Top 8
Episode 9 · 2005-09-14

- Reality
Episode overview
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.
43 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Chicago2005-07-20
2. Auditions #3: Los Angeles2005-07-27
3. Hollywood: 50 Compete2005-08-03
4. Hollywood: 50 Cut to 162005-08-10
5. Top 162005-08-17
6. Top 142005-08-24
7. Top 122005-08-31
8. Top 102005-09-07
9. Top 82005-09-14
10. Top 62005-09-21
11. Top 42005-09-28
12. And The Winner Is...2005-10-05