SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Host Cat Deeley (C) says farewell to eliminated contestants Kevin Hunte (L) and Channing Cooke (R) on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE airing Wednesday, Nov. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. © 2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Mathieu Young/FOX

Channing Cooke and Kevin Hunte were sent packing on So You Think You Can Dance Wednesday night.  Executive Producer, Nigel Lythgoe and judges Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman weren’t the least bit shy as to why they cut them loose.

For the three judges, the eliminated dancers were just not progressing forward to the level they expected from them.  And for the dancers themselves, it appears they wouldn’t have changed a thing…even if it meant getting the boot.

Click onto video for the full reasons as to why Channing Cooke and Kevin Hunte were sent home from Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Nigel Lythgoe, as well as from Channing Cooke and Kevin Hunte.