Tomorrow’s America’s Best Dance Crew will introduce us to Static Noyze:

[East Crew Photos (Credit: MTV)]

Static Noyze (Cambridge, MA): Static Noyze has always felt like outcasts, never really feeling like they fit in with anyone but each other. Bored with what they call “stock hip hop” – routines and moves that they’ve seen before – this off-the-wall group of dancers promises to shake up the “ABDC” stage with their distinct style of dance. They consider themselves to be innovators and describe their dance style as hip-hop with a contemporary twist. What makes them truly unique though, is that they use their routines to convey offbeat stories told through cutting edge moves and costumes. Static Noyze does not mind being called odd. In fact, they embrace it. These eccentricities are what make Static such a unique group and they hope America finds their unconventionality charming.

Members:

• Gustavo “Goose” Polanco
• Jessenia Velazquez
• Juan Martinez
• Enrique Novales
• Peter Veth
• Suzette Sagisi

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Tomorrow’s America’s Best Dance Crew will also include performances by Saltare:

[East Crew Photos (Credit: MTV)]

Saltare (Raleigh, NC): These professional jump ropers are seeking exposure for their sport while at the same time conquering the dance world. They have walked away from their college degrees and steady jobs in pursuit of a dream: to become professional jump ropers and pioneers of a burgeoning sport. All six members are a part of the USA Jump Rope All Star team, which only features the best of the best in the country. Saltare comes to “ABDC” to expose the sport they’ve dedicated their lives to, challenge themselves in a different arena and prove that jump rope is more than just child’s play. Now they must incorporate their unique skill set into major performances that and transition their trademark jump rope into viable dance routines.

Members:

• John Fletcher (Manager)
• Billy Jackson
• Brittany Fortier
• Chaz Robinson
• Lee Reisig
• Lisa Brown
• Tyler Perez

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Here’s a third crew that will compete on tomorrow’s America’s Best Dance Crew. Here’s more about the Legendary Seven:

[East Crew Photos (Credit: MTV)]

Legendary Seven (Boston, MA): Legendary Seven is proud to call the hard streets of Boston home and are quick to tell you they are one of the last true Bean Town street crews. Their performances revolve around breaking, krumping and popping but, most importantly, big tricks. Crew leader Ernest “E-Knock” Phillips and fellow Legendary Seven member Darius Rutledge were both members of the Season One crew “ABDC” crew Status Quo which finished second to the JabbaWockeeZ. This time around, losing is not an option for them which means their tricks are even bigger and more imaginative then before.

Members:

• Carl “Junnyahh” Burnett
• Darius “Sauce” Rutledge
• Ernest “E-Knock” Philips
• Javier “JP” Perez Jr
• Lorenzo Hooker III
• Melvin “Ouise” Smitherman
• Thornell “Thorbreezy” Williams

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Here’s another crew that will compete on tomorrow’s America’s Best Dance Crew. It’s draZtik:

[East Crew Photos (Credit: MTV)]

draZtik (Providence, RI): Predominately self-taught from music videos, draZtik is set to prove you don’t need major street cred to hang with the big dogs of “America’s Best Dance Crew.” One of the only dance crews in Providence, RI, they do not garner much respect. However, with choreography that is an innovative combination of contemporary and ballet fused with popping and hip-hop, they plan to earn respect. Because they are all skilled in different styles, draZtik adheres to an unconventional philosophy of leadership by committee. Each member plays an equal role in the design and choreography of every performance. Although this philosophy can sometimes lead to tension amongst members, draZtik feels it ultimately gives them an edge over other crews.

Members:

• Christine Torres
• Gabriela Cruz
• Genesis Camacho
• Jared Rivers
• Joshua Perez
• Kelvin Fabian
• Marvin Horsley

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Last week, we saw the dance crews from the South go head-to-head on ABDC. Tomorrow night, the crews from the East will face off on America’s Best Dance Crew. Here’s the bio and photos for Blueprint Cru:

[East Crew Photos (Credit: MTV)]

Blueprint Cru (Montreal, Canada): This Canadian crew is out to storm the home of hip-hop and demonstrate a level of synchronicity never seen before. Being the first-ever foreign crew to compete on “ABDC,” Blueprint has a lot to prove. Their motto is “Precision, precision and precision.” Every move this crew does, they do as one, moving together. This dance crew is run like an army, training hard to look like one unit, to learn the origin of the move and then striving to perfect them. This perfectionist crew doesn’t believe in tricks and stunts, they believe in unified movements down to every minute detail.

Members:

• Derek “Derty” Rice
• Lorena “Lo” Liebman
• Nathalie Levy
• Nicolas “Bboy Hero” Begin
• Thien-Linh “TL” Truong
• Vanessa Gagnon
• Vincent-Olivier Noiseux

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Tomorrow night is the season 5 premiere for America’s Best Dance Crew!! This time, we’ll get to see the top 15 crews compete to be the 9 finalists. Tomorrow night’s episode will show us the 5 crews from the South. They’ll compete head-to-head, but only three of them will move on to the finals. It’s going to be exciting!!

Here are photos and bios of the the Southern crews!

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Ghost (Houston, TX): Ghost is a crew that has faced a lot of adversity in life and dance has always been their refuge. In fact, they all met through their local dance venues over the past five years seeking a way out life’s hardships, gangs and family death. The crew would break into a local apartment complex gym room just so they could practice dance. They consider their style inspirational hip-hop and they plan to offer up some of the best musicality “ABDC” has ever seen with hard hitting, complex movements. As dancers they are a tight unit and their personal hardships have brought them even closer together.

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Jungle Boogie (Stone Mountain, GA): These dancers pride themselves on their southern “Cranking” style and are on a mission to become kings of the dance jungle. “Cranking” uses big step movements and arms to cover the entire dance floor and each of the six members has a unique animalistic move to wow this year’s competition.

[Photo: courtesy of Fanscape]

Royal Flush (Atlanta, GA): This crew has auditioned every season and their refusal to give up has finally paid off. Changing members after each audition, the crew believes it finally has the dream team it needs for success. Educated on the streets, this diverse crew’s styles include krumping, tutting, popping, breaking and even a hint of salsa. They do not claim to be “professionally trained dancers,” leading to difficulties in finding work in the dance industry. “ABDC” is finally offering them something no one else would: the opportunity to be champions.

[Photo: courtesy of Fanscape]

Swagger Crew (Atlanta, GA): Tired of trendy club dances, this brash Atlanta crew feels its time to put true Southern street dancing on the map. These confident dancers are fired up by the complete absence of Atlanta crews represented on past seasons of “ABDC” and know they have what it takes to put Atlanta on the map. With a combination of southern cockiness, fast footwork and determination this crew is ready to bring some raw swagger to the “ABDC” legacy.

[Photo: courtesy of Fanscape]

X-treme Motion (Houston, TX): These former Texas Southern University majorettes are bringing their bootylicious bucking style to the mainstream stage. These high energy, acrobatic and stunt-filled Southern belles are on a mission to show the world their majorette style of dance is “often imitated but never duplicated.” Their style is influenced by both street jazz and hip-hop, but what really makes them distinct is an intense booty-shaking move they call “Buckin’.”

Be sure to watch the season premiere of America’s Best Dance Crew 5 on MTV tomorrow at 10p.m. ET/PT and 11p.m. ET/PT.

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After the horrible news that choreographer Shane Sparks had been arrested, the producers of America’s Best Dance Crew had no choice but to replace him as a judge on the show. At least until the outcome of his legal issues. I’m still hoping for the best for him.

So today, we finally got word of the replacement judge’s identity. Singer Omarion will join Lil’ Mama & JC Chasez as the third judge for season 5 of ABDC. He looks like he’ll be a good choice in the judges’ seat and I can’t wait for the new season.

“Omarion is one of the most accomplished, multi-talented young stars of his generation. His music and music videos have influenced hip-hop dance going back to his B2k days and in more recent years as a platinum-selling solo artist,” said Liz Gateley, Senior Vice President of Series Development for MTV. He is an accomplished dancer, artist and actor who knows what makes a good dance crew performance. We are very excited for him to join Lil Mama and JC Chasez as our third judge.”

Be sure to be ready when season 5 of America’s Best Dance Crew premieres Thursday, January 28, at 10p.m. ET/PT on MTV.

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If you’re like me, you’re beginning to get really bored without any dance to watch on TV these days!!

It feels like forever since all of the dance reality series’ most recent seasons ended. [No, not quite as long ago as the dancing in this picture, but a while, right?] Well, I have news of some of the seasons’ upcoming premiere dates for you:

• America’s Best Dance Crew season 5 – premieres on MTV on January 28 at 10:00 pm ET
• Dancing With the Stars season 10 – premieres on ABC on March 22
• So You Think You Can Dance season 7 – will return to FOX over the summer
• Dance Your Ass Off season 2 – will return to Oxygen over the summer

This huge gap with no dance on TV is because we had all of the series airing at approximately the same time frame in the fall. It was great then, but it’s not so great right now. But hang in there. We only have a couple of weeks to wait for ABDC to begin again. We can surely make it that long, right?

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It’s no surprise that a number of hot male dancers made Buddy TV’s Top 100 Sexiest Men of 2009 list too. In fact, I’m in total agreement about nearly all of these.

French actor Gilles Marini placed the highest of the male dancers on the list. (No offense to anyone, but why can’t my neighbors look like him and shower outside…)

#66 Ryan Di Lello, So You Think You Can Dance

Some people might think all male dancers are lithe, slightly effeminate and delicate dancers. Not Ryan. This ballroom stud is a macho, muscular extreme sports enthusiast whose countless hours working out definitely pay off.

#57 Jason Glover, So You Think You Can Dance

In season 5, Jason may not have made the finale, but he certainly made girls’ hearts flutter with his gorgeous physique and dance skills.

#53 Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Dancing with the Stars

No matter what ABC reality show he’s competing on, this Russian beast is man enough for any woman.

#25 Derek Hough, Dancing with the Stars

Not only is Derek Hough sexy, but he also has one of the best personalities on TV. Whether he’s goofing off, daydreaming about a day on the beach with Joanna Krupa or creating a wildly imaginative futuristic Paso Doble, Derek is always one hot tamale.

#24 Mario Lopez, Nip/Tuck and America’s Best Dance Crew, Dancing With the Stars

He’s OK as the host of MTV’s dance competition, but the real heat comes on Nip/Tuck, a show which gladly and frequently has Mario strip down to either a bathing suit or a leather French maid’s outfit.

#9 Gilles Marini, Dancing with the Stars and Brothers and Sisters

Whether he’s burning up the dance floor or steaming up Sarah Walker’s love life, the French stud from the Sex and the City movie spent 2009 going from that guy who showered naked next to Samantha to TV’s de facto foreign hottie.

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Earlier this week, I told you about the open auditions for the next season of America’s Best Dance Crew. There are six audition dates coming up and I want to be sure you get a chance to have your crew try out.

Here’s the official flyer with the try-out dates, so be sure to make plans to be there and be a part of the next great season. I can’t wait until season five is underway!!

[Image: courtesy of Fanscape]

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