Congratulations to our 3 contest winners: Sassy, zomgwtfbbqxd, David Sean Jason

We've got winners for our three America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 contests. Each of you should email me at BloggingABDC@gmail.com so I can arrange for the prizes: a Tshirt of your choice (up to $30 value), a $30 iTunes gift certificate or (to the first one of you claiming it) a Size M Fanny Pak tshirt signed by the members of the Season 2 crew.  Here are the results:

• Superstar Challenge (identifying the superstars who would be featured during the season - David Sean Jason won with 5 correct forecasts - Pitbull, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Britney Spears
• Top 4 Contest (being the first to forecast the Top 4 in the order they placed, plus the closest forecast on votes for the Finale): zomgwtfbbqxd got the order right in the week before the finale (as did Wings) and had the closest vote forecast
• Elimination Challenge (predicting bottom 2 and eliminations, plus the closest forecast on votes for the Finale) - Sassy wins with a tie for the highest score (with Wings) and the closest vote forecast. 
• Don't worry -- I'm giving Wings a consolation prize for all his reviews and near misses!
  

Video: Jabbawockeez Dance Tutorial - KB Part II

Kevin 'KB" Brewer (Jabbawockeez) is back with Part II of the group's series of dance tutorials. From Youtube.

Video: Beat Freaks - "Fun House"

Beat Freaks just posted "Fun House", a concept video that departs from their usual videos in its use of camera and lighting effects to support the dancing. From DanceOn Youtube.

Video: Anthony Lee (Kinjaz) & Ricky Cole (Mos Wanted Crew) - "Won't Back Down"

Anthony Lee (Kinjaz) and Ricky Cole (member of ABDC7's Mos Wanted Crew) just released a video of their September 2011 collaboration for Boogiezone Offspring's 300 show. From anflowny Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Greg!

Survey results for ABDC Finale - IaMmE was favorite for the night

Final results are in for our surveys about your favorite and least favorite performances during the Finale of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7:
- IaMmE was by far the favorite with 60% of 953 votes, followed by Elektrolytes/Poreotics (23%). Click here for full results
- The 8 Flavahz/We are Heroes performance was the least favorite, with 49% of 739 votes, followed by Elektrolytes victory dance (31%). Click here for complete results.

Video: Mike Song's Dance tutorial #1 - "How to tut"

More Mike Song goodness today. He just released his first dance tutorial - "How to Tut" on mikesongdance Youtube.  And, the website says that you can expect new videos every Tuesday.

Video: 787 Crew move to the next round on America's Got Talent

787 Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 6) wants to be the first dance crew to win America's Got Talent. They moved closer to that goal and moved to the next round. Howard Stern called them "one of the best dance crew they've seen on this stage." Watch it here:

Video: DS2DIO | Remixed | Mike Song

If you've been following Youtube trends lately, you'll notice that a new channel, called DS2DIO (pronounced D-studio) has launched. This is a partner channel with Step Up Director Jon M Chu that focuses on dancers. They've got a pretty solid lineup of webseries and content that they'll be rolling out this week, and the first episode of the show "Remixed" features ABDC Alum Mike Song collaborating with acapella artist Mike Tompkins to create a unique performance where the dancer doesn't back up the artist, but the two are equals in producing the piece.


Also, producer Harry Shum Jr (LXD) announced in a livestream after the premiere that seasons 1-3 of the LXD will be reaired on this channel. He has also issued a challenge to anyone interested to create their own dance using "the arm puppet," so check it out here.


Personally I think this marks a great step forward for dancers and the role that they take in entertainment. Make sure you tune in next week when newlyweds Keone and Mari take the stage with artist Christina Grimme. (And thanks for pointing out this video, Greg and PerezOverride!)

RedBull BC One Boston Cypher | Bboy Bebo

In case you didn't know, RedBullBC One is one of the biggest bboy competitions in the world. This year, the finals are held in Brazil. But how does one get to that level? There are qualifying battles in various cities around the world. In the US, that qualifier will be held in San Diego. However, even then there are way too many top level bboys for that qualifier to seed them all. so, there are cyphers in different cities around the US. Recently, Bboy Bebo (from ABDC Phunk Phenomenon) participated and won the whole cypher, and will be representing his city at Chicago. Congratulations Bebo!

Video: JabbaWockeeZ dance tutorial, Part I

Kevin 'KB' Brewer of JabbaWockeeZ (ABDC Season 1 winners) teaches the first in a series of dance tutorials on thewockeez Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Greg!

Byeynyn's Review - America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 Finale

Previously, in America’s Best Dance Crew and Least Favorite Format Change, 8 Flavahz was voted safe, leaving MWC and Elektrolytes to fight for the remaining spot with a goofy dance battle instead of a Last Chance Challenge, also rendering the David Guetta performances nearly useless. Considering this dance battle wasn’t much better than the season’s first dance battle between the first two eliminated crews, Mix’d Elements and Funkdation, it really speaks to how tight of a contest this season really was. MWC was given a Mos Extreme Elimination, and joins the talented crop of ABDC’s previous third-place finishers. It’s Katy Perry Week! The show is now down to, as the show kind of puts it, a bunch of Hawaiian girls fresh out of the womb and constant rejects from a boring city. Who will get the title? Click here to read the full review.

Exclusive interview with Victor Kim (Quest Crew) at ABDC7 Finale: ABDC3 finale memories, upcoming projects, shower songs,

Chris Trondsen talked to Victor Kim (Quest Crew) after the finale of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7.  They talk about what it's like to be back at ABDC (like going backwards in time), what it was like going through the finale for Season 3 (including prepping himself to lose to Beat Freaks), what it was like to work with 8 Flavahz for the LMFAO Challenge, the unexpected twists for the season, his webseries with Wong Fu  awaywehappened,com, his upcoming art show and music releases and dance performances. And he did a speed round: who's the funniest person on YTF, the song he sings in the shower,  and which he's rather listen to: Justin Bieber vs. Miley Cyrus vs. Selena Gomez.

Video: Michael Song & Anthony Lee - "Vocal Choreography"

Michael Song and Anthony Lee (members of Kinjaz) skat, sing, beatbox a little, and otherwise make sounds to match their dance. From mikeosong Youtube.

Exclusive interview with Poreotics by Victor Kim (Quest) & Chris - initiation rites for the new ABDC champions!

 Victor Kim (Quest Crew) and Chris Trondsen interview Poreotics (with a pop-in from Benjamin Barnett of Elektrolytes) after the finale of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. They talk about working with together to perfect their group performance, the ABDC family, initiation rites for Elektrolytes as the new champions, and send a message to Elektrolytes.

