, ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁season , ▁cou ples ▁stayed ▁together ▁( unless ▁broken ▁up ▁by ▁an ▁elim ination ) ▁until ▁the ▁show ▁reached ▁twelve ▁final ists , ▁in ▁a ▁format ▁more ▁consistent ▁with ▁other ▁So ▁You ▁Think ▁You ▁Can ▁Dance ▁shows . ▁Between ▁the ▁top ▁twenty ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁twelve , ▁view ers ▁voted ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁couple , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁individual . ▁Once ▁the ▁show ▁reached ▁its ▁top ▁twelve ▁d anc ers , ▁the ▁d anc ers ▁randomly ▁pick ▁their ▁partner ' s ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁hat ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁style ( s ) ▁of ▁dance . ▁ ▁Se asons ▁ ▁Final ists ▁ ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Henri ette ▁L ien ▁and ▁K jet il ▁T ef ke . ▁Jud ges ▁were ▁ball room / j azz ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Jan ▁I var ▁Lund , ▁contemporary ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Mer ete ▁L ing j ær de , ▁break dan cer ▁Lars ▁Und li ▁and ▁hip - h op ▁ch ore ograph er ▁V ibe ke ▁S ø rl ie . ▁ ▁This ▁first ▁season ▁featured ▁ 1 6 ▁picked ▁from ▁the ▁open ▁aud ition / F ever ▁Days ▁participants ▁to ▁be ▁perform ▁as ▁final ists ▁in ▁live ▁show . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁was ▁break dan cer ▁Ad il ▁Khan , ▁with ▁Maria ▁N yg år d ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁runner - up . ▁ ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁▁ ▁The ▁second ▁season ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Henri ette ▁L