi | 20 | Peoria, Arizona | Contemporary | July 30, 2009 | Top 6 |
Jason Glover | 21 | Fresno, California | Contemporary | July 23, 2009 | Top 8 |
Kupono Aweau | 23 | Kailua, Hawaii | Lyrical Jazz | July 16, 2009 | Top 10 |
Phillip Chbeeb | 20 | Houston, Texas | Popping | July 9, 2009 | Top 12 |
Vitolio Jeune | 26 | Miami, Florida (originally from Haiti) | Contemporary | July 2, 2009 | Top 14 |
Jonathan Platero | 21 | Tampa, Florida | Salsa | June 25, 2009 | Top 16 |
Maksim Kapitannikov | 26 | Brooklyn, New York | Latin Ballroom | June 18, 2009 | Top 18 |
Tony Bellissimo | 20 | Buffalo, New York | Hip Hop | June 11, 2009 | Top 20 |
Female Contestants
Finalist | Age | Home Town | Dance Style | Elimination date | Placement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeanine Mason | 18 | Miami, Florida | Contemporary/Jazz | August 6, 2009 | Winner |
Kayla Radomski | 18 | Aurora, Colorado | Contemporary | August 6, 2009 | 4th Place |
Melissa Sandvig | 29 | Los Angeles, California | Ballet | July 30, 2009 | Top 6 |
Janette Manrara | 25 | Miami, Florida | Salsa | July 23, 2009 | Top 8 |
Randi Evans | 23 | Orem, Utah | Jazz | July 16, 2009 | Top 10 |
Caitlin Kinney | 21 | Annapolis, Maryland | Contemporary | July 9, 2009 | Top 12 |
Karla Garcia | 23 | Brooklyn, New York | Contemporary | July 2, 2009 | Top 14 |
Asuka Kondoh | 25 | San Francisco, California | Latin Ballroom | June 25, 2009 | Top 16 |
Ashley Valerio | 22 | Mesa, Arizona | Contemporary | June 18, 2009 | Top 18 |
Paris Torres | 19 | Issaquah, Washington | Contemporary | June 11, 2009 | Top 20 |
Elimination chart
Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination. The song for the eliminated female contestants was "Already Gone" by Kelly Clarkson. The song for the eliminated male contestants was "On Your Own" by Green River Ordinance.Female | Male | Bottom 3 couples | Bottom 4 contestants |
Week: | 6/11 | 6/18 | 6/25 | 7/2 | 7/9 | 7/16 | 7/23 | 7/30 | 8/6 | |||||||||||||
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Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jeanine Mason | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Winner | |||||||||||||||||||
Brandon Bryant | Btm 4 | Runner-Up | ||||||||||||||||||||
Evan Kasprzak | 3rd place | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kayla Radomski | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | 4th place | ||||||||||||||||||
Ade Obayomi | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||
Melissa Sandvig | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jason Glover | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||
Janette Manrara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K?pono Aweau | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||
Randi Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Philip Chbeeb | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||
Caitlin Kinney | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vitolio Jeune | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||
Karla Garcia | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jonathan Platero | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||
Asuka Kondoh | Btm 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ashley Valerio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tony Bellissimo | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||
Paris Torres |
Performances
Week 1 (June 10, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman- Couple dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeanine Mason Phillip Chbeeb | Lyrical hip-hop | "Mad""?Ne-Yo | Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo | Safe |
Asuka Kondoh Vitolio Jeune | Broadway | "Hot Honey Rag" from Chicago | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 3 |
Karla Garcia Jonathan Platero | Cha-cha | "Poker Face""?Lady Gaga | Tony Meredith | Bottom 3 |
Randi Evans Evan Kasprzak | Jazz | "I Only Have Eyes for You""?Jamie Cullum | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
