Survey Results: Quick Crew this week's most popular KoopaTV Video

Readers voted Quick Crew's Second UDC performance their favorite KoopaTV video for the week. Click here for the detailed results. In case you missed it, here's the video:

Upcoming Events: World Of Dance - Boston!

World Of Dance: Boston is right around the corner! This November 5th, at the Chevalier Theatre, one of the biggest events of the year is going down.

Featuring:

Chachi Gonzales

Mos Wanted Crew

Phunk Phenomenon

and many more!

For detailed information about the event and to purchase tickets, just click [Here]. I'm probably going to be there for awhile, so I hope to see you guys there!

Video: Jason Magsuci - "Pretty Wings"

Here's a recent upload of Jason Magsuci, dancer with Press Play. This piece has a lot of emotion and soul in it, hope you can feel the vibe:

Hype 5-0 to visit Philippines

Brittnie Aguilar and Ian "Kid Robot" Navasca will be visiting the Philippines in November, and teaching classes! If you're in Manila, definitely make sure to check it out. The poster below has the details. Enjoy!

Steelo fundraiser: Upcoming dance event with JabbaWockeeZ, LXD, Beat Freaks and much more

On December 6, 2011, members of the dance community are holding a major fundraiser to help fellow dancer Richard 'Steelo' Vazquez. Among the performers: JabbaWockeeZ, Super Cr3w, Beat Freaks, The LXD, the Groovaloos, Twitch (So You Think You Can Dance), Flomaster of Footwork Fanatix, and Killafornia. Tickets go on sale November 4; full information at Steelo444.com. (Thanks for the tip, Greg).

From the website: Steelo Vazquez has been a major part of the L.A. dance community -- a member of Killafornia, Footwork Fanatix, and The Groovaloos and a lead character on The LXD. He regularly gave back to the community through dance at benefits and fundraisers and has mentored  youth at weekly Groove Nights hosted by The Groovaloos. In addition, he worked with Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna and Gwen Stefani.

On June 19, 2011, Steelo suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and had to undergo emergency surgery. During the operation he suffered a 2nd rupture. By the end of numerous surgeries, Steelo had suffered four ruptures and lost his ability to walk and speak. Today, Steelo remains in an extensive rehabilitation program where doctors are helping him relearn basic functions.

The goal of the fundraiser is to raise enough funds that will allow Penelope to assist Steelo with his recovery, focus on raising their little boy, Elijah and help her with the increasing medical costs. Any excess of donations beyond their needs will go into a trust account to help another family in need in our dance community. So -- buy tickets!! I cannot be there but will definitely contribute.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Tupac Back"

Hey! We're going back to Cali! Today's episode of KoopaTV takes us to a new concept video starring Johnny "JBlaze" Erasme.

Featuring the talent of Laura Edwards & Amanda Grind, this piece goes as hard as any choreo I've seen in awhile. Make sure to subscribe to JBlaze's Youtube Channel, [J2ThaBlaze]. Dope moves!

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Free Bieber Campaign: Say No To S.978!

S.978, a new bill in Congress, makes it a felony to post videos that contain copyright-infringing music, with up to FIVE YEARS in prison for violators. This affects Youtube singers, musicians, vloggers, and gaming/movie channels.

However, this new bill would especially hurt DANCERS. Dancers, who post videos of choreography to any official single from an artist, would immediately be in violation of this law. The growth of Youtube artists would be severely stunted. Please help stop this ridiculous oppression of artists and sign this petition against the bill, [Here]

*This campaign name was inspired by the clever folks at Fight for the Future, who noticed that this law would have put Justin Bieber in jail, since he launched his career by posting videos of himself singing R&B tunes, in violation of copyright.

Return of the ABDC Blowup Week 3: Enter now!

Back for week 3 of our RETURN OF THE ABDC Blowups.  We're bringing back some of our favorite images -- but you'll have to look CLOSELY! In this contest, we've blown up parts of photos from ABDC Seasons 1-6. All images can be found somewhere on MTV.com. Your task: Name that crew.

Rules: This contest will go on for several weeks, and the person with the highest cumulative number of answers will win a Tshirt, iTunes certificate or other merchandise of his/her choice, worth up to $30. If there is a tie, we will randomly choose the winner. To make it a little harder, we are disabling the comments for the contest posts. Send your answer to abdccontest@gmail.com; we will NOT confirm whether you have the right answer. Please do not post your answer in on this site or elsewhere -- we want to keep this fair. If I find that you've posted the answer online, you are permanently disqualified from the contest and banned from all comments. Answers for this week's puzzle must be received by midnight October 29, 2011.

Here's this week's image and a clue with VERY DELIBERATELY chosen words: "Best dance crew? Maybe, maybe not, but America says they got talent"

Video: Miniotics Culture Shock Showcase

Miniotics performed at the 2011 Culture Shock Youth Showcase. The crew of young dancers aged 16 and under are directed by Dumbo (Poreotics).

