So You Think You Can Dance (Vietnam season 1)

Thử thách cùng bước nhảy: So You Think You Can Dance
Presented by	Huỳnh Trấn Thành[1]
Judges	Chí Anh Tuyết Minh
Country of origin	Vietnam
Original language(s)	Vietnamese
No. of episodes	22 + 4 documentaries
Production
Location(s)	Ho Chi Minh City
Release
Original network	HTV7 (HCMC) HTV2 (Hanoi) CVTV1 (Cần Thơ) DRT (Da Nang) YanTV
Original release	September 15 – December 15, 2012
Chronology
Followed by	Season 2
External links
Website

Thử thách cùng bước nhảy: So You Think You Can Dance is an Vietnamese televised dance competition and an entry in the international So You Think You Can Dance television franchise. The show is produced by Dong Tay Promotion Company and begins broadcasting its first season on September 15, 2012.^[2] Chí Anh from Bước nhảy hoàn vũ is set to be a permanent judge, with additional permanent judges yet to be announced. Guest judges include Ngô Thanh Vân, broadway staff John Huy Trần, choreographer Trần Ly Ly, rapper Việt Max, and MC Thanh Bạch. The show's winner will receive 400 million dong and a choice between several career advancement opportunities.^[3]

Format

The show will feature twenty-three episodes, and a format similar to that of the original U.S. series in season 2-8. The first season will begin with three open audition episodes in which dancers (both professional and amateur, from any stylistic background and of ages from 16 to 30) can attempt to impress a panel of judges with their ability and earn a spot amongst the Top 100 competitors in the Ho Chi Minh City Semi-finals, which will represent one episode. The various rounds of the semi-finals will reduce these 100 contestant to a Top 20, who will then be paired into ten couples that will go on to perform in nine successive live shows, each of which will be followed by a results show, all culminating in a live finale.^[3][4]

Auditions

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

HCMC week

The Ho Chi Minh City callbacks will be held in Ho Chi Minh City. Over 100 participating contestants will be cut down through successive rounds to a Top 20 who will be announced live during a dancer showcase episode.

Finals

Top 20 Finalists

Females

Males

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance Style	Elimination date	Placement
Trần Anh Huy	20	Sóc Trăng Province	Hip-hop/Jazz	Oct. 14, 2012	10th
Nguyễn Anh Toàn		Nam Định	Contemporary	Oct. 21, 2012	9th
Nguyễn Phước Tư Duy	27	Thừa Thiên–Huế Province	Contemporary/Popping	Oct. 28, 2012	8th (Withdraw)
Đoàn Trung Hiếu	21	HCMC	Hip-hop	Nov. 04, 2012	7th
Tạ Xuân Chiến	27	Thái Bình Province	Contemporary	Nov. 11, 2012	6th
Nguyễn Toàn Trung	22	Hanoi	Popping/Animating	Nov. 18, 2012	5th
Đặng Minh Hiền	22	Hanoi	Contemporary	Nov. 25, 2012	4th
Nguyễn Tuấn Đạt	17	Quảng Nam Province	Latin	Dec. 02, 2012	3rd
Đỗ Quang Đăng	23	Bến Tre Province	Hip-hop	Dec. 15, 2012	2nd
Lâm Vinh Hải	23	Guangdong	Hip-hop	Dec. 15, 2012	Winner

Elmination Chart

^1 Quỳnh Trang injured about prior to performance show, then she was forced to "dance for life" on week 6.
^2 Thảo Uyên was injured since last week results show, then she was forced to "dance for life" on week 5 results show, but it was cancelled due to injury again and she voluntarily left the show.

Post-show

A spin-off miniseries named Liên hoan tài năng cùng bước nhảy (literally: Festival of Talents and Dances) was created and set to air from December 29, featuring notable contestants from the first season and their own dance crews. Beginning in week one is hip-hop theme show, named Festival HipHop Culture.

Syndication

See also

Dance on television

References

External links

• The official site of SYTYCD VN
• SYTYCD on Facebook page
• SYTYCD on ZingMe page
• YouTube channel of SYTYCD VN