It's almost showtime, folks! And to help tide you over 'til 9pm, we've got some video of what went down just minutes before taping.
This year, we've decided to have a different guest blogger backstage covering all the action before each show. Below, ABDC alumni and Season 3 Special Correspondent Phil Collins kick off this season with our first round of pre-show interviews. (Check back each Sunday for more video hosted by one of your favorite dancers from the past!)
BONUS PIC: Before getting started, the crews were given a final pep talk by production. Can you feel the pre-game excitement in the air?
It's been the most exciting season yet of ABDC -- and we were so lucky to have had Fanny Pak's Phil Collins help guide us through it. Check out our Special Blog Correspondent's final crew interviews of the season. (Sniff, sniff)
P.S. Take a sec to let Phil know how much you loved his blog reporting -- he reads your comments all the time!
Before Tuesday night's taping of ABDC, our special blog correspondent, Fanny Pak's Phil Collins, got a (very loud) earful from Fysh N Chicks' Taeko when he hinted at the possibility of an all-female Dance Crew champion. Take a peek at the fireworks in the video below, plus hear Shane Sparks' (quieter) opinion on the same subject.
Before the Battle Of The Sexes Challenge kicked off, Fanny Pak's Phil Collins checked in with Shane Sparks to find out what was up with his warning to Quest Crew last week. (If you recall, he told the guys to watch out for Beat Freaks.) Hear Shane explain his words, plus watch a cat fight erupt between Phil and his ex-rival, Super Cr3w's Do-Knock!
Before tonight's episode of ABDC taped, Phil Collins (Season 2's Fanny Pak) dug deep into the judging styles of Lil Mama and JC Chasez. Watch him hangin' with the people who were once his toughest critics!
We caught up with JC Chasez (finally!) and Lil Mama backstage before the taping of tonight's ABDC to hear their thoughts on this week's Whack Track Challenge and shed some light on why Team Millennia isn't with us anymore. (R.I.P.) Check out Phil's interviews with the judges:
ABDC's special blog correspondent, Phil Collins, got ambushed by his Season 2 (dance) partners in crime during last week's show taping! Find out what this eclectic crew is up to these days and why you might one day be wearing fanny packs on your feet!
Last Thursday wasn't just the Season 3 premiere of America's Best Dance Crew -- it also marked the first time that Lil Mama has EVER broken down in ABDC history. So what caused the emotional outburst? Watch former Fanny Pak'r Phil Collins chat up our fave female judge (and Shane Sparks!) to find out why Mama teared up while breakin' down the Ringmasters' bone-breakin' routine.
Our special blog correspondent, Fanny Pak's Phil Collins, mixed it up with the audience before the taping of ABDC's premiere. Along his journey, he stumbled upon the loneliest 'solo artist' on the planet -- check out the awkwardness as Phil's private dancer busts a move in front of an uncaring crowd. (Nothing the worm couldn't have fixed! Next time, next time...)
There's been a big hole in our hearts where Season 2's Fanny Pak used to preside -- so we decided to call up Phil Collins to help out with the blog. We already knew he had a gift for gab, but we can now add intrepid reporter to his long list of talents.
Our Special Correspondent kicked off his new career by interviewing Shane Sparks and guest judge Kid Rainen before the taping of tonight's ABDC premiere, and as the video below shows, they were just as excited as the crews to kick off the season!
