So You Think You Can Dance

S01E11: Top 4

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 “picking” process, and the dancers pair up differently each time allowing them all to dance together once. This week, Brian, Mia, Nigel, Mary and Dan are all judging, however if a judge choreographed the performance, he/she sits out of judging that round. Also, this week each dancer will dance as an individual as part of the performance. The 4 dancers compete in the following order: Melody and Nick (Paso Doble), Ashle and Jamile (Salsa), Melody solo (Lyrical), Nick and Jamile (Hip Hop), Ashle solo (Lyrical), Jamile solo (Hip Hop/Pop Lock), Ashle and Melody (Lyrical), Nick solo (Lyrical), Melody and Jamile (Jazz), and Ashle and Nick (Hip Hop). In round 2 there is a twist. No couples are put up for elimination. All 4 dancers dance as individuals to a song they’ve never heard before in a randomly drawn order.

Overview

Dancers selected in open auditions across America take part in a rigorous competition designed to best display their talents, training and personalities to a panel of judges and viewers as they strive to win votes and avoid elimination.

Episodes

S01E01 Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Chicago

July 20, 2005 7.0 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 three producers...

S01E02 Auditions #3: Los Angeles

July 27, 2005 7.0 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 move on to...

S01E03 Hollywood: 50 Compete

August 3, 2005 8.0 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 ballroom class. As the week draws to a...

S01E04 Hollywood: 50 Cut to 16

August 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 small recap of...

S01E05 Top 16

August 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 dancers will dance in...

S01E06 Top 14

August 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 and the males...

S01E07 Top 12

August 31, 2005 6.0 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 the females...

S01E08 Top 10

September 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; when the...

S01E09 Top 8

September 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; when the...

S01E10 Top 6

September 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 males pick two...

S01E11 Top 4

September 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 “picking” process, and...

S01E12 And The Winner Is...

October 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. Throughout, the cuts are made one...

Cast

Cat Deeley
Cat Deeley
Self - Host
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss
Self
Matthew Morrison
Matthew Morrison
Self
JoJo Siwa
JoJo Siwa
Self - Judge
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Self
Allison Holker
Allison Holker
Self - Judge

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