Paris Torres Tony Bellissimo | Hip-hop | "Let the Beat Rock" (Boyz Noize Megamix)"?The Black Eyed Peas | Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo | Both eliminated |
Caitlin Kinney Jason Glover | Bollywood | "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Safe |
Janette Manrara Brandon Bryant | Foxtrot | "Come Fly with Me""?Michael Bubl | Louis van Amstel | Safe |
Ashley Valerio K?pono Aweau | Jazz | "Felt Mountain""?Goldfrapp | Wade Robson | Safe |
Melissa Sandvig Ade Obayomi | Contemporary | "Right Here Waiting""?Richard Marx | Mandy Moore | Safe |
Kayla Radomski Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov | Samba | "Jum Bah Day""?House of Gypsies | Louis van Amstel | Safe |
Week 2 (June 17, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C- Couple dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
Randi Evans Evan Kasprzak | Jive | "Shake A Tail Feather""?Ray Charles | Louis van Amstel | Safe |
Melissa Sandvig Ade Obayomi | Jazz | "24 Hours" (The Aston Shuffle A-Bomb Remix)"?Terry Poison | Sonya Tayeh | Safe |
Caitlin Kinney Jason Glover | Hip-hop | "Missin' You""?Trey Songz | Shane Sparks | Bottom 3 |
Janette Manrara Brandon Bryant | Disco | "Loving Is Really My Game""?Brainstorm | Doriana Sanchez | Safe |
Asuka Kondoh Vitolio Jeune | Waltz | "Dreams Are More Precious""?Enya | Louis van Amstel | Safe |
Kayla Radomski Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov | Pop-Jazz | "Hot Like Wow""?Nadia Oh | Brian Friedman | Kapitannikov Eliminated |
Karla Garcia Jonathan Platero | Contemporary | "Falling Slowly""?The Frames | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
Jeanine Mason Phillip Chbeeb | Tango | "Violento (Up Mix)""?Bailongo! | Tony Meredith | Safe |
Ashley Valerio K?pono Aweau | Hip-hop | "Imma Be""?The Black Eyed Peas | Shane Sparks | Valerio Eliminated |
Week 3 (June 24, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Toni Basil- Couple dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
Karla Garcia Jonathan Platero | Hip-hop | "By My Side""?Jadakiss featuring Ne-Yo | Dave Scott | Platero Eliminated |
Asuka Kondoh Vitolio Jeune | Jazz | "Heartbreaker""?Pat Benatar | Mandy Moore | Kondoh Eliminated |
Melissa Sandvig Ade Obayomi | Rumba | "Emotion""?Destiny's Child | Tony Meredith | Safe |
Janette Manrara Brandon Bryant | Hip-hop | "What a World""?Common | Dave Scott | Safe |
Kayla Radomski K?pono Aweau | Viennese Waltz | "Sweet Dreams for You""?Jewel | Jean-Marc Gnreux France Mousseau | Safe |
Randi Evans Evan Kasprzak | Contemporary | "Koop Island Blues""?Koop featuring Ane Brun | Mia Michaels | Safe |
Caitlin Kinney Jason Glover | Paso Doble | "O Fortuna""?Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg & Kurt Pretsel | Jean-Marc Gnreux France Mousseau | Bottom 3 |
Jeanine Mason Phillip Chbeeb | Broadway | "Moses Supposes" from Singin' in the Rain | Tyce Diorio | Safe |
Week 4 (July 1, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels- Couple dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cha-cha | "Hush Hush; Hush Hush""?The Pussycat Dolls | Jean-Marc Gnreux France Mousseau | Safe | |
Kayla Radomski K?pono Aweau | Contemporary | "Eyes On Fire""?Blue Foundation | Sonya Tayeh | |
Randi Evans Evan Kasprzak | Broadway | "Rich Man's Frug" from Sweet Charity | Joey Dowling | Safe |
Caitlin Kinney Jason Glover | Pop-Jazz | "Creator""?Santigold | Brian Friedman | Safe |
Jeanine Mason Phillip Chbeeb | Hip-hop | "Love Lockdown""?Kanye West | Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo | Bottom 3 |
Melissa Sandvig Ade Obayomi | "Romeo and Juliet: Prokofiev's Suite (No.1 Op 64b, 6th Movement)" "?Orchestre De La Suisse Romande & Armin Jordan | Thordal Christensen | Safe | |
Karla Garcia Vitolio Jeune | Quickstep | "Puttin' on the Ritz""?Rufus Wainwright | Jean-Marc Gnreux France Mousseau |
