Each season, the show held auditions in major cities across the country, looking for the top contestants in Canada.

Contestants of all genres and styles tried to impress the judges in the hopes of making the Top 20, which gave them the opportunity to perform on national television.

During the season finale, this person was crowned "Canada's Favourite Dancer", and received a prize of CDN $100,000 and a new car.

Over the years, guest judges have included Karen Kain and Rex Harrington from the National Ballet of Canada, High School Musical director Kenny Ortega, well-known Broadway choreographer Sergio Trujillo, and Mary Murphy and Dan Karaty, who are both veteran judges on the US version of the show.

During its run, the show featured many well-known Canadian choreographers, including Luther Brown, Blake McGrath, Stacey Tookey, Sean Cheesman, Melissa Williams, Sabrina Matthews and Paul Becker.

In addition, many choreographers from the US version of the show have also done work for So You Think You Can Dance Canada including Mia Michaels, Mandy Moore, Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin, Benji Schwimmer, Lil' C and Tyce Diorio.

In October 2007, CTV announced plans to start production on a Canadian version of the hit US TV series So You Think You Can Dance.

It was announced that Muchmusic VJ Leah Miller would be hosting the series, with renowned choreographers Jean-Marc Généreux and Tré Armstrong becoming permanent judges.

Hip-hop choreographer Luther Brown and former US competitor Blake McGrath also joined the cast as alternating third judges.

Throughout the season many notable guest stars from the world of dance appeared on the show, including Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Kenny Ortega, and Mia Michaels, who choreographed a group piece.