Website www.fox.com/dance/ Air date May 25, 2006 Presented by Cat Deeley Finals venue CBS Studio Center | Genre(s) West Coast Swing Host Cat Deeley Broadcaster FOX Origin Newport Beach | |
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Broadcast from May 25, 2006 – 16 August 2006 Judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels, Shane Sparks, Dan Karaty, Brian Friedman | ||
The second season of So You Think You Can Dance premiered May 25, 2006, with new host Cat Deeley.
Contents
- Auditions
- Vegas week
- Elimination chart
- Week 1 14 June 2006
- Week 2 21 June 2006
- Week 3 28 June 2006
- Week 4 5 July 2006
- Week 5 12 July 2006
- Week 6 19 July 2006
- Week 7 26 July 2006
- Week 8 2 August 2006
- Week 9 9 August 2006
- Week 1 June 15 2006
- Week 2 June 22 2006
- Week 3 June 29 2006
- Week 4 July 6 2006
- Week 5 July 13 2006
- Week 6 July 20 2006
- Week 7 July 27 2006
- Week 8 August 3 2006
- Week 10 Finale August 16 2006
- Live tour
- 2007 Emmy Awards
- References
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.... Schwimmer almost did not make the show's top 20 — he was officially first runner-up dancer in case any of the male dancers ran into unforeseen difficulties prior to the start of filming. As it happened, for the second year in a row, Hokuto Konishi was unable to get his visa cleared to work in the U.S. in time for the first taping, and he was cut. Schwimmer took his spot in the Top 20 and fared well from the start, garnering consistent praise from the judges and votes from viewers. Schwimmer and fellow grand finalist Donyelle Jones, who were paired as a couple from the first performance episode, became the first contestants in the show's run to never face elimination from being in the bottom six or bottom 4 dancers.
Auditions
Auditions were held in New York City; Los Angeles; Chicago; and Charleston, South Carolina.
Vegas week
One hundred and sixteen dancers were invited for a week of training to the Aladdin hotel (now Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This training included hip-hop choreography taught by Shane Sparks, samba choreography taught by Mary Murphy with assistance from season 1 contestant Artem Chigvinsev, a contemporary routine taught by Mia Michaels, and training from Brian Friedman, who described his choreography as a fusion of jazz and hip-hop. The original group of dancers was eventually whittled down to 41, from which the judges chose their top 20.
Elimination chart
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.
Week 1 (14 June 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
Week 2 (21 June 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Shane Sparks and Mia Michaels
Week 3 (28 June 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Olisa Thompson and Cicely Bradley
Week 4 (5 July 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
Week 5 (12 July 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman
Week 6 (19 July 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Olisa Thompson, Cicely Bradley and Jean-Marc Généreux
Week 7 (26 July 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
Week 8 (2 August 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels
Week 9 (9 August 2006)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman
Solos:
Week 1 (June 15, 2006)
Week 2 (June 22, 2006)
Week 3 (June 29, 2006)
Week 4 (July 6, 2006)
Week 5 (July 13, 2006)
Week 6 (July 20, 2006)
Week 7 (July 27, 2006)
Week 8 (August 3, 2006)
Week 10 (Finale) (August 16, 2006)
Live tour
In 2006, the top 10 contestants went on a performance tour (which is the first sytycd tour). Tickets went on sale August 12
2007 Emmy Awards
† Wade Robson and Mia Michaels were joint-winners along with Rob Marshall and John Deluca from Tony Bennett: An American Classic.