Week 5 (July 8, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tyce Diorio- Couple dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
Melissa Sandvig Ade Obayomi | Disco | "Move On Up""?Destination | Doriana Sanchez | Bottom 3 |
Waltz | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman""?Mary J. Blige | Ron Montez | ||
Kayla Radomski K?pono Aweau | Contemporary | "Gravity""?Sara Bareilles | Mia Michaels | Safe |
Broadway | "The Dance At the Gym" from West Side Story | Joey Dowling | ||
Caitlin Kinney Jason Glover | Foxtrot | "Minnie the Moocher""?Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | |
Lyrical Jazz | "Show Me Heaven""?Maria McKee | Mandy Moore | ||
Jeanine Mason Phillip Chbeeb | Kalinka | "Kalinka""?Barynya | Youri Nelzine Lilia Babenko | |
Jive | "Stuff Like That There""?Bette Midler | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | ||
Randi Evans Evan Kasprzak | Lyrical hip-hop | "Halo""?Beyonc Knowles | Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo | Safe |
Samba | "Ritmo De Bom Bom""?Jubaba | Anya Garnis Pasha Kovalev (Season 3) | ||
Janette Manrara Brandon Bryant | Argentine Tango | "Libertango" from Forever Tango | Miriam Larici Leonardo Barrionuevo | Safe |
Jazz | "Ruby Blue""?Risn Murphy | Wade Robson |
Week 6 (July 15, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen- Group dances:
Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Top 5 female dancers | Bollywood | "Dholna" from Pyaar Ke Geet | Nakul Dev Mahajan |
Top 5 male dancers | African Jazz | "Balant Funk""?Ayanda Clark and Shawn Kelly | Jeffrey Paige |
- Couple dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kayla Radomski Evan Kasprzak | Viennese Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose""?Seal | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
Janette Manrara Ade Obayomi | Funk | "Love Sex Magic""?Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake | Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo | Obayomi in bottom 4 |
Jeanine Mason Jason Glover | Contemporary | "If It Kills Me" (The Casa Nova Sessions)"?Jason Mraz | Travis Wall (Season 2) | Safe |
Randi Evans K?pono Aweau | Paso Doble | "Dies Irae""?Karl Jenkins | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Both eliminated |
Melissa Sandvig Brandon Bryant | Broadway | "Aquarius" from Hair | Tyce Diorio | Sandvig in bottom 4 |
- Solos:
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Brandon Bryant | Contemporary | "In Your Eyes""?Jeffrey Gaines | Safe |
Randi Evans | Contemporary | "Dream""?Priscilla Ahn | Eliminated |
Kupono Aweau | Jazz | "Marina Gasolina""?Bonde do Rol | Eliminated |
Melissa Sandvig | Ballet | "Gabriel""?Lamb | Bottom 4 |
Evan Kasprzak | Broadway | "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart""?Rufus Wainright | Safe |
Kayla Radomski | Contemporary | "Rock Your Soul""?Elisa | Safe |
Ade Obayomi | Contemporary | "Unchained Melody""?The Righteous Brothers | Bottom 4 |
Jeanine Mason | Jazz | "Violento (Up Mix)""?Bailongo! | Safe |
Jason Glover | Broadway | "Train Fare Home""?Muddy Waters | Safe |
Janette Manrara | Salsa | "This is Miami""?Sander Kleinenberg | Safe |
Week 7 (July 22, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels- Group dance: Top 8: "Let It Rock""?Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne (Choreographer: Travis Wall)
- Couple dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
Janette Manrara Evan Kasprzak | Jazz | "Move" (Metronomy Remix)"?CSS | Sonya Tayeh | Manrara eliminated |
Rumba | "Heartless""?Kris Allen | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | ||
Jeanine Mason Brandon Bryant | Smooth Waltz | "May It Be""?Hayley Westenra | Hunter Johnson | Bryant in Bottom 4 |
Pop-Jazz | "Battlefield""?Jordin Sparks | Laurie Ann Gibson | ||
Melissa Sandvig Ade Obayomi | Cha-cha | "Yeah (Como Goza Mi Morena)""?Chino Espinoza y Los Dueos Del Son | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
Contemporary | "This Woman's Work""?Maxwell | Tyce Diorio | ||
