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 13 crews that auditioned in Boston on December 11, 2009, so we've covered them (in alphabetical order) over 2 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
NIA incorporates African influences into their hip hop style. Click here to watch their ABDC4 audition and callback performances, and click here for their performance at East Coast Throwdown 2009. You can learn more about them from their brief report on the ABDC5 audition and on their MySpace page. Click here for their Here's a recent performance:
Phunk Phenomenon from the Boston area has competed in regional and national events including Prelude EC 2008 (where they took 1st place), Prelude EC 2009, ALC Showdown, Elements (Elements X peformance here), and Hip Hop International. Here's a recent performance at Bentley University that does justice to the group's precision and intensity:
Static Noyze from Boston performs "contemporary and theatrical hip hop choreography". Visit their Youtube Channel to see their workshops and recent performances. They won Elements X in November 2009 with this performance:
Street Legendz from Boston is the most recent incarnation of Status Quo, a crew that came in second in ABDC1. A group with many of the original Status Quo members auditioned in New York for ABDC3 and ABDC4 (click here for the Season 4 audition and callback). More recently, SQ Entertainment did well on 2009's America's Got Talent.
Wrush from Boston combines hip hop with contemporary and Latin dancing. They've appeared on 106th and Park, their choreographer was featured on Made, and they've competed in a number of regional dance events including Main Event and Elements -- most of which is documented in Dynamiktiggz Youtube Channel. They also auditioned for ABDC4 - watch their audition and choreography callback. Here's their World of Dance NY routine:
