Monday, January 4, 2010

Spotlight - NY auditions Pt.1: Blueprint, Bollywood Funk, Da Emperoz, Cosmic Swagga, DV8, Counter Rhythm, Coalescence

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 crews that auditioned in New York on December 12, 2009, so we will covere 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
  • Blueprint from Canada won Monsters of Hip Hop 2008 (albeit with different members than the crew that auditioned for ABDC)-click here for a video of the winning choreography. They are all members of 8Count; you can watch other videos of Blueprint and 8 Count at the 8CountDance Youtube Channel. If the crew is chosen, they will need to obtain US work visas. Click here to watch their Season 5 audition -- it's one of our reader favorites so far.
  • Bollywood Funk was one of our favorites at the ABDC4 auditions in NY; click here to watch that earlier audition and callback. They are part of a larger group; info and videos available at BollywoodFunkNYC.com  Here's a recent performance (with a slightly larger group) at a NY Diwali Festival:

  • Da Emperorz come from East Orange, NJ. Meet Da Emperorz in this video. EmpzTV has several videos, including a battle against Illmatic Crew and this performance:  

  • DV8 from Woodbridge, VA has auditioned for ABDC several times, including Season 4; they always come with something interesting. Here's their Season 5 audition:


  • No definitive info on Coalescence, Cosmic Swagga, or Counter Rhythm. If you know the crew that auditioned, please contact us with more details, photos and videos!