So You Think You Can Dance Australia (season 4)
Season four of So You Think You Can Dance Australia, the Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance, was hosted by Carrie Bickmore with Paula Abdul, Shannon Holtzapffel, Jason Gilkison and Aaron Cash acting as the judges.
| So You Think You Can Dance Australia | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| Hosted by | Carrie Bickmore |
| Judges | Paula Abdul Shannon Holtzapffel Jason Gilkison Aaron Cash |
| Winner | Michael Dameski |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 9 February – 1 May 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
Auditions
Auditions for the fourth season were held between September and October 2013 in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.
Top 20 Finalists
Men
| Finalist | Age | Home State | Dance Specialty | Elimination date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dameski | 18 | NSW | Contemporary | Winner |
| Jay Johns | 21 | NSW | Tap/Hip-hop | 3rd Place |
| Sam Malseed | 18 | SA | Contemporary/Lyrical | 24 Apr 2014 |
| Youngkwang "Blond" Joung | 30 | NSW | Break boy | 17 Apr 2014 |
| Patric Kuo | 20 | NSW | Urban | 10 April 2014 |
| Stephen Perez | 20 | NSW | Jazz | 3 April 2014 |
| Chris Tsattalios | 21 | NSW | Commercial Jazz | 27 March 2014 |
| Jordan Turner | 20 | NSW | Contemporary | 20 March 2014 |
| Joel Rasmussen | 27 | QLD | Hip-hop | 9 March 2014 |
| Thabang Baloyi | 21 | NSW | Ballroom | 2 March 2014 |
Women
| Finalist | Age | Home State | Dance Specialty | Elimination date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Seymour | 22 | NSW | Lyrical Jazz | Runner-Up |
| Renelle Jones | 23 | NSW | Jazz | 4th Place |
| Ashleigh Tavares | 20 | NSW | Jazz | 24 April 2014 |
| Eden Petrovski | 20 | NSW | Contemporary | 17 April 2014 |
| Zoey Black | 22 | NSW | Jazz | 10 April 2014 |
| Maddie Peat | 19 | NSW | Ballet | 3 April 2014 |
| Yukino McHugh | 20 | NSW | Urban | 27 March 2014 |
| Nadiah Idris | 26 | VIC | Dancehall | 20 March 2014 |
| Sally Hare | 28 | NSW | Hip-hop | 9 March 2014 |
| Kathaleen Fisher | 19 | NSW | Latin/Ballroom | 2 March 2014 |
Results table
| Week: | 2/3 | 9/3 | 20/3 | 27/3 | 3/4 | 10/41 | 17/4 | 24/4 | 1/5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestants | Result | ||||||||||||
| Michael Dameski | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Winner | ||||||||||
| Lauren Seymour | Btm 3 | 1st | Runner-Up | ||||||||||
| Jay Johns | Btm 3 | 3rd | 3rd Place | ||||||||||
| Renelle Jones | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | 3rd | 4th Place | ||||||||
| Sam Malseed | 2nd | Elim | |||||||||||
| Ashleigh Tavares | Btm 2 | ||||||||||||
| Youngkwang "Blond" Joung | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | 1st | Elim | ||||||||
| Eden Petrovski | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Patric Kuo | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||
| Zoey Black | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | |||||||||||
| Stephen Perez | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| Maddie Peat | Btm 3 | ||||||||||||
| Chris Tsattalios | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| Yukino McHugh | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | |||||||||||
| Jordan Turner | Elim | ||||||||||||
| Nadiah Idris | Btm 3 | ||||||||||||
| Joel Rasmussen | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| Sally Hare | |||||||||||||
| Thabang Baloyi | Elim | ||||||||||||
| Kathaleen Fisher | |||||||||||||
