Reviews of ABDC's Ke$ha Challenge from Zekeish and Byeynyn

Here are more reviews of America's Best Dance Crew's Ke$ha Challenge from readers Byeynyn and Zekeish:

• From Byenyn: Last week, five crews danced to Lil Wayne, one got cut. Shocking, right? This time the other five crews will be dancing to songs by the irritating Ke$ha. Okay, you know what? I’m not sure how mad I should be at her. She sounds like she drunkenly slurs through every song appears in, and generally looks that way too. But the truth is, when she doesn’t sound like she got hammered minutes before recording an album, she has a pretty decent voice, believe it or not (or at least believe Wikipedia). That’s not the one that’s popular though. The ridiculous “dollar-sign-replaces-the-letter-S” persona became popular. And you can’t blame just one person for something becoming popular, it’s a group effort. To summarize this rant- Blah Blah Blah! Click here to read the rest! 
• From Zekeish: Hey there BABDC community, this is Zeke aka Zekeish coming in with my second review to the Ke$ha challenge. This episode was clearly worse off than last week’s episode. Blame it on the talent level of the crews, blame it on the songs/mixes, it really doesn’t matter. Last week’s episode was like a 5 star restaurant, and this week was like a Bob Evan’s. Anyway with that said, this is my FANTABULOUS review for ABDC episode Ke$ha Challenge. I have also added a new rating to my rating scale so make sure you take notice of that! Click here to read the rest

Video contest: Let ABDC judge D-Trix judge YOU!

ABDC judge D-trix is running a contest on his theDOMINICshow Youtube channel.  He will sharet the best dance moves sent to him. To enter, send your video  abdcjudgeme@gmail.com .Make sure all the music is original content. And, when you send it, state that "I (your name) Give Dominic "D-trix" Sandoval all rights to use this video on his channel in any way, shape, or form, and to monitize." While you're at it, say that BABDC sent you!

Thanks for the new banner, Shahin!

Shahin designed the ABDC Season 6 (aka Season of the Allstars) banner for this site. As in previous seasons, we'll modify it each week, graying out the crews that leave the show. Thanks Shahin!

Next Chance to enter our Top 4 contest -- who's gonna win?

Thanks to all of you who submitted entries on which ABDC crews will be in the top 4 at the end of this season, in the order of their elimination. If you want to change your vote, here's your weekly chance. The prize goes to the first person to submit the correct answer, based on which week they submit it. If more than one person gets it right that week, we'll employ a tie-breaker rule.

Click here for contest rules and prizes. Not too many people eliminated this week, but feel free to change your vote now that you've seen all 8 remaining crews dance.   Just leave a comment below with your name and your picks, and you're in.  Deadline for this round: midnight on Monday April 18. Good luck! This round is now closed. The new round of this contest will be posted in a few days.

Recaps for your weekend reading pleasure!

• We'll Fix It In is in its usual top form, deciding on a brand for Instant Noodles, explaining Lil Mama's ethnic accents and positing that Jag6ed's elimination was an economic decision for MTV
• Too Interesting for Twitter goes into some detail on the dancing and picks the week's quotable judge as D-Trix: "I'm a man, so I see you ladies with your long hair on the pole and I can't help but get hard nipples."
• Ology is drunk-blogging and hates noodles, but can't figure out why they sent Jag6ed home
• Reality Wanted describes everything but the dancing
• For A.C.Slater, almost everything was downhill after the group routine

Exclusive interview with ICONic Boyz: what it was like to perform on ABDC

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos interviewed ICONic Boyz after ther taping of the ABDC6 Ke$ha Challenge. The boys talk about what it was like appearing on ABDC, how they've been watching since Season 1, the crew they liked best, what they're most excited about for the show, and show their symbol. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for the video camera and production

Second round of our Elimination Challenge contest is now open!

The Elimination Challenge: Which crews will be in the bottom 2 each week & who will be eliminated? Enter each week; the person with the highest cumulative score for Season 6 wins an ABDC crew shirt of their choice and size (up to $35 value). 

To enter: Each week, we'll publish a new post for this contest. When the weekly post is up, leave a comment with the names of the bottom 2, specifying which one is eliminated. For example, in Season 3, a winning entry for Week 7 would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 7 - Quest, Fly Khicks. Eliminated: Fly Khicks." From now on, you will be awarded 1 point for each crew you name in the bottom 2 that week, and an extra point for identifying the eliminated crew, for a total of 3 possible points per week.  This week's deadline: midnight on Monday April 18, 2011. UPDATE: the second round is now closed. The next round will be posted in a few days.
  
**IMPORTANT**: Create a user name you will use every week for the entire contest, and make it memorable (not just a common first name or word). I can't track email addresses, and if it's difficult for me to track votes, they won't be counted.

Dance's Review of ABDC's Ke$ha Challenge

 Hey everyone! This episode was not up to par with last week's dynamic season opener. This week's episode compared to last week was like day and night. With that being said, feel free to gush over the cuteness of the Iconic Boyz because they are here to represent for Jersey!!

Click here to read her commentary on Jag6ed, ICONic Boyz, Instant Noodles, 787 Crew, and FootworKINGz. Thanks, Dance!

Exclusive video: Jag6ed after elimination on ABDC's Ke$ha Challenge

Brian Puspos (Mos Wanted Crew) and Chris Trondsen interview Jag6ed backstage at ABDC6, after their elimination on the Ke$ha challenge.  They talk about why they think the judges didn't  fully appreciate their performance, why their song "Sleazy" was counter to their message and their dance style, what they learned from the experience, and how to contact them. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions.

Exclusive video: 787 Crew backstage interview after ABDC's Ke$ha Challenge

Brian Puspos and Chris Trondsen interviewed Puerto Rican dancers 787 backstage after the taping of ABDC6's Ke$ha challenge. The crew talks about the experience of dancing on stage after a crew injury, the fan support back home, and the hard work still to come. And they show their symbol. Thanks to MOVeMED1A for the videos camerawork and production.

Survey: What was your favorite performance on ABDC6's Ke$ha Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance in ABDC's Ke$ha Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Vote now and save your favorite crew from the Ke$ha Challenge

The online voting is now open from now until 6:00am Eastern time. If you want to protect your favorite crew, act now! Click here to vote. Performance videos will probably be online after 11:00pm West Coast time, to aid in your choices. If you want to phone or text instead, the numbers are: Phone: 1-877-96-CREW + (number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
*  +5  FootworKINGz
*  +6  787 Crew
*  +7  ICONic Boyz
*  +8  Instant Noodles

After you vote, join us back at the party room!  There's a lot to talk about.

The Ke$ha Challenge Party Room is now open! Come in!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 6's Episode 2 Ke$ha Challenge is now open! Join lots of other readers, fans (or not) as they vent on what they love and what they hate. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field. Otherwise, all your work may disappear if someone posts something new while you're in the middle of writing. 

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around for more action, reaction, and interaction. Do you like the way they divided up the 10 crews between 2 weeks? What do you think of D-trix now? Did the crews live up to their pre-show reputations? Which of these crews would YOU hire for a party? This is your party -- snark, humor, recriminations, nostalgia and almost everything else (except obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome!

Join us now for play-by-play of ABDC's Ke$ha Challenge

Del, TBone (maybe), and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Ke$ha  Challenge. Feel free to follow along (particularly if you cannot watch it until later). Please be aware that your comments might not be posted immediately (or at all) as we have to moderate them, watch the show, and type at the same time.If you want to leave longer comments and be sure they're used, go to the Party Room (the post above this one).

Video: DanceOn's promo for ABDC's Week 2 Ke$ha Challenge

To get you pumped for tonight's show: DanceOn created a promo containing brief interview highlights with D-trix and the five crews that compete on tonight's show.

Prelude New England 2011 Results: Congratulations Thee Slap Bracelets!

Prelude New England was held April 2, 2011, sponsored by Phunk Phenomenon (parent group for the ABDC competitors.Thee Slap Bracelets won the event and were invited to Hip Hop International by Howard Schwartz Second place went to NIA Dance Troupe, and third place to 8 Count. Congratulations!

Video: Tight Eyez (Street Kingdom) dances on The Ellen Show

Tight Eyez from ABDC's Street Kingdom krumped on the Ellen Show on April 13, 2011. Thanks, Maxxann!

Join us tonight for ABDC6 party room, play-by-play, surveys and more

Thank God it's Thursday! Watch America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 Ke$ha Challenge with us tonight! The Party Room/Critics Corner opens at 9:45 ET and stays open as long as you want, so that everyone can comment on anything remotely related to ABDC. What did you think of the next five crews? Is Ke$ha really a superstar? Do BBDC readers deserve more credit for suggesting a pole dancing crew? 

At 10pm ET, I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with  Del and TBone, so feel free to tune in and make fun of me or get a sneak preview of the action (for those of you from the West Coast/Puerto Rico/New Zealand or other ABDC-deprived zones). Tomorrow morning, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Plus we hope to have recaps, some more backstage videos, and more. And, we'll have Round 3 of the Top 4 Challenge Contest then, so get in on the action. Join us!

Bios, images and banners for all the ABDC6 crews now available on MTV

MTV just posted all the background information for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 crews, adding information for 787 Crew, FootworKINGz, ICONic Boyz, Instant Noodles, and Jag6ed. The coverage includes short biographical information on the crew members, crew interview videos for each group, photos, and the season banners. One of my favorite interview videos: ICONic Boyz!

MTV Shows

Interview with ABDC Producer Howard Schwartz: picking judges; will there be an international or all-star season?

Chris Trondsen (interviewer extraordinaire) and Brian Puspos (Mos Wanted Crew, Architeks) interviewed ABDC co-creator and co-producer Howard Schwartz backstage before the first taping of America's Best Dance Crew Season 6. Howard talks about having D-trix as a judge as a new talent for the judges table, who else was being considered for the judge position, the skills needed to be a good judge, whether there there be an all-star season or an international season, and the interest in international versions of ABDC. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for their camera and production help this season!

Our surveys say: IaMmE won ABDC's Lil Wayne Challenge

Over 1100 votes were cast in our polls for most popular and least popular crews during the ABDC Season 6 premiere. Results:

• Out of 1448 votes, IaMmE was the clear winner for most favorite performance with 52% of the vote. Phunk Phenomenon and ReQuest were tied with 15%. Click here to see the survey.
• Out of 1175 votes, Eclectic Gentlemen and Street Kingdom tied for least favorite performance (36%), followed by ReQuest (11%), IaMmE (9%), and Phunk Phenomenon (5%). Click here to see the survey

Video: ABDC6 Ke$ha Challenge Group Performance

MTV posted the group performance for ABDC6's Ke$ha Challenge. So, here for the first time on the America's Best Dance Crew stage are 787 Crew, footworKINGz, Iconic Boyz, Instant Noodles, and Jag6ed. Thanks for the tip, Taff 1013 and many others!

America's Best Dance Crew (Season 6) - MTV Shows

Video: Keri Hilson's "BuYu" with dancing by members of ASIID and Vixenz

This music video of "BuYu" by Keri Hilson features dancing by Vixenz (ABDC auditioners, with some members from ABDC2's ASIID). From tgetsbizzy Youtube. Thanks for the tip, DantzforOxygen!

Playlist for ABDC6's Ke$ha Challenge

As reported by many people at the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Ke$ha's Challenge, the episode playlist is:

• Opening group Performance - "We R Who we R"
  
• FootworKINGZ - "TIC TOK"
• 787 Crew - "Blow"
• ICONIC Boyz - "Your Love is my Drug"
• Jag6ed -  "Sleazy"
• Instant Noodles - "Dirty Picture"

Exclusive video: FootworKINGz interview before ABDC's Ke$ha Challenge

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos (Mos Wanted Crew, Architeks) interviewed FootworKINGz backstage before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew 6's Ke$ha challenge. The crew talked about why they want to appear on ABDC after being on America's Got Talent, the pressure for the girl among the KINGz, repping Chicago, and demonstrate their slogan and salute: "If you ain't footworking, why the ( ) is you breathing?". Thanks to MOVeMEDIA for the camerawork and production. 

