So You Think You Can Dance Canada (season 1)

Season 1 of "'So You Think You Can Dance Canada"' is a dance reality show and competition that airs on CTV Television NetworkCTV. It is hosted by MuchMusic VJ Leah Miller.

The series is based on the original American TV series 'So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. 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 ever winner was Nicolas 'Nico' Archambault, with Allie Bertram coming in the runner-up position.

Auditions
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 Regional MunicipalityHalifax, Nova Scotia - Cunard Centre
May 12 - Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Conference & Event Centre
May 27 - Montreal, Quebec - Théâtre Saint-Denis - 700 auditioned
June 8 - Toronto, Ontario - Metro Toronto Convention Centre - approx. 1000 auditioned

Top 20 Finalists
Men
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Nico Archambault
23
Montreal, Quebec
Contemporary/Hip-hop
Winner
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Miles Faber
21
Calgary, Alberta
B-boy/Popping
3rd Place
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Izaak Smith
19
Prince George, British Columbia
Contemporary/Hip-hop
November 27, 2008
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Vincent Noiseux
22
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Contemporary/Hip-hop
November 20, 2008
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Danny Arbour
26
Montreal, Quebec
Ballroom/Latin
November 13, 2008
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Francis Lafrenière
28
Saint-Bruno-de-MontarvilleSt. Bruno, Quebec
Ballroom
November 6, 2008
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Jesse Catibog
29
Toronto, Ontario
B-boy
October 30, 2008
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Joey Matt
19
Calgary, Alberta
Contemporary
October 23, 2008
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Dario Milard
19
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Contemporary
October 16, 2008
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Kevin Mylrea
22
Westbank, British Columbia
Contemporary
October 9, 2008
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Women
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Allie Bertram
18
Calgary, Alberta
Ballet
Runner-up
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Natalli Reznik
28
Toronto, Ontario
Latin
4th Place
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Lisa Auguste
27
Toronto, Ontario
Contemporary/Hip-hop
November 27, 2008
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Arassay Reyes
21
South Surrey, British Columbia
Contemporary/Latin
November 20, 2008
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Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
18
Loretto, OntarioLoretto, Ontario
Contemporary
November 13, 2008
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Lara Smythe
25
Toronto, Ontario
Acro/Contemporary
November 6, 2008
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Caroline Torti
23
Oakville, OntarioOakville, Ontario
Contemporary
October 30, 2008
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Tamina Pollack-Paris
19
Toronto, Ontario
Hip-hop
October 23, 2008
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Romina D'Ugo
22
Toronto, Ontario
Salsa
October 16, 2008
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Bre Wong
25
Ajax, OntarioAjax, Ontario
Contemporary
October 9, 2008
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Elimination chart

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bgcolor'pink' Lisa Auguste

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bgcolor'cyan' Vincent Noiseux

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bgcolor'pink' Arassay Reyes






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bgcolor'pink' Lara Smythe



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bgcolor'cyan' Jesse Catibog

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Performances
Week 1 (October 8, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
!Results
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Nico Archambault Arassay Reyes
Salsa danceSalsa
'La Salsa la Traigo Yo'—Sonora Carruseles
Gustavo Vargas
Safe
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Kevin Myrlea Natalli Reznik
Hip hop danceHip-hop
'The Way I Are'—Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.
Tanisha Scott
Myrlea eliminated
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Francis Lafreniere Breanne 'Bre' Wong
WaltzSmooth Waltz
'(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman'—Aretha Franklin
Amy Wright
Wong eliminated
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Danny Arbour Allie Bertram
Jive (dance)Jive
'Rock This Town'—Stray Cats
Melissa Williams
Safe
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Izaak Smith Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Musical Theatre
'All That Jazz (song)All That Jazz' from Chicago (musical)Chicago
Sean Cheesman
Safe
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Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Lisa Auguste
Contemporary danceContemporary
'Inside Out (Emmy Rossum album)Slow Me Down'—Emmy Rossum
Stacey Tookey
Safe
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Miles Faber Lara Smythe
Disco
'Shake It (Metro Station song)Shake It'—Metro Station (band)Metro Station
Melissa Williams
Safe
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Dario Milard Romina D'Ugo
Hip-hop danceHip-hop
'Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall song)Dangerous'—Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
Tanisha Scott
Bottom 3
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Joey Matt Tamina Pollack-Paris
Tango (ballroom)Tango
'Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)'—Gotan Project
Gustavo Vargas
Safe
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Jesse Catibog Caroline Torti
Jazz danceJazz
'Soul Man (song)Soul Man'—Sam & Dave
Clarence Ford
Safe
)

