CTV Announces So You Think You Can Dance Canada
Submitted By Laura Heath Potter
Mar 13, 2008

Audition Details

-- Calgary joins previously announced audition cities as fifth tour destination --

-- So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s website dance.ctv.ca launches today --

Toronto , ON (March 13, 2008) – Calling all Canadian dancers! CTV announced today the details for the fast-approaching So You Think You Can Dance Canada cross-country audition tour, set to waltz, jive and hip-hop across Canada beginning Monday, April 7 in Vancouver. CTV also announced today that Calgary will become the fifth city on the tour, which also touches down in Toronto, Montreal and Halifax.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada cross-country auditions are open to all Canadians who, as of April 1, 2008, are of the age of majority in the province/territory in which they reside, and are no older than 30 years of age. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in each city. For up-to-date information, visit the series’ official website, dance.ctv.ca, which launches today.  

Auditions will be held at the locations and on the dates listed below (subject to change):  

So You Think You Can Dance Canada is designed to showcase and judge the talent of Canadian dancers who have roughly the same level of experience and maturity. 

Among the rules and regulations that should be noted for the auditions:

·          Competitors must be either a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

·          All competitors must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

·          Competitors must be of the age of majority in the province/territory in which they reside and no older than 30 years of age as of April 1, 2008. The age of majority is as follows: 18 years of age in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan; and 19 years of age in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Yukon.

·          All competitors must provide two pieces of identification, including a government-issued photo ID (e.g. driver’s licence or passport), at the audition.

·          Competitors may bring a non-competing dance partner for purposes of the audition. 

·          All competitors must bring with them, along with the proper ID, the signed personal release, the completed preliminary questionnaire, and the music sheet. All will be available at the audition site and for download soon at dance.ctv.ca.

·          All competitors are asked to bring with them the completed music sheet indicating the music they will use in their audition, along with the CD containing the indicated music.

·          All songs must be “original” songs that are commercially available and cannot be a re-mix of a song, a song downloaded from the Internet, or a competitor-created mix.

·          Competitors must not wear any article of clothing with visible designer, sports or any other name, logos and/or artwork subject to protection by copyright or trademark laws.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced in association with CTV by Danse TV Productions. Sandra Faire and Trisa Dayot are Executive Producers. Ed Robinson is Executive Vice-President, Programming, CTV Inc. Susanne Boyce is President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.

About Danse TV Productions
Sandra Faire, acclaimed as one of Canada’s leading variety producers, is also a vice-chair of the National Ballet of Canada and a cabinet member of Grand Jeté for the National Ballet School. Ms. Faire, along with Trisa Dayot and senior producers Bronwyn Warren and Millan Curry-Sharples, will helm So You Think You Can Dance Canada . The team has produced an impressive array of Canadian award-winning programs seen in Canada and the U.S., including Amanda Marshall for SONY and Rita MacNeil’s Celtic Celebration , which aired on CTV and PBS. Both specials won awards in the U.S. and Amanda Marshall won a Gemini Award for Best Performance. Rita MacNeil’s Celtic Celebration was CTV’s highest-rated Canadian special in 1998, with over 1.6 million viewers.

Additionally, Rita MacNeil’s Christmas , which aired on CTV and PBS, was CTV’s highest-rated Canadian special for the year 2000 with 1.75 million viewers, outdrawing all other music specials that year. Their most recent variety special, The Rankin Family Reunion , will air later this year on CTV. Ms. Faire still holds the record for the highest-rated variety special in Canadian television history, Anne Murray’s Family Christmas , which garnered a 43 per cent share on CBC with 4.2 million viewers. Joining the team for So You Think You Can Dance Canada is producer Janet Lavack.

About 19 Entertainment
Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment is recognized as a leading creator, provider and promoter of globally successful music based entertainment, or “entertainment brands”. The company has attracted a unique collection of expertise in people who work together to integrate and leverage activity across television, film, touring, merchandising, music publishing, recording, artist/writer and producer management, sponsorship and promotion. Simon Fuller is the most successful British music manager of all time having sold over 116 million CDs in North America alone, and is known as the creator of American Idol , the most valuable TV format in the world with an estimated value in excess of $2.5 billion.

About dick clark productions
Founded in 1957, dick clark productions has grown to become a leading independent producer of a wide range of TV programming for broadcast/cable networks, distributors and advertisers. The Company has produced thousands of shows and specials in all genres and for all day parts, including such perennial hits as Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve , the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Bloopers specials and series, the Daytime Emmy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the recent Disney’s American Teacher Awards, among others. The Company also is a leading creator of award-winning communications experiences from live events and meetings to integrated marketing programs for major corporations.

About CTV Inc.
CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson , and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca

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