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So You Think You Can Dance
Format Interactive reality game show
Created by Flag of the United Kingdom Simon Fuller
Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Lythgoe
Developed by Flag of the United Kingdom Simon Fuller
Directed by Flag of the United States Matthew Diamond
Presented by Flag of the United States Lauren Sánchez (2005)
Flag of the United Kingdom Cat Deeley (2006 - present)
Starring Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Lythgoe
Flag of the United States Mary Murphy
Country of origin  United States
No. of seasons 4 (As of August 7, 2008)
No. of episodes 82 (As of August 7, 2008)
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Flag of the United Kingdom Simon Fuller
Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Lythgoe
Flag of the United States Allen Shapiro
(2005 - 2006)
Flag of the United States Barry Adelman
Location(s) Various cities (auditions)
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, NV (Vegas rounds)
CBS Television City
Los Angeles, CA (finals)
Running time Varies
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Picture format (480p) (SDTV)
(720p) (HDTV)
Original run July 20, 2005 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
"So You Think You Can Dance" and "SYTYCD" redirect here. For other uses, see So You Think You Can Dance (disambiguation).

So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network in the U.S. and Japan, on CTV and MuchMusic in Canada, on Living, in Italy on Fox life (US Version), in United Kingdom and Ireland, on Network Ten in Australia, on AXN in India, on MBC 4 in the Middle East, on TVN in Poland, on MNET Series in South Africa and on KTN in Kenya.1

The series premiered on July 20, 2005 and has a similar premise to the American Idol series of singing competitions, with nationwide auditions leading to the discovery of the next big star. The show was created by Idol's Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions. A mixture of contestants are chosen for the show, ranging from unknown street dancers to winners of national championships. All contestants have to work their way through a rigorous audition process, and, over the course of the show, are assigned different dance styles and partners each week to test their versatility.

It was the #1 rated show in summer 2006 for adults aged 18-49, and in July 2007, while the fourth season is over, it was renewed for a fifth season.2 The first season was hosted by Lauren Sánchez; the show is currently hosted by former British children's television personality, Cat Deeley. In August 2006, it was also announced that there are now spinoff versions of the show in New Zealand, Turkey, Israel, Canada, Germany, Greece, Poland, Malaysia, Norway, The Netherlands, South Africa and Australia, with several other countries in the works.

So You Think You Can Dance holds auditions in major cities across the U.S., looking for the top dancers in each city. All types of dance backgrounds are encouraged to audition. Salsa, ballroom, hip hop, street dancing, contemporary, jazz, ballet and many other types of dancers can be seen auditioning for a chance to win the grand prize—which, in the past, has included a new Hybrid SUV, $100,000 in cash, and a dancing role in Celine Dion's Las Vegas show—of US$250,000 and the title of "America's favorite dancer." In its four seasons, the winners have been Nick Lazzarini, Benji Schwimmer, Sabra Johnson and Joshua Allen.

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Show Format

Dancers audition for a ticket to Vegas. During season one, the 50 top dancers were assigned to groups, each of which spent time working with five different choreographers for a week, at the end of which the choreographers chose the top 16. Every season after the first has been of a format where the competitors at the Vegas callbacks dance choreography in front of the judges who pick the top 20 based on their performances.

After the first season, the format changed from dancers switching partners every week to one where the top 20 keep the same partner until the show has reached ten finalists. Between the top 20 and the top ten, viewers vote based on the couple, rather than the individual. Once the show has reached ten dancers, the dancers randomly pick their partner's name from a hat as well as their style(s) of dance. As well, during the top ten finals, each dancer does a solo, and the viewers have an opportunity to vote on competitors individually, rather than in pairs.

When the season finale comes around, everyone dances with everyone. Both guys dance with each other, both girls dance with each other, and both girls dance with both guys. In the results show of the season finale, the judges pick their favourite dance of the season and the dancers re-enact it; (obviously not a dance that that judge choreographed). There are special guest-star performers, and surprise appearances.

Season 1

Main article: So You Think You Can Dance (Season 1)

The first season was hosted by Lauren Sanchez.

The final show aired on October 5, 2005. The winner was Nick Lazzarini, who received over 37.6% of the vote. Lazzarini won $100,000 and the use of an apartment overlooking Central Park in New York City for one year. Melody Lacayanga was named runner-up.

Season 2

Main article: So You Think You Can Dance (Season 2)

The show premiered on May 12, 2006, leading audiences through the audition stages. Cat Deeley became the new host. The top 20 finalists were revealed on June 8, and the winner, Benji Schwimmer, was named "America's Favorite Dancer" on August 16, 2006 after 16 million votes were collected for the season finale. Travis Wall was named runner up.