Week 2 (October 15, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
!Results
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Danny Arbour Allie Bertram
Mambo (dance)Mambo
'Mambo Gozon'—Tito Puente
Tony MeredithMelanie LaPatin
Safe
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Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Lisa Auguste
Hip hop danceHip-hop
'Anti-Matter'—N.E.R.D.
Jae Blaze
Bottom 3
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Nico Archambault Arassay Reyes
Musical Theatre
'Somebody to Love (Queen song)Somebody to Love'—Queen (band)Queen
Melissa Williams
Safe
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Francis Lafreniere Natalli Reznik
Paso Doble
'España Cañí'—Manhattan Pops Orchestra
Tony MeredithMelanie LaPatin
Safe
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Izaak Smith Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Dancehall
'Click Mi Finger'—Erup
Jae Blaze
Safe
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Miles Faber Lara Smythe
Viennese Waltz
'At Last'—Etta James
Amy Wright
Safe
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Jesse Catibog Caroline Torti
Hip-hop danceHip-hop
'Touch It'—Busta Rhymes
Tanisha Scott
Bottom 3
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Joey Matt Tamina Pollack-Paris
Contemporary danceContemporary
'Crocodile Rock'—Elton John
Paul Becker
Safe
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Dario Milard Romina D'Ugo
Jazz danceJazz-Pop
'Disturbia (song)Disturbia'—Rihanna
Sean Cheesman
Both eliminated
)

Week 3 (October 22, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Paul Becker, Kenny Ortega
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
!Results
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Miles Faber Lara Smythe
Krump
'Tiny Ram Anthem'—Tha J-Squad
Lil' C
Safe
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Izaak Smith Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Cha-Cha
'Make Me Sweat'—Basement Jaxx
Benji Schwimmer
Bottom 3
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Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Lisa Auguste
African Jazz
'Hlohonolofatsa'—Soweto Gospel Choir
Sean Cheesman
Safe
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Joey Matt Tamina Pollack-Paris
Hip-hop
'Ditch That...'—The-Dream
Luther Brown
Both eliminated
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Francis Lafreniere Natalli Reznik
Rumba
'Perfidia'—New 101 Strings Orchestra
Gustavo Vargas
Bottom 3
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Danny Arbour Allie Bertram
Quickstep
'The Boogie Bumper'—Casa musica Sound Studios Düsseldorf
Pierre Allaire
Safe
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Nico Archambault Arassay Reyes
Contemporary danceContemporary
'Let Me Leave'—Marc Broussard
Blake McGrath
Safe
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Jesse Catibog Caroline Torti
Rock and roll
'Miss Murder'—AFI (band)AFI
Melissa Williams
Safe
)

Week 4 (October 29, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mary Murphy (choreographer)Mary Murphy
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
!Results
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Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Lisa Auguste
Samba (ballroom)Samba
'Skip to the Bip'—Club Des Belugas feat. Brenda Boykin
Dmitry Chaplin
Bottom 3
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Miles Faber Lara Smythe
West Coast Swing
'Livin' for the Weekend'—The O'Jays
Benji Schwimmer
Bottom 3
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Nico Archambault Arassay Reyes
Hip-hop
'Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)'—Busta Rhymes
Luther Brown
Safe
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Danny Arbour Allie Bertram
Contemporary danceContemporary
'Someday'—John Legend
Paul Becker
Safe
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Francis Lafreniere Natalli Reznik
Musical Theatre
'Cell Block Tango'—Countdown Singers
Sean Cheesman
Safe
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Jesse Catibog Caroline Torti
Hustle (dance)Hustle
'Womanizer (song)Womanizer'—Britney Spears
Benji Schwimmer
Both eliminated
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Izaak Smith Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Jazz danceJazz-Funk
'Breakin' Dishes'—Rihanna
Blake McGrath
Safe
)

Week 5 (November 5, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Melissa Williams, Rex Harrington
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
!Results
-
Francis Lafreniere Natalli Reznik
Salsa (dance)Salsa
'Hasta Que Se Rompa el Cuero' - Sonora Carruseles
Gustavo Vargas
Lafreniere eliminated
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Danny Arbour Allie Bertram
Hip-hop
'In the Ayer'—Flo Rida feat. will.i.am
Luther Brown
Bottom 3
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Miles Faber Lara Smythe
Foxtrot
'Summer Wind'—Michael Bublé
Danny Quilliam
Smythe eliminated
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Izaak Smith Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Jive (dance)Jive
Untouched (song)Untouched—The Veronicas
Dmitry Chaplin
Safe
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Nico Archambault Arassay Reyes
Jazz danceJazz
It's a Man's Man's Man's World—James Brown
Paul Becker
Safe
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Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Lisa Auguste
House musicHouse
100% Pure Love—Crystal Waters
Sho-Tyme
Safe
)

Week 6 (November 12, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
!Results
-
Izaak Smith Natalli Reznik
Hip-hop
'Mama Said Knock You Out (song)Mama Said Knock You Out'—LL Cool J
Sho-Tyme
Reznik in bottom 4
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Danny Arbour Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Mambo (dance)Mambo
'Salsa y Sibor'—Tito Puente
Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin
Both eliminated
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Nico Archambault Allie Bertram
Waltz
'That's Life (song)That's Life'—Michael Bublé
Amy Wright
Safe
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Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Arassay Reyes
Disco
'Hot N Cold'—Katy Perry
Melissa Williams
Safe
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Miles Faber Lisa Auguste
Contemporary danceContemporary
'Soulmate (song)Soulmate'—Natasha Bedingfield
Sean Cheesman
Faber in bottom 4
)
"Solos":
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux: 'Pour Gabrielle'—Jorane
Arassay Reyes: 'Eyes on Me (Celine Dion song)Eyes on Me'—Celine Dion
Lisa Auguste: 'Secret'—Missy Higgins
Miles Faber: 'Juice (Know the Ledge)'—Eric B. & Rakim
Danny Arbour: 'Closer (Ne-Yo song)Closer'—Ne-Yo
Kaitlyn Fitzgerald: 'Best for Last'—Adele (singer)Adele
Allie Bertram: 'Fun for Me'—Moloko
Nico Archambault: 'Halo'—The Pinup Saints
Natalli Reznik: 'Quimbara'—Celia Cruz
Izaak Smith: 'No One (Alicia Keys song)No One'—Alicia Keys

Week 7 (November 19, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
!Results
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rowspan'2' Miles Faber Allie Bertram
Samba (ballroom)Samba
'Aguanile'—Héctor Lavoe
Eric Caty
rowspan'2' Safe
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African Jazz
'Shosholoza'—Soweto Gospel Choir
Vicky Lambert
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rowspan'2' Izaak Smith Arassay Reyes
Lindy Hop


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Tango (ballroom)Tango

Alex Da Silva (dancer)Alex Da Silva
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rowspan'2' Natalli Reznik
Krump
“Lost Boiz Anthem”—Tha J-Squad
Lil' C
rowspan'2'
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Contemporary danceContemporary
'Happy Ending (song)Happy Ending'—Mika (singer)Mika
Stacey Tookey
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rowspan'2' Nico Archambault Lisa Auguste
Jazz-Funk
'When I Grow Up (Pussycat Dolls song)When I Grow Up'—The Pussycat Dolls
Blake McGrath
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Hip-hop
'Whatever You Like (T.I. song)Whatever You Like'—T.I.
Luther Brown
)

Week 8 (November 26, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Sean Cheesman, Mary Murphy (choreographer)Mary Murphy
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
!Results
-
rowspan'2' Nico Archambault Natalli Reznik
Disco
'Knock on Wood (song)Knock on Wood'—Amii Stewart
Melissa Williams
rowspan'2' Safe
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Quickstep
'Swingin' at the Savoy'— Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's
Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin
-
rowspan'2' Izaak Smith Allie Bertram
Hip-hop
'Tell Me (Diddy song)Tell Me'—Sean CombsDiddy feat. Christina Aguilera
Luther Brown
rowspan'2' Smith eliminated
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Jazz danceJazz
'Forever (Chris Brown song)Forever'—Chris Brown (American singer)Chris Brown
Melissa Williams
-
rowspan'2' Miles Faber Lisa Auguste
Contemporary danceContemporary
'The Face'—RyanDan
Blake McGrath
rowspan'2' Auguste eliminated
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Cha-Cha
'Just Dance'—Lady GaGa feat. Colby O'Donis
Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin
)

