Friday, September 11, 2009

Afroborike Interview: How they formed, how they choreograph

Afroborike came into America's Best Dance Crew Season 4 as almost complete unknowns. This Las Vegas Sun interview with member Veronica Collazo fills in many of the details. Highlights:
  • The crew formed just for ABDC. "Our choreographer and manager heard that “ABDC” was looking for a Latin crew. So, he just talked to us and told us, “You should make a crew and make a video and send it to the production.”
  • Veronica was not originally in the group. "There was another girl, but she had medical problems, so she couldn’t make it on the show. They called me on Sunday and said, “We need you.” So I said, “I’ll book a flight for next week.” And they said, “No. We need you tomorrow.”
  • Though the group is new, the members knew each other "forever" from dance school
  • How Afroborike prepares each week: "We don’t have a choreographer; we don’t have a leader, so everybody is giving ideas. And it’s good - it’s how we do it – but at the same time, it’s hard...We’re not sleeping, well, not enough, because we want to have it done perfect"