Quest on Dogg after Dark -- Video!

MTV's show Dogg After Dark will feature Quest tonight. The show airs at 8:30 ET/PT time. Thanks for the tip, Leah!

UPDATE: Quest appeared in the first 2 minutes and the end of the show. Here's a clip of America's Best Dance Crew Season 3, performing to Sensual Seduction

MTV Shows

BreakSk8 on Bonnie Hunt Show April 1

BreakSk8 (from America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 and the America's Best Dance Crew Live tour) will perform on the Bonnie Hunt show on Wednesday April 1.

For times, check your local listings or visit www.bonniehunt.com.

And, if the official website posts any photos or videos, we'll share them on April 2.

Photocredit: MTV.

Highlight Reel of Jia Huang on Tour with Britney Spears

Michael Tran assembled a video of some of the best clips he could find of Jia Huang (Kaba Modern alum) in performance with Britney Spears on the Circus Tour. Laura Edwards (Fysh N Chicks) can also be seen in this. Thanks for sharing, Michael!

Reader Favorite for ABDC Season 3: Fly Khicks Pon de Replay

Fly Khicks did not make the top 10 in our reader poll of favorite performances for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 -- the poll was dominated by Quest and Beat Freaks. Of their performances, the reader favorite was Pon De Replay by Rihanna, which was performed during the Battle of the Sexes challenge in Week 6. Click here to watch the entire performance on MTV in case this video is no longer available here.

MTV Shows

Next up in our rundown of ABDC Season 3 crew favorite performances: Strikers performing Move if You Wanna.

New Dates added for JabbaWockeeZ & NKOTB Tour this summer

New Kids on the Block is launching the Full Service Tour, with JabbaWockeeZ as their opening act. It kicks off May 28 in Atlanta. Starting April 3, tickets and VIP packages – which will include backstage BBQs with the guys – will be available at Ticketmaster.com. (Special $10 lawn seats will also be available for a limited time.) There are also still a limited number of cabins available for their cruise, which sets sail from Ft. Lauderdale to the Bahamas on May 15. For more information, check out nkotb.com.

Dates for NKOTB's Full Service Tour:
May 28: Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheatre)
May 29: Birmingham, Ala. (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
May 30: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheater)
May 31: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheater)
June 2: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
June 3: Raleigh, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion )
June 5: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
June 6: Camden, N.J. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
June 7: Washington, D.C. (Nissan Pavilion)
June 10: Scranton, Pa. (Toyota Pavilion)
June 11: Pittsburgh (Post-Gazette Pavilion)
June 12: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
June 13: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
June 14: Buffalo, N.Y. (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
June 16: Saratoga, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
June 18: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)
June 19: Boston (Comcast Center)
June 21: Toronto (Molson Amphitheatre)
June 23: Cleveland (Blossom Music Center)
June 25: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Center)
June 26: Chicago (First Midwest Bank Amphitheater)
June 27: Cincinnati ( Riverbend Music Center)
June 28: Seattle (Verizon Amphitheater)
July 1: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless)
July 2: Memphis, Tenn. (Mud Island Ampitheater)
July 3: Wichita, Kans. (Hartman Arena)
July 7: Seattle (White River Amphitheatre)
July 9: San Francisco (Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord)
July 10: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Ampitheater)
July 11: Las Vegas (The Pearl)
July 12: Phoenix (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
July 15: Denver (Fiddler's Green)
July 17: Dallas (Superpages.com Center)
July 18: Houston (Cynthia Mitchell Woods Pavilion)

Beat Freaks to perform at Warner Brothers Animation Celebration Event

On April 7, Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank California (the place where America's Best Dance Crew is taped) is hosting a celebration of almost 80 years of classic animation. The event will feature prizes and entertainment, including a performance by ABDC Season 3 favorites Beat Freaks. Click here for the details.

JabbaWockeeZ at Penn State

JabbaWockeeZ made a surprise appearance at Penn State on March 24, 2009. Besides performing as openers for New Kids on the Block (covered in a photospread by Penn State Live that includes the above image), the America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 champions made a surprise appearance at a Penn State Lionettes dance team practice and a hip hop dance course on campus. Here they are at with the Lionettes, courtesy of OnwardState.com (which also describes the visit).
There are several videos of the Penn State performance by JabbaWockeeZ. My favorite is the one from Matboy123.

#10 Favorite for ABDC Season 3: Quest's You Got It

Today: a tie for #10 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We started with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 22 % of our survey respondents identified Quest's You Got It (the Right Stuff) as one of their favorite performances. It aired in the Whack Track Challenge Show in Week 4. You can watch the full version on MTV by clicking here.

Here's the Fanscape clip of the performance. Fanscape has the only legal versions of ABDC performances on Youtube, and are the only ones guaranteed not to be removed for copyright violations.


We're presented the top 10, but they didn't include many of the best performances by crews other than Quest and Beat Freaks. So, in the next few days, we will also post your favorite performance by each of the other crews, in the reverse order of their elimination. Up next: Fly Khicks dancing to Pon De Replay.

#10 Favorite for ABDC Season 3: Beat Freaks' Womanizer

Today: a tie for #10 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 22 % of our survey respondents identified Beat Freak's Womanizer as one of their favorite performances. It aired in the Britney Spears Challenge Show in Week 3. You can watch the full version on MTV by clicking here.

Here's the Fanscape clip of the performance. Fanscape has the only legal versions of ABDC performances on Youtube, and are the only ones guaranteed not to be removed for copyright violations.

Next: In a tie for 10th place - Quest's You Got It.

New Quest Freestyling video

In preparation for the Myspace Music Release Show for Flo Rida, here's a video from ricknlo of Quest Crew, Jalen (a 7 year old dance prodigy and others. Thanks for the tip, Adobostreak!

Exclusive report: Quest Celebration Party

Our field reporters Brooke and Rebecca attended the Quest Celebration party on March 21 in Hollywood. Here's their report:

The Scene: As we arrive at the club the scene is mob-like. On one side of the door, the VIP line is wrapped around the corner of friends, family and other very important people . On the other side of the door another long line of eager fans, supporters and followers of our Quest Crew almost impatiently waiting for club security to let them in. Quest has already made their very public entrance through the front door by the time we arrived, so we were excited to get in and meet them. We decide to try to skip the lines on either side of the entrance and find our contacts on the inside to come out and get us. We were able bypass everyone and walk into the club, taking our first look around we see big screen TV's playing America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 winners -- Quest!. As we walked into the main area of the club, we began immediately scanning the crowd to see where they are sitting.... Duh they're dancers, they aren't going to be sitting down at a club! So we started looking for Quest Crew, well they were much harder to find then originally suspected. People were in crew type formations in different areas doing there own dances, routines and compilations. You could see some watching the tv's and trying to do Quest's moves. It was amazing! Hip hop was definitely the fashion trend of the evening, tennis shoes, hats, bold colors, sunglasses, chunky stripes, hoods and overall a very funky fashion forward feeling... A very unusual scene for a typical Saturday night in any LA/Hollywood club.

We finally spotted a few of the Quest crew... I was able to get a photo with Hok, a very friendly and appreciative guy. It was hard to have much of a conversation with all the loud music,
but I did congratulate him and the team. Looking at the photo's you will spot a few of the other crew members but I was unable to grab them for a photo. It was a very interesting experience and I'm so pleased I was able to be a part of it.

Click here to see more party photos, including a quiet moment with Ringmasters.
Thanks for the great report, Brooke and Rebecca -- I wish I could have been there too!

#9 Favorite for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3: Quest's Got Money

Today: #9 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 26 % of our survey respondents identified Quest's Performance of Got Money as one of their favorite performances. It aired in the Illusion Challenge Show in Week 5. Watch it here (at least for now!) or you can watch this performance by clicking here for the full MTV version.

Next: In a tie for 10th place - Beat Freaks' Womanizer.

World of Dance Pomona to featureQuest, Beat Freaks, TM Performances, Quest Appearance

Today's The World of Dance event in Pomona, California (on April 4) is shaping up to be a star-studded day for America's Best Dance Crew and hip hop choreography fans. Beat Freaks and Team Millennia will perform along with dozens of other established and up-and-coming crews. In addition, Quest just announced that they will perform at the Pomona show. Super Cr3w will be doing a live webcast from the Shiekh shoes booth there.

Click here for all the details, and click here to purchase tickets.

Pacific Rim posted 4 videos of Quest promoting the World of Dance tour. My favorite is the photoshoot, where the crew members pose using dance moves.Sort of like America's Next Top Dance Crew.

#8 Favorite Performance for ABDC Season 3: Beat Freaks Hot N Cold

Today: #8 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 26 % of our survey respondents identified the Beat Freaks performance of Hot N Cold as one of their favorite performances. It aired on the Battle of the Sexes Show in Week 6. Watch it here (at least for now!) or you can watch this performance by clicking here for the full MTV version.

The #9 pick: Yet more Quest!

