America's Best Dance Crew (Season 1)

Infobox Television
show_name = America's Best Dance Crew


caption = "America's Best Dance Crew"
rating = TV-G
format = Interactive reality game show
runtime = 60 minutes
executive_producer = Joel Gallen
Abe Hoch
Randy Jackson
Rob Lee
Howard Schwartz
Karen Schwartz
Harriet Sternberg
supervising_producer = Dan Sacks
director = Michael Simon
host = Mario Lopez
judges = JC Chasez
Lil Mama
Shane Sparks
presenter = Mario Lopez
company = Warner Horizon Television
country =
distributor = MTV
network =
first_aired = February 7, 2008
cinematography = Scott Hylton
last_aired =
March 27, 2008
followed_by = America's Best Dance Crew (Season 2)
num_episodes = 8
website = http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dance_crew/series.jhtml
imdb_id = 1145872
tv_com_id = 75133

"America's Best Dance Crew" is an American television show featuring street dance crews from the United States. The season one premiered on MTV in the United States and MuchMusic in Canada on February 7, 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/general/view.bg?articleid=1071754 |title=Randy Jackson is executive producer of ‘America’s Best Dance Crew.’ |accessdate=2008-02-25 |date=2008-02-06 |work=Associated Press |publisher=Boston Herald] In the first season, it was hosted by Mario Lopez and featured Layla Kayleigh as the backstage correspondent and was judged by rapper Lil Mama, former *NSYNC singer JC Chasez, and hip-hop choreographer Shane Sparks. [cite web |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/mtv-debut-randy-jackson-america-best-dance-crew-on-feb-7-6421.php |title=MTV to debut Randy Jackson's 'America's Best Dance Crew' on Feb. 7 |accessdate=2008-02-25 |date=2008-01-16 |author=Rocchio, Christopher |publisher=Reality TV World] [cite web |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/rapper-lil-mama-serve-as-america-best-dance-crew-third-judge-6447.php |title=Rapper Lil Mama to serve as 'America's Best Dance Crew's third judge |accessdate=2008-02-25 |date=2008-01-24 |author=Rocchio, Christopher |publisher=Reality TV World] JabbaWockeeZ was declared the winner of season 1 on the March 27, 2008 season finale and received the $100,000 (USD) prize.cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/americas-best-dance-crew/americas-best-dance-crew-seaso-18044.aspx|title=America's Best Dance Crew: Season Finale Recap|date=2008-03-27|accessdate=2008-04-04|author=Kubicek, John]

Auditions

"America's Best Dance Crew" features dance crews from all over the United States and in the first season, these dance crews auditioned in four cities: New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. A total of twelve dance crews were chosen from the four cities and were then broken up into four regions: East Coast, Midwest, South, and West Coast.

Performances

Live Auditions Special

Aired on January 26, 2008Randy Jackson presents America's Best Dance Crew.

Week 1: Crew's Choice Challenge

Aired on February 7, 2008

Each crew danced to a song to their choosing. The crews were broken up into groups of three, and the best crew from each group (chosen by the judges) would be safe from this week's elimination and would move onto the next week. The bolded crews were saved by the judges.

Week 4: Movie Character Challenge

Aired on February 28, 2008

Each crew has to perform a storyline as a character in a movie, while performing on the set of a street. [cite episode|transcripturl=http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1582017&vid=213138|title=Movie Characters|series=America's Best Dance Crew|serieslink=America's Best Dance Crew|credits=Host: Mario Lopez|network=MTV|airdate=2008-02-28]

Week 7: Evolution of Hip Hop Challenge

Aired on March 20, 2008.

Each crew must perform to a master mix of the same songs using moves from the history of hip hop. [cite episode|transcripturl=http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1583319&vid=217724|title=Evolution of Street Dance|series=America's Best Dance Crew|serieslink=America's Best Dance Crew|credits=Host: Mario Lopez|network=MTV|airdate=2008-03-20]

External links

* [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dance_crew/series.jhtml Official site on MTV.com]

References