At the beginning of the episode, 2 dancers from last week are cut. At that point, the competition continues in the same format as last week, except this week reveals a new twist; when the females pick their partner, the males pick two dance styles.
Each pair will dance twice, each time to a different style, but they will not hear from the judges until after the second dance. This week, Dan, Nigel, Mary and Brian are the judges.
The 8 dancers complete round 1 in the following pairs: Nick and Kamilah (mambo and contemporary), Blake and Melody (lyrical and disco), Artem and Ashle (fox trot and cha cha) and Jamile and Melissa (hip-hop and paso doble).
In round 2, 2 couples are put up for elimination. These couples then dance as individuals and the audience votes for who to save at the end of the show.
Season 1 Episode 9 of So You Think You Can Dance resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s01e01 - Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Chicago
s01e02 - Auditions #3: Los Angeles
s01e03 - Dancers Cut to 24
s01e04 - Dancers Cut to Top 16
s01e05 - Top 16
s01e06 - Top 14
s01e07 - Top 12
s01e08 - Top 10
s01e09 - Top 8
s01e10 - Top 6
s01e11 - Top 4
s01e12 - And The Winner Is...
Contestants perform a particular style of dance each week with a partner. The audience votes on their favorite couple leaving the 3 couples with the least votes up for elimination. After each dancer performs a solo of their choice for the judges, one male and one female contestant are up for elimination.