The remaining 18 dancers performed an opening number choreographed by Dan Karaty and set to a "Get Up Offa That Thing." Next, Cat brought forward the contestants in 3 sets with each set containing 3 couples.

The first set of couples was: Jessica and James who were safe, Ben and Ashlee who were safe, and Joy and Dmitry who were not safe, and put into the "danger zone."

The second set brought forward was: Martha and Travis, Benji and Donyelle, and Musa and Natalie. Cat announced all at once that they were all safe. The third set was: Aleksandra and Jason who were not safe, Heidi and Ryan who were also not safe, and Ivan and Allison who were safe.

Each dancer in the eliminated couples performed a solo of their choice for the judges.

While the judges took a break to decide which contestants should go home, Rhianna performed "S.O.S."

When the judges returned, they announced who was going home.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 9 of So You Think You Can Dance resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Charleston
• s02e02 - Auditions #3: Los Angeles
• s02e03 - Auditions #4: Chicago
• s02e04 - Las Vegas Callback
• s02e05 - Dancers Cut to 20
• s02e06 - Top 20
• s02e07 - Top 20 Results
• s02e08 - Top 18
• s02e09 - Top 18 Results
• s02e10 - Top 16
• s02e11 - Top 16 Results
• s02e12 - Top 14
• s02e13 - Top 14 Results
• s02e14 - Top 12
• s02e15 - Top 12 Results
• s02e16 - Top 10
• s02e17 - Top 10 Results
• s02e18 - Top 8
• s02e19 - Top 8 Results
• s02e20 - Top 6
• s02e21 - Top 6 Results
• s02e22 - Top 4: The Finale
• s02e23 - Finale

So You Think You Can Dance Show Summary

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.