the finer dandy

There is one good thing and one bad thing about this season of America’s Best Dance Crew. The good thing: There is no clear winner. The bad thing: There is no clear winner.

Each show has been inconsistent who is good or bad. One week someone “smashes” it, the next week they flounder. Although this show interesting week after week, it makes me impatient because I just want to be a fan of one crew - but unfortunately, the world doesn’t work out that way - that’s why I am a fan of three crews as of now. I am saying “as of now” because that might change next week. I am compartmentalizing the episodes, basing my “favorite” on the most recent show.

That said, as of now, my three fave crews are: Supreme Soul, Super Cr3w and Fanny Pak.

Here’s how they faired this week with the “Dance like a Janet Jackson video” challenge…

Well before all the groups did their thang, they all formed one Ultimate Crew and danced to the classic “Rhythm Nation”

I like how the show is doing this group routine thing. I hope it becomes a regular thing. This first one was pretty damn fun.

As for the individual performances, let’s start with Fanny Pak

I’m proud of Fanny Pak, they were at the top of the heap this week. What can I say? Sex sells. Licking sells. Mounting sells. Girl-on-girl action sells. The routine was hot, but not their strongest. As for Shane’s comment about the guys dancing more like guys, I see the credit in his critique and I also see how it could be taken as an insult. Most of all, I like how as soon as he said it, he tried to get the crowd to back him up. Good damage control Shane.

Supreme Soul’s luck turned around this week as they were in the top. Way to represent the Yay Area guys! The performance - it was good. It was that whole “reeling in” thing that did it for me. Everything else was pretty much expected. I’m rootin’ for ya guys! Don’t let me down!

So Real faced the bottom for the first time this week. And it was an “okay” performance to JJ’s “I Get So Lonely.” It seems like they plateaued and they need something to amp things up more than whip cream and body rolls.

The lovable Boogie Bots ended up at the top and one of their crew members was about to go ballistic because of last week’s lukewarm performance. This week wasn’t lukewarm, but if it wasn’t for that evolution thang they did at the end, it would’ve been. The Bots have some sick tricks, but they are missing a third dimension that will blow the competition out of the water.

Eek! Super Cr3w was in the bottom two this week! What are we to do? Okay, well…I think they, like So Real have plateaued. They need something that will boost them up there. Their b-boy skills are top-notch - no one else on this show can hold a watch to their flaring skills - but something is missing. I bet you if you gave them a dose of Fanny Pak’s creativity, a dash of Supreme Soul’s confidence and a twist of So Real’s choreography style, you would truly have a real Super Crew.
But I’m still supporting you guys! REPRESENT FOR B-BOYS (and wannabe B-boys like me) ALL AROUND THE WORLD!

A.S.I.I.D’s “If” routine was good but it seemed a bit desperate. And considering they were in the bottom two, it was even more so. I wasn’t really entertained. Let this be a testimony and a warning to those groups that have plateaued. Because the kids from A.S.I.I.D. had to hit the road this week…

I think the word of the week is “PLATEAU.”