Watch Ninjaboi's documentary on the past, present and future of hip hop dancing

Ninjaboi created a documentary called "From Street Corner to Webcam: The History of the Underground Mainstream of Hip Hop Dance".  It covers the history of the dance form, how it has evolved, its portrayal on TV and in movies, the pull between art and commerce, the future, and other topics. It's long (48 minutes) but really worth watching for its great clips, thoughtful analysis, and Ninjaboi's dancing at the end of the film. He's even prepared FAQs about it -- click here to access them.

From Street Corner to Webcam: The History of the Underground Mainstream of Hip Hop Dance from Ninjaboi B on Vimeo.

Soundbox Workshop announcement (and great promo video) with Lando Wilkins (Boxcuttuhz), Nick Demoura, and Graham Duncan

Since Justin Bieber is Houston on November 6th, Soundbox Studios convinced Nick Demoura (a Bieber back up dancer on the tour) to teach while he was in town. Soundbox is also bringing in Lando Wilkins (director of BoxCuttuhz from ABDC season 3) and Graham Duncan from ReDefined and illovation in Austin. Visit Soundbox-studios.com to sign up. Registration starts at noon for the afternoon sessions. If you need more convincing (or can't go but want to watch awesome dancing and listen to "Like a G6" again), here's the promo video:

Videos: Poreotics Cam battles Soulbotics' Randm

At a recent Poreotics after-party, Can battled Randm from the Soulbotics crew. From Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Martin!  Here's Part I:
Click here for Part II.

Mailbox: DraZtik's Josh Perez at URI workshop, Lil Demon at EnKore

- The Good 5Cent Cigar (the student newspaper of University of Rhode Island) covers a workshop taught by DraZtik's Josh Perez. Best quote: "A lot of people are intimidated because it's a master class, but that just means it's longer than an hour," sophomore and dancer Michal Guzman said.
- More video from the EnKore show: Lil Demon's set.  Hat tip, Ninjaboi!

Podcast with Ringmasters Slick and Nugget -- what it's like to work on The LXD

When The LXD wanted to scare the bejeezus out of its viewers for the Halloween episode of The LXD, they called on Ringmaster members Nicholas "Slick" Stewart and Adedamola "Nugget" Orisagbemi. Watch the episode here to see what I mean.

I spoke to Slick and Nugget earlier this week, where they talk about how they got involved with the LXD, the process for choreographing the episode, why they are such great villains on the show, their other work on America's Got Talent and Step Up 3D, and their goals going forward. One note: their shoutouts at the end of the podcast include Michelle McNulty, the casting director who was instrumental in getting them their shot on America's Best Dance Crew Season 3. Listen in here:

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Photo: IMG_2538 -Nicholas "Slick" Stewart and Adedamola "Nugget" Orisagbemi as the "Flexors," cast members of Season 2 of THE LXD: Secrets of the Ra Photo Credit: Courtesy Paramount Digital Entertainment and LXD Ventures

Watch special LXD Halloween episode NOW -- featuring some familiar ABDC faces, bodies, and limbs

In honor of Halloween, The LXD is releasing the next episode The LXD today. It's a killer.

"The Rising" completely changes the tone of the series. Later on Friday, I'll post a podcast with two of the bad guys, who talk a little about working on this episode and how they got cast as villains. Meanwhile -- enjoy this if you dare!

Upcoming Events: October 29 and beyond

10/22- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/29: Swagger Crew members perform at Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta
10/30: Poreotics at Manny Pacquaio event in Santa Monica, CA
10/30: Blueprint's TL teaches at F1rst Select in North Virginia 
10/30: Fanny Pak and Far East Movement among the entertainers at Nightmare on Van Ness in San Francisco
10/31: Massive Monkees perform at NBA game half-time in Oklahoma City 
11/5: Poreotics perform at University of Florida
11/5: Heavy Impact at Avec Nightclub in Huntington Beach, CA
11/6: Poreotics, Kinematix and Static Noyze 6 at Northeastern University in Boston
11/6: Heavy Impact performing at Lucratif Fashion Show in Hollywood, CA
11/6-7: Blueprint Cru perform at CanDance Convention in Ottawa 
11/6-7: Swagger Crew teaching at Maryland Institute for Dance
11/6: Lando Wilkins (Boxcuttuhz) and Nick Demoura at Soundbox in Houston
11/8: Quest Crew performs at BHere event at UC San Diego 
11/10: Quest Crew performs at BHere Event at UCLA
11/13: Poreotics, Future Funk, Les Twins, Academy of Villains, and many more dance teams at World of Dance San Francisco  (in Vallejo)
11/13: Boxcuttuhz, Static Noyze6, Phunk Phenomenon in exhibition, and a dozen crews compete at Elements XI in Boston
11/13: Beat Freaks workshop (filmed by MTV) at Kings Park Dance Center in Long Island NY
11/14: Blueprint Cru and 8 Count perform at Coastal Dance Rage Benefit in Ottawa

 Leave a comment if you want to add to this calendar for this period or in the future. Thanks!