Video: members of Blueprint Cru & Irratik dance in Kristina Maria's (ft. JC Chasez) "Animal"

Here's a new music video with Hot new artist Kristina Maria featuring dancing Thien-Linh 'TL' Truong  from Blueprint Cru and the girls of Irratik. The video is choreographed by Steve Bolton and Lorena Liebman from Blueprint Cru. JC Chasez is featured in the song but he's not in the video.  From kristinamariamusic Youtube.

Video: danny Batimana (Poreotics Manager) launches new nonprofit - "Happiness is Now" -- help support the cause!

Danny Batimana (manager for ABDC5 winning crew Poreotics) created the nonprofit "Happiness is Now,” focused on improving arts in schools and stopping bullying. He wants to raise $10,000 for a California school tour this fall. Click here for more information and to make a donation. And thanks to WOD reporter Calvin for helping draw attention to this worthy cause!

Exclusive: Victor Kim & Chris interview Dtrix at ABDC7 finale: Mos Wanted Crew, Elektrolytes, & some crewmate secrets

Victor Kim (Quest and Fallen Kings crews) and Chris Trondsen interviewed America's Best Dance Crew judge (and former Quest member) Dtrix after the finale of ABDC season 7. Dtrix talks about.how he feels about Elektrolytes winning ABDC, how he misses Mos Wanted Crew and how hard their elimination was, what's next for Dtrix, and how Victor and Dtrix make each other happy or gross each other out.

Exclusive interview with Lil Mama after ABDC7 Finale: A Perfect ending & what she'd want from a Season 8

 Victor Kim (Quest Crew) and Chris Trondsen interviewed America's Best Dance Crew judge Lil Mama just after the ABDC Season 7 finale. She talks about her love for both 8 Flavahz and Elektrolytes, how she talked to all the crews during the season, her love for Quest at the Season 6 all-star finale performances, and how she's happy with the results, what she'd like to see in an ABDC Season 8, and what she wants to see the crews do next. As she says, "super passionate we be crashin it".

MercerMZ's predictions with videos) for So You Think You Can Dance Top 20

According to Cat Dealey, the judges on this season's So You Think You Can Dance sent a total of 181 dancers into Vegas week this season. And just like the last 8 seasons, we can expect it to be a bloodbath with plenty of hard cuts to come. As usual, there's lots of competition heading in and of course, it's not very clear if there are any front-runners. That's not gonna stop me from picking some though. For this segment, I'm gonna make a few predictions for the dancers who I think may fair well through Vegas and make Top 20, based mostly on the auditions.
 
I'll be splitting my picks between both genders into 2 different groups: those who are first time auditioners and those who are returning auditioners. Click here to see my predictions, with videos of their auditions.

Video: Mos Wanted Crew - Camo and Orange (Welcome Home Celebration)

Mos Wanted is back in the studio with a welcome home dance with the elements and style that we appreciated during America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. I can't wait to see their continued collaboration, and am glad that ABDC gave them an even bigger audience than they had prior to the show. FromMosWantedCrewTV Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Kim!

Please don't leave us: why you should stay with BloggingABDC now that Season 7 is over

This website was started about four years ago to create a community for people who like America's Best Dance Crew and hip hop dance -- whether as observers or as participants.  The goal was to create a vibrant place by sharing examples of amazing work, getting people talking to each other, and making it fun.  

I think we've been somewhat successful but that it's time for a change. I want to know what we can do to keep this site somewhere you'll want to visit.  There's a lot of great dance available on the stage,  TV, and on video. I want your ideas on what you'd like to see going forward: how can we build a vibrant community to get the news out about what's new, what's great, and what isn't adequately reported and discussed?

I am also considering changing the name of this site to reflect the change in content. Leave a comment with any ideas and suggestions.  

And, in the meantime, we're not totally done with ABDC! We'll continue post the latest news on America's Best Dance Crew plans. Over the next week, we'll post interviews from after the finale, run results from our contests, new polls on your favorite Season 7 performances, and more reviews. We'll keep up with your favorite crews, judges, and ABDC personalities. 

Elektrolytes just after they won ABDC Season 7: pre-winner jitters, what they'll do with the $$, next steps

Victor Kim (Quest Crew) and Chris Trondsen interviewed Elektrolytes just after they won America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. The crew talks about how it felt for the announcement of the winner, their expectations throughout the season, how they were fueled each week by being considered the underdogs, what they'll do with the prize money (a wedding?, school), and what's next for them

Exclusive post-ABDC finale interview with 8 Flavahz:We're happy to be Top 2, most memorable moments on ABDC

Victor Kim (Quest Crew) and Chris Trondsen interviewed 8 Flavahz onstage just after the live finale of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. The girls talk about how being happy that they got on the show and that they made top 2, the most memorable experiences on ABDC, and how to keep following them.

MercerMZ review (with videos): So You Think You Can Dance, Salt Lake City auditions

Hello everybody! This is MercerMZ here, bringing you my very first write-up for the blog! Before I continue, I must congratulate 8 Flavahz for making the Final 2 and Elektrolytes for becoming America's Best Dance Crew. I figured since NinjaBoi has been very busy lately, he wouldn't mind if someone else would like to cover the 9th season of So You Think You Can Dance. So without further ado, I turn your attention to the final set of auditions, coming from Salt Lake City, Utah. Just like last week, since this show only focused on one particular city, there were lots of standouts here.

My top pick for the night: Leroy Martinez - (29 yrs. old, from Sacramento, CA) Dancing to Chris Brown's "Yeah x3". Hands down, this was not only my favorite Salt Lake City audition, but also my favorite audition this season! I won't spoil it for you, but let me just say, being a slightly big guy myself, I love watching big guys bust a move. And not just bust a move, but also completely murder their set. Plus, he has such a fantastic personality; By the time it was over, I was standing up and applauding him, along with the audience.

Click here to read and see more of my favorites. And return tomorrow for my predictions of who will do well in the SYTYCD Las Vegas round and make it to the Top 20.

Recaps for ABDC Finale from all over the place

- Daily Princetonian posits that the stellar Iperformance from IaMmE exemplified everything that is needed from an ABDC champion and clarified what was lacking from Season 7. The money quote: "Honestly, if MTV producers are short on money, they should keep it and just recrown I.aM.mE."
- AV Club gets philosophical about the good and the bad of ABDC compared to other TV shows.
 - What's That Music Guy goes medieval on the episode, complaining it was an hour-long promo for Katy Perry with too few performances, no self-composed crew performances, no reunion of the other Season 7 crews, and no re-creation performances.
- J9's Music Life is incredibly upbeat about everything, calling it one of the best ABDC seasons ever
- Screen Invasion is happy that Elektrolytes won and that the "true underdog story has been completed"
- Big Tashia was enthusiastic about the episode, loving the intro, finding good aspects of all the performances (though she was sad that We are Heroes had to tone down their performance to work with 8 Flavahz), and thinks that ABDC should consider a junior season

Tell us: What were the best performances in ABDC Season 7?

Now that America's Best Dance Crew has ended, we need to take a look back on the highlights of the season. There were too many to have a survey listing all of them, so please leave a comment telling us what performances were your favorites for this season. I'll compile a list, create a manageable survey, then have a video-enabled top 10 countdown, the best performance by any crew not in the top 10, and the best group performance.

Congratulations Elektrolytes - winners of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7!

Congratulations to Elektrolytes for winning America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. They beat out what many consider the best group of crews ever assembled on ABDC -- how else could you explain that the US winners of 2012 Hip Hop International might be considered underdogs for much of the season? You kept up the dream by auditioning 4 times, and once you got on the show you didn't let go. Every week had new and unexpected delights that won over the most skeptical ABDC fans. Elektrolytes balances stunts and choreo, showing solid technique, taking and overcoming risky moves to engage the audience. I can't wait to see more, and wish you the same success as other ABDC winners.


This post is only for positive comments about Elektrolytes. If you have anything else to say, please take it to the Party Room/Critics Corner.

Send some love to 8 Flavahz!

8 Flavahz earned their place as almost-winners for America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. They changed the minds and hearts of many dance fans who were skeptical that tweens and teens could not compete on equal footing with adults. They showed incredible skill and professionalism on-stage and were a delight to interview. And, unlike the adult crews, they had to handle schoolwork at the same time! If these girls can show this much ability and aplomb now, you KNOW they will be a force to reckon with in the future. I hope they can continue to dance together despite living in different states -- we need to see more of them!

This post is only for positive comments about 8 Flavahz. If you have anything else to say, please take it to the Party Room/Critics Corner.
Photo credit: MTV

Survey: What was your favorite performance on ABDC's Finale show?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance on ABDC's Finale show?

poll by twiigs.com

Exclusive Video flashback: Elektrolytes audition for ABDC Season 4!

Congratulations to Elektrolytes for their win on America's Best Dance Crew Season 7. We've been fans from way back. Want proof? Here's our video of their Los Angeles audition for Season 4. The waiting made it all the sweeter -- all the best, Elektrolytes!

The ABDC Finale Party Room/Critics Corner is now open -- come on in!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 7's Season Finale -- also the Katy Perry Challenge -- is now open! Join lots of other readers and fans as they scrutinize the Final 2, some past champions, and muse about what a confusing season this has been. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field.

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around for more action, reaction, interaction, and satisfaction. How do you feel about tonight's song and dance?  Was this the finale you wanted? Is this the final finale, or do you think the show will return? What do you plan to do with your Wednesday nights now that ABDC is over (at least for now)? This is your party -- humor,  conspiracy theory, nostalgia and almost everything else (except obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome!

The ABDC Finale Play-by-Play is now open: join us!

TBone, NamesAreOverrated, Mike,  and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Finale (aka the Katy Perry 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).

Got questions for Randy Jackson? Ask him tonight on Twitter during the ABDC Finale

Randy Jackson will be manning @MTV during the live broadcast of America's Best Dance Crew's season finale at 10pm ET/7pm PT. This is your chance to ask whatever you really want to know about the show and anything else Randy might be able to answer. We will link that twitter stream into our live Play-by-Play (which will appear on this site starting at 9:40pm ET) so you can ask Randy questions, see what he's tweeting, AND follow our reportage and commentary. So, don't be shy -- hit him up tonight!

Ninjaboi's DGuetta Review - FINAL REVIEW OF ABDC7

Hey there BBDC faithful. For the five of you that read my reviews because I post them up so damn late, thanks so much for following along this season. It’s been… quite a ride. In any case, this will probably be the last Ninjaboi’s Analysis this season, for reasons that will be obvious at the end of this review. But let’s not get too ahead of ourselves, and just enjoy this final week.

Things you can look forward to in this review

-A breakdown of each David Guetta mastermix routine from the three crews, using my typical ranking
-A breakdown of the MWC/Elektrolytes battle, using the OUR system developed by Bboy Dyzee, used at R16.
-A listing of the top 10(ish) routines this season, based on my rankings
-A ranking of all 10 crews this season, based on what I predict would have happened had they stayed instead of being eliminated.
-A ranking of all the episodes this season in terms of quality

Shoutouts to Maxxann, Koopa, Freeze, NAO, Del, BJ, Molasses Gang, Nozomi, NancyT, and all the other reviewers, including Byenen, Dance, Wings, inSight, and Daily Princetonian. Also shoutouts to everyone at R16, especially Massive Monkees, Dennis, KoolRaul, Jaypee, Firelock, Monstapop, and All the Way Live. Also shoutouts to the Capitule family, aka Lil Bigz’s family. Took my first choreo class in the Bay with her on Sunday… and failed miserably. But you can watch her do her choreography loads better here (and spot me in thebackground near the start)

Click here to continue to the FINAL Ninjaboi Analysis of ABDC7. 

Fanny Pak | Sincerely, Jane

Check out this latest vid from Fanny Pak to Janelle Monae's "Sincerely Jane." Again, they show us why they shouldn't be underestimated as a dance crew. Also, Preston's introduction and ending makes this video. Seriously. 

Join tonight for the ABDC Finale - Live Play-by-play, Party Room, surveys & more

This is it! Watch America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 Finale 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 about the challenges? Is this the final 2 you wanted? Should ABDC return for a Season 8 or is it time for ABDC to walk it out?

Starting around 9:30 PM ET and continuing through the episode airing on the East Coast,  I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with  Mike, TBone, and Names are Overrated so feel free to tune in and make fun of us or get a sneak preview of the action (for those of you from the West Coast or other ABDC-deprived zones).  . 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!

Survey results for ABDC Guetta Challenge: Mos Wanted Crew favorite for the week

Here are the results from our survey of readers' favorite and least favorite performances during America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Week. As found in the last several weeks. the voting showed two strong opposing factions:
- Out of 1441 votes, the favorite performance was Mos Wanted Crew's master mix dance (38)%, followed by 8 Flavahz master mix (35%). Click here for full results
- Out of 1027 votes, the least favorite performance was 8 Flavahz' master mix (27%) followed by Mos Wanted Crew's "Somebody that I used to know) (21%). Click here for full results

We'll post surveys for the ABDC Finale shortly after the show airs on the West Coast.

