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America's Best Dance Crew-The First 3 Seasons & the Live Tour

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

Season One Dance Crews

Winner: JabbaWockeeZ

  • Status Quo
  • Kaba Modern
  • BreakSk8
  • Fysh n Chicks
  • Live in Color
  • Femme 5
  • Iconic
  • Enigma Dance Kru
  • Automatic Response
  • The Movement
  • Full Out

Season 2 Dance Crews

Winner: Super Cr3w

  • A.S.I.I.D.
  • Boogie Bots
  • Distored X
  • Fanny Pak
  • Phresh Select
  • Sassx7
  • SoReal Cru
  • Supreme Soul
  • XTreme Dance Force


Ok, I admit it. I'm over 40 and I am completely hooked on MTVs "America's Best Dance Crew" (also known as ABDC). Thanks to my teenage daughter, and MTV's website, I have not missed an episode of all three seasons and we went to the live show that made it's rounds through Texas in October 2008.

I discovered years ago, that I didn't care for TV that much. Sure, there are programs I can get into, but for the most part, I'd rather be doing something else. In a cost-cutting measure we made the family-decision to disconnect our satellite service to see if we really could do without TV. I'm pleased to report that after six months even my teenager hasn't missed it. She'd prefer to be online.

There is something so magical about ABDC. You can't help but feel good about yourself after watching the show. Even though the groups that perform come from all over the United States, they have nothing but admiration for each other and it shows. This is TV worth watching folks!

Luckily, we are able to watch all of the episodes of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew online at the official MTV website. You can catch up on all the back episodes, read the bios of each crew, etc. simply by clicking on their link provided below.


Season 3 Dance Crews

Winner: Quest Crew

  • Beat Freaks
  • Fly Khicks
  • Boxcuttuhz
  • Dynamic Edition
  • G.O.P. Dance
  • Ringmasters
  • Strikers All-Stars
  • Team Millennia

Randy Jackson Presents & The Panel of Judges

Click here to meet the producer, the hosts and panel of judges of America's Best Dance Crew.

  • Randy Jackson, who you many know from the panel of judges from American Idol, is the producer for this MTV series.
  • The host of the show is handsome, and all grown-up now Mario Lopez from "Saved by the Bell"
  • Three celebrity judges are JC Chasez from NSync, Shane Sparks and Lil' Mama.


How the Show Works

At the beginning of each season, dance crews from all over the United States and it's territories compete for the final selected crews that will perform on TV each week.

For Season 1, they began the show with twelve crews. For Season 2, they began with ten crews. For Season 3, they began with nine crews. The competition is fierce. Each season has improved over the last. Season 4 of America's Best Dance Crew begins Sunday, August 9, 2009.

Each week the teams are put through a series of challenges. Sometimes they are given specific dance moves they must each incorporate into their routine. Sometimes they are given certain props to use or a specific piece of music. In no particular order, the challenges we've seen in the three seasons are:

  • Evolution of Street Dance
  • Broadway Remixed
  • Thriller
  • Movie Characters
  • Dance Craze
  • 80s Theme
  • Missy Elliott
  • Bring the Beat
  • Janet Jackson
  • Speed Up
  • Rock the Title
  • Video Star
  • Crew's Choice

After each performance the panel of judges evaluate the crews and point out the crew's strengths and weaknesses. Often, we are given some slow motion recaps of specific moves that impress the judges. I guarantee you'll see moves like you've never seen before. These crews perform bends and moves in ways I didn't know a body could move. The syncronization of the choreography is awesome.

After the first week, viewers at home are asked to send a text message to vote for their favorite crew. Based on these results the two teams with the lowest scores will face off the next week for elimination. This is pretty much how the remainder of the show goes. It's a mixture of popular vote with the judges sometimes making the determination of who stays and goes.

