America's Best Dance Crew season 4
| America's Best Dance Crew season 4 | |
|---|---|
 "America's Best Dance Crew" | |
| Directed by | Michael Simon |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Joel Gallen Abe Hoch Randy Jackson Rob Lee Howard Schwartz Karen Schwartz Harriet Sternberg |
| Running time | 90/60 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Horizon Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV MuchMusic |
The fourth season of America's Best Dance Crew premiered on Sunday August 9th, 2009. All three judges and hosts Mario Lopez and Layla Kayleigh from the previous season signed on for Season 4. However, for the first time since the beginning of ABDC, DJ Rashida was not present as the show's DJ. Preceding the first broadcast, MTV announced in a broadcast trailer that the show would be moving to its new Sunday night slot at 9pm ET/PT for the duration of the season. In Canada, MuchMusic is airing this season at the same time as its MTV broadcast for the first time. In previous seasons, it was aired 3 days after MTV aired it. [1] There will also be no live audition special this season.[2]
On August 2, 2009, MTV aired an America's Best Dance Crew special, highlighting the 10 best performances from all three seasons.
Crews
Like season 3, nine crews were selected in this season of America's Best Dance Crew. Also, like the previous season, there is no Live Audition special. The nine crews are not divided into the usual four regions—East, West, Midwest, and South—but each crew's banner still lists where each crew comes from. This is also the first season to showcase crews from three regions instead of the usual four. Continuing the show's crossover with So You Think You Can Dance, among the competitors this season is Donyelle Jones (Artistry in Motion), a top-3 finalist from the second season of SYTYCD.
MTV began casting for Season 4 on June 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. The crews were chosen from across America from the four audition cities (New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Orlando, Florida; and Los Angeles, California) and were recently announced by MTV.[3]
| West Coast | South | East Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Afroborike | Southern Movement | Beat Ya Feet Kings |
| Artistry In Motion | Fr3sh | |
| Massive Monkees | Rhythm City | |
| We Are Heroes | Vogue Evolution |
Results
| Eliminated | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Runner-Up | Winner |
| Rank | Week: | 8/9† | 8/16 | 8/23 | 8/30 | 9/6 | 9/13 | 9/20 | 9/27 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestants | Result | ||||||||||||||||||
| Afroborike | Btm 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Beat Ya Feet Kings | Btm 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massive Monkees | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rhythm City | Btm 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vogue Evolution | |||||||||||||||||||
| We Are Heroes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern Movement | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Artistry In Motion | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Fr3sh | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| † This was the season premiere instead of the Live Auditions. | |||||||||||||||||||
Performances
Week 1: Crew's Choice Challenge
- Aired on August 9, 2009
The 9 crews performed to a song of their choosing. The bottom three were chosen by the judges and danced in a battle for 30 seconds each to a mastermix of "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas. In the end, Fr3sh was forced to "walk it out" as the first elimination of the season.
| Crew | Song[4] |
|---|---|
| Beat Ya Feet Kings | "Skillet" by Backyard Band |
| We Are Heroes | "Waters of Nazareth" by Justice |
| Afroborike | "Aguanile" by Marc Anthony |
| Massive Monkees | "Kill Joy" by N.E.R.D. |
| Artistry in Motion | "SFM" by Basement Jaxx |
| Southern Movement | "Sideways" by Dierks Bentley |
| Rhythm City | "Life of a Star" by Mims |
| Fr3sh | "Ante Up" by M.O.P. |
| Vogue Evolution | "Took the Night" by Chelley |
- Moving On: We Are Heroes, Afroborike, Massive Monkees, Artistry in Motion, Rhythm City, Vogue Evolution
- Bottom 3: Beat Ya Feet Kings, Southern Movement, Fr3sh
- Eliminated: Fr3sh
Week 2: Beyoncé Challenge
- Aired on August 16, 2009
Similar to the Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, and Britney Spears challenges from Seasons 1-3, crews will take inspiration and be given a challenge from Beyoncé's music videos and tour performances.
