Who will compete on America's Best Dance Crew Season 5? Early in January, we will run a contest to let you 'cast' which of the crews you think should make it to ABDC5 Top 9. To help you choose and give these crews some exposure, we'll spotlight each of them and show any recent performance videos we can find. We know of 27 of the 31 crews that auditioned in New York on December 12, 2009, so we'll covered them (in alphabetical order) over several days. If you have further information, links or videos to share for auditioning crews, please leave a comment or email us at BloggingBestDanceCrew@gmail.com
E3 from Newington CT was a hit with our fans when they auditioned for ABDC4 - watch that season's audition and callback. They were 2008 dance champions on Showtime at the Apollo and in 2009, competed on 106th and Park. Click here to see our exclusive audition of their ABDC5 audition.
Erafusion is a New York dance group. Here's their rehearsal for the ABDC5 audition:
Illmatic from New York set the auditions on fire - literally! -- by shooting fire out of one member's fingertips during the callback challenge. Click here to watch our video of their ABDC5 audition. Several videos of Illmatic are available at BrickCityDance Youtube Channel, including this NJ performance for the ABDC tour in October 2008:
Kick Rocks is an all-girl dance crew from the DC area, with members from Culture Shock DC. They debuted in the pre-show for Culture Shock DC 2009. I wasn't allowed to film their routine, but here's a still from it. I haven't identified any performance videos of them yet.
Knemesis from Albany NY incorporate such diverse styles as African, salsa, and contemporary in their hop hop style. In 2009, they won 106th and Park's Wild Out Wednesday and appeared on the show twice . FLBofUSA has many Knemesis videos including this recent video and their win at Albany's Best Dance Crew:
II an Extreme: we don't have information or videos yet -- let us know if you can help!
Tomorrow: 7 more crews from the New York auditions!
