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After weeks of popping, locking, flipping, ticking and general awesomeness, we get find out the winner of America's Best Dance Crew. Finally, something worthwhile on MTV.
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Host Mario Lopez announces that they've received a record 38 million votes. I don't know what or whose record but a record nonetheless. The crews get trotted out in the order of their elimination before introducing our finalists - San Diego's JabbaWockeeZ and Boston's Status Quo. Mario tosses it to the judges who gives us their thoughts on the remaining groups, including slo-mo highlight clips.
During a package showing all the crews reuniting for the finale (including a flip-off over members of other crews - like Fonzie on a motorcycle over sharks, except with people), it's revealed that all the dancers are uniting into super-groups by quadrants to perform numbers on the show.
First up is the West Coast - Fysh n Chicks, Kaba Modern and JabbaWockeeZ - dancing to "Tell Me When To Go" by E-40. Insanity. That's a whole lot of kick-ass on one stage. I want someone to write a dance movie specifically for Fysh & Chicks because they're so rad. They never should've went home before Break Sk8. And I also adore Kabba Modern. The precision to which they dance is amazing.
Next up is the South - Enigma Dance Kru and Live in Color - dancing to Lil Jon's "Get Low". Live in Color are dressed like marching band members and both crews end dropping drumsticks a la Drumline. I almost forgot about Enigma. It's a shame I remember them for their in-fighting instead of their dancing. They're quite good...it's just that Live in Color ate them alive. That group is ferrocious.
Mario then lets everyone know that the second season of America's Best Dance Crew will be on this summer. Hopefully it'll start after So You Think You Can Dance so as to stave off my dance show withdrawal.
The East Coast is up next -ICONic and Status Quo - dancing to a mix based on LL Cool J's "Phenomenon." They had a "getting in the club" theme which was very entertaining. ICONic was always good but the bowler hats always irked me. Don't know why, they just do.
Last, the Mid-West - Break Sk8 and Femme 5 - do a number to "Pop, Lock and Drop It" by Huey. A surprisingly good number from my two least favorite crews. Not that they're not extremely talented but Femme 5 are studio dancers, not street dancers, and thus out of their element. Break Sk8 was good but really the three guys who are always in the center of the their formations are by far the strongest while the two tall guys...well, one does jump stunts and the other - I don't quite recall what he does. He seemed to be a weak link, something the other crews didn't have.
After this, there's an interview with the final two crews before cutting to a quick package highlighting Status Quo and JabbaWockeeZ visiting some kids in South Central Los Angeles and teaching them some moves. We're then treated to the standard "journey to the finals" packages.
Our last co-op number is by JabbaWockeeZ and Status Quo in a step-off choreographed by the guy who did one of the big dance movies - missed his name (Chuck something) and the movie unfortuantely. It was sweet. Mario asks the judges for their thoughts and Shane Sparks tells the crowd to chill (aka shut it) when he's talking, which is one of the reasons I love him so.
Now it's announcement time.
I like both groups so I'm fine with whoever wins - I think it'll be JabbaWockeeZ but, because Status Quo needs the money more I'd prefer they win.
And, after 6 minutes of lead-up/teleprompter filler by Mario and 3 more minutes of tension and audience noise filled tension, it's finally announced that JabbaWockeeZ are the winners. They're interviewed and very gracious, calling Status Quo family and saying they too are America's Best Crew.
After Status Quo does their post-loss interview and collects their fallen banner, we reach the worst part of the show. Randy Jackson comes out and speaks. Shudder. Everytime he spits some sort of slang, I want to poke him with something sharp.
A championship banner is dropped with the JabbaWockeeZ insignia and they do a victory number to Kanye West's "Stronger" sans masks for the first and only time this season. The rest of the crews are brought out at the end to celebrate as well...kind of like the losing states rushing to congratulate the final pagent winner except it's probably genuine this time. And with much more dancing.
It was a great show and I'm sorry to see it end...but at least we don't have long to wait until the next season. Do you agree with the results? Should Status Quo have won? Would you have rather seen a JabbaWockeeZ vs. Kaba Modern finale? Who was your favorite crew?
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Status quo should've been there. Its should of been kaba modern vs jabbawockeez with kabba winning it all. But then again there are people who vote out of sympathy. I am sorry but this is a competition for the best dance crew!!!!!!
I would have loved to see JabbaWockeeZ vs Kaba Modern for the season finale, even if I knew that JabbaWockeeZ would have won. I thought it was somewhat dumb that Status Quo were in the finale. People only voted for them because of the stunts and tricks, but this is a dance competition. They suck as a dance crew.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JabbaWockeeZ!
The reason Status Quo was in the finale and not Kaba Modern is because the finale was Kaba Modern vs. JabbaWockeeZ--these are the 2 crews that actually battled it out! What most fans of the show don't know is that MTV reserves the right to choose who goes in the bottom spots. It made for such good television to have the best of the best battle it out on the final show where fans actually got to vote. Episode 7 was the climax--the battle between the best of the best. Episode 8 was just the closing show--there was no more voting after Status Quo and Jabba danced. It made so much more business sense for MTV to do it in this format because it hyped up the fans even more. Episode 7 would have been a boring show if the battle was between Kaba Modern and Status Quo or between JabbaWockeeZ and Status Quo. Why not make it interesting by putting the very obvious 3rd place among the three as a shoe-in to the finale and let the top 2 duke it out. Besides, only one of these two--either Kaba Modern or JabbaWockeeZ--would win the whole thing anyway. It was obvious to all the fans that Kaba and Jabba are the top 2 crews. Let's make it emotionally heart and gutt wrenching for them by making it "controversial". $$,$$$,$$$.$$! is the name of the game and it worked. The show is white hot and will come back stronger next season.
Congratulations to the JabbaWockeeZ and Kaba Modern. You guys just made a huge impact in revolutionizing American culture! Thank you!
I thought a group of dancers was called a "troupe" and a group of sailors was called a "crew". So shouldn't it be "America's Best Dance Troupe"?
i love the show regardless of who were in the bottom two, though i agree that the finale would have been boring if kabba and jabba were battling, but surely staus quo should not have been there. But america has voted and thats y they were there.
It was so wrong that Status Quo was there instead of Kabba Modern. It should of been Kabba versus Jabba!!! and Jabba winning! I love this show!
I am so glad that Jabbawakeez won! I dont think Status Quo should have even been in the finals. It should have been JabbaWakeez and Kabba Modern should have been the finalists
See, I think what people forget that it's America's Best Dance CREW. Shane said at one point he's been waiting forever for a show like this, because he'd been waiting to see pure street dancers show what they can do, and what they are doing out on the streets. That's Status Quo. With no formal training they were amazing. Imagine what they'd be like with proper training. Those boys can dance; they can put on a show. Good for them getting that far.
well i would have seen kaba modern vs jabbawockees.i thoght km will win but they were 3rd place but great for km and jabbawockees.they were one of the best crews.im sad that the show is over but i cant wait until season 2.i hope km comesback.please km come back.
well i would have seen kaba modern vs jabbawockees.i thoght km will win but they were 3rd place but great for km and jabbawockees.they were one of the best crews.im sad that the show is over but i cant wait until season 2.i hope km comesback.please km come back.