Video: Highlights from 2011 World of Dance LA

World of Dance produced a intense highlights video with scenes from WOD LA 2011: the dance competitions in all styles, ages and combinations, as well the dancers' warmups and rehearsals, and the crowd. It does a better job than most videos in showing the excitement that you can only get from a live dance event. The next World of Dance event: Dallas on April 23.

Non-spoiler Report from the ABDC6 Ke$ha taping

Yoo attended the first taping of ABDC6 and left this non-spoilerish info. Thanks Yoo!
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Lets get to the dancing!  It was kind of weird because it was  the 1st taping but they were taping the 2nd episode. It was the Ke$ha challenge. They did split up the episodes where only 5 crews would perform. The 5 Crews were FootworKINGz, 787 Crew, Iconic Boyz, Jag6ed, and Instant Noodles. The show opened up with a group performance including all the crews! It was Fantastic! Even though I'm Not a fan of Ke$ha's music, each crews' solos really defined what their style is.

Judges: Really there's not much to talk about here about Lil Mama and JC because they are basically the same that we've seen the past 5 seasons. D-trix i must say is  a good addition to this group because he knows dance and knows what he's saying rather than just.... "AYEEEE".  His humor is really funny! He knows when to pull in jokes. He ALSO knows when to get down to business and he DOES speak his mind about the crews, You'll see. 

Crowd: In the crowd we got some Celebs in Attendance: 
--Jun Quemado, Lando Wilkins, Brian Puspos - Mos Wanted Crew
--Hype 5-0
--KevJumba, VictorKim, JR Aquino - YTF (Youtube Friends)
-- My friend told me some guy named Caleb from Pretty Little Liars 

Click here for more non-spoiler report from Yoo, including the music pair-ups and a brief [edited by Nancy] description of the groups. Thanks Yoo!

Mailbox: Judge news, We'll Fix it In's recap!, Michael Jackson vidgame release with Blueprint Cru

-- Lil Mama tells Zap2It about her expectations for Dtrix as an America's Best Dance Crew judge and describes why she is looking forward to seeing Street Kingdom on the show
-- Dtrix talks to the New York Post, calling Nigel Lithgoe (So You Think You Can Dance judge) his role model and describing the reason he thinks Quest won in Season 3.
-- We'll Fix it In weighed in on ABDC's Season of the SuperStar, riffing on JaJa wars, Kiwi Sisters, and the like. Welcome back guys!  
-- Today is the launch of Michael Jackson the Experience game for XBox and Kinect. All the Blueprint Cru members are in the game and Blueprint Cru founder Steve Bolton choreographed it. Here's the European ad, which shows Jackie and Steve

Exclusive video: Instant Noodles interview before ABDC's Ke$ha Challenge

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos interviewed Instant Noodles backstage before their performance at America's Best Dance Crew's Ke$ha challenge. They talk about the pressure about being a B-boy crew on the show, abd the crew's other skills, their nerves before the show, and their background, and show their handsign. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions.

Trailer: Blueprint Crew in upcoming feature film "Sur le Rythme"

"Sur Le Rythme", A French-language feature film, will feature Blueprint Crew, runners-up on ABDC Season 5. The plot (from IMDB): 20-year-old Delphine must choose between living her dream as a profesional dancer or taking the path imposed by her parents, which  means studying medecine. However, her encounter with Marc Painchaud will give her hope and enable her to defy her parents. It will be released in 2011. Here's the trailer:

One more: Zekeish's review of ABDC6's Lil Wayne Challenge

Given the number of people interested in writing America's Best Dance Crew reviews this season, I will probably need to combine posts (as done with the episode recaps) starting later this week. Here's one more read-worthy review:

Hey there BABDC community, this is Zeke aka Zekeish. I saw the reviews online and decided to jump on the opportunity to write a review of my own. This episode of ABDC was historic, epic, mind blowing and amazing all in one. I have yet to miss a single episode of ABDC and I must say, this was the best season premiere yet. I have involved myself heavily in dance in the past couple years after getting inspired by the JabbawockeeZ in season 1. My style of dance encompasses more than just one genre, I pop, hype, wave, krump and im learning how to break a little. So I have a little respectability in that regard.

Click here to read Zekeish's unconventional rating scale and his review of the group number and the individual performances by IaMmE, Phunk Phenomenon, ReQuest, Eclectic Gentlemen, and Street Kingdom. Thanks Zekeish!

ABDC6 Premiere -- WINNING!

The sixth season premiere of America’s Best Dance Crew was the #1 show on cable television on April 7, 2011 among Adults 18-34, Women 18-34, Women 18-49, Persons 12-34, Females 12-34, and Female Teens 12-17.  It delivered 2.39 million viewers, retaining 98% of its season five premiere of 2.43 million. Versus all primetime programming on that night on television (including network TV), ABDC ranked #4 in Women 18-34, #3 in Females 12-34 and #2 in Female Teens.

Other stats: the ABDC6 Premiere Episode delivered a 1.77 rating among Persons 12–34, retaining 95% of its Season 5 Premiere rating and improving 12% over the average rating for Season 5 episodes. The show also delivered a 2.13 rating among Teens 12–17, up 10% from its season five average telecast rating. 

Dance's Review of ABDC6's Lil Wayne Challenge

Hi everyone! This is Dance and I hope you'll enjoy reading my review. Feel free to agree or disagree with my comments. It's great when someone can show me a perspective that is different from my own. Thank you for taking the time to read my review!

Click here to read Dance's review and ratings for America's Best Dance Crew's Lil Wayne Challenge performances by IaMmE, Phunk Phenomenon, ReQuest, Eclectic Gentlemen, and Street Kingdom. Thanks, Dance!

Exclusive videos with D-trix: Dtrix on auditioning to become an ABDC judge audition process, what the pluck, & more

Dominic Sandoval (D-trix) talked backstage to our interviewers Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos at the double taping on April 3 for America's Crew Season 6. We have two videos we can show now -- one from before the first taping (for the show that airs on April 14) and another before the second taping. In the first, D-trix describes the audition process for judges, how he heard that he was picked, what it feels like to work with Lil Mama, JC Chasez and Mario Lopez; and which crew he's especially looking forward to watching this season. In the second video, he elaborates on judging and plucking. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions for film and editing.

More back-stage coverage of ABDC6 tapings: DanceOn, DancePlug, Pacific Rim

There were many interviews backstage for the ABDC 6 tapings. Besides our coverage, you should check out the interviews from:
-- Pacific Rim: Eclectic Gentlemen, IaMmE, Phunk Phenomenon, ReQuest, Street Kingdom
-- Dance Plug: Eclectic Gentlemen, IaMmE, Phunk Phenomenon, ReQuest, Street Kingdom
-- And this compilation from DanceOn:

Byeynyn's review of ABDC6's Lil Wayne Challenge

You have no idea how much I’ve missed this show, probably because you don’t know who I am. But after a whole year, I’m pumped for Season Six. I’m so pumped that I’m going to provide my own recap of the episodes.

But let me get a few issues out of the way. I’m skeptical about this season’s music selection, and the challenges have gotten more ridiculous since the first season, and needlessly so. I suspect that a lot of these crews might be held back by both this season. Can you imagine krumping to Justin Bieber, or while performing a magic trick? I feel it’s like judging Paul McCartney based on how well he sings “Friday.” Second, D-Trix is the third judge who replaces Omarion (whom I do not miss). Despite his horn-dog tendencies, at least Shane Sparks provided the credibility of an articulate hip-hop choreographer, a unique perspective that won’t be offered by JC (not hip-hop), D-Trix (not a choreographer), or Lil Mama (not articulate). D-Trix does a passable job for now, but that void is still hard to fill.

Click here to read the rest of the review. Thanks, Byenyn!

District 78 Lil Wayne Master Mixes now online

District78.com posted the master mixes for America's Best Dance Crew's Lil Wayne Episode. Click here to listen to the master mixes; they're not available for download yet.

Ninjaboi's review of ABDC's Lil Wayne Challenge

Can it be? Yes it can! Ninjaboi makes his return to BABDC.  Well, at least the review part of his job here on the site. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Ninjaboi.  Nice to meetcha.  I’m a moderator here on the site so I get to read all your comments.  I also help Nancy out with posting. One thing I did last season was to write up reviews of each episode, which for some reason people really liked. *confused*  I guess I’m back, due to popular demand?

And for those of you are gonna question where this whippersnapper gets the authority to judge crews like this… Well, I’m just a human being like ya’ll who happens to be decent at putting his thoughts together in writing, combined with analytical skills.  I’m also a bboy (Reppin Freaks of the Beat), and a popper. So I hope you at least consider these humble opinions of mine when looking at the crews.

Click here for Ninjaboi's rating scale and review of the performances in the Lil Wayne Challenge by IaMmE, Phunk Phenomenon, ReQuest, Eclectic Gentlemen, and Street Kingdom. Thanks Ninjaboi!

Video: Eclectic Gentlemen talk about ABDC, show their audition routine and ABDC rehearsals

WildaBeast and K.love of Eclectic Gentlemen posted a video talking about their ABDC experience, what they're planning to do next, and thanking their fans and viewers. There's also footage of their ABDC6 audition and their rehearsals for the Lil Wayne Challenge. From beast9688 Youtube.

One of my least favorite aspects of America's Best Dance Crew is that the first few episodes of every season usually sends a worthy crew home much too soon. I was looking forward to watching Eclectic Gentlemen on ABDC for longer, and hope to watch them perform live in the near future.

We Got recaps!

-- Ology loved the group number, disliked Street Kingdom, and wasn't surprised by the elimination
-- Reality Wanted gives the reality, skips the opinion
-- AC Slater is back, impressed with the tonight's crews and unhappy at the prospect of listening to an hour of Ke$ha next week
-- Too Interesting for Twitter pulls out Lil Mama's quote about Street Kingdom being "like I was watching Him rise again" among the highlights

Reality Rocks Expo this weekend -- Nirvana for the Reality show fanatic!

For those of you with serious reality TV habits -- Reality Rocks Expo is your event, taking place April 9-10 at the LA Convention Center. The line-up appears to have stars from almost every major competitive and dramatic reality program on TV, including performances from Quest Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 champions) as well as stars from So You Think You Can Dance, and American Idol. There are: autograph stations; chances to audition for Majors & Minors (a new music based show), Shark Tank, Wipeout, Bridezillas, Divorce Court, Minute to Win It and more; and workshops to help you produce your own reality show, deal with casting directors, and brand yourself.  Hell, if I were in Los Angeles, I'd go to this one -- and I'd love a field report with pictures!

Click here for all the info and to get tickets. And, you can get a 15% discount by using the code RR15.

Video: Eclectic Gentlemen interview after ABDC elimination

Layla Kayleigh talked to Eclectic Gentlemen backstage after their elimination on the Lil Wayne Challenge of America's Best Dance Crew Season 6. They talk about their disappointment and feeling that they weren't given adequate chance to show their skills, and thank their fans and MTV for the chance. Posted on MTV's Remote Control.

America's Best Dance Crew (Season 6) - MTV Shows

Second chance: re-enter our top 4 contest

Thanks to all of you who submitted entries on which ABDC crews will be in the top 4 at the end of this season, in the order of their elimination. If you want to change your vote, here's your weekly chance. The prize goes to the first person to submit the correct answer, based on which week they submit it. If more than one person gets it right that week, we'll employ a tie-breaker rule.

