Dance's review of ABDC's Rihanna Challenge

Hey everyone! This season keeps getting better and better! It was another great episode of ABDC this week!! All of the crews brought a new dynamic energy to the stage and it showed in all of the performances. All of the crews brought some Caribbean flavor to their dancing, with the help of Rhianna's choreographer Tanisha Scott. It was a great episode and T-Money definitely worked those arms for the all of the BABDC viewers! Everyone in Street Kingdom twerked dem hips for all de guys and gyals. Phunk brought some nice new moves to the stage and IaMmE. blew me away with their performance. It was a great episode and the Rhianna Dancehall challenge was definitely a success!

I also tried to change my writing style. Instead of just typing about what I saw on stage and then describing it, I tried to describe my feelings about the performance and then talk about the movements that I liked the best from each performance. I also tried to be funny where I could be, I'll work more on being funny next week lol. Let me know if my writing style improved or how to improve it for next week. Most importantly tell me how you felt about each of the crew's performances this week! Do you like French Fries (IaMmE.), Clam Chowder (Phunk Phenomenon), Chicken and Waffles (Street Kingdom), Dumplings (Instant Noodles), Rice and Beans (787), or Pizza (Iconic Boyz), or a combination of all of the above. Let me know in the comments section!

Click here to read the full review.

Rihanna Recaps Round One

• Too Interesting for Twitter is impressed by the crazy moves of IaMmE and Phunk Phenomenon
• Ology posts a video apologizing for giving ICONic Boyz a good review last week
• CMR is heart broken that 787 Crew went home before less worthy competitors and thought that IaMmE's "S&M" might have been the best performance of the season

Enter the next round of our ABDC Top 4 contest now!

Thanks to all of you who submitted entries on which ABDC crews will be in the top 4 at the end of this season, in the order of their elimination. If you want to change your vote, here's your weekly chance. Note: there's no penalty for entering each week. If you get it right early, that's the vote that counts! The prize goes to the first person to submit the correct answer, based on which week they submit it. If more than one person gets it right that week, we'll employ a tie-breaker rule.  Click here for contest rules and prizes. 

This week's results really shook up the contest. Out of almost 400 entries received so far, only 9 are still in the running! So try, try again. Deadline for this round: midnight on Monday May 9. Good luck! 

Video; Molasses Gang Collabo --

Molasses Gang is the official clan of Blogging Best Dance Crew vigilantes. We strive for peace and sweets, amongst all lovers of sugary treats. We have only one idol, Thomas Gullivan Swag a.k.a. G.Swag a.k.a. T-Gully!!! 

This video includes BBDC regulars including Names Are Overrated, Freeze, Zekeish, Koopa, Ninjaboi, Maxxann, Del,  and Isaac (PoppiniSiK). Click here for the full Official Molasses Gang roster!

Send some love to 787 Crew!

I've been a fan of members of 787 Crew even before America's Best Dance Crew Season 3, when I saw pre-season videos of  GOP (a crew from the same larger dance group). I was sorry that GOP was eliminated early (largely due to injuries) and really looked forward to 787 Crew on Season 5. Well -- 787 Crew exceeded my hopes and wishes for them. Their prowess at stunts, broad repertoire of well-performed moves, and their passion enlivened and brought extra meaning to each week's performance.  The judges' decision during the Rihanna Challenge must have been tough, since that was an outstanding performance. And, much appreciation for their classy departure, where they took the time to address the audience and thank the judges before walking it out. We'll miss them!

This post is only for positive comments about 787 Crew. If you have anything negative to say about them or any other aspect of ABDC, please take it to the Critics Corner. All negative or unrelated comments will be deleted.

Survey: What's your favorite performance on ABDC's Rihanna Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What's your least favorite performance in ABDC's Rihanna Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Vote Now for your favorite ABDC crews -- all the MTV voting info right here!

The online voting is now open from now until 6:00am Eastern time. If you want to protect your favorite crew, act now! Click here to vote. Performance videos will probably be online after 11:00pm West Coast time, to aid in your choices. If you want to phone or text instead, the numbers are: Phone: 1-877-96-CREW + (number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
*  +1 Instant Noodles
*  +2 ICONic Boyz
*  +3 IaMmE
*  +4 Street Kingdom
*  +5  Phunk Phenomenon

The Rihanna Party Room/Critics Corner is now open -- join us!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 6's Rihanna Challenge is now open! Join host/moderators Koopa and Tbone, along with lots of other readers as they rave and vent on the best and worst parts of this episode, America's Best Dance Crew in general, Rihanna in particular, and other things that shall not be named. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field. Otherwise, all your work may disappear if someone posts something new while you're in the middle of writing.

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around and join your friends (old, new, and not-yet) to praise, bitch, wish, and amuse. Did this elimination upset or please you? Do voters choose crews on talent, appearance, local pride, or what? Are you ready for a week devoted to Justin Bieber? What would you like to see in a new season of ABDC? What other shows' season finales are worth catching? This is your party -- snark, humor, nostalgia and almost everything else (except spoilers, spam, obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome.
Photocredit: Rihannadaily.com

Join us now for live play-by-play of ABDC's Rihanna Challenge

Del, Ninjaboi, TBone and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Rihanna Challenge. Feel free to follow along (particularly if you cannot watch it until later). Please be aware that your comments might not be posted immediately (or at all) as we have to moderate them, watch the show, and type at the same time.If you want to leave longer comments and be sure they're used, go to the Party Room (the post above this one).

