So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Season 1
Season 1
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.
Network
Episodes22
DatesSep 11, 2008 - Dec 7, 2008
Episodes
Season 1Episode 190 min
Toronto Auditions
The judges travel across Canada to audition the hopefuls who want to be crowned Canada's favourite dancer.
Sep 11, 2008
Season 1Episode 290 min
Vancouver/Halifax Auditions
The judges continue their search for Canada's favourite dancer with auditions in Vancouver and Halifax.
Sep 14, 2008
Season 1Episode 390 min
Calgary/Montreal Auditions
The judges continue their search for Canada's favourite dancer with auditions in Calgary and Montreal.
Sep 17, 2008
Season 1Episode 490 min
Finals Week
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.
Oct 1, 2008
Season 1Episode 590 min
Top 20 Dance
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.
Oct 8, 2008
Season 1Episode 690 min
Top 20 Results
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.
Oct 9, 2008
Season 1Episode 790 min
Top 18 Dance
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.
Oct 15, 2008
Season 1Episode 890 min
Top 18 Results
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.
Oct 16, 2008
Season 1Episode 990 min
Top 16 Perform
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.
Oct 22, 2008
Season 1Episode 1090 min
Top 16 Results
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.
Oct 23, 2008
Season 1Episode 1190 min
Top 14 Perform
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.
Oct 29, 2008
Season 1Episode 1290 min
Top 14 Results
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.
Oct 30, 2008
Season 1Episode 1390 min
Top 12 Perform
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.
Nov 5, 2008
Season 1Episode 1490 min
Top 12 Results
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.
Nov 6, 2008
Season 1Episode 1590 min
Top 10 Perform
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".
Nov 12, 2008
Season 1Episode 1690 min
Top 10 Results
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.
Nov 13, 2008
Season 1Episode 1790 min
Top 8 Perform
Mia Michaels and Dan Karaty take the judges' seat as the top 8 take the stage to dance their way to the finals.
Nov 19, 2008
Season 1Episode 1890 min
Top 8 Results
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.
Nov 20, 2008
Season 1Episode 1990 min
Top 6 Perform
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.
Nov 26, 2008
Season 1Episode 2090 min
Top 6 Results
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.
Nov 27, 2008
Season 1Episode 2190 min
Top 4 Perform
Natalli, Nico, Allie, and Miles are the last four dancers to compete for the title "Canada's Favourite Dancer". Tonight, they will dance as a group, in couples, and do solos to win votes from the viewers.
Dec 3, 2009
Season 1Episode 2290 min
Finale
The top 20 return to the stage to perform favourite dances, and the winner of the title "Canada's Favourite Dancer" is announced.
Dec 7, 2008
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