So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_Canada_(season_2)

<i>So You Think You Can Dance Canada</i> season 2

So You Think You Can Dance Canada season 2

Season of television series


Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is a dance reality show and competition that airs on CTV. It is hosted by ETalk correspondent and former MuchMusic VJ Leah Miller.

Quick Facts So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Hosted by ...

The series is based on the original American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. Auditions started April 4, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and ended in Montreal, Quebec on May 26, 2009.

The show premiered on August 11, 2009. With Fox Broadcasting Company announcing the season six premiere of So You Think You Can Dance on September 9, 2009, both shows aired concurrently. Changes to the season included the winner receiving $100,000, the title of Canada's favourite dancer, and both the winner and runner-up both received a 2010 Mazda 3 Sport. Repeats of the performance and results show aired a week later on MuchMusic. On October 25, 2009, Tara-Jean Popowich was announced as "Canada's Favourite Dancer", winning the grand prize; the runner-up was Vincent Desjardins.

Auditions

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

Audition Venue City Date Guest Judge(s)
The Centre in Vancouver for Performing ArtsVancouver, British ColumbiaApril 4, 2009Luther Brown and Mary Murphy
Winspear CentreEdmonton, AlbertaApril 7, 2009Luther Brown and Stacey Tookey
Imperial TheatreSaint John, New BrunswickApril 21, 2009Melissa Williams and Sean Cheesman
Metro Toronto Convention CentreToronto, OntarioMay 18, 2009Luther Brown and Mary Murphy
Théâtre Saint-DenisMontreal, QuebecMay 26, 2009Lil' C and Mia Michaels

Finals Week

The Top 2300 callbacks were held in the beginning of August 2009, at York University in Toronto, Ontario. 190 dancers were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut to 46 dancers, 23 male and 23 female, in the course of the week by Jean-Marc Genreux, Tre Armstrong, Blake McGrath, and Luther Brown, before the announcement of the season's top 20 contestants. Finals week included the following rounds, with cuts made after each:

Finals

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Bottom 3 couples Bottom 4 contestants
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Top 20 Contestants

Women

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Men

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Finals

Performances

Week 1 (August 25, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown

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Week 2 (September 1, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Luther Brown, Mary Murphy

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Week 3 (September 8, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Sean Cheesman, Melissa Williams

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Week 4 (September 15, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Karen Kain, Dan Karaty

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Week 5 (September 22, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mia Michaels

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Week 6 (September 29, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown

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  • Solos:
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Week 7 (October 6, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels

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  • Solos:
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Week 8 (October 13, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mary Murphy

  • Top 3 girls: "Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo Ma non Tanto (J.S. Bach)"—The Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Rees (Contemporary, Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
  • Top 3 boys: "Get Up Offa That Thing"—James Brown (Suave-Funk; Choreographer: Gustavo Vargas)
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  • Solos:
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Week 9 (October 20, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown

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  • Solos:
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Results shows

Week 1 (August 26, 2009)

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  • New partners:
    • Melanie Buttarazzi and Austin Di Iulio

Week 2 (September 2, 2009)

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  • New Partners:
    • Corynne Barron and Austin Di Iulio

Week 3 (September 9, 2009)

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  • New partners:
  • None

Week 4 (September 16, 2009)

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  • New partners:
  • None

Week 5 (September 23, 2009)

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  • New partners:
Once dancers make it into the top ten, new partners are assigned randomly.

Week 6 (September 30, 2009)

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Week 7 (October 7, 2009)

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Week 8 (October 14, 2009)

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Week 9 (October 25, 2009)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Rex Harrington, Kenny Ortega

  • Group dances:
Judges' picks
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  • Eliminated:
  • Everett Smith
  • Jayme Rae Dailey
  • Runner-up:
  • Vincent Desjardins
  • WINNER:
  • Tara-Jean Popowich

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