So You Think You Can Dance hiphop video highlight #1: Academy of Villains v. Breaksk8

The two crews facing off against each other this week are Breaksk8 (ABDC Season 1) vs. Academy of Villains (founded by Chris 'Pharside' Jennings of ABDC Season 2' Supreme Soul). You can still vote for your favorite by tweeting #SYTYCDsk8 or #SYTYCDvillains until 8pm EDT on Tuesday June 10.

So You Think You Can Dance Match-up: Breaksk8 vs. Academy of Villains

Tonight on So You Think You Can Dance, there are two crew contenders that should have appeal to America's Best Dance Crew fans: Breaksk8 (ABDC Season 1) vs. Academy of Villains (formed by ABDC Season 2's Supreme Soul member Pharside Jennings, as well as Krystal Meraz). Watch the show, then vote for your favorite either on the SYTYCD website or by texting #sytycdsk8 or #sytycdvillains.

We'll have the video tomorrow when available (as well as a post and video of Jaja Vankova (member of ABDC's IaMmE) who had an amazing krump audition and got a standing ovation from the judges AND a video of a popping battle with SYTYCD allstars Fikshun, Legacy, Cyrus and an auditioner from Wichita.

Unfortunately, Poreotics did not win the popularity battle last week and will not be appearing on the show. 

Tonight on So You Think You Can Dance: watch & support Academy of Villains!

Academy of Villains will be one of the two dance crews featured on the June 4 So You Think You Can Dance audition episode. If you want great hiphop crews to advance, you've got to support them with tweets and on-line votes.  As a reminder of why AoV deserves your support, here's their 1st place performance at the 2014 VIBE XIX competition:

Videos: Elektrolytes - "Not A Bad Thing" & "Drink You Away"

It's been several months since we've seen anything from the championship crew, The Elektrolytes... but it was worth the wait!  Here are the Banuelo Boys - Nico and Sal - with these fun productions to Justin Timberlake's "Not A Bad Thing" and "Drink You Away".  From Elektrolytes Dance crew Youtube.

Must-see Video: ReQuest Crew - "New Kings"

ReQuest Crew (ABDC Season 6) is back and super-intense, dancing to Nicki Minaj's "New Kings". Thanks for the link Tafari!

Video: 8 Flavahz & Brian Friedman Blend In The Good

Jamba Juice and DanceOn are partnering together and want to you see YOUR dance moves.  Here is the famous choreographer, Brian Friedman, and the girls of 8 Flavahz showing us how they "blend in the good" to Bobby Newberry's "The Weekend".  Watch this video and then upload a dance video of you showing off your skills with the hashtags #BlendintheGoodContest AND #JambaJuice and you can win a free trip to LA, New York, or San Francisco.  Check out http://www.danceon.com/music/blend-in-the-good for more details.  From DanceOn YouTube.

Video: Watch Poreotics and Syncopated Ladies competition on So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance will spotlight eight dance 'crews' during the audition shows, with a chance to vote for each to appear during the season. On May 28, Poreotics (ABDC Season 5) and Syncopated Ladies appeared. You can vote for them by tweeting #sytycdporeotics or #sytycdladies before Tuesday June 3.

SYTYCD crew competition: help support hiphop by tweeting #sytycdPoreotics

So You Think You Can Dance has added some group dance to the audition shows, but America's Best Dance Crew fans may not be fully entertained. The two dance groups featured on the first show were Poreotics (winners of ABDC Season 5) vs. Syncopated Ladies (an East Coast tap dance group). The winners will be chosen by volume of twitter mentions with the hashtags #sytycdPoreotics vs #sytycdladies. Given the demographics for this show, it is not surprising that the tap dance women were way ahead in the voting by the end of the episode.

If you want to help out Poreotics (or Syncopated Ladies), get in there now and tweet or vote online here! Voting closes on Tuesday June 3 at 8pm ET. We'll post videos of the performances once they are available.

