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Talented singers. Talented dancers. Talent Talent Talent. That’s about all that’s left on the So You Think You Can Dance Canada top 8. Plus, all the dancers will be heading on tour. Must be nice to be in So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s top 10. Here’s the list of music from the show with links to iTunes to download the SYTYCDC music.

Miles Faber and Allie Bertram danced a Samba to the song “Aguanite”—Héctor Lavoe choreographed by Eric Caty

Miles Faber and Allie Bertram danced a African Jazz to the song “Shosholoza”—Soweto Gospel Choir choreographed by Vicky Lambert

Izaak Smith and Arassay Reyes danced a Lindy Hop to the song “Welcome to the Black Parade”—My Chemical Romance choreographed by Benji Schwimmer

- Original Music Video
Izaak Smith and Arassay Reyes danced a Tango to the song “Pa’ Bailar (Instrumental Album Version)”—Bajofondo choreographed by Alex Da Silva

- Live Version
- Video
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux and Natalli Reznik danced a Krump to the song “Lost Boiz Anthem”—Tha J-Squad choreographed by Lil’ C

Vincent-Oliver Noiseux and Natalli Reznik danced a Contemporary to the song “Happy Ending”—Mika choreographed by Stacey Tookey

- Original Music Video
Nico Archambault and Lisa Auguste danced a Jazz-Funk to the song “When I Grow Up”—The Pussycat Dolls choreographed by Blake McGrath

- Original Music Video
Nico Archambault and Lisa Auguste danced a Hip-hop to the song “Whatever You Like”—T.I. choreographed by Luther Brown

- Original Music Video

So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s Top 10 are following in the footsteps of So You Think You Can Dance US and going on tour. Here’s the So You Think You Can Dance Canada Tour Ticket Information (Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster).

So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s Top 10 are taking their moves on the road for an historic, 15-city, Canadian tour.

Fans will need to act fast, or they may miss the opportunity to see their favourite dancers in person. Tickets for the national tour go on sale this weekend November 21st, 2008.

The So You Think You Can Dance Canada Tour 2009 will feature hit routines from the #1 new show of Canada’s fall season.

The Top 10 dancers from CTV’s #1 new show, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, will be hitting the road this winter with an all-new stage show.

The tour, which offers fans from across Canada the chance to see the top 10 dancers performing their hottest routines in hip-hop, contemporary, ballroom, tango, mambo and salsa, is produced by 19 Entertainment, dick clark productions, AEG Live and Donald K Donald, and presented by Virgin Mobile.

Tickets for the So You Think You Can Dance Canada 2009 tour go on sale the weekend of November 21st, 2008. Please note that the times below are local times. On sale dates and ticket purchase information for each market is as follows:

Vancouver
Friday, January 30, GM Place
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
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Kelowna
Saturday, January 31, Prospera Place
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
Tickets available by calling 250-762-5050, at the box office, or at www.selectyourtickets.com

Edmonton
Monday, February 2, Rexall Place
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
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Calgary
Thursday, February 5, Stampede Corral
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
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Saskatoon
Saturday, February 7, Credit Union Centre
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
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Regina
Sunday, February 8, Brandt Centre
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
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Winnipeg
Monday, February 9, MTS Centre
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
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Thunder Bay
Tuesday, February 10, Fort William Gardens
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
Tickets available by calling 807-625-2929 or at the box office

Sudbury
Thursday, February 12, Sudbury Arena
On sale Friday, November 21 at 10:00 am
Tickets available by calling 705-671-3000, at the box office or at www.greatersudbury.ca

Toronto
Friday, February 13, Air Canada Centre
On sale Saturday, November 22 at Noon
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Montreal
Saturday, February 14, Place des Arts
On sale Friday, November 21 at Noon
Tickets available by calling 514-842-2112, 1-866-842-2112, or at www.laplacedesarts.com

Ottawa
Sunday, February 15, Scotiabank Place
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
Tickets available by calling 613-599-3267 (599-FANS), 877-788-3267 or at www.capitaltickets.ca

Hamilton
Tuesday, February 17, Copps Coliseum
On sale Saturday, November 22 at Noon
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London
Wednesday, February 18, John Labatt Centre
On sale Friday, November 21 at Noon
Tickets available by calling 1-866-455-2849, or at www.johnlabattcentre.com

Kingston
Saturday, February 21, K-Rock Centre
On sale Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 am
Tickets available by calling 1 877 554 8399, or at www.tickets.com, or www.k-rockcentre.com

“Before we even crown Canada’s first-ever favourite dancer next month, So You Think You Can Dance Canada is making history with 19 and Dick Clark’s first-ever Canadian dance tour,” said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc. “As the #1 new series of the fall, the tour is an opportunity to give back to the fans who have supported the inaugural season in such overwhelming numbers.”

The Top 10 dancers hitting the stage are (in alphabetical order):

1. Allie Bertram, 18, a Ballet dancer from Calgary
2. Arassay Reyes, 21, a Contemporary/Latin dancer from South Surrey, BC
3. Danny Arbour, 26, a Latin and Ballroom dancer from Montreal
4. Izaak Smith, 19, a Hip-Hop and Contemporary dancer from Prince George, B.C.
5. Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, 18, a Contemporary dancer from Loretto, ON
6. Lisa Auguste, 27, a Contemporary/Hip-Hop dancer from Rexdale, ON
7. Miles Faber, 21, a Popper and Boogaloo dancer from Calgary
8. Natalli Reznik, 28, a Hip-Hop/Latin dancer from Toronto
9. Nico Archambault, 23, a Contemporary/Hip-Hop dancer from Montreal
10. Vincent Noiseux, 22, a Contemporary/Hip-Hop dancer from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC

Nigel recently talked in an interview about his new show which is a sort of dance olympics:

Nigel describes his new dance show as basically a dance Olympics with dancers from all over the world and judges from all over the world also. Judges would only get to score those dancers that weren’t from their country. Sounds like it could be really interesting or really lame depending on how well the show is produced.

In a separate place, Nigel Lythgoe talks about Dancing with the Stars and fat dancers. I like that Nigel is happy to share the dancers between the various shows. Makes a lot of sense to me and I’m glad he sees that these dancers need work. It does make me wonder what kinds of contracts people on these shows sign to participate.

I was also very interesting in Nigel mentioning that Dancing with the Stars was possibly interested in having Chelsie Hightower on the show. She’s a great dancer. Quite the tom boy as you might recall, but she’d be pretty entertaining on the show. I’d be interested to see how versatile she is just as I was interested to see how versatile Lacey was when she made the switch.

Nigel is also pretty open about the idea of fat dancers. He doesn’t address specifically if Lacey Schwimmer is a fat dancer or not, but he does say there are a number of fat dancers that shouldn’t be dancing. I appreciate his comments there. It’s just not pleasant to watch. People are welcome and encouraged to dance if they are overweight, but don’t make the rest of us watch it. It’s just not pretty.

SYTYCDC is a very interesting show, because you don’t want your favorite talents in the bottom 4. However, you are ok if they are in the bottom 4, because then you get to see them perform. Here’s the music from those solos and a group number from the amazing talent: Mia Michaels.

SYTYCDC group dance to the song “Any Other World” sung by Mika (contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)

Kaitlyn Fitzgerald danced a solo to the song “Hold You in My Arms”—Ray La Montagne
Natalli Reznik danced a solo to the song “Querer”—Cirque Du Soleil
Miles Faber danced a solo to the song “Bopgunn”—Olivier Day Soul
Danny Arbour danced a solo to the song “Alger”—Jean Leloup

Eliminated talents:
Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Danny Arbour

So You Think You Can Dance Canada has some of the most talent I’ve seen on the dance floor. The top 10 are some of the most talented individuals I’ve seen. I’m sure if you’ve seen the talent in the top 10 show of So You Think You Can Dance you’d agree with me. Here’s the music from all the SYTYCDC top 10 dancers including their group numbers and their solo dances.

