So you think you can dance ... (au Canada)

[~*Chris*~]

Okay, ca va faire une emission pour le temps de cette saison

[felix]

Citation :
24 heures: 20 mai 2008

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE

Le CTV prépare une première saison de So You Think You Can Dance Canada, une nouvelle télé-réalité qui s'adresse aux danseurs de la relève qui rêvent de faire leur place dans le monde du spectacle. Inspirée du concept Idol, une franchise qui remporte un succès fou partout sur la planète, So You Think You Can Dance est diffusée depuis déjà quelques années chez nos voisins du Sud où elle fracasse tous les records de cotes d'écoute. Les juges seront de passage à Montréal mardi prochain afin de rencontrer des jeunes danseurs qui aimeraient être de cette première édition. Les auditions se dérouleront au Théâtre St-Denis.

source:
http://montreal.24heures.ca/ArtsEtSpect ... 6-sun.html

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Citation :...However, having watched the similar open calls for “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” (coming to CTV in the fall)... you could argue that these two-hour premieres need to have a bit of “The Gong Show” aspect to keep things interesting...

source:
http://showbizblog.ctv.ca/blog/_archive ... 07447.html

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Citation :Ready to face the music
Jean Marc Généreux is wild about dance, so he's thrilled to be a judge on the upcoming Canadian version of So You Think You Can Dance
BRENDAN KELLY, The Gazette
Published: 16 hours ago

Seasoned ballroom-dancing champ and So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Jean Marc Généreux's enthusiasm is just infectious. We're sitting in a downtown coffee shop and it's lucky he's had only one café au lait because, with any more caffeine in his system, this guy would just go spinning across the room.

Actually, he had just been spinning and twirling, breaking out some stellar Fred Astaire-like moves a few moments earlier on Peel St., to the bemusement of the folks strolling by.

Généreux is getting worked up talking about the growing popularity of all forms of dance, partly powered by Hollywood movies like Dance With Me and Shall We Dance, which both featured performances by Généreux. But it's So You Think You Can Dance, the American Idol-like contest/reality show from Idol creator Simon Fuller, that has really taken the art form to the top of the what's-hot list.
Jean Marc Généreux kicks up his heels on Peel St. He says he's impressed with the calibre of Canadian dancers who have auditioned so far.View Larger Image View Larger Image
Jean Marc Généreux kicks up his heels on Peel St. He says he's impressed with the calibre of Canadian dancers who have auditioned so far.

Généreux gets recognized in the street across North America - though a little less so in his hometown, oddly enough - thanks to his frequent appearances on the popular show teaching ballroom style to the contestants. (The fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance kicked off last Thursday on CTV and you'll get to see Généreux on the show sometime in June.)

But the real reason he's even more pumped up than usual is that CTV is set to launch its own Canadian take on So You Think You Can Dance this fall. Généreux, who will be a judge on the show, has been helping select the short-list of candidates at auditions across the country. The local auditions will be held Tuesday at Théâtre St. Denis.

Généreux says he has already seen some top-shelf dancing talent at the Vancouver and Calgary auditions, but he is particularly excited to be taking part in the selection process here. Unsurprisingly, he'd love to see one or two Quebec dancers go far on So You Think You Can Dance Canada - just the way singers from chez nous like Audrey de Montigny and Eva Avila did on Canadian Idol.

"I want to be a judge because the judge has a very important task - to shape the show," Généreux said.

"Our decisions will influence the quality of the dancers. Being a guy from Quebec and a francophone, I think it's very important to add this (Quebec) texture to the show. I want to make sure every single demographic feels welcome," he continued.

Généreux hopes his presence will help more Quebecers come out of the woodwork and showcase their talent on the show.

