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So You Think You Can Dance 2


So You Think You Can Dance 2 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)


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....

Auditions

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

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. The original group of dancers was eventually whittled down to 41, from which the judges chose their top 20.

Finals

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 Elim
Ivan Koumaev Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
Natalie Fotopoulos 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.

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""Fall Out 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

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
  • 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
    • 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 10
      • "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

Live tour

In 2006, the top 10 contestants went on a performance tour across the United States and Canada. Tickets went on sale August 12, and were virtually sold out within a few days. The following were the tour dates and locations:

Sep 12, Seattle, WA, Paramount Theatre - Tour Review
Sep 13, Portland, OR, Arlene Schnitzner Hall- Tour Review
Sep 15, Oakland, CA, Paramount Theatre - Tour Review
Sep 16, Universal City, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre - Tour Review
Sep 17, Phoenix, AZ, Dodge Theatre - Tour Review
Sep 19, Denver, CO, Lecture Hall
Sep 21, St. Louis, MO, Fabulous Fox Theatre - Tour Review
(sold out) Sep 22, Chicago, Rosemont Theatre - Tour Review
Sep 23, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Theatre
Sep 24, Minneapolis, MN, The Historic Orpheum Theatre
Sep 26, Detroit, MI, Masonic Temple Theatre
Sep 27, Cincinnati, OH, Proctor & Gamble Hall at the Aronoff Center
Sep 29, Cleveland, OH, State Theatre at the Playhouse Square Center
Sep 30, Buffalo, NY, Shea's Performing Arts Center - Tour Review
Oct 1, Ledyard, CT, Foxwoods Resort Casino
Oct 3, Newark, NJ, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Oct 4, New York City, The Theater at Madison Square Garden
(sold out within 11 minutes) Oct 6, Philadelphia, PA, Academy of Music - Tour Review
Oct 7, Boston, MA, The Wang Center for the Performing Arts - Tour Review
Oct 8, Albany, NY, Palace Theatre
Oct 10, Washington, DC, DAR Constitution Hall
Oct 11, Charlotte, North Carolina, Ovens Auditorium
Oct 12, Duluth, GA, Arena at Gwinnett Center
Oct 14, Miami, FL, Jackie Gleason Theater
Oct 15 and 16, Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Oct 18, Greenville, SC, Timmons Arena
Oct 19, Greensboro, NC, War Memorial Auditorium
Oct 21, Norfolk, VA, Chrysler Hall
Oct 23, Baltimore, MD, Lyric Opera House
Oct 25, Toronto, ON, The Hummingbird Centre
Oct 27, Syracuse, NY, Landmark Theatre
Oct 29, Providence, RI, Providence Performing Arts Center




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