Season three 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 former Rogue Traders vocalist and solo artist Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges.So You Think You Can Dance Australia Official Website on Ten It premiered on 31 January 2010. Robbie Kmetoni was announced as the winner on 21 April 2010 and the first season that each of the contestants have all been in the bottom six or four. It was the last season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia to air until the show came back in 2014.
Auditions
Auditions for the third season were held between September and October 2009 in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.Auditions: So You Think You Can Dance Australia
Sydney Round During the Top 100 week in Sydney. Season 2 contestants: Talia and Charlie were choreographing Jazz, then Amy and Ben were choreographing Ballrom, then Talia and Amy were choreographing Broadway for the female contestants, while Charlie and Ben were choreographing Jazz for the male contestants. Then each contestants perform a solo for their lives, then the judges choose which contestants (both gender: 10 females and 10 males) will be in the live shows as the top 20 contestants.
Studio Shows Top 20 Contestants Female contestants ContestantAgeHome TownDance SpecialtyElimination date Jessica “Jessie” Hesketh 19 Sydney, NSW Contemporary Runner Up Lauren “Ivy” Heeney 23 Sunbury, VIC Ballet/Jazz 3rd Place Jessica “Jess” Stokes 20 Sydney, NSW Hip-Hop 8 April 2010 Carly Smith 21 Sydney, NSW Jazz 1 April 2010 Jessica Prince 21 Newcastle, NSW Waltz 25 March 2010 (withdrew) Renee Ritchie 20 Hobart, TAS Jazz 18 March 2010 Isabel “Issi” Durant 18 Sydney, NSW Contemporary 11 March 2010 Grace Stewart 21 Brisbane, QLD Contemporary/Jazz 4 March 2010 Mikhaela Gregory 20 Melbourne, VIC Jazz 25 February 2010 Ilona Fabiszewski 28 Sydney, NSW Hip-Hop 18 February 2010
Male contestants ContestantAgeHome TownDance SpecialtyElimination date Robbie Kmetoni 18 Sydney, NSW Contemporary Winner Phillipe Witana 30 Brisbane, QLD Hip-Hop 4th Place Nickolas “Nick” Geurts 21 Melbourne, VIC Contemporary 8 April 2010 Kieran McMahon 18 Melbourne, VIC Foxtrot/Ballet 1 April 2010 Matthew “Matt” Geronimi 22 Sydney, NSW Salsa 25 March 2010 Heath Keating 22 Mullumbimby, NSW Contemporary 18 March 2010 Donald “Don” Napalan 25 Sydney, NSW B-Boying 11 March 2010 Douglas “Doug” De Voogt 23 Perth, WA Jazz 4 March 2010 Garry “Gaz” Griffiths 25 Gold Coast, QLD B-Boying 25 February 2010 William “Will” Centurion 31 Sydney, NSW Argentine Tango 18 February 2010
Results table Week:18/225/24/311/318/325/31/48/421/4 ContestantsResult Robert Kmetoni Btm 3 Winner Jessie Hesketh Btm 3 Btm 3 Runner-Up Ivy Heeney Btm 3 3rd Place Phillipe Witana Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 4 4th Place Nick Geurts Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim Jess Stokes Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim Btm 4 Kieran McMahon Btm 3 Btm 4 Elim Carly Smith Btm 3 Jessica Prince Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 4WD* Matt Geronimi Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim Heath Keating Btm 3 Elim Renee Ritchie Btm 3 Don Napalan Elim Isabella Durant Doug De Voogt Elim Grace Stewart Btm 3 Gaz Griffiths Elim Mikhayla Gregory Will Centurion Elim Ilona Fabiszewski According to the So You Think You Can Dance Australia website Jessica Prince was forced to leave the competition due to a back injury. Pursuant to the rules, Jess Stokes, as the last female dancer eliminated, was brought back into the competition.
Performances Top 20 Showcase (10 February 2010) No voting this week in order to give the contestants the chance to showcase themselves in their own styles
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee ContestantsStyleMusicChoreographer Top 10 Female Contestants Commercial Jazz "Sweet Dreams"—Beyoncé Matt Lee Don Napalan Gaz Griffiths Breakdancing "Apache"—The Sugarhill Gang Project Moda Issi Durant Robbie Kmetoni Contemporary "Samson"—Regina Spektor Debbie Ellis Doug De Voogt Ivy Heeney Broadway "Run and Tell That"—Hairspray Adam Williams Jessica Prince Kieran McMahon Matt Geronimi Will Centurion Viennese Waltz "Never Tear Us Apart"—INXS Jason Gilkison Jess Stokes Illona Fabiszewski Phillipe Witana Hip hop "I Can Transform Ya"—Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne Juliette Verne Nick Geurts Jessie Hesketh Heath Keating Grace Stewart Contemporary "Uprising"—Muse Sarah Boulter Carly Cooper Smith Mikhaela Gregory Renee Ritchie Jazz "Tik Tok"—Kesha Marko Panzic (season 1) Top 10 Male Contestants Pop-Jazz "We Want Your Soul"—Freeland Jason Coleman
Week 1: Top 20 Performance (17 February 2010) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Ilona Fabiszewski <br/ > Nick Geurts Jazz "Telephone"—Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé Square Division Fabiszewski Eliminated Jessie Hesketh Matt Geronimi Contemporary "I'm Kissing You"—Des'ree Steven Agisilaou Bottom 3 Jess Stokes Doug De Voogt Cha-cha-cha "Love Long Distance"–Gossip Leanne Bampton Safe Renee Ritchie Phillipe Witana Hip hop "Fallin' Out"—Keyshia Cole Jesse Rasmussen (season 2) Safe Grace Stewart Will Centurion Broadway-Jazz "You Should Be Dancing"—Bee Gees Adam Williams Centurion Eliminated Mikhaela Gregory Robbie Kmetoni Rumba "Endless Love"—Lea Michele & Matthew Morrison Trent & Gordana Safe Carly Cooper Smith Kieran McMahon Contemporary "Furious Angels"—Rob Dougan Sarah Boulter Safe Jessica Prince Heath Keating Lyrical-Jazz "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"—Alicia Keys Marko Panzic (season 1) Safe Ivy Heeney Gaz Griffiths Pasodoble "Ojos Asi"—Shakira Carmelo Pizzino Safe Issi Durant Don Napalan Hip-hop "Work"—Ciara featuring Missy Elliott Juliette Verne Safe
Week 2: Top 18 Performance (24 February 2010) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkison CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Ivy Heeney Gaz Griffiths Hip hop "Down"—Jay Sean Alvin Decastro Griffiths Eliminated Issi Durant Don Napalan Foxtrot "Haven't Met You Yet"—Michael Bublé Carmelo Pizzino Safe Jessica Prince Heath Keating Contemporary "Last Request"—Paolo Nutini Paul White & Anthony Ikin (season 1) Bottom 3 Jessie Hesketh Matt Geronimi Jazz "Starstrukk"—3OH!3 feat. Katy Perry Project Moda Safe Mikhaela Gregory Robbie Kmetoni Boogaloo "Don't Push It, Don't Force It"—Leon Haywood Nacho Pop Gregory Eliminated Grace Stewart Nick Geurts Contemporary "Pretty Wings"—Maxwell Juliette "Jet" Verne Safe Carly Cooper Smith Kieran McMahon Broadway Jazz "The Tennis Song" from City of Angels Cameron Mitchell Safe Renee Ritchie Phillipe Witana Paso Doble "Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen Leanne Bampton Safe Jess Stokes Douglas DeVoogt Contemporary "Fireflies"—Owl City Ame Delves Safe
Week 3: Top 16 Performance (3 March 2010) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Mary Murphy CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Grace Stewart Nick Geurts Dancehall "Rude Boy"—Rihanna Tianna Canterbury Stewart eliminated Carly Cooper Smith Kieran McMahon Waltz "Hushabye Mountain"—Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Aric & Masha Bottom 3 Jess Stokes Doug De Voogt Jazz "My Delirium"—Ladyhawke Adam Williams De Voogt eliminated Renee Ritchie Phillipe Witana Contemporary "Silence"—Selena Cross Debbie Ellis Safe Jessica Prince Heath Keating Tango "Undisclosed Desires"—Muse Trent & Gordana Safe Jessie Hesketh Matt Geronimi Hip Hop "Fortune Teller"—Xavier Rudd Travers Ross Safe Issi Durant Don Napalan Contemporary "Stairway to Heaven"—Led Zeppelin Sarah Boulter Safe Ivy Heeney Robbie Kmetoni Jazz "Bad Romance"—Lady Gaga Juliette "Jet" Verne Safe Guest Dancers: Sydney Dance Company
Week 4: Top 14 Performance (10 March 2010) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Kelley Abbey CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Top 7 Male Contestants Broadway "Cool" from West Side Story Cameron Mitchell N/A Issi Durant Don Napalan Street Latin/Hip-hop "Hotel Room Service"— Pitbull Fabio Robles Both eliminated Jessica Prince Heath Keating Contemporary "Daniel"–Joss Stone Paul Malek Safe Ivy Heeney Robbie Kmetoni Paso Doble "Sweet Disposition"—The Temper Trap Jason Gilkison Safe Carly Cooper Smith Kieran McMahon Contemporary "Ne me quitte pas"–Sting Debbie Ellis Safe Jessie Hesketh Matt Geronimi Jazz "Blah Blah Blah"—Ke$ha ft. 3OH!3 The Squared Division Bottom 3 Renee Ritchie Phillipe Witana Waltz "The Wings" from Brokeback Mountain Leanne Bampton Bottom 3 Jess Stokes Nick Geurts Hip Hop (Old School) "U Can't Touch This"—MC Hammer Tiana Canterbury Safe Top 7 Female Contestants Broadway "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago Adam Williams N/A
Week 5: Top 12 Performance (17 March 2010) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResultsRobbie Kmetoni Ivy HeeneyContemporary"Little Lion Man"—Mumford & SonsDebbie EllisSafeBollywood"Bombay"—Timbaland ft. Amar & Jim BeanzRamona LoboHeath Keating Jessica PrinceBroadway"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary PoppinsNathan WrightKeating eliminatedHip-hop"Feeling's Gone"—Basement Jaxx ft. Sam SparroEtienne KhooPhillipe Witana Renee RitchieHip-hop"I Question Mark"—Wade RobsonJason BirdKatie CesaroRitchie eliminatedRumba"Today Was a Fairytale"—Taylor SwiftAnya GarnisPasha KovalevNick Geurts Jess StokesLyrical jazz"Summertime"—Peter GabrielAleeta BlackburnBottom 3Jive"On a Mission"—Gabriella CilmiCarmelo PizzinoKieran McMahon Carly Cooper SmithSalsa"Shake It"—The PotbelleezLuda & OliverSafeHip hop"Ordinary People"—John LegendYannus SufandiMatt Geronimi Jessie HeskethContemporary"And No More Shall We Part"—Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsLudwigSafeJazz"When I Grow Up"—Pussycat DollsThe Squared Division
Week 6: Top 10 Performance (24 March 2010) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee, Jason Gilkison CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResultsMatt GeronimiCarly Cooper SmithJazz"According to You"—OrianthiCameron MitchellGeronimi eliminatedVogue"Took the Night"—ChelleySuppleRobbie Kmetoni Jessie HeskethHip-hop"Talk Show Host"—RadioheadJason BirdKatie CesaroSafeContemporary"Heart in a Cage"—The StrokesSarah BoulterNick Geurts Jessica PrinceContemporary"Kings & Queens"—Thirty Seconds to MarsPaul MalekPrince in bottom 4Quickstep"Under My Skin"—Gin WigmoreLeeanne BamptonKieran McMahon Jess StokesSamba"Pop Goes the World"—GossipCarmelo PizzinoMcMahon in bottom 4Stokes eliminatedHip-hop"Put It in a Love Song"—Alicia Keys feat. Beyoncé KnowlesJuliette "Jet" VernePhillipe Witana Ivy KeeneyContemporary"Colorblind"—Counting CrowsSher ManuSafeJazz"Neutron Dance"—The Pointer SistersProject Moda
Week 7: Top 8 Performance (31 March 2010) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResultsNick Geurts Jessie Hesketh Hip hop"Nobody"—Ne-Yo Jesse Rasmussen (season 2)Both safe Cha-cha-cha"Istanbul 1:26 am"—Orient Expressions Jason GilkisonKieran McMahon Jess Stokes Foxtrot"Cry Me a River"—Michael Bublé Trent & GordanaMcMahon eliminated Stokes in bottom 4 Contemporary"Velvet Pants"—Propellerheads Larissa McGowanPhillipe Witana Carly Cooper SmithContemporary"You've Got the Love"—Florence and the Machine Rafael BonacelaWitana in bottom 4Smith eliminated Jazz"I Like That"—Richard Vission, Static Revenger and Luciana Squared DivisionRobbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney Broadway"Mein Herr" from Cabaret Andrew HallsworthBoth safe Hip-Hop"Memories"—David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi Jason Bird & Katie Cesaro
Note: According to the So You Think You Can Dance Australia website Jessica Prince was forced to leave the competition due to a back injury. Pursuant to the rules, Jess Stokes, as the last female dancer eliminated, was brought back into the competition.
Week 8: Top 6 Performance (7 April 2010) Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee