So You Think You Can Dance (Belgium and the Netherlands, season 2)
# So You Think You Can Dance (Belgium and the Netherlands, season 2)

The second season of So You Think You Can Dance in the Benelux aired in fall of 2009. It followed an initial production in the Netherlands in 2008, with the second season now expanding in scope to include Belgium. Dutch channel RTL4 continued to broadcast the show in the Netherlands, while Belgian station VTM was the Flemish broadcaster. With the departure of the first season's host, singer EliZe, the presentation duties for the show fell to new co-hosts An Lemmens and Dennis Weening, who have remained with the production for its subsequent three seasons. The second season premiered on September 1, 2009 and concluded eight weeks later on November 29, with Belgian Els Smekens announced winner in a live finale. Smekens won a choice of dance school opportunities in the U.S., a cash prize of €20,000, and a dance solo in the musical Hairspray.

## Judge panel

Unlike the first season, the second season featured a less permanent make-up for the Judge panel with Dan Karaty, Jan Kooijman and Nicky VerNew with one being occasionally replaced for a week by a guest judge.

## Auditions and Bootcamp

Initial open auditions were held over two days in Antwerp, with highlights broadcast as the first four episodes of the season. Of the initial auditioners, 120 were selected to progress to a group choreography round in Amsterdam. From this pool, 30 dancers were selected to participate in an intensive series of workshops known as "Bootcamp." The bootcamp for the second season was held in Los Angeles and featured choreographers Travis Payne, Timor Steffens and Kherington Payne, a former contestant on the original American series. From these competitors the judges ultimately chose the Top 18 dancers who would perform in the main competitions, or "Live Shows."

## Live Shows

From the Top 18 to the Top 10, the bottom three couples, based on each week's vote, would be in danger of elimination from the competition and would be required to "Dance for their lives" (perform a solo) to avoid being the one of the two dancers dismissed. From the Top Ten to the finale, dancers received votes as individuals and not couples and eliminations were determined solely by home viewer votes.

### Male Dancers

| Finalist | age | Hometown | Dance style | Elimination date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Angelo Pardo | 21 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hip-hop, Modern | Runner-Up |
| Michael Iongbloed | 22 | Antwerp, Belgium | Ballet | 3rd Place |
| Kris Loix | 28 | Hoeselt/Sint-Truiden, Belgium | Hip-hop | November 22, 2009 |
| Remy Tilburg | 20 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hip-hop | November 15, 2009 |
| Louis Alves | 28 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Modern, Ballet | November 8, 2009 |
| Virgil Bonofacio | 20 | Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Hip-hop | November 1, 2009 |
| Bruno De Rouck | 18 | Gent, Belgium | Hip-hop | October 25, 2009 |
| Samuel Chan | 19 | Heule, Belgium | Hip-hop | October 18, 2009 |
| Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | 19 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hip-hop | Withdrew following injury, Oct.18 2009 |
| Pablo Sanchez Garcia | 20 | Breda, Netherlands | Latin | October 11, 2009 |

### Female Dancers

| Finalist | age | Woonplaats | Dans Style | Elimination datum |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Els Smekens | 23 | Aalst, Belgium | Modern, Jazz | Winner |
| Evelien Ceulemans | 23 | Meise, Belgium | Modern, Classical ballet | 4th Place |
| Suzanne de Bekker | 20 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Modern, Jazz | November 22, 2009 |
| Oona De Cleyn | 21 | Antwerp, Belgium | Modern, Classical ballet | November 15, 2009 |
| Shiobian Dumas | 24 | Veghel, Netherlands | Hip-hop | November 8, 2009 |
| Saartje Van de Casteele | 22 | Kortrijk, Belgium | Hip-hop | October 18, 2009/November 1, 2009 |
| Noi Pakon Schuijffel | 30 | Ninove, Belgium | Modern, Jazz | October 25, 2009 |
| Marleen Suurmeijer | 23 | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | Ballroom, Latin | Withdrew due to injury, Oct. 25 2009 |
| Rubiën Vyent | 20 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hip-hop, Modern | October 11, 2009 |

^1 Suurmeijer replaced original Top 18 finalist Ine Vanbesien after she had to voluntarily withdrawal from the competition. Suurmeijer herself had almost made the Top 18 originally, but had to withdrawal from Bootcamp early due to an injury which was healed by the live shows, allowing her to step in for Vanbesien. Suurmeijer then suffered another injury during rehearsals for the third week of the live shows, leading to her withdrawal as well, allowing contestant Saartje Van de Casteele (eliminated in week 2) to return.

### Elimination Chart

| Week: | 11/10 | 18/10 | 25/10 | 1/11 | 8/11 | 15/11 | 22/11 | 29/11 | 29/11 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finalist | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| Els Smekens | | | | | | | | | Winner |
| Angelo Pardo | | | | | | | | | Runner-Up |
| Michael Iongbloed | DFYL | DFYL | DFYL | | Btm | | Btm | Third | |
| Evelien Ceulemans | | DFYL | DFYL | DFYL | Btm | | Btm | Fourth | |
| Kris Loix | | | | | | Btm | Elim | | |
| Suzanne de Bekker | | DFYL | DFYL | | | Btm | Elim | | |
| Remy Tilburg | | $^‡$ | | DFYL | | Elim | | | |
| Oona De Cleyn | | | | DFYL | Btm | Elim | | | |
| Louis Alves | | DFYL | DFYL | DFYL | Elim | | | | |
| Shiobian Dumas | | | | | Elim | | | | |
| Virgil Bonofacio | | | | Elim | | | | | |
| Saartje Van de Casteele | DFYL | Elim | | Elim | | | | | |
| Bruno De Rouck | DFYL | | Elim | | | | | | |
| Noi Pakon Schuijffel | DFYL | | Elim | | | | | | |
| Marleen Suurmeijer | $^†$ | | Injury | $^¦$ | $^¦$ | $^¦$ | $^¦$ | $^¦$ | $^¦$ |
| Samuel Chan | | Elim | | | | | | | |
| Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi | | $Injury^‡$ | | | | | | | |
| Pablo Sanchez Garcia | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Rubiën Vyent | Elim | | | | | | | | |
| Ine Vanbesien | $Injury^†$ | | | | | | | | |

† Suurmeijer replaced original Top 18 finalist Ine Vanbesien after she had to voluntarily withdrawal from the competition. Suurmeijer herself had almost made the Top 18 originally, but had to withdrawal from Bootcamp early due to an injury which was healed by the live shows, allowing her to step in for Vanbesien.

‡ During the performance of the first week's live routine, Velzen Bottazi was injured and could not proceed further in the competition. Remy Tilburg assumed his position the following week. Lorenzo van Velzen Bottazzi deed weer mee tijdens seizoen 3.

¦ Suurmeijer suffered another injury during rehearsals for the third week of the live shows, leading to her withdrawal as well, allowing contestant Saartje Van de Casteele (eliminated in week 2) to return.

### Live Show 1 (October 11, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty

| Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Els Angelo | Cha Cha | "Sweet Dreams"—Eurythmics | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe |
| Noi Bruno | Disco | "Let’s Dance"—Donna Summer | Laurent Flament | Dance for your Life |
| Marleen Virgil | Viennese Waltz | "I’m In Love Again"—Maria Mena | Euvgenia Parakhina | Safe |
| Suzanne Samuel | Hip-hop | "Sexyback"—Justin Timberlake | Ish Ait Hamou | Safe |
| Evelien Louis | Modern | "No One"—Alicia Keys | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |
| Rubiën Michael | Broadway | "Me and Mrs. Jones"—Michael Bublé | Cora Ringelberg | Rubiën eliminated |
| Saartje Pablo | Jazz | "Release Me"—Agnes | Cora Ringelberg | Pablo eliminated |
| Shiobian Kris | Lyrical hip-hop | "Miss Independent"—Ne-Yo | Vincent Vianen | Safe |
| Oona Lorenzo | Modern | "Trouble"- Coldplay | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |

Results Show 1

* Group Choreography:"Fame"—Naturi Naughton (hip-Hop, choreography by Roy Julen)
* Dance for your life couples:
   * Pablo & Saartje (Pablo eliminated)
   * Bruno & Noi
   * Michael & Rubiën (Rubiën eliminated)
* Solo's:
   * Saartje: Only You - Ashanti
   * Pablo: Unknown
   * Noi: Unknown
   * Bruno: Stylin' - Lisa Shaw
   * Rubiën: "Unknown"—Red Hot Chili Peppers
   * Michael: Unknown
* New couple: Michael & Saartje

### Live Show 2 (October 18, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty

| Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Oona Remy | Jazz | "True Colors"—Eva Cassidy | Laurent Flament | Safe |
| Shiobian Kris | Modern | "Purple Rain"—Prince and The Revolution | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |
| Evelien Louis | Samba | "Mas Que Nada"—Sergio Mendes & The Black Eyed Peas | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Dance for your Life |
| Marleen Virgil | Lyrical hip-hop | "Ordinary people"—John Legend | Vincent Vianen | Safe |
| Suzanne Samuel | Broadway | "A little less conversation"—Junkie XL | Cora Ringelberg | Samuel eliminated |
| Saartje Michael | Modern | "A Thousand Miles"—Vanessa Carlton | Jaakko Toivonen | Saartje eliminated |
| Noi Bruno | Hip-hop | "4 Minutes"—Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake | Abdel Sarrokh | Safe |
| Els Angelo | Quickstep | "Let's Face the Music and Dance"—Nat King Cole | Euvgenia Parakhina Peter Bosveld | Safe |

Results Show 2

* Group Choreography:"Smells Like Teen Spirit"—Nirvana (Broadway, choreography by Roberto de Costa and Roy Julen)
* Dance for your life couples:
   * Louis & Evelien
   * Samuel & Suzanne (Samuel eliminated)
   * Michael & Saartje (Saartje eliminated)
* Solo's:
   * Evelien: Unknown
   * Louis: Unknown
   * Suzanne: 'Say (All I need)' - OneRepublic
   * Samuel: Unknown
   * Saartje: 'Almost' - Tamia
   * Michael: 'The Face' - Ryandan
* New couple: Michael & Suzanne

### Live Show 3 (October 25, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty

| Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Suzanne Michael | Modern | "Nothing Compares to You"—Sinéad O'Connor | Isabelle Beernaert | Dance for your Life |
| Noi Bruno | Jive | "I'm Still Standing"—Elton John | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Both eliminated |
| Oona Remy | Lyrical hip-hop | "If I Were A Boy"—Beyoncé | Ish Ait Hamou | Safe |
| Shiobian Kris | Jazz | "Back to black"—Amy Winehouse | Laurent Flament | Safe |
| Evelien Louis | Foxtrot | "Fly Me To The Moon"—Frank Sinatra | Euvgenia Parakhina Peter Bosveld | Dance for your Life |
| Els Angelo | Hip-hop | "Sweet Goodbyes" (Remix)—Krezip | Roberto de Costa | Safe |
| Saartje Virgil | Modern | "Nobody's Wife"—Anouk | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |

Results Show 3

* Group Choreography:"Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen (Jazz, choreography by Cora Ringelberg)
* Dance for your life couples:
   * Bruno & Noi (both eliminated)
   * Louis & Evelien
   * Michael & Suzanne
* Solo's:
   * Noi: "Sweet Dreams"—Beyoncé
   * Bruno: Unknown
   * Evelien: "Slow Me Down" - Emmy Rossum
   * Louis: Unknown
   * Suzanne: Unknown
   * Michael: "Boom Boom Pow"—The Black Eyed Peas
* New couple: None

### Live Show 4 (November 1, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Roberto da Costa, Brahim Attaeb

| Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Els Angelo | Lyrical hip-hop | "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi"—Yann Tiersen | Ish Ait Hamou | Safe |
| Saartje Virgil | Jazz | "I'm Like A Bird"—Nelly Furtado | Laurent Flament | Both eliminated |
| Suzanne Michael | Hip-hop | "Boom Boom Pow"—The Black Eyed Peas | Vincent Vianen | Safe |
| Oona Remy | Rumba | "She"—Charles Aznavour | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Dance for your life |
| Evelien Louis | Modern | "Stop" - Sam Brown | Jaakko Toivonen | Dance for your life |
| Shiobian Kris | Tango | "Adios Nonino Bandoneon"—Astor Piazzolla | Euvgenia Parakhina Peter Bosveld | Safe |

Results Show 4

* Group Choreography:"Thriller"—Michael Jackson (Pop, choreography by "Unknown")
* Dance for your life couples:
   * Louis & Evelien
   * Virgil & Saartje (both eliminated)
   * Remy & Oona
* Solo's:
   * Evelien: "Imaginary"—Evanescence
   * Louis: "Harder dan ik hebben kan" - BLØF
   * Saartje: "Ring The Alarm"—Beyoncé ft. Freemasons
   * Virgil: "I Get It In"—Omarion ft. Lil' Wayne
   * Oona: "Bamboo Banga"—M.I.A.
   * Remy: "Move (If You Wanna)"—Mims
* New couple: None

### Live Show 5 (November 8, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty and Jim Bakkum

| Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shiobian Michael | Lyrical hip-hop | Chasing Pavements - Adele | Vincent Vianen | Shiobian eliminated |
| Oona Louis | Mambo | Demasiado corazon - Willy DeVille | Roemjana de Haan | Louis eliminated |
| Evelien Remy | Jazz | "Disturbia"—Rihanna | Laurent Flament | Safe |
| Els Kris | Poppin' | Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire | Lloyd Marengo | Safe |
| Suzanne Angelo | Modern | Zeg me dat het niet zo is —Ramses Shaffy and Frank Boeijen | Isabelle Beernaert | Safe |