MTV Sneak Peak videos: Lil Mama cries, D-trix gets hot and bothered

MTV released two very short segments of judges' remarks as a sneak preview. In the first, Lil Mama talks about a personal tragedy and gets teary talking to Street Kingdom. In the second, D-trix expresses admiration for Street Kingdom's Melissa.

Pre-show interviews: D-trix on ICONic Boyz; Street Kingdom on KRUMP, ReQuest, happy dance moves

• Zap2It interviewed D-trix about his harsh judgements of ICONic Boyz and the negative feedback he received (which he then retweeted). Favorite quotes: "I take any type of negative criticism and I use it for momentum. Basically I was reminding my followers that yeah, this is all the hate I got.. The very last tweet after I posted all the hate, I pretty much wrote 'You'll thank me tomorrow.' And I think after this week, after you guys see what Iconic Boyz did... that's the reason why I did that."
• Pacific Rim posted pre-taping interviews with Instant Noodles, IaMmE's Chachi, ICONic Boyz, Phunk Phenomenon, and Street Kingdom.  Highlight (thanks Ninjaboi!) is Street Kingdom talking about how KRUMP stands for Kingdom  Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise, describing how they'd like to collaborate with ReQuest and JabbaWockeeZ, and showing their happy dance moves

Video: Purple Elephant Society's award winning performance at Kollaboration ATL

Purple Elephant Society won Second Place at Kollaboration ATL 4 for this Men In Black themed performance.  From KollaborationATL Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, OC!

Join us tonight for ABDC Rihanna Challenge & our play-by-play, party room, polls, and more!

Thank God it's Thursday again! Watch America's Best Dance Crew Rihanna Challenge with us tonight! The Party Room/Critics Corner opens at 9:45 ET and stays open as long as you want, so that everyone can comment on anything remotely related to ABDC.  Will tonight have another shocking elimination? Did they do a good job assigning the songs to the crews? Did the show have any wow moments, or is it just chugging along?

At 10pm ET, I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with  Ninjaboi, Del and TBone, so feel free to tune in and make fun of me or get a sneak preview of the action (for those of you from the West Coast/Puerto Rico/New Zealand or other ABDC-deprived zones). Tomorrow morning, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Plus we hope to have recaps, some more backstage videos, and more. And, we'll have new rounds of the Elimination Challenge and Top 4 contests, so get in it to win it. Join us!

What challenges would you like to issue to the ABDC crews?

In this week's backstage interviews at ABDC's Rihanna Challenge,, Chris Trondsen and Riquel Olander used several of our reader questions in the sessions with crews and D-trix. I haven't seen the interviews yet, but want to make sure we have lots of fresh material to use next week!

So, leave a comment on some challenges you'd like to issue the crews and the judges (or some more questions you'd like to have answered), either in general or for specific crews/people.  If we use your challenge/question, we'll give you credit of course! And, this will be part of a master list; even if we don't use your challenge/question this week, it might get asked at the next taping. Thanks!

Video: DanceOn's Promo for ABDC's Rihanna Challenge

DanceOn is back with another video of highlights from backstage interviews before ABDC's Rihanna Challenge. It features interviews with ICONic Boyz and D-trix, with quick views of the other crews.

Our survey results for ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge

Here are the results from our survey on the favorite and least favorite performances during America's Best Dance Crew's Katy Perry Challenge. We'll see tomorrow night whether our respondents' voting patterns are similar to that of the larger ABDC voting public.

• Out of 2954 votes cast in our survey for Favorite performance: 787 crew had the most votes (29%), followed closely by IaMmE (28%). Click here to see the full results
• Out of 2402 votes cast in our survey for Least Favorite performance: ICONic Boyz received the most votes (34%), followed by Street Kingdom (26%). Click here for the full results.

Video: Architeks at Goodphil 2011

The Architeks (a group that includes many members of ABDC2's SoReal Cru) showcased at the GoodPhil 2011 competition. From the LoadItProductions Youtube Channel.

Crazed Beats' Nonspoiler report: ABDC's Rihanna Challenge taping

Crazed Beats was in the audience for ABDC's Rihanna Challenge taping and posted this non-spoiler report on the event. Thanks Crazed Beats!

What's up guys? I just got back from the taping and this is probably the best episode so far this season. All the crews brought Rihanna's island flavor by incorporating dancehall style of dance into their routines. Click here to read the full report.

Playlist for ABDC's Rihanna Challenge

America's Best Dance Crew's Rihanna Challenge will feature the following songs. This list is presented in alphabetic order, not in the order that the crews performed. Thanks, Crazed Beats!

• 787 Crew- "Whats my Name" 
• ICONic Boyz- "Only Girl" 
• IaMmE - "S&M" 
• Instant Noodles- "Hard" 
• Phunk Phenomenon- "Please don't stop the music" 
• Street Kingdom- "Rude Boy"

Let us know if you attend tonight's taping!

America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 (aka the Superstar Season) Episode 4 will be taped tonight, with the 6 remaining crews dancing to Rihanna's hit songs. If you attend the taping, leave a comment and let us know what it was like -- the dances, the judges, the songs, the crowd, the crews, the costumes, celebrities in the audience, oddities and funny moments, etc.
 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT -- NO SPOILERS. DO NOT TELL THE RESULTS FROM THE SHOW, INCLUDING WHICH CREWS WERE IN THE BOTTOM OR ELIMINATED! 

Three million thank yous!

