So You Think You Can Dance (Malaysia season 1)
Name ( Age , Place of origin ) Details Performances ( Partners ) Eliminated/ Final position
Muhamad Haslam Alam ( 21 , Muar , Johor ) A breakdancer since aged 14 , having won the solo category in the Malaysian Breakdancing Championship in 2005 . The winner of the coveted prize as of 29 June 2007 Contemporary ( Noor ) Paso Doble ( Noor ) Contemporary ( Noor ) Hip-hop ( Noor ) Chinese Contemporary ( Noor ) Bottom 6 Hip-hop , Salsa ( Nikki ) Bottom 6 Contemporary , Hip-hop ( Nikki ) Bottom 6 Contemporary ( Sue ) Contemporary ( solo ) Hip-hop ( Dennis ) Malay Contemporary ( Brancy ) Breakdancing ( solo ) WINNER
Dennis Yin ( 19 , Subang Jaya ) A cheerleader since secondary school and later member of Charm All Stars , forwent an opportunity to perform in Japan for this competition Paso Doble ( Becky ) Jive ( Becky ) Funk ( Becky ) Tango ( Becky ) Malay Contemporary ( Becky ) Mambo , Hip-hop ( Brancy ) Bottom 6 Street jazz , Samba ( Brancy ) Bottom 6 Samba ( Brancy ) Hip-hop ( solo ) Hip-hop ( Alam ) Ballroom/Waltz ( Sue ) Paso Doble ( solo ) 1st Runner-up
Suhaili Micheline Sue ( 23 , Subang Jaya , Selangor ) Seasoned ballet expert and children 's dance instructor in Aurora School of Dancing Hip-hop ( Isaac ) Hip-hop ( Isaac ) Samba ( Isaac ) Contemporary ( Isaac ) Indian Contemporary ( Isaac ) Street jazz , Indian Contemporary ( Firul ) Contemporary , Viennese Waltz ( Jimmy ) Top 2 Contemporary ( Alam ) Malay contemporary ( solo ) Street jazz ( Brancy ) Ballroom/Waltz ( Dennis ) Ballet/Tango ( solo ) 2nd Runner-up
Brancy Tan ( 27 , Ipoh , Perak ) Claimed to be the pioneer of belly-fusion , the fusion of belly-dancing and rhythmic gymnastics elements Malay Contemporary ( Sean ) Sevillanas ( Sean ) Malay Contemporary ( Firul ) Mambo ( Firul ) Chinese Contemporary ( Firul ) Mambo , Hip-hop ( Dennis ) Bottom 6 Street jazz , Samba ( Dennis ) Bottom 6 Samba ( Dennis ) Contemporary ( solo ) Street jazz ( Sue ) Malay Contemporary ( Alam ) Broadway ( solo ) 3rd Runner-up
Noor Fatimah ( 26 , Kuala Terengganu ) A Physical Education , Science and Malay Language teacher in a primary school , ex-rhythmic gymnastic exponent and later coach in that sport Contemporary ( Alam ) Paso Doble ( Alam ) Contemporary ( Alam ) Hip-hop ( Alam ) Chinese Contemporary ( Alam ) Bottom 6 Rock ' n Roll , Malay Contemporary ( Yuz ) Broadway , Malay contemporary ( Yuz ) Bottom 6 Latin ? ( Yuz ) Contemporary ( solo ) Eliminated 21 June 2007
Mohd Yunus Yuz ( 22 , Batu Pahat , Johor ) Dance trainer in Akademi Seni , Budaya dan Warisan ; once learned bharatanatyam Malay Contemporary ( Nikki ) Contemporary ( Nikki ) Hip-hop ( Nikki ) Broadway ( Nikki ) Malay Contemporary ( Nikki ) Rock ' n Roll , Malay Contemporary ( Noor ) Broadway , Malay Contemporary ( Noor ) Top 2 Latin ? ( Noor ) Malay Contemporary ( solo ) Eliminated 21 June 2007
Nikki Cheng ( ? ? , Kuala Lumpur ) A breakdancing trainee who claimed to have vast experience in winning hip-hop dance championships Malay Contemporary ( Yuz ) Contemporary ( Yuz ) Hip-hop ( Yuz ) Broadway ( Yuz ) Bottom 4 Malay Contemporary ( Yuz ) Hip-hop , Salsa ( Alam ) Bottom 6 Contemporary , Hip-hop ( Alam ) Eliminated 14 June 2007
Jimmy Wong ( 26 , Kuala Lumpur ) A home-officed fashion designer and hairstylist , once called up by a magazine for one of its pageantry events Contemporary ( Azzy ) Malaysian contemporary ( Jo ) Foxtrot ( Jo ) Bottom 4 Pop ( Jo ) Indian contemporary ( Jo ) Bottom 6 Malay Contemporary , Dancehall ( Becky ) Contemporary , Viennese Waltz ( Sue ) Eliminated 14 June 2007
Rebecca Becky Lee ( 23 , Klang , Selangor ) Children 's dance instructor , claimed to be among the top six in the world upon her return from the World Senior Duos dance Masters competition in 2006 Paso Doble ( Dennis ) Jive ( Dennis ) Funk ( Dennis ) Bottom 4 Tango ( Dennis ) Malay Contemporary ( Dennis ) Bottom 6 Malay Contemporary , Dancehall ( Jimmy ) Eliminated 7 June 2007