Schwimmer almost did not make the show's top 20--he was officially first-runner-up dancer in case any of the male dancers ran into unforeseen difficulties prior to the start of filming. As it happened, for the second year in a row, Hokuto "Hok" Konishi was unable to get his visa cleared to work in the US in time for the first taping, and he was cut. Schwimmer came in and proceeded to routinely wow the judges and the audience on the way to victory.

There were several changes to the show's format in the second season (see above). New styles of dance were introduced, and the prize for the second season was increased from $100,000 to also include a new car and a one-year contract to perform in Céline Dion's show in Las Vegas. One of the highlights of the season was the versatility of star perfomer Kelly Jack, fresh back from her overseas adventure.

Season 3

Main article: So You Think You Can Dance (Season 3)

Open auditions for Season 3 began early October 2006, held in New Jersey, Baltimore, San Diego, and Salt Lake City. Like the previous seasons, those that made the cuts moved on to Las Vegas. The taped auditions premiered on the Fox Network in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2007, and the subsequent shows were taped and broadcast live for a 12-week season. Cat Deeley returned as host, and Nigel Lythgoe returned as permanent judge. Joining Lythgoe permanently at the judging table was Mary Murphy; her promotion was reported by TV Guide on March 8, 2007. The prize for the winner was increased to $250,000 cash. On the performance finale show (August 16, 2007), it was announced that the series had been picked up for a 4th season. Sabra Johnson was named "America's Favorite Dancer," while Danny Tidwell was named as the runner-up.

Season 4

Main article: So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4)

Auditions for Season 4 began in Texas on January 17th and took place in six locations through March 2008. The show kicked off its two hour season premiere on May 22, 2008.3 Cat Deeley returned as host and Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy as permanent judges. The prize for the winner was again $250,000 cash, the title of "America's Favorite Dancer" and an offer for a role in Step Up 3D. In the finale, viewers voted Joshua Allen as the overall winner, while Katee Shean was given a surprise award of $50,000 for being the top female dancer.4

Season 5

Main article: So You Think You Can Dance (Season 5)

Auditions for Season 5 have been announced to start in Brooklyn, New York, on November 13, 2008.5

Contestant Statistics

Broadcast of US version

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  • The show airs in Canada on CTV and MuchMusicTV. The MuchMusic re-runs advises the viewer that voting is unavailable in Canada whenever host Cat Deeley announces the phone numbers. The show was also translated in French and broadcast on TVA.
  • The Australian television network Network Ten started screening the US series (season 4) on July 16, 2008 after screening Season 3 in 2007.
  • In Japan, seasons 2 and 3 of the American version of So You Think You Can Dance have aired as American Dance Idol.6
  • The third season of the American show will air in the United Kingdom on Living TV.
  • The show airs in the Middle East on MBC4 .
  • In Norway, all seasons of the American version on TVNorge.
  • In South Korea, the second season of the American version aired titled, "You Can Dance".
  • In Thailand, all season is broadcasting starting on True Visions's True Series.
  • In The Netherlands, the first season is broadcasting on RTL 5.
  • In Italy, the third season finished screening on November 15, 2007 on Fox Life.
  • The show airs in Poland on Fox Life. There is also the show called "You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz" in Poland broadcasted on TVN - the host of the show is Kinga Rusin.
  • The show airs in Bulgaria on TV2.
  • The show will air in Hong Kong on TVB Pearl in few months.
  • The show airs in South Africa on MNET Series and also airs on the rest of the continent of Africa down to Zimbabwe for all countries that have access to the DStv MultiChoice bouquet.
  • Season 1 was shown in New Zealand, on TV3 however no later American seasons were shown, although the Australian season was shown in early 2008.
  • In Singapore Season 4 premieres Dec 9 first and exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television SingTel mio TV Ch 20.

Ratings

Ratings for So You Think You Can Dance in Season 1 made it the #1 summer show for the summer of 2005. However, when NBC's America's Got Talent premiered in the summer of 2006, it took key demographics away, and America's Got Talent became the #1 summer show in the summer of 2007. In the summer of 2008, Talent held on to the title and broadened its lead, while FOX started competing with CBS's Million Dollar Password on Thursdays and even drama reruns on CBS on Wednesdays. However, So You Think You Can Dance still remains one of the most watched reality television shows in the United States.

See also

References

  1. ^ CTV.ca, So You Think You Can Dance
  2. ^ Fox Renews So You Think You Can Dance and Hell's Kitchen, Movieweb.com. (Accessed July 28, 2006)
  3. ^ "FOX Announces Summer Schedule, 'SYTYCD' to Premiere in May". Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  4. ^ FOX.com - Show 426a results
  5. ^ http://www.fox.com/dance/casting.htm
  6. ^ Fox Japan web site for "American Dance Idol"

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