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 Beyoncé |
| 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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March 16, 2008
Great overview of the show Rosy! I hope JabbaWockeeZ go all the way. I think they did awesome with “All That Jazz”.
March 22, 2008
It’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.
March 22, 2008
Yea…what the heck, how did Status Quo get in the top 2? But I digress…lol