Kayla Radomski Jason Glover | Broadway | "Mr. Monotony""?Kim Criswell | Tyce Diorio | |
Hip-hop | "They're Everywhere""?Izza Kizza | Shane Sparks |
- Solos:
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Kayla Radomski | Contemporary | "The Moment I Said It""?Imogen Heap | Bottom 4 |
Jason Glover | Contemporary | "...Slowdance on the Inside""?Taking Back Sunday | Eliminated |
Janette Manrara | Rumba | "Seduces Me""?Celine Dion | Eliminated |
Ade Obayomi | Jazz | "Hater""?Various | Safe |
Melissa Sandvig | Ballet | "Heads Will Roll""?Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Safe |
Evan Kasprzak | Broadway | "Old Devil Moon""?Jamie Cullum | Safe |
Jeanine Mason | Contemporary | "Let the Drummer Kick""?Citizen Cope | Safe |
Brandon Bryant | Jazz | "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That""?Robert Randolph and the Family Band | Bottom 4 |
Week 8 (July 29, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C- Group dances:
Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Top 3 male dancers | Jazz | "True Romance""?She Wants Revenge | Sonya Tayeh |
Top 3 female dancers | Jazz | "Kick It (Stereoheroes Remix)""?Nina Martine | Sonya Tayeh |
- Couple dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeanine Mason Ade Obayomi | Samba | "LoveGame""?Lady Gaga | Louis van Amstel | Obayomi eliminated |
Hip-hop | "Move (If You Wanna)""?Mims | Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo | ||
Melissa Sandvig Evan Kasprzak | Broadway | "Get Me to the Church on Time""?Matt Dusk | Tyce Diorio | Sandvig eliminated |
Quickstep | "As Long As I'm Singin'""?Brian Setzer Orchestra | Louis van Amstel | ||
Kayla Radomski Brandon Bryant | Contemporary | "All I Want""?Ahn Trio | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
Disco | "Dance (Disco Heat)""?Sylvester | Doriana Sanchez |
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Kayla Radomski | Contemporary | "You Found Me""?The Fray | Safe |
Ade Obayomi | Contemporary | "18th Floor Balcony""?Blue October | Eliminated |
Melissa Sandvig | Ballet | "I Put A Spell On You""?Nina Simone | Eliminated |
Brandon Bryant | Modern | "O Fortuna""?Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg & Kurt Pretsel | Safe |
Jeanine Mason | Jazz | "Feedback""?Janet Jackson | Safe |
Evan Kasprzak | Broadway | "The Lady Is a Tramp""?Sammy Davis, Jr. | Safe |
Week 9 (August 5, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman- Group dance: Top 4: "Boys Boys Boys""?Lady Gaga (Pop-Jazz; Choreographer: Wade Robson)
- Duo dances:
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Jeanine Mason Evan Kasprzak | Jazz | "Heartbreaker""?MSTRKRFT featuring John Legend | Sonya Tayeh |
Kayla Radomski Brandon Bryant | Broadway | "Bye Bye Love" from All That Jazz | Tyce Diorio |
Brandon Bryant Evan Kasprzak | Pop-Jazz | "Nasty""?Janet Jackson | Laurie Ann Gibson |
Jeanine Mason Kayla Radomski | Contemporary | "The Four Sections: IV (Full Orchestra)""?Steve Reich | Mia Michaels |
Kayla Radomski Evan Kasprzak | Jive | "T.R.O.U.B.L.E.""?Travis Tritt | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
Jeanine Mason Brandon Bryant | Paso Doble | "Tetsujin" from The Matrix Revolutions | Louis van Amstel |
Dancer | Style | Music |
---|---|---|
Brandon Bryant | Contemporary | "Dies Irae""?Karl Jenkins |
Jeanine Mason | Jazz | "Por una Cabeza""?The Tango Project |
Evan Kasprzak | Broadway | "The Best Is Yet to Come""?Michael Bubl |
Kayla Radomski | Jazz | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)""?Eurythmics |
Results shows
Week 1 (June 11, 2009)
- Group dance: Top 20: "Boom Boom Pow""?The Black Eyed Peas (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
- Musical guest: "Fire Burning""?Sean Kingston
- Guest dancers: Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo: "Tangueira" from Forever Tango (Argentine Tango)
- Solos:
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Paris Torres | Contemporary | "It Doesn't Hurt""?Katie Thompson | Eliminated |
