The Robots Are Cloning!!!!

Our season 5 champions, Poreotix, are up to some EXTREMELY shady activity as of late.... partying and working hard in lab for their upcoming creations! Their latest? ROBOT CLONES!!!! ::Oh my!:: Here's a video of Dumbo battling himself from the PoreoticsHD YouTube Channel:



And a message from his teammates Can, Jar, Bottle, & Can2 about their upcoming visit to NY for the Tic Tic Tour



Watch out NY! The robots are coming your way!!!!!!

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Red Bull 'Beat It' Dance Battle"

Today's episode of KoopaTV takes us back to France, courtesy of Yakfilms. This footage is the coverage of Red Bull's "Beat It" Dance Battle, which held regional tournaments in locations all over Paris, this past week. The event featured many famous dancers, including Bboy Lilou, Skorpion (R.A.F. Crew), Bgirl Sarah Bee, and recent Youtube dancing-sensation, Blondy. Click the following links to watch the finals of each regional event: Opera / Saint-Michel / Trocadero.

"Street Dance" battles at such a high level, always seem to create a positive vibe. Enjoy the video!

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(Remember: Submissions can be no older than ONE WEEK. Thank you)

KoopaTV, signing off.

Video: Trailer for MTV's remake of "Footloose"

MTV is remaking "Footloose", to be released in October 2011. Here's the trailer for it. What do you think -- is it a worthy update, or just too many degrees removed from Kevin Bacon? Thanks for the link, Mike!

Tags: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog

Mailbox: IaMmE workshops; Charles (Poreotics) Interview; ASIID & Fanny Pak members join 4C the Power to help kids

•  SamaritanMag covers how Glenda Morales (Fanny Pak) and Meme and Della (ASIID) have worked with 4C The Power, along with Far East Movement and other artists. The group provides professional arts training to kids in order to raise high school graduation rates.  
• Chris Trondsen interviews Charles Nguyen of Poreotics at the MYX TV KPOP takeover. Favorite parts: Charles talks about favorite songs for specific occasions, regrets (including getting too drunk), and biggest dance influences. Click here to watch.
• IaMmE members are conducting workshops at Planet Funk in Houston. Here's a sample of Moon's workshop; he'll have another one on July 9. Go to PlanetFunkAcademy.com for details

Legen...(wait for it)...dary Hip Hop | Flashdance and Rock Steady

For the inaugural post of this series, it is appropriate that it be regarding the legendary clip that helped bring bboying and hip hop dance to the mainstream.
In the 1983 dance film Flashdance featured a short, yet powerful scene that would change hip hop dance worldwide forever.  Featuring the legendary Rock Steady Crew, this scene inspired dancers around the world to start bboying. There are some reports of people paying to see the whole movie multiple times. Not for the story, but for these few crucial scenes to get a better sense of where to start.

If you have a suggestion for a Legen...(wait for it)...dary hip hop (or other dance) video, please email them to bloggingabdc@gmail.com!  (No guarantees... after all we need to keep things legendary)
-Ninjaboi

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Claude Debussy"

Every once in awhile, Classical themes combine with Hip-Hop culture to create poetry. On this update of KoopaTV, I'm proud to share one of these moments. Our newest episode takes us to Minnesota, where the amazing folks at StrifeTV filmed this beautiful, HD collage of several bboys.

Featuring world-renowned dancers such as Bboys Thesis, MN Joe, Tyquan, and child powermove-prodigy, Bboy One, this classy cover of Claude Debussy's "Reverie" is a beautiful display of the evolution of art.

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(See rules and guidelines for submissions, here)

KoopaTV, signing off.

Hip-Hop International: MegaCrew Line-Up

Wow, I'm surprised at how many big Cali crews are actually showing up for this event. Some of my favorites, include but aren't limited to SGBM (BodyRock 2011 3rd), GRV (BodyRock 2010 3rd), Kaba Modern, Pac Modern, Project D, and IDK. Click here, for the full list.

Thoughts? Early predictions?

Video: Favorite ABDC6 performances: IaMmE's Ill-emental

IaMmE's Last Chance Challenge called Ill-Emental was the tied as the top vote-getter in our survey on favorite performances of America's Best Dance Crew Season 6, with 52% of voters citing it as one of their favorites. Thanks to MikeC for all the links!

Tags: MTV Shows

Video: Jaja Vankova (IaMmE) dances to "Feed Me"

Jaja Vankova, a member for IaMmE, demonstrated her latest choreography in this performance to "Feed Me". I must say, the entire approach and execution of this video was extremely artistic. Enjoy her latest creation, and don't forget to check out the rest of her channel -- Well done, Jaja!

More dance auditions: Join Rhythm City for their second China tour!

Rhythm City (ABDC4) is having auditions for their 2nd annual China Tour. They are looking for 10 dancers to come along to share the experience of a lifetime! This trip will be for a 3 month time span. If you are chosen then you will join the rest of the Rhythm City Members in August to October 2011. They will be traveling to several different cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, etc... This is a full 2 hour show of Rhythm City Entertainment with Artist Dominique as an opening act. They are looking for all styles. Dancers must be 18+.

This is a paid job. The chosen dancers will be given a salary, food, travel and accomodations. Auditions will be held in the next few weeks. If you're interested, email them at rhythmcityent@gmail.com.  You can also get more information on Facebook or by following them on Twitter @rhythmcity.

Here's some footage from their last China tour:

Video: Static Noyze Workshop

ronylove311 Youtube has action from a recent Static Noyze workshop, where participants danced to "Fresh" by Mikayla

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Male Pole Dancer?!"

I... I don't even.... I can't.....

Ladies and Gentlemen... Steven Retchless:

Easily one of the craziest things I've EVER seen on America's Got Talent! But you can't even hate. Talent is talent! End of story.

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KoopaTV, signing off.

