You Can Dance (French TV series) explained

Runtime:1-2 hours
Company:Adventure Line Productions
Presenter:Benjamin Castaldi
Country:France
Network:NT1
Last Aired:present
Num Seasons:1

You Can Dance is a French televised dance competition with a format based on the American show So You Think You Can Dance It airs on the NT1 television network and is hosted by Benjamin Castaldi. Premiering in early 2012, the show has aired one season.[1] As with other shows in the international So You Think You Can Dance franchise, its competitors—young semi-professional dancers from a variety of stylistic backgrounds—compete for judge favor and at-home-viewer votes by attempting to master routines from different styles to avoid being cut as the rounds progress.

Season 1

The first season began casting and open auditions in late 2011 and premiered in February 2012. The judge's panel consisted of permanent members Nico Archambault, Julie Ferrier, and, Kamel Ouali as well as guest judges Matt Pokora, Sofia Essaidi, Fauve Hautot, and Shy'm.[2] After the audition process, the judge's selected a Top 16 dancers to compete in the main "live show" portion of the competition.

Contestants[3]

Male Contestants

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Florient19Le LudeContemporaryMarch 29, 2012, Week 5WINNER
Hédi22MalakoffModernMarch 22, 2012, Week 4Top 8
Morgan22Le Neuveville, SwitzerlandLatinMarch 22, 2012, Week 4Top 8
Thomas25La Plaine Saint-DenisHip-hopMarch 29, 2012, Week 5Top 4
Julian29BordeauxUrbanMarch 15, 2012, week 3Top 12
Loïc29Le Blanc MesnilHip-hopMarch 15, 2012, week 3Top 12
Jérémie28MontreuilTapMarch 8, 2012, week 2Top 14
Isaïes22LagnyModern JazzMarch 1, 2012, week 1Top 16

Female Contestants

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Alison24Saint Laurent du VarContemporaryMarch 22, 2012, Week 4Top 8
Hajiba23ValenceContemporaryMarch 22, 2012, Week 4Top 8
Julie20ParisMarch 29, 2012, Week 5Top 4
Maëlle21ParisModern JazzMarch 29, 2012, Week 5Top 4
Audjyan25CourbevoieHip-hopMarch 15, 2012, week 3Top 12
Pryscillia20DraguignanLatinMarch 15, 2012, week 3Top 12
Chéyenne25BeauvaisDancehallMarch 8, 2012, week 2Top 14
Tiffany25Saint-Victor-sur-LoireModern JazzMarch 1, 2012, week 1Top 16

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nt1.tv/you-can-dance/ Official show website
  2. http://www.nt1.tv/you-can-dance/personnages-serie/ Official show website - Judges
  3. http://www.nt1.tv/you-can-dance/danseurs/ Official show website - Contestants