Check our our ABDC Season 7 banner - thanks Shahin!

Reader Shahin is back with a new banner for our website. As ever, you can track the progress of the crews on the show. If their logo is grayed out, they have been eliminated. This season, he's featured the logos that MTV designed for each group. Great work as usual Shahin!

Exclusive interview: Mos Wanted Crew talks before Madonna taping about pressure and crew secrets

Jet Li (Poreotics) and Chris Trondsen interviewed Mos Wanted Crew before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Madonna episode. They talk about the pressure on the crew because of the judges' praise last week, members' Facebook presence, and little known facts about the members.

Yoo's Non-Spoiler report from the ABDC Madonna taping

 Yoo was in the audience for the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's Madonna taping. Here's his report on the evening which contains NO SPOILERS:

So we got Madonna week! Songs that are used are a lot of her songs back in her career.
 - There is a Special Announcement that Mario made or let me say "GAME-CHANGER".
- Because there are 9 crews, only 1 judge will speak for each crew.
 - Chachi (IaMmE, SoReal Home Team),Law and Jet li (Poreotics),Cornell (SK, kombative), members from Blueprint, Baby Boogaloo (Miniotics, Future Funk) , Chestersee (YTF), Myron Martin (World of Dance) were all in the house tonight

Click here to read the rest of Yoo's report, including descriptions of the crews, as well as some judges' comments (not attributed to the performance in question). Thanks Yoo! 

REMEMBER -- NO SPOILER COMMENTS. If you leave a spoiler comment, we WILL ban you from leaving future comments. You are warned. 
 Photocredit: Mario Lopez Extra's Yfrog account. This picture was taken BEFORE the show aired.Thanks MSERanMan for the link! 

Video: Joe Larot (JabbaWockeeZ) - "Word Play"

Joe Larot (member of America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 winners JabbaWockeeZ) has a breezy routine dedicated to his daughter - "Word Play" on thewockeez Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Greg!

ABDC Taping Today - let us know if you attend the Madonna Challenge taping!

America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 (aka the Return of the Superstars Season) Episode 3 will be taped today. Each of the 9 crews will perform and one will be elimination decided by the judges. If you attend the tapings, leave a comment and let us know what it was like -- who dances to what songs, the crowd, the crews, the costumes, celebrities, odd non-spoiler moments, etc. . EXTREMELY IMPORTANT -- NO SPOILERS. DO NOT TELL THE RESULTS FROM THE SHOW, INCLUDING WHICH CREWS WERE IN THE BOTTOM OR ELIMINATED! IF YOU IGNORE THIS RULE, MTV COULD PULL OUR ACCESS TO BACKSTAGE INTERVIEWING!!

Videos: 2009 battle between Collizion Crew and Swagger Crew

Collizion Crew is not well known compared to many West Coast dance groups. To help familiarize you, here are videos from a 2009 battle between Collizion Crew and Swagger Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5). From kyss501 Youtube. Who do you think won? Thanks for the tip, Brandon!

Collizion Round:


Swagger Round:

MTV's interviews with all the crews

Better late than never, MTV has interviews with all the crews. Since voting seems to be based both on talent and personality, I suggest you make sure to also check out the ones for crews you might not yet know, like Irratik, Funkdation, Collizion Crew, and Elektrolytes (below). You can see the full set here

America's Best Dance Crew (Season 7) - Full Episodes

Video: Mike Song - "Distorted Love"

A break from ABDC Season 7: here's Mike Song choreographing and dancing (along with Lawrence Kao and Mikey Andaya). The video shows two versions -- an uncut one focused on dancing, and an slicker edited version. Both wonderful. Frommikeosong Youtube. Thanks for the link, Greg!

Video: Beat Freaks and Quest Crew join LMFAO on American Idol

LMFAO performed "Sorry for Party Rocking" on the April 19 American Idol. Both Quest Crew and Beat Freaks joined them onstage toward the end of the song.

Recaps R Us: ABDC Flo Rida Edition

- Daily Princetonian has a detailed and thoughtful analysis of the crews (Mos Wanted #1 for the week)  and the battle, along with dance clips so you can follow along.
- Dancing with Stephanie snarks about kid crews and the fact the crews use funny spelling (FYI -- there's a whole post on Television without Pity about that too!)
- Ology gives Mos Wanted Crew an A and wants to know if Mario Lopez is Benjamin Button.
- Huffington Post really likes Funkdation, though I can't tell if it's mostly because they're the first Mexican crew.
-AV Club thinks the crews are better matched this season and wants regular elimination battles.

Ninjaboi's Review - ABDC's Flo Rida Challenge

Greetings all! So ABDC Season 7 is really in full gear now with all 10 crews having gone, and already a (very sad) elimination taking place. I really think the talent this season is top class level, without a single crew being truly out of place. However, we've gotta have some way of breaking down who did better or worse, so there comes in the numbers. Please note that my rankings are my personal thoughts on the matter and not official BABDC rankings or anything like that. Just my reasoning on why I think these crews are ranked where they are.


Please read my review by clicking below, then come back and comment on what you think. Feel free to agree, disagree, whatever, so long as we all keep it civil and level headed. 


Click here to see my rankings for the crews this week, a breakdown of that most excellent battle, and power rankings for all 9 remaining crews!

Byenyn's Review of ABDC's Flo Rida Challenge

It’s ABDC, Season Seven, Episode 2! Last week, five of the ten crews performed to Britney Spears and Mix’d Elements was placed in the Bottom Two by the judges, where they will fight for their lives (THEIR LIVES!) against one of the five crews performing tonight. This week’s superstar is Flo Rida, who never ever met a club that could handle him. Everywhere he goes is a club! Flo Rida’s house is a club! His bathroom is a club!
 

