So You Think You Can Dance (season 6) finalists

This article includes the top 20 finalists for So You Think You Can Dance (season 6) in alphabetical order of last names.

Phillip Attmore

Phillip is a tap dancer from Pasadena, California. His partner was Channing Cooke. Phillip was eliminated the second week of competition along with fellow tap dancer Bianca Revels.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Bianca Revels
Peter Sabasino

Tap

"Take the "A" Train"—Ella Fitzgerald

Derick K. Grant

Channing Cooke

Jive

"Rockin' Robin"—The Jackson 5

Jason Gilkisen

Safe

2

Samba

"Maracatu Funk"—The Samba Squad

Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin

Eliminated

Channing Cooke

Channing is a contemporary dancer from Haverhill, Massachusetts. Her partner was Phillip Attmore who was eliminated the second week of competition and has since been paired up with Victor Smalley. Some may know her as Ivan Koumaeov's (season 2) former assistant. She was eliminated week 4 along with Kevin Hunte.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Ariana DeBose
Jakob Karr
Nathan Trasoras

Contemporary

"Crying"—k.d. lang

Tyce Diorio

Phillip Attmore

Jive

"Rockin' Robin"—The Jackson 5

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Safe

2

Samba

"Maracatu Funk"—The Samba Squad

Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin

Safe

3

Victor Smalley

Contemporary

"Be Be Your Love" (Live at KRCW)"—Rachael Yamagata

Stacey Tookey

Safe

4

Jazz

"Blackbird"—Bobby McFerrin

Tyce Diorio

Eliminated

Ariana DeBose

Ariana is a contemporary dancer from New Bern, North Carolina. Her partner was Peter Sabasino. She was eliminated in week one along with Brandon Dumlao.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Channing Cooke
Jakob Karr
Nathan Trasoras

Contemporary

"Crying"—k.d. lang

Tyce Diorio

Peter Sabasino

Hip-Hop

"Black and Gold"—Sam Sparro

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Eliminated

Ashleigh Di Lello

Ashleigh is a ballroom dancer from Orem, Utah. She is married to top 20 finalist, Ryan Di Lello. Her partner is contemporary dancer Jakob Karr. She and Jakob received 56% of the total votes on week 3. She stated that she and fellow top 20 contestant, Karen, were a part of the first season to have two ballroom girls dance together in a ballroom number.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Karen Hauer
Ryan Di Lello

Samba

"Everything I Can't Have"—Robin Thicke

Jason Gilkison

Jakob Karr

Broadway

"Hit Me with a Hot Note (and Watch Me Bounce)" from Sophisticated Ladies

Tyce Diorio

Safe

2

Viennese Waltz

"At Last"—Etta James

Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin

Safe

3

Jazz

"Relax"—Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Mandy Moore

Safe

4

Hip-Hop

"Whatcha Say"—Jason Derülo

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Safe

5

Lyrical Jazz

"Time Flies"—Lykke Li

Sonya Tayeh

Safe

Cha-Cha

"Cha Cha Heels (Ralphi Rosario Radio Edit)"—Rosabel feat. Jeanie Tracy

Jean-Marc and
France Généreux

6

Jonathan "Legacy" Perez

Contemporary

"Poison"—The Prodigy

Garry Stewart

Safe

Hip-Hop

"Slow Down"—Bobby Valentino

Dave Scott

7

Russell Ferguson

Hip-Hop

"Too Much Booty 2" (Bobby J Remix)—Soundmaster T
& Jah-Rista feat. Korveil

Shane Sparks

Safe

Bollywood

"Spirit of Rangeela" from Rangeela

Nakul Dev Mahajan

8

Lyrical Jazz

"Angel Standing By"—Jewel

Sonya Tayeh

Fifth Place

Jakob Karr

Foxtrot

"Let the Good Times Roll"—Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy

Jean-Marc Généreux

Ryan Di Lello

Contemporary

"I'm There Too"—Michelle Featherstone

Travis Wall

Ryan Di Lello

Ryan is a ballroom dancer from Orem, Utah. He is married to fellow top 20 finalist, Ashleigh Di Lello. His partner is Ellenore Scott. He was praised by judge Mary Murphy as one of the most gifted ballroom dancers to ever appear on the show.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Karen Hauer
Ashleigh Di Lello

Samba

"Everything I Can't Have"—Robin Thicke

Jason Gilkison

Safe

Ellenore Scott

Contemporary Jazz

"Arcadia"—Apparat

Sonya Tayeh

Safe

2

Argentine Tango

"Violentango"—Astor Piazolla

Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo

Safe

3

Hip-Hop

"Lost Boiz Anthem"—J-Squad

Lil' C

Bottom 3

4

Contemporary

"Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"—Stars

Travis Wall

Safe

5

Lindy Hop

"I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter"—The Boilermaker Jazz Band

