America's Best Dance Crew (season 1)


The first season of America's Best Dance Crew premiered on February 7, 2008. The season, hosted by Mario Lopez, featured a judging panel consisting of Lil Mama, JC Chasez, and Shane Sparks. In the live finale, which aired on March 27, 2008, JabbaWockeeZ was declared the winner.

Cast

For the first season of America's Best Dance Crew, the competitors auditioned in four cities: New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. A total of twelve dance crews were selected from the four cities and then categorized into four regions: Midwest, South, East Coast, and West Coast. Following the live casting special on January 26, 2008, the initial pool of dance crews was narrowed down to nine.
Dance CrewHometownRegion
Automatic ResponsePhoenix, ArizonaWest
Breaksk8Kokomo, IndianaMidwest
Enigma Dance KruTampa, FloridaSouth
Femme 5Chicago, IllinoisMidwest
Full OutWest Palm Beach, FloridaSouth
Fysh n ChicksLos Angeles, CaliforniaWest
ICONicEnglishtown, New JerseyEast
JabbaWockeeZSan Diego, CaliforniaWest
Kaba ModernOrange County, CaliforniaWest
Live in ColorMiami, FloridaSouth
Status QuoBoston, MassachusettsEast
The MovementNew York, New YorkEast

Results




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Episodes

Episode 0: The Search Begins

  • Original Airdate: January 26, 2008
Twelve dance crews competed in a live casting special for America's Best Dance Crew.

Episode 1: The Battle Begins

  • Original Airdate: February 7, 2008
Each crew performed to a mix of their favorite dance track. The crews were broken up into groups of three. The judges selected one crew from each group to be safe from elimination and move on to the next week. Afterwards, the judges picked the bottom two crews to compete in a sudden death dance-off to guest performer Flo Rida's song "Low".
RoundDance CrewSong
Round 1Live in Color"Watch Them Roll" by Sean Paul
Round 1JabbaWockeeZ"Apologize" by Timbaland feat. OneRepublic
Round 1Fysh n Chicks"Whine Up" by Kat DeLuna feat. Elephant Man
Round 2Status Quo"Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark
Round 2Femme 5"Do It Well" by Jennifer Lopez
Round 2Enigma Dance Kru"I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, T-Pain and Plies
Round 3ICONic"Cyclone" by Baby Bash feat. T-Pain
Round 3Breaksk8"Get It Shawty" by Lloyd
Round 3Kaba Modern"Technologic" by Daft Punk

  • Safe: Live in Color, Status Quo, Kaba Modern, JabbaWockeeZ, Breaksk8, Fysh n Chicks, Femme 5
  • Bottom 2: Enigma Dance Kru, ICONic
  • Eliminated: Enigma Dance Kru

    Episode 2: Music Video Moves

  • Original Airdate: February 14, 2008
Each crew was given a different music video containing a dance sequence, which they had to perform while maintaining their own style.
Dance CrewSong
Kaba Modern"Wall to Wall" by Chris Brown
Live in Color"Hey Mama" by The Black Eyed Peas
JabbaWockeeZ"Ice Box" by Omarion
Breaksk8"Get Up" by Ciara feat. Chamillionaire
ICONic"Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown feat. T-Pain
Status Quo"U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
Fysh n Chicks"Freakum Dress" by Beyoncé
Femme 5"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani

  • Safe: Kaba Modern, Live in Color, JabbaWockeeZ, Breaksk8, ICONic, Status Quo
  • Bottom 2: Fysh n Chicks, Femme 5
  • Eliminated: Femme 5

    Episode 3: Dance Craze Challenge

  • Original Airdate: February 21, 2008
Each crew performed a popular dance, also known as a "dance craze", while preserving their own style. Since some of the dance crazes were very simple to execute, each team had to complete an additional challenge while performing.
Dance CrewSongChallenge
Live in Color"2 Step" by UnkExchange clothes during their routine.
JabbaWockeeZ"Lean wit It, Rock wit It" by Dem Franchize BoyzCreate an illusion that defies gravity.
Breaksk8"Cupid Shuffle" by CupidStay physically connected in a section of the Cupid Shuffle.
Kaba Modern"G-Slide " by Lil MamaPartner up and perform a lift.
Fysh n Chicks"It's Goin Down" by Yung JocPerform some of the steps in reverse.
Status Quo"Crank That " by Soulja BoyPerform a portion of the dance upside down.
ICONic"Chicken Noodle Soup" by DJ WebstarPerform a portion of the dance on their backs.

