So You Think You Can Dance Australia (season 3)
Season three of So You Think You Can Dance Australia, the Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance, was hosted by former Rogue Traders vocalist and solo artist Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges. It premiered on 31 January 2010. Robbie Kmetoni was announced as the winner on 21 April 2010 and the first season that each of the contestants have all been in the bottom two or three. It was the last season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia to air until the show came back in 2014.
Auditions
Auditions for the third season were held between September and October 2009 in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.Top 20 Finalists
Male contestants
Female contestants
Results table
- According to the So You Think You Can Dance Australia website Jessica Prince was forced to leave the competition due to a back injury. Pursuant to the rules, Jess Stokes, as the last female dancer eliminated, was brought back into the competition.
Performances
Top 20 Showcase (10 February 2010)
No voting this week in order to give the dancers the chance to showcase themselves in their own stylesJudges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Top 10 Girls | Commercial Jazz | "Sweet Dreams"—Beyoncé | Matt Lee |
| Don Napalan Gaz Griffiths | Breakdancing | "Apache"—The Sugarhill Gang | Project Moda |
| Issi Durant Robbie Kmetoni | Contemporary | "Samson"—Regina Spektor | Debbie Ellis |
| Doug De Voogt Ivy Heeney | Broadway | "Run and Tell That"—Hairspray | Adam Williams |
| Jessica Prince Kieran McMahon Matt Geronimi Will Centurion | Viennese Waltz | "Never Tear Us Apart"—INXS | Jason Gilkison |
| Jess Stokes Illona Fabiszewski Phillipe Witana | Hip hop | "I Can Transform Ya"—Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne | Juliette Verne |
| Nick Geurts Jessie Hesketh Heath Keating Grace Stewart | Contemporary | "Uprising"—Muse | Sarah Boulter |
| Carly Cooper Smith Mikhaela Gregory Renee Ritchie | Jazz | "Tik Tok"—Kesha | Marko Panzic |
| Top 10 Boys | Pop-Jazz | "We Want Your Soul"—Freeland | Jason Coleman |
Week 1: Top 20 Performance (17 February 2010)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Nick Geurts Ilona Fabiszewski | Jazz | "Telephone"—Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé | Square Division | Fabiszewski Eliminated |
| Matt Geronimi Jessie Hesketh | Contemporary | "I'm Kissing You"—Des'ree | Steven Agisilaou | Bottom 3 |
| Doug De Voogt Jess Stokes | Cha-cha-cha | "Love Long Distance"–Gossip | Leeanne Bampton | Safe |
| Phillipe Witana Renee Ritchie | Hip hop | "Fallin' Out"—Keyshia Cole | Jesse Rasmussen | Safe |
| Will Centurion Grace Stewart | Broadway-Jazz | "You Should Be Dancing"—Bee Gees | Adam Williams | Centurion Eliminated |
| Robbie Kmetoni Mikhaela Gregory | Rumba | "Endless Love"—Lea Michele & Matthew Morrison | Trent & Gordana | Safe |
| Kieran McMahon Carly Cooper Smith | Contemporary | "Furious Angels"—Rob Dougan | Sarah Boulter | Safe |
| Heath Keating Jessica Prince | Lyrical-Jazz | "Empire State of Mind Broken Down"—Alicia Keys | Marko Panzic | Safe |
| Gaz Griffiths Ivy Heeney | Pasodoble | "Ojos Asi"—Shakira | Carmelo Pizzino | Safe |
| Don Napalan Issi Durant | Hip-hop | "Work"—Ciara featuring Missy Elliott | Juliette Verne | Safe |
Week 2: Top 18 Performance (24 February 2010)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkinson| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Gaz Griffiths Ivy Heeney | Hip hop | "Down"—Jay Sean | Alvin Decastro | Griffiths Eliminated |