Keone x Mari Reception Videos

We already congratulated these two awesome choreographers on their marriage, but WAIT THERE'S MORE! Some lucky individual who was at the wedding reception was able to get footage of performances by Sh*t Kingz and Choreo Cookies, both of which are embedded below. I don't think I've seen as awesome a wedding reception since Bboy Dyzee's wedding a while back. Make sure to check them out! Congrats again!

Video: Lando Wilkins (with help from Mos Wanted Crew): "Snatched"

The description for this LandoWilkins Youtube video says it all: "Haterz turned to fans in one easy process!!! Yours free of charge!!"
This is a funny POV (point of view) concept of a "What if.." idea. What if haters were kidnapped and converted to being a fan in some way. After leaving ABDC and experience yet again all the hate attacking all the teams of the show, it showed me that America is still behind in the passion, harmony, and growth of dance. Not for those who have, more for those who do not understand it and just watch it as a show (spectators). Regardless spectators are also fans as well and need to be acknowledged and taught just the same as a hater that does not know nothing about what it is we put our blood and souls into. I'd rather get criticized by the youth who actually dance rather from a spectator who cannot even nod their head on beat. Even a baby knows how to react to music when heard, so what are you afraid of?!

I read a lot of comments on many videos and seen some angry responses. There is a action to every reaction. So what if this was a reaction to a random dislike. I find it funny people dislike a video when all it is doing is encouraging people to go to a free workshop of dance. RE-DICK-U-LUST. Anyways enjoy this concept with dance (again it is a concept, do not complain about it being too long or doesn't have enough dance in it.)

Far East Movement - Dirty Bass Dance Preview

Far East Movement's Dirty Bass Album comes out today here in the states. This group has started a webseries called In Ya Face TV: Dirty Bass Boombox Sessions. They just released a video to tease their next episode, which will be the "Dirty Bass Dance Technical Institute" Dance Episode. (Ain't that a mouthful). This video features ABDC1 Champs Jabbawockeez, Legendary Bboy Crew Gamblerz Crew, and ABDC6 Champs I.aM.mE (on the stage practicing for the ABDC7 finale!) dancing to Dirty Bass. Check it out, and we'll post the full episode when it airs.

David Lee: "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Passion Cover)

So apparently, Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" is a very danceable song (still wouldn't recommend battling to it). And this time, we have another Lee offering his take on Passion's acoustic cover of the song. With a cameo appearance from Anthony Lee, I think this video is definitely worth checking out:

Video: Elektrolytes and 8 Flavahz perform at Relay for Life

Elektrolytes and 8 Flavahz (the two finalists for America's Best Dance Crew Season 7) performed at Relay for Life on June 9, 2012. The finale show will probably have crisper footage of this, but here's video shot by tnq48212 Youtube at the event. Thanks for the tip, Brianna!

R16 Results - Congrats Massive Monkees, Jimini, Breeze Lee, Sawl

This past weekend in San Fransisco, R16 held their finals for the R16 North America competition, to pick who would represent the North America Region in Korea next month at the world finals.  Ninjaboi was fortunate enough to attend in person, and to will have his field report out shortly (once he finishes his David Guetta review), but in the meanwhile, the winners.

8-man Bboy Crew: Massive Monkees (of ABDC4 fame)
Solo Bboy: Saewl (Squishy Docious)
Locking: Jimini (Sirens)
Popping: Breeze Lee (Versa Styles)

Congratulations! Check out the 8v8 Bboy finals below, of Massive Monkees (right side) versus Universal Alchemy out of New York City.

Exclusive: Bebo (Phunk Phenomenon) backstage at ABDC Guetta Week: what it's like for ABDC Top3

Chris Trondsen interviews Bebo (from ABDC6's Phunk Phenomenon) backstage before  the America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge. Bebo talks about the mentality of being in the Top 3 on ABDC and the pressure it causes, the last chance challenge that Phunk Phenomenon had planned, how it feels to be back at the ABDC hotel and stage, what the crews seemed like during the interviews,  the differences in the stage between Season 6 and Season 7,   and what's next for Bebo.

Swag for who??: The ABDC Gifting Suite prior to the ABDC Guetta Challenge

The Huffington Post reports that before they taped the ABDC semifinals episode, "Trueheart Events set up a backstage gifting experience on the Warner Bros. lot where the show is taped. ABDC executive producer Randy Jackson, host Mario Lopez, backstage correspondent Lil Mama (HuffPo's reporting, not mine!), along with the show's judges, choreographers and other celebrity guests were treated to various fashion, beauty and lifestyle products." Among the freebies: studded combat boots and sequined high tops, semi-precious jewelry from various vendors,  Tshirts, kids clothing, sunglasses, touch-screen watches, gift certificates for gourmet meals, flatirons, gift certificates for hotel stays in Greece, silk scarves, board games and "Chocolate Skulls by Cannibal Confections, hand cast from an actual human skull that come with their own Certificate of Authenticity."   Click here to see the 'handpicked' invitation (shown in Hollywood Life), along with a list of the swag providers.

Now, I've got no problem with giving gifts to the producers, choreographers, backstage people (especially Layla Kayleigh) and judges. And maybe there's a reason for the inclusion of  lots of 'celebrities' who have no obvious tie to the show (e.g., actress Marissa Winokur, Shaun Taub (Ironman movie) and his family, Boris Kodjoe and family, Edwin Hodge of upcoming Red Dawn movie, Rachel Lee Cook ).  But -- there's no pictures of stuff being given to the DANCERS. And, I know that none of the regular press (Pacific Rim, Chris Trondsen) were invited. Why not? Why not reward some of the people -- ESPECIALLY the dancers!-- who are the heart and soul of ABDC week in and week out? (Thanks for the tip, Hobbit!)

Photos (and old videos): Introducing Mr and Mrs. @marrrrriel and @keonemadrid - congratulations!

  

Note how the title does not say Keone Madrid and Mari Martin. It's because that yesterday, these two lovely choreographers got married! To celebrate, let's take a look back at some of their choreography together (and another look at their engagement video, which we linked to here). Congratulations from BBDC, and we look forward to seeing your beastly dancing children!

Wings reviews ABDC's Guetta week: challenges, camera angles, clothes, judge comments & super biased conclusions!

NOTE: This review is meant for entertainment purposes only. Please do not take this serious. Enjoy!

This week was strange. Apparently it made sense to rearrange the entire structure of the show a week before the final. Good job! I suppose then if the structure of ABDC is fresh this week, then I should do the same with this review. Therefore, this review will be strange. Very strange.

First I will be removing the “stunts” section because the voting stunt that was pulled was the only trick that should be recognized for this episode. The “stunt” section will be replaced with “clothes” because I have missed poking fun at the wardrobe this season. Following, I will be removing the “cuteness” section as well and replacing it with “super biased conclusions.” There you have it, two changes this week. Ohh, I’m sorry. Do you not like a ton of changes out of nowhere? (Hint- this is symbolic. Wink. Wink. Producers.) Needless to say, this week was filled with drama, surprises, and glowing gloves. Prepare yourself for some more incoherent sentences. Here goes nothing. Enjoy!
Click here to read the full review. You'll be glad you did.

Preliminary info and rehearsal pictures: ABDC Season 7 Finale

MTV has not released much information about the live finale for America's Best Dance Crew on Wednesday June 13. What we think we know, based on photos, Twitter, the MTV site, and Facebook:
- It is definitely Katy Perry Week, though we don't know if she'll show up
- Past ABDC champions Poreotics, We Are Heroes, and IaMmE will be performing. We haven't heard about any of the other champions appearing
- The past champions will dance in group numbers with current contestants
- It doesn't look like they'll have a reunion of all the crews from Season 7.
MTV posted a few behind-the-scenes photos of the rehearsal, including the one here of Mami (We Are Heroes) practicing with Charlize (8 Flavahz). Click here to see the rest of the photos.

Video: Pacman freestyle in beautiful locations, Episode 1

Phillip 'Pacman' Chbeeb just released a video of solo freestyling during the IaMmE international tour. This one was shot in the Philippines; since this is called Episode 1, we probably have more on the way from other locales. From PacinMotion Youtube.

Exclusive: Vinny Castronovo (ICONic Boyz) backstage after ABDC Guetta Challenge - answering fan questions

Chris Trondsen interviews Vinny Castronovo (ICONic Boyz) after the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge. He talks about what it was like to watch the taping and sums up his experience returning to Los Angeles. Vinny then answers fan questions on what qualities he likes in a person, what artist he'd like to dance with in a video, his favorite things about being back at ABDC, what color he'd dye his hair (purple), whether he can cook, his favorite show besides ABDC, and what he'd like to invent.  

Ant M's review: ABDC David Guetta Week - why didn't we get a 3-crew finale?

Ant M. is back on AnthonyMarshall Youtube with an engaging and thoughtful review of America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta week. He talks about being unimpressed by David Guetta but very impressed by the dancers this week. He also opines that the judges should have given another non-elimination week and had the first 3-crew final -- an intriguing idea.

Video: Knucklehead (Street Kingdom) - inspirational video for Coke

Joey 'Knucklehead' Turman (member of ABDC6's Street Kingdom) made a video for Coke explaining how he started dancing and is getting support from Coke to have an impact with other dancers. From Salute2thaKing Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Chris!

Read this: C-Bass (Step x Step Dance) on dancers and respect.

C-Bass of Step X Step Dance posted this on Facebook. I'm copying it in its entirety because I agree with it 100%:

*sigh* I need to get something off my chest! First of all dance whether its commercial or underground is a language, an art, expression, and a culture! We do not know what a dancer or group of dancers has been through in their life, we must never judge!

So when it comes to shows like ABDC, whether you are a fan of a crew in the finals, in the Top 10, or a crew that auditioned - respect for all dancers is important! If you don't agree with the outcome thats fine, but to be disrespectful and classless - there is NO ROOM FOR THAT! Respect all dancers for what they bring and share. It's ok to have an opinion about crews, dancers, shows, judges, etc...but when you step over the line of offensive and disrespectful talk it's time to look in the mirror and ask yourself some questions!

We are all here on this earth at the same time trying to find happiness and progress! We each are ordinary people who have individuals talents that if we combined our forces for good we could be EXTRAORDINARY! We try to share positive, uplifting videos, photos, interviews, events, and more that will help you grow your love of dance! Please share this and spread the knowledge of looking to a bright future!
We love you!

Video: 787 Crew audition for Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson show - they made it!

787 Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 6) auditioned for Cirque Du Soleil in May 2012. They were chosen and will be part of the new Michael Jackson show that will start at 2013 at The Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Their audition starts around 2:21. From gop Youtube.

The end is here - last chance to enter the ABDC Elimination Challenge Contest and win!

Time for the next installment in our ABDC Season 7 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).

This week, it's simple to enter: 
1. Leave a comment with the name of the crew that wins the Season 7 America's Best Dance Crew prize. The correct answer is worth 2 points. 
2. In your comment, predict what Mario will say were the number of votes cast this week and the total number of votes for the season (I don't know which he'll mention this time). This week's entries will be accepted from now until 6pm East Coast time on Wednesday June 13
3. If you want your vote to count, use the same commenting name you've used for the duration of this contest. 

Right now, JabbaJake, Sassy and Wings are tied for first --   but there are several people who could still steal the prize. hot on her trail. And, don't you want everyone to know what you think anyway? So go ahead and tell us the fate of next week's crews!

Video: Jaja (IaMmE) and Street Kingdom krump session

Jaja Vankova (IaMmE) had her first krump session, learning from the originators and masters of the style -- Tighteyez and Street Kingdom. Great to see both of these talents from America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 in collaboration. From jajavankovatv Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Tyreek!

SYTYCD | Atlanta Auditions - Dragon House

Once again, So You Think You Can Dance hits up Atlanta and finds that southern swag to bring to their show. While we'll share the rest of the Atlanta auditions in a later post, we really wanted to highlight this trio of dancers.

By their own word, Dragon House Crew is a group of dancers/roommates who love to dance. This isn't the first time we've seen them. Remote Kontrol Crew, featuring iGlide, Chibi (with his unforgettable Fireflies routine), and Nonstop (with his recordbreaking Pumped up Kicks video) are also members of this collective. The three dancers that showed up this time are Boris Penton, Andre Rucker, and Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer (seen below). They all got a well-deserved ticket to Vegas. Check it out!


Make sure you check out the rest of Dragon House Crew on their Youtube channel here!

Chachi (IaMmE) at ABDC Guetta week answering fan questions and gives shoutouts (Part 2)

 Chris Trondsen interviewed Chachi Gonzales (IaMmE) backstage at America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge. In this second of two part interview, Chachi answers fan questions including what she last listened to on her ipod, communicating with her fans, shows super base, .her tour plans, her album, her likes, what she misses most about ABDC (the smells!), her favorite performance on ABDC, what she'd name a pet koala, who she's a big fan of, and the most embarrassing moment in her life.

Recaps from anywhere I can find them - ABDC David Guetta Challenge

- Daily Princetonian is really, REALLY pissed about the show and uses a lot of language that I didn't know the Daily Princetonian would allow. And she has a nifty summary (by time) of the crews' moves.
- AV Club says that this was one of the three best America's Best Dance Crew episodes ever (the other two being Season 2's Missy Elliot Challenge and Season 3's Hip Hop Decathlon. They also like the change to having a battle of the bottom 2, rather than the last chance challenge with the 2 finalists
- Screen Invasion thinks that camera work (rather than dancing) diminished Mos Wanted's TV impact both for the David Guetta Challenge and the battle
- WhatsthatMusicGuy thought Elektrolytes won the battle, but would have preferred a Mos Wanted Crew/Elektrolytes finale
- BigTashia has a video recap and she's psyched for the finale!

Byeynyn's review - ABDC David Guetta Challenge

Last week, four crews performed to LMFAO’s music, and RNG was forced to shuffle off stage. It’s now down to 8 Flavahz, Elektrolytes, and Mos Wanted Crew. This week, the three crews will perform to the music of “superstar DJ” David Guetta (who?) and one will be sent packing. Like most Top 3 episodes, the crews will all be given the same music and challenges. Unlike most Top 3 episodes, the safe crew will be revealed after all three crews perform, and there will be also be a dance battle between the bottom two crews instead of a last chance challenge with the top two crews. Weird.

Click here to read the full review. Thanks Byeynyn!

Exclusive: Chachi (IaMmE) at ABDC Guetta taping answers fan questions (Part I)

Chris Trondsen interviewed Chachi Gonzales (IaMmE) backstage at the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge, In this first of two parts of the interview, she answers fan questions on her favorite go-to dance move, where she wants to be in five years, Facebook vs. Twitter vs. Instagram,  her impressions of the Philippines, her favorite hair product ("you don't want it falling off and stuff"), her reactions to seeing Justin Bieber calling her and wearing the Chachi Mama pants, her height (5'4"), and advice to girls who want to get into dance.
We will post Part II tomorrow - stay tuned!

Join 8 Flavahz & Elektrolytes at Relay for Life in LA June 9

Elektrolytes and 8 Flavahz -- the  top two crews for America's Best Dance Crew will be at Race for Life in Los Angeles on Saturday June 9 to support, perform, and help out at the event. 

The American Cancer Society "Relay for Life" is a 24-hour fundraising event that happens in communities all around the globe raising awareness for everyone who has been touched by cancer.  In LA, The ABDC crews will be at the event from 9AM to 12:30PM, to help out and to film the charity package for the finale. The location: John Marshall High School Track- Football field, 3939 Tracy Street (enter off of Griffith Park Blvd, Los Angeles. Click here for more info.

So go out, support the cause and see the crews. If you attend, please send us a report and any photos or videos. Thanks!

Video: PusWood Collection - Puspos & Eastwood driving home after ABDC + garage dancing

Brianpuspos Youtube just released a video of his drive home with Ian Eastwood the day after Mos Wanted Crew was eliminated on America's Best Dance Crew. They talk and joke about the experience. Then, starting at 5:00 they dance in the garage with Ade Willis. Interesting for the conversation, but the dance is the reason to watch this video. Thanks for the tip, Austin!

This is the end -- last chance to enter our ABDC Top 4 challenge

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.   Click here for contest rules and prizes.

At this point, all the options are taken.  Here's the ranking:

•  Dance was the first to predict a top 4 of 1. 8 Flavahz, 2. Elektrolytes, 3. MWC, 4. RNG, back in week 7 (2 weeks ago). If that's the final ranking -- she wins!
• Wings and zomgwtfbbqxd were the first two to predict a top 4 of 1. Elektrolytes, 2. 8 Flavahz, 3. MWC, 4. RNG -- both just last week! THE TWO OF YOU NEED TO lLEAVE A COMMENT PREDICTING WHAT MARIO WILL SAY WAS THE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST 1. THIS WEEK AND 2. FOR THE SEASON (I don't know which he'll say). If this is the final ranking, then whoever is closest to the vote prediction wins!
• Anyone else can leave a predictive comment showing how you think the season will or should shake out.

 ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 6pm (East Coast Time) on WEDNESDAY JUNE 13.

Send Some Love to Mos Wanted Crew!

I must admit: when I heard that Mos Wanted Crew was accepted for America's Best Dance Crew Season 7, I thought it extremely likely that they'd make the Top 2. By far, the crew has the largest collection of talented dancers and choreographers that has ever been fielded on the show. Onstage, they've shown prowess, range, humor, and creativity throughout the season. They took risks to show something new every week. Luckily for dance fans, I expect they will continue to appear at World of Dance events -- we need to see more!


This post is only for positive comments about Mos Wanted Crew. If you have anything else to say, please take it to the Party Room/Critics Corner.

Survey: What was your favorite performance during the ABDC David Guetta Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance during the ABDC David Guetta Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Vote now to determine the crew who wins ABDC Season 7 -- here's the MTV info for online, phone & text voting!

The online voting is now open from now until Wednesday June 13 at 1pm Eastern time. If you want to protect your favorite crew, act now! Remember -- the winner is determined by votes, not by the judges. Click here to vote online at MTV.com . Performance videos are up now on the website 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):
*  8 Flavahz- 1 (so you would dial 855-4CREW01)
*  Elektrolytes -  2 (so you would dial 855-4CREW02)

After you vote (or while you're obsessively voting all night long), join us back at the Party Room!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC's David Guetta Challenge is now open -- join us!

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 7's Episode 9 -- the David Guetta Challenge -- is now open! Join lots of other readers and fans as they scrutinize the Final 3 and the strangeness that we call Return of the Superstars. IMPORTANT: If you want to write a long comment, write in in NotePad or Word and then paste it into the comments field.

After the show is over: The party has just started, so stick around for more action, reaction, interaction, and satisfaction. How do you feel about tonight's song and dance?  What would you like to see in the ABDC finale?  Do we have the right Final 2, or do you think something is not quite right? This is your party -- humor,  conspiracy theory, nostalgia and almost everything else (except obscenity and abject disrespect) are expected and welcome!

Join us now for Live Play-by-Play of ABDC's David Guetta Challenge

Del, TBone, NamesAreOverrated, Mike, Wings and Nancy will be co-hosts of this live play-by-play of America's Best Dance Crew Season 7's Episode 9-- the David Guetta 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).

Ninjaboi's LMFAO Review

Really sorry about being late with this guys (as in 2 hours before the next episode late). Between moderating comments, covering dance events and this internship, I've been pretty tired lately, so I really can't find time to sit down and do the whole review in one sitting, so it keeps on getting pushed back till pretty much now. I won't be going in depth as much as I usually do, but trust me I've been thinking about these rankings all week. 


Shoutouts to Molasses Gang, Maxxann, Empire the Crew, NancyT, Wings, and City Dance Studios.


Click here for Ninjaboi's LMFAO Episode review

Video: Sneak peek preview Elektrolytes on ABDC David Guetta Week

The Hollywood Reporter posted an article about David Guetta's visit to the America's Best Dance Crew set, and includes a sneak preview Electrolytes performance on the episode

Exclusive: Marcus (Elektrolytes) impersonates members of top 3 crews, does accents; plus a scary Mos Wanted Moment

Chris Trondsen interviews Marcus of Elektrolytes before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge. Marcus shows us impersonations and accents for members of Mos Wanted Crew, 8 Flavahz, and Elektrolytes, plus an Eddie Murphy impersonation and some accents. And, there's a strange interlude from some of the Mos Wanted Crew members.

SF Dance Events | R16, Go Hard or Go Home, AOV Auditions, Quest Crew

So by happenstance (and I've alluded to this in past posts), I've been lucky enough to have an internship for the summer in the Bay Area. No, I won't get into more specifics cuz that's creepy, but suffice to say, in the short time I've been here thus far, I've been blown away by the dance community out here. Not only that, but there are a ton of dance events that are in the area. Here are just a couple. If you have an event you know of I don't mention here, leave a comment below! 
---
First up, is the big one. R16, the International Bboy event that makes use of Dyzee's OUR System will be holding the US Finals on June 9th. Preliminaries will be held the day before, but only dancers and family can attend. The main event will be held at the Palace of Fine Arts. Buy your ticket ahead of time here, and get more info on the event on the Facebook page. There is also a 21+ afterparty, more info also on the Facebook page. With 8v8 and 1v1 Bboy Battles, as well as 1v1 Popping and Locking, you definitely get your money's worth, especially for less than $20

I will be attending the Finals on that Saturday. If you're not able to go, I will be live-tweeting the event @Ninjaboi333 with the hashtag #R16, so you can follow along! I'll also *hopefully* be able to get footage to share with you guys.


Click here for more events, including workshops, battles, auditions, and celebrity appearances.

Exclusive interview with Moon (IaMmE) backstage at ABDC Guetta week: Impressions about pressure on the top 3 crews, ABDC7's top 5 crews, his upcoming plans

 Chris Trondsen interviews Moon from IaMmE backstage at the America's Best Dance Crew David Guetta Challenge. Moon talks about the pressure of preparing as one of the top 3 crews, what it's like to return to the ABDC stage, his impressions of this season's crews (including Fanny Pak and RNG), his remembrances of their recent international tour and workshops,  more tour plans, and how to follow him.

Join us tonight for the ABDC David Guetta Challenge: live play-by-play, Party Room, MTV voting info, surveys & more

The end is getting REALLY close! Watch America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 David Guetta 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.  What did you think about the challenges? Is this the final 2 you wanted? Should ABDC return for a Season 8 or is it time for ABDC to walk it out?

Starting around 9:30 PM ET and continuing through the episode airing on the East Coast,  I will be doing live play-by-play while watching the show along with Del, Mike, TBone, Names are Overrated and Wings so feel free to tune in and make fun of us 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 on MTV's site, phonelines and textlines. 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!

DAMSF - All Ages Edition

This past Saturday I was able to attend an event called DAMSF. DAMSF Stands for "Dance, Arts, Music, Style, and Fashion", and is showcase of individuals and groups in the Bay Area to share their talent through live performances. This particular event was actually an all-ages edition, so that younger kids who wanted to perform could attend as well.

 Performers include Mix'd Ingrdnts, an all female dance collective, Daniel Gutierrez and Gerick Catimbang of First Class Arts along with their students, iBeast, Dopest Outsiders, Michelle Nakayoshi, Dominique Battiste, Tufin 24/7, and of special interest to BABDC fans of Urban Empire, Ysabelle Capitule, aka Lil Bigz. Check out her video tomorrow (with BABDC shoutout!), and make sure you also click on the names above to check more events from the event.

The next event (they said at this event) will be an 18+ event on July 19th. More details to follow as we get them

Elektrolytes pre-ABDC Guetta taping on fan questions: ladies, favorite performance, unusual talents, feelings on final 3!

 Moon (IaMmE), Bebo (Phunk Phenomenon) and Chris Trondsen interviewed Elektrolytes before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge. The crew answers fan questions including identifying the lady's man, their favorite performance this season, unusual talents (including a demonstration of dexterity), feelings about the top 3, and what it would take to win ABDC.

Mos Wanted Crew pre-ABDC Guetta taping answer fan questions:tattoos, first impressions of each other, boxers/briefs

 Moon (IaMmE), Bebo (Phunk Phenomenon) and Chris Trondsen interviewed Mos Wanted Crew before the taping of America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge. They answer fan questions including the meaning of their tattoos,first impressions of each other, and 'boxers vs briefs'.

Exclusive interview with 8 Flavahz before ABDC Guetta taping: crazy happenings, judges' flavors, boyfriends, Halloween costumes

Moon (IaMmE), Bebo (Phunk Phenomenon and Chris Trondsen interviewed 8 Flavahz before the taping of America's Beet Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge. They answer fan questions including: the craziest thing that's happened to them since ABDC 7 started,  what they'd do with the money if they'd win (no Barbies!), the flavors for the judges (guess which judge is a hot tamale, enchiladas, organic raisin bran/tofu, or a Gusher!), whether they've had boyfriends, which one is the best free-styler, and favorite Halloween costume they've ever had (guess which one was Snow Black, Sailor Moon, Destiny's Child, or Chucky!) 

Backstage Photos from ABDC Guetta week: Season 6 top 3 + alums from ICONic Boyz, IaMmE, Phunk Phenomenon

Sthanlee Mirador and Chris Trondsen posted photos of many of the backstage celebrities from America's Best Dance Crew David Guettaq week taping. 

Sthanlee has his usual outstanding backstage photos including a reunion of some ABDC Season 6 alums: Chachi and Moon from IaMmE, Vinny from ICONic Boyz, and Bebo from Phunk Phenomenon.
Click here to see photos of Mos Wanted Crew, 8 Flavahz, Elektrolytes and more of the Season 6 alums.  Note: we will post interviews with ALL of the people in the pictures over the next few days! So stay tuned.

News from ABDC David Guetta Taping: this week's playlist; next week - Katy Perry!

Here's the songlist for America's Best Dance Crew's David Guetta Challenge, based on reports from Freeze and others at the taping:

- Group Performance - "Titanium" 
- Master mix performed by all three crews - "Different Mixes of Memories", "Without You", "Turn Me On"   
- Bottom Two Crews battle with individual songs (we won't reveal who performed which one, as that would be a spoiler)
      - One Crew in the bottom - "Somebody that i used to know" 
      - The Other Crew in the bottom - "Feel so close"

There was no last chance challenge.  

The superstar for America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 finale: Katy Perry! 

REMINDER: DO NOT POST ANY SPOILERS ABOUT ANY OF THE CREWS HERE OR YOU WILL BE BANNED!

Videos: Instant Noodles at Ohio Festivals - enacting how they chose their name, group & individual dancing

Instant Noodles (ABDC Season 6) toured Ohio in May 2012. There are two noteworthy videos of their performances:
- At the Columbus Asian Festival, the crew explains why they chose the name 'Instant Noodles' and dances as a group. From Laoballah419 Youtube.

-At their Cleveland appearance, the members show their individual freestyle moves. From GreatLakesGeek Youtube.

Survey results for ABDC LMFAO Week: 8 Flavahz had both the favorite AND least favorite performance!

Here are the results from our surveys on the best performances for America's Best Dance Crew's LMFAO Challenge. Clearly there was two different factions with very different opinions

• Out of 1979 votes, 8 Flavahz had the favorite performance (35%), followed by Elektrolytes (26%). Full results here.
• Out of 1474 votes, 8 Flavahz had the least favorite performance (41%), followed by Mos Wanted Crew (34%) Full results here.

Let us know if you attend tonight's ABDC taping!

America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 (aka the Superstar Season) will be taped tonight, with the 3 remaining crews dancing to David Guetta songs, and a last-chance challenge. If you attend the taping, leave a comment and let us know what it was like -- the dances, the challenges, the judges, the songs, the crowd, the crews, the costumes, celebrities in the audience, oddities and funny moments, etc.
 
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT -- NO SPOILERS. DO NOT TELL THE RESULTS FROM THE SHOW, INCLUDING WHICH CREWS WERE IN THE BOTTOM OR ELIMINATED! 

Videos: Riquel Olander (We are Heroes) and Shane Sparks -- showing their non-dance skills!

What do talented dancers and choreographers do when they're not dancing? Here are videos showing another side of America's Best Dance Crew people:
- Riquel Olander (We are Heroes) gave the commencement speech at her old high school in Twin Falls, ID. KMVT-TV filmed a few clips of the event, as well as a workshop she held afterward

Shane Sparks (ex-judge on America's Best Dance Crew) appeared on The Kiya Show, talking about his work dancing, singing and designing clothing for dancers.

Video: Something completely different - Murmuration - a must-watch!

Who says we have to define dance as a distinctly human activity? Here's my favorite dance crew of the day - starling coordinated movement called murmuration. No one knows why they do it. Yet each fall, thousands of starlings dance in the twilight above England and Scotland. The birds gather in shape-shifting flocks, having migrated in the millions from Russia and Scandinavia to escape winter’s frigid bite. Scientists aren’t sure how they do it, either. The starlings' murmurations are manifestations of swarm intelligence, which in different contexts is practised by schools of fish, swarms of bees and colonies of ants. Even complex algorithmic models haven’t yet explained the starlings’ aerobatics, which rely on the tiny birds' quicksilver reaction time of under 100 milliseconds to avoid aerial collisions—and predators—in the giant flock. From Islands & Rivers Vimeo.

Video: Highlights reel and final battle from 2012 Massive Monkees Day

BBoy Network posted a short highlights reel from Massive Monkees Day, held in Seattle in April 2012. The reel includes Crisis Crew, Cros1,  Dirty Rotten Soundrelz,  Profo One (Floor Gangz), Pele (BYC), and a solo by Massive Monkees' Twixx (from ABDC Season 4), as well as B-Boys/B-Girls giving  their testimonies about Massive Monkees and the event. The final battle: Rocksteady Crew vs. Beast.

Video: Ricky Cole (Mos Wanted Crew) - "End of the Road" Freestyle

Recently, Ricky Cole of Mos Wanted Crew uploaded some session footage to his Youtube Channel sharing this message about the way he dances:

"This is footage from a Soul Fresh Fam rehearsal. We have been working on getting into a zone while freestyling, where you Don't Think about how it looks, you base your movement off how it feels... Its one thing to be able to Dance with feeling but another to be able to Get in to this Zone while dancing and Stay committed.. This was just an training experiment that i wanted to share, hope you enjoy."

Wings reviews ABDC LMFAO Challenge: tricks, cuteness, challenges, camera angles, judges & other reality show necessities!

NOTE: This review is meant for entertainment purposes only. Please do not take this serious. Enjoy!

Look at all those wonderful faces. Specifically, you really look wonderful today! Yes you! No need to thank me, I’m just a kind soul giving you a compliment and in no way trying to butter you up so you read this review. Psshhhh that would be sneaky and I’m above that. So why don’t you forget that last sentence and take those beautiful eyes of yours and go and gander at my lovely piece of writing. After all, an angel like yourself should spend your time wisely.

……That was creepy. Ya so if you aren’t turned away yet this week came out full blast. We saw some shuffling, some wiggling, some more wiggling, and some party rocking. As always then another review arose from the darkness and planted itself on this blog. This week I didn’t change any of the sections because I was absorbed by your gorgeous gaze. But seriously, sit back, grab yourself a pina-colada, and flip on your inner laughing switch because it my goal to make you lol, rofl, roflcopter, or LMFAO for this week. Annnnnd. Here. We. Go.

Shoutouts to the fellow reviewers, Ninjaboi, Byenyn, and iNSIGHT for balancing out my absurdity with some logic week to week.
Click here to read the whole review. We dare you.

Video: District 78 at ABDC LMFAO week: all about their new "Thanks for the Falcon" album

Chris Trondsen and Riquel Olander (We are Heroes) interview members of District 78, the group that creates the master mixes for ABDC, backstage at the America's Best Dance Crew LMFAO Challenge. They talk about their new album "Thanks for the Falcon", including how it difers from their work for ABDC, Chris's favorite track "Like a Criminal", the types of music represented, and their plans (including video) for the music

SYTYCD9 | Toshihiko Nakazawa

Certainly one of the most vibrant of dancers I've seen in a while, unfortunately Toshihiko didn't stick around past the choreography round of the New York audition. Still, this bright red dancer from Japan had a most entertaining audition, so enjoy!