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So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Auditions #1 and #2: Dallas and New York
Thu, May 24, 2012 120 mins
The ninth season begins with auditions in Dallas and New York.
Episode 2
Auditions #2
Wed, May 30, 2012 120 mins
A round of auditions in Los Angeles.
Episode 3
Auditions #3
Wed, Jun 6, 2012 120 mins
A round of auditions in Atlanta.
Episode 4
Auditions: Salt Lake City
Wed, Jun 13, 2012 120 mins
A round of auditions in Salt Lake City.
Episode 5
Vegas Callbacks
Wed, Jun 20, 2012 120 mins
The contestants go to Las Vegas for callbacks to compete for a spot in the Top 20.
Episode 6
Meet the Top 20
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 120 mins
The Top 20 dancers are introduced.
Episode 7
Top 20 Perform
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 120 mins
The Top 20 dancers perform.
Episode 8
Top 20 Perform, Part 2
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 120 mins
The Top 20 dancers perform for a second time, but two males and two females will be eliminated. Also: a performance by the cast of the 2012 film "Step Up Revolution."
Episode 9
Second Live Performance/Second Elimination
Wed, Jul 25, 2012 120 mins
The Top 16 dancers perform, and two more are eliminated. Also: a performance by the members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Christina Applegate is the guest judge.
Episode 10
Top 14 Perform/Third Elimination
Wed, Aug 15, 2012 120 mins
The Top 14 dancers' performances include a tribute to choreographer Mia Michaels, and four finalists are eliminated. Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, choreographers and founders of the modern dance troupe Ballet Boyz, are the guest judges.
Episode 11
10 Perform/2 Eliminated
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 120 mins
The Top 10 dancers perform with All-Stars from previous seasons, and two more are eliminated. Also: a performance by L.A. Dance Project. "Black Swan" choreographer Benjamin Millepied is the guest judge.
Episode 12
Top 8 Perform/2 Eliminated
Wed, Aug 29, 2012 120 mins
The Top 8 dancers perform with All-Stars from previous seasons, and two more are eliminated. Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family") is the guest judge.
Episode 13
Top 6 Perform/2 Eliminated
Wed, Sep 5, 2012 120 mins
The Top 6 dancers perform with All-Stars from previous seasons, and two more are eliminated. Also: a performance by the AXIS Dance Company.
Episode 14
Top 4 Perform
Tue, Sep 11, 2012 120 mins
The final four dancers—Eliana Girard, Tiffany Maher, Cyrus Spencer and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp—perform with All-Stars from previous seasons. Also: a performance by one-legged break-dancer Jean Sok. Choreographer Rob Marshall is the guest judge.
Episode 15
Winners Chosen
Tue, Sep 18, 2012 120 mins
Two winners—one male, one female—are chosen as America's Favorite Dancers in the Season 9 finale. Also: Carly Rae Jepsen singing "This Kiss"; a look back at the judges' favorite routines from this season.