There are loads of behind the scenes moments where you see the crews learning their routines and all of the work that goes into creating the dances you see. You can't help but fall in love with each of them. It really is hard to see each of them leave. As each leaves we are shown a recap of their best moments on the show and some never seen before footage of them. It's usually a tearful moment.

I have never seen anyone say anything ugly or hateful on this show in spite of being a competition. Everyone takes the criticism from the judges and uses it to better themselves. Every week you seem them top their best.

ABDC On Tour-The Live Show

As a birthday gift my mother purchased tickets for my daughter and I to attend the ABDC Live Tour held in the DFW area. We had really good seats about 17 rows from the stage. We saw all our favorites from Season One and Two. The JabbaWockeeZ, Super Cr3w, Fanny Pak, BreakSk8, A.S.I.I.D. and SoReal Cru were all there! They performed all the routines we had come to love and more!

They put on an incredible show. The lights, sounds and energy was fun for people of all ages. I saw lots of mother-daughter couples, older couples, and others saw it as a girls night out event and the guys saw it as a guys night out event. There was fun for everyone.

Like any live event, they had plenty of things to buy and I was impressed that they had a variety of prices that made buying something affordable for everyone. We opted for an ABDC t-shirt.

See For Yourself!

Here's the deal, folks. If you can watch these videos and not walk away feeling energized and good about yourself, I don't know how to help you. They are some awesome performances. Please enjoy! I'd love to know what you think about them.

My Favorite JabbaWockeeZ Routine to Michael Jackson's "PYT"

A Remix of Seasons 1-3 Winners


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Remember the Magic Zombie Ball in Season 3?

ABDC in the News

  • Threader Urban Clothing Partners With America's Best Dance Crew 4 Champions: We Are HeroesMarketwire4 days ago

    LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 12, 2009) - Streetwear company Wildchild Nation, LLC announces a new partnership with We Are Heroes, champions of season four of MTV's hit show, "America's Best Dance Crew." Wildchild Nation will provide online distribution of We Are Heroes' collection of garments and products as part of Threader, the first online urban clothing marketplace for the dance ...

  • 'America's Best Dance Crew' co-host Layla Kayleigh has a baby girlReality TV World7 days ago

    America's Best Dance Crew co-host Layla Kayleigh and her boyfriend Steve Covino have welcomed their first child. Melody Rain Covino was born on Monday morning and weighed 8 lbs., 10 oz.,

  • Reality TV Casting Call Wrap-Up: Lopez Tonight Dancers, Hostesses, Pros vs. Joes, America's Best Dance Crew and MoreBlogcritics.org2 days ago

    Dancers, designers, home makeovers... is your 15 minutes calling?

  • Five worth watchingToronto Star2 days ago

    Pop, lock and load: Amid the glut of dance shows these days, there's not a lot of contemporary urban moves, except when Randy Jackson returns annually to MuchMusic. His talent contest is back for a third season tonight, with judges Shane Sparks, JC Chasez and Lil Mama sizing up the squads in Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew III . (MuchMusic at 7)

  • Claws Out's dance event at LMU to benefit homelessDaily Breeze2 days ago

    Claws Out, an organization that combines the love of dance and philanthropy, is hosting an event tonight to help feed the homeless for Thanksgiving.

  • 'America's Next Top Model' recap: Worst episode ever!Entertainment Weekly4 days ago

    By Margaret Lyons Margaret Lyons' one silver lining: Next week (and next cycle, please?) will have to be better; in the meantime: Hula hip-hop?

  • TV Watch: 'America's Next Top Model' recap: Worst episode ever!Entertainment Weekly4 days ago

    Dudes. If this wasn’t straight-up the worst episode of Top Model ever, I don’t know what was. Really and truly: I think this was rock bottom. Which is maybe good, because that means next week (and next cycle, I guess? hope?) will have to be better, and that gives us all something to look forward to.

