Season one of So You Think You Can Dance Australia, the Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance,So You Think You Can Dance Australia Official Website on Ten – So You Think You Can Dance was hosted by Rogue Traders vocalist Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges. The series began airing on Sunday 3 February 2008 at 7.30 pm and continued on Sundays and Mondays until the final on 27 April 2008.About the TV Show – So You Think You Can Dance Australia – So You Think You Can Dance Jack Chambers was the inaugural winner of So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2008 taking home $200,000. Chambers and fellow grand finalist Demi Sorono, who were paired as a couple from the first performance episode, became the third contestants in the show's run never to face elimination from being among the bottom six or bottom four contestants, became the third contestants to be in the grand finale, and became the first pair in the show's run never to face elimination from being among the bottom four contestants in the grand finale and became the second original couple who were the final two and the second season that the top four were never in the danger zone.
Auditions
From October to November 2007, auditions for contestants were held in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. After being selected, through either an impressive initial audition or after a choreography workshop.
Sydney Round the top 100 contestants spent a week in Sydney for more auditions, ultimately forming top 20, (both gender: 10 female contestants and 10 male contestants). A 600-seat arena was constructed in Sydney for the live shows.
Several contestants later performed during the 2007 Australian Idol grand final, as well as Ten's New Year's Eve broadcast.Australian Idol Final – So You Think You Can Dance
The song played after each female contestants and male contestants elimination differs each week.
Studio Shows
Top 20 Contestants From over 3000 contestants, 20 contestants (each gender: 10 females and 10 males) were chosen to compete in the elimination series, which began on 17 February 2008.
Female Contestants
ContestantAgeHome TownDance Specialty Elimination date Kate Wormald 29 Sydney, NSW Jazz dance, Commercial, ballet 3rd Place Demi Sorono 28 Melbourne, VIC B-girl 4th place Vanessa Sew Hoy 22 Sydney, NSW Ballet, Contemporary Jazz 14 April 2008 Rhiannon Villareal 19 Sydney, NSW Jazz, Hip-Hop 7 April 2008 Jemma Armstrong 20 Perth, WA Foxtrot 31 March 2008 Camilla Jakimowicz 25 Ipswich, QLD Jazz 17 March 2008 Laura Brougham 20 Adelaide, SA Jazz 10 March 2008 Stephanie Golman 18 Sydney, NSW Samba 3 March 2008 Kassandra "Kassy" Lee 21 Sydney, NSW Hip-Hop 25 February 2008 Courtney Walter 23 Melbourne, VIC Jazz, Commercial 18 February 2008
Male Contestants
ContestantAgeHome TownDance Specialty Elimination date Jack Chambers19 Brisbane, QLD Broadway, Funk, Hip-Hop Winner Rhys Bobridge26 Melbourne, VIC Contemporary Jazz Runner-up Graeme Isaako18 Sydney, NSW Lyrical Jazz 14 April 2008 Henry Byalikov22 Sydney, NSW Cha-cha-cha 7 April 2008 Anthony Ikin26 Gold Coast, QLD Acrobatic, Contemporary Jazz 31 March 2008 Joel "JD" De Carteret26 Melbourne, VIC Hip-Hop 17 March 2008 Sermsah Bin Saad31 Port Hedland, WA Traditional Aboriginal, Contemporary 10 March 2008 Marko Panzic23 Perth, WA Contemporary Jazz 3 March 2008 Hilton Denis 18 Sydney, NSW Contemporary/Hip-Hop, Hybrid 25 February 2008 Khaly Ngeth19 Sydney, NSW B-Boying 18 February 2008
Results table + Legend Female contestant Male contestant Bottom 3 couples Bottom 4 contestants Eliminated
Week: 2/18 2/25 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/31 4/7 4/14 4/21 Contestant Result Jack Chambers
Winner Rhys Bobridge
Runner-up Kate Wormald Btm 3 Btm 3
Btm 3
3rd Place Demi Sorono
4th place Graeme Isaako
Btm 3
Btm 3 Btm 4 Btm 4 Elim
Vanessa Sew Hoy Btm 3
Btm 3
Btm 4
Henry Byalikov Btm 3
Btm 3
Elim
Rhiannon Villareal
Btm 3
Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 4 Anthony Ikin
Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim Jemma Armstrong
Joel "JD" De Carteret Btm 3
Btm 3 Elim
Camilla Jakimowicz
Btm 3
Sermsah Bin Saad
Elim
Laura Brougham
Btm 3 Marko Panzic
Elim Stephanie Golman
Hilton Denis Btm 3 Elim Kassandra "Kassy" Lee
Khaly Ngeth Elim
Courtney Walter
Performance shows Green background means the couple won the "Cadbury Flake Breathtaking Moment" for their dance.
Week 1 (17 February 2008)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Rhiannon Villareal Joel De Carteret "JD" Hip-hop "Kiss, Kiss"—Chris Brown Manuela Oliveira Safe Courtney Walter Hilton Denis Jazz Lyrical "Exit Music"—Radiohead Kelly Aykers Walter Eliminated Vanessa Sew Hoy Henry Byalikov Salsa "Don't Hold Back"—The Potbelleez Luda and Oliver Bottom 3 Camilla Jakimowicz Sermsah Bin Saad Musical Theatre "Big Spender"—Shirley Bassey Adam Williams Safe Jemma Armstrong Rhys Bobridge Waltz "A New Day Has Come" from Celine Dion Jason Gilkison Safe Laura Brougham Anthony Ikin Contemporary Lyrical "Nobody Knows"—Pink Juliette "Jet" Verne Safe Stephanie Golman Marko Panzic Jive "Untouched"—The Veronicas Jason Gilkison Safe Kate Wormald Khaly Ngeth Contemporary Jazz "If You Keep Losing Sleep"—Silverchair Sally Clark Ngeth Eliminated Demi Sorono Jack Chambers Boogaloo "Flashlight"—Parliament Nacho Pop Safe Kassandra "Kassy" Lee Graeme Isaako Lyrical Hip Hop "Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis Yannus Sufandi Safe
Week 2 (24 February 2008)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Kate Wormald Hilton Denis Foxtrot "2 Hearts"—Kylie Minogue Jason Gilkison Denis Eliminated Camilla Jakimowicz Sermsah Bin Saad Hip Hop "Water"—Ying Yang Twins Phillip Haddad Safe Kassandra "Kassy" Lee Graeme Isaako Contemporary Lyrical " Yesterday"—Ray Charles Sarah Boulter Lee Eliminated Stephanie Golman Marko Panzic Swap (Swing & Hip hop) "Are You The One?"—The Presets Rose Edwards Safe Laura Brougham Anthony Ikin Disco "Boogie Wonderland"—Earth, Wind, and Fire ft. The Emotions Aleeta Blackburn Safe Rhiannon Villareal Joel De Carteret "JD" Contemporary Jazz "Breathe"—The Prodigy Kelly Aykers Bottom 3 Demi Sorono Jack Chambers Samba "Gasolina"—Daddy Yankee Paul Green Safe Jemma Armstrong Rhys Bobridge Contemporary Jazz "Need You Tonight"-INXS Michael Boyd Safe Vanessa Sew Hoy Henry Byalikov Animation Hip Hop "Ghost in the Machine"—Future Fame Nacho Pop Safe
Week 3 (2 March 2008)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe, Matt Lee and Mary Murphy. CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Demi Sorono Jack Chambers Jazz "Brianstorm" by Arctic Monkeys Kelly Aykers Safe Vanessa Sew Hoy Henry Byalikov Contemporary Disco "Manteca" by Dizzy Gillespie Sarah Boulter Bottom 3 Camilla Jakimowicz Sermsah Bin Saad Contemporary "Swift Sword" from the film Hero Shannon Holtzapffel and Simon Lind(Project Moda) Safe Jemma Armstrong Rhys Bobridge Paso Doble "O Verona" from the film Romeo + Juliet Jason Gilkison Safe Stephanie Golman Marko Panzic Krump "Gorilla Militia" by Bliss n Eso Travers Ross Both Eliminated Laura BroughamAnthony Ikin Soul Swing "Idlewild Blues" by OutKast Michael Boyd Bottom 3 Rhiannon VillarealJoel De Carteret "JD" Tango "Santa María (del Buen Ayre)" by Gotan Project Fabio Robles Safe Kate WormaldGraeme Isaako Bollywood "Work (Freemasons Remix)" by Kelly Rowland Farah Shah Safe
Week 4 (9 March 2008)
Judges: Jason Coleman, Bonnie Lythgoe and Matt Lee. CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResults Jemma Armstrong Rhys BobridgeHip-Hop"Break It Off"—Rihanna featuring Sean PaulTiana JoubertSafeDemi Sorono Jack ChambersRumba"Father Figure"—George MichaelPaul GreenSafeLaura Brougham Anthony IkinContemporary "Hot"—Avril LavigneYannus SufandiBrougham eliminatedCamilla Jakimowicz Sermsah Bin SaadHip-Hop "The Way I Are"—TimbalandTravers RossBin Saad EliminatedVanessa Sew Hoy Henry Byalikov African Samba"Lo-Lo Dzama"—Sum SvistiJason Gilkison Safe Kate Wormald Graeme IsaakoContemporary "Fix You"—ColdplayDebbie Ellis LinnertSafeRhiannon Villareal Joel De Carteret Jazz "Somebody Told Me"—The KillersAdam Williams Bottom 3
Week 5 (16 March 2008) This week's episode featured guest judge Kelley Abbey.
This episode had each pair performing two routines; one by a professional choreographer, the other by their own conception, the latter being called the "Surprise Challenge". This involved the dances choosing out of three songs (the one they chose being in bold) and three costumes, then creating their unique routine. CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResultsKate WormaldGraeme Isaako Jazz "Live and Let Die"—Guns N' Roses Leah HowardBottom 3Hip Hop "Pump It" by The Black Eyed PeasKate WormaldGraeme IsaakoRhiannon VillarealJoel De Carteret Hip Hop "What's Your Flava?" by Craig David Nacho PopDe Carteret eliminated Swing "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" by Mika Rhiannon VillarealJoel De Carteret Jemma Armstrong Rhys Bobridge Musical Theatre "Dancin' Fool"—Barry Manilow from Copacabana Andrew HallsworthSafe Jazz "Pony"—Ginuwine Jemma Armstrong Rhys BobridgeVanessa Sew HoyHenry ByalikovCapoeira-influencedContemporary"Piece of Me"—Britney SpearsJosival BispoChris LaderaSafeCha-cha-cha "Black or White"—Michael Jackson Vanessa Sew HoyHenry ByalikovCamilla JakimowiczAnthony Ikin Lambada "Not in Love"—Enrique Iglesias featuring Kelis Fabio RoblesJakimowicz eliminated Theatrical "Stronger"—Kanye West Camilla JakimowiczAnthony IkinDemi SoronoJack Chambers Contemporary "Ch-Check It Out" by Beastie Boys Garry StewartSafe Hip Hop "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé Knowles Demi SoronoJack Chambers
Week 6 (30 March 2008) This week also featured a solo routine performed by each dancer, based on music from a film.
CoupleStyleMusicChoreographerResultsRhiannon VillarealHenry ByalikovJazz "Fragile"—Sting Kelley AbbeyVillareal in Bottom 4 Vanessa Sew HoyJack Chambers Lyrical Contemporary "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal Juliette "Jet" VerneSafe Kate WormaldRhys Bobridge Hip-hop "Give It to Me"—Timbaland SuppleSafe Demi SoronoGraeme Isaako Contemporary "Reptilia"—The Strokes Sarah BoulterIsaako in Bottom 4 Anthony IkinJemma Armstrong Cha-cha-cha "Kiss"—Tom Jones Paul Green Both eliminated
Top 10 contestant’s solos: ContestantStyleMusicChoreographerResults Henry Byalikov Paso Doble "Come and Get Them" from the film 300 Paul Green Safe Rhiannon Villareal Hip Hop "1 Thing"—Amerie from the film Hitch Nacho Pop Bottom 4 Anthony Ikin Contemporary "The Blower's Daughter"—Damien Rice from the film Closer Kelly Aykers Eliminated Jemma Armstrong Jive "Shake a Tail Feather"—Ray Charles from the film The Blues Brothers Paul Green Eliminated Vanessa Sew Hoy Contemporary "How Do I Live"—Trisha Yearwood from the film Con Air Kelly Aykers Safe Jack Chambers Jazz Theme from Mission: Impossible Kelly Aykers Safe Kate Wormald Jazz "Queen of the Night"—Whitney Houston from the film The Bodyguard Kelly AykersSafe Rhys Bobridge Hip Hop "Born Slippy .NUXX"—Underworld from the film Trainspotting Nacho Pop Safe Graeme Isaako Jazz "Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen from the film Wayne's World Kelly Aykers Bottom 4 Demi Sorono Hip Hop "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"—James Brown from the film Legally Blonde Nacho Pop Safe
Week 7 (6 April 2008)