| So You Think You Can Dance Australia | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Interactive reality |
| Created by | Simon Fuller Nigel Lythgoe |
| Presented by | Natalie Bassingthwaighte Carrie Bickmore |
| Judges | Bonnie Lythgoe Matt Lee Jason Coleman Paula Abdul Jason Gilkison Shannon Holtzapffel Aaron Cash |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 88 |
| Production | |
| Producer | FremantleMedia Australia |
| Production locations | Fox Studios, Sydney |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | FremantleMedia Australia (Original series) Shine Australia (Revival series) Conrad Sewell Productions (Revival series) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 3 February 2008 – 21 April 2010 |
| Release | 9 February – 1 May 2014 |
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So You Think You Can Dance Australia is an Australian version of the American reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance.[1] The show is hosted by Carrie Bickmore, with judges Paula Abdul, Shannon Holtzapffel, Jason Gilkison and Aaron Cash.
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 began on 31 January 2010 and continued on Wednesdays and Thursdays until 21 April 2010. The show was previously hosted by former The X Factor judge Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges.
Through telephone and SMS text voting, viewers have chosen nineteen-year-old Broadway dancer Jack Chambers, eighteen-year-old Ballet dancer Talia Fowler and eighteen-year-old Contemporary dancer Robbie Kmetoni as Australia's Favourite Dancer. The eligible age-range for contestants is currently 18–35 years old.
In July 2010 it was announced Network Ten had cancelled So You Think You Can Dance Australia in favour of a new musical/dancing format for 2011. However, Network Ten says they are in continual discussions with production company FremantleMedia Australia and Conrad Sewell Productions regarding the format's future.[3] In 2011, rumors began to appear in the Australian media industry press that the series would be returned to broadcast, likely on original home network Ten. The show returned with a fourth series broadcast on Network Ten starting on 9 February 2014.[4]
- ^ So You Think You Can Dance Australia Official Website on Ten – So You Think You Can Dance Archived 28 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ About the TV Show – So You Think You Can Dance Jr. – So You Think You Can Dance Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Channel Ten axe So You Think You Can Dance, Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "So You Think You Can Dance returning to TEN | TV Tonight". 31 July 2013.