So You Think You Can Dance Australia

Top 100 - Part 1 (1x4)

Fecha de emisión: Feb 10, 2008

Joining our three judges is renowned choreographer Kelley Abbey. The rules of the game are as follows: dancers begin by performing group choreography (corry), with the judges assessing dancers individually. Three yes' keeps a dancer in the comp, three nos sends them home. A split vote? Time to dance for your life to stay in the game. On Day One, top Hip Hop/ Boogaloo choreographer Nacho Pop begins putting the dancers through their paces, teaching them a poppin' routine that would have Pharrell Williams himself struggling to keep up! Jaws dropped after rehearsals when five dancers were cut before even officially performing. The Ballet-trained beauty Vanessa picked up the street smart moves fast enough to progress through to Day Two, as did cheeky body piercer Khaly. Security guard Chris (the real man who danced like a real man) split the judges, forcing him to dance for life, as did the emotionally charged Daniell. Chris made it though, but it was the end of the road for Daniell. After Day One, a third of the Top 100 was sent home. Next stop: Ballroom. Hilton and Chanel, Sermsah and Camilla, Kassie and Henry, Steph and Mack. Couples were quickly paired off to begin learning choreographer Jason Gilkinson's sexy, sensual, Latin routine. Ballroom novices were paired with experts, and only the strong would survive. Melbourne choreographer JD aced the routine, getting four enthusiastic thumbs up from the judges, with Kelley enthusing about how fantastic it was to see a hip-hop performer applying himself to Ballroom – such is the spirit of the competition as a whole. But for every contestant who made it through to Day Two, people being sent home left, right and centre. Gabriel's lime dress hid the performer inside and Chris couldn't cut it in Ballroom. But BJ wouldn't take no for an answer, successfully arguing for a chance to dance for his life. Lucky he spoke up: he made it through. The ridiculously lovable b-girl Demi also successfully danced for her