The fifth season of So You Think You Can Dance, a Dutch/Belgian televised dance competition, aired in the fall of 2012 on networks RTL 5 (Netherlands) and vtm (Belgium). Judges Dan Karaty, Euvgenia Parakhina and Jan Kooijman all returned as permanent members of the judge's panel. Departing judge Marco Gerrits was replaced by choreographer Ish Ait Hamou. An Lemmens and Dennis Weening returned in their roles as co-hosts. On December 9, hip-hop dancer Frederic de Smet was announced as the winner of the competition and awarded a choice of dance school scholarship and €25,000.Frederic wins So You Think You Can Dance RTL News, December 10, 2012
Selection process
Open Auditions The announcement that So You Think You Can Dance had been picked up for a fifth season was made during the fourth season finale on November 27, 2011, but registration of contestants did not begin until several months later. As with season four, open auditions were held at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam on July 8 and 9 and in the BOZAR in Brussels on July 15 and 16. As with previous seasons, the open auditions represented the initial assessment of contestants before the more extensive workshops of the show's “Bootcamp” phase; however, unlike in previous seasons, the judges awarded special places to four different contestants (Vita Boers, Sarah Mancini, Remy Vetter and Niels van den Heuvel), which allowed them to proceed immediately to the foreign phase of the bootcamp, skipping the initial workshops at the “ArtEz” Arnhem studios.
Bootcamp The initial workshops of the Bootcamp phase took place at ArtEZ dance studious in Arnhem during July 20–22. Just over 100 contestants participated after being selected during the open auditions. Day one featured workshops for four dance styles – hip-hop, Latin, modern, and jazz – the results of which more than halved the number of contestants to 43. One dancer, Vivian Gomez Cardoso, impressed the judges to such a degree during this first day that she was immediately awarded a spot in the foreign component of the Bootcamp; Cardoso would go on to take second place for the season. During the second day, couples were formed and given a piece of music from any of a number of genres, around which they were required to design a short routine. Based on these performances, the judges selected half of the remaining dancers (21, plus the additional five already awarded places) to proceed to the foreign phase of the Bootcamp, held in New York City, for season 5.
Once in New York, the remaining dancers were granted the choice of a modern or hip-hop workshop, though they were given no details as to where and under whom these would take place until after they made their choice. Those who chose hip-hop were trained by hip-hop choreographer “Dixter” in the Bronx, whereas those who chose modern went to the prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Manhattan. These workshops were immediately followed by a challenge to develop group choreography within these two styles, with a total of four performances (two each for hip-hop and modern); a handful of contestants were eliminated from competition immediately after. These eliminations were followed by the contestants attending an exclusive closed-doors rehearsal of the musical Chicago, which became an introduction to the next challenge – the performance of an iconic and challenging piece of choreography from that show, dancing in pairs as back-up to actress/dancer Dylis Croman in the lead role of Roxie Hart. To further challenge the dancers, they were told neither their partner nor their relative role in the choreography until just before their performances. After this final challenge, and taking into account past performances, the judges selected 18 dancers from the remaining contestants to move on and participate in the Live Shows.
Top 18 contestants
Male Contestants FinalistAgeHome Dance style Elimination date Frederic De Smet 19 Eeklo, Belgium Hip-hop Winner Denden Karadeniz 22 Alkmaar, Netherlands Breakdance 4th place Delano Spenrath 18 Ede, Netherlands Hip-hop December 2, 2012 Arno Brys 18 Kortrijk, Belgium Modern November 25, 2012 Remy Vetter 24 Woerden, Netherlands Lyrical Hip-hop November 18, 2012 Sinerjey Meyfroodt 25 Ypres, Belgium Hip-hop November 11, 2012 Niels van den Heuvel 23 Amsterdam, Netherlands Hip-hop November 4, 2012 Hessel de Graaf 20 Amsterdam, Netherlands Hip-hop October 28, 2012 Daniel Vissers 25 Amsterdam, Netherlands Jazz October 21, 2012
Female Contestants Finalist Age Home Dance style Elimination date Vivian Cardoso Gomez 21 Amsterdam, Netherlands Jazz Runner-up Kalila Hermant 22 Auderghem, Belgium Hip-hop 3rd place Davinia Janssens 18 Sint-Truiden, Belgium Jazz December 2, 2012 Vita Boers 22 Amsterdam, Netherlands Jazz November 25, 2012 Eliane Nsanze 28 Brussels, Belgium Modern November 18, 2012 Iris Meeusen 1 22 Zwanenburg, Netherlands Latin November 11, 2012 Sarah Mancini 22 Tilburg, Netherlands Jazz November 4, 2012 Inge Devroey 22 Leuven, Belgium Jazz October 28, 2012 Masha Verdegem 19 Evergem, Belgium Jazz October 21, 2012 Meeusen replaced original Top 18 dancer Isabel Bérénos, who voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
Live shows
Eliminations Table Female Male Dance For Your Life Bottom Participants Week: 21/10 28/10 04/11 11/11 18/11 25/11 02/12 09/12 Candidate Result Frederic De Smet DFYLWINNER Vivian Cardoso Gomez DFYL DFYLRUNNER-UP Kalila Hermant DFYL Btm Btm Btm3rd Denden Karadeniz DFYL DFYL Btm4th Delano Spenrath DFYL BtmElim Davinia Janssens Arno Brys DFYL BtmElim Vita Boers DFYL Remy VetterElim Eliane Nsanze DFYL DFYL Sinerjey Meyfroodt DFYLElim Iris Meeusen Niels van den Heuvel DFYLElim Sarah Mancini DFYL Hessel de Graaf DFYLElim Inge Devroey DFYL Daniel FishermenElim Masha Verdegem Isabel BérénosWD
Live Show 1 (21 October 2012) Couple Style Music Choreographer Results Eliane Nsanze Sinerjey Meyfroodt Jazz "The Fear" - Ben Howard Laurent Flament Dance for your Life Sarah Mancini Niels van den Heuvel Lyrical hip-hop "Don't Wake Me Up" - Chris Brown Vincent Vianen Safe Inge Devroey Hessel de Graaf Modern "You Lost Me" - Christina Aguilera Isabelle Beernaert Dance for your Life Masha Verdegem Daniel Fishermen Disco "Hush Hush, Hush Hush" - The Pussycat Dolls Laurent Flament Dance for your Life Iris Meeusen Arno Brys Viennese Waltz "I Won't Give Up" - Jason Mraz Peter Bosveld Ilse Lans Safe Davinia Janssens Remy Vetter Hip-hop "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" - David Guetta featuring Sia Steeve Austin Safe Vita Boers Frederic De Smet Cha-cha "Dance Again" - Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull Fame Jana de Haan Koen Brouwers Safe Kalila Hermant Delano Spenrath Hip-hop "Ayo Technology" - 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland Vincent Vianen Safe Vivian Cardoso Gomez Denden Karadeniz Modern "Wil Niet Dat Je Weg Gaat (Do Not Want You To Leave)" - Clouseau Isabelle Beernaert Safe Show 1 Results Group Choreography: Top 18: "Bangarang" - Skrillex featuring Sirah (Hip Hop Contemporary, Choreographer: Roy Julen) Dance For Your Life solos: Dancer Style Music Results Masha Verdegem Jazz "Control" Vitamin String Quartet Eliminated Inge Devroey Jazz "Bedroom Hymns" - Florence + The Machine Safe Eliane Nsanze Modern "Toxicity" - System Of A Down Safe Daniel Fishermen Jazz "DJ Got Us Fallin 'in Love" - Usher featuring Pitbull Eliminated Hessel de Graaf Hip-hop "Green Light" - John Legend featuring Andre 3000 Safe Sinerjey Meyfroodt Hip-hop "Pump It" - Black Eyed Peas Safe
