abdc season 2 – week 5

Another ABDC show focused on the Jackson family.  Last season, it was Michael Jackson (remember Kaba Modern’s version of “Thriller”?) and this week, the groups danced to Janet Jackson.  Fanny Pack, Supreme Soul, and Boogie Bots were the top three…A.S.I.I.D., Super Cr3w, and SoReal Cru were in the bottom three.

So watching the show, I noticed two interesting observations:

• The bottom two from last week were the top two this week.
• The top two last week were the bottom two this week.

Boogie Bots was the only crew that remained consistent…being voted as one of the top crews these past two weeks.

Here’s how I rank the crews this week (I placed the songs they danced to in parentheses):

1. SoReal Cru (“I Get Lonely” off her 1998 The Velvet Rope album) – Can’t believe that they made the bottom three…competition is getting tight!  Damn the girls on this crew are so hot.
2. Fanny Pack (“All Nite (Don’t Stop)” off her 2004 Damita Jo album) – I love this song.  They did show some risk-kay moves…those girls were getting sexual.  Go Cara!
3. Super Cr3w (“Black Cat” off her 1989 Rhythm Nation 1814 album) – That was a sick performance.  All I gotta say is that they deserved to stay.
4. A.S.I.I.D. (“If” off her 1993 janet. album) – One of my favorite songs by Miss Janet.  It was a nice performance.  I’ll miss them and was really rooting for them to go all the way to top three.
5. Boogie Bots (“Control” off her 1986 Control album) – Never really heard of this song before.  That last evolution move was cool.  Overall the performance was okay.  Mad props for incorporating some of Janet’s moves.
6. Supreme Soul (“Nasty” off her 1986 Control album) – Hmm I didn’t get their performance.  Sometimes I don’t think the cameras do them justice.  Wish I was in the audience to actually watch them dance live.

By the way, anyone notice those great Vitamin Water product placements?  Haha.  At least, it’s a lot healthier than last year’s doughnut placements.

abdc season 2 – week 4

This week’s theme was speed up.  Speed up was definitely what the bottom three crews needed to do…speed up the rankings so they can remain in the top three.  As you saw, Supreme Soul, Fanny Pack, and Phresh Select were in bottom three…meaning Boogie Bots, Super Cr3w, SoReal Cru, and A.S.I.I.D. in top four.

By the way, what’s up with the sob stories?  I feel like I’m getting emotionally attached to some of these groups.  Interesting approach to connect with the viewers from the producers…not my favorite approach, but it works and I’m sure people will want vote to keep some of these crews in.

So here’s my rundown for this week’s episode and my ranking for each crew:

1. Fanny Pack – I love their play on Mariah’s song.  Awesome performance and that transition was off the hook.  This was the most memorable routine to date.
2. A.S.I.I.D. – Cool ballet moves…that’s hot.  It kinda reminded me of the movie “Center Stage”.  That’s the first time someone done ballet on ABDC. I actually appreciate that this crew is in this season.
3. SoReal Cru – I like their slow and the fast sequences.
4. Boogie Bots – I like their looks…had some missteps here and there.  Digging the stepped up tempo moves…nice hand intricacies.  They really played with the beats in the music.
5. Super Cr3w – I like that sequence throught all the statues.  Pretty cool movements…a bit original.  Why did they choose leg movements for the fast tempo section?  It makes them look slow.  Guess Shane Sparks is rooting for them?
6. Supreme Soul – They were okay but a bit cocky for my taste.  A thumbs up for that “down the line” sequence.  So what did those skulls signify at the end?  The end of Jabbawockeez?  Someone tell me the story behind Supreme Soul and Jabbawockeez.
7. Phresh Select – Their routine didn’t persuade me that they were worth staying in the competition.  Plus I don’t like that fact that they only met up for this show…never really danced with each other before.  Sad to see them go though.

Who are your top three crews to date?

*UPDATE (07/12/08) – Found this blog post on LATimes.com.  Can’t wait to see next week’s episode and I hope Fanny Pack takes us back to Janet Jackson’s 80s era.