Anyways, Flo Rida shows up to perform his song, “Wild Ones.” With the exception of RNG, who performed their bit before Flo hits the stage, it’s hard to get a good sense of the different crew’s styles (hey, producers, did you forget this show is a DANCE competition?) because the camera frequently pans to Flo Rida (and his bling’d out microphone) and the audience making random animal gestures. At some point, everyone’s wearing sunglasses indoors so you know this club is super cool. It’s a nice gesture that Mr. Flo Rida is willing to perform on the ABDC stage once again, but I wish it didn’t have to be all about him, once again. To add to that effect, he’s also showing up as a special judge.

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

Announcing new contest - ABDC Season 7 Elimination Challenge - enter now!

We will run two contests during America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 which will extend from now 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 7 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 6, a winning entry for the Rihanna Week Challenge would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 5 -  Phunk Phenomenon, 787 Crew. Eliminated: 787 Crew."  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 entries will be accepted from now until noon (East Coast time) on Saturday April 21, so that nobody can use insider info from the 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). NO EMAIL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
  
• 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!

MTV Remote Control interview: Mix'd Elements talk after the elimination

Layla Kayleigh interviewed Mix'd Elements just after they were eliminated from America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. They express their understandable disappointment, saying that they have no regrets about their performance and they have much more to show America.

Get More: America's Best Dance Crew (Season 7), Full Episodes

Second round of our ABDC Season 7 Top 4 contest now open

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. Note: there's no penalty for entering each week. If you get it right early, that's the vote that counts!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. ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL NOON (East Coast Time) on SATURDAY APRIL 21.

This will be the first week where you've seen all the crews perform on ABDC, so there will probably be some changes in which crews are favored to win. Of the 110 entries so far, only 23% are eliminated. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS WEEK.

Dance's Review of ABDC's Flo Rida Challenge

BABDC reader Dance reviews America's Best Dance Crew's Flo Rida week:

ABDC is back everyone! This week's episode was way better than last week's episode. I feel like the season has really begun. All of the performances were great from beginning to end. Every crew came with something special and the ending battle was crazy dope! Both Funkdation and Mix'd Elements did their thing and it was a great battle to watch. I wish Mix'd Elements could have stayed after that battle. I do wish Mix'd Elements luck in all of their future endeavors and we'll see great things from them in the future. This is going to be a great season and I can't wait until next week's episode!

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

Send some love to Mix'd Elements

In any other season Mix'd Elements probably would have made it much further into the competition. Their range of styles is unmatched by any crew that has appears on America's Best Dance Crew. Their skillful moves and humor were evident, and they wielded a prop (their suspenders) for visual interest and variety as well as the best of the 'novelty' crews of the past. I am very sorry I won't get to see more of their moves and watch them develop over the ABDC season.

This post is only for kind words about Mix'd Elements. If you've got complaints about them or other aspects of ABDC, please take it to the Critics Corner. Any negative comments on this post (about Mix'd Elements or any other crew) will be deleted.
Photocredit: MTV

What was your favorite performance during ABDC's Flo Rida Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

What was your least favorite performance during ABDC's Flo Rida Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Vote now for your favorite crew!

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: 1-855-4CREW + (0 +number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
* Mos Wanted Crew - 5 (so you would dial 855-4CREW05)
* Collizion - 6 (so you would dial 855-4CREW06)
* RNG - 7 (so you would dial 855-4CREW07)
* Elektrolytes - 8 (so you would dial 855-4CREW08)
* Funkdation - 9 (so you would dial 855-4CREW09)

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

The ABDC Flo Rida Challenge Party Room is now open -- join us!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 7's Episode 2 -- the Flo Rida 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. How do this week's crews stack up to last weeks? Do you like it or hate it when the superstar performs with the crews and then judges them?  Which crews do you think will improve over the course of the show? This is your party -- snark, humor, recriminations, nostalgia and almost everything else (except obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome! 
Photocredit: Billboard.com

Live Play-by-Play for ABDC's Flo Rida Challenge is now open - join us!

Del, TBone, Ninjaboi and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Episode 2 -- the Flo Rida 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: JC Chasez interview on Access Hollywood - ABDC & 'N Sync dancing

America's Best Dance Crew judge JC Chasez appeared on Access Hollywood on April 18, 2012. He joked with the hosts, then talked about how hard it is to send a crew home, what he's looking for (creativity, execution, crowd response) when judging, working with Randy Jackson, how he was one of the best dancers in 'N Sync, and moving on after 'N Sync.

Enter the Step X Step & Luke Minx online dance contest!

Step X Step Dance just launched an online dance contest that will run until May 31. Their Facebook link has Luke Minx's song "Uncovered". The challenge - choreograph a freestyle/choreo dance to the song, upload it to the SXS Facebook fanpage, and get people to vote for it. The winner will receive a Step X Step shirt, $50, a shout out from Luke Minx on video, and more! Click here for rules and to download the song. Good luck!

Interview with Jeremy Strong (Collizion Crew) - blending hip hop with funky South

Daily Princetonian has an exclusive interview with Jeremy Strong of  Collizion Crew, taped the day before their first appearance on America's Best Dance Crew.  He talks about the crew auditioning for ABDC; their influences, styles, and background; how they have prepared for the show, and their experience so far. Jeremy also talks about Collizion's  2011 gig at a circus (video below). 

I, for one, am really glad to read more about Collizion Crew, since I think they may be at an initial disadvantage compared to some better known crews.  So, keep an open mind and click here to read the interview.