Video: Emilio "Millie" Dosal (IaMmE) - "White Satin"

Here's a new freestyle clip uploaded by Shawn Welling, of Emilio (IaMmE). This guy's control is crazy. He's definitely one of the most slept on dancers in IaMmE:

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Bboy Alcolil"

Привет! We're off to Russia! Today's episode of KoopaTV takes us to an empty complex somewhere in Moscow, where Bboy Alcolil featured in this amazing solo reel.

Alcolil is, hands down, one of the most promising newschool bboys, emerging in the mainstream scene, today. He's very well rounded, and his explosiveness and creativity has made him quite the topic for discussion. You might want to keep your eyes on this guy.

Big thanks to Bboyworld for sharing this!

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The answer to Return of the ABDC Blowup Week 2: Artistry in Motion

Thanks to everyone who entered Week 2 of our ABDC Blowup Contest. Almost everyone of the 20 people who entered had it right this time -- Artistry in Motion was our mystery crew.
Here is the blowup:

 Here is the original photo from America's Best Dance Crew Season 4's Beyonce Challenge:

 Week 3 of the contest will be posted tomorrow. We aim to make the contest progressively more difficult, starting out relatively easy and getting trickier toward the end. So make sure you enter during the early weeks! Click here for the contest rules.

Video: April Rodriquez and Lil Bigz-The Other Duck Workshop

April Rodriguez recently taught at The Other Duck Workshop at In The Groove Studios. In this video, she performs her piece to Skream's "Make Me" with Lil Bigz from Empire Kidz.

Video: Paul Ross - "Start It Up"

Another Vybedance throwback video for you all to enjoy. This time, Paul Ross steps up with some dope choreo:

In Case U Missed It: Jaja (IaMmE) - "Chucky"

Jaja recently taught her "Chucky" piece at the Planet Funk Academy. Also in the video, you can spot Emilio "Millie" Dosal. Here's the clip:

Video: Geo (Instant Noodles) workshop choreography "To The Moon"

Geo "Geotoofeal" Lee from Instant Noodles (America's Best Dance Crew Season 6) created dance steps "To the Moon" for Jayvee Dance Center's 7th Anniversary workshops.From instantnoodlescrew Youtube.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Ian Eastwood & Kenzo Alvares - The Zone"

Hoi! We're off to the Netherlands! Today's episode of KoopaTV takes us to the Touchee Dance Company in Utrecht, where a collabo between Ian Eastwood & Kenzo Alvares.

What starts off as footage of an ordinary class solo, quickly transforms into this amazing yet simple concept video. Much respect to the Kulture Kids, they are amazing! Subscribe to their channel to see their other amazing videos, [Here]:

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Video: United Movement Dance Workshops (featuring Keone Madrid & Mariel Martin)

Keone Madrid & Mariel Martin recently traveled out to Slovakia for the United Movement Dance workshops. Click to see Mariel's choreo: Video One & Two

Here's the recap:

In Case U Missed It: Brian Puspos - "Foreplay"

Here's another throwback piece from the Vybedance Channel. This is a good way to watch his older pieces:

Video: Hok (Quest) on the LMFAO tour

Hokuto 'Hok' Konishi created a travelogue of his travels with Quest crew (ABDC3 Champions) on the LMFAO tour. He has some candid footage in San Francisco, Vail, Singapore, Paris, and many other cities, as well as footage from stage and TV appearances during the tour. Highlights for me: tutting on the beach, dance-rolling in Singapore, getting clear-wrapped in an airport, and of course, the dancing. From hokutokonishi Youtube. Thanks for the link, PerezOverride!

Video: ReQuest interview with House of Crews

HouseOfCrews recently held an interview with ReQuest Dance Crew over Skype. In this video, the lovely ladies from New Zealand talk about rugby and Street Kingdom.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Lyle Beniga - Murder To Excellence"

Hey! We're going back to LA! Today's KoopaTV takes us back to the Debbie Reynolds Dance Center, where Lyle Beniga dropped some new choreo.

Lyle says that, as a child, he used to train heavily in Sports Karate, which is what Tricking is derived from. He wanted to go back to his roots and blend his past and present. This is what he created:

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Video: Anthony Lee (featuring Law Devera & Pat Lam) - Novacane

Anthony Lee (LXD /Kinjaz/ CADC) has uploaded a new video, featuring the help of Law Devera (Poreotics) and Pat Lam (ArchiTEKS). Apparently this video is dedicated to their "ABN" fam from the Tic Tic Tour in Australia.

P.S. Amazing cameo from Lawrence Kao (Kaba Modern) near the end:

Frank Ocean - "Novacane" Choreography by Anthony Lee from Anthony Lee on Vimeo.

Preview: AXI Episode VI (featuring Jaja of IaMmE)

It looks as though Jaja will finally be making her appearance in the 6th episode of Avengers of Xtreme Illusion (AXI) series. Here's the teaser with a very dark plot:

Video: Carlo Atienza - "Say My Name"

You may recognize Carlo from an early episode of KoopaTV. He has recently uploaded a new piece to his Youtube Channel. Check it out:

Video: Chi-town Finest Breakers and SB (JabbaWockeeZ at WOD San Diego

One more video from World of Dance San Diego 2011: Chi-Town Finest Breakers danced with JabbaWockeeZ' SB, from IMOKDilla Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Dance!

Vote for your favorite KoopaTV Dance Videos of the Week!

Every day, Koopa posts fresh video of some of the freshest dances found on the web. Now, it's your chance to rate those videos and let us know what you think is the best. Each week, we'll post links to that week's KoopaTV.  Watch (or rewatch them) if you want (just click on the video's title), then pick the TWO that you think are the standouts. Voting closes on Monday at midnight. This week's choices:
- Saturday: Firelock and Hurricane, "Bike Shop Lock"
- Sunday: War Machine Crew, "Reclaim your TV"
- Monday: Katalyst, "Do it like a Dude"
- Tuesday: Samath Orm, "Speakerphone"
- Wednesday: Kyle Hanagami, "Carnival 2011"
- Thursday: Kristen Aguinaldo, "Get Me Bodied"
- Friday: Quick Crew, "Second UDC Performance"
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KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Quick Crew - 2nd UDC Performance"

Hallo! We're back to Germany! Today's episode, once again, brings us back to the constant stream of videos pouring out of the Urban Dance Camp & Urban Dance Show Youtube Channels. This time, we focus on Quick Crew, for their second showcase.

Using the theme of martial artists, Quick puts an amazingly creative spin on their already unique style. Even the lone bboy of Quick finally decides to make an appearance! You gotta check this out:

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Video: Brian Puspos - "Phat Raps"

The VybeDance Youtube Channel has started to upload some older videos. One of their latest uploads includes choreo from Brian Puspos:

Upcoming Events: Music Movement Soul

Coming to Pasadena, California this Sunday, October 23rd, is the Music Movement Soul Dance Competition! The event will featuring amazing crews like Poreotics & Remote Kontrol. There will also be guest appearances from many Youtube comedians including Just Kidding Films.

Doors open at 1pm, and the event ends at 10pm. For all the information about this event, visit their website right [Here]. Hope everyone in the area can make it to this!

Video: Kids React to Dubstep

So this isn't technically a dance video but I felt like sharing it with you guys anyways. "Kids React" is a YouTube show that features kids' reactions to viral videos. This episode's viral video is Nonstop's "Pumped Up Kicks | Dubstep", which was featured on this site a while back.

Della Hamby (ASIID) Highlights Reel

Since her appearance with ASIID in America's Best Dance Crew Season 2, Della Hamby has been busy -- dancing with LMFAO, Jonas Brothers, Mariah Carey and others; appearing onstage, in TV and videos, and participating in international tours. Here are some highlights:

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Get Me Bodied"

Hey! We're headed back to San Diego! Today's episode of KoopaTV us to Studio 429, where Kristen Aguinaldo starred in this fierce concept video.

Featuring the talent of Tracy Seiler, Mariel Martin, Bianca Villar, and many more, this piece shows the power of the female dynamic. But, we can't forget Keone Madrid and Xavier Ramos for the amazing directing!

Subscribe to Kristen's Channel, right [Here]:

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Video: Lil Buck and Victor Kim (Quest) Freestyle

HouseOfCrews recently uploaded a video of Lil Buck (New Styles Krew) and Victor Kim (Quest/Fallen Kings) dancing on a helipad to "Blast Off" by Sonnymoon.

Videos from WOD San Diego: 1st place SGBM; Instant Noodles, Elektrolytes, Acad. of Swag ++

World of Dance San Diego 2011 brought out some of the top local crews. This year's adult winner was Super Galactic Beat Manipulator, and the top youth crew was Fortissimo.
Here's SGBM's performance (from micman Youtube Channel)

Here's Fortissimo, from CFDAcademy Youtube Channel:
Click here for other top performances including Academy of Swag (2nd place adult division), Instant Noodles (performing in exhibition) Elektrolytes, and Elektrolyttlez.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Kyle Hanagami - Carnival 2011"

Hey! We're going back to LA for the Choreographer's Carnival! Today we're focusing on Kyle Hanagami, as he puts out another Carnival set.

Featuring dancers Ian Eastwood, Tony Czar, Brandon Dumlao, Amanda Grind, Candace Brown, and MANY many more, this set has a whole range of style and execution. Subscribe to Kyle's Youtube Channel, [Here], and sit back and enjoy the show:

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Survey Results: "N****s & Parris" this week's most popular KoopaTV Video

Readers voted "N****s  & Parris" their favorite KoopaTV video for the week. Click here for the detailed results. In case you missed it, here's the video:

Poreotics at UF: new revelations and their workshop video (including PerezOverride)

UFAKMonth covered Chad Mayate and Lawrence “Law” Devera (member of ABDC Season 5 Champion Poreotics) during their  visit to University of Florida as part of  Asian Kaleidoscope Month and Filipino American History Month. The story tells the dancers' background histories and some fun facts.

My favorite quote is from Chad: "For me, I hear a song and maybe I’ll do a random move to a word.  I build off that moment and freestyle...For Poreotics, 50 percent is made up by goofing around, doing stupid stuff. We end up saying ‘Wow, that was really funny!’  So we put it in, judge the reaction from the audience.  We want to show our personality. It’s one thing to dance, but to dance and entertain is what we aim for.  We want to create a performance, not just a dancing show.”

Here's video of the workshop. PerezOverride (thanks for the tip!) appears in a plaid shirt at 0:53.

Full-length video of JabbaWockeeZ experience at ABDC Season 6 Finale

JabbaWockeeZ just released a 20 minute video about their return to the America's Best Dance Crew stage at the end of Season 6. It includes some never-before seen interviews, rehearsals, backstage moments, and performance. From thewockeez Youtube.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Speakerphone"

Hey! We're going to San Diego! Today's KoopaTV takes us to World Of Dance: San Diego, where we find Samath Orm's project.

Samath is a legend in the San Diego dance community. He was part of the 2001 Culture Shock San Diego team along with Anna Sarao, Vanessa Andrada, Sherman Shoate, and many other amazing dancers who have trained many of the SD dancers in the scene today.

This is his exhibition project from World of Dance SD 2011. You may recognize many dancers from 220 such as Anthony Tabucbuc, Dan Surdilla, Kiko James, Justin Arcega, Trai and Kei Tsukamoto (former member). There are also other dancers who aren't from 220 such as Carlos "Momo" Morris, Raul and two kids from breakthrough, Dustin Yu and Vivian Lin.

Huge thanks to Alvinito, for the submission AND the write-up!

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Video: Emilio "Millie" Dosal (IaMmE) - "Hey Sexy Lady"

Emilio recently taught at Houston's own Soundbox Studios. Here's the compilation of the class footage, with his own solo included at the end:

Return of the ABDC Blowups Week 2: Enter now to win!

Back for week 2 of our RETURN OF THE ABDC Blowups.  We're bringing back some of our favorite images -- but you'll have to look CLOSELY! In this contest, we've blown up parts of photos from ABDC Seasons 1-6. All images can be found somewhere on MTV.com. Your task: Name that crew.

Rules: This contest will go on for several weeks, and the person with the highest cumulative number of answers will win a Tshirt, iTunes certificate or other merchandise of his/her choice, worth up to $30. If there is a tie, we will randomly choose the winner. To make it a little harder, we are disabling the comments for the contest posts. Send your answer to abdccontest@gmail.com; we will NOT confirm whether you have the right answer. Please do not post your answer in on this site or elsewhere -- we want to keep this fair. If I find that you've posted the answer online, you are permanently disqualified from the contest and banned from all comments. Answers for this week's puzzle must be received by midnight October 22, 2011.

Here's this week's image and a clue with VERY DELIBERATELY chosen words:  THEIR AIM IS TRUE.

Video: Poreotics Tic Tic Tour II Part 2

Here is Poreotics' second set from their Tic Tic Tour II show in Melbourne, Australia.

TiVo Alert: JabbaWockeeZ on National Geographic "Brain Games" Oct. 20

JabbaWockeez appear on "Brain Games" on the National Geographic Channel in an episode called “Pay Attention.” They perform "Noize" with a special guest. The next air date is Thursday October 20, 2011 at 5pm ET/PT.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Katalyst"

Hey! We're moving back to LA! Today's episode of KoopaTV brings us to a new all-female crew, by the name of Katalyst.

Led by Hannah Wintrode, these girls really brought "Do It Like A Dude" to life. Not to mention, the shocking change up halfway through the choreography was a great touch! Check it out:

KATALYST / Hannah Wintrode Choreography from Katalyst on Vimeo.

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Answer for Return of The ABDC Blowup Week 1: Instant Noodles

Thanks to everyone who entered Week 1 of our Return of the ABDC Blowup contest. Here's the image you had to puzzle out:

The answer: Instant Noodles -- from MTV's general publicity photo of the crew

 The clue was "3 minutes or less", which is the crew's slogan.  We had 22 correct answers to the challenge. Come back tomorrow for the next blowup -- it's early and anybody (even those who sat out the first week) could win.

Video: Luam "Inside Out"

Here's Luam's take on the song "Inside Out" by Britney Spears:

Results: UK B-boy Champs

Yesterday was the final day of the UK B-boy Championships.

RESULTS:

Solo B-Boy Champion: Morris

Popping Champion: Kite

**UPDATE: Here's the video of the final battle.**

And in the main event, Vagabonds defended their crew championship with a win over Jinjo Crew.

More videos will be posted soon!

Freeze Report: World of Dance San Diego

BABDC Contributor Freeze attended World of Dance San Diego this last Saturday, and was kind enough to get us both shoutouts for the website, as well as a write up. Check the shoutouts below, and click through at the bottom of the post to read the full recap, as well as see some pictures.

What’s good BloggingAmericasBestDanceCrew! This is Freeze here recapping what was probably one of the best World of Dance's I’ve been too. They just seem to be getting bigger and better every year!  Of course the moment I got there I blew through my money buying as much stuff as I could and as much as it hurt my wallet it was worth it. I grabbed my seat and got ready for the show to start, Ricky Cole from MWC and Charles Nguyen(Whose Birthday it was) from Poreotics came on to host the Youth Division.
Click here to read the rest of the recap, and view pictures from the event! Thanks Freeze!

Trailer: "Kenya Boys" documentary about auditioning for Kenya's ABDC

According to Indie Wire, "Kenya Boys", an inspiring documentary following a dance troupe from the slums of Nairobi, will be screening at the Hollywood Black Film Festival on October 29, 2011.

Film description: "Five Kenyan high school boys living in the second largest slum in all of Kenya band together as a hip hop dance crew to try and audition for Kenya’s version of ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’ inspired reality show. Facing extreme odds, a near fatal car accident, and despite being the youngest dance team, the boys attempt to dance their way to the top.”

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "War Machine Crew"

Hey! Today we're headed down to Minnesota! This episode is dedicated to War Machine Crew, and their entry in the "Reclaim Your TV" campaign.

Their video is part of the Karma Loop TV contest to win $2500, as the week's best video! Vote for them [Here] and show your support!

Big thanks to StrifeTV for uploading this great crew Promotional video!

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Video: Nick DeMoura - New Choreography + Tutorial

So Nick DeMoura just uploaded a new piece to his Youtube Channel, and has included a link in the description to download your own tutorial! Enjoy:

Results: UK B-Boy Champs Day 1

The first day of the UK B-boy championships consisted of the preliminary rounds of the individual bboy and popping battles. The final four dancers from both styles, as well as the bboy crews that qualified will be battling today on the second and final day of the event.

The popping semifinal battles on day two are:

Greenteck vs. Nelson (defending champion)

Kite vs. Bruce

The individual b-boy semifinal battles are:

Lil G vs. Sunni

Sky Chief vs. Morris

Video: Ghost Crew - "Why do you Cry"

Ghost Crew(America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) just posted their dance to "Why Do You Cry" that they performed in the MoveSomething Gospel Dance Competition in 2009. From HoustonGhostCrew Youtube Channel.  Thanks for the tip, Xerpent!

Today: Poreotics workshop at University of Florida

Sorry for the last minute notice on this: Chad and Law (Poreotics) will be holding free workshops at University of Florida as part of Rhythm Defined. Thanks for the tip PerezOverride!

Video: Jerome Esplana Choreography

Jerome Esplana recently uploaded a video showcasing two pieces of his own choreography. First, he performs "U Don't Have to Call" by Usher, followed by his piece to "Hey There Hater". Enjoy!

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Bike Shop Lock"

Hey! We're actually staying in New York for today's Clip of the Day! Today we join professional lockers Firelock and Hurrikane, as they get down and funky at the Atslopes shop in downtown Manhattan.

I believe this is the first time I've posted a locking video on KoopaTV, and this video really captures the fun and goofy spirit behind the dance. Thanks to Yakfilms for another great upload! Check it out:

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Video: AXI Episode II

The second installment of AXI is finally here, starring Di "Moon" Zhang and Jordan "Sifu" Kolar. Subscribe to shawnwellingdance for more AXI and other dance videos.

Video: Hollowback Tutorial by Victor Kim (Quest)

Victor Kim (Quest/Fallen Kings) made a video with b-boy Vincanity teaching viewers how to do a basic hollowback freeze. Anyone interested in learning bboying should check this video out (Disclaimer: This move is very difficult so don't be discouraged if you don't get it and please don't hurt yourself.)

Vote for your favorite KoopaTV Dance Videos of the Week!

Every day, Koopa posts fresh video of some of the freshest dances found on the web. Now, it's your chance to rate those videos and let us know what you think is the best. Each week, we'll post links to that week's KoopaTV.  Watch (or rewatch them) if you want (just click on the video's title), then pick the TWO that you think are the standouts. Voting closes on Monday at midnight. This week's choices:
- Saturday: Remote Kontrol Crew
- Sunday:  "N****s and Parris"
- Monday: D-Blast, "Shake That"
- Tuesday: Universal Alchemy
- Wednesday: Brian Puspos, "Trust Issues"
- Thursday: Alan Truong, "One Night Stand"
- Friday:  "Stilhed"
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KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Stilhed"

Hey! This episode of KoopaTV takes us back to New York! Today we're visiting the Broadway Dance Center to watch this inspiring piece by Dana Foglia.

To be perfectly honest, I don't know much more about this clip, other than it's location and choreographer. However, this is a true work of art! Check it out:

Thanks Nancy, for this amazing submission!

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In case you missed it: 787 Crew star in Recarga PR ad

Recarga PR sponsored the trip to 2011 Hip Hop International for 787 Crew (ABDC Season 6). Here's the commercial they made for Recarrga with G.O.P. Girls

Audition opportunity: join Avengers of Xtreme Illusions (AXI)

Dancer/Director Shawn Welling is looking for dance and technical talent for his AXI (Avengers of Xtreme Illusions) video series. If you're interested, email a current routine and concept with a Youtube link. Video quality is not a requirement unless you are auditioning as a videographer or director of photography. Email to ShawnWelling1@me.com and then follow the director on Twitter: @ShawnWellingAXI. As a reminder, here's the Season trailer for AXI:

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Alan Truong - One Night Stand"

Hey! We're staying in Houston! Today's episode of KoopaTV is once again at Soundbox Studios, but this time we join a different member of the ArchiTEKS, Alan Truong.

Here's his latest piece to Keri Hilson's "One Night Stand":

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Video: Parris Goebel (ReQuest) - "Man Down"

Here's yet another upload from Parris' Youtube Channel. Subscribe to see more of this gifted dancer!

Video: Chachi (IaMmE) - "How To Love"

The folks of World Of Dance Tour have recently released this new video of Chachi performing to Lil Wayne's "How To Love". Check it out:

Vote for Instant Noodles in on-line Pink Gloves Dance Competition

Instant Noodles (ABDC Season 6) has one of the top videos in the Pink Gloves Dance competition to aid breast cancer research. Vote for them and help them win! Here are the details and where to vote for them. Voting ends October 21, 201l.

Video: Paul Ross - "Fat Raps"

Another clip of Paul Ross' trip to Philippines for the Vibe Concept series has surfaced. Check it out:

Coming next summer: Step Up 4Ever 3D!

Summit Entertainment has released a new plot synopsis of Step Up 4 (aka Step Up 4 Ever): “STEP UP 4 is the next installment in the worldwide smash Step Up franchise, which sets the dancing against the vibrant backdrop of Miami. Emily, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer, but soon falls in love with Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs. The crew, called the MOB, strives to win a contest for a major sponsorship opportunity, but soon Emily’s father threatens to develop the MOB’s historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people. Emily must band together with Sean and the MOB to turn their performance mobs into protest mobs, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.” The release date of Step Up 4 is set for August 10, 2012. Thanks for the info, PerezOverride!

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Trust Issues"

Hey! We're headed down to Houston! Today's episode of KoopaTV brings us back to SoundBox Studios, where Brian Puspos filmed his latest concept video.

He brings the emotion and energy behind the song to life. Portraying himself as the "lonely drunk", he enters a spontaneous frenzy of dance, where no feelings are held back, and nothing is not said. He is very proud of this piece.

Subscribe to this artist, at his Youtube Channel, to see more of his inspiring creations!

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Video: Moon (IaMmE) - "Strange Clouds"

Here is the latest upload to Moon's Youtube Channel. This clip was filmed at Plant Funk Academy. Shout out to Shawn Welling. Dope stuff:

Crew Spotlight: ILL-Abilities Crew

ILL-Abilities Crew is made up of b-boys with disabilities from different parts of the world. Their mission is to spread their message of "No excuses, no limits" around the world.

First up, we have a short documentary from the BBOYCHAMPIONSHIPS YouTube channel, with crew founder LazyLegs talking about what they d as a crew.

Next up, we have a promo found on the crew's YouTube channel.

Finally, here's a video showcasing the highlights of their NO LIMITS II Tour.

In Case U Missed It: Shaun Evaristo - Throwback Series

So Shaun Evaristo (Gen2 /Movement Lifestyle Founder /The Company) has recently stumbled upon a bunch of his older videos, and decided to share them with us! Subscribe to his channel, [ShaunEvaristo], to see all the videos as they're uploaded. Check these out:

Maroon 5 (feat. The Cool Kids) - Harder To Breathe:

Alicia Keys - Unthinkable:

Survey Results: Pacman's "Panlong the Water Dragon" this week's most popular KoopaTV Video

According to our survey, the favorite KoopaTV video last week was Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb's "Panlong the Water Dragon" with 52% of the vote. Click here to see the full results. In case you missed it, here's the winning video:

Video: The Hype - Behind the Scenes (Realm of Fate)

Earlier this year, Hypersquad put on an amazing showcase, Realm Of Fate. Now they've given us a special behind the scenes peek at their rehearsal. Subscribe to their channel, [Here]. Choreography by Allen Pascual & Cierra 'CiciTag' Tagura:

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "Universal Alchemy"

Hey! Today's episode is taking us back to New York! This episode of KoopaTV focuses on one of the most amazing group of dancers that I've ever had the pleasure of knowing: Universal Alchemy.

This crew of bboys, including Bboys Chem, Fantum, Ken Fury, Omen, Frankie and Napalm, are some of the most talented dancers in the game right now. At Evolution 6, this past weekend, they just won the USA qualifiers for Hip Obsession 2012, February 11th in Nantes, France.

I look forward to hearing a lot more about this crew. Congrats!

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New Contest starting today: RETURN OF THE BLOWUPS!

Want to see more of America's Best Dance Crew? We're bringing back some of our favorite images -- but you'll have to look CLOSELY! In this contest, we've blown up parts of photos from ABDC Seasons 1-6. All images can be found somewhere on MTV.com. Your task: Name that crew.

Rules: This contest will go on for several weeks, and the person with the highest cumulative number of answers will win a Tshirt, iTunes certificate or other merchandise of his/her choice, worth up to $30. If there is a tie, we will randomly choose the winner. To make it a little harder, we are disabling the comments for the contest posts. Send your answer to abdccontest@gmail.com; we will NOT confirm whether you have the right answer. Please do not post your answer in on this site or elsewhere -- we want to keep this fair. If I find that you've posted the answer online, you are permanently disqualified from the contest and banned from all comments. Answers for this week's puzzle must be received by midnight October 15, 2011.

Here's this week's image and a clue with VERY DELIBERATELY chosen words: '3 minutes or less".  Happy hunting!

Videos: Mike Song & Ian Eastwood @ UDC

The Urban Dance Camp videos refuse to stop. Here are two more videos of Ian Eastwood (Kub Skoutz) and Mike Song (KM Legacy):

Mike Song:

Ian Eastwood:

Video: Poreotics, Victor Kim, Anthony Lee, & Lawrence Kao - JustKiddingFilms

Here's a fun new video from JustKiddingFilms, featuring some of the biggest Youtube names, as well as some high profile dancers:

Upcoming Event: UK B-Boy Championships

This weekend, October 15th and 16th, the 2011 UK B-Boy Championships will take place in London. This is one of the biggest events of the year in the bboy community, and it will feature some of the world's best bboys, poppers, and bboy crews. Click here to check out the lineups for this weekend. Among the highlights are defending R16 and Battle of the Year champions Jinjo Crew, ABDC alumnus Bionic from Supreme Soul, and an exhibition performance by defending HHI champions Plague.

Here's the official promo for the event:

Poreotics fan of the month challenge: Prank someone!

Poreotics.com runs a monthly contest to name their fan of the month, naming fun challenges for contenders to accomplish and upload. This month's challenge -- scare or prank someone while wearing a Poreotics Tshirt! This month's submissions are due by October 21.  Read the full details here and happy haunting!

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "D-Blast - Shake That"

Konnichiwa! We're off to Japan! Today's episode of KoopaTV takes us to a little place known as Studio S.W.A.G., where Dee "D-Blast" taught this dope combo.

Now, let me just say that I can't stand the obsession with the word 'swag', but if it EVER had to be used, it would definitely be with these dances, especially the LOL K!DS. Those kids killed it!

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KoopaTV, signing off.

Video: Street Kingdom Freeway Battle

WORLDOFDANCETOUR uploaded a video of Street Kingdom's J Tight and Street Noize battle each other on the side of a freeway in the middle of nowhere. According to the video, they started arguing about something and decided to krump it out on the spot to settle their differences.

Video: Jekajane (feat. ArchiTEKS & The Company) - I Didn't See It Coming

Here's one of Jeka's latest video uploads from her Youtube Channel, featuring Brian Puspos, Pat Lam, Pat Cruz, and Mike Fal. Check it out:

Video: Paul Ross - "One Kiss"

Here is Paul Ross' class footage from his experience at the Vibe Concept in the Philippines. Check it out:

Video: Phunk Phenomenon Free-style

MoveLikeZay filmed Phunk Phenomenon (ABDC Season 6) doing free-style at Liberty Mutual.

KoopaTV | Dance Clip of the Day: "N****s and Parris"

Kia Ora! Today, we're off to New Zealand! This episode of KoopaTV takes us to the one and only Palace Dance Studio, home of ReQuest, Sorority, Misfits, and Bubblegum. We come here to feature the brilliant Parris Goebel.

With Lance Savali & Laurence Kaiwai at her sides, Parris performed this intense combo to Kanye & Jay-Z's "N****s In Paris". Subscribe to Parris' Youtube channel right, [Here]. This is definitely the dopest combo that I've seen to this song, yet. Shot Royal Family!

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In Case U Missed It: Lando Wilkins "Divine"

Lando Wilkins (Boxcuttuhz/Movement Lifestyle/Mos Wanted Crew) uploaded this piece to his channel. If it looks familiar to you, that's because it's the closing piece to Boxcuttuhz' Urban Dance Showcase performance: orCUTTstra. He also taught the piece in a class at Urban Dance Camp.If you haven't seen it yet, you should definitely watch this video.

Talk Amongst Yourselves: ABDC Format

With a new season it's way (SOON!!), let's take a minute to look back at the past six seasons and see what went right and what went wrong. Whether it was the number of crews in the season. If they had auditions or not. It can even be about what regions were allowed in that particular season.

Please read the following write up and tell us how you would set up or improve the format of ABDC 7.PLEASE NOTE THIS IS IN NO WAY CONNECTED TO ABDC OR MTV THIS IS FOR FUN ONLY!!

Here is a quick break-down of each season.

Season One
-Nine crews with 12 crews total auditioning.
-Nine episodes total with an audition round and live finale with all nine crews.
-Four regions having at least two representatives.
-Only had adults competing.

Season Two
-10 crews with 14 total auditioning.
-11 episodes total with an audition round, live finale with all 10 crew and top two showdown.
-Four regions all having at least two representatives. East and West having three.
-Only had adults competing.

Season Three
-Nine crews total.
-8 episodes total with a live finale with all nine crews. No audition round.
-Three regions with the West having four representatives, the South having three, -The east having one and for the first time a Caribbean crew. This is the first season where the Mid-west was not represented.
-Only had adults competing.

Season Four
-Nine crews total.-8 episodes total with a live finale with all nine crews. No audition round.
-Three regions represented. The south only having one, the east and west both had four each. First time in show's history the top three was all West coast.
-Only had adults competing.

Season Five
-9 crews total, with 15 auditioning.
-12 episodes with 3 audition rounds, 7 standard episodes, a live finale with all nine crews and a reunion episode with all five champions.
-Three regions represented. Each region, South, East and West had an audition round with three crews from each advancing.
-First season to have an international crew.
-First season to allow minors to compete.
-First season to allow crews to have more the seven members.

Season Six
-10 crews total.
-10 episodes with a top two showdown though it had no audition or live finale. The finale instead was the final two and all five champions returning.
-Six regions represented. The west had four representatives, the east had two and the south one. The mid-west and Caribbean regions were both brought back with one representative each. In addition, the second international crew represented the Pacific region. This season had the most regions to date.
-Second season to allow minors to compete.
-Second season to allow crews with more then seven members to compete.
-First season to have a legacy crew make the show.
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After going through all this, what did you like? What worked really well and what did not? Also for the love of god no bringing back crews. They have said crews that have appeared on the show will not come back.

Video: 747 "Brand New"

Brandon "747" Harrel (I.aM.mE) recently uploaded his choreography to "Brand New" by Drake. He performs the piece with fellow crew members Jaja and Millie.

Crew Spotlight: Remote Kontrol

Remember a few seasons back of SYTYCD, when Bryan "Chibi" Gaynor from Remote Kontrol blew us away with his bottin' to Fireflies? And how he and his crew Remote Kontrol performed on TV? Well, they've been busy since then.

-First, we had that viral video featured on KoopaTV a while back with crew member Nonstop dancing to dubstep. Well, he caught the attention of a famous friend of dance, Ellen DeGeneres. He was recently featured on her show. Check the clip by clicking here!

-He hasn't been the only member of the crew putting out new videos to dubstep though. Bryan Ganyor, aka Chibi, also has a clip of his own.

-When did he do this? Oh, only in between sessions with Madd Chadd (LXD). Does this mean we may see Mr. Gaynor in the upcoming movie Step Up 4?

TiVo Alert: Instant Noodles on Disney "Shake It Up." tonight

Hey Disney/ABDC fans. Set your TiVo up for 8:30 PM tonight (10/9/11) to the Disney Channel. Our favorite Taiwanese bboys, are going to be showcased in the Halloween special of Disney's "Shake It Up," seemingly decked out in spooky skeleton costumes. Here's a preview of the episode -- skip ahead to 4:09 for Instant Noodles' dance. Thanks for the tip, PerezOverride!