As of this morning, BloggingBestDanceCrew.com reached 3 million hits. Thanks to all of you for helping us to this milestone: -- the readers, commenters (including Yoo and others who attend the tapings), tipsters (too many to mention!),  banner artist Shahin, moderators (including DirtfaceX, Ninjaboi, Del, Koopa, Sarah, and BPR team), interviewers and film crew (the mighty Chris Trondsen, Scott Yoshimoto, and many dancer/interviewers), reviewers (for this season: Dance, Ninjaboi, Zekeish, Freeze, Byenyn, Bjhaypinoy), contest creators (Teldon, DirtfaceX, The Fourth ABDC Judge), field reporters (too many to name), media friends and partners (esp. Pacific Rim and DanceOn), dance event organizers (e.g., Hip Hop International, World of Dance, and dozens of local events), MTV, Howard and Karen Schwartz,  and hundreds of amazing dancers that make the work fun.

Video: District 78 Interview by DirtfaceX (and proof that he attended an ABDC taping!)

Sup guys! DirtFaceX here with an exclusive interview with the magic men behind all the Master Mixes... District 78! Getting to visit and meet d78 was actually one of the many highlights of my spring break vacation several weeks ago. While I did a lot of memorable things that week, I also fulfilled my small dream of attending an ABDC show taping (Black Eyed Peas week). As you all know by now, it was a FANTASTIC episode and I had an absolute blast being there. However, that episode and these interviews are pretty much the only documentation of my vacation- I didn’t take any pictures! I had originally planned on making a huge write-up about my trip, but without pics- even I was starting to get bored typing it up.

To make an extremely long story short- my trip was highlighted by... meeting and interviewing District 78, watching a taping of Conan, going to a [random] Japan Benefit event featuring The Beat Freaks, randomly ending up at a Jay Sean concert in Vegas, watching the new Mus.I.C Jabbawockeez show at the Monte Carlo, and of course attending a taping of ABDC. Sprinkle all of that with seeing old friends, karaoke singing, a road trip through the desert, relaxing by the pool, spending a day at the beach, eating tacos everyday, and making a HEAP of new friends- it was certainly a vacation I’ll never forget!

Here's a sneak peek of the 2 Part interview series I conducted with District 78. Below that are links to the full interviews. *Due to some technical issues, half of the interview was shot on my iPod- haha! Thanks to Nancy, and of course, D78 for making this all happen. Enjoy!



District 78 interviews: Working on ABDC / Beginnings & other projects

Video: D-trix dances in Panic at the Disco's "Ready to Go"

Dominic "D-trix" Sandoval has several more tricks up his sleeve than judging America's Best Dance Crew. He's one of the main dancers in Panic at the Disco's latest music video "Ready to Go." You can watch him starting at 1:38. Another ABDC connection: The dancing was choreotraphed by Beat Freak's Lindsey B and her choreography partner Craig Holloman. Thanks for the tips, Kevin and Dtrixfan!

Share your favorite dance videos with us!

The airing of ABDC's next episode is days away and we want to watch some dance! So, if you have a favorite dance video that is NOT ABDC-related, share it in the comments section. Only post one per commenter, though, so that readers have time to watch the goodies. If this post is successful, we'll create another 'favorites' post in a week or two. Thanks for this idea JabbaJake!

Message from ReQuest, back in New Zealand

On Friday, I received the following message from the brother of ReQuest Crew's Parris:
"The girls got home this morning before the show aired so we were able to watch it with all of them. They are extremely happy and content... they were happy cause they know for themselves that they did their best and they don't need to win a show to prove how good they are... they said it was just a dream come true to even make the show and learn so many life lessons along the way.. They didn't realise until the last couple of days before they left but the affect they had on everyone.. ALL the crews, the wranglers, the hair and makeup people, the wardrobe people, the casting directors, the choreographers, Parris said they were all soooo sad, and also said that it was the hardest thing leaving the crews at the hotels as ALL the guys were sobbing especially Street Kingdom as they were very tight with them. So the girls are very happy with how they left the show...The girls have some big things waiting in the wings which i cannot spill yet but obviously it aint the last of them."

Here's a photo that Chris Trondsen took of Request and Poreotics' Dumbo (our guest interviewer) after the show taped:

Ninjaboi's review of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge

And I bet you guys thought/were hoping I wouldn’t do a review this week.  Sorry, but while finals and other commitments have kept me busy, I still did my review, for you guys to hate all over, or agree with, or whatever.  If you do decide to disagree, please make sure they have solid arguments within them.  Even if I don’t go all snarky for foundation-less arguments, someone else will.  Just a warning. Either that or a dance-off.

In any case - Katy Perry Week.  Not exactly the biggest fan of her music, but I guess they needed a superstar to fill out their roster.  Pretty “controversial” decision tonight, and some heated arguments between the judges.  As always, Ninjaboi is here to put a mathematical spin on everything.  I’ll try to keep things brief (as much as I can) given how many reviews we’ve had this week. Click here to read the full review.

Video: Poreotics, Fanny Pak, We are Heroes dancing to "On The Floor"

There's a new Youtube video of three America's Best Dance Crew alums taking the stage to dance J. Lo's "On the Floor" -- Poreotics, Fanny Pak, and We are Heroes. Not sure, but I believe this was part of a shoot for EXTRA. From JBinAV Youtube Channnel.

WOD Dallas performances: Redefined, Jungle Boogie, Jawn Ha, Dtrix and Beau Fournier!

World of Dance Dallas provided a multitude of outstanding performances. Among the ones we'd like to highlight: 
-- Jungle Boogie's exhibition performance
-- D-trix dancing
-- Jawn Ha's solo 
-- Beau Fornier (Fanny Pak)
-- Redefined, the crew that won first place champion as well as best theme, best costume, and fan favorite.

Katy Perry Recaps

• We'll Fix It In commented on the ADD Cam that seemed especially sugared up this episode and analyzed Lil Mama's driving glove, makeup, phrasebook, and pivotal role in the ICONic Boyz judge dustup
• Too Interesting for Twitter gave JC Chasez the quote of the week award for telling D-trix "Come on man, don't be a crackhead" and thought ReQuest should have stayed
• Psycho Pixie provides bilingual commentary (Portuguese on top, English on the bottom), loved 4 of the performances and found the episode bittersweet
• Ology judged ICONic Boyz as the 'best performance of the night'
• Reality Wanted still describes everything but the dancing
• A.C.Slater thinks this is the worst season of America's Best Dance Crew ever.

Exclusive video: Street Kingdom ready for all challenges - 'We'll make Justin Bieber into krump"

Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interview Street Kingdom after their performance in the Katy Perry Challenge on ABDC. They talk about making D-trix cry with their performance this week, what they'll do to make sure they continue to do well (including dealing with camera angles), using their faces to help convey their bodies, how they'll deal with slower songs like Bieber Week, and why they like ICONic Boyz. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA!

Zekeish's Review of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge

Let me tell you, definitely one of the best episodes of Americas' Best Dance Crew to date. I got up out of my seat, I cheered, I said OMG more times than I should have and the most intelligent judgements in ABDC history were said. There were peacocks, a roulette wheel, a merry-go-round, a SPACESHIP (rings a bell in 7 year old me) and wheelchair choreography! Needless to say I loved this episode. Also, shout out to district 78. The mixes this week were fantastic. Anyway, there is probably going to be a bit of controversy in my review this week, as I am going harsher on the crews than in past weeks. I am not a hater; I just want to see the best ABDC season possible. With two good crews already gone, I find myself very disappointed at voters. But, I shall not ride the rage train, as that would be unfair to a lot of people. Thusly, dust off your panties and find yourself a puppy to love and squeeze, CAUSE ITS REVIEWIN TYME! Ya dig?  Click here to read the full review.

Freeze's review of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge

What up everyone this is Freeze here writing my first review for BloggingBestDanceCrew.com. I’ve been an active member here for two years now. Just so you know a little bit about me -- I am a dancer myself and I respect ALL the dance crews that appear on this show for what they do, but there are a few unsightly ones.  Anyways since this is my first review I'm pretty must just winging it so constructive criticism is welcome. So here we go! :] Click here to read the full review.

Enter the next round of our ABDC Elimination Challenge contest now!

The Elimination Challenge: Which crews will be in the bottom 2 each week and which one will be eliminated? Enter each week; the person with the highest cumulative score for Season 6 wins an ABDC crew shirt of their choice and size (up to $35 value). 

To enter: Each week, we'll publish a new post for this contest. When the weekly post is up, leave a comment with the names of the bottom 2, specifying which one is eliminated. For example, in Season 3, a winning entry for Week 7 would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 7 - Quest, Fly Khicks. Eliminated: Fly Khicks." From now on, you will be awarded 1 point for each crew you name in the bottom 2 that week, and an extra point for identifying the eliminated crew, for a total of 3 possible points per week.  This week's deadline: midnight on Monday May 2, 2011. UPDATE: THIS WEEK'S ROUND IS NOW CLOSED; NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
The next round will be posted a day or two after the airing of ABDC's Rihanna Challenge. 
**IMPORTANT**: Create a user name you will use every week for the entire contest, and make it memorable (not just a common first name or word). I can't track email addresses, and if it's difficult for me to track votes, they won't be counted.

Review of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge by Byeynyn

Here's a review of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge by Byenyn. Thanks to all the readers who have sent these to me. I'm spreading them out over the next day or two so that each will be given the attention they deserve! 

 Last week, eight crews danced to mostly so-so songs by the Black Eyed Peas. ReQuest and FootworKINGz were the bottom two crews, possibly because Chicago was too busy watching Derrick Rose to vote for FWK and I still don’t even know if New Zealanders are allowed to vote. Ultimately, the FootworKINGz had to shuffle off the stage. Seven crews are left to try and work a routine to songs by Katy Perry. We’re slowly reaching the point in the show where we start getting a stronger sense of the crew’s styles. In sports, they say one’s a fluke, two’s a coincidence, and three’s a trend. This is the third performance of all the crews, and discernible patterns are being shown, both good and bad. Crews without strong dance identities will eventually fall by the wayside. Click here to read the full review.

IaMme: Peacocking around, reacting to ReQuest going home, and Jaja speaks!

Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interview ICONic Boyz after their performance in the Katy Perry Challenge on ABDC. They talk getting in touch with their feminine side with Peacock, the costumes (which may have been worn by Poreotics last season), how they felt about ReQuest's elimination, getting JC's approval finally, and answer reader Zekeish's question about dealing with fans' high expectations. And, Jaja speaks about her ABDC inspiration. Thanks for the camerawork and production, MOVeMEDIA!

Video: ICONic Boyz after the taping talk about Dtrix, Chachi (with a suprise visit), nicknames

Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interview ICONic Boyz after their performance in the Katy Perry Challenge on ABDC. TThey talk about their favorite Jersey Shore people, how they felt about their performance and Dtrix's comments, their nicknames, their fans (including ones who leave their phone numbers), their impressions about Chachi (including their reactions seeing her at the pool), and messages to their fans. And, Chachi (IaMmE) stops by to talk to the boys. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA!

