SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Host Cat Deeley says farewell to eliminated contestants Victor Smalley (L) and Karen Hauer (R) on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Wednesday, Nov. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Kelsey McNeal/FOX

Two more contestants were sent home from So You Think You Can Dance Wednesday and it wasn’t an easy decision according to the judges.  They all knew both Victor Smalley and Karen Hauer were strong dancers and might possibly have gone all the way.

At the end of the day it was a combination of what Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman thought - coupled with the signals the voting audience was sending.

However, Shankman figures it was Hauer’s sensuality that may have done her in.  While Murphy tells us that’s exactly the quality necessary to survive.  While the judges all agreed Smalley needed to progress at a faster pace.

Still, both Hauer and Smalley are proud of their SYTYCD journey and wouldn’t do anything different if they could.

Click onto video for reactions from Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Karen Hauer and Victor Smalley on this week’s eliminations.

SYTYCD top 10 contestants square off beginning Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.  This also marks the beginning of when the eliminations are no longer determined by the judges, but rather rest solely in America’s hands.