ABDC Season 5 mini-marathon on VH1 today

Sorry for the late notice -- VH1 is having a mini-marathon of America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 (starting with the Disco Challenge) beginning at 3pm ET/PT. Thanks for the tip, Jai!

Video: Saltare members win World Double Dutch Championship title!

Lee Reisig and Billy Jackson of Saltare (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) along with teammate Shane Winsor won the World Double Dutch Championship title! The competition was held in London on August 1, 2010. Thanks for the tip and clip, Brandon! 

Videos from ISA LA: Interviews, Jay Park and Poreotics performances

Highlights from the International Secret Agents Los Angeles show on September 5, 2010 include videos and performance clips from theTimothydelaghetto Youtube (thanks for the tip Draz!), the Jay Park performance from Pacific Rim (click here to watch), and Poreotics performance from Caayo Youtube channel (all of which also captured other performances from the show).

ABDC Master Mix Week 8 answer: Southern Movement dancing to 'Ugly'

The answer this week will surprise many contest entrants. The clip was from America's Best Dance Crew Season 4, where Southern Movement danced to 'Ugly' by Bubba Sparks. DirtfaceX and I knew that this week was going to be catch some people unawares, since the first 4 seconds of the 5-second clip incorporate 'Get Ur Freak On', a song used to amazing effect by Fanny Pak. Several people told us that they were about to submit the wrong answer until they went back and watched the Fanny Pak performance and realized that the judges' comments on that ABDC show did not match the one in our video. There are still 58 people with perfect scores, and almost as many who are just down by 1-2 points.

Here's the clue again, followed by the full routine. This contest and its videos were conceived and created by Dirtface X -- Thanks!! And, come back tomorrow for the next installment of our contest. Even if you don't have a perfect score now, there is still a real opportunity to sneak back in and win!

Video: Ellen Kim and Kyle Hanagami dance to 'Billionaire'

I love this workshop performance of 'Billionaire' by Ellen Kim and Kyle Hanagami (L0st Kids, Neverland). From KyleHanagami Youtube Channel.

Auditions to join EPIC Motion Dance Company in NY - Sept. 11

E.P.I.C. Motion Dance company is holding auditions for its fall season! Come and audition for a spot in one New York's premier competitive companies. Registration starts at 12:45 on September 11 at PMT Dance Studio (69 W. 14th ST. 3d Floor) in NY. Due to the nature of the date, they realize that some people may not be able to attend. If that's your case, email epic.m.dance@gmail.com and they'll try to accommodate you. Registration fee: $5. Click here for details.

Video: Interview and performance excerpts from 8 Count -- World of Dance San Diego winners & Blueprint's 'sister' crew!

8 Count Crew from Montreal won World of Dance San Diego 2010. The group was formed by Steve Bolton who also founded Blueprint Cru (ABDC5 Runners-up). Pacific Rim posted a video that includes 8 Count's WOD performance interspersed with an interview of 8 Count and Blueprint Cru members.

Check out the new and improved websites for Blueprint Cru and Fanny Pak!

Both Fannypak.com and BlueprintCru.com were recently upgraded. Both sites are much improved ways to reach out to their fans, including social networking, the latest merchandise, calendars of upcoming appearances, and loads of videos and photos. So, be sure to check them out!

DirtfaceX's field stage-side and pool-side report (with video) on Super Cr3w in Atlantic City

Reader DirtfaceX travelled to Atlantic City to catch Super Cr3w's performance. Here's his report:

"I take the 3 hour road trip, drop my mom and tita off at the casino (Borgata), and arrive at Harrah's nightclub at around 11pm.  For anyone who hasn't been there, Harrah's hotel pool area actually gets transformed into a nightclub during after hours.  So if you bring your swimming trunks/bathing suit with you to the club, you can actually go for a swim!  But more on that later...

I arrive there, and the place isn't really poppin' off yet.  It's still a bit early.  I grab myself a drink, and I mingle - make some new friends.  A lot of people there weren't even aware that Super Cr3w was performing, but got excited about it when they saw how excited I was.  The cr3w arrives at around midnight and I approach them.  They were really friendly and I got to say 'wussep' to all of 'em.  I mainly talked to Ronnie and gave them much respect for all that they had accomplished.  I also congratulated them for their upcoming performance at the White House.  Ben then asked, "How did you know about that?" and I threw 'em a plug for bloggingbestdancecrew (aye yay!).  We chatted for another minute or so, then I left them alone to get ready for their performance."

Here's the first part of their performance. Click here to watch the second part and to read the rest of DirtfaceX's report on the performance and his other CLOSE encounters with Super Cr3w that evening. Thanks DirtfaceX!

Video: University of the Philippines Streetdance Club performance at the Battleground Zero -

Maxxann shares a view-worthy video of the University of the Phillipines Streetdance Club, competing at Battleground Zero 2010. You can read more about the group on their website.
 

New Static Noyze Workshop Video: "In the Lake"

Static Noyze members(ABDC Season 5) continue to exhibit and teach innovative hip hop. The latest offering from StaticNoyze Youtube is a workshop taught by Peter Navarro and Alyza Delpan-Monley, using Emilie Simon's "In the Lake".

Beat Freaks announce last two winners in the DancePlug Spark Your Career Contest

The names of the last two winners in DancePlug's Spark Your Career contest were announced this week. Next week DancePlug will announce the Grand Prize winner (selected among the 8 winners), who will receive a special prize.

Beat Freak Maryss from Paris chose jazz dancer Ashley Mouw. Ashley B. chose hip hop dancer Suzan Natanael from Jakarta Indonesia. Here's a video of Suzan in action:

More Kaba Modern: Mike Song Dubstep Solo at Beat Down in Toronto

Kaba Modern (America's Best Dance Crew Season 1) has been on the road lately, and fans have been taping their best moves. A new one to share with you: Mike Song doing a dubstep solo, as part of an exhibition performance at Toronto's Beat Down 2010 competition. From xcaliver61 Youtube Channel.

