| America's Best Dance Crew | |
|---|---|
| Format | Interactive reality game show |
| 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 producer(s) | Joel Gallen Abe Hoch Randy Jackson Rob Lee Howard Schwartz Karen Schwartz Harriet Sternberg |
| Cinematography | Scott Hylton |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Warner Horizon Television |
| Distributor | MTV |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV (U.S.) MuchMusic (Canada) |
| Original run | February 7, 2008 – March 27, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Season 2 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The first season of America's Best Dance Crew premiered 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] On March 27, 2008, JabbaWockeeZ was declared the winner of Season 1 and received the $100,000 (USD) prize.[4]
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America's Best Dance Crew features dance crews from all over the United States. During 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.
| West Coast | East Coast | South | Midwest |
|---|---|---|---|
| JabbaWockeeZ (San Diego, CA) |
Status Quo (Boston, MA) |
Live in Color (Miami, FL) |
BreakSk8 (Kokomo, IN) |
| Kaba Modern (Orange County, CA) |
ICONic (Englishtown, NJ) |
Enigma Dance Kru (Tampa Bay, FL) |
Femme 5 (Chicago, IL) |
| Fysh 'n Chicks (Los Angeles, CA) |
The Movement (New York, NY) |
Full Out (West Palm Beach, FL) |
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| Automatic Response (Phoenix, AZ) |
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| Live Auditions | Eliminated | Bottom 2 | Runner-up | Winner |
| Week: | 1/261 | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/6 | 3/13 | 3/20 | 3/27 | ||||||||||
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| Rank | Dance Crews | Result | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | JabbaWockeeZ | Bottom 2 | Winner | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Status Quo | Bottom 2 | Runner-up | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kaba Modern | Bottom 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | BreakSk8 | Bottom 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fysh 'n Chicks | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Live in Color | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ICONic | Bottom 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Femme 5 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Enigma Dance Kru | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | The Movement | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| Full Out | |||||||||||||||||||
| Automatic Response | |||||||||||||||||||
| ^Note 1 : The live auditions special determined the nine spots for the season premiere. | |||||||||||||||||||
Each crew danced to a District 78 mix of their favorite dance track. The crews were broken up into groups of three. The judges selected one crew from each group (italicized) to be safe from elimination and move on to the next week. Afterwards, the judges picked the bottom two crews and they dance battled to guest performer Flo Rida's song "Low".
| Round | Crew | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Live in Color | "Watch Them Roll" by Sean Paul |
| JabbaWockeeZ | "Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic | |
| Fysh 'n Chicks | "Whine Up" by Kat DeLuna featuring Elephant Man | |
| Round 2 | 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 and Plies | |
| Round 3 | ICONic | "Cyclone" by Baby Bash featuring T-Pain |
| BreakSk8 | "Get It Shawty" by Lloyd | |
| Kaba Modern | "Technologic" by Daft Punk |
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]
| 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 featuring Chamillionaire |
| ICONic | "Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown featuring 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 |
Each crew performed to a popular dance, also known as a "dance craze", while still showing their own style. However, since some of the dances are very simple, there were certain challenges each team had to do while performing.[6]
| 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. |
Each crew performed a storyline as a character in a movie, while performing on the set of a street.[7]
| Crew | Song | Character |
|---|---|---|
| JabbaWockeeZ | "Ayo Technology" by 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake | Thieves |
| Kaba Modern | "Sensual Seduction" by Snoop Dogg | Geek Boys & Popular Girls |
| Status Quo | "Hey Baby (Jump Off)" by Bow Wow and Omarion | Tuners |
| BreakSk8 | "What Is It" by Baby Bash featuring 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 |
Each crew performed to a track from Michael Jackson's Thriller in honor of the album's 25th anniversary. Each crew also had to incorporated some of his moves in their routine.[8]
| Crew | Song | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Status Quo | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson | Incorporate a triple spin and then jump at the toes |
| JabbaWockeeZ | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson | Perform with Michael's movement and with hat & jackets |
| Kaba Modern | "Thriller" by Michael Jackson | Create a futuristic version of video and incorporate Michael's footwork |
| Fysh 'n Chicks | "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson | Perform with circle glides and Michael's famous moonwalk |
| BreakSk8 | "Beat It" by Michael Jackson | Focus on ticking and many of Michael Jackson's dances |
At the beginning of the show, the crews teamed up to perform a routine from a hip-hop remix of Annie's "It's the Hard Knock Life." Then, each crew had to perform a Broadway scenario and turn it into a hip-hop routine.[9]
| Dance Crew | Musical | Song | Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Quo | Hairspray | "You Can't Stop the Beat" | Perform with the floorwork from the musical |
| JabbaWockeeZ | Chicago | "All That Jazz" | Perform with the Charleston move from the musical |
| Kaba Modern | Grease | "You're the One That I Want" | Perform with the knee slide move from the musical |
| BreakSk8 | Dreamgirls | "One Night Only" | Perform with spins from the musical |
Each crew performed to a master mix of the same songs using moves which is some of the most famous moves from the 30 years history of hip hop.[10]
| Song | Dance |
|---|---|
| "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc | Locking |
| "It's Like That" by Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins | Popping |
| "It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor | Breaking |
| "Push It" by Salt-n-Pepa | New Jack Swing |
| "Bye Bye Bye" by 'N Sync | Pop |
| "Get Buck in Here" by DJ Felli Fel | New School/Krump |
The crews created original beats to groove to during their routine for the encore "Do or Die" round to show America why they should be crowned the winner. The remaining two crews then performed their prepared routines before the lines opened for the final voting session of the season. Kaba Modern's performance was called "America's Best Dance Crew, The Video Game" but was not shown on TV.
| Dance Crew | Performance Title |
|---|---|
| Status Quo | Jack in the Box |
| JabbaWockeeZ | The Red Pill |
The eliminated crews of season 1 returned and teamed up with the remaining two crews for a regional collaboration. Instead of going head-to-head, JabbaWockeeZ and Status Quo teamed up for their last performance.
| Crews | Song |
|---|---|
| West: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Fysh 'n Chicks | "Tell Me When To Go" by E-40 featuring Keak Da Sneak |
| South: Live in Color and Enigma Dance Kru | "Get Low" by Lil Jon and The Eastside Boys |
| East: Status Quo and ICONic | "Phenomenon" by LL Cool J |
| Midwest: BreakSk8 and Femme 5 | "Pop, Lock & Drop It" by Huey |
| JabbaWockeeZ and Status Quo | Stomp the Yard |
| JabbaWockeeZ | "Stronger" by Kanye West |
On March 27, 2008, JabbaWockeeZ was crowned the winner of America's Best Dance Crew Season 1, while Status Quo was declared the runner-up.[4][11][12]
| Preceded by - |
America's Best Dance Crew Season 1 |
Succeeded by Season 2 |
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