From Lindsey Ward of Sun Media:

• ‘SYTYCDC’ steps it up a notch
  “Since the Hot Tamale Train rarely stops up north, So You Think You Can Dance Canada judge Jean Marc Genereux has started his own exclusive club for the hottest hoofers. ‘It’s the V.I.D. List,’ he tells us over the line from his native Montreal. ‘It stands for Very Insane Dancer.'” Read more.

8 p.m. – SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA – TWO-HOUR SEASON PREMIERE

It’s back! Hosted by Leah Miller, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA returns and is kicking off Season 2 with the Toronto auditions. Judging whether the dancers have what it takes are permanent judges Jean Marc Genereux (ballroom champion and guest judge/choreographer on the U.S. version of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE) and Tré Armstrong (How She Move) and, along with special guest judge Luther Brown (urban choreographer/Sean Combs) and guest judge Mary Murphy from the U.S. version of the hit series.

From Victoria Ahearn of the Canadian Press:

• Dance Canada judge Jean Marc Genereux prepares tissue box for Season 2
  “Tears flowed nearly as often as the grooves did on the first season of CTV’s So You Think You Can Dance Canada, and judge Jean Marc Genereux often had the most emotional reaction to the routines.” Read more.

From a media release:

CTV’s Smash Hit Series SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Gets a Kick Start on Fall With Season 2 Premiere, Tuesday, August 11

• Canada’s #1 new television series returns one week following Season 5 conclusion of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
• Encore episodes air on MuchMusic starting Sunday, August 16
• Online portal to dance.CTV.ca returns with exclusive content

As announced during last night’s MMVAs, the eagerly-awaited second season of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA jump starts CTV’s fall schedule with a four-hour two-night premiere on Tuesday, August 11 at 8 p.m. ET and Wednesday, August 12 at 8 p.m. ET. Encore episodes begin airing Sunday, August 16 on MuchMusic (visit CTV.ca and muchmusic.com to confirm local broadcast times). Premiering just one week after the season finale of this summer’s most-watched television series SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, Canadian dancers will captivate the country as they take centre stage this fall. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA was the #1 new TV show in the country in 2008/2009, with an average of 1.4 million viewers weekly.*

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