DirtfaceX's field report (with video) on Jungle Boogie's New York workshop

DirtfaceX attended Jungle Boogie's NY workshop in October 2010 and filed this report:

"Last night, Jungle Boogie held their first ever NYC Workshop at Steps on Broadway.  They began with a 'cranking' routine.  I didn't participate, and it was a good thing too, b/c it was INTENSE.  It was high energy and super fast.  I also found it interesting that ALL of JB taught the workshop together (w/ the exception of Zebra, who sat out and watched).  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get video of the first routine.  For the second half of the workshop, they taught a more smoother style called "Jigging" (i think).  It was a fun, energetic routine and it looked like everyone was having a blast learning the steps.  Dancer or not, I suggest taking a workshop with them - it's all about 'good times' and makes for a great cardio workout.  In the end, they finished with a 'Jungle Boogie' cool down led by BeeJay.  Afterwards, everyone hung around and took pictures with the crew.  Raqui busts out some James Brown and a dance cypher breaks out!  Unfortunately again, I didn't take video of the cyph because I was clapping along, enjoying it.  I spoke with their manager and according to her, Jungle Boogie shirts (!!!!!) will be available on Threaderstyle next month.  I said my 'goodbyes' and thanked them for coming to NY.  Keep a lookout for Jungle Boogie on MTV's Silent Library in the weeks to come!  YULLLE!!!!"

Here's a video of the workshop from DirtfaceX Youtube Channel. Thanks DirtfaceX!

Help Vogue Evolution's Prince Milan win $10,000 this week on Yahoo's Ready Set Dance!

Prince Milan aka Jorel Rios of Vogue Evolution (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) is competing on this week's episode of Ready Set Dance!, a new on-line show sponsored by YAHOO!  Watch and vote for him, to help him win the $10,000 prize. I think he earned it here; if you agree -- VOTE!

Mailbox: JabbaWockeeZ interview; Fanny Pak merchandise now available

- Threaderstyle added Fanny Pak Tshirts, as well as their Milkshake shoes to the website
- In Las Vegas Weekly, JabbaWockeeZ (ABDC Season 1 winners) answer 10 questions, including how nervous they are about their new act, what celebrities would make them nervous, and how the new show at the Monte Carlo has changed from their earlier MUS.I.C. show.

Video: LXD dances in Times Square for The Seven

The LXD came in at #2 (just behind Taylor Swift) on MTV's The Seven countdown on October 26, 2010. The show also had some exclusive footage of LXD members dancing in Times Square earlier this month.  Among the dancers in the video: Ringmasters Slick and Nugget (ABDC Season 3) who play villains in The LXD Season 2.

The Seven - MTV Shows

New Video Promo for JabbaWockeeZ MUS.I.C. show in Las Vegas

The Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas posted a new promo video for the JabbaWockeeZ show MUS.I.C, which is running 5 days a week at the hotel. Click here to watch. Thanks for the link, Ninjaboi!

Watch The LXD The Secrets of Ra Episodes 1 and 2 here now: "The Legion" and "Lessons"

The official description of The LXD: The Secrets of Ra: "The epic saga charges forward with THE LXD: SECRETS OF THE RA as the forces of good and evil go head to head towards an explosive showdown and true heroes are revealed. Trevor Drift (Luis "Bboy Luigi" Rosado) will understand the sacrifice necessary to fulfill a family legacy, the Dark Doctor's (John "Jrock" Nelson) shocking past reveals the motives behind his madness, and a powerful new villain, The Wave (Ricardo "Frantick" Rodriguez, Jr.) unleashes the might of Organization X.  Each new chapter delves further into the LXD mythology as the mystery continues to unfold. Featuring all your favorite heroes from Season One including Sp3cimen (Chadd "Madd Chadd" Smith), Elliot Hoo (Glee's Harry Shum, Jr.), and Ninjato (Galen Hooks) as they redefine what it means to be extraordinary."

Now that you've got the blurb, here are the first two chapters: 
Episode 1: The Legion - "Letters in hand, our reluctant heroes discover the underground headquarters of the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers and the new adventure that awaits them…if they so choose."
 
Episode 2: Lessons - "Training begins for our LXD recruits as they uncover the secrets of the Ra and hone their powers."

The LXD Season 2: watch the previews now!

There's some help for those of us who cannot wait 24 hours to watch the beginning of The LXD Season 2. Hulu posted 2 excerpts from an early episode. Click here to watch The Orientation. And here's the group learning about their special powers. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

Video clip: Poreotics do "Like a G6"

An excerpt from the JustKiddingFilms video of Poreotics taking on action heroes (posted here last week) is getting a lot of attention. So, if you didn't watch through that entire video, here's the clip of Poreotics handling "Like a G6"

Video: 9 year old Bgirl Spinderella - head spin for more than a minute

Reader Dance filmed part of the BBoy Evolution show on October 16 in Brooklyn. Here's part of her report about a highlight: "Here is a clip of 9 year old B-Girl Spinderalla of Chi-Town Finest Breakers... She spun on her head for over 1 minute and the entire room went crazy. I stood behind them and in some parts of the clip you can see their backs, but at 0:57 her brothers sit down and you can clearly see her. At 1:13 her dad gives her a camera phone while she is spinning and she takes pictures of the crowd while spinning on her head. At the end of the video you can see the effect she had on the crowd, which was a very fun event.  Chi-Town Finest Breakers consists of B-Girl Spinderalla and her brothers Bboy Lil Ozone, Bboy Lil Turbo, and Bboy Crazzy Legz. Their dad is DJ Westside." Click here to see Chi-Town Finest Breaker's audition for America's Best Dance Crew Season 4.  And click here to see the full Chi Town Finest Breaker performance at BBoy Evolution.

This video is on Dance's BechamelArt Youtube Channel. Thanks Dance!
 

Video: Beat Freaks Lindsey and Rino teach workshop at SoReal Studio (plus a Poreotics preview!)

SoRealStudio TV is on! Their latest offering is a marvelous film of a workshop taught by Rino and Lindsey B of Beat Freaks (ABDC Season 3 runners-up) that contains advice, instruction, and some great demonstration. And stay tuned to the end -- they show a clip from an upcoming video with Poreotics' Dumbo. Thanks for the link, DirtfaceX!

New Chris Brown video 'Yeah 3x' featuring some of the best hip hop dancers of the past and the future

In Chris Brown's 'Yeah 3x', he shares the dance floor with dance sensations from the past and (probably) the future: Poppin Pete of the Electric Boogaloos (who created many of the iconic popping moves) and Future Funk (who appeared on America's Got Talent). Thanks for the tip Ninjaboi!

Watch: Disney Dance Crew premieres at Disneyland

Disney's Dance Crew recently opened at Disneyland. As described in the OC Register, it is choreographed by Tessandra Chavez of “So You Think You Can Dance” and Dave Scott, who works on SYTYCD and the “Step Up” movies.

"The music will be a fresh arrangements and mash-up of Disney tunes...The Disney show will feature two dance crews who are competing against each other when they are interrupted by Mickey Mouse, who reveals his own hip moves and brings the two sides together. “It showcases some really cool, new, hip styles” said [Randy] Wojcik (show director with Walt Disney Parks and Resort’s creative entertainment). Thanks for the link, Numa Nash!

Videos: Keep It Live battles including Mary Poppins (original We are Heroes member)

At the Keep It Live jam on October 2 in Norwalk, CA, there were dancers from  Canada, Japan, Arizona, San Diego, and Los Angeles. The street dance event had a 1-on-1 poppin' battle, a waacking showcase, and a film clip review of legendary popper Poppin' Taco (teacher for Michael Jackson) and robot duo Shields and Yarnell.  There will be more Keep it Live events in the next few months; keep track of them on the Keep It Live Facebook page.

Loads of good videos from this event, including the Popping finals battle between Jaekwong and Slim Boogie Part One and Part Two, and the Waacking Showcase by Raquel Cabrera. Since this website spotlights Ameria's Best Dance Crew, we'll show you the popping battle between Mary Poppins (an original member of We are Heroes who did not appear on ABDC but competed with the girl crew at Hip Hop International 2009) and Nikodemus. You can see much more of the action at KeepItLiveProduction Youtube Channel.

Video: Dtrix auditions for NigaHiga's BEST Crew

Dtrix has been part of Quest (America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 champions) and on the So You Think You Can Dance All-Stars show and tour, but he is still not one of NigaHiga's BEST crew. But, he's aiming to fix that. Here's his no-handstand, Avatar, Jerk. and he stops messing around at 2:00. Thanks for the tip, DirtfaceX!

Video: Vogue Evolution's Prince Milan dancing

Not too many details here and the sound quality is painful (turn your speakers WAY DOWN!), but it's great to see Prince Milan from Vogue Evolution (ABDC Season 4) again! From the Milanbitch Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Ron!

Another chance to win a shirt/Itunes certificate -- help design the next BABDC contest

Over the last 6 months, BloggingBestDanceCrew.com had two great contests designed by readers -- the ABDC Blowup Contest created by The Fourth ABDC Judge and the ABDC Master Mix Contest created by DirtfaceX. I'd love to start another contest while we wait for news of America's Best Dance Crew 6 and would like to collaborate with a reader again.


So, leave a comment if you have some good ideas for a contest that we can run here. If I want to hear more, I'll leave you a message asking you to email me the details. The contest creators get the same prize as the contest winners -- an ABDC T-shirt of his/her choice or an Itunes gift certificate worth up to $30.

Must-see Video: The LXD performn at Guggenheim Museum in NY

This video of The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD) dancing at the Guggenheim Museum is a stunner both for its choreography and its cinematography of a live performance. The video starts with a screening of 'Seaweed', an evocative music/dance video that was honored in the Youtube Play Festival, followed by The LXD.  From the playbiennial Youtube Channel (which contains other highlights from the Youtube Play Festival).

Upcoming Events: October 22 and beyond

10/22- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/22: Swagger Crew Members at GottaDance Concert inAtlanta
10/23: Can and Charles of Poreotics teach in Phoenix, AZ
10/23: Adrian Causing (Fr3sh) and Derrick Caldwell (Boxcuttuhz) at Static Noyze workshop in Allston, MA
10/26-31: We Are Heroes Dance Clinic in Hot Springs, AK 
10/29: Swagger Crew members perform at Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta
10/30: Blueprint's TL teaches at F1rst Select in North Virginia 
10/30: Fanny Pak and Far East Movement among the entertainers at Nightmare on Van Ness in San Francisco
11/5: Poreotics perform at University of Florida
11/6: Poreotics and Kinematix (and Static Noyze maybe) at Northeastern University in Boston
11/6-7: Blueprint Cru perform at CanDance Convention in Ottawa 
11/6-7: Swagger Crew teaching at Maryland Institute for Dance
11/8: Quest Crew performs at BHere event at UC San Diego 
11/10: Quest Crew performs at BHere Event at UCLA
11/13: Poreotics, Future Funk, Les Twins, Academy of Villains, and many more dance teams at World of Dance San Francisco
11/14: Blueprint Cru and 8 Count perform at Coastal Dance Rage Benefit in Ottawa

 Leave a comment if you want to add to this calendar for this period or in the future. Thanks!

Video: Kaba Modern at UC Irvine's Shocktoberfest 2010

The full Kaba Modern group took up the UC Irvine basketball court for a Shocktoberfest performance. From the amyycx Youtube Channel.