Video:"Dumbo freestyles and talks about ABDC6, dating an ABDC alum, tattoos, & tours

Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen was our guest interviewer for ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge. He talked with Chris Trondsen backstage before the taping about sunglasses, his new tattoos, his recent travels, his favorite places to visit,  his impressions of the current season of ABDC and the crews, how he's dating a member of Jag6ed (ABDC6's pole dancing crew), Miniotics, how to contact Poreotics, and the crew he'd most like to compete against.  Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for the camera and production work!

Review of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge by JustAnABDCFan

 Hey there!  I know, you’re probably thinking right now, who’s this guy?  Isn’t he that random dude on the boards that just posts long messages?  The answer to that question is…well, yes, you’re right.  Beyond that, however, I’m a very big America’s Best Dance Crew fan, and I really appreciate what this show does for crews, for fans, and most importantly, for dance.  But you’re wondering what qualifications I have to be reviewing dancers and crews to begin with aren’t you?  INTRODUCTION TIME IT IS.

Hi!  My name is Michael, but I go by JustAnABDCFan on the boards here at BABDC because quite frankly I am.  I’m not superior to anyone, I’m no better than the next guy (or girl), and I don’t want to seem like I put myself on some sort of pedestal.  I really enjoy being humble, and that’s how it is.  Technicality wise, I’m a dancer and I am currently pursuing it as my primary career (while still focusing on an English degree, because this economy sucks).  I’ve been a bboy for around 3 and a half-ish years now, and I guess you could say I was “trained from the streets”…more like the suburbs (JOKE, LAUGH).  I pop, lock, tut, and do everything in between.  I am also trained and am currently still being trained in ballet, and I dabble in contemporary and have been trained competitively in ballroom as well—but that was years ago.  Suffice to say, dance is my life and my passion.
 

Any who, enough about me, and more about ABDC!  Click here to read rating criteria and full review.

Next round of our ABDCTop 4 contest is now open!

Thanks to all of you who submitted entries on which ABDC crews will be in the top 4 at the end of this season, in the order of their elimination. If you want to change your vote, here's your weekly chance. Note: there's no penalty for entering each week. If you get it right early, that's the vote that counts! The prize goes to the first person to submit the correct answer, based on which week they submit it. If more than one person gets it right that week, we'll employ a tie-breaker rule.  Click here for contest rules and prizes. 

This week was a shocker, since 94% of the entries to date included ReQuest as one of their top 4. So, you probably will want to enter again. Just leave a comment below with your name and your picks, and you're in for another round.  Deadline for this round: midnight on Monday May 2. Good luck! 
UPDATE: THIS WEEK'S ROUND IS NOW CLOSED; NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. The new round will be posted a day or two after the airing of ABDC's Rihanna Challenge.

D-trix Pre-taping interview video: Lil Mama impersonation. love for ICONic Boyz and more

 Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interviewed ABDC judge D-trix backstage before the taping of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge. Dtrix talks about how he's excited to see people dance to Katy Perry, the action at World of Dance Dallas, how much he likes the other judges (and doing some impersonations), advice he'd give to IaMmE, and why he really likes ICONic Boyz. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA.

Send some love to ReQuest

I am shocked and truly saddened that ReQuest was sent home so early from this season of America's Best Dance Crew. Seriously, what's wrong with the voters -- is it the international voting issue, or just inability to appreciate great dancing?  ReQuest's performance was superb every week! They brought innovation, fierceness, and precision to all their work every week. I wanted to see their take on many more challenges, and I look forward to seeing them at 2011 Hip Hop International.

This post is only for positive comments about ReQuest. If you have any negative comments about the crew (or anything else), please take it to the Party Room/Critics Corner. All negative comments here will be deleted.
Photocredit: MTV.com

Dance's review of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge

This week all of the crews came to win! It was a spectacular episode of ABDC, where every crew brought new dimensions to their dancing. It was an exciting episode and I hope the rest of this season will keep getting better! Keep up the good work because you are all inspiring! My favorite crew of the night was IaMmE. and they executed the technique of poppin' perfectly. They were amazing and I can't wait to see what else they have in store this season. Click here to read the full review. 

Survey: What was your favorite performance in ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance in the ABDC Katy Perry Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Vote now -- your favorite crews need YOU!

The online voting is now open from now until 6:00am Eastern time. If you want to protect your favorite crew, act now! Click here to vote. Performance videos will probably be online after 11:00pm West Coast time, to aid in your choices. If you want to phone or text instead, the numbers are: Phone: 1-877-96-CREW + (number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
*  +1 Phunk Phenomenon
*  +2  IaMmE
*  +3 787 Crew
*  +4  ICONic Boyz
*  +5 Instant Noodles
*  +6 Street Kingdom

The ABDC Katy Perry Party Room is now open -- join us!

 
The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 6's  Katy Perry Challenge is now open! Join host/moderators Koopa and Tbone, along with lots of other readers as they rave and vent on the best and worst parts of this episode, America's Best Dance Crew in general, Katy Perry, and other things that I can't predict. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field. Otherwise, all your work may disappear if someone posts something new while you're in the middle of writing.

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around and join your friends (old, new, and not-yet) to praise, bitch, wish, and amuse. Do voters choose crews on talent, appearance, local pride, or what? Do you agree with MTV's definition of a Superstar? Are the crews getting better or worse? What else are you watching and listening to? This is your party -- snark, humor, nostalgia and almost everything else (except spoilers, spam, obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome.
Photocredit: Katypix.com

Join us now for live play-by-play for ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge

Del, Ninjaboi, and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Katy Perry Challenge. Feel free to follow along (particularly if you cannot watch it until later). Please be aware that your comments might not be posted immediately (or at all) as we have to moderate them, watch the show, and type at the same time.If you want to leave longer comments and be sure they're used, go to the Party Room (the post above this one).

Instant Noodles interview (with some reader questions): How Poreotics has influence them

Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen met up with Instant Noodles backstage before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Katy Perry Challenge. They talk about how Dumbo convinced them to audition for ABDC, how Poreotics influenced their ABDC style, and what they'll bring that's unique from other bboy crews that have appeared on ABDC. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA

Exclusive video: Phunk Phenomenon backstage before ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge

Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interviewed Phunk Phenomenon backstage before ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge. They talk about members' resemblance to Jersey Shore's Vinny, how they are much more than a choreo crew (thanks for the question Ninjaboi!), training routines,  what it's like in their rehearsals, who takes longest to get ready for the show, and talk about who THEY voted for. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for camera and production work this season!

Exclusive video: 787 Crew shows their 4 favorite 'moves'

Matt 'Dumbo' Nguyen (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen talked to 787 Crew backstage before the taping of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge. The crew talks about how they feel about winning the BABDC survey about favorite performance during the Black Eyed Peas Challenge, describe the many styles they can dance (in addition to their tricking), Dumbo advises how to ignore the haters, how one member is a new parent, show their 4 favorite moves, and talk about why they like Instant Noodles. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for the camera and production work.

Video: Andrew Baterina dances in Jay Park's "Abandoned"

Jay Park's latest music video "Abandoned" features Andrew Baterina (SoReal Cru) dancing and assisting with the choreography. Thanks for the tip, Koopa and Patches!

Join us tonight for the ABDC viewing party room, play-by-play, surveys, etc

Thank God it's Thursday again (it's been a hard week)! Watch America's Best Dance Crew Katy Perry Challenge with us tonight! The Party Room/Critics Corner opens at 9:45 ET and stays open as long as you want, so that everyone can comment on anything remotely related to ABDC. Do our loyal fans have better taste than the ABDC voters? Did they do a good job assigning the songs to the crews? Is this season shaping up to be one of the best or one of the worst? 

At 10pm ET, I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with  Ninjaboi, Del and TBone, so feel free to tune in and make fun of me or get a sneak preview of the action (for those of you from the West Coast/Puerto Rico/New Zealand or other ABDC-deprived zones). Tomorrow morning, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Plus we hope to have recaps, some more backstage videos, and more. And, we'll have new rounds of the Elimination Challenge and Top 4 contests, so get in it to win it. Join us!

Videos: Pre-taping interviews from Pacific Rim

Our ABDC Katy Perry interviews (some featuring reader questions) are a bit delayed. But Pacific Rim has some terrific interviews too from most of the crews. . A sample: Street Kingdom share their pre-show ritual with interviewer TK Nguyen.

What questions would you like us to ask the crews?

Chris Trondsen and various ABDC alums will be interviewing crews backstage at tapings of America's Best Dance Crew this season. Many of you sent us questions at the beginning of the season, and Chris (and other media outlets like Pacific Rim) have asked those intro questions to help you 'meet the crews'. Now that you've met them, what else would you like to learn about them?  Chris wants some new and fresh questions that will interest/amuse/intrigue the crews and the audience alike!

Leave a comment on some questions you'd like to have answered or some challenges you'd like to issue the crews and the judges, either in general or for specific crews/people.  If we use your question, we'll give you credit of course! And, this will be part of a master list; even if we don't use your question this week, it might get asked at the next taping. Thanks!

Video: Dance On's Pre-Katy Perry Taping backstage interviews

Dance On posted a short compendium of interviews before the taping of ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge. The video has interview highlights with D-trix, IaMmE, 787 Crew, Instant Noodles, and ICONic Boyz, all addressing how the groups dealt with judges' critiques and prepared for this week's challenges.

Video: ICONic Boyz' Thomas is backup dancer in Beyonce's "Move Your Body"

Thomas Miceli (ICONic Boyz) can be seen dancing throughout Beyonce's new music video "Move Your Body". Thanks for the tip, Murda Inc!

Our survey results for ABDC Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Results are in for our surveys on the favorite and least favorite performance in America's Best Dance Crew's Black Eyed Peas Challenge. Note: I cannot prove it, but I believe that some voters are 'cheating' and casting more than one vote. If that's you -- KNOCK IT OFF. Anyway, the results:

• Favorite performance: Out of almost 2400 votes, 787 Crew received the most votes (34%), with a tie for second place by IaMmE and ReQuest (18%), followed by Phunk Phenomenon (14%). Full results here.
• Least Favorite performance: Out of about 1500 votes, Street Kingdom was named the least favorite performance (38%) followed by ICONic Boyz (30%). Full results here

Playlist and challenges for ABDC's Katy Perry Challenge

CrazedBeats attended the taping of America's Best Dance Crew, and reported this playlist and accompanying challenges. The list is in alphabetical order; it is NOT the order that the crews performed. Thanks Juan!

• 787 Crew- "Hot n Cold". Make a rollercoaster
• IaMmE- "Peacock". Make a Peacock
• ICONic Boyz- "Teenage Dream". Make a wall and break it down.
• Instant Noodles- "Firework". Make a chain reaction and explode
• Phunk Phenomenon- "Waking Up In Vegas". Make a roulette wheel
• ReQuest- "California Gurls". Ride a Wave
• Street Kingdom - "ET". Make a Space Ship

Video: Kaba Modern teaching workshop for MIT Asian American Association

Kaba Modern visited Cambridge, MA in April 2011 to perform at MIT and teach a workshop to the Asian American Association.

Tell us if you attend tonight's taping!

America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 (aka the Superstar Season) Episode 4 will be taped tonight, with the 7 crews dancing to hits from Katy Perry. If you attend the taping, leave a comment and let us know what it was like -- who dances to what songs, the crowd, the crews, the costumes, celebrities, odd non-spoiler moments, etc. . EXTREMELY IMPORTANT -- NO SPOILERS. DO NOT TELL THE RESULTS FROM THE SHOW, INCLUDING WHICH CREWS WERE IN THE BOTTOM OR ELIMINATED! 
Photocredit: MTV.com

Late is better than never: We'll Fix it in recaps ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Since some of our readers are desperate for their weekly fix of Howard and LeKeith, here's the We'll Fix it in Recap of the Black Eyed Peas Challenge.  It contains the usual acerbic insight, along with  theorizing that ICONic Boyz 'copied' a move from Lil Mama's "G-Slide".

Video: IaMmE's Road to ABDC and candid scenes at their ABDC rehearsals

IaMmE created a video showing moments in their road to getting on America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 including: telling Jaja that she was granted a visa to compete, the phone call from Randy Jackson telling them they were picked, some solos, and scenes in Los Angeles practicing and goofing. Thanks for the link, JabbaJake!

Video: BreakEFX wins first place at Verve Collisionz 2011

Verve Collisionz 2011 Hip Hop Competition was held in Boulder, CO on April 23. BreakEFX (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) won first place. Congratulations!

Video: Battle between RedBull BC One Allstars vs. Vegas All-stars

At Super Cr3w's 11th Anniversary Jam on April 19, 2011, the RedBull BC One Allstars battled the Vegas Allstars in Exhibition. Thanks for the link, Art-illery!

Judges on video: JC pass-through, D-trix on judging and Quest

--We haven't gotten an interview with JC for a long time, but he did stop to say hi to Jet Li

-- In contrast, D-trix is usually happy to talk to the press. On MTV.com he goes into some detail on his judging style and why he no longer performs with Quest Crew (ABDC3 winners) -- click here to watch. When he spoke with our interviewers, he acted like a fanboy with Jet Li, then elaborates on  how he judges: he 'says what I feel" and does homework on the different crews to prepare for each week's judging. D-trix also tells the one (well, really two) thing(s) that crews need to do to impress him.

Ninjaboi's review of ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Hey guys, it’s Ninjaboi again.  So this week it’s Black Eyed Peas week, which I’ve been waiting for ever since I first started following ABDC. Unfortunately they chose to not use as much of their old school stuff, but it’s still all good.  Emotions are running high as people start pulling harder for their respective crews, and start tearing down other crews.  Click here to read the full review.

Exclusive interview with ICONic Boyz after taping of ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Jet Li (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interviewed ICONic Boyz after the taping of ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge.  Among the topics: the last-minute switchups that had to be made to their routine,  D-trix's comment calling them the Justin Biebers of Dance, how they deal with the girl fans,  who's the cutup and who's the lady's man in the group. And, they discover that  Jet Li and one ICONic Boy attended  to the same middle school in New Jersey.  Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for the camera and production work.

Exclusive interview: Jet Li (Poreotics) recaps ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Jet Li (Poreotics) recaps and gives his views on ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge.  jet Li talks about how fans have to vote to keep crews like ReQuest and FootworKINGz out of the bottom two, his personal favorite of the night, and his opinions of the other crews who performed on this episode of America's Best Dance Crew Season of the Superstars. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for camerawork and production. 

Video: Koopa's "No More Drama"

Koopa's latest must-watch performance: a solo dance to Mary J. Blige's "No More Drama".  You can see much more on PulsePop Youtube Channel.

Get your ABDC Logo shirts at Threader now

Threaderstyle just released new Tshirts featuring the logos for 9 of the ABDC crews (no Instant Noodles shirt yet), modeled on the site by crew members.  They all cost $19.99 and many will probably sell out quickly, so act soon!

Exclusive interview with IaMmE after taping of ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Jet Li (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen talked to IaMmE after the taping of ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge. They talk about changing their style to react to JC Chasez' continued feedback,  Jet Li raves about IaMmE, Jaja talks about the California lifestyle, how they had to change their routine in the last day, how they mix their prepared moves with new ones, and messages for fans,  Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for the camera and production work

New Chance to enter our top 4 contest

Thanks to all of you who submitted entries on which ABDC crews will be in the top 4 at the end of this season, in the order of their elimination. If you want to change your vote, here's your weekly chance. Note: there's no penalty for entering each week. If you get it right early, that's the vote that counts! The prize goes to the first person to submit the correct answer, based on which week they submit it. If more than one person gets it right that week, we'll employ a tie-breaker rule.

Click here for contest rules and prizes. Quite a few entries were proven wrong this week, and other people may be having second thoughts after having seen the crews perform a second time.    Just leave a comment below with your name and your picks, and you're in.  Deadline for this round: midnight on Monday April 25. Good luck! This round is now closed.

Recaps galore!

• Too Interesting for Twitter   liked almost everything but was extremely distracted by Lil Mama's eye makeup
• Ology thinks ReQuest had the performance of the evening and also wants Lil Mama to change the makeup
• Reality Wanted still describes everything but the dancing
• A.C.Slater was bored.

Byeynyn's and Zekeish's reviews of ABDC6's Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Here are two hilarious, insightful, and extremely different reviews of America's Best Dance Crew's Black Eyed Peas Challenge. Thanks Zekeish and Byeynyn!

