More on Omarion: ABDC Producer describes 'what we were looking for in a judge'

LA Times talked to ABDC Executive Producer Howard Schwartz about ABDC Season 5. Much of the article addresses Omarion as the replacement judge for Shane Sparks and how he fits with the backgrounds and talents of Lil Mama and JC Chasez.   Howard Schwartz: "We were looking for a judge who could understand what the crews go through when they get on stage and perform...who can differentiate dancers and dances from each other, who can tell technique apart from personality and tell technique apart from aspects of specific dances that may be confined to one part of the U.S. And also who might be able to give us an opinion that might not be the same as our other two judges; someone who feels strong enough in their own skin to be able to recognize crews that have it together."