More Fanny Pak/ASIID collaboration: Girls on the Dance Floor

ASIID members Della Hamby and Himerria Wortham (Meme) and Fanny Pak member Glenda Morales taught and performed at 4C the Power Workshop on March 21, 2009. Thanks to Kcalination007 for the video and abdcs3 for the tip!

Both of my 'banned' Quest Videos are back on Youtube!

As mentioned in earlier posts, two of my Quest interview videos (the Week 7 interview and the post-finale interview) had been removed from Youtube for copyright violations. UPDATE: both were reinstated late last night. I am thankful to whomever helped with this, and grateful that I didn't have to start involved legal communications.

So, here are the two videos (sorry if you've already viewed them):
The Week 7 interview, with Quest teaching field reporter Noah a 'secret dance move'


And here's the post-America's Best Dance Crew finale interview, where we talk to Quest about comic book heroes, singing, and other absurd and delightful subjects.

#7 Favorite Performance for ABDC Season 3: Quest and Beat Freaks Together, Beggin'

Today: #7 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 26 % of our survey respondents identified the Quest/Beat Freaks performance of Beggin' as one of their favorite performances. It aired on the Finale Show, as the first and only dance featuring just the top two crews of Season 3. You can watch it legally by clicking here to watch the entire episode, then going to 26:18. Sorry for the commercials.

There are no legal clips, and most of the unlicensed Youtube versions are removed within a few days of their appearance (as well as videos that aren't even in copyright violation). If you don't want to watch the full episode,
just search for it yourself!

Next up: More Beat Freaks!
Photocredit: MTV

JabbaWockeeZ interview - Creative process, relating to the music

QuadCity Times in Iowa talked to JabbaWockeeZ when they were in town for the New Kids on the Block concert. A few quotes of note:

• In their full interview, JabbaWockeeZ talks about how America's Best Dance Crew gave them their big break. And Founding Member Joe Larot tells them ""We cater to the music. We develop a relationship with the music..we kind of have this code that we try to do where, if you were a deaf person and you couldn't really hear music, how could I show you music through my movements?"
• A separate blogpost based on the interview describes the JabbaWockeeZ creative process: "We’re a bunch of goofy guys and we just like to vibe off each other.”
  

A Boxcuttuhz Dance-off -- of sorts

Boxcuttuhz Lando Wilkins (America's Best Dance Crew Season 3) posts a dance-off video: "At the Boxcuttuhz performance on March 20th, 2009 @ Shark's Club, an older fan from the Super Galactic Beat Manipulator days asked how my style started and how i came to where i am now. Well i had the feeling always but one major influence that helped me realize my own weakness in music was Kevin Brewer of the Jabbawockeez (look him up, simplicity at its finest). So for fun i battled myself in the mirror from the older style to the now incorporated style. this is for all to enjoy. Daywalker (SGBM) vs. Bang Jenkins (Boxcuttuhz)...who wins???" I vote for Bang -- and you should go to Landizeesgbm (Lando's Youtube Channel) and vote! And thanks to FannyBoxFan for the tip!

Update: Viacom's Youtube Policy=RESOLVED!

Those of you who are loyal readers of this site know that I go out of my way not to publish pirated videos, even though it would make my readers much happier. So, I am incredibly annoyed that Viacom had my post-America's Best Dance Crew finale interview with Quest removed from Youtube for alleged copyright violations. I plan to fight the violation notice and get the video back on my Youtube Channel, but it takes some time. In the meantime, you can watch it -- on someone else's Youtube Channel who made a pirated copy of MY video!!

UPDATE: this video and another exclusive interview with Quest have been reinstated on Youtube. Thanks to whomever helped out with the problem!!

Quest performance at DUB auto show

On March 22, America's Best Dance Crew Quest performed at the DUB auto show on March 22 in Los Angeles. Thanks to dgar949 Youtube Channel and Phil Joz for the tip.
In a few days, we'll also post a field report and pictures from the March 21 Quest celebration party (I've got them now, but I'm on the road and can't process the photos for posting!)

Beat Freaks Question and Answer Session in Atlanta

Beat Freaks held a Question and Answer session with fans on March 22 at Pure in Atlanta. They sit on the floor and really open up in a funny, honest.and cool way. In the first video, the America's Best Dance Crew finalists talk about their personal values (and why they're so cool), Freak the Dream, B-Girl the Movie, their ages (and why age isn't important for being a good dancer).Much thanks to Len for pointing these out, and Julemister for posting them.
Here's the first video:
Click here to watch Parts 2 and 3 of the Q&A session, including info on their non-dance marketing plans.

#6 Favorite Performance for ABDC Season 3: Quest/Dynamic Edition/Strikers Finale Performance

Today: #5 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 28 % of our survey respondents identified the Quest/Dynamic Edition/Strikers All-Stars performance of Right Round as one of their favorite performances. It aired on the Finale Show, as Shane Sparks picked the crews that he wanted to see dance together. You can watch it legally by clicking here to watch the entire episode, then go to 6:08. Sorry for the commercials.

There are no legal clips, and most of the unlicensed Youtube versions are removed within a few days of their appearance. If you don't want to watch the full episode,
just search for it yourself!

Next up: Another group performance!

#5 Favorite Performance for ABDC Season 3: Quest's Hero

Today: #5 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 38 % of our survey respondents identified Quest Crew's performance of Toxic as one of their favorite performances. It aired Week 1 during the Sudden Death Challenge. MTV does not have the entire performance on-line.You can watch it legally by clicking here to watch the full episode, then go to 20:49. Sorry for the commercials.

Here's most of the performance, from Fanscape Videos. There are other embeddable sources that have the complete performance, but since they're bootleg, I'm concerned that they will be unavailable too soon.


Tomorrow: #6 favorite: a group performance from the finale!

Beat Freaks First Performances after ABDC

Beat Freaks performed at Club Pure in Atlanta on March 21, their first performance after the America's Best Dance Crew Finale. This video is from Shortyfan87's Youtube channel. Thanks for the tip, anonymous (whoever you are!)
Click here to watch the performance on March 22.

New Fly Khicks Performance Video

Fresh from the America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 Finale, Fly Khicks performed at Coral Reef High School in Miami. Thanks to OhhKIMI for the video and fkfan for the tip!

#4 Favorite ABDC 3 Performance: Beat Freaks "Freeze"

Today: #4 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 45% of our survey respondents identified Beat Freak's performance of Freeze as one of their favorite performances. it aired Week 5 during the Illusion Challenge. In case MTV pulls this full version, you can watch the performance by clicking here.

Several readers have commented that the illusion was done with a prop called the kinetic sphere. Click here to learn more about the kinetic sphere and buy one for yourself!

MTV Shows

Coming up tomorrow: the #5 Favorite is Quest's Hero.

Upcoming Super Cr3w: Boston, California, Las Vegas

Courtesy of SuperCr3w.com, information about upcoming Super Cr3w appearances:
---April 2: Super Cr3w will perform at Northeastern University at Blackman Auditorium at 7pm.
---April 3: The Winners of America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 will be doing a meet-and-greet at the Shiekh store in Merced Mall from 4-6pm. If you visit the store before then, you can receive a VIP pass for express entry
---April 4: Super Cr3w performs at the UC Merced gym. More details here.
---April 25: They'll perform in the Guam Festival in Las Vegas (see poster for details)

Fanny Pak and ASIID performance together =Asylum video

On March 20, Fanny Pak and ASIID (America's Best Dance Crew Season 2) performed together calling themselves Asylum, at ISA with Far East Movement. Video courtesy of Nami914 Thanks for the tip ABDC!

#3 Favorite Performance for ABDC Season 3: Quest's Toxic

Today: #3 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 49 % of our survey respondents identified Quest Crew's performance of Toxic as one of their favorite performances. It aired Week 3 during the Britney Spears challenge.Watch the complete performance here (on MTV).

Here's most of the performance, from Fanscape Videos. There are other embeddable sources that have the complete performance, but since they're bootleg, I'm concerned that they will be unavailable too soon.


Next up: Beat Freaks!

Fysh N Chicks Performance in Miami Fashion Week

Fysh N Chicks, girl group extraordinaire from America's Best Dance Crew Season 1, performed at opening night of Miami Fashion Week. Here's the video, from littleinthemiddle.com.
Update: I was incorrect in thinking this was a new performance: it is a new video of a 2008 performance. But it's a new video, and worth sharing.

Upcoming Quest Master Class, Meet & Greet

On Thursday March 26, Quest Crew will teach a master class at the International Dance Academy in Hollywood. Click here or watch this Pacific Rim video for details.

#2 Favorite ABDC Season 3 Performance: Quest Hip Hop Decathlon

Today: #2 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 68 % of our survey respondents identified Quest Crew's Hip Hop Decathlon as one of their favorite performances. It aired Week 7, when Quest competed against Beat Freaks and Fly Khicks. Watch the complete performance here (on MTV).

Here's most of the performance, from Fanscape Videos. There are other embeddable sources that have the complete performance, but since they're bootleg, I'm concerned that they will be unavailable too soon.

Next up: Yet more Quest!

