Season 1

Season 1
Season Run	July 20, 2005 – October 5, 2005
Judges	Nigel Lythgoe Guest judges: Mary Murphy Mia Michaels Brian Friedman Dan Karaty
Host(s)	Lauren Sánchez
Winner(s): Nick Lazzarini
Origin	Sunnyvale, California
Genre(s)	Jazz
Runner-up(s)
Melody Lacayanga	Contemporary/Jazz
Chronology
Next Season	Season 2

Season 1 of So You Think You Can Dance premiered on July 20, 2005. Nick Lazzarini was crowned America's Favorite Dancer (and first), with Melody Lacayanga as runner-up.

Production

Season 1 was hosted by news anchor Lauren Sánchez. She left the show after one season. There was no Vegas Week but instead a Hollywood Week. All dancers that impressed the judges during their auditions were sent to choreography instead of being given a ticket straight to Hollywood. Season 1 had a Top 16 instead of a Top 20 in the Finals.

Auditions

Auditions for Season 1 were held in:

• New York City
• Los Angeles, California
• Chicago, Illinois

Hollywood Week

The Hollywood callbacks were held in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. 50 dancers made it to Hollywood, with cuts made at the end.

Task/style	Choreographer(s)
Salsa	Alex Da Silva
Jazz	Brian Friedman
Hip-hop	Dan Karaty
Contemporary	Mia Michaels
Foxtrot	Mary Murphy

Finals

Top 16

Female Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance style	Placement
Melody Lacayanga	22	Los Angeles, California	Contemporary/Jazz	Runner-up
Ashlé Dawson	21	Long Beach Island, New Jersey	Contemporary/Jazz/African	4th
Kamilah Barrett	27	Seattle, Washington	Hip-Hop/Jazz	Top 6
Melissa Vella	20	Springfield, Pennsylvania	Contemporary/Jazz	Top 8
Destini Rogers	22	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Contemporary/Jazz	Top 10
Snejana "Snow" Urbin	25	Siberia, Russia	Latin Ballroom/Latin Jazz	Top 12
Michelle Brooke	27	Brooklyn, New York	Jazz	Top 14
Sandra Colton	27	Las Vegas, Nevada	Tap	Top 16

Male Contestants

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance Style	Placement
Nick Lazzarini	20	Van Nuys, California	Jazz	Winner
Jamile McGee	21	Columbus, Ohio	Hip-Hop/Popping	3rd
Blake McGrath	21	Los Angeles, California	Contemporary/Jazz	Top 6
Artem Chigvintsev	22	Menlo Park, California	Latin Ballroom	Top 8
Ryan Conferido	22	Downey, California	Breakdance	Top 10
Allan Frias	30	San Francisco, California	Hip-Hop	Top 12
Craig DeRosa	18	Mount Sinai, New York	Contemporary/Jazz	Top 14
Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis	20	Burnaby, British Columbia	Hip-Hop	Top 16

Season 1 Top 16

Allan Frias

Artem Chigvintsev

Ashlé Dawson

Blake McGrath

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Craig DeRosa

Destini Rogers

Jamile McGee

Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis

Kamilah Barrett

Melissa Vella

Melody Lacayanga

Michelle Brooke

Nick Lazzarini

Ryan Conferido

Sandra Colton

Snejana "Snow" Urbin

Elimination Chart

Legend

Female

Male

Bottom 3 couples

Bottom 4 contestants

Injury

Week:	8/17	8/24	8/31	9/7	9/14	9/21	10/5
Contestant	Result
Nick Lazzarini		Btm 3					WINNER
Melody Lacayanga		Btm 3	Btm 2	Btm 2			Runner-up
Jamile McGee		Btm 3		Btm 2	Btm 2		3rd Place
Ashlé Dawson					Btm 2		4th Place
Blake McGrath						Elim
Kamilah Barrett
Artem Chigvinsev	Btm 3				Elim
Melissa Vella
Ryan Conferido			Btm 2	Elim
Destini Rogers
Allan Frias	Btm 3		Elim
Snow Urbin	Btm 3	Btm 3
Craig DeRosa		Elim
Michelle Brooke	Btm 3
Jonnis Tannis	Elim
Sandra Colton

^1 This week had no Bottom Two since all of the dancers were up for elimination.

Performance Shows

Main article: Season 1/Performances