| Don Napalan Issi Durant | Foxtrot | "Haven't Met You Yet"—Michael Bublé | Carmelo Pizzino | Safe |
| Heath Keating Jessica Prince | Contemporary | "Last Request"—Paolo Nutini | Paul White & Anthony Ikin | Bottom 3 |
| Matt Geronimi Jessie Hesketh | Jazz | "Starstrukk"—3OH!3 feat. Katy Perry | Project Moda | Safe |
| Robbie Kmetoni Mikhaela Gregory | Boogaloo | "Don't Push It, Don't Force It"—Leon Haywood | Nacho Pop | Gregory Eliminated |
| Nick Geurts Grace Stewart | Contemporary | "Pretty Wings"—Maxwell | Juliette "Jet" Verne | Safe |
| Kieran McMahon Carly Cooper Smith | Broadway Jazz | "The Tennis Song" from City of Angels | Cameron Mitchell | Safe |
| Phillipe Witana Renee Ritchie | Paso Doble | "Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen | Leeanne Bampton | Safe |
| Douglas DeVoogt Jess Stokes | Contemporary | "Fireflies"—Owl City | Ame Delves | Safe |
Week 3: Top 16 Performance (3 March 2010)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Mary Murphy| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Nick Geurts Grace Stewart | Dancehall | "Rude Boy"—Rihanna | Tianna Canterbury | Stewart eliminated |
| Kieran McMahon Carly Cooper Smith | Waltz | "Hushabye Mountain"—Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Aric & Masha | Bottom 3 |
| Doug De Voogt Jess Stokes | Jazz | "My Delirium"—Ladyhawke | Adam Williams | De Voogt eliminated |
| Phillipe Witana Renee Ritchie | Contemporary | "Silence"—Selena Cross | Debbie Ellis | Safe |
| Heath Keating Jessica Prince | Tango | "Undisclosed Desires"—Muse | Trent & Gordana | Safe |
| Matt Geronimi Jessie Hesketh | Hip Hop | "Fortune Teller"—Xavier Rudd | Travers Ross | Safe |
| Don Napalan Issi Durant | Contemporary | "Stairway to Heaven"—Led Zeppelin | Sarah Boulter | Safe |
| Robbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney | Jazz | "Bad Romance"—Lady Gaga | Juliette "Jet" Verne | Safe |
- Guest Dancers: Sydney Dance Company
Week 4: Top 14 Performance (10 March 2010)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Top 7 Boys | Broadway | "Cool" from West Side Story | Cameron Mitchell | N/A |
| Don Napalan Issi Durant | Street Latin/Hip-hop | "Hotel Room Service"— Pitbull | Fabio Robles | Both eliminated |
| Heath Keating Jessica Prince | Contemporary | "Daniel"–Joss Stone | Paul Malek | Safe |
| Robbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney | Paso Doble | "Sweet Disposition"—The Temper Trap | Jason Gilkison | Safe |
| Kieran McMahon Carly Cooper Smith | Contemporary | "Ne me quitte pas"–Sting | Debbie Ellis | Safe |
| Matt Geronimi Jessie Hesketh | Jazz | "Blah Blah Blah"—Ke$ha ft. 3OH!3 | The Squared Division | Bottom 3 |
| Phillipe Witana Renee Ritchie | Waltz | "The Wings" from Brokeback Mountain | Leeanne Bampton | Bottom 3 |
| Nick Geurts Jess Stokes | Hip Hop | "U Can't Touch This"—MC Hammer | Tiana Canterbury | Safe |
| Top 7 Girls | Broadway | "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago | Adam Williams | N/A |
Week 4: Top 14 Results (11 March 2010)
- Group Dance: "Rhythm Nation" – Janet Jackson
- Musical Guests: "When Love Takes Over"—Kelly Rowland
- Solos
- *
- * Phillipe Witana: "SexyBack"— Justin Timberland
- * Matt Geronimi: "Hey Ya!" — Outkast
- * Don Napalan: "My Sharona"—The Knack
- * Renee Ritchie: "Walk Away"— Christina Aguilera
- * Jessie Hesketh: "Tainted Love" — Marilyn Manson
- * Issi Durant: Buttons — Sia
- Eliminated
- * Issi Durant
- * Don Napalan
- New Partners
- * None
