So You Think You Can Dance Australia (season 4)
Season four 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 Carrie Bickmore with Paula Abdul, Shannon Holtzapffel, Jason Gilkison and Aaron Cash acting as the judges.
Auditions
Auditions for the fourth season were held between September and October 2013 in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.Top 20 Finalists
Men
Women
Results table
Performance Shows
Top 20 Performances (23 February 2014)
Week 1: Top 20 Performance (2 March 2014)
- Group Dance: "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons feat. Kendrick Lamar
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Ashleigh Tavaras Jay Johns | Jazz | "Happy"— Pharrell Williams | Simon Lynn | Both safe |
| Eden Petrovski Youngkwang "Blond" Joung | Lyrical-Jazz | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"— Lorde | Stephen Tannos | Joung in Bottom 3 |
| Sally Hare Jordan Turner | Contemporary | "Addicted to you"— Avicii | Jason Winters | Hare in Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Seymour Patric Kuo | Lyrical hip-hop | "Fast Car"— Tracy Chapman | Christopher Scott | Both Safe |
Chris Tsattalios | Samba | "Natalie"— Bruno Mars | Aric & Masha | Fisher eliminated |
| Yukino McHugh Stephen Perez | Broadway-Jazz | "Sing, Sing, Sing"— Benny Goodman Orchestra | Cameron Mitchell | McHugh in Bottom 3 |
| Maddie Peat | Viennese Waltz | "Unchained Melody"— The Righteous Brothers | Craig & Sriani | Peat Safe |
| Renelle Jones Joel Rasmussen | Zouk-Lambada | "Climax"— Usher | Larissa & Kadu | Both in Bottom 3 |
| Nadiah Idris Michael Dameski | Hip hop | "Twerk It"— Busta Rhymes feat. Nicki Minaj | Tiana Canterbury | Both safe |
| Zoey Black Sam Malseed | Contemporary | "Forever Young"— Audra Mae | Paul Malek | Both Safe |
- Solos
- * Kathaleen Fisher: "Dance Again"— Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
- * Nadiah Idris: "Waka Waka " — Shakira
- * Zoey Black: "Love Will Never Do " — Janet Jackson
- * Stephen Perez: "Are You Gonna Go My Way"— Lenny Kravitz
- * Thabang Baloyi: "Runaway"— Bruno Mars
- * Joel Rasmussen: "Get Ur Freak On"— Missy Elliott
- Eliminated
- * Kathaleen Fisher
- * Thabang Baloyi
- New Partners
- * Maddie Peat & Chris Tsattalios
Week 2: Top 18 Performance (9 March 2014)
- Group Dance: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams
- Musical Guest: Rudimental – "Free"
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Maddie Peat Chris Tsattalios | Contemporary | "My Love" — Sia | Sarah Boulter | Both safe |
| Renelle Jones | Jazz | "FU" — Miley Cyrus feat. French Montana | Renee Ritchie | Rasmussen eliminated |
| Eden Petrovski Youngkwang "Blond" Joung | Paso Doble | "Bring Me to Life" — Evanescence | Elena Samodanova | Both safe |
| Nadiah Idris Michael Dameski | Cha-cha | "Timber" — Ke$ha feat. Pitbull | Anya Garnis | Both in Bottom 3 |
Jordan Turner | Hip-hop | "As Long as You Love Me" — Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean | Alvin DeCastro | Hare eliminated |
| Yukino McHugh Stephen Perez | Urban | "Dark Horse" — Katy Perry feat. Juicy J | Parris Goebel | McHugh in Bottom 3 |
| Sam Malseed Zoey Black | Bollywood | "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" — Chennai Express | Ramona Lobo | Black in Bottom 3 |
| Ashleigh Tavaras Jay Johns | Contemporary | "One" — Damien Rice | Debbie Ellis | Both Safe |
| Lauren Seymour Patric Kuo | Jazz | "Land of a Thousand Dances" — Jessica Mauboy | Adam Williams | Kuo in Bottom 3 |
- Solos
- * Sally Hare: "Pon de Floor" — Major Lazer feat. VYBZ Kartel
- * Renelle Jones: "The Lady Is A Tramp" — Tony Bennett feat. Lady Gaga
- * Yukino "Kino" McHugh: "Aqueous Transmission" — Incubus
- * Chris Tsattalios: "If I Had You" — Adam Lambert
- * Joel Rasmussen: "Touch It" — Busta Rhymes
- * Youngkwang "Blond" Joung: "Beats to the Rhyme" — Run DMC
- Eliminated
- * Sally Hare
- * Joel Rasmussen
- New Partners
- * Renelle Jones & Jordan Turner
Week 3: Top 16 Performance (20 March 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Eden Petrovski Youngkwang "Blonde" Joung | Contemporary | "Say Something" - A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera | Debbie Ellis | Joung in Bottom 3 |
| Renelle Jones | Broadway | "Ladies' Choice" ' - Zac Efron | Michael Ralph | Turner eliminated |
| Maddie Peat Chris Tsattalios | Quickstep | "Bang Bang" - will.i.am | Leanne Bampton | Both in Bottom 3 |
| Yukino McHugh Stephen Perez | Jazz | "Locked Out of Heaven" - Bruno Mars | Adrian Ricks | McHugh in Bottom 3 |
| Lauren Seymour Patric Kuo | Viennese Waltz | "I Won't Give Up" - Jason Mraz | Anya Garnis | Both Safe |
| Sam Malseed Zoey Black | Contemporary | "Unconditionally" - Katy Perry | Marco Panzic | Both Safe |
| Ashleigh Tavares Jay Johns | Lyrical hip-hop | "Hold On, We're Going Home" - Drake feat. Majid Jordan | Parris Goebel | Johns in Bottom 3 |
Michael Dameski | Jazz | "Crazy" - Alice Russell | Stephen Tannos | Idris eliminated |
- Immediately Saved
- * Zoey Black
- Solos
- * Yukino "Kino" McHugh: "Please Don't Go" — Mike Posner
- * Nadiah Idris: "Work" — Ciara feat. Missy Elliott
- * Jordan Turner: "What You Wanted" — OneRepublic
- * Patric Kuo: "Pop" — *NSYNC
- * Michael Dameski:
- Eliminated
- * Nadiah Idris
- * Jordan Turner
- New Partners'''
- * Renelle Jones & Michael Dameski
Week 4: Top 14 Performance (27 March 2014)
- Solos
- * Maddie Peat: "Eyes on Fire" - Blue Foundation
- * Yukino McHugh: "Brotsjór" - Ólafur Arnalds
- * Renelle Jones: "Hopeless Wonderer" - Mumford & Sons
- * Youngkwang "Blonde" Joung: "Gonna Make You Sweat " - C+C Music Factory
- * Chris Tsattalios: "Be My Lover" - INNA
- * Jay Johns: "Let's Go" - Travis Barker
- Eliminated
- * Yukino McHugh
- * Chris Tsattalios
- New Partners
- * Zoey Black & Lauren Seymour
- * Maddie Peat & Ashleigh Tavares
- * Eden Petrovski & Renelle Jones
- * Youngkwang "Blonde" Joung & Michael Dameski
- * Patric Kuo & Jay Jones
- * Stephen Perez & Sam Malseed
Week 5: Top 12 Performance (3 April 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Eden Petrovski Renelle Jones | Broadway | "Mr. Bojangles" — Fosse | Adam Williams | Both Safe |
| Patric Kuo Jay Johns | Hip-hop | "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose" — James Brown | Charles Bartley | Kuo in bottom 2 |
| Ashleigh Tavares | Contemporary | "Higher Love" — James Vincent McMorrow | Jason Winters | Peat eliminated |
| Zoey Black Lauren Seymour | Hip-hop | "MATANGI" — M.I.A. | Jesse Rasmussen | Black in bottom 2 |
| Michael Dameski Youngkwang "Blond" Joung | Contemporary | "How It Ends" — DeVotchKa | Debbie Ellis | Dameski in Bottom 2 |
| Sam Malseed | Tango | "Tango De Los Asesinos " — John Powell | Fabio Robles Ana André | Perez eliminated |
- Solos
- * Renelle Jones:
- * Maddie Peat: "Fix You" - Coldplay
- * Lauren Seymour:
- * Patric Kuo:
- * Youngkwang "Blonde" Joung:
- * Stephen Perez:
- Eliminated
- * Maddie Peat
- * Stephen Perez
- Next Week's Partners
- *Patric Kuo & Ashleigh Tavaras
- *Youngkwang "Blond" Joung & Lauren Seymour
- *Jay Johns & Zoey Black
- *Sam Malseed & Eden Petrovski
- *Michael Dameski & Renelle Jones
Week 6: Top 10 Performance (10 April 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
| Renelle Jones Michael Dameski | Jazz | "Die Another Day" — Madonna | Mitchell Woodcock | Both Bottom 2 |
| Ashleigh Tavares | Cha-cha | "Move" — Little Mix | Aric & Masha | Kuo eliminated |
| Lauren Seymour Youngkwang "Blond" Joung | Contemporary | "Threads of Silence" — Karise Eden | Paul Malek | both safe |
