America’s Best Dance Crew
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Hi, Just a continuation of Jin’s Dance Post, the full scoop!
MTV’s popular dance show, America’s Best Dance Crew, is closing in on their finale. 2 weeks left! ABDC plays on MTV in the U.S. & on MuchMusic in Canada. Its a dance show featuring dance crews from all around the United States. The show is produced by America Idol judge Randy Jackson. Hosted by Mario Lopez & Layla Kayleigh. Judges are Shane Sparks, JC Chasez & Lil Mama.
America’s Best Dance Crew features dance crews from all over the United States and these dance crews auditioned in four cities: New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. A total of twelve dance crews were chosen from the four cities and were then broken up into four regions: East Coast, Midwest, South, and West Coast.
| East Coast | Midwest | South | West Coast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic | BreakSk8 | Enigma Dance Kru | Automatic Response |
| The Movement | Femme 5 | Full Out | Fysh n Chicks |
| Status Quo | Live in Color | JabbaWockeeZ | |
| Kaba Modern |
Stats are current:
Performances
Live Auditions Special
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Week 1
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| Dance Crew | Music |
|---|---|
| Live in Color | “Watch Them Roll” by Sean Paul |
| JabbaWockeeZ | “Apologize” by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic |
| Fysh n Chicks | “Whine Up” by Kat DeLuna |
| Status Quo | “Good Vibrations” by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch |
| Femme 5 | “Do It Well” by Jennifer Lopez |
| Enigma | “I’m So Hood” by DJ Khaled |
| Iconic | “Cyclone” by Baby Bash |
| BreakSk8 | “Get It Shawty” by Lloyd |
| Kaba Modern | “Technologic” by Daft Punk |
Week 2
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Each crew was given a different video with a dance sequence in it, which they had to perform while keeping their own style as a crew.
| Dance Crew | Music |
|---|---|
| Kaba Modern | “Wall to Wall” by Chris Brown |
| Live in Color | “Hey Mama” by Black Eyed Peas |
| JabbaWockeeZ | “Ice Box” by Omarion |
| BreakSk8 | “Get Up” by Ciara |
| Iconic | “Kiss Kiss” by Chris Brown |
| Status Quo | “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer |
| Fysh n Chicks | “Freakum Dress” by BeyoncĂ© |
| Femme 5 | “Hollaback Girl” by Gwen Stefani |
Week 3
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Each crew must perform to a popular dance, also known as a “dance craze”, while showing their style. However, since some of the dances are very simple, there were certain challenges each team had to do while performing.
| Dance Crew | Music | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Live in Color | “2 Step” by DJ Unk | Exchange clothing in their dance |
| JabbaWockeeZ | “Lean wit It, Rock wit It” by Dem Franchize Boyz | Create an illusion that defies gravity |
| BreakSk8 | “Cupid Shuffle” by Cupid | Stay physically connected during Cupid Shuffle |
| Kaba Modern | “G-Slide” by Lil Mama | Partner up and perform a lift |
| Fysh n Chicks | “It’s Goin Down” by Yung Joc | Perform some of the steps in reverse |
| Status Quo | “Crank Dat” by Soulja Boy | Perform a portion of the dance upside down |
| Iconic | “Chicken Noodle Soup” by DJ Webstar | Perform a portion of the dance on their backs |
Week 4
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Each crew has to perform a storyline as a character in a movie, while performing on the set of a street.
| Dance Crew | Music | Character |
|---|---|---|
| JabbaWockeeZ | “Ayo Technology” by 50 Cent | Thieves |
| Kaba Modern | “Sensual Seduction” by Snoop Dogg | Geek Boys & Popular Girls |
| Status Quo | “Hey Baby (Jump Off)” by Bow Wow & Omarion | Tuners |
| BreakSk8 | “What Is It” by Baby Bash | Basketballers |
| Fysh n Chicks | “Maneater” by Nelly Furtado | Business Women Hitting the Town |
| Live In Color | “B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)” by Outkast | Vampires & Damsels in Distress |
Week 5
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Each crew must perform to a track from Michael Jackson’s Thriller in honor of the album’s 25th anniversary.
| Dance Crew | Song |
|---|---|
| Status Quo | “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” by Michael Jackson |
| JabbaWockeeZ | “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” by Michael Jackson |
| Kaba Modern | “Thriller” by Michael Jackson |
| Fysh n Chicks | “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson |
| BreakSk8 | “Beat It” by Michael Jackson |
Week 6
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Each crew has to perform a Broadway scenario and turn it into a hip-hop routine.
| Dance Crew | Musical | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Status Quo | Hairspray | “You Can’t Stop the Beat“ |
| JabbaWockeeZ | Chicago | “All That Jazz“ |
| Kaba Modern | Grease | “You’re the One That I Want“ |
| BreakSk8 | Dreamgirls | “One Night Only“ |
Personally, I am cheering for JabbaKaba. I know both can’t win, but hey, I am a hopeful person. LOL
You can research them and watch their videos by going to youtube and search enginng them, by their names or the shows title. I will post the most current show, the Broadway Theme/HipHop week.
CandR = Rosy
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Great overview of the show Rosy! I hope JabbaWockeeZ go all the way. I think they did awesome with “All That Jazz”.
Mar 16th, 2008 at 4:59 pmIt’s a great show. I’m really happy that jabbawockeez are in the final two, but i’m upset that Kaba Modern got voted out.
Mar 22nd, 2008 at 6:50 pmYea…what the heck, how did Status Quo get in the top 2? But I digress…lol
Mar 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm