So You Think You Can Dance Australia

Final 12 Performances (2x15)

: 15, 2009

Under intense pressure to make Top 10, some dark horses excelled while the more fancied couples faltered. It’s up to you, Australia. Who are you going to vote into our elite Top 10? And get behind your favourites with Fan Messaging. Top 12 Sunday Night Summary Talia & Loredo were the standouts, finally having the “moment” Matt had been waiting for. Gianne & BJ delivered on both routines but everyone else was up and down. Penny & Charlie were “mesmerising” in Contemporary but “came unstuck” in Hip Hop. Kat & Danny were “gorgeous” in Contemporary but “under” on their Paso Doble. Lamb and Timomatic had a Hip Hop “highlight” but were “exposed” in the Waltz. And Ben & Amy recovered from their “pedestrian” Hip Hop to score with a manic Mambo that “no other couple could have pulled off”. Who proved they have what it takes to go on? You decide. #1 Talia & Loredo tackle Bollywood Fresh from their McDonald’s moment last week, Talia & Loredo were off to Bollywood in a blue-costumed routine choreographed by Ramona Lobo to “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire. Guest judge, Kelley Abbey, “loves this partnership” and her only criticism was that they needed to “earth” themselves a little more. Matt said “unison is the key” and they’d achieved that – even if Talia’s costume had got caught in one of the lifts. Bonnie was “there in that market square” and thought their lift onto the shoulder was “effortless”. It was “a great routine: so classical, so beautiful”. Jason has spent time studying Indian classical dance and said Talia did “a fantastic job of honouring that discipline”. #2 Kat & Danny – Sarah Boulter Contemporary Dressed in white and yellow to reflect the joyousness of their Sarah Boulter choreography, Kat & Danny danced to Eva Cassidy’s “Over the rainbow”. Matt said the routine was “all about trust” and he “didn’t see one hint of doubt” in either of them. The