Join us tonight for Flo Rida week - party room, live play-by-play & more!

 
We've seen the first 5 crews -- what else is in store?. Watch America's Best Dance Crew Flo Rida Week 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. Which crews do you like best? How is this season shaping up compared to your previous favorite? 

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. Later that night, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Tomorrow we hope to have reviews, a new round of the Top 4 Challenge, another new contest, and who knows what else.   Join us!

Video:Jason Croom (Swagger Crew) | Drake | The Real Her

Jason Croom of Atlanta's Swagger Crew (ABDC5) has released his latest concept video to Drake's "The Real Her." This shows off another side of the choreography Swagger Crew could have brought to ABDC that they didn't get to show, so it's really great that these dancers keep on putting out these videos. Keep up the good work, Croom!

Video: Excerpt of ABDC Group Perfomance for Flo Rida Week

Billboard.com has this week's sneak peek of the opening number for week two. As reported earlier Flo Rida sings throughout it with a totally not compensating, blinged out mic. The five crews for the week Collizion Crew, Elecktrolytes, Funkdation, Mos Wanted Crew and RNG act as window dressing as he performs. Thanks to MSERanMan for the info!

Survey results for ABDC7's Britney Spears Challenge: favorite and least favorite performances

Here are our results for the favorite and least favorite performances during the ABDC Britney Spears Challenge:

• Favorite performance: 1145 votes were cast. Fanny Pak was far and away the favorite with 36% of the votes, followed by Irratik (21%) and 8 Flavahz (20%).  Click here for the full results
• Least favorite performance: 835 votes were cast.  Stepboys was the least favorite in our sample (41%) followed by Mix'd Elements (17%). Click here for the full results.

Exclusive videos: Layla Kayleigh on ABDC's evolution, what to look for in Season 7

Chris Trondsen interviewed Layla Kayleigh backstage at the America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 tapings on April 11, 2012. Layla talks about ABDC moving to the set that used to be used for Friends (where she had been an extra), the evolution of crews over ABDC season, how she is excited to see the strong girl crews, Flo Rida in person at the taping (who was also at ABDC Season 1), what to expect from the crews in the Flo Rida show, how ABDC has evolved, about her personal life. And Chris talks about why he loves doing interviewing ABDC crews.

Vlado Footwear: 8 Flavahz

Vlado Footwear has released a new ad video starring 5 of the 8 Flavahz. The ladies show off some group choreo and do a cypher to show the shoes..

Audio: ABDC judge JC Chasez talks about Season 7, feedback, fame, the Mickey Mouse Club ++

KOBFM interviewed America's Best Dance Crew judge JC Chasez. He talks about Randy Jackson, guest judges like Flo Rida, how hard it can be to give feedback to crews, whether it's easier to be on ABDC or on the Mickey Mouse Club, how ABDC brought him back to the dance community, how he feels about touring with 'N SYNC, and advise he'd give Justin Bieber about dealing with fame . Click here to listen.

Videos: Chris Trondsen covers the ICONic Boy tour - punking Chris, fan questions, one-on-ones!

Since America's Best Dance Crew Season 6, Chris Trondsen has been good friends with the members of ICONic Boyz. He flew to Arizona to catch their tour and talk in depth to them for Pacific Rim. The crew kids are charming in these videos, including answering fan questions, talking about their first impressions of each other, and one-on-ones with Thomas Micelli, Mikey Fusco (Part I, Part 2), Nick Mara, Madison Alamia, and Louis "Pitbull" DiPippa. Here, the kids punk Chris:

Exclusive extended Interview with Blueprint Cru members at ABDC7 Taping: in LA to support Irratik!

Chris Trondsen interviewed Blueprint Cru (runners up for ABDC season 5) before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Flo Rida Week.They talk about Irratik (a crew from their studio), how Irratik is coached to balance being both hard-hitting and girly, what it's like for Blueprint members to return to ABDC, what it's like to watch family members compete on shows like ABDC, the work that Blueprint dancers have gotten post-ABDC, what to expect from Irratik the rest of the ABDC7 season, their love for other ABDC7 crews, and Irratik's special signals. And they talk about the new shoe that they are promoting.

Video: IaMmE performances in the Philippines

IaMmE (ABDC6 winners) are touring in the Philippines this week. popograce17 Youtube captured most of two performances at SM City Fairview. Thanks for the tip, PerezOverride!

Threader now selling ABDC7 crew Tshirts and other ABDC merch

Threader has 32 new Tshirts featuring America's Best Dance Crew and the individual crews for Season 7 - 8 Flavahz, Fanny Pak, RNG, Mos Wanted Crew, Stepboys, Funkdation, Collizion Crew, Mix'd Elements, Irratik, and Elektrolytes. The selection includes generic ABDC7 designs in different colors, shirts with the official crew logos, and other eye-catching designs like the RNG sneaker pictured here.  Click here to view all the designs and make your purchase before they sell out! Which is your favorite shirt design?

More news and recaps for ABDC7

- RosevillePT.com has a story about the audition process and dance philosophy for hometown crew Stepboys
- Noho Arts District profiles Mix'd Elements including how they got together and their use of "flotvity"

- Little Blog of Dance recaps the show, issues a plea for quieter ads, and wants to see more Stepboys and Fanny Pak

Video: Koopa - "Levels"

While this season of ABDC is filled with some of the most amazing talent the dance world has to offer, there's still many other talented dancers doing their thing away from the ABDC stage. Here at BBDC, we're lucky enough to have one of them right here in our own backyard. Here is our very own mod/contributor Koopa's choreography to Levels by Avicii(Skrillex Remix). Raw Elementz ABDC 8?

Stepboys "SBractice Ep. 1"

If nothing else Stepboys are really putting themselves out there to get closer to their fans. In this video it shows what they did in their downtime between rehearsals and them hanging out with the other crews. Highlights include the Easter Egg hunt done for the younger members of 8 Flavahz and the sexy singing voices of Mix'd Elements.

Byenyn's Recap of ABDC's Season 7 Britney Week

It’s 2012, and ABDC is back for a seventh season! My name is Byeynyn and I’m going to be another recapper of this season’s episodes, yapping about the dances, the crews, the judges, and pretty much anything else I find interesting.

It feels like a lot has happened in the dance world since IaMmE took the title last season. Hip Hop International (HHI) had their gold medals nearly swept by New Zealand, helmed by ReQuest Crew, whom a few people remember as “Hey, didn’t they get 7th?” Dance Hero Japan went through two seasons of their own dance competition, which also had some amazing performances.  And a dance to a dubstep version of “Pumped Up Kicks” was one of the most popular things on YouTube. What a year.

So what’s going to happen this season? The ten crews will perform in halves, and the unsaved crew from each half will be in the Bottom Two, at risk for elimination. This episode, in honor of the “Return of the Superstars” theme, is all about Britney Spears, whose music is now filthier and more synthesized than ever.
Click here to read the rest of Byenyn's recap. Thanks Byenyn!

Playlist for ABDC Flo Rida Week + DanceOn's crew interviews

DanceOn has brief interviews with the five crews that will perform on America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Flo Rida week -- Mos Wanted Crew, RNG, Elektrolytes, Funkdation, and Collizion Crew. And, they have the playlist for the episode: 

Collizion Crew - "Low"
Rated Next Generation (RNG Crew) - "Right Round"
Funkdation - "Good Feeling"
Elektrolytes - "Club Can't Handle Me"
Mos Wanted Crew - "In the Ayer"

Video: Interview with ABDC judges about expectations for the new season

AOL interviewed America's Best Dance Crew judges Lil Mama, JC Chasez, and D-trix backstage at the ABDC tapings. The judges they talk about what they're looking for in the crews and their favorite moments on the show. Click here to watch.

Video: Help StepBoys pick their next ABDC moves - Mailman or Centaur?

Step Boys, who just performed this last Wednesday, seems to be doing an ABDC first, in allowing their fans to help them shape their routines next week. They're offering two moves they are thinking about incorporating into their routines, and letting viewers pick which ones they want to see. So which one do you want to see?

Ninjaboi's Week 1 Review

Greetings BBDC! Season 7 has been kicked off, and as ever, I’m here again to cover the show.  Again, if you missed my pre-season analysis last week, I’m Ninjaboi, one of the contributors/moderators of the site. I may not be a professional dancer (even if I do dance), but I like numbers, so over the past three seasons or so, I’ve come up with a more quantitative judging system than what our lovely judges give us on screen. Please note that this review is my PERESONAL opinion of the episode, with some informal polling of dancer friends to supplement it. This is NOT the official BBDC opinion of each crew, merely a single drop of an opinion in the sea that is the Internet.

Check here for my judging categories, and my reactions to eachcrew’s performance this episode.

More recaps and ABDC7 mentions -- even Perez Hilton is watching!

- Perez Hilton calls Irratik's performance in the Britney Spears challenge "Ferosh", adding "These girls can effing MOVE, right?! A routine that would make Brit Brit proud, hands down!"
- Daily Princetonian analyzes and summarizes each performance using the performance clips to explain her judgement and opinions. She didn't get to watch the show live, so she uses BloggingABDC's play-by-play comments to set the order. Any time, Christine!
- Screen Invasion (which used to be called Too Interesting for Twitter) mostly summarizes the action, and didn't think that Mix'd Elements deserved to be put in danger of elimination
- Spoil the Ending doesn't want Fanny Pak to cry again, and thought Stepboys were more memorable than the other competitors

Video: Week 2 of D-trix's Dance Showdown

In Week 2, the final six YouTube stars (out of 12) meet their professional dance choreographer and learn and rehearse their dance routines for an upcoming dance battle. Contestants include: Adam Montoya (SeaNanners), Matt Woodworth (WoodysGamerTag), Lana McKissack, Elle Walker (WhatsUpElle), Jarmaine (JLovesMac1), and Marina Orlova (HotForWords). On DanceOn Youtube.

Exclusive interview with Elektrolytes before ABDC's Flo Rida taping: transitioning from stage to TV!

Chris Trondsen and IaMmE's Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb interviewed Elektrolytes before their performance on America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Flo Rida Week. They talk about trying to bring their Hip Hop International intensity to ABDC, the difference between handling stage vs. TV, and how they hope their tricks, intensity and choreo will impress the fans.

Exclusive interview with Mos Wanted Crew before ABDC's Flo Rida week - their ABDC strategy!

Chris Trondsen and IaMmE's Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb interviewed Mos Wanted Crew before their performance on America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Flo Rida Week. The members introduce themselves. They then talk about the pressure based on the hype about the crew before ABDC, how they'll blend all the different styles and talents, bringing Ian Eastwood into the group,their strategy for using Youtube  fanbases to get votes, and their dedication to the world dance community.

Exclusive interview with RNG before ABDC's Flo Rida Week taping: "We can go hard like the adults!"

Chris Trondsen and IaMmE's Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb interviewed RNG (Rated Next Generation) before their performance on America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Flo Rida Week. The crew members introduce themselves and talk about being the youngest crew this season, how they are competing against some of their teachers, how their clean precision will appeal to fans, and how Bailey feels being on a crew with so many girls.

