So You Think You Can Dance Canada announces Host & Judges

So You Think You Can Dance Canada announces Host & Judges

CTV Announces Leah Miller as Host of So You Think You Can Dance
Canada.

Miller to travel to Vancouver for the first-ever So You Think You
Can Dance Canada auditions starting April 7 --
- MuchOnDemand co-host is a music and dance aficionado --

CTV announced that Leah Miller has been named the host of
CTV's newest original series, So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
Currently host of the MuchMusic series MuchOnDemand, Miller's
first assignment is to join the So You Think You Can Dance Canada
cross-country audition tour, waltzing into Vancouver on Monday,
April 7. Miller will be on the entire audition road trip making
stops in Halifax (May 5), Calgary (May 12), Montreal (May 27) and
her hometown of Toronto (June 10). For up-to-date audition
information, visit the series' official website,. Additional cast members will be
announced soon.

As the host of So You Think You Can Dance Canada (SYTYCD Canada),
Miller will be the eyes and ears of Canadian viewers at each stop
on the audition tour. Chatting with competitors and the judges,
she will have the inside scoop on Canada's dancing talent from
across the country. Once the series debuts this fall on CTV,
Miller will introduce the finalists and interact with the
competitors and judges in her role as host of the live episodes.

"Leah's vibrant charm, previous hosting experience and knowledge
of dance makes her an ideal host for this exciting new series,"
said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels,
CTV Inc. "Fun, smart and quick on her feet, viewers and
competitors will fall in love with her."

"I cried my eyes out when I found out - I am ecstatic!" said
Miller. "I have such respect for what dancers are capable of and
I am a huge fan of the format. Hosting the homegrown edition of
So You Think You Can Dance is such a privilege for me."

From host of MuchOnDemand to the new host of SYTYCD Canada,
Miller has come a long way from the audition that landed her a
job with Canada's flagship music station, MuchMusic. As a three
time host of the MuchMusic Video Awards and co-host of
MuchOnDemand, Miller has chatted with some of the hottest stars
and musical acts around, including Gwen Stefani, Halle Berry,
Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, Matthew McConaughey, Fergie,
Good Charlotte and many more. She recently hosted Live@Much
specials featuring Hedley, The Killers, The All-American Rejects
and Hilary Duff.

A music and dance aficionado, Miller tapped into the dance world
at a young age when she was enrolled in baby ballet class. Miller
won the title of "Miss Junior Dance of Canada" when she was 13
and danced competitively until the age of 16.
That experience gives her first hand knowledge of the hard work
and dedication it takes to become a competitive dancer. Miller
has huge respect for dancers at the level the series demands. Her
passion for the fine arts and previous hosting and interviewing
experience prepares her for this exciting leap into her latest
gig.

CTV Announces Tré Armstrong and Jean Marc Genereux as So You
Think You Can Dance Canada Judges
Alternating in third judge position are Toronto natives Luther
Brown and Blake McGrath -

-- Iconic Rex Harrington to serve as special guest judge --
-- So You Think You Can Dance judge Mary Murphy joins Vancouver
auditions as special guest judge --

These dancing experts are not afraid to tell it like it is! CTV
announced today the esteemed judging panel for So You Think You
Can Dance Canada. The two permanent judges headlining the team
are Toronto's Tré Armstrong, the contemporary/funk dancer,
choreographer and star of the MTV/Paramount dance film How She
Move, and Montreal's Jean Marc Genereux, international ballroom
champion and guest judge/choreographer on the U.S. version of So
You Think You Can Dance. Luther Brown, the urban choreographer
who's worked with such artists as Sean Combs, Alicia Keys and
Brandy, and Blake McGrath, who was a Season 1 finalist on So You
Think You Can Dance, will alternate in the third judge seat.
Additionally, internationally-renowned Rex Harrington,
artist-in-residence for The National Ballet of Canada, will serve
as a special guest judge on several occasions. The cast is
completed by series host Leah Miler, currently host of the
MuchMusic series MuchOnDemand.