Performance Shows
Top 20 Performances (23 February 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 10 Guys | Hip-hop | "#ThatPower"—will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber | Matt Lee | |
| Lauren Seymour Renelle Jones |
Contemporary-Jazz | "She Wolf"—David Guetta feat. Sia | Stephen Tannos | Both Safe |
| Youngkwang "Blond" Joung Jay Johns Joel Rasmussen Nadiah Idris |
Mixed Urban | "Do You Love Me"—The Contours | Christopher Scott | Rasmussen in Bottom 3 Idris in Bottom 3 |
| Jordan Turner Eden Petrovski Maddie Peat |
Contemporary | "Heart Cry" (Remix, extended version) — Drehz | Sarah Boulter | All Safe |
| Kathaleen Fisher Thabang Baloyi |
Latin Ballroom | "Where Have You Been"—Rihanna | Gleb Savchenko and Elena Samodanova | Both Eliminated |
| Top 20 | Jazz | "Shine My Shoes" - Robbie Williams (Live Guest Performer) | Jason Gilkison | |
| Patric Kuo Sally Hare Yukino McHugh |
Hip hop | "Talk Dirty"—Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz | Tiana Canterbury | All Safe |
| Zoey Black Ashleigh Tavaras Stephen Perez Chris Tsattalios |
Jazz | "Mamma Knows Best"—Jessie J | Marko Panzic | Black in Bottom 3 Perez in Bottom 3 |
| Michael Dameski Sam Malseed |
Contemporary | "Brother"—Matt Corby | Debbie Ellis | Both Safe |
| Top 10 Women | Contemporary | "Young & Beautiful"—Lana Del Rey | Christopher Scott |
Week 1: Top 20 Performance (2 March 2014)
- Group Dance: "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons feat. Kendrick Lamar (Hip hop; Choreographer: Christopher Scott)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashleigh Tavaras Jay Johns |
Jazz | "Happy"— Pharrell Williams | Simon Lynn | Both safe |
| Eden Petrovski Youngkwang "Blond" Joung |
Lyrical-Jazz | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"— Lorde | Stephen Tannos | Joung in Bottom 3 |
| Sally Hare Jordan Turner |
Contemporary | "Addicted to you"— Avicii | Jason Winters | Hare in Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Seymour Patric Kuo |
Lyrical hip-hop | "Fast Car"— Tracy Chapman | Christopher Scott | Both Safe |
Chris Tsattalios |
Samba | "Natalie"— Bruno Mars | Aric & Masha | Fisher eliminated |
| Yukino McHugh Stephen Perez |
Broadway-Jazz | "Sing, Sing, Sing"— Benny Goodman Orchestra | Cameron Mitchell | McHugh in Bottom 3 |
| Maddie Peat |
Viennese Waltz | "Unchained Melody"— The Righteous Brothers | Craig & Sriani | Peat Safe |
| Renelle Jones Joel Rasmussen |
Zouk-Lambada | "Climax"— Usher | Larissa & Kadu | Both in Bottom 3 |
| Nadiah Idris Michael Dameski |
Hip hop | "Twerk It"— Busta Rhymes feat. Nicki Minaj | Tiana Canterbury | Both safe |
| Zoey Black Sam Malseed |
Contemporary | "Forever Young"— Audra Mae | Paul Malek | Both Safe |
- Solos
- Kathaleen Fisher: "Dance Again"— Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
- Nadiah Idris: "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" — Shakira
- Zoey Black: "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" — Janet Jackson
- Stephen Perez: "Are You Gonna Go My Way"— Lenny Kravitz
- Thabang Baloyi: "Runaway"— Bruno Mars
- Joel Rasmussen: "Get Ur Freak On"— Missy Elliott
- Eliminated
- Kathaleen Fisher
- Thabang Baloyi
- New Partners
- Maddie Peat & Chris Tsattalios
Week 2: Top 18 Performance (9 March 2014)
- Group Dance: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Parris Goebel) (performed with Shannon Holtzapffel)
- Musical Guest: Rudimental – "Free"
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddie Peat Chris Tsattalios |