New Series coming to BABDC Courtesy of Ninjaboi

Hey guys,

So as you know, Nancy will be going out of town for a couple of weeks. I figure that this would be as good a time as any to start a couple of series that I'm thinking of starting.
-One series will be called "Dropping Knowledge."  If you've interacted with me on the comments, you'll know that one thing I really push for is more knowledge regarding hip hop culture.  My mentality is that "if you don't know where you came from, you don't know where you're going."  I want to help the cause of spreading knowledge about the history and roots of hip hop culture, or even dance in general, so that people can have a greater appreciation of everything outside the glamour of reality TV.
Knowing me, if it were single day posts on these topics, they'd go on and on and on and on and no one would read them.  Instead, I'm going to take the topics, and break them up into smaller segments, and highlight a different aspect of the topic at hand over several days, augmented with videos and examples.  I hope you guys will find it both entertaining and educational.
-The other series is tentatively called "Legend...(wait for it)...ary Hip Hop."  These will be a mix of of KoopaTV, highlighting non-ABDC things in hip hop dance, and "In Case U Missed It" by DirtfaceX, taking a more vintage time frame to these clips, instead of within the past week like KoopaTV.
The point of these clips will be to show various clips of dancing showing hip hop dance outside the ABDC universe.  However, these clips will be geared toward performances/battles that pretty much EVERY dancer knows, or should know.  There may or may not be ABDC dancers there, but not necessarily.  Also, despite the name including Hip Hop, I will be taking submissions for non-hip hop dance if you explain 
So yeah.  look forward to these two series premiering in the coming week or so.  If you want to help by submitting suggestions for
-Topics I should cover in "Dropping Knowledge"
or
-Any video clips that you think are "Legend...(wait for it)...ary Hip Hop" (or non-Hip Hop dance)
email me at bloggingabdc@gmail.com. If you submit for Legendary Hip Hop, please include the significance of your clip and why it deserves to be called Legendary.
Peace out!
~Ninjaboi

Hip-Hop International: Updated Line-up

Hip-Hop International 2011 is shaping up to be quite the competitive year. Just glancing over this list, you can spot high profile names such as, Philippine All Stars (2008 HHI Champions), Rockwell Family (2011 WoD NY Champions), Eclectik (2007 HHI Champions), Dziah 2.0, ReQuest (Defending HHI Champions), Neutral Zone Adults, and Ghetto Fabulous. Click here, for the Full Roster:

Thoughts? Early predictions?

Poll results: top 10 favorite performances from ABDC Season 6

Thanks for all your votes on your favorite dances during America's Best Dance Crew Season of the Superstars! Over the next few week or so, we'll post videos of your top 10 favorites, plus your favorite performance from each of the 10 crews who made it to the show this season!

There were more than 1000 responses, with each response casting multiple votes for their favorites.  IaMmE performances dominated the voting, with all five of their listed performances in the top 10:
-- IaMmE: Ill-emental (Last Chance Challenge) - 52%
-- IaMmE: S&M (Rihanna) - 52%
-- IaMmE: Peacock (Katy Perry) - 41%
-- Instant Noodles: Runaway Love (Justin Bieber) - 36%
-- IaMmE: Kanye West medley - 35%
-- IaMMe: Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj) - 32%
-- ReQuest: The Time (Dirty Bit)  (Black Eyed Peas)- 28%
-- Phunk Phenomenon: Don't Stop the Party (BEP) - 26%
-- Instant Noodles: Hard (Rihanna) - 25%
-- Instant Noodles: My Humps (Black Eyed Peas) - 24%

Blogging ABDC readers -- we need your leads!

I will be on the road for the next three weeks or so, and will have limited or no internet access during that time. I've scheduled posts of readers' favorite performances during America's Best Dance Crew Season 6, and Koopa will continue Koopa TV as his schedule and interest permits. And, Ninjaboi, DirtfaceX, and Del (aka the BABDC editor Team) volunteered to try to post other information during that time when they can. But we'd like your help in keeping other content coming while I'm away.If you see new stories or videos that you think should be shared on this site, please:
-- send an email to bloggingabdc@gmail.com (yes, that's different from my old address) l
-- leave a comment in one of that day's posts. If the editors see it and like it, they'll use it in a post.
Thanks -- I look forward to rejoining everyone in a few weeks!

Amazing & rare opportunity -- audition to join JabbaWockeeZ!

For the first time ever, JabbaWockeeZ is holding auditions for new members. They are looking for great dancers to join their group performing at MUS.I.C. in Las Vegas. This will be an amazing opportunity for continuing work for a few dancers who have the skills and personalities to fit into the JabbaWockeeZ style.  The ideal candidate is 5'3 to 5'10, and it is open to all ages, ethnicities, and genders. The preferred dance styles are popping, locking breaking, freestyle, choreography, mime, tricking, physical animation (character), and musicality.

Auditions will be held in Las Vegas on June 28, with callbacks on June 29. Dancers will be expected to learn some choreography and also do some free-style. Click on the poster for location and times; Full details are posted at jbwkz.com/casting.

Video: Brandon 747 (IaMmE) dances to "World Wide Choppers"

Brandon 747, a member of IaMmE demonstrated his latest choreography in this performance to "World Wide Choppers". The video incorporates 747's new logo designed by BABDC reader Austin -- great job Austin!

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Dance 2 Dance Bonus Cypher"

We have a pretty interesting video, for this KoopaTV update. Today's episode takes us back to the Dance2Dance competition, held in Switzerland. New footage has surfaced from this event, featuring 1st Place Champions: Philippine All Stars (Philippines), as well as 2nd Place Medalists: Mos Wanted Crew (USA), featuring Troy Austria (Boxcuttuhz), and Jazmyne Jenkins (Unity LA).

The dance cypher was open to everyone. However, the entire crowd eventually became spectators, as the cypher turned into a friendly showcase between Philippine All Stars and Mos Wanted Crew.

Thanks Youtube user, Currydough (Maxxann), for this great clip!

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KoopaTV, signing off.

Video: Australia's Got Talent semi-finalist Instant Bun

Instant Bun seems to be the dance-group-to-watch in the current season of Australia's Got Talent. Here's their performance in the semi-finals round.

Thanks Shahin for the new ABDC Champions banner!

Shahin designed our new banner honoring the champions from all six seasons of America's Best Dance Crew: JabbaWockeeZ, Super Cr3w, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes, Poreotics, and IaMmE. Thanks Shahin!