Video: JabbaWockeeZ unmasked rehearsal

Beyond Access TV interviewed JabbaWockeeZ before they began their third MUS.I.C. run in Las Vegas this August. The footage was just released and includes the ABDC crew practicing without their masks and costumes. Thanks for the tip, JabbaJake!

Upcoming events: September 3, 2010 and beyond

9/3: Super Cr3w at Harrahs in Atlantic City, NJ
9/3: Super Cr3w in Toronto 
9/4: Super Cr3w at Canada's Wonderland Event in Toronto
9/3-5: BoogieZone University taught by members of Quest, Beat Freaks, Kaba Modern, L0st Kids, Fanny Pak, and many other crews, in Irvine, CAL
9/5: Poreotics, Quest Crew, and Jay Park among many performers at ISA in Los Angeles
9/6-7: Super Cr3w invade Washington D.C. - Meet&Greet/Cypher in Bethesda 9/6; 9/1:White House!  
9/8: Beat Freaks, Ringmasters and much more Freak the Bellz in Los Angeles
9/8: Eat and Greet with Hypeotics  at Yogurtland in Alhambra, CA. 
9/10-11: Hype 5-0 in Los Angeles area: performance at Rage Night Club in LA 9/10; Workshop at Stylz dance Studio in Fullerton on 9/12
9/11: EPIC Motion auditions in PMT Dance Studio in NY. Contact Epic.M.Dance@gmail.com for more info 
9/11: Members of Supreme Soul/Academy of Villains, Mixd Elements, Rock Force Crew, and other groups teach workshops in Vallejo, CA to benefit Fighting Back Partnership
9/11: Strikers All-Stars teach master class in Oak Island, NC 
9/11: Beat Ya Feet Kings performing as part of Celebrate Mexico program at Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. 
9/12: Beat Freaks teaching at Grove4Life in Nashville, TN
9/17-25: Hype 5-0 in NY: 9/17- Club performance at Skat Productions; 9/18-workshop and performance at Alvin Ailey Extension;  9/25- Steps on Broadway workshops. More details soon at Hype5-0.com
9/18: We are Heroes workshop at Stylz dance studio in Covina, CA 
9/18: Heavy Impact and Academy of Villains among the performers at Public Display IV in Sacramento
9/19: Poreotics workshop in San Diego 
9/25: Swagger Crew perform and judge at Filipino Pride Day in Jacksonville, FL
9/26: Hype 5-0 at I am Phresh Workshops in Philadelphia
9/27: Hype 5-0 at Boogiezone in Roselle Park, NJ
9/28: Quest Crew and Kaba Modern at Rutgers University in NJ. Note: you HAVE to go to an art exhibit the day before to receive the (free) ticket to see the show on the 28th. Details on this link.
 Leave a comment if you want to add to this calendar for this period or in the future. Thanks!

Video: Lando Wilkins Boxcuttuhz) with Sh*t Kings in amazing workshop performance

Lando Wilkins of Boxcuttuhz (America's Best Dance Crew Season 3) worked with Sh*t Kings at an Urban Dance Camp in Germany in August 2010. The clip is short but a must watch. From LandoWilkins Youtube Channel.

Video: Heavy Impact performance at CF Dance Academy

Heavy Impact (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) recently hit the stage at CF Dance Academy's Rock the Beat in Fullerton, CA. From theMijaeas2 Youtube Channel.

Congratulations to Studio One Young Beast Society and Fighting Gravity -- Finalists on America's Got Talent

Two dance groups made it through to the Finals on America's Got Talent: Studio One Young Beast Society (watch their semi-finals performance here) and Fighting Gravity (below). The finals air on September 14 and 15.

Special event alert: Poreotics and Boogaloo Shrimp collaboration at Summer Intensive Showcase September 2!

We wanted to make sure that people in the Anaheim area were aware of a pretty special event in the dance community tomorrow, September 2:  the Summer Intensive (SI7) Showcase. There will be a special group number from Poreotics along with Boogaloo Shrimp, whose performance in Breakin 1 and Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo helped usher in the hip hop dance movement. Other featured performers include The CJ Edwards Project (from ABDC's Heavy Impact), Pauline Mata's Evolve, and Team Millennia. 

The event will be held at the Pearson Park Amphitheatre in Anaheim, CA. Doors open 7pm, with a special Meet-&-Greet with Poreotics and other headliners at 7:30 for VIP Section customers ($20 seats). General Seating: $15. You can purchase tickets at TM Productions (714) 773-1077

More on Super Cr3w performing at the White House -- We want to see Sasha Obama attend their Workshop!

Almost a month ago, we helped break the news that Super Cr3w would perform at the White House in September 2010. Here's the official update: First lady Michelle Obama invited a variety of performers to this Administration's first event celebrating dance. The White House Dance Series: A Tribute to Judith Jamison will honor Jamison for her long work as a American dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The event,  will be held in the White House's East Room on Sept. 7 at 5 p.m. Dancers will be invited from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Billy from Billy Elliot the Musical, The Washington Ballet, Super Cr3w, and New York City Ballet. 

Earlier in the day, the different dancers will hold workshops for dance students from around the United States. You know -- I read that Sasha Obama likes to dance hip hop. So, I'm hoping we'll see a video of her with the ABDC2 Champions!

Video: BluePrint Cru performance to Celebrate Canada Day

Blueprint Cru (runners up for America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) were featured performers at Canada Day on Parliament Hill on July 1, 2010. A professional-quality  video has just been released of their performance on Preeyak Youtube Channel and it's a stunner.

Videos: Beat Freaks and Team Millennia performances at OC Foodfest

Pacific Rim covered the OC Foodie Fest, including following around Beat Freaks as they sampled at the food booths and performances by the 2auce Project, BoogieZone's Breed, Team Millennia, and Beat Freaks.

Late notice (and watch here) -- vote TONIGHT to save Haspop and Studio One Young Beast Society on America's Got Talent

From Ninjaboi: "Just a reminder that America's Got Talent has Haspop and Studio One Young Beast Society on tonight and they need your votes.  Performance videos below. But they're going up against some of the favorites to win, including Jackie Levancho, fighting gravity, and the magicians.  They just need to be top 5 to go to the finales, and so they need all your votes." 
You can vote on-line here as of 11PM ET. 

Rickey.org Haspop @ Yahoo! Video

Rickey.org Studio One @ Yahoo! Video

Enter Week 8 of ABDC Master Mix Contest now!

We're at Week 8 of our 12-week ABDC Master Mix Contest, completely created by Dirtface X. In this variant on Name that Tune, our video contains a sample of an ABDC Master Mix, followed by a judge's comment about the routine. Your challenge: identify the tune AND the crew who performed it. You can use the tune name announced by Mario Lopez, instead of trying to identify the name of the exact song in the clip.. The mixes were prepared by District78.com (though only the Season 5 mixes are currently on their website). Full episodes of the programs can be found on MTV.com. Whoever can correctly identify the most routines (crew and song title) will be the winner.  Click here for all the rules. NEW RULE: I'm only accepting the first answer you send in (no changes) so take your time to get it right the first time!

For those of you who have trouble watching the videos, here's the judge's comment:  JC Chasez: "You guys got a prop...AND you made it your own."

Please send all entries to ABDCContest@gmail.com. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS EVERY TIME SO I CAN TRACK AND SCORE YOUR ENTRIES PROPERLY! All entries for Week 8 must be received by midnight on September 5. 

Video: New Kaba Modern Performance and Freestyle

Kaba Modern travelled to Australia last week. Here's their full routine and free-style, from the DearVDiary Youtube Channel.  Warning: turn down your sound -- deafening screaming on this video! Thanks for the link, Thachau!

Video: Hypeotics performance!

On August 28, America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 alums Poreotics and Hype 5-0 performed together in Hawaii. Their Hypeotics dances were captured (in varying length and quality) by RockMazingKrew808 and Seanaayz Youtube Channels. Thanks for the links, Draz!

Music Video: BBoyd's 'I'm Nice' featuring Status Quo's E-Knock

Rapper BBoyd just released his first music video called 'I'm Nice'. One highlight: E-Knock (from Status Quo on ABDC Season 1 and Legendary 7 on ABDC Season 5) choreographed the video and is the featured dancer.

ABDC Master Mix Week 7 answer: Boxcuttuhz dancing to 'Bonafied Lovin'

The Master Mix clip was down to 5 seconds this week, but it fooled nobody. All of the 92 submitted entries got the right answer: Boxcuttuhz dancing to 'Bonafied Lovin' during America's Best Dance Crew Season 3. We also accepted 'Music Sounds Better with You' and 'Night to Fall' which were heard in the 5 second clip.  FYI -- each week, we'll accept the song name that Mario Lopez announced on America's Best Dance Crew, so you don't HAVE to seek out the name of the song actually heard in the shorter clip!  Here's the clue again, followed by the full routine. This contest and its videos were conceived and created by Dirtface X -- Thanks!! And, come back tomorrow for the next installment.

World of Dance San Diego performances: We are Heroes, Mischief Makers, Competition, Battles

World of Dance hit San Diego on August 28, 2010. The InnovativeXCreative Youtube Channel posted many of the competition performances including SGBM, EMANON, iDK, and K Mot10n, as well as the exhibition performance of Mischief Makers (below). Glenn6one9 Youtube Channel has Culture Shock SD's routine. BBoyEranatik Youtube has the final 4 on 4 battle between The Calamities and Joyeux Loufock. And Jiantanedo's Youtube posted the performance by ABDC4 winners We are Heroes
 

Video: Quest Freestyle at International Secret Agents NY 2010

This past weekend was a bonanza for dance fans, and I'll try to find videos of many of the best. In New York, Quest Crew danced for a packed standing house. From HeyitsAngeLine Youtube Channel, here are their group and freestyle performances.

Video: Emmy Awards Opening Number with Randy Jackson, Jimmy Fallon, Glee cast members, Joel McHale, etc.

I'm so glad that Randy Jackson makes a cameo appearance in this -- it gives me an airtight reason to post the opening production number for the Emmy Awards, aired August 29, 2010. Probably my favorite awards show opening EVER.

Video trailer: Ninjaboi casts his ideal but realistic ABDC Season 6 -- what do you think?

Still no concrete news about America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 from MTV or the show's producers. So in the meantime, Ninjaboi is doing his part to fill the gap by creating a scenario and trailer for how he'd do it. Unlike Brandon's equally excellent job in imagining an ABDC All-Star season, Ninjaboi selected crews that haven't yet appeared on ABDC but could realistically expect to be cast. His picks: Instant Noodles, Elektrolytes, Sweet and Sour, Marvelous Motion, Xternal Technique, Second 2 None, Phunk Phenomenon, Ridonkulous, and Point Blank. As we've come to expect from Ninaboi, he has carefully thought out the picks, provided rationales for all and even prepared slogans to describe each  (Heaven help me -- I can even hear Mario saying these!):

"So some of you may question why I picked the crews I did for the lineup...First, I’m assuming that the producers will go ahead and continue the “Regions” division as they have been doing, simply because the West Coast is still dominating, so they want to make sure that that subplot story line is still going on.  Some may not like it, but I’m going for a more realistic lineup with crews that I know.  That means that crews that have said that they will not audition again (BreakEFX, Lost Kidz) are not considered.  Also, crews must fit regulations (minimum of 5 members), and historically crews that have members from previous seasons rarely get past auditions, so I’m not considering those crews either (i.e., Beast Mode)." 
 Click here to read the rest -- you'll be glad you did! And, thanks Ninjaboi!

