So You Think You Can Dance 

Dancers skilled in everything from ballroom and ballet to salsa, jive, hip-hop and krumping, all compete to be named the best. Dancers must impress the judges with their moves and rigorous ... See full summary »

Creators:

Simon Fuller, Nigel Lythgoe

Stars:

Nigel Lythgoe, Cat Deeley, Mark Thompson

Won 15 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 78 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Nigel Lythgoe	...	Himself - Judge 247 episodes, 2005-2018
Cat Deeley	...	Herself - Hostess / ... 240 episodes, 2006-2018
Mark Thompson	...	Announcer 236 episodes, 2005-2015
Mary Murphy	...	Herself - Judge / ... 199 episodes, 2005-2018

Storyline

Dancers skilled in everything from ballroom and ballet to salsa, jive, hip-hop and krumping, all compete to be named the best. Dancers must impress the judges with their moves and rigorous routines in order to survive the auditions and be invited to Hollywood. Producers traveled to Chicago, New York and Los Angeles in search of dancers who represent the soul and rhythm of America. Some dancers wow the judges, while others leave them speechless. See who struts into the producers' hearts and who trips up on the series premiere. A fortunate 50 dancers who survive the auditions will go to Hollywood to work with five of the top choreographers in the business: Alex Da Silva, Brian Friedman, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels and Mary Murphy. During the "Hollywood Week," the semifinalists will dance their hearts out, as they learn challenging routines and hope to impress the choreographers.

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Plot Keywords:

2000s | 2010s | dancer | choreographer | hip hop | 

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Taglines:

Searching for America's favorite dancer.

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Genres:

Game-Show | Music | Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Fox [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

S.Y.T.Y.C.D.

Filming Locations:

3rd Street Dance Studio - 8558 W. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

19 Television,20th Century Fox Television,Dick Clark Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.91 (2009)

User Reviews

Fantastic Talent Show...........................

Where else will you see such unbelievably good talent? It blows me away every episode! The talent and effort that is displayed by these dancers is sometimes jaw-dropping it is so good.

Also as a bonus you get the best efforts of some incredibly talented choreographers.

In a way, the talent level is a drawback. With every contestant so talented, how can you choose? I am afraid that the audience voting will just relegate this to a personality contest with many people voting for who they like or who has the cutest smile. I hope it can simply vote down to the greatest dance ability for a winner, but unfortunately that is just not how us humans (myself included) tend to vote sometimes.

Despite numerous flaws, this show is enthusiastic and very watchable and is to be highly recommended.