Series overview So You Think You Can Dance Australia

1 series overview

1.1 grande finalists
1.2 season 1 (2008)
1.3 season 2 (2009)
1.4 season 3 (2010)
1.5 cancellation , revival
1.6 season 4 (2014)

series overview
grande finalists

these contestants ones have never been in bottom 3 couples or bottom 4 dancers throughout entire season.

season 1 (2008)

auditions first season held during july , august 2008 in perth, brisbane, melbourne, adelaide , sydney. after being selected, through either impressive initial audition or after choreography workshop, top 100 finalists spent week in sydney more auditions, forming top 20. auditions began on 9 october 2007 in brisbane, queensland , ended in sydney, new south wales on 6 november 2007. 600-seat arena constructed in sydney finals. jack chambers announced winner on 26 april 2008. chambers won $200,000 prize money , title of australia s favourite dancer, rhys bobridge, kate wormald, demi sorono finishing in second, third, , fourth places respectively. several finalists later performed during 2008 australian idol grand final, ten s new year s eve broadcast.

season 2 (2009)

auditions second season held during september , november 2008. dancers auditioning requested bring pre-approved copyright music cds because of music licensing issues. judges hoped season 2 see more industry dancers auditioning after favourable response first season of show. repeats of performance , results show aired week later on muchmusic. talia fowler announced winner on 27 april 2009. fowler received $200,000 prize money, title of australia s favourite dancer , opportunity perform @ finale of america s version of think can dance, while ben veitch came 4th place, amy campbell came 3rd place, while lastly charlie bartley named runner-up.

nigel lythgoe , mary murphy made separate appearances in season guest judges.

season 3 (2010)

the third season premiered on 31 january 2010. robbie kmetoni announced winner on 21 may 2010. kmetoni received $200,000 prize money , title of australia s favourite dancer. furthermore, have opportunity choose 3 exclusive dance contracts (including australian dance theatre, hairspray , burn floor) perform throughout australia , overseas, while phillipe witana came 4th place, ivy heeney came 3rd place, while lastly robbie kmetoni s secondary college friend jessie hesketh named runner-up.

cancellation , revival

in july 2010, announced network ten not recommission think can dance australia 2011 season. follows media speculation show had been cancelled, , talks ten had new shiny floor format reveal. ten advised fremantlemedia australia opt out of format, didn t rule out future return. instead ten develop local version of british talent show don t stop believing, inspired success of glee. don t stop believing instead produced shine australia, headed former fremantlemedia australia executives. plans halted late 2010, show cancelled before starting.

in october 2011, ten began airing ads think can dance australia implying returning soon, ten yet release details on when. in february 2012 rumors began emerge in australian media press former australia s next top model host sarah murdoch had been approached take on hosting duties revival of show natalie bassingthwaighte has moved on judging position australia s iteration of music talent show x-factor. show rumored returning original network, channel ten. these rumors proved inaccurate when ten revealed had engaged murdoch host different dance-themed show entitled dance now. show did return broadcast on network ten, airing season 4 in spring of 2014 after four-year hiatus.

season 4 (2014)

the show resumed airing on 9 february 2014 featuring shortened format 1 show broadcast week, similar u.s. seasons 9 , 10. new format eliminated open audition process, season opening @ top 100 stage, these dancers having been selected via audition tapes , processes not portrayed in episode, format atypical of think can dance shows, show contestant selection process earlier auditions on. show featured entire change in judging cast, paula abdul, aaron cashacting, jason gilkison, , shannon holtzapffel filling seats of panel, change in host, carrie bickmore presenting. fourth season concluded on thursday, 1 may contemporary dancers michael dameski , lauren seymour taking 1st , 2nd places respectively. date, neither network ten nor show s producers have made statement whether show returning fifth season.