So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(Belgium_and_the_Netherlands,_season_1)

<i>So You Think You Can Dance</i> (Belgium and the Netherlands, TV series) season 1

So You Think You Can Dance (Belgium and the Netherlands, TV series) season 1

Season of television series

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.

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So You Think You Can Dance
Season 1

Hosted by	EliZe
Judges	Jaakko Toivonen Euvgenia Parakhina Dan Karaty
Winner	Ivan Paulovich

Release
Original network	RTL5
Original release	September 8 (2008-09-08) – November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)
Season chronology
Next → Season 2

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 the 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

More information 23/10, 30/10 ...

Contestant	Resultaat
Week:	23/10	30/10	6/11	13/11	20/11	27/11	4/12	11/12
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	Elim
Bram Blankestijn	DFYL		DFYL		Btm	Elim
Sigourney Korper			DFYL		Btm	Elim
Uri Eugenio		DFYL		DFYL	Elim
Marielle Constancia	DFYL	DFYL		DFYL	Elim
Boris Schreurs		DFYL		Elim
Anne-May De Lijser				Elim
Ceraldo Moreau			Elim
Giotta Kulaleen			Elim
Giorgio Costa	DFYL	Elim
Eline Vroon		Elim
Alessandro Pierotti	Elim
Dapheny Oosterwolde	Elim