Video: The ArchiTEKS First Video

The ArchiTEKS (a crew composed of many members of ABDC's SoReal Cru) held one of their first public appearances at Hip Hop International in July 2010. Here's the first video of them creating and practicing their "Action Packed" routine using Lil Wayne's 'On Fire', Drake's 'Over', Dwele's 'Open Your Eyes', Genuwine's 'Pony', and The Whitest Boy Alive's 'Courage'. Video from theArchiTEKS Youtube Channel.Thanks for the tip, Niko! UPDATE: a commenter asked the name of the dubstep song -- any answers?
 

BoogieZone University September 3-5: Major opportunity to learn from the best hip hop dancers and choreographers

From September 3rd to September 5th, Boogiezone will be hosting its second ever, three-day dance intensive: Boogiezone University.  Instructed by approximately 50 of the dance community’s favorites and some top industry giants, students can choose to take classes that range in style from Hip Hop (Old School and New School), Contemporary, Jazz Funk, and even Hip Hop’s History! Click here for the details. And go to Boogiezone.com to register.  
 
Among the instructors: Victor Kim (Quest); Rino Nakasone (Beat Freaks, Geminiz); choreographers Marty Kudelka, Chuck Maldonado, Chonique Sneed and Sonya Tayeh; Arnel Calvario (Kaba Modern), Ellen Kim and Kyle Hanagami (L0st Kids, Neverland); Ade Obayami (So You Think You Can Dance); Donyelle Jones (Artistry in Motion); Mike Song (Kaba Modern, Abu Black Ops), and Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks).

Video: Workshop with Ajaye from Swagger Crew

Ajaye from Swagger Crew teaches a weekly workshop at GottaDance Atlanta. Here's video from a recent class, danced to Laza Morgan's "This Girl". From Hiphopfl05 Youtube Channel. The video also gives good info on how you can continue to follow his post-ABDC career in dance. 

Video: Poreotics robot out and teach isos on Hawaii TV

Poreotics appeared on KHON-TV to promote their visit to Hawaii. Click to watch the video -- much more amusing than the typical TV crew interview!

Video: Legless breakdancer on India's Got Talent

Legless B-boy Vinod Thakur from a poor neighborhood in Delhi has become a star on India's Got Talent. His audition was a hit and will compete in the next round later this week. Here's his TV performance:

Video: Another nifty JabbaWockeeZ tribute using an original remix of "Robot Remains"

Sangers &Ra created an an unofficial bootleg remix of "Robot Remains". It's a fullpace Breakbeat to Dubstep to Breakbeat mix. Click here for the music track. And, they used the track for a nifty tribute JabbaWockeeZ tribute video on the Sangsational Youtube Channel:

Beat Freaks announce 2 more winners in the DancePlug Spark Your Career Contest

Meet two more winners in the Spark Your Career contest at DancePlug.com:
- Beat Freak member Lady Jules chose hip hop dancer Johnny Burgess from Jackson MS. Here's a sample of his work; there are other videos in his profile equally worth watching
 
- Beat Freak Keeley chose Olivia Kelly-Larsen from Sacramento. Click here for a brief clip of her work>

Video: Static Noyze 6 perfomance at TEDxBoston

Static Noyze regaled the TEDxBoston audience in August 2010 with another of their signature performances -- high-skill and cutting edge. From the TedXTalks Youtube Channel.

Video: Super Cr3w and Meister Performance at Jet Nightclub

Super Cr3w performed with Meister at Jet Nightclub in Las Vegas on August 23, 2010. This reminds me why they deserved to win America's Best Dance Crew in Season 2. From Thirdivan Youtube Channel. Language warning.

DirtfaceX at JabbaWockeeZ' MUS.I.C. - the show, meeting the guys & 'will there be a MUS.I.C. tour'?

Reader DirtfaceX left this comment about his experience attending JabbaWockeeZ' MUS.I.C show in Las Vegas, and I wanted to make sure the rest of you read it: "I just got off the plane from my "One Night in Vegas". I went yesterday to see the "last" Jabba show in Vegas... BEAUTIFUL show....the Coldplay part was beautiful...... my only criticism isn't even about the show, but I thought that that crowd was kinda weak. I was front row...it seemed that I was the only one goin' "WHOO!!!!!" every two seconds. And altho I didn't pay for $150 for the Meet n Greet session, I was able to ninja my way in there and meet the guys. They were all mad cool. I asked them if they're gonna do any more shows and they said that they'll prolly do another 'leg' in Vegas. Afterwards I spoke with a person from their staff and I told 'em "you guys should really go on tour with this like the 'Groovaloos' did". And altho he liked my suggestion  it's probably not going to happen......".
Thanks, DirtfaceX for the report!

Video: JabbaJake's tribute to JabbaWockeeZ and 'Robot Remains'

Reader JabbaJake created this tribute video to JabbaWockeeZ, using their newly released 'Robot Remains' single. From his Jpimpin2593 Youtube Channel. Thanks JabbaJake!

Upcoming events: August 27, 2010 and beyond

8/27: Kaba Modern and Quest Crew at Rutgers University
8/28: Quest Crew, Lydia Paek, Wong Fu Productions among the many performers at ISA in NY 
8/28: We are Heroes and Blueprint Cru at World of Dance San Diego
8/28: Poreotics and Hype 5-0 at The Movement in Oahu, HI
8/28: Justin Bieber's tour dancers teaching workshop at ICON Dance Complex in Englishtown, NJ. One attendee will win 2 tickets to Bieber's show that night
8/28: Beat Freaks at OC Foodie Fest in Anaheim, CA 
8/28: Quest Crew perform at Times Square Arts Center (after ISA show)
8/28: Super Cr3w at Looze Control in Liverpool Australia
8/28: Jason Croom (Swagger Crew) teaches workshop in Atlanta
8/28: Kaba Modern and Super Cr3w at Urban Funk in Melbourne Australia
8/29: Quest Crew  at Swack! in Lake in the Hills, IL (they are getting around fast this weekend!) 
9/2: Poreotics, Team Millennia, Sheroes, Boogaloo Shrimp and others at TM Summer Intensive Showcase in Anaheim, CA

9/3: Super Cr3w at Harrahs in Atlantic City, NJ
9/3-5: BoogieZone University taught by members of Quest, Beat Freaks, Kaba Modern, L0st Kids, Fanny Pak, and many other crews, in Irvine, CAL
9/5: Poreotics and Jay Park among many performers at ISA in Los Angeles

Leave a comment if you want to add to this calendar for this period or in the future. Thanks!

Videos: Poreotics at Culture Shock Soul Survivors - they really are done competing!

Pacific Rim talked to Poreotics at the Culture Shock Soul Survivors Show about competing,pre-show activities, birthdays, working with Hype 5-0, Step Up 3-D, etc.

Video: JabbaWockeeZ do 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in MUS.I.C.

I keep hoping that there will be a concert version video of JabbaWockeeZ's Las Vegas Show MUS.I.C. In the meantime, there are a few good home videos out there, including this one of their 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Click here for a  lower-quality video showing other sections of the show.

Video: New interview with Hype 5-0 about their experience on America's Best Dance Crew

DanceLounge sat down with Hype 5-0 recently, seeking answers to questions like: What is Hype 5-0's symbol? Who inspires or influences you?  How did you feel when you finally made it onto America's Best Dance Crew?  How was your experience on ABDC?  What difficulties did you face on ABDC?  What was your favourite ABDC Challenge? What's the sweetest thing fans have done for you? Who do you think was the best champ of ABDC? Nothing brand-new here and it won't help with the trivia contest, but it's great to see the guys together, joking with each other.
Click here to watch Part II of the interview.

Latest DancePlug Dish: Fanny Pak, JabbaWockeeZ, Dancing Kaleidoscope Spectacular ++

The latest DancePlug dish contains multiple segments worth watching. One of my favorites: the Kaleidoscope Spectacular designed by choreographer Ryan Heffington using many dancers and the windows at LA's Standard Hotel. Also of note: coverage of the Fanny Pak and JabbaWockeeZ music releases, a backstage look at Sirens Assassins, and the latest Spark Your Career winners. Thanks for the tip, PerezOverride!

Video: Kaba Modern at San Francisco Korean Day Festival

A treat from dkim74542 Youtube Channel: Kaba Modern dancing at the San Francisco Korean Day Festival on August 21, 2010.

Higher-quality video of JabbaWockeeZ' performance at the Robot Remains Release Party

KarmaloopTV helped sponsor the recent release party for JabbaWockeeZ 'Robot Remains' single. They've got pro-quality video of the party including some of the performance as well as brief interviews with the America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 champions.

Video: Saltare's Billy dances to "Single Ladies"

Billy Jackson of Saltare (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) shows his dancing skills at a recent UK event. From the Ladygabalot Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

Video: Taeko Carroll (Fysh N Chicks, Beast Mode ) coaches dance aspirant on MADE

Taeko Carroll -- dancer in America's Best Dance Crew Season 1's Fysh N Chicks and in Beast Mode -- acted as coach to a wannabe dancer Cheyenne on the August 18 MADE. Click here to watch clips from the episode on Taeko's Blog Koifysh.com. Here's an extra clip that includes a deleted scene of Taeko teaching a hip hop combination to Cheyenne, as well as Taeko talking with Cheyenne about their MADE experience. Thanks to perezoverride for the tip!

MADE - MTV Shows

Tonight: Help support Hip Hop Dance on TV by voting for Future Funk on America's Got Talent!

From Ninjaboi: "Future Funk performs as the only Hip Hop group tonight. (Next week has popper Haspop and dance crew Studio One Young Beast Society) They are competing for one of the top 5 places tonight to move to the finals. Tune in from 9-11 to catch them, and then vote to put them through! They are already competing against some of the favorites, and another child dance group (ballroom dancers Anna and Patryk), so they need all the help they can get".  Couldn't have said it better myself. Here's a reminder on why they deserve your votes:

Enter Week 7 of ABDC Master Mix Contest now!

We're at Week 7, halfway through the ABDC Master Mix Contest  completely created by Dirtface X. In this variant on Name that Tune, our video contains a sample of an ABDC Master Mix, followed by a judge's comment about the routine. Your challenge: identify the tune AND the crew who performed it. The mixes were prepared by District78.com (though only the Season 5 mixes are currently on their website). Full episodes of the programs can be found on MTV.com. Whoever can correctly identify the most routines (crew and song title) will be the winner.  Click here for all the rules.

For those of you who have trouble watching the videos, here's the judge's comment: Shane Sparks: "I love the fact that you got a lil' theatrical stuff goin' on".

Please send all entries to ABDCContest@gmail.com. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS EVERY TIME SO I CAN TRACK AND SCORE YOUR ENTRIES PROPERLY! All entries for Week 7 must be received by midnight on August 29.

