So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance is a reality television show franchise in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by producers producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions, premiered in July of 2005 and has broadcast eight seasons since. Adaptations of the show began airing in other counties in 2006 and to date 22 shows have been produced representing 23 different countries and comprising 59 individual seasons.
[edit] Franchise Index
The following local versions of this program have been broadcast or are in production:
| Country/Region | Show Title | Host | Channel | Premiere1 | Seasons | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
So You Think You Can Dance Australia | Natalie Bassingthwaighte | Network Ten | 2008-02-08 | 1 · 2 · 3 | Discontinued |
  Benelux 2 |
So You Think You Can Dance | EliZe An Lemmens & Dennis Weening |
VTM RTL5 |
2009-09-01 | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 | Ongoing |
 Canada |
So You Think You Can Dance Canada | Leah Miller | CTV | 2008-09-11 | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 | Discontinued |
 Denmark3 |
Kan Du Danse? | Thomas Mygind & Anne Katrine Skole | TV3 | 2006 | 1 · 2 | Discontinued |
 Finland |
Dance Suomi | Nelonen | 2010-09-19 | 1 | Ongoing | |
 France |
You Can Dance | Benjamin Castaldi | NTI | 2012-02-17 | 1 | Ongoing |
 Germany |
You Can Dance | 2010 | 1 | Ongoing | ||
 Greece |
So You Think You Can Dance | Vicky Kaya | Mega Channel | 2007-02-01 | 1 · 2 | Discontinued |
 Israel |
נולד לרקוד, Nolad Lirkod | Zvika Hadar | Channel 2 | 2009 | 1 | Discontinued |
 Lithuania |
Tu gali šokti | Mindaugas Meškauskas | TV3 | 2010-04-11 | 1 · 2 | Ongoing |
 Malaysia |
So You Think You Can Dance | Juliana Ibrahim & Jehan Miski (Series 1) Aishah Sinclair (Series 2) |
8TV | 2007-04-05 | 1 · 2 | Discontinued |
 New Zealand |
So You Think You Can Dance | 2010 | 1 | Ongoing | ||
 Norway3 |
Dansefeber | Kjetil Tefke & Henriette Lien | TV3 | 2006 | 1 · 2 | Discontinued |
 Poland |
You Can Dance: Po prostu tańcz! | Kinga Rusin (Series 1-5) Patricia Kazadi (Series 6-Present) |
TVN | 2007-09-10 | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 | Ongoing |
 Portugal |
Achas Que Sabes Dançar | João Manzarra | RTP1 | 2010-05-30 | 1 | Ongoing |
 Scandinavia3 |
So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia | Henriette Lien Kicki Berg Vicki Jo |
TVNorge Kanal 5 Kanal 5 |
2008-02-28 2008-03-13 2008-03-13 |
1 | Discontinued |
 South Africa |
So You Think You Can Dance | Sade Giliberti | SABC 1 | 2009-02-07 | 1 · 2 | Ongoing |
 Turkey |
Dans Eder misin? (Series 1-5) Huysuz'la Dans Eder misin? (Series 6) |
Güzide Duran (Series 1-5) Seyfi Dursunoğlu (Series 6) |
Kanal D (Series 1-3) FOX (Series 4) aTV (Series 5) Show TV (Series 6) |
2007 | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 | Ongoing |
 Ukraine |
Танцюють всі!, Everybody Can Dance! | Lilia Rebryk & Dmytro Tankovich | STB | 2007 | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 | Ongoing |
 United Kingdom |
So You Think You Can Dance | Cat Deeley | BBC One | 2010-01-02 | 1 · 2 | Discontinued |
 United States |
So You Think You Can Dance | Lauren Sánchez (Season 1) Cat Deeley (Season 2-Present) |
Fox | 2005-07-20 | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 | Ongoing |
 Vietnam |
Bạn có thể khiêu vũ? | HTV7 | Summer 2012 | Forthcoming |
^1 Year/Month/Day
^2 The first season of the Benelux version of So You Think You Can Dance was Netherlands-specific while seasons 2-4 have broadened to represent Belgium as well.
Denmark and Norway each produced their own individual SYTYCD shows, both of which lasted two seasons. A third show was then produced that represented both countries as well as Sweden (So You Think Can Dance Scandinavia), which lasted one season.
[edit] Dance Styles
The following is a non-exhaustive list of dance styles which have been featured on shows within the So You Think You Can Dance franchise, with notes on nomenclature between versions and the language they are broadcast in. Only styles featured in choreographed duet or group routines during the competition phase of the show are listed here; styles featured only in solos or auditions are not listed.
| Genre | Styles | Variants/Sub-Styles/Alternative Labels |
|---|---|---|
| Western Classical Styles | Contemporary | |
| Ballet | Pas de Deux | |
| Lyrical | ||
| Modern | ||
| Street and Contemporary Club Styles | Hip-Hop | Oldschool Hip-Hop, Fast Hip-Hop, New Style Hip-Hop |
| Lyrical Hip-Hop | ||
| Breaking/B-boying | ||
| Krump | ||
| House | ||
| Locking | ||
| Popping | ||
| Stepping | ||
| Voguing | ||
| Whacking | ||
| Classical Ballroom styles | Foxtrot/Slowfox | |
| Tango | Argentine Tango | |
| Quickstep | ||
| Waltz | Vienesse Waltz, Slow Waltz, American Slow Waltz, English Waltz | |
| Latin Ballroom styles | Cha-Cha/Cha-Cha-Cha | |
| Jive | American Jive | |
| Lambada | ||
| Mambo | ||
| Paso Doble | ||
| Rumba | African Rumba, Cuban Rumba | |
| Salsa | Street Salsa | |
| Samba | African Samba | |
| Jazz Styles | Jazz | Contemporary Jazz, Modern Jazz, Lyrical Jazz |
| African/Afro- Jazz | Afro-Pop | |
| Commercial | ||
| Funk/Jazz-Funk | ||
| Latin Jazz | ||
| Pop/Pop-Jazz | Afro-Pop | |
| Street Jazz | ||
| Broadway/Musical Theatre Styles | Broadway | Musical Theatre, Theatre, Theatrical |
| Burlesque | ||
| Can-Can | ||
| Tap Dancing | ||
| American Social / Traditional Club Styles | Boogaloo | Electric Boogaloo, Electric Boogie |
| Charleston | ||
| Disco | 70's Disco, 80's Disco, New Disco | |
| Go-Go | ||
| Hustle | ||
| Lindy Hop | ||
| Rock n' Roll | ||
| Swing | West Coast Swing | |
| Regional/Traditional Styles | Bollywood | |
| Dancehall | Reggae, Reggaeton, Reggae-Jam | |
| African | Afro-Cuban | |
| Bellydance | ||
| Cabera | ||
| Capoeira | ||
| Kalinka | ||
| Makulele | ||
| Malevos | ||
| Sevillanas | ||
| Tahitian | ||
| Trepak | ||
| Eastern Classical Styles | Malaysian Classical/Contemporary | |
| Chinese Classical/Contemporary | ||
| Indian Classical/Contemporary |
