The casting process has already begun for the second season of America’s Best Dance Crew. This weekend tons of crews headed to the Big Apple for quite the East Coast showdown. I hung out with New Jersey’s “Fr3sh,” a crew that formed in 2003 at a Filipino Independence Day Parade. They’ve spent the last five years practicing for a chance in a lifetime like being chosen to compete for the title of America’s Best Dance Crew. “Getting to the finals would mean so much. It would make all the difficult times worth it — the late nights, fighting with our parents, dancing in studios with no mirrors…”
Fr3sh had to bail on trying out for the first season of America’s Best Dance Crew because none of the group members could take time off from school. Luckily this new season will be a summer affair: “When we found out about it, we were like, ‘Dude, this is it. This is our calling.’ All of our fears and worries about missing school were over and we could completely concentrate on dancing.”
The crew also has a “junior” sect of the company (ages 9 - 17), which they refer to as their inspiration for working so hard. “It has a huge effect on their morale, and they feel like they can do anything if we go for it.”
While Fr3sh admit they have a lot more to learn, they feel pretty confident about their skills and chances of making it to the finals. “We want it so bad. We’ve met a lot of dope people here — there are so many different teams on this one coast — but we think we’ll stand out because of our versatility.”
They did. Fresh got a call back to the next round. Stay tuned for more casting updates from NYC and other parts of the country.
April 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Oh man, this is so sick. I LOVE the FR3SH crew. Hope to see them in Cali!
Just an FYI, it’s Fr3sh, with a 3 instead of an e. Other than that, this article is some serious business.
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
FR3SH is the shizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz work it out great job at prelude over the weekend!
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
holler! go fr3sh!
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
i love u gigi =)
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:47 pm
AHH!!! THIS IS SO CRAZY!! WORK IT OUT FR3SH!! KILL IT!!! YAYA!!! totally well done and deserved!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I am SO PROUD of you guys. =) You Betta!!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 pm
woah!!!! yay fr3sh!!! = )
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:27 pm
hollah at ya fr3shhhhh!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:34 pm
yeah fr3sh..! mad proud of y’all..! *crossing fingers*
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I’m from NY and stereotypically didn’t really like NJ but after seeing fr3sh perform, I have a new found respect for the state over the river. Hope you guys make it and represent the tri-state.
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
fr3sh is going to make it to the top!! phenomenal dancers & awesome people. love you guys :)))
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
omg this is AMAAAAZING!!! i
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:05 pm
i hope u guys make it to LA so i can see alla y’all in person!! GO FR3SH
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
omg this is AMAAAAAAAZING! i
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
i’m so proud of my fr3sh family! work it out.
-fr3shonline.com
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:10 pm
goodluck to FR3SH!
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Congratulations FR3SH!!! Well Deserved! This is a long time coming. You all have done so much already — this is just icing on the cake!!!! Be yourselves and Have fun. Show ‘em what FR3SH is all about! Good luck in LA and we also wish you the best for ECDC in May! We’ll be voting for you!
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Whoo!! Go Fr3sh!! i’ll be rootin for you guys! kill it TJ!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:20 pm
if the 2nd season ends in an east vs west battle, at least u guys will do the east coast some justice. go fr3sh!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
WHOOOO!!! Go TJ!! Go Fr3sh!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:32 pm
FINALLY. FINALLY.
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
GOOO FR3SH!!!! I rememeber when you guys first started out mannn, its been a long time. Best of luck guys! Work it!
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
fr3sh represents the hardworkers, the underdogs (…jersey…), the people who usually don’t get that recognition (maybe cause they are from suburbia and might be labeled as posers) but are sublimely happy with what they have because they love what they’re doing…they are the ones who are going to show america what it has been missing out on in the dance world…voguing, wacking, house, popping, locking, punking, etc etc…no tricks, no gimmicks, straight up hardworkers who can handle so many other things and be crazy dancers all at once because it’s just in their blood..fr3sh encompasses what it means to say that hip hop is universal…send them to LA so they can prove to people you don’t gotta look like a super model, you don’t have to be a size 0, you don’t have to be a trained dancer of 10 years, you don’t have to be any certain ethnicity, you don’t have to be from any specific place, you can be a good person, follow your heart and passion, and it will see you through…….plus they kinda cute and got that swagga…WORK FR3SH. can’t think of anyone better to represent the east coast.
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:49 pm
YAY FR3SH FAM!
AAAHHH LOVE YOU ALLLLLL
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
OMG. I’M SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS
gotta love the FR3SH family.
AHHHHHHHHH. i’m telling everyone in connecticut *____*
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Go Kristina!!! Good luck in LA, I will definitely be there to support you guys!
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
ABDC&FR3SHFAMILY — You all are amaziiiing. The past weekend.. With all the PRELUDE hype was amazing. & now this ! Ahhh! LOVE YOU ALL.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:23 pm
i love us!go FR3SH. this is so crazy
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
YAY fr3sh!!! represent!
i’m sad i couldn’t make it out to prelude this weekend, but good luck!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
AHHH!!! I love you guys sooo much!!! yay fr3sh family!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:47 pm
NJ ALL DAY BABY! go fr3sh!
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm
YEAHHHHH…go FR3SH….u guys are the best… i kno im watchin the show every freakin week
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
can’t get over this…
YAY FR3SH! REPRESENT NY/NJ. NJ ALL DAY!!
hahaha, TJ’s candid model status in the first picture
love you guys!
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
work it out, fr3shhhh. words can’t describe the pride i feel. MTV better bring you guys out to LA to show cali what NJ, NY, and the east coast are all about.
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:48 pm
PS don’t forget me. My name is Kris.
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:17 pm
hahaha i love kris’s comment
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:04 pm
wheres louise angso?
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:37 pm
go cbadz xb
n yeeehhhh Fr3sh!! bring on the heat
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Awesome!!! I love you all!! Good luck!!!
LOVE MY WIFEY!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:08 pm
go fr3sh
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:08 pm
yayyyy fr3sh !!
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:14 pm
SNAPZ. Gooooo Fr3sh!! Serve up somethin’ fierce!!! take em to skool cousin!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:30 pm
If anyone’s interested:
FR3SH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br-_PXAF_9g
FR3SH Juniors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAoAL5AgvUQ
http://www.youtube.com/user/FR3SHDanceCompany
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:05 am
i’m so proud of you guys. look how far you’ve come. i still remember pam teaching kristina & i the lil kim piece & us being scared of her. haha. now i’ll just sit back & scream at my tv. hollaaaaa! GO BAYSIDE! i love you, fams
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:29 am
WORK people. i almost cried when i saw this. this is something we’ve been waiting and working for and all i can say is FINALLY. make us OGs proud to have wasted the past five years dancing. haha SIKE! i love you crazy people.
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:49 am
omg congrats and goodluck guys!
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:55 am
GOOO FR3SH! GO REPRESENT NJ!
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 am
ohmigosh…
this is so crazy.
postscript–
hottest pic of adrian ever at the bottom!
haha ..”ade?” ha
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:47 am
Yay! Go FR3SH! Congrats on callbacks!
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:53 am
aaaaaaaaaaiiiight FR3SH ! congraaaaats, UUUH HUHHH WORRRRK ! loove you guys