"Solos":
Miles Faber: 'Get Up'—Vernon Burch
Allie Bertram: 'Variation V. Violente'—Tchiakovsky - Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev ('The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)The Sleeping Beauty')
Izaak Smith: 'Alibis'—Marianas Trench (band)Marianas Trench
Lisa Auguste: 'The Hop'—Radio Citizen feat. Bajka
Nico Archambault: 'Reckoner'—Radiohead
Natalli Reznik: 'She Wants to Move'—N.E.R.D

Week 9 (December 3, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Luther Brown, Blake McGrath
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!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
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Nico Archambault Allie Bertram Miles Faber Natalli Reznik
Street Jazz
'Genesis'—Justice (French band)Justice
Dan Karaty
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Nico Archambault Natalli Reznik
Salsa (dance)Salsa
'La Pelota'—Ray Barretto
Gustavo Vargas
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Miles Faber Natalli Reznik
Hip-hop
'Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)'—Redman (rapper)Redman
Sho-Tyme
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Nico Archambault Allie Bertram
Contemporary danceContemporary
'Permanent'—David Cook (singer)David Cook
Stacey Tookey
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Miles Faber Allie Bertram
Musical Theatre
'Move (You're Steppin On My Heart)' (Dreamgirls)—Jennifer Holliday, Loretta Devine, Sheryl Lee Ralph
Sean Cheesman
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Allie Bertram Natalli Reznik
Go-Go dancingGo-go
'Drums a Go-Go'—The Hollywood Persuaders
Melissa Williams
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Nico Archambault Miles Faber
Capoeira
'A Amizade/Sacode A Poeira (Coro)'—Mestre Barrao / Axe Capoeira
Paul Becker
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)

"Solos":
Allie Bertram: 'Hide and Seek (Imogen Heap song)Hide and Seek'—Imogen Heap
Miles Faber: 'I Can Make You Dance'—Slick Dogg
Natalli Reznik: 'Spanish Lesson—Madonna (entertainer)Madonna
Nico Archambault: 'Blue Orchid'—The White Stripes

Results shows
Week 1 (October 9, 2008)

"Group dance": 'Maculelê (dance)Maculelê'—Mestre Barrao Axe Capoeira (Maculele; "Choreographer": Paul Becker)
"Solos:"
Breanne 'Bre' Wong: 'The Story (Brandi Carlile album)The Story'—Brandi Carlile
Natalli Reznik: 'Proud Mary'—Ike TurnerIke and Tina Turner
Romina D'Ugo: 'La Negra Tiene Tumbao'—Celia Cruz
Francis Lafreniere: 'Johnny B. Goode'—Chuck Berry
Kevin Myrlea: 'The Hit Parade'—Unkle Bob
Dario Milard: 'Breathe Me'—Sia
"Eliminated:"
Breanne 'Bre' Wong
Kevin Myrlea
"New partners:"
Francis Lafreniere and Natalli Reznik

Week 2 (October 16, 2008)
"Group dance": 'Nagada, Nagada' from 'Jab We Met' OST—Sonu Nigam & Javed Ali (Bollywood; "Choreographer": Nakul Dev Mahajan)
"Solos:"
Lisa Auguste: 'I'm a Woman (song)I'm a Woman'—Koko Taylor
Dario Milard: 'Ketto'—Bonobo (musician)Bonobo
Romina D'Ugo: 'Hasta Que Se Rompa el Cuero'—La Sonora Caruseles
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux: 'Black and Gold (song)Black and Gold'—Sam Sparro
Caroline Torti: 'Goodbye Apathy'—OneRepublic
Jesse Catibog: 'Four'—Miles Davis
"Eliminated:"
Dario Milard
Romina D'Ugo
"New partners:"
None

