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Initially, the JabbaWockeeZ made appearances at local showcases and club events in [[San Diego]] and [[Los Angeles]]. Their impact on the hip hop community has awarded them worldwide recognition. Some pioneers of hip hop such as Poppin' Pete, Mr. Wiggles and Crazy Legs to name a few, have offered their support of the JabbaWockeeZ crew. It is the mission of the JabbaWockeeZ to "''inspire the world through music and dance''".
Initially, the JabbaWockeeZ made appearances at local showcases and club events in [[San Diego]] and [[Los Angeles]]. Their impact on the hip hop community has awarded them worldwide recognition. Some pioneers of hip hop such as Poppin' Pete, Mr. Wiggles and Crazy Legs to name a few, have offered their support of the JabbaWockeeZ crew. It is the mission of the JabbaWockeeZ to "''inspire the world through music and dance''".
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==America's Best Dance Crew Season 1==
==America's Best Dance Crew Season 1==

Revision as of 17:59, 8 May 2009

Jabbawockeez

JabbaWockeeZ is an all-male dance troupe, established in 2003 by Joe Larot, Kevin Brewer and Phil Tayag. The group first gained fame by appearing on America's Got Talent before going on to being the first winners of the MTV hip hop dance reality series America's Best Dance Crew on March 27, 2008, which earned the crew $100,000 and a touring contract. They are known for their intricate, synchronization and precise dances, mime and kabuki-styled theatrics, and for wearing masks and gloves during most of their performances. Their name is derived from the Lewis Carroll poem Jabberwocky.

History

Initially, the JabbaWockeeZ made appearances at local showcases and club events in San Diego and Los Angeles. Their impact on the hip hop community has awarded them worldwide recognition. Some pioneers of hip hop such as Poppin' Pete, Mr. Wiggles and Crazy Legs to name a few, have offered their support of the JabbaWockeeZ crew. It is the mission of the JabbaWockeeZ to "inspire the world through music and dance". J.P sucks

America's Best Dance Crew Season 1

Week 1

Aired on February 7, 2008.

Each crew jammed to a song of their choosing. The crews were broken up in groups of three, and the best crew of each group (chosen by the judges) would be safe from this week's elimination and move on to the next week.

The JabbaWockeez chose to dance to the song, "Apologize", by OneRepublic Ft. Timbaland. The judges all gave the JabbaWockeeZ excellent remarks to the dance. Despite the high praise, they were not one of the crews that the judges chose to be safe from eliminations.

Week 2

Aired on February 14, 2008.

Each crew was given a music video with a different dance component to emulate while keeping their own style as a crew.

The JabbaWockeeZ were given the music video for "Ice Box" by Omarion. The judges gave the group high marks. JC Chasez, one of the three judges, stated that the JabbaWockeeZ choreography was better than the choreography from the music video itself.

Week 3

Aired on February 21, 2008.

Each crew performed to a popular dance, also known as a "dance craze," and were required to add their own style to it as a crew. Since the dances were very simple, there were certain challenges each team had to meet while performing.

The JabbaWockeeZ were assigned to Dance to "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" by Dem Franchise Boyz. The challenge was to create the illusion that they could defy gravity.

To meet the challenge, two of the members lifted themselves behind the other members in a way that created the illusion of one man floating. They also did a knee float near the end of the routine. Rynan Paguio also caught a bandana while doing a flare into a munchmill which received praise from JC Chasez. However, JC did warn the crew not to get lazy due to a "walking transition." Lil' Mama, the other judge, directed the audience's attention to the beginnings and endings of the JabbaWockeeZ performances, as each dance began the same way that it ended the week before. The best compliments came from Shane Sparks, who exclaimed they were the sickest crew he's ever seen in his life. This became a very memorable performance by them.

Week 4

Aired on February 28, 2008.

This week, the crews had to create a story through dance in the movie challenge. Every crew had to dance on the same set, which was set up as a street in an urban neighborhood. They were assigned characters and asked to create a story for those characters.

The JabbaWockeeZ were assigned to be thieves in what they called "The Heist." They chose to dance to "Ayo Technology"* by 50 Cent feat. Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.

Week 5

Aired on March 6, 2008.

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album, each crew was assigned a Michael Jackson song from the album "Thriller" and were given a DVD compilation of some of the Michael Jackson's dancing. They then had to perform to the song and demonstrated how much they knew about Michael Jackson's moves in their performance.

The JabbaWockeeZ were given the song "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)."

They chose to wear formal jackets, bow ties and hats to represent Michael Jackson's wardrobe and Kevin Brewer exaggerated the classic crotch-grab which Shane Sparks highlighted during the judging. JC Chasez said he had "nothing to pick on" and Lil' Mama said she felt like she was watching Michael Jackson, but she never forgot that she was watching the JabbaWockeeZ.

Week 7

Aired on March 20, 2008.

The last challenge was for the crews to illustrate the evolution of hip-hop using the same music. The final three crews had to perform to these songs using some classic hip-hop styles, such as breaking, popping, and locking.

Song
Funkytown by Lipps Inc
It's Like That (Jason Nevins Remix) by Run DMC
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

There were three crews remaining but saved crew was Status Quo. Both the JabbaWockeeZ and Kaba Modern performances garnered praise from the judges, with the crowd cheering to keep both crews and eliminate Status Quo. JC Chasez said that seeing those two crews go against each other was the biggest competition yet. However, Kaba Modern was sent home, and JabbaWockeeZ moved onto the "Do or Die" encore battle with Status Quo. The music for each encore was mixed at the direction of the crews.

Their encore performance was entitled "The Red Pill" The music is sampled from Moloko's "The Time Is Now (Bambino Casino Mix)" and Swollen Member's "Red Dragon".

Dance Crew Encore Performance Title
JabbaWockeeZ The Red Pill

Week 8

Aired on March 27, 2008

The JabbaWockeeZ, Fysh N Chicks and Kaba Modern performed a reunion dance together as part of the west coast crews. The three west coast crews danced to a mix of "Tell Me When To Go" by E-40 featuring Keak Da Sneak.

JabbaWockeeZ won the competition on March 27, 2008, being the first dance crew to win America's Best Dance Crew. They performed a final time on the show to Kanye West's "Stronger". This dance was significant because it was the JabbaWockeeZ' first synchronized dance without full-face masks on America's Best Dance Crew.

Battle for the VMAs

Jabbawockeez and the Season 2 winner, Super Cr3w performed an opening performance together for the Battle of the VMAs special but did not compete.

Filmography

TV

Film

Music video

Live

  • 2008: Walt Disney 2008 Gradnite
  • 2008: America's Best Dance Crew Live Live Tour with Super Cr3w, Breaksk8, Fanny Pak and A.S.I.I.D.
  • 2009: Jabbawockeez on Tour with NKOTB

References

  1. ^ "America's Got Talent (season 2) Dallas auditions". America's Got Talent. Season 2. Episode 1. 2007-06-05. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |episodelink= (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "America's Got Talent (season 2) Las Vegas Callbacks part 1". America's Got Talent. Season 2. Episode 5. 2007-07-10. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |episodelink= (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ http://www.missiong.com/video/The-Quest-for-G "Mission G website"
  4. ^ [1] Daddy Yankee's Pose. 2008-06-26.
Preceded by
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 America's Best Dance Crew Champions
JabbaWockeeZ 		Succeeded by


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