So You Think You Can Dance
Season 1
Hosted byLauren Sánchez
JudgesMain judges:
Nigel Lythgoe
Guest judges:
Brian Friedman
Dan Karaty
Mia Michaels
Mary Murphy
WinnerNick Lazzarini
Runner-upMelody Lacayanga
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJuly 20 (2005-07-20) –
October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05)
Season chronology

So You Think You Can Dance is an American television dance competition that airs on the Fox network. The first season premiered on July 20, 2005, with Lauren Sánchez in her only season as host, Nigel Lythgoe as the main judge, and Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman as most frequent guest judges. Nick Lazzarini was crowned America's Favorite Dancer on October 5, 2005, with 37.7% of the votes.

Auditions

Locations

The main auditions for this season were held in following cities:

Audition Veune City Judges
Chicago Theatre Chicago, Illinois Nigel Lythgoe
Bonnie Lythgoe
Jeff Thacker
Manhattan Center Theatre New York City, New York
Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California

Format

Auditioners had one minute to impress the judges. A contestant deemed to be not good enough was sent straight home, otherwise, they were sent to a choreography round. After that, the judges decided the fifty dancers that got through to the Hollywood week.

Minimum age for contestants was 18; maximum was 30.

Hollywood week

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Alex Da Silva

Hollywood week was held in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. 25 females and 25 males were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut down to 8 females and 8 males, a total of 16 dancers that came through to the live shows. Hollywood week included the following rounds, cuts were made at the end:

Task/style Choreographer
Salsa Alex Da Silva
Jazz Brian Friedman
Hip-Hop Dan Karaty
Contemporary Mia Michaels
Foxtrot Mary Murphy

Finals

Top 16 contestants

Male contestants

Contestant Age Home Town Dance Style Elimination date Placement
Nick Lazzarini 20 Sunnyvale, California Jazz Winner Winner
Jamile McGee 21 Columbus, Ohio Hip-Hop / Popping 3rd Place 3rd Place
Blake McGrath 21 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Contemporary / Jazz September 21, 2005 Top 6
Artem Chigvintsev 22 Menlo Park, California (originally from Russia) Latin Ballroom September 14, 2005 Top 8
Ryan Conferido 22 Downey, California Breakdance September 7, 2005 Top 10
Allan Frias 30 San Francisco, California Hip-Hop August 31, 2005 Top 12
Craig DeRosa 18 Mount Sinai, New York Contemporary / Jazz August 24, 2005 Top 14
Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis 20 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Hip-Hop August 17, 2005 Top 16

Canadian-born McGrath has since become lead choreographer and occasional third judge for So You Think You Can Dance Canada ; he is choreographer for those contestants who are sent to choreography.

Female contestants

Contestant Age Home Town Dance Style Elimination date Placement
Melody Lacayanga 22 Los Angeles, California Contemporary / Jazz Runner-up Runner-up
Ashlé Dawson 21 Long Beach Island, New Jersey Contemporary / Jazz / African 4th Place 4th Place
Kamilah Barrett 27 Seattle, Washington Hip-Hop / Jazz September 21, 2005 Top 6
Melissa Vella 20 Springfield, Pennsylvania Contemporary / Jazz September 14, 2005 Top 8
Destini Rogers 22 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Contemporary / Jazz September 7, 2005 Top 10
Snejana "Snow" Urbin 25 Siberia, Russia Latin Ballroom / Latin Jazz August 31, 2005 Top 12
Michelle Brooke 27 Brooklyn, New York Jazz August 24, 2005 Top 14
Sandra Colton 27 Las Vegas, Nevada Tap August 17, 2005 Top 16

Elimination chart

Legend
Female Male Bottom 3 couples Bottom 2 couples
Week: 8/17 8/24 8/31 9/7 9/14 9/21 10/5
Contestant Results
Nick Lazzarini Btm 3 Winner
Melody Lacayanga Btm 3 Btm 2 Btm 2 Runner-Up
Jamile McGee Btm 3 Btm 2 Btm 2 3rd Place
Ashlé Dawson Btm 2 4th Place
Blake McGrath Elim
Kamilah Barrett
Artem Chigvintsev Btm 3 Elim
Melissa Vella
Ryan Conferido Btm 2 Elim
Destini Rogers
Allan Frias Btm 3 Elim
Snejana "Snow" Urbin Btm 3 Btm 3
Craig DeRosa Elim
Michelle Brooke Btm 3
Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis Elim
Sandra Colton

Performance nights

Week 1 (August 17, 2005)

Judges: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe and Dan Karaty

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Kamilah Barrett
Nick Lazzarini		 Hip-Hop "Touch"—Omarion Blake Anthony/Marty Kudelka Safe
Michelle Brooke
Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis		 Mambo "Caravan"—Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings Alex DaSilva Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis eliminated
Sandra Colton
Artem Chigvintsev		 Lyrical "Nora"—Blessid Union of Souls Alex Magno Sandra Colton eliminated
Ashlé Dawson
Jamile McGee		 Jive "Jim Dandy"—LaVern Baker Mary Murphy Safe
Snejana "Snow" Urbin
Allan Frias		 Hip-Hop "Touch"—Omarion Blake Anthony/Marty Kudelka Bottom 3
Melissa Vella
Ryan Conferido		 Mambo "Caravan"—Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings Alex DaSilva Safe
Destini Rogers
Blake McGrath		 Lyrical "Nora"—Blessid Union of Souls Alex Magno Safe
Melody Lacayanga
Craig DeRosa		 Jive "Jim Dandy"—LaVern Baker Mary Murphy Safe
  • Bottom 3's solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Michelle Brooke Hip-Hop "Dum Diddly"—The Black Eyed Peas Safe
Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis Hip-Hop "Bebot"—The Black Eyed Peas Eliminated
Sandra Colton Tap "Hollaback Girl"—Gwen Stefani Eliminated
Artem Chigvintsev Rumba "Let Me Love You"—Mario Safe
Snejana "Snow" Urbin Samba "Din Daa Daa"—George Kranz Safe
Allan Frias Lyrical Hip-Hop "Take You Out"—Luther Vandross Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Sandra Colton
    • Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis

Week 2 (August 24, 2005)

Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty and Brian Friedman

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Snejana "Snow" Urbin
Jamile McGee		 Quickstep "It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)"—Geoff Love and his Orchestra Glenn Weiss Bottom 3
Destini Rogers
Blake McGrath		 Lyrical Jazz "A Song for You"—Donny Hathaway Mia Michaels Safe
Melody Lacayanga
Craig DeRosa		 Hip-Hop "Tipsy"—J-Kwon Shane Sparks Craig DeRosa eliminated
Michelle Brooke
Nick Lazzarini		 Quickstep "It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)"—Geoff Love and his Orchestra Glenn Weiss Michelle Brooke eliminated
Ashlé Dawson
Artem Chigvintsev		 Lyrical Jazz "A Song for You"—Donny Hathaway Mia Michaels Safe
Kamilah Barrett
Allan Frias		 Hip-Hop "Tipsy"—J-Kwon Shane Sparks Safe
Melissa Vella
Ryan Conferido		 Salsa "Cubanjam"—Orquesta la Palabra Alex Da Silva Safe
  • Bottom 3's solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Snejana "Snow" Urbin Cha-Cha "And She Said"—Lucas Prata Safe
Jamile McGee Popping "I Can Make You Dance"—Zapp Safe
Melody Lacayanga Jazz "You Can Leave Your Hat On"—Etta James Safe
Craig DeRosa Contemporary "Everything"—Lifehouse Eliminated
Michelle Brooke Hip-Hop "Disco Club"—The Black Eyed Peas Eliminated
Nick Lazzarini Contemporary "Storm"—Lifehouse Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Michelle Brooke
    • Craig DeRosa

Week 3 (August 31, 2005)

Judges: Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Ashlé Dawson
Blake McGrath		 Rock'n'Roll "Hound Dog"—Elvis Presley Travis Payne Safe
Melissa Vella
Artem Chigvintsev		 Paso Doble "España cañí"—Boston Pops Orchestra Ron Montez Safe
Melody Lacayanga
Allan Frias		 Lyrical "Rocket Man"—Elton John Keith Young Allan Frias eliminated
Snejana "Snow" Urbin
Ryan Conferido		 Hip-Hop "Pon de Replay"—Rihanna Dan Karaty Snejana "Snow" Urbin eliminated
Destini Rogers
Jamile McGee		 Viennese Waltz "The Blue Danube"—Manhattan Pops Orchestra Ron Montez Safe
Kamilah Barrett
Nick Lazzarini		 Disco "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"—Sylvester James Doriana Sánchez Safe
  • Bottom 2's solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Melody Lacayanga Contemporary "Seduces Me"—Celine Dion Safe
Allan Frias Hip-Hop "Feel the Girl"—Ms. Jade Eliminated
Snejana "Snow" Urbin Cha-Cha "Ma Ya Hi"—Lucas Prata Eliminated
Ryan Conferido Breakdance "Poison"—Bell Biv DeVoe Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Snejana "Snow" Urbin
    • Allan Frias

Week 4 (September 7, 2005)

