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The first season of So You Think You Can Dance, a Dutch adaptation of the American show by the same name, premiered on RTL4 on September 4, 2008. Unlike following seasons of the show, the first was broadcast in the Netherlands only and features only Dutch contestants. The finale aired December 11, 2008 and concluded with latin dancer Ivan Paulovich as champion. Paulovich won a choice of free dance study opportunities in the U.S., €20,000, and a role in the musical Footloose.
The first season featured permanent judges Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, and Dan Karaty. Additional guest judges included Albert Verlinde, Penny de Jager, Kim-Lian van der Meij, Wendy van Dijk, and Eszteca Noya.
Open auditions for the first season were held exclusively in Amsterdam. Those dancers which impressed a panel of judges were sent forward to a "bootcamp," a several-day-long series of dance workshops (held in London, England for the first season). After observing the dancers over the course of the workshops, the judges then selected a Top 18 group of finalists for the main competition phase of the show, referenced as "The live shows."
From the top 18 to the top 10, the bottom three couples, based on each week's vote, were in danger of elimination from the competition and were required to "Dance for their lives" (perform a solo) to avoid being the one of the two dancers dismissed. From the top 10 to the finale, dancers received votes as individuals, and not couples, and eliminations were determined solely by home viewer votes.
| - | + Legenda | - | Female Contestant | Male Contestant | Dance for your Life | Bottom Dancer |
| - | Week: | 23/10 !30/10 | 6/11 !13/11 | 20/11 !27/11 | 4/12 !11/12 | - ! Contestant | Resultaat | - | DFYL | Btm | Btm | WINNER | - | Btm | Runner-Up | - | Annemiek Suijkerbuijk | Btm | Third | - | Julia Mitomi | DFYL | DFYL | Fourth | - | Gianinni Semedo | DFYL | Elim | - | Anuschka Bozo | DFYL | DFYL | Btm | - | Bram Blankestijn | DFYL | DFYL | Btm | Elim | - | Sigourney Korper | DFYL | Btm | - | Uri Eugenio | DFYL | DFYL | Elim | - | Marielle Constancia | DFYL | DFYL | DFYL | - | Boris Schreurs | DFYL | Elim | - | Anne-May De Lijser | - | Ceraldo Moreau | Elim | - | Giotta Kulaleen | - | Giorgio Costa | DFYL | Elim | - | Eline Vroon | - | Alessandro Pierotti | Elim | - | Dapheny Oosterwolde | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Albert Verlinde
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result | ||
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| Eline Boris | Hip Hop | "Church"—T-Pain | Vincent Vianen | Safe | ||
| Annemiek Timor | Rumba | "Hay Amores"—Shakira | Dmitry Chaplin | Safe | ||
| Marielle Giorgio | Contemporary dance | "Everything"—Anouk | Wies Bloemen | Dance for your life | ||
| Dapheney Alessandro | Viennese Waltz | "In God's Hands"—Nelly Furtado | Roemjana de Haan | Both dancers eliminated | ||
| Giotta Ceraldo | Disco | "Turn The Beat Around"—Vicky Sue Robinson | Jazzy | Safe | ||
| Julia Bram | Jazz | "I Kissed a Girl—Katy Perry | Dance for you life | |||
| Anne-May Giannini | Hip Hop Lyrical | "Moving Mountains"—Usher | Vincent Vianen | Safe | ||
| Sigourney Ivan | Samba | "Skip to the Bip"—Club des Belugas | Dmitry Chaplin | Safe | ||
| Anuschka Uri | Broadway | "Sing! Sing | Sing!"—Fosse (Original Broadway Cast) | Jazzy | Safe |
Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney Ivan | Contemporary dance | "Give it to Me"—Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado & Timbaland | Club Guy and Roni | Safe | |
| Eline Boris | Slow Foxtrot | "Fever"—Michael Bublé | Koen Brouwers | Eline eliminated | |
| Marielle Giorgio | Cha Cha Cha | "Oye como va"—Café Latino | Julie Fryer | Giorgio eliminated | |
| Annemiek Timor | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Super human"—Chris Brown | Shaker | Safe | |
| Anne-May Giannini | Broadway | "If You Ain't Got That Swing"—Bubbling Brown Sugar cast | Roy Julen | Safe | |
| Anuschka Uri | Hip-hop | "Set It Off"—Big Daddy Kane | John Agesilas | Dance for your life | |
| Giotta Ceraldo | Lyrical | "Back to Black"—Amy Winehouse | Club Guy and Roni | Safe | |
| Julia Bram | Jive | "Footloose"—Kenny Loggins | Safe |
Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Penny de Jager
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney Ivan | Paso Doble | "Malaguena"—Brian Setzer | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Dance for your life | |
| Anne-May Giannini | Contemporary dance | "Fallin'"—Alicia Keys | Wies Bloemen | Safe | |
| Giotta Ceraldo | Broadway | "Ease on Down the Road"—Diana Ross & Michael Jackson | Jazzy | Both dancers eliminated | |
| Marielle Boris | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Losing My Way"—Justin Timberlake | Vincent Vianen | Safe | |
| Julia Bram | Hip-hop/Locking | "Soul with a capital S!"—Tower of Power | Dance for your life | ||
| Anuschka Uri | Jazz | "Chasing Cars"—Natasha Bedingfield | Roy Julen | Safe | |
| Annemiek Timor | Quickstep | "Fascination"—Alphabeat | Julie Fryer | Safe |
Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Kim-Lian van der Meij
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anuschka Uri | Pop | "Toxic"—Britney Spears | Roy Jonathans | Dance for your life | |
| Marielle Boris | Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne"—Moulin Rouge | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Boris eliminated | |
| Anne-May Giannini | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Love in da Club"—Usher | Shaker | Anne-May eliminated | |
| Annemiek Timor | Contemporary dance | "The Time is Now"—Moloko | Roy Julen | Safe | |
| Julia Bram | English Waltz | "Natural Woman"—Carole King | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe | |
| Sigourney Ivan | Hip-hop | "Signing in the Rain Remix"—Mint Royale ft. Gene Kelly | Vincent Vianen | Safe |
Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Eszteca Noya, Albert Verlinde
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annemiek Ivan | Mambo | "Livin' La Vida Loca"—Ricky Martin | Julie Fryer | Safe | |
| Marielle Timor | Hip-hop | "When I Grow Up"—Pussycat Dolls | Lars Schuiling | Marielle eliminated | |
| Julia Giannini | Contemporary dance | "De Mooiste Verliezers"—BLØF | Roy Julen | Safe | |
| Sigourney Uri | American Smooth | "It's Oh So Quiet"—Björk | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Uri eliminated | |
| Anuschka Bram | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis | Sponky Love | Safe |
Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Wendy van Dijk
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Timor | Broadway | "Holding out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler | Roy Jonathans | Safe | |
| Anuschka Giannini | Rumba | "Afscheid"—Volumia! | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Safe | |
| Sigourney Ivan | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Mad"—Ne-Yo | Shaker | Sigourney eliminated | |
| Annemiek Bram | Contemporary dance | "Lost"—Anouk | Wies Bloemen | Bram eliminated |
Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Kim-Lian van der Meij
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Ivan | Hip-hop | "Sexy Back"—Justin Timberlake | Shaker | Safe |
| Contemporary dance | "Hometown Glory"—Adele | Michal Rynia | ||
| Annemiek Giannini | Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal | Julie Fryer | Giannini eliminated |
| Jazz | "Gett Off"—Prince | Roy Jonathans | ||
| Anuschka Timor | Samba | "Get Busy"—Sean Paul | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers | Anuschka eliminated |
| Lyrical Hip-hop | "Rise & Fall"—Craig David ft. Sting | Roy Julen |
Judge panel: Jaakko Toivonen, Euvgenia Parakhina, Dan Karaty, Albert Verlinde
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Ivan | Jive | "Shake A Tail Feather"—Blues Brothers | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers |
| Annemiek Timor | Tango | "Libertango"—Ástor Piazzolla | Roemjana de Haan Koen Brouwers |
| Anniemiek Julia | Broadway | "Austin Powers Theme Song"—Austin Powers | Roy Jonathans |
| Ivan Timor | Hip-hop | "Remix Vincent"—Vincent Vianen | Vincent Vianen |
| Julia Timor | Lyrical Hip-hop | "Because You Loved Me"—Céline Dion | Shaker |
| Annemiek Ivan | Contemporary dance | "Ik Kan Je Niet Laten Gaan"—Marco Borsato ft. Trijntje Oosterhuis | Roy Julen |