MTV's America's Best Dance Crew is back with season 6, premiering April 7th at 10pm. This time they do things a bit different.
This season 10 new dance crews will have to create routines to master mixes of the artist of the week. The artist included are Rihanna, Kesha, Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, Lil Wayne and more. The dance crews must embody the artist style from wardrobe, inspiration and emotion. You never know what superstar will drop by each week this season.
Check below for the video of a first look into this season and a summary about the dance crews.
787 Crew San Juan, Puerto Rico Hailing from Puerto Rico, this crew brings their distant dance moves and dynamic personalities to the "Dance Crew" stage. They take their inspirations from past dance crews, including Jabbawockeez and Kabba Modern, who showed them the real meaning of what it means to be a dance crew. 787 is ready to tear up the dance floor stage and show everyone how it's done.
FootworKINGz Chicago, Illinois This renowned dance group from Chicago represents the essence of strength, raw talent and extreme energy and power. Their artistic direction comes from Charles "King Charles" Parks and Prince "Prince Jron" Boyd, who have both toured globally with Madonna. The Chicago Tribune describes their unique dance style as "part tap, African tribal and breaking," a style that is sure to impress the judges
IaMmE Houston, Texas This crew originated in Houston, with members from around the globe, including China and the Czech Republic. Individually, these dancers have an impressive resume including collaborations with past dance crews, performing with Justin Bieber, Fat Joe, Cobra Starship and American Rejects. They are ready to bring their talents and experiences together to be the next best dance crew.
ICONic Boyz English Town, New Jersey With a member of the crew as young as 10 years old, these boys will the youngest dancers to ever compete on the "Dance Crew" stage as they hope to impress the crowd with their unique style of hip hop and street jazz. While most young boys take up sports like football, baseball and basketball, this crew has been pursuing dancing. They may be a bunch of little "Italian boyz" from New Jersey, but they can hang with the best and are not afraid of a fight!
Instant Noodles Los Angeles, California This group is based in Los Angeles, but their roots are in Taipei, Taiwan. Sharing not only a country of origin but a love for dance, the crew aims to inspire future generations of b-boys while remaining true to their craft in building a distinctive and entertaining style that showcases their groundbreaking dance skills. This crew is ready to tear up the dance floor stage and show America how it's done.
JAG6ED Crenshaw, California From roller skates to jump ropes, past dance crews have proved that nearly anything can be incorporated into hip hop dance as long as it is done with style. These California girls from Crenshaw, a district in Los Angeles, are a contemporary pole-dance crew, fusing the art of dance with aerial pole work. The sexy and sophisticated six-member crew strives to break the negative image of pole dance and reconstruct it as an art form.
Eclectic Gentlemen North Hollywood, California The dancers that make up this crew have taught workshops and toured with musical artists around the world, however, they aspire to reach a higher level - and gain recognition in the dance industry. With their focus on being clean cut and well dressed, these suave dancers from North Hollywood bring a unique professional style to the stage; they are sure to wow the judges and viewers, and maybe steal a few hearts.
Phunk Phenomenon Boston, Massachusetts Composed of New England's finest male and female dancers, the Phunk Phenomenon is a company of unique multi-ethnic and multi-cultural urban artists who create an intriguing blend of modern and traditional dance styles. The end result is a provocative dance performance with a unique synthesis of style and appearance. In addition to fighting for the title of "America's Best Dance Crew," Phunk Phenomenon is also fighting to raise awareness for Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare disease that is afflicting the son of the crew's founder back home in Boston.
ReQuest Auckland, New Zealand Flying across the globe from New Zealand, this group of females are currently riding high as the 2010 - 2011 World Hip Hope Dance Champions - whose members are Kiwi, Samoan, Chinese, Maori, Rarotongan, Japanese, Hawaiian and Portuguese - are a melting pot of many cultures. Though made up of many cultures, this crew is brought together by the culture of hip hop dance and hopes to inspire women around the world to get up and dance.
Street Kingdom Los Angeles, California Having experienced rough inner city life in Los Angeles, this co-ed dance crew knows the meaning of hardship. Dance became an outlet and a savior for them as they discovered their passion for Krumping, a highly energetic style characterized by free, expressive and explosive movements. After overcoming gang life and broken homes, the members of Street Kingdom feel like they have the strength to succeed on the "America's Best Dance Crew" stage.
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Chris Brown appeared on MTV's "When I Was 17" this weekend. We all have been watching the pop/r&b singer since he was 17 so some of these moments we may have seen. Well Chris Brown revealed some info about one if his concert performances that took place when he was 17. If you were at that concert, then you saw Chris Brown shit on himself. You just didn't know it. Take a look at the video below!