"If they have a faux pas in their language, I'll be there to reassure them that we'll be judging the dancing, the ultimate language," Généreux said. "But you'll be interviewed all the time, you'll be asked questions, you'll be cornered at times. The judges will be happy, the judges will be sad, the judges will be mad. And somebody has to be there (to say to the francophone contestants): 'That's what they meant.' I can really help them to overcome any little language barrier. I want them to feel they have the same chance (as everyone else)."

So how different is So You Think You Can Dance Canada going to be compared to the U.S. version?

Jean Marc Généreux is wild about dance, so he's thrilled to be a judge on the upcoming Canadian version of So You Think You Can Dance
BRENDAN KELLY, The Gazette
Published: 17 hours ago

Longtime American and Canadian Idol watchers know that the singing talent contest is quite different in the two countries, with the Canadians generally providing a more eclectic musical vision than their American counterparts.

Having been through the auditions in Vancouver and Calgary, Généreux is already seeing something a little different north of the U.S. border.

"Canadians, by nature, are very humble, but amazingly talented," said Généreux. "You see this little shy young lady and, all of a sudden, bing-bang, you see the leap, you see the jump, and you're like, 'Where did that come from?' It's just because they present themselves with so much humbleness."


But there's just as much dancing talent here, he added.

"If we had to stop and do no more auditions, we'd have an amazing top 20 already. Calgary, for example, everyone said, 'you'll get nothing there'. But it was crazy. We could've done a show with only Calgary."

But mostly just country-and-western moves, right?

"Not at all. We saw some really amazing lyrical dancers, some great ballroom - it was ridiculous."

The Montreal auditions for So You Think You Can Dance Canada will be held Tuesday at Théâtre St. Denis, 1594 St. Denis St. You can begin lining up as of 6 a.m. and you have to be in the lineup by 9 a.m. Candidates must be between 18 and 30 years old. For more information, visit www.dance.ctv.ca

online.

The next episode of So You Think You Dance airs Wednesday at 8 p.m. on CTV, with another two-hour show airing Thursday at 7 p.m. So You Think You Dance Canada will make its debut this fall on CTV.

source:
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/n ... ee6163d670
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Citation :Not just Montrealers queueing for dance contest
Kathryn Greenaway, Montreal Gazette
Published: 3 hours ago

Ballroom dancers Wendy Hoyos and Wojciech Lyzwanski stand out in a crowd. This is a good thing when you are two among close to 600 dancers lining up in front of the St. Denis Theatre on a brisk Tuesday morning for a chance to be on the first season of the CTV television competition So You Think You Can Dance Canada. The show debuts this fall.
Montreal is the fourth stop on the five-city audition tour and Tuesday's turnout was the biggest so far.
It wasn't just the couple's good looks that caught the eye. It was their posture. A ramrod-straight extension of the upper back, neck and head that signals years of dance training and 24/7 body awareness. A non-dancer can fake a few moves and get away with it. You cannot fake a trained dancer's posture.
Lyzwanski, 29, is originally from Poland and Hoyos, 25, is from Mexico. The two met at a Montreal dance studio three years ago.
His fulltime ballroom partner, 28-year-old Amber Copeland, watched as her partner did a brief, impressive ballroom turn with Hoyos for a photographer.
Ballroom dancers often audition as a couple, but in the case of Copeland, Hoyos and Lyzwanski, they were all planning to dance solo auditions.
"We want to show our versatility," Copeland said.
Jean Marc Généreux is one of three celebrity judges looking for versatility during the Montreal auditions. He will work with Canadian hip-hop sensation Tré Armstrong and guest judge Dan Karaty from the United States. Généreux and Karaty are both choreographers on SYTYCD in the United States. The Fox show's fourth season is currently simulcasting on CTV.
"We're looking for intelligence, talent and honesty," Généreux said Tuesday. "The most talented dancer may not win. The most intelligent dancer will win."
Copeland and Lyzwanski passed through the strict security check and were ushered into the theatre to wait their turn to audition.
Unfortunately, Hoyos was not allowed into the theatre. Although she has a Canadian work visa, her application for permanent resident status had not been processed.
"It's unfortunate, but those are the rules," publicist Anne Marie Lapointe said. "You have to be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident to compete."
Hoyos was visibly discouraged by the news.
"I really wanted my shot at it," Hoyos said.
Outside the theatre doors Montreal tap-dance icon and former Cab Calloway dancer Ethel Bruneau leaned heavily on her cane as she waited to hear how her students Justin Jackson, 18, Ana Pacanins, 19, and Majiza Philip, 19 had done.  
"I told them not worry about getting through. Just give the judges your best 30 seconds," Bruneau said. (Pacanins and Philip did not advance. No word on Jackson as of deadline.)
Debra Clarke sat in her portable lawn chair and listened to Bruneau. She'd been waiting in line with her dancer son Nelson, 27, and his best friend Helen Forget since 5:30 a.m. They had driven in from Cornwall the night before.
Nelson exited the theatre with a gold ticket  in hand which meant he could dance again tomorrow.
Darrell Winters travelled from Winnipeg with his daughter Alexandra, 19, and her friends Katelin Permoeller, 19, and Davin Furtado, 19.
They missed the Calgary audition because they were attending a provincial dance competition where Alexandra won a gold medal for her ballet and Katelin won gold for her hip hop.
The big trip was for naught. None of them advanced to the next round.
"We're all disappointed," Winters said during a telephone interview late Tuesday afternoon. "I'll take them for lunch and then we'll do some fun stuff around Montreal."
Généreux watched the well-oiled machine process dancers from one point to the next and admitted to having a soft spot for the dancers who had to try harder.
He and his wife and dance partner France Mousseau have a physically-disabled 9-year-old daughter with Rett's syndrome. The couple also have a hockey-crazy 12-year-old son.
"I tell (the weaker dancers) that they aren't quite ready," he said. "I don't want to crush dreams. I have a severely-disabled daughter. I've got to be a believer. Miracles do happen."
By 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, 120 golden tickets had been handed out with 200 dancers still waiting to audition. There was no word whether Lyzwanski and Copeland had made it through to the next round.

source:
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/n ... bbd4158684

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Citation :Montreal is mad for dance

Updated Wed. May. 28 2008 10:47 AM ET

Lindsay Zier-Vogel, CTV.ca

With a line-up that wraps three quarters of the way around the Théâtre St-Denis, Montreal dancers are ready to let the rest of Canada know that yes indeed, they can dance!

Competitors started lining up long before the sun came up and spent hours huddled on yoga mats and wrapped in blankets. Many even brought camping chairs, prepared to wait for the long haul.

But no one seemed to mind -- spontaneous dance circles broke out all over the line up, with girls helping each other with their make up and b-boy battles breaking through the early hours.

"I love it!" permanent judge and Montreal resident, Jean Marc Genereux says of the extraordinary turn out. "It's amazing. I knew we were going to get a great response because of the roots we have in dance in Montreal."

From Edouard Lock of Lalala Human Steps to Les Grand Ballet Canadiens, Genereux beams with pride at the bedrock of Quebec dance artists. "There is amazing talent in Quebec and [So You Think You Can Dance Canada] is a wonderful window to show it off."

First in line: your private dancer

Everett Smith, 24, from Glen Morris, Ont. is first in line and dressed in a fitting shirt that reads: 'I can be your private dancer'. "We came early," Smith says of his fellow Ontarians, Sarah Vance, 20, and Holly Wiles, 21. "We wanted to be near the beginning, but didn't think we'd make it first."

It was a rush to the starting gate and Smith laughs that they had to get their elbows out as they rushed across the street and claimed the highly prized first spot in line.

He's hoping his talent will keep him in the competition: "I've been training for 20 years now, in everything including a year of pointe, but it's going to be my style [that sways the judges]."

Montreal gives it up for hip hop

After the jazz infused dancing of the prairies, Frankie Iacovelli, 20, from Laval, says hip hop reigns supreme in Montreal. "Me and my friends, we don't take classes, we just practice at the clubs. Every night you can go out dancing, all you need is a good DJ."

He plans on throwing in a little bit of the unexpected for the judges, flipping his dark black hat off his head and over his hand. "My signature move," he laughs, hoping to score a good ol' fashioned Montreal hat-trick.

DQD, 22, from Montreal, agrees that Montreal is all about hip hop but adds that he's a house dancer and plans on incorporating some house moves, jacking and popping with his upper body to his choreography.

A more contemporary feel

Virginie Riopol, 19, of Montreal says the dance scene in her town is diverse, with a strong contemporary element. Home to many of Canada's internationally renowned contemporary choreographers, Montreal is filled with extraordinary contemporary talent including O Vertigo's Ginette Laurin, Paul-André Fortier and Marie Chouinard.

With training programs at L'Université du Quebec à Montreal (UQAM) and Les Ateliers de danse moderne de Montreal (LADMMI), and frequent performances at Studio 303, Place des Arts, l'Agora and Tangente, the city's contemporary dance scene is flourishing.

Native Montreal-er Jackie Scott, 18, says, "The dance scene in Montreal is blooming right now. And the contemporary scene is huge." Scott will be performing a contemporary solo for the judges and believes her extensive training will make her the versatile dancer the judges are looking for.

"My choreography is very energetic," she says. "There's a lot of jumps, a lot of spins, a lot of attitude and personality." Her curly hair bounces. "I've got charisma," she smiles.

East and west meet in Montreal

There is more than one familiar face in the morning line up. Dancers who didn't quite make it in Halifax and Calgary lined up again, this time with wide open eyes and sharper moves.

The brother and sister team of Andrea and Marc Joinette debuted on the SYTYCDC audition tour in Halifax and drove in from Ottawa with renewed vigour.

"I've switched up my game," Andrea says. "I'm going to do hip hop instead of contemporary. I've been working harder than before last time, rehearsing my freestyling and coming up with something different." She certainly looks different this time round, with her hair dyed a deep purple.

Marc still has no hair, but has taken the feedback he got from the judges in Halifax and is back to use more of the stage, change his levels and most importantly he says, "keep it high energy right from the start."

He's worked diligently on his footwork and his b-boy style in any spare minute he gets.

"I won't be breaking out any big power moves," he says with a nod of his hat. "There's a lot of excellent b-boys here in Montreal, and I'll leave those to them. But I've got a bunch of secret weapons."

One of these secret weapons is krumping -- an aggressive style of dance that originated down in LA. "It feels natural to me," Marc says. "And I also know there's not a lot of krumpers in Canada. Seeing a little white boy krumping is rare, so it might give me a bit of an edge."

Kasha Pinell, 19, from Toronto, stands near the front of the line in first position, her eyelashes glittering with tiny sequins. "I focussed a lot on my dancing [in Halifax] but this time I can focus on performance. I feel more prepared this time because I know what's coming."

Without her cowgirl hat this time around, Tamara Rabbitt, 19, found her way to Montreal, saying she wasn't happy with her performance in Calgary.

"I didn't give it my all and know that I can do better. I made it to the choreography round and I figured if I got that far, I'd give it another shot." Where last time, she performed a jazzy solo, she's whipped up a more contemporary and lyrical dance for Montreal.

Break out!

"Historically, Quebeckers are very humble people," Genereux says, citing famous hockey players and performers. But he cautions Montreal competitors to break out of these humble shells: "Be as loud as you are in your kitchen with your best friend and put it all out on stage."


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Citation :

Montreal is mad for dance

Updated Wed. May. 28 2008 10:47 AM ET

Lindsay Zier-Vogel, CTV.ca

With a line-up that wraps three quarters of the way around the Théâtre St-Denis, Montreal dancers are ready to let the rest of Canada know that yes indeed, they can dance!

Competitors started lining up long before the sun came up and spent hours huddled on yoga mats and wrapped in blankets. Many even brought camping chairs, prepared to wait for the long haul.

But no one seemed to mind -- spontaneous dance circles broke out all over the line up, with girls helping each other with their make up and b-boy battles breaking through the early hours.

"I love it!" permanent judge and Montreal resident, Jean Marc Genereux says of the extraordinary turn out. "It's amazing. I knew we were going to get a great response because of the roots we have in dance in Montreal."

From Edouard Lock of Lalala Human Steps to Les Grand Ballet Canadiens, Genereux beams with pride at the bedrock of Quebec dance artists. "There is amazing talent in Quebec and [So You Think You Can Dance Canada] is a wonderful window to show it off."

First in line: your private dancer

Everett Smith, 24, from Glen Morris, Ont. is first in line and dressed in a fitting shirt that reads: 'I can be your private dancer'. "We came early," Smith says of his fellow Ontarians, Sarah Vance, 20, and Holly Wiles, 21. "We wanted to be near the beginning, but didn't think we'd make it first."

It was a rush to the starting gate and Smith laughs that they had to get their elbows out as they rushed across the street and claimed the highly prized first spot in line.

He's hoping his talent will keep him in the competition: "I've been training for 20 years now, in everything including a year of pointe, but it's going to be my style [that sways the judges]."

Montreal gives it up for hip hop

After the jazz infused dancing of the prairies, Frankie Iacovelli, 20, from Laval, says hip hop reigns supreme in Montreal. "Me and my friends, we don't take classes, we just practice at the clubs. Every night you can go out dancing, all you need is a good DJ."

He plans on throwing in a little bit of the unexpected for the judges, flipping his dark black hat off his head and over his hand. "My signature move," he laughs, hoping to score a good ol' fashioned Montreal hat-trick.

DQD, 22, from Montreal, agrees that Montreal is all about hip hop but adds that he's a house dancer and plans on incorporating some house moves, jacking and popping with his upper body to his choreography.

A more contemporary feel

Virginie Riopol, 19, of Montreal says the dance scene in her town is diverse, with a strong contemporary element. Home to many of Canada's internationally renowned contemporary choreographers, Montreal is filled with extraordinary contemporary talent including O Vertigo's Ginette Laurin, Paul-André Fortier and Marie Chouinard.

With training programs at L'Université du Quebec à Montreal (UQAM) and Les Ateliers de danse moderne de Montreal (LADMMI), and frequent performances at Studio 303, Place des Arts, l'Agora and Tangente, the city's contemporary dance scene is flourishing.

Native Montreal-er Jackie Scott, 18, says, "The dance scene in Montreal is blooming right now. And the contemporary scene is huge." Scott will be performing a contemporary solo for the judges and believes her extensive training will make her the versatile dancer the judges are looking for.

"My choreography is very energetic," she says. "There's a lot of jumps, a lot of spins, a lot of attitude and personality." Her curly hair bounces. "I've got charisma," she smiles.

East and west meet in Montreal

There is more than one familiar face in the morning line up. Dancers who didn't quite make it in Halifax and Calgary lined up again, this time with wide open eyes and sharper moves.

The brother and sister team of Andrea and Marc Joinette debuted on the SYTYCDC audition tour in Halifax and drove in from Ottawa with renewed vigour.

"I've switched up my game," Andrea says. "I'm going to do hip hop instead of contemporary. I've been working harder than before last time, rehearsing my freestyling and coming up with something different." She certainly looks different this time round, with her hair dyed a deep purple.

Marc still has no hair, but has taken the feedback he got from the judges in Halifax and is back to use more of the stage, change his levels and most importantly he says, "keep it high energy right from the start."

He's worked diligently on his footwork and his b-boy style in any spare minute he gets.

"I won't be breaking out any big power moves," he says with a nod of his hat. "There's a lot of excellent b-boys here in Montreal, and I'll leave those to them. But I've got a bunch of secret weapons."

One of these secret weapons is krumping -- an aggressive style of dance that originated down in LA. "It feels natural to me," Marc says. "And I also know there's not a lot of krumpers in Canada. Seeing a little white boy krumping is rare, so it might give me a bit of an edge."

Kasha Pinell, 19, from Toronto, stands near the front of the line in first position, her eyelashes glittering with tiny sequins. "I focussed a lot on my dancing [in Halifax] but this time I can focus on performance. I feel more prepared this time because I know what's coming."

Without her cowgirl hat this time around, Tamara Rabbitt, 19, found her way to Montreal, saying she wasn't happy with her performance in Calgary.

"I didn't give it my all and know that I can do better. I made it to the choreography round and I figured if I got that far, I'd give it another shot." Where last time, she performed a jazzy solo, she's whipped up a more contemporary and lyrical dance for Montreal.

Break out!

"Historically, Quebeckers are very humble people," Genereux says, citing famous hockey players and performers. But he cautions Montreal competitors to break out of these humble shells: "Be as loud as you are in your kitchen with your best friend and put it all out on stage."


Photos dans l'article


source:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/s ... /20080527/
SYTYCDA_montreal_auditions_20080527/20080527?s_name=dance2008&no_ads=

[rikiki]

http://www.ctv.ca/mini/dance2008/

ya ti du monde que kekun connait ici?

[felix]

Reconnaissez-vous quelqu'un?

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[Elise-Gisèle]

J'ai une amie qui a fait les auditions, elle a été sélectionné.

[rikiki]

Elise-Gisèle  a écritJ'ai une amie qui a fait les auditions, elle a été sélectionné.  
Cool  

[Melsy4]

Je vais sûrement en connaître certain car quelques uns avec qui j'ai travaillé a Révélations ont été faire les auditions

[felix]

Citation :AUDITIONS
600 candidats pleins d'espoir

Pascale Lévesque
Le Journal de Montréal
28-05-2008

La fièvre de la danse s'est emparée de Montréal hier matin, plus précisément à l'intersection de la rue Saint- Denis et du boulevard De Maisonneuve, littéralement couverte par une file de plus de 600 personnes. La cause de cette folie? Le passage à Montréal des auditions de So You Think You Can Dance Canada.

«Il y a tellement de monde aujourd'hui que j'ai perdu le compte à 500!» criait dans son micro Leah Miller, l'animatrice de la première version canadienne de So You Think You Can Dance, une téléréalité qui obtient un immense succès au réseau Fox depuis l'été 2005, et qui est diffusée en français à TVA sous le titre La Fièvre de la danse.

Les organisateurs de CTV, où l'adaptation canadienne sera diffusée en octobre, n'en revenaient tout simplement pas de voir toute cette foule au rendez-vous. «Jusqu'à présent, c'est la ville qui a attiré le plus de participants au Canada. Calgary détenait auparavant le record avec 350 personnes», précise Anne-Marie La Pointe, attachée de presse de l'événement.

Soulagement

«Je suis content et soulagé!» a lancé pour sa part Jean-Marc Généreux, danseur émérite vivant à Boucherville, qui sera juge officiel de la compétition à la télé. Bien franchement, pour une émission méconnue du public québécois francophone, il y avait de quoi être impressionné par la réponse du public.

Des gens de partout, pas seulement du Québec, se sont présentés au Théâtre St- Denis dès l'aurore pour être sûrs d'avoir une chance d'auditionner devant le jury et d'obtenir un laissez-passer pour la finale à la télévision.

«Certains ont même passé la nuit de l'autre côté de la rue, en face du théâtre, pour avoir une place ce matin», raconte Jean-Marc Généreux. «Il y a même des participants qui ont fait les auditions à Vancouver, à Halifax et à Calgary qui sont ici aujourd'hui pour se donner une chance de plus», ajoute Mme La Pointe.

Dès six heures du matin

Si les danseurs et danseuses sont déterminés au point de se mettre en ligne dès six heures du matin, c'est que So You Think You Can Dance est l'une des rares vitrines à la télévision canadienne pour les talents locaux de la danse. «C'est rare qu'on a des bonnes occasions comme ça au Canada!» lance le jeune Jeremy Tran-Hu, 18 ans, de Carignan, après avoir exécuté un back flip en patientant dans la file d'attente.

À 18 h, déjà 120 «billets d'or», pour l'étape suivante, avaient été attribués.

Les moins chanceux auront la chance de se reprendre à Toronto le 9 juin, dernière ville de la tournée. Autrement, l'équipe de So You Think You Can Dance sera à Montréal jusqu'à jeudi pour compléter la sélection.

Rendez-vous au www.ctv.ca/mini/dance2008 pour obtenir plus d'information et visionner des clips tournés à Montréal.

source:
http://www2.canoe.com/divertissement/te ... 6-jdm.html

[felix]

Citation :Toronto, where men can dance

Jun 06, 2008

If the contestants are as pumped as the judges are about the auditions for the CTV show So You Think You Can Dance Canada, the John Bassett Theatre should be bursting at the seams Sunday.

Auditions, the first round for the weekly competitive dance TV series, began in Vancouver on May 28, and judges have been to Halifax, Calgary and Montreal in the interim. Registration for Toronto auditions starts at 9 a.m. Sunday.

After seeing all the dancers (more than 600 in Montreal alone) who came out for the show across the country, head judge and hip hop dancer Tre Armstrong (co-lead in How She Move) was stunned.

"I knew Canada had talent, but I didn't know it was to that calibre. There are so many good ones it's amazing." In the previous cities, she opined, women dancers have predominated, but she is expecting the men to come on strong in Toronto.

Montreal ballroom and Latin dance expert Jean-Marc Genereux, who is another of the judges, called the talent in his home city "absolutely ridiculous."

Do Dat Entertainment CEO Luther Brown alternates judging and choreographing on the show with Mississauga-born Blake McGrath, who was a finalist in the first season of SYTYCD in the United States. Brown, who runs a school where Armstrong took classes, will switch between making dances for competitor couples and sitting on the panel. Former National Ballet principal Rex Harrington is one of six guests joining the regular judges.

"Good dancing is about mentality first," says Armstrong, offering hints of what the judges are looking for. "Dancing is the direct product of what you're thinking and feeling."

Following a summer "boot camp" to put the young performers through their paces, another culling will take place. Ultimately, 20 dancers will be chosen for the final countdown. The show premieres in September on CTV.

Susan Walker

source:
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/438284

[TommyMtl]

qui sait si les juges ont deja été annoncés??

merci

[GirLiGiRL]

On peut voir tous les juges sur le site de CTV, en plus, le beau Blake, gagnant de la saison 1, est dedans

[FRISETTE]

GirLiGiRL  a écritOn peut voir tous les juges sur le site de CTV, en plus, le beau Blake, gagnant de la saison 1, est dedans

Malheureusement ce n'est pas Blake le gagnant de la saison 1 mais Nick. Blake a été éliminé lors du top 6 un choc pour tout le monde. Pour moi Blake a fait le plus beau solo jusqu'à ce jour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJkyVlS0cI

[sweet kitty]

question: quand le monde sont choisis, ils vont où?? Ils ont surement pas un billet pour vegas..!

[Ninty]

Ca doit être Toronto.

[GirLiGiRL]

FRISETTE  a écrit

Malheureusement ce n'est pas Blake le gagnant de la saison 1 mais Nick. Blake a été éliminé lors du top 6 un choc pour tout le monde. Pour moi Blake a fait le plus beau solo jusqu'à ce jour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJkyVlS0cI


Ah oui!! Oupss