So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Season 1

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.
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Episodes22
Datessept. 11, 2008 - déc. 7, 2008
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Episodes

Toronto Auditions
Season 1Episode 190 min

Toronto Auditions

The judges travel across Canada to audition the hopefuls who want to be crowned Canada's favourite dancer.
sept. 11, 2008
Vancouver/Halifax Auditions
Season 1Episode 290 min

Vancouver/Halifax Auditions

The judges continue their search for Canada's favourite dancer with auditions in Vancouver and Halifax.
sept. 14, 2008
Calgary/Montreal Auditions
Season 1Episode 390 min

Calgary/Montreal Auditions

The judges continue their search for Canada's favourite dancer with auditions in Calgary and Montreal.
sept. 17, 2008
Finals Week
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
Top 20 Dance
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
Top 20 Results
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
Top 18 Dance
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
Top 18 Results
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
Top 16 Perform
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
Top 16 Results
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
Top 14 Perform
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
Top 14 Results
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
Top 12 Perform
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
Top 12 Results
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
Top 10 Perform
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
Top 10 Results
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
Top 8 Perform
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
Top 8 Results
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
Top 6 Perform
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
Top 6 Results
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
Top 4 Perform
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.
déc. 3, 2009
Finale
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.
déc. 7, 2008

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