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''So You Think You Can Dance'' is an American
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program and dance competition airing on the
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network. Season three premiered May 24, 2007.
Cat Deeley Catherine Elizabeth Deeley (born 23 October 1976) is an English television presenter and actress. From 1998 to 2002, she hosted the ITV children's show ''SMTV Live,'' for which she won a BAFTA Children's Award, and its spin-off chart show '' C ...
returned for her second consecutive season as host.
Nigel Lythgoe Nigel Lythgoe OBE (; born 9 July 1949), also known as Nasty Nigel, is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He was the producer of the ...
returned as a permanent judge, joined this season by
choreographer Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer is one who cr ...
Mary Murphy. The remaining third—and during Vegas Week, fourth—judging spot was filled by a guest judge (''see main article'').


Auditions

Open auditions were held in the following locations:


Vegas week

As in the previous season, those making the cut moved on to an intensive week of dance training in
Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
,
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. This season, Vegas week included hip-hop choreography taught by
Shane Sparks Melvin Shane Sparks (born June 25, 1969) is an American hip-hop choreographer best known for his work as a choreographer on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and judge on '' America's Best Dance Crew''. Early life Sparks was born in Cincinnat ...
,
samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...
choreography taught by Mary Murphy with assistance from season two finalist
Dmitry Chaplin Dmitry Chaplin ( ''Dmitry Alexandrovich Chaplin'') is a Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor, best known for being a Top 10 finalist on the second season of the dance competition series ''So You Think You Can Dance''. While competing on the ...
, and
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choreography taught by
Mia Michaels Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, M ...
. The contestants that survived the cuts following those rounds were divided into groups, asked to randomly select from a box a CD containing one of five possible music types, and choreograph a routine to the song on their chosen disk. The dancers remaining after the group choreography round were asked to perform one last solo, following which the group was whittled down to 34 contestants—17 male, 17 female. From this 34, the judges chose their top 20.


Finals


Format

As in season 2, the finals began with 20 contestants, ten male and ten female. After partners are assigned, couples pick a dance style out of a hat, are rehearsed by a choreographer, and perform their routine, which is taped two days prior to airing. Following the airing of the performances, home viewers vote for their favorite couple. The bottom three couples (six dancers overall) are then liable for elimination by the judges on the live, or broadcast on tape delay in the western United States, results show. All six dancers perform a solo, after which the judges eliminate one male and one female contestant. If the eliminated dancers are not from the same couple, their respective partners form a new pair for the following week's performances. Once the field of dancers is narrowed down to the top 10, permanent partnerships dissolve and contestants draw their new partners from a hat each week. The judges no longer have any say in the elimination process; viewers call in to vote for their favorite individual dancer, and the male and female with the lowest number of votes are eliminated each week.


Recurring theme

Mary Murphy's loud, high pitched scream, reserved for performances she liked best, made a reappearance this season, along with the added element of the "hot
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train", which can make the viewers have the ability to keep dancers safe from elimination. On the first performance show, Murphy enjoyed
Anya Garnis Anna "Anya" Garnis (Russian: Анна "Аня" Гарнис; born May 26, 1982) is a Latvian American ballroom dancer based in New York City. In 2007 she was a finalist on the American reality television show ''So You Think You Can Dance.'' In 2 ...
and
Danny Tidwell Daniel Arnold Tidwell (August 1, 1984 – March 6, 2020) was an American dancer and actor best known for being the runner-up on Fox's third season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' in 2007. Tidwell began dancing as a child, at first focusing o ...
's jive performance so much, she made a metaphor of a "hot tamale train" having "just pulled up and let Anya off the train, special delivery." Two weeks later, she gave Sabra Johnson and Dominic Sandoval "two tickets on the hot tamale train" for their outstanding
rumba The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba ...
performance. The phrase was regularly referred to by Murphy throughout the rest of the season, sometimes with an added distinction of being in "first class" for truly extraordinary routines. On the week before the final performance show, she brought the metaphor to a close by noting that the "hot tamale train was entering finale station."


