Enter the next round of our elimination challenge now!

The Elimination Challenge: Which crews will be in the bottom 2 each week and which one will be eliminated? Enter each week; the person with the highest cumulative score for Season 6 wins an ABDC crew shirt of their choice and size (up to $35 value).To enter: Each week, we'll publish a new post for this contest. When the weekly post is up, leave a comment with the names of the bottom 2, specifying which one is eliminated. For example, in Season 3, a winning entry for Week 7 would have read: "BOTTOM 2 WEEK 7 - Quest, Fly Khicks. Eliminated: Fly Khicks." From now on, 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 deadline: midnight on Monday May 16, 2011.   

**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). I can't track email addresses, and if it's difficult for me to track votes, they won't be counted.

The contest here has gotten much closer in the last week. One person has 8 points (I'm looking at you, Zeke-ish!) but MANY others have 6 or 7 points. And, there is still a chance for anyone to win it. So, get to it!

Video: Dashaun Wesley (Vogue Evolution) profiled in XEX Magazine

Members of Vogue Evolution (ABDC Season 4) are still active on the dance scene. XEX Magazine recently profiled Dashaun Wesley, including information on how he got started in the ballroom scene, their ABDC experience, and his other activities. The article included a short video of Dashaun's dance. 

US Dance Crews: act fast for a chance to be featured on British TV show about hiphop dance!

Organizers of the XXL UK Dance Championships are working with a major UK television network to bring one of the best UK groups to the US to spend time with a US crew and finally have a 3 minute showdown against the US crew in a USA v UK spectacle for television. Click here for info about the XXL UK Dance Championships.

They expect to film in the U.S. the last week of July 2011. They need to find the US crew in the next seven days since their series producer and production manager are due to fly out soon to meet and prep the selected crew.

Crew qualifications: As the crew will be representing the USA they would need to have a credible background, perhaps notable achievements or appearances.The crew may have a max of 16 members. We are looking for over 18 years though its fine if a number of members are a year or two younger. Ideally, they would love crews from New York or even LA, but also welcome interest from all crews at this stage.

If you're interested, email the production team ASAP: info@streetdancexxl.com

Dance's Review of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge

Hey Everyone! This week all the crews had the extremely difficult task of dancing to music by Justin Bieber. It was an arduous task and all of the crews had to work extra hard to make this week look good. Street Kingdom prevailed and they are aiming for the ABDC trophy. Street Kingdom are great dancers and their performance this week was my favorite of the night. Instant Noodles had their best performance this week and I wish they could have stayed longer in the competition, but they definitely left on a high note. I'm proud of Instant Noodles and I know they have a great career ahead of them. Some crews did better than others and Street Kingdom definitely came and put on a great performance for the crowd. Which performance was your favorite of the night? Who do you want to see make it into the finale? Let me know in the comments section!  Click here to read the full review.

Belated ABDC Justin Bieber Challenge Party Room/Critics Corner now open -- Join US

The Party Room/Critics Corner for ABDC 6's  Justin Bieber Challenge is now open! So what if it's 24 hours late due to ridiculous software problems?  Join me and readers as they rave and vent on the best and worst parts of this episode, America's Best Dance Crew in general, Justin Bieber, and other things that I can't predict. 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. Note: click here for last night's impromptu party room postings. Thanks Lawrence!

This is your party --  humor, nostalgia and almost everything else (except personal attacks/disrespect not related to the dancing itself,  spam, and obscenity-- Please read our guidelines on this!) are expected and welcome.
 

Enter the next round of our ABDC Top 4 Contest now!

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, but I will only count your last vote of the 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. 

Well, a lot of you were surprised by the results this week -- 72% of last week's votes were wrong, and there's only 2 left from before that!  So, you probably will want to enter again! Just leave a comment below with your name and your picks, and you're in for another round.  Deadline for this round: midnight on Monday May 16. Good luck! 

Note: belated ABDC Justin Bieber Challenge Party Room/Critics Corner 9pm tonight!

I've had numerous requests to set up a party room tonight since last night's was broken, confusing, and haphazard. So, starting at 9pm tonight, you can pretend that you're watching ABDC with your BABDC friends...or you can just release all those thoughts from last night. Whatever. Just join us!

JustAnABDCFan's Review of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge

The Superstar for this Week:  Justin Bieber
Subject of the Week for Review: BOY BANDS AND THEIR HITS
OH SNAP. We are getting for real now. The less crews there are, the more ridiculous I can get. And since this week we seem to be celebrating the teen heartthrob sensation known as “The Justin Bieber”, I decided to one up him with MULTIPLE…cute boy sensations. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, this week, we kick it OLD school, and hash out some of the greatest boy bands in history to compare the crews to (and their hit songs)! If you’re ready, I encourage you to read on, and if you want, sing a little too

 Note: Every week I’ll be putting a humorous spin on my evaluations by choosing a random subject to help entertain you, and acclimate (or not) my thoughts on each individual crew.  So, onto the review! Click here to read the full review.