Carla Heiney

Bottom 3

Broadway

"Razzle Dazzle" from Chicago

Tyce Diorio

6

Noelle Marsh

Hip-Hop

"Give It to Me Right"—Melanie Fiona

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Bottom 4

Smooth Waltz

"Jeux d'Eau"—Cirque du Soleil

JT Thomas
Tomas Mielnicki

7

Kathryn McCormick

Disco

"Last Dance" (Samantha Ronson remix)—Donna Summer

Doriana Sanchez

Bottom 4

Cha-Cha

"Put Your Hands On Me"—Joss Stone

Jason Gilkison

8

Samba

"Magalenha"—Sergio Mendes

Jason Gilkison

Sixth place

Ellenore Scott

Jazz

"Kontact Me"—Boyz Noise

Garry Stewart

Ashleigh Di Lello

Contemporary

"I'm There Too"—Michelle Featherstone

Travis Wall

Brandon Dumlao

Brandon is a hip-hop dancer from Concord, California. He was originally not a top 20 finalist however; upon the withdrawal of original top 20 contemporary dancer Billy Bell, he was recalled to be a part of the show. He was eliminated the first week. SYTYCD rules state that once a contestant is announced as a Top 20 finalist they cannot audition/compete in future seasons but after discussions with Producers and FOX Television, it was announced on November 3 that Brandon will be allowed to audition again next season due to his very brief time in the Top 20.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Pauline Mata

Smooth Waltz

"You Light Up My Life"—Whitney Houston

Jason Gilkison

Eliminated

Mollee Gray

Mollee is a jazz dancer from Upland, California. Her partner was Nathan Trasoras. She was a principal dancer for High School Musical 1, 2 and 3 and also danced in the MTV movie "The American Mall". She's been dancing for 13 years. Her main training was at The Dance Club in Orem, Utah. She graduated High School in 2009. She's 18 years old. She was eliminated on week 7 along with Jonathan "Legacy" Perez.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Pauline Mata
Ellenore Scott

Jazz

"On a Cloud"—Platinum Pied Pipers

Sonya Tayeh

Nathan Trasoras

Disco

"Turn the Beat Around (Pablo's 12" Remix)"—Gloria Estefan

Doriana Sánchez

Safe

2

Bollywood

"Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah" from Jodhaa Akbar

Nakul Dev Mahajan

Safe

3

Salsa

"Quimbara"—Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco

Gustavo Vargas

Safe

4

Pop-Jazz

"Bad Romance"—Lady GaGa

Laurie Ann Gibson

Bottom 3

5

Hip-Hop

"Ring-a-Ling"—Black Eyed Peas

Jamal Sims

Bottom 3

Can-Can

"Cancan Suite" —Offenbach/Ponchielli

Tyce DiOrio

6

Russell Ferguson

Lyrical Jazz

"It Must Have Been Love"—Roxette

Mandy Moore

Safe

Jive

"Land of 1000 Dances"—Jimmy Barnes

Anya Garnis
Pasha Kovalev

7

Jakob Karr

Viennese Waltz

"Ordinary Day"—Vanessa Carlton

Jason Gilkison

Eliminated

Broadway

"Easy Street" (Samantha Ronson remix) from Annie

Joey Dowling

Karen Hauer

Karen is a ballroom dancer from Valencia, Venezuela. She originally auditioned with her husband but he was eliminated during Vegas week. Her partner was Kevin Hunte. After Hunte's elimination in week 4, she was partnered with contemporary dancer, Victor Smalley. She was then eliminated in week 5 with Victor.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Ashleigh Di Lello
Ryan Di Lello

Samba

"Everything I Can't Have"—Robin Thicke

Jason Gilkison

Kevin Hunte

Cha-Cha

"Push It" from Glee

Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin

Safe

2

Hip-Hop

"Ice Cream Paint Job"—Dorrough

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Safe

3

Hustle

"Come To Me"—France Joli

Maria Torres

Bottom 3

Solo (Mambo)

"Celia y Tito"—Celia Cruz and Tito Puente

Safe

4

Kevin Hunte

Broadway

"If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity

Spencer Liff

Bottom 3

Solo (Samba)

"Break on Through (To the Other Side)"—The Doors

Safe

5

Victor Smalley

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Kevin Hunte

Kevin is a hip-hop dancer from Brooklyn, New York. His partner was Karen Hauer. He was eliminated week 4 along with Channing Cooke.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Russell Ferguson
Jonathan "Legacy" Perez

Hip-Hop

"Beggin' (District 78 Mix)"—Madcon

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Karen Hauer

Cha-Cha

"Push It" from Glee (TV series)

Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin

Safe

2

Hip-Hop

"Ice Cream Paint Job"—Dorrough

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Safe

3

Hustle

"Come To Me"—France Joli

Maria Torres

Bottom 3

Solo (Hip-Hop)

