Design-a-logo results: Congratulations, Karen Chu!

Thanks to everyone who entered our contest to design a logo for a dance crew. We loved the entries, and had a tough time choosing a winner. Judges included BloggingBestDanceCrew.com staff, some graphics artists, and family members. Chief criteria used included: originality, fit with the crew's personality and style, distinctiveness, and how it would look on a banner or Tshirt.

First place: Karen Chu's logo for Philippine All-Stars.
Second place (and hotly favored by several for first place): Anthony's logo for Point Blank.

Click here to see all the entries, and let us know what you think.

Video:: Fanny Pak together and solos

Fanny Pak (minus Glenda and Meg) performed in Hollywood on October 24 at Kress Club. Video from Exam08's Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, ABDC!

Video: Beat Freaks perform at Pumpkin Fair

On October 24, Beat Freaks performed at the Dixie Canyon Pumpkin Fair, mixing their America's Best Dance Crew highlights with some new materials. Thanks for the tip, Jessica!

Exclusive video: Fr3sh perform at Arise benefit (and go a little Afroborike!)

The Fr3sh members who appeared on America's Best Dance Crew Season 4 (minus Adrian Causing) performed at Arise on October 24, 2009. The performance was part of a benefit hosted by Columbia University's Kappa Phi Lambda to stand up against domestic violence. The performance was VERY different than Fr3sh's ABDC4 persona as happy-go-lucky Jerseyites -- fiercer and much more sexual. The crowd loved it!

Video: workshop with Rhythm City and Beast Mode

Members of Beast Mode and Rhythm City danced together in a workshop on October 18, 2009. Video courtesy of theYuriandTaekoshow

Video: Quest performance at We Are One Benefit

Quest and We Are Heroes performed for the We Are One Benefit on October 22. CrazyChick4050's Youtube Channel has great video of many of the night's performances, including We are Heroes and Quest. See this post for the video's hidden game 'contest'.Thanks for the tip, abdc!

Quest's Fears: beautiful women, injury, neck-rophilia, octopuses & more

MTViggy interviewed Quest back in May 2009;here's the long-awaited article. The guys in their usual fun form. Topics run the gamut from who they'd like to battle to advice to the color purple, but my favorite section is the conversation on their personal fears:

What is your worst fear?
Victor: Oh, Aris’ is onion and garlic
Steve: Ryan doesn’t like to throw up at all he’s like, scared of it...
Hok: Steve’s scared of women.
Ryan: The more beautiful they are - the worse it is.
Steve: Oh, I have a real one! I have a fear of getting really badly injured. I’ve been through knee surgeries and stuff. That’s the biggest fear for me, because then I wouldn’t be able to do what I love. That’s a real answer!
D-Trix: Um….I have a fear of giving my heart away, cause last time I did that, I quit dancing...
Feng: I don’t know if they have a name for this, but I’m afraid of people touching my neck.
Victor: “Neck-ro-philia?”
Feng: I have a fear of that and a fear of small spaces.
Quest: Claustrophobia! Like in elevators!
Brian: I think I have a fear of waking up and then being attacked by a gigantic octopus. It’s like a nightmare! Just waking up seeing eyes as big as me...
D-Trix: Hok, your fear is of cameras and of people wanting your autograph.
Hok [defensively]: No, that’s not a fear! I don’t think I have a fear.
D-Trix: He’s afraid of sports.
Hok: OH! I used to be scared of playing baseball and stuff in PE

Thanks for the tip, Karen Chu!

Quest and We are Heroes Interviews, including hidden game 'contest'

Pacific Rim did their usual thorough job of asking all the questions we wanted to ask (and others besides) when they talked to Quest and We are Heroes at the We Are One benefit.

The We are Heroes coverage includes: talking about giving back; interview with Riquel and Ali; Hero conducting an entire interview hugging the interviewer Chris Trondsen; and Quest and We Are Heroes together talking (not dancing).

The Quest coverage includes: Aris' confessions; and Victor talking about his plans for October 27 birthday party event (more details and your invitation to the party here). My favorite interview of the lot: Chris Trondsen getting grief from Dtrix, and Quest talking about the 'game' hidden in their evening's performance (watch the performance in this post); if you figure it out, leave a comment at Questcrew.com or leave a comment the Youtube video post.

More news on the ABDC Season 5 auditions

Dates and cities have not yet been finalized for the America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 auditions, but should be available very soon.

According to official sources, auditions will probably be held in six cities, with New York and Los Angeles definitely on the schedule. In the meantime, this poster has more information on criteria and contacts.

We Are Heroes on Oprah October 29

The Oprah Show featuring America's Best Dance Crew 4 winners We are Heroes will air on Thursday October 29. Check your local listings for details.

