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Massive Monkees' Brysen Angeles was in town this week getting a little nostalgic backstage with the newest crop of dance crews. How fitting that his old opponent, Vogue Evolution's Dashaun Williams, reignited a Season 4 rivalry by challenging the B-boy to a battle! Check out the friendly dance-off below.

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America's Best Dance Crews aren't born -- they're MADE. At least, that's how it is for one group of ABDC hopefuls. Meet Majestic Crew, a young (but determined) team of hip-hop dancers who dream of taking the Dance Crew stage by storm. So what's in their way? Well, if they wanna ace their Season 5 audition, they're gonna have to work harder than ever before and learn how to come together on AND off the dance floor.

Think these guys have what it takes to follow in Massive Monkees' footsteps? Watch a special ABDC episode of MADE this Sunday at 1/12c, then catch the Season 5 premiere of America's Best Dance Crew Thursday at 10/9c to see if Majestic make the cut!

+ Want more ABDC in your life (slash weekend)? Tune into MTV at 12/11c to crash Lil Mama's Birthday Ball! (Think My Super Sweet 16, for non-adolescents).

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During a little down time from filming rehearsals this morning, we snooped around backstage and found some artist drawings of the costumes each crew will rock during their group numbers. Check 'em all out, then tell us whose gear looks the hottest!

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Tags Afroborike, Artistry in Motion, Beat Ya Feet Kings, Fr3sh, Massive Monkees, Rhythm City, Southern Movement, Vogue Evolution, We Are Heroes

When all nine Season Four crews take the stage this Sunday night, there will be one dancer missing -- Massive Monkees' Tim Soriano, whose fiance Cember Dacoscos gave birth to a baby girl yesterday! The labor was induced for the safety of both mom and baby, but all is well with both. When I spoke with Tim last night, he was just waking up from a nap at the hospital in Seattle.

"We named her after our parents. Cember's mom's name is Paulina and my mother's name is Anabelle, so we named her Lina Ann," he told me.

Because it was an early delivery, their doctor is keeping Cember and Lina Ann in the hospital to make sure there are no complications, so it was a no-brainer for Tim to stay back home with his girls.

Congrats, Tim, from your Massive Monkees fans and everyone here at ABDC!

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Tags Cember Dacoscos, Massive Monkees, Nina Ann Soriano, Tim Soriano

All the Season Four crews trickled back into Cali this week to reconnect with each other and rehearse a special number for ABDC's live finale. The excitement revved up immediately after finding out that they'd be split into three different groups for a Judges Choice performance. Check out the lineup:

Shane Sparks' group - Beat Ya Feet Kings, Massive Monkees, Southern Movement
"I Do (Represent)" Lil Jon ft. Swizz Beatz & Snoop Dogg

Lil Mama's group - Artistry In Motion, Vogue Evolution, We Are Heroes
"Girls On The Dance Floor" Far East Movement

JC Chasez's group - AfroBorike, Fr3sh, Rhythm City
"Fire Burning" Sean Kingston

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Tags Afroborike, Artistry in Motion, Beat Ya Feet Kings, Fr3sh, JC Chasez, Lil Mama, Massive Monkees, Rhythm City, Shane Sparks, Southern Movement, Vogue Evolution, We Are Heroes

Up until tonight, we could've sworn the Massive Monkees were the crew to beat. But a few heroic girls changed their destiny by rising to the occasion -- and sending those primates packin'. The judges had another tough decision this week, but in the end, it was time for the Monkees to branch out. Hear what the fallen crew had to say post-elimination, and give 'em props for staying upbeat -- and walking outta there like champs.

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Tags Brysen Angeles, JD Rainey, Massive Monkees, Samnith Ly, Video

We pulled out the big guns when we brought former Beat Freak (and Week 7 veteran) Maryss from Paris back to give us a one-of-a-kind backstage tour. Watch as Maryss chats up the final three crews on the eve of battle, and hear what used to get the heart of this freak beating fast back in her Dance Crew days ...

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Tags Afroborike, Beat Freaks, Maryss From Paris, Massive Monkees, We Are Heroes

In seasons past, we've seen final performances so great they made it nearly impossible for America to pick a winner - and we're happy to say, this year is no different. The top three crews (Massive Monkees, We Are Heroes and AfroBorike) left it all on the floor last night, and delivered some amazing highlight reel-worthy routines! Here are just a few of the many show-stoppers you'll be seeing on Sunday night's ABDC:

- One crew receives a standing ovation so loud it actually shakes bleachers!
- A drum circle like you've never seen!
- Stage reaches sweltering (hot, hot, HOT!) temperatures.
- All remaining male crew members are shirtless by night's end!
- Lil Mama displays a sense of humor about her VMAs "performance"!

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Week seven of ABDC has become infamous for how much stress it causes the remaining crews, who are tasked with putting together TWO killer routines instead of one. "It's mentally and physically draining," Massive Monkees' Jerome Aparis remarked yesterday.

AfroBorike's Veronica Collazo agrees. While she's feeling pretty enthused about her crew's Last Chance Challenge routine ("We built [it] in two or three hours. This is who we are and all the ideas come naturally.") it's the first performance [of the night] that's sucking all their time and energy.

And when we checked in with We Are Heroes, Riquel Olander explained that they've "finished up [choreography] but are still making changes. There's a big stunt and we haven't even tried it out yet." Yikes.

One thing's for certain about Sunday night's episode -- it's do or die time. Got some predictions?

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Every season the crews get a chance to spend some studio time with master mixers, District 78. And all week the final three crews have been putting together a track to perform to during their Last Chance Challenge. Here's a sneak peek at all three songs in the making:

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Tags Afroborike, District 78, Massive Monkees, Video, We Are Heroes