Judges: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe and Dan Karaty

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Melissa Vella
Artem Chigvintsev		 Pop "Don't Cha"—The Pussycat Dolls Doriana Sánchez Safe
Quickstep "Big Swing Face"—Buddy Rich Glenn Weiss
Kamilah Barrett
Nick Lazzarini		 Tango "Tanguedia"—Prandi Sound Dance Orchestra Mary Murphy Safe
Pop "I Drove All Night"—Celine Dion Doriana Sánchez
Melody Lacayanga
Ryan Conferido		 Lyrical "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"—Jeffrey Gaines Tovaris Wilson Ryan Conferido eliminated
Foxtrot "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"—Renee Olstead Glenn Weiss
Destini Rogers
Jamile McGee		 Quickstep "Sing, Sing, Sing"—Benny Goodman Glenn Weiss Destini Rogers eliminated
Hip-Hop "Shake"—Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull Shane Sparks
Ashlé Dawson
Blake McGrath		 Samba "Jazz Machine"—Black Machine Mary Murphy Safe
Lyrical "Right Here Waiting"—Richard Marx Tovaris Wilson
  • Bottom 2's solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Melody Lacayanga Jazz "Giving Him Something He Can Feel"—En Vogue Safe
Ryan Conferido Breakdance "Know the Ledge"—Erik B. & Rakim Eliminated
Destini Rogers Jazz "Bring on the Men"—Linda Eder Eliminated
Jamile McGee Popping "Give It to Me, Baby"—Rick James Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Destini Rogers
    • Ryan Conferido

Week 5 (September 14, 2005)

Judges: Dan Karaty, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Brian Friedman

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Kamilah Barrett
Nick Lazzarini		 Mambo "Mambo Cool"—Ernesto Marquez and his Orchestra Alex Da Silva Safe
Contemporary "King of Pain"—The Police Mia Michaels
Melody Lacayanga
Blake McGrath		 Lyrical "Heaven"—DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do Tovaris Wilson Safe
Disco "You Should Be Dancing"—The Bee Gees Doriana Sánchez
Ashlé Dawson
Artem Chigvintsev		 Foxtrot "Fever"—Michael Bublé Heather Smith Artem Chigvintsev eliminated
Cha-Cha "El Sabroso Son"—La Palabra Alex Da Silva
Melissa Vella
Jamile McGee		 Hip-Hop "Can't Stop, Won't Stop"—Young Gunz feat. Chingy Shane Sparks Melissa Vella eliminated
Paso Doble "Spanish Gipsy Dance"—Tony Evans Mark Weiss
  • Bottom 2's solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Ashlé Dawson African Jazz "La Corrida"—De La Guarda Safe
Artem Chigvintsev Cha-Cha "Don't Phunk with My Heart"—The Black Eyed Peas Eliminated
Melissa Vella Contemporary "Gone"—Kelly Clarkson Eliminated
Jamile McGee Popping "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"—The Gap Band Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Melisa Vella
    • Artem Chigvintsev

Week 6 (September 21, 2005)

Judges: Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty

  • Couple dances:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Result
Kamilah Barrett
Jamile McGee		 Hip-Hop "Toma"—Pitbull Brian Friedman Kamilah Barrett eliminated
Jive "Jump, Jive and Wail"—Louis Prima Glenn Weiss
Ashlé Dawson
Blake McGrath		 Smooth Waltz "Rilassamento"—Gianni Pavesi Michael Mead Blake McGrath eliminated
Argentine Tango "Santa María (Del Buèn Ayré)"—Gotan Project Alex Da Silva
Melody Lacayanga
Nick Lazzarini		 Broadway "All That Jazz" from Chicago Tyce Diorio Safe
Disco "Knock on Wood"—Amii Stewart Brian Friedman
  • Top 6's solos:
Dancer Style Music Result
Kamilah Barrett Jazz "Maniac"—Michael Sembello Eliminated
Jamile McGee Popping "Atomic Dog"—George Clinton Safe
Ashlé Dawson Cha-Cha "I Like It Like That"—Tito Nieves Safe
Blake McGrath Jazz "Body Language"—Queen Eliminated
Melody Lacayanga Jazz "Brave and Crazy"—Melissa Etheridge Safe
Nick Lazzarini Contemporary "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"—Jeffrey Gaines Safe
  • Eliminated:
    • Kamilah Barrett
    • Blake McGrath

Week 7 (September 28, 2005)

Judges: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty

  • Duo dances:
Dancers Style Music Choreographer(s)
Melody Lacayanga
Nick Lazzarini		 Paso Doble "España cañí"—Boston Pops Orchestra Mary Murphy
Ashlé Dawson
Jamile McGee		 Salsa "Oh Mayi"—La Sonora Poncena Alex Da Silva
Nick Lazzarini
Jamile McGee		 Hip-Hop "(Holla Back) Young'n"—Fabolous Dan Karaty
Ashlé Dawson
Melody Lacayanga		 Contemporary "Message in a Bottle"—The Police Mia Michaels
Melody Lacayanga
Jamile McGee		 Jazz "Cold Hearted"—Paula Abdul Brian Friedman
Ashlé Dawson
Nick Lazzarini		 Hip-Hop "Feel the Girl"—Ms. Jade Shane Sparks
  • Top 4's solos:
Dancer Style Music
Melody Lacayanga Contemporary "Listen to Your Heart"—Roxette
Ashlé Dawson Jazz "Endangered Species"—Dianne Reeves
Jamile McGee Popping "Early in the Morning"—The Gap Band
Nick Lazzarini Contemporary Jazz "Pardon Me"—Incubus

Week 8 (Finale) (October 5, 2005)

Judges: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty

Dancer(s) Style Music
Alex Da Silva
Lauren Sánchez		 Mambo "Caravan"—Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings
The Groovaloos Breakdance "It's Just Begun (Groovaloo Mix)"—Jimmy Castor Bunch
Anthony Bryant Contemporary "Love with My Eyes Closed"—Michael Bolton
  • Top 4's favorite routines:
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Chosen by
Kamilah Barrett
Nick Lazzarini		 Disco "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"—Sylvester James Doriana Sánchez Nick Lazzarini
Ashlé Dawson
Blake McGrath		 Samba "Jazz Machine"—Black Machine Mary Murphy Ashlé Dawson
Destini Rogers
Jamile McGee		 Hip-Hop "Shake"—Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull Shane Sparks Jamile McGee
Melody Lacayanga
Nick Lazzarini		 Broadway "All That Jazz" from Chicago Tyce Diorio Melody Lacayanga
  • Places:
Place Dancer % of the votes
4th Ashlé Dawson 8.8%
3rd Jamile McGee 24.9%
2nd (Runner-up) Melody Lacayanga 28.6%
1st (Winner) Nick Lazzarini 37.7%

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Show Episode First Air Date Rating
(18–49)		 Share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
(timeslot)		 Rank
(night)
1 Episode 101/102 July 20, 2005 6.4 11 10.3[1] 1 1 (tied)
2 Episode 103 July 27, 2005 5.2 9 8.0[2] 1 4
3 Hollywood: 50 Compete August 3, 2005 4.4 8 7.0[3] 2 6
4 Hollywood: 50 Cut to Top 16 August 10, 2005 4.2 7 6.3[4] 2 5
5 Episode 106/107 August 17, 2005 5.0 8 7.4[5][lower-alpha 1] 1 2 (tied)
6 Episode 108 August 24, 2005 4.9 9 7.5[6][lower-alpha 2] 1 4
7 Episode 109 August 31, 2005 4.4 8 6.9[7][lower-alpha 3] 2 6
8 Episode 110 September 7, 2005 5.1 8 7.7[8] 1 4
9 Episode 111 September 14, 2005 5.4 9 8.1[9] 1 4
10 Episode 112 September 21, 2005 3.9 6 6.1[10] 4 10
11 Episode 113 September 28, 2005 4.7 8 7.3[11] 3 10
12 Episode 114 October 5, 2005 5.1 8 8.2[12] 3 8

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Nielsen split this episode into two, so a combined average is displayed here. The first half gained 6.1 million viewers with a 4.2/8 rating/share, ranked number 1 in the timeslot and number 5 for the night. The second half, which aired at 8:30 pm, gained 8.7 million viewers with a 5.7/8 rating/share, and ranked number 1 in both the timeslot and night.
  2. ↑ Nielsen split this episode into two, so a combined average is displayed here. The first half gained 6.4 million viewers with a 4.2/8 rating/share, ranked number 1 in the timeslot and number 6 for the night. The second half, which aired at 8:30 pm, gained 8.6 million viewers with a 5.6/9 rating/share, ranked number 1 in the timeslot and number 2 for the night.
  3. ↑ Nielsen split this episode into two, so a combined average is displayed here. The first half gained 5.9 million viewers with a 3.8/7 rating/share, ranked number 2 in the timeslot and number 8 for the night. The second half, which aired at 8:30 pm, gained 7.9 million viewers with a 4.9/8 rating/share, ranked number 1 in the timeslot and number 6 for the night.

References

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  2. ↑ "TV Listings for - July 27, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "TV Listings for - August 3, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "TV Listings for - August 10, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "TV Listings for - August 17, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "TV Listings for - August 24, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "TV Listings for - August 31, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "TV Listings for - September 7, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "TV Listings for - September 14, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "TV Listings for - September 21, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  11. ↑ "TV Listings for - September 28, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ "TV Listings for - October 5, 2005 - TV Tango". TV Tango. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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