Video: Geek Chic's ABDC5 audition routine available at last!

Before America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 began, we tried to find videos of the different crews. We came up short for Boston's Geek Chic. Well, there are no announced auditions for a new ABDC season, but here's what Geek Chic offered up earlier this year. From TWOPhrozeN04 Youtube Channel.

ABDC Master Mix Sudden Death results: 14 people with perfect scores!

DirtfaceX and I were hoping to have a winner this week after the ABDC Sudden Death Round featuring 30 3-second clips. Most of the people with 22-24 points in the Master Mix contest sent in entries, and 16 of them got all 30 points! One perfect answer was received within 2 hours of the contest posting; another was received at the last hour. Of those, 14 people had cumulative perfect scores of 54, so they will be eligible to compete in our tie-breaker tomorrow. The rest of you will also want to watch the tie-breaker video, which will feature no music clips but some great breakdancing!

Here are the Sudden Death answers. Click here to see the list of people eligible for tomorrow's tie-breaker.  Congratulations to all of you! And, I have a question for you (and for others who undertook the Sudden Death Challenge): how did you approach the Sudden Death challenge? Did you do it by yourself or with the help of friends? Did any of you use music recognition software? Your answers will not penalize you -- we're just curious!


Thanks again to District 78 for creating all these mixes and to DirtfaceX for the amazing videos (including tomorrow's tour de force!)

Video: Harry Shum, Jr. dances AND sings on Glee!

On most episodes of Glee, Mike (played by The LXD's Harry Shum, Jr.) doesn't even get to talk. On the October 12 episode called "Duets" he even got to sing! Here, Mike and Tina (played by Jenna Ushkowitz) go for the laugh with "Sing" from A Chorus Line.

Video: Kyle Hanagami choreographs 'Falling"

Kyle Hanagami (Neverland) choreographed and performed Mike Posner's "Falling" for a recent Debbie Reynolds Studio showcase in Los Angeles. Video from his kylehanagami Youtube Channel.

Video: Royal Flush promo video

The individual talents of the members of Royal Flush (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) are showcased in this promotional video shot at the Savannah College of Art and Design. From the RoyalFlushCrewAtl Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

The LXD Season 2 Trailer: Meet the Villains

The LXD returns for a new season on Wednesday October 27, 2010 with a new episode called "Secrets of the Ra". New episodes will be released each Wednesday through Fall 2010.  Here's the Season 2 trailer -- featuring the villains -- to whet your appetite. Are you going to follow the new season of The LXD?

Urban Jungle Trailer featuring Pacman, Hok, and Moon

The Urban Jungle video featuring Hok (Quest Crew), Pacman (aka Phillip Chbeeb from So You Think You Can Dance) and Moon (aka Di Zhang) will be released on October 15, 2010 on the MarvelousMoon Youtube Channel. Judging by this teaser, it will be amazing.

Video: Keone Madrid, Mari Martin and Vinh Nguyen

Movement Lifestyle posted several dance videos featuring Keone Madrid, Mari Martin and Vinh Nguyen dancing together and with larger groups. Thanks for the tip, Rhyan Holla!

World of Dance Pomona Video Recap

If you want to know why you should attend the World of Dance events, just watch this video recap of WOD Pomona to get a feel for the excitement and extraordinary dancing. World of Dance visits San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago next. Click here for the details.

Video: BreakEFX open for JabbaWockeeZ

BreakEFX (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) opened a JabbaWockeeZ (ABDC Season 1 winners) show in Denver on September 25, 2010. Great to see the crews supporting each other! From the aaamylou Youtube Channel.

Mailbox: Blueprint Cru in upcoming Saschali video; the Bangerz talk about working with JabbaWockeeZ

• Blueprint Cru will appear in Saschali Kon's debut music video "Addicted to the Beat" to be released later this year. Saschali is Akon's protege, so this should receive some big-time play. The video was choreographed by Steve Bolton and Blueprint Cru and features a flashmob with dancers from 8 Count, Blueprint's sister group. 
• 8Asians interviewed the Bangerz, who collaborated with JabbaWockeeZ on Robot Remains

Fan-made mashup of America's Best Dance Crew Season 2-5 promo videos

Supaman20012 Youtube Channel created a video mashup of MTV's prior promo videos for America's Best Dance Crew. No Poreotix in the mix but this video effectively reminds me of the excitement leading up to new seasons.

Video: Saltare members jumping for Xerox Corporate Event

Billy Jackson, Lee Reisig, Brittany Fortier, and Lisa Brown of Saltare (ABDC Season 5) were flown out to Chicago to perform 7 different sets for the two days for a corporate event hosted by Xerox. They filmed two of the sets and show some new tricks. Saltare was also hired for an event in Los Angeles this coming weekend. Glad to hear they are still performing together and gaining appreciation for their considerable talents. And thanks for the tip Brandon! Click here to watch.

