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So You Think You Can Dance season 11 episode 5 soundtrack

Pasadena Callbacks, 40 songs

The contestants go to Pasadena, Cal., for callbacks to compete for a spot in the Top 20. The guest judges are Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Irina Dvorovenko, Tara Lipinski and Adam Shankman.

  • Skullclub — The Glitch Mob
    Beginning of the episode: Welcome to L.A.! Montage of dancers who made it through the audition round.
  • Juggernaut — Two Steps From Hell
    Beginning of the episode, part 2: Cat tries to convince us that callbacks is SUPER hard and dramatic. "Who will rise? Who will fall?! WHO WILL SUCCEED?!!"
  • Work Work — Britney Spears
    Round 1 -- Solos. This is Tanisha Belnap's solo (ballroom).
  • Ready Set Go — Outasight
    Round 1 -- Solos. Montage of the 157 applicants doing their thing.
  • Set Sail — Gray Reinhard
    Round 1 -- Solos. In-between solos, Steven Kador is in agony because his girlfriend is giving birth to their son and he's MISSING IT. He's watching her labor on FaceTime.
  • Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) — Mr. Probz
    Round 1 -- Solos. This is where 36 dancers are cut, including Paul "Puppet Man" Brushaber. There were tears and sadness. Note that Steven Kador made it through.
  • Turn Down for What — DJ Snake & lil jon
    Round 2 -- Hip Hop with Christopher Scott (with help from Jasmine Harper). This scene is showing the remaining 121 dancers learning the piece.
  • #thatPOWER (feat. Justin Bieber) — will.i.am
    Round 2 -- Hip Hop. This is the actual music of the choreographed piece (not "Turn Down For What") that the dancers performed to.
  • Crazy Kids — Ke$ha
    Round 2 -- Hip Hop. Ballroom dancers show they've got swag. Marcquet, Serge, Tanisha, and Landon all make it through.
  • When A Heart Breaks — Ben Rector
    Round 2 -- Hip Hop. Caleb Brauner, Megan Mercano, and Franchesca Bass are cut (along with 42 other dancers). 76 dancers will make it to the next round.
  • Feeling Good — Michael Bublé
    Round 2 -- Hip Hop. Jessica Richens "dance for your life" solo (and, don't worry, she makes it easily!)
  • F For You — Disclosure & Mary J. Blige
    Round 3 -- Jazz with Sonya Tayeh (with help from George and Amy)
  • Raging Fire — Phillip Phillips
    Round 3 -- Jazz. Serge (ballroom), "Johnny Waaks" (Waacker), Jourdan (ballet), Rudy (contemporary), and Zach (tap) all make it through to the next round.
  • Save You — Kelly Clarkson
    Round 3 -- Jazz. 12 more dancers are eliminated from the competition, including Steven Kadar (hip hop, new father), Marie "Poppins" Bonnevay (French popper), and Shafeek Westbrook (B-boy).
  • Ready for Battle — District 78
    Round 3 -- Jazz. Jaja Vankova "dance for your life" solo. She and 63 other dancers make it to the next round.
  • Timber (feat. Ke$ha) — Pitbull
    Round 4 -- Ballroom with Dmitry Chaplin and Anya Garnis
  • A Sky Full of Stars — Coldplay
    Round 4 -- Ballroom. Tappers Zach Everheart and Valerie Rockey do fabulously! Lots of others make it through, too - Rudy, Christian, Jessica, Johnny Waacks, and (of course) all the ballroom dancers.
  • The Prestige (feat. D Styles) — Kraddy
    Round 4 -- Ballroom. Emilio Dosal reminisces about his broken nose, which eliminated him from SYTYCD10.
  • Chandelier — Sia
    Round 5 -- Contemporary with Travis Wall and Makenzie Dustman. Played when they introduce contemporary round after commercial break.
  • Lay Me Down — Sam Smith
    Round 5 -- Contemporary. This is the actual audition music for this round.
  • Replay — Zendaya
