So You Think You Can Dance (Season 2)

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So You Think You Can Dance
Format	Interactive reality game show
Created by	Simon Fuller Nigel Lythgoe
Directed by	Nigel Lythgoe
Starring	Cat Deeley Nigel Lythgoe
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Production
Executive producer(s)	Simon Fuller Nigel Lythgoe Allen Shapiro
Running time	Varies
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Original run	May 25, 2006 – 16 August 2006
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The second season of So You Think You Can Dance premiered May 25, 2006, with new host Cat Deeley.

On August 16, Benji Schwimmer was announced as the winner of season 2 and received the grand prize of $100,000, a new hybrid SUV, and a one year contract with Celine Dion's Las Vegas show, A New Day....

Contents 1 Auditions 1.1 Vegas week 2 Finals 2.1 Elimination chart 2.2 Performance nights 2.3 Results shows 3 Live tour 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Auditions

Auditions were held in New York City; Los Angeles, California; Chicago; and Charleston, South Carolina.

[edit] Vegas week

One hundred and sixteen dancers were invited for a week of training to the Aladdin hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. This training included hip-hop choreography, samba choreography taught by Mary Murphy with assistance from season 1 contestant Artem Chigvinsev, a lyrical routine taught by Mia Michaels, and choreography from Brian Friedman.^[1] The original group of dancers was eventually whittled down to 41, from which the judges chose their top 20.

[edit] Finals

[edit] Elimination chart

Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.

Legend

Female

Male

Bottom 3 couples

Bottom 4 contestants

Week:	6/15	6/22	6/29	7/6	7/13	7/20	7/27	8/3	8/16
Contestant	Result
Benji Schwimmer									WINNER
Travis Wall					Btm 3		Btm 4		Elim
Donyelle Jones									Elim
Heidi Groskreutz		Btm 3		Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 4	Btm 4		Elim
Ryan Rankine		Btm 3		Btm 3		Btm 4	Elim
Allison Holker	Btm 3			Btm 3			Elim
Dmitry Chaplin		Btm 3	Btm 3		Btm 3	Elim
Martha Nichols					Btm 3	Elim
Musa Cooper					Elim
Ashlee Nino			Btm 3		Elim
Jaymz Tuaileva	Btm 3		Btm 3	Elim
Jessica Fernandez	Btm 3		Btm 3	Elim
Ben Susak			Elim
Aleksandra Wojda		Btm 3	Elim
Jason Williams		Elim
Joy Spears		Elim
Stanislav Savich	Elim
Erin Ellis	Elim

The song played after each female elimination was "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall, whilst that played after each male elimination was "It's the End of the Road" by Matt Goss.

[edit] Performance nights

Week 1 (14 June 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Hip-hop	"2 Much Booty (In Da Pants)"—Soundmaster T	Shane Sparks
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Salsa	"El Temblor"—La Palabra	Alex Da Silva
Jason Williams Aleksandra Wojda	Contemporary	"Unwritten"—Natasha Bedingfield	Tyce DiOrio
Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez	70s Disco	"Disco Inferno"—The Trammps	Doriana Sanchez
Stanislav Savich Erin Ellis	Paso doble	"Malaquena"—Manhattan Pops Orchestra	Ron Montez
Dmitry Chaplin Joy Spears	Hip-hop	"Hit the Floor"—Twista (ft. Pitbull)	Shane Sparks
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Viennese waltz	"Caribbean Blue"—Enya	Ron Montez
Ben Susak Ashlee Nino	80s Disco	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"—Irene Cara	Doriana Sanchez
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Broadway	"Steam Heat"—The Pointer Sisters	Tyce DiOrio
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Mambo	"Nina"—Joe Cuba Sextet	Alex Da Silva

Week 2 (21 June 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Shane Sparks, Mia Michaels

Special Performance: Season 3 semifinalist Hokuto "Hok" Konishi, season 1 contestant Ryan Conferido, and the Sickstep Crew