Upcoming Events: October 8 and beyond

10/8- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/8: Static Noyze, Phunk Phenomenon, and Iconic Movement at Regent Theater in Arlington, MA
10/9: Static Noyze, Swagger Crew and Fr3sh workshop in Brookline, MA
10/9: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in Littleton, CO 
10/13: Blueprint Cru performing at Releves en Folies in Montreal 
10/15-17: Bboy Evolution 5 competition in Brooklyn, NY
10/16: Beat Freaks, Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), Choreo Cookies, and many other dancers on tap for Enkore Dance Competition in Long Beach, CA 
10/16:  World of Dance San Francisco
10/16-17: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in West Palm Beach, FL
10/16-17: Blueprint Cru teaching and performing at Candance in Toronto 
10/26-31: We Are Heroes Dance Clinic in Hot Springs, AK

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

Video: Fanny Pak's Cara in video and on tour with Auburn

Fanny Pak member Cara Horibe is on tour with Auburn and Jason Derulo in October 2010. She also appears in Auburn's music video "La, La, La"

Exclusive Video: Quest Crew and Kaba Modern on-stage and interviews at B Here

DirtfaceX attended the B Here performance benefit at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He also talked to Quest Crew, Yuri Tag of Kaba Modern, and others about their experiences on the tour, their impressions of New Jersey and why awareness about Hepatitis B is a critical health issue for Asian Americans. Thanks DirtfaceX. Visit WillYouBHere.com for information on their upcoming events at UC San Diego and UCLA and to learn more about their work to fight Hepatitis B. Thanks for the terrific video DirtfaceX!

Beat Freaks perform at West Ranch High School

Beat Freaks members Alison Faulk, Teresa Espinosa, Lindsey B, and Lady Jules danced at West Ranch High School in California on October 1, 2010. From the Samgarong Youtube Channel.

ABDC Master Mix Contest Sudden Death is up -- Play IF YOU DARE!

Time to see who REALLY knows their America's Best Dance Crew music! DirtfaceX created an awesome Sudden Death Round with 30 3-second clips, using  District 78's ABDC Master Mixes. All the clips can be viewed at MTV.Com.  As mentioned earlier, I will only score the answers received from the 47 people who had 22-24 points in the previous rounds of the game. 

RULES - BE SURE TO READ AND FOLLOW ALL OF THESE!!!:

1. Identify as many master mixes you can by crew(s) and song title
2 The song announced by Mario Lopez will be the only acceptable answer.
3. There is no partial credit.  All crews who performed in the routine must be given.  And BOTH crew(s) and song title must be identified for full credit.
4. List the answers IN ORDER, starting with the mix number. So if you identified the first mix in this round your answer would look like 1. Crew Name(s), "SONG"
5. I will ONLY accept your first email, and not any subsequent additions or changes. So, only send me your answer sheet when you feel you've identified everything you can. No exceptions!
6. Each answer is worth 1 point, for a perfect total of 30 points. That will be added to your previous score in the Master Mix game to determine the winner. If there is still a tie, we have some tie-breaker questions to be announced later.
7. There's only going to be one winner, so please don't share your answers with other Sudden Death participants!
7. All answers MUST be received by midnight on Tuesday October 12, 2010. Answers should be sent to ABDCContest@gmail.com

Video: Pat Garrett (Ghost Crew) class at Soundbox Studios

Pat Garrett from Ghost Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) teaches every Friday at Soundbox Studios in Houston. Here's recent footage of him and Brette dancing to Nicki Minaj's "Right Through Me" from the HoustonGhostCrew Youtube Channel. Thanks for the link, Xerpent!

Video: Swagger Crew perform at Filipino Pride Day

Swagger Crew were featured performers at Filipino Pride Day in Jacksonville, FL on September 25, 2010. Here's their dance, from the ArvinChavez Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

Are YOU among the 47 people eligible to compete in our ABDC Master Mix Sudden Death Round? - check our list!

After 12 weeks of our ABDC Master Mix contest, there are still 35 people with perfect scores of 24 and 12 more with 22. People with scores of 22-24 are eligible to compete in our Sudden Death Round to determine the winner of this contest. Other people can enter, but I am only going to calculate the scores for those 47 since there are 30 answers in this Sudden Death playoff! 

Click here to see if your name is on the list. The names listed are either the ones given on the emails or the first part of the email address (in cases where there were multiple people with the same name or no name was given). If your name is NOT on the list but you think that you do have 22-24 points, here's what you can do:

1. IN THE NEXT 4 DAYS -- send an email to ABDCContest@gmail.com telling me what score you think you deserve. If I don't receive the email by Saturday October 9 at midnight you're out of luck!
2. I will email you back telling you which weeks you did not receive points and the reason (no entry received, wrong answer)
3. If you can forward to me the ORIGINAL emails sent to the contest for those weeks, I'll count it and allow you to compete in Sudden Death -- IF YOU DARE!

The Sudden Death Round will be posted tomorrow and will be open until midnight October 12.

The ArchiTEKS video series: spotlighting the group's individual talents

The ArchiTEKS is a new group with many members of SoReal Cru (America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 runners-up). Their TheArchiTEKS Youtube Channel has been featuring profiles and solos from its members, showing why this group is worth watching. Click to watch Duy Nguyen and Alan Truong. Here's  Brian Fucanan's video.

Trailer - ENKORE: The Dance Competition with Beat Freaks, Kinjaz, Kaba Modern + many more

ENKORE is shaping up to be a must-see event for dance fans in the Los Angeles area.The concept behind ENKORE is to present an experience, not just for the audience, but for performers, judges and guests as well. . Exhibition will include Lil Demon, Beat Freaks,  Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), and Unity LA.  The current list of competitors include Choreo Cookies, Kaba Modern,  Common Ground and NSU Modern. And the current list of battles includes: Devious (from The LXD) vs Pacman (SYTYCD) and Toybox (Kinjaz) vs. Ritchie Ramirez (CSLA). Musical guest: Jason Yang.

