July 21, 2008

America’s Best Dance Crew: I kissed a girl and I liked it

Written by: Rocky

Apparently, girls kissing girls, is the current trend in entertainment. Kerry Perry performed her chart topping pop single ‘I kissed a girl’ Katy Perry - One of the Boys - I Kissed a Girl on ‘So You Think You Can Dance‘ last Thursday night. This week, America’s Best Dance Crew had two crews with a similar theme.

First, the challenge this week had the remaining six dance crews doing justice to pop icon, Janet Jackson.

Fanny Pak had a great routine this week, capturing the essence of Janet Jackson while maintaining their signature funky/80’s/Jazz feel. They also introduced the unexpected by having dancers Tiffani Grant and Cara Horibe lock lips for a few seconds early into their routine. The whole routine was clever and very sexy! Matt Cady, choreographer for Fanny Pak, has been doing a great job taking challenges outside their comfort zone and nailing it.

Those of you who also watch SYTYCD might find this interesting. Shane Sparks has been complaining that the guys of Fanny Pak are not dancing ‘manly’ enough. Seems Nigel is not the only judge who has a problem with effeminate male dancers.

I said last week that I thought Supreme Soul would continue to go big for the rest of the competition. Surprisingly, they were good but not great in comparison to some of the other crews. They added more choreography to their routine but the judges felt they didn’t get nasty enough. Without a female member, I’m wondering just how nasty a group of guys can get without looking like hip hop Chippendales. But then again….

SoReal Cru danced to Janet Jackson’s ‘I Get Lonely’ and it was SEXY! Shane said it was the best performance of the night, even using the word fabulous to describe them. Yes, he actually said ‘fabulous’ out loud. I mentioned earlier the girl on girl theme; this routine ends with dancer Jackie Lautchang rejecting the guys who were feeling her up for fellow female dancer Ailyn Isidro. Hot!

Boogie Bots were smooth and playful, that’s what I love most about them. They had a part called ‘evolution’ that Shane felt was the sickest move ever done on the show. I thought it was pretty cool. J.C. is still complaining that he thinks the Bots are weak in areas outside their robotic comfort zone. But what does he know; he was in a pop boy band.

Big surprise of the night, Super Cr3w was in the bottom two with A.S.I.I.D! Really? Are the voters serious!?!

No worries, Super Cr3w was amazing…again! They gave us a lot of moves by Janet Jackson while maintaining their b-boy style. Including a series of moves by member Ronnie Abaldonado that Shane says only 4 people in the hip hop world are known to be able to do. Loved it!

A.S.I.I.D gave a great performance, capturing a lot of memorable Janet Jackson moves. Unfortunately, they were up against a crew that has been in the top two all season. Someone had to go home.

A.S.I.I.D was eliminated. To the people disappointed that their favorite crew is now gone, I feel you. I’m going to miss every eliminated group from this point on.

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Music from America’s Best Dance Crew - Janet Jackson Challenge

Written by: John

America’s Best Dance Crew threw out a bunch of Janet Jackson music this week. Does this mean that below you’ll find the best Janet Jackson dance music? If you don’t like Janet Jackson music, then check out all the previous music from America’s Best Dance Crew.

Fanny Pak danced to the Janet Jackson song “All Nite”
Janet Jackson - Damita Jo - All Nite (Don't Stop)
Supreme Soul danced to the Janet Jackson song “Nasty”
Janet Jackson - Control - Nasty
Boogie Bots danced to the Janet Jackson song “Control”
Janet Jackson - Control - Control
SoReal Cru danced to the Janet Jackson song “I Get Lonely”
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope - I Get Lonely
Super Cr3w danced to the Janet Jackson song “Black Cat”
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 - Black Cat
A.S.I.I.D. danced to the Janet Jackson song “If”
Janet Jackson - Janet. - If

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