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Revision as of 21:34, 10 November 2009
| America's Best Dance Crew season 1 | |
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| Directed by | Michael Simon |
| Presented by | Mario Lopez |
| Judges | JC Chasez Lil Mama Shane Sparks |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Joel Gallen Abe Hoch Randy Jackson Rob Lee Howard Schwartz Karen Schwartz Harriet Sternberg |
| Cinematography | Scott Hylton |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Horizon Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV MuchMusic |
| Release | February 7 – March 27, 2008 |
America's Best Dance Crew is an American television show featuring street dance crews from the United States. The season one premiered on MTV in the United States and MuchMusic in Canada on February 7, 2008.[1] In the first season, it was hosted by Mario Lopez and featured Layla Kayleigh as the backstage correspondent and was judged by rapper Lil Mama, former *NSYNC singer JC Chasez, and hip-hop choreographer Shane Sparks.[2][3] JabbaWockeeZ was declared the winner of season 1 on the March 27, 2008 season finale and received the $100,000 (USD) prize.[4]
Auditions
America's Best Dance Crew features dance crews from all over the United States and in the first season, these dance crews auditioned in four cities: New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. A total of twelve dance crews were chosen from the four cities and were then broken up into four regions: East Coast, Midwest, South, and West Coast.
| East Coast | Midwest | South | West Coast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Quo | Breaksk8 | Live in Color | JabbaWockeeZ |
| ICONic | Femme 5 | Enigma Dance Kru | Kaba Modern |
| The Movement | Full Effect | Fysh N Chicks | |
| Automatic Response | |||
Results
| Eliminated | Bottom 2 | Runner-Up | Winner |
| Rank | Week: | 1/26† | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/6 | 3/13 | 3/20 | 3/27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Crew | Result | |||||||||
| 1 | Gurlz n da Hood | Winner | ||||||||
| All out Danzas | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Runner-Up | |||||||
| 3 | 7 Sassy Chicks | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||
| 4 | Chaos | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||
| 5 | Pastry | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||
| 6 | Divaz | Elim | ||||||||
| 7 | BoyzRule | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||
| 8 | Club Bots | Elim | ||||||||
| 9 | Berrys | Elim | ||||||||
| 10 | Automatic Response | Elim | ||||||||
| Full Out | ||||||||||
| The Movement | ||||||||||
| † The live auditions special determined the nine spots for the season premiere. | ||||||||||
Performances
Week 1: Crew's Choice Challenge
- Aired on February 7, 2008
Each crew danced to a song to their choosing. The crews were broken up into groups of three, and the best crew from each group (chosen by the judges) would be safe from this week's elimination and would move onto the next week. The bolded crews were saved by the judges.
| Dance Crew | Song |
|---|---|
| Live in Color | "Watch Them Roll" by Sean Paul |
| JabbaWockeeZ | "Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic |
| Fysh N Chicks | "Whine Up" by Kat DeLuna ft.Elephant Man |
| Status Quo | "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark |
| Femme 5 | "Do It Well" by Jennifer Lopez |
| Enigma Dance Kru | "I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled,Trick Daddy,Rick Ross,T-Pain, & Plies |
| ICONic | "Cyclone" by Baby Bash ft.T-Pain |
| Break Sk8 | "Get It Shawty" by Lloyd |
| Kaba Modern | "Technologic" by Daft Punk |
After this, the judges picked the bottom two crews (ICONic and Enigma Dance Kru), and they dance battled to guest performer Flo Rida's song "Low". The judges picked ICONic as the winner of the battle.
- Moving On: Live in Color, JabbaWockeeZ, Fysh N Chicks, Status Quo, Femme 5, Break Sk8, and Kaba Modern
- Bottom 2: Enigma Dance Kru and ICONic
- Eliminated: Enigma Dance Kru
Week 2: Video Star Challenge
- Aired on February 14, 2008
Each crew was given a different video with a dance sequence in it, which they had to perform while keeping their own style as a crew.[5]
| Dance Crew | Song |
|---|---|
| Kaba Modern | "Wall to Wall" by Chris Brown |
| Live In Color | "Hey Mama" by The Black Eyed Peas |
| JabbaWockeeZ | "Ice Box" by Omarion |
| BreakSk8 | "Get Up" by Ciara ft. Chamillionaire |
| ICONic | "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown ft. T-Pain |
| Status Quo | "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer |
| Fysh n Chicks | "Freakum Dress" by Beyoncé |
| Femme 5 | "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani |
- Moving On: Kaba Modern, Live in Color, JabbaWockeeZ, BreakSk8, ICONic, and Status Quo
- Bottom 2: Fysh N Chicks and Femme 5
- Eliminated: Femme 5
Week 3: Dance Craze Challenge
- Aired on February 21, 2008
Each crew must perform to a popular dance, also known as a "dance craze", while showing their style. However, since some of the dances are very simple, there were certain challenges each team had to do while performing.[6]
| Dance Crew | Song | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Live in Color | "2 Step" by Unk | Crew must exchange clothing in their dance |
| JabbaWockeeZ | "Lean wit It, Rock wit It" by Dem Franchize Boyz | Crew must create an illusion that defies gravity |
| BreakSk8 | "Cupid Shuffle" by Cupid | Crew must stay physically connected in a section of the Cupid Shuffle |
| Kaba Modern | "G-Slide (Tour Bus)" by Lil Mama | Crew must partner up and perform a lift |
