Season 6

Season 6
Season Run	September 9, 2009 – December 16, 2009
Judges	Nigel Lythgoe Mary Murphy Adam Shankman
Host(s)	Cat Deeley
Winner(s): Russell Ferguson
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts
Genre(s)	Krump
Runner-up(s)
Jakob Karr	Contemporary
Chronology
Previous Season	Season 5
Next Season	Season 7

Season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on September 9, 2009. Russell Ferguson was crowned America's Favorite Dancer, with Jakob Karr as runner-up.

Production

Season 6 was the first season to air in the same year as another season. Usually, a new season of So You Thing You Can Dance premieres yearly but Season 5 premiered in May (summer season 2009) while Season 6 started September (fall season 2009). For the first time, there were six dancers in the finale.

Auditions

Venue	City	Audition Date	Guest judge
Colonial Theatre	Boston, Massachusetts	May 28, 2009	Tyce Diorio
Woodruff Arts Center	Atlanta, Georgia	June 1, 2009	Lil' C
The Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, California	June 12, 2009	Adam Shankman
New Orleans Morial Convention Center	New Orleans, Louisiana	June 19, 2009	Adam Shankman, Lil C
Phoenix Convention Center	Phoenix, Arizona	June 26, 2009	Mia Michaels
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center	Salt Lake City, Utah	July 24, 2009	Mia Michaels

^1 Nigel Lythgoe was accepting an honorary degree at the University of Bedfordshire so two guest judges were present.

Vegas Week

The Vegas callbacks were held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. 38 dancers remained after judges made cuts following each round of choreography. The judges were Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Mia Michaels, Tyce Diorio, and Debbie Allen.

Task/style	Music	Choreographer(s)
Individual solo	Dancer's choice	Dancer
Hip-Hop	"Girls on the Dance Floor" - Far East Movement	Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
Cha-Cha	"Disturbia (Jody den Broeder remix)" - Rihanna	Louis van Amstel with Anya Garnis assisting
Jazz	"Green Light" - John Legend	Laurie Ann Gibson
Group routines	Chosen at random by the dancers from a selection on songs	Dancers
Contemporary	"Walking On Air" - Kerli	Mia Michaels
Broadway (female dancers and male dancers performed separately)	"There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" from Sweet Charity (females) and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" - Billy Joel (males)	Tyce Diorio
Individual solo (last chance)	Dancer's choice	Dancer

Finals

Top 20

Female Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance style	Placement
Kathryn McCormick	19	Augusta, Georgia	Contemporary	3rd
Ellenore Scott	19	Santa Cruz, California	Jazz	4th
Ashleigh Di Lello	26	Orem, Utah	Latin Ballroom	5th
Mollee Gray	18	Orem, Utah	Jazz	Top 8
Noelle Marsh	18	Sanford, North Carolina	Contemporary	Top 10
Karen Hauer	27	Valencia, Venezuela	Latin Ballroom	Top 12
Channing Cooke	18	Haverhill, Massachusetts	Contemporary	Top 14
Pauline Mata	19	West Covina, California	Jazz/Hip-Hop	Top 16
Bianca Revels	20	Detroit, Michigan	Tap	Top 18
Ariana DeBose	18	New Bern, North Carolina	Contemporary	Top 20

Male Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance Style	Placement
Russell Ferguson	19	Boston, Massachusetts	Krump	Winner
Jakob Karr	19	Windermere, Florida	Contemporary	Runner Up
Ryan Di Lello	28	Orem, Utah	Latin Ballroom	6th
Jonathan "Legacy" Perez	28	Miami, Florida	Breakdance	Top 8
Nathan Trasoras	18	Downey, California	Contemporary/Hip-Hop	Top 10
Victor Smalley	21	Miami, Florida	Contemporary	Top 12
Kevin Hunte	23	Brooklyn, New York	Hip-Hop/Popping/Locking	Top 14
Peter Sabasino	22	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Tap	Top 16
Phillip Attmore	25	Pasadena, California	Tap	Top 18
Brandon Dumlao	21	Concord, California	Hip-Hop	Top 20

^2 Brandon Dumlao replaced Billy Bell, who originally got in the Top 20 but had to withdraw due to an illness.

Season 6 Top 20

Ariana DeBose

Ashleigh Di Lello

Bianca Revels

Brandon Dumlao

Channing Cooke

Ellenore Scott

Jakob Karr

Jonathan "Legacy" Perez

Karen Hauer

Kathryn McCormick

Kevin Hunte

Mollee Gray

Nathan Trasoras

Noelle Marsh

Pauline Mata

Peter Sabasino

Phillip Attmore

Russell Ferguson

Ryan Di Lello

Victor Smalley

Elimination Chart

Contestants are listed in reverse chronological order of elimination.

• The song for the eliminated female contestant is "Never Say Never" by The Fray.
• The song for the eliminated male contestant is "Where It Ends" by 16 Frames.

Legend

Female

Male

Bottom 3 couples

Bottom 4 contestants

Injury

Week:	10/27	11/03	11/11	11/18	11/25	12/02	12/09	12/16
Contestant	Result
Russell Ferguson	Btm 4							WINNER
Jakob Karr								Runner-up
Kathryn McCormick						Btm 4		Third
Ellenore Scott			Btm 3		Btm 3		Btm 4	Fourth
Ashleigh Di Lello							Injury	Fifth
Ryan Di Lello			Btm 3		Btm 3	Btm 4	Btm 4	Sixth
Jonathan "Legacy" Perez							Elim
Mollee Gray				Btm 3	Btm 3
Nathan Trasoras				Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim
Noelle Marsh	Injury	Btm 4
Victor Smalley		Btm 4		Btm 3	Elim
Karen Hauer			Btm 3	Btm 3
Kevin Hunte			Btm 3	Elim
Channing Cooke
Peter Sabasino			Elim
Pauline Mata	Btm 4
Phillip Attmore		Elim
Bianca Revels
Brandon Dumlao	Elim
Ariana DeBose

Performance Shows

Main article: Season 6/Performances