In this special 90 minute episode, the auditions take place over 2 days in Los Angeles, CA. The dancers perform a solo or with a partner for the producers in order to move on to the next round. The producers let several creative, attention-grabbing dancers through, regardless of how well they can actually dance. Many contestants were heavily weighed on their "likeability" for a TV show.



In the next round, the dancers are given choreography to perform in smaller groups for more talent-related judging. They are to learn a solo routine as well as a partner routine, but the first day of LA auditions put so few people through that they skip the solo routine. Several dancers are put through to Hollywood, and a few husband/wife teams are broken apart as one part of the team makes it through and the other doesn't.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 2 of So You Think You Can Dance resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Auditions #1 and #2: New York and Chicago
• s01e02 - Auditions #3: Los Angeles
• s01e03 - Dancers Cut to 24
• s01e04 - Dancers Cut to Top 16
• s01e05 - Top 16
• s01e06 - Top 14
• s01e07 - Top 12
• s01e08 - Top 10
• s01e09 - Top 8
• s01e10 - Top 6
• s01e11 - Top 4
• s01e12 - And The Winner Is...

So You Think You Can Dance Show Summary

Contestants perform a particular style of dance each week with a partner. The audience votes on their favorite couple leaving the 3 couples with the least votes up for elimination. After each dancer performs a solo of their choice for the judges, one male and one female contestant are up for elimination.