Contemporary | "My Love" — Sia | Sarah Boulter | Both safe |
| Renelle Jones |
Jazz | "FU" — Miley Cyrus feat. French Montana | Renee Ritchie | Rasmussen eliminated |
| Eden Petrovski Youngkwang "Blond" Joung |
Paso Doble | "Bring Me to Life" — Evanescence | Elena Samodanova | Both safe |
| Nadiah Idris Michael Dameski |
Cha-cha | "Timber" — Ke$ha feat. Pitbull | Anya Garnis | Both in Bottom 3 |
Jordan Turner |
Hip-hop | "As Long as You Love Me" — Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean | Alvin DeCastro | Hare eliminated |
| Yukino McHugh Stephen Perez |
Urban | "Dark Horse" — Katy Perry feat. Juicy J | Parris Goebel | McHugh in Bottom 3 |
| Sam Malseed Zoey Black |
Bollywood | "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" — Chennai Express (Original Soundtrack) | Ramona Lobo | Black in Bottom 3 |
| Ashleigh Tavaras Jay Johns |
Contemporary | "One" — Damien Rice | Debbie Ellis | Both Safe |
| Lauren Seymour Patric Kuo |
Jazz | "Land of a Thousand Dances" (The Sapphires) — Jessica Mauboy | Adam Williams | Kuo in Bottom 3 |
- Solos
- Sally Hare: "Pon de Floor" — Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel
- Renelle Jones: "The Lady Is A Tramp" — Tony Bennett feat. Lady Gaga
- Yukino "Kino" McHugh: "Aqueous Transmission" — Incubus
- Chris Tsattalios: "If I Had You" — Adam Lambert
- Joel Rasmussen: "Touch It" — Busta Rhymes
- Youngkwang "Blond" Joung: "Beats to the Rhyme" — Run DMC
- Eliminated
- Sally Hare
- Joel Rasmussen
- New Partners
- Renelle Jones & Jordan Turner
Week 3: Top 16 Performance (20 March 2014)
Guest Tina Arena - Reset All
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Petrovski Youngkwang "Blonde" Joung |
Contemporary | "Say Something" - A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera | Debbie Ellis | Joung in Bottom 3 |
| Renelle Jones |
Broadway | "Ladies' Choice" (from Hairspray) - Zac Efron | Michael Ralph | Turner eliminated |
| Maddie Peat Chris Tsattalios |
Quickstep | "Bang Bang" - will.i.am | Leanne Bampton | Both in Bottom 3 |
| Yukino McHugh Stephen Perez |
Jazz | "Locked Out of Heaven" - Bruno Mars | Adrian Ricks | McHugh in Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Seymour Patric Kuo |
Viennese Waltz | "I Won't Give Up" - Jason Mraz | Anya Garnis | Both Safe |
| Sam Malseed Zoey Black |
Contemporary | "Unconditionally" - Katy Perry | Marco Panzic | Both Safe |
| Ashleigh Tavares Jay Johns |
Lyrical hip-hop | "Hold On, We're Going Home" - Drake feat. Majid Jordan | Parris Goebel | Johns in Bottom 3 |
Michael Dameski |
Jazz | "Crazy" - Alice Russell | Stephen Tannos | Idris eliminated |
- Immediately Saved
- Zoey Black
- Solos
- Yukino "Kino" McHugh: "Please Don't Go" — Mike Posner
- Nadiah Idris: "Work" — Ciara feat. Missy Elliott
- Jordan Turner: "What You Wanted" — OneRepublic
- Patric Kuo: "Pop" — *NSYNC
- Michael Dameski:
- Eliminated2
- Nadiah Idris
- Jordan Turner
- New Partners
- Renelle Jones & Michael Dameski
Week 4: Top 14 Performance (27 March 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patric Kuo Lauren Seymour |
Contemporary | "The Power of Love" — Gabrielle Aplin | Natalie Weir | Both in Bottom 3 |
| Eden Petrovski Youngkwang "Blonde" Joung |
Hip-hop | "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" — Ne-Yo | Juliette Verne | Joung in Bottom 3 |
| Maddie Peat |
Jazz | "Call Me Maybe" — Carly Rae Jepsen | Mitchell Woodcock | Tsattalios eliminated |
| Jay Johns Ashleigh Tavares |
Rumba | "Stay" — Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko | Anya Garnis | Both Safe |
Stephen Perez |
Jazz | "Titanium" — David Guetta feat. Sia | Stephen Tannos | McHugh eliminated |
| Sam Malseed Zoey Black |
Jive | "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins | Giselle Peacock | Both Safe |
| Renelle Jones Michael Dameski |
Contemporary | "Let Her Go" — Passenger | Paul Malek | Jones in Bottom 3 |
- Solos
- Maddie Peat: "Eyes on Fire" - Blue Foundation
- Yukino McHugh: "Brotsjór" - Ólafur Arnalds
- Renelle Jones: "Hopeless Wonderer" - Mumford & Sons
- Youngkwang "Blonde" Joung: "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" - C+C Music Factory
- Chris Tsattalios: "Be My Lover" - INNA
- Jay Johns: "Let's Go" - Travis Barker (feat. Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes & Lil Jon)
- Eliminated
- Yukino McHugh
- Chris Tsattalios
- New Partners 3
- Zoey Black & Lauren Seymour
- Maddie Peat & Ashleigh Tavares
- Eden Petrovski & Renelle Jones
- Youngkwang "Blonde" Joung & Michael Dameski
- Patric Kuo & Jay Jones
- Stephen Perez & Sam Malseed
Week 5: Top 12 Performance (3 April 2014)
Theme: Same Gender - The contestants will be dancing routines with a member of the same gender.
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Petrovski Renelle Jones |
Broadway | "Mr. Bojangles" — Fosse | Adam Williams | Both Safe |
| Patric Kuo Jay Johns |
Hip-hop | "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose" — James Brown | Charles Bartley | Kuo in bottom 2 |
| Ashleigh Tavares |
Contemporary | "Higher Love" — James Vincent McMorrow | Jason Winters | Peat eliminated |
| Zoey Black Lauren Seymour |
Hip-hop | "MATANGI" — M.I.A. | Jesse Rasmussen | Black in bottom 2 |
| Michael Dameski Youngkwang "Blond" Joung |
Contemporary | "How It Ends" — DeVotchKa | Debbie Ellis | Dameski in Bottom 2 |
| Sam Malseed |
Tango | "Tango De Los Asesinos (Assassin's Tango)" — John Powell | Fabio Robles Ana André |
Perez eliminated |
- Solos
- Eliminated
- Maddie Peat
- Stephen Perez
- Next Week's Partners
- Patric Kuo & Ashleigh Tavaras
- Youngkwang "Blond" Joung & Lauren Seymour
- Jay Johns & Zoey Black
- Sam Malseed & Eden Petrovski
- Michael Dameski & Renelle Jones
Week 6: Top 10 Performance (10 April 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renelle Jones Michael Dameski |
Jazz | "Die Another Day" — Madonna | Mitchell Woodcock | Both Bottom 2 |
| Ashleigh Tavares |
Cha-cha | "Move" — Little Mix | Aric & Masha | Kuo eliminated |
| Lauren Seymour Youngkwang "Blond" Joung |
Contemporary | "Threads of Silence" — Karise Eden | Paul Malek | both safe |
| Eden Petrovski Sam Malseed |
Hip-hop | "The Other Side" — Jason Derulo | Jesse Rasmussen | both safe |
Jay Johns |
Contemporary | "Wild Horses" - Natasha Bedingfield | Brendan Yeates | Black eliminated |
| Top 5 Girls | Jazz | "Grown Woman" - Beyoncé | Marko Panzic | |
| Top 5 Guys | Contemporary | "Wake Me Up" - Avicii | Debbie Ellis | |
- Solos
- Zoey Black:
- Ashleigh Tavares:
- Patric Kuo:
- Michael Dameski:
- Eliminated
- Zoey Black
- Patric Kuo
Week 7: Top 8 Performance (17 April 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Dameski |
Jazz | "Come into My Head" - Kimbra | Stephen Tannos | Dameski safe |
| Renelle Jones Jay Johns |
Contemporary | Amazing Grace — Destiny's Child | Penelope Mullen | both Safe |
| Ashleigh Tavares |
Swing | "Swing Set" - Jurassic 5 | Shannon & Lochlan | Joung eliminated |
| Lauren Seymour Sam Malseed |
Contemporary | "My Heart Will Go On" - Céline Dion*4 | Jacqui Howard | both safe |
| Renelle Jones Jay Johns |
Paso Doble | El Tango De Roxanne — Moulin Rouge! | Aric Yegudkin & Masha Belash | both Safe |
Michael Dameski |
Foxtrot | "Get Here" - Oleta Adams | Natalie Lowe | Petrovski eliminated |
| Lauren Seymour Sam Malseed |
Hip hop | OMG — Usher feat. will.i.am | Alvin De Castro | both safe |
| Ashleigh Tavares |
Contemporary | Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey | Steven Watson & Sarah Boulter | Joung eliminated |
- Eliminated
- Eden Petrovski
- Youngkwang "Blond" Joung
Week 8: Top 6 Performance (24 April 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Top 6 | Contemporary | "Undan Hulu" — Ólafur Arnalds | Travis Wall Channing Cooke |
| Lauren Seymour Jay Johns |
Hip-hop | "Get Up Offa That Thing"/"Release the Pressure"— James Brown | Jesse Rasmussen |
| Renelle Jones |
Samba | "L'Hotel De Californie" — The Cat Empire | Trent Whiddon Gordana Grandosek-Whiddon |
Michael Dameski |
Jazz | "The Beautiful People" — Marilyn Manson | Matt Lee Kate Wormald |
| Lauren Seymour |
Contemporary | "In This Shirt" — The Irrepressibles | Debbie Ellis |
Jay Johns |
Contemporary | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" — Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls Soundtrack) | Sarah Boulter |
| Renelle Jones Michael Dameski |
Contemporary | "Lay Me Down" — Sam Smith | Travis Wall Channing Cooke |
- Solos
- Lauren Seymour: "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" — Pixie Lott (Contemporary)
- Ashleigh Tavares: "Feeling Good" — Jennifer Hudson (Contemporary)
- Renelle Jones: "Crazy In Love" — Emile Sandé feat. The Bryan Ferry Orchestra (Jazz)
- Sam Malseed: "When I Was Your Man" — Bruno Mars (Contemporary)
- Jay Johns: "Hey Pachuco!" — Royal Crown Revue (Tap)
- Michael Dameski: "Unstoppable!" — E.S. Posthumus (Contemporary)
- Eliminated
- Ashleigh Tavares
- Sam Malseed
Week 10: Top 4 Performance (1 May 2014)
- Musical Guests: Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg – "Wiggle" / Sam Smith – "Stay with Me" / Ed Sheeran - Sing
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Top 4 | Jazz | "Applause"—Lady Gaga | Squared Division |
| Lauren Seymour Michael Dameski |
Contemporary | "Falling Slowly"—Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová | Debbie Ellis |
| Renelle Jones Jay Johns |
Viennese Waltz | "At This Moment"—Michael Bublé | Aric & Masha |
| Renelle Jones Lauren Seymour |
Broadway | "I'm a Woman"—Smokey Joe's Cafe | Matt Lee |
| Michael Dameski Jay Johns |
Martial arts/Contemporary | "Invictus"—Patrick Mazzolo | Sarah Boulter |
| The Top 20 | Jazz | "Dream Medley"—Paula Abdul | Matt Lee |
| The Top 20 5 | Lindy Hop | "Jumpin' Jack"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Jason Gilkison |
- 4th Place:
- Renelle Jones
- 3rd Place
- Jay Johns
- Runner-Up:
- Lauren Seymour
- Winner:
- Michael Dameski
Notes
- ^1 The ranking of each gender was revealed this week.
- ^2 On this occasion, the judges voiced indecision on the contestants to be eliminated and ultimately opted to determine the eliminated dancers directly according to the at-home viewer votes.
- ^3 For Top 12 week, the dancers will be dancing in same-sex partnerships.
- ^4 For this week, Malseed & Seymour performed to an on-stage piano accompaniment rather than the original song.
- ^5 On this occasion, the Top 20 performed with Dameski & Seymour for a final dance number before announcing the winner.
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