So You Think You Can Dance Australia

7.30PM SUNDAY / APRIL 6 & 7.30PM MONDAY / APRIL 7

This week on So You Think You Can
Dance the contestants continue to sizzle
up the stage with not one, but two routines
with their new partner.
With just a couple of days to learn and
master new routines, the dancers must
deliver two performances in a bid to
win the viewer’s votes. The dance styles
could be anything from musical theatre,
hip-hop, lambada or jazz, and it is the
versatility of the contestants that will enable
them to master these new routines
in such a short time.
Judges Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe
and Matt Lee are on hand to comment on
each performance, but the fate of each
dancer rests in the hands of the viewers
as it is they who vote and therefore determine
who will stay and who will leave the
competition.
One thing is for certain – this Monday
night, that dream will end for two more
dancers as they are voted out of the competition.
With only a few weeks remaining before the Finale, the competition is getting even hotter – one of
these eight dancers is Australia’s Favourite Dancer, but who will it be?

The Top 14 kick off the show with a routine set to Blackbird which sees them all dressed in black and white striped pants. Kelly Abbey choreographed the routine.

At the vote reveal, the bottom three couples are:
Rhiannon and J.D.
Camilla and Anthony
Kate and Graeme

At the Dance off:

Rhiannon
4 My People

J.D.
Signs

Camilla
Let Me Entertain You

Anthony
Lightning Crashes

Kate

Graeme
Crazy

While the judges deliberate for the last time as to who is going home, KT Tunstall performs Saving My Face.

The girls get their verdicts first. Going home is Camilla. When it comes to the guys, leaving the competition is J.D.

So that’s it! The Top 10 are:
Demi
Jack
Jemma
Rhys
Vanessa
Henry
Kate
Rhiannon
Graeme
Anthony

The competition continues in two weeks time. This Sunday there is a very special So You Think You Can Dance screening so make sure you tune in to check it out.

The top 12 have been given a new twist this week. They’ll be dancing the usual routine choreographed by some of Australia’s best and then they’ll get to perform a routine they’ve choreographed themselves.

Kelly also joins the judges on the judging panel for tonight.

Let’s get into the recap.

Kate and Graeme
Jazz (Leah Howard)
Live and Let Die
Voting Details can be found here

Kelly thought it was an honest performance. Matt says he couldn’t tell that Kate had a pinched nerve in her spine. Bonnie thought they did amazingly well. Jason thought it was a great start to the show and had impact.

Rhiannon and J.D.
Own Choreography
Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)
Voting Details can be found here

Jason thought it was amateurish and cruise ship.

Jemma Armstrong and Rhys
Own Choreography
Pony
Voting Details can be found here

Bonnie says that they are looking within rather than at the choreography.

Vanessa Sew Hoy and Henry Byalikov
Contemporary (Josival Bispo & Chris Ladera)
Piece of Me
Voting Details can be found here

Kelly struggled to find where the dance was and thought it needed to be really edgy. Matt thought it was more of a martial arts demonstration and didn’t get why it was set to Britney. Bonnie says well done on a difficult routine. Jason agrees that he too struggled to find the dance.

Camilla and Anthony
Lambada (Fabio Robles)
Not In Love
Voting Details can be found here

Kelly thought they had a great connection dancing together for the first time. Matt also thinks they suit each other really well. Bonnie wants the inbetween steps from Antony. Jason thought there was no sex in the dance and didn’t get it as the song is supposed to be sex with your clothes on.

Demi and Jack
Own Choreography
Crazy In Love
Voting Details can be found here

Matt thought it was the perfect song for them but thought Demi was just a little ahead of the beat.

Jemma Armstrong and Rhys
Musical Theatre (Andrew Hallsworth)
Dancin’ Fool
Voting Details can be found here

Kelly loves routines that entertain her and then talks about fishes tight butts and rats on wheels. Matt thought it was fun. Bonnie wonders how you could fail with that. Jason would have liked to have seen more of that and names it his dance of the night.d thought Demi should have would have been better off wearing heels.

Kate and Graeme
Own Choreography
Pump It
Voting Details can be found here

Kelly says call the fire brigade cause that was hot.

