Bad news for Kupono Aweau fans! Sorry, Kupono fans, but sometimes, Reality TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance just ain't that kind to a man. Unfortunately, his fans and the judges were
NOT impressed with his last performance and Dance For Your Life solo and Kupono Aweau was eliminated on July 16, 2009.
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Aweau graduated from the Kamehameha Schools and has been dancing since he was 16 years old. He loves his home state of Hawaii, and is an avid collector of home furnishings.
Kupono Aweau Performances
Below is a quick chart on what Kupono did for his performances each week. Did Kupono do enough to prove he has 'the Ultimate Dance Moves'? Click here to Rate Kupono's 'Dance Factor' or click here to Add A Comment Below.
Week
Show Date
Theme
Kupono's Performance
6
July 15, 2009
Kupono
Kupono gave us something to think about
with
a jungle-ish romp to the left and right and up and down of kreative choreography
to the tune of "Marina Gasolina" by Bonde Do Role
in the style of Kupono.
6
July 15, 2009
Pasa Doble
Kupono shocked us
with
a tentative performance showing too much fear and doubt ending with a drop of Randi.
to the tune of "Dies Irae" by Karl Jenkins
in the style of Pasa Doble
as choreographed by Tony Meredith and Melanie Lapatin.
6
July 15, 2009
African
Kupono dazzled us
with
a swaggering celebration of masculinity and the display of prowess as a means of seduction
to the tune of "Balant Funk" by Ayanda Clarke & Shawn Kelly
in the style of African
as choreographed by Jeffrey Page.
Read Our Last Word (so far) on Kupono Aweau:
Eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance - Season 5 on July 16, 2009, Kupono made it all the way to the Season 5 Top 10 of the Reality TV Show So You Think You Can Dance and ended the season in 10th place. Kupono received 1,308 calls into the So You Think You Can Dance system from the RealityTVMatrix.com community for Season 5. Now that the season is over, Kupono Aweau lives on in So You Think You Can Dance history with an overall positive rating and is the subject of 0 posts in our Comments Forum.
Sorry, Kupono, but sometimes, Reality TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance just ain't that kind to a guy.
So You Think You Can Dance - Season 5 Contestant Home Page Links: Top 20:
The So You Think You Can Dance - Season 5 Top 20 includes Jeanine Mason, Ade Obayomi, Ashley Valerio, Asuka Kondoh, Brandon Bryant, Caitlin Kinney, Evan Kasprzak, Janette Manrara, Jason Glover, Jonathan Platero, Karla Garcia, Kayla Radomski, Kupono Aweau, Max Kapitannikov, Melissa Sandvig, Paris Torres, Phillip Chbeeb, Randi Evans, Tony Bellissimo and Vitolio Jeune.
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