So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(American_season_5)

<i>So You Think You Can Dance</i> (American TV series) season 5

So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series) season 5

Season of television series

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.[1] 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.[2]

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Auditions

Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations:

Audition Venue City Date Guest Judge(s)
Mark Morris Dance CenterBrooklyn, New YorkNovember 13, 2008Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo[3]
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing ArtsMiami, FloridaFebruary 3, 2009Tyce Diorio
Orpheum TheatreLos Angeles, CaliforniaFebruary 12, 2009Adam Shankman
Paramount TheatreDenver, ColoradoMarch 12, 2009Sonya Tayeh
The Cadre BuildingMemphis, TennesseeMarch 16, 2009Lil' C[4]
The Moore TheatreSeattle, WashingtonMarch 28, 2009Mia Michaels[5]

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.[6] 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:

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Top 20 Contestants

Female Contestants

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Male Contestants

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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.

Legend
Female Male Bottom 3 couples Bottom 4 contestants
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Performances


Week 1 (June 10, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman

  • Couple dances:
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Week 2 (June 17, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C

  • Couple dances:
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Week 3 (June 24, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Toni Basil

  • Couple dances:
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Week 4 (July 1, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

  • Couple dances:
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Week 5 (July 8, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tyce Diorio

  • Couple dances:
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Week 6 (July 15, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen

  • Group dances:
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  • Couple dances:
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  • Solos:
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Week 7 (July 22, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

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  • Solos:
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Week 8 (July 29, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C

  • Group dances:
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  • Couple dances:
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Solos:

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Week 9 (August 5, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman

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Solos:

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Results shows

Week 1 (June 11, 2009)

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  • Eliminated:
    • Paris Torres
    • Tony Bellissimo
  • New partners:
    • None

Week 2 (June 18, 2009)

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  • Eliminated:
    • Ashley Valerio
    • Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov
  • New partners:
    • Kayla Radomski and Kūpono Aweau

Week 3 (June 25, 2009)

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  • Eliminated:
    • Asuka Kondoh
    • Jonathan Platero
  • New partners:
    • Karla Garcia and Vitolio Jeune

Week 4 (July 2, 2009)

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  • Eliminated:
    • Karla Garcia
    • Vitolio Jeune
  • New partners:
    • None

Week 5 (July 9, 2009)

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  • 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:
    • Kūpono Aweau
    • Randi Evans
    • Ade Obayomi
    • Melissa Sandvig
  • Eliminated:
  • Randi Evans
  • Kūpono Aweau

Week 7 (July 23, 2009)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

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  • Bottom 4:
    • Brandon Bryant
    • Jason Glover
    • Janette Manrara
    • Kayla Radomski
  • Eliminated:
  • Janette Manrara
  • Jason Glover

^1 Ryan Rankine and Natalie Fotopoulos were absent, however, the dancers were joined by their choreographers, Wade Robson.

Week 8 (July 30, 2009)

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  • 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:
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^1 The routine was originally performed by the top 14 finalists.
^2 The routine was originally performed by the top 16 finalists.
^3 Talia Fowler is the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Australia's second season, and this performance comprised a portion of his prize package.

Judges' picks
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  • 4th Place
  • Kayla Radomski
  • 3rd Place
  • 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.[7] 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."[8] 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."[9]

Tour

So You Think You Can Dance went on tour through 40 cities across the US and 1 city in Canada, Toronto.[10] 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.

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

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See also

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