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Top 12
First aired: 8/31/2005
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 the males pick the partner and the females pick the style.
This week, Mia, Brian, Mary and Nigel are the judges. Dan will take part in the choreography.
The 12 dancers complete round 1 in the following pairs: Blake and Ashle (Rock ‘n Roll), Artem and Melissa (Paso Doble), Allan and Melody (Lyrical), Ryan and Snow (Hip Hop), Jamille and Destini (Viennese Waltz), and Nick and Kamilah (Disco).
This week, only 2 couples are put up for elimination instead of 3. In round 2, the couples put up for elimination danced as individuals and the audience voting was opened.

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Top 14
First aired: 8/24/2005
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 the females pick the partner and the males pick the style.
This week, Mia is replaced by Mary as a judge (Mia has the chance to choreograph instead). Nigel, Brian and Dan are still judges.
The 14 dancers complete round 1 in the following pairs: Snow and Jamile (Quick Step), Destini and Blake (Lyrical Jazz), Melody and Craig (Hip Hop), Michelle and Nick (Quick Step), Ashle and Artem (Lyrical Jazz), Kamilah and Allan (Hip Hop) and Melissa and Ryan (Salsa). Everyone was amazed at the number of pairs that were re-united from last week.
In round 2, the couples put up for elimination danced as individuals and the audience voting was opened.

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Top 16
First aired: 8/17/2005
Several of the choreographers are now judges. This includes Mia, Brian and Dan. Joining them to make an even four is Producer Nigel. During the first round, each of the 16 dancers will dance in pairs. The pairs are chosen by the male dancer pulling the name of a female dancer out of a hat. The pair must dance to the style of dance that the female dancer pulls out of a hat. After the first round, the dancers line-up on stage and the bottom 3 couples, as decided by the judges, are put up for elimination. During the second round, the 6 dancers that are put up for elimination (one male and one female from each couple) dance solo for 45 seconds. After the show, the audience can call to vote for their favorite dancer leaving one male and one female dancer with the lowest number of votes eliminated before next week. During the first round, the pairs that are made include: Kamilah and Nick dance in hip-hop style, Michelle and Jonnis dance in mambo style, Ashle and Jamille dance in jive style, Sandra and Artem dance in lyrical style, Snow and Allan dance in hip-hop style, Melissa and Ryan dance in mambo style, Melody and Craig dance in jive style, and Destini and Blake dance in lyrical style.

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Dancers Cut to Top 16
First aired: 8/10/2005
The 26 remaining dancers enter the “judging” room one-by-one as the choreographers tell them whether they have made it to the top 16 or not. As each dancer approaches the table, a small recap of their experiences on the show is played.
Dancers Cut to 24
First aired: 8/3/2005
The dancers are divided into 5 groups to attend class with each choreographer: Alex’s salsa class, Brian’s hip-hop class, Dan’s hip-hop class, Mia’s contemporary class and Mary’s ballroom class. As the week draws to a close the choreographers meet with Nigel to decide who will be cut. The choices are made and announced to whittle the group down to 24 finalists.



