So You Think You Can Dance (Season 1)

infobox television
show_name = So You Think You Can Dance (Season 1)


caption =
rating = TV-G
format = Interactive reality game show
runtime = Varies
creator = Simon Fuller
Nigel Lythgoe
executive_producer = Simon Fuller
Nigel Lythgoe
Allen Shapiro
director = Nigel Lythgoe
starring = Lauren Sánchez Nigel Lythgoe
country = United States
filmed =
network = FOX
first_aired = January 20, 2005
last_aired = October 5, 2005
num_episodes = 12
website = http://www.fox.com/dance/
imdb_id = 0472023
tv_com_id = 35810

"So You Think You Can Dance" is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the FOX network. Season one premiered January 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.

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. [cite web | title=Show Info, Season 1 | publisher="FOX.com" | url=http://www.fox.com/dance/showinfo/show-s1.htm | accessdate=2007-07-26] [cite web | title=Recap, Season 1, Show 101 | publisher="FOX.com" | url=http://www.fox.com/dance/recaps/season1_101.htm | accessdate=2007-07-26]

Finals

Elimination chart

Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.

Solos:
*Michelle Brooke: "Dum Diddly"—Black Eyed Peas
*Jonnis Tannis: "Bebot"—Black Eyed Peas
*Sandra Colton: "Hollaback Girl"—Gwen Stefani
*Artem Chigvinsev: "Let Me Love You"—Mario
*Snow Urbin: "Din Daa Daa"—George Kranz
*Allan Frias: "Take You Out"—Luther Vandross

Week 2 (August 24, 2005)

Solos:
*Melody Lacayanga: "Giving Him Something He Can Feel"—En Vogue
*Ryan Conferido: "Know the Ledge"—Erik B. & Rakim
*Destini Rogers: "Bring On the Men"—Linda Eder
*Jamile McGee: "Give It To Me Baby"—Rick James

Week 5 (September 14, 2005)

Solos:
*Melody Lacayanga: "Listen To Your Heart"—D.H.T.
*Ashlé Dawson: "Endangered Species"—Dianne Reeves
*Jamile McGee: "Early in the Morning"—The Gap Band
*Nick Lazzarini: "Pardon Me"—Incubus

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 Seasons 3 and make the late stages of the semifinals, but once again miss out on the finals, and again in Season 4, but never made it to Vegas.)

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

References