So You Think You Can Dance Canada (season 2)
| Broadcast from | August 11 – October 25, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Jean-Marc Généreux Tré Armstrong Blake McGrath Luther Brown |
| Host(s) | Leah Miller |
| Broadcaster | CTV |
| Venue | Canada |
| Website | http://www.ctv.ca/mini/dance2009/ |
| Tara-Jean Popowich | |
| Origin | Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Genre(s) | Contemporary |
| Vincent Desjardins | |
Season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is a dance reality show and competition that airs on CTV. It is hosted by ETalk correspondent and former MuchMusic VJ Leah Miller.
The series is based on the original American TV series So You Think You Can Dance. Auditions started April 4, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and ended in Montreal, Quebec on May 26, 2009.
The show premiered on August 11, 2009. With Fox Broadcasting Company announcing the season six premiere of So You Think You Can Dance on September 9, 2009, both shows aired concurrently. Changes to the season included the winner receiving $100,000, the title of Canada's favourite dancer, and both the winner and runner-up both received a 2010 Mazda 3 Sport. Repeats of the performance and results show aired a week later on MuchMusic. On October 25, 2009, Tara-Jean Popowich was announced as "Canada's Favourite Dancer", winning the grand prize; the runner-up was Vincent Desjardins.
Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations:
The Top 2300 callbacks were held in the beginning of August 2009, at York University in Toronto, Ontario. 190 dancers were invited to participate in the callback auditions. This number was cut to 46 dancers, 23 male and 23 female, in the course of the week by Jean-Marc Genreux, Tre Armstrong, Blake McGrath, and Luther Brown, before the announcement of the season's top 20 contestants. Finals week included the following rounds, with cuts made after each:
...
Wikipedia