So You Think You Can Dance Canada (season 2)
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 | City | Date | Guest Judge |
| The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts | Vancouver, British Columbia | April 4, 2009 | Luther Brown and Mary Murphy |
| Winspear Centre | Edmonton, Alberta | April 7, 2009 | Luther Brown and Stacey Tookey |
| Imperial Theatre | Saint John, New Brunswick | April 21, 2009 | Melissa Williams and Sean Cheesman |
| Metro Toronto Convention Centre | Toronto, Ontario | May 18, 2009 | Luther Brown and Mary Murphy |
| Théâtre Saint-Denis | Montreal, Quebec | May 26, 2009 | Lil' C and Mia Michaels |
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:- hip hop choreography by Luther Brown
- jazz funk choreography by Tre Armstrong
- a samba choreographed by Jean-Marc Généreux and France Mousseau
- a group choreography round where the contestants were assigned into groups, were asked to choose a CD from a box, and choreographed their own routine to the music chosen
- contemporary choreography by Blake McGrath
- a final solo of the contestant's choice
Finals
Elimination chart
Top 20 Finalists
Men
Women
Finals
Performances
Week 1 (August 25, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Everett Smith | Jive | "Lust for Life"—Iggy Pop | Melissa Williams | Safe |
| Amy Gardner Vincent Desjardins | Samba | "Batucadas"—Mitoka Samba | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Bottom 3 |
| Melanie Mah Cody Bonnell | Contemporary | "Taking Chances"—Celine Dion | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
| Kim Gingras Emanuel Sandhu | Hip-hop | "Here Comes The Hammer"—MC Hammer | Sho-Tyme | Safe |
| Corynne Barron Anthony Grafton | Viennese Waltz | "The Time of My Life"—David Cook | Pierre Allaire | Safe |
| Natalie Lyons Danny Lawn | Hip-hop | "Get Buck In Here"—DJ Felli Fel feat. Diddy, Akon, Ludacris, and Lil Jon | Sho-Tyme | Safe |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Daniel Dory | Afro-Jazz | "The Path"—Ralph MacDonald | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Jenna-Lynn Higgins Nicolas Bégin | Disco | "Waking Up in Vegas"—Katy Perry | Melissa Williams | Safe |
| Tatiana Parker Austin Di Iulio | Capoeira | "Segura O Coco"—Axé Capoeira | Paul Becker | Parker eliminated |
| Melanie Buttarazzi Taylor James | Tango | "Diferente"—Gotan Project | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | James eliminated |
Week 2 (September 1, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Luther Brown, Mary Murphy| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Melanie Mah Cody Bonnell | Krump | "Buck n' Roll"—Tha J-Squad | Lil' C | Safe |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Everett Smith | Salsa | "Aña Pa' Mi Tambor"—La Excelencia | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
| Kim Gingras Emanuel Sandhu | Broadway | "Maybe This Time"—Connie Fisher | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Amy Gardner Vincent Desjardins | Contemporary | "When You Say My Name"—Mario Spinetti | Blake McGrath | Safe |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Daniel Dory | Dancehall | "So Fine"—Sean Paul | Jae Blaze | Safe |
| Corynne Barron Anthony Grafton | Paso Doble | "Fuego"—bond | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Grafton eliminated |
| Jenna-Lynn Higgins Nicolas Bégin | Hip-hop | "Blast Off"—P Diddy feat. Mark Curry, G. Dep, Loon | Sho-Tyme | Bottom 3 |
| Natalie Lyons Danny Lawn | Jazz | "Please Don't Leave Me"—Pink | Melissa Williams | Safe |
| Melanie Buttarazzi Austin Di Iulio | Smooth Waltz | "Nights in White Satin "—Il Divo | Danny Quilliam | Buttarazzi eliminated |
Week 3 (September 8, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Sean Cheesman, Melissa Williams| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Kim Gingras Emanuel Sandhu | Jazz-Pop | "Love Sex Magic"—Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake | Blake McGrath | Safe |
| Amy Gardner Vincent Desjardins | Hip-hop | "Boom Boom Pow"—The Black Eyed Peas | Flii Stylz | Bottom 3 |
| Corynne Barron Austin Di Iulio | Contemporary | "Never Say Never"—The Fray | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