SYTYCD Videos: Quest Crew dances with LMFAO; Farewell montage for Wadi Jones

LMFAO performed "Party Rock Anthem" with Quest Crew on the June 23, 2011 results show for So You Think You Can Dance. The show also saw the too-early departure of bboy Wadi Jones. Here's a farewell montage from mrduckbears18 Youtube.

Video: Blueprint Cru dance for Snoop Dogg and Far East Movement at MMVA Awards

Blueprint Cru (ABDC Season 5 runners-up) backed up Snoop Dogg and Far East Movement at the Much Music Video awards in June 2011. This video shows the sound check, so that you can see the full routine for the show.  From BlueprintDance Youtube. Thanks for the link, Chris.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Shobu Showdown"

We're bringing back the Funk with this episode! This past weekend, the Shobu Showdown All Styles Dance Battle, went down in Sacramento, Ca. Honestly, it was hard to pick out just one of the battles uploaded by Funk'd Up TV (Click the link to check out all the battles). But rather than post any battle in particular, here is the Judge Showcase from the event, featuring Shyguy (Soul Sector), Bionic (Machine Gone Funk), and Swellz One (Fallen Kingz).

Big ups to the winning team of Lil B, who's one of my favorite lockers, and Bboy Lucid!

Thanks to Youtube user, Solitek, for linking me to this event!

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KoopaTV, signing off.

Randy Jackson -- the next daytime talk show host?

The Hollywood Reporter posts that Randy Jackson (America's Best Dance Crew's Executive Producer) has been pitching the idea of his own daily talk show to potential buyers and investors in Los Angeles."He wants to talk about things that will be hip next," says one knowledgeable source. "He thinks he has his finger on the pulse." 

I don't know about his talk show abilities, but it would probably be a terrific vehicle for singing and dancing talent. Would you watch?

Videos: Nappytabs choreography on 6/22 SYTYCD + reminder: Quest dances on tonight's show

Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo (aka Nappytabs) choreographed two dances for the Top 20 dancers on So You Think You Can Dance on June 22, 2011. Click here to watch the first --Miranda Maleski and Robert Taylor Jr. impersonate woodpeckers.  In the second,  Alexander Fost plays/dances a soldier returning from Afghanistan to reunite with his "wife"Sasha Mallory. What do you think about these two dances?

And, as a reminder, Quest Crew will dance with LMFAO on tonight's SYTYCD results show.

Video: FootworKINGz perform at Red Bulletin launch party

Red Bulletin Magazine (from Red Bull) just launched in the U.S. to cover "sports, people, arts, and culture". FootworKINGz (ABDC6) were among the featured performers at launch parties in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. HouseofCrews Youtube has an interview and some of their performance.

Video: Eclectic Gentlemen members freestyle behind the scenes at ABDC Finale & Jason Derulo video

Though we didn't see much of Eclectic Gentlemen during America's Best Dance Crew's Season 6, they're making up for it with post-season videos. The latest: EC members Genesis and Juice free-style at the taping of the ABDC6 finale and at the taping of a Jason Derulo video shoot.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Get My Swagger Back"

Hey, everyone. Today's post will be much more laid back, but still filled with amazing talent. This episode takes us back to US, for our first R&B feature! This time, in Houston's own SoundBox Studio, Phillip Geniza taught this very smooth, Usher piece.

Also featuring in this video, is the very talented, April Rodriguez (Essence, Movement Lifestyle). Let me know what you think.

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KoopaTV, signing off.

Help pick ABDC all-star crew for a fan-based tribute!

Eagle0watach7dv Youtube posted a challenge -- pick the six America's Best Dance Crew dancers who you think are the best. They will tally the responses and create a tribute video with the six top vote-getters. Click here to watch and vote.

Video question: Is Josue (Afroborike) a back-up dancer for Weird Al's "Perform this Way"?

MercedesMZ wants to confirm a possible spotting of life after America's Best Dance Crew. Watch this video of Weird Al Yankovic's "Perform this Way" and tell us if you think that Josue Torres from Afroborike (ABDC Season 4) was one of the backup dancers.

Videos: more America's Got Talent successes -- Summerwind Skippers (with Saltare members), Attack Dance Crew

On the June 21 episode of America's Got Talent, two groups successfully made it past the audition phase that may interest our readers. Thanks for the tip, Wings!
-- Summerwind Skippers is a jump rope team with members of Saltare (ABDC Season 5)

-- Attack Dance Crew showed a 'drilling' style and performed to Justin Bieber's "Baby"

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "8 One Powermoves"

If you're a fan of bboys with lots of 'powermoves' (moves, consisting of continual spinning motions), you're in for a treat! Today's clips takes us back to France, and captures the highlights of the annual "8 One Powermove" competition. The highlight reel, posted by Yakfilms, features world renowned powerheads, including Bboys Marcio (France), Kill (Korea), Simo (Morocco), and the winner, Lil G (Venezuela).

Even, if you're not a bboy, you'll be able to appreciate the sheer strength and technique of these professionals.

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KoopaTV, signing off.

Video: ReQuest talk about plans, show dance highlights

The QCrew talks to ReQuest (HHI champions, ABDC6 competitors) about how they became so successful and their plans. The video also shows highlights from ABDC, tours, and videos. Thanks for the tip, Kevin!

Video: IaMmE playing Dance Central 2

Dance Central 2 was announced at E3 this year. The video recap of the introduction shows ABDC champions IaMmE talking about the game and demonstrating it, starting at 0:57. Thanks for the tip, Austin!

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Unleash Your Fingers"

Of all the finger tutting videos I've seen, this is easily my favorite! This video (which Yakfilms JUST beat me to featuring!) combines the amazing finger tutting skills of a local Popper from Cali, JayFunk (AoV), with cutting edge computer animation. This video was used as Samsung's French smart phone campaign.

As someone, who frequently practices this style, I found this video especially pleasing, because it's almost as though the animation brings the mental images to life. You can actually SEE the concepts, his mind is spontaneously concieving, in real time. Definitely a Must See!

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KoopaTV, signing off.

Video: Poreotics promo for their TicTic Tour

Poreotics will be bringing their TicTic Tour to New York on July 9, 2011.  Click here for the site where the tour information and tickets will be announced shortly.

