Music Video Challenge

Remaining Crews:

West:

Hype 5-0

Heavy Impact

Poreotix

South:

Jungle Boogie

Royal Flush

East:

Blueprint Crew

Saltare

Static Noyze

Missed the episode? Watch it here

The Best Performance of the night belonged to Jungle Boogie. Their rendition of Shakira's She Wolf music video was beyond dope! The queen of this pack upped her sexy 10 fold which amped up the performance part of their piece. I agree with JC; if you gonna step you gotta be fearless. Can't be afraid to go ahead and slap yourself up. Here's a clip of Striker-All-Stars, a step crew that was let go a little to soon some seasons ago on ABDC.

The worse performance of the night belongs to Saltare. That was a piping hot plate of mess with a side dish of straight trash. Ropes got tangled, stunts not completely executed. I was sitting there watching just shaking my head. They are America's top jump roping team. They are suppose to be the best of the best on a national scale. I can understand one mistake here or there, but hot damn that performance was littered with them. To make it even better, when them kids put their ropes down, they couldn't dance. It looked so awkward to me. Lil Mama said it best; if you don't want to be a gimmick then that kind of mess can't happen. Wouldn't be surprised if Saltare found themselves in the bottom two next week.

This weeks bottom two:

Royal Flush and Blue Print Crew didn't deserve to be in the bottom two, but somebody had to be.

I said Blue Print had one of the best performances last week, and even though they had a few mistakes with a headstand trick this week the still aced it. Royal flush didn't stand a chance really with there lifeless performance that failed to motivate this viewer as well as the judges.

Next Weeks bottom two:

I predict it will be Saltare and Poreotics, with Poreotics coming out alive. As much respect i have for Poreotic,their performance this week was sloppy. I knew they'd have a hard time with something besides isos, and I have faith that they will arise form this weeks tomfoolery without to many battle scars.

See you next week when it's time for Lady GaGa night. Can't wait to see which group is gonna sport the kermit the frog dress,or show up looking like an Eskimo drag queen.

Peace, Love, and Chicken Grease

Erica J.

Chart Topper Challenge

So I'm zooming past the regional auditions and going straight to the start of the real competition.

Here's the EPISODE if you missed it.

Here is a list of the Top Nine

From the west: Hype 5-0, Heavy Impact, Poreotix

From The south: Swagger Crew, Jungle Boogie, Royal Flush

From the East: Saltare and Static Noyze

And the Canadians Blu Print Crew

So Randy Jackson made his cameo on the show. Does anyone else think he could care less about dancing? I mean really, he's gotta be looking cushy with his American Idol Checks. Oh wait! Now i remember. Randy owns the company who makes the Banners that sport each crews logo. Don't you think you're taking PR above and beyond by creating a show for your banners to have a platform? I'm not sure if that's stupid or genius.

On to the crews....

Care to explain to me, Saltare, when jump roping became dance? Because as i watch your performance i can't help but think you are trying to pull one over on me. What's worse is they are also trying to push the fact that their rope skills aren't being used as a gimmick. Here is how you can tell if something is a gimmick or not; when the crew can do without what's at question. Jabberwockeez could take off the masks and still be effing awesome. Can Saltare put down the ropes and still be effing awesome? I don't think so. Don't get me wrong; I think Saltare is effing phenomenal, but it's not dance. Therefore they don't belong on the damn show.

Take a look at their performance and you tell me if it's dance or not.

Poreotix might have a bit of a problem. They might not be able to do anything but isolations. Why is this a problem? It's nice to be able to do isos and do it well, but when that's all you can do your performance becomes stale. It will hurt them even more when it's time for harder challenges. Can i get a little tutting, or locking, or something. HERE is Poreotix and their isos only performance, and HERE is Kaba Modern who used isos ridiculously well. Do you see how Kaba had a mix of tuting and other moves with Isos on the hands at the end. The mix of related by noticably different styles lead to a more well rounded performance with a bit of anticipation from Kaba. Poreotix on the other hand had a predictable performance. You know what beat they'd hit and when they'd hit it just because all they did was isos.

ps. The sunglasses do not make you look like robots Poreotix.

One of the two best performances of the night was done by Jungle Boogie. Can i get a effing woot for the awesomeness that was. Their PERFORMANCE had an interesting mix of African dance influences that I don't think has been on the show before. They made me perk up and watch, which is really all you have to do at this point in the game.

The other crew that was straight beast was the Blue Print Crew. I have no idea why there are Canadians in America's Best Dance Crew, but i do know that our great neighbors to the north are breeding some hip hop monsters. In THEIR PIECE they used reveals and surprises to their advantage. At first watch i was like "where the hell did that girl come flying from". They had a couple other reveals that just made their piece move well. They were so hype and on point that I had to go back and watch it again.

That's 4 out of 9 crews that were noteworthy. Only two of those performances are actually ABDC worthy. The others just didn't hit the mark for me. Who do i think has a chance to do well? Most def Static Noyze and their operatic hiphop (it's called a tablo Lil Mama, beeteedubs). Royal flush was also dope just not dope enough.

The crew to leave tonight was Swagger Crew. I say good riddance. They were mediocre at best. Have they not seen this show before? Hitting hard means absolutely nothing (contrary to what Lil Mama says), and performances that look last minute get you absolutely no where.

I'll see you next episode! The music video challenge is a standard ABDC challenge, so i can't wait to see what the remaining crews pull out.

Peace, Love, and Chicken Grease

Erica J.

ABDC History

Here is the thing. I don't watch television on televsion. I'm sure a lot of kids my age are like that. The only time I'm actually watching my TV is when my comp is on the fritz and I can't get to the computer lab. So though these posts will be weekly, they may not directly correspond to the date the show was aired.

For the first blog i thought it would be best to give a little history.

America's Best Dance Crew(ABDC) features street dance crews from around the United States. The show is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson.

The show is hosted by former teen actor, two-time game show host, and Dancing with the Stars runner-up, Mario Lopez. (Yes that's all that's on Mario Lopez's resume). The show also features television personality, Layla Kayleigh as the backstage correspondent.( if anyone can tell me what her purpose is please let me know) The original judge line up was emmy nominated Shane Sparks ( choreographed Dream Girls on Broadway) , Lil Mama (her lip gloss is popping), and JC Chaze (the other nsyncer). For the fifth season, however, Omorion (from B2K) replaced Shane Sparks. Why? Cause Shane is staring in the new movie " Mr. Sparks plays Lick off the Honey with Lil Jane." yeah that's right, Shane is a kid diddler. Here's some more info.

The most famous crew to come from ABDC is the Jabberwockeez. Known for their use of masks during performances, the Jabberwockeez are arguably the best because of their ability to work as a unit in order to tell a story. No stunts required; this is an imagination crew. During their stint on the first season, the Jabberwockeez were known for their outstanding use of transformations, and starting a new piece where the last piece finished. In my opinion their best performance was the Broadway challenge when they transformed into a jazz band for "All that Jazz" from the musical Chicago. Click here to watch the performance.

Another kick ass crew from ABDC was Beatfreakz. I haven't the slightest idea why these chicks didn't win. Click here to see why I'm flabbergasted. Not convinced how's about this one. Yes that's right chica just put on her effing sunglasses while in the middle of a headspin. Why the hell did they lose?

There were other noteworthy crews as well, but none compare to these two. So as i watch the fifth Season of ABDC I'm going to use Jabberwockeez and Beatfreakz as my standard. I expect nothing less then for the new line up to be better then the best.

Peace, Love, and Chicken Grease

Erica J.