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So You Think You Can Dance Australia is the Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance.[1] The show is hosted by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges. The first season began airing on Sunday, 3 February 2008 at 7.30 pm and continued on Sundays and Mondays until the final on 27 April 2008.[2] The program's second season began airing on Sunday, 1 February 2009 and continued on Sundays and Mondays until the final on 26 April 2009. The third season will begin in 2010.
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† These contestants are the only ones to have never been in the bottom three couples or the bottom four dancers throughout the entire season. [edit] Season 1Main article: So You Think You Can Dance Australia (season 1) Auditions for the first season were held during July and August 2008 in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. After being selected, through either an impressive initial audition or after a choreography workshop, the top 100 finalists spent a week in Sydney for more auditions, ultimately forming a group of 20. Auditions started October 9, 2007 in Brisbane, Queensland and ended in Sydney, New South Wales on November 6, 2007. A 600 seat arena was constructed in Sydney for the finals, the winner will receive $200,000 in cash, Panasonic cameras, Optus phones and the title of Australia's Favourite Dancer, The first ever winner was Jack Chambers, with Rhys Bobridge coming in the runner-up position. Chambers won $200,000 and Panasonic cameras, Optus phones and the title of Australia's Favourite Dancer. Several finalists later performed during the 2008 Australian Idol grand final, as well as Ten's New Year's Eve broadcast.[3] [edit] Season 2Main article: So You Think You Can Dance Australia (season 2) Auditions for the second season were held during September and November 2008. Dancers auditioning were requested to bring pre-approved copyright music CDs because of music licensing issues. Judges hope that season 2 will see more industry dancers auditioning after the favourable response to the first season of the show, the winner will receive $200,000 in cash, Panasonic cameras, Optus phones, going to the US So You Think You Can Dance (Season 5) Finale and the title of Australia's Favourite Dancer, Repeats of the performance and results show air a week later on MuchMusic. Talia Fowler was Australia's Favourite Dancer, and received $200,000, Panasonic cameras, Optus phones, going to the US So You Think You Can Dance (Season 5) Finale and the title of Australia's Favourite Dancer, Charlie Bartley was the runner-up. .[4] Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy made separate appearances in this season as guest judges. [edit] Season 3The third season will premiere in 2010. [edit] Comparison with US version
[edit] RatingsThe 3 February 2008 premiere of So You Think You Can Dance Australia attracted a peak audience of 2.15 million viewers. The show was the night’s top-rating program, averaging 1.83 million viewers over its timeslot.[5] The following two audition episodes also put up respectable figures, peaking at 2.04 million and 1.94 million viewers respectively. The Sunday night Top 100 show averaged 1.6 million viewers to become the most watched program of the night.[6][7] After its debut, the weekly performance show averaged around 1.5 million viewers. The series one finale averaged 1.8 million viewers, peaking at 2.2 million viewers nationwide. Over 50 per cent of Ten's key 18-49 age demographic had tuned into the show.[8] [edit] ControversyJason Coleman has been questioned over his position as judge on the show, with members of the dance community accusing him of being under qualified, and using incorrect jargon on the show, calling a pivot a promenade. Eliminated contestant Marko Panzic also accused Coleman of playing favorites.[9] Critics also cite a possible conflict of interest due to Coleman's external business relationship with choreographer Kelly Aykers. Coleman has responded to these criticisms, saying: "Mate, this is just nit-picking. With this show a pivot is the same thing as a promenade. In my world it's called a promenade, in the ballroom dancing world it's called a pivot. I'm aware of the differences but I don't have time in my minute-and-a-half speech to explain that." In response to the Aykers issue, he said: "Kelly Aykers has delivered three great routines. I would never put myself in a position where I would compliment a person's work because they are my friend. If the work deserves a compliment it will receive it, if it does not, it will not."[10] The show has also received criticism from the Australian dance community and mainstream media over the representation of the art of dance on the show. In one example, commentator Valerie Lawson observes that "So You Think You Can Dance Australia goes further. Its very success ... is compromising dance as a performance art. The audience is led to believe that the most obvious effort, the most athletic of tricks, and the most vulgar of moves, represent dance at its best. As hips swivel, the studio audience cheers. When a guy lifts a girl with as much finesse as a forklift truck the audience roars its approval."[11] On two occasions the show has accidentally broadcast profanities during the PG-rated live show. On the first occasion, Ten issued an apology for a "indistinct and muffled" profanity uttered during the first elimination show, and promised that "efforts [have been] redoubled to prevent such an incident happening again."[12] Nonetheless, when Sermsah Bin Saad was making his speech after being eliminated, he accidentally swore on national television, saying, "You guys are so fucking awesome!". At that time, Sermsah didn't realize that it was on live and apologised after finding out his mistake. In this case the profane word was censored during broadcast.[13] [edit] References
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