Tony Bellissimo | Locking | "Early in the Morning""?The Gap Band | Eliminated |
Asuka Kondoh | Jive | "Did Ya""?BoA | Safe |
Vitolio Jeune | Contemporary | "We Belong Together""?Gavin DeGraw | Safe |
Karla Garcia | Contemporary | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman""?Aretha Franklin | Safe |
Jonathan Platero | Salsa | "Krazy""?Pitbull featuring Lil Jon | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- Paris Torres
- Tony Bellissimo
- New partners:
- None
Week 2 (June 18, 2009)
- Group dance: Top 18: "Higher Ground""?Stevie Wonder (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
- Musical guest: "Goodbye""?Kristinia DeBarge
- Guest dancer: Amrapali Ambegaokar: "Ganesh Toda Tankar""?Guru Sundarlal Gangani & Smt. Anjani Ambegoakar (Kathak)
- Solos:
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Caitlin Kinney | Contemporary | "Make You Feel My Love""?Adele | Safe |
Jason Glover | Contemporary | "Superman""?Robin Thicke | Safe |
Ashley Valerio | Jazz | "By Your Side""?Coco Rosie | Eliminated |
K?pono Aweau | Jazz | "Many Moons""?Janelle Mone | Safe |
Kayla Radomski | Contemporary | "Walking on Air""?Kerli | Safe |
Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov | Jive | "Footloose""?Kenny Loggins | Eliminated |
- Eliminated:
- Ashley Valerio
- Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov
- New partners:
- Kayla Radomski and K?pono Aweau
Week 3 (June 25, 2009)
- Group dance: Top 16: "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)""?Pitbull (Hip-hop/Samba; Choreographers: Dmitry Chaplin, Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo)
- Musical guest: "Take Me on the Floor""?The Veronicas
- Guest dancers: The Rage Boyz Crew: "Feel It""?Colby O'Donis & Mauli-b (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Tiffany Burton)
- Solos:
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Asuka Kondoh | Cha-cha | "Don't Trust Me""?3OH!3 | Eliminated |
Vitolio Jeune | Contemporary | "Viva La Vida""?Coldplay | Safe |
Karla Garcia | Jazz | "15 Step""?Radiohead | Safe |
Jonathan Platero | Salsa | "The Hunted""?Kodo | Eliminated |
Caitlin Kinney | Contemporary | "Que Sera Sera""?Jennifer Terran | Safe |
Jason Glover | Contemporary | "New American Classic""?Taking Back Sunday | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- Asuka Kondoh
- Jonathan Platero
- New partners:
- Karla Garcia and Vitolio Jeune
Week 4 (July 2, 2009)
- Group dance: Top 14: "A Brand New Day" from The Wiz (Broadway; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio)
- Musical guest: "I Do Not Hook Up""?Kelly Clarkson
- Guest dancers: Desmond Richardson and Patricia Hachey: "Caprice in E Minor, Op. 1 No 3""?Midori (Contemporary Ballet; Choreographers: Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson)
- Solos:
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Karla Garcia | Contemporary | "Blackbird""?Dionne Farris | Eliminated |
Vitolio Jeune | Contemporary | "Here Comes Goodbye""?Rascal Flatts | Eliminated |
Kayla Radomski | Contemporary | "Stupid""?Sarah McLachlan | Safe |
K?pono Aweau | Jazz | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow""?Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | Safe |
Jeanine Mason | Contemporary | "Moonlight Sonata""?Smart Sleep With Classical | Safe |
Phillip Chbeeb | Popping | "You'll Find A Way (Switch & Greame Sinden Remix)""?Santigold | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- Karla Garcia
- Vitolio Jeune
- New partners:
- None
Week 5 (July 9, 2009)
- Group dance: Top 12: "Seven Nation Army""?The White Stripes (Hip-hop; Choreographers: Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo)
- Musical guests: "When Love Takes Over""?David Guetta and Kelly Rowland
- Solos:
Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Caitlin Kinney | Contemporary | "Stand By Me""?Playing for Change | Eliminated |
Jason Glover | Contemporary | "Calm Touching""?Evaline | Safe |
Jeanine Mason | Contemporary | "Baby's Romance""?Chris Garneau | Safe |
Phillip Chbeeb | Popping | "The Diva Dance" from The Fifth Element"?Sarah Brightman | Eliminated |
Melissa Sandvig | Ballet | "Kashira""?Kodo | Safe |
Ade Obayomi | Jazz | "Windowdipper""?Jib Kidder | Safe |
- Eliminated:
- Caitlin Kinney
- Phillip Chbeeb
- New partners:
- None. Now that only ten dancers remaining, new partners are randomly assigned each week. They'll also be voted individually.
Week 6 (July 16, 2009)
Judges: only Debbie Allen and Mary Murphy- Note: This season dancers are performing the same solos at the results shows as in the performance show
- Group dance: Top 10: "So Much Betta""?Janet Jackson (Jazz; Choreographers: Wade and Amanda Robson)
- Musical guest: "I Gotta Feeling""?The Black Eyed Peas
- Bottom 4:
- K?pono Aweau
- Randi Evans
- Ade Obayomi
- Melissa Sandvig
- Eliminated:
- Randi Evans
- K?pono Aweau
Week 7 (July 23, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels- Note: This was the 100th episode of SYTYCD
- Group dance: Top 8: "One" from A Chorus Line (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
- Musical guest: "Get Happy""?Katie Holmes
- The performance was not performed on stage but pre-taped for promoting Dizzy Feet Foundation.
- Guest dancers:
- The three winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography were reenacted by their respective original dancers:
Year won | Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto "Hok" Konishi | Jazz | "The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha | Wade Robson |
2007 | Heidi Groskreutz Travis Wall | Contemporary | "Calling You""?Celine Dion | Mia Michaels |
2007 | Top 10 Wade Robson | Pop-Jazz group dance | "Ramalama (Bang Bang)""?Risn Murphy | Wade Robson |
- Bottom 4:
- Brandon Bryant
- Jason Glover
- Janette Manrara
- Kayla Radomski
- Eliminated:
- Janette Manrara
- Jason Glover
Template:Note Ryan Rankine and Natalie Fotopoulos were absent, however, the dancers were joined by their choreographers, Wade Robson.
Week 8 (July 30, 2009)
- Group dance: Top 6: "Send in the Clowns""?Judy Collins (Broadway; Choreographer: Tyce Diorio)
- Musical guest: "So Fine""?Sean Paul
- Guest dancers:
- JabbaWockeeZ: "Freak-A-Zoid""?Midnight Star (Hip-Hop)
- The four nominees for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography were reenacted by their respective original dancers:
Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jessica King William Wingfield | Contemporary | "Silence" from Unfaithful | Tyce Diorio | Won |
Katee Shean Stephen "Twitch" Boss | Contemporary | "Mercy""?Duffy | Mia Michaels | Nominated |
Chelsie Hightower Joshua Allen | Argentine Tango | "A Los Amigos" from Forever Tango | Dmitry Chaplin | Nominated |
Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura | Lyrical hip-hop | "Bleeding Love""?Leona Lewis | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo | Nominated |
- Dancers that performed a solo again:
- Evan Kasprzak
- Ade Obayomi
- Kayla Radomski
- Melissa Sandvig
- Eliminated:
- Melissa Sandvig
- Ade Obayomi
Week 9 (Finale) (August 6, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Tyce Diorio, Lil' C, Mia Michaels- Group dances:
Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Top 20 | Broadway | "Brand New Day" from The Wiz | Tyce Diorio |
Top 20 | Hip-Hop/Samba | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)""?Pitbull | Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo Dmitry Chaplin |
Top 8 All judges this episode except Lil' C | Contemporary | "One" from A Chorus Line | Mia Michaels |
- Guest dancers:
Dancer(s) | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Talia Fowler | Jazz | "Shot You Down""?Audio Bullys | Sonya Tayeh |
The Rage Boyz Crew | Hip-Hop | "Feel It""?Colby O'Donis & Mauli-b | Tiffany Burton |
Template:Note The routine was originally performed by the top 14 finalists.