Video: We Are Heroes' first public performance since ABDC

We Are Heroes performed at the We are One Celebrity Benefit in Glendale California on October 22. This is their first non-talk show appearance since winning America's Best Dance Crew Season 4. Video from the Creydadj Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, abdc!

Mailbox: Super Cr3w, Xternal Technique

• An article from the US Embassy in Greece describes Super Cr3w's members Ronnie and Rockadile in their appearance at the Best of the Best in Athens. Thanks for the tip, Supercr3w.com!
• One crew that got some attention at the ABDC 4 auditions in Orlando was Xternal Technique. Since then, they've were nominated for Orlando's Best Hip Hop group. Here's video of one of their recent showcases, from the Xternaltechnique1 Youtube Channel:

Upcoming Events - Week of October 23

• 10/23 - Southern Movement performing at Middle Tennessee State University
• 10/23 - Fanny Pak performing in Hollywood, CA
  
• 10/23 - Rocko Luciano (Boxcuttuhz) teaching at BoogieZone in NJ
• 10.23-27 - SoReal Cru performing in Germany
  
• 10/24 - Quest's Victor Kim and Kaba Modern's Mike Song are judges at The Beat Down Competition in Toronto
• 10/24- Fr3sh performing at charity event at Columbia University, NY
• 10/24 - Beat Freaks performing in Sherman Oaks, CA
  
• 10/25 - Matt Cady (Fanny Pak) teaching workshops in E. Brunswick, NJ
  
• 10/25-26 - SoReal Cru,Quest's Victor Kim and Kaba Modern's Mike Song at Beatdown Dance Competition in Toronto
• 10/25 - Rocko Luciano (Boxcuttuhz) teaching at Fr3sh Dance Classes, Matawan NJ
• 10/25 - Alonzo Williams (Rhythm City) teaching workshop in Cambridge, MA
  
• 10/26 - Shane Sparks teaches 2 master classes in NY
• 10/27-28 - Kaba Modern and others perform at UC Davis; final stop in B Here campaign to fight Hepatitis B. Click here for details on performances and on B Here. Note: You MUST attend exhibit on 10/27 to gain admission to the Kaba Modern performance on 10/28.
  

Congratulations Russell Ferguson - SYTYCD Top 20

It's going to be an interesting season on So You Think You Can Dance. There are 3 hip hop dancers in the top 20. Russell Ferguson stands out as the first krumper to ever get this far on the show. I don't like using bootleg videos (search for them yourself!), so here's something different: a rotoscope animation of him dancing from JoePollack88's Youtube Channel.

Congratulations Kevin K-Bez Hunte -- SYTYCD top 20!

So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 has 3 hip hop dancers in the top 20-- Legacy Perez and Kevin "K-Bez" Hunte, and Russell Ferguson. KBez has performed with Beyonce and with America's Best Dance Crew judge Lil Mama. Here's a candid video from the PrinceKbez Youtube Channel:

Congratulations Jonathan Legacy Perez - Top 20 in SYTYCD Season 6!

Three hip hop dancers made it to the top 20 for So You Think You Can Dance Season 6. Jonathan Legacy Perez appeared in "Stomp the Yard" and performed on tour with Gwen Stefani. Soon, he will also be seen in "B-girl the Movie", along with Beat Freaks' Lady Jules. Here's his audition for "B-Girl", from the BGirl Youtube Channel:

Battle Fest article and video, with Ringmasters and Rocksteady Crew

NYPost.com has a feature on the Battle Fest Dance League. where competitors incorporate flexing with contemporary dance, poppin’ & lockin,' electric boogaloo, tutting, and other styles. The video includes a little of Ringmasters' appearance on America's Best Dance Crew, but talks about how Battle Fest better showcases individual talent. (Note: the video has sporadic loading problems, but try to watch anyway!)

Birthday party invitation - Celebrate with Fanny Pak, Beat Freaks, and PacRim

On October 27, Pacific Rim Video is hosting a birthday party for their interviewer Angelica Alumia, Fanny Pak's Glenda Morales and Matty Cady, and Beat Freaks' Shorty. If you're in the LA area and 18+, you're invited! Details in this video:

Video: Quest's Dtrix montage of dance and interview highlights

QuestDanceCrew created a video montage of favorite moments for Quest's Dtrix, including moments from dance and interviews.

Congratulations To Jennifer U. -- you won our UK contest!

Thanks to all who entered our quick contest to win the prize that we won for the Sony Ericsson BBoy Championships (but that could only be rewarded to a UK resident). Based on a random drawing, the winner is -- Jennifer U. Congratulations!