Video: Ian Eastwood (Mos Wanted) - "I Am Very Very Lonely"

Check out this fun, quirky production from the Mos Wanted heartthrob himself, Ian Eastwood.  Inspired while in Bucharest, Ian dances to Chance The Rapper's "I Am Very Very Lonely".  From Ian Eastwood YouTube.

Poreotics will compete on So You Think You Can Dance on May 28!

Follow-up to our last story -- Poreotics Iwinners of America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) tweeted that they will be appearing on So You Think You Can Dance's first episode this season, on Fox TV May 28. 

It'll be great to see them again and to see how their style has evolved. I'm curious how SYTYCD is choosing the crews -- will there be mostly tried-and-true dancers or add some crews new to TV, will they use crews that feature some of their dancers (e.g., Quest, IaMmE), what geographies will they draw from? This is not a criticism -- any wide exposure of dancers has the potential to help the dance community. More please! Thank for the update Ninjaboi!

TV Dance Crew news: So You Think You Can Dance auditions will feature a dance crew competition!

Shades of America's Best Dance Crew redux.  In a brand new element on So You Think You Can Dance, Justin Bieber and his choreographer Nick DeMoura will introduce top dance crews from across the country that will vie for a spot on the season finale.

Beginning next week on the two-hour season premiere, airing Wednesday, May 28 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, Bieber and DeMoura will showcase two dance crews on each of the four audition episodes. After the crews are showcased, hash tags will be revealed that viewers can use to tweet their favorite of the two crews. The tweets will be tallied and the most popular crew overall will be invited to perform on the finale.

We don't know yet who will compete. But stay tuned -- maybe this will bode well for dance crews. Thanks for the tip Ninjaboi!

Video: Quick Crew - Tokyo Night ::Dancing Strawhats::

It's a couple weeks old now, but still dope nonetheless... Here's the world famous, Quick Crew, with this brilliant production entitled "Tokyo Night".  From TheQuickStyle YouTube.

Video: Brandon "747" Harrell (I.aM.mE) - "Love Never Felt So Good"

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, but while I was gone, we got a brand new album from the King of Pop, Michael Jackson - Xscape... and it is DOPE!  If you haven't heard it yet, then I suggest you drop whatever it is you're doing and give it a listen right now!  Check out this production by Brandon Harrell featuring the 323 Area Kidz and fellow I.aM.mE dancers to the first single "Love Never Felt So Good". Sham-on! From showoff747 YouTube.

Video: Moon and Pacman (IaMmE) - highlights from European tour

Di 'Moon' Zhang and Philip 'Pacman' Chbeeb (member of ABDC's IaMmE) toured Europe with WGSZ and released a highlights video

Video:; Mos Wanted Crew dance on ABS-CBN

Mos Wanted Crew (ABDC Season 7) danced, along with Jhong Hilario and Thug Alliance on ABS-CBN.

Video of the day: Buddhist monks breakdance in New York City

Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys was a devout Buddhist. In honor of him, a group of Buddhist monks in New York show their breakdance skills.

MCA-DAY "Buddhist Monks" from KNARF® New York on Vimeo.

Video: RNG returns -- new and improved

RNG (ABDC Season 7) led by Kolanie Marks is back with new workshops and a new website passioninmovement.com/. As they've matured, their dancing has also gotten more complex and refined. Can't wait to see more of them!

Video: Elektrolytes dance to Justin Timberlake's "Not a Bad Thing"

Elektrolytes (winners of the last season of America's Best Dance Crew) have a slow and easy routine to Justin Timberlake's "Not a Bad Thing"

Video: Jabbawockeez (Behind the Mask) | On the set of 'Senile' with Tyga

Check out behind the scenes footage of the Jabbawockeez on the set of Tyga's music video, "Senile".  It also features never before seen freestyles.  From thewockeez YouTube.

Video: 8 Flavahz - "The Weekend"

Perfect for a Friday afternoon, here's the beautiful, strong women of 8 Flavahz dancing to Bobby Newberry's "The Weekend".  This video was choreographed and directed by Brian Friedman.  From Brian Friedman Youtube.  Enjoy the weekend!!!