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I previously made a list of So You Think You Can Dance music suggestions and one of the songs on my list was “Love Story” by Taylor Swift. Turns out I was right that it would make a good song for So You Think You Can Dance. Check out this performance on SYTYCD Australia by Talia and Loredo to it:

Also, @nataliekline sent me a tweet that Gavin Degraw’s song “Stay” will be featured on tonight’s episode of So You Think You Can Dance! A little something to look forward to. I wonder if his song will make it on my next list of top So You Think You Can Dance 2009 songs.

Talia Fowler was announced the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. The top 4 were incredible, but someone had to win and Talia Fowler definitely deserved it. I’m sad that the season of SYTYCDA is over, but luckily the US version is about to kick into gear. Make sure to check out all the previous SYTYCDA music.

Check out the full writeup of the So You Think You Can Dance Australia Finale:
Six months after auditions began, 18 year-old Talia Fowler has been crowned the worthy winner of the 2nd season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia.

A former dancer with Queensland Ballet, Talia pipped Dubbo Hip Hopper Charlie Bartley, 19, for the $200,000 winner’s cheque.

Third place went to Gosford Lyrical dancer Amy Campbell and fourth place to Gold Coast Jazz dancer Ben Veitch.

After a national tour with our Top 10, Talia will head to the States to perform on So You Think You Can Dance America. And not just any show. Nigel Lythgoe revealed tonight that Talia will dance on the Season 5 Finale before an audience of more than 20 million!

A brilliant technician with extraordinary dramatic range, she will be a fantastic ambassador for Australia and Australian dance. Congratulations, Talia!

Spectacular Kelley Abbey Opening Routine
Kelley Abbey has produced some brilliant group routines this season but her spectactular opening number for our Grand Final put everything else in the shade.

To the Global Deejay’s anthemic “Everybody’s Free” , a cast of Top 100 dancers provided a drop zone as our Top 4 descended on red silk banners, drawing shrieks of delight from the audience.

Nigel Lythgoe & Mary Murphy spring a surprise
Creator Nigel Lythgoe and special guest judge Mary Murphy dropped in from Las Vegas to give their congratulations to our Top 4. But they had an amazing surprise too. Tonight’s winner won’t perform on just any SYTYCD America show – they will dance on this season’s Finale!!!

Top 4 Sarah Boulter Contemporary
For the last time, Amy, Ben, Charlie and Talia danced together in a Sarah Boulter routine about the trials and tribulations of friendship. The track was “Broken Strings” from James Morrison (featuring Nelly Furtado).

Selected Top 20 and Choreographers – “Kill Bill”
Selected members of the Top 100 and the show’s choreographers performed a Nacho Pop and Juliette Verne routine to a number from the “Kill Bill” soundtrack.

Leading ladies Lamb and Chanelle were supported among others by Don, Emmanuel, Sisqo, Pania, Danny, Max and Jesse, and by mentors Adam Williams, Travers Ross, Tiana Joubert, Nacho Pop, Marko, and Simon from Project Moda.

NY Dance Company Pilobolus
NY Dance Company Pilobolus might have appeared on Oprah and the Oscars but this will surely top that – a guest slot on the Grand Final of So You Think You Can Dance.

Forever returns
Jason’s favourite dancer from this season’s auditions, Forever, returned for the Finale, supported by soprano Joseph Bourke and an extraordinary orchestra.

Optus Dance Crew Winners
Winners of the Optus Dance Crew competition received their $5,000 prizes in person from Kelley Abbey – and got a free dance lesson that one young girl said made it “the best day of my life”.

The 3 lucky winners were the Newcastle Dance Academy, which lost its studios in the 2007 floods; Ipswich High, which desperately needs a demountable dance hall; and the Graham Academy of Dance in Innisfail for much needed air conditioning.

We can’t wait to see one of these young dancers appear on the show in the coming years. Thanks Optus!

Talia’s Old Company appears on Dance
Talia left Queensland Ballet to pursue her Dance dream. On this most important night of her life, her old company was here to support her – backed by two percussionists from Taikoz.

Last chance – Supple Top 10 Routine
That crazy guy, Supple, choreographed our amazing Top 10 in a Hip Hop routine to “Bounce/Boom Boom Pow” by MSTRKRFT feat. N.O.R.E. /Black Eyed Peas. This was the Top 4’s last chance to impress the voters before the lines were closed for 2009.

Australian Ballet “Nutcracker – The Story of Clara”
They wowed us last time. They’ve done it again. This time dance legend Graham Murphy was the choreographer with his retelling of Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker. The Australian Ballet Dancers were Danielle Rowe and Andrew Killian.

Loredo & Talia’s “Love Story” wins Macca’s moment of the year
We’ve had some amazing routines on this year’s show but few would argue with this result. Talia & Loredo’s “Love Story” , choreographed by Amè Delves is the winner of the McDonald’s “i’m lovin’ it” moment for the season. Congrats to Talia, Loredo, Amè – and Taylor Swift for the track.

Amy & Damien – “Stepping Stone” Suitcase Rumba
In Top 16 week, this was Amy’s “defining moment” – the routine that turned her from being a Bottom 3 dancer at Top 20 into a Top 4 contender for the title. Here she danced it again with partner, Damien. Did you notice the different ending? This time she left him. The choreographer was Jason Gilkison and the track was Duffy’s “Stepping Stone” .

Ben & Pania – “Talk like that”
Ben & Pania went back to the very beginning – to the very first routine from the Top 20 by Marko Panzic to The Presets’ “Talk like that” . You’ve come a long way, Ben.

Talia & Loredo – “Love Story” Lyrical Jazz
It was as good as we remembered. Talia & Loredo played Romeo & Juliet again in a Lyrical Jazz piece by Amè Delves to Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” . Can we see it again please?

Penny & Charlie – “Single Ladies”
The season ended as it began with Penny & Charlie bringing the house down with Tiana Joubert’s routine to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” . How hard did they pop? How good was it to see Penny dancing again?

Bonnie joins Jason G in choreography
Judge Bonnie Lythgoe joined Jason Gilkison to choreograph Damien, Ash-Leigh and other exquisite dancers in a ballroom extravaganza to Bond’s “Explosion”

Verdict time – Top 4 becomes Top 3
Our Top 4 were invited onto the stage to hear Australia’s verdict. Amy and Talia were singled out and found that they were safe. That left Charlie and a very nervous Ben. Unfortunately it was Ben who missed out and tears welled in the eyes of this beautiful man.

Ben’s tearful farewell
After viewing his incredible journey, Ben thanked everyone including the production crew – “Jenny and Carlos, you rock” – but reserved special mention for his Mum, and his beautiful girlfriend, Zoe.

Chicago – “All that jazz”
As Amy, Charlie & Talia were left to ponder how much further they were going in the competition, Caroline O’Connor and the cast of the Chicago came on to perform “All the jazz”

Top 3 Becomes Top 2
The first dancer through to the final round was Charlie, leaving Amy and Talia with a 50/50 chance of making Final 2. Alas, for Amy, she would go no further. But she did emulate exactly her role model, Kate from last year – making Top 3.

Amy’s Farewell
Her farewell package reminded us of all her fabulous work and then she thanked her Mum, Dad, her sisters and the collective Central Coast population.

Top 2 Dance Jason Gilkison routine
To take into account all possible outcomes, Jason Gilkison created and worked up three fabulous Top 2 routines and Talia & Charlie were the lucky ones who got to perform it. Nice work, Jason G.

The ultimate verdict
With just two wonderful dancers left, Natalie announced that the winner of Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance was Talia.

Talia said that this had been “the most amazing personal growth journey” for her and she was now going to do “anything” because she was over her “insecurities” and was so much more confident because of her Dance experiences.

Matt said Talia had been “the dark horse” of the competition, Bonnie said that she would “wow” the States, and Jason said that he wanted the winner to be the person who would best represent Australia. He believed we had got that.

Commiserations, Charlie. Congratulations, Talia! Well done, Australia.

Last night was the top 4 performances of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. The top 4 of So You Think You Can Dance has to be one of the best nights of the entire show. Everyone gets to dance with everyone and the very best dancers are on the stage to work their wonders. This night was no exception. Check out the music Charlie Bartley, Amy Campbell, Talia Fowler, and Ben Veitch’s used in their final dances to impress Australia.

Charlie Bartley, Amy Campbell, Talia Fowler, and Ben Veitch (SYTYCDA Top 4) danced Hip Hop to the music of Janet Jackson – “All For You (Video Mix)” choreographed by Supple

Talia Fowler and Charlie Bartley danced Contemporary to the music of Duffy – “Warwick Avenue” choreographed by Debbie Ellis Linnert

Talia Fowler and Ben Veitch danced Tango to the music of Sarah Vaughan – “Whatever Lola Wants (Gotan Project Remix)” choreographed by Fabio Robles

Amy Campbell and Ben Veitch danced Lyrical Hip Hop to the music of Kanye West – “Coldest Winter” choreographed by Travers Ross

Amy Campbell and Charlie Bartley danced Samba to the music of Sergio Mendes feat. Sergio Mendes and Black Eyed Peas – “Mas Que Nada” choreographed by Leeanne Bampton

Charlie Bartley and Ben Veitch danced Jazz to the music of Billy Idol – “Dancing With Myself” choreographed by Cameron Mitchell

Amy Campbell and Talia Fowler danced Contemporary to the music of Adam Freeland & Sarah Vaughan – “Fever (Adam Freeland Remix)” choreographed by Sarah Boulter

The following is the music from the So You Think You Can Dance Australia top 4 solos:
Charlie Bartley: Kings of Leon – “Revelry”

Amy Campbell: Miley Cyrus – “The Climb”

Ben Veitch: Coldplay – “Viva La Vida”

Talia Fowler: Rihanna – “Take A Bow”

So You Think You Can Dance Australia brought back the SYTYCDA top 20 for an Easter Special including the return of Penny. I didn’t get all the music, but here’s what I’ve been able to compile so far. I’m looking forward to the SYTYCDA top 4 next week. Also, don’t forget to check out the music from previous weeks of So You Think You Can Dance Australia.

Damien and Ash-Leigh danced a Jason Gilkison Rumba to Christine Aguilera’s “Hurt”

Timomatic and Gianne danced a Hip Hop routine to Jean Michel Jarre’s “Zoolookologie”

Adam Williams choreographed Stephen and Max in a routine from “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” to Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff”

Pania and Emmanuel danced a routine by Nacho Pop to Justin Timberlake’s “I’m lovin it”

Jesse and Lamb danced a routine by Supple to a remix of Frank Sinatra’s “This town”

Kat and BJ worked with Leeanne Bampton on a Jive to “Rubberneckin’” by Elvis

Penny & Charlie “You found me”
The crowd was thrilled when our favourite cheerleader came on stage and Nat literally got to embrace the Penny. Still recuperating from her broken rib, Penny wasn’t up to dancing a new routine but we did get to swoon again at her amazing “You found me” contemporary with Charlie – another candidate surely for “Routine of the season”.

Matt Lee choreographed the SYTYCDA Top 4 in a Commercial Jazz piece to Britney Spears’ “Womaniser”

A lot of people have been looking for the So You Think You Can Dance Australia top 6 results show music. I think people are definitely looking for the SYTYCDA solo music. Check it out:

Group Dance: Justice – “Genesis” (Hip Hop; Choreographer: Tabitha & Napoleon)
Guest Performers: Stomp
Musical Guests: Duffy – “Rain On Your Parade”
McDonalds I’m lovin’ it performance of the night: Talia Fowler & BJ Rorke (Hip Hop)

Solos
Kat Risteska: Lil’ Wayne – “Got Money”
Talia Fowler: Des’ree – “Kissing You”
Amy Campbell: Yael Naim – “Toxic”
Charlie Bartley: The Goo Goo Dolls – “Iris”
BJ Rorke: The Ian Carey Project – “Get Shaky”
Ben Veitch: Beyoncé Knowles – “Broken-Hearted Girl”

Eliminated
Kat Risteska
BJ Rorke

The following is the music from the top 6 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. If you’re looking for past SYTYCDA music, you can find it here.