The event will be held in Long Beach, CA on October 16, 2010. Click here for tickets or go to kallusive.bigcartel.com. Here's the trailer that highlights Kinjaz:

ABDC Master Mix Week 12 answer: Team Millennia dancing to 'Disturbia'

The main event for our ABDC Master Mix contest is over! The answer for the Week 12 challenge: Team Millennia  dancing to Rihanna's 'Disturbia' for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3's Fit Test Challenge. The master mix was created by District78.com, and this contest was completely created by reader DirtfaceX. Here's the song clip again, along with the original routine

There are still 35 people with perfect scores of 24 and  12 more with 22 points. So, we've devised a process to try to get down to 1 winner:

1. Tomorrow I will post the names of the 47 people who have 22+ points. If you're on that list, you are eligible to compete in our Sudden Death Round. If your name is not on the list, you will need to email me ASAP so that we can resolve any scoring disputes.
2. On Wednesday October 6, I will post the Sudden Death video that contains 30 3-second clips with no judges' comments, each worth 1 point. You'll have one week to send me your answers. The scoring will be cumulative with the prior round, so that a perfect score for the contest will be worth 54 points
3. If we STILL have a tie, DirtfaceX and I have come up with some tie-breaker ideas.

Ningin interview with Quest Crew and Kaba Modern - some facts you probably don't know

Ningin interviewed Quest Crew and Yuri Tag of Kaba Modern the week before their participation at B Here. Click here for the full interview. A few things I did not know (and you probably didn't either):

• Quest Crew will be appearing on the Disney series 'Shake it up; and in the movie 'Honey 2;
• According to Yuri, America's Best Dance Crew dancers were paid in all seasons except Season 1 (but she doesn't say how much they others were paid)

More videos from the Tic Tic Tour in Melbourne: More Poreotics plus Justice Crew, Hollabak, and other dancers

XaznshufflerX Youtube Channel documented the entire Tic Tic Tour from Melbourne in September 2010. I urge you to check out more than just the Poreotics videos since Justice Crew (the winners of Australia's Got Talent 2010), Hollabak, and many of the other competing dance crews are definitely worth your attention.
Here's the second set that Poreotics performed that night. Thanks for the links Draz!

The Best TV hip hop dance this week: Jeff and Troy do 'The Puppet' on Community

On NBC's 'Community' this week, they celebrated Pop And Locktoberfest. The dance highlight of the episode: Jeff Winger (played by Joel McHale) and Troy (played by Donald Glover) do The Puppet.  

Videos: Poreotics Tic Tic Tour in Adelaide

Poreotics are in Australia this week on their Tic Tic Tour. Tipsaay Youtube Channel captures much of their performance in these two videos.

Mailbox: Beat Freaks at PETA Gala; Royal Flush members set for BET awards

- Beat Freaks walked the red carpet at the PETA gala on September 25, 2010 and performed at the after-party. Photo from Nikki Nelson/WENN.

- Royal Flush members Neyon (aka Black Naruto) and Jared (aka JFlip) will dance with Soulja Boy at the BET Hip Hop Awards show on October 12 8PM ET/PT. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

Video: Beat Freaks at We are Golden Benefit

Beat Freaks performed at the We Are Golden Benefit to aid LifeWorks, a youth development and counselling group at the LA Gay and Lesbian Center. Video from Pacific Rim. Thanks for the tip, DirtfaceX!

Video: Super Cr3w on Dutch TV

According to the description on Youtube, Super Cr3w performed on the Dutch TVshow MaDiWoDo. I have no idea what the hosts are saying, but I love the performance! From the Jeanaro Youtube Channel.

Video: Portlan (Britains Got Talent Winners aka Nemisis) dance on "Invisible"

The year before Diversity beat out Susan Boyle to win Britain's Got Talent, a dance crew called Nemisis reached to the final stages on BGT. Nemisis has re-shaped, re-formed and re-named themselves as 5 piece Portlan, and recently released a song and video called "Invisible". Stick with it; the dancing starts out simple but gets more interesting as the video progresses.

Video: Vogue Evolution dance to promote HIV Awareness

The National Minority AIDS Council held its 2010 United States Conference on AIDS, focused on mobilizing communities around HIV testing, care and treatment. During the Orlando conference, they filmed this video featuring national leaders, activists and just regular folks speaking out about HIV awareness. Members of Vogue Evolution (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) led the dancing crowd, shown at various points in the video.

Video: Rhythm City's Kenny Bermudez dance clips

While Rhythm City is still doing well as a group, the individual members have also created some impressive numbers. Kenny Bermudez sat out Rhythm City's China tour to continue college, but he's still showing some major moves. Here's his dance reel, from dancereel Youtube Channel.

Upcoming Events: October 1 and beyond

10/1: We are Heroes workshop at BoogieZone Torrance 
10/1: BreakEFX perform and judge at Northwestern College Dance competition in Sioux City, IA 
10/1: Hype 5-0 performing at Impressions in Los Angeles
10/1-10: Poreotics on Tic Tic Tour in Australia 
10/2: Hype 5-0 workshops and meet-and-greet at Origin in San Diego
10/3: Point Blank workshop in Aston, PA. Click here for promo video.
10/7: Kaba Modern at Dance-a-thon at UC Irvine 
10/7- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/9: Static Noyze, Swagger Crew and Fr3sh workshop in Brookline, MA
10/9: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in Littleton, CO 
10/13: Blueprint Cru performing at Releves en Folies in Montreal
10/16: Beat Freaks, Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), Choreo Cookies, and many other dancers on tap for Enkore Dance Competition in Long Beach, CA 
10/16:  World of Dance San Francisco
10/16-17: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in West Palm Beach, FL
10/16-17: Blueprint Cru teaching and performing at Candance in Toronto 
10/26-31: We Are Heroes Dance Clinic in Hot Springs, AK

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

Good news for non-US dance fans: The LXD gains broad international distribution today

Paramount Digital Entertainment announced that it has expanded international distribution of the “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers” (THE LXD).  Season one of THE LXD, “The Uprising Begins,” has become one of the top series on Hulu in the U.S., and will roll out across the globe throughout 2010 and the beginning of 2011. The greatest increase in international distribution begins today through a licensing deal with RedLever and the Joost Video Network, which brings the series to more than 350 million viewers via their global online network. THE LXD will also be available through Voddler in Scandinavia, Tsutaya TV in Japan and PPW in Thailand.
 
THE LXD began its international roll out on August 23rd in Scandinavia, Norway, Denmark and Finland through the Video-on-Demand service Voddler. Starting today, RedLever will deliver the series on a free, ad-supported basis through the Joost Video Network, a destination, syndication and promotion network, bringing THE LXD to hundreds of millions of Internet users globally. The Joost player will also be embedded on THE LXD’s Facebook page and www.thelxd.com providing even greater access to the series. Distribution to the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain and France is anticipated to roll out late 2010 with additional promotion and distribution partners. Tsutaya TV will launch Download-to-Own and Video-on-Demand to web connected consumer electronics devices on October 8th in Japan. And, later this year, in Thailand, PPW will launch LXD on multiple platforms. Further releases of THE LXD are scheduled to occur in Malaysia and other remaining territories through additional distributors throughout the beginning of 2011.

More performance video from B Here: Quest's Freestyles

Reader BSG posted a video of Quest's freestyle dance at the B Here benefit at Rutgers University on September 28. From his ChronoPaladin92 Youtube Channel:

Trailer: Sony Ericcson B-boy Championships October 9-10

The World Finals for the 15th Annual Sony Ericcson B-boy Championships will be held October 9-10 in London. Click here to buy tickets. To whet your appetite, here's the trailer for the event:

Video: Blended Projekt dance to 'Hollaback Girl' on CMT's Your Chance to Dance

Your Chance to Dance is a show on CMT which features amateur dancers paying tribute to their favorite dance routines from movies,music videos, and TV shows. People send in their homemade dance videos, and a few are picked to dance live onstage for a chance to win $10,000.

On the August 8, 2010 show, Blended Projekt (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 West Coast audition show) danced to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl. Click here to watch; you can see them here starting at 10:30.

Video: Poreotics' Can Nguyen collaborates with Tony Nguyen on 'Pushing the Limits'

A collaboration between two Nguyens: musician Tony's 'Pushing the Limits' music with Poreotics' Can's choreography. Though their art appears quite different, I find the results almost hypnotizing. And (to answer the next question), I do not know if they are related. From the SteveNguyenFlipHD Youtube Channel.

Videos: Kaba Modern and Quest at Will U Be Here event at Rutgers

BSG attended the Will U Be Here event at Rutgers on September 27-28, which strove to increase awareness and understanding of Hepatitis B. Both Quest and Kaba Modern performed on the second day. Click here to watch the Quest performance from his ChronoPaladin92 Youtube Channel; here's Kaba Modern. Thanks for the clips, BSG!

Mailbox: RNG's experience on America's Got Talent, LXD and Lil Demon as TED teaching devices

- The Mukilteo Beacon profiled RNG and their experience on America's Got Talent, describing their audition, trying new moves for the show, and their feeling about being eliminated
- A recent TED conference used videos of LXD and Lil Demon to talk about the impact of web videos on innovation, Thanks for the link, Ninjaboi!

Enter Week 12 of ABDC Master Mix Contest now!

The end is HERE. We're at Week 12 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. 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.  Lil Mama: "...I love your energy."

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! Remember -- only your first entry will count, so take your time and get it right the first time! All entries for Week 12 must be received by midnight on October 3. Good luck -- I think you'll need it.

Videos: Super Cr3w members battle each other at International Breaking Event 2010

Super Cr3w members Mike Murda, Rockadile, Do Knock, Ben and Ronnie recently participated in the All Stars Battle at the International Breakdance Event in Heerlen, Netherlands. To commemorate the event's 10 year anniversary, this year's All Stars Battles featured teams of b-boys who participated at different times at The IBE.
Do Knock, Ronnie, Ben, and Rockadile were members of the 2001-2003 team and Mike Murda  was part of the 2004/2005 team. The 2001-3 team is on the left. Videos from the RickyFresh Youtube channel. Thanks for the information, Luka!

UPDATE: News on ABDC Season 6 not definite, but hopeful

Early this morning, District 78 retweeted, withdrawing their earlier post about America's Best Dance Crew Season 6: "We really don't know if there's #abdc6 but we hope so. We also didn't know that anyone read our tweets :) ."
  
What does it mean? No answers for certain and I have no definite insider information myself. But for many reasons I would tend to believe the earlier tweet. Please leave a comment (anonymously if needed, but PLEASE don't lie): what do YOU think? Do you have any good perspective or information that would you to believe/disbelieve there will be a new season of ABDC in 2011?

Yes, there MAY be an America's Best Dance Crew Season 6!

According to District 78's Twitter, America's Best Dance Crew will be coming back in 2011: "It's so hot, how about some good news. #ABDC6 Is going to happen. 2011 and hopefully with nicer weather".
UPDATE: They've retweeted saying that they have no definite information.

This corresponds to several rumors I had heard about auditions in late 2010. If you've got other news, leave it in the comments.   And thanks for the tip, DirtfaceX and Jon!

ABDC Master Mix Week 11 answer: Live in Color dancers to "2 Step"

For Week 11 of our ABDC Master Mix Contest, the 3-second clip featured America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 crew Live in Color dancing to "2 Step". Almost everyone who entered this week got it right, and there are still 40 people with perfect scores!

Here's the clip again, followed by Live in Color's performance. Thanks again to DirtfaceX for creating this contest and all the videos. And come back tomorrow of the last challenge before our killer tie-breaker!
 

'Inception' meets Hip Hop: video of 'There Goes My Baby' by Scotty Nguyen and Tracy Shibata

Here's something to help you start the week: Scotty Nguyen and Tracy Shibata show some other-wordly steps in this video to Usher's "There Goes My Baby" from the Scottynguyen Youtube Channel. While Fred Astaire probably had the first 'video' showing zero-gravity dancing, Scotty and Tracy definitely made it hotter! Thanks for the tip, Rhyan Holla!

Wonderful Behind the Scenes video at ABDC 4 from a crew member's perspective

I recommend that you go to Facebook to and Jose Hancock of Beat Ya Feet Kings (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4). Reason: besides being a good guy, many of you will really enjoy his   behind the scenes video showing the ABDC crews pigging out, practicing, and having fun. I really enjoyed seeing the members of Beat Ya Feet Kings, Fr3sh, Southern Movement, Vogue Evolution, Artistry in Motion, Massive Monkees, We are Heroes, and Afroborike together again. Click here to connect to Jose's profile.

VH1's Dance Slam Cam wants YOU -- audition now!

VH1 is looking for talented and entertaining dancers from across the country to participate in a new weekly, multi-platform dance competition show. "Dance Cam Slam" is an all new VH1 original TV series where individual dancers and groups compete live via their home web cam for a chance to win a weekly prize of $5,000. "Dance Cam Slam" premieres on VH1 Tuesday, October 26 at 10:00 PM ET/PT*. Anyone with a web cam and a high speed internet connection can audition at Dancecamslamcasting.vh1.com.

Each half-hour episode of "Dance Cam Slam," will consist of three rounds.  In the first two rounds contestants dance simultaneously to the same pop song on their home web cams. Their judges score the performances and declare a winner. The third and final round pits the winners from the night's first two rounds against last week's champion. Contestants will all appear in individual windows on a giant video screen in our Los Angeles studio. Judges score the dancers based on the overall entertainment value of their performance on a scale of one to ten and the best combined score moves on.

During the final round, viewers at home will vote live at on the Dance Cam website and by text messaging on VH1 Mobile to determine which of the three finalists will win the $5,000 cash prize and return the next week to defend the crown. Viewers at home can also comment on the dancers live via Twitter and possibly even see their tweets appear in the show.

Chris Bata's Field report and video: Hype 5-0 at BoogieZone NJ

Chris Bata commented on his experience at Hype 5-0's workshop at BoogieZone NJ:

Josh and Casey's Boogiezone class was actually the 2 year anniversary class, making this class doubly special. The class overall had a very good turnout. About thirty to forty people were in attendance. Josh and Casey taught a very, emphasis on very energetic routine to the song "Tear The Roof Off" by Busta Rhymes. Interestingly, they gave us the option of choosing which song to learn because they were "indecisive". Everyone picked the song that sounded more hype. The routine for the most part was very energetic, looked kinda intricate, but in the end it was okay to learn. They are some of the best teachers in the business, it's no wonder they were Hypersquad's delegates for America's Best Dance Crew. Not only that, they are some of the nicest and funniest people you will ever meet. 

All of the seven crew members from ABDC season five were there to support Josh and Casey. All of the Hype members have that "Aloha Hospitality". When I walked in they didn't hesitate to greet and welcome me. I went for a handshake, they went for a hug. Josh is really funny too, Cindy (Fr3sh, UFP, Boogiezone NJ Exec) was having trouble introducing Casey because she couldn't pronounce her name. Josh whispered to her to say Casey "Hakalugi" (Hock a loogie). After the class there was a meet and greet and merchandise opportunity. By far, I would say this is the best Boogiezone Class I've been to in forever. Probably the best class I've been to in forever. Mahalo Plenty to Hype 5-0 for teaching the class. It was a MAJOR MAJOR success. If Hype ever teaches a class in your area, I urge you to go. Sure, you might be sore after (I'm still sore right now, it was quite a workout), but trust me, you will regret not taking the class. 

Here's the video from his christ0ph3rb Youtube Channel. Thanks for sharing Chris!

Video: Super Cr3w talk about their White House experience, Justin Bieber, and MUS.I.C.

DailyMotion met up with Super Cr3w and conducted a strange interview. They talk about meeting Michelle and Bo Obama (but not the president) and their work with Justin Bieber and JabbaWockeeZ.

Video: Australia's Got Talent Winners Justice Crew's Debut single and music video

Justice Crew, the group that won Australia's Got Talent, just released a single called "And Then We Dance". Click here to watch it.

Video: Poreotics show how you can win $1000 in RAD merch by showing your best moves!