Controversy

The sixth week of competition marked controversy surrounding Emmy-nominated choreographers
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and
Mia Michaels Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, M ...
. The controversy regarding Wade Robson was due to the anti-war solo routine he created for the top 10 contestants. His choreography was meant to be a dance promoting peace, but was considered by some viewers as a political statement against the
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. The dancers wore T-shirts on which they painted words of their own choosing, such as "compassion", "understanding", "unity", and "peace." The following night, Nigel Lythgoe addressed the controversy by stating that the choreography was not in any way meant to be against the troops fighting in the war. He did not wish anyone to be offended by a routine that had words such as "peace" and "compassion" in it. To make light of the moment, Lythgoe joked that he was more upset to have seen the same routine ten times. The controversy surrounding Mia Michaels was regarding a jacket she wore during the performance show. The garment was a
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Blue Dress jacket with red piping, which only enlisted Marines are able to wear. In addition, a Marine Corps rank insignia was sewn upside-down and in the wrong location on the sleeve. Michaels addressed this by apologizing and stating that a friend of hers had given her the jacket, and that she wore it as a fashion statement, noting that she had no idea of its tradition or that it would offend anyone.


Top 20 Contestants


Female Contestants


Male Contestants


Elimination chart

The song played for the females' elimination was
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's " I Will Remember You". The song played for the males' elimination was
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's "Goodbye". Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination. ¹ Because Jessi Peralta was unable to participate in the performance show, she had to perform a solo despite not technically being in the bottom three couples. ² Because Fox aired NFL coverage during the regular Thursday time slot, the results broadcast was pre-recorded and moved to the following Monday. In order to keep the results from leaking before the airing, the audience and nonessential crew were asked to leave the studio, which was locked down, before eliminations were announced.


Performances


Week 1 (June 13, 2007)

''Judges'':
Nigel Lythgoe Nigel Lythgoe OBE (; born 9 July 1949), also known as Nasty Nigel, is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He was the producer of the ...
, Mary Murphy and
Dan Karaty Daniel Quinn Karaty (born October 1, 1976) is an American TV personality, actor, producer, dancer and choreographer. He has performed with and/or created routines for pop superstars such as Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue and *N ...
*Couple dances:


Week 2 (June 20, 2007)

''Judges'':
Nigel Lythgoe Nigel Lythgoe OBE (; born 9 July 1949), also known as Nasty Nigel, is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He was the producer of the ...
, Mary Murphy and
Mia Michaels Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, M ...
*Couple dances:


Week 3 (June 27, 2007)

''Judges'':
Nigel Lythgoe Nigel Lythgoe OBE (; born 9 July 1949), also known as Nasty Nigel, is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He was the producer of the ...
, Mary Murphy and
Debbie Allen Deborah Kaye Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated 20 times for an ...
*Couple dances: ¹ Jessi Peralta was unable to participate in the performance show because she was undergoing medical treatment at the time. Melanie LaPatin danced the Cha-Cha with Pasha instead of Peralta, and only Pasha was credited with the votes for the performance. Peralta was required to perform a solo on the results show, which she was able to do, and was eliminated at that time.


Week 4 (July 11, 2007)

''Judges'': Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and
Adam Shankman Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on season 6–7 of the television program ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He began h ...
*Couple dances:


Week 5 (July 18, 2007)

''Judges'': Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and
Wade Robson Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commu ...
*Couple dances:


Week 6 (July 25, 2007)

''Judges'': Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and
Mia Michaels Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, M ...
*Couple dances: * All of the dancers also performed the same, pro-peace themed, solo routine to
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's "
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", choreographed by
Wade Robson Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commu ...
.


Week 7 (August 1, 2007)

''Judges'': Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and
Adam Shankman Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on season 6–7 of the television program ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He began h ...
*Couple dances:


Week 8 (August 8, 2007)

''Judges'': Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and
Debbie Allen Deborah Kaye Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated 20 times for an ...
*Couple dances: Solos:


Week 9 (August 15, 2007)

''Judges'': Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and
Dan Karaty Daniel Quinn Karaty (born October 1, 1976) is an American TV personality, actor, producer, dancer and choreographer. He has performed with and/or created routines for pop superstars such as Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue and *N ...
*Group dance: Top 4: "Mein Herr" from ''
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'' (
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; Choreographer:
Tyce Diorio "Tyce" Diorio (born August 22, 1970) is an American dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his work as a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He has choreographed and performed with ...
) *Couple dances: *Solos:


Results shows


Week 1 (June 14, 2007)

*Group dance: Top 20: "
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"—
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( Pop-Jazz; Choreographer:
Wade Robson Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commu ...
) *Guest dancer:
Benji Schwimmer Benjimen Daniel Schwimmer (born January 18, 1984) is an American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and director. He was the winner of the second season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (2006) and has choreographed for both the U.S. and t ...
: " Tu vuò fà l'americano" from ''
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'' (
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) *Musical guest: " Get It Shawty"— Lloyd *Solos: *Eliminated: **Ashlee Langas **Ricky Palomino *New partners: **None


Week 2 (June 21, 2007)

*Group dance: Top 18: "It Was All In Your Mind"—
Wade Robson Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commu ...
( Hip-Hop; Choreographer:
Shane Sparks Melvin Shane Sparks (born June 25, 1969) is an American hip-hop choreographer best known for his work as a choreographer on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and judge on '' America's Best Dance Crew''. Early life Sparks was born in Cincinnat ...
) *Musical guest: " Impacto"—
Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...
*Solos: *Eliminated: **Faina Savich **Jimmy Arguello *New partners: **Cedric Gardner and Shauna Noland


Week 3 (June 28, 2007)

*Group dance: Top 16: "The Lioness Hunt" from ''
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'' ( African Jazz; Choreographer:
Tyce Diorio "Tyce" Diorio (born August 22, 1970) is an American dancer and choreographer. He is best known for his work as a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He has choreographed and performed with ...
) *Special performance: Pasha Kovalev and Jessi Peralta performed the cha cha routine they were unable to originally exhibit due to Peralta's medical issues *Musical guest: " Glamorous"— Fergie feat.
Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...
*Solos: *Eliminated: **Jessi Peralta **Jesús Solario *New partners: **Pasha Kovalev and Sara Von Gillern


Week 4 (July 12, 2007)

*Group dance: Top 14: "You Can't Stop The Beat" from ''
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'' (
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; Choreographer:
Adam Shankman Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on season 6–7 of the television program ''So You Think You Can Dance''. He began h ...
) *Musical guest: "
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"—
Hilary Duff Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including seven Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards. She began her act ...
*Solos: *Eliminated: **Cedric Gardner **Shauna Noland *New partners: **None


Week 5 (July 19, 2007)

*Group dance: Top 12: "
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"—Cami Thompson ( Jive; Choreographer:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
) *Guest dancer: Jason Samuel Smith ( Tap) *Musical guest: "Somebody's Me"—
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*Solos: *Eliminated: **Anya Garnis **Hokuto Konishi *New partners: ** None. Now that only the top ten remain, new partners are randomly assigned each week, and they'll be voted individually.


Week 6 (July 26, 2007)

*Group dance: Top 10: "The Moment I Said It"—
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(
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; Choreographer:
Mia Michaels Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, M ...
) *Musical guest: " Love Today"—
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*Solos: *Eliminated: **Jaimie Goodwin **Kameron Bink


Week 7 (August 2, 2007)

*Group dance: Top 8: "
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"—
Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...
feat.
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( Hip-Hop; Choreographer:
Shane Sparks Melvin Shane Sparks (born June 25, 1969) is an American hip-hop choreographer best known for his work as a choreographer on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and judge on '' America's Best Dance Crew''. Early life Sparks was born in Cincinnat ...
) *Musical guest: " Apologize"—
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*Solos: *Eliminated: ** Sara Von Gillern ** Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval


Week 8 (August 13, 2007)

*Group dance: "2:19"—
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( Pop-Jazz; Choreographer:
Wade Robson Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commu ...
) *Special Performances: **Titus Fotso: African Dance Music Ensemble ( African jazz) **
Lil' C Christopher "Lil' C" Toler (born 1983) is an American dancer and choreographer best known for his choreography and judging on the TV show ''So You Think You Can Dance'', and for his appearance in the 2005 krumping documentary ''Rize''. Since app ...
and the ''Neph Squad'': "Nephz Up"—The J Squad (
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) *Solos: *Eliminated: **Lauren Gottlieb **Pasha Kovalev


Week 9 (Grand Finale) (August 16, 2007)

''Judges''
Nigel Lythgoe Nigel Lythgoe OBE (; born 9 July 1949), also known as Nasty Nigel, is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He was the producer of the ...
, Mary Murphy,
Dan Karaty Daniel Quinn Karaty (born October 1, 1976) is an American TV personality, actor, producer, dancer and choreographer. He has performed with and/or created routines for pop superstars such as Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue and *N ...
,
Wade Robson Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commu ...
,
Shane Sparks Melvin Shane Sparks (born June 25, 1969) is an American hip-hop choreographer best known for his work as a choreographer on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and judge on '' America's Best Dance Crew''. Early life Sparks was born in Cincinnat ...
and
Mia Michaels Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, M ...
*Group dances: *Guest dancers: *Musical guests: **"
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"—
Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger (; born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente, June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling g ...
**" I Will Remember You"—
Ryan Cabrera Ryan Frank Cabrera ( ) (born July 18, 1982) is an American musician. He began his career as a lead singer for the Dallas band Rubix Groove before pursuing his solo career. Following the 2001 release of independent album '' Elm St.'', he released ...
*Judges' picks: *4th Place **Lacey Schwimmer *3rd Place **Neil Haskell *Runner-Up **Danny Tidwell *Winner **Sabra Johnson


Other


Live tour

As in
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, the top 10 contestants embarked on a live tour of the
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. Due to the success of the previous tour, this season's engagement was extended to 10 weeks and visited 50 cities. Tickets went on sale 11 August. On the season finale, Hokuto Konishi, Shauna Noland,
Anya Garnis Anna "Anya" Garnis (Russian: Анна "Аня" Гарнис; born May 26, 1982) is a Latvian American ballroom dancer based in New York City. In 2007 she was a finalist on the American reality television show ''So You Think You Can Dance.'' In 2 ...
, and Jesús Solorio were named as alternate performers in the event of injury to any of the top 10. Noland, Garnis, and Jaimie Goodwin had been replacing
Lacey Schwimmer Lacey Mae Schwimmer (born June 28, 1988) is an American ballroom dancer and singer. She is best known as a fourth place finalist of the third season of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She is the daughter of noted dancer Buddy Schwimmer, as well ...
in some of her tour routines because of an injury to her
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.


Awards


2008 Emmy Awards


Broadcast outside of the United States

Australia is currently the only country outside of the United States that airs ''
So You Think You Can Dance ''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by '' Idols'' producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and has ...
'' on
Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
which premiered on 27 September 2007. Before the show was aired, commercials were shown with Cat Deeley wearing the same blue dress she wore on the 19 September result show with long earrings and her hair tied back, started to broadcast the show to the Australian audience saying "Coming on Ten". Other footage that was shown included Nigel Lythgoe doing a little dance and wearing the same suit on that result show. During the show with the top 20, after the last couple danced, Cat Deeley (still wearing the same dress on the 19th of September's result show) says "Will your favourite dancer make it through to the next round? Don't go anywhere Australia (Deeley doing a little head shake), because the result show is coming up right after this break".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwJejvpJu3M , footage exclusive to Australia During this time, Australia started to do auditions for
So You Think You Can Dance Australia ''So You Think You Can Dance Australia'' is an Australian version of the American reality dance competition ''So You Think You Can Dance''. The show is hosted by Carrie Bickmore, with judges Paula Abdul, Shannon Holtzapffel, Jason Gilkison and ...
. It has been discovered by fans of the show that Channel 10 has been showing a heavily edited version of SYTYCD Season 3, with the audition shows compressed into two episodes and even leaving whole dances out of some of the finals shows (e.g. The Paso Doble to We Will Rock You By Sara and Jesús). The series is currently shown on DSTV Channel 104 across Africa. It finished on 22 November 2007. It is also being shown in Canada on Muchmusic. In the Middle East, it is being shown on MBC 4. It premiered on 24 October. It is also shown on the Fox network in Japan without any editing with the performance and elimination round being shown on the same night. Following the show, Japanese amateur dancers are also shown, usually 4 dancers per week. It is currently showing the top 12 dancers as of 2007 December 30. SYTYCD is also currently being shown in the UK on LivingTV every Wednesday at 8pm and is repeated throughout the week. SYTYCD was also being broadcast in India on AXN every Tuesday at 9pm. In Singapore, the show is currently aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. In Hong Kong, it is also currently airing on TVB Pearl, at Saturday nights on 8:30pm. It is also shown in the Philippines in the velvet channel, velvet channel airs different reality shows all over the world mostly from the United States. In Norway, the showed the season at TVNorge. In Latin America, the show is aired on People & Arts, cable TV.


Ratings


U.S. Nielsen ratings


See also

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List of So You Think You Can Dance finalists This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television program ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and progressed to the live performance show stage of the competition. Contestants All-Stars Dance Pool The "All-Stars" dance poo ...


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References


External links


Official "So You Think You Can Dance" Website
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