Welcome to our weekly ABDC breakdown. This week the crews are given grueling excercises to incorporate into their routines, and we’re treated to two crews guaranteed a spot on the show next week.

Kayode: I’m certainly happy for Quest Crew, but we’re really keeping Fly Kicks around for another week? Really?

Jon: And when we say “we”, we mean YOU, America :( Remember how proud we all were when we got together and voted for Obama? Let’s keep that “voting right” thing going!

QUEST CREW (kickboxing)
K: A pretty good way to kick off the show (yes, the pun was intented). I have to agree with, that there were a lot of great moments, but I’m not sure how cohesive it was as far as a whole dance routine.

J: On the one hand I’m with Shane, how can you not say they rocked it? But I have to agree with JC too — in between the great moments they did kind of run to their spots, which hurt the overall continuity.

FLY KICKS (springback)
K: Seems like something you’d expect from glorified cheerleaders. There really wasn’t anything to write home about until the last few seconds. Even more now than last week, I’m convinced this crew has no place on the show. Even if they felt like including a former cheerleading/dance squad, I can’t believe they were the best the show could find.

J: Agreed 100%. But considering they were in the top two with the fan votes, I have a feeling they’ll be sticking around longer than any of us want :(

STRIKERS ALL-STARS (monkey roll)
K: They had a really good balance of choreography, stepping, and incorporating the element of the challenge. And yeah, that does take a lot of strength, and like Shane said, to do it with such rhythm and timing is equally impressive.

J: They killed that. I don’t know how much better that performance could’ve been. Did you see how high their body hopping were?

K: Alright, but why the blacks gotta do the “monkey” roll?!?! What’s that about, dammit?!?

BEAT FREAKS (side plank)
K: Really taking into account the challenge element, and seeing what they pulled off, I was really impressed. This was another one that required a great deal of strength. And again, for all of them to do it in sync and be as creative as they were, it’s doubly impressive. These girls are very creative and intricate with their moves.

J: Definitely a hard move, especially for an all-girl group, but they made made it work.

K: Not looking good for Boxcuttuhz, as they’re in the bottom two with Team Millennia.

J: I’m surprised Team Millennia wasn’t safe. With Quest being the only other Asian groups, I would think they would get plenty of (those) votes. But I think Boxcuttuhz will beat them if TM turns in another performance like last week.

DYNAMIC EDITION (high knees)
K: They certainly got the challenge down. I fear I might get bored with the clogging after a while, though. I’m still pulling for them, as they’re definitely something different, and they’re ability to work the crowd, and be as creative with clog dancing as they already are.

J: I have never heard JC so outspoken of a group in his support! So much so, L’il Mama didn’t even have anything to add to it — I repeat, JC left L’il Mama speechless!

RINGMASTERS (soldier crawl)
K: As much as I like them for being so unique, I don’t think they can really last much longer on the show, now that I think about it. I definitely agree with the judges, they really need to step up their game when it comes to choreography. And the energy has to be amped up considerably, ’cause as it stands, I can see them battling it out in the bottom two next week.

J: I thought from the beginning they were too gimmicky. And their gimmick isn’t even dance-related, like say, Dynamic Edition.

BOTTOM TWO

TEAM MILLENIA (leapfrog)
K: If anything, they get points for theatricality. It was a solid routine, but nothing outstanding.

J: True, hopefully we’ll see them pick it up if they survive.

BOXCUTTUHZ (mountain climber)
K: I really like how their routine progressed; anything a dance crew has sections start off moves one after the other in sync with the music like the did gets my attention. I think that had a more difficult challenge element than Millennia, and it was cool the way they switched it from doing it on all fours, to flipping on their backs and doing the hand/feet movement in the air. If I had to fault them for anything, I think some of them still have issues with handling their props.

J: They did handle a difficult challenge pretty well, but once again they leave me wondering if they are a great group that just can’t get it together on stage, or just an okay group that isn’t ready for prime time yet.

K: Definitely sad to see Boxcuttuhz go, ’cause I would have loved to see more from them. I don’t know how much further they would have gotten, but I think they succeeded in being very good with their choreography, while being very fun and theatrical, something most of the dance crews don’t really have working for them at the moment.

J: Yeah, I too am definitely sad to see them go. Like I said last week, I really had the feeling they could bring something great to the
show if they lasted.

THE OUTLOOK

K: I’m definitely ready to say that my faves at the moment are Beat Freaks, Quest Crew, and Dynamic Edition. Of those three, I’d say Quest has the best chance of making it to the finals. They’ve got the energy, the creativity, and the showmanship to really keep the crowd on their side. I’d put the Beat Freaks in contention for the finals, but I just need to see a little more complexity in their breakin’ moves. They’ve shown some good stuff thus far. I just need to see a little more.

J: My faves are also Quest, Beat Freaks and Dynamic Ed. But based on tonight’s peformance I think Strikers could make it pretty far, perhaps farther than Dynamic. And despite being in the bottom two, I have a feeling Millennia can rise above Ringmasters and Fly Kicks.