  • FIL.I.AM Showcases Asian-American PerformersThe Student Life4 days ago

    The FIL.I.AM benefit showcase drew more than 300 members of the Claremont community to the Pitzer Mounds for an evening of charitable entertainment on Oct. 29. Organized by the Center for Asian Pacific American Students (CAPAS), in collaboration with the Filipino Club and the Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC), the event hosted locally and nationally renowned acts, including Quest Crew ...

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JamaGenee profile image

JamaGenee  says:
8 months ago

I prefer Dancing With The Stars myself, but any of the dance shows leave me energized!  And yes, I wonder how a body can be twisted into some of those positions too!!

KCC Big Country profile image

KCC Big Country  says:
8 months ago

My favorite move is when the guy from Quest Crew is sitting 'Indian style' and does a back flip to stand up WITHOUT USING HIS HANDS!  OMG!  Incredible.

I've only watched Dancing for the Stars once and I didn't care for it.  ABDC just has so much energy. 

Thanks for stopping by JG!

Laughing Mom profile image

Laughing Mom  says:
8 months ago

I had never even heard of this show!! I'm not much of a watch-dancing-on-tv kinda gal, but I'll take a hockey or baseball game if you don't mind!!

Better yet, just turn it on HGTV and leave it there. I'll be perfectly content.

It's great that you and your daughter have so much fun watching this together!

KCC Big Country profile image

KCC Big Country  says:
8 months ago

Thanks Laughing Mom! It's not something I would be flipping through and stop on probably, but it only took one time of her asking me to watch the Jabbawockeez and I was hooked. It is definitely our best bonding time. She and I also had that type of bond while watching "Whose Line Is it Anyway" back in the years right after my son died and it was just she and I living alone. It was nice to laugh for an hour (two back to back episodes) just before bedtime.

Just this past weekend, we found some episodes on YouTube and sat laughing together watching them. She mentioned how much fun we used to have doing that. She really is my best friend and such an inspiration to me. I feel a hub coming on. LOL

Laughing Mom profile image

Laughing Mom  says:
8 months ago

And I feel a very good read coming on.

KCC Big Country profile image

KCC Big Country  says:
8 months ago

I've taken the day off tomorrow so she and I can go do something before her spring break is up. Not sure what we're going to do yet, but I'm pretty sure Carino's Italian chocolate cake will be involved. She has mentioned it recently.

n2me profile image

n2me  says:
3 months ago

Oh yes the JabbaWockeeZ Routine to Michael Jackson's "PYT" was absolutely HOT! If you have not you should check out So you think you can dance. I believe the season finale is tonight but they will be on with another season in the fall. I love that show because they also spot light the choreographer and they did one this season dedicated to breast cancer that shut the house down there was not a dry eye in the place. Here is one of my favorites that has been nominated for an Emmy this year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMBUqi7diaY

KCC Big Country profile image

KCC Big Country  says:
3 months ago

Oh cool! Thanks for sharing, n2me! About the PYT routine, it was even cooler to see it live and in person. They did an awesome job on it! I'm excited about Season 4 starting this weekend!

KCC Big Country profile image

KCC Big Country  says:
3 months ago

Just went and watched that video. I do like it! However, they started out a bit fast for the song, and some parts were cheesy, but overall, loved it! LOL

KCC Big Country profile image

KCC Big Country  says:
3 months ago

Wooohoooo! Season 4 starts tonight!!

jameas350  says:
3 months ago

How can u watch it tonight if you dont have cable? Does mtv post it tonight online?

KCC Big Country profile image

KCC Big Country  says:
3 months ago

Last season, they posted it pretty quick. I don't know about this year. I may have to wait until tomorrow night to see it.

jameas350  says:
3 months ago

Thanks. Guess Ill be waiting until then too. I appreciate your speedy response. Can't wait to see it! Im from Washington, DC so I can hardly wait to see how the world will respond to the "beat your feet kings."

KCC Big Country profile image

KCC Big Country  says:
3 months ago

You're welcome Jameas350! Good luck to 'your' team! It should be fun! The trailer makes it look like fun!

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