So You Think You Can Dance (Season 1)

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So You Think You Can Dance (Season 1)
Format Interactive reality game show
Created by Simon Fuller
Nigel Lythgoe
Directed by Nigel Lythgoe
Starring Lauren Sánchez
Nigel Lythgoe
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Simon Fuller
Nigel Lythgoe
Allen Shapiro
Running time Varies
Broadcast
Original channel FOX
Original run July 20, 2005 – October 5, 2005
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the FOX network. Season one premiered July 20, 2005. Nick Lazzarini was announced as the winner on the October 5, 2005 season finale, and received a grand prize of $100,000 and use of an apartment in New York City, New York for one year.

Contents

[edit] Auditions

Open auditions for America's favorite dancer were held in Chicago, Illinois; New York City, New York; and Los Angeles, California. A total of fifty dancers—25 male and 25 female—who impressed the judges were invited to move on to "Hollywood Week," where their skills were challenged by choreographers Alex Da Silva, Brian Friedman, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, and Mary Murphy. From this group, 16 dancers—eight male and eight female—were chosen to move on to the finals.[1] [2]

[edit] Finals

[edit] Elimination chart

Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.

Legend
Female Male Bottom 3 (couples) Bottom 2 (couples)
Week: 8/17 8/24 8/31 9/7 9/14 9/21* 10/5[3]
Contestant Result
Nick Lazzarini Btm 3 37.7%
Melody Lacayanga Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3 28.6%
Jamile McGee Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 2 24.9%
Ashlé Dawson Btm 2 8.8%
Blake McGrath Elim
Kamilah Barrett Elim
Artem Chigvinsev Btm 3 Elim
Melissa Vella Elim
Ryan Conferido Btm 3 Elim
Destini Rogers Btm 3 Elim
Allan Frias Btm 3 Elim
Snow Urbin Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
Craig DeRosa Elim
Michelle Brooke Btm 3 Elim
Jonnis Tannis Elim
Sandra Colton Elim

*This week has no bottom two since all of the dancers were up for elimination.

[edit] Performances

Performances were always judged by Nigel Lythgoe, and various combinations of the following guest judges: Brian Friedman, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, and Mary Murphy. On the weeks they were not judging, the guest judges appeared in the pool of guest choreographers.


Week 1 (August 17, 2005)

Couple Style Music Choreographer
Kamilah Barrett and Nick Lazzarini Hip-hop "Touch"—Omarion Marty Kudelka
Snow Urbin and Allan Frias
Michelle Brooke and Jonnis Tannis Mambo "Caravan"—Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings Alex Da Silva
Melissa Vella and Ryan Conferido
Sandra Colton and Artem Chigvinsev Lyrical "Nora"—Blessed Union of Souls Alex Magno
Destini Rogers and Blake McGrath
Ashlé Dawson and Jamile McGee Jive "Jim Dandy"-LaVern Baker Mary Murphy
Melody Lacayanga and Craig DeRosa

Solos:


Week 2 (August 24, 2005)

Couple Style Music Choreographer
Snow Urbin and Jamile McGee Quickstep "It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)"—Geoff Love and his Orchestra Glen Weiss
Michelle Brooke and Nick Lazzarini
Destini Rogers and Blake McGrath Lyrical Jazz "A Song for You"—Donny Hathaway Mia Michaels
Ashlé Dawson and Artem Chigvinsev
Melody Lacayanga and Craig DeRosa Hip-hop "Tipsy"—J-Kwon Shane Sparks
Kamilah Barrett and Allan Frias
Melissa Vella and Ryan Conferido Salsa "Cubanjam"—Orquesta La Palabra Alex Da Silva

Solos:


Week 3 (August 31, 2005)

Couple Style Music Choreographer
Ashlé Dawson
Blake McGrath		 Rock and Roll "Hound Dog"—Elvis Presley Travis Payne
Melissa Vella
Artem Chigvinsev		 Paso Doble "Espana Cani"—Boston Pops Orchestra Ron Montez
Melody Lacayanga
Allan Frias		 Lyrical "Rocket Man"—Elton John Keith Young
Snow Urbin
Ryan Conferido		 Hip-hop "Pon de Replay"—Rihanna Dan Karaty
Destini Rogers
Jamile McGee		 Viennese Waltz "The Blue Danube"—Manhattan Pops Orchestra Ron Montez
Kamilah Barrett
Nick Lazzarini		 Disco "(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real"—Sylvester Doriana Sanchez

Solos:


Week 4 (September 7, 2005)

Couple Style Music Choreographer
Artem Chigvinsev
Melissa Vella		 Pop "Don't Cha"—Pussycat Dolls Doriana Sanchez
Quickstep "Big Swing Face"—Buddy Rich Glen Weiss
Nick Lazzarini
Kamilah Barrett		 Tango "Tanguedia"—Prandi Sound Dance Orchestra Mary Murphy
Pop "I Drove All Night"—Celine Dion Doriana Sanchez
Ryan Conferido
Melody Lacayanga		 Lyrical "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"—Jeffrey Gaines Tovaris Wilson
Foxtrot "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"—Renee Olstead Glen Weiss
Jamile McGee
Destini Rogers		 Quickstep "Sing, Sing, Sing"-Benny Goodman Glen Weiss
Hip-hop "Shake"—Ying Yang Twins ft. Pitbull Shane Sparks
Blake McGrath
Ashlé Dawson		 Samba "Jazz Machine"—Black Machine Mary Murphy
Lyrical "Right Here Waiting"—Richard Marx Tovaris Wilson

Solos:


Week 5 (September 14, 2005)

Couple Style Music Choreographer
Kamilah Barrett
Nick Lazzarini		 Mambo "Mambo Cool"—Ernesto Marquez and his Orchestra Alex Da Silva
Contemporary "King of Pain"—The Police Mia Michaels
Melody Lacayanga
Blake McGrath		 Lyrical "Heaven"—DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do Tovaris Wilson
Disco "You Should Be Dancing"—The Bee Gees Doriana Sanchez
Ashlé Dawson
Artem Chigvinsev		 Foxtrot "Fever"—Michael Buble Heather Smith
Cha-cha "El Sabroso Son"—La Palabra Alex Da Silva
Melissa Vella
Jamile McGee		 Hip-hop "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"—Young Gunz ft. Chingy Shane Sparks
Paso Doble "Spanish Gypsy Dance"—Tony Evans Mark Weiss

Solos:


Week 6 (September 21, 2005)

Couple Style Music Choreographer
Kamilah Barrett
Jamile McGee		 Hip-hop "Toma"—Pitbull Brian Friedman
American Jive "Jump Jive an' Wail"—Louis Prima Mark Weiss
Ashlé Dawson
Blake McGrath		 Smooth Waltz "Rilassamento"—Gianni Pavesi Michael Mead
Argentine Tango "Santa Maria"—Gotan Project Alex Da Silva
Melody Lacayanga
Nick Lazzarini		 Broadway "All That Jazz"—Ute Lemper Tyce DiOrio
Disco "Knock on Wood"—Amii Stewart Brian Friedman

Solos:


Week 7 (September 28, 2005)

Couple Style Music Choreographer
Melody Lacayanga
Nick Lazzarini		 Paso Doble "Espana Cani"—Boston Pops Orchestra Mary Murphy
Ashlé Dawson
Jamile McGee		 Salsa "Oh Mayi"—La Sonora Poncena Alex Da Silva
Nick Lazzarini
Jamile McGee		 Hip-hop "Young'n (Holla Back)"—Fabolous Dan Karaty
Ashlé Dawson
Melody Lacayanga		 Contemporary "Message in a Bottle"—The Police Mia Michaels
Melody Lacayanga
Jamile McGee		 Jazz "Cold Hearted"—Paula Abdul Brian Friedman
Ashlé Dawson
Nick Lazzarini		 Hip-hop "Feel the Girl"—Ms. Jade Shane Sparks

Solos:

Special Performance: The final four contestants each danced for several seconds in the "Freestyle Round" to "Music" by John Miles.


Week 8 (October 5, 2005)

Group dance: Top 16: "Pump It"—Black Eyed Peas

Special performances:

  • A Latin number performed by choreographer Alex Da Silva and host Lauren Sánchez to "Caravan" by Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings
  • The dance group Groovaloos dancing to "Groovaloo Mix" by It's Just Begun
  • Anthony Bryant, who auditioned and was rejected for being too feminine in his dancing, danced to "Love With My Eyes Closed" by Michael Bolton while waving a ribbon. (Bryant would audition again for season 3 and make the late stages of the semifinals, but once again miss out on the finals.)

Each of the top 4 had the chance to reprise a previous dance of their choice.

Couple Style Music Choreographer
Kamilah Barrett
Nick Lazzarini		 Disco "(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real"—Sylvester Doriana Sanchez
Ashlé Dawson
Blake McGrath		 Samba "Jazz Machine"—Black Machine Mary Murphy
Destini Rogers
Jamile McGee		 Hip-hop "Shake"—Ying Yang Twins ft. Pitbull Shane Sparks
Melody Lacayanga
Nick Lazzarini		 Broadway "All That Jazz"—Ute Lemper Tyce DiOrio

[edit] References

  1. ^ Show Info, Season 1. FOX.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
  2. ^ Recap, Season 1, Show 101. FOX.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
  3. ^ Recap, Season 1, Show 112. FOX.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.


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