| Fysh N Chicks | "It's Goin Down" by Yung Joc | Crew must perform some of the steps in reverse |
| Status Quo | "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em | Crew must perform a portion of the dance upside down |
| ICONic | "Chicken Noodle Soup" by DJ Webstar | Crew must perform a portion of the dance on their backs |
- Moving On: Live in Color, JabbaWockeeZ, BreakSk8, Kaba Modern, and Fysh N Chicks
- Bottom 2: Status Quo and ICONic
- Eliminated: ICONic
Week 4: Movie Character Challenge
- Aired on February 28, 2008
Each crew has to perform a storyline as a character in a movie, while performing on the set of a street.[7]
| Dance Crew | Song | Character |
|---|---|---|
| JabbaWockeeZ | "Ayo Technology" by 50 Cent ft. Justin Timberlake | Thieves |
| Kaba Modern | "Sensual Seduction" by Snoop Dogg | Geek Boys & Popular Girls |
| Status Quo | "Hey Baby (Jump Off)" by Bow Wow & Omarion | Tuners |
| BreakSk8 | "What Is It" by Baby Bash ft. Sean Kingston | Basketballers |
| Fysh N Chicks | "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado | Business Women on town |
| Live In Color | "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" by Outkast | Vampires & Damsels in Distress |
- Moving On: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, Status Quo, and BreakSk8
- Bottom 2: Fysh N Chicks and Live In Color
- Eliminated: Live In Color
Week 5: Thriller Challenge
- Aired on March 6, 2008
Each crew must perform to a track from Michael Jackson's Thriller in honor of the album's 25th anniversary.[8]
| Dance Crew | Song |
|---|---|
| Status Quo | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson |
| JabbaWockeeZ | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson |
| Kaba Modern | "Thriller" by Michael Jackson |
| BreakSk8 | "Beat It" by Michael Jackson |
| Fysh N Chicks | "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson |
- Moving On: Status Quo, JabbaWockeeZ, and Kaba Modern
- Bottom 2: BreakSk8 and Fysh N Chicks
- Eliminated: Fysh N Chicks
Week 6: Broadway Remixed Challenge
- Aired on March 13, 2008
At the beginning of the show, the crews teamed up to perform a routine from a hip-hop remix of Annie's "It's a Hard Knock Life"
Each crew has to perform a Broadway scenario and turn it into a hip-hop routine.[9]
| Dance Crew | Musical | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Status Quo | Hairspray | "You Can't Stop the Beat" |
| JabbaWockeeZ | Chicago | "All That Jazz" |
| Kaba Modern | Grease | "You're the One That I Want" |
| BreakSk8 | Dreamgirls | "One Night Only" |
- Moving On: Status Quo and JabbaWockeeZ
- Bottom 2: Kaba Modern and BreakSk8
- Eliminated: BreakSk8
Week 7: Evolution of Hip Hop Challenge
- Aired on March 20, 2008
Each crew must perform to a master mix of the same songs using moves from the history of hip hop.[10]
| Song |
|---|
| "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc |
| "It's Like That" by Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins |
| "It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor |
| "Push It" by Salt-n-Pepa |
| "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync |
| "Get Buck in Here" by DJ Felli Fel |
With Status Quo and JabbaWockeeZ moving on to the final, they each performed an encore "Do or Die" round for America to view, call, and make their final decision of who will be "America's Best Dance Crew".
| Dance Crew | Encore Performance Title |
|---|---|
| Status Quo | Jack in the Box |
| JabbaWockeeZ | The Red Pill |
- Moving On: Gurlz n da Hood
- Bottom 2: All out Danzas and 7 Sassy Chicks
- Eliminated: 7 Sassy Chicks
Week 8: The Finale/Representing Your Area
- Aired on March 27, 2008
Season Finale and the results show, announcing the winner of America's Best Dance Crew. All the crews came back and worked on a dance with other crews in their respective divisions (West, Midwest, South, East). The songs the crews performed to were also subject to represent the area they came from, the West and E-40 (Bay Area), South and Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys (Atlanta), East and LL Cool J (Queens, NY), and the Midwest with Huey (St. Louis). After that Status Quo and JabbaWockeeZ danced together in one last routine that was choreographed from Stomp the Yard. JabbaWockeeZ was announced as the winner of season 1 of America's Best Dance Crew.[4][11][12]
| Region | Dance Crews | Song |
|---|---|---|
| West Coast | JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern & Fysh n Chicks | "Tell Me When To Go" by E-40 ft.Keak Da Sneak |
| South | Live in Color & Enigma Dance Kru | "Get Low" by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys |
| East Coast | Status Quo & ICONic | "Phenomenon" by LL Cool J |
| Midwest | Breaksk8 & Femme 5 | "Pop, Lock & Drop It" by Huey |
| Finalists | JabbaWockeeZ & Status Quo | Stomp the Yard |
| Winners | JabbaWockeeZ | "Stronger" by Kanye West |
- Winners: JabbaWockeeZ
- Runner-Up: Status Quo
External links
References
- ^ "Randy Jackson is executive producer of 'America's Best Dance Crew.'". Associated Press. Boston Herald. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (2008-01-16). "MTV to debut Randy Jackson's 'America's Best Dance Crew' on Feb. 7". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (2008-01-24). "Rapper Lil Mama to serve as 'America's Best Dance Crew's third judge". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ a b Kubicek, John (2008-03-27). "America's Best Dance Crew: Season Finale Recap". Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Host: Mario Lopez (2008-02-14). "Music Video Moves". America's Best Dance Crew. MTV.
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