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Krump	"Clap Back"—Ja Rule	Lil' C
Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez	Foxtrot	"Why Don't You Do Right?"—Sinéad O'Connor	Mary Murphy
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Hip-hop	"Touch It"—Busta Rhymes	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley
Dmitry Chaplin Joy Spears	Samba	"Mas Que Nada"—Sergio Mendes (ft. The Black Eyed Peas)	Mark Weiss
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Contemporary	"Closer"—Goapele	Tovaris Wilson
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Pop	"Walk Away"—Kelly Clarkson	Tovaris Wilson
Ben Susak Ashlee Nino	American jive	"Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis	Mary Murphy
Jason Williams Aleksandra Wojda	Hip-hop	"Wrath of Kane"—Big Daddy Kane	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Cha-cha	"Cuchi-Cuchi"—Los Amigos Invisibles	Mark Weiss

Week 3 (28 June 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Olisa Thompson, Cicely Bradley

Special Feature: A camera follows the top 18 on the day of elimination.

Special Performance: Lindy hop World Champions Hop, Swing, and a Jump ("Traffic Jam"—Bill Elliott)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Ben Susak Ashlee Nino	Hip-hop	"Caught Up"—Usher	Todd Sams
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Cuban rumba	"Rumba del Solar"—Angelo Rodriguez	Alex Da Silva
Dmitry Chaplin Aleksandra Wojda	Waltz	"If I Were a Painting"—Kenny Rogers	Heather Smith
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Argentine tango	"Libertango"—bond	Alex Da Silva
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Pop-jazz	"Put the Needle on It"—Dannii Minogue	Brian Friedman
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Quickstep	"Zoot Suit Riot"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies	Heather Smith
Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez	Contemporary	"Let Go"—Frou Frou	Brian Friedman
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Hip-hop	"Just Fine"—Chris Brown	Todd Sams

Week 4 (5 July 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty

Special Feature: Various unseen auditions were aired.

Special Performance: Lil' C and the Neph Squad ("Spaz Meter"—The J-Squad)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Hip-hop	"Give It All You Got"—Afrorican	Shane Sparks
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Salsa	"Tanga"—Machito and His Afro-Cubans	Ron Montez
Dmitry Chaplin Ashlee Nino	Contemporary	"Dance, Dance"—Fallout Boy	Brian Friedman
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Disco	"Hot Stuff"—Donna Summer	Doriana Sanchez
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Viennese waltz	"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"—Bryan Adams	Toni Redpath Michael Mead
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	West Coast swing	"Don't Happen No More"—Pat Benatar	Ron Montez
Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez	Hip-hop	"I Can Make You Dance"—Zapp	Shane Sparks

Week 5 (12 July 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Brian Friedman

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Hip-hop	"Promiscuous"—Nelly Furtado (ft. Timbaland)	Dan Karaty
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Cha-cha	"Sex Bomb"—Tom Jones	Jean-Marc Genereux
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Contemporary	"Why"—Annie Lennox	Tyce DiOrio
Dmitry Chaplin Ashlee Nino	Pop	"Let Me"—Rihanna	Dan Karaty
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Foxtrot	"Witchcraft"—Steve Tyrell	Jean-Marc Genereux
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Broadway	"You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray	Tyce DiOrio

Week 6 (19 July 2006)

Note: Starting this week, each couple was paired randomly and had to dance two numbers and solo.

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Olisa Thompson, Cicely Bradley, Jean-Marc Genereux

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Ivan Koumaev Martha Nichols	Hip-hop	"Me & U"—Cassie	Shane Sparks
	Smooth waltz	"Sandy's Song"—Dolly Parton	Toni Redpath and Michael Mead
Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz	Paso Doble	"The Plaza of Execution" from The Mask of Zorro	Mary Murphy
	Contemporary	"Calling You"—Celine Dion	Mia Michaels
Ryan Rankine Allison Holker	Contemporary	"Ethna"—Klement Bonelli	Mia Michaels
	Broadway	"Bye Bye Blackbird"—Liza Minnelli	Tyce DiOrio
Dmitry Chaplin Donyelle Jones	Lindy hop	"Sing, Sing, Sing"-Benny Goodman	Nick Williams and Kristen Sorci
	Samba	"Hey Mama"—Black Eyed Peas	Mary Murphy (Artem Chigvinsev assisting)
Benji Schwimmer Natalie Fotopoulos	Jazz	"Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)"—India.Arie	Tyce DiOrio
	Hip-hop	"She's Freaky"—Pitbull	Shane Sparks

