The first season of So You Think You Can Dance, a Dutch adaptation of the American show by the same name, premiered on RTL4 on September 4, 2008. Unlike following seasons of the show, the first was broadcast in the Netherlands only and features only Dutch contestants. The finale aired December 11, 2008 and concluded with latin dancer Ivan Paulovich as champion. Paulovich won a choice of free dance study opportunities in the U.S., €20,000, and a role in the musical Footloose.
Judges
The first season featured permanent judges Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, and Dan Karaty. Additional guest judges included Albert Verlinde, Penny de Jager, Kim-Lian van der Meij, Wendy van Dijk, and Eszteca Noya.
Auditions and bootcamp
Open auditions for the first season were held exclusively in Amsterdam. Those dancers which impressed a panel of judges were sent forward to a "bootcamp," a several-day-long series of dance workshops (held in London, England for the first season). After observing the dancers over the course of the workshops, the judges then selected a Top 18 group of finalists for the main competition phase of the show, referenced as "The live shows."
Live shows
From the top 18 to the top 10, the bottom three couples, based on each week's vote, were in danger of elimination from the competition and were required to "Dance for their lives" (perform a solo) to avoid being one of the two dancers dismissed. From the top 10 to the finale, dancers received votes as individuals, and not couples, and eliminations were determined solely by home viewer votes.
Elimination chart
+ Legenda Female Contestant Male Contestant Dance for your Life Bottom Dancer Week: 23/10 30/10 6/11 13/11 20/11 27/11 4/12 11/12 Contestant Resultaat Ivan Paulovich DFYL Btm Btm WINNER Timor Steffens Btm Runner-Up Annemiek Suijkerbuijk Btm Third Julia Mitomi DFYL DFYL Fourth Gianinni Semedo DFYL Elim Anuschka Bozo DFYL DFYL Btm Bram Blankestijn DFYL DFYL Btm Elim Sigourney Korper DFYL Btm Uri Eugenio DFYL DFYL Elim Marielle Constancia DFYL DFYL DFYL Boris Schreurs DFYL Elim Anne-May De Lijser Ceraldo Moreau Elim Giotta Kulaleen Giorgio Costa DFYL Elim Eline Vroon Alessandro Pierotti Elim Dapheny Oosterwolde
Performances
Performance show 1 (October 23, 2008) Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Albert Verlinde Couple Style Music Choreographer Result ElineBoris Hip Hop "Church"—T-Pain Vincent Vianen Safe AnnemiekTimor Rumba "Hay Amores"—Shakira Dmitry Chaplin Safe MarielleGiorgio Contemporary dance "Everything"—Anouk Wies Bloemen Dance for your life DapheneyAlessandro Viennese Waltz "In God's Hands"—Nelly Furtado Roemjana de Haan Both dancers eliminated GiottaCeraldo Disco "Turn The Beat Around"—Vicky Sue Robinson Jazzy Safe JuliaBram Jazz "I Kissed a Girl—Katy Perry Roy Julen Dance for you life Anne-MayGiannini Hip Hop Lyrical "Moving Mountains"—Usher Vincent Vianen Safe SigourneyIvan Samba "Skip to the Bip"—Club des Belugas Dmitry Chaplin Safe AnuschkaUri Broadway "Sing! Sing! Sing!"—Fosse (Original Broadway Cast) Jazzy Safe Results show 1 Group Choreography:"Don't Stop the Music"—Rihanna (Jazz, choreography by Mandy Moore) Dance for your life couples: Alessandro & Dapheny (Both dancers eliminated) Giorgio & Marielle Bram & Julia Solo's: Dapheney: Onbekend Alessandro: "Vivo Per Lei"—Andrea Bocelli ft. Laura Pausini Marielle: "Come on Girl"—Taio Cruz ft. Luciana Giorgio: "Renegades of Funk"—Rage Against the Machine Julia: "Blessing Dance"—Nomak Bram: "Sex, Love, &Money" - Mos Def New couples: None