Week 3 (October 23, 2008)
"Group dance": 'Old School (Hedley song)Old School'—Hedley (band)Hedley (Viennese Waltz; "Choreographer": Jean-Marc Généreux)
"Solos:"
Joey Matt: 'This Year's Love'—David Gray (musician)David Gray
Tamina Pollack-Paris: 'Strip Tease'—Danity Kane
Francis Lafreniere: 'Knock 'Em Out'—Lily Allen
Natalli Reznik: 'Con toda palabra'—Lhasa de Sela
Izaak Smith: 'Cry Me a River'—Julie London
Kaitlyn Fitzgerald: 'Awake'—Secondhand Serenade
"Eliminated:"
Joey Matt
Tamina Pollack-Paris
"New partners:"
None

Week 4 (October 30, 2008)
"Group dance": 'Dragula (song)Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Remix)'—Rob Zombie (jazzRock Jazz; "Choreographer": Melissa Williams)
"Solos:"
Lisa Auguste: 'Veins'—Charlotte Martin
Lara Smythe: 'Blue Monday'—Flunk
Caroline Torti: 'Your Ex-Lover is Dead'—Stars (Canadian band)Stars
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux: 'Hometown Glory'—Adele (singer)Adele
Miles Faber: 'So Ruff So Tuff'—Zapp and Roger
Jesse Catibog:
"Eliminated:"
Jesse Catibog
Caroline Torti
"New partners:"
None

Week 5 (November 6, 2008)
"Group dance": ' I Surrender'—Celine Dion (contemporary dancecontemporary; "Choreographer": Blake McGrath)
"Solos:"
Miles Faber: 'New Jack'—Justice (French band)Justice
Francis Lafreniere: 'Ain't Nothing Wrong With That'—Robert Randolph
Danny Arbour: 'Save Your Scissors'—City and Colour
Lara Smythe: 'Africa (Toto song)Africa'—Toto (band)Toto
Natalli Reznik: 'Toy Soldier'—Britney Spears
Allie Bertram: 'Don Quixote (ballet) (Act I)'—Ludwig Minkus
"Eliminated:"
Lara Smythe
Francis Lafreniere
"New partners:"
None. Now that only ten dancers remaining, new partners are randomly assigned each week.

Week 6 (November 13, 2008)
"Group dance": 'Any Other World'—Mika (singer)Mika (contemporary dancecontemporary; "Choreographer": Mia Michaels)
"Solos:"
Kaitlyn Fitzgerald: 'Hold You in My Arms'—Ray LaMontagne
Natalli Reznik: 'Querer'—Cirque Du Soleil
Miles Faber: 'Bopgunn'—Olivier Day Soul
Danny Arbour: 'Alger'—Jean Leclerc (singer)Jean Leloup
"Eliminated:"
Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Danny Arbour

Week 7 (November 20, 2008)
"Group dance": 'Malagueña'—Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special (Paso Doble; "Choreographer": Jean-Marc Généreux)
"Solos:" (all dancers had a solo regardless of status in the competition)
Lisa Auguste: 'Almost Lover'—A Fine Frenzy
Allie Bertram: 'Tiny Dancer'—Elton John
Natalli Reznik: 'Marvellous'—Dragonette
Arassay Reyes
Nico Archambault' 'Seven Nation Army'—Alice Russell
Miles Faber
Vincent Olivier-Noiseaux: 'Missin' You'—Trey Songz
Izaak Smith: 'I'm Mikey'—The Cool Kids
"Eliminated:"
Arassay Reyes
Vincent Olivier-Noiseaux

Week 8 (November 27, 2008)
"Group dance": 'Hollaback Girl'—Gwen Stefani (Step dance; "Choreographer": Tré Armstrong)
"Solos:" (all dancers had a solo regardless of status in the competition)
Lisa Auguste: 'The Damn Thing'—Karizma
Natalli Reznik: 'Tambourine (song)Tambourine'—Eve (rapper)Eve
Allie Bertram: 'Runaround Sue'—Dion DiMucciDion
Miles Faber: 'Boogie Slide'—Divine Brown (singer)Divine Brown
Izaak Smith: 'Heaven On Their Minds'—Carl Anderson (singer)Carl Anderson (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Nico Archambault: 'Skip Divided (Modeselektor Remix)'—Thom Yorke
"Eliminated:"
Lisa Auguste
Izaak Smith

Finale (December 7, 2008)
'Judges': Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Mary Murphy (choreographer)Mary Murphy, Rex Harrington, Mia Michaels
"Group dances":
Top 20: 'Get Up (50 Cent song)Get Up'—50 Cent (Hip-hop; "Choreographer": Luther Brown)
Top 20: 'Do You Love Me'—The Contours (Dirty Dancing-inspired; "Choreographer": Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin)