TiVO alert: MADE marathon THIS AFTERNOON featuring hip hop dance episodes

MTV is running a MADE marathon today to celebrate the release of the new MADE movie tonight. From 2pm - 7pm ET/PT, they will be re-running episodes about teens who want to become dancers. I am not sure of the specific lineups, but it looks like they will run the one where they visited America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 and met Fanny Pak, Supreme Soul and A.S.I.I.D. They may also run the recent episode that features Taeko (Fysh N Chicks) as one of the coaches. (Note: I'm flat out busy today, but tomorrow I promise to post some videos from Taeko's episode). Thanks for the tip, PerezOverride!

Absurd TV Moment: Hip Hop Elvis Impersonators at Miss Universe Swimsuit competition (video)

The 2010 Miss Universe Competition was held in Las Vegas. So, of course, the only appropriate entertainment to distract viewers during the bathing suit competition: breakdancing Elvis impersonators. The relevant section on this video starts at 4:37.

Video: New performance by Vogue Evolution's Leiomy

Leiomy Mizrahi from Vogue Evolution (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) danced it out at Big Yo's in Houston on August 14, 2010. From the tmccoy1984 Youtube Channel.

ABDC Master Mix Week 6 answer: Kaba Modern dances to "Sensual Seduction/I Would"

We received just over 100  correct entries for Week 6 of our Master Mix contest. Everybody identified the crew as Kaba Modern from America's Best Dance Crew Season 1's Movie Challenge. We accepted 3 answers for the tune: 'Sensual Seduction', 'Sexual Seduction' (the original name of the Snoop Dogg song), and 'I Would' by Adolf Witherspoon (the song that is actually heard during our clip.  Here's the clue again, followed by the full routine. This contest and its videos were conceived and created by Dirtface X -- Thanks!! And, come back tomorrow for the next installment.

Video: Josue from Afroborike teaches IDA workshop

Josue De la Vega of Afroborike (runners up for America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) teaches a Latin Jazz Funk class at IDA Hollywood on Wednesdays 6-7pm. Click here for details on this and other IDA Hollywood classes. Here are some brief highlights from a recent class: 

Video: More ABDC Behind-the-scenes from Royal Flush

'The Royal Life' with Royal Flush (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) is back with more offstage and backstage views from ABDC. Video from RoyalFlushCrewATL Youtube Channel.

Readers: Let's help Chaz (Saltare) win $1 million for St. Judes Hospital, Make a Wish, and himself!

Chaz Robinson from Saltare (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) needs everyone’s help! He entered a video contest called the “Billion Points Video Contest”, sponsored by Kmart and Sears. If he win, he gets ONE MILLION DOLLARS, but here’s the catch: he must donate $500,000 of my winnings to the charities of his choice. He chose St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, two causes he's supported for years.

Here’s where we all can help: The contest winner is chosen by whoever has the most votes. If lots of the BABDC readers vote 3-5 times, there is a VERY good chance he could win! The preliminary voting ends October 5th and then the finalist voting will begin after that to name the winner. 

INSTRUCTIONS: 
1.Watch the video by clicking here 
2. Click the “Vote” button directly to the right of the video.
3. When you click the button a blue box will appear, asking you to enter your email address then type it again to confirm it.  YOU DO NOT NEED TO SIGN UP FOR KMART REWARDS!
4. The first time you vote, it'll ask you to confirm your email address. Go to your email Inbox to confirm your email address by clicking the URL provided in the email. IF IT IS NOT IN YOUR INBOX CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK MAIL! If it doesn’t show up the first time, within about 5 minutes, try again. It will take you to a page that says, “Thanks for voting.” This only happens the first time you vote!
5. Please REPEAT with ALL of your email addresses everyday until October 5th!

And, please retweet or send this post onto your friends, family, relatives, co-workers, jump rope team members, parents, dance crews, and anyone else you think would like to help out! You can also join his Facebook page to help support the project by clicking here. 

Video: performance by Mischief Makers (new crew started by Fanny Pak's Beau Fournier)

The Fanny Pak EP release party showed off multiple talents of the ABDC alums. Among them -- the new group founded by Beau Fournier called Mischief Makers. Their dance demonstrates the skills, twists, and humor that I've come to expect from all the members of Fanny Pak. Video from the Pacific Rim Youtube Channel.

World of Dance San Diego on August 28: We are Heroes, Jalen, Rock Steady crew & dozens more

World of Dance hits San Diego on Saturday August 28, 2010. Featured entertainers include America's Best Dance Crew Season 4 winners We are Heroes as well as Jalen, Robert Muraine, Rock Steady Crew, and Mischief Makers (Fanny Pak member Beau Fournier's team). Some familiar teams are scheduled to compete including Academy of Villains, Flos Angeles, VIP San Jose, and 8 Count (a crew connected to Blueprint). Click here for more details and to buy tickets.

Video: S**t KingZ at Summer Drop 2010

S**t Kingz performed for the tenth time at Summer Drop 2010 in Malmo Sweden. Video from TheHipDrop Youtube Channel which also has this video of S**t Kingz participating in a workshop taught by Joao Assuncio

Beat Freaks announce 2 more winners in the DancePlug Spark Your Career Contest

Meet two more winners in the Spark Your Career contest at DancePlug.com:
- Beat Freak member Rino Nakasone chose 65-year old hip hop dancer John Edwards
- Beat Freak Alison Faulk chose 16-year old Ashlyn Henson who dances multiple styles.
There's more about them in DancePlug's latest Dish Episode at 3:10), which also has a nifty clip from "Not Cool, the Slurpie Film" (at 2:06), as well as info on Justin Bieber, SYTYCD, and other dance items.

