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Broadcaster
  
CTV

Origin
  
Montreal, Quebec

Final episode date
  
11 September 2011

5.9/10
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Host(s)
  
Leah Miller

Venue
  
Canada

First episode date
  
11 September 2008

Presented by
  
Leah Miller

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Broadcast from
  
September 11 – December 7, 2008

Judges
  
Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong

Genres
  
Reality television, Game show, Interactive television

Similar
  
Dancing with the Stars, Superstars of Dance, America's Best Dance Crew, Live to Dance, The Next Step

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.

Contents

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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Auditions

Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations:

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  • April 7 - Vancouver, British Columbia - The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
  • May 5 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Cunard Centre
  • May 12 - Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Conference & Event Centre
  • May 27 - Montreal, Quebec - Theatre Saint-Denis - 700 auditioned
  • June 8 - Toronto, Ontario - Metro Toronto Convention Centre - approx. 1000 auditioned

    • Week 1 (October 8, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown

    Week 2 (October 15, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown

    Week 3 (October 22, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Paul Becker, Kenny Ortega

    Week 4 (October 29, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mary Murphy

    Week 5 (November 5, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Melissa Williams, Rex Harrington

    Week 6 (November 12, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown

  • Solos:

    • Week 7 (November 19, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels

    Week 8 (November 26, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Sean Cheesman, Mary Murphy

  • Solos:

    • Week 9 (December 3, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Luther Brown, Blake McGrath

  • Solos:

    • Week 1 (October 9, 2008)

  • Group dance: "Maculele"—Mestre Barrao Axe Capoeira (Maculelê; Choreographer: Paul Becker)
  • Solos:
  • New partners:
  • Francis Lafrenière and Natalli Reznik

    • Week 2 (October 16, 2008)

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  • Group dance: "Nagada, Nagada" from Jab We Met OST (Sonu Nigam & Javed Ali) (Bollywood; Choreographer: Nakul Dev Mahajan)
  • Solos:
  • New partners:
  • None

    • Week 3 (October 23, 2008)

  • Group dance: "Old School"—Hedley (Viennese Waltz; Choreographer: Jean-Marc Genereux)
  • Solos:
  • New partners:
  • None

    • Week 4 (October 30, 2008)

  • Group dance: "Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Remix)"—Rob Zombie (Rock Jazz; Choreographer: Melissa Williams)
  • Solos:
  • New partners:
  • None

    • Week 5 (November 6, 2008)

  • Group dance: "I Surrender"—Celine Dion (contemporary; Choreographer: Blake McGrath)
  • Solos:
  • New partners:
  • None. Now that only ten dancers remaining, new partners are randomly assigned each week.

    • Week 6 (November 13, 2008)

  • Group dance: "Any Other World"—Mika (contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
  • Solos:

    • Week 7 (November 20, 2008)

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  • Group dance: "Malaguena" - Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special (Paso Doble; Choreographer: Jean-Marc Genereux)
  • Solos: (all dancers had a solo regardless of status in the competition)
  • Solos:

    • Week 8 (November 27, 2008)

  • Group dance: "Hollaback Girl" - Gwen Stefani (Step dance; Choreographer: Tré Armstrong)
  • Solos:

    • Finale (December 7, 2008)

    Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Mary Murphy, Rex Harrington, Mia Michaels

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  • Group dances:
  • Top 20: "Get Up" - 50 Cent (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Luther Brown)
  • Top 20: "Do You Love Me" - The Contours (Dirty Dancing-inspired; Choreographer: Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin)
    • Judges' picks
  • Eliminated:
  • Natalli Reznik
  • Miles Faber
  • Runner-Up:
  • Allie Bertram
  • Winner:
  • Nico Archambault

    • References

    So You Think You Can Dance Canada (season 1) Wikipedia
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