America's Best Dance Crew coming to UK gyms; article mentions ABDC Season 6

America's Best Dance Crew is the inspiration of a new dance workout to be instituted at Virgin Active Studios on the UK. This article in The Independent gives the details for the workout program. In addition, it contains this quote from Gillian Reeves, National Group Exercise Manager at Virgin Active: "The MTV Urban Workout was inspired by the hit US show Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew. The show is going in to its sixth series and sees ‘crews’ battle for prize spot in an X-Factor style talent show. We were inspired by the fact that the show sees real people from all walks of life take part."

Thanks for the tip, J. Doe!

Video: BreakEFX battles Street Stylez

On October 9, 2010, the final battle at Rawville was between BreakEFX (ABDC Season 5)and Street Stylez. From the IVImaging Youtube Channel. Who do you think won? 

The LXD Live Worldwide broadcast Thursday Oct. 21 on Youtube

According to The LXD's Facebook page, the group will team up with Youtube and the Guggenheim Museum in New York do a special LIVE performance to help kick off YouTube Play. You can see it tomorrow, October 21  8-9:30PM (EDT).  Here's the link.

The live performance is part of the celebration of Youtube Play which honors some of the best videos to appear on Youtube. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

The Impact of winning ABDC: Poreotics in shows around the world

Unlike many other competitive reality shows, America's Best Dance Crew has the ability to help its winners be successful in their art. Latest proof: on Poreotix.com, the ABDC5 winners list upcoming and tentative events for the next 4 months in Nova Scotia, Arizona, Los Angeles, Florida, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Hawaii, Trinidad, Guam, Philippines, Europe, and Singapore.

Video: Massive Monkees break at University of Washington

Not much information on this short clip, taken at University of Washington on September 26, 2010. From the fbSlashVickyttt Youtube Channel.

Video: Ronnie and Mike (Super Cr3w) performance at Video Disrupt

Super Cr3w members Ronnie and Mike Murda danced at Video Disrupt on September 29, 2010. Here's a segment of the Ustream.

Watch Remy D in ourr ABDC Master Mix Tie-Breaker Solution. And Congratulations Sunset!

Our ABDC Master Mix Contest is over! After 12 weeks of America's Best Dance Crew clips from District 78 mixes, a fiendish sudden death round featuring 30 3-second clips, and a tie-breaker question, Sunset has emerged the winner.  I cannot thank DirtfaceX enough for coming up with this contest idea and making all the videos -- I hope all of you enjoyed it as much as I did!

Here's the answer to the tie-breaker video question. Sunset guessed that there were 30 shirts, which was the closest guess to the true number of 33. Watch as Remy D of Part Time Models does some breaking, then shows each of DirtfaceX's ABDC shirts! If any of you have more than 33 shirts, let me know/ show us a photo!

Watch: Vogue Evolution's Leiomy in Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" Video

Willow Smith's music video for "Whip my Hair" is catchy and cute -- it'll definitely be a hit. Another reason I like it -- Leiomy from Vogue Evolution (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) makes a cameo starting at 2:32. Thanks for the tip, Jai and mic!

New contest from MTV Games Dance Central - upload your best moves for prizes

MTV Games’ Dance Central has the first immersive dance video game for XBOX with Kinect technology that tracks real-life full-body dance moves. Get registered and you can vote on your favorite moves or film yourself dancing (to the 30-second music clip provided on our site) and upload it into the competition. Once you’re registered, you already have a chance to win prizes from Dance Central and truth.

The grand prize is a Dance Central House Party with a Dance Central choreographer and an XBOX 360/Kinect/Dance Central bundle for the winner and five friends (six total). Five runners-up and one randomly-chosen registered participant will receive a game bundle, and truth is giving away gear every day of the contest. The contest accepts uploads from now until November 25. The voting period goes from 11/26-12/17.  Go to  dancecentral.com/killerroutine to enter and upload.

More from EnKore: Kaba Modern, Kinjaz performances

Here are more highlights from the EnKore event on October 17:
- Kaba Modern, from thinhee1 Youtube Channel

- Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops: Part I (shown here) and Part II (click here to watch) from the lizcandi Youtube Channel

EnKore videos: Beat Freaks performance, interviews from members of Quest, Poreotics, Kaba Modern, Kinjaz

From all reports, EnKore presented a fantastic dance program. Pacific Rim has two offerings on the event: an interview highlights video featuring Mike Song, Tony Tran, Arnel Calvario,,  Hok, Victor Kim , Jet Li, Can Nguyen, Chad Mayate),  Anthony Lee, Josh Hazmat Ulep, Victor Kim, Mari Martin and Keone Madrid. Click here to watch. 


Beat Freaks (America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 runners up) also performed at EnKore:

Video: Poreotics take on Action Heroes

From JustKiddingFilms Youtube Channel: Poreotics dance with a little help from Bart and Joe. Poreotics first appear at 2:55. Click here to watch. Thanks for the tip, Den!

Watch The Urban Jungle video with Pacman, Hok and, Moon!

The complete Urban Jungle video starring Phillip Chbeeb (So You Think You Can Dance), Hok (ABDC's Quest Crew and SYTYCD), and Moon has been released on the PacmanYoutube Channel. It is intense. If there were awards for best original Youtube dance videos, I'd nominate this one! Thanks for the link, Draz!

Photo shoot: Quest crew and purple toothbrushes!

Erich Chen recently did a photo shoot with Quest Crew members, using purple toothbrushes to let their personalities shine through. Click here to see all the shots on Erich's blog!