Fanny Pak, ASIID, Supreme Soul, SoReal Cru & Distorted X to perform at Level Up

Alums from America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 will descend upon Houston for Level Up workshops and appearances on April 4 and 5. You can get all the details at at Themovementdancestudio.com

• On April 4 and 5, people 13+ and up can take classes from Fanny Pak, ASIID, Supreme Soul, and SoReal Cru at the Melody Club.
• On April 4, these crews plus Distorted X will perform in a Level Up Choreographer's Showcase at Rich's. Minimum age 18. Buy tickets here.
  

Mailbox: Kaba Modern member Jia, reality show judging

• That's Fresh (a dance community blog) captured the above image of Jia Huang (from America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 crew Kaba Modern) from the new Britney Spears video If U Seek Amy
• Reality TV World covers the debate about American Idol's new elimination policy. They quote AI Season 6 finalist Gina Glocksen suggesting that the show adopt the voting process for America's Best Dance Crew: "I love how they eliminate...America votes for the bottom two and then the judges watch them perform for their lives and then the judges choose"

#1 Favorite for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3: OrQUESTra

Today: #1 in our survey of the our readers' 10 favorite America's Best Dance Crew performances for Season 3. We're starting with the most popular and are posting them throughout the next few weeks.

Reminder: respondents were allowed to pick more than one performance as their favorites. 69 % of our survey respondents identified Quest Crew's OrQUESTra as one of their favorite performances. It aired Week 7, when Quest competed against Beat Freaks and Fly Khicks. Watch the complete performance here on MTV (sorry for the ad they make you watch).

Unfortunately, there are no legal clips for this one from Fanscape to embed here. If you search on Youtube, I'm sure you can find lots of pirated ones, but they are being removed very quickly by Viacom for copyright violations.

Next up: More Quest!

Super Cr3w in NY on March 27 and 28

Super Cr3w will be performing with Serani (singer of "No Games") on March 27 at the Prime Club in New York. This is the event where Quest was originally scheduled to perform; when Quest was unable to appear, the organizers scrambled and were able to line up another all-star line-up featuring the winners of America's Best Dance Crew Season 2.

Super Cr3w will be available for autographs and photos from 9-11. NOTE: They will NOT perform on at this event. Minimum age: 21. You can get details and buy tickets at Supercr3wserani.eventbrite.com.

On March 28, Super Cr3w will perform at the Blender Theater. Enlarge the poster for details. Minimum age: 18.

Win tickets to Clearasil Dance Crew competition Finale in New York City!

Clearasil will hold the finale for their dance competition (called the Pimple Blocker Battle) at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York on April 7. Michelle Tractenberg will be the host, and judges include Drew Lachey (the singer who won the second Season of Dancing with the Stars), Alyson Stoner (actress who has also been a backup dancer for Missy Elliot) and choreographer GEO. Also, some America's Best Dance Crew alums MAY get involved in the act -- we'll update this post when we learn more.

We're giving away some sets of tickets. To enter, leave us a comment. Make sure you include your email address in the email field so we can reach you if you win. This contest will close on March 31.
Here's the audition for one of the finalists -- Beat Blockerz. You can watch more at The Pimple Blocker Battle Channel.

Quest Celebration Party, Meet &Greet this weekend!

Quest will be celebrating their victory on America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 this Saturday, March 21 at LAX club in Los Angeles. This is a party, not a performance. Other ABDC luminaries are also expected to attend. BloggingBestDanceCrew.com is sending some field reporters and hope to have some pictures to share with you next week. Note: minimum age 21.

Quest will also be doing a meet-and-greet and signing at the Dub Auto Show in Los Angeles on Sunday March 22. This is open to all ages.

Team Millennia on East Coast - hosting, performing, teaching

Team Millennia (from America's Best Dance Crew Seasons 2 and 3) has announced appearances on April 25 and 26 in New York and New Jersey:

• April 25: TM is presenting Prelude EC, a dance competition. Click on the poster for details, including information on how your dance team can sign up to compete
• On April 25, they will also perform at BLVD in New York (21+)
• April 26: They'll be teaching a workshop in New Jersey (details to follow).

We'll report on Prelude EC, and are hoping for a new interview with Team Millennia to update you on their plans. If you have any questions for them, please leave them in the comments section.

Poll results: Quest dominates our readers' favorite performances

Our reader poll on favorite performances for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 is closed. Quest owned it, capturing 9 of the 11 top slots for crew or multiple group performance. Over the next 2 weeks, we'll show or post links to the videos for these favorites, so come back and watch them again (and again). Up tomorrow: OrQUESTra!

Today's the Last Day to vote in our Best Performances of Season 3 poll

Please vote today in our poll on your favorite performances for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3. I'll post the results tomorrow, then start posting the winning videos on Friday.