Video: JabbaWockeez and Wayne Brady open the Daytime Emmy Awards

Comedian/host Wayne Brady joined JabbaWockeeZ in the opening number at the 38th Emmy Awards show aired June 19, 2011.  

Video: Jungle Boogie on Shake it Up

Jungle Boogie is the latest America's Best Dance Crew group to perform on Disney's Shake It Up. Thanks for the tip, Taff1013!

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "F*** You Pay Me"

Sorry for the delay! Today's post returns to some grimy hard hitting choreography. This time, we travel to California for a Boogiezone class, instructed by the Architeks' very own, Alan Truong.

With each new piece he posts, Alan has managed keep his style steadily maturing. Keep an eye out for this guy!

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KoopaTV, signing off.

Video and TiVo Alert: Quest Crew with LMFAO in "Champagne Showers" & on SYTYCD

Quest Crew (ABDC Season 3 champions) appears in the LMFAO video "Champagne Showers", shown below. The crew and LMFAO will be featured on So You Think You Can Dance Results Show on June 23. Thanks for the link, Austin!

Win "You Got Served: Beat The World" DVD -- here's how

You Got Served: Beat The World will be released on DVD and BlueRay on June 21. The movie tells the story of three hip hop crews battling their way to the finals at the International Beat the World competition in Detroit. The film features dancing by Germany’s Flying Steps, Brazil’s Pink Ladies Crew and other hip hop and parkour artists.  Click here to buy your copy.

On Monday June 20, copies of the movie will be given away as a promotion. For your chance, follow @YouGotServed3 on Twitter (Giveaway hashtag #YouGotServed3). Details will be released today and tomorrow, and the giveaway starts 10pm ET/7pm PT on June 20. Good luck! 

Mailbox videos: Hiro's SYTYCD audition, Strikers' Performance Reel, Afroborike tribute

--Video of the So You Think You Can Dance audition from Hiro McRae (We are Heroes -- ABDC4 Champions)

--Click here for a tribute to Afroborike (ABDC Season 4 runners-up) from kickpunchboom Youtube.
--Bestksproductions Youtube has a performance reel for Strikers All-Stars (ABDC Season 3)

Video: JC Chasez performs live with Matthew Morrison

Another ABDC judge gets busy post-season. JC Chasez sang "This I Promise You" with Matthew Morrison (Glee) at Morrison's recent London concert.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Turn To Stone"

I honestly did not expect to post a Contemporary video THIS early in the series, but I feel that this piece definitely deserves all of its attention and adulation. Today's clip is of a captivating performance from the popular TV show "So You Think You Can Dance".

Without seeing the original piece, I can't say if Travis Wall's choreography was 'perfectly' executed by these two dancers (Melanie Moore & Marko Germar). However, I can't remember the last time I've seen a Contemporary piece that gave me chills, this intense.

Kudos to Youtube user, PeyoteBrunch, for the submission!

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KoopaTV, signing off.

Mos Wanted Crew: Black and Yellow Release

The Black & Yellow Mos Wanted Crew T-shirts are finally available for online order at: moswantedcrew.madefreshly.com.To accompany to the release of their new shirts, they released this recorded version of their debut performance set. Check it out.

Hurry, and order now, because this a limited time offer! "What do you want Mos?"

Videos: ReQuest dancing at Royal Tour workshops

ReQuest (ABDC6)  recently participated in Royal Tour workshops in Melbourne. You can watch several of the workshops on Facebook: 

• ReBuilt, How We Do, Bad Girl & Rock The Boat
• S&M
• Solo set by Kaili Bright

On ReQuestDanceCrew YouTube, here's their performance of Keri Hilson's "Slow Dance". Thanks for the links, TheG!

Audio: Lil Mama team with Snoop Dogg on new single: "NY NY LA LA"

Lil Mama just got busy. She just released a single with Snoop Dogg called "NY NY LA LA" This video has a cartoon of the two and the audio.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Hustle Hard"

For KoopaTV's debut post, we visit the Debbie Reynold's Dance Studio in LA, where Lyle Beniga taught his latest choreography. The dancers featured in the video include Shaun Evaristo, Rie Hata (green hair), Keone Madrid, Mariel Martin, Sh*t Kingz, Amanda Grind, Ellen Kim and many more. Talk about a stacked line-up!

So I want to know what you thought, below. Who repped harder? The fellas, or the ladies?

Remember, submissions for tomorrow's "Dance Clip of the Day" are always open, by youtube message at: www.youtube.com/Pulsepop Click, here.

KoopaTV, signing off.

Survey: What were your top 10 favorite performances in ABDC Season of the Superstars?

What were your favorite performances in America's Best Dance Crew's Season of the Superstars? Based on comments to an earlier post, we compiled nominees for the list, following a few rules: no inclusion of the previous seasons' winners, limiting the survey entries to the 5 most cited performances for any one crew). Please vote for UP TO 10 performances in this survey. In a week or so, we'll highlight the most popular performance for each crew, and the top 10 overall. Note: we won't be ranking them since our surveys are prone to fan-boy/fan-girl enthusiasm that skews the results. 

poll by twiigs.com

Video: Eclectic Gentlemen freestyle

Here's a new video from Eclectic Gentlemen (ABDC Season 6) showing their individual skills. From InsidetheCypher Youtube.

Help Phunk Phenomenon raise money for San Filippo Syndrome with just some clicks!

You may recall from ABDC Season 6 that Phunk Phenomenon spends much of their time helping causes to treat San Filippo Syndrome, a genetic disorder that cripples children. They are now participating in an on-line contest to help raise money for the San Filippo Foundation. If they take and hold the lead by the time voting ends in August they will win $250,000 that will go directly to the charity. 

To help. go to Vivint.com,  and 'like' Vivint on Facebook. Then click on "Vote Now", choose San Filippo Foundation and vote for them. You can vote for one charity a day, so please return and vote often. Thanks!

News and video for Vogue Evolution -- San Francisco debut on June 18

Vogue Evolution (ABDC Season 4) is still active and on the scene. This May, they danced at Boston's ClimActs and  New York's Sybarite, an event for Urban Dance Alliance. SFGate reports that Vogue Evolution will make their San Francisco debut on June 18 at the 10th Fresh Meat Festival, the annual showcase of transgender and gay performers, performing a piece called  "Vogueology." According to Leiomy, "We're going to break down a lot of the techniques in vogueing, showcasing things we can't show on TV," she says. "We're gonna kick butt." Click here for details and tickets.

TiVO Alert: JabbaWockeeZ to open Emmy Daytime Awards show on June 19

The Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday June 19 at 8PM ET on CBS TV. The opening act will be Wayne Brady dancing with JabbaWockeeZ, live from Las Vegas.

New Segment: KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day

Okay, guys. Let's switch gears to something positive! Starting tomorrow, there will be a new segment featured on this site. This segment, called "KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day" will serve as a daily update, for the dopest and most recent videos of dancers, circling the web. Think of this, as a type of 'dancer news' segment, if you will.

Everyday around 8pm EST (give or take a couple of hours, due to my tendency to have somewhat of a 'life' away from the computer) I will be posting a new "Dance Clip of the Day". However, if this undertaking is going to be successful, I'm going to need your help! In addition to my own search for the best clips, I ask you to message me your favorite clip, excluding anything older than 1 week, to myyoutube channel's inbox. Do NOT send me random submissions of 'cool videos' from 2008, please!

Disclaimer: I'm mainly a fan of hip-hop choreography, bboying, and popping videos. However, DO NOT hesitate to send me videos of an amazing contemporary, krumping, locking, house, or even tap dancing routine/battle. There are virtually no boundaries to this new segment, other than the date the video was posted (Must be under 1 week old). I only ask that you submit videos that have truly moved you, or left you utterly speechless.

So what are you waiting for? Submissions start now! Send a youtube message (with a short description of the clip) to www.youtube.com/KoopaOviasu. Check back with the site tomorrow, to see what goes up as the "Dance Clip of the Day".

KoopaTV, signing out.

Does ABDC betray and harm street dance?

A recent post on MrWiggles condemns America's Best Dance Crew as the "compromise of real Ghetto art forms to fit the small TV screen...There is something about the show ABDC that sits bad in the raw street dance community... ABDC is supposed to be based on the original BBoy/BGirl crew concept, as well as Street Battles between crews. The problem is, most of these crews are not crews at all, but "Dance Teams" and allstar teams."

He explains that ABDC does not feature real battles, that it is based more on choreography and tricks than free-style groove, and that the judges are unqualified and have not earned respect. Finally, he states: "What bothers me the most about these TV shows is that, Street Style Dance went from the desire to gain Street Credibility.. [and] Love of Music and Rhythm, To the now Hollywood Dreams, and Fantasy of being a star without properly learning your craft. Kids are spending more time seeking agents than they are learning their dance style."

What do you think? Does ABDC diminish and endanger street dance by corrupting the street art? Or, can it build an audience for street dance by serving as an imperfect introduction? Thanks for the link, BSG.

Mailbox: Lil Mama vs. Nicki Minaj; ICONic Boyz; Instant Noodles performance

• Vibe Magazine interviewed Lil Mama. She complains that Nicki Minaj jacked her haircut after the superstar appeared on ABDC6, and talks about her place as a female rapper.
• ICONic Boyz were part of a show and meet-and-greet in New Jersey. As you can tell from the video, they were greeted with fan screaming and adulation.
• Instant Noodles performed at a launch party:

Video: Hype 5-0 dance to "The Business"

The latest offering from America's Best Dance Crew Season 5's Hype 5-0: "The Business" by Yung Berg. Here's hoping they return to World of Dance and many other live dancing venues soon. Thanks for the tip, Names are Overrated!

Body Rock 2011: Official Videos

Wow! There's nothing I can say to give these dancers the respect they deserve! Here are the videos of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, well deserved. The remaining performances will soon be uploaded on the official BodyRock youtube channel. Click here, to visit the youtube page.

1st Place - Sh*t Kingz:

2nd Place - Choreo Cookies:

3rd Place - SGBM:

Thanks for links, C.Gin, Cloudsymph and others.

WORLD OF DANCE: CANADA

World of Dance (WoD) is finally expanding its tour to an international audience! First stop: Canada. Exhibition acts, including Mos Wanted Crew and Future Funk have already been confirmed for the Vancouver event, June 25th. The tour will hit 3 different cities in Canada. So if you're in the area, you should make the trip. It'll be worth it!

Details & Tickets:

Vancouver - June 25th

Winnipeg - August 13th

Toronto - September 17th

Video: Art of Teknique - young crew on America's Got Talent

On the Seattle audition episode of America's Got Talent, one stand out was Art of Teknique, a dance crew consisting of 3 very talented kids aged 8-10 years old. They definitely made it to the next round. Thanks for the tip, Names are Overrated!

Video: FootworKINGz members battle each other

From HouseofCrews Youtube, a video showing the individual talents of members of FootworKINGz (the larger group that includes members of the ABDC6 crew). Click here for part II of the battle.

Video: Emilio vs. Brandon (IaMmE) battle at Texas Brawl 2

Fresh from their win on America's Best Dance Crew Season 6, IaMmE's Emilio and Brandon battled each other at Texas Brawl 2. Who do you think won the battle? From iAudi3 Youtube.

Reality show scandal (with video!): Crew on Korea's Got Talent plagiarizes Poreotics Routine

According to AllKPop, byting has made the big time. A group called MonsterMG appeared on Korea's Got Talent and allegedly stole a Poreotics routine. From the article: "Korea’s Got Talent” Twitter responded to the claims by writing, “We have taken action.. The producers are very upset with the situation right now. They’ve already made it to the semi-finals so we will discuss the policies with the producers and tvN before we make any further announcements.”
Watch and judge for yourself:

Survey results for ABDC's Finale: favorite and least favorite performances

Here's the results for our survey about readers' favorite and least favorite routines from the America's Best dance Crew Season 6 finale: 

• 1835 votes were cast for favorite performance and JabbaWockeeZ won by a landslide with 36% of the vote. Click here for the full results.
• Out of 1415 votes cast, the ICONic Boyz performance was the least favorite (56%). Click here for the full results

We'll post a new survey very soon asking you to vote for your favorite performances for the ABDC6 season.