 -- From Zekeish: Hey there BABDC, this is Zekeish coming at cha for my third review for the Black Eyed Peas Challenge, reviewing for you in a hospital after an appendectomy (yeah my appendix was like “yo, get me up out of here”).This episode we get to see the Week 1 safe crews and the Week 2 safe crews perform back to back, which is nice, because you can see who the top crews really are. We get to see who shines when the task is handed to them, and we also get to see who fails miserably. Shout hooray for excitement and do a little dance cause its reviewin time. Click here to read his full review. 
-- From Byeynyn: Last week, the pole dancers and their innocent poles were sent home. Eight crews were left, representing six different regions. Could this finally be the season where the champions represent a location that isn’t within driving distance to Hollywood? We’ll find out. For this week, all eight crews will be dancing to songs by the Black Eyed Peas, with an additional twist thrown in. Even though the gaps between the good BEP songs and the horrible BEP songs are wider than the Grand Canyon, I generally find their songs easy enough to dance to, so these professionals should be able to handle whatever will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo, and apl.de.ap can throw at them. Click here to read the full review.

Exclusive interview with Phunk Phenomenon: "Do It Afraid"

Jet Li (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen talked to Phunk Phenomenon before the taping of ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge. They talk about how it feels to be underdogs and show what they can do, their repping the US at Hip Hop International, how they can do more than just choreo, repping Boston along with the Celtics, why "do it afraid" is their motto, and how they'll adapt for ABDC. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA.

Third Round of ABDC6 Elimination Challenge contest is now open!

The Elimination Challenge: Which crews will be in the bottom 2 each week and which one will be eliminated? Enter each week; the person with the highest cumulative score for Season 6 wins an ABDC crew shirt of their choice and size (up to $35 value). 

To enter: Each week, we'll publish a new post for this contest. When the weekly post is up, leave a comment with the names of the bottom 2, specifying which one is eliminated. For example, in Season 3, a winning entry for Week 7 would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 7 - Quest, Fly Khicks. Eliminated: Fly Khicks." From now on, you will be awarded 1 point for each crew you name in the bottom 2 that week, and an extra point for identifying the eliminated crew, for a total of 3 possible points per week.  This week's deadline: midnight on Monday April 25, 2011. THIS ROUND IS NOW CLOSED.
 
**IMPORTANT**: Create a user name you will use every week for the entire contest, and make it memorable (not just a common first name or word). I can't track email addresses, and if it's difficult for me to track votes, they won't be counted.
Credit: Drawing by Peter Gibson (aka Roadsworth). Photo by: bo2krocketman on flickr

Instant Noodles interview: Jet Li calls them "The Taller, Breaking Version of Poreotics"

Jet Li (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interviewed Instant Noodles before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Black Eyed Peas Challenge. Jet Li talks about how he's worked with IN for years and compares them to Poreotics. The crew members also talk about how they dealt with the negative criticisms from the judges their first week, what they will do to make the judges say "Oh My!", Mike's return to IN after his injury, and how they describe their style. And, they give a detailed instruction on executing their handsign. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for the camera and production.

Dance's Review of ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge competitors

Hey everyone, this week all of the crews had to tackle the Black Eyed Peas Challenge. This episode had many great moments in it, but I felt like all of the crews were lacking something special in their performances. However, Phunk Phenomenon gave it their all and were the surprise highlight of the night.

Click here to read the details from Dance's review. Thanks, Dance!

Clips from all the ABDC Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Here are the clips from ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge, for your review and further critique.
- First up: FootworKINGz

America's Best Dance Crew (Season 6) - MTV Shows

Click here to see the clips from ReQuest, 787 Crew, IaMmE, Street Kingdom, ICONic Boyz, Instant Noodles, and Phunk Phenomenon.

Send some love to FootworKINGz

FootworKINGz brought a Chicago style and flair to America's Best Dance Crew and introduced us to a unique way of dancing. I loved the fast moves the first time I saw the group on America's Got Talent and loved the energy they brought to all their routines. I was looking forward to seeing them take on the different superstars and am really sorry they were sent home so soon.  Let's all hope they continue to bring their moves to World of Dance, Hip Hop International, and other live dance events!

This post is only for kind words about FootworKINGz. If you've got complaints about them or other aspects of ABDC, please take it to the Critics Corner. Any negative comments on this post (about FootworKINGz or any other crew) will be deleted.

Survey: What was your favorite performance in ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance for ABDC's Black Eyed Peas Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Vote now and save your favorite crew from the Black Eyed Peas Challenge

The online voting is now open from now until 6:00am Eastern time. If you want to protect your favorite crew, act now! Click here to vote. Performance videos will probably be online after 11:00pm West Coast time, to aid in your choices. If you want to phone or text instead, the numbers are: Phone: 1-877-96-CREW + (number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
*  +1  ICONic Boyz
*  +2  Phunk Phenomenon
*  +3  IaMmE
*  +4  Street Kingdom
*  +5  787 Crew
*  +6  Instant Noodles
*  +7  ReQuest

After you vote, join us back at the party room!  I gotta feeling that the REST of tonight's gonna be a good good night.

The Party Room/Critics Corner is now open -- join in!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 6's Episode 3 Black Eyed Peas Challenge is now open! Join lots of other readers, fans (or not) as they vent on the best and worst parts of the challenge, America's Best Dance Crew, and other things. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field. Otherwise, all your work may disappear if someone posts something new while you're in the middle of writing. 

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around and join your friends (old, new, and not-yet) to vent, wish, and amuse. Are the ABDC voters delusional? How's the Season of the Superstars going for you? Are the crews living up to their pre-show reputations? Which ABDC6 crew members (or hosts!) should hook up? This is your party -- snark, humor, nostalgia and almost everything else (except obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome!