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RSS'Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew': Dance and deliver
After weeks of battles and surprises, it's all come down to this. One last shot to try and claim the title of America's Best Dance Crew. Bring the noise.
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The show starts with a light-filled, voice-overed, NBA style introduction of each crew member by member. Host Mario Lopez says that, to change things up, the phone lines will be open at the top of the show and the folks at home can vote whenever they like until the finale next week. But before then, each crew must tackle three challenges.
Round 1: Around the World Challenge
Backstage correspondent Layla Kayleigh explains to the crews that they'll be dancing to the same master mix and must incorporate moves from Africa, the Caribbean, India, Brazil and Latin America into their own styles.
SuperCr3w
The sections go by really fast but they do a great job of both establishing transition moments and giving each region's choreography its own voice. I liked the intro (Vex and Mike) and ending with the Africa flag, it was very smart. Of course there were some sick tricks thrown down and Ben had two ridiculous solos. There was the occasional syncronization issus but I can't tell if they were really off or it just appearred that way sometimes because of the camera shots. Regardless, it was dope. Shane slo-mos Ben doing coin drops on his second solo. JC commends them on getting more hyped up with every section and Lil' Mama liked it, though wants them to bring more energy to the next routine.
SoReal Cru
The routine was solid but the energy was quite high enough to really sell it, plus there weren't entirely together. There were a lot of great moments though - each musical section had a signature move that came off well. JC slo-mos Brian's flip pass towards the beginning. Lil' Mama singles out Jackie for her mess up and admonishes them for not bringing it hard enough. Shane says there were highlights but there wasn't anything spectacular.
SuperCr3w - 1, SoReal - 0
Round 2: Original Dance Craze Challenge
Layla explains that the crews will work with music producers to create the music and lyrics for a dance craze that they'll develop.
SuperCr3w
Original Song/Dance: "S to the Chest"
It's a catchy track and the dance is simple enough to learn quickly, both are definitely key. It was good but suffered the same energy issues that SoReal did their first time out. JC thought the rap on the track was very MC Hammer-like in it's presentation, which Shane confirmed by momentarily spitting the chorus from "Pumps and a Bump" - that seriously made my night. JC slo-mos Do-Knock flipping over three guys at the end, and rightly so. Lil' Mama gave them the note to stop thinking so hard and pick up the performance level. Shane wasn't too hot on it either.
SoReal Cru
Original Song/Dance: "Smash It Up
The track has a screw/chop quality to it and they all have grills in. It was a simple enough dance with a good track but, most importantly, they brought a lot of energy to it (yes, again with that word). Also Mark broke out Hulk Hands to smash the stage and send out a shockwave towards the end. Happy thoughts from all the judges, with JC favoring their dance because it was more all inclusive and less about themselves.
SuperCr3w - 1, SoReal - 1
Final Round: Last Chance Challenge
The directive here is to create a routine that shows the people at home exactly what they're about and why they deserve to the title.
SuperCr3w
Song: "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" by James Brown
No hype up issues here. They showed us three duo sets and really represented what they're all about.
SoReal Cru
Song: "A Milli" by Lil' Wayne
This is probably the hardest they've brought a routine all season. Big ups.
Well that just made things that much more difficult didn't it? I appreciate that both crews finished strong and made this a real battle at the end.
SuperCr3w - 2, SoReal - 2
To fill out the extra time, each judge highlights their favorite moments from each crew. Lil' Mama's SoReal favorite is the Snake Charmer bit from their Week 3 routine; her SuperCr3w fave is the "Fly High" number. She then commends them both for bringing it hard in the finale. Shane's favorite SuperCr3w performance was the basketball team themed number from Week 6 (where they battled Supreme Soul in the bottom two); he loved the domino head bobbles that SoReal did during their Missy Elliott routine. JC's highlight from SoReal was the opening of Week 2's Usher challenge with the "wavy fingers" bit; his favorite from SuperCr3w was the Week 1 falling Ninja towers.
What did you think of tonight? Would you do either dance? What were your favorite moments for the final crews and all the others? Who do you want to win?
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booooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
fanny pak woulda smashed 'em BOTH!!!
i think the judges looked nauseous having to watch a finale be as weak as this, when they could have had pak upping the ante.
this is a travesty AND a sham...it's a straight travesham!
and, i reiterate:
boooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
what was the name of the dance song from india they played last night in the mix?
When thinking of this episode one word comes to mind....Boring! Fanny Pak would have killed the "Around the World" challenge.
Of the two groups left I like Super Crew better. So Real Cru seem to do the same routine week after week. I don't think that they had any memorable performances and they have a sense of entitlement that ticks me off.
Actually, after the way that Fanny Pak got screwed by the ***ulative vote count last week it would serve the show right if SRC won. Then ABDC would be stuck with a dull group as their winners. Super Crew deserves the win but the show deserves to have SRC take the title.
it's a hard decision . but i'm all for SoReal Cru . i have been since the live auditions episode . i thought they were tight . although super crew is very athletic with their bboying, SoReal Cru has a more universal type dance . with they're R&B, hip-hop type dancing, they also have bboys ; brian fucanan, mark fucanan, and pat lam . so i think SoReal Cru should take the title . cause i mean, super crew's tight and all, but SoReal Cru can bboy too and they can also do real choreography .
I am still surprised at the judges' decision from last week. And it showed this week- what a disappointing finale! And I do like these 2 teams. But it was so dull compared to many of the weeks of regular competition. SoReal did about what I expected but Supercr3w actually disappointed me, I expected better from them. I do think Fanny Pak would have blown these 2 teams away on all 3 challenges, with their creativity and spark. I think the judges were mostly underwelmed, despite good comments at the end of the show. They do have to promote the show and not make it seem like it the finale was that bad. I really dont care who wins, I think Supercr3w deserves it more based on the whole season. But the real winner wasnt in the finale- FannyPak.
IT'S ALL ABOUT SUPER CR3W!! REPZ VEGAZ!!
what was the song that the dj played as they came back from commercial after the last chance preformances?
i would've liked fanny pak if they had a different name. the name is just too annoying and irritates. i think that xtreme dance force should've stayed one more week because like jc mentioned they were the big underdog that was awaiting to blow everyone away. so real definitely reminds me of kaba modern.. but kaba was tight and i think that may give so real a disadvantage because they have to almost measure up. supreme soul and supercrew should have definitely been the final 2. super crew's s to the chest is rapidly becoming a phenomenon among ABDC veiwers. all of this aside, ABDC2's crews don't measure up to the first season's. i kind of hope they don't make a 3rd season for that reason, alone.
Super Crew all the way
So Real Crew is WHACK! They never measured up to many of the crews and should have been gone long ago. I think I may boycott the show if So Real wins over Supercrew.