Season of television series
Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is a dance reality show and competition that airs on CTV. It is hosted by ETalk correspondent and former MuchMusic VJ Leah Miller.
The series is based on the original American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. Auditions started April 4, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and ended in Montreal, Quebec on May 26, 2009.
The show premiered on August 11, 2009. With Fox Broadcasting Company announcing the season six premiere of So You Think You Can Dance on September 9, 2009, both shows aired concurrently. Changes to the season included the winner receiving $100,000, the title of Canada's favourite dancer, and both the winner and runner-up both received a 2010 Mazda 3 Sport. Repeats of the performance and results show aired a week later on MuchMusic. On October 25, 2009, Tara-Jean Popowich was announced as "Canada's Favourite Dancer", winning the grand prize; the runner-up was Vincent Desjardins.
Auditions
Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations:
| Audition Venue
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City
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Date
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Guest Judge(s)
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| The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
April 4, 2009 |
Luther Brown and Mary Murphy
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| Winspear Centre |
Edmonton, Alberta |
April 7, 2009 |
Luther Brown and Stacey Tookey
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| Imperial Theatre |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
April 21, 2009 |
Melissa Williams and Sean Cheesman
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| Metro Toronto Convention Centre |
Toronto, Ontario |
May 18, 2009 |
Luther Brown and Mary Murphy
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| Théâtre Saint-Denis |
Montreal, Quebec |
May 26, 2009 |
Lil' C and Mia Michaels
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Finals Week
The Top 2300 callbacks were held in the beginning of August 2009, at York University in Toronto, Ontario. 190 dancers were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut to 46 dancers, 23 male and 23 female, in the course of the week by Jean-Marc Genreux, Tre Armstrong, Blake McGrath, and Luther Brown, before the announcement of the season's top 20 contestants. Finals week included the following rounds, with cuts made after each:
Finals
Elimination chart
Legend
| Female
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Male
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Bottom 3 couples
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Bottom 4 contestants
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Week:
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08/26
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09/02
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09/09
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09/16
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09/23
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09/30
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10/07
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10/14
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10/25
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Contestant
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Result
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| Top 4
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Tara-Jean Popowich
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WINNER
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| Vincent Desjardins
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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Runner-Up
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| Jayme Rae Dailey
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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3rd Place
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| Everett Smith
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Btm 4
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4th Place
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| Top 6
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Emanuel Sandhu
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Elim
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| Melanie Mah
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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Btm 4
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Btm 4
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| Top 8
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Cody Bonnell
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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Btm 4
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Elim
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| Kim Gingras
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| Top 10
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Austin Di Iulio
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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Elim
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| Amy Gardner
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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Btm 3
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| Top 12
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Daniel Dory
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Btm 3
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Elim
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| Corynne Barron
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Btm 3
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| Top 14
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Danny Lawn
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Elim
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| Natalie Lyons
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| Top 16
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Nicolas Bégin
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Btm 3
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Elim
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| Jenna-Lynn Higgins
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Btm 3
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| Top 18
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Anthony Grafton
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Elim
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| Melanie Buttarazzi
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Btm 3
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| Top 20
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Taylor James
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Elim
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| Tatiana Parker
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Top 20 Contestants
Women
| Finalist
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Age
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Home Town
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Dance Style
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Elimination date
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| Tara-Jean Popowich
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20
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Lethbridge, Alberta
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Contemporary
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Winner
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| Jayme Rae Dailey
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21
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Montreal, Quebec
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Contemporary
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3rd Place
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| Melanie Mah
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19
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Richmond Hill, Ontario
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Contemporary
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October 14, 2009
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| Kim Gingras
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23
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Montreal, Quebec
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Hip-Hop
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October 6, 2009
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| Amy Gardner
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21
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Calgary, Alberta
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Contemporary
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September 30, 2009
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| Corynne Barron
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18
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Edmonton, Alberta
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Ballet
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September 23, 2009
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| Natalie Lyons
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23
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Krump
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September 16, 2009
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| Jenna-Lynn Higgins
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18
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Ajax, Ontario
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Jazz
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September 9, 2009
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| Melanie Buttarazzi
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22
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Woodbridge, Ontario
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Ballroom
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September 2, 2009
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| Tatiana Parker
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21
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Toronto, Ontario
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Hip-Hop
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August 26, 2009
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Men
| Finalist
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Age
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Home Town
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Dance Style
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Elimination date
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| Vincent Desjardins
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20
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Trois-Rivières, Quebec
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Ballroom
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Runner-up
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| Everett Smith
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25
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Glen Morris, Ontario
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Tap
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4th Place
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| Emanuel Sandhu
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28
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Ballet
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October 14, 2009
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| Cody Bonnell
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19
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Unionville, Ontario
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Hip-Hop
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October 6, 2009
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| Austin Di Iulio
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19
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Mississauga, Ontario
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Contemporary
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September 30, 2009
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| Daniel Dory
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23
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Montreal, Quebec
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Hip-Hop
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September 23, 2009
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| Danny Lawn
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21
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Brockville, Ontario
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Contemporary
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September 16, 2009
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| Nicolas Bégin
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24
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Montreal, Quebec
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B-Boying
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September 9, 2009
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| Anthony Grafton
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24
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Calgary, Alberta
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Ballroom
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September 2, 2009
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| Taylor James
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22
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Contemporary
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August 26, 2009
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Finals
Week 1 (August 25, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
Week 2 (September 1, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Luther Brown, Mary Murphy
Week 3 (September 8, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Sean Cheesman, Melissa Williams
Week 4 (September 15, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Karen Kain, Dan Karaty
Week 5 (September 22, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mia Michaels
Week 6 (September 29, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
Week 7 (October 6, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels
Week 8 (October 13, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mary Murphy
Week 9 (October 20, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
Results shows
Week 1 (August 26, 2009)
- New partners:
- Melanie Buttarazzi and Austin Di Iulio
Week 2 (September 2, 2009)
- New Partners:
- Corynne Barron and Austin Di Iulio
Week 3 (September 9, 2009)
Week 4 (September 16, 2009)
Week 5 (September 23, 2009)
- Once dancers make it into the top ten, new partners are assigned randomly.
Week 6 (September 30, 2009)
Week 7 (October 7, 2009)
Week 8 (October 14, 2009)
Week 9 (October 25, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Rex Harrington, Kenny Ortega
Judges' picks
- Everett Smith
- Jayme Rae Dailey
External links