| Melanie Mah Cody Bonnell | Mambo | "Suena Ahora"—Michi Sarmiento | Gustavo Vargas | Bottom 3 |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Everett Smith | Quickstep | "Chicago Overture"—Hot Rolls Ragtime Band | Pierre Allaire | Safe |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Daniel Dory | Hip-hop | "Pucker Up"—Ciara | Luther Brown | Safe |
| Jenna-Lynn Higgins Nicolas Bégin | Hustle | "Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai | Benji Schwimmer | Both eliminated |
| Natalie Lyons Danny Lawn | Rumba | "Historia De Un Amor"—Perez Prado | Gustavo Vargas | Safe |
Week 4 (September 15, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Karen Kain, Dan Karaty| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Melanie Mah Cody Bonnell | Hip-hop | "Turnin Me On"—Keri Hilson featuring Lil Wayne | Luther Brown | Safe |
| Amy Gardner Vincent Desjardins | Cha-cha-cha | "Rie y Llora"—Celia Cruz | Gustavo Vargas | Bottom 3 |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Everett Smith | House | "When Love Takes Over"—David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland | Sho-Tyme | Safe |
| Kim Gingras Emanuel Sandhu | Contemporary | "To Build a Home"—The Cinematic Orchestra | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Daniel Dory | Disco | "Disco Inferno"—The Trammps | Melissa Williams | Bottom 3 |
| Natalie Lyons Danny Lawn | West Coast Swing | "Love Lockdown"—Kanye West | Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones | Both eliminated |
| Corynne Barron Austin Di Iulio | Jazz | "Paparazzi"—Lady Gaga | Johnny Byrne | Safe |
Week 5 (September 22, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mia Michaels| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Everett Smith | Broadway | "This Joint is Jumpin'" from Ain't Misbehavin' | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Melanie Mah Cody Bonnell | Jazz | "Glory Box"—Portishead | Melissa Williams | Bottom 3 |
| Corynne Barron Austin Di Iulio | Salsa | "I Know You Want Me "—Pitbull" | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Barron eliminated |
| Kim Gingras Emanuel Sandhu | Hip-hop | "Respect My Conglomerate"—Busta Rhymes feat. Lil Wayne & Jadakiss | Luther Brown | Safe |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Daniel Dory | Contemporary | "It Must Have Been Love"—Kari Kimmel | Blake McGrath | Dory eliminated |
| Amy Gardner Vincent Desjardins | Jive | "Pony Time"—Chubby Checker | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
Week 6 (September 29, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Melanie Mah Vincent Desjardins | Paso Doble | "Conquest"—The White Stripes | Francis Lafrenière Natalli Reznick | Mah in bottom 4 |
| Amy Gardner Cody Bonnell | Contemporary | "Come Home"—OneRepublic feat. Sara Bareilles | Stacey Tookey | Gardner eliminated Bonnell in bottom 4 |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Emanuel Sandhu | Samba | "Samba Vocalizado "—Luciano Perrone | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin | Safe |
| Kim Gingras Everett Smith | Jazz-fusion | "St. James Infirmary Blues"—The White Stripes | Sean Cheesman | Safe |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Austin Di Iulio | Hip hop | "Da Rockwilder"—Method Man & Redman | Sho-Tyme | Di Iulio eliminated |
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Kim Gingras | Hip-hop | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal | Safe |
| Everett Smith | Tap | "Everybody Dance"—Chic | Safe |
| Jayme Rae Dailey | Jazz | "Make Me Over"—Keyshia Cole | Safe |
| Austin Di Iulio | Contemporary | "Always Midnight"—Patrick Monahan | Eliminated |
| Amy Gardner | Contemporary | "Wanted"—Vanessa Carlton | Eliminated |
| Cody Bonnell | Hip-hop | "I Need a Girl "—Diddy feat. Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans and Tammy Ruggeri | Bottom 4 |
| Melanie Mah | Jazz | "The Fame"—Lady Gaga | Bottom 4 |
| Vincent Desjardins | Samba | "Can You Feel It?"—Reel 2 Real | Safe |
| Tara-Jean Popowich | Contemporary | "Relief"—Chris Garneau | Safe |
| Emanuel Sandhu | Jazz | "Bridge"—Amon Tobin | Safe |
Week 7 (October 6, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels- Top 4 boys: "Beggin'"—The Four Seasons
- Top 4 girls: "Dr. Feelgood "—Aretha Franklin
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Vincent Desjardins | Rumba | "Hero"—Enrique Iglesias | Eric Caty | Safe |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Vincent Desjardins | Krump | "Chea-Chea-Chea"—Tha J-Squad | Lil' C | Safe |