Performance show 2 (October 30, 2008) Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResult SigourneyIvan Contemporary dance "Give it to Me"—Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado & Timbaland Club Guy and Roni Safe ElineBoris Slow Foxtrot "Fever"—Michael Bublé Koen Brouwers Eline eliminated MarielleGiorgio Cha Cha Cha "Oye como va"—Café Latino Julie Fryer Giorgio eliminated AnnemiekTimor Lyrical Hip-hop "Super human"—Chris Brown Shaker Safe Anne-MayGiannini Broadway "If You Ain't Got That Swing"—Bubbling Brown Sugar cast Roy Julen Safe AnuschkaUri Hip-hop "Set It Off"—Big Daddy Kane John Agesilas Dance for your life GiottaCeraldo Lyrical "Back to Black"—Amy Winehouse Club Guy and Roni Safe JuliaBram Jive "Footloose"—Kenny Loggins Roemjana de Haan Safe Results show 2 Group Choreography: mix by "It's me, Bitches"—Swizz Beatz and "Don't Touch Me"—Busta Rhymes (Hip Hop, choreography by Eszteca Noya) Dance for your life couples: Boris & Eline (Eline eliminated) Giorgio & Marielle Constancia, (Giorgio eliminated) Uri & Anuschka Solo's: Eline: "7 Days to Change Your Life"—Jamie Cullum Boris: "Bamboo Banga"—M.I.A. Anusckha: "Secret Place"—Danity Kane Uri: "Rock Your Soul"—Elisa Marielle: "Ice Box"—Omarion Giorgio: "Que Se Sepa"—Roberto Roena New couples: Marielle and Boris
Performance show 3 (November 6, 2008) Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Penny de Jager CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResult SigourneyIvan Paso Doble "Malaguena"—Brian Setzer Roemjana de HaanKoen Brouwers Dance for your life Anne-MayGiannini Contemporary dance "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys Wies Bloemen Safe GiottaCeraldo Broadway "Ease on Down the Road"—Diana Ross & Michael Jackson Jazzy Both dancers eliminated MarielleBoris Lyrical Hip-hop "Losing My Way"—Justin Timberlake Vincent Vianen Safe JuliaBram Hip-hop/Locking "Soul with a capital S!"—Tower of Power Eszteca Noya Dance for your life AnuschkaUri Jazz "Chasing Cars"—Natasha Bedingfield Roy Julen Safe AnnemiekTimor Quickstep "Fascination"—Alphabeat Julie Fryer Safe Results show 3 Group Choreography: "Wow"—Kylie Minogue (choreography by Roy Jonathans) Dance for your life couples: Ceraldo & Giotta (Both dancers eliminated) Ivan & Sigourney Bram & Julia Solo's: Giotta: "Green Light"—Beyoncé Knowles Ceraldo: "High Tide"—Pete Philly & Perquisite Julia: "Free Chilly"—Lupe Fiasco (ft. Shara Gree & Gem Stone) Bram: Onbekend Sigourney: "Sucka for Love"—Danity Kane Ivan: "Jump, Jive an' Wail "—The Brian Setzer Orchestra New couples: None
Performance show 4 (November 13, 2008) Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Kim-Lian van der Meij CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResult AnuschkaUri Pop "Toxic"—Britney Spears Roy Jonathans Dance for your life MarielleBoris Tango "El Tango de Roxanne"—Moulin Rouge Roemjana de HaanKoen Brouwers Boris eliminated Anne-MayGiannini Lyrical Hip-hop "Love in da Club"—Usher Shaker Anne-May eliminated AnnemiekTimor Contemporary dance "The Time is Now"—Moloko Roy Julen Safe JuliaBram English Waltz "Natural Woman"—Carole King Roemjana de HaanKoen Brouwers Safe SigourneyIvan Hip-hop "Signing in the Rain Remix"—Mint Royale ft. Gene Kelly Vincent Vianen Safe Results show 4 Group Choreography: "Kijk Naar Mij"—Fame met Kim-Lian van der Meij (Broadway, choreography by Martin Michel) Dance for your life couples: Gianinni & Anne-May (Anne-May eliminated) Uri & Anuschka Boris & Marielle (Boris eliminated) Solo's: Anne-May: "Teardrop"—Massive Attack Giannini: "Hot Music"—Soho Anuschka: "Imaginary"—Evanescence Uri: "All You Gotta Change"—Alain Clark Marielle: "Viva La Vida"—Coldplay Boris: "Superman"—Robin Thicke New partners: From week five forward, new couples are assigned each week.