    Round 5 -- Contemporary. Montage of dancers ecstatically making it to the next round. Cat says, "this is the most successful contemporary round in years!" (Played after Bridget Whitman is schooled.)
  • Angels — Jaylene Johnson
    Round 5 -- Contemporary. Bridget Whitman's "Dance For Your Life" solo
  • Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea) — Ariana Grande
    Round 6 -- Group Choreography. Played when Cat is explains the rules: the 50 remaining dancers are split into groups of 5 and randomly given music to choreograph. They have all night to prepare.
  • Bom Bom (Radio Edit) — Sam and the Womp
    Round 6 -- Group Choreography. This is one of the group round songs (the group with Ricky Ubeda, Valerie Rockey, and Nick Garcia) but the actual performance wasn't aired, sadly. I bet it was good.:(
  • All of Me — John Legend
    Round 6 -- Group Choreography. Performance song for Trenton Williams, Kamille Upshaw, Zack Everhart, Malene Ostergaard, and Johnny Waacks.
  • Talk Dirty (feat. 2 Chainz) — Jason Derulo
    Round 6 -- Group Choreography. This was another group dance that wasn't aired; the only person I recognized in the group was Tanisha Belnap.
  • To Make You Feel My Love — Mick McAuley & Winifred Horan
    Round 6 -- Group Choreography. Audition song for "One Love," the group with Carley Blaney, Novien Yarber, Ryan Johnson, Ryan Rickman (??), (all contemporary) and Serena Pav (Latin ballroom).
  • Human — Cher Lloyd
    Round 6 -- Group Choreography. Montage of bad dances following "One Love's" debacle, and the crushed dancers (although only 6 actually got eliminated).
  • We'll Be Ok (feat. Wrabel) — Afrojack
    Round 6 -- Group Choreography. Zack and Malene's entire group makes it to the next round; montage of GOOD group dances that make it, too.
  • Skin & Bones — David J Roch
    Round 7 -- Final Solos. Ricky Ubeda's final statement before the Green Mile.
  • The Great Unknown — Jukebox the Ghost
    Round 7 -- Final Solos. Montage of the last 44 dancers performing their solos; also clips of them explaining why they should make it to Top 20. Ricky Ubeda was the only solo fully aired.
  • Tonight You're Perfect — New Politics
    Top 20 Reveal: Ricky Ubeda (contemporary), Jessica Richens (jazz), Jacque LeWarne (ballet), Teddy Coffee (hip hop), Stanley Glover (contemporary), and Carly Blaney (contemporary) are all in!
  • Stay With Me — Sam Smith
    Top 20 Reveal: Jaja Vankova, Novien Yarber, Serena Pav, Armen Way, and Johnny Waacks are all eliminated. Sadness.
  • Killin' It — Cher Lloyd
    Top 20 reveal: Valerie Rockey (tap), Zack Everheart (tap), Jourdan Epstein (ballet), Casey Askew (contemporary), and Emily James (contemporary) are all in!
  • Rise Again — Needtobreathe
    Top 20 reveal: Landon Anderson reacts to getting cut, and four more dancers join him in Disappointment Land, including Hailee Payne and Justine Lutz. More sadness.
  • Even the Stars Fall 4 U — Keith Urban
    Top 20 reveal: lots of ballroom dancers this year! Tanisha Belnap, Serge Onik, Malene Ostergaard, Brooklyn Fullmer, and Macquet Hill all get the good news after Nick Garcia starts the trend.
  • Looking for a Dream — Nick Cannon
    Top 20 reveal: Rudy Abreu is the last dancer to make the cut
  • Dex — edIT
    Round 1 -- Solos. This is Steven Kador's solo (hip hop).
  • Moody Beast — Ashley Collins
    The round-up of the top 20 with their pics at the end of the episode - an instrumental/electronic beat
  • Infinite Daybreak — Kenneth E. Belcher, Koichi C. Sanchez-Imahashi
    The song played after Bridget Whitman successfully danced for her life
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