All week Remote Control will be posting reactions to Michael Jackson's death from select ABDCrews. Check out Hok from Quest Crew's emotional note below...
At first I didn't believe the news of Michael Jackson's death, especially because of all the nonsensical gossip that constantly goes around nowadays. Even after the news channels were reporting it, I didn't want to accept that he'd died.
Michael Jackson's death will have the biggest impact on the world ever caused by an individual of our generation. His music and dance shows will live on forever, no matter what. They are true art, and Michael's art is the truth and incomparable to the trends that just come and go in the modern age. I think we all had taken his existence for granted, thinking that his music would be accessible for a while -- and now we realize it's over.
Michael proved that true music is loved by everyone around the world, no matter what race, what generation and which religion you belong to. True art is like a beautiful landscape. No matter how old you are and where you are from, what is beautiful is beautiful. Thank you so much Michael Jackson ... you have inspired myself and many others around the world.
Last Thursday, during Quest Crew's arguably most original performance of the season, we got to see Ryan Conferido dance his heart out, PLUS hear him rip it up on the piano. Who knew?
Now we've uncovered yet another hidden talent amongst the guys. Check out the video to see who's most likely to have a Bob Ross shrine in their bedroom!
The message boards are blowing up with people raving about Quest Crew's final performance. What exactly did these guys do before the show that gave them the drive/focus/energy to come so hard on stage? Well, uh, they were actually chillin' with us.
Listen to why Hok thinks his crew's about to start something entirely new in the dance world.
For this week's Last Chance Challenge, each crew is mashing up their own unique master mix. To get their songs just right, they all had some studio time down at District 78 in Hollywood -- and afterward got to taste a little bit of the good life. The good life being Roscoe's Chicken N Waffles! Hok, you save any for us?!
Right after Brandon Norris (Dynamic Edition) gave Hok (Quest Crew) a personal lesson in clogging, Outthere (Beat Freaks) showed Brandon how to correctly do a Baby Freeze. He was excited to learn his favorite b-boy move, but as quick as Brandon's feet are with clogs on, he was surprised how the commonly performed 'six step' was much harder to pull off than it looks on stage.
Don't be shocked if more crews start to suck dance lessons out of their willing competitors. Hell, I know I'm gonna use these guys to perfect my Tootsie Roll by season's end...