SoReal Cru Performance in Houston on March 20

SoReal Cru performs for their hometown crowd on Friday March 20 at Status Lounge. Click on this poster for details. Minimum age: 18+ for women, 21+ for men (what's with the different ages?)

Other upcoming SoReal events in March:
- March 26: Texas A&M
- Andrew Baterina teaching a master class at Marvelous Motion Studios, Houston

Team Millennia: New in Performance and Music Videos

TM7 (the Team Millennia group that appeared on America's Best Dance Crew Season 3) performed at San Diego's Best Dance Crew on March 14. Here's their performance, posted on the official TM7ABDC Youtube channel:

Click here to watch TM7 member Chantha Mao in a music video for Ranella Ferrer's Bitter.

Beat Freaks performances in Atlanta March 21-22

Beat Freaks will give their first live performances since America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 wrapped up. They will be held at Pure in Atlanta. Click here for details on the events:

• March 21: 10pm-3am. Minimum ages:21+ for men, 18+ for women
  
• March 22: Doors open at 5pm, Meet-and-greet at 6pm, performance afterwards. All Ages
  

Quest Crew performances at Hot Import Nights

Quest Crew made an unannounced appearance at Hot Import Nights in Anaheim California on March 14. Far East Movement co-headlined the event and documents the whole event, including the surprise announcement five minutes before the show began that America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 winners Quest was in the house.
Here's Arnelproduction's video of the Quest performance:

Click here to watch an on-stage view of this Quest performance; in that one, you see less of the group performance, but have an unobstructed view of some of the moves. And, thanks for the tip, Adobostreak!

Fanny Pak Diversification #2 - What's up with their music album?

We ran into Fanny Pak backstage after the America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 Finale. They told us a little more information about the album they are recording:

• It will incorporate a variety of music styles, but they will all be "music you can dance to" (or at least music that Fanny Pak can dance to!
• Tabu (from Black Eyed Peas) and Lil Mama will be among the guest artists
• It is scheduled to be released in Summer 2009
  

Fanny Pak diversification #1- What's up with the shoes?

America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 favorites Fanny Pak is doing way more than dance. The Fanny Pak-inspired shoes from Milkshake Kicks will be released in May. On March 14, they had a photo session and meet-and-greet to promote them. You can see the photos (including the excellent one we are using here) at their Facebook page. And, you can pre-order the shoes by clicking on the Milkshake Kicks ad on the right side of this page.

JC Chasez on America's Best Dance Crew Seasons 3 & 4, and Kerosene Cowboys

At the finale, I almost got a JC Chasez interview on tape, but I couldn't get my film crew free at the same time that he was available. We did talk while I was trying to set it up. Chasez acted the same off-camera as he acted on-camera as an America's Best Dance Crew judge. He's somewhat removed and sardonic, like he doesn't buy into his role as a celebrity. Discussion highlights:

• I've met him twice (finales for America's Best Dance Crew 2 & 3). Both times he called me honey. I'm not sure if that's a compliment or an insult
• He said that he enjoyed Season 3 and that both Beat Freaks and Quest turned in 'memorable' performances
• When asked if he would be a judge in Season 4, he said (VERY jokingly) "I go where they tell me". I assume that means he will stay involved.
• He did drop his wry persona when I asked him about his new movie "Kerosene Cowboys". He described the filming as a challenge and a wonderful experience, and the film as something that will be 'original'

Photocredit: MTV- Chris Polk

America's Best Dance Crew alums in Britney Spears Video "If U Seek Amy"

Jia Huang (Kaba Modern from America's Best Dance Crew Season 1) and Laura Edwards (Fysh N Chicks, America's Best Dance Crew Season 1) can be seen in Britney Spear's latest video If U Seek Amy (as well as in the photo above from this weekend's bowling party!). Watch it here.

They can also be seen as backup dancers for Britney's Circus tour.If you take Circus concert videos that feature these ABDC favorites, please email me the links (bloggingbestdancecrew@gmail.com) and I'll try to post them.
Thanks for the tip, Michael!

America's Best Dance Crew finale footage: Beat Freaks, Fly Khicks, Layla Kayleigh

5DTV highlights the ladies in their coverage of the America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 finale, interviewing Beat Freaks, Fly Khicks, and Layla Kayleigh. Highlight (for me): watching their interviewer show Fly Khicks his split (definitely better than the one done by Albert at Talk of Fame!)

What's America's Best Dance Crew Quest up to NOW?

