What an upset! Diversity dance crew beat out Susan Boyle (who came in second) to win Britain's Got Talent!! I watched the live streaming video this afternoon, and was also blown away by the crew. Here's the Youtube link to the video of their finale performance. Thanks Kiyy.
Shane Sparks is helping the Do Something Charity Auction by donating two dance lessons (in Los Angeles) to the winner. So, if you're in the LA area, help others, help yourself, and win this!
This week, Super Cr3w kicks off a workshop tour across the United States. Stops for America's Best Dance Crew of Season 2 include Guam; Portland, OR; McAllen, TX; Chicago, IL; Honolulu, HI; and New York. Some dance scholarships will be awarded at each stop! For more information, visit Supercr3w.com. If you plan to attend -- send us pictures!
You can win a pair of Battle I Kicks signed by Fanny Pak! Milkshake NYC is sponsoring this contest with us to help celebrate the release of the release of he Milkshake x Fanny Pak Battle Collection. Just fill out the contest form on Milkshake NY's website (the 'contest' link is at the bottom of their homepage). UPDATE: You can enter as often as you like, so if you want the shoes, please feel free to enter the contest several times! The winner will be announced on BloggingBestDanceCrew.com (here!) on June 11.
Another major dance competition on Saturday June 13: Access Dallas hosts The Show, featuring Quest and Marvelous Motion as exhibition performers. The show will host a dance competition and bboy dance off with great cash prizes. Tickets are $20, open to everyone. The main event will be held at the Palladium Ballroom, with an after-party at Club Purgatory. Click here for more details and click here to purchase tickets.
Tickets are available now for Body Rock 2009 in San Diego on June 13. Though the event is teeming with names familiar to America's Best Dance Crew fans, it showcases a LOT of less-familiar teams (both established and up-and-coming) equally worthy of your attention. The show features 7 exhibition teams including Boxcuttuhz and KM Legacy. There are about a dozen competitors including SoReal Cru, Kaba Modern, Team Millennia, and Choreo Cookies (winners at World of Dance Pomona 2009). Celebrity judges include Ronnieboy from Super Cr3w, Eddie from JabbaWockeeZ, and Mike Song from Kaba Modern. More info at their Myspace page. You can buy tickets at Ticketforce.com for $15 presale, $20 at the door.
According to Mary C. Schaefer - president of Artemis Path (a Human Resources and Organization Development consulting firm) - "JC Chasez,.. Shane Sparks and.. Lil Mama could teach a master class to workplace managers." What the America's Best Dance Crew judges do right:
The finale of Britain's Got Talent will feature two dance crews among the 8 finalists. Flawless performed on the second part of the BGT semi-finals and earned their place in the finals. Teenage singer Shaun Smith and Youtube sweetheart Susan Boyle will also compete in Saturday's finale. So which dance crew would you vote for -- Diversity (shown in this earlier post) or Flawless (click here to watch)?
Las Vegas collaboration: Hometown b-boys and winners of America’s Best Dance Crew’s Season 2 Super Cr3w teamed up with Vegas-designed label Billionaire Mafia for a photo shoot and fashion campaign. You can see many of the photos (which will be in an upcoming look book) at Las Vegas Weekly.
Britain's Got Talent announced the 40 semi-finalists on May 23, 2009. Two hip hop crews -- Flawless and Diversity made the cut. Click here to watch of the semi-final performance for Diversity. Diversity placed second, just behind Susan Boyle and will participate in the BGT finale.
