So You Think You Can Dance Canada season 3

Season 3 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 Leah Miller. In addition to the winner receiving the title of Canada's Favourite Dancer and $100,000, both the winner and runner-up received a Mazda 2.

Auditions

Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations, with one guest judge joining Jean-Marc, Tré, and Luther at the Judges' Table:

Finals Week

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Mary Murphy, Sean Cheesman, France Mousseau, Rex Harrington

Contestants

Elimination chart

Women

Men

Finals

Performances

Week 1 (August 23, 2010)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Mary Murphy

Due to an injury, Shelania Anderson withdrew and was replaced for the evening by the previous season's champion, Tara-Jean Popowich.

Week 2 (August 30, 2010)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Luther Brown, Mia Michaels

Week 3 (September 6, 2010)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Melissa Williams

Week 4 (September 13, 2010)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Stacey Tookey

Week 5 (September 22, 2010)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Mia Michaels, Sean Cheesman

• Beginning at week 5, the contestants select another pair to dance with.

Week 6 (September 29, 2010)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Mary Murphy

Week 7 (October 6, 2010)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Dan Karaty, Karen Kain

• Top 10 contestant's solos:

Week 8 (October 13, 2010)

• Group dance: "History Repeating"—Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey (Jazz; Choreographer: Sean Cheesman)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Sergio Trujillo, Rex Harrington

• Top 8 contestant's solos:

Week 9 (October 20, 2010)

• Group dance: "Undone" (With the Hagerman Quartet)"—DeVotchKa (Contemporary; Choreographer: Stacey Tookey)

• Top 4 contestant's solos:

Result shows

Week 1 (August 24, 2010)

• Group dance: Top 21: "Zombie" from Fela! (Theater; Choreographer: Bill T. Jones)
• Solos:

• New pairs:

*None

Week 2 (August 31, 2010)

• Group dance: Top 20: "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire (Bollywood; Choreographer: Longinus Fernandes)
• Solos:

• New pairs:

*Claudia Primeau

*Edgar Gilbert-Reyes

Week 3 (September 7, 2010)

• Group dance: Top 18: "Let Go"—Mitzi Gaynor (Jazz; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
• Solos:

• New Pairs:

*Kirsten Wicklund

*Jesse Weafer

Week 4 (September 14, 2010)

• Group dance: Top 16: "Sing Sing Sing Part 1 (81neutronz and Sergio Trujillo remix)—Louis Prima (Theater; Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo)
• Solos:

• New pairs:

*None

Week 5 (September 23, 2010)

• Group dance: Top 14: "Hello Good Morning"— Diddy-Dirty Money (Hip-hop; Choreographer: Luther Brown)
• Solos:

Week 6 (September 30, 2010)

• Group dance: Top 12: "Will I?" from Rent (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)
• Solos:

Week 7 (October 7, 2010)

• Group dance: Top 10: "Troglodyte (Cave Man)"—Jimmy Castor Bunch/"Disco Inferno"—The Trammps (Disco; Choreographer: Maria Torres)
• Top 10 contestants' solos:

Week 8 (October 14, 2010)

• Group dance: Top 8: "Take It Off"—Kesha (Cha-cha-cha; Choreographers: Jean-Marc Généreux and France Mousseau)
• Solos:

Week 9 (October 24, 2010)

Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown, Sergio Trujillo, Rex Harrington, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels

• Group Dances:

*Top 21: "Flashdance What A Feeling"—DJ. BoBo ft. Irene Cara(Theatre; Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo)

*Top 21: "Zombie" from Fela! (Theatre; Choreographer: Bill T. Jones)

*Top 12: "Will I?" from Rent (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)

*Top 10: "Under Pressure"—Queen (Jazz; Choreographer: Melissa Williams)

*Top 4: "Relax"—Blake McGrath (Jazz; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)

• Special Performance:
• Justin Jackson: "Knockin"—Ledisi
• Judges' Picks

• Eliminated:

*Janick Arseneau

*Jeff Mortensen

• Runner-up:

*Amanda Cleghorn

• WINNER:

*Denys Drozduyk

External links

• So You Think You Can Dance Canada