Brian Puspos | Can U Handle It & ABDC Announcement with Mos Wanted Crew

Apparently being in the ABDC hotels with slow wifi ("over 100 minutes to upload"), doesn't stop Brian Puspos from putting out a piece from the Movement Lifestyle Tour, specifically the piece he taught in his hometown, Houston. There's a bit of an announcement at the end of the video from the hotel, where he and the rest of Mos Wanted confirm that they will be on the April 18th episode.

ABDC7 Britney Week Recaps - Round 1

- Huffington Post has a short recap mostly focused on the sadness in D-Trix's pants
- Ology doesn't sound thrilled about anyone (highest grade is a B+) but thinks Lil Mama could have been a lot worse 
- AV Club goes into the psychology/sociology as"  the only show left on MTV that really has anything to say about how pop music is interpreted by its target demo". And they liked the group dance a lot.

Leave a comment if you know of other recappers for the show.

Pre-taping videos for next week's crews from PacRim

Pacific Rim just posted interviews with next week's crews done before the taping. (We'll have our interviews up soon). So if you want to size up the rest of the ABDC7 playing field, click to watch Elektrolytes, Mos Wanted Crew, RNG, and Funkdation. Here's Collizion Crew:

Video: VMAs -The first time 8 Flavahz members danced in Britney Tribute

Several readers have pointed out that this is the second time that some members of 8 Flavahz have danced professionally in a tribute to Britney Spears. Three of the California members of the crew (Charlize, Angel, and Kaelynn) were part of the Britney tribute at this years MTV Video Music Awards, along with IaMmE's Chachi. Thanks for the link, Aly3344!

What was your favorite performance in ABDC7's Britney Week?

poll by twiigs.com

What was your least favorite performance during ABDC7's Britney week?

poll by twiigs.com

Vote now and save your favorite crews from ABDC's Britney 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: 1-855-4CREW + (0 +number): OR Text: 22444 then (number):
* Fanny Pak  - 1 (so you would dial 855-4CREW01)
* 8 Flavahz -  2 (so you would dial 855-4CREW02)
* Irratik - 3 (so you would dial 855-4CREW03)
* Stepboys - 4 ((so you would dial 855-4CREW04)

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

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED 

The party room is now open! Come in!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 7's Premiere -- the Britney Spears 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. ALSO IMPORTANT: NO SPOILERS on the episode that airs next week; we know it already taped, but if spoilers are posted here, we could lose our MTV press privileges.

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? how did this compare to the last time ABDC crews 'did' Britney?  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!

ABDC7 Britney Spears Week Play-by-Play is now open -- join us!

Del, TBone, Ninjaboi and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's opener -- the Britney Spears 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).

Site Policy Review

Hi guys, Ninjaboi here.

So ABDC 7 is finally upon us tonight, and hopefully we're in for a good one. However, since all the crews this season are so talented, and everyone has their own personal opinions as to who should have gone home, who shouldn't have and so on. Before you comment, the other moderators and I STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you read the commenting policy linked at the top of the page in yellow. It's not that long, and for the most part uses what we think is common sense. However, they're important for facilitating productive, open conversation and discussion about this show. If an abuse of the commenting system occurs, we're going to have a three strikes policy, with warnings being given for bad behavior before pulling out the banhammer (which believe us, we'd rather not do). 

So for a quick recap real quickly
-Spamming: There's no point in beating a dead horse. If you've made your point once, then there's no need to paste it everywhere. Doing so only makes people less likely to believe you. Unless you have new information to bring to the table, think twice before posting it. And keep it relevant. If you want to discuss something new, put a new comment, don't hop on a thread about a certain topic unless it's related. And putting the same post under a different name counts (see next point)
-Aliases: The way our comment system works, people can change the name they comment under, or have no name at all. While we do allow you freedom in naming yourself (within reason...), if you're going to change your name, it should be clear that it's pretty much the same person. Trying to manage multiple personalities isn't accepted, since A) the moderators can see if you're using the same IP address and we will call you out for it, and B) trying to carry a conversation with yourself is borderline spamming. Keep the names clean, and keep them consistent
-Ad Hominem Attacks - We want you to share your opinions, even if they differ from our own. What we don't want to have you share are hurtful opinions of either crews on the show (it's happened...) or moderators/other commenters on the site. We will ban people for hurling names and insults at each other. Respect others if you want respect.
-Common Courtesy - Sort of related to above, but again, keep things clean, keep them fair, and if possible, keep it constructive. Crews do read this site, so if you want something to improve, give it in a constructive, rather than a destructive manner. 
-Spoilers - This relates mostly to postings on the nights/mornings just after they have tapings, but please please please keep spoilers (eliminations, bottom 2s, etc) off this site. If anything (even fake spoilers) are traced back to us, we could lose our backstage access. And posting emails/twitters asking for spoilers is likely to garner you spam of some sort from the more trollish of commenters. You have been warned. 
-Keep it Readable - Not necessarily a RULE per se, but more of a STRONG RECOMMENDATION. Well written, concise grammatically correct, properly spelled comments are must more likely to be read/believed than long, drawn out, barely understandable text. For the sake of having people understand you, run it through spellcheck at least before you post it. 

These rules also apply to moderators, so feel free to email Nancy at bloggingbestdancecrew@gmail.com if you think one of us have violated these policies. A full policy list can be found here

Let's try to keep things classy this season (not that we haven't in the past). Here's to an awesome ABDC season, and to the BBDC with the great community that I know can happen.

Peace, Love, Dance
-Ninjaboi

Get to know Irratik

8CountDance just released a video that hopes will help you get to know the ladies of Irratik a bit better. Clips from their demo reel are sprinkled in with individual segments that shine a bit of light on each member's personality.

Exclusive interview: Phillip (IaMmE) talks about returning to ABDC, Step Up Revolution & IaMmE plans

Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb interviewed crews backstage at America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's first tapings. Phillip talks to Chris Trondsen about what it's like to be back at the ABDC stage, what the crews are going through pre-taping, what it was like to film Step Up Revolution, and IaMmE's upcoming videos and shows.

Freeze's Review of World of Dance!

BABDC reader Freeze attended World of Dance LA this last week and has given us a write-up! Thanks Freeze!

Whats up BloggingBestDanceCrew! Its Freeze here back with another recap of World of Dance which took a stop at the Los Angeles Convention center this time around. Lemme say this, hands down the BIGGEST(Over 15,000 people showed up),BEST,and most expensive (MWC gear made me broke haha) World of Dance I’ve been too and I’ve been to every one in SoCal since 2010! 12 hours of being surrounded by nothing by good friends, sick merchandise, and amazing dancing was well worth the exhaustion.

Click here for the rest of his write-up, as well as pictures of the event!

Video: D-trix and JC Chasez - "The future is this Season 7"

MTV posted short interviews with America's Best Dance Crew judges D-trix and JC Chasez on their hopes for Season 7. It also shows dance footage for Collizion, RNG, Funkdation, and Elektrolytes. 

Get More: Music News

Join us tonight for ABDC7 Live Play-by-Play and Party Room!

Thank God it's Wednesday! Watch America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 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 enough to see it return? Is ABDC still fresh for you? 

At 10pm ET, I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with Del, Mike, TBone, and maybe others 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 or other ABDC-deprived zones). Afterwards, we'll have all the info on how to vote for tonight's favorites. Tomorrow morning, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Plus we hope to have recaps, more videos and more coverage.   Join us!

Britney playlist for ABDC7 - who dances to what!

According to this interview from DanceOn, The line-up of Britney song's for tomorrow's ABDC7 Episode 1 is:
Group Number: "I Wanna Go"
8Flavahs- '3'
FannyPak- 'Womanizer'
Mix'd Elements: 'Til The World Ends'
Irratik: 'Hold it Against Me'
Stepboys: 'If you Seek Amy'

Video: Excerpt of ABDC group performance for Britney Night + playlist!!

Hollywood Reporter has a clip of the opening number for America's Best Dance Crew's new season. In it, the five crews competing that night dance to Britney Spears' music. The crews: Fanny Pak, Step Boys, Irratik, Mix'd Elements, and 8 Flavahz. The playlist includes:“I Wanna Go,” “3,” “Till The World Ends,” “Hold It Against Me,” “If You Seek  Amy” and “Womanizer.”  Can't wait! Thanks for the tip, grOOvealOOse and illGetaNameLater!

Interview with ABDC producers Howard & Karen Schwartz - expect surprises & high energy in Season 7!

Chris Trondsen interviews America's Best Dance Crew Executive Producers Howard and Karen Schwartz before the taping of ABDC7's premiere episode. Howard and Karen talk about the higher energy in this season due to the incredible level of talent and diversity, how they work to keep an element of surprise each season, the decision to bring back Fanny Pak, the superstars, and plans for 2012 Hip Hop International.

Video: Fanny Pak - "Be Different. Be You. Join the Pak"

Fanny Pak has a short video introducing each of the members. It's a great tool for people new to the group or who want to catch up on the characters. Looking forward to seeing them perform on tomorrow's show!. On FannyPakTV Youtube.

Video: Poreotics at World of Dance LA

One more video from World of Dance LA:  Poreotics' performance.  Thanks for the tip, Greg!

Step Boys at ABDC Episode 1: intros, stunts, Dtrix, and secret moves!

Chris Trondsen and IaMmE's Phillip 'Pacman" Chbeeb interviewed Stepboys before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 Episode 1. The crew members introduce themselves and give their nicknames, and talk about where 'their minds are' and their nervousness, how they will up the ante on stunts (nudity as a secret weapon?), talk about their rehearsals, their relationship with Dtrix. And, they sing, perspire, and show Greg's secret move!

Fanny Pak at ABDC Episode 1: member changes, Britney Spears expertise + Matt lipsynchs!

Chris Trondsen and IaMmE's Phillip 'Pacman" Chbeeb interviewed Fanny Pak before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 Episode 1. The members introduce themselves, talk about their excitement at returning to ABDC, their gameplan of storytelling/dancing/humor for their appearances, what's happened to the FP members who aren't returning to the show, their background with Britney (this week's superstar), and Matt demonstrates his lipsynching skills.

Mix'd Elements at ABDC Episode 1: intros + tutting battle with Pacman!

Chris Trondsen and IaMmE's Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb interview Mix'd Elements before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 Episode 1. The members introduce themselves and talk about the different elements they bring to dance, the role of their suspenders as a prop, how they got together, and how they think ABDC will change them. And, they have a popping battle against Pacman. Who won?

Video: 8 Flavahz at ABDC7's Episode 1 taping - introductions, joking, singing & picking up Pacman!

Chris Trondsen and IaMme's Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb talked to 8 Flavahz Crew before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 Episode 1. The girls introduce themselves and give their 'flavors', talk about fan support and their love for ICONic Boyz, how long they've been dancing, where they perform, their member split between Hawaii and California, and their love for the ABDC costumes. One of the girls physically picks up Pacman and the girls sing their song for the episode - Britney Spears' '3"!

Videos: More WOD LA performances: GRV, AOV, Beta 010,Chachi

World of Dance posted highlights from this weekend's WOD Los Angeles, including the three top competitors in the upper division, and exhibition dancers Chachi Gonzalez (from IaMmE), and Les Twins. Here's 1st place winner GRV. Click here to watch Academy of Villains, Beta 010, and Chachi.

Videos: We are Heroes and Outer Circle Crew compete at ElecTRONica

The last round of semi-finals at ElecTRONica in California Adventure Park was held this weekend. The competitors: We are Heroes (winners of America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) and Outer Circle Crew.  Video from Fantasmiceddie24 Youtube. Last week, Klaamation won the vote over Poreotics.Who do you think won this time?

Video: World of Dance LA - Les Twins performance; congratulations GRV!

World of Dance LA was held April 7, 2012. Congratulations to the winners:
- Upper Division: 1st Place - GRV; 2nd Place - Academy of Villains; 3rd place: Beta 010
- Lower Division:  1st Place- 3-23 Kids; 2nd Place Emanon; 3rd Place - APT
We'll post videos of the winners and the exhibition performancers as high quality videos become available. In the meantime, here's Les Twins' performance, from amp7542 Youtube.

Ninjaboi's Pre-Season Analysis

Greetings ya’ll. It’s a new season of ABDC, and you know what that means. Blogging Best Dance Crew is in all systems go, and that means that Ninjaboi’s reviews are making a return. For those of you who don’t know me/what my reviews are, or you just want something to read while waiting for leaks from the first episode, keep on reading.

In case you couldn’t tell, I’m Ninjaboi, one of the moderators/admins here on BBDC. College student by day, I’m also a dancer. I won’t make any promises as to my skill level, but I have exposure to popping, breaking, locking, house, newstyle and krump, as well as traditional Filipino folk dance. I got my start dancing because I was encouraged by the community here on BBDC, so one of the ways I give back to the community is my reviews to encourage smart discussion of dance.

Whereas a lot of the reviews we see from the judges on ABDC are limited to only a couple of aspects of the routines, I try to give a more holistic, relatively objective review of each routine according to a rubric. It’s not perfect, but I still think it gives a good approximation on how each crew does each week. If you know of Bboy Dyzee’s OUR judging system, this is similar to that, in that each crew is judged in one of five different categories. To try and compensate for any biases I have for or against a certain crew, I add or subtract points to even out my biases.
UPDATE FROM NANCYT: There has been a lot of heated comment about of this post and about opinions of one commenter. I've modified the comments to reflect the original post of the person who disagreed, but deleted most of the subsequent debate, which was disrespectful and distracting from many sides.  From now on, please just focus on the dance here!!

Click here for Ninjaboi's quantitative breakdown of each crew for this season!

Early pre-interviews from PacRim: Mix'd Elements, Irratik, Fanny Pak, StepBoys

As always, Pacific Rim is the first to post interviews at the ABDC tapings (we'll have our own crew interviews posted soon, conducted by Chris Trondsen and IaMme's Pacman). Three ABDC7 crews interviews before the first taping are available so far: click here for StepBoys, Mix'd Elements and Irratik, with Fanny Pak below:

ABDC Season 7 Taping TODAY!

America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 (aka the Return of the Superstars Season) Episodes 1 and 2 will be taped today. Each of the tapings will introduce 5 crews and have one elimination decided by the judges. At the end of today, only 8 (or maybe 9) crews will remain in contention, though the viewing audience won't know the results until they watch the shows on April 11 and 18.

 If you attend the tapings, leave a comment and let us know what it was like -- who dances to what songs, the crowd, the crews, the costumes, celebrities, odd non-spoiler moments, etc. . EXTREMELY IMPORTANT -- NO SPOILERS. DO NOT TELL THE RESULTS FROM THE SHOW, INCLUDING WHICH CREWS WERE IN THE BOTTOM OR ELIMINATED! IF YOU IGNORE THIS RULE, MTV COULD PULL OUR ACCESS TO BACKSTAGE INTERVIEWING!!

World of Dance LA: TONIGHT!

ABDC Season 7 premiere taping may be tonight, but it's not the only major dance event taking place in California, or even LA, this evening. World of Dance LA is tonight at the LA Convention Center, with doors opening at 1pm, competition at 2pm, and lasting until 11:30pm.

Featured performers include
-Les Twins
-Poreotics
-Chachi Gonzalez
-ChiTowns Finest Breakers
-Daniel "Cloud" Campus
-Movement Lifestyle
As well as a long list of competitors/showcases, including favorites Academy of Villains, CADC, GRV, Team Millenia, Academy of Swag, Urban FX, Miniotics, and Emanon. Also, apparently Lil Mama will be heading to WOD sometime during the evening to do a musical performance as well.

If you're not at ABDC auditions, and you're in LA, you better be here. Let us know your impressions of the night here!

Video: Emilio (IaMmE) - "Closure"

Emilio Dosal (from America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 winners IaMmE) created an autobiographical dance video. From his description: "This was actually one of the hardest decisions I had to make, and the whole concept is just showing that my whole right side of my body would represent Love, and the left side represents Life. Throughout the piece, you see my constant struggle with myself and the decision I must make, and in the end, I had to make my choice..." From IaMEmiliodosal Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Greg and Ian!

Let us know if you attend the ABDC tapings tomorrow!

Just a reminder (or news to new readers), if you attend one (or both) of the two tapings of America's Best Dance Crew tomorrow, let us know about it. We'd love to hear your impressions of the dancers, sets, judges, music, etc -- BUT NO SPOILERS ABOUT WHO IS ELIMINATED!!  Anyone ready for Season 7?

Even more photos of the ABDC 7 Crews

I imagine that the tension is high among the 10 crews of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7, since all of them perform tomorrow, and 2 are eliminated. You wouldn't know from the photos that they're posting on Twitter:
Fanny Pak in makeup:

Click here to see more photos of Stepboys, Irratik, Mix'd Elements, and Funkdation.

Video: Mos Wanted Crew talks to supporters and ABDC fans

The members of Mos Wanted Crew sit together and talk to fans about the upcoming season of America's Best Dance Crew, what to expect from the group, and how to stay in contact with them

Video: Week 1 of D-trix presents Dance Showdown

The first week of Dance Showdown is online. In this episode, six of the contestants meet the choreographers (including 
Bryan Tanaka, Kherington Payne, 

Lauren Froderman, and Ian Eastwood) and start rehearsing. Any favorites here? Thanks for the link, PerezOverride!

More Photos from ABDC7 Crews

The crews for ABDC are rehearsing...and taking more pictures. Here's 8 Flavahz in the hotel lobby. Click here for new photos of Mix'd Elements,  8 Flavahz on the set, Irratik, RNG, and Stepboys.

Concept video from Sal (Elektrolytes) - "Shot for me"

Just before going out to California for America's Best Dance Crew Season 7, Sal 'Swerve" Banuelos of Elektrolytes Crew created a concept video to Drake's "Shot for Me". From Salgroovefactory Youtube..

Video: Freshh in Canada's Got Talent Semi-finals

Freshh (a crew that auditioned for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6) made it to the finals round of Canada's Got Talent. Click here to watch. Thanks for the tip, Greg!

'Dance': ABDC Season 7 preview and predictions

BloggingBestDanceCrew.com reader 'Dance' will be reviewing the episodes of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. To get us ready, she's written a preview with information about the crews, with some predictions based on what she's seen of the crews:

Everyone competing during this season of ABDC is going to have tough competition! This season is packed with crews with hard hitting soulful choreography vs. crews with acrobatic tricks and flips. Personally I feel that the hard hitting and soulful crews are going to outshine the other more traditional crews. Anyone can easily go home this season if they don't bring their best each week, so good luck to all of the crews. In order to ring in the new season, I've made a short description of each crew. Let me know what you think about each crew in the comment section. I also give my top 6 crews at the end of the list. Will a powerful all female crew overtake a dominant male powerhouse or will the two child crews run things this season? Let me know in the comments section! Good Luck to all of the crews!

Click here to read the full report. Thanks, Dance!

Video: Uli, winner of Juste Debout's experimental dance competition

Uli from Germany won Juste Debout's experimental dance category with this performance. From JUSTEDEBOUTPROD Youtube.

New video from Stepboys - "Watcha gonna do today"

Stepboys (America's Best Dance Crew Season 7) have a new video showing their attitude, humor, and individual dance skills. This is going to be a tough season! From SBvdo Youtube.

Video: Can (Poreotics) teaching at Quest Learning Center

The latest solo from a Poreotics member: Can demonstrating upper body moves at a Quest Learning Center session. From PoreoticsHD Youtube.

BloggingABDC.com - now with contact info and discussion boards for the ABDC7 crews

We're gearing up for the next season of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. Our home page has Facebook, Twitter, and website/Youtube info for all the new crews, as well as discussion boards for the crews. So, start the discussions or contact your favorites now!

Video: Tim the Pitt (Massive Monkees) in finals at The Northwest Sweet 16

Tim The Pitt of Massive Monkees (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) made the finals at the Northwest Sweet 16 on March 31, 2012. Video from Youtube, which is a great source for dance news. Thanks for the tip,Josh!

Video: Mike Song - "First of the Year"

Mike Song's  (member of ABDC1's Kaba Modern and Kinjaz)latest performance video is half choreo and half freestyle, danced to Skrillex's "First of the Year. From MIkeosong Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Greg!

Video: Steve Terada (Quest) on his major neck surgery today -- get well soon!

While readers of this site admire fabulous dancers, we are mindful of the health risks of some of the moves. In this video, Steve Terada of Quest Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 winners) talks about his neck surgery scheduled for April 2, 2012 and later treatments that are needed for ACL knee reconstruction. We wish Steve well in these treatments and hope for a speedy recovery! If you want to send him a message, watch the video, then get in touch via his Twitter account or Facebook page

Videos: Geo (Instant Noodles) at RedBull BC One San Diego

Some bboy competition with an ABDC alum: Geo from Instant Noodles (ABDC6) battled at RedBull BC One Cypher in San Diego. Click here to watch his first round against Starvin Saewl . Here 's his second round against Lancer:. Videos from bboyhuesos Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Greg!

Pictures from the ABDC7 crews!

The competitors for America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 have been tweeting photos. So, while we're waiting for some action, we have some views behind the scenes:
StepBoys at the airport to go to Los Angeles:

Mix'd Elements on a food break:

Mos Wanted Crew on the bus:

Fanny Pak hanging out by the tree:

We'll post more over the next week or so.

Videos: Poreotics Vs. Klaamation competiton at ElecTRONica -- who do you think won?

As reported earlier, the Tron City Dance Crew Challenge at Disney's California Adventure Park moved into the semi-finals round. This weekend's matchup wasPoreotics (winners of Americas' Best Dance Crew Season 5) vs. Klaamation. Here are videos of the two performances. Which one do you think is the winner and should move to the finals round? Video fromFantasmiceddie24 Youtube.