This week's challenge on America's Best Dance Crew was to assign each crew a Lady Gaga video and have them create a routine inspired by it. It was a smart move given how hot Lady Gaga is right now and how much dance plays a part in her videos and concerts. Here's my notes on the performances:
- Static Noyze: As the "theatrical hip-hop" team, they had a leg up. So very impressive and stylish as expected. And nice seeing their team's drag queen "Baby Gaga" lead the routine with some nice vogueing moves.
- Blueprint Cru: Great theatrics and costumes. Imaginative and edgy, really embodied the Gaga aesthetic. My favorite performance of the night.
- Jungle Boogie: Very sexy and hard. Did the male dancers just shoot confetti out of tubes from between their legs? Yes, they did.
- Heavy Impact: Athletic but kind of sloppy.
Hype 5-0: Also sloppy and pretty easy choreo. These Hawaiians need to go home.
- Poreotix: I was kind of bored by this routine, as much as I like these guys.
- Saltare: I'm so not into this crew, but they did a very entertaining and impressive routine this week. Two guys doing a double-tuck while jump-roping? Sick.
My favorites of the night: Blueprint Cru, Static Noyze and Saltare.
This review is wack. Jungle was sexy just like they always are, shaking that ass in front of our face big surprise. This week they had a guy not even in sync with the others, and the whole team wasn’t in sync for a lot of the performance.
Saltare is wack.
Hype 5-0 is supreme 😉 They are too intricate for simpleminded people like like jump ropes to understand.
You’re entitled to your opinion, and your vote, of course.
I just don’t think that Hype 5-0 brings the drama, the choreo, or the dynamics.
Saltare aren’t great dancers. But they are amazing at what they do and plenty entertaining when they are at their best.