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"You’re staying in Sydney!"

There’s another great episode of TEN’s new reality series So You Think You Can Dance Australia tonight. It’s the Sydney auditions.

The show has been attracting good figures in the lead-up to official ratings on Sunday.

This must also be the most multicutural reality show we’ve yet seen. And it’s certainly nice to see a show that isn’t anywhere near as malicious as Idol has been. The more the show progresses, the clearer it is that both judges and producers have made a conscious effort to address the cliche of audition genres which focus on victimisation.

Tonight you will see more spectacular dances and emotional personal stories.

If you want to know what’s in store, minor spoilers follow.

Look out for one previous contestant getting a second shot.

One established choreographer virtually gives up in the middle of his routine.

Sydney even has pole dancers auditioning.

There are some great street dancers.

One half of a duo, hungry for a shot, derides his lesser-talented partner in front of the judges.

Someone dances after surviving the removal of a tumor. Another is brought to tears as she speaks about anorexia and bulimia affecting her dance.

Sydney turns it on for the final auditions.

Next stop Top 100 (pictured).

So You Think You Can Dance Australia airs 7:30pm Wednesday on TEN.

3 Responses

  1. David,

    I’ve had trouble finding the actual ratings for the show post-Sunday – do you have figures handy for ratings on Monday and Wednesday respectively?

    Will be interesting to see if SYTYCD ratings momentum carries into the ratings period.

    And I have to admit I’m loving the show more than I could have imagined – agree with you on the great direction the show has taken by focusing on talent, rather than Idol style disasters.

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