So You Think You Can Dance Canada

Back in the summer when I was camping at my trailer, I would have nothing to do in the evenings cause it was too dark to go outside. So one day, me and my mom decided to just watch some tv all evening and "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" was on and it was the first episode of the season (auditions). It was on every day for that week because it was the audition week so we watched everyday and that was when I got hooked on it. I've been watching it ever since and I haven't missed a single episode. If I can't watch a certain show, the next morning I'll wake up very early and watch it on youtube. Since I've been watching the show since it first started I definitely have my favourite dancers! From the beginning, I've loved Danielle and Sebastian. 

That is Danielle Gardner (pictures above). She, in my opinion was the best contemporary dancer in the whole show and I really thought she would make it to the top 4 but I guess not. I was really sad to see her go. She adds so much emotion to her dancing and really tells a story. You can tell that she is really passionate about dance and I love to watch her.

Sebastian Mersch was also an amazing contemporary dancer (pictures above) but he was different than any dancer I've ever seen. He is a very quirky, fun and extremely flexible dancer. When he dances, he always puts on a show and it's just so much fun to watch. Some people might call him weird but I think that just makes him different from everyone else and I love his personality! I'm sad that he didn't make it to the top 4 but I kinda saw it coming, I guess.

Danielle and Sebastian were partners for a while and I loved all of their routines. They did contemporary, theatre, hip hop, quickstep, bollywood, and more! They're so much fun to watch!                                                                

But I also love Denys, a ballroom/contemporary dancer and he is absolutely amazing! I've never seen anyone dance that well! He is an extraordinary dancer. I knew right from the beginning of the show that he would make it to the top 4. He's never had a bad performance and he absolutely killed every routine. Denys is such a strong male dancer and he is just incredible! He's done tango, contemporary, quickstep, house, samba, paso doble, mambo and salsa and he was great in everyone of them!

For those of you who don't watch the show, I'll explain a little about it. For the first show, all 22 dancers get paired up and then each week, they pick a style of dance out of a hat and perform it. Then, they announce the bottom 3 couples who then must "dance for their life". That means that each dancer gets to do a 30 second solo dance to show Canada what they can do. The judges will then pick 1 girl and 1 boy to be eliminated. After about 5 weeks of being with the same partner, they then switch it up. So, they get paired up with someone different every week. Then, Canada votes for their favourite dancer not their favourite couple. And then the bottom 2 dancers get eliminated. I am so excited! I just watched the final performance show on Wednesday and it was the top 4 dancers. Sadly, Danielle and Sebastian got eliminated from the top 8 but I'm still really happy that Denys is still there. I want him to win and I even voted for him a few times. I am so excited for Sunday because it's the finale! That is when they will announce the winner!!!! It's gonna be a 2-hour special and me and my mom are gonna watch together.

Here are some pictures of my favourite routines:

Contemporary with Amanda and Denys
The story was about a girl who is terminally ill and her boyfriend is mad because he can't do anything to help her.

Theatre with Danielle and Sebastian
It's about a man who goes to see an evil fortune teller and she steals his soul

Contemporary with Danielle and Sebastian
This is about a girl suffering from an eating disorder and the boy is trying to help her and stop her from doing that to herself

Jive with Charlene and Mackenzie
Doesn't have a story, just a fun, lively routine

Contemporary with Danielle and Jeff
This routine takes place in the silent moment before the first argument

Hip Hop With Amanda and Edgar
They are manikins in a store

Contemporary with Danielle and Denys
The wife is waiting for her husband to come back from war but instead, a soldier comes to tell her that her husband passed away.


Jazz Fusion with Janick and Jeff
This is about the life of being a royal