Lisa Auguste, 27, grew up in Rexdale and started her dance career with ballet at the age of three.
Auguste shares the same ultimate goal as the rest of the dancers, but said there's more to it than winning.
"Besides winning, I would love to be working for the rest of my life as a dancer or choreographer," said Auguste.
Auguste said she hopes that by being a part of this competition it will open that door for opportunity.
Last Wednesday, CTV's So You Think You Can Dance Canada aired the first show featuring the Top 20 dancers in Canada. The next night, the first eliminations were announced, and one male and one female were sent home.
Ten men and 10 women were chosen to make up the top 20 and then paired up to combine their talent in a dance piece choreographed by a variety of different genre choreographers.
Auguste was paired up with Vincent Noiseux, 22, of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec and hit the stage Oct. 8 to perform a contemporary dance piece to the song Slow Me Down by Emmy Rossum.
Auguste said she couldn't have asked for a better partner.
"We had a pretty good connection pretty early and it showed in our performance and he's fantastic and he's so supportive and really wants to learn and get better, which is the same as me," said Auguste. "We're both on the same page and learning from each other as the process goes so I'm completely ecstatic with my partner."
Hopefuls from across Canada began to try out for the show in early April.
Auguste said she tried out because Canada doesn't seem to give dancers opportunities to showcase their talent as much as the United States.
"It's a good way to showcase the dancers that have been training their whole life literally in the studio sacrificing time, friends, parties, and all that stuff just to be training. This is the best opportunity that I could possibly have," said Auguste.
Auguste said she felt her first performance went well, even though it was scary to perform on television.
"Just because I've never danced on TV and actually seen myself I felt like everything was a little bit smaller than what it felt like when I actually did it," Auguste said.
She plans on using that knowledge to make her movements even bigger and better.
Auguste has a wide range of dance experience in a lot of genres, like tap, jazz, acrobatics, hip hop, salsa, breaking and popping.
She hopes her experience and knowledge of a variety of dance styles will give her a leg up in the competition.
She said her inspiration comes from all the dancers and choreographers she has worked with through out her life.
Her mother, Colleen Auguste, said the experience has been a dream come true for both mother and daughter. She believes the competition will strengthen her daughter's perseverance.
"Hopefully (the competition) will open some doors for her and encourage her to keep on trying regardless of how many doors are closed; to keep on knocking," she said. "If you just believe and work at it and your dreams can come true."
Auguste is optimistic that her dancing in So You Think You Can Dance Canada will bring dance teachers and choreographers more business within Rexdale.
"I hope that it will show that if you work hard and you do what you love to do and keep at it, you will succeed no matter what even if it's a struggle to get there," said Auguste. "Hopefully it will just bring some positive period to Rexdale."
Auguste's next performance will air tonight, Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Each week the dancers receive a new style of dance and choreographer to work with.
She said she can only hope for the best in the upcoming show.
"I'm pretty confident. I don't think it will be a disaster, but you never know because it still depends on the votes and what Canada wants," said Auguste. "Hopefully I'll bring them what they want and what they need and hopefully I can bring my game so that I'm not just coasting, I want to always be on top."