So You Think You Can Dance (Season 1)
| Broadcast from | July 20 – October 5, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Main judges: Nigel Lythgoe Guest judges: Brian Friedman Dan Karaty Mia Michaels Mary Murphy |
| Host(s) | Lauren Sánchez |
| Broadcaster | Fox Broadcasting Company |
| Nick Lazzarini | |
| Origin | Sunnyvale, California |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary/jazz |
| Melody Lacayanga | |
So You Think You Can Dance is an American television dance competition that airs on the Fox network. The first season premiered on July 20, 2005 with Lauren Sánchez as host, Nigel Lythgoe as the main judge, and Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman as most frequent guest judges. Nick Lazzarini was crowned America's Favorite Dancer on October 5, 2005 with 37.7% of the votes.
The main auditions for this season were held in following cities:
Auditioners had one minute to impress the judges. A contestant deemed to be not good enough was sent straight home, otherwise, they were sent to a choreography round. After that, the judges decided the fifty dancers that got through to the Hollywood week.
Minimum age for contestants was 18; maximum was 30.
Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Alex Da Silva
Hollywood week was held in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. 25 females and 25 males were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut down to 8 females and 8 males, a total of 16 dancers that came through to the live shows. Hollywood week included the following rounds, cuts were made at the end:
Canadian-born McGrath has since become lead choreographer and occasional third judge for So You Think You Can Dance Canada ; he is choreographer for those contestants who are sent to choreography.
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