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.So You Think You Can Dance Australia Official Website on Ten - So You Think You Can Dance It premiered on 1 February 2009.So You Think You Can Dance Australia information and video on the season 2 premiere Talia Fowler was announced as the winner on 26 April 2009.
Auditions 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 contestants auditioning after the favourable response to the first season of the show.Auditions: So You Think You Can Dance Australia
Sydney Round 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, Wade Robson choreographed their routine during the jazz routine and Season 1 contestants: Jack and Kate were choreographing Pop-Jazz, while Rhys and Demi were choreographing Hip-Hop.Hot Tip: So You Think You Can Dance Australia
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Top 20 Contestants
Female Contestants ContestantAgeHome TownDance Specialty Elimination date 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 Penelope “Penny” Higgs 25 Melbourne, VIC Jazz / Cheerleading Withdrew24 March 2009 Gianne Abbott 28 Brisbane, QLD Afro / Samba / Hip Hop 23 March 2009Re-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 Ashlea-Leigh “Ash-Leigh’s Hunter 25 Bunbury, WA Paso Doble 23 February 2009 Maxine “Max” Francisco 22 Sydney, NSW Hip Hop 16 February 2009
Male Contestants FinalistAgeHome TownDance Specialty Elimination date Charles “Charlie” Bartley 19 Dubbo, New South Wales Hip-Hop Runner Up Benjamin “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 Quickstep 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
Results table + Legend Female contestant Male contestant Bottom 3 couples Bottom 4 contestants Eliminated Withdrew
Week:2/162/233/23/93/163/233/304/64/26 ContestantsResult 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 3Elim* Loredo Malcolm Btm 3 Btm 3Elim Penny HiggsWD 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
*Penny was forced to leave So You Think You Can Dance. Penny injured her ribs during a lift in her and Ben's top 10 foxtrot and scans on Tuesday revealed that she not only had bruising but a stress fracture. The dancer who will replace Penny is Gianne.
Performances Green background means the couple won the "McDonald's I'm lovin it Performance of the Night" for their dance.
Week 1 (15 February 2009) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Pania Taku Ben Veitch Contemporary The Presets - "Talk Like That" Marko Panzic (season 1) 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
Week 2 (22 February 2009) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkison CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults 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 (season 1) 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
Week 3 (1 March 2009) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults 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 (season 1) 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
Week 4 (8 March 2009) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Mary Murphy CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults 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
Week 5 (15 March 2009) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Kelley Abbey CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults 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 BoulterGolding 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 JoubertIovine Eliminated Viennese Waltz Coldplay - "Sparks" Leanne Bampton Gianne Abbot BJ Rorke Jive Metro Station - "Shake It" Sandro CatalanoBottom 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
Week 6 (22 March 2009) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, and Matt Lee CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Amy Campbell BJ Rorke Hip-Hop Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris - "Dance Wiv Me" Etienne Khoo & Kat Molnar Safe Contemporary Beyoncé - "Halo" Marko Panzic (season 1) Gianne Abbot Loredo Malcolm Contemporary Sarah Vaughan - "Peter Gunn (Max Begley Remix)" Sarah BoulterBoth 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 CatalanoBottom 4 Jazz N.E.R.D - "Kill Joy" Project Moda
Week 7 (29 March 2009) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkison ContestantStyleMusicChoreographerResults Top 4 Male Contestants Broadway Chicago (Soundtrack) - "Roxie's Suite" Adam Williams Amy Campbell Timomatic Omaji Contemporary Newton Faulkner - "To The Light" Sher ManuOmaji 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 BlackburnAbbot 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 contestant eliminated, was brought back into the competition. With this, Penny became the first contestant that never had the chance to perform a Solo in the entire run of the series.
Week 8 (5 April 2009) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee ContestantStyleMusicChoreographerResults 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" Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo Kat Risteska Charlie Bartley Hip Hop Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz – "Arab Money" Tabitha & Napoleon D'umoRisteska 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
Week 9: Top 20 Easter Special (12 April 2009)