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America's Best Dance Crew-Season 4-Episode 1 Review

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By KCC Big Country

America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew

America's Best Dance Crew, Season 4 aired Sunday night, August 9th. What a great show! This season looks to be a great season with a variety of crews. If you missed Sunday night's episode 1, you can watch it on MTV's website.


Meet the Nine Crews on Season 4

The following nine crews were selected from thousands of contestants to appear on Season 4 of America's Best Dance Crew.

  • Beat Ya Feet Kings from Washington DC
  • Fr3sh from Matawah, New Jersey
  • Artistry in Motion from North Hollywood, California
  • Afroborikefrom Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Rhythm City from Bronx, New York
  • Southern Movement from Nashville, Tennessee
  • Massive Monkees from Seattle, Washington
  • We Are Heroes from Los Angeles, California
  • Vogue Evolution from New York, New York


Round 1 of 4 in Episode 1 of Season 4

Round 1 pitted Beat Ya Feet Kings against We Are Heroes and Afroborike.

Of these three crews, Beat Ya Feet Kings impressed me the least, personality-wise. I found them to be a bit too dry and their costumes were unimpressive. I do enjoy their impressive feet action. I'm not sure they can pull off being America's Best Dance Crew though.

We are Heroes are cute, sassy and full of energy. I think they will go far in this competition. They seem to be driven.

Afroborike, is a fun word to say, for one. I think this is the most visually attractive group that I've seen out of all four seasons. They are comprised of 3 men and 3 women and are impressive dancers. However, I think their Salsa dancing style is going to hurt them in this competition. I think they belong in a different dancing platform. I think the girls played up their sexiness a tad too much for the first show.

The judges chose We Are Heroes and Afroborike to automatically move on to next week's competition. Beat Ya Feet Kings were moved to the final round for possible elimination.

Meet We Are Heroes


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Round 2 of 4 in Episode 1 of Season 4

Round 2 pitted Massive Monkees against Artistry in Motion and Southern Movement.

The Massive Monkees seemed to be a well-rounded group with a lot of community support. Their performance was very reminiscent of Super Cr3w's performances. I think they will do well in this competition.

Artistry in Motion is an all female group comprised of women who are trying to demonstrate that all body types are capable of excelling in dancing. I didn't particularly like their routine. I thought their was too much hair and arms flailing about and due to the number in their group, I found it distracting. There was too much to watch. I think they will eventually be eliminated, but I think many women will identify with them and keep them in for a while.

Southern Movement was a surprising group. In their promo, they were wearing non-descriptive jeans and t-shirts looking like any other dance crew. Once on stage, the transformed themselves into dancing cowboys and one cowgirl. I enjoyed their music remix of Dierks Bentley's "Sideways". I was quite impressed with their finger-Tuts and overall varied tempo routine. I'm a huge country music fan, so I have nothing against this country slant on things, but I sincerely hope they lose the cowboy hats for the remainder of their routines.

The panel of judges chose Massive Monkees and Artistry in Motion to automatically move on to next week's competition. Southern Movement was sent to the final round for possible elimination.

Meet Southern Movement

Round 3 of 4 in Episode 1 of Season 4

Round 3 pitted Rhythm City against Fr3sh and Vogue Evolution.

Rhythm City probably had the cleanest, most professional-looking routine of the night. I was really impressed with their precision. I think they are going to be a tough team to beat.

Fr3sh probably came across as having the best personalities of all of the crews. They guys and gals are great friends and they enjoy what they do. Their dancing was good and very reminiscent of Kaba Modern and So Real Crew from other seasons.

Vogue Evolution, wow. Where to start with Vogue Evolution? Vogue Evolution is made up a few gay men and one transgender male. I love their strength to be themselves and to they should be applauded for being given the chance to strut their stuff. They performed brilliantly and I think they will go far in the competition. I'm just not sure America is ready for them to be voted "America's Best Dance Crew" though. I think the exposure on national television will do a lot in helping the acceptance of them and their unique style. I think we're in for some great episodes.

The panel of judges chose Rhythm City and Vogue Evolution to automatically move on to next week's competition. Fr3sh was sent to the final round for possible elimination.

Meet Vogue Evolution


Who do you think should have gone home in Episode 1?

  • I agree with the judges, Fr3sh!
  • I think Beat Ya Feet Kings should have gone home!
  • I think Southern Movement should have gone home!
  • I disagree with all 3 of these being in the bottom three.
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Round 4 of 4 in Episode 1 of Season 4-The Sudden Death Face-off

The final round was a sudden death face-off between the three teams that the judges passed over in the first three rounds. They were Beat Ya Feet Kings, Southern Movement and Fr3sh. Each of the nine teams had been given the same music to create their own 30 second routine to in the event they made it to this face-off. Each of these three teams now spent 30 seconds dancing to a remix of the Black-eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" trying to convince the judges that they had what it takes to be America's Best Dance Crew.

In the dance-off I think all three gave a good performance. I think their routines showcased their talents well and the judges had a tough decision to make.

The judges chose to eliminate Fr3sh and we watched as the first banner fell and they graciously left the stage.


Are you ready to pick Season's 4's winner of America's Best Dance Crew?

  • Too early to tell
  • Beat Ya Feet Kings
  • Artistry in Motion
  • Afroborike
  • Rhythm City
  • Southern Movement
  • Massive Monkees
  • We Are Heroes
  • Vogue Evolution
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America's Best Dance Crew in the News

  • Rhythm City dance crew reps Boogie DownYourNabe.com13 hours ago

    When Alonzo Williams and Rhythm City hit the stage, heads bob and hearts pound. The Bronx hip-hop dance crew that wowed national television audiences on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew in August and September has popped and locked to fame and fortune: Rhythm City has booked an international tour, members plan to release music records and the crew boasts thousands of Twitter fans.

  • Beat Squad turned heads at LA auditionApple Valley Thisweek28 hours ago

    Apple Valley's Heartbeat Studios Beat Squad, a teen hip hop dance team, auditioned for "America's Best Dance Crew" in early December, but was turned away because they were under the age of 18. But, they made an impression that set the bar high for adult dance crews auditioning for the show.

  • Apple Valley teen dance squad takes talent to television auditionApple Valley Thisweek2 days ago

    PHOTO: The Heartbeat Studios Beat Squad is (back row from left) Mikelle Brown, Sophie Johnson, Nicholas Baier, Sam Matthews, Elle Gilbert, Greta Guldseth, and Andrew Cheng; and (front from left) Aaliyah Elfstrom and Tommy Meidl.

  • A Look Back: The 2009 Reality TV Year In Review - January 2009Reality TV World3 hours ago

    With 2009 drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that was. The following is Reality TV World's 2009 Reality TV Year In Review, a 12-part, month-by-month review of some of the past year's reality TV headlines, highlights, lowlights, and milestones.

  • Life after reality TV: Shannon 'Shambo' Waters, Blake Lewis, Jason Mesnick and moreSeattle Times6 days ago

    Life after reality for: "American Idol" finalist Blake Lewis, "Survivor" contestant Shannon "Shambo," Dancing With The Stars" winner Apolo Ohno, "The Bachelor" Jason Mesnick and America's Best Dance Crew" finalists Massive Monkees

  • 12-18-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGEEurweb12 hours ago

    CHRIS HENRY 911 CALLS RELEASED: Woman tells operator Bengals star was beating on truck window; second caller said a man in the road 'looks dead.'

  • Mid-season TV guideLos Angeles Times27 hours ago

    Find out when your favorite shows are returning.

  • The ConquererBackstage.com16 hours ago

    Morgan Freeman was born to play Nelson Mandela. Or maybe Nelson Mandela was destined to be played by Morgan Freeman. Whichever it is, when posters and other advertisements began sprouting for the new film "Invictus,"

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ABDC Episodes  says:
4 months ago

Thanks for the great abdc review. I think season 4 will be the best abdc season yet!

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KCC Big Country  says:
4 months ago

You're welcome! Season 4 is certainly exciting! I'm in the process of writing a review for Episode 3!

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KCC Big Country  says:
3 months ago

It's interesting that 38% of the people who participated in my poll weeks ago anticipating Rhythm City winning Season 4. The next highest with 19% was We Are Heroes. We Are Heroes were declared the winners tonight.

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