Send some love to Instant Noodles

From Ninjaboi:

 First off, thanks to Nancy for letting me write this week’s “Send Some Love” post.

Instant Noodles.  They’ve definitely one of the most unique bboy crews that the show’s ever had. While they definitely have power moves despite what some have claimed, they’ve also highlighted previously underappreciated aspects of the art, creating awesome visuals and footwork, rocking the beat, as well as showing a deep understanding of dance as a whole.  You’ve shown the world a different side of bboying, and have inspired at least one bboy who feared tackling power moves to take that plunge and start dancing. (Hint: That bboy’s name begins with N and ends with injaboi.)  Aside from dancing, they’ve always been really open and funny when interacting with fans, proving to be quite the characters both on and off the stage.  Am I sad they’re gone?  Yeah.  Am I proud of the way they repped themselves, as well as the larger bboy community? Even more so. I definitely look forward to seeing where these guys go in the future.  Hip Hop International, Battle of the Year.  Who knows?  All I can ask for is to serve me up another cup of them Instant Noodles. OH MYYYYY

This post is only for positive comments about Instant Noodles. All other comments will be deleted.!
Photocredit: MTV.com

Survey: What's your favorite performance from ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance from ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

Survey: What was your least favorite performance from ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge?

poll by twiigs.com

DanceOn's ABDC promo: the crews sing, preparing for the Bieber Challenge

DanceOn talked to all five remaining crews before the taping of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge. They talk about their attitudes toward Justin Bieber, describe how they prepared for the challenges. And, there's some singing too!

"Go For It" Opens May 13 -- go this week & get funds for your dance group!

There are several good reasons you should attend "Go For It" -- which opens May 13:.

1. Good dancing:The movie, which opens May 13 is a drama about a street dancer growing up in Chicago who wants to become a professional dancer. It features outstanding dance from its star Gina Rodriguez and ABDC3 runners up Beat Freaks
2. Award winning:It won the Audience Award winner and was an official selection of the 2010 Chicago International Film Festival  
3. Funds for your dance group: There's even a reward in seeing it with your friends. From May 13-19, you can get $1 back for each ticket stub you send in, to benefit your dance studio, school, team, or club. The group with the most stubs sent in gets a $1000 bonus. Click here for details. 

Seeing a good dance movie with your friends/dance group and getting money back.  Go for it!

ICONic Boyz answer reader questions on ABDC, nicknames, dating, and hobbies

ICONic Boyz spoke to Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen backstage before the taping of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge. They answer fan questions from BloggingBestDanceCrew readers including: nicknames, how they come up with the ideas for the routines, their plans after ABDC including Hip Hop International, the funniest thing that happens in rehearsals, what they like to do besides dance (videogames, sports, joking around, deejaying, hanging out), and whether they would date fans. They also talk about meeting the judges' expectations and their real twitter names.  Note: this had been posted last week, but disappeared when we had technical problems. Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions for all our technical work this season!

IaMmE answers fan questions; Pacman vogues for us!

IaMmE spoke to Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen before the taping of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge. They talk about Teresa's admiration for the crew and brain banging. IaMmE members answer fan questions including which crews have inspired them, and whether they intend to compete, and their system for creating brain banging. And Pacman vogues for the camera.  (Note: This had been posted last week, but got removed when the site had technical problems). Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions.

Street Kingdom answers reader questions; Tight Eyez does some ballet!

Street Kingdom spoke to Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen before the taping of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge. They talk about being psyched for Bieber Week and answer fan questions: which earlier crews were their inspirations, which performers they'd like to perform with after ABDC, and their favorite songs and mixes of the season. And, Tight Eyez shows his basic ballet moves! Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions.

Video: Instant Noodles answer our fans' questions on plans, secrets, crew friendships, and more

Instant Noodles spoke to Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen before the taping of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge. They answer our readers' questions including interesting things people don't know about them  (including Dungeons & Dragons, college, and breaking Asian stereotypes), the shows and competitions they plan to enter after ABDC,  which crews they're closest with this season, and the mutual admiration between Instant Noodles and Teresa.  Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions!

Street Kingdom answers reader questions; Tight Eyez does some ballet!

Street Kingdom spoke to Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen before the taping of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge. They talk about being psyched for Bieber Week and answer fan questions: which earlier crews were their inspirations, which performers they'd like to perform with after ABDC, and their favorite songs and mixes of the season. And, Tight Eyez shows his basic ballet moves! Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions.

IaMmE answers fan questions; Pacman vogues for us!

IaMmE spoke to Teresa Espinosa (Beat Freaks) and Chris Trondsen before the taping of ABDC's Justin Bieber Challenge. They talk about Teresa's admiration for the crew and brain banging. IaMmE members answer fan questions including which crews have inspired them, and whether they intend to compete, and their system for creating brain banging. And Pacman vogues for the camera.  Thanks to MOVeMEDIA Productions.