Field reporters Brooke and Rebecca talked to Napoleon D'umo, one of the audition judges for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3. Here's the news on how Season 3 will be different from prior seasons, some regional differences in the auditions, and how they'll pick the nine crews who will compete in Season 3.How have crews changed since auditions for Season 1 and 2? "They are getting more in tune with what it's about. Howard Schwartz has expanded on what was seen in Seasons 1 and 2 and is making it better. We're also seeing that some talented individuals changed crews and are coming back to audiion as part of a new crew."
"Are there differences in crew styles from city to city? YES! Miami -- Salsa and Reggae; New York -- Trannie groups, also known as Voguers; San Francisco - Turfin'; Los Angeles -- Krump; Atlanta -- Crankin'; St. Louis -- Krunk; Baltimore -- Roll.
Once the auditions are over, what's the process for picking the nine crews that will appear on the show? "There will be a big room full of producers, judges, and TVs. We'll watch all the crew video playbacks for many hours, narrowing it down to the final nine...we will have all nine by the end of November. The crews aren't being picked by region. So it's possible that there could be five crews from the LA auditions."
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