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So You Think You Can Dance is an American television reality program and dance competition airing on the FOX network. Season one premiered July 20, 2005. Nick Lazzarini was announced as the winner on the October 5, 2005 season finale, and received a grand prize of $100,000 and use of an apartment in New York City, New York for one year.

Auditions

Open auditions for America's favorite dancer were held in Chicago, Illinois; New York City, New York; and Los Angeles, California. A total of fifty dancers"25 male and 25 female"who impressed the judges were invited to move on to "Hollywood Week," where their skills were challenged by choreographers Alex Da Silva, Brian Friedman, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, and Mary Murphy. From this group, 16 dancers"eight male and eight female"were chosen to move on to the finals.

Finals

Elimination chart

Contestants are in reverse chronological order of elimination.

**Legend**
Female	Male	Bottom 3 (couples)	Bottom 2 (couples)

Contestant	Result
Week:	8/17	8/24	8/31	9/7	9/14	9/21*	10/5
Nick Lazzarini		Btm 3					37.7%
Melody Lacayanga		Btm 3	Btm 2	Btm 2			28.6%
Jamile McGee		Btm 3		Btm 2	Btm 2		24.9%
Ashlé Dawson					Btm 2		8.8%
Blake McGrath						Elim
Kamilah Barrett						Elim
Artem Chigvinsev	Btm 3				Elim
Melissa Vella					Elim
Ryan Conferido			Btm 2	Elim
Destini Rogers				Elim
Allan Frias	Btm 3		Elim
Snow Urbin	Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim
Craig DeRosa		Elim
Michelle Brooke	Btm 3	Elim
Jonnis Tannis	Elim
Sandra Colton	Elim

*This week has no bottom two since all of the dancers were up for elimination.

Performances

Performances were always judged by Nigel Lythgoe, and various combinations of the following guest judges: Brian Friedman, Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, and Mary Murphy. On the weeks they were not judging, the guest judges appeared in the pool of guest choreographers.

Week 1 (August 17, 2005)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Kamilah Barrett and Nick Lazzarini	Hip-hop	"Touch""Omarion	Marty Kudelka
Snow Urbin and Allan Frias	Hip-hop	"Touch""Omarion	Marty Kudelka
Michelle Brooke and Jonnis Tannis	Mambo	"Caravan""Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings	Alex Da Silva
Melissa Vella and Ryan Conferido	Mambo	"Caravan""Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings	Alex Da Silva
Sandra Colton and Artem Chigvinsev	Lyrical	"Nora""Blessed Union of Souls	Alex Magno
Destini Rogers and Blake McGrath	Lyrical	"Nora""Blessed Union of Souls	Alex Magno
Ashlé Dawson and Jamile McGee	Jive	"Jim Dandy"-LaVern Baker	Mary Murphy
Melody Lacayanga and Craig DeRosa	Jive	"Jim Dandy"-LaVern Baker	Mary Murphy

Solos:

Michelle Brooke: "Dum Diddly""Black Eyed Peas
Jonnis Tannis: "Bebot""Black Eyed Peas
Sandra Colton: "Hollaback Girl""Gwen Stefani
Artem Chigvinsev: "Let Me Love You""Mario
Snow Urbin: "Din Daa Daa""George Kranz
Allan Frias: "Take You Out""Luther Vandross

Week 2 (August 24, 2005)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Snow Urbin and Jamile McGee	Quickstep	"It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)""Geoff Love and his Orchestra	Glen Weiss
Michelle Brooke and Nick Lazzarini	Quickstep		Glen Weiss
Destini Rogers and Blake McGrath	Lyrical Jazz	"A Song for You""Donny Hathaway	Mia Michaels
Ashlé Dawson and Artem Chigvinsev	Lyrical Jazz	"A Song for You""Donny Hathaway	Mia Michaels
Melody Lacayanga and Craig DeRosa	Hip-hop	"Tipsy""J-Kwon	Shane Sparks
Kamilah Barrett and Allan Frias	Hip-hop	"Tipsy""J-Kwon	Shane Sparks
Melissa Vella and Ryan Conferido	Salsa	"Cubanjam""Orquesta La Palabra	Alex Da Silva

Solos:

Snow Urbin: "And She Said""Lucas Prata
Jamile McGee: "I Can Make You Dance""Zapp
Melody Lacayanga: "You Can Leave Your Hat On""Etta James
Craig DeRosa: "Everything""Lifehouse
Michelle Brooke: "Disco Club""Black Eyed Peas
Nick Lazzarini: "Storm""Lifehouse

Week 3 (August 31, 2005)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Ashlé Dawson Blake McGrath	Rock and Roll	"Hound Dog""Elvis Presley	Travis Payne
Melissa Vella Artem Chigvinsev	Paso Doble	"Espana Cani""Boston Pops Orchestra	Ron Montez
Melody Lacayanga Allan Frias	Lyrical	"Rocket Man""Elton John	Keith Young
Snow Urbin Ryan Conferido	Hip-hop	"Pon de Replay""Rihanna	Dan Karaty
Destini Rogers Jamile McGee	Viennese Waltz	"The Blue Danube""Manhattan Pops Orchestra	Ron Montez
Kamilah Barrett Nick Lazzarini	Disco	"(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real""Sylvester	Doriana Sanchez

Solos:

Melody Lacayanga: "Seduces Me""Celine Dion
Allan Frias: "Feel the Girl""Ms. Jade
Snow Urbin: "Ma Ya Hi""Lucas Prata
Ryan Conferido: "Poison""Bell Biv DeVoe

Week 4 (September 7, 2005)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Artem Chigvinsev Melissa Vella	Pop	"Don't Cha""Pussycat Dolls	Doriana Sanchez
Artem Chigvinsev Melissa Vella	Quickstep	"Big Swing Face""Buddy Rich	Glen Weiss
Nick Lazzarini Kamilah Barrett	Tango	"Tanguedia""Prandi Sound Dance Orchestra	Mary Murphy
Nick Lazzarini Kamilah Barrett	Pop	"I Drove All Night""Celine Dion	Doriana Sanchez
Ryan Conferido Melody Lacayanga	Lyrical	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face""Jeffrey Gaines	Tovaris Wilson
Ryan Conferido Melody Lacayanga	Foxtrot	"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby""Renee Olstead	Glen Weiss
Jamile McGee Destini Rogers	Quickstep	"Sing, Sing, Sing"-Benny Goodman	Glen Weiss
Jamile McGee Destini Rogers	Hip-hop	"Shake""Ying Yang Twins ft. Pitbull	Shane Sparks
Blake McGrath Ashlé Dawson	Samba	"Jazz Machine""Black Machine	Mary Murphy
Blake McGrath Ashlé Dawson	Lyrical	"Right Here Waiting""Richard Marx	Tovaris Wilson

Solos:

Melody Lacayanga: "Giving Him Something He Can Feel""En Vogue
Ryan Conferido: "Know the Ledge""Erik B. & Rakim
Destini Rogers: "Bring On the Men""Linda Eder
Jamile McGee: "Give It To Me Baby""Rick James

Week 5 (September 14, 2005)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Kamilah Barrett Nick Lazzarini	Mambo	"Mambo Cool""Ernesto Marquez and his Orchestra	Alex Da Silva
Kamilah Barrett Nick Lazzarini	Contemporary	"King of Pain""The Police	Mia Michaels
Melody Lacayanga Blake McGrath	Lyrical	"Heaven""DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do	Tovaris Wilson
Melody Lacayanga Blake McGrath	Disco	"You Should Be Dancing""The Bee Gees	Doriana Sanchez
Ashlé Dawson Artem Chigvinsev	Foxtrot	"Fever""Michael Buble	Heather Smith
Ashlé Dawson Artem Chigvinsev	Cha-cha	"El Sabroso Son""La Palabra	Alex Da Silva
Melissa Vella Jamile McGee	Hip-hop	"Can't Stop, Won't Stop""Young Gunz ft. Chingy	Shane Sparks
Melissa Vella Jamile McGee	Paso Doble	"Spanish Gypsy Dance""Tony Evans	Mark Weiss

Solos:

Ashlé Dawson: "La Corrida""De La Guarda
Artem Chigvinsev: "Don't Phunk with My Heart""Black Eyed Peas
Melissa Vella: "Gone""Kelly Clarkson
Jamile McGee: "You Dropped a Bomb on Me""The Gap Band

Week 6 (September 21, 2005)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Kamilah Barrett Jamile McGee	Hip-hop	"Toma""Pitbull	Brian Friedman
Kamilah Barrett Jamile McGee	American Jive	"Jump Jive an' Wail""Louis Prima	Mark Weiss
Ashlé Dawson Blake McGrath	Smooth Waltz	"Rilassamento""Gianni Pavesi	Michael Mead
Ashlé Dawson Blake McGrath	Argentine Tango	"Santa Maria""Gotan Project	Alex Da Silva
Melody Lacayanga Nick Lazzarini	Broadway	"All That Jazz""Ute Lemper	Tyce DiOrio
Melody Lacayanga Nick Lazzarini	Disco	"Knock on Wood""Amii Stewart	Brian Friedman

Solos:

Kamilah Barrett: "Maniac""Michael Sembello
Jamile McGee: "Atomic Dog""George Clinton
Ashlé Dawson: "I Like It Like That""Tito Nieves
Blake McGrath: "Body Language""Queen
Melody Lacayanga: "Brave and Crazy""Melissa Etheridge
Nick Lazzarini: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face""Jeffrey Gaines

Week 7 (September 28, 2005)

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Melody Lacayanga Nick Lazzarini	Paso Doble	"Espana Cani""Boston Pops Orchestra	Mary Murphy
Ashlé Dawson Jamile McGee	Salsa	"Oh Mayi""La Sonora Poncena	Alex Da Silva
Nick Lazzarini Jamile McGee	Hip-hop	"Young'n (Holla Back)""Fabolous	Dan Karaty
Ashlé Dawson Melody Lacayanga	Contemporary	"Message in a Bottle""The Police	Mia Michaels
Melody Lacayanga Jamile McGee	Jazz	"Cold Hearted""Paula Abdul	Brian Friedman
Ashlé Dawson Nick Lazzarini	Hip-hop	"Feel the Girl""Ms. Jade	Shane Sparks

Solos:

Melody Lacayanga: "Listen To Your Heart""D.H.T.
Ashlé Dawson: "Endangered Species""Dianne Reeves
Jamile McGee: "Early in the Morning""The Gap Band
Nick Lazzarini: "Pardon Me""Incubus

Special Performance: The final four contestants each danced for several seconds in the "Freestyle Round" to "Music" by John Miles.

Week 8 (October 5, 2005)

Group dance: Top 16: "Pump It""Black Eyed Peas

Special performances:

A Latin number performed by choreographer Alex Da Silva and host Lauren Sánchez to "Caravan" by Eddie Torres and his Mambo Kings
The dance group Groovaloos dancing to "Groovaloo Mix" by It's Just Begun
Anthony Bryant, who auditioned and was rejected for being too feminine in his dancing, danced to "Love With My Eyes Closed" by Michael Bolton while waving a ribbon. (Bryant would audition again for season 3 and make the late stages of the semifinals, but once again miss out on the finals.)

Each of the top 4 had the chance to reprise a previous dance of their choice.

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer
Kamilah Barrett Nick Lazzarini	Disco	"(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real""Sylvester	Doriana Sanchez
Ashlé Dawson Blake McGrath	Samba	"Jazz Machine""Black Machine	Mary Murphy
Destini Rogers Jamile McGee	Hip-hop	"Shake""Ying Yang Twins ft. Pitbull	Shane Sparks
Melody Lacayanga Nick Lazzarini	Broadway	"All That Jazz""Ute Lemper	Tyce DiOrio

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