Video: Khoj2 -- dance sensation from India's Got Talent

From India's Got Talent - Khoj2 seamlessly mixes multiple hip hop styles and incorporates a tribute to JabbaWockeeZ. Thanks for the tip, DirtfaceX!

Videos: Fanny Pak Release party interviews with NappyTabs, members of Quest, Blueprint Cru, Super Crew, Fanny Pak ++

Pacific Rim covered the Fanny Pak EP release party on August 17 -- they were there beforehand, at the red carpet, and at the party. The interviews really catch the festivities, including talks with Mike Murda (Super Cr3w), District 78 (talking about the production of the "Touch of Fanny" EP). Kim and Vincent (Blueprint Cru), Ryan Conferido (Quest Crew), John Chu and Step Up 3D dancers talking about their movie and the upcoming 3D Justin Bieber concert movie, and Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo (ABDC and SYTYCD choreographers). My favorite interview of the night is the chat with the crew of the evening -- Fanny Pak!

Video: Elastic Double dance on Holland's Got Talent - outstanding international pair!

The international "Got Talent" TV franchise is a goldmine for good dancing. Here's Elastic Double dancing on Holland's Got Talent. Thanks for the tip, The Real Guest!

Video: JabbaWockeeZ perform at Robot Remains Release Party

JabbaWockeeZ held a party in Las Vegas to celebrate the release of their Robot Remains single. Here's some of their performance at the event, from the coh4777 Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, JabbaJake!

Video: Fanny Pak/Beat Freaks/Kaba Modern/Artistry in Motion dance collaboration!

Highlights at the release party for Fanny Pak's 'Touch of Fanny' EP included 1.a dance collaboration involving America's Best Dance Crew alums Fanny Pak, Beat Freaks, Kaba Modern, and Artistry in Motion and 2. Fanny Pak dancing as choreographer Chonique Sneed rapped to their original song. Videos from Tripl3ThreatTV Youtube Channel.  Thanks for the link, JabbaJake!

Upcoming events: August 20-Labor Day 2010

8/20: JabbaWockeeZ MUS.I.C show returns for its third engagement in Las Vegas
8/20: Massive Monkees at Filipino Cultural Center in Seattle
8/20 and 8/25: Rhythm City perform at USA Pavilion in Shanghai 
8/20-21: Special screenings of "B-Girl the Movie" with meet & greet in Paso Robles, CA 
8/21: Workshops taught by members of Rhythmology, Project D, and EPIC Motion as part of Trilogy Dance Series in Bergenfield, NJ
8/21: Kaba Modern perform at The Beat Down 2010 in Toronto 
8/26: We are Heroes headline at World of Dance San Diego 
8/28: Quest Crew, Lydia Paek, Wong Fu Productions among the many performers at ISA in NY
8/28: Beat Freaks at OC Foodie Fest in Anaheim, CA 
8/28: Jason Croom (Swagger Crew) teaches workshop in Atlanta
9/3: Super Cr3w at Harrahs in Atlantic City, NJ
9/3-5: BoogieZone University taught by members of Quest, Beat Freaks, Kaba Modern, L0st Kids, Fanny Pak, and many other crews, in Irvine, CAL
9/5: Poreotics and Jay Park among many performers at ISA in Los Angeles

Leave a comment if there are other events to add to this calendar.

Video: Brandon's promo for an imaginary ABDC All-Star Season

Since the producers of America's Best Dance Crew still haven't announced their intentions for Season 6, Brandon took the matter into his own hands. He created a promo video for an All-star season 6, with 10 crews returning to compete: Fysh N Chicks, Kaba Modern, A.S.I.I.D., Fanny Pak, Strikers All-stars, Fly Khicks, Beat Freaks, Afroborike, Saltare, and Blueprint Cru. Brandon adds: "this is MY*** all star team and I know people are going to get mad about some of the crews I chose :P" Thanks for making this, Brandon and posting it on your McGoober6 Youtube Channel -- I'd love to watch this season!

Video: Glenda Morales (Fanny Pak) does gold bikini backup dancing for Tosh.0

More Fanny Pak exposure this week: Glenda Morales appears in this week's Tosh.0. She's a back-up dancer in the 'Angry Black Preacher Web Redemption episode', appearing around 4:00 in her gold lame bikini. Thanks for the tip, Christian!

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Mailbox: Jungle Boogie, Swagger Crew and Royal Flush; lyrical hiphop from Brian & Uyanga

• Koifysh.com shows that Southern alums of America's Best Dance Crew are successfully continuing their dance careers. They talk about recent performances by Jungle Boogie, Swagger Crew, and Royal Flush 
• Brian Johnson from Nemesis Crew (ABDC Season 5 auditioners) has a lovely lyrical hip hop video with Uyanga (a primo dancer from Mongolia). Check it out:

Video: RNG on America's Got Talent Wild Card Round

Though RNG was eliminated on an earlier round of this season's America's Got Talent, they got another chance on the August 17 Wild Card Show. Tonight, we find out if they make it through to the semi-finals.

Win a Hype 5-0 Tshirt by answering some very personal questions about the crew members!

Hype 5-0 (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) are holding a contest to give away one of their newest shirts.  But the questions are tricky and suitable only for the most hard-core fans. Among them: How many piercings does Will have?, What kind of degree does Kckay have?  Before joining Hypersquad, what was the name of the bboy crew that Duey belonged to? What word makes Ramones cry? 

