Genre(s) Contemporary/jazz Host Lauren Sánchez Broadcaster FOX | Air date July 20, 2005 Presented by Lauren Sánchez Origin Sunnyvale | |
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Broadcast from July 20 – October 5, 2005 Judges Nigel Lythgoe, Brian Friedman, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, Mary Murphy Winners Nick Lazzarini, Alisha Behura | ||
So You Think You Can Dance is an American television dance competition that airs on the Fox network. The first season premiered on July 20, 2005 with Lauren Sánchez as host, Nigel Lythgoe as the main judge, and Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman as most frequent guest judges. Nick Lazzarini was crowned America's Favorite Dancer on October 5, 2005 with 37.7% of the votes.
Contents
Locations
The main auditions for this season were held in following cities:
Format
Auditioners had one minute to impress the judges. A contestant deemed to be not good enough was sent straight home, otherwise, they were sent to a choreography round. After that, the judges decided the fifty dancers that got through to the Hollywood week.
Minimum age for contestants was 18; maximum was 30.
Hollywood week
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Alex Da Silva
Hollywood week was held in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. 25 females and 25 males were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut down to 8 females and 8 males, a total of 16 dancers that came through to the live shows. Hollywood week included the following rounds, cuts were made at the end:
Male contestants
Canadian-born McGrath has since become lead choreographer and occasional third judge for So You Think You Can Dance Canada ; he is choreographer for those contestants who are sent to choreography.
Week 1 (17 August 2005)
Judges: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe and Dan Karaty
Week 2 (24 August 2005)
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty and Brian Friedman
Week 3 (31 August 2005)
Judges: Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe
Week 4 (7 September 2005)
Judges: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe and Dan Karaty
Week 5 (14 September 2005)
Judges: Dan Karaty, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman
Week 6 (21 September 2005)
Judges: Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
Week 7 (28 September 2005)
Judges: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty
Week 8 (Finale) (5 October 2005)
Judges: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty