Warning: By watching the below video blog, you risk the following involuntary physical reactions: simultaneous laughing/crying, snorting water and/or food from the nostrils, mild dry-heaving, and in .005% of viewers, repetitive (yet not unpleasant) seizing.

Watch Seth Rudetsky deconstruct yet another episode of Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods… if you dare. This week’s critique concentrates mainly on Autumn’s inopportune gastric attack, the correct definition of “literally,” and as usual, Lauren’s upside down smile.

Seth Rudetsky has been working on Broadway for fifteen years. He’s played piano for many shows including Les Miz, Grease and Phantom of the Opera and made his acting debut this year in The Ritz starring Rosie Perez. He’s produced/conducted many benefits including Dreamgirls (with Audra MacDonald, Lillias White and Heather Headley) available on Nonesuch Records and Hair (with Jennifer Hudson and Adam Pascal) available on Ghostlight Records (Grammy nominated).
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Brother Jimmy’s may be known for it’s “White Trash Wednesdays,” but tonight’s Super Sweet 16 is all about the “Dirty South.” And it turns out that not every Southern belle dreams of beauty pageants, debutante balls and finding a hubby. Meet Haley, the Houston (”H-Town”) native who’s here to prove why today’s Southern gals would rather bump n’ grind on the dance floor of Beyonce’s ultra-hip nightclub than do-si-do at their local neighborhood square dance. So grab your bucket of fried chicken, and get ready to swing yer partner round and round! And for those of you who can’t get enough of Haley, check out this vid to see all the after-party action. Looks like it was a real hootenanny!

Everybody’s already got an opinion about which crew should take the ABDC crown this season, but can you stand by your word? MTV.com is looking for fans who consider themselves ABDC experts — and are willing to give their critiques on camera.

Wanna show your face? Email your name, age, contact info, and brief statement about why your ABDC opinion matters to abdcfan@mtv.com.

This coming Thursday, the crews of ABDC have been given the challenge of bringing a song title to life on stage. In the photo above, SoReal Cru tries out a little sumpthin’ sumpthin’ to work with their selection, “Snake” by R. Kelly.

Here’s what all the groups will be dancing to:

A.S.I.I.D. - “Roll” Flo Rida/Sean Kingston
Boogie Bots - “Game Over” Lil Flip
Fanny Pak - “Toy Soldier” Britney
Phresh Select - “Big Things Poppin’” T.I.
SoReal Cru - “Snake” R.Kelly
Super Cr3w - “We Fly High” Jim Jones
Supreme Soul - “Elevator” Flo Rida/Timbaland
Xtreme Dance Force - “Earthquake” Tech N9ne

Can’t get enough of The Real World? Neither can we! Which is why I’ve decided to sift through the Real World Dailies each afternoon to make sure you’re getting your fill of all the roomies. (Tough job, I know, but somebody’s gotta do it!)

Just when you thought Will couldn’t possibly have any more relationship-drama (hello, foursome!) comes this clip of Sarah — and her oft-forgotten boyfriend, Ryan — discussing the two roomies’ propensity for “innocent” flirting. And apparently, Ryan’s not 100% convinced that Sarah’s on “Team Janelle” after all…What do you guys think? Does being in a couple necessarily mean Sarah’s entered a strict no-flirting zone? Or should Ryan give Sarah some space and trust that she’s behaving herself behind closed doors?

• New laws regarding tv sponsorship to threaten the sanctity of Project Runway’s TRESemme hair salon and the American Idol judges’ ungodly consumption of Coca Cola. (AP)

• Perez Hilton mocks Heidi’s plans to record a Christian album…and never mind that he attended church with Speidi just last weekend. (Perez Hilton)

• “Gossip Guy” Ed Westwick (who plays the character of “Chuck the sometimes-date rapist” on the show) gets real about his so-called bromance with male co-star Chace Crawford. (E! Online)

• And in not at all surprising news, a new reality show on speed-eating has appropriately been christened …”Hurl!” (Mollygood)

On Saturday, we gave you a sneak peek at the handstand competition crews got into in between ABDC rehearsals. Now, it’s time to announce the winner!

Towards the end of the contest, it came down to a close battle between Super Cr3w and Phresh Select. Check out the video to see which dancer took the trophy, as well as major bragging rights.

Have you heard the gospel truth? Heidi’s already talking about plans for her next album. Also? Apparently, the Hills vixen once had aspirations of being a missionary in Africa. Instead, however, she’s doing the next best thing, namely: starring on a hit TV show and switching her musical side-career focus from “Fashion” to passion…of the Christ.

As Heidi explains it to Usmagazine.com, “I have been the most religious person since I was 2 years old. I always felt this crazy connection to God.”

An added bonus of answering to a higher power? On the off-chance the new album isn’t critically acclaimed, you can totally shake off those bad reviews as “angry laments of the non-believers.”

Each week after America’s Best Dance Crew, representatives from Season One’s top teams will be making the call on who’s got staying power. Fysh n Chicks’ Taeko koi sounds off here:

So my two picks for this week are Fanny Pak and Super Cr3w. Super Crew is really, really, really freaking good, but honestly, Fanny Pak is way cleaner, and there is never a moment where one person looks different from anyone else in the crew. Super Cr3w definitely has their moments where they’re not quite as together as they should be. Also, Fanny Pak’s choreography is much more complex than Super Cr3w’s (but then of course Super Cr3w has more tricks and the classic old-school hip-hop vibe). Still… the last time I checked the name of the show, it was America’s Best DANCE Crew… not HIP-HOP crew or TRICKS crew.
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Dear Spence,

As you know, this isn’t the first time I’ve offered you some unsolicited advice. But since you seem like the kinda guy who responds well to constructive criticism, I figured I’d give this one more shot.

Anyways, here’s the thing. I’m no expert when it comes to self-restraint, but from what I gather, when someone suggests you have a bad temper (you know, like Mary-Kate Olsen did on Letterman last week) it’s generally best to smile, nod and say something sort-of silly about how you’ve “been known to get carried away” from time to time. What you shouldn’t do, maybe, is phone up your old friend US Weekly and go on and on about how Mary Kate is an ugly troll with terrible taste in movies.

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