Host(s) Cat Deeley | Broadcaster BBC | |
Broadcast from 2 January – 13 February 2010 Judges Nigel Lythgoe
Arlene Phillips
Louise Redknapp
Sisco Gomez
Priscilla Samuels (Auditions) Website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pj22l Origin Cropston, Leicestershire | ||
The 1st series of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on 2 January 2010, beginning with one audition show which showed the auditions, choreography camp and introducing the top 14. Five elimination rounds were followed by a final, with performances and results shown on the same night. The winner's prize was the title "Britain's Favourite Dancer", £100,000 and a trip to Hollywood, where the winner will perform in the US series finale.
Contents
- Judging Panel
- Auditions
- Choreography camp
- Week 1 9 January 2010
- Week 2 16 January 2010
- Week 3 23 January 2010
- Week 4 30 January 2010
- Week 5 6 February 2010
- Week 6 Finale 13 February 2010
- Ratings
- References
The finale of the first series of So You Think You Can Dance was held on 13 February 2010. Robbie White was injured, and could not perform. Lizzie Gough finished third, Tommy Franzén was the season runner-up, but female jazz dancer Charlie Bruce ended up as the winner. Judge Nigel Lythgoe said that Bruce absolutely was the best contestant of the season, and to watch "small" dancers Bruce and Franzén grow across the series was fabulous, and Lythgoe was so happy that he could show how brilliant Bruce was for the US version of the show.
Judging Panel
Former Strictly Come Dancing judge and choreographer Arlene Phillips and executive producer and creator of the show Nigel Lythgoe made up the original judging panel for series one. Louise Redknapp, Sisco Gomez and Priscilla Samuels were guest judges during the audition stages, alongside Phillips and Lythgoe.
Singer and dancer Louise Redknapp joined the panel as a permanent judge during the 'choreography camp' stage.
Choreographer and dancer Sisco Gomez became the fourth permanent judge. He joined the panel for the live shows, alongside Redknapp, Phillips and Lythgoe.
Auditions
The preliminary auditions for the first series of the show were held in major cities throughout the UK in October 2009. Participants for the show had to be aged between 18 and 35 and could be amateur dancers or professionals who are not currently engaged in a professional contract. The BBC promoted auditions for the show via its official website.
On 2 January 2010, they aired an audition episode. Audition guest judges were Priscilla Samuels, Sisco Gomez and Louise Redknapp. They showed different dancers all the time, good and bad. First, they showed auditions from London, and then from Manchester.
Choreography camp
The choreography camp is just like the Vegas week in the US. For this part, Louise Redknapp joined Lythgoe and Phillips as a main judge, and the choreographers were judging when the dancers were dancing their choreography. 100 dancers were invited to the Choreography Camp, and after the group choreographies, there were only 26 dancers in the end, and then, they picked out their top 7 guys and top 7 girls.
Judging Panel
Former Strictly Come Dancing judge and choreographer Arlene Phillips and executive producer and creator of the show Nigel Lythgoe made up the original judging panel for series one. Louise Redknapp, Sisco Gomez and Priscilla Samuels were guest judges during the audition stages, alongside Phillips and Lythgoe.
Singer and dancer Louise Redknapp joined the panel as a permanent judge during the 'choreography camp' stage.
Choreographer and dancer Sisco Gomez became the fourth permanent judge. He joined the panel for the live shows, alongside Redknapp, Phillips and Lythgoe.
Week 1 (9 January 2010)
Week 2 (16 January 2010)
Week 3 (23 January 2010)
Week 4 (30 January 2010)
Week 5 (6 February 2010)
Week 6 (Finale) (13 February 2010)
Ratings
Overnight ratings are taken from Digital Spy and official ratings are taken from BARB.