Click here for contest rules and prizes. More than a third of the Week 1 entries are already incorrect, so please enter again. Just leave a comment below with your name and your picks, and you're in.  Deadline for this round: midnight on Wednesday April 13. Good luck!

BJhayPinoy's Review of ABDC6's Ep. 1: The Lil Wayne Challenge

Hey Guys! It's BJhayPinoy back with the hourly reviews (for the most part created in an hour or a little more). I create these reviews in about an hour so please excuse my typos, errors, and grammatical flaws.  Usually, I include a ranking of what I believed to be the best performances right down to the worst performances, but for the first two episodes I'll keep it as only a review + criticism.

Click here to read his full review of IaMmE,  Phunk Phenomenon, ReQuest, Eclectic Gentlemen, and Street Kingdom. Thanks BJhayPinoy!

Survey: What was your favorite performance on ABDC6's Lil Wayne Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance in ABDC6's Lil Wayne Challenge

poll by twiigs.com

Vote now and save your favorite crew from the Lil Wayne Challenge

The online voting is now open from now until 6:00am Eastern time. If you want to protect your favorite crew, act now! Click here to vote. Performance videos will probably be online after 11:00pm West Coast time, to aid in your choices. If you want to phone or text instead, the numbers are: Phone: 1-877-96-CREW + (number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
*  IaMmE: 1
*  Phunk Phenomenon: 2
*  ReQuest: 3
*  Street Kingdom: 4

After you vote, join us back at the party room!  There's a lot to talk about.

The party room is now open! Come in!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 6's Premiere and Lil Wayne Challenge is now open! Join lots of other readers, fans (or not) as they vent on what they love and what they hate. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field. Otherwise, all your work may disappear if someone posts something new while you're in the middle of writing. 

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around for more action, reaction, and interaction. Will this be the best season EVER? Do you miss the Live Audition shows? Did the crews live up to their pre-show reputations? This is your party -- snark, humor, recriminations, nostalgia and almost everything else (except obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome!

ABDC6 Lil Wayne Play-by-Play is now open!

Del, TBone, Ninjaboi and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Lil Wayne Challenge. Feel free to follow along (particularly if you cannot watch it until later). Please be aware that your comments might not be posted immediately (or at all) as we have to moderate them, watch the show, and type at the same time.If you want to leave longer comments and be sure they're used, go to the Party Room (the post above this one).

TiVO Alert: MTV's "The Seven" features ABDC preview with judges and crews

MTV's "The Seven" airs live at 5pm ET today with exclusive coverage of America's Best Dance Crew 6's premiere, including interviews with the judges and crews. Thanks for the tip, JabbaJake!

Backstage interview with Phunk Phenomenon before the ABDC6 premiere

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos (Mos Wanted Crew, Architeks) interview Boston' sPhunk Phenomenon before they go onstage for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6's first episode. They introduce themselves and talk about what they bring that's different, whether the East Coast can win ABDC, how they're dealing with their nerves, and show their handsign. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA.  

Backstage interview with Eclectic Gentlemen before the ABDC6 premiere

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos (Mos Wanted Crew, Architeks) interview Eclectic Gentlemen before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's first episode. They talk about the bow ties they always wear and how they're dealing with the tension. Thanks to Scott Yoshimoto and MOVeMEDIA Productions for working with us this season!

Backstage interview with Request before the ABDC6 premiere

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos interviewed ReQuest before they go onstage for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 premiere episode. They talk about the support back home in New Zealand, the pressure from their reputation after winning Hip Hop International, their red hair, and show their hand sign. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA productions. 

Join us tonight for Live Blogging, the Critics Corner/party room, and more!

Thank God it's Thursday! Watch America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 Premiere with us tonight! The Party Room/Critics Corner opens at 9:45 ET and stays open as long as you want, so that everyone can comment on anything remotely related to ABDC. What did you think of the first five crews? Do you like the 'superstar' format compared to the old 'audition style' format? How did D-trix do as a judge? 

At 10pm ET, I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with Ninjaboi, Del and TBone, so feel free to tune in and make fun of me or get a sneak preview of the action (for those of you from the West Coast/Puerto Rico/New Zealand or other ABDC-deprived zones). Tomorrow morning, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Plus we hope to have recaps, some more backstage videos, and more. And, we'll have Round 2 of the Top 4 Challenge Contest then, so get in on the action. Join us!

MTV's ABDC6 website is half-up -- bios, photos, logos for tomorrow's crews now available

If you seek more information about America's Best Dance Crew Season 6, MTV.com has now posted the information for the 5 (out of 10) crews that will compete on the April 7 show. Click here for the bios, photos, and crew logos. Thanks for the tip, Teldon!

Video: Street Kingdom interview at ABDC6 taping: Krumping and MUCH more!

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos interviewed Street Kingdom before they went on-stage for the America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 Premiere. The crew talked about how Tight Eyez pioneered krumping (and how he's undefeated for 12 seasons), how people have been supportive, how the members do popping and many other styles in addition to krumping, and show their handsign. Thanks, MOVeMEDIA productions!

Jungle Boogie on MTV's Silent Library tonight - April 6, 2011

TiVO Alert: Jungle Boogie (from America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) are among the stars on tonight's Silent Library, airing on MTV at 7pm ET/PT.  don't know what the crew will be doing on this Japanese-game-show-style competition, but it should be interesting.

Video: Backstage interview with IaMmE before ABDC6 Ep. 1 taping

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos talked to IaMmE before the taping of ABDC's first episode. Brian talks about how he taught Chachi when she was 9 years old, how they're dealing with the pressure of already having a fan base, how they feel, their international support, how Chachi feels being the youngest, how the members were chosen, and they show their fingerprint hand sign.  Thanks to MOVeMedia Productions, our partner for this season of ABDC!

Video: Molasses Gang Debut

There has been a lot of speculation that Molasses Gang was formed as a 'hate' group for one of the crews on ABDC6. Let us set the record straight now: that is NOT the case. Molasses Gang was formed as an inside joke amongst friends and has absolutely NO relevance towards this season of ABDC. The only crew MG shows ANY bias towards is 787 Crew because they da homies...and got pretty hurr. MG & 787 Crew!!!!! 2011 Till Infinitiiiii!!!!!!!!....swag.

Video: ABDC6 Episode 1 Group Performance

MTV (and some intrepid Youtubers) posted the group performance for ABDC6's Lil Wayne Challenge. So, here for the first time on the America's Best Dance Crew stage are IaMmE, Eclectic Gentlemen, ReQuest, Phunk Phenomenon, and Street Kingdom.Thanks Brett, Taff1013 and numerous commenters!

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Video: Brian Puspos and Chris Trondsen's ABDC6 Ep. 1 'Preview show'

Brian Puspos (Mos Wanted Crew, Architeks) joined Chris Trondsen in the backstage interviews for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6's first two tapings. We have interviews with all the crews who performed that day and some other surprises and will post them soon. But we're starting with Brian and Chris' Pre-show, where they talk about the crews that would perform on the show airing April 7 -- IaMmE, Eclectic Gentlemen, Phunk Phenomenon, ReQuest, and Street Kingdom -- and what they're looking forward to seeing. Our videography partner this season: Scott Yoshimoto's MOVeMedia Productions.

Mos Wanted Crew - World of Dance Video, new Youtube Channel, and photo

Mos Wanted Crew just launched their MosWantedCrewTV Youtube Channel. They inaugurated it with their  2011 World of Dance Los Angeles performance (a routine created in just 4 days). And, I love this photo of the group!

Video: WOD Field reporter Isaac gets finger tutting advice from Quest's Hok

Isaac covered World of Dance Los Angeles for BloggingBestDanceCrew (read his report here). At the event, he met Hok (Quest, So You Think You Can Dance), showed Hok his tutting skills and got some technical tips. On poppiniSiK Youtube.

Non-spoiler reports from the taping for Thursday's show

Here's some brief non-spoilery news about the episode that will air on this Thursday, from TimeToFlytoThe Cheese, Crazed Beats, and YoYoYo. I promised MTV that I would hold off all reporting about the April 14 episode until after the April 7 one aired, so I'll post Yoo's report early next week. Thanks guys!
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From TTFTTC and Crazed Beats: Five crews performed --Street Kingdom, Eclectic Gentlemen,.I.aM.mE, Phunk Phenomenon, and ReQuest...The five crews danced to Lil Wayne songs and they were all amazing!!! I think the judges had the hardest decision for this one. But somebody had to go. New stage, new judge, and new crews are gonna take this show to a whole new level. 

From YoYoYo (edited by Nancy): 

• IaMmE was up first.....very clean and sharp...Their story is that Jaja is not from america and she left home to dance in America  
• Phunk Phenomenon were like Rhythm City meets Phresh Select...very versatile crew. Their story is that the leaders' father passed away and it was his dream for his boys to be on the show.    
• Request-  very clean, sharp, and hard....story is that Kaili has a birthmark on her face and she always felt self conscious
• Eclectic Gentlemen- they had fireman....they were very clean and versatile with tricks and isos and popping
• Street Kingdom-everyone SK knew was at the taping. They did free-style the whole time 

BABDC Collab the Third

Last Friday, I made a post about the third BABDC Collab that may or may not have been an April Fools Joke. It wasn't.
Ninjaboi Productions proudly presents the third Blogging America's Best Dance Crew Collaboration Video.

Just a couple production notes I wanted to share.
-This video was about 2 months in the making, from conception to completion (though I guess the choice of Yeah 3x as the song was chosen long before).
-I know the credits are really long (almost as long as the collab itself, but please watch it, even through my fail tutting).  If you wish to connect with these dancers, I have included their contact information. 
-If the credit dancing doesn't look like it matches the music, it's because I used excess footage from whatever was sent for Yeah 3x that were cut for time purposes.  
-The dedication to Japan is something personal for me (though I don't doubt that the other dancers feel the same), but this video was not conceptualized with that intent.  However, I strongly encourage that you continue to help relief efforts.
If you are interested in being in the next collab, it won't be for a while, but email me anyway (provided in the video). Just a note that BABDC members who are agreeable and consistent are more likely to be considered for the next collab.  

Finally, I'd like to say thank you (again) to
-Nancy, for being an awesome mod
-All the dancers for participating and putting up with my nagging
-Special thanks to our guest dancers
-Members of the BABDC community who did not dance but have been very supportive of the site as a whole. 
-Dance crews for inspiring us to dance
-viewers like you

~Ninjaboi

Isaac's Field Report on 2011 World of Dance Los Angeles

Overall, this was, in my opinion the best World of Dance to date, considering I have been to 4 in the last 2 years, this being my fourth. A few crews that stood out to me are as follows:

--Hype Jrs. - Killed it the way their older brothers and sisters did. It honestly felt like if it was a little cleaner here and there they may have taken it from Emanon, but they used a great mix of grit, strength and signature island flavor. 

--Emanon - It seems every year I see this crew, they get better and better. One part that really stood out was the fact that they elaborated off the lightshow idea they did last year and turned it into a full fledged piece, which held some very cool concepts while still throwing in their signature swag. 

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Here's the Hype Jr. video (no video posted for Emanon yet). Click here to read the rest of Isaac's report including his review of Hype, GRV, The Company, Quest Crew, and Mos Wanted Crew. And watch many of the performances here. Thanks Isaac!

Videos from World of Dance LA - Watch Quest Crew and the WOD winners Hype!, GRV, The Company

We'll post a field report about World of Dance later today, but there are many great performance videos from the event. Pacific Rim has the best early coverage, with videos of Urban Movement, third place winner The Company, 2nd place winner GRV, and Mos Wanted Crew (we'll post the World of Dance video of their performance later!). Here are two of our favorites from the night: 1st Place winners Hype, and Quest Crew (in exhibition).

Let us know if you attend today's tapings -- but NO SPOILERS!

The first two episodes of America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 tape today, with the 10 crews introducing themselves and showing why they were chosen for the show. If you attend a taping, leave a comment and let us know what it was like -- the judges, the atmosphere, the crowd, the crews, the costumes, celebrities, you name it.
 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT -- NO SPOILERS. DO NOT SAY (OR EVEN IMPLY) THE FATE OF ANY OF THE CREWS, INCLUDING WHETHER THEY WERE SAFE, IN SUDDEN DEATH, OR ELIMINATED! OFFENDERS WILL BE BANNED FROM COMMENTS.  If you want us to continue to provide full coverage of the show, we have to abide by MTV's rules. So, keep it spoiler-free!!

Trailer for Honey 2, featuring members of Quest, Beat Freaks, Fanny Pak, Strikers

"Honey 2" not only features some of the more memorable dancers from America's Best Dance Crew, including Quest Crew, Beat Freaks, Fanny Pak, Strikers All-stars, and Super Cr3w.  It uses ABDC (called Battle Zone for the movie) as a plot device, with Mario Lopez as host. Here's the trailer -- are you looking forward to this movie yet?

Video: Meet the members of IaMmE

ABDC6 competitors IaMmE created a video to introduce each of the crew members, give their group and contact information, their motivations for dancing, and talk about whether they'll still be dancing years from now.  This was posted on PacMan Youtube (the channel that was taken down by Youtube earlier, but has been fully restored with all the older IaMmE and other dance videos); the video also mentions that they are starting a PacinMotion Youtube Channel for new dance videos. Thanks for the link, Koopa and LMFAO!

World of Dance LA will probably be Ustreamed live tonight!

World of Dance Los Angeles is scheduled to be streamed live today, barring any last minute issues. If all goes well, the Ustream will begin at 6pm East Coast Time. So, if you're away from California but want to watch Mos Wanted Crew, Quest, Hype 5-0, and many more stellar dancers, click here. Thanks for the tip, Koopa!

MTV will use GroupMe to reach ABDC6 fans

This season MTV and Warner Horizon Television have partnered with GroupMe. Fans who create an ABDC group will begin receiving timely behind-the-scenes video clips and interviews with the dance crews, as well as episodic photo galleries, insider blog posts from MTV’s Remote Control blog, tune-in reminders and more. 

Also, fans will be able to engage directly with the dance crews each week throughout the course of the season. To reward fans who create an ABDC group and use it to talk with their friends during each weeks’ premiere, a few lucky groups will receive a special guest “visit” each week from one of the crew members. Crew members will chat and answer users’ questions via text, as well as use the GroupMe instant conference call functionality to initiate a voice call to connect fans with the crews even more directly.

Let me know if any of you take advantage of this. I'll try to coordinate it with our coverage here to maximize everyone's access and enjoyment.

Video: FootworKINGz' Highlights reel and ABDC6 promo

Here's more video of Chicago's FootworKINGz, to get you ready for ABDC6 which premieres later this week. Their highlights reel:

Their promo for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6:

Video: "Mobbed" episode -- Nappytabs choreograph flash mob dance using hundreds of dancers including ABDC alums

The first episode of "Mobbed" on Fox focused on planning a flash mob wedding proposal. Howie Mandel works with Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo, over a thousand dancers (including members of Strikers All-Stars, Glenda from Fanny Pak, and other past ABDC competitors) to make an over-the-top dance to "Everlasting Love". Click here to watch the preview that features Strikers All-Stars. Here's the full episode (the dance routine starts around 28:21). Thanks for the tip, Roberteus!

BABDC Collab the Third Trailer

Exactly 5 months ago, BABDC readers and guest dancers came together in the second BABDC Dance Collab.
Three days from now... well, let the video below speak for itself.

What do you think?  Elaborate April Fools Day Trick?  The Real Deal?  The only way to be sure is to be here, on bloggingbestdancecrew.com, to see how it turns out.  After all, you never know who's gonna be in it.

You Got Served 2011 Trailer

Here's the official trailer for You Got Served 2011. Thanks for the link LMFAO.

D-trix as ABDC Judge -- "a dream and a complete honor"

MTV released a press statement about Dominic Sandoval (aka D-trix) becoming the third judge for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6. Interesting parts of the release:

• “I am so happy that D-Trix is joining the panel having been a part of one of the greatest dance crews ever. He’s going to be one of the best people to give the crews advice because he’s been there; we couldn’t have anyone better qualified” says executive producer Randy Jackson.
• D-Trix says, “To think I started off dancing on cardboard in my parent’s garage to now being a judge on “America’s Best Dance Crew” is a dream and a complete honor. As someone who has competed on the ABDC stage, I hope to bring another perspective to the judges’ table and I look forward to helping each dance crew recognize their potential on the show this season.”

787 Crew videos: new dance performance, introduction, and 'secret weapon'

787 Crew will be competing on America's Best Dance Crew Season 6. They have new contact information on Twitter and Facebook.  To help you get to know them better, here are 3 very different videos:

• Click here for the 'meet the crew members' video
• Their preliminary routine for the Hip Hop International 2011 qualifiers. This routine might contain elements of their ABDC audition or callback performance. Thanks for the tip, Koopa!

• Their 'secret weapon':

Quest's Dtrix: the third judge for ABDC6

According to MANY tweets, Quest Crew's Dominic 'Dtrix' Sandoval  (a veteran of both ABDC and So You Think You Can Dance) announced on the Ellen Degeneres Show today that he will be the third judge on America's Best Dance Crew this season, joining Lil Mama and JC Chasez. I have seen no confirmation from MTV yet. What do you think of this news -- how well do you think Dtrix will perform as a judge and as a member of the panel?

What questions do you want us to ask the ABDC6 crews?

Chris Trondsen and Brian Puspos will be interviewing crews backstage at both tapings of America's Best Dance Crew this weekend. Leave a comment on some questions you'd like to have answered, either in general or by specific crews. If we use your question, we'll give you credit of course! And, this will be part of a master list; even if we don't use your question this week, it might get asked at the next taping.

Video: World of Dance 2011 promo, with their LA event on April 2

World of Dance created this trailer to remind everyone that they are kicking off their 2011 season with a Los Angeles show this Saturday, March 2. Other stops this year: Dallas, New York, Vancouver, Winipeg, San Francisco, Toronto, San Diego, Boston, Seattle, Chicago, and Hawaii. Click here for all the details and tickets!

Help EPIC Motion Put on its First Performance Showcase

Ben Fallon of EPIK Motion sent the following note describing their Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to help stage a dance event in New York. If you can, please contribute!

E.P.I.C. Motion Dance Company (Energy and Passion Inspiring Collaborative Motion) has been performing hip-hop sets on the competitive East Coast circuit for 3 years now. After 3 years of growth we've become a company that's much larger then just the hip-hop we've done in the past. Our dancers' backgrounds range from hip-hop, house, jazz, contemporary, classical ballet, waacking to name a few. And now we'd like to show the world what else we're capable of and give our members a chance to create pieces for themselves in a wide variety of styles.

THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP! On April 23rd, we'd like to have our first ever performance showcase featuring works not only from the company's artistic directors, but from company members as well at Peri Dance Center in New York City. Because we're a totally self-funded team, all our current money goes to renting rehearsal space. We need your help to pay for the large cost of renting Theater Space. By donating you'll help us continue to do what we love and help members express their energy and passion and hopefully inspire others to do the same. In addition there are great rewards for donors such as free company classes, DVDs, and EPIC Motion T-Shirts.

Please click here if you would like to make a donation. You can learn more about EPIC Motion at our Facebook and Twitter pages. THANK YOU!!!

Video: Eclectic Gentlemen's ABDC promo

Eclectic Gentlemen are getting ready for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6. They've posted a video with individual member free-styles. On the video, they say to watch on April 14; that may be the date that their crew is first featured, but Season 6  premieres on April 7. From iDejANCE Youtube.  Thanks for the link, Zekeish.

Video: Ian Eastwood "Cat Daddy"

Ian Eastwood choreographed this routine to "Cat Daddy", pulling in Jun Quemado and Brian Puspos. From DJIcon Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Dancer-J!

Video: Daniel Cloud Campos "The Music Box"

"The Music Box" -- a video by Daniel Cloud Campos from "Welcome Home" -- contains some amazing choreography. From Floorstatik Youtube Channel. Thanks for the link Koopa!

Hometown press coverage of ABDC6 crews: ReQuest -- "judges were crying after our audition"

Auckland Stuff talks about New Zealand crew ReQuest and their upcoming appearances on America's Best Dance Crew. Some interesting bits:

• About their audition: "The judges were crying after we finished and one of the judges said: `That's what dance means to me'." 
• The group is different than the one that performed at Hip Hip International 2010: "Parris says three of the girls left to do their own thing and were replaced with "three girls who really wanted to join Request and they were the best dancers ever". 
• There is a Facebook petition on Facebook to get New Zealand station TV2 to skip airing ABDC Season Five and air next month's season six in support of the New Zealand girls. 

Photo credit: Kendal Collins, Auckland Stuff

Announcing the ABDC6 Elimination Challenge contest!

We will run two contests during America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 which will extend from through the finale. Contest #2: The Elimination Challenge: Which crews will be in the bottom 2 each week? Who will be eliminated? Enter each week and the person with the highest cumulative score for Season 6 will win an ABDC crew shirt of their choice and size (up to $35 retail).

To enter: Each week, we'll publish a new post for this contest. When the weekly post is up, leave a comment with the name of the bottom 2, specifying which one is eliminated. For example, in Season 3, a winning entry for Week 7 would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 7 - Quest, Fly Khicks. Eliminated: Fly Khicks." For weeks where there is audience voting (probably from Week 3 onward), you will be awarded 1 point for each crew you name in the bottom 2 that week, and an extra point for identifying the eliminated crew, for a total of 3 possible points per week.   

NOTE: For the first entry, please name the two crews that you think will be eliminated during the first TWO episodes. Because we're not sure of the shows' format, we will only count the crews that are eliminated those 2 weeks, not the ones in the bottom that make it to another week. Each correct answer will count for 2 points, for a possible total of 4 points. If the eliminations run differently, I reserve the right to change the judging criteria for that 2-week period. Deadline for this first entry: midnight April 2, 2011. UPDATE: THE FIRST WEEK CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED AND NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 Once we get past the Episode 2 airing on April 14 and in all future weeks, entries will be accepted from Friday (after the episode airs and I put up a new post for the contest) until Midnight (Pacific Time) the Monday afterwards, so that nobody can use insider info from the Tuesday tapings. **IMPORTANT**:

• Create a user name you will use every week for the entire contest, and make it memorable (not just a common first name or word). I can't track email addresses, and if it's difficult for me to track votes, they won't be counted.
  
• MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE WORDS 'BOTTOM 2' in the comment (so I can search for them easily).

Only 1 entry per person per week, please.  Good luck!

April 2: Prelude New England and World of Dance LA -- both featuring major competitors and exhibitors

April 2 is a stellar day for dance on either Coast:

• Prelude New England will be held in Lynn, MA. The exhibition crews are Phunk Phenomenon and Ridonkulous. Among the competitors: Chaos Theory, NIA, and Thee Slap Bracelets. Click here for more information and for tickets
• World of Dance Los Angeles has Mos Wanted Crew, Quest, Hype 5-0, Heavy Impact, Jalen, and Future Funk, and many more groups and individuals in exhibition, as well as dozens of competitors including GRV, The Company, The Hype, Pac Modern and Team Millennia.  Info and tickets here. If you buy your ticket online by April 1, use the discount code WODLA to save $5.00