Template:Note The routine was originally performed by the top 16 finalists.
Judges' picks
Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Chosen by |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeanine Mason Phillip Chbeeb | Lyrical hip-hop | "Mad""?Ne-Yo | Tabitha D'umo Napoleon D'umo | Adam Shankman |
Janette Manrara Brandon Bryant | Argentine tango | "Libertango" from Forever Tango | Miriam Larici Leonardo Barrionuevo | Nigel Lythgoe |
Asuka Kondoh Vitolio Jeune | Waltz | "Dreams Are More Precious""?Enya | Louis van Amstel | Debbie Allen |
Jeanine Mason Jason Glover | Contemporary | "If It Kills Me" (The Casa Nova Sessions)"?Jason Mraz | Travis Wall | Mary Murphy |
Kayla Radomski Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov | Samba | "Jum Buh Day""?House of Gypsies | Louis van Amstel | Mia Michaels |
Caitlin Kinney Jason Glover | Bollywood | "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire | Nakul Dev Mahajan | Lil' C |
Randi Evans Evan Kasprzak | Contemporary | "Koop Island Blues""?Koop featuring Ane Brun | Mia Michaels | Adam Shankman |
Jeanine Mason Brandon Bryant | Paso Doble | "Tetsujin" from The Matrix Revolutions | Louis van Amstel | Mary Murphy |
Kayla Radomski Kpono Aweau | Contemporary | "Gravity""?Sara Bareilles | Mia Michaels | Nigel Lythgoe |
Janette Manrara Brandon Bryant | Disco | "Loving Is Really My Game""?Brainstorm | Doriana Sanchez | Tyce Diorio |
Melissa Sandvig Ade Obayomi | Contemporary | "This Woman's Work""?Maxwell | Tyce Diorio | Mia Michaels |
- Eliminated:
- Kayla Radomski
- Evan Kasprzak
- Runner-Up:
- Brandon Bryant
- Winner
- Jeanine Mason
Controversy
On May 21, 2009, SYTYCD aired two males performing ballroom dance together for the first time, with dancers Misha and Mitchel performing a Samba. The dance couple's introduction on the show, and the judges' subsequent comments, have been criticized as homophobic. The two men were introduced with The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" played in the background. After the couple performed, judge Nigel Lythgoe said, "I think you'd probably alienate a lot of our audience. We've always had the guys dance together on the show but they've never really done it in each other's arms before. I'm really one of those people that like to see guys be guys and girls be girls on stage. I don't think I liked it, to be frank." He later went on to say that he'd like each man to dance with women and that: "You never know, you might enjoy that, too." The segment closed, and the song "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" is played in the background, which contains the lyrics: "This is a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl." Cat Deeley went on to say that the pair were "out."Lythgoe issued a formal apology letter later that week, stating that he regretted "poor word choices" and that he realized how his comments could be "misconstrued." He went on to say that he "believe[s] the sexual orientation of an auditioner or contestant is irrelevant... the fact that I have unintentionally upset people is distressing to me... I have made mistakes that I must learn from."
Tour
So You Think You Can Dance went on tour through 40 cities across the US and 1 city in Canada, Toronto. Nigel had also announced that Phillip Chbeeb and Caitlin Kinney would also be going on the tour as swing dancers since they made it to the top 12 before being cut.See also
- List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists
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