You Can Dance (French TV series)

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You Can Dance
Presented byBenjamin Castaldi
Judges
Country of originFrance
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time1-2 hours
Production company
NT1
ReleaseFebruary 16, 2012 (2012-02-16) –
present

You Can Dance is a French televised dance competition with a format based on the American show

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

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

Finalist Age Hometown Dance Style Date of Elimination Placing
Florient 19 Le Lude Contemporary March 29, 2012, Week 5 WINNER
Hédi 22
Malakoff
 Modern March 22, 2012, Week 4 Top 8
Morgan 22 Le Neuveville, Switzerland Latin March 22, 2012, Week 4 Top 8
Thomas 25
La Plaine Saint-Denis
Hip-hop
 March 29, 2012, Week 5 Top 4
Julian 29 Bordeaux Urban March 15, 2012, week 3 Top 12
Loïc 29
Le Blanc Mesnil
Hip-hop
 March 15, 2012, week 3 Top 12
Jérémie 28 Montreuil Tap March 8, 2012, week 2 Top 14
Isaïes 22 Lagny Modern Jazz March 1, 2012, week 1 Top 16

Female Contestants

Finalist Age Hometown Dance Style Date of Elimination Placing
Alison 24
Saint Laurent du Var
 Contemporary March 22, 2012, Week 4 Top 8
Hajiba 23 Valence Contemporary March 22, 2012, Week 4 Top 8
Julie 20
Paris
 Modern March 29, 2012, Week 5 Top 4
Maëlle 21
Paris
 Modern Jazz March 29, 2012, Week 5 Top 4
Audjyan 25 Courbevoie
Hip-hop
 March 15, 2012, week 3 Top 12
Pryscillia 20 Draguignan Latin March 15, 2012, week 3 Top 12
Chéyenne 25 Beauvais Dancehall March 8, 2012, week 2 Top 14
Tiffany 25 Saint-Victor-sur-Loire Modern Jazz March 1, 2012, week 1 Top 16

See also

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


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