Headlining the Vancouver auditions - the first in the five-city,
cross-country tour for So You Think You Can Dance Canada - is
full-time judge Jean Marc Genereux and guest judge Paul Becker,
the rising star choreographer from Victoria who most recently
choreographed for The Jonas Brothers tour and Disney's High
School Musical On Stage in Orlando. Additionally, Mary Murphy,
from the hit U.S. series So You Think You Can Dance, will join
the panel as a special guest judge. Blake McGrath joins the team
in Vancouver as the Audition Tour Choreographer. The auditions
will take place at The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing
Arts, located at 777 Homer Street, on Monday, April 7 at 9 a.m.
Please visit http://www.dance.ctv.ca for more audition details.
Full-time judge Tré Armstrong will join the audition tour in
Halifax (May 5), as she is currently in Australia promoting her
film, How She Move.

"Tre, Jean-Marc, Blake, Luther, and Rex - the calibre of the
Canadians on So You Think You Can Dance Canada judging panel is
indicative of the diverse magnitude of dance talent in this
country," said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative and Channels,
CTV Inc. "As experts in their fields, I'm confident these judges
will unearth Canada's rising and undiscovered dancing talent as
they cross the country this spring."

Below is a list of biographies for the So You Think You Can Dance
Canada judging panel. Additional members of the esteemed guest
judging panel will be announced soon.

Permanent Judges

About Tré Armstrong

Armstrong's early technical training in ballet, tap and jazz in
dance school is what has helped shape her into who she is today.
Armstrong has performed in multiple feature films, award shows,
reality-based television shows and all across the United States,
Canada, St. Kitts, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Japan. Her
choreography credits include A Raisin in the Sun, Repo: The
Genetic Opera, Vibe Awards and Canadian Idol. Armstrong has
traveled worldwide and taught many dance workshops, seminars and
classes in hip-hop and urban dance, as well as "how-to
'freestyle'" and "TNT" ("Tippin' N Tré" or dancing in heels).
Armstrong was also featured in the internationally-acclaimed
documentary Breakin' In: The Making of a Hip Hop Dancer, which
highlighted her as one of Canada's top rising stars. Her acting
debut as Candy in Save the Last Dance 2 had her working closely
with Rich and Tone and the Talauega Brothers. You can see
Armstrong as Michelle, lead actress in the MTV/Paramount dance
feature film How She Move.

About Jean Marc Genereux

Quebec's Jean Marc Genereux began dancing at age 10 with his
partner, and now wife, France Mousseau, and within six years the
pair had won every Regional and State Championship. In the early
1980s they began dancing the International style and won over 100
competitions and all the major championships in North America,
participating in 10 World Championships as the first
representatives for Canada. Genereux and Mousseau turned
professional in 1987 and danced in every major city around the
world. In 12 years, they won over 200 competitions on three
continents. Genereux and Mousseau retired from the competitive
scene in 1998; however, the two still travel all over the world
to perform in dance shows, as well as judge and choreograph for
the elite competitors. Genereux performed in the motion picture
Dance With Me, featuring Vanessa L. Williams and Chayanne, and
the motion picture Shall We Dance, with Jennifer Lopez and
Richard Gere. In 2006, Genereux joined the cast of the!
American version of So You Think You Can Dance as a
choreographer.

Alternating Third Judge

About Luther Brown

Luther Brown and his creative, trendsetting, innovative vision
has transformed the formerly unknown Toronto urban dance
community into a thriving industry. As the founder and owner of
Do Dat Entertainment, Brown created an industry - professional
urban dance community that linked Toronto to the ever-growing
entertainment industry in the United States. Working with artists
such as Brandy, Shawn Desman, Alicia Keys, Mario, Kelis, Jully
Black, Faith Evans, Olivia, Ray J, Dream, B4-4, Keshia Chante,
Glenn Lewis, Choclair and Maestro, has brought him to the
forefront, where Brown is respected amongst the top
choreographers in the United States and Canada. Over the past
five years, he has choreographed an abundance of music videos,
many which have gone on to win awards. His recognizable style is
evident in videos such as "Talk About Our Love" by Brandy, "Bad
Boy" by Keshia Chante, "Shook" by Shawn Desman, and more. Brown
has been the creative director for many tours and chore!
ographed various live shows for artists including Gary Beals,
Shawn Desman, Keshia Chante and Mario. Brown also creatively
directed the RapCity/IllVibe Records Cross Canada Tour, which
featured Saukrates and Jully Black.