Mailbox: Blogger tours with Poreotics on Tic Tic Tour; changes at Static Noyze; Shaun Everisto video

--- MyChonny was a judge in Poreotics' Tic Tic Tour in Australia and provides commentary and behind-the-scenes photos.

--- Peter Veth (Baby Gaga) of Static Noyze (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) is taking a leave from the group to pursue his fashion career. The official new member to complete SN6 is Eunji Hong of Fr3sh (ABDC Season 4). 

--- Movement Lifestyle has a video of Shaun Evaristo working with Kpop star Taeyang of Big Bang. In addition to some great dancing in the video, Shaun talks about what it's like choreographing in Asia, and deals with criticism that he isn't "making it big in America." Thanks for the link, Chocobo Pie!

Video: Sh*t Kingz 'Spread'

From the MovementLifestyle Youtube Channel, the latest from Sh*t Kingz. Thanks for the tip, Chocobo Pie!

Job opportunity: Unpaid Part-time internship with JabbaWockeeZ

EntertainmentCareers.Net posted a job opportunity to help out JabbaWockeeZ (ABDC Season 1 winners and stars of the Las Vegas show MUS.I.C): "We're looking for interns to come in 3-4 days a week. Duties include: online research, tracking coverage, cold calling, light clerical work, researching organizing contact lists, and office maintenance etc. Must be a current student or recent graduate with related major or interest in having a career in entertainment. Qualities: strong communication skills, hard worker, self-starter, outgoing, works independently but can also be a team player, and takes direction well. Click here for the details and to respond.

Upcoming Events: October 15 and beyond

10/15- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/15-17: Bboy Evolution 5 competition in Brooklyn, NY
10/16: Beat Freaks, Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), Choreo Cookies, and many other dancers on tap for Enkore Dance Competition in Long Beach, CA 
10/16: Members of Quest, Static Noyze, Fanny Pak, SoReal Cru, and Fr3sh are judges at Dans Danza competition in Long Island City
10/16: Swagger Crew performing at International Culture Festival in the Bahamas
10/16: Screening of for 'BGirl, the Movie' at LA Femme Film Festival.  Ticket-holders can attend an after-party at La Vida in LA, but you have to rsvp ahead of time to rsvp@bgirlmovie.com
10/16-17: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in West Palm Beach, FL
10/16-17: Blueprint Cru teaching and performing at Candance in Toronto 
10/23: Adrian Causing (Fr3sh) and Derrick Caldwell (Boxcuttuhz) at Static Noyze workshop in Allston, MA
10/26-31: We Are Heroes Dance Clinic in Hot Springs, AK 
10/30: Blueprint's TL teaches at F1rst Select in North Virginia 
10/30: Fanny Pak and Far East Movement among the entertainers at Nightmare on Van Ness in San Francisco

 Leave a comment if you want to add to this calendar for this period or in the future. Thanks!

This is it: ABDC Master Mix Tie-breaker featuring Remy D (Part Time Models)!

Since so many of you have devoted major time on our ABDC Master Mix contest for the last several months, we thought we'd end it with major style. Remy D of Part Time Models (a crew that auditioned for America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 and competed at Kollaboration and Elements X ) tie-breaks for our tie-breaker. You gotta watch this one even if you're not in it to win it.
THE RULES FOR OUR TIE-BREAKER:
1. Only the 14 people who have perfect scores are finalists and eligible to win. Click here to see the list.
2. DirtfaceX (the creator of this contest and all these videos) collects ABDC crew shirts. He has a LOT of them. In the second part of this video, Remy dances with ALL the shirts on.
3. The challenge: guess how many Tshirts DirtfaceX has in his collection. The person who comes closest to the answer without going over wins either their own Tshirt (we're not depleting DirtfaceX's collection!) or an Itunes gift certificate (hopefully to buy some District78 but it's up to you)
4. Email your answer to ABDCContest@gmail.com. I've enabled comments so you can compliment Remy D, but please don't leave your numeric guesses in the comments field.
5. If there are 2 answers that are tied for closest guess, I'll award 2 prizes. If there are more than 2 tied for closest guess, the winner will be the one with the email time-stamp closest to a time that I've already randomly chosen (between 00:01 and 12:59)
6. Deadline: Sunday October 17 at midnight
Thanks again to District 78 for creating all the America's Best Dance Crew mixes we've enjoyed during the contest and to DirtfaceX for his creative work on this contest.

Open Casting calls for Live To Dance today (10/14) in New York City

CBS announced the host and panel of experts for its new reality competition series Live To Dance. Paula Abdul as executive producer, lead expert and mentor will be joined by host Andrew Gunsberg who recently was host of Australian Idol and the nationally syndicated radio countdown show, Take 40 Australia. The panel of experts will consist of Travis Payne and Kimberly Wyatt.

The first open casting call is happening today in New York City at the Jacob Javits Center followed by a second open casting call in Los Angeles on October 28. Interested dancers should visit www.cbs.com before attending open casting calls to obtain registration information. Thanks for the tip, supercr3w.com!

Video: Geek Chic's ABDC5 audition routine available at last!

Before America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 began, we tried to find videos of the different crews. We came up short for Boston's Geek Chic. Well, there are no announced auditions for a new ABDC season, but here's what Geek Chic offered up earlier this year. From TWOPhrozeN04 Youtube Channel.

ABDC Master Mix Sudden Death results: 14 people with perfect scores!

