Yet another TV Dance Show: The Dance Scene

According to Entertainment Weekly, E! has a show called the Dance Scene that will premiere April 10, 2011. The eight-episode half-hour show will document Laurieann Gibson (Lady Gaga's choreographer) as she trains assistant choreographers and dancers.
"The competitive world of the professional dancer is grueling creative work,” says Lisa Berger, executive vice president of programming at E! “Watching Laurieann mentor these young artists, who will do anything to make it in the business, gives us a glimpse into a world where the pursuit of success and excellence outweighs all else."

To get a feeling for the show, here's Gibson's reel from the AbramsArtistLA Youtube Channel (her talent agency).

Join us tonight for the Live To Dance Results Show Party Room!

We'll have a party room open tonight at 7:45pm ET for those of you watching Live to Dance on CBS. Will Inside the Box or Theatrix make it to the Top 18? Is this show more like America's Got Talent or So You Think You Can Dance? You decide and let us know all about it -- later today. Or just join us to talk about the upcoming auditions or other semi-related topics. Update: Live to Dance will start at 9PM ET/PT, not 8PM as previously announced.

Video of STAK'D -- auditioning for ABDC6

STAK'D crew has posted on Youtube that they will audition for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6. From their STAKDTV Youtube description: "STAK'D is focused on bringing dance to the world and showcasing talent from THE best city in Texas -- Austin. STAK'D plans to represent the South and Texas in a new way by combining our love of dance with our cultural backgrounds and the flavor of Austin. Austin is known as an eclectic center for arts and entertainment and as the heart of Texas. We have an intense desire to bring this spirit to life in our performances." The name is taken from first letter of the members' first names, since their goal is to showcase the individual talents of each member. 

Enter ABDC Trivia Contest Week 6 now!

Time for more trivia about America's Best Dance Crew, for a chance to win some ABDC-related merchandise or an ITunes gift certificate.  Full rules here. The prize goes to the highest cumulative score (plus winner of the tie-breaker) over this 10-week contest. The deadline for this puzzle is Midnight on January 16, 2011.

Email ABDCContest@gmail.com with the answer to this question: How many times did Poreotics audition for America's Best Dance Crew BEFORE getting onto the show? Good luck!

Video: Saltare dance on Disney's Shake it Up

Saltare (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) appeared in the first few minutes of Disney's Shake it Up. Here's their performance:

Jungle Boogie website launched, including some outstanding dance videos

Jungleboogie.com has just launched, with news, a media section with videos, a performance calendar, and a twitter feed for all the fans who want to follow the ABDC5 alumni. The site has two videos that haven't yet been posted here but are definitely watch worthy: "Dance or Die" and their excellent Supra Sneaker promotion. Thanks for the tips, Ninjaboi and DirtfaceX!

"3 MInutes" release today starring Harry Shum Jr. and tWitch (but with no dancing!)

Posted today: "3 Minutes” starring Harry Shum Jr (The LXD, Glee) and Stephen “tWitch” Boss (So You Think You Can Dance) along with Thaine Allison and Katrina Law. It’s a thriller with no dancing. Watch it here, from iharryshum Youtube Channel.   
The comments promise a prequel and a sequel, probably for a total of 9 minutes. Thanks for the reminder, PerezOverride!

Answers to ABDC Trivia Contest Week 5: Isaac (Heavy Impact) OR Jia Huang (Kaba Modern) and...

Thanks to all of you who entered Week 5 of our ABDC Trivia contest. Despite our efforts to get a question with only one answer, there are two that are totally correct, and one other that I will give credit for. The question was: What ABDC contestant performed in a popular video that was used for another crew's "Music Video Challenge"? 
 
I used quotations to try and make it clear that the name of the challenge was the "Music Video Challenge" and not just a challenge that incorporated videos. The only time the week's contest was called "Music Video Challenge" occurred during Week 2 of Season 5.  For that challenge:

•  Static Noyze performed "New in Town" by Little Boot The original video included Isaac Tualaulelei from Heavy Impact as one of the dancers
• Hype 5-0 performed "1 2 3" by Britney Spears. The original video featured Jia Huang of Kaba Modern. 

In addition, because my instructions were not sufficiently clear, I am also giving credit to the 4 people who answered JabbaWockeeZ, since ABDC 1 Champions performed in the Daddy Yankee "Pose" video that Strikers All Stars danced to in season 3. Twenty answers were given full credit this week, with 5 weeks left to go. I'll have a new question up tomorrow.

Two videos on the history of digits and finger-tutting!

Here's some detailed lecture and demonstration on how finger-tutting has evolved, from the MrDigitalRelic Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Steve!

Video: Swagger Crew promote Osiris Shoes

Osiris Shoes is the proud Sponsor of Swagger Crew (ABDC Season 5). This is the trailer for their upcoming promotional video which will debut on Saturday, January 15th, 2011 from the SwaggercrewTV Youtube Channel. I'm glad to see they are able to stay together and find sponsors for their dance -- America's Best Dance Crew alums seem to do better at this than former contestants on other competitive reality shows. 

Saltare appear on Disney Channel's Shake It Up Tonight

The next America's Best Dance Crew group to appear on Shake it Up is Saltare -- their episode airs tonight (January 9, 2011) at 8:30 ET/PT. Here's the promo video for the episode. Thanks for the info, Brandon!

Video: Behind the scenes with JabbaWockeeZ

JabbawockeeZ (winners of ABDC Season 1) posted a video on the thewockeez Youtube channel that shows behind the scene footage of their halftime  at the UNLV game. It also document the crew members hanging out, as a glimpse of a day in the life of a JabbaWockee. Thanks for the tip, JabbaJake!

Video: Pacman and Hok take the "Stairway to Hell"

The description of this video starring Hok Konishi (ABDC's Quest Crew) and Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb (I.aM.mE and Marvelous Motion) on the Hokuotkonishi Youtube Channel: "We wanted to play with the dynamics of both structured logical lines and animalistic formations with our bodies." Thanks for the link, BSG!

Live to Dance videos: Inside the Box, Jalen, Chi-Town's Finest Breakers

The website for CBS's "Live to Dance" posted full episodes and a few clips. The clips include two hip hop contenders already chosen for the Top 18 -- Chi-town's Finest Breakers and Jalen. In addition, CBS chose two clips of Inside the Box, who will learn next week if America voted them in or out: their initial audition and their dance-off. There is no official video posted for Theatrix (another hip hop group subject to viewer votes) at this time.

Video: Saltare Lee Reisig's show reel, including backstage footage at ABDC5

 Lee Reisig of Saltare (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) created a show reel with footage of Saltare and some of their backstage action on the ABDC5 set. The video's purpose: to attract people to "Flight Crew", a team who competes professionally and works for entertainment. From yessuzzy Youtube Channel. Thanks for the info, Brandon! 

Randy Jackson to appear on MTV's The 7 -- and YOU can be in the studio audience!

Randy Jackson is going to appear on MTV's The 7 in the next few week, probably talking about the new season of America's Best Dance Crew. The show has a live audience in New York, with coverage of celebrities, music news, and fashion.  If you want to be part of the audience, send an email to thesevencasting@mtvnmix.com for tickets. Please include name, age, email, phone, number of tickets, and date you’d like to attend. The show is  LIVE 5 days a week, you must be there from 3:15-5:30 and must be at least 16 years old or appear to be younger than 25.

I don't know the airdate (it's not listed in TV Guide or on MTV.com) but I'll report that when I find out. 

Vote for your favorite Live To Dance Act now!

Voting is now open for the remaining spot on Live to Dance. Among the contenders:
1. Inside the Box -- a Pomona, CA group that auditioned for ABDC.  (855)LIVE-TO-1 or text 1 to 97979
2. White Tree -- Ballet duo. (855) LIVE-TO-2 or text 2 to 97979
3. Theatrix -- a hip hop group from Temecula (855) LIVE-TO-3 or text 3 to 97979

You can also vote online at CBS.com/vote. It was announced on TV that voting is only open for 2 hours; according to the on-line FAQs, they are using software that recognizes the time-zone for the originating call/text so that each area has an equal amount of time (2 hours) to watch and vote. If you call or text outside of these times, you'll get a busy signal or message that voting is not open. At this time, there are no video clips available on-line. VOTE!

The Party Room for Live to Dance's Results show is now open -- join us!

Tonight, Live to Dance announces some of the acts that will compete in the semi-finals for the show, and they'll probably show more dance too. I'm really not sure; they didn't show much dance during the first episode and this one is half as long. In any case, you probably have an opinion on this, so join us in the party room and let it out! Will Jalen be robbed? Will Inside the Box be network stars? Is there some amazing talent on Live to Dance that will eventually appear on America's Best Dance Crew Season X? Tell us! Or just hang out and dish. Whatever. Oh, and that's Paula Abdul dancing here, showing you how it's done.

ABDC6 Audition video clip for Fallen Kings (consisting of ex-members of Flex Flav)

Fallen Kings is coming out for America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 auditions in Los Angeles. The crew's founders tried out for Season 4 as Flex Flav and won support from many of our readers though they didn't get picked for the show. Several members broke off into a new group, changed names twice (Street Scientists, and now Fallen Kings), added members (with an expanded crew that includes Quest members Dtrix and Victor Kim, who will not be part of the ABDC6 audition team), and modified their style. Here's the audition video showing both their ABDC4 routine and their new style. From the DereleekTV Youtube Channel. How you like them now?

Join us tonight for the Live To Dance Results Show Party Room!

Are you still interested in Live to Dance after last night? Then watch with us and let us know what you think. A party room will be posted shortly before 8PM ET and stay open long enough for the West Coast to react. So, join us to see if Jalen, Inside the Box, and other BABDC favorites make the cut tonight.