My friend Toni alerted me to a particularly relevant routine on the last episode of America’s Best Dance Crew last Thursday. Finally got to see it late tonight, and OMG so ridiculous! It’s the incomparable Quest Crew doing a breaking routine to the Benny Goodman swing classic “Sing Sing Sing!” Such great tricks, humor and…
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America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5 Finale: Congrats Poreotix!
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows The finale of season five of America's Best Dance Crew was last night, which I just got to see. It was fantastic watching again all of the crews from this season do their thing, particularly my faves Static Noyze, Jungle Boogie and Heavy Impact. Having them…
ABDC Episode 510: Can Canada Win (North) America’s Best Dance Crew?
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows Wow, really incredible second to last episode of America's Best Dance Crew. The challenge this week was to do performances that incorporate three different relatively obscure regional hip-hop styles: Turfin', Baltimore House and the New Orleans Bounce. Here's what I saw: Blueprint Cru looked a bit…
America’s Best Dance Crew Episode 509: The Dreaded Illusion Challenge
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows Because I was traveling, I just now got to check out this past week's America's Best Dance Crew episode 509: The (Dreaded) Illusion Challenge. This challenge has been deadly in past seasons, totally derailing all but the most dedicated and talented crews. Here's what I saw:…
America’s Best Dance Crew Episode 508: The Usher “Yeah Yeah” Challenge
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows The five remaining crews on America's Best Dance Crew episode 508 got to do a really dope challenge, dancing to R&B star Usher's music and dance moves. It was a great episode, so let's get into the recap: Jungle Boogie: They had the challenge to do…
America’s Best Dance Crew Episode 507: The Disco Challenge
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows Here's my notes on America's Best Dance Crew episode 507. This week was the disco challenge, which wasn't particularly challenging. Here's how they all did in my opinion : Blueprint Cru: Killed it! Great locking moves. Nice synchonicity and incorporation of various dance styles. These Canucks…
America’s Best Dance Crew Episode 506: The Lady Gaga Challenge
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows 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…
America’s Best Dance Crew Episode 505: An Easy Challenge Let’s the Dancers Shine More
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows I liked "America's Best Dance Crew: Episode 5", which focused on giving each crew different music videos to emulate. The challenge was pretty much a softball that seemed designed to let each team stretch out and show their strengths to the judges and the audience. Here's…
America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5: Jumprope, African, Plus-size dancers and more!
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 5) – MTV Shows My friend Dana told me that this season's America's Best Dance Crew was worth checking out, so I got caught up last night on Episode Four. ABDC's producers seem committed to bringing a diverse assortment of street dance to television, which I think is admirable and…
America’s Best Dance Crew Season 4 kicks off! (video)
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 4) – MTV Shows Now that season 5 of "So You Think You Can Dance" has finished (congrats, Jeannine!), it's time to move on to my favorite dance show on TV "America's Best Dance Crew." Season 4 kicked off last night on MTV, and the first full episode is already…