DirtfaceX and I were hoping to have a winner this week after the ABDC Sudden Death Round featuring 30 3-second clips. Most of the people with 22-24 points in the Master Mix contest sent in entries, and 16 of them got all 30 points! One perfect answer was received within 2 hours of the contest posting; another was received at the last hour. Of those, 14 people had cumulative perfect scores of 54, so they will be eligible to compete in our tie-breaker tomorrow. The rest of you will also want to watch the tie-breaker video, which will feature no music clips but some great breakdancing!

Here are the Sudden Death answers. Click here to see the list of people eligible for tomorrow's tie-breaker.  Congratulations to all of you! And, I have a question for you (and for others who undertook the Sudden Death Challenge): how did you approach the Sudden Death challenge? Did you do it by yourself or with the help of friends? Did any of you use music recognition software? Your answers will not penalize you -- we're just curious!


Thanks again to District 78 for creating all these mixes and to DirtfaceX for the amazing videos (including tomorrow's tour de force!)

Video: Harry Shum, Jr. dances AND sings on Glee!

On most episodes of Glee, Mike (played by The LXD's Harry Shum, Jr.) doesn't even get to talk. On the October 12 episode called "Duets" he even got to sing! Here, Mike and Tina (played by Jenna Ushkowitz) go for the laugh with "Sing" from A Chorus Line.

Video: Kyle Hanagami choreographs 'Falling"

Kyle Hanagami (Neverland) choreographed and performed Mike Posner's "Falling" for a recent Debbie Reynolds Studio showcase in Los Angeles. Video from his kylehanagami Youtube Channel.

Video: Royal Flush promo video

The individual talents of the members of Royal Flush (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) are showcased in this promotional video shot at the Savannah College of Art and Design. From the RoyalFlushCrewAtl Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

The LXD Season 2 Trailer: Meet the Villains

The LXD returns for a new season on Wednesday October 27, 2010 with a new episode called "Secrets of the Ra". New episodes will be released each Wednesday through Fall 2010.  Here's the Season 2 trailer -- featuring the villains -- to whet your appetite. Are you going to follow the new season of The LXD?

Urban Jungle Trailer featuring Pacman, Hok, and Moon

The Urban Jungle video featuring Hok (Quest Crew), Pacman (aka Phillip Chbeeb from So You Think You Can Dance) and Moon (aka Di Zhang) will be released on October 15, 2010 on the MarvelousMoon Youtube Channel. Judging by this teaser, it will be amazing.

Video: Keone Madrid, Mari Martin and Vinh Nguyen

Movement Lifestyle posted several dance videos featuring Keone Madrid, Mari Martin and Vinh Nguyen dancing together and with larger groups. Thanks for the tip, Rhyan Holla!

World of Dance Pomona Video Recap

If you want to know why you should attend the World of Dance events, just watch this video recap of WOD Pomona to get a feel for the excitement and extraordinary dancing. World of Dance visits San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago next. Click here for the details.

Video: BreakEFX open for JabbaWockeeZ

BreakEFX (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) opened a JabbaWockeeZ (ABDC Season 1 winners) show in Denver on September 25, 2010. Great to see the crews supporting each other! From the aaamylou Youtube Channel.

Mailbox: Blueprint Cru in upcoming Saschali video; the Bangerz talk about working with JabbaWockeeZ

• Blueprint Cru will appear in Saschali Kon's debut music video "Addicted to the Beat" to be released later this year. Saschali is Akon's protege, so this should receive some big-time play. The video was choreographed by Steve Bolton and Blueprint Cru and features a flashmob with dancers from 8 Count, Blueprint's sister group. 
• 8Asians interviewed the Bangerz, who collaborated with JabbaWockeeZ on Robot Remains

Fan-made mashup of America's Best Dance Crew Season 2-5 promo videos

Supaman20012 Youtube Channel created a video mashup of MTV's prior promo videos for America's Best Dance Crew. No Poreotix in the mix but this video effectively reminds me of the excitement leading up to new seasons.

Video: Saltare members jumping for Xerox Corporate Event

Billy Jackson, Lee Reisig, Brittany Fortier, and Lisa Brown of Saltare (ABDC Season 5) were flown out to Chicago to perform 7 different sets for the two days for a corporate event hosted by Xerox. They filmed two of the sets and show some new tricks. Saltare was also hired for an event in Los Angeles this coming weekend. Glad to hear they are still performing together and gaining appreciation for their considerable talents. And thanks for the tip Brandon! Click here to watch.

Upcoming Events: October 8 and beyond

10/8- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/8: Static Noyze, Phunk Phenomenon, and Iconic Movement at Regent Theater in Arlington, MA
10/9: Static Noyze, Swagger Crew and Fr3sh workshop in Brookline, MA
10/9: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in Littleton, CO 
10/13: Blueprint Cru performing at Releves en Folies in Montreal 
10/15-17: Bboy Evolution 5 competition in Brooklyn, NY
10/16: Beat Freaks, Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), Choreo Cookies, and many other dancers on tap for Enkore Dance Competition in Long Beach, CA 
10/16:  World of Dance San Francisco
10/16-17: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in West Palm Beach, FL
10/16-17: Blueprint Cru teaching and performing at Candance in Toronto 
10/26-31: We Are Heroes Dance Clinic in Hot Springs, AK

 Leave a comment if you want to add to this calendar for this period or in the future. Thanks!