Rhiannon and J.D.
Hip Hop (Nacho Pop)
What’s Your Flava
Voting Details can be found here

Kelly thought it was a cute routine. Matt thinks that the style is hard because it’s understated. Bonnie thought it was great and really enjoyed the routine. Jason says that the unison and energy needed work.

Camilla and Anthony
Own Choreograher
Stronger
Voting Details can be found here

Matt thought it was a cute concept for the song and thought it was well done.

Vanessa Sew Hoy and Henry Byalikov
Own Choreography
Black and White
Voting Details can be found here

Bonnie thought they worked the routine with their own specialties.

Demi and Jack
Contemporary (Garry Stewart)
Ch-Check It Out
Voting Details can be found here

Kelly thought it was a really big challenge for them and saw the rats on wheels again. Matt thought it was manic and gungho from start to finish. Bonnie thought the routine was outstanding but was a bit too much and was lacking in energy. Jason thought it was a little under after seeing some of Garry’s other dancers doing his routines.

It’s a big night for our dancers. Two will just miss out on a spot in the Top 12.

To kick off the elimination show our remaining 14 dancers perform to Church from the new movie Step Up 2 the Streets and was choreographed by Juliete Verne.

First up to get their verdict is Camilla and Sermsah who learn they are in the bottom three while Demi and Jack are safe.

Next up is Jemma and Rhys & Vanessa and Henry who are very excited to not be in the bottom three.

Laura and Anthony learn that they’re in the bottom three for a second week.

The final two couples step forward and Rhiannon and J.D. find themselves in the bottom three again while Kate and Graeme are safe.

The dance off begins:

Camilla
What You Waiting For?

Sermsah

Laura
Fighter

Anthony
Feeling Good

Rhiannon
What About

J.D.
The Time Is Now

While the judges bail to argue about who is going home, Simple Plan perform When I’m Gone

Not getting a reprieve is Laura and Sermsah.

Sermsah tells the remaining contestants that they’re F##king amazing – on live television. Luckily the control room manage to get the beep in there.

Next week, the Top 12 perform and the results are up to the voters

Another Sunday night has rolled around again and it’s time for Australia’s favourite dancing competition to take to our screens.

This week is the last time that the judges will get to decide who stays and who goes as from next week, Australia will decide solely through the voting process.

Lets get into this week’s show.

Jemma Armstrong and Rhys
Hip Hop (Tiana Joubert)
Break It Off
Voting Details can be found here

Matt asks if it was getting hot in here or what? It was raunchy and sexy but he was wanting just a little more energy. Bonnie thought the opening was sizzling and saucy. Jason is still blushing after the start and hopes his godson who is in the audience wasn’t watching.

Demi and Jack
Rumba (Paul Green)
Father Figure
Voting Details can be found here

Matt was stoked to see them out of the fun zone and dancing something else. Bonnie thinks they need to make things a little more sincere but she liked it. Jason thought it needed to be a little more full and was worried about the flat footed and thought Demi should have would have been better off wearing heels.

Laura and Anthony
Contemporary (Yannis Suffandi)
Hot
Voting Details can be found here

Matt thinks they need to be sent to Dr Phil and he didn’t get it and thought it was ordinary. Bonnie was worried about the connection. Jason didn’t get it either.

Camilla and Sermsah
Hip Hop (Travers Ross)
The Way I Are
Voting Details can be found here

Matt thought that that style of Hip Hop sat way better on them. Bonnie thought the ending didn’t quite get there. Jason thought there were problems with the lifts and unison due to them not working together.

Vanessa Sew Hoy and Henry Byalikov
Samba (Jason Gilkison)
Voting Details can be found here

Matt once again calls Jason Gilkison a genius. He loves Vanessa stepping up. Bonnie says that unlike Samson, Henry didn’t lose his mojo after he cut his hair and thought it was the best of the night. Jason thought the synchonicity was awesome.

Kate and Graeme
Contemporary (Debbie Ellis Linnert)
Fix You
Voting Details can be found here

Matt says when you put quality dancers with a quality choreographer you get brilliance. It was his performance of the night. Bonnie thought the body language was stunning and it blew her away. Jason thought it was the best contemporary routine they’ve had in the compettion so far.

Rhiannon and J.D.
Jazz (Adam Williams)
Somebody Told Me
Voting Details can be found here

Matt thought they were on it this time. Bonnie loved it. Jason thought it was really good work.

7.30PM SUNDAY / MARCH 23

So You Think You Can Dance Australia now has its Top 10 dancers and from this point on, the competition becomes even more fierce.This Sunday night Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and host Natalie Bassingthwaighte look back over the contestant’s journey so far. They will see just how far the Top 10 have come and the physical, mental and emotional chal-lenges they have had to conquer in order to still be in the running to be Australia’s Favourite Dancer.Some of the most memorable routines so far include the Lyrical Hip Hop performance to the moving Leona Lewis hit single, Bleeding Love; the firey and passionate Pasa Doble; Jason Gilkinson’s Jive which was set to the hit single by The Veronica’s ‘Untouched’; and the fabulous Musical Theatre performance to Big Spender.Which of the remaining Top 20 contestants has what it takes to win the competition? With only four performance shows left before the Finale, the dancers will have to prove their stamina and versatility over the coming weeks in order to take the title of Australia’s Favourite Dancer and winner of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. So You Think You Can Dance Australia now has its Top 10 dancers and from this point on, the competition becomes even more fierce.

In two weeks time, the competition will change as Top 10 perform and the entire result will be determined by Australia’s vote.

Mary is back to join Matt, Bonnie and Jason as well as the sexy Natalie Bassingthwaite.

Jason Gilkison’s opening routine was sensational as the Top 16 dance together.

The results get underway as Natalie tells Rhiannon and J.D. &
Kassy and Graeme are both safe and will be back next week.

Demi and Jack will be back next week. Laura and Anthony and Stephanie and Marko are all in the bottom three.

Jemma Armstrong and Rhys are safe. Camilla and Sermsah are safe while Vanessa Sew Hoy and Henry Byalikov round out the bottom three.

The dancers then dance for their lives:

Laura
Never Again

Anthony
Are You Gonna Go My Way

Stephanie
Hey Mama

Marko
I Surrender

Vanessa
Taller, Stronger, Better

Henry
Johnny B. Goode

The judges head out to deliberate as Scribe takes to the stage to perform his new single Say It Again with Tyra Hammond.

The judges come back to announce that the girl staying is: Vanessa

The dancer going home is: Stephanie

For the guys, staying is: Henry

Going home is: Marko

Last week Kassy and Hilton failed to impress and earn themselves the votes of the public and then Jason, Bonnie and Matt to keep them in the competition.

Tonight, the 16 remaining couples will dance for our vote. Natalie Bassingthwaite tells us that there are some extra news about the prize for the winner that will be revealed later tonight.

Judge from the American version of So You Think You Can Dance, Mary Murphy, is joining Jason, Bonnie and Matt to add her thoughts on tonights performances.

Here are tonights show details:

Demi and Jack
Jazz (Kelly Aykers)
Brianstorm
Voting Details can be found here

Mary thought it was a great way to start the show but she thought Demi wasn’t hitting it as well as Jack. Matt thought Jack was a little cheesy. Bonnie liked it but agrees that there are a couple of areas for Demi to sharpen up on. Jason finishes it up saying that Demi didn’t have her head around that dance compared to last week.

Vanessa Sew Hoy and Henry Byalikov
Contemporary Disco (Sarah Boulter)
Manteca
Voting Details can be found here

Mary thought it was a little bizarre as she didn’t really see any disco. Matt thought it was the first week he’s seen Vanessa relaxing. Bonnie makes a point about Henry being 6 minutes late for rehearsal. Jason thought that for the third week in a row, Henry has stolen the routine.

Camilla and Sermsah
Contemporary (Shannon & Simon – Project Moda)

Voting Details can be found here

Mary thought they had more stage presence than anyone else tonight. Matt thought that style sat so much better on them and didn’t seem as try hard as last week. Bonnie loved Camilla’s hair and thought they both did a great job. Jason loved the routine and thinks they’re really building and getting stronger and stronger every week.

