America’s Best Dance Crew Episode 9

Lan Nguyen on Friday, August 15, 2008 3:40AM

This week didn’t feature your typical elimination but it was partially entertaining. The remaining two crews went head to head in 3 rounds of challenges. The first round challenge was called “around the world” where each crew was given a video of dances from around the world. They had to make a routine using all the dances. Also, both crews were given the same mastermix.

First up was Super Crew. Although they had different dances to use, their main focus was on Latin America because the majority of their members were Latin. Their member, Vex, had a hard time however because apparently he has no hips. It was funny to see him struggle in the video and it brought back memories of Boogie Bots routine to B2K - Bump Bump Bump. If he had trouble with it during the routine, I couldn’t tell. The crew pulled off a decent routine but it wasn’t up to par to their usual routines. Actually, lately all the routines from all crew have been slacking a bit. Judges loved it but Lil’ Mam said it could have been better.

So Real performed next and unfortunately they weren’t that great either. Even though the challenge was difficult, their routine was weak and there wasn’t anything memorable. Judges saw this as well and basically told them to step it up.

Second round challenge was a little more interesting. It was another dance craze but this time each crew had to invent an original dance craze to an original track.

Super Crew was again first and they decided to make a dance craze out of their signature hand pose. Their track was called S To The Chest and dance was basically that. They threw up the “Super Crew S’ the entire time which was cool but there wasn’t much dancing. If anything, they ran around stage for the whole routine with a little shuffle here and there. Judges thought it was cool but they’re still waiting to be impressed.

So Real on the other hand made an impressive comeback from their last routine. Their track Smash It Up featured their explosion hand shake in addition to representing the dirty south. It was definitely better than their last routine and Super Crew’s routine although I wouldn’t say it gave them a leg up over Super Crew. Judges applauded their comeback and I guess now they were finally impressed.

The final third round was the last chance challenge where each crew had to come up with a routine showing that they deserved to be on ABDC and dubbed the winner.

Guess what? Super Crew was again the first to go and they performed to James Brown – Give It Up Turn it Lose. They did this as a tribute to their first routine which was to another James Brown song. Unfortunately there were no ninjas involved but it was fun to watch. They did a lot of tricks that were impressive and came hard. It didn’t really look good for So Real right then.

However So Real did well too. They’ve been waiting all season to perform to Lil’ Wayne – A Millie and they finally did. The routine was really pumped and it was good to see the crew back in their comfort area. Although a lot of the moves they did remind me of all their previous routines. Not the style but the actual moves.

The judges praised both crews and said they both deserved to be here. Go figure. It was honestly a wasted episode. While parts of it were entertaining, I think the performances weakened each crew in my mind. The finale better be better.

Super Crew Performance 1: AVI | MP4

So Real Performance 1: AVI | MP4

Super Crew Performance 2: AVI | MP4

So Real Performance 2: AVI | MP4

Super Crew and So Real Performance 3: AVI | MP4

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