Solos:

• Donyelle Jones: "Git It"—Bun B (ft. Ying Yang Twins)
• Dmitry Chaplin: "Pump It"—Black Eyed Peas
• Martha Nichols: "What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani
• Ivan Koumaev: "This Luv"—Donell Jones
• Heidi Groskreutz: "Dum Diddly"—Black Eyed Peas
• Travis Wall: "Belief"—Gavin DeGraw
• Natalie Fotopoulos: "Lamentation"—Leah Andreone
• Benji Schwimmer: "Land of a Thousand Dances"—Wilson Pickett
• Allison Holker: "We Belong"—Pat Benatar
• Ryan Rankine: "Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai

Week 7 (26 July 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Donyelle Jones Travis Wall	Hip-hop	"London Bridge"—Fergie	Shane Sparks
	Quickstep	"Dancin' Fool"—Barry Manilow	Glenn Weiss
Allison Holker Ivan Koumaev	Argentine tango	"La Cumparsita"—Orquestra Escuela de Tango	Alex Da Silva
	Hip-hop	"Sexy Love"—Ne-Yo	Shane Sparks
Natalie Fotopoulos Ryan Rankine	Disco	"Turn the Beat Around"—Vicki Sue Robinson	Doriana Sanchez
	Contemporary	"I Will Get There"—Boys II Men	Tyce DiOrio
Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz	Broadway	"Fake Your Way to the Top" from Dreamgirls	Tyce DiOrio
	Mambo	"Black Mambo"—Angel and the Mambokats	Alex Da Silva

Week 8 (2 August 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Ivan Koumaev Natalie Fotopoulos	Jive	"Route 66"-John Mayer	Ron Montez
	Contemporary	"Everytime We Touch (Yanou's Candlelight Mix)"—Cascada	Tyce DiOrio
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Broadway	"Le Jazz Hot"-Julie Andrews	Tyce DiOrio
	Hip-hop	"Hotline"—Ciara	Shane Sparks
Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz	Smooth waltz	"Flying"—Cait Agus Sean	Ron Montez
	Pop	"W'Happy Mama"—Zap Mama	Wade Robson

Solos:

• Travis Wall: "You and Me"—Lifehouse
• Natalie Fotopoulos: "Ooh La La"—Goldfrapp
• Ivan Koumaev: "It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson
• Heidi Groskreutz: "I Like It"—The Blackout Allstars
• Benji Schwimmer: "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson
• Donyelle Jones: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls

Week 9 (9 August 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Brian Friedman

Special Feature: The final four attend the movie premiere of Step Up.

Special Performance: The final four contestants, choreographed by Wade Robson ("SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz	Disco	"Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb	Doriana Sanchez
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Viennese waltz	"I'll Be"—Edwin McCain	Jean-Marc Genereux
Travis Wall Benji Schwimmer	Hip-hop	"Gyrate"—Da Muzicianz (ft. Mr. Collipark)	Shane Sparks
Donyelle Jones Heidi Groskreutz	Broadway	"Big Spender" from Sweet Charity	Tyce DiOrio
Donyelle Jones Travis Wall	Contemporary	"Georgia on My Mind"—Ray Charles	Mia Michaels
Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz	Salsa	"La Comay"—Sonora Carruseles	Alex Da Silva

Solos:

• Heidi Groskreutz: "Rie y Llora"—Celia Cruz
• Donyelle Jones: "Human"—Dionne Farris
• Travis Wall: "Konstantine"—Something Corporate
• Benji Schwimmer: "The House Is Rockin'"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra

[edit] Results shows

Week 1 (June 15, 2006)

• Group dance: "Technologic"—Daft Punk (Choreographer: Brian Friedman)
• Musical guest: "Promiscuous"—Nelly Furtado (ft. Timbaland)
• Solos:
  • Erin Ellis: "Gotta Get Thru This"—Daniel Bedingfield
  • Stanislav Savich: "Shing A-Tin Tin"—Tito Puente
  • Allison Holker: "Wild Horses"—Natasha Bedingfield
  • Ivan Koumaev: "Ready"—Black Rob
  • Jessica Fernandez: "Dancing"—Elisa
  • Jaymz Tuaileva: "All That I've Got"—The Used
• Eliminated:
  • Erin Ellis
  • Stanislav Savich
• New partners:
  • None

Week 2 (June 22, 2006)

• Group dance: "Get Up Offa That Thing"—James Brown (Choreographer: Dan Karaty)
• Musical guest: "SOS"—Rihanna
• Solos:
  • Joy Spears: "Look At Me"—Keri Noble
  • Dmitry Chaplin: "Plaza of Execution"—James Horner
  • Heidi Groskreutz: "I Like It (Radio Mix)"—The Blackout All-Stars or Tito Nieves
  • Ryan Rankine: "Ain't No Way"—Chris Brown
  • Aleksandra Wojda: "Breathe Me"—Sia
  • Jason Williams: "So Sexy"—Shanice
• Eliminated:
  • Joy Spears
  • Jason Williams
• New partners:
  • Dmitry Chaplin and Aleksandra Wojda

Week 3 (June 29, 2006)

• Group dance: "Poison"—Bell Biv DeVoe (Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
• Musical guest: "Single"—Natasha Bedingfield
• Solos:
  • Ashlee Nino: "She's a Bad Mama Jama"—Carl Carlton
  • Ben Susak: "Everything"—Lifehouse
  • Jessica Fernandez: "Fever"—Michael Buble
  • Jaymz Tuaileva: "Only One"—Yellowcard)
  • Aleksandra Wojda: "Insensible"—Mandalay
  • Dmitry Chaplin: "Magalenha"—Sergio Mendes
• Eliminated:
  • Aleksandra Wojda
  • Ben Susak
• New partners:
  • Dmitry Chaplin and Ashlee Nino

Week 4 (July 6, 2006)

• Group dance: "Footloose" from Footloose (Choreographer: Mary Murphy)
• Musical guest: "Sexy Love"—Ne-Yo
• Solos:
  • Jessica Fernandez: "Body Language"—Queen (on pointe)
  • Jaymz Tuaileva: "The Plaza of Execution" from The Mask of Zorro
  • Heidi Groskreutz: "Proud Mary"—Ike and Tina Turner
  • Ryan Rankine: "Love"——Musiq Soulchild
  • Allison Holker: "Bitter"—Me'shell Ndegeocello
  • Ivan Koumaev: "Let Me Love You"—Mario
• Eliminated:
  • Jessica Fernandez
  • Jaymz Tuaileva
• New partners:
  • None

Week 5 (July 13, 2006)

• Group dance: "Born to be Alive"—Patrick Hernandez (Choreographer: Doriana Sanchez)
• Musical guest: "Buttons"—The Pussycat Dolls
• Solos:
  • Ashlee Nino: "We Don't Play"—Lil' Rob
  • Dmitry Chaplin: "Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley
  • Martha Nichols: "Still"—Jodie Manross
  • Travis Wall: "The Blower's Daughter"—Damien Rice
  • Natalie Fotopoulos: "Some Girls"—Rachel Stevens
  • Musa Cooper: "Disco Inferno"—The Trammps
• Eliminated:
  • Ashlee Nino
  • Musa Cooper

Week 6 (July 20, 2006)

* Starting this week, individuals, rather than couples, were placed in a bottom group and the public vote decided which male and which female left the competition.

