So You Think You Can Dance: Season 1
So You Think You Can Dance season 1 premiered in 2005. The competition features dancers selected from open auditions across America, who participate in a rigorous competition to showcase their talents, training, and personalities. The main judge of the season is Nigel Lythgoe, with Lauren Sánchez serving as the host. Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, and Brian Friedman frequently appear as guest judges. The show
Season overview
So You Think You Can Dance season 1 premiered in 2005. The competition features dancers selected from open auditions across America, who participate in a rigorous competition to showcase their talents, training, and personalities. The main judge of the season is Nigel Lythgoe, with Lauren Sánchez serving as the host. Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, and Brian Friedman frequently appear as guest judges. The show is a part of the international So You Think You Can Dance television franchise, which was created by the producers of American Idol. It is the flagship series of the franchise in the United States. The competition is designed to highlight the talents of the selected dancers, but specific details about the season's events are not provided.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Chicago
Jul 20, 2005 · 85 min
In this two-hour episode, we watched the first and second auditions in both New York and Chicago. We saw the good, the bad, and the ugly. In the first stage of auditions, the thr
Auditions #3: Los Angeles
Jul 27, 2005 · 65 min
In this special 90 minute episode, the auditions take place over 2-days in Los Angeles, CA. The dancers perform a number, solo or with a partner, for the producers in order to mov
Hollywood: 50 Compete
Aug 3, 2005 · 65 min
The dancers are divided into 5 groups to attend class with each choreographer. Alex's salsa class, Brian's hip-hop class, Dan's hip-hop class, Mia's contemporary class and Mary's b
Hollywood: 50 Cut to 16
Aug 10, 2005 · 65 min
The 26 remaining dancers enter the "judging" room one-by-one as the choreographers tell them whether they have made it to the top 16 or not. As each dancer approaches the table, a
Top 16
Aug 17, 2005 · 43 min
Several of the choreographers are now judges. This includes Mia, Brian and Dan. Joining them to make an even four is Producer Nigel. During the first round, each of the 16 dancer
Top 14
Aug 24, 2005 · 85 min
At the beginning of the episode, 2 dancers from last week are cut. At that point, the competition continues in the same format as last week, except the females pick the partner an
Top 12
Aug 31, 2005 · 68 min
At the beginning of the episode, 2 dancers from last week are cut. At that point, the competition continues in the same format as last week, except the males pick the partner and t
Top 10
Sep 7, 2005 · 65 min
At the beginning of the episode, 2 dancers from last week are cut. At that point, the competition continues in the same format as last week, except this week reveals a new twist; w
Top 8
Sep 14, 2005 · 43 min
At the beginning of the episode, 2 dancers from last week are cut. At that point, the competition continues in the same format as last week, except this week reveals a new twist; w
Top 6
Sep 21, 2005 · 43 min
At the beginning of the episode, 2 dancers from last week are cut. At that point, the competition continues in the same format as last week, the females pick their partner, the mal
Top 4
Sep 28, 2005 · 43 min
At the beginning of the episode, 2 dancers from last week are cut. At that point, the competition continues in the same format as last week, only they don’t show the actual “pickin
And The Winner Is...
Oct 5, 2005 · 43 min
The final 16 return for a dance together, and a 'hip-hop chorus line' called Groovaloo perform. Other than that, the episode is made up of clips from previous episodes. Throughou