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So You Think You Can Dance (Season 2)

The second season of So You Think You Can Dance premiered May 25, 2006, with new host Cat Deeley.

On August 16, Benji Schwimmer was announced as the winner of season 2 and received the grand prize of $100,000, a new hybrid SUV, and a one year contract with Celine Dion's Las Vegas show, A New Day....

Auditions

Auditions were held in New York City; Los Angeles, California; Chicago; and Charleston, South Carolina.

Vegas week

One hundred and sixteen dancers were invited for a week of training to the Aladdin hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. This training included hip-hop choreography, samba choreography taught by Mary Murphy with assistance from season 1 contestant Artem Chigvinsev, a lyrical routine taught by Mia Michaels, and choreography from Brian Friedman. The original group of dancers was eventually whittled down to 41, from which the judges chose their top 20.

Finals

Elimination chart

Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.

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 | style="background:pink;" width="20%" | Female

 | style="background:cyan;" width="20%" | Male

 | style="background:lightgreen;" | Bottom 3 couples

 | style="background:lightblue;" | Bottom 4 contestants

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 |align="right"|Week:

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 !Contestant

 !colspan="9" align="center"|Result

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Benji Schwimmer

 | bgcolor="purple" | WINNER

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       |bgcolor="cyan"| Travis Wall

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightblue" | Btm 4

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Donyelle Jones

       | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center" | '''Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Heidi Groskreutz

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Ivan Koumaev

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

       | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Natalie Fotopoulos

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightblue" | Btm 4

 | bgcolor="lightblue" | Btm 4

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

       |colspan="1" bgcolor="666666"|

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Ryan Rankine

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightblue" | Btm 4

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Allison Holker

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

| bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim |colspan="2" bgcolor="666666"|

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Dmitry Chaplin

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

| bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim |colspan="3" bgcolor="666666"|

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Martha Nichols

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

| bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim |colspan="3" bgcolor="666666"|

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Musa Cooper

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Ashlee Nino

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Jaymz Tuaileva

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Jessica Fernandez

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Ben Susak

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Aleksandra Wojda

 | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Btm 3

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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|bgcolor="cyan "| Jason Williams

 | bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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|bgcolor="pink"| Joy Spears

 |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="cyan"| Stanislav Savich

 |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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 |bgcolor="pink"| Erin Ellis

 |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" | Elim

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The song played after each female elimination was "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall, whilst that played after each male elimination was "It's the End of the Road" by Matt Goss.

There was no bottom 4 this week.

Performance nights

Week 1 (14 June 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Hip-hop	"2 Much Booty (In Da Pants)"—Soundmaster T	Shane Sparks	Safe
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Salsa	"El Temblor"—La Palabra	Alex Da Silva	Bottom 3
Jason Williams Aleksandra Wojda	Contemporary	"Unwritten"—Natasha Bedingfield	Tyce DiOrio	Safe
Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez	70s Disco	"Disco Inferno"—The Trammps	Doriana Sanchez	Bottom 3
Stanislav Savich Erin Ellis	Paso doble	"Malaquena"—Manhattan Pops Orchestra	Ron Montez	Both eliminated
Dmitry Chaplin Joy Spears	Hip-hop	"Hit the Floor"—Twista (ft. Pitbull)	Shane Sparks	Safe
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Viennese waltz	"Caribbean Blue"—Enya	Ron Montez	Safe
Ben Susak Ashlee Nino	80s Disco	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"—Irene Cara	Doriana Sanchez	Safe
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Broadway	"Steam Heat"—The Pointer Sisters	Tyce DiOrio	Safe
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Mambo	"Nina"—Joe Cuba Sextet	Alex Da Silva	Safe

Week 2 (21 June 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Shane Sparks, Mia Michaels

Special Performance: Season 3 semifinalist Hokuto "Hok" Konishi, season 1 contestant Ryan Conferido, and the Sickstep Crew

