'America's Best Dance Crew': Fanny Pak vs. Kaba Modern
Yes, there were five crews competing for the opportunity to present an award on the MTV Video Music Awards next week, but it seemed like there were only two crews that everyone was watching.
We'll get it out of the way quickly: Break Sk8 was impressive, and they always are because of what they can do on skates. But their choreography was less than minimal, except for the elbow-to-one-arm-handstand move -- that was nice. And Status Quo ... was not status quo. They brought the energy no doubt, and flipped galore, including the first-ever flip off of the judges' table. But they weren't together, weren't sharp ... just weren't unified. Their pre-performance update video said that they had some problems after the show and had disbanded, and their post-routine interview with Layla still didn't give much indication that they'd regroup. They must've had a big rift, and it showed. To their credit though, they had a Danity Kane song that wasn't their style and still brought it. Who picked THAT for THEM?!?
SoReal Cru acquitted themselves well and showed why they were the No. 2 crew. They were a bit out of sync (but not by much) and only displayed one flip, but as they did all of last season, they were solid and consistent enough to make it through.
Fanny Pak and Kaba Modern, though, was the matchup to see. Each crew has great choreography and is pretty creative (Fanny Pak has the theatrical edge, but they could be equal in dance skills -- and yes, they're totally different styles). Each group was dismissed when they should easily have been the No. 2 crews. An interlude ...
Speaking of No. 2 crews, Jabba WockeeZ and Super Cr3w showed why they were the No. 1 crews each season with their introductory routine. Displaying their strengths, Super Cr3w's skills and Jabba WockeeZ cohesion, they had a nice group dance that also showed off Shane Sparks' love of b-boy choreography. Jabba vs. Super Cr3w? The masks and move-as-one routines might give Jabba the theatrical edge, but the tricks and world-class breakin' skills (ranked, seriously) could be tough to overcome. Can't call it, so back to the battle ...
And each crew has the best female competitors the show has ever seen (sorry Fysh and Chicks lovers, I'm sticking to that). It should be an interesting battle on the red carpet. I expect SoReal to be consistent, and Kaba to be clean and fluid ... but, depending on the concept, it may be Fanny Pak handing out an award on the MTV stage if they bring it.
-- Jevon Phillips
I think Status Quo had Danity Kane because each of the groups was given a video up for a VMA; there weren't really any hard tracks up for that award, so they just gave them one they could "ham up." It's not a bad thought, since they did well hamming up Hairspray.
I thought SoReal was a distant third to Fanny Pak and Kaba; Don't know who I would place in first. Since the prize is giving a VMA award, it makes sense that a crew with memorable characters should win out--which means Fanny Pak should probably be the ones up on stage. Kaba has Yuri, but Fanny Pak has Matt, Glenda, Tiffani, Beau and Megan, (especially Glenda) who are all uber-memorable. I'd be psyched to see what they'd wear to the VMAs as well.
Posted by: Dani | September 02, 2008 at 09:25 AM
Finally a West Coast dance match up for the VMAs. Why couldn't MTV and Randy Jackson granted us that from seasons 1 and 2 a long time ago? They could've saved their reputations and no one would've called them out for rigging the show. I like the upcoming match up between Fanny Pak and Kaba Modern. I just wished they would've been in the finale against JabbaWockeeZ and Super Crew.
Posted by: Jabba Baby | September 03, 2008 at 01:32 PM
OOOHHH!!!!! HELL NO WHY THIT SUPER CREW WON .....??????? IT WAS SUPPOS TO BE SOREAL CREW KAUSE IS ALL ABOUT H-TOWN ,,,,, BUT I THINK THAT THEY CHETTET ....... I LUV SOREAL CREW N JABBAWACKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: josselin | September 10, 2008 at 06:30 AM
THAT IS A BUNCH OF BS, I EVER HEARD. SUPER CREW DIDN'T CHEAT, THEY WON FAIR AND SQUARE. SO REAL CRU CHEATED THEIR WAY INTO THE FINALE, EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T DESERVE IT. THEY WERE MORE DESERVING OF GOING HOME WITHOUT A CHANCE TO FACE SUPER CREW. FANNY PAK WAS FAR MORE DESERVING TO FACE SUPER CREW IN THE FINALE THAN BEING SENT HOME WITHOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO REAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE BOTTOM 2 AGAINST SUPER CREW. HELL, BOOGIE BOTS, SUPREME SOUL, A.S.I.I.D AND DISTORTED X WERE FAR MORE DESERVING TO TO FACE SUPER CREW.
Posted by: k-girl | September 24, 2008 at 10:42 AM
i love this guis:X:X:X:X
Posted by: Fulguta | January 23, 2009 at 07:06 AM