• Group dance: "Ramalama (Bang Bang)"—Róisín Murphy (Choreographer: Wade Robson)
• Musical guest: "Gimme That"—Chris Brown
• Solos:
  • Martha Nichols: "What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani
  • Ryan Rankine: "Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai
  • Natalie Fotopoulos: "Lamentation"—Leah Andreone
  • Dmitry Chaplin: "Pump It"—Black Eyed Peas
• Eliminated:
  • Martha Nichols
  • Dmitry Chaplin

Week 7 (July 27, 2006)

• Group dance: "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago (musical) (Choreographer: Tyce DiOrio)
• Musical guest: A medley of "Touch It", "I Love My Chick", and "In the Ghetto"—Busta Rhymes
• Solos:
  • Natalie Fotopoulos: "Veins"—Charlotte Martin
  • Ryan Rankine: "Just Fine"—Chris Brown
  • Allison Holker: "Feeling Good"—Michael Buble
  • Travis Wall: "Gotta Get Thru This (acoustic version)"—Daniel Bedingfield
• Eliminated:
  • Allison Holker
  • Ryan Rankine

Week 8 (August 3, 2006)

• Group dance: "Hide and Seek"—Imogen Heap (Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
• Musical Guest: "Entourage"—Omarion
• Solos:
  • Natalie Fotopoulos: "I Would Die for You"—Jann Arden
  • Heidi Groskreutz: "Hey Mama"—Black Eyed Peas
  • Donyelle Jones: "Buttons"—The Pussycat Dolls
  • Travis Wall: "Flying Without Wings"—Westlife
  • Ivan Koumaev: "I Question Mark"—Wade Robson
  • Benji Schwimmer: "Brown Derby Jump"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies
• Eliminated:
  • Natalie Fotopoulos
  • Ivan Koumaev

Week 10 (August 16, 2006)

• Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Brian Friedman, Shane Sparks, Mia Michaels, Dan Karaty
• Musical guests:
  • "Get Up"—Ciara
  • "London Bridge"—Fergie
• Special guest: Celine Dion, who appeared via videotape to congratulate the winner
• Group dances:
  • Top 20
    • "When You Gonna Give It Up To Me"—Sean Paul (ft. Keysha Cole) (Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
    • "Ramalama (Bang Bang)"—Róisín Murphy (Choreographer: Wade Robson)
  • Top 8
    • "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago (Choreographer: Tyce DiOrio)
• Dancers' choice: (each of the final four chose to reprise their favorite routine)
  • Benji Schwimmer: Mambo with Heidi ("Black Mambo"—Angel and the Mambokats)
  • Heidi Groskreutz: Contemporary with Travis ("Calling You"—Celine Dion)
  • Donyelle Jones: Broadway with Benji ("You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray)
  • Travis Wall: Paso doble with Heidi ("The Plaza of Execution" from The Mask of Zorro)
• Judges' choice: (four of the judges picked their favorite routine)
  • Mary Murphy: Samba with Dmitry and Natalie ("Magalenha"—Sergio Mendes)
  • Mia Michaels: Contemporary with Allison and Ivan ("Why"—Annie Lennox)
  • Brian Friedman: Broadway with Travis and Martha ("Steam Heat"—The Pointer Sisters)
  • Dan Karaty: Hip-hop with Travis and Benji ("Gyrate"—Da Muzicianz (ft. Mr. Collipark))
• Solos:
  • Heidi Groskreutz: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"—Joan Jett
  • Donyelle Jones: "I'm Free"—Amber
  • Benji Schwimmer: "Never Knew"—The Rocket Summer
  • Travis Wall: "Wonderful"—Annie Lennox
• Elimination order:
  • Heidi Groskreutz
  • Donyelle Jones
  • Travis Wall

• Winner:
  • Benji Schwimmer

[edit] Live tour

In 2006, the top 10 contestants went on a performance tour. Tickets went on sale August 12

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Season 2 show synopses at tvgasm.com
• Fox.com bios and video clips
• Video interview and dance clips on Access Hollywood
• Learn dances from 'So You Think You Can Dance'. Instructional choreography taught step-by-step.

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