TONIGHT -- Join us for live blogging,The Party Room, and polls

Thank God it's Thursday! Watch America's Best Dance Crew and the Britney Spears Challenge with us tonight! The Party Room (aka Critics Corner) opens at 9:30 ET and stays open as long as you want, so that everyone can comment on the moves, clothes, judges, celebrities, you name it. Did you like the challenge? Was it b*tch-worthy? Did America vote right? Who should go home? Get Chaotic!

At 10pm ET, I'll be doing live play-by-play for those of you from the West Coast/Canada/India or other ABDC-deprived zones (or people who just want to keep me company!).

Tomorrow morning, please vote in our polls on the best and worst performances. Plus, Week 3 of our Elimination Contest and Top 4 Contest will be on-line. Join us!

Field Report from VIBE XIV, including ABDC Crew news

Field reporters Beverly, Ashley, and Angela covered VIBE XIV for us. They got backstage and talked to Arnel Calvario (president of Culture Shock LA, founder of Kaba Modern and Kallusive Dance Crew), Mike Song, Lawrence Kao, and Tony Tran (from ABDC Season 1 Kaba Modern), and Bam from Boxcuttuhz, and taped a practice session and some performances. We'll share all their videos over the next few days. In the meantime, here's their field report. Thanks!

"As we were driving up to the Brens Center, multiple teams were scattered throughout the parking lot, practicing intricate routines and refining their every move. Surrounded by hunders of talented dancesr, we stood in amazement as they prepared for one of the biggest dance competitions of the year. We were at a loss for words until our friend exclaimed, "Look, look! Over there! There's Ben from JabbaWockeeZ! Oh, and Yuri from Kaba Modern." Little did we know that we would be able to see so many stars from ABDC; apparently VIBE is the place to be."

Click here to read the rest of this in-depth inside report, which includes advice from Arnel's observations on Season 3, Mike's reflection on how ABDC changed his life, and advice for dancers from Kaba and Boxcuttuhz. And, here's a Kallusive Dance Crew practice session featuring Kaba Modern's Mike Song:

Congratulations to Team Millennia for 3rd Place at VIBE XIV

Team Millennia (the larger group, probably not including the members competing on America's Best Dance Crew this season) came in third in the dance competition at VIBE XIV. We've got a field report, videos of Kallusive Dance Crew (which includes members of Kaba Modern), and some amazing backstage interviews which we'll post soon. But, in the meantime, here's Lillostguy's video of the TM performance.

Interview with Boxcuttuhz' Bam

On January 25, Field reporters Ashley, Angela, and Beverly attended VIBE XIV, a dance exhibition and competition featuring some of the best hip hop choreography around. We'll have their field report, along with interview and a performance video soon. To warm up, here's their interview with Bam from Boxcuttuhz, talking about the America's Best Dance Crew experience and giving advice to aspiring dancers:

Groovaloos win on Superstars of Dance

On the Superstars of Dance finale, The Groovaloos -- representing the U.S. for group performance-- took the trophy. To watch, click here, watch the commercial, then choose Chapter 6.
Photcredit: TV Guide

Choreographers Carnival featuring ABDC crews, Shane Sparks, and more

Tonight, The Choreographers Carnival will be held in Los Angeles (where else?). Expected performers include the Groovaloos, Super Cr3w, Fanny Pak, Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Beat Freaks, Shane Sparks, Phlex, Eddie Garcia, Andre Fuentes, and more. For ticket information, call (310) 770-7445 or click here.

Keeping it Real - ABDC MySpace and OFFICIAL videos

The problem with bootleg America's Best Dance Crew videos taken off somebody's TV set are: 1. they're illegal, 2. they'll get pulled from Youtube soon enough 3. the quality is marginal. So, don't use them in your blogs, Facebook, or other web pages.

The best alternative (besides watching the full episode videos on MTV.com): Fanscape has a Youtube channel that captures ALMOST the whole video, is authorized by MTV and has highest quality. You can access them at the official ABDC MySpace page or the Fanscape channel on Youtube.

Here's a sample: last week's Strikers All-Stars performance in the Fit Test Challenge.

Team Millennia Backstage Week 2 - from The W3st

TheW3st.com is visiting America's Best Dance Crew several times during Season 3 to give their readers a feel for the West Coast crews They've got photos and videos of crews and judges Here's their first installment pictures and videos. A sample -- their interview with Team Millennia:

UPDATED: Merchandise - ABDC, Beat Freaks & TM Shirts

People are looking for new ABDC merchandise, though it's 2 weeks into the season. We don't know about Quest shirts (the quest-ion most asked), but here are some other options:

UPDATE: Team Millennia shirts and hoodies are available at TMDance.org
Beat Freaks - Freak the Vote, available from Freakthevote.com and 5andadime.com . BTW -- Freak the Vote makes no money on the shirts -- they're making them as a way to get out the word on ABDC and their favorite crew.
Official ABDC shirts and hoodies from MTV.com, including new designs like this:
And, you can pre-order Fanny Pak sneakers from Milkshake Kicks.

Do-Knock and Phi battle during ABDC Commercial Break

During last week's tapings, SuperCr3w member Do-Knock and JabbaWockeeZ' Phi did some battling to entertain the crowd during a taping break. Here's MTV Remote Control's footage:

MTV - Music Videos - MTV Shows - Celebrity News

Dynamic Edition interview: Merging conflicting styles

The DeKalb Times Journal spoke to hometown hero Melissa Shores and the rest of Dynamic Edition. They talk about the crew's background,why they signed up for the America's Best Dance Crew audition, and the challenge of merging clogging with hip hop choreography: "“It’s really tough because it’s two conflicting styles.Clogging is really rigid, and hip-hop is really low to the ground.”

Playlist for the Britney Spears Challenge

Here's the line-up of songs for each crew on America's Best Dance Crew Britney Spears Challenge:

• Strikers All-Stars - “Gimme More”
• Fly Khicks - “Baby One More Time”
• Quest Crew - “Toxic”
• Dynamic Edition - “Stronger”
• Beat Freaks - “Womanizer”
• Ringmasters - “Circus”
• Team Millennia - “Me Against The Music”

The Ringmasters pair-up was obvious. Thematic pairings that they missed: "Hit me Baby One more Time" done by Strikers and "Oops I did it again" done by Team Millennia. MTV Remote Control also mentions that there will be an additional surprise challenge -- any guesses?

Team Millennia's Reaction after Week 2 Elimination

Pacific Rim Video talked to Team Millennia after they found out that they survived the ABDC elimination. They discuss how upset they were that Boxcuttuhz is gone and what they'll do to step up their game.

Blooper reel from ABDC backstage interviews

Pacific Rim Video has been providing exemplary backsage interviews for America's Best Dance Crew this season. Here's what you DON'T see on those videos:

Interview with Striker Edwin Bennett: ABDC as positive community influence

Tallahassee.com interviewed Striker All-Stars member Edwin Bennett after the Week 2 America's Best Dance Crew taping. Highlights:

• Why being named one of the judge's favorites is both a best case and worst case scenario
• How Bennett's success on ABDC is a positive influence for the kids from his community

Photocredit: MTV

Meet Rino of the Beat Freaks

Beat Freaks released a video interview of member Rino, talking about why she dances and her favorite entertainer:

Win a Trip to Attend the ABDC Finale from Clearasil!

Clearasil is partnering with MTV and offering a chance to attend the final showdown at the Season3 Live Finale. Click here to enter.

Exclusive backstage video - interviews, favorite moves

BABDC field reporters Salima Koroma (UCLA) and Michelle Kim (UCLA) got backstage before the Fit Challenge taping. Here's their video, showing interviews and favorite dance moves for Beat Freaks, Boxcuttuhz, Ringmasters, Dynamic Edition, Fly Khicks, Lil Mama, Shane Sparks, and Layla Kayleigh. Thanks Salima and Michelle!

Week 2 recaps - Weekend Edition

• The New York Daily News thinks that Quest showed that they are the new JabbaWockeeZ
• Spoil the Ending giggles at Dynamic Edition and yawns at Strikers and parts of Quest
• District 78 summarizes the performance and provides ITunes links for the songs
• Tiffanie at Ningin warns against the dangers of holding back
  

Super Cr3w - Life after America's Best Dance Crew

Super Cr3w sat down with Tragic Glory Clothing/Nulife Entertainment for a video interview, on JReyez' channel. Some of the questions are familiar (how the crew was formed, how does it feel to be a champion, advice for dancers), some are touching (the impact on their families), and some surprising (what it's like to run Super Cr3w the business. how they'll make SC3 'more than a household name').

Click here to watch part II.