| Crew | Song[5] | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| We Are Heroes | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé | Take the section of the video known as "the wind" and blow us away with their own version |
| Rhythm City | "Sweet Dreams" by Beyoncé | Must update "The Charleston" which is featured in the video |
| Massive Monkees | "Work It Out" by Beyoncé | Dance with hula hoops without accidentally dropping them |
| Beat Ya Feet Kings | "Crazy In Love" by Beyoncé | Booty Pop with never-before-seen flare |
| Southern Movement | "Jumpin' Jumpin'" by Destiny's Child | Bust out all the moves from the video with new creativity |
| Vogue Evolution | "Déjà Vu" by Beyoncé | Perform African-style dancing within their routine |
| Artistry In Motion | "Diva" by Beyoncé | Perform with chains incorporating the entire crew |
| Afroborike | "Beautiful Liar" by Beyoncé & Shakira | Work exotic Shakira-like moves into the routine |
- Moving On: We Are Heroes, Rhythm City, Massive Monkees, Beat Ya Feet Kings, Southern Movement, Vogue Evolution
- Bottom 2: Artistry in Motion, Afroborike
- Eliminated: Artistry in Motion
Week 3: Martial Arts Challenge
- Aired on August 23, 2009
The crews have to emulate martial arts in their routine. Quest Crew's Steve Terada appeared as a Guest Instructor.[6]
| Crew | Song[7] | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Afroborike | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull | Capoeira |
| We Are Heroes | "Starstrukk" by 3OH!3 | Karate |
| Vogue Evolution | "Work" by Ciara | Shaolin Kung Fu |
| Massive Monkees | "Bounce" by MSTRKRFT | Extreme Martial Arts |
| Beat Ya Feet Kings | "Chillin'" by Wale featuring Lady Gaga | Tae Kwon Do |
| Rhythm City | "La La La" by LMFAO | Muay Thai |
| Southern Movement | "Ugly" by Bubba Sparxxx | Kali |
- Moving On: Afroborike, We Are Heroes, Vogue Evolution, Massive Monkees, Beat Ya Feet Kings
- Bottom 2: Rhythm City, Southern Movement
- Eliminated: Southern Movement
Week 4: Bollywood Challenge
- Aired on August 30, 2009
The six remaining crews are challenged to infuse the dance moves of the popular Bollywood culture in India, with their routines. In order to learn the complex Indian-themed dance style, the crews are meeting with renowned Bollywood choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan.[8]
| Crew | Song[9] | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Monkees | "Bang" by Rye Rye featuring M.I.A. | Bhangra |
| Vogue Evolution | "Calabria 2008" by Enur | Rajasthani |
| Rhythm City | "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" by A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls | Bharatanatyam |
| Beat Ya Feet Kings | "So Fine" by Sean Paul | Garba |
| Afroborike | "Dance Bailalo" by Kat DeLuna | Kathak |
| We Are Heroes | "Arab Money" by Busta Rhymes & Ron Browz | Giddha |
- Moving On: Massive Monkees, Vogue Evolution, Rhythm City, Afroborike
- Bottom 2: We Are Heroes, Beat Ya Feet Kings
- Eliminated: TBA
References
- ^ http://bloggingbestdancecrew.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-official-first-episode-airs-august.html
- ^ http://www.reality-tv-online.com/blog/americas-best-dance-crew-season-4-premier-august-9th-at-900-pm-on-mtv/
- ^ http://bloggingbestdancecrew.blogspot.com/2009/07/season-4-crews-are-announced.html
- ^ http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2009/08/05/inside-info-crews-choice-challenge-song-list-revealed/
- ^ http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2009/08/12/abdc-ep-2-challenge-bring-on-da-beyonce/
- ^ http://questcrewfusion.com/?p=1725
- ^ http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2009/08/18/abdcs-ep-3-challenge-karate-chop-to-the-face/
- ^ http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2009/08/26/can-the-abdcrews-learn-bollywood-in-a-week/
- ^ http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2009/08/25/abdc-ep-4-challenge-hollywood-goes-bollywood/