It's quickly creepin' up on us. In just two weeks, a Season Four champion of ABDC will be crowned! Man, seems like just yesterday Season One's JabbaWockeeZ were blowin' us away with their awesome isolations. Still, the Jabbas had three other tough crews to top at this point in the competition, and that got us thinking ...
The current remaining crews are extremely different from one another, showing us the full spectrum of dance moves and making the competition that much more tough to judge. But are they the most talented final four from all seasons? Take the poll and tell us: Which group of dancers brought the game to its highest level?
Season 1 Final Four Crews JabbaWockeez, Status Quo, Kaba Modern, BreakSk8
Season 2 Final Four Crews Super Cr3w, SoReal Cru, Fanny Pak, Boogie Bots
Season 3 Final Four Crews Quest Crew, Beat Freaks, Fly Khicks, Strikers All-Stars
Season 4 Final Four Crews AfroBorike, Massive Monkees, Rhythm City, We Are Heroes
Remember all those jaw-dropping, "Holy Sh**!" routines we'd see each week on Seasons 1-3 of ABDC? Well, we hate to say it, but we're pretty anxious to feel some of that heat from before. It's not like there aren't a ton of talented dance crews on Season 4 -- but each of them certainly do appear to be competing on a more even playing field. Right?
We've watched a bunch of fun, energetic performances in the past few weeks, but when will it come time for us to shake our heads in disbelief and shout, "How'd they even think of that?" Question to the fans: Has the bar been set too high by superstar crews of the past, such as JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, Super Cr3w, Fanny Pak and Quest Crew? Sound off in the comments! (And if you think we're smokin' something stupid, be sure and let us know which crew's about to blow us all away!)
Over the past few weeks, we've been having some fun with Final Cut and old footage of ABDC. First we gave you (our opinion of) the Top 5 Game-Changing Moments, which we followed up with something a little lighter, ya know, for a pre-season chuckle: Top 5 Moments of Lil Mama Being ... Lil Mama. And now, just two days before showtime, we're bringing you (again, our opinion of) the Top 5 Tricks from ABDC past. Check 'em out and let us know if you agree with our picks. (Something tells us you'll have plenty to say if not!)
In anticipation of MTV's Aug. 2 ABDCspecial -- Top 10 Performances of All Time -- we here in dot-com-land spent the past week fishing through old episodes of Season 1 through 3 ... And we gots to say (a la Lil Mama style), this show really knows how to bring it! So many twists and turns (literally), you never quite know for sure what'll be the outcome of the final competition -- and in appreciation of that fact, we've put together our own countdown of 'Top 5 Game-Changing Moments.' From Super Cr3w's stunt-heavy Ninja performance to the JabbaWockeeZ' illuminating Michael Jackson Challenge, watching parts of these routines has us completely pumped for the Aug. 9 season premiere of America's Best Dance Crew. (We're betting you're also pretty psyched.)
Check out the our Top 5 video below and sound off about whether you agree with our picks!
BONUS: Check back next Friday for another one of our video countdowns: 'Top 5 Moments Of Lil Mama ... Being Lil Mama.'
JabbaWockeeZ. Super Cr3w. Quest Crew. In three seasons of America's Best Dance Crew, we've seen three West Coast crews stomp the competition and take home the title. But with Season Four auditions underway (and a buncha talented East Coast crews coming atcha!), the time has come for an all-out turf war.
So is the West Coast still the best coast? Watch as the West fights to defend their title while Randy Jackson challenges crews across the country to represent for their regions. And don't forget about ABDC's new night/time! The battle begins on Sunday, August 9th at 9pm. Time to place your bets.
If you'd have told us way back at the Season One finale of ABDC that its winning crew would one day soon be sharing a national stage with New Kids on the Block, we'd have laughed (really hard). In the beginning of '08, JabbaWockeeZ didn't boast anything close to a mainstream following ... and NKOTB were but a distant memory to grown women who once wore gummy bracelets and Aqua Net hairspray.
Well, times they have a changed, and not only are both groups now hailed as entertainment superstars, they've teamed up for a tour of the U.S., which kicked off this morning on the Today show! Check out pics of their performance together and watch the video below for MTV News' interview and rehearsal footage.
With only three crews left in the game, ABDC's challenges are about to get a lot harder -- if you can believe it! In fact, next week each crew will have to perform in two different challenges. One of them, the Hip-Hop "Decathlon", will test the remaining crews' raw skill level, as they'll have to incorporate five different dance styles into one routine. And who better to demonstrate these fives styles than ABDC's own graduates? Behold, the professors of dance:
HOUSING - Taeko (Fysh n Chicks)
TUTTING - Mike (Kaba Modern)
THREADING - Ronnie B. (Super Cr3w)
WAVING -KB aka Kevin (JabbaWockeeZ)
KRUMPING - Frost (Supreme Soul)
Shaquille O'Neal has gone and done it again ... and we don't mean he scored a winning basket. On Sunday night the sports legend introduced the NBA All-Star Game using his unique brand of over-the-top entertainment -- a dance collabo with ABDC's JabbaWockeeZ, to be specific. And while the shoes certainly fit, the mask did not. Check out the performance and hit up MTV News for a roundup of celeb reviews:
Last week, we told you how Do-Knock (Super Cr3w) and Phi (JabbaWockeeZ) took to the ABDC stage for a dance off during one of the show's commercial breaks. A lot of you asked (uh, pretty loudly) to see some video of the action, so here y'all go. Now stop yelling at us!
It's no secret that Shane, Lil Mama and JC have the best seats in the house. And if you think they've got a great view of the on-air action, you should see what goes down on the ABDC set during the commercial breaks. Like this week's no-holds-barred dance battle between Do-Knock (Super Cr3w) and Phi Nguyen (JabbaWockeeZ).
Yep, when the cameras stop rolling, that's when the real dance-offs begin. And with both champion crews in attendance for tonight's show, the weekly audience dance competition (which takes place in between commercial breaks) was hotter than ever. The objective? To get the crowd so revved up that they're dancing in (and out!) of their seats.
'Course, the audience might've struggled just a bit when Do-Knock decided to do approximately 8 air flares in a row ...
+ Can't get the picture? Check back later this weekend, and you just might get to see video footage of the SuperWockeeZ in action!
