So You Think You Can Dance (Season 2)

infobox television
show_name = So You Think You Can Dance


caption =
rating = TV-G
format = Interactive reality game show
runtime = Varies
creator = Simon Fuller
Nigel Lythgoe
executive_producer = Simon Fuller
Nigel Lythgoe
Allen Shapiro
director = Nigel Lythgoe
starring = Cat Deeley
Nigel Lythgoe
country = United States
filmed =
network = FOX
first_aired = May 25, 2006
last_aired = 16 August, 2006
num_episodes = 23
website = http://www.fox.com/dance/
imdb_id = 0472023
tv_com_id = 35810

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. [cite web | title=Recap, Season 2, Show 205 | publisher="FOX.com" | url=http://www.fox.com/dance/recaps/205.htm | accessdate=2007-07-27] 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.

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"

Week 5 (12 July 2006)

"Judges": Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Brian Friedman

Week 8 (2 August 2006)

"Judges": Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

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)

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
*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
*New Partnners:
**None now that it was down to the top 10, partners were randomly picked.

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 Groskreutz ("Black Mambo"—Angel and the Mambokats)
**Heidi Groskreutz: Contemporary with Travis Wall ("Calling You"—Celine Dion)
**Donyelle Jones: Broadway with Benji Schwimmer ("You Can't Stop the Beat" from "Hairspray")
**Travis Wall: Paso doble with Heidi Groskreutz ("The Plaza of Execution" from "The Mask of Zorro")
*Judges' choice: (four of the judges picked their favorite routine)
**Mary Murphy: Samba with Dmitry Chaplin and Natalie Fotopoulos ("Magalenha"—Sergio Mendes)
**Mia Michaels: Contemporary with Allison Holker and Ivan Koumaev ("Why"—Annie Lennox)
**Brian Friedman: Broadway with Travis Wall and Martha Nichols ("Steam Heat"—The Pointer Sisters)
**Dan Karaty: Hip-hop with Travis Wall and Benji Schwimmer ("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. Tickets went on sale August 12

References

External links

* [http://fox.com/dance/ Official "So You Think You Can Dance" Website]
* [http://www.puresytycd.com/ So You Think You Can Dance]