I contacted Quest to find out more about the published publicity that they would be performing in NY (which turned out to be false). They did share this news:

• The America's Best Dance Crew winners are currently working on a movie, but aren't allowed to give details yet
  
• On April 4, they will appear at a meet and greet at World of Dance at the Pomona Fairplex
• They're also preparing a celebration party in the next few weeks. If I were them, I would have already been celebrating non-stop!
  

A little more finale - Quest interview highlight video

All season long, Pacific Rim has been covering the serious and funny side of the America's Best Dance Crew crews. They just assembled a highlights video of their Quest interviews, answering questions about nationality, taste in girls, and other burning questions.

Lil Mama - I'd work with Chris Brown Again

Lil Mama spoke to MTV News about the allegations about Chris Brown's assault on Rihanna. In it, she takes a very cautious and measured approach, not wanting to pass judgment before all the details are revealed. The America's Best Dance Crew judge also says that she would definitely work with him again. "I would definitely record a song or work with Chris Brown at this very moment, I would. That's me."

Her message for Chris Brown and Rihanna: "I wish them both the best of luck. I wish them both all of the success in the world, which they deserve...As far as the way I feel about it, it's very confusing."

MTV Shows

Super Cr3w's Ronnieboy stars in new Red Bull Ad

Ronnie Abaldonado (member of Super Cr3w, America's Best Dance Crew of Season 2) won Red Bull BC One in 2007. He's now the star of Red Bull's new ad.

Quest Performing in NY on March 27 -NOT!!!

On March 27, Quest (America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 winners) will perform at Prime in New York City. From 9-11, they'll be available for autographs and pictures. If you buy regular tickets this first week, they cost $20 apiece; prices are expected to go up. Minimum age: 21.

UPDATE: I HEARD FROM QUEST THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE ATTENDING THIS EVENT. SORRY TO DISAPPOINT ANYONE WHO WAS PLANNING TO ATTEND--LIKE ME!

Turn it Loose -- upcoming film about 2007 Red Bull BC One

Turn It Loose, a documentary about the 2007 Red Bull One competition, premiered at the Jameson Dublin Film Festival in February 2009. The film follows the personal story of six of the competitors at the Soweto competition, including Ronnieboy (who also is a member of Super Cr3w, from America's Best Dance Crew Season 2): "Ronnie, a professional b-boy from Las Vegas who has a very definite purpose for being there- to honour the loss of his dead brother, and avenge losing in last year’s final." Read more about the film here.

Beat Freaks perform at Les Deux - video

Here's Beat Freaks performing on March 11, 2009 at Les Deux in Hollywood, courtesy of the Pacific Rim Youtube Channel. I completely agree with the many commenters (here and elsewhere) that Beat Freaks deserved to be in America's Best Dance Crew 3's Top 2.
Click here to see Beat Freaks free-styling with Super Cr3w at the same party.

JabbaWockeeZ video -- interview, NKOTB rehearsals

TV Guide taped JabbaWockeeZ (America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 winners) during their rehearsals for the New Kids on the Block Tour. It says that they still wake up shocked at their success.

What it's like onstage after the America's Best Dance Crew Finale

I still have items to share from the America's Best Dance Crew finale, including photos and interview items with JC Chasez and Fanny Pak. But in the meantime, here's a clip showing how utterly crazy it is on the stage after the Finale as reporters angle to get interviews with ABDC crews and personalities. MTV does a superb job of managing the mob, but it's still one of the more zoo-ish situations around.

Upcoming Boxcuttuhz California Performances

Boxcuttuhz (from America's Best Dance Crew Season 3) is performing in California over the next two weeks:

• March 19 - V20 Club, Long Beach (18+)
  
• March 20 - Shark Club, Costa Mesa (18+)
  
• March 21 - UNICEF Benefit show - Tap with a Beat, Santa Monica (all audiences, starts at 2:30pm)
• March 21 - V20 Club, Long Beach (again) (18+)

Thanks for the info, Lando!

Mailbox --Quest/Shane/Lil Kim Finale video, Lil Mama on Detox, JabbaWockeeZ show review

• Lil Mama goes home again and finds...Jim Cantiello and Detox. Can you say 'eviction order'?
  
• NewsOK reviews the New Kids on the Block show and briefly mentions JabbaWockeeZ 'electric' performance
• Young Hollywood posts its video from the America's Best Dance Crew finale with interviews from Quest, Shane Sparks, and Lil Kim. One new Quest factoid for me: The first dance class that Ryan Feng ever took was taught by Beat Freak Rino

Survey Results - Quest would win the America's Best Dance Crew champion Dance-off

poll by twiigs.com

Poll: What were the best performances for Season 3?

I've taken all the reader comments on the best dances on Seasons 3 of America's Best Dance Crew and compiled them into a poll. Now, please vote in this poll to choose your top 10. Feel free to vote for multiple performances, as many as you want. NOTE: Quest week 5 should read GOT MONEY, not The Right Stuff (I can't change it without negating all the votes so far!)

I've limited the choices to the top 6 mentioned for each crew, so I apologize if I left off one of your favorites. Also, to refresh your memory, I've put the Week number in parentheses next to the performance - (1) Sudden Death, (2) Fit Test, (3) Britney Spears, (4) Whack Track, (5) Illusion (Magic), (6) Battle of the Sexes, (7) Hip Hop decathlon/Last Chance

In about a week, I'll post videos for the highest vote getters. In addition -- if they are not included in the final top 10, I'll also post the top group performance and the top performance by each Season 3 crew. So, vote right now, and vote right!

poll by twiigs.com

JabbaWockeeZ NKOTB Tour videos, including Single Ladies

JabbaWockeeZ (America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 winners) are part of the New Kids on the Block tour, and the Youtube videographers have been getting busy. Here's their take on Beyonce's Single Ladies, filmed by Rekcutx:


Click here to watch other JabbaWockeeZ videos from this tour.

Exclusive Interview with Strikers All-Stars at the ABDC Finale

Here's our interview with Strikers All-Stars at the America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 Finale. They answer questions on their plans, funniest moments on the show, and which crews they expected to win.

Exclusive interview with Randy Jackson at ABDC Finale

We were lucky enough to be one of the few press groups to talk with Randy Jackson after the America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 Finale. Here, he talks with Sarah R about his expectations for Season 4 and his admiration for Quest and Beat Freaks.

Boogie Town Trailer, with Kaba Modern Quest's Hok, & Boxcuttuhz' Lando

Hannahdenver posts a trailer for the upcoming movie Boogie Town, which appears to feature America's Best Dance Crew alums Kaba Modern and Hok (from Quest).[UPDATE: Reader Aimee also spotted Lando from Boxcuttuhz in the trailer.] Shane Sparks choreographed this film, which is set to be released in Summer 2009.

The plot: the film is "West side Story for the hip hop generation, takes place in a New York City of the future. There's no more violence, no more drugs - in their place are illegal dance contests, which occur in the underground world of Boogie Town. Micha and Jay, leaders of rival dancing crews, acquire superpowers which take the contests to new levels. Despite the animosity between the two gangs, Micha falls in love with Jay's beautiful sister Natalie and the two become a future-day Romeo and Juliet."
Thanks for the tip, Shay!

Survey Results - Season 3 was our fans' favorite

Almost 800 people voted in our survey on their favorite America's Best Dance Crew Season. Over half thought Season 3 was the best yet.

TV Guide Interviews Quest

More fodder for the Quest fanatic: TV Guide sits down with America's Best Dance Crew Quest to find out how they met, their creative goals, and their opinions about Beat Freaks.

Will there be America's Best Dance Crew Season 4 on MTV? - I have my doubts

During the interviews after the America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 Finale, Randy Jackson said that Season 4 will be 'off the chain'. Others also made comments about Season 4. But I (and others) do not feel quite so confident that MTV will air another season.

Why? When I attended the Finale last week, I spoke with producers and show spokesmen as well as the crews and ABDC personalities. They said encouraging words about Season 4. But it felt --- forced. Kind of like a family celebration where you know that the couples may divorce, or a Christmas party at a company that may have to start layoffs. The words are there, but you still feel uneasy.

What's the problem? Not ratings or lack of talent. So, it might be production costs. As Chrissy at Yahoo! TV wrote last week, ABDC is one of the most expensive programs for Viacom (MTV's parent company) to produce, especially with the costs of music clearances. Viacom has had financial problems and recent layoffs, and they might not be willing/able to maintain the show in its current form.

I REALLY hope this isn't the case. However, if MTV did drop ABDC, I also hope that another cable or broadcast network would pick up the show. Back in October 2008, I spoke to ABDC creator and executive producer Howard Schwartz at the NY ABDC auditions. He told me that originally NBC had been interested in the program, but eventually passed on it. Perhaps NBC (or another network) will now be sold on the ABDC for a few key reasons:

• ABDC has shown that it can deliver ratings and loyalty with a younger audience.
• The show would be less expensive for them to produce than star-laden dramas or situation comedies
  
• Oher dance shows are prospering on broadcast TV, so this format is not a risky unknown.

So, here's hoping for a Season 4, preferably on MTV, but SOMEWHERE. Let me know what you think.