So You Think You Can Dance Australia

Auditions: Brisbane and Perth (2x2)

Exibido em:: Fev 03, 2009

Episode 2 took us north to Brisbane, west to Perth, and to every single point on the emotional compass. After hitting the depths of despair and the giddy heights of exhilaration, another 20 incredible dancers had their tickets to Sydney’s Top 100 - and we were left counting the minutes until Melbourne’s auditions on Wed. Highlights of Ep 2 included the return of some familiar faces: Lamb (who’s not at all sheepish), Gianne the Brazilian with the jiggly booty and Gabe the wall-punching tantie thrower. It also featured the return bout of Max and Jason. Yes, the spunky little Hip Hopper jumped the border to confront Jason – her nemesis from the Sydney auditions. Our hearts went out to Michael the stuttering tap dancer and Mikaila who danced to the memory of her murdered Dad. Dance 09 just gets better and better. Gianne’s out to beat her Season 1 performance After a welcome from Brissy boy and last year’s champion, Jack Chambers, Gianne the Brazilian dancer from Season 1 set our pulses racing with a routine inspired by the pumping beat of African drums. Matt said he couldn’t stop laughing because her routine was so “joyous” but Jason was concerned that last year she fell down on the chorey. So they invited her back to work with Kelley. No problem. She’s through to our Top 100 – and determined to go one better in Dance 2009. Ben graduates from Biggest Loser to Dance Jazz dancer Ben from the Gold Coast looked lean and fit. But apparently there was a time when he was more likely to audition for The Biggest Loser than So You Think You Can Dance. Bonnie thought he had talent but Jason felt his whole routine was “stuck to the floor”. “Take this”, said Ben, producing a spectacular leap and an acrobatic running somersault. Chorey was a given and Kelley was not going to stop him. Ben is off to Sydney. A Classical Shootout At just 18, Talia is the youngest member of the Qld Ballet Company. Simone is classically trained too. But B