  • Safe: Live in Color, JabbaWockeeZ, Breaksk8, Kaba Modern, Fysh n Chicks
  • Bottom 2: Status Quo, ICONic
  • Eliminated: ICONic

    Episode 4: Movie Characters

  • Original Airdate: February 28, 2008
The crews portrayed movie characters through dance.
Dance CrewSongCharacter
JabbaWockeeZ"Ayo Technology" by 50 Cent feat. Justin TimberlakeThieves
Kaba Modern"Sensual Seduction" by Snoop DoggGeeky boys and popular girls
Status Quo"Hey Baby " by Bow Wow and OmarionTuners
Breaksk8"What Is It" by Baby Bash feat. Sean KingstonBasketball players
Fysh 'n Chicks"Maneater" by Nelly FurtadoBusiness women letting loose
Live in Color"B.O.B. " by OutkastVampires and damsels in distress

  • Safe: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, Status Quo, Breaksk8
  • Bottom 2: Fysh n Chicks, Live in Color
  • Eliminated: Live in Color

    Episode 5: Thriller

  • Original Airdate: March 6, 2008
Each crew performed to a track from Michael Jackson's Thriller album, in honor of its 25th anniversary, and incorporated Jackson's signature moves into their routine.
Dance CrewSong
Status Quo"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
JabbaWockeeZ"P.Y.T. "
Kaba Modern"Thriller"
Fysh n Chicks"Billie Jean"
Breaksk8"Beat It"

  • Safe: Status Quo, JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern
  • Bottom 2: Fysh n Chicks, Breaksk8
  • Eliminated: Fysh n Chicks

    Episode 6: Broadway Remixed

  • Original Airdate: March 13, 2008
At the beginning of the show, the crews teamed up to perform a routine to a hip hop remix of Annie's "It's the Hard Knock Life". Then, each crew had to transform a traditional Broadway number into a hip hop routine.
Dance CrewMusicalSong
Status QuoHairspray"You Can't Stop the Beat"
JabbaWockeeZChicago"All That Jazz"
Kaba ModernGrease"You're the One That I Want"
Breaksk8Dreamgirls"One Night Only"

  • Safe: Status Quo, JabbaWockeeZ
  • Bottom 2: Kaba Modern, Breaksk8
  • Eliminated: Breaksk8

    Episode 7: Evolution of Street Dance

  • Original Airdate: March 20, 2008
All three crews performed to a same remix highlighting the evolution of street dancing over the past 30 years.
SongDance
"Funkytown" by Lipps IncLocking
"It's Like That" by Run DMC vs. Jason NevinsPopping
"It's Just Begun" by Jimmy CastorBreaking
"Push It" by Salt-n-PepaNew jack swing
"Bye Bye Bye" by 'N SyncPop
"Get Buck in Here" by DJ Felli FelNew school/Krumping

  • Safe: Status Quo
  • Bottom 2: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern
  • Eliminated: Kaba Modern
The two finalists compete in an encore "do or die" round.
Dance CrewPerformance Title
Status QuoJack in the Box
JabbaWockeeZThe Red Pill

Episode 8: The Live Finale

  • Original Airdate: March 27, 2008
The eliminated crews returned and performed with the finalists for a regional collaboration. Instead of going head-to-head, JabbaWockeeZ and Status Quo teamed up for their last performance.
Dance CrewSong
West: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, and Fysh n Chicks"Tell Me When To Go" by E-40 feat. Keak Da Sneak
South: Live in Color and Enigma Dance Kru"Get Low" by Lil Jon and The Eastside Boys
East: Status Quo and ICONic"Phenomenon" by LL Cool J
Midwest: Breaksk8 and Femme 5"Pop, Lock & Drop It" by Huey
JabbaWockeeZ and Status QuoStomp the Yard
JabbaWockeeZ"Stronger" by Kanye West

  • Winner: JabbaWockeeZ
  • Runner-up: Status Quo