ABDC - 5th Week

ABDC has reached a fervor, especially in the b-boy scene. Every b-boy knows about it, most love it, some have it. But they know that breakers are being represented, and they support every minute they're on.

Anyways, here are my rankings for the current crews

1) Fanny Pak -- I personally didn't think they would survive so long, but I grew to kind of understand why their hip hop style "works." It's not particularly executed well, but they have a great sense of musicality and represents the more music video type of hip hop dancing. They took Janet Jackson's "All Nite" song and made it quirky, where their style I would describe as in a sense "teen vogueing." Their flicks of the wrists, and their "bouncing" movements emphasized the beginning beats, and when they went sexy was really organic and a naturally progressed.

The routine represent the sexiness of a teenager -- kind of flirty, kind of taboo, and in a sense a good anxiety of knowing what they're doing is wrooong but so right.
The ending was horrendous though, with the fanny pak slap down. I actually in general hate the fanny pack/leggings 80's get up -- I think they're much better than to make themselves a schtick. Overall though, I felt myself being pulled to watch them again and again.

2) So Real Cru -- ahhhh called this season's Kaba Modern, but i think So Real is known for taking things slow and precise where Kaba Modern has more emphasis on the popping/locking/tutting aspect of hip hop. I think they handled the sexiness well despite the reservations, but sometimes I wince at the (lack of) asian booty shaking in one scene. I dunno...if you try to shake the booty, you either go all or nothing. Anyways, they really took the music about what was about a boy and a girl and made it for the pining of some girl on girl action. Nice job.

3) Supercr3w -- I feel kind of...underwhelmed? But they nonetheless did a great job -- they hold a dear place in my heart because they are really a phenomenal bboy crew. I liked how they implemented the choreography seamlessly between the supposed "tricks."

Also we finally get to see Ronnie showcased --- the world champion winner of the Red Bull BC One challenge (an international one on one breaking competition...no easy feat). His solo set (or routine) was insaaaane. I think given the song choice, supercr3w did a great job taking on JC's criticism of choreography without sacrificing their bboy style they take pride over.

4) Boogie Bots -- I don't really remember it now nor do I feel any interest in watching their routine again to see, which is a bad sign, since they're a great crew in the first place. I didn't think they were very clean and I think they're working out the niches of implementing the "robot" style Boogie Bots is now known for. The thing I DO remember is their great formations, such as the evolution to the robot.

5) Supreme Soul -- They had a challenging song to work with, an old 80s/90s Janet Jackson classic. I don't really remember their routine, ANY aspect of their routine, and that's not a good sign. The did some locking...but it didn't mesh well with the Janet Jackson song nor did it look really clean. I think they felt they were thrown a curveball with the song, but yet again supercr3w had an unusual song choice and excelled.

6) A.S.I.I.D. It's the challenge that they could of killed, and they kind of fell short to being "amazing," hence I'm not surprised that supercr3w got it. I agree with the judges that the energy didn't pick up until the girl kind of sexily fell from the chair, but they nonetheless had and always had 10x more energy than many of the other crews.

They had such an upbeat personality that it's hard not to like them, so I'm really sad that they left because they always entertained. Are they the best crew with the best technique? I don't think so, but I think they showed the super entertaining side of hip hop. They always deliver choreography that puts a smile on your face, and this routine was no exception. I liked how they brought in a locking kind of element, and the "arms wrapped behind back" tutting was really refreshing. Given other circumstances, I would put A.S.I.I.D. probably in 3rd/4th place this week.

Predictions:
Fanny Pak -- SAFE
supercr3w -- I think being in the bottom two woke up a lot of fans and they'll vote like crazy so SAFE
so real cru -- I think also woke up a lot of people but might not have as strong of a fan base nor had much of the judge's praise, so PROBABLY SAFE
boogie bots -- Has a big fan base also, but not a great routine so my prediction is BOTTOM TWO BUT WILL BE SAFE
supreme soul -- I don't think they have as huge of a fan base, their routine wasn't the strongest this week, so BOTTOM TWO ELIMINATED