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 three or four. 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.

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.

Top 20 Showcase (10 February 2010)
No voting this week in order to give the dancers the chance to showcase themselves in their own styles

Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee

Week 1: Top 20 Performance (17 February 2010)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee

Week 2: Top 18 Performance (24 February 2010)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Jason Gilkison

Week 3: Top 16 Performance (3 March 2010)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Mary Murphy
 * Guest Dancers: Sydney Dance Company

Week 4: Top 14 Performance (10 March 2010)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Kelley Abbey

Week 4: Top 14 Results (11 March 2010)

 * Group Dance: "Rhythm Nation" – Janet Jackson (Hip hop; Choreographer: Juliette Verne)
 * 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
 * None

Week 5: Top 12 Performance (17 March 2010)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee

Week 5: Top 12 Results (18 March 2010)

 * Group Dance: 'Serial Thrilla' by The Prodigy (Contemporary; Choreographer: Garry Stewart & Larrisa McGowan)
 * 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 (remix)"—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)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee, Jason Gilkison

Week 6: Top 10 Results (25 March 2010)

 * Group Dance: "Tanguera" by Mariano Mores (Tango; Choreographer: Jason Gilkison)
 * Musical Guests: "Blah Blah Blah"—Ke$ha
 * Solos
 * Matt Geremoni: "Use Somebody"— Kings of Leon
 * Kieran McMahon: "Tango De Los Asesinos (Assassin’s Tango)" — 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)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee

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 (Contemporary; Choreographer: Debbie Ellis)
 * 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)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee

Week 8: Top 6 Results (8 April 2010)

 * Group Dance: "Push Up" by Freestylers (Hip Hop; Choreographer: Supple)
 * 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)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Tyce Diorio
 * 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

Week 1 (18 February 2010)

 * Group Dance: "Everybody"—Martin Solveig (Jazz; Choreographer: Kelley Abbey)
 * Guest Dancers: Bangarra
 * Musical Guests: "You Belong with Me"—Taylor Swift
 * Solos
 * Eliminated
 * Will Centurion
 * Ilona Fabiszewski
 * New Partners
 * Nick Geurts
 * Grace Stewart

Week 2 (25 February 2010)

 * Group Dance: "Cinema Italiano"—Kate Hudson (Ballroom; Choreographer: Jason Gilkison)
 * Musical Guests: "Love Long Distance"—Gossip
 * Guest Dancers: "Burn for you" – Anya Garnis & Pasha Kovalev
 * Solos
 * Eliminated
 * Gaz Griffiths
 * Mikhaela Gregory
 * New Partners
 * Robbie Kmetoni
 * Ivy Heeney

Week 3 (4 March 2010)

 * Group Dance: "Fire & Water"—Christine Anu (Contemporary; Choreographer: Stephen Page)
 * Musical Guests: "Whataya Want From Me"—Adam Lambert
 * Solos
 * Eliminated
 * Grace Stewart
 * Doug De Voogt
 * New Partners
 * Jess Stokes
 * Nick Guerts