| Eden Petrovski Sam Malseed | Hip-hop | "The Other Side" — Jason Derulo | Jesse Rasmussen | both safe |
Jay Johns | Contemporary | "Wild Horses" - Natasha Bedingfield | Brendan Yeates | Black eliminated |
| Top 5 Girls | Jazz | "Grown Woman" - Beyoncé | Marko Panzic | |
| Top 5 Guys | Contemporary | "Wake Me Up" - Avicii | Debbie Ellis |
- Solos
- * Zoey Black:
- * Ashleigh Tavares:
- * Patric Kuo:
- * Michael Dameski:
- Eliminated
- * Zoey Black
- * Patric Kuo
Week 7: Top 8 Performance (17 April 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Results |
Michael Dameski | Jazz | "Come into My Head" - Kimbra | Stephen Tannos | Dameski safe |
| Renelle Jones Jay Johns | Contemporary | Amazing Grace — Destiny's Child | Penelope Mullen | both Safe |
| Ashleigh Tavares | Swing | "Swing Set" - Jurassic 5 | Shannon & Lochlan | Joung eliminated |
| Lauren Seymour Sam Malseed | Contemporary | "My Heart Will Go On" - Céline Dion* | Jacqui Howard | both safe |
| Renelle Jones Jay Johns | Paso Doble | El Tango De Roxanne — Moulin Rouge! | Aric Yegudkin & Masha Belash | both Safe |
Michael Dameski | Foxtrot | "Get Here" - Oleta Adams | Natalie Lowe | Petrovski eliminated |
| Lauren Seymour Sam Malseed | Hip hop | OMG — Usher feat. will.i.am | Alvin De Castro | both safe |
| Ashleigh Tavares | Contemporary | Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey | Steven Watson & Sarah Boulter | Joung eliminated |
- Eliminated
- * Eden Petrovski
- * Youngkwang "Blond" Joung
Week 8: Top 6 Performance (24 April 2014)
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| The Top 6 | Contemporary | "Undan Hulu" — Ólafur Arnalds | Travis Wall Channing Cooke |
| Lauren Seymour Jay Johns | Hip-hop | "Get Up Offa That Thing"/"Release the Pressure"— James Brown | Jesse Rasmussen |
| Renelle Jones | Samba | "L'Hotel De Californie" — The Cat Empire | Trent Whiddon Gordana Grandosek-Whiddon |
Michael Dameski | Jazz | "The Beautiful People" — Marilyn Manson | Matt Lee Kate Wormald |
| Lauren Seymour | Contemporary | "In This Shirt" — The Irrepressibles | Debbie Ellis |
Jay Johns | Contemporary | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" — Jennifer Hudson | Sarah Boulter |
| Renelle Jones Michael Dameski | Contemporary | "Lay Me Down" — Sam Smith | Travis Wall Channing Cooke |
- Solos
- *Lauren Seymour: "Mama Do " — Pixie Lott
- *Ashleigh Tavares: "Feeling Good" — Jennifer Hudson
- *Renelle Jones: "Crazy In Love" — Emile Sandé feat. The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
- *Sam Malseed: "When I Was Your Man" — Bruno Mars
- *Jay Johns: "Hey Pachuco!" — Royal Crown Revue
- *Michael Dameski: "Unstoppable!" — E.S. Posthumus
- Eliminated
- * Ashleigh Tavares
- * Sam Malseed
Week 10: Top 4 Performance (1 May 2014)
- Musical Guests: Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg – "Wiggle" / Sam Smith – "Stay with Me" / Ed Sheeran - Sing
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| The Top 4 | Jazz | "Applause"—Lady Gaga | Squared Division |
| Lauren Seymour Michael Dameski | Contemporary | "Falling Slowly"—Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová | Debbie Ellis |
| Renelle Jones Jay Johns | Viennese Waltz | "At This Moment"—Michael Bublé | Aric & Masha |
| Renelle Jones Lauren Seymour | Broadway | "I'm a Woman"—Smokey Joe's Cafe | Matt Lee |
| Michael Dameski Jay Johns | Martial arts/Contemporary | "Invictus"—Patrick Mazzolo | Sarah Boulter |
| The Top 20 | Jazz | "Dream Medley"—Paula Abdul | Matt Lee |
| The Top 20 | Lindy Hop | "Jumpin' Jack"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Jason Gilkison |
- 4th Place:
- *Renelle Jones
- 3rd Place
- *Jay Johns
- Runner-Up:
- *Lauren Seymour
- Winner:
- *Michael Dameski