Charlie Bartley, BJ Rorke, and Ben Veitch danced Hip Hop to the music of Mantronix – “King of the Beats” choreographed by Supple

Talia Fowler and BJ Rorke danced Jazz to the music of Yello – “How How” choreographed by Project Moda

Talia Fowler and BJ Rorke danced Hip Hop to the music of T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake – “Dead and Gone” choreographed by Tabitha & Napoleon

Kat Risteska and Charlie Bartley danced Hip Hop to the music of Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz – “Arab Money” choreographed by Tabitha & Napoleon

Kat Risteska and Charlie Bartley danced Tango to the music of Daniel Bedingfield – “Gotta Get Thru This (Acoustic)” choreographed by Jason Gilkison

Amy Campbell and Ben Veitch danced Paso Doble to the music from Australian Cast of Jesus Christ Superstar – “Overture” choreographed by Jason Gilkison

Amy Campbell and Ben Veitch danced Contemporary to the music Secondhand Serenade – “Fall for You” choreographed by Amè Delves

Amy Campbell, Talia Fowler, and Kat Risteska danced Broadway to the Original Broadway Cast of Cabaret singing – “Wilkommen” choreographed by Kelly Aykers

UPDATE: Here’s a link to all the latest So You Think You Can Dance music.

The results show is done. 2 more are eliminated. People are done freaking out about Penny’s departure. However, the great music is still there. Check out the music from the top 8 So You Think You Can Dance Australia results show or take a look back at other So You Think You Can Dance Australia music.

I’m still working on finding Kat Risteska’s song, but I’ll update it if I find it. Let me know if you know it in the comments and I’ll update it as well. Thanks!

Group Dance: Robbie Williams – “Ain’t That A Kick In The Head” (Ballroom; Choreographer: Jason Gilkison)
Guest Performers: The Australian Ballet
Musical Guests: Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss A Beat”
McDonalds I’m lovin’ it performance of the night: Kat Risteska & BJ Rorke (Ballroom – Foxtrot)

Solos
Gianne Abbot: Sergio Mendez – “Magalehna”
Kat Risteska
Bj Rorke: INXS – “Never Tear Us Apart”
Timomatic Omaji: Timbaland – “Bounce”

Eliminated:
Gianne Abbot
Timomatic Omaji

Check out the music that was used on So You Think You Can Dance Australia’s top 8 performance show.

Gianne Abbot and Charlie Bartley danced a Hip Hop to the music of Broadway Project – The Wobble and choreographed by Supple

Gianne Abbot and Charlie Bartley danced a Disco to the music of Chic – Le Freak and choreographed by Aleeta Blackburn

Talia Fowler and Ben Veitch danced a Hip Hop to the music of Beyonce – Diva and choreographed by Rosa Agius

Talia Fowler and Ben Veitch danced a Quick Step Samba to the music of Michael Bublé – It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera) and choreographed by Natalie Lowe

Kat Risteska and BJ Rorke danced a Jazz to the music of Fatboy Slim – Wonderful Night and choreographed by Sue-Ellen Shook

Kat Risteska and BJ Rorke danced a Foxtrot to the music of The Godfather (Soundtrack) – The Godfather Waltz and choreographed by Leeanne Bampton

Amy Campbell and Timomatic Omaji danced a Hip Hop Broadway to the music of The Wiz (Soundtrack) – Ease On Down The Road and choreographed by Project Moda

Amy Campbell and Timomatic Omaji danced a Contemporary to the music of Newton Faulkner – To The Light and choreographed by Sher Manu

Group Numbers from So You Think You Can Dance Australia
Charlie Bartley, Timomatic Omaji, BJ Rourke and Ben Veitch danced a Broadway to the music of Chicago (Soundtrack) – Roxie’s Suite and choreographed by Adam Williams

Gianne Abbot, Amy Campbell, Talia Fowler and Kat Risteska danced a Dancehall to the music of Sean Paul – Watch Dem Roll and choreographed by Tiana Joubert

The following are the music from the top 12 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2009:

Amy Campbell and BJ Rorke danced Hip Hop to the music by Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris – Dance Wiv Me and choreographed by Etienne Khoo & Kat Molnar

Amy Campbell and BJ Rorke danced Contemporary to the music by Beyonce – Halo and choreographed by Marko Panzic

Gianne Abbot and Loredo Malcolm danced Contemporary to the music by Sarah Vaughan – Peter Gunn (Max Sedgley Remix) and choreographed by Sarah Boulter

Gianne Abbot and Loredo Malcolm danced Hip Hop to the music by Counting Crows – Mr. Jones and choreographed by Travers Ross

Talia Fowler and Charlie Bartley danced Ballroom (Quickstep) to the music by Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie and choreographed by Jason Gilkison