About Blake McGrath

(In addition to Alternate Third Judge,
McGrath is also the Audition Tour Choreographer)
As a boy growing up in Toronto, Blake McGrath trained intensively
in jazz and ballet, but it was in Toronto's rave culture that
McGrath first started to get noticed as a dancer. Raving led to
dance battles, and before long he was winning competitions all
across North America. At 18, McGrath headed to Los Angeles and
within a year, Britney Spears' choreographer, Brian Freidman, had
hired McGrath on as his assistant. A year after that, McGrath was
the first dancer hired for Spears' Onyx Hotel Tour. McGrath has
also danced with Madonna, Ashanti, Pink, Jewel, Destiny's Child
and Aaron Carter. McGrath's film and television work includes
MTV's DanceLife, Rent, Chicago, Summerland, Michael Jackson's
30th Anniversary Special, the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Diva
Duets. McGrath was a finalist in the first season of So You Think
You Can Dance in the United States. Though McGrath recently began
to pursue both acting and choreography more aggressively, dance
remains his first love, an! d continues to travel and teach
classes all over the world. His first instructional DVD, Dance
Driven, was released in May 2006.

Special Guest Judge

About Rex Harrington

Born in Peterborough, Ont., Rex Harrington joined The National
Ballet of Canada in 1983, becoming a Principal Dancer with the
company in 1988, a position he held until his retirement in 2004.
Renowned both in Canada and abroad for his interpretations of
classical roles in Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Giselle and The
Sleeping Beauty, Harrington's performances established him as one
of the most accomplished and charismatic male dancers of his era.
Harrington was a frequent international guest artist with
companies such as La Scala Opera Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and
Stuttgart Ballet and partnered with ballerinas including, Karen
Kain, Ekaterina Maximova, Carla Fracci, Evelyn Hart, Alessandra
Ferri and Greta Hodgkinson. Harrington was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada in 2000 and was given a star on Canada's Walk of
Fame in 2005. In 2006, Harrington was appointed
Artist-in-Residence with The National Ballet of Canada.

Vancouver Judges

About Paul Becker

Born in Victoria, Paul Becker has become one of the most sought
after choreographers in the industry today. Most recently, he has
been well noticed for his work with the hit rock group The Jonas
Brothers. However that's just the tip of the iceberg when it
comes to Becker's talent and credits. He has choreographed the
feature films Hot Rod; Talk To Me starring Don Cheadle; Code
Name: The Cleaner starring Cedric the Entertainer; Are We Done
Yet starring Ice Cube; The Wicker Man starring Nicolas Cage;
Totally Awesome; Are We There Yet; and The Muppets Wizard of Oz
starring Queen Latifah. On TV, Becker is the staff choreographer
for Aliens in America, and Showtime's Masters of Horror. In the
theatre world, Becker just choreographed High School Musical on
Stage at the Orlando Science Center, as well as The Magicians
Nephew. His work will be noticed on Broadway soon, as he is the
dance consultant for the Broadway revival of The WIZ. Becker is a
true visionary; any project tha! t Becker is a part of, he
brings his humor, creativity, and endless persistence to make the
creation a dynamic experience.

About Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy is best known as the "Queen of Scream" on the U.S.
version of So You Think You Can Dance. Her infectious laugh and
"Maryisms" like "Hot Tamale Train" have helped make the show a
smash hit around the world. In fact, Murphy recently beat out a
star-studded field, including Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Ann Inaba and
Donald Trump to claim the "Best Host/Judge" prize at the 2007
Reality TV Awards. Murphy is also an in-demand film and
television star; appearing in films like Dance With Me with
Vanessa Williams and the thriller Killer Movie with Kaley Cuoco
and J.C. Chasez. Murphy has also appeared on television shows
like Rachael Ray, The Soup, Chelsea Lately and American Idol, to
name a few. Murphy began her career as a professional ballroom
dancer. She and her partners compiled an impressive list of
accomplishments; including victories at The Austrian National
Championships and The U.S. Nine Dance Championships. Beyond her
work in Hollywood, Murphy is the Owner and Dir! ector of
Champion Ballroom Academy in San Diego, CA. She also runs Mary
Murphy's Chance To Dance program, which brings dance to children
in underprivileged areas.

The So You Think You Can Dance Canada talent search continues in
Halifax (May 5), Calgary (May 12), Montreal (May 27) and Toronto
(June 10). Please visit http://www.dance.ctv.ca for more audition
details.

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.