Teldon's ABDC Rewatch - Season 5, Episode 1 - "The South"

About this series: Teldon is going to watch every episode of America's Best Dance Crew to try and see them with a fresh outlook, judging them on their own merits.  He invites you to join him, rewatching and reviewing the shows. Click here to read his criteria and how he is judging the performances. His only request:  "please keep an open mind through out this look back.  You may surprise yourself and learn to enjoy crews you did not like or see one of your favorites in a new light."

Well-- New season, new format for the show.  This season, the audition rounds are back.  Unlike Seasons One and Two, this is not a two hour torture session.  This time around, they have narrowed it down to three regions (yet again screwing the Midwest): The East Coast, The South and The West Coast.  Each region gets its own episode as well.  I really enjoyed this change as it gave us more time to get to know the crews that would make it to nationals and let more crews have a chance.  For each round of the auditions, five crews will perform and two crews will advance to nationals.  Then, the remaining three crews will have to battle it out in a sudden death round to determine who gets the third spot.  Click here to watch The South audition, then read the Rewatch Review. Up tomorrow: The East.