Cloudy with a Chance…

Well, I’m back. And at the risk of becoming way too emotionally attached to a dance crew, I have decided that I will do a blog post for each episode. I know, I know: I didn’t think I would watch the show again after SuperCr3w’s Footloose dance was chosen over Fannie Pak’s Flashdance. But alas, I am here. Here’s a recap of each group:

- STRIKERS ALL-STARS -

(Of Tallahassee, FL)- I thought they were pretty good; not the best start to the new season, but not the worst. I was really excited to see a group that specialized in step (why hasn’t there been a group like that on ABDC before?). At first, I wasn’t too impressed with them. They were obviously talented, but the performance was missing something. When they were being judged, my main man Shane Sparks noticed what was wrong: YOU COULDN’T TELL THEY WERE STEPPING!!! The music was too loud- and you couldn’t hear the noise from stepping. They made it to the next round- I’m looking forward to having them step next week.

- BEAT FREAKS -

- G.O.P . DANCE -(Of San Juan, Puerto Rico)- As they were performing, you could tell that they were really good dancers; only issue was: they were dancing too slowly. They did a little salsa, which I thought was pretty sweet. All in all, they were okay. But in comparison to the other two teams, they weren’t too great, so they were sent to that duel-back-to-back-battle-thingy they do at the end of every episode (and that I will discuss at the end of this post).

(Of Los Angeles, CA)- Really, REALLY Excellent. This crew definitely turned up the heat in this episode. Their leader has an English accent, which is awesome. They had this crazy move where one bull bent backwards, and one guy flipped over him and the other guy flipped under him. Also, some other bull was alternating between spinning on his head and his shoulders for a good twenty seconds. And then- that guy did a backflip- AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD!!! (if you saw the episode, you know exactly what I’m talking about). It’s pretty apparent that I’m really going to like this crew throughout the season.

(Of Miami [Heat], FL)- Remember a little while back in the post, when I was talking about the two [typical] types of girl groups on this show??? Well, FLy Khicks is the latter of the groups: they are attractive, AND THEY KNOW IT. No doubt though- they are pretty good dancers. One girl incorporated some ballet (cool), and then held  her leg in the air… And all of their moves where crisp and in sync, including all the booty shaking… Oh and did I mention that they danced to Khelis’ Milkshake??? Yeah, it’s clear- sexy is their thing. And I know (and you know by now) that this group kinda annoys me. But one things for sure- their shoes were sick! (in the good way). BTW- they go to the final battle at the end of the episode.

(Of Brooklyn, NY)- Okay, I could barely GET THROUGH THEIR PERFORMANCE. Not because they were bad (no, not at all); because- They are FLEXERS. They bend and stretch and contort their bodies in ways that they shouldn’t bent and stretched and contorted (come to thing of it, should anyone’s body be contorted?) Anyway, it is definitely a new style of dance to the show. And it’s pretty intriguing. Aww, and Lil’ Mama got really emotional when she was talking to them (it was the only time a reality-show judge cried, and I was actually touched by it). Their name – The Ringmasters – definitely suits them!

(Of San Diego [i think], CA)- Hmm… Dare I say it so early… YES!- this year’s Fannie Pak. Mind you, not the same style (this group is much more hip-hop), but they’ve definitely got a theatrical element to their dance like FP. It was an a-okay performance. I like that they’re intricate in movement, and they’re the only, what I’ve coined as, “smooth-crew” this year (like Ikonic in season 1 and SoRealCru in season 2). They used glasses in their dance, and where really sloppy with them (work on the props, people!!!), but all in all, okay. Boxcuttuhz did get sent to the end-o-episode battle.

(Of Winfield, AL)- I. Love. This. Crew. Period. When I first saw them clogging- that’s right, CLOGGING! – I thought to myself: This is either going to be really good, or really bad. And it was wicked excellent! Their performance was so unexpected. I mean, Riverdance and My Humps- who knew that they would go so well together?!?! I mean, they showed the reel before the performance, and they just showed them on the farm with horses, and then they come out on stage and dance to hip-hip? Totally non sequitur. Will they last a long time on the show?- probably not. Maybe it’s just that I have a hard imagining what they’ll do in future challenges (especially the ones with props and scenery). So, I’m not expecting them to be around forever- but I sure as hell will enjoy them while they’re still around.

(Of Fullerton, CA)- DO. NOT. LIKE. Period. I DO remember Millennia from last season. And I thought they were pretty good, their performance was way too slow and didn’t have enough excitement. BUT I LIKED THEM. What the freak is up with them this year??? The punk-rock edge??? It’s not that I don’t like rock- I love it! What I don’t love is that their dance just had a bunch of  stereotypical rock nuances. It’s so phony! I’m really disappointed in Team Millennia. They abandoned their whole style just so they could have a gimmick. On a good note- their moves were sharp and they had a lot more energy.  And the feet-as-drums pose in the beginning was really cool. But come on! I’m not liking them all that much this year.