RAD is promoting their new Poreotics shirts by running a dance contest. Poreotics are the stars of this video where they show off their own moves and their skills on The Dougie, The Tootsie Roll and the Alligator Licker. They also explain how you can win $1000 in RAD merchandise by posting a video with your best moves:
1. Respond to this video (on PoreoticsHD Youtube Channel) with your own dance video
2. Label it "Rad Dance Contest x (Name of Your Dance)"
3. ENTRIES DUE BY NOVEMBER 3, 2010 Good luck! And, thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

Upcoming events: 9/24 and beyond

9/24: BreakEFX competing at So Colorado Can Dance? at The Collective near Denver and appearing at a JabbaWockeeZ pre-party at Castlemens in Denver
9/24: Hype 5-0 at Boogiezone in Roselle Park, NJ
9/25: Static Noyze at Regent Theater in Arlington, MA
9/25: BreakEFX and JabbaWockeeZ perform at Wells Fargo Theater in Denver
9/25: Beat Freaks perform at PETA gala in Hollywood
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
9/26: Quest crew at Asian Culture Day in Los Angeles 
9/26: Bollywood Funk performs at Endangered I View Closing Night Gala in New York 
9/27: Quest Crew, Hype 5-0, and Dynamic Edition  performing at Auburn University in Auburn, AL
9/27: Beat Freaks perform at We are Golden benefit in Los Angeles
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.
10/1: We are Heroes workshop at BoogieZone Torrance 
10/1: BreakEFX perform and judge at Northwestern College Dance competition in Sioux City, IA
10/7: Kaba Modern at Dance-a-thon at UC Irvine 
10/7- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/9: Static Noyze, Swagger Crew and Fr3sh workshop in Brookline, MA
10/9: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in Littleton, CO 
10/13: Blueprint Cru performing at Releves en Folies in Montreal
10/16: Beat Freaks, Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), Choreo Cookies, and a bboy battle between Dtrix vs. Lil Demon on tap for Enkore Dance Competition in Long Beach, CA 
10/16:  World of Dance San Francisco
10/16-17: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in West Palm Beach, FL
10/16-17: Blueprint Cru teaching and performing at Candance in Toronto

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

Video: ABDC-Themed event for Culture Shock New Paltz

Culture Shock Dance Troupe Performing an ABDC themed routine at the 2010 Carribash Fashion Show in April. It's not ABDC 6, but I'll take even a loose substitute!

Video: Traci (Fly Khicks) dancing to 'OMG'

Traci Young of Fly Khicks (America's Best Dance Crew Season 3) choreographed a dance to Usher's 'OMG' for the 2010 Zo's Summer Groove baskbetball game.  The combined sensuality and athleticism remind me of why Fly Khicks went far during ABDC3. From Heatdiva Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Brandon!

Video: Learn the Jungle Boogie Jig!

Pacific Rim met up with Jungle Boogie (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) while they are in Los Angeles filming a commercial. The crew demonstrated some 'jig' moves for the camera.

Videos: Break Kidz take third place on Holland's Got Talent

More great dance from the [Name your Country]'s Got Talent franchise. This time it's Break Kidz on Holland's show. Click here to watch their audition and their semi-final performances. Here's their dance at the finale. Thanks for the links, Jacintha!

Video; SoReal Cru's Andrew Baterina dances with All 4 One

Another chance to watch SoReal Cru's Andrew Baterina's mad skills. Here he is with All4One on FutureDanceDodo Youtube Channel:

Enter Week 11 of ABDC Master Mix Contest now!

The end is ALMOST here. We're at Week 11 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. 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.  Lil Mama: "...I like that y'all really got into character..."

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! Remember -- only your first entry will count, so take your time and get it right the first time! All entries for Week 11 must be received by midnight on September 26. 

Major week for Jungle Boogie: Stomp the Yard 2 release, clothing commerical

I'm always happy to see that America's Best Dance Crew alums are able to capitalize on their exposure and talents. Case in point: this week Jungle Boogie is shooting an ad for a national clothing retailer -- we'll post links to the video and any collateral material as we find it. In addition, they appear in Stomp The Yard 2, which is being released on DVD today. Congratulations Jungle Boogie!

Video: Pacman and Moon (and others) audition for Best Crew

Another fine Nigahiga video. This time, Best Crew is auditioning for a third member. Among the auditioners are Phillip Chbeeb (Pacman) and Moon.  Thanks for the tip, Karen Chu!

Sneak preview video: Season Fries at World of Dance Hawaii

Here's the first of several sneak previews for the debut appearance of Seasoned Fries at World of Dance Hawaii on December 11, 2010. In it, you can find out which of America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 crews will be banding together for this performance. And, rest assured there will be much more teaser to come before the event! From the StaticNoyze6TV Youtube Channel.
You can visit WorldofDanceTour.com to buy tickets. 

East Coast alert: On 9/27-28, watch FREE Quest and Kaba Modern performance while supporting a worthy cause

On September 27 and 28, 2010 “B HERE” campaign comes to Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, NJ featuring two events:

• On September 27, a multi-media art exhibit showcasing perspectives on chronic hepatitis B, a life-threatening liver disease that disproportionately affects Asian Americans 
• On September 28, free live performances from ABDC's Quest Crew and Kaba Modern, as well as comedian Paul “PK” Kim of Kollaboration, singer/songwriters Clara C., Joseph Vincent, Jennifer Chung and Paul Dateh

Both events are free and open to the public, but you MUST attend the art exhibit to obtain a ticket to the live performances. Click on the poster (above) for the time and locations. Come on guys -- how often can you learn about an important health issue AND see some of the best U.S. crews for free??

ABDC Master Mix Week 10 answer: Distorted X dancing to "Oops! Oh My!"

For Week 10 of our ABDC Master Mix Contest, the 3-second clip featured America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 crew Distorted X dancing to "Oops! Oh My!" Almost everyone who entered this week got it right, and there are still 46 people with perfect scores!

Here's the clip again, followed by Distorted X's performance. Thanks again to DirtfaceX for creating this contest and all the videos. And come back tomorrow of the next challenge -- we're down to 3-second clips from now on!

Disney California Adventure to add a live "Disney Dance Crew" show

According to the Orange County Register, a new “Disney Dance Crew” show iwill debut on October 22, 2010 at Disney California Adventure. The show will be similar to America’s Best Dance Crew and So You Think You Can Dance.  Disney already held auditions for the “Disney Dance Crew,” and the crews have been picked, though there is no news about who will appear.

DirtfaceX's field report (with video) on Hype 5-0's performance at Ailvin Ailey in New York City

DirtfaceX attended ABDC5's Hype 5-0 workshops and performance at the Alvin Ailey extension on September 18 2010, and shares this report: 
"The event scheduled two master class workshops and a night of performances.  The unique part of the event was that the four best dancers from the workshops (chosen by Hype 5-0) received free classes from Alvin Ailey and the opportunity to perform with the crew later that night!

The first workshop was taught by Josh & Britney.  The second was taught by Will, Allen, and John.  I participated in the first workshop - but I couldn't keep up - and eventually sat out and watched.  From what I experienced and saw, both workshops were pretty intense.  Everyone did a great job teaching.  At the end of each class, the 4 dancers were chosen and everyone went and got ready for the performances."
Click here to read the rest of the report, including comments on the performances, the meet-and-greet- and the performance. The video is not created by him --it's from the Starlight448 Youtube Channel. Thanks for the report DirtfaceX!

Watch this: World Order from Japan!

Something cool and a little haunting: World Order dancing to 'Mind Shift' by Genki Sudo. From crnaviofficial Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Hi!

"Whip My Hair Dance" featuring Southern Movement's Jay and Beat Ya Feet King's Porche

Jay Battle from Southern Movement (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) and Porche "Queen P" Anthony from Beat Ya Feet Kings (ABDC 4) are members of Thhe PJDancers, along with dancer/choreographer Jae Scott. They originated the "Whip My Hair Dance" inspired by Willow Smith's new single. Video from the PJDancers2010 Youtube Channel.  

Video: Pacman (Phillip Chbeeb) and Moon: Their tribute to Houston

Phillip Chbeeb (So You Think You Can Dance alum, Marvelous Motion) and Moon created a dance tribute to Houston. From thePacman Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Niko!

Video Recap for World of Dance San Diego and info on upcoming WODs (Season Fries, anyone?)

WORLDOFDANCETOUR Youtube produced a recap video showing We are Heroes (ABDC4 winners), the competitors, the crowd, and the action. Like what you see? Then plan to attend upcoming World of Dance (or WOD affiliate) events in Viejo, Boston, Chicago, and/or Honolulu -- info here.  ABDC5 alums have been telling me some of the planning for a Seasoned Fried performance in Honolulu with members of 7 of the 9 competing crews -- I really wish I attend that one!!

Video: Kaba Modern Legacy at Urban Funk in Melbourne Australia

Kaba Modern (ABDC Season 1), Super Cr3w and others performed at Urban Funk in Melbourne Australia in August 2010. This video comes from bkodeTV Youtube Channel. <

Video: Royal Flush's Dakota Smith dances "Find Your Love"

Dakota Smith from Royal Flush (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) created a dance drama called "Find Your Love", posted on his dksmithroyalflush Youtube Channel. Later this year, Royal Flush will be performing at World of Dance Chicago, as part of a larger Seasoned Fries group at World of Dance Hawaii (more on this soon!) and in workshops in Louisville, KY. Also, Dakota has a principal dancing role in the upcoming remake of "Footloose"!

Upcoming events: 9/17 and beyond

9/17: Quest Crew with Rock the Vote in Hollywood
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
9/19-11/9: Quest's Dtrix, Bboy Jose Ruiz, krumper Russell Ferguson and a dozen other phenomenal dancers tour the US with the So You Think You Can Dance tour; check to see when they'll be in your area
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 
9/24: BreakEFX competing at So Colorado Can Dance? at The Collective near Denver and appearing at a JabbaWockeeZ pre-party at Castlemens in Denver
9/24: Hype 5-0 at Boogiezone in Roselle Park, NJ
9/25: Static Noyze at Regent Theater in Arlington, MA
9/25: BreakEFX and JabbaWockeeZ perform at Wells Fargo Theater in Denver
9/25: Beat Freaks perform at PETA gala in Hollywood
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
9/26: Quest crew at Asian Culture Day in Los Angeles 
9/26: Bollywood Funk performs at Endangered I View Closing Night Gala in New York
9/27: Beat Freaks perform at We are Golden benefit in Los Angeles
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.
10/1: We are Heroes workshop at BoogieZone Torrance 
10/7: Kaba Modern at Dance-a-thon at UC Irvine
10/7- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/16: Beat Freaks, Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), Choreo Cookies, and a bboy battle between Dtrix vs. Lil Demon on tap for Enkore Dance Competition in Long Beach, CA

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

Video: VERY entertaining video of Rhythm City on Chinese TV

Rhythm City (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) performed in the US. Pavilion at the World Expo Shanghai during Summer 2010. They also appeared on Chinese TV during their stay. I'm not sure what's going on in much of this video, but it's a hoot. Click here to watch. Warning: slow load.

Video: HomeGrown perform at SoReal Studios Showcase

Though SoReal Cru is no longer performing with the members seen in America's Best Dance Crew Season 2, some of the original members are still helping run SoReal Studios Showcase. Here's a performance of the group HomeGrown at showcase in August 2010 from the Kwantran Youtube Channel (which has other videos from the event). Thanks for the tip, Hi!

Cool video called "Robot Symphony" to promote Oct. 2 Keep it Live street dance event in LA

"Keep It Live" is a new street dance competition starting up in southern California. The first jam is on Sat, Oct 2 and will be held in Norwalk, California. There'll be a 1-on-1 poppin' battle, a waacking showcase, and special surprises in store. This first event will be 3pm-8pm on Sat, Oct 2, 2010.  More details can be found on Keep It Live's Facebook community.

To promote the event, Calvin Leung created a non-narrative musically-driven video called "Robot Symphony."

VietNamTheworld and Kaba Modern Legacy -- a brilliant partnership

Ambitious Alex, Barry Goods, Tony Tran and Trandrew of Kaba Modern Legacy premiered their latest choreography set at Singapore’s annual Night Festival in July 2010.

I am reposting this to help spread the word about the group that helped sponsor this event.  This is one of many superb videos that can be found at VietnamtheWorldTour.com. From their website (which I encourage you to visit): "Viet Nam The World Tour is a movement of creative thinkers, artists, writers, performers, filmmakers, documentarians and cultural producers whose creative engagements attempt to challenge a global status quo...It exists as a series of live performances and a collection of media, photographs, films and writings that can be found online. These documents give proof and life to a movement that transcends national borders and ideas of nation-hood; a movement that brings together artists and a variety of art forms to celebrate the spirit of creative energy...it is a brand that uses the creation of art to inspire ideas and more art."

New Documentary on Hip Hop Dance available on DVD - Moving in the Moment

The GV Documentary Series on underground HipHop culture just released a DVD  called "Moving in the Moment." I haven't seen the DVD, but other documentaries in the series have received praise for being thoughtful, honest, and less exploitational than many films addressing hip hop topics. It's available now  from Amazon and Netflix. Here's their promotional video:

Video: Porche from Beat Ya Feet Kings sings! - rough draft for your consideration!

Porche of Beat Ya Feet Kings (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) posted a rough draft (this is NOT the final product, folks!) of a song called "Walk Up in the Club" that she wrote, which was produced by Cortez Farris.  It's on her Queenpbyfk Youtube Channel.

Enter Week 10 of ABDC Master Mix Contest now!

We're at Week 10 of our 12-week ABDC Master Mix Contest, completely created by Dirtface X, and we're down to 3-second clips! 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. NOTE: 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.  Shane Sparks: "Everything was sexy..."

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 10 must be received by midnight on September 19. 

Video: Beast Mode open for Ray J

Beast Mode Crew opened for Ray J at the Highlands Club in Los Angeles on August 20, 2010. Video from BeastModeCrew Youtube Channel. If there's a new ABDC season, I REALLY hope Beast Mode auditions!

Short and sweet video of Brian Puspos at workshop

Short but sweet: Brian Puspos dancing at the Holy Family Church in August 2010. From Babybooangel9 Youtube Channel:

Video: Ringmasters dance at Freak the Bellz

We haven't seen a new performance by Ringmasters for a while now, but they were back in their usual unusual form at Freak the Bellz. They also have a great intro from Beat Freaks. Video from Pacific Rim.

ABDC Master Mix Week 9 answer: Status Quo dancing to "Hey Baby (Jump Off)"

This week, the 5 second clip featured America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 runners-up Status Quo dancing to "Hey Baby (Jump Off)" performed by Bow Wow and Omarion. Almost everyone who entered this week got it right, and there are still 50 people with perfect scores!

Here's the clip again, followed by Status Quo's performance. Thanks again to DirtfaceX for creating this contest and all the videos. And come back tomorrow of the next challenge -- we're down to 3-second clips from now on!

Video: Heavy Impact at Rock the Beat

Heavy Impact (from ABDC Season 5) were among the star performers at CF Academy's Rock the Beat Show on August 22, 2010. Video from HeavyImpactCrew Youtube Channel (which contains several other videos you should watch!)

Video: ABDC and hip hop Who's Who show up for Freak the Bellz

Pacific Rim assembled a montage from Freak the Bellz, including runway modelling of the new Tshirt, interviews, and performance clips. America's Best Dance Crew alums featured: Beat Freaks, Hype 5-0, Ringmasters. And, there are MANY more LA-area dance luminaries stopping by to talk, model, and dance. Thanks for the clip, DirtfaceX!

Student project: Opening titles for an imagined JabbaWockeeZ documentary

Reader the4got10one is a student in Digital Media at an Australian university. One of his recent class projects was preparing opening titles for an imaginary documentary about the JabbaWockeeZ. I'm especially impressed in that he was limited in how much actual video he was allowed to incorporate. What do you think?

Video: JabbaWockeeZ interviewed about changes to their Las Vegas Show - "MUS.I.C on steroids"

As reported earlier this week. JabbaWockeeZ show MUS.I.C. is moving to the Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas as of October 7, 2010. The show will run for an indefinite period on Tuesdays through Saturdays at 9:30 PM. You can now buy tickets at the Monte Carlo website.

Pacific Rim talked to JabbaWockeeZ members at the recent Beat Freaks/Hellz Bellz event. Among the discussion -- they've added some new routines to MUS.I.C.  to encourage their fans to return to the show.

Higher-quality video of Hypeotics performance at The Movement

Hype50TV posted a high quality video of the recent collaboration of ABDC5 crews Hype 5-0 and Poreotics (aka Hypeotics) that was performed at the Movement on August 28, 2010. Thanks again for the clip, Draz!

Congratulations to DancePlug's 'Spark Your Career' Grand Prize winner -- Johnny Burgess!

DancePlug.com announced the Grand Prize winner in their Spark Your Career contest to help aspiring dancers. Johnny Burgess -- a hip hop dancer from Jackson, MS-- wins a pass to the Monsters Convention as well as all the other prizes given to the weekly winners. And, here's wishing Johnny and all the other entrants success in their dancing careers!