| Kim Gingras Cody Bonnell | Hip-hop | "Humpin' Around"—Bobby Brown | Luther Brown | Both eliminated |
| Kim Gingras Cody Bonnell | Smooth Waltz | "What a Wonderful World"—Louis Armstrong | Pierre Allaire | Both eliminated |
| Melanie Mah Emanuel Sandhu | Contemporary | "The Scientist"—Coldplay | Sabrina Matthews | Mandhu in bottom 4 |
| Melanie Mah Emanuel Sandhu | Disco | "Hush Hush"—The Pussycat Dolls | Melissa Williams | Mandhu in bottom 4 |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Everett Smith | Mambo | "En Barranquilla Me Quedo"—Joe Arroyo | Gustavo Vargas | Smith in bottom 4 |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Everett Smith | Jazz-Pop | "Sexy Chick"—David Guetta feat. Akon | Nico Archambault Wynn Holmes | Smith in bottom 4 |
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Jayme Rae Dailey | Contemporary | "Getting in the Way"—Jill Scott | Safe |
| Everett Smith | Tap | "Stand by Me"—Ben E. King | Bottom 4 |
| Melanie Mah | Contemporary | "Innocence"—Björk | Bottom 4 |
| Emanuel Sandhu | Contemporary | "Mad World"—Adam Lambert | Safe |
| Kim Gingras | Hip-hop | "Jerk It"—Thunderheist | Eliminated |
| Cody Bonnell | Hip-hop | "Missin' You"—Trey Songz | Eliminated |
| Tara-Jean Popowich | Contemporary | "Farewell"—Rosie Thomas | Safe |
| Vincent Desjardins | Cha-cha-cha | "U Can't Touch This"—MC Hammer | Safe |
Week 8 (October 13, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mary Murphy- Top 3 girls: "Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo Ma non Tanto "—The Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Rees
- Top 3 boys: "Get Up Offa That Thing"—James Brown
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Vincent Desjardins | Salsa | "Vengo Caliente"–Sonora Carruseles | Gustavo Vargas | Safe |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Vincent Desjardins | Contemporary | "It Doesn't Hurt" —Katie Thompson | Stacey Tookey | Safe |
| Melanie Mah Everett Smith | Jazz-Rock | "Burn It to the Ground"—Nickelback | Melissa Williams | Mandhu eliminated |
| Melanie Mah Everett Smith | Hip-hop | "That's Right"—Ciara | Luther Brown | Mandhu eliminated |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Emanuel Sandhu | Quickstep | "Let's Go"—Hipjoint feat. Sherry St. Germain | Pierre Allaire | Sandhu eliminated |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Emanuel Sandhu | Jazz-Pop | "I Gotta Feeling"—The Black Eyed Peas | Blake McGrath | Sandhu eliminated |
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Jayme Rae Dailey | Contemporary | "As Much As I Ever Could"—City and Colour | Safe |
| Tara-Jean Popowich | Contemporary | "Fever"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Melanie Mah | Contemporary | "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight"—The Postal Service | Eliminated |
| Everett Smith | Tap | "Shake Your Pants"—Cameo | Safe |
| Emanuel Sandhu | Jazz | "Whole Lotta Love"—Led Zeppelin | Eliminated |
| Vincent Desjardins | Cha-cha-cha | "Ai Mi Morena" —Mo' Horizons | Safe |
Week 9 (October 20, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Vincent Desjardins Tara-Jean Popowich Everett Smith | Cabaret | "Theme for Gypsy "—Sonny Lester & His Orchestra | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
| Vincent Desjardins Everett Smith | Hip-hop | "B.O.B."—Outkast | Sho-Tyme |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Everett Smith | Jazz | "Say "—OneRepublic | Sean Cheesman |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Tara-Jean Popowich | Mambo | "Ran Kan Kan"—Tito Puente | Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Vincent Desjardins | Contemporary | "Can't Stop Thinking About You"—Martin Sexton | Stacey Tookey |
| Tara-Jean Popowich Vincent Desjardins | Hustle | "Last Dance"—Donna Summer | Maria Torres |
| Jayme Rae Dailey Everett Smith | Samba | "Run the Show"—Kat DeLuna | Eric Caty Kelly Lannan |
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music |
| Everett Smith | Tap | "Style"—Cameo |
| Jayme Rae Dailey | Jazz | "Racadiones Arrabaleras"—Bailingo! |
| Vincent Desjardins | Jive | "Land of a Thousand Dances"—Wilson Pickett |
| Tara-Jean Popowich | Contemporary | Bleeding Love"—Boyce Avenue |
Results shows
Week 1 (August 26, 2009)
- Group dance: "I Want You Back/ABC"—Jackson 5