Talia Fowler and Charlie Bartley danced Contemporary to the music by Boys Noize – The Battery and choreographed by Larrissa McGowan

Penny Higgs and Ben Veitch danced Jazz to the music by Cast of ‘Two on the Aisle’ – If You Hadn’t But You Did and choreographed by Cameron Mitchell

Penny Higgs and Ben Veitch danced Ballroom (Foxtrot) to the music by Michael Jackson – Rock With You and choreographed by Jason Gilkison

Kat Risteska and Timomatic Omaji danced Ballroom (Samba) to the music by The Belle Stars – Iko Iko and choreographed by Sandro Catalano

Kat Risteska and Timomatic Omaji danced Jazz to the music by N.E.R.D. – Kill Joy and choreographed by Project Moda

The following are the songs from So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2009 top 10 elimination show:
Group Dance: Madonna – “Music Inferno” (Disco; Choreographer: Project Moda)
Guest Performers: None
Musical Guests: The Fray – “You Found Me”
McDonalds I’m lovin’ it performance of the night: Amy Campbell & BJ Rorke (Contemporary)

Solos
Gianne Abbot
Kat Risteska: Daft Punk – “Technologic”
Timomatic Omaji: Mario – “Let Me Love You”
Loredo Malcolm

Eliminated:
Gianne Abbot
Loredo Malcolm

I think I’m all caught up. I should be able to post the music from the So You Think You Can Dance Australia top 8 really soon.

The following are the songs and music from the top 12 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia:

Talia Fowler and Loredo Malcolm danced World (Bollywood) to the music by A. R. Rahman Feat. The Pussycat Dolls – “Jai Ho” choreographed by Romona Lobo

Talia Fowler and Loredo Malcolm danced Jazz to the music by Taylor Swift – “Love Story” choreographed by Amé Delves

Kat Risteska and Danny Golding danced Contemporary to the music by Eva Cassidy – “Over The Rainbow” choreographed by Sarah Boulter

Kat Risteska and Danny Golding danced Ballroom (Paso Doble) to the music by Juno Reactor vs Don Davis – “Burly Brawl” choreographed by Aric and Mascha

Lamb Lovine and Timomatic Omaji danced Hip Hop to the music by Keri Hilson Feat. Lil’ Wayne – “Turnin’ Me On” choreographed by Tiana Joubert

Lamb Lovine and Timomatic Omaji danced Ballroom (Viennese Waltz) to the music by Coldplay – “Sparks” choreographed by Leeane Bampton

Gianne Abbot and BJ Rorke danced Ballroom (Jive) to the music by Metro Station – “Shake It” choreographed by Sandro Catalano

Gianne Abbot and BJ Rorke danced Jazz to the music by David Loud & Karen Ziémba – “Arthur In The Afternoon” choreographed by Adam Williams

Penny Higgs and Charlie Bartley danced Contemporary to the music by Damien Rice – “Elephant” choreographed by Debbie Ellis Linnert

Penny Higgs and Charlie Bartley danced Hip Hop to the music by 50 Cent – “Get Up” choreographed by Yannus

Amy Campbell and Ben Veitch danced Hip Hop to the music by N.E.R.D – “You Know What” choreographed by Vince Calingasan

Amy Campbell and Ben Veitch danced Ballroom (Mambo) to the music by Tito Puente – “Para Los Rumberos” choreographed by Fabio Robles

Also, check out the music from the elimination show for the So You Think You Can Dance top 12:
Group Dance: Gotan Project – “Mi Confession” (Tango Jazz; Choreographer: Kelley Abbey)
Guest Performers: Australian Dance Theatre
Musical Guests: Wes Carr – “Feels Like Woah”
McDonalds I’m lovin’ it performance of the night: Talia Fowler & Loredo Malcolm (Jazz)

Solos
Timomatic Omaji: Freestylers – “Push Up”
BJ Rorke: OutKast – “PJ & Rooster”
Danny Golding: Robyn – “With Every Heartbeat”
Lamb Iovine: Aretha Franklin – “Respect”
Gianne Abbot: Lauryn Hill – “I Gotta Find Peace of Mind”
Kat Ristreska: Keri Hilson – “Energy”

Eliminated:
Lamb Iovine
Danny Golding

New Partners:
None. Now that only the top ten remain, new partners are randomly assigned each week