Izaak Smith and Natalli Reznik danced a Hip-hop to the song “Mama Said Knock You Out”—LL Cool J choreographed by Sho-Tyme

Danny Arbour and Kaitlyn Fitzgerald danced a Mambo to the song “Salsa y Sabor”—Tito Puente choreographed by Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin

Nico Archambault and Allie Bertram danced a Waltz to the song “That’s Life”—Michael Bublé choreographed by Amy Wright

Vincent-Oliver Noiseux and Arassay Reyes danced a Disco to the song “Hot N Cold”—Katy Perry choreographed by Melissa Williams

Miles Faber and Lisa Auguste danced a Contemporary to the song “Soulmate”—Natasha Bedingfield choreographed by Sean Cheesman

Solos:
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux danced a solo to the song “Pour Gabrielle”—Jorane

Arassay Reyes danced a solo to the song “Eyes on Me”—Celine Dion

Lisa Auguste danced a solo to the song “Secret”—Missy Higgins

Miles Faber danced a solo to the song “Juice (Know the Ledge)”—Eric B. & Rakim

Danny Arbour danced a solo to the song “Closer”—Ne-Yo

Kaitlyn Fitzgerald danced a solo to the song “Best for Last”—Adele

Allie Bertram danced a solo to the song “Fun for Me”—Moloko

Nico Archambault danced a solo to the song “Halo”—The Pinup Saints

Natalli Reznik danced a solo to the song “Quimbara”—Celia Cruz

Izaak Smith danced a solo to the song “No One”—Alicia Keys

Check out all the music from previous So You Think You Can Dance Canada episodes. Not to mention the amazing talent.

The Top 12 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is now the top 10. Check out the music from the group number along with the music the bottom 3 couples danced to during the Top 12 elimination show.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada Group dance to the song “I Surrender” —Celine Dion (contemporary; Choreographer: Blake McGrath)

Miles Faber danced a solo to the song “New Jack”—Justice (French band)

Francis Lafreniere danced a solo to the song “Aint Nothing Wrong With That”—”Robert Randolph & The Family Band”

Danny Arbour danced a solo to the song “Save Your Scissors”—”City and Colour”

- Music Video
Lara Smythe danced a solo to the song “Africa”—”Toto”

Natalli Reznik danced a solo to the song “Toy Soldier”—Britney Spears

Allie Bertram danced a solo to the song “Don Quixote (ballet) (Act I)”—Ludwig Minkus

Eliminated:
Lara Smythe
Francis Lafreniere

Check out the performances from the So You Think You Can Dance Top 12

Check out the videos from the SYTYCDC Top 14 results show

Check out the So You Think You Can Dance Canada 14 Performance videos

A nice list of the top 12 music from SYTYCDC. Check out previous SYTYCDC music.

Francis Lafreniere and Natalli Reznik danced a Salsa to the song “Hasta Que Se Rompa el Cuero” - Sonora Carruseles choreographed by Gustavo Vargas

Danny Arbour and Allie Bertram danced a Hip Hop to the song “In the Ayer”—Flo Rida feat. will.i.am choreographed by Luther Brown

- Music Video
Miles Faber and Lara Smythe danced a Foxtrot to the song “Summer Wind”—Michael Bublé choreographed by Danny Quilliam

Izaak Smith and Kaitlyn Fitzgerald danced a Jive to the song Untouched—The Veronicas choreographed by Dmitry Chaplin

- Music Video
Nico Archambault and Arassay Reyes danced a Jazz to the song It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World—James Brown choreographed by Paul Becker

Vincent-Oliver Noiseux and Lisa Auguste danced a House to the song 100% Pure Love—Crystal Waters choreographed by Sho-Tyme

- Music Video