Videos from Dance2Dance: Congratulations Philippine All-stars & Mos Wanted Crew

The Philippine Allstars won first place at  Dance2Dance: The World Streetdance Showcase Competition held last June 11 in Zurich, Switzerland. Click here to read the Manila Bulletin's coverage of the event.  Second place went to Mos Wanted Crew from the U.S. Congratulations to both crews!

Video: Extended JabbaWockeeZ performance on Shake it Up!

JabbaWockeeZ were the latest ABDC crew to be featured on Disney's Shake It Up. Click here to watch the extended performance by the ABDC champions.

Video: LXD behind the scenes in shooting a new episode and preparing for Glee Live 2011

The LXD is back in production, while also preparing to go on tour with the Glee cast. This video features some footage and description from Harry Shum Jr. describing both. Tickets are probably sold out, but you can check the schedule and availability here. Thanks for the tip, Cheycara!
Click here to watch the clip.

Movement Lifestyle Studio: Grand Opening!

Finally! Tuesday, June 14th, 6pm (PST), Movement Lifestyle will be celebrating their studio's Grand Opening! To promote the event, they have released a video of this powerful and bone-chilling piece by the one and only, Shaun Evaristo.

Click here for more Grand Opening details!

June 14th: Shaun Evaristo - Lyle Beniga

June 15th: Jun Quemado & Brian Puspos - Sh*t Kingz

June 16th: Andye J - Keone Madrid & Mariel Martin

Video: 220 (Second to None) performs at Body Rock 2011

Body Rock 2011 was held on June 11, 2011, and all reports are that it was one of the better dance events of the year. The winners were: 1st.  Sh*t Kingz;  2nd. Choreo Cookies;  3rd.  Super Galactic Beat Manipulators (SGBM). We'll post their videos as well as some of the exhibition crews (e.g., Boxcuttuhz, Klaamation) once they're available. But this performance by 220 is definitely worth the watch. Thanks for the tips Koopa, Names are Overrated, and others! 

Video: Mos Wanted Crew upclose in a self-interview

This interview with Mos Wanted Crew filmed at World of Dance NY (and mostly conducted by MWC member Lando Wilkins) is a great view of what it's like hanging out with these dance luminaries  -- funny, a bit rambling, and revealing. From Pacific Rim.

The Bridge TM Juniors Dance Competition 2011 ft Instant Noodles

Last year, Poreotics hosted Bridge Juniors Dance Competition.  This year, Team Millennia Productions intends to bring it back again, on Saturday June 18th, at the Cal State Fullerton Titan Student Union, from 6-10pm. The exhibition lineup for this year is pretty impressive, with Team Millennia crews (adult, Juniors, Juniors Alum and Mobz), Miniotics (Junior crew of Poreotics ABDC5 Champs), and JUST ADDED: Instant Noodles Crew from ABDC6. Tickets are $15 regular, $20 VIP, which includes an Instant Noodles Meet n Greet. Check out the promo put together by Instant Noodles for this event!

If you're in the area, definitely check it out!  Click here for details on the Facebook Event Page.

Tonight: Body Rock 2011

Apologizes for the late notice, but tonight (7pm PST) is the annual Body Rock Hip-Hop Dance Competition! Body Rock is one of the biggest competitions of the year, and always showcases amazing talent. This year will be featuring competing crews, including Choreo Cookies, GRV, Sh*t Kingz (Japan), SGBM, Prestige (New Zealand), Kaba Modern, Team Millenia, Dangerous Game (Italy), and MANY more!

The event will be judged by Jet Li (Poreotics), Ellen Kim (Movement Lifestyle), Joe Larot (Jabbawockeez), Free Boogie, Jenny Kita, and Mike Song (Kaba Modern 6)

This year, there will be a Live Ustream of the event. [UPDATE] Show has started. We're live!: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/body-rock-dance-competition

Stay Tuned!

Video: Jabbawockeez on Shake It Up

Disney Channel's 'Shake It Up' keeps on racking up the dance stars. This time they've gotten the original ABDC Champions in Jabbawockeez to make a cameo. Below is the video of their performance on the show, which will air tomorrow (Sunday, June 12th) at 8:30 EST. I don't know if there's more to their appearance, but if anyone actually watches the show be sure to report back on it tomorrow!

Video: IaMmE's path to winning ABDC - highlights from Season 6

IaMmE created a demo reel of their finest moves from America's Best Dance Crew Season 6. Though it starts with footage of some of the injuries, fatigue, and emotions experienced, the dancing elevates the video to a joyous level. On PacMan Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Austin!

Video: Chachi (IaMmE) shows us how to eat a donut

We were so focused on the dancing skills of IaMmE's Chachi that we forgot to post this lesson on how to eat a donut. Now that she gets part of the $100,000 prize for winning America's Best Dance Crew Season 6,  there can be lots more donuts in her future.

Zekeish's Review of ABDC's Finale

The FINALE BABY! (Sorry for the lateness)If it wasn’t for the stupid red carpet pre-show along with the onslaught of commercials between performances, this would have been one of the best episodes of ABDC ever. All of the past champions return with new routines to blaze the ABDC stage once again and of course the headliners being the JabbawockeeZ. I wish that the finale would have been live, so the reactions would not have seemed so forced, but whatever, IaMmE won, so I can’t complain. Thank you guys for reading my reviews all season long, and hopefully I will be back next season. Well, go grab yourself some purple skittles and play some levels of Pacman, I.aM.zEkE-ish and its reviewin tyme. (BTW, I have never held back and I won’t this episode. I'm being extra harsh on the champions mainly because they won their respective seasons. That’s me. Here we go). Click here to read the full review.

SYTYCD Videos: the 4 hiphop dancers in the top 20; choreo by Christopher Scott (LXD) and Sonya Tayeh

So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 picked their top 20 dancers, including 4 who specialize in hip hop: Chris Koehl, Tadd Gadduang, Wadi Jones and Robert Taylor Jr -- click here to see their group performance.  The show that aired on June 9, 2011 featured some stellar choreography including the top 10 girls dancing Sonya Tayeh's interpretation of "Pop, Drop and Roll" by Chonique Sneed (one of America's Best Dance Crew's choreographers), and the top 10 boys dancing to Christopher Scott's (LXD) choreography:

The cost of competing on ABDC: ReQuest scrambling to raise enough money to defend HHI title

Possible bad news for those who planned to attend Hip Hop International to see ReQuest Crew: The New Zealand Herald reports that the girls don't have the $36,000 needed to return to defend their title. 

"Manager Brett Goebel...said the group's funds had been sapped by an appearance on America's Best Dance Crew..Though they were praised by the judges, the cost of competing on the prime time show has them scrambling to make the $36,000 needed to defend their title at the World Hip Hop Dance Championships in Las Vegas from July 26-31....The group gets no Government funding and has to raise all its money from touring and corporate shows, Mr. Goebel said. "If you drive past us and there's a ReQuest car wash on, please drive in. We're the world champs but those funding agencies don't give any money out." If you want to book them, go to their website, and you can follow them on  Facebook

Upcoming Event: MYX TV/KPOP takeover with Poreotics & Movement Lifestyle, June 17-18

MYX TV and K-pop’s top choreographers and dancers have come together to bring “KPOP Takeover“ on June 18-19 in Los Angeles.  Movement Lifestyle choreographers - Shaun Evaristo, Lyle Beniga, Keone Madrid, and Mari Martin -- will be at the convention breaking down dance moves from “the hottest Korean music videos.” In addition, Poreotics (ABDC Season 5 winners) will also be there teaching workshops.

This convention is open to all levels of dancers. And if you don’t feel like learning the dances to top K-pop songs, they also sell tickets for observers. Tickets are on sale now -- Click here for details and to buy your tickets. Thanks for the tip, Chocobopie!

Tell us your favorite performances during ABDC's Season of the Superstars!

Now that America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 is over, it's time to look back and nominate your favorite performances. Leave a comment on what you consider the highlights. Next week, we'll run a survey so that you can vote for your favorites!

Congratulations Zekeish and Alan -- winners of our Elimination Challenge and ABDC Top 4 contests

America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 is over, but there are still some awards to be given out:

• Zekeish won the Elimination Challenge contest with a total of 16 points. His estimate of 55 million was also close in predicting how many votes would be cast during the last week
• Alan won the ABDC Top 4 Contest by predicting the winning order: IaMmE/ICONic Boyz/Phunk Phenomenon/Street Kingdom in Week 5, a week before Teldon, 787 Crew Fan, and ABDC Freak

Zekeish and Alan -- please email BloggingBestDanceCrew@gmail.com so I can get you your prizes: a Tshirt worth up to $35 or a $30 iTunes gift certificate. And thanks to everybody else for playing along!

ABDC6 and the Season Finale = ratings success!

The special 90 minute season finale of America's Best Dance Crew, which included live coverage from the MTV Movie Awards red carpet achieved a 2.1 rating among people 12-34, up 38% from last year's Movie Award's lead-in. 

The finale was also a success for ABDC, with ratings up 17% from the ABDC fifth season finale. It delivered 2.6 million total viewers, up +24% from last season's finale. (Explaining the difference in percentages: rating = the percent of people watching ABDC compared to the total number of people watching any TV show at that time; total viewers = number of people watching ABDC (regardless of how many people were watching other shows).

For the season, ABDC averaged a 1.8 rating among People 12-34, up 13% from the fifth season average.  ABDC delivered 2.1 million total viewers each week, up  17% from season five.  ABDC is Thursday's #1 original cable series with People 12-34.  Congratulations, ABDC team!

Videos: Fanny Pak behind the scenes -- a new member and dance rehearsals

In this video from HouseofCrews Youtube, Fanny Pak announces that Phil is leaving the crew but will be replaced by Preston. The video also mentions FP leader Matt Cady in Poland's So You Think You Can Dance and shows some dance rehearsals. Thanks for the link, Michael C!

Video: Jungle Boogie dance in Jason Derulo's "Don't Wanna Go Home"

Members of Jungle Boogie (ABDC Season 5) appear in Jason Derulo's hit music video "Don't Wanna Go Home" starting at 1:50. Thanks for the tip, Elise 10!

The So You Think You Can Dance Party Room is open - join us!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for So You Think You Can Dance's Las Vegas extravaganza is now open! Join other readers as they transfer their passion from ABDC to SYTYCD, and watch some of our fan favorites -- Hiro, Lil O, and a few other hip hop experts.  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 many others to praise and complain. Who on this season do you expect to eventually appear on ABDC? Who do you want to win SYTYCD? What would you like to see in future seasons of ABDC?   This is your party --  humor, keen observation and almost everything else (except personal attacks/disrespect not related to the dancing itself,  spam, and obscenity) are expected and welcome.

Video: Quest Crew dances with LMFAO on Lopez Tonight

On June 6, 2011, Lopez tonight featured LMFAO performing "Party Rock Anthem". Their dancers: Quest Crew (ABDC3 champions). Thanks for the tip,Kotsu!

Party room tonight for So You Think You Can Dance -- join us!

Tonight is the first round of the Las Vegas performances and eliminations on So You Think You Can Dance, and we expect to see Hiro (We are Heroes) and Lil O there. This is a good excuse for a party room, so feel free to join us at 8 pm ET.

Please Help Empire Kidz win Guam's Got Talent!

Empire Kidz from Guam was one of our reader's favorite kid crews from the America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 auditions -- click here to watch their audition video.

Right now they have entered a small dance competition on Guam, ironically called "Guam's Best Dance Crew" but they are under a different crew name called the "Doodlekwisps." The crew can win if you vote for them online through www.guam.com (the link is on the TOP RIGHT corner of the website). In order to vote, you have to create an account, which is fast and simple -- I've done it and you can too! You can only cast a vote once per hour. They are currently behind but you can help them catch up!  Voting continues to Saturday June 11. Please help this terrific crew. To help convince you, here's some of their performance on the show: 

Video: Elektrolytes dance on America's Got Talent!

Elektrolytes from Arizona appeared on America's Got Talent on the June 7, 2011 episode and were called "one of the freshest routines I've seen in a long time" by judge Piers Morgan. They are moving on to the Las Vegas round. The crew has also auditioned for America's Best Dance Crew Seasons 4, 5, and 6 and competed at Hip Hop International. Thanks for the tip,Wings!

