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So You Think You Can Dance Canada
Season 1 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is a dance reality show and competition that airs on CTV. It is hosted by MuchMusic VJ Leah Miller. The series is based on the original American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. Auditions started April 7, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia and ended in Toronto, Ontario on June 8, 2008. The show premiered on September 11, 2008 beginning with the Toronto auditions. The first winner was Nicholas Archambault, with Allie Bertram coming in the runner-up position.
The judges travel across Canada to audition the hopefuls who want to be crowned Canada's favourite dancer.
The judges continue their search for Canada's favourite dancer with auditions in Vancouver and Halifax.
The judges continue their search for Canada's favourite dancer with auditions in Calgary and Montreal.
Nearly 200 dancers come to Toronto for the So You Think You Can Dance Canada's Finals Week. They go through 4 days of elimination and the Top 20 dancers are revealed.
The top 20 are paired off and begin the competition to find out who will be Canada's favourite dancer. The show starts off with a salsa that is deemed hot by all the judges, and ends with an entertaining retro jazz number. In between, some of the couples amaze the judges, while others fail to impress.
In the first results show, the top 20 perform together, doing a theatre dance to a Mestre Barrao song. After the voting results are announced, the judges deliberate and announce who will be going home.
This week, the top 18 dance some familiar styles such as hip hop, contemporary, and Viennese waltz, and the first ever dance hall routine on a dance show.
The results are in, and two dancers will be going home, but first the top 18 perform together for the last time, doing a colourful Bollywood number.
The top 16 dance everything from Krumping to the dance that is known as 'the kiss of death', the Quick Step. Benji Schwimmer choreographs a routine, and Kenny Ortega, director of High School Musical and Dirty Dancing acts as a guest judge.
The results are in for the top 16 dancers, but before the results are announced, they perform together for the last time, doing a Viennese Waltz choreographed by judge Jean Marc Genereux.
The top 14 dance hip hop, jazz, theatre and West Coast Swing, with choreography by some of the judges from this show as well as some of the contestants from season 2 of the American version of the show.
The top 14 take to the stage one last time together, and dance a Halloween-inspired number choreographed by Melissa Williams. After deliberating, the judges send two more dancers home.
The top 12 dancers take the stage to be judged by guest judges Rex Harrington and Melissa Williams. The dances performed include the foxtrot, hip hop, salsa, and the first-ever house routine on any So You Think You Can Dance.
The top 12 take the stage for the last time together, dancing a Victorian-themed contemporary routine choreographed by Blake McGrath. After the voting results are revealed, the judges make their decision and two more dancers go home, while the Top 10 is revealed.
The top 10 dancers have new partners and new dances to learn, and all dance a solo number in order to gain Canada's votes to become "Canada's Favourite Dancer".
The top 10 take the stage to perform a contemporary dance choreographed by Mia Michaels, then the results of the voting are announced, and the two dancers with the fewest votes are sent home.
Mia Michaels and Dan Karaty take the judges' seat as the top 8 take the stage to dance their way to the finals.
The top 8 take the stage to dance a Paso Doble choreographed by judge Jean Marc Genereux before hearing the results of the voting that will send two of the dancers home.
It's down to six dancers; each one must dance three times for the audience votes, doing two couples' dances and one solo. Guest judges Mary Murphy and Sean Cheesman join the regular judges in voicing their opinions.
The top 6 perform a step routine choreographed by judge Tre Armstrong before the voting results are announced that will tell who is in the finale and who is going home.
