Four members of Super Cr3w -- Do-Knock, Ben, Ronnie Boy, and RJ -- made a rare appearance in New York. On March 27, Jon Jon got to meet the America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 winners at the Prime Club, and sent the above photo.
The next day, we were able to interview them between their rehearsal and their appearance at the Blender Theater. The total interview is about 20 minutes long, so we've broken it into five videos and will run one for the next five days.(Apologies for the sound -- the heating system was very loud in the room). In Part I, they talk about what they've been up to since the end of Season 2.
Come back tomorrow for Part II, where they talk about their recent work and discuss how they've used the $100,000 prize money.
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)
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.
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.
Our field reporter Salima Koroma has a sneak peak at America's Best Dance Crew's Week 6, and her backstage coverage (which will be posted in the next day or two): "Week 6 of ABDC will prove to fans just who's really the more dominant sex: males or females! Yep, get ready for Thursdays episode of Battle of the Sexes! The theme is very fitting since there are two guy groups left as well as two girl groups. The Fly Khicks and Beat Freaks team up against Strikers and Quest in an incredible dance battle that you guys surely won't forget. The episode is extremely fun whether you're rooting for the guys and the girls. And, in terms of eliminations, let's just say that everyone will be pretty surprised by tonight's outcome.
I was able to talk to the Beat Freaks this week, and they were nice enough to show us a few dance moves they'll be using on the dance floor in this week's show. And, hanging out at ABDC this time were a couple of members from last season's winning crew, Super Cr3w. It was extremely exciting to see these guys there! After crew member Vex accidentally stepped on my microphone, he apologized profusely and struck up conversation that turned into a cool, fun interview with him and fellow crew member Do-Knock. They talk about which crew they're supporting, what they did with the winnings, and if they could show me some of their favorite dance moves. Apparently, the guys are huge fans of the "Night at the Roxbury" dance moves (you'll see when you watch the video)!"
Thanks Salima for the report and pictures! I can't wait to see your Beat Freaks and Super Cr3w videos too!
Fanny Pak, Kaba Modern, Super Cr3w, on February 20, Anaheim, CA: Feel the Beat, a Benefit for the Childrens Hospital of Orange County. This poster has the details
Kaba Modern, February 27, Anaheim, CA: appearance at MoneyXLive, "an MTV style award show event promoting financial education that is designed to teach today's youth how to avoid common financial mistakes"
On SuperBowl Sunday, Gatorade launched the MissionG.com website. It has all manner of content for sports and music. There are two features for America's Best Dance Crew aficionados:
Leave it on the Floor will feature news from the fashion and dance culture scene. In Episode 1, Nothing but Strings (a hip hop violin duo!) play with JabbaWockeeZ. Here's the link. (I'm not embedding these videos on my site because they launch automatically, which gets annoying really fast!)
Tonight, The Choreographers Carnival will be held in Los Angeles (where else?). Expected performers include the Groovaloos, Super Cr3w, Fanny Pak, Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Beat Freaks, Shane Sparks, Phlex, Eddie Garcia, Andre Fuentes, and more. For ticket information, call (310) 770-7445 or click here.
During last week's tapings, SuperCr3w member Do-Knock and JabbaWockeeZ' Phi did some battling to entertain the crowd during a taping break. Here's MTV Remote Control's footage:
Super Cr3w sat down with Tragic Glory Clothing/Nulife Entertainment for a video interview, on JReyez' channel. Some of the questions are familiar (how the crew was formed, how does it feel to be a champion, advice for dancers), some are touching (the impact on their families), and some surprising (what it's like to run Super Cr3w the business. how they'll make SC3 'more than a household name').
Full Force Crew (a pioneering B-boy group that includes Ronnie Boy, Rockadile and Do Knock from Super Cr3w) celebrated their 14th anniversary in Las Vegas this week and inducted their newest member -- Kid Rainen from JabbaWockeeZ.Here's the action, from RawVegas.