Week 5: Top 12 Performance (17 March 2010)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Robbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney | Contemporary | "Little Lion Man"—Mumford & Sons | Debbie Ellis | Safe |
| Robbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney | Bollywood | "Bombay"—Timbaland ft. Amar & Jim Beanz | Ramona Lobo | Safe |
| Heath Keating Jessica Prince | Broadway | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins | Nathan Wright | Keating eliminated |
| Heath Keating Jessica Prince | Hip-hop | "Feeling's Gone"—Basement Jaxx ft. Sam Sparro | Etienne Khoo | Keating eliminated |
| Phillipe Witana Renee Ritchie | Hip-hop | "I Question Mark"—Wade Robson | Jason Bird Katie Cesaro | Ritchie eliminated |
| Phillipe Witana Renee Ritchie | Rumba | "Today Was a Fairytale"—Taylor Swift | Anya Garnis Pasha Kovalev | Ritchie eliminated |
| Nick Geurts Jess Stokes | Lyrical jazz | "Summertime"—Peter Gabriel | Aleeta Blackburn | Bottom 3 |
| Nick Geurts Jess Stokes | Jive | "On a Mission"—Gabriella Cilmi | Carmelo Pizzino | Bottom 3 |
| Kieran McMahon Carly Cooper Smith | Salsa | "Shake It"—The Potbelleez | Luda & Oliver | Safe |
| Kieran McMahon Carly Cooper Smith | Hip hop | "Ordinary People"—John Legend | Yannus Safandi | Safe |
| Matt Geronimi Jessie Hesketh | Contemporary | "And No More Shall We Part"—Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Ludwig | Safe |
| Matt Geronimi Jessie Hesketh | Jazz | "When I Grow Up"—Pussycat Dolls | The Squared Division | Safe |
Week 5: Top 12 Results (18 March 2010)
- Group Dance: 'Serial Thrilla' by The Prodigy
- Musical Guests: "Good Girls Go Bad"—Cobra Starship
- Solos
- * Jess Stokes: "Like A Drug"— Kylie Minogue
- * Jessica Prince: "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer
- * Renee Ritchie: "You'll Find A Way "—Santigold
- * Nick Geurts: "For Your Entertainment"— Adam Lambert
- * Heath Keating: "Where the City Meets the Sea" — The Getaway Plan
- * Phillipe Witana: The Circle of Life — Carmen Twillie & Lebo M
- Eliminated
- * Renee Ritchie
- * Heath Keating
Week 6: Top 10 Performance (24 March 2010)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Matt Geronimi Carly Cooper Smith | Jazz | "According to You"—Orianthi | Cameron Mitchell | Geronimi eliminated |
| Matt Geronimi Carly Cooper Smith | Vogue | "Took the Night"—Chelley | Supple | Geronimi eliminated |
| Robbie Kmetoni Jessie Hesketh | Hip-hop | "Talk Show Host"—Radiohead | Jason Bird Katie Cesaro | Safe |
| Robbie Kmetoni Jessie Hesketh | Contemporary | "Heart in a Cage"—The Strokes | Sarah Boulter | Safe |
| Nick Geurts Jessica Prince | Contemporary | "Kings & Queens"—Thirty Seconds to Mars | Paul Malek | Prince in bottom 4 |
| Nick Geurts Jessica Prince | Quickstep | "Under My Skin"—Gin Wigmore | Leeanne Bampton | Prince in bottom 4 |
| Kieran McMahon Jess Stokes | Samba | "Pop Goes the World"—Gossip | Carmelo Pizzino | McMahon in bottom 4 Stokes eliminated |
| Kieran McMahon Jess Stokes | Hip-hop | "Put It in a Love Song"—Alicia Keys feat. Beyoncé Knowles | Juliette "Jet" Verne | McMahon in bottom 4 Stokes eliminated |
| Phillipe Witana Ivy Keeney | Contemporary | "Colorblind"—Counting Crows | Sher Manu | Safe |
| Phillipe Witana Ivy Keeney | Jazz | "Neutron Dance"—The Pointer Sisters | Project Moda | Safe |
Week 6: Top 10 Results (25 March 2010)
- Group Dance: "Tanguera" by Mariano Mores
- Musical Guests: "Blah Blah Blah"—Ke$ha
- Solos
- * Matt Geremoni: "Use Somebody"— Kings of Leon