"It Was All In Your Mind"—Wade Robson

Safe

4

Karen Hauer

Broadway

"If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity

Spencer Liff

Bottom 3

Solo (Hip-Hop)

"Freeze"—T-Pain feat. Chris Brown

Eliminated

Jakob Karr

Jakob is a contemporary dancer from Windermere, Florida (just outside of Orlando, FL). His partner is Latin Ballroom dancer Ashleigh Di Lello. He is also good friends with season 5 winner, Jeanine Mason. He has been exalted by the judges as one of the most technically gifted dancers to ever appear on the show. He and Ashleigh received 56% of the total votes on week 3.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Channing Cooke
Ariana DeBose
Nathan Trasoras

Contemporary

"Crying"—k.d. lang

Tyce Diorio

Ashleigh Di Lello

Broadway

"Hit Me with a Hot Note (and Watch Me Bounce)" from Sophisticated Ladies

Tyce Diorio

Safe

2

Viennese Waltz

"At Last"—Etta James

Tony Meredith
Melanie LaPatin

Safe

3

Jazz

"Relax"—Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Mandy Moore

Safe

4

Hip-Hop

"Whatcha Say"—Jason Derülo

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Safe

5

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Noelle Marsh

Noelle, a southern belle, is a contemporary dancer from Sanford, North Carolina. Her partner was Russell Ferguson. She sustained an injury during week one, and could not perform. She was automatically safe that week. She was eliminated on week 6 along with Nathan Trasoras

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Billy Bell
Kathryn McCormick
Victor Smalley

Contemporary

"Viva La Vida"—Coldplay

Mandy Moore

2

Russell Ferguson

Hip-Hop

"Move Shake Drop (Remix)"—DJ Laz, Flo Rida & Casley

Jamal Sims

Bottom 4

Solo (Contemporary)

"For a Reason"—Zhané

Safe

3

Russell Ferguson

African Jazz

"Frog Dance"—Mickey Hart and Planet Drum

Sean Cheesman

Safe

4

Foxtrot

"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)"—Michael Bublé and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Edward Simon

Safe

5

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Pauline Mata

Pauline is a jazz dancer from West Covina, California. Her first partner was originally Billy Bell, but upon his medical withdrawal, he was replaced by Brandon Dumlao. Upon Dumlao's elimination, she was partnered with Peter Sabasino. In week 3, they both got eliminated.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Mollee Gray
Ellenore Scott

Jazz

"On a Cloud"—Platinum Pied Pipers

Sonya Tayeh

Brandon Dumlao

Smooth Waltz

"You Light Up My Life"—Whitney Houston

Jason Gilkison

Bottom 4

Solo (Jazz)

"Magaleñha"—Sérgio Mendes

Safe

2

Peter Sabasino

Jazz

"Little Green Bag"—George Baker Selection

Wade Robson

Safe

3

Quickstep

"Hey Baby! (Shake Those Hula Hips)"—Big Kahuna & The Copa Cat Pack

JT Thomas
Tomas Mielnicki

Bottom 3

Solo (Jazz)

"Took the Night"—Chelley

Eliminated

Kathryn McCormick

Kathryn is a contemporary dancer from Augusta, Georgia. Her partner is Jonathan "Legacy" Perez. She placed third in the entire season, and received the most votes for the females in the finale.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Billy Bell
Noelle Marsh
Victor Smalley

Contemporary

"Viva La Vida"—Coldplay

Mandy Moore

Jonathan "Legacy" Perez

Hip-Hop

"On & On"—Missy Elliott

Dave Scott

Safe

2

Contemporary

"2 Steps Away"—Patti LaBelle

Stacey Tookey

Safe

3

Broadway

"I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"— [Swingin' Fireballs]

Andy Blankenbuehler

Safe

4

Paso Doble

"Pursuit" from Cirque du Soleil

Tony Meredith

Safe

5

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Jonathan "Legacy" Perez

Full name is Jonathan Lee Perez. Legacy is a 28 year old b-boy (breakdancer) from Miami, Florida. He began dancing at the age of 15 after being influenced by dancers at a local skate park. His partner is Kathryn McCormick. He was eliminated in Week 7 along with Mollee Gray.

