Back stage, everyone talks to each other and makes predictions about who will do the best and who will go home. This week was a complete shock. Everyone thought the same two crews were in the running to go home. We were way off. One of the crews that everyone felt was going to go home had probably the BEST performance of the night. They stepped it up 100% and just blew everyone out of the water including the judges.In fact, almost all of the 9 crews had solid performances, all showed improvement, and some even had near perfect routines.
What was crazy is in all the times I’ve ever been backstage, I’ve never felt the energy that I’ve felt this week in the crowd, backstage, and from the crews. You could here them pumping each other up backstage before going out. And when watching, you felt it too. Several crews were not favorites after the Regionals, but the audience fell in love with them during the Nationals because they performed better than ever imagined. A lot of the crews won over fans.
What was crazy is in all the times I’ve ever been backstage, I’ve never felt the energy that I’ve felt this week in the crowd, backstage, and from the crews. You could here them pumping each other up backstage before going out. And when watching, you felt it too. Several crews were not favorites after the Regionals, but the audience fell in love with them during the Nationals because they performed better than ever imagined. A lot of the crews won over fans.
Some other fun things you will see this week is two crews take off their shirts, one crew brings back a trick the judges hated that won them over this time, a little body paint, and a bunch of tricks and flips!
Click here to read the rest of Chris' preview, including the vibe from the crews before the taping, how people think Season 5 is shaping up, and other backstage tomfoolery. Thanks Chris!