You can see the full contest at hype5-0.com.  Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

Watch the LXD Season 1 Finale here now: "I Seen a Man"

The LXD Season 1 is over already (that was fast!). This last episode, titled "I Seen a Man", shows a mysterious street prophet telling about a man named Copeland (played by Christopher Scott, the choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance's Season Finale) who has the potential to be great, but struggles with demons inside his head and on his feet. His demons seem to manifest in tap-dance infused with several other dance styles. There's not much additional plot explanation, but at the end the LXD invitees all meet on the road to their mysterious new destination.

Fanny Pak's 'A Touch of Fanny' Singles available NOW on Itunes

It's a banner week for America's Best Dance Crew's recording artists. You can now buy the three songs from Fanny Pak's 'A Touch of Fanny' on Itunes. The songs are: 'Show Out' Featuring Chonique Sneed (a choreographer and ABDC audition judge), 'Close to You' featuring Melissa Benners, and 'Something Sick'. The songs were produced by District78. Click here to buy the 3 tunes.

JabbaWockeeZ 'Robot Remains' Single available NOW on Itunes

JabbaWockeeZ's single called 'Robot Remains' is now available on Itunes. This is the song they used on America's Best Dance Crew's Champions for Charity show in April 2010. Click here to purchase it. Thanks for the tip, JabbaJake!

Enter Week 6 of ABDC Master Mix Contest now!

Time for Week 6 of our competition called "The Master Mix Contest", completely created by Dirtface X. In this variant on Name that Tune, our video contains a sample of an ABDC Master Mix, followed by a judge's comment about the routine. Your challenge: identify the tune and the crew who performed it. The mixes are all available at District78.com. Full episodes of the programs can be found on MTV.com. Whoever can correctly identify the most routines (crew and song title) will be the winner.  You need to give BOTH the crew and the tune (1 point each). Click here for all the rules.


Please send all entries to ABDCContest@gmail.com. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE SAME EMAIL ADDRESS EVERY TIME SO I CAN TRACK AND SCORE YOUR ENTRIES PROPERLY! All entries for Week 6 must be received by midnight on August 22.

UPDATE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE SEEING THIS VIDEO HERE, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CONTEST ON VIMEO.

Unusual interview: Fanny Pak & Beat Freaks hang out, joke around & describe tonight's EP release party

Pacific Rim went to the home of Matt Cady (Fanny Pak) to talk  to Fanny Pak and Beat Freaks about tonight's Release party for Fanny Pak's 'Touch of Fanny'. This video shows the dancers with their guards down -- the antithesis of the stiff  and planned personas shown for most mass media performers. They are in area rug (not red carpet) mode, totally relaxed, and having fun. They talk about tonight's release party that will have a red carpet and performances by America's Best Dance Crew alums Fanny Pak, Beat Freaks, Kaba Modern, and Artistry in Motion (see poster above for details). I wish I was in LA tonight!

Blueprint Cru's Cover story for Dance Canada: "Stay Passionate!"

Blueprint Cru (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 runners-up) are the cover story for the Summer 2010 edition month's Dance Canada. The article  talks about their road to ABDC, rising over the adversity of having Kim Gingris (a top 10 SYTYCD Canada contestant and a key member of the group) sidelined before the ABDC5 season, their experience on the show, and future plans.

ABDC Master Mix Week 5 answer: Fanny Pak dances to "Touch My Body"

The heat is on -- We received just over 100  correct entries for Week 5 of our Master Mix contest and most correctly identified both the crew and the tune as Fanny Pak  performing "Touch My Body" on America's Best Dance Crew Season 2's Speed Up Challenge. Here's the clue again, followed by the full routine. This contest and its videos were conceived and created by Dirtface X -- Thanks!! And, come back tomorrow for the next installment.

International Secret Agents Shows in NY & LA, including Quest Crew and Poreotics

International Secret Agents is back for a limited run in NY and Los Angeles, hosted by Ryan Higa, Lydia Paek, and Kevin Wu. The New York show on August 28 will include Quest Crew and Far East Movement.  The LA show on September 5 features Jay Park and Poreotics. General admission tickets are still available for NY; LA  sold out FAST. For tickets and more information, visit InternationalSecretAgents.com.

Quest Crew Interview at SYTYCD Finale

Chris Trondsen and Angelica Alumia of Pacific Rim Video interviewed Quest Crew at the season finale of So You Think You Can Dance. Among the topics: how Lydia felt to perform at the finale, what it was like to return to SYTYCD, and the differences between SYTYCD and America's Best Dance Crew.

Sony Ericsson BBoy Championships: Watch some of the prelim action!

Things are gearing up for this year's Sony Ericsson UK Bboy Championships to be held October 9-10, 2010 in London. Now in its 15th year, the Championships feature the world’s best solo breakers, poppers, lockers and B-Boy crews from across the globe, including US, UK, Japan, Korea, Russia, China, Holland and Scandinavia. The eight international eliminations are taking place in the next month or so.

UK's Channel 4 is currently the road and filming much of the from the qualifiers. Click here to watch last year's footage.  We'll be following this year's qualifiers and post some of our favorites, leading up to the main event. Here's the final battle from this year's UK qualifiers.

Video: ABDC battles SYTYCD!

AG (a reader and frequent commenter on this site) created a video with an intriguing concept -  a battle of the best hip hop dances on America's Best Dance Crew vs. So You Think You Can Dance. It's an interesting way to contrast the two shows (self-choreographed vs. professionally choreographed, pairs vs. teams, self-taught vs. professionally trained). And, it captures some of my favorite moments from both shows. From his Boogieotics Youtube Channel  -- Thanks AG!

Video: Jun Quemado (Team Millennia) and Ian Eastwood's "We are Fighters"

From DJIcon's Youtube channel, Ian Eastwood and Team Millennia's Jun Quemado dance to "We are Fighters". Beautiful Roman surroundings, beautiful dance! Thanks for the link, AG!