Season 1 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is a dance reality show and competition that airs on CTV. It is hosted by MuchMusic VJ Leah Miller.
The series is based on the original American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. Auditions started April 7, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia and ended in Toronto, Ontario on June 8, 2008. The show premiered on September 11, 2008 beginning with the Toronto auditions. The first winner was Nicholas Archambault, with Allie Bertram coming in the runner-up position.
Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations:
April 7 – Vancouver, British Columbia – The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
May 5 – Halifax, Nova Scotia – Cunard Centre
May 12 – Calgary, Alberta – MacEwan Conference & Event Centre
May 27 – Montreal, Quebec – Theatre Saint-Denis – 700 auditioned
June 8 – Toronto, Ontario – Metro Toronto Convention Centre – approx. 1000 auditioned
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Paul Becker, Kenny Ortega
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mary Murphy
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Melissa Williams, Rex Harrington
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
Solos:
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Sean Cheesman, Mary Murphy
Solos:
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Luther Brown, Blake McGrath
Solos:
Group dance: "Maculele" – Mestre Barrao Axe Capoeira (Maculelê; Choreographer: Paul Becker)
Solos:
New partners:
Francis Lafrenière and Natalli Reznik
Group dance: "Nagada, Nagada" from Jab We Met OST (Sonu Nigam & Javed Ali) (Bollywood; Choreographer: Nakul Dev Mahajan)
Solos:
New partners:
None
Group dance: "Old School" – Hedley (Viennese waltz; Choreographer: Jean-Marc Genereux)
Solos:
New partners:
None
Group dance: "Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Remix)" – Rob Zombie (Rock jazz; Choreographer: Melissa Williams)
Solos:
New partners:
None
Group dance: "I Surrender" – Celine Dion (contemporary; Choreographer: Blake McGrath)
Solos:
New partners:
None.