Top Dance Crews To Bust Their Moves
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Published: September 18, 2008
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TAMPA - The winning dance crews from MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew" don't think they can dance - they can dance.
And they'll prove their skills tonight at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center as part of "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew LIVE," a five-week, 25-city tour.
Members from a nationwide assortment of dance crews used their hip-hop-inspired dance moves to win bragging rights on MTV's competitive dance series. It has aired on Thursday nights for two seasons.
The show, hosted by Mario Lopez, is the dance version of "American Idol."
Performing on tour are the masked men of JabbaWockeeZ (the season one winners) and the roller skating b-boys, BreakSk8. The show also features season two finalists, Super Cr3w, A.S.S.I.D and Fanny Pak.
"I can't even process this. ... I'm nobody and it's such a weird feeling. It was really intimidating on the show," says Matt Cady, 22, a member of Fanny Pak. "We usually dance behind the artists, and now we are the artists."
Fanny Pak, known for its '80s-inspired look, won third place during the show's second season. The group also won the dance-off during the Video Music Awards and was presented an award from pop culture divas Ciara and Lindsay Lohan.
"Every two seconds we'd see someone famous. It was an amazing feeling when the Pussycat Dolls came up to us," Cady says. "You really can't give up on your dream. You have to do what you love."
The Tampa-based Enigma Dance Kru participated in the show's first season but was eliminated.
"Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew LIVE"; 7:30 p.m. today; $44.50 to $54.50; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 MacInnes Place, Tampa; (813) 229-7827.
