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So You Think You Can Dance season 11 episode 9 soundtrack

Top 16 Perform, 2 Eliminated, 14 songs

The Top 16 dancers perform, but two contestants are eliminated. Guest judge Misty Copeland.

  • Kyrie Eleyson — Vox
  • Lie a Little Better — Lucy Hale
    Musical guest, taking up the time that SHOULD be given to the bottom 6 solos. >:(
  • Take Me to the River — Steven Lipson & Annie Lennox
    Opening song; Top 16 group dance, choreographed by Mandy Moore
  • The Leaving Song — Chris Garneau
    BRILLIANT contemporary by Bridget Whitman and Emilio Dosal, choreographed by Travis Wall. She is the personification of crippling emotional baggage he has to release himself from.
  • Good Kisser — Usher
    Tanisha Belnap and Rudy Abreu dancing a hip-hop choreographed by Dave Scott. They are comic book characters. He wants to kiss her badly, but he would die, so is kissing her worth dying for.
  • I Put a Spell on You — Nina Simone
    Jessica Richens and Marcquet Hill danced a Foxtrot choreographed by Dmitri Chaplin. He was a CEO or somesuch, and she tempted him away from his power. This was Marcquet's last SYTYCD dance.
  • Foolish Games — Jewel
    Carly Blaney and Serge Onik danced a Contemporary choreographed by Mandy Moore. She was really into him; he was just toying with her...according to Mandy. I didn't really see that story in the dance.
  • Dilliwaali Girlfriend — Arijit Singh & Sunidhi Chauhan & Pritam
    Valerie Rockey and Ricky Ubeda danced a Bollywood choreographed by Nakul Dev Mahajan. It was SUPER fast and aerobic. Ricky was amazing; Valeria struggled a little bit, but it was crazy hard.
  • Bruk It Down (Soca Remix) (feat. Alison Hinds) — Mr. Vegas
    Emily James and Teddy Coffey dance a Salsa choreographed by Jonathan Plater and Oksana Omytrenko. I was exhausted just watching it. Lots of crazy tricks and lifts!
  • Back to Black — Beyoncé & André 3000
    Jacque LeWarne and Zack Everheart dance a Jazz piece by Sonya Tayeh. Two people who had a fling in the past and haven't seen each other in ages, run into each other and have another fling.
  • Hustle Hard Remix (feat. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) — Ace Hood
    Brooklyn Fullmer and Casey Askew danced a Hip hop choreographed by Will "Willdabeast" Adams.
  • Too Cool To Dance — Eden XO
    Section of the show about National Dance Day.
  • So Broken — Björk
    Mini-group dance choreographed by Sonya Tayeh. It's called "The Village of Broken People." Portrays we're all broken inside. Dancers: Valerie, Tanisha, Emily, Brooklyn, Zack, Serge, Emilio, and Casey
  • Love Runs Out — OneRepublic
    Mini-group dance choreographed by Travis Wall. The dancers are outlaws running away and destroying towns in their wake. Dancers: Bridget, Jessica, Jacque, Carly, Marcquet, Ricky, Teddy, and Rudy.