Live Show 2 (28 October 2012) Couple Style Music Choreographer Results Davinia Janssens Remy Vetter Samba "La Tortura" - Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz Fame Jana de Haan Koen Brouwers Safe Iris Meeusen Arno Brys Jazz "Hall of Fame" - The Script featuring Will.i.am Percey Kruythof Safe Vita Boers Frederic De Smet Modern "Unfinished Sympathy" - Hooverphonic Isabelle Beernaert Safe Inge Devroey Hessel de Graaf Lyrical hip-hop "Read All About It" - Professor Green featuring Emeli Sande Vincent Vianen Dance for your Life Sarah Mancini Niels van den Heuvel Slowfox "Fever" - Michael Bublé Peter Bosveld Ilse Lans Dance for your Life Eliane Nsanze Sinerjey Meyfroodt Hip-hop "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" - Ne-Yo Steeve Austin Safe Vivian Cardoso Gomez Denden Karadeniz Disco "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer Laurent Flament Dance for your Life Kalila Hermant Delano Spenrath Modern "Bring Me To Life" - Evanescence Isabelle Beernaert Safe Show 2 Results 'Group Choreography: Top 16: 'Euphoria' - Loreen (Modern, Choreographer: Roy Julen) Dance For Your Life solos: Dancer Style Music Results Inge Devroey Jazz "End of Time" - Beyoncé Eliminated Sarah Mancini Jazz "Hope There's Someone" - Antony and The Johnsons Safe Vivian Cardoso Gomez Jazz "I Just Want To Love ... To You" - Etta James Safe Hessel de Graaf Hip-hop "This Time" - John Legend Eliminated Niels van den Heuvel Hip-hop "Dr. Feel Good" - Travie McCoy featuring Cee Lo Green Safe Denden Karadeniz Breakdance "Super Bad" - James Brown Safe
Live Show 3 (4 November 2012) Couple Style Music Choreographer Results Vivian Cardoso Gomez Denden Karadeniz Lyrical hip-hop "Diamonds" - Rihanna Vincent Vianen Safe Davinia Janssens Remy Vetter Modern "Big Jet Plane" - Angus & Julia Stone Min Hee Bervoets Safe Eliane Nsanze Sinerjey Meyfroodt Waltz "The Chairman's Waltz" - from Memoirs of a Geisha Peter Bosveld Ilse Lans Safe Kalila Hermant Delano Spenrath Jive "Good God" - Anouk Fame Jana de Haan Koen Brouwers Dance for your Life Sarah Mancini Niels van den Heuvel Modern "Gravity" - Sara Bareilles Isabelle Beernaert Dance for your Life Iris Meeusen Arno Brys Hip-hop "Turn Up The Music" - Chris Brown Steeve Austin Safe Vita Boers Frederic De Smet Jazz "Let Her Go" - Passenger Laurent Flament Dance for your Life Show 3 Results 'Group Choreography: Top 14: "Niggas in Paris" - Jay-Z and Kanye West (Hip-hop, Choreographer: Roy Julen) Dance For Your Life solos: Dancer Style Music Results Kalila Hermant Hip-hop "Insecure" Delilah Safe Sarah Mancini Jazz "It's Oh So Quiet" - Björk Eliminated Vita Boers Jazz "The Lady Is A Tramp" - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Safe Delano Spenrath Hip-hop "Lemme See" Yella Boy Safe Niels van den Heuvel Hip-hop "Lotus Flower Bomb" - Wale featuring Miguel Eliminated Frederic De Smet Hip-hop "I Do not Dance" - DMX featuring MGK Safe
Live Show 4 (11 November 2012) Couple Style Music Choreographer Results Davinia Janssens Remy Vetter Quickstep "Da Bop" WTF! Peter Bosveld Ilse Lans Safe Iris Meeusen Arno Brys Modern "Somewhere Only We Know" - Keane Isabelle Beernaert Dance for your Life Eliane Nsanze Sinerjey Meyfroodt Hip-hop "Lose Control" - Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop Vincent Vianen Dance for your Life Kalila Hermant Delano Spenrath Jazz "Show Me How You Burlesque" - Christina Aguilera Laurent Flament Safe Vita Boers Frederic De Smet Hip-hop "Numb" - Usher Steeve Austin Safe Vivian Cardoso Gomez Denden Karadeniz Rumba "Voorbij (Beyond)" - Marco Borsato & Thu Fame Jana de Haan Koen Brouwers Dance for your Life Show 4 Results 'Group Choreography: Top 12: "Mirror" - Lil Wayne featuring Bruno Mars (Hip-hop, Choreographer: Roy Julen) Dance For Your Life solos: Dancer Style Music Results Iris Meeusen Latin "Conga" - Miami Sound Machine Eliminated Vivian Cardoso Gomez Jazz "At Last" - Etta James Safe Eliane Nsanze Modern "Sodat Aza Na Kati" - Dj Spilulu feat Dacosta Safe Arno Brys Modern "Workin 'Day And Night" - Michael Jackson Safe Denden Karadeniz Breakdance "The Real Undead" Tiz On Recordz Safe Sinerjey Meyfroodt Hip-hop "I'm In The House '- Steve Aoki featuring Zuper Blahq Eliminated
Live Show 5 (18 November 2012)