Video: Instant Noodles Photoshoot

Instant Noodles(ABDC Season 6)  posted some new scenes of some free-style dancing, candid moments, and a photoshoot (not sure what it's for. From InstantNoodlesCrew Youtube Channel.

Video: Quest Crew and Blueprint Crew partying and dancing

Quest and Blueprint Crews danced to Party Rock Anthem with everybody at Tokyo Bar in Quebec on June 4, 2011 (just days after Quest taped their ABDC6 finale performance). Video from MeezyBouahom Youtube Channel. 

ABDC to represent at Hip Hop International: ICONic Boyz performances, IaMmE workshops, + more ABDC champions!

Hip Hop International hits its 10th anniversary this year, and many of the standouts from America's Best Dance Crew will be out in force:

• ICONic Boyz (the ABDC6 runners-up) will be competing. The group that appeared on ABDC will be split between the Junior and the Varsity divisions due to age differences, but other members of ICONic Boyz will fill in so that the groups will dance at the level they showed on ABDC
• Pacman of IaMmE (the ABDC6 winner) will be teaching at an Urban Moves workshop during HHI
• Poreotics and Super cr3w will perform in tribute to Randy Jackson, who will be at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship Finals to receive HHI's Living Legend of Hip Hop Award 
• JabbaWockeeZ will also perform in exhibition at the HHI World Championship finals

The USA Hip Hop Dance Championship takes place on July 24 & 25, followed by World Hip Hop Dance Championship prelims and semi-finals from July 27-29. On World Battle Day on July 30, the world's best bboys, poppers, lockers and freestylers will be put to the test in a series of “can you top this” battles including World Bboy 3 on 3 Crew Battle, All Styles Battle and World Popping & Locking 1 on 1 Battles.    Defending World Champions from Japan and New Zealand will return for a chance to retain the title, gold medals and $25,000 in cash and prizes.  Tickets are available through www.hiphopinternational.com or by calling 1.800.669.5867 in the USA.

Please don't leave us: why you should stay with BloggingABDC now that Season 6 is over

America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 is over, but BloggingBestDanceCrew.com will be here for you over the next few months. Why should you keep reading us?

• We'll continue post the latest news on America's Best Dance Crew plans -- including an exclusive news scoop later today
• Over the next week, we'll run results from our contests, new polls on your favorite Season 6 performances, some new contests, and more reviews
• We'll keep up with your favorite crews, judges, and ABDC personalities. We'll supply information on performances, workshops, meet-and-greets, films/videos, merchandise, and anything else they're up to.
• We try to get YOU in the action, letting our readers tell us what questions they want to ask their ABDC favorites, and getting ABDC readers into local hip hop dance events as field reporters
• ABDC may be done, but hip hop dancing is thriving. We'll provide news and videos about other dance events including Hip Hop International, Red Bull BC One, World of Dance, and international Dance Crew competitions.
• We'll run forums, contests, and polls so that you can stay connected to others who love ABDC.

So stay with us! You'll be glad you did.Cartoon credit: Adventure Time 

Video: 787 Crew dance on Sunshine Remix

ABDC6 alums 787 Crew recently performed on Sunshine Remix on Wapa.tv. "'Sunshine Remix' is a  mix of music and comedy, so after they perform, a parody crew called 939 comes on to 'challenge' 787. Click here to watch. Thanks for the tip,  787 Crew Fan!

Videos: ABDC alums at World of Dance NY -- Rhythm City, Static Noyze, Concept Artists

Alumni of America's Best Dance Crew performed at World of Dance New York 2011. Rhythm City (the larger team that includes the ABDC members) performed in exhibition. And there were two competing crews with ABDC alums: Static Noyze (the larger team) and Concept Artists (which contains members of Static Noyze and Phunk Phenomenon).

Byeynyn's review of ABDC6's Finale!

Last Thursday, America's Best Dance Crewthe show tried to fill an entire episode with only three dance routines, which had to be a record low. IaMmE and ICONic Boyz tried their best to stall for time with some insider videos and interviews, but it was still a dreadfully paced episode. Fortunately, the Finale Episode is loaded with solid routines, including from the previous ABDC champions (all of whom I will be giving an automatic “two thumbs up” just for showing), and our winner will finally be crowned. Click here to read the full review.

Video: ICONic Boyz and Phunk Phenomemon dance together post-ABDC!

ICONic Boyz  flew out of Los Angeles on June 3, 2011, hours after the taping of the America's Best Dance Crew finale where they were Season 6 runners-up. The next day, they performed with Phunk Phenomenon (the 3rd place finishers on ABDC6) at the annual ICON Complex Dance end of year event. From evideopr Youtube Channel. Thanks for the link, MichaelC!

Congratulations IaMmE -- ABDC6 Champions!

Before the ABDC auditions started, I talked to some MTV executives who mentioned how the West Coast has dominated the show every season and were sending some great crews to try out. In response, I told them to watch for IaMmE, a Texas crew with amazing members and awesome dance videos. So, weeks before the auditions began, I predicted IaMmE could win. I wish I had had some money on that prediction!

IaMmE brought something new to the show and kept it exciting every week. Like JabbaWockeeZ, their performances are almost trademarked -- nobody else is going to copy their brain-banging style without looking like byters. Their sets made masterful use of the different members' skills, going from solo tricks to pairing to full-crew choreo seamlessly. Every member has unique strengths and abilities, as shown in their Last Chance Challenge. And, it's about time that a crew with both men and women members took the trophy!

This post is only for positive comments and congratulations to IaMmE. If you have anything else to say, take it to the Party Room post, or it will be deleted. 
And, thanks to Shahin for creating the new championship banner on our page!! 
photocredit: MTV

First recaps of ABDC's Finale

• AV Club has a great in-depth review of the entire season including the superstar concept, the problems with the voting system, and best/worst moments.
• Ology is shocked that IaMmE won and gave JabbaWockeeZ a perfect score
• Too Interesting for Twitter focuses on reviewing the champions, with astute observations like "only Quest Crew could make it cool performing in onezies"
• CMR loved most of the performances but was disappointed that D-trix didn't join Quest Crew onstage in their performance