Judges' picks
( class'wikitable' width'90%'
-
!Couple
!Style
!Music
!Choreographer
-
Nico Archambault Natalli Reznik
Disco
'Knock on Wood'—Amii Stewart
Melissa Williams
-
Danny Arbour Allie Bertram
Mambo (dance)Mambo
'Mambo Gozon'—Titio Puente
Tony MeredithMelanie LaPatin
-
Miles Faber Lisa Auguste
Contemporary danceContemporary
'The Face'—RyanDan
Blake McGrath
-
Nico Archambault Arassay Reyes
Musical Theatre
'Somebody to Love (Queen song)Somebody to Love'—Queen (band)Queen
Melissa Williams
-
Danny Arbour Allie Bertram
Jive (dance)Jive
'Rock This Town'—Stray Cats
Melissa Williams
-
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Lisa Auguste
African Jazz
'Hlohonolofatsa'—Soweto Gospel Choir
Sean Cheesman
-
Francis Lafreniere Natalli Reznik
Salsa (dance)Salsa
'Hasta Que Se Rompa el Cuero' - Sonora Carruseles
Gustavo Vargas
-
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Lisa Auguste
House musicHouse
100% Pure Love—Crystal Waters
Sho-Tyme
-
Miles Faber Lara Smythe
Krump
'Tiny Ram Anthem'—Tha J-Squad
Lil' C
-
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux Natalli Reznik
Contemporary danceContemporary
'Happy Ending (song)Happy Ending'—Mika (singer)Mika
Stacey Tookey
-
Izaak Smith Allie Bertram
Hip-hop
'Tell Me (Diddy song)Tell Me'—Sean CombsDiddy feat. Christina Aguilera
Luther Brown
-
Nico Archambault Arassay Reyes
Jazz danceJazz
It's a Man's Man's Man's World—James Brown
Paul Becker
-
Francis Lafreniere Natalli Reznik
Paso Doble
'España Cañí'—Manhattan Pops Orchestra
Tony MeredithMelanie LaPatin
-
Miles Faber Lara Smythe
Foxtrot
'Summer Wind'—Michael Bublé
Danny Quilliam
-
Izaak Smith Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Jazz danceJazz-Funk
'Breakin' Dishes'—Rihanna
Blake McGrath
-
Miles Faber Allie Bertram
Samba (ballroom)Samba
'Aguanile'—Héctor Lavoe
Eric Caty
-
Nico Archambault Natalli Reznik
Quickstep
'Swingin' at the Savoy'— Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's
Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatin
-
)
"Eliminated:"
Natalli Reznik
Miles Faber
"Runner-Up:"
Allie Bertram
"Winner:"
Nico Archambault

Ratings
( class'wikitable' 18–34(Rating/Share)
-
!
! Air Date
! Viewers Performance
! Viewers Results
-
style'text-align:center' "1"
September 11/14,2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,244,000"
! style'text-align:center' "N/A"
-
style'text-align:center' "2"
September 17, 2008
! style'text-align:center' "931,000"
! style'text-align:center' "N/A"
-
style'text-align:center' "3"
October 1, 2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,142,000"
! style'text-align:center' "N/A"
-
style'text-align:center' "4"
October 8-9, 2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,444,000"
! style'text-align:center' "735,000"
-
style'text-align:center' "5"
October 15-16,2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,307,000"
! style'text-align:center' "816,000"
-
style'text-align:center' "6"
October 22-23,2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,302,000"
! style'text-align:center' "755,000"
-
style'text-align:center' "7"
October 29-30,2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,378,000"
! style'text-align:center' "765,000"
-
style'text-align:center' "8"
November 5-6,2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,431,000"
! style'text-align:center' "823,000"
-
style'text-align:center' "9"
November 12-13,2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,193,000"
! style'text-align:center' "888,000"
-
style'text-align:center' "10"
November 19-20, 2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,427,000"
! style'text-align:center' "1,027,000"
-
style'text-align:center' "11"
November 26-27, 2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,246,000"
! style'text-align:center' "834,000"
-
style'text-align:center' "12"
December 3/7, 2008
! style'text-align:center' "1,470,000"
! style'text-align:center' "1,664,000"
)

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