- * Kieran McMahon: "Tango De Los Asesinos " — John Powell from Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- * Jess Stokes: "Like The Sea" – Alicia Keys
- * Jessica Prince: "You're the Boss" — Ann-Margret & Elvis Presley
- Eliminated
- * Jess Stokes
- * Matt Geronimi
Week 7: Top 8 Performance (31 March 2010)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Nick Geurts Jessie Hesketh | Hip hop | "Nobody"—Ne-Yo | Jesse Rasmussen | Both safe |
| Nick Geurts Jessie Hesketh | Cha-cha-cha | "Istanbul 1:26 am"—Orient Expressions | Jason Gilkison | Both safe |
| Kieran McMahon Jess Stokes | Foxtrot | "Cry Me a River"—Michael Bublé | Trent & Gordana | McMahon eliminated Stokes in bottom 4 |
| Kieran McMahon Jess Stokes | Contemporary | "Velvet Pants"—Propellerheads | Larissa McGowan | McMahon eliminated Stokes in bottom 4 |
| Phillipe Witana Carly Cooper Smith | Contemporary | "You've Got the Love"—Florence and the Machine | Rafael Bonacela | Witana in bottom 4 Smith eliminated |
| Phillipe Witana Carly Cooper Smith | Jazz | "I Like That"—Richard Vission, Static Revenger and Luciana | Squared Division | Witana in bottom 4 Smith eliminated |
| Robbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney | Broadway | "Mein Herr" from Cabaret | Andrew Hallsworth | Both safe |
| Robbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney | Hip-Hop | "Memories"—David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi | Jason Bird & Katie Cesaro | Both safe |
Note: According to the So You Think You Can Dance Australia website Jessica Prince was forced to leave the competition due to a back injury. Pursuant to the rules, Jess Stokes, as the last female dancer eliminated, was brought back into the competition.
Week 7: Top 8 Results (1 April 2010)
- Group Dance: "Breathe Me" by Sia
- Musical Guests: "On a Mission" – Gabriella Cilmi
- Guest Dancers: Chunky Move
- Solos
- * Jess Stokes: "Shy" – Ani Difranco
- * Carly Cooper Smith: "Cold Case Love" – Rihanna
- * Phillipe Witana: "Gone" – N'Sync
- * Kieran McMahon: "Into The Night" – Santana
- Eliminated
- * Carly Cooper Smith
- * Kieran McMahon
Week 8: Top 6 Performance (7 April 2010)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Top 3 Girls | Hip hop | "Freakum Dress"—Beyoncé Knowles | Juliette Verne | - |
| Nick Geurts Ivy Heeney | Contemporary | "The Flower Duet" | Debbie Ellis | Geurts eliminated |
| Nick Geurts Ivy Heeney | Lyrical jazz | "Hey Soul Sister"—Train | Paul White Anthony Akin | Geurts eliminated |
| Robbie Kmetoni Jess Stokes | Hip hop | "In My Head"—Jason Derülo | Jesse Rasmussen | Stokes eliminated |
| Robbie Kmetoni Jess Stokes | Jazz | "Heart's A Mess"—Goyte | Project Moda | Stokes eliminated |
| Phillipe Witana Jessie Hesketh | Tango | "La Cumparista"—Gerado Matos Rodriguez’ | Fabio Robles | Safe |
| Phillipe Witana Jessie Hesketh | Contemporary | "Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Tori Amos | Jason Winters | Safe |
| Top 3 Boys | Contemporary | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—James Brown | Sarah Boulter | - |
Week 8: Top 6 Results (8 April 2010)
- Group Dance: "Push Up" by Freestylers
- Musical Guests: "In My Head" – Jason Derülo
- Guest Dancers: Sydney Dance Company
- Solos
- * Ivy Heeney: Creator – Santigold
- * Jess Stokes: Hide and Seek – Imogen Heap
- * Jessie Hesketh: Your House – Alanis Morissette
- * Nick Geurts: Faint – Linkin Park
- * Robbie Kmetoni: Joker and the Thief – Wolfmother
- * Phillipe Witana: Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
- Eliminated
- * Jess Stokes
- * Nick Geurts
Week 9: Top 4 Performance (14 April 2010)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Jessie Hesketh Ivy Heeney Robbie Kmetoni Phillipe Witana | Hip hop | "Tea Party" —Kerli | Katie Cesaro and Jason Bird |
| Robbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney | Rumba | "The Prayer"—Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli | Aric & Masha |
| Phillipe Witana Jessie Hesketh | Jazz | "3 words"—Cheryl Cole feat. will.i.am | Adam Williams |
| Robbie Kmetoni Phillipe Witana | Hip-hop | "Take Your Shirt Off"—T-Pain | Tiana Canterbury |
| Robbie Kmetoni Jessie Hesketh | Contemporary | "Gathering All the Na'vi Clans for Battle" – Avatar | Jacqui Howard |
| Phillipe Witana Ivy Heeney | Contemporary | "Love Lost" – The Temper Trap | Ludwig |
| Jessie Hesketh Ivy Heeney | Jazz | "Freak Show"—Britney Spears | Squared Division |
- Solos
- * Phillipe Witana: "Got to be Real" – Cheryl Lynn
- * Ivy Heeney: "Missionary Man" – Eurythmics
- * Jessie Hesketh: "Nothing Compares 2 U" – Sinéad O'Connor
- * Robbie Kmetoni: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" – Nirvana
Week 10 (21 April 2010)
- 4th Place
- *Phillipe Witana
- 3rd Place
- *Ivy Heeney
- Runner-Up:
- *Jessie Hesketh
- Winner:
- *Robbie Kmetoni
Result shows
Week 1 (18 February 2010)
- Group Dance: "Everybody"—Martin Solveig
- Guest Dancers: Bangarra
- Musical Guests: "You Belong with Me"—Taylor Swift
- Solos
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Matt Geronimi | Ballroom | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Will Centurion | Argentine Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne"—Moulin Rouge! soundtrack | Eliminated |
| Nick Geurts | Contemporary | "Be Somebody"—Kings of Leon | Safe |
| Jessie Hesketh | Contemporary | "Wild Horses"—Charlotte Martin | Safe |
| Grace Stewart | Jazz | Frozen"—Madonna | Safe |
| Ilona Fabiszewski | Hip-Hop | "Ring-a-Ling" —The Black Eyed Peas | Eliminated |
- Eliminated
- * Will Centurion
- * Ilona Fabiszewski
- New Partners
- * Nick Geurts
- * Grace Stewart
Week 2 (25 February 2010)
- Group Dance: "Cinema Italiano"—Kate Hudson
- Musical Guests: "Love Long Distance"—Gossip
- Guest Dancers: "Burn for you" – Anya Garnis & Pasha Kovalev
- Solos
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Heath Keating | Contemporary | "Leave"—Glen Hansard | Safe |
| Gaz Griffiths | B-Boy | "Beggin' "—Madcon | Eliminated |
| Robbie Kmetoni | Contemporary | ”The Cave" -Mumford & Sons | Safe |
| Jessica Prince | Ballroom | "Jungle Drum"—Emilíana Torrini | Safe |
| Ivy Heeney: "Big Spender " —Shirley Bassey | Jazz | Frozen"—Madonna | Safe |
| Mikhaela Gregory: "Fever"—Cascada | Jazz | "Ring-a-Ling" —The Black Eyed Peas | Eliminated |
- Eliminated
- * Gaz Griffiths
- * Mikhaela Gregory
- New Partners
- * Robbie Kmetoni
- * Ivy Heeney
Week 3 (4 March 2010)
- Group Dance: "Fire & Water"—Christine Anu
- Musical Guests: "Whataya Want From Me"—Adam Lambert
- Solos
| Dancer | Style | Music | Result |
| Carly Cooper Smith | Jazz | "Heavy Cross"—Gossip | Safe |
| Grace Stewart | Jazz | "I'm a Slave 4 U"— Britney Spears | Eliminated |
| Jess Stokes | Hip-Hop | "Question Existing" — Rihanna | Safe |
| Nick Geurts | Contemporary | ”Iris"— The Goo Goo Dolls | Safe |
| Kieran McMahon | Ballroom | "What I Like About You" — The Romantics | Safe |
| Doug De Voogt | Jazz | "Everyday I Love You Less And Less"— Kaiser Chiefs | Eliminated |
- Eliminated
- * Grace Stewart
- * Doug De Voogt
- New Partners
- * Jess Stokes
- * Nick Guerts