Jemma Armstrong and Rhys
Paso Doble (Jason Gilkison)
O Verona (Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack 2)
Voting Details can be found here

Mary screams that there is only one way she wants her Paso Doble done and that was it. Matt thought it was fantastic and thought he was watching a movie. Bonnie loved the dramatic beginning. Jason has no comeback when Mary says “lets have a pity party for him” when he says he now only has 30% hearing in his ear.

Stephanie and Marko
Krump (Travers Ross)
Guerilla Militia
Voting Details can be found here

Mary didn’t think Stephanie was fantastic but from Ballroom to krumping earns points. Matt thought Stephanie faked it really well. Bonnie thought they are getting better and better. Jason thought it was a big, fat mess.

Laura and Anthony
Soul Swing (Michael Boyd)
Idlewild Blue
Voting Details can be found here

Mary thought they made it look easy. Matt thought it didn’t reach him at the table. Bonnie thought they found it really hard this week. Jason didn’t have a lot to say about it.

Rhiannon and J.D.
Tango (Fabio Robles)

Voting Details can be found here

Mary thought the first half was tremendous but the second half was deer in the headlights. Matt thought they dropped the ball badly. Bonnie felt for them as well. Jason said that Rhiannon is the stronger dancer and that JD blew it for her by forgetting his routine.

Kate and Graeme
Bollywood (Farah Shah)
Work
Voting Details can be found here

Mary thought they really enjoyed it and worked well together and gives them a ticket on the hot timale train. Matt thought it was really authentic and they pulled it off really well. Jason thought they were brilliant dancers in a bad routine.

Mary announces that the winner will fly to LA where they will get to work with some amazing choreographers at the Millennium Dance Complex and then have a routine put together for them by Mia Michaels and then perform that in front of talent scouts before jetting to New York to see a show.

The voting lines are now open. Tomorrow night, the results where two more will go home.

Eight contestants have left the competition, leaving the remaining 12 dancers to shake their booty tonight in a bid to win the viewer’s votes.

Tonight’s dance genres could include samba, lyrical hip-hop, contemporary/jazz, musical theatre and the waltz to name a few. Some dancers will be in their comfort zones, others will be stretched far from it. Who has the physical and mental prowess to avoid being in the bottom three couples on Monday night?

Our judges, Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee will critique the dancers on their performance, technique and entertainment value who will flourish and who will flounder?

By the end of Monday night, Australia will have its Top 10 dancers. With only 4 more performance nights before the Finale, who has what it takes to win the competition and be crowned Australia’s Favourite Dancer?

Trivia

Salsa
A hot Latin dance which, when danced correctly, displays a lot of shakin’, shimmying, and hip action.
samba samba – The official dance of Brazil. This Latin dance has a tempo of about 100 beats per minute.

Rumba
A slow, sensuous, romantic Latin dance which spotlights the lady and features much flirtation.

Tango
Characterized by stunning, sharp head-turns and provocative figures this Latin dance ranks in popularity among ballroom dancers only behind the waltz and foxtrot.

7.30PM SUNDAY / MARCH 16 & MONDAY / MARCH 17 on Ten

The Top 18 perform a routine to Michael Jackson’s Wanna Be Starting Something that was choreographed by Matt Lee.

Australian Idol Guy Sebastian will be performing tonight with the original Blues Brothers band.

Natalie Bassingthwaite calls out the first three couples for their verdict. Demi and Jack, Camilla and Sermsah & Kassy and Graeme.

Demi and Jack are safe with Camilla and Sermsah meaning Kassy and Graeme are in the bottom three.

The next three couples to get the grilling are
Stephanie and Marko, Jemma and Rhys and Vanessa and Henry but they’re all safe.

In the next segment are Kate and Hilton, Laura and Anthony and Rhiannon and J.D..

The final two couples into the bottom three are Rhiannon and J.D. and Kate and Hilton. Rhiannon looks shocked.

The dance off takes place:
Kassy
Baby Got Back

Graeme

Kate
Call Me When You’re Sober

Hilton
Breathe Me

Rhiannon
Pretty Young Thing

J.D.
What Goes Around

While the judges deliberate it’s Guy Sebastian singing Soul Man and Shake Your Tail Feather.

The judges come back and announce that going home is Kassy and Hilton