Shafirul Azmi Firul Suhaimi ( 26 , Sabah ) Specializes in contemporary dance , an ex-Best Student and now assistant lecturer in Akademi Seni Kebangsaan Broadway ( Davina ) Jazz ( Davina ) Malaysian Contemporary ( Brancy ) Mambo ( Brancy ) Chinese Contemporary ( Brancy ) Street jazz , Indian contemporary ( Sue ) Eliminated 7 June 2007
Joanne Jo Stevenson ( 30 , Kuala Lumpur ) In the professional dancing scene for eleven years ; a single mother who saw this competition as the biggest hope to sustain herself and her 12-year-old daughter Hip-hop ( Shake ) Malaysian Contemporary ( Jimmy ) Foxtrot ( Jimmy ) Pop ( Jimmy ) Indian Contemporary ( Jimmy ) Eliminated 31 May 2007
Isaac Lim ( 25 , Johor Bahru ) Claimed that he dances a style which fuses Chinese with contemporary which he learned in secondary school , once invited by Istana Budaya to London to promote tourism in Malaysia Hip-hop ( Sue ) Hip-hop ( Sue ) Samba ( Sue ) Contemporary ( Sue ) Bottom 4 Indian Contemporary ( Sue ) Eliminated 31 May 2007
Cristine Orange Chung ( 23 , Kuching , Sarawak ) A seasoned rhythmic gymnastic athlete during her childhood , once entered wushu and participated the SEA Games in this sport Salsa ( Vish ) Salsa ( Vish ) Dancehall ( Vish ) Malaysian Contemporary ( Vish ) Eliminated 24 May 2007
Vishnu Vish a/l Nadarajah ( 25 , Balakong , Selangor ) Into bharatanatyam since age 4 , once claimed in front of the judges during Boot Camp that his ambitions as a dancer were vehemently detested by his father Salsa ( Orange ) Bottom 4 Salsa ( Orange ) Dancehall ( Orange ) Malaysian Contemporary ( Orange ) Eliminated 24 May 2007
Alice Yap ( 25 , Kuala Lumpur ) Has her own dance studio , runs children 's dance class , also works as freelance instructor in a secondary school Street jazz ( Chris ) Bottom 4 Street jazz ( Chris ) Bottom 4 Malaysian Contemporary ( Chris ) Eliminated 17 May 2007
Chris Ooi ( 21 , Taiping , Perak ) Photography assistant in an advertising firm Street jazz ( Alice ) Street jazz ( Alice ) Bottom 4 Malaysian Contemporary ( Alice ) Eliminated 17 May 2007
Davina Goh ( 25 , Kuala Lumpur ) A member of an events management team ; stage theater and film performer ; columnist in theSun Broadway ( Firul ) Jazz ( Firul ) Eliminated 10 May 2007
Sean Loh ( 22 , Pulau Pinang ) A dance trainee who specializes in hip-hop , jazz and disko Malaysian contemporary ( Brancy ) Sevillanas ( Brancy ) Eliminated 10 May 2007
Sheikh Shake Gaddafi ( 26 , Subang Jaya , Selangor ) Inspired to dance by watching Michael Jackson at age 12 , works in a development company as an office boy Hip-hop ( Jo ) Eliminated 3 May 2007
Azzura Soraya Azzy ( 23 , Petaling Jaya , Selangor ) A student in journalism and public relations , once performed dances on stage Contemporary ( Jimmy ) Eliminated 3 May 2007
Season 1 -- The Top 20 Contestants
So You Think You Can Dance is a dance reality show and competition aired on 8TV. Premiered on 5 April 2007, it is based on the original United States version of the same name. It has a similar premise to the American Idol series of singing competitions, with nationwide auditions leading to the discovery of the next big star. The organizers of So You Think You Can Dance held one audition in Kuala Lumpur. The contestants that are picked go through callbacks and the Top 20 perform on a live show. This follows a weekly elimination hereafter. The Malaysian version of So You Think You Can Dance had completed its inaugural season with Muhammad Haslam Abdul Rahman Rubaee as the champion. The show was hosted by Juliana Ibrahim and Jehan Miskin; the latter only joined the cast since episode 9.