Origin Miami, Florida Air date May 21, 2009 Venue United States of America Broadcaster FOX | Genre(s) Contemporary Host Cat Deeley Presented by Cat Deeley Finals venue Dolby Theatre | |
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Broadcast from May 21 – August 6, 2009 Judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy | ||
So You Think You Can Dance is a United States television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season five premiered on May 21, 2009, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley returning to host. Jeanine Mason was crowned America's Favorite Dancer on August 6, 2009, making her the second female to win the show. This is the first season to move the show a new stage(in order to promote Season 6 after seeing Nathan Trasoras audition for Season 5 at age 17) and last season to be in CBS Studios.
Contents
- Auditions
- Las Vegas week
- Elimination chart
- Week 1 June 10 2009
- Week 2 June 17 2009
- Week 3 June 24 2009
- Week 4 July 1 2009
- Week 5 July 8 2009
- Week 6 July 15 2009
- Week 7 July 22 2009
- Week 8 July 29 2009
- Week 9 August 5 2009
- Week 1 June 11 2009
- Week 2 June 18 2009
- Week 3 June 25 2009
- Week 4 July 2 2009
- Week 5 July 9 2009
- Week 6 July 16 2009
- Week 7 July 23 2009
- Week 8 July 30 2009
- Week 9 Finale August 6 2009
- Controversy
- Tour
- References
Auditions
Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations:
Las Vegas week
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels, Lil' C, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen.
The Las Vegas callbacks were held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. 172 dancers were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut to 32 dancers, 16 male and 16 female, before the announcement of the season's top 20 contestants. Las Vegas week included the following rounds, with cuts made after each:
Elimination chart
Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination. The song for the eliminated female contestants was "Already Gone" by Kelly Clarkson. The song for the eliminated male contestants was "On Your Own" by Green River Ordinance.
Week 1 (June 10, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman
Week 2 (June 17, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C
Week 3 (June 24, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Toni Basil
Week 4 (July 1, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels
Week 5 (July 8, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tyce Diorio
Week 6 (July 15, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen
Week 7 (July 22, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels
Week 8 (July 29, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C
Solos:
Week 9 (August 5, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman
Solos:
Week 1 (June 11, 2009)
Week 2 (June 18, 2009)
Week 3 (June 25, 2009)
Week 4 (July 2, 2009)
Week 5 (July 9, 2009)
Week 6 (July 16, 2009)
Judges: only Debbie Allen and Mary Murphy
Week 7 (July 23, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels
Week 8 (July 30, 2009)
Week 9 (Finale) (August 6, 2009)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Tyce Diorio, Lil' C, Mia Michaels
Judges' picks
Controversy
On May 21, 2009, SYTYCD aired two males performing ballroom dance together for the first time, with dancers Misha and Mitchel performing a Samba. The dance couple's introduction on the show, and the judges' subsequent comments, have been criticized as homophobic. The two men were introduced with The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" played in the background. After the couple performed, judge Nigel Lythgoe said, "I think you'd probably alienate a lot of our audience. We've always had the guys dance together on the show but they've never really done it in each other's arms before. I'm really one of those people that like to see guys be guys and girls be girls on stage. I don't think I liked it, to be frank." He later went on to say that he'd like each man to dance with women and that: "You never know, you might enjoy that, too." The segment closed, and the song "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" is played in the background, which contains the lyrics: "This is a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl." Cat Deeley went on to say that the pair were "out."
Lythgoe issued a formal apology letter later that week, stating that he regretted "poor word choices" and that he realized how his comments could be "misconstrued." He went on to say that he "believe[s] the sexual orientation of an auditioner or contestant is irrelevant... the fact that I have unintentionally upset people is distressing to me... I have made mistakes that I must learn from."
Tour
So You Think You Can Dance went on tour through 40 cities across the US and 1 city in Canada, Toronto. Nigel had also announced that Phillip Chbeeb and Caitlin Kinney would also be going on the tour as swing dancers since they made it to the top 12 before being cut.