Season 5

Season 5
Season Run	May 21, 2009 – Aug. 6, 2009
Judges	Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy
Host(s)	Cat Deeley
Winner(s): Jeanine Mason
Origin	Miami, Florida
Genre(s)	Contemporary
Runner-up(s)
Brandon Bryant	Contemporary
Chronology
Previous Season	Season 4
Next Season	Season 6

Season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on May 21, 2009. Jeanine Mason was crowned America's Favorite Dancer, with Brandon Bryant as runner-up.

Production

Season 5 was the first season to move to a new stage and also the last season to use CBS Studios. They did this to promote Season 6 when 17-year-old Nathan Trasoras auditioned this season.

Auditions

Venue	City	Audition Date	Guest judge
Mark Morris Dance Center	Brooklyn, New York	November 13, 2008	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts	Miami, Florida	February 3, 2008	Tyce Diorio
Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, California	February 12, 2012	Adam Shankman
Paramount Theatre	Denver, Colorado	March 12, 2009	Sonya Tayeh
The Cadre Building	Memphis, Tennessee	March 16, 2009	Lil' C
The Moore Theatre	Seattle, Washington	March 28, 2009	Mia Michaels

Vegas Week

The Vegas callbacks were held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. 32 dancers remained after judges made cuts following each round of choreography. The judges were Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels, Lil' C, and Adam Shankman, and Debbie Allen.

Task/style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Individual solo	Dancer's choice	Dancer
Hip-Hop	"Boom Boom Pow" Black Eyed Peas	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
Waltz	"May It Be" Enya	Jean-Marc Généreux and France Mousseau
Jazz	"Great DJ (Calvin Harris Remix)" The Ting Tings	Sonya Tayeh
Group routines	Chosen at random by the dancers from a selection on songs	Dancers
Contemporary	"Belief (Stripped Version)" Gavin DeGraw	Mia Michaels
Broadway Female Dancers	"America" from West Side Story	Tyce Diorio
Broadway Male Dancers	"Cool" from West Side Story
Individual solo (Last Chance)	Dancer's choice	Dancer

Finals

Top 20

Female Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance style	Placement
Jeanine Mason	18	Miami, Florida	Contemporary	Winner
Kayla Radomski	18	Aurora, Colorado	Contemporary	4th
Melissa Sandvig	29	Los Alamitos, California	Ballet	Top 6
Janette Manrara	25	Miami, Florida	Salsa	Top 8
Randi Evans	23	Orem, Utah	Contemporary Jazz	Top 10
Caitlin Kinney	21	Annapolis, Maryland	Acro-Ballet/Contemporary	Top 12
Karla Garcia	23	Brooklyn, New York	Contemporary/Jazz	Top 14
Asuka Kondoh	25	San Francisco, California	Latin Ballroom	Top 16
Ashley Valerio	22	Mesa, Arizona	Jazz	Top 18
Paris Torres	19	Issaquah, Washington	Contemporary	Top 20

Male Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance Style	Placement
Brandon Bryant	20	Miami, Florida	Contemporary Ballet	Runner-up
Evan Kasprzak	21	West Bloomfield, Michigan	Broadway	3rd
Ade Obayomi	20	Chandler, Arizona	Contemporary Jazz	Top 6
Jason Glover	21	Fresno, California	Contemporary	Top 8
Kupono Aweau	23	Kailua, Hawaii	Contemporary Jazz	Top 10
Phillip Chbeeb	20	Houston, Texas	Popping	Top 12
Vitolio Jeune	26	Miami, Florida	Contemporary	Top 14
Jonathan Platero	21	Sanford, Florida	Salsa	Top 16
Max Kapitannikov	26	Brooklyn, New York	Latin Ballroom	Top 18
Tony Bellissimo	20	Buffalo, New York	Hip-Hop	Top 20

Season 5 Top 20

Ade Obayomi

Ashley Valerio

Asuka Kondoh

Brandon Bryant

Caitlin Kinney

Evan Kasprzak

Janette Manrara

Jason Glover

Jeanine Mason

Jonathan Platero

Karla Garcia

Kayla Radomski

Kupono Aweau

Max Kapitannikov

Melissa Sandvig

Paris Torres

Phillip Chbeeb

Randi Evans

Tony Bellissimo

Vitolio Jeune

Elimination Chart

Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.

• The song for the eliminated female contestant is "Already Gone" by Kelly Clarkson.
• The song for the eliminated male contestant is "On Your Own" by Green River Ordinance.

Legend

Female

Male

Bottom 3 couples

Bottom 4 contestants

Injury

Week:	6/11	6/18	6/25	7/2	7/9	7/16	7/23	7/30	8/6
Contestant	Result
Jeanine Mason				Btm 3	Btm 3				WINNER
Brandon Bryant							Btm 4		Runner-Up
Evan Kasprzak									Third
Kayla Radomski		Btm 3		Btm 3			Btm 4		Fourth
Ade Obayomi					Btm 3	Btm 4		Elim
Melissa Sandvig					Btm 3	Btm 4
Jason Glover		Btm 3	Btm 3		Btm 3		Elim
Janette Manrara
Kupono Aweau		Btm 3		Btm 3		Elim
Randi Evans
Phillip Chbeeb				Btm 3	Elim
Caitlin Kinney		Btm 3	Btm 3
Vitolio Jeune	Btm 3		Btm 3	Elim
Karla Garcia	Btm 3		Btm 3
Jonathan Platero	Btm 3		Elim
Asuka Kondoh	Btm 3
Max Kapitannikov		Elim
Ashley Valerio
Tony Bellissimo	Elim
Paris Torres

Performance Shows

Main article: Season 5/Performances