Week

Partner(s)ellenora scott

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Russell Ferguson
Kevin Hunte

Hip-Hop

"Beggin' (District 78 Mix)"—Madcon

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Kathryn McCormick

Hip-Hop

"On & On"—Missy Elliott

Dave Scott

Safe

2

Contemporary

"2 Steps Away"—Patti LaBelle

Stacey Tookey

Safe

3

Broadway

"I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"— Swingin´ Fireballs 1

Andy Blankenbuehler

Safe

4

Paso Doble

"Pursuit" from Cirque du Soleil

Tony Meredith

Safe

5

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Bianca Revels

Bianca is a tap dancer from Detroit, Michigan. She auditioned for seasons 4 and 5, but did not make the show. Her partner is Victor Smalley. She was eliminated in Week 2 along with fellow tapper Phillip Attmore.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Phillip Attmore
Peter Sabasino

Tap

"Take the "A" Train"—Ella Fitzgerald

Derick K. Grant

Victor Smalley

Contemporary

"Wasted Time"—Me'shell Ndegeocello

Travis Wall

Safe

2

Broadway

"Maybe God is Tryin' to Tell You Something" from ''The Color Purple

Tyce Diorio

Bottom 4

Solo (Tap)

"Tootsee Roll"—69 Boyz

Eliminated

Peter Sabasino

Peter is a tap dancer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His first partner was Ariana DeBose, however upon DeBose's elimination, he was partnered with Pauline Mata. On week 3 both got eliminated.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Phillip Attmore
Bianca Revels

Tap

"Take the "A" Train"—Ella Fitzgerald

Derick K. Grant

Ariana DeBose

Hip-Hop

"Black and Gold"—Sam Sparro

Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo

Safe

2

Pauline Mata

Jazz

"Little Green Bag"—George Baker Selection

Wade Robson

Safe

3

Quickstep

"Hey Baby! (Shake Those Hula Hips)"—Big Kahuna & The Copa Cat Pack

JT Thomas
Tomas Mielnicki

Bottom 3

Solo (Tap)

No Music

Eliminated

Ellenore Scott

Ellenore is a jazz dancer from Santa Cruz, California. Her partner is Ryan Di Lello.

Week

Partner(s)Jonathan "legacy" Perez

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Mollee Gray
Pauline Mata

Jazz

"On a Cloud"—Platinum Pied Pipers

Sonya Tayeh

Ryan Di Lello

Contemporary Jazz

"Arcadia"—Apparat

Sonya Tayeh

Safe

2

Argentine Tango

"Violentango"—Astor Piazolla

Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo

Safe

3

Hip-Hop

"Lost Boiz Anthem"—J-Squad

Lil' C

Bottom 3

Solo (Jazz)

"Elanor"—Alexa Woodward

Safe

4

Ryan Di Lello

Contemporary

"Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"—Stars

Travis Wall

Safe

5

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Victor Smalley

Victor is a contemporary dancer from Miami, Florida. He was first partnered with Bianca Revels but upon her elimination in week 2, he became partnered with Channing Cooke. But due to Channing's elimination in week 4, he was partnered with Latin ballroom dancer, Karen Hauer. He then was eliminated in week 5 with Karen.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Billy Bell
Kathryn McCormick
Noelle Marsh

Contemporary

"Viva La Vida"—Coldplay

Mandy Moore

Bianca Revels

Contemporary

"Wasted Time"—Me'shell Ndegeocello

Travis Wall

Safe

2

Broadway

"Maybe God is Tryin' to Tell You Something" from The Color Purple

Tyce Diorio

Bottom 4

Solo (Contemporary)

"Narvas" from The Matrix Revolutions

Safe

3

Channing Cooke

Contemporary

"Be Be Your Love" (Live at KRCW)—Rachael Yamagata

Stacey Tookey

Safe

4

Jazz

"Blackbird"—Bobby McFerrin

Tyce Diorio

Bottom 3

Solo (Contemporary)

"Baby's Romance"—Chris Garneau

Safe

5

Karen Hauer

TBA

TBA

TBA

TBA

Nathan Trasoras

Nathan is a contemporary dancer from Downey, California. He auditioned during Season 5 of the show and had an impressive audition, but since he was only 17 at the time, he did not go through to Season 5's Vegas Week. He is half-Filipino, a quarter Spanish and a quarter Irish. His partner was jazz dancer Mollee Gray. He was eliminated on week 6 along with Noelle Marsh.

Week

Partner(s)

Thing/style

Music

Choreographer(s)

Result

1

Channing Cooke
Ariana DeBose
Jakob Karr

Contemporary

"Crying"—k.d. lang

Tyce Diorio

Mollee Gray

Disco

"Turn the Beat Around (Pablo's 12" Mix)"—Gloria Estefan

Doriana Sánchez

Safe

2

Bollywood

"Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah" from Jodhaa Akbar

Nakul Dev Mahajan

Safe

3

Salsa

"Quimbara"—Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco

Gustavo Vargas

Safe

4

Pop-Jazz

"Bad Romance"—Lady GaGa

Laurie Ann Gibson

Bottom 3

Solo (Contemporary)

"So Insane"—Discovery

Safe

5

Mollee Gray

Hip-Hop

"Ring-a-Ling"—Black Eyed Peas

Jamal Sims

Bottom 3

Can-Can

"Cancan Suite" —Offenbach/Ponchielli

Tyce DiOrio

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