Results Show 5

* Group Choreography:"Stuk Gescheurd"—Notre Dame de Paris (Modern, choreography by Unknown)
* Solo's:
   * Shiobian: Happy - Leona Lewis
   * Michael: I don't wanna miss a thing - Aerosmith
   * Oona: Apologize (Instrumentale versie) - OneRepublic
   * Louis: When Doves Cry - Prince
   * Evelien: The Climb - Miley Cyrus
   * Remy: Forever - Chris Brown
   * Els: Time of My Life - David Cook
   * Kris: 99 Problems - Jay-Z
   * Suzanne: Coldest Winter - Kanye West
   * Angelo: Got Money - Lil' Wayne feat. T-Pain
* Result: Shiobian and Louis eliminated

### Live Show 6 (November 15, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty and Franscesca Vanthielen

| Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Oona Remy | Broadway | Diamonds — Moulin Rouge | Laurent Flament | Both eliminated |
| Suzanne Kris | Modern | Wild Thing — The Troggs | Jaakko Toivonen | Safe |
| Evelien Michael | Hip-hop | My Love Don't Cost A Thing — Jennifer Lopez | Ish Ait Hamou | Safe |
| Els Angelo | English Waltz | Theme From Schindler's List — Itzhak Perlman | Euvgenia Parakhina Peter Bosveld | Safe |

Results Show 6

* Group Choreography: "Requiem For A Dream" (theme song) — Clint Mansell (Modern, choreography by Isabelle Beernaert)
* Solo's:
   * Evelien: Gravity - Sara Bareilles
   * Michael: Unknown
   * Els: Permanent - David Cook
   * Angelo: Hey Mama - Kanye West
   * Oona: Eigen compositie
   * Remy: This Is It - Michael Jackson
   * Suzanne: Unknown
   * Kris: Unknown
* Result: Oona and Remy eliminated

### Live Show 7 (November 22, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty and Albert Verlinde

| Couple | Style | Music | Choreography | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Els Michael | Jazz | You’re Beautiful — James Blunt | Laurent Flament | Safe |
| Els Michael | Quickstep | Sing Sing Sing — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra | Euvgenia Parakhina Peter Bosveld | Safe |
| Suzanne Kris | Lyrical hip-hop | First part from Symphony No. 5 — Ludwig van Beethoven | Vincent Vianen | Both eliminated |
| Suzanne Kris | Modern | 9 Crimes — Damien Rice | Isabelle Beernaert | Both eliminated |
| Evelien Angelo | Hip-hop | Conqueror — Joy Enriquez | Roberto de Costa | Safe |
| Evelien Angelo | Paso doble | O Fortuna from Carmina Burana — Carl Orff | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe |

Results Show 7

* Group Choreography: Optreden van Pixie Lott - Boys and Girls (Pop, choreography by Roy Julen)
* Result: Suzanne and Kris eliminated

### Finale (November 29, 2009)

Judge panel: Jan Kooijman, Nicky VerNew, Dan Karaty

* Group Choreography: Top 4: "Pink Panther theme remix"— Henry Mancini/Unknown (Hiphop; Choreography: Ish/Roy/Vincent)

| Couple | Style | Music | Choreography |
| - | - | - | - |
| Els Michael | Rumba | "Where do I begin (Love story)"—Shirley Bassey | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers |
| Evelien Angelo | Tango | Unknown | Euvgenia Parakhina Peter Bosveld |
| Evelien Michael | Lyrical Hip-hop | "The Way You Make Me Feel"—Michael Jackson | Ish Ait Hamou |
| Els Angelo | Modern | "Ben"—Michael Jackson | Isabelle Beernaert |
| Els Evelien | Jazz | "Dirty Diana"—Michael Jackson | Laurent Flament |
| Angelo Michael | Hip-hop | "5th symphony" / "Pro Nails"—Beethoven / Caspa ft Rasko | Vincent Vianen |

* Solo's:
   * Els: Vole - Céline Dion
   * Michael: Beautiful day - U2
   * Evelien: Unknown
   * Angelo: Radius - Zion I

Results Show Finale

* Group Choreography: Top 4 cast, Hairspray: "Mooiste van de stad"—Marcel Visscher as Corny Collins (Broadway; Choreography: Martin Michel)
* Eliminated
   * Evelien Ceulemans
* Eliminated
   * Michael Iongbloed
* Battle:

| Dancers | Style | Music |
| - | - | - |
| Els Angelo | Jazz/Hip-hop | "They Don't Care About Us"—Michael Jackson |

* Choreographed Demonstration
* Runner-up
   * Angelo Pardo
* Winner:
   * Els Smekens
