▁ ▁Similarly , ▁for ▁format ▁reasons , ▁season ▁ 9 ▁featured ▁two ▁shows ▁with ▁double ▁elimin ations , ▁with ▁four ▁d anc ers ▁elimin ated ▁instead ▁of ▁two ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁shows . ▁▁ <0xE2> <0x81> <0x82> ▁Un like ▁all ▁previous ▁seasons , ▁season ▁ 1 2 ▁featured ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁one ▁" street " ▁dan cer ▁and ▁one ▁" stage " ▁dan cer ▁each ▁week , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁one ▁female ▁and ▁one ▁male ▁contest ant ▁( as ▁in ▁all ▁previous ▁seasons ▁which ▁elimin ated ▁two ▁d anc ers ▁per ▁week ). ▁ ▁° ▁Season ▁ 1 3 ▁( d uring ▁which ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁subt itled ▁' The ▁Next ▁Generation ') ▁featured ▁compet itors ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 9 ▁( or ▁as ▁young ▁as ▁ 8 ▁at ▁time ▁of ▁application ) ▁and ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁** ▁In ▁season ▁ 1 3 , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁held ▁the ▁aud ition ▁r ounds , ▁but ▁the ▁all - st ars , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁jud ges , ▁made ▁the ▁elimin ations ▁during ▁Academy ▁week ▁to ▁choose ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁this , ▁in ▁episodes ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 8 , ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁contest ants ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁vie wer ▁votes , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁made ▁the ▁elim ination . ▁In ▁episode ▁ 9 , ▁the ▁two ▁contest ants ▁with ▁the ▁lowest ▁vie wer ▁votes ▁were ▁both ▁elimin ated , ▁and ▁in ▁episodes ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 , ▁the ▁contest ant