
舞魅天下
第五季的海选城市为纽约、迈阿密、洛杉矶、丹佛、孟菲斯和西雅图。 本季首映日为2009年5月21日,20强选手于6月5日公布。本季新加入的编舞包括Louis van Amstel(社交舞)和Thordal Christensen(古典芭蕾),而古典芭蕾双人舞也首次出现在本节目的舞台上。群舞中首度出现了非洲舞蹈。嘻哈舞编舞Shane Sparks也离开了《America's Best Dance Crew》节目重归《舞林争霸》。第五季的冠军为Jeanine Mason,Brandon Bryant取得亚军。
Dancers audition in Denver, Los Angeles, Memphis, Tenn., Miami, New York and Seattle.
Season five's second installment features auditions from Miami and Memphis.
Los Angeles and Seattle are the sites for the rounds of auditions.
The contestants are called back in Las Vegas for the first time.
The second set of 20 dancers are brought back for a second audition in Las Vegas.
The Top 20 dancers hit the stage for their first chance to compete.
Two of the top 20 dancers are eliminated from the competition. Rapper Sean Kingston performs.
The remaining 18 dancers hit the stage again for this week's performances.
The final 18 dancers will be cut down to 16 at the end of the evening.
The top 16 dancers perform.
Two of the top 16 dancers are eliminated from the competition.
The top 14 dancers perform.
Two more of the remaining 14 dancers are voted off the show. A pas de deux is performed by dancers Desmond Richardson and Patricia Hachey.
The top 12 dancers perform.
Two more of the remaining 12 dancers are voted off the show. Singers Kelly Rowland and David Guetta perform.
The top 10 dancers perform.
The final 10 dancers await the elimination of 2 more contestants. Plus, a performance by the Black Eyed Peas.
The remaining eight dancers will be paired with new partners for this week's performances. Guest Judges include comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mia Michaels.
In the series 100th episode, Season 2 contestants Travis Wall and Heidi Groskreutz dance to a pair of Wade Robson's routines, and Season 3's Jaimie Goodwin and Hok Konishi perform Mia Michael's "The Bench." Lastly, 2 of the final 8 dancers are eliminated.
In this two-hour episode, the remaining 6 dancers perform.