Video: Fanny Pak's Cara in video and on tour with Auburn

Fanny Pak member Cara Horibe is on tour with Auburn and Jason Derulo in October 2010. She also appears in Auburn's music video "La, La, La"

Exclusive Video: Quest Crew and Kaba Modern on-stage and interviews at B Here

DirtfaceX attended the B Here performance benefit at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He also talked to Quest Crew, Yuri Tag of Kaba Modern, and others about their experiences on the tour, their impressions of New Jersey and why awareness about Hepatitis B is a critical health issue for Asian Americans. Thanks DirtfaceX. Visit WillYouBHere.com for information on their upcoming events at UC San Diego and UCLA and to learn more about their work to fight Hepatitis B. Thanks for the terrific video DirtfaceX!

Beat Freaks perform at West Ranch High School

Beat Freaks members Alison Faulk, Teresa Espinosa, Lindsey B, and Lady Jules danced at West Ranch High School in California on October 1, 2010. From the Samgarong Youtube Channel.

ABDC Master Mix Contest Sudden Death is up -- Play IF YOU DARE!

Time to see who REALLY knows their America's Best Dance Crew music! DirtfaceX created an awesome Sudden Death Round with 30 3-second clips, using  District 78's ABDC Master Mixes. All the clips can be viewed at MTV.Com.  As mentioned earlier, I will only score the answers received from the 47 people who had 22-24 points in the previous rounds of the game. 

RULES - BE SURE TO READ AND FOLLOW ALL OF THESE!!!:

1. Identify as many master mixes you can by crew(s) and song title
2 The song announced by Mario Lopez will be the only acceptable answer.
3. There is no partial credit.  All crews who performed in the routine must be given.  And BOTH crew(s) and song title must be identified for full credit.
4. List the answers IN ORDER, starting with the mix number. So if you identified the first mix in this round your answer would look like 1. Crew Name(s), "SONG"
5. I will ONLY accept your first email, and not any subsequent additions or changes. So, only send me your answer sheet when you feel you've identified everything you can. No exceptions!
6. Each answer is worth 1 point, for a perfect total of 30 points. That will be added to your previous score in the Master Mix game to determine the winner. If there is still a tie, we have some tie-breaker questions to be announced later.
7. There's only going to be one winner, so please don't share your answers with other Sudden Death participants!
7. All answers MUST be received by midnight on Tuesday October 12, 2010. Answers should be sent to ABDCContest@gmail.com

Video: Pat Garrett (Ghost Crew) class at Soundbox Studios

Pat Garrett from Ghost Crew (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) teaches every Friday at Soundbox Studios in Houston. Here's recent footage of him and Brette dancing to Nicki Minaj's "Right Through Me" from the HoustonGhostCrew Youtube Channel. Thanks for the link, Xerpent!

Video: Swagger Crew perform at Filipino Pride Day

Swagger Crew were featured performers at Filipino Pride Day in Jacksonville, FL on September 25, 2010. Here's their dance, from the ArvinChavez Youtube Channel. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

Are YOU among the 47 people eligible to compete in our ABDC Master Mix Sudden Death Round? - check our list!

After 12 weeks of our ABDC Master Mix contest, there are still 35 people with perfect scores of 24 and 12 more with 22. People with scores of 22-24 are eligible to compete in our Sudden Death Round to determine the winner of this contest. Other people can enter, but I am only going to calculate the scores for those 47 since there are 30 answers in this Sudden Death playoff! 

Click here to see if your name is on the list. The names listed are either the ones given on the emails or the first part of the email address (in cases where there were multiple people with the same name or no name was given). If your name is NOT on the list but you think that you do have 22-24 points, here's what you can do:

1. IN THE NEXT 4 DAYS -- send an email to ABDCContest@gmail.com telling me what score you think you deserve. If I don't receive the email by Saturday October 9 at midnight you're out of luck!
2. I will email you back telling you which weeks you did not receive points and the reason (no entry received, wrong answer)
3. If you can forward to me the ORIGINAL emails sent to the contest for those weeks, I'll count it and allow you to compete in Sudden Death -- IF YOU DARE!

The Sudden Death Round will be posted tomorrow and will be open until midnight October 12.

The ArchiTEKS video series: spotlighting the group's individual talents

The ArchiTEKS is a new group with many members of SoReal Cru (America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 runners-up). Their TheArchiTEKS Youtube Channel has been featuring profiles and solos from its members, showing why this group is worth watching. Click to watch Duy Nguyen and Alan Truong. Here's  Brian Fucanan's video.

Trailer - ENKORE: The Dance Competition with Beat Freaks, Kinjaz, Kaba Modern + many more

ENKORE is shaping up to be a must-see event for dance fans in the Los Angeles area.The conceptbehind ENKORE is to present an experience, not just for the audience, but for performers,judges and guests as well. . Exhibition will include Lil Demon, Beat Freaks,  Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), and Unity LA.  The current list of competitors include Choreo Cookies, Kaba Modern,  Common Ground and NSU Modern. And the current list of battles includes: Devious (from The LXD) vs Pacman (SYTYCD) and Toybox (Kinjaz) vs. Ritchie Ramirez (CSLA). Musical guest: Jason Yang.

The event will be held in Long Beach, CA on October 16, 2010. Click here for tickets or go to kallusive.bigcartel.com. Here's the trailer that highlights Kinjaz:

ABDC Master Mix Week 12 answer: Team Millennia dancing to 'Disturbia'

The main event for our ABDC Master Mix contest is over! The answer for the Week 12 challenge: Team Millennia  dancing to Rihanna's 'Disturbia' for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3's Fit Test Challenge. The master mix was created by District78.com, and this contest was completely created by reader DirtfaceX. Here's the song clip again, along with the original routine

There are still 35 people with perfect scores of 24 and  12 more with 22 points. So, we've devised a process to try to get down to 1 winner:

1. Tomorrow I will post the names of the 47 people who have 22+ points. If you're on that list, you are eligible to compete in our Sudden Death Round. If your name is not on the list, you will need to email me ASAP so that we can resolve any scoring disputes.
2. On Wednesday October 6, I will post the Sudden Death video that contains 30 3-second clips with no judges' comments, each worth 1 point. You'll have one week to send me your answers. The scoring will be cumulative with the prior round, so that a perfect score for the contest will be worth 54 points
3. If we STILL have a tie, DirtfaceX and I have come up with some tie-breaker ideas.

Ningin interview with Quest Crew and Kaba Modern - some facts you probably don't know

Ningin interviewed Quest Crew and Yuri Tag of Kaba Modern the week before their participation at B Here. Click here for the full interview. A few things I did not know (and you probably didn't either):

• Quest Crew will be appearing on the Disney series 'Shake it up; and in the movie 'Honey 2;
• According to Yuri, America's Best Dance Crew dancers were paid in all seasons except Season 1 (but she doesn't say how much they others were paid)

More videos from the Tic Tic Tour in Melbourne: More Poreotics plus Justice Crew, Hollabak, and other dancers

XaznshufflerX Youtube Channel documented the entire Tic Tic Tour from Melbourne in September 2010. I urge you to check out more than just the Poreotics videos since Justice Crew (the winners of Australia's Got Talent 2010), Hollabak, and many of the other competing dance crews are definitely worth your attention.
Here's the second set that Poreotics performed that night. Thanks for the links Draz!

The Best TV hip hop dance this week: Jeff and Troy do 'The Puppet' on Community

On NBC's 'Community' this week, they celebrated Pop And Locktoberfest. The dance highlight of the episode: Jeff Winger (played by Joel McHale) and Troy (played by Donald Glover) do The Puppet.  

Videos: Poreotics Tic Tic Tour in Adelaide

Poreotics are in Australia this week on their Tic Tic Tour. Tipsaay Youtube Channel captures much of their performance in these two videos.

Mailbox: Beat Freaks at PETA Gala; Royal Flush members set for BET awards

- Beat Freaks walked the red carpet at the PETA gala on September 25, 2010 and performed at the after-party. Photo from Nikki Nelson/WENN.

- Royal Flush members Neyon (aka Black Naruto) and Jared (aka JFlip) will dance with Soulja Boy at the BET Hip Hop Awards show on October 12 8PM ET/PT. Thanks for the tip, Ninjaboi!

Video: Beat Freaks at We are Golden Benefit

Beat Freaks performed at the We Are Golden Benefit to aid LifeWorks, a youth development and counselling group at the LA Gay and Lesbian Center. Video from Pacific Rim. Thanks for the tip, DirtfaceX!

Video: Super Cr3w on Dutch TV

According to the description on Youtube, Super Cr3w performed on the Dutch TVshow MaDiWoDo. I have no idea what the hosts are saying, but I love the performance! From the Jeanaro Youtube Channel.

Video: Portlan (Britains Got Talent Winners aka Nemisis) dance on "Invisible"

The year before Diversity beat out Susan Boyle to win Britain's Got Talent, a dance crew called Nemisis reached to the final stages on BGT. Nemisis has re-shaped, re-formed and re-named themselves as 5 piece Portlan, and recently released a song and video called "Invisible". Stick with it; the dancing starts out simple but gets more interesting as the video progresses.

Video: Vogue Evolution dance to promote HIV Awareness

The National Minority AIDS Council held its 2010 United States Conference on AIDS, focused on mobilizing communities around HIV testing, care and treatment. During the Orlando conference, they filmed this video featuring national leaders, activists and just regular folks speaking out about HIV awareness. Members of Vogue Evolution (America's Best Dance Crew Season 4) led the dancing crowd, shown at various points in the video.

Video: Rhythm City's Kenny Bermudez dance clips

While Rhythm City is still doing well as a group, the individual members have also created some impressive numbers. Kenny Bermudez sat out Rhythm City's China tour to continue college, but he's still showing some major moves. Here's his dance reel, from dancereel Youtube Channel.

Upcoming Events: October 1 and beyond

10/1: We are Heroes workshop at BoogieZone Torrance 
10/1: BreakEFX perform and judge at Northwestern College Dance competition in Sioux City, IA 
10/1: Hype 5-0 performing at Impressions in Los Angeles
10/1-10: Poreotics on Tic Tic Tour in Australia 
10/2: Hype 5-0 workshops and meet-and-greet at Origin in San Diego
10/3: Point Blank workshop in Aston, PA. Click here for promo video.
10/7: Kaba Modern at Dance-a-thon at UC Irvine 
10/7- whenever: MUS.I.C. starring JabbaWockeez, with Super Cr3w appearing also, opens an extended run in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo
10/9: Static Noyze, Swagger Crew and Fr3sh workshop in Brookline, MA
10/9: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in Littleton, CO 
10/13: Blueprint Cru performing at Releves en Folies in Montreal
10/16: Beat Freaks, Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops), Choreo Cookies, and many other dancers on tap for Enkore Dance Competition in Long Beach, CA 
10/16:  World of Dance San Francisco
10/16-17: Fanny Pak's Matt Cady teaching workshop in West Palm Beach, FL
10/16-17: Blueprint Cru teaching and performing at Candance in Toronto 
10/26-31: We Are Heroes Dance Clinic in Hot Springs, AK

 Leave a comment if you want to add to this calendar for this period or in the future. Thanks!