Tap Dancers on SYTYCD UK Season 1

Information about the tap dancers who competed on Season 1 of So You Think You Can Dance U.K. See also about SYTYCD UK, other TV Dance Competitions and more about Tap Dancing on Television.

SERIES NAME: Season 1 of "So You Think You Can Dance UK"
BROADCAST DATES: ?
TV NETWORK: British Broadcasting Company (BBC)
SEASON 1 HOST: Cat Deeley
SEASON 1 WINNER: Charlie Bruce, Jazz Dancer
SEASON 1 TAP DANCERS: None

Judges on Season 1
- Arlene Phillips
- Louise Redknapp
- Nigel Lythgoe
- Sisco Gomez
- Priscilla Samuels (auditions)

Auditions for Season 1
Auditions for the first season of "So You think You Can Dance U.K." were held in October of 2009 in cities throughout the United Kingdom. Participants in the auditions had to be between age 18 and 35 and they had to be either amateur dancers or dancers who were not currently committed to a professional contract.

Season 2 Resources
- BBC "SYTYCD UK Season 1" Web Site
- Wikipedia "SYTYCD UK Season 1" Article

Episodes

EPISODE: 01-01:
TITLE: The Auditions
DATE: January 2, 2010, (Saturday)
TIME: 18:00 / 6:00 p.m.
LENGTH: 1 hour and 15 minuts
DESCRIPTION: Dancers audition to be among the 14 accepted to compete on the show

EPISODE: 01-02
TITLE: Round 1 and Round 1 Results
DESCRIPTION: Performances by the final 14
DATE: January 9, 2010 (Saturday)
PERFORMANCE TIME: 19:00 / 7:00 p.m.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 1 hour and 5 minutes
RESULTS TIME: 21:45 / 9:45 p.m.
RESULTS LENGTH: 25 minutes
DESCRIPTION: Top 14 performances and eliminations

EPISODE: 01-03
TITLE: Round 2 and Round 2 Results
DATE: January 16, 2010 (Saturday)
PERFORMANCE TIME: 18:30 / 6:30 pm.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 1 hour
RESULTS TIME: 20:20 / 8:20 p.m.
RESULTS LENGTH: 30 minutes
DESCRIPTION: Top 12 performances and eliminations

EPISODE: 01-04
TITLE: Round 3 and Round 3 Results
DATE: January 23, 2010
PERFORMANCE TIME: 19:00 / 7:00 pm.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 1 hour
RESULTS TIME: 20:50 / 8:50 p.m.
RESULTS LENGTH: 30 minutes
DESCRIPTION: Top 10 performances and eliminations

EPISODE: 01-05
TITLE: Round 4 and Round 4 Results
DATE: January 30, 2010
PERFORMANCE TIME: 18:00 / 6:30 p.m.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 1 hour
RESULTS TIME: 20:20 / 8:20 p.m.
RESULTS LENGTH: 30 minutes
DESCRIPTION: Top 8 performances and eliminations

EPISODE: 01-06
TITLE: Round 5 and Round 5 Results
DATE: February 6, 2010
PERFORMANCE TIME: 19:05 / 7:05 p.m.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 1 hour
RESULTS TIME: 20:55 / 8:55 p.m.
RESULTS LENGTH: 30 minutes
DESCRIPTION: Top 6 performances and eliminations

EPISODE: 01-07
DATE: February 13, 2010
TITLE: Round 6 and Final Results
TIME: 19:45 / 7:45 p.m.
LENGTH: 1 hour and 40 minutes
DESCRIPTION: The three remaining dancers perform solos and couples routines compete vor viewer (not judges) votes. The dancer who finished first in this round won 100,000 pounds in prize money and a chance to perform in Hollywood.

Contestants

Top 3
1st Place: Charlie Bruce | Jazz Dancer | U.K. |
2nd Place: Tommy Franzen | Hip Hop Dancer | Sweden |
3rd Place: Lizzie Gough | Hip Hop DancerDancer | U.K. |

Withdrew Due to Injury
Contemporary dancer Robbie White of Manchester, England made it into the final 4 but he dislocated his shoulder during the week before the finals and had to withdraw from the competition.

Eliminated February 6
Female: Mandy Montanez | Contemporary Jazz Dancer | United States |
Male: Alastair Postlethwaite | Ballet DancerDancer | U.K. |

Eliminated January 30, 2010
Female: Yanet Fuentes | Salsa Dancer | Cuba |
Male: Drew McOnie | Musical Theater Style DancerDancer | U.K. |

Eliminated January 23, 2010
Female: Hayley Newton | Broadway Style DancerDancer | U.K. |
Male: Mark Calape | Hip Hop DancerDancer | U.K. |

Eliminated January 16, 2010
Female: Chloe Campbell | Jazz DancerDancer | U.K. |
Male: Gaven Tsang | Contemporary DancerDancer | U.K. |

Eliminated January 9, 2010
Female: Anabel Kutay | Contemporary DancerDancer | U.K. |
Male: Chris Piper | Contemporary DancerDancer | U.K. |