MTV is premiering two B-boy documentaries this weekend. On Sunday January 11, Super Cr3w will act as hosts for the airing of "Planet B-boy" and "Inside the Circle". UPDATE as of Saturday Jan.10: TV Guide and the MTV site list different times for the shows. I'll note both, but you might want to check your local listings to see which one is right.
"Inside the Circle" is a documentary about two friends who become breakdancing rivals. Read about it here. TV Guide says that it will air 0n January 11, it will air at 9am ET/PT (8am CT), and 7pm ET/PT (6pm CT). It will also air on Wednesday January 14. MTV lists the times as 11AM ET/PT and 6pm ET/PT. Here's the trailer for "Inside the Circle":
"Planet Bboy" is a documentary that follows five crews (including Knucklehead Zoo, which has members from Super Cr3w) preparing for and participating in an international breakdancing competition. Read more about it here. TV Guide lists the air times on January 11 as 11am ET/PT (10am CT), then at midnight ET/PT (11pm CT), as well as on January 14. MTV lists the times as Jan. 11 9AM ET/PT and Jan. 12 at 2am ET/PT. Here's the "Planet B-Boy" trailer:
As mentioned in an earlier post, Super Cr3w will do a meet and greet at Sheikh Shoes in Santa Clara. Before the Sheikh Shoes Meet and Greet, a scavenger hunt has been organized for the fans. Click here to watch Youngv0calist's video description of the "Super Cr3w Challenge".
Afterwards, they will perform at the Waterfront in Stockton, where they'll also celebrate Vex's birthday. This event is 18+. Thanks for this tip too, Raquel! And, thanks to Super Cr3w and Friends for the visuals!
UPDATE: Please read comments for more news on Super Cr3w's appearances on January 7. For the posters, go to Toniclive.com
Here's a master list of the top 10 Most Popular America's Best Dance Crew performances for 2008, as voted by the Blogging America's Best Dance Crew readers. In December 2008 to early January 2009, we had posts about each with link showing the televised performances plus live performances of the routines.
UPDATE: As described, these posts with videos have been taken down by January 15, for multiple reasons. Luckily, by then, we have some NEW crews to watch!
1. SoReal Cru - A Milli 2. JabbaWockeeZ - PYT 3. Kaba Modern -Sensual Seduction 4. Kaba Modern - Technologic 5. Super Cr3w - We Fly High 6. Fanny Pak - Get Ur Freak On 7. Kaba Modern - Thriller 8. JabbaWockeeZ - Apologize 9. SoReal Cru - Audtion 10. JabbaWockeeZ - Red Pill
January 5-6, Miami: BCS National Championship Halftime Showcase, with Shane Sparks. Tickets are scarce, but you can search on-line. January 9, San Jose: Vivid Nightclub. Visit vividsj.com for details. January 10, Santa Clara: Meet and greet at Sheikh, Valley Fair Mall. Click here to see the poster for this event, which contains the details. UPDATED: They will be in San Francisco on January 7 at City Nights (715 Harrison) for a charity event. Click here for the poster and details. Thanks for the tip, Raquel!
Melee from SuperCrewandfriends sent us a link to the new promos for America's Best Dance Crew Season 3. As reported earlier, the two ads (a 90 second and a 30 second version) use robotics and Super Cr3w to emphasize the precision shown by the best dance crews. And, at the end of the ad, it gives January 15 as the date for the first episode.
Canadian America's Best Dance Crew fans have started posting videos from the Canada tour. Here are my favorites: Ionezo3 got close-up with Fanny Pak in Toronto:
Here's LetRyGuyIn's video of the SuperCr3w Finale. The channel also has freestyle videos -- somewhat obstructed but worth watching:
Four members of Super Cr3w -- Do-Knock, Ben, Ronnie Boy, and RJ -- made a rare appearance in New York. On March 27, Jon Jon got to meet the America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 winners at the Prime Club, and sent the above photo.