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Melanie Buttarazzi | Jive | "Land of a Thousand Dances"—Wilson Pickett | Safe |
| Amy Gardner | Contemporary | "Possession"—Sarah McLachlan | Safe |
| Tatiana Parker | Hip-hop | "Starstruck"—Lady Gaga | Eliminated |
| Taylor James | Contemporary | "Swans"—Unkle Bob | Eliminated |
| Vincent Desjardins | Cha-cha-cha | "Kaboom"—Ursula 1000 | Safe |
| Austin Di Iulio | Modern | "An Epic Age"—Immediate | Safe |
- New partners:
- * Melanie Buttarazzi and Austin Di Iulio
Week 2 (September 2, 2009)
- Group dance: "JBJ" from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Anthony Grafton | Samba | "King of the Dancehall"—Beenie Man | Eliminated |
| Nicolas Bégin | B-boying | "Super Bad"—James Brown | Safe |
| Austin Di Iulio | Contemporary | "Overkill"—Colin Hay | Safe |
| Corynne Barron | Contemporary | "The Moment I Said It"—Imogen Heap | Safe |
| Jenna-Lynn Higgins | Jazz | "No Man"—Nina Storey | Safe |
| Melanie Buttarazzi | Flamenco | "Desert Chase"—Robert Michaels | Eliminated |
- New Partners:
- *Corynne Barron and Austin Di Iulio
Week 3 (September 9, 2009)
- Group dance: "Malagenha"—Sérgio Mendes
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Jenna-Lynn Higgins | Jazz | "I Gotta Feeling"—The Black Eyed Peas | Eliminated |
| Amy Gardner | Jazz | "Yummy"—Gwen Stefani | Safe |
| Melanie Mah | Contemporary | "A Little More of You"—Ashley Chambliss | Safe |
| Nicolas Bégin | B-boying | "Pavlo Style"—Pavlo | Eliminated |
| Vincent Desjardins | Jive | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson | Safe |
| Cody Bonnell | Hip-hop | "Love Struck"—VFactory | Safe |
- New partners:
Week 4 (September 16, 2009)
- Group dance: "LoveGame"—Lady Gaga
- Solos:
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Amy Gardner | Jazz | "LTLP" — Edit | Safe |
| Jayme Rae Dailey | Contemporary | "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Natalie Lyons | Krumping | "Boom Boom Clap"—Tha J-Squad | Eliminated |
| Vincent Desjardins | Jive | "We're Gonna Win"—Bryan Adams | Safe |
| Daniel Dory | Hip-hop | "A Milli"—Lil Wayne | Safe |
| Danny Lawn | Contemporary | "The Freshmen"—Jay Brannan | Eliminated |
- New partners:
Week 5 (September 23, 2009)
- Group dance: "The Jump Off"—Lil' Kim featuring Mr. Cheeks
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Melanie Mah | Contemporary | "Headlock"—Imogen Heap | Safe |
| Corynne Barron | Contemporary | "Almost Lover"—A Fine Frenzy | Eliminated |
| Jayme Rae Dailey | Contemporary | "Nothing"—Nikka Costa | Safe |
| Cody Bonnell | Hip-hop | "Curious"—Danny Fernandes | Safe |
| Austin Di Iulio | Contemporary | "Sweet Dream"—Greg Laswell | Safe |
| Daniel Dory | Hip-hop | "It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson | Eliminated |
- New partners:
Week 6 (September 30, 2009)
- Group dance: "Hometown Glory"—Adele
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Amy Gardner | Contemporary | "Belief"—Gavin DeGraw | Eliminated |
| Melanie Mah | Contemporary | "18th Floor Balcony"—Blue October | Safe |
| Cody Bonnell | Hip-hop | "Butterfly"—Jason Mraz | Safe |
| Austin Di Iulio | Popping | "Genesis"—Justice | Eliminated |
Week 7 (October 7, 2009)
- Group dance: "C'mon Everybody" from All Shook Up—Cheyenne Jackson and Co.
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Kim Gingras | Hip-hop | "Bottle Pop"—The Pussycat Dolls | Eliminated |
| Melanie Mah | Contemporary | "Elephant in the Room"—Richard Walters | Safe |
| Cody Bonnell | Hip-hop | "Last Time" —George Nozuka | Eliminated |
| Everett Smith | Tap | "When the Night Feels My Song"—Bedouin Soundclash | Safe |
Week 8 (October 14, 2009)
- Group dance: "Turn the Beat Around"—Vicki Sue Robinson
- Solos:
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Jayme Rae Dailey | Contemporary | "I'm Not Afraid"—Jill Scott | Safe |
| Melanie Mah | Contemporary | "On Your Porch"—The Format | Eliminated |
| Tara-Jean Popowich | Contemporary | "The Waves"—Elisa | Safe |
| Vincent Desjardins | Latin | Safe | |
| Everett Smith | Tap | "Oh...Canada"—Classified | Safe |
| Emanuel Sandhu | Jazz | "Let's Dance"—David Bowie | Eliminated |
Week 9 (October 25, 2009)
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Rex Harrington, Kenny Ortega- Group dances:
Judges' picks
- Eliminated:
- Runner-up:
- WINNER: