From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:

• Guest choreographer makes Canada’s dancers dazzle
  “The boyish but commanding voice of choreographer Paul Becker rings out in the cavernous Showline Studios where the company of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is rehearsing the number that opened the show on Thursday night.” Read more.

From Daryl Sneath of the National Post:

• So You Think You Can Dance, Canada Recap: The first top 20 show sells the sex
  “There were certainly no bulky, shape-concealing getups on any of the female dancers (well, okay, there was one, but halfway through the number her partner ripped it off to reveal something skimpy beneath). Anyone flipping through the channels last night would have ceased their flipping at CTV, if only for the view.” Read more.

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

• This just in: Leah Miller can do the Watusi
  “[So You Think You Can Dance Canada] is just fun, which irritates those who think Canadian TV should be some earnest CBC effort at probing the national psyche. Tough. Contestants dancing on TV is an emanation of joy. You can’t argue with joy.” Read more.

From a media release:

CTV Reveals the First-Ever So You Think You Can Dance Canada Top 20

• Ten couples storm the stage for Canada’s votes
• First Top 20 Performance Episode drops Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. ET
• Performance and Result shows set to air twice a week, Wednesday and Thursdays
• “The Finals” episode to be re-broadcast Sunday, Oct. 5 on MuchMusic
• Top 20 Guide available in Metro newspapers across the country Wednesday, Oct. 8

After an exhilarating cross-country audition tour and intensive finals in Toronto, CTV announced during tonight’s broadcast the 10 men and 10 women who have danced their way to the top of the inaugural So You Think You Can Dance Canada Top 20. The dancers, who specialize in everything from Ballet, Hip-Hop, Salsa and everything in between, compete for Canada’s votes with the series first-ever Top 20 two-hour performance episode next Wednesday, October 8 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV (visit ctv.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Following the performance episode, viewers will have two hours to vote for their favourite couple. Learn more about the Top 20 in the So You Think You Can Dance Canada Top 20 guide to be published in Metro newspapers across the country on October 8 (see “About the Top 20,” below).

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