Preview from the Pressbox: Chris Trondsen backstage at the East Coast Auditions

Chris Trondsen and Glenda Morales were backstage at the ABDC5 East Coast audition tapings, interviewing the crews and taking in the action. Unfortunately this week we won't be able to post our taped interviews immediately; equipment problems caused low/no sound conditions which we may (or may not) be able to correct for all the interviews. But the next best thing is Chris' non-spoiler preview report:

"The East was in the building! This week is a must see for ABDC fans!  Before we even walked on set, a few MTV crew members came up to us and told us that this week was going to be good.  That the dancers were real serious and ready to go and that the level of dancing is going to be incredible.  They also said that the East crew members were more serious about the dancing and better behaved, so we already knew we were in for a good week.  Also, while waiting to go into the studio and back stage to the press area, we met a few of the crews as they were walking to get food about an hour before interviewing with us, and they had so much energy.  You could just tell that they were here to not only represent the East Coast but also ready to bring it.

One thing that people always debate is whether the crews really get along.  I can tell you that the East does.  They were all walking to get food together and chillen together instead of eating separately."

Click here to read the rest of the report including impressions of the five crews, the battle, and all the backstage personalities.