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Krump	"Clap Back"—Ja Rule	Lil' C	Safe
Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez	Foxtrot	"Why Don't You Do Right?"—Sinéad O'Connor	Mary Murphy	Safe
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Hip-hop	"Touch It"—Busta Rhymes	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley	Safe
Dmitry Chaplin Joy Spears	Samba	"Mas Que Nada"—Sergio Mendes (ft. The Black Eyed Peas)	Mark Weiss	Spears eliminated
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Contemporary	"Closer"—Goapele	Tovaris Wilson	Safe
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Pop	"Walk Away"—Kelly Clarkson	Tovaris Wilson	Bottom 3
Ben Susak Ashlee Nino	American jive	"Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis	Mary Murphy	Safe
Jason Williams Aleksandra Wojda	Hip-hop	"Wrath of Kane"—Big Daddy Kane	Olisa Thompson Cicely Bradley	Williams eliminated
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Cha-cha	"Cuchi-Cuchi"—Los Amigos Invisibles	Mark Weiss	Safe

Week 3 (28 June 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Olisa Thompson, Cicely Bradley

Special Feature: A camera follows the top 18 on the day of elimination.

Special Performance: Lindy hop World Champions Hop, Swing, and a Jump ("Traffic Jam"—Bill Elliott)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Ben Susak Ashlee Nino	Hip-hop	"Caught Up"—Usher	Todd Sams	Susak eliminated
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Cuban rumba	"Rumba del Solar"—Angelo Rodriguez	Alex Da Silva	Safe
Dmitry Chaplin Aleksandra Wojda	Waltz	"If I Were a Painting"—Kenny Rogers	Heather Smith	Wojda eliminated
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Argentine tango	"Libertango"—bond	Alex Da Silva	Safe
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Pop-jazz	"Put the Needle on It"—Dannii Minogue	Brian Friedman	Safe
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Quickstep	"Zoot Suit Riot"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies	Heather Smith	Safe
Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez	Contemporary	"Let Go"—Frou Frou	Brian Friedman	Bottom 3
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Hip-hop	"Just Fine"—Chris Brown	Todd Sams	Safe

Week 4 (5 July 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty

Special Feature: Various unseen auditions were aired.

Special Performance: Lil' C and the Neph Squad ("Spaz Meter"—The J-Squad)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Hip-hop	"Give It All You Got"—Afrorican	Shane Sparks	Bottom 3
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Salsa	"Tanga"—Machito and His Afro-Cubans	Ron Montez	Safe
Dmitry Chaplin Ashlee Nino	Contemporary	"Dance, Dance"—Fallout Boy	Brian Friedman	Safe
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Disco	"Hot Stuff"—Donna Summer	Doriana Sanchez	Safe
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Viennese waltz	"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"—Bryan Adams	Toni Redpath Michael Mead	Safe
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	West Coast swing	"Don't Happen No More"—Pat Benatar	Ron Montez	Bottom 3
Jaymz Tuaileva Jessica Fernandez	Hip-hop	"I Can Make You Dance"—Zapp	Shane Sparks	Both eliminated

Week 5 (12 July 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Brian Friedman

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Musa Cooper Natalie Fotopoulos	Hip-hop	"Promiscuous"—Nelly Furtado (ft. Timbaland)	Dan Karaty	Cooper eliminated
Ryan Rankine Heidi Groskreutz	Cha-cha	"Sex Bomb"—Tom Jones	Jean-Marc Genereux	Safe
Ivan Koumaev Allison Holker	Contemporary	"Why"—Annie Lennox	Tyce DiOrio	Safe
Dmitry Chaplin Ashlee Nino	Pop	"Let Me"—Rihanna	Dan Karaty	Nino eliminated
Travis Wall Martha Nichols	Foxtrot	"Witchcraft"—Steve Tyrell	Jean-Marc Genereux	Bottom 3
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Broadway	"You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray	Tyce DiOrio	Safe

Week 6 (19 July 2006)

Note: Starting this week, each couple was paired randomly and had to dance two numbers and solo.

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Olisa Thompson, Cicely Bradley, Jean-Marc Genereux

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Ivan Koumaev Martha Nichols	Hip-hop	"Me & U"—Cassie	Shane Sparks	Nichols eliminated
Ivan Koumaev Martha Nichols	Smooth waltz	"Sandy's Song"—Dolly Parton	Toni Redpath and Michael Mead	Nichols eliminated
Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz	Paso Doble	"The Plaza of Execution" from The Mask of Zorro	Mary Murphy	Safe
Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz	Contemporary	"Calling You"—Celine Dion	Mia Michaels	Safe
Ryan Rankine Allison Holker	Contemporary	"Ethna"—Klement Bonelli	Mia Michaels	Rankine in bottom 4
Ryan Rankine Allison Holker	Broadway	"Bye Bye Blackbird"—Liza Minnelli	Tyce DiOrio	Rankine in bottom 4
Dmitry Chaplin Donyelle Jones	Lindy hop	"Sing, Sing, Sing"-Benny Goodman	Nick Williams and Kristen Sorci	Chaplin eliminated
Dmitry Chaplin Donyelle Jones	Samba	"Hey Mama"—Black Eyed Peas	Mary Murphy (Artem Chigvinsev assisting)	Chaplin eliminated
Benji Schwimmer Natalie Fotopoulos	Jazz	"Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)"—India.Arie	Tyce DiOrio	Fotopoulos in bottom 4
Benji Schwimmer Natalie Fotopoulos	Hip-hop	"She's Freaky"—Pitbull	Shane Sparks	Fotopoulos in bottom 4

Solos:

Donyelle Jones: "Git It"—Bun B (ft. Ying Yang Twins)
Dmitry Chaplin: "Pump It"—Black Eyed Peas
Martha Nichols: "What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani
Ivan Koumaev: "This Luv"—Donell Jones
Heidi Groskreutz: "Dum Diddly"—Black Eyed Peas
Travis Wall: "Belief"—Gavin DeGraw
Natalie Fotopoulos: "Lamentation"—Leah Andreone
Benji Schwimmer: "Land of a Thousand Dances"—Wilson Pickett
Allison Holker: "We Belong"—Pat Benatar
Ryan Rankine: "Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai

Week 7 (26 July 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Donyelle Jones Travis Wall	Hip-hop	"London Bridge"—Fergie	Shane Sparks	Wall in bottom 4
Donyelle Jones Travis Wall	Quickstep	"Dancin' Fool"—Barry Manilow	Glenn Weiss	Wall in bottom 4
Allison Holker Ivan Koumaev	Argentine tango	"La Cumparsita"—Orquestra Escuela de Tango	Alex Da Silva	Holker eliminated
Allison Holker Ivan Koumaev	Hip-hop	"Sexy Love"—Ne-Yo	Shane Sparks	Holker eliminated
Natalie Fotopoulos Ryan Rankine	Disco	"Turn the Beat Around"—Vicki Sue Robinson	Doriana Sanchez	Fotopoulos in bottom 4 Rankine eliminated
Natalie Fotopoulos Ryan Rankine	Contemporary	"I Will Get There"—Boys II Men	Tyce DiOrio	Fotopoulos in bottom 4 Rankine eliminated
Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz	Broadway	"Fake Your Way to the Top" from Dreamgirls	Tyce DiOrio	Safe
Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz	Mambo	"Black Mambo"—Angel and the Mambokats	Alex Da Silva	Safe

Week 8 (2 August 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer	Results
Ivan Koumaev Natalie Fotopoulos	Jive	"Route 66"-John Mayer	Ron Montez	Both eliminated
Ivan Koumaev Natalie Fotopoulos	Contemporary	"Everytime We Touch (Yanou's Candlelight Mix)"—Cascada	Tyce DiOrio	Both eliminated
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Broadway	"Le Jazz Hot"-Julie Andrews	Tyce DiOrio	Safe
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Hip-hop	"Hotline"—Ciara	Shane Sparks	Safe
Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz	Smooth waltz	"Flying"—Cait Agus Sean	Ron Montez	Safe
Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz	Pop	"W'Happy Mama"—Zap Mama	Wade Robson	Safe

Solos:

Travis Wall: "You and Me"—Lifehouse
Natalie Fotopoulos: "Ooh La La"—Goldfrapp
Ivan Koumaev: "It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson
Heidi Groskreutz: "I Like It"—The Blackout Allstars
Benji Schwimmer: "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson
Donyelle Jones: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls

Week 9 (9 August 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Brian Friedman

Special Feature: The final four attend the movie premiere of Step Up.

Special Performance: The final four contestants, choreographed by Wade Robson ("SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz	Disco	"Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb	Doriana Sanchez
Benji Schwimmer Donyelle Jones	Viennese waltz	"I'll Be"—Edwin McCain	Jean-Marc Genereux
Travis Wall Benji Schwimmer	Hip-hop	"Gyrate"—Da Muzicianz (ft. Mr. Collipark)	Shane Sparks
Donyelle Jones Heidi Groskreutz	Broadway	"Big Spender" from Sweet Charity	Tyce DiOrio
Donyelle Jones Travis Wall	Contemporary	"Georgia on My Mind"—Ray Charles	Mia Michaels
Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz	Salsa	"La Comay"—Sonora Carruseles	Alex Da Silva

Solos:

Heidi Groskreutz: "Rie y Llora"—Celia Cruz
Donyelle Jones: "Human"—Dionne Farris
Travis Wall: "Konstantine"—Something Corporate
Benji Schwimmer: "The House Is Rockin'"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Results shows

Week 1 (June 15, 2006)

Group dance: "Technologic"—Daft Punk (Choreographer: Brian Friedman)
Musical guest: "Promiscuous"—Nelly Furtado (ft. Timbaland)
Solos:

Erin Ellis: "Gotta Get Thru This"—Daniel Bedingfield
Stanislav Savich: "Shing A-Tin Tin"—Tito Puente
Allison Holker: "Wild Horses"—Natasha Bedingfield
Ivan Koumaev: "Ready"—Black Rob
Jessica Fernandez: "Dancing"—Elisa
Jaymz Tuaileva: "All That I've Got"—The Used

Eliminated:

Erin Ellis
Stanislav Savich

New partners:

None

Week 2 (June 22, 2006)

Group dance: "Get Up Offa That Thing"—James Brown (Choreographer: Dan Karaty)
Musical guest: "SOS"—Rihanna
Solos:

Joy Spears: "Look At Me"—Keri Noble
Dmitry Chaplin: "Plaza of Execution"—James Horner
Heidi Groskreutz: "I Like It (Radio Mix)"—The Blackout All-Stars or Tito Nieves
Ryan Rankine: "Ain't No Way"—Chris Brown
Aleksandra Wojda: "Breathe Me"—Sia
Jason Williams: "So Sexy"—Shanice

Eliminated:

Joy Spears
Jason Williams

New partners:

Dmitry Chaplin and Aleksandra Wojda

Week 3 (June 29, 2006)

Group dance: "Poison"—Bell Biv DeVoe (Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
Musical guest: "Single"—Natasha Bedingfield
Solos:

Ashlee Nino: "She's a Bad Mama Jama"—Carl Carlton
Ben Susak: "Everything"—Lifehouse
Jessica Fernandez: "Fever"—Michael Buble
Jaymz Tuaileva: "Only One"—Yellowcard)
Aleksandra Wojda: "Insensible"—Mandalay
Dmitry Chaplin: "Magalenha"—Sergio Mendes

Eliminated:

Aleksandra Wojda
Ben Susak

New partners:

Dmitry Chaplin and Ashlee Nino

Week 4 (July 6, 2006)

Group dance: "Footloose" from Footloose (Choreographer: Mary Murphy)
Musical guest: "Sexy Love"—Ne-Yo
Solos:

Jessica Fernandez: "Body Language"—Queen (on pointe)
Jaymz Tuaileva: "The Plaza of Execution" from The Mask of Zorro
Heidi Groskreutz: "Proud Mary"—Ike and Tina Turner
Ryan Rankine: "Love"——Musiq Soulchild
Allison Holker: "Bitter"—Me'shell Ndegeocello
Ivan Koumaev: "Let Me Love You"—Mario

Eliminated:

Jessica Fernandez
Jaymz Tuaileva

New partners:

None

Week 5 (July 13, 2006)

Group dance: "Born to be Alive"—Patrick Hernandez (Choreographer: Doriana Sanchez)
Musical guest: "Buttons"—The Pussycat Dolls
Solos:

Ashlee Nino: "We Don't Play"—Lil' Rob
Dmitry Chaplin: "Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley
Martha Nichols: "Still"—Jodie Manross
Travis Wall: "The Blower's Daughter"—Damien Rice
Natalie Fotopoulos: "Some Girls"—Rachel Stevens
Musa Cooper: "Disco Inferno"—The Trammps

Eliminated:

Ashlee Nino
Musa Cooper

New Partnners:

None now that it was down to the top 10, partners were randomly picked.

Week 6 (July 20, 2006)

* Starting this week, individuals, rather than couples, were placed in a bottom group and the public vote decided which male and which female left the competition.

Group dance: "Ramalama (Bang Bang)"—Róisín Murphy (Choreographer: Wade Robson)
Musical guest: "Gimme That"—Chris Brown
Solos:

Martha Nichols: "What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani
Ryan Rankine: "Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai
Natalie Fotopoulos: "Lamentation"—Leah Andreone
Dmitry Chaplin: "Pump It"—Black Eyed Peas

Eliminated:

Martha Nichols
Dmitry Chaplin

Week 7 (July 27, 2006)

Group dance: "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago (musical) (Choreographer: Tyce DiOrio)
Musical guest: A medley of "Touch It", "I Love My Chick", and "In the Ghetto"—Busta Rhymes
Solos:

Natalie Fotopoulos: "Veins"—Charlotte Martin
Ryan Rankine: "Just Fine"—Chris Brown
Allison Holker: "Feeling Good"—Michael Buble
Travis Wall: "Gotta Get Thru This (acoustic version)"—Daniel Bedingfield

Eliminated:

Allison Holker
Ryan Rankine

Week 8 (August 3, 2006)

Group dance: "Hide and Seek"—Imogen Heap (Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
Musical Guest: "Entourage"—Omarion
Solos:

Natalie Fotopoulos: "I Would Die for You"—Jann Arden
Heidi Groskreutz: "Hey Mama"—Black Eyed Peas
Donyelle Jones: "Buttons"—The Pussycat Dolls
Travis Wall: "Flying Without Wings"—Westlife
Ivan Koumaev: "I Question Mark"—Wade Robson
Benji Schwimmer: "Brown Derby Jump"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Eliminated:

Natalie Fotopoulos
Ivan Koumaev

Week 10 (August 16, 2006)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Brian Friedman, Shane Sparks, Mia Michaels, Dan Karaty
Musical guests:

"Get Up"—Ciara
"London Bridge"—Fergie

Special guest: Celine Dion, who appeared via videotape to congratulate the winner
Group dances:

Top 20

"When You Gonna Give It Up To Me"—Sean Paul (ft. Keysha Cole) (Choreographer: Shane Sparks)
"Ramalama (Bang Bang)"—Róisín Murphy (Choreographer: Wade Robson)

Top 8

"Cell Block Tango" from Chicago (Choreographer: Tyce DiOrio)

Dancers' choice: (each of the final four chose to reprise their favorite routine)

Benji Schwimmer: Mambo with Heidi Groskreutz ("Black Mambo"—Angel and the Mambokats)
Heidi Groskreutz: Contemporary with Travis Wall ("Calling You"—Celine Dion)
Donyelle Jones: Broadway with Benji Schwimmer ("You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray)
Travis Wall: Paso doble with Heidi Groskreutz ("The Plaza of Execution" from The Mask of Zorro)

Judges' choice: (four of the judges picked their favorite routine)

Mary Murphy: Samba with Dmitry Chaplin and Natalie Fotopoulos ("Magalenha"—Sergio Mendes)
Mia Michaels: Contemporary with Allison Holker and Ivan Koumaev ("Why"—Annie Lennox)
Brian Friedman: Broadway with Travis Wall and Martha Nichols ("Steam Heat"—The Pointer Sisters)
Dan Karaty: Hip-hop with Travis Wall and Benji Schwimmer ("Gyrate"—Da Muzicianz (ft. Mr. Collipark))