Performance show 5 (November 20, 2008) Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Eszteca Noya, Albert Verlinde CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResult AnnemiekIvan Mambo "Livin' La Vida Loca"—Ricky Martin Julie Fryer Safe MarielleTimor Hip-hop "When I Grow Up"—Pussycat Dolls Lars Schuiling Marielle eliminated JuliaGiannini Contemporary dance "De Mooiste Verliezers"—BLØF Roy Julen Safe SigourneyUri American Smooth "It's Oh So Quiet"—Björk Roemjana de HaanKoen Brouwers Uri eliminated AnuschkaBram Lyrical Hip-hop "Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis Sponky Love Safe
Solo's: Annemiek: "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson Ivan: Onbekend Marielle: "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"—Busta Rhymes Timor: Onbekend Julia: "The Workout"—Utada Hikaru Giannini: "Get Your Freak On"—Missy Elliott Sigourney: "You Will Be Under My Wheels"—The Prodigy Uri: "Dreaming With A Broken Heart"—John Mayer Anuschka: "Angel"—Do Bram: Onbekend Results show 5 Group Choreography: "Llego la Hora"—Mercado Negro (Salsa, choreography by Brian van der Kust) Guest performance: Dirty Dancing Musical Cast (Mambo, Music: "Johnny's Mambo", choreography by Kate Champion) Result: Marielle and Uri vallen af
Performance show 6 (November 27, 2008) Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Wendy van Dijk CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResult JuliaTimor Broadway "Holding out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler Roy Jonathans Safe AnuschkaGiannini Rumba "Afscheid"—Volumia! Roemjana de HaanKoen Brouwers Safe SigourneyIvan Lyrical Hip-hop "Mad"—Ne-Yo Shaker Sigourney eliminated AnnemiekBram Contemporary dance "Lost"—Anouk Wies Bloemen Bram eliminated
Solo's: Julia: "Promises (vocal mix)"—Bump&Flex Timor: "Boogaloo Anthem"—Funkmaster Ozone Anuschka: "Respect Remix"—Real el Canario Giannini: "I Feel Good"—James Brown Sigourney: "Amazing"—Kanye West Ivan: "Nike Freestyle" Annemiek: "Goodbye Is The Saddest Word"—Céline Dion Bram: Onbekend Results show 6 Group Choreography: "Smooth Criminal"—Michael Jackson (Hip Hop, choreography by Vincent Vianen) Guest performance: Burn the Floor (Ballroom, Music: "4 Minutes"—Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake ) Result: Sigourney and Bram vallen af
Performance show 7 (December 4, 2008) Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Kim-Lian van der Meij CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResult JuliaIvan Hip-hop "Sexy Back"—Justin Timberlake Shaker Safe Contemporary dance "Hometown Glory"—Adele Michal Rynia AnnemiekGiannini Waltz "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal Julie Fryer Giannini eliminated Jazz "Gett Off"—Prince Roy Jonathans AnuschkaTimor Samba "Get Busy"—Sean Paul Roemjana de HaanKoen Brouwers Anuschka eliminated Lyrical Hip-hop "Rise & Fall"—Craig David ft. Sting Roy Julen
Solo's: Julia: "His Mistakes"—Usher Ivan: "Kalinka"—Ivan Bodrov Annemiek: "The Rose"—Bette Midler Giannini: "Feels Good"—Tony! Toni! Toné! Anuschka: "Brave"—Idina Menzel Timor: "3 minutes"—DJ Fedde le Grand & DJ Funkerman Results show 7 Group Choreography: "Galvanize"—The Chemical Brothers (Contemporary dance, choreography by Wies Bloemen and Yada van der Hoek) Result: Anuschka and Giannini vallen af
Performance show 8: Finale (December 11, 2008) Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Albert Verlinde
Group Choreography Top 18: "Closer"—Ne-Yo (Hip Hop, choreography by Dan Karaty) CoupleStyleMusicChoreographer JuliaIvan Jive "Shake A Tail Feather"—Blues Brothers Roemjana de HaanKoen Brouwers AnnemiekTimor Tango "Libertango"—Ástor Piazzolla Roemjana de HaanKoen Brouwers AnniemiekJulia Broadway "Austin Powers Theme Song"—Austin Powers Roy Jonathans IvanTimor Hip-hop "Remix Vincent"—Vincent Vianen Vincent Vianen JuliaTimor Lyrical Hip-hop "Because You Loved Me"—Céline Dion Shaker AnnemiekIvan Contemporary dance "Ik Kan Je Niet Laten Gaan"—Marco Borsato ft. Trijntje Oosterhuis Roy Julen
Solo's: Annemiek: "I'm a Believer"—Christina Milian Ivan: "From Russia With Love"—Matt Monro Julia: "In The Closet"—Michael Jackson Timor: "I Can Make You Shuooo...."—Fingazz Results show 8 Group Choreography Top 4: "Footloose"—Footloose Cast NL (Broadway, choreography by Martin Michel) Guest performance: Jaakko Toivonen & Euvgenia Parakhina—Showdance (Music: "Hoodjump"—Soundtrack Mr. & Mrs. Smith Result: 4th: Julia Mitomi 3rd: Annemiek Suijkerbuijk Runner-Up: Timor Steffens Winner: Ivan Paulovich
See also So You Think You Can Dance(Belgium and The Netherlands) So You Think You Can Dance, the original franchise
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