So you think you can dance is an american dance competition show that airs on Fox in the US. The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and **** Clark Productions.
The show features a broad variety of American and international dance styles ranging across a broad spectrum of classical, contemporary, ballroom, hip-hop, street, club, jazz, and musical theatre styles, amongst others, with many sub-genres within these categories represented. Competitors attempt to master these styles?which are generally, but not always, assigned by a luck-of-the-draw system?in an attempt to survive successive weeks of elimination and win a cash prize (typically $250,000) and often other awards, as well as the title of "America's Favorite Dancer".
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This show is structured similar to American Idol except it is dancing instead of singing. First part of the show consist of auditions for potential contestant. These contestant are then tested on various dances where the judges will pick their top 10-20 dancer. These dancer will then compete for votes from viewers.
Season 9 started today Thursday, May 24, 2012
