Video: SYTYCD Highlight #3: Emilio (IaMmE) and Bridget dance jazz

Emilio Dosal (member of ABDC's IaMmE) and Bridget Whitman danced a jazz routine choreographed by Ray Leeper. Emilio is certainly following the example of Phillip Chbeeb (fellow IaMmE member who made it to SYTYCD Top 10 several seasons ago) in picking up disparate dance styles and making them his own.

Video: SYTYCD Highlight #2 - Academy of Villains perform on Top 14 show

Academy of Villains was one of the 4 top vote getting crews during the So You Think You Can Dance auditions. They appeared on the August 30 show and easily matched the intensity and style of most of the top 14. It was choreographed by Chris Pharside Jennings and Krystal Meraz, who also did the choreography for a dance for Ricky Ubeda and Valerie Rockey

Video: SYTYCD Highlight #1 - Pharside & Krystal hiphop choreo for Valerie and Ricky

Chris Pharside Jennings (member of ABDC's Supreme Soul and founder of Academy of Villains) and fellow AOV founder Krystal Meraz choreographed an intense dance for Ricky Ubeda and Valerie Rockey. Hope the pair continue to choreograph for the show!

Video: Jeremy Lin Goes Hollywood

The city of Los Angeles is about to go Lin-SANE as NBA Superstar, Jeremy Lin gets traded to the L.A. Lakers.  Check out this brilliant production featuring Harry Shum Jr. (choreographer), AJ Rafael, Phil Wang, an entire cast of great dancers, and of course - Jeremy Lin.  Now THIS is how you make an entrance!  From jlin7 YouTube.
 

Video: Jabbawockeez - Simple Session

In honor of National Dance Day, The Wockeez gave us this "Simple Session" to the Bangerz track, "Beam" shot from their JBWKZ Headquarters.  From OFFICIAL JABBAWOCKEEZ YOUTUBE.

Videos: Parris Goebel & The Royal Family - GOLDMYND

Check out the recent uploads from New Zealand's Parris Goebel and The Royal Family.  From their GOLDMYND production, here's the Green and Orange Scenes.  From BGPOPA YouTube.

Also, for those lucky to attend WoD: Bay Area on August 16, you can see the Royal Family perform live along with other great guests.  Check out WorldofDance.com for more info.

Video: Brian Puspos - "Foreign"

Coming off from a mini-hiatus, Mos Wanted's Brian Puspos brings us this production to Trey Songz' "Foreign".  Shot in Italy with his friends - Bru Vidal, Vinh Nguyen, Pau Arnal, & Bam Martin, Brian gives a shoutout to all the 'foreign ladies'.  From Brian Puspos YouTube.

Video: Academy of Hype - "Break It (Go)"

Brand new video from Skool District's, Academy of Hype.  Watch 'em get buck at this skate park to Danny Brown's "Break It (Go)"... So far, the crew hasn't been listed for this year's Hip-Hop International... I wonder if they're going?  From AcademyOfHype YouTube.

Video: Jabbawockeez give in Ted Talk at Ironwood State Prison - "you can take over the world"

Jabbawockeez members Joe, Ben and Phil (winners of America's Best Dance Crew Season 1) gave a Ted talk at for the inmates at Ironwood State Prison, talking about how hiphop inspired them, how they formed, and their inspirations

Video: Jaja Vankova - "7 Deadly Sins"

Despite her amazing efforts, I.aM.mE and Street Kingdom's Jaja Vankova did not make it to the SYTYCD Top 20. But she ain't done, yet!.... HECK NO!  In fact, check out her latest (and greatest) production entitled "7 Deadly Sins".  It's a wonderful concept and execution of production.  And, of course, the great dancing!  From JAJAvankova YouTube.

Video: JUSTFENG - "Jealous"

Check out this fun video from Quest Crew star, Feng, to Chromeo's "Jealous".  Joining him are Aris Paracuelles (Quest Crew), Rudy Reynon, Shorty Rocc yo Mama (Beat Freaks), Courtney Yeh, and a small cameo from D-Trix.  Seeing D-Trix cuddled up to Shorty is enough to make me jealous!  From JUSTFENG YouTube.

Vlado SHOWDOWN - Online Dance Competition | Elektrolytes Entry

Famous sneaker brand, Vlado, is taking their annual dance competition global by allowing anyone (including you!) to submit dance entries at the chance to win cash money prizes!  For more information and to find out how YOU can enter, be sure to check out vladoshowdown.com or check out the video lowdown featuring D-Trix (one of the judges).  And also check out the video entry by ABDC champions, The Elektrolytes.  We'll be sure to keep you updated on the submitted entries throughout the month.  From VladoFootwear.com.

Video: Philip Chbeeb & Finger Circus - SHAPE ADDICTS

The first step in dealing with an addiction is to admit that you have an addiction.  I.aM.mE co-founder, Philip "Pacman" Chbeeb and his friends at Finger Circus took that first step when they agreed to go to Shape Addicts Anonymous.  But what happens when you put a bunch of Shape Addicts together in one room?... You get a BRAIN BANG!  Enjoy!  From pacman YouTube.

Videos: The Latest from Poreotics

Unfortunately, we won't be seeing the tic-tic-tic-ing robots on the SYTYCD stage, but they ain't going nowhere!  Check out the latest from the ABDC champs, Poreotics.  First is a piece from Charles to Warm Water's "Banks (Snakehip Remix)" - it's a feel-good, summertime piece.  We haven't been seeing too much of Dumbo lately, but that's because he's puttin' in hours in the sound studio.  Check out this track produced by Dumbo himself entitled "REACTIVATE".  *And as a bonus video, check out what the boys are up to right before they hit the stage.  Maybe they should go for the Sing-Off next... Haha!  From Charles V Nguyen, DUMBO POREOTICS, and PoreoticsHD YouTubes.

Video: Jawn Ha - "Warning Shot"

Check out the latest production from Mos Wanted's Jawn Ha to Machine Gun Kelly's "Warning Shot".  Along with Sorah Yang & Jasmine Querubin, Jawn always brings the intensity.  From Jawn Ha YouTube.

Video: Jabbawockeez Perform at Benefit Concert: "Rebuild Philippines"

On June 8th, The Jabbawockeez performed at a benefit concert event- "Rebuild Philippines" in Los Angeles, CA.  Whenever the masked men are on stage, everybody watches!  From OFFICIAL JABBAWOCKEEZ YOUTUBE.

Today's must-watch video: Dtrix gets both the comedy & dancing right in "Now add a Dancer"

Dominic 'Dtrix' Sandoval (member of ABDC Season 3's Quest) is a Youtube megastar, usually with emphasis more on his personal style of humor. This time, Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb (ABDC Season 6's IaMmE) took the lead on the choreography (with help from many friends) and the results are wonderful, particularly IMO for the table setting, and pool party.

Video: SYTYCD Atlanta audition hiphop highlights - Dynamic and Mr. Strange

This season's So You Think You Can Dance Atlanta auditions yielded great dancers in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hiphop. My two favorite hiphop auditioners from the episode were Christopher 'Mr. Strange' Griffin (the founder of Dragon House) and Taveous 'Dynamic' Woods. Both made it to the next round, though it's unclear whether each can meet the multi-style challenges of the competition.

Video: Vote for this week's favorite crew - Jungle Boogie vs. Control Freakz

The final crew vote-off  for SYTYCD will be between Jungle Boogie (ABDC Season 5) vs. Control Freakz, two very capable and engaging crews with very different styles. Watch below and vote for your favorite, either by tweeting @SYTYCDboogie or @SYTYCDfreakz, or by going to the So You Think You Can Dance website.  Last week's winner was Wanted Ashiqz.

Tonight on So You Think You Can Dance: Jungle Boogie

So You Think You Can Dance auditions wrap up tonight, so this is the last night for crew dance demos. The show is in Atlanta, so Jungle Boogie (ABDC Season 5) are one of the two crews to watch and vote for. Here's the trailer: