May 9, 2008
There really is no stopping them now. After emerging successful in the championships of America's Best Dance Crew, the masked men are soaring into stardom with the numerous projects they are currently handling. Recently, the Jabbawockeez picked up the Breakout Performance Award at the East West Players 42nd Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinner held at Universal City Hilton on April 28.
According to East West Players Organization's official website, the dinner is an “award-winning event that salutes artists who have raised the visibility of the Asian Pacific American community through theater, film and television.” Moreover, the proceeds of the event were raised for the East West Players educational and artistic programs. The organization celebrates the success of Asian Pacific Americans who have risen above the others to show their talents to the world, in various artistic ways.
April 25, 2008
We've recently heard those rumors of JC Chasez dating Chace Crawford of the overly popular teen drama series Gossip Girl. The Dance Crew judge tried to dodge those rumors until he had enough of them, telling People that the rumors are "just stupid." The public must've gotten it wrong. JC Chasez isn't gay, as he has denied it a million times. However, one former N*Sync member is, and he's out in the open about it.
A couple of years ago, Lance Bass came out through an interview with People Magazine. There, he spoke about his sexual orientation, and how he's been dealing with it since way before the N*Sync days. Today, he continues to stand proud about his gender preferences with a new endeavor he is working on.
April 18, 2008
While season 2 of America's Best Dance Crew is still currently underway, host Mario Lopez has a few activities to keep him busy throughout the whole audition process. In fact, Lopez recently made a big debut in Broadway, with the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical A Chorus Line, which began its run on Tuesday.
"I'm ready to go," the 34-year-old Saved by the Bell alum said in a conversation with United Press before the show. "I'm all good."
April 8, 2008
Randy Jackson hit the jackpot with America's Best Dance Crew, which garnered sky-rocketing ratings during its run on MTV. There's no question about it—the show was worth watching with the dance crews battling it out on the dance floor like there was no tomorrow. Indeed, the reality dance competition was able to whip up excellent dancers who knew how to rock the stage, giving us a fresh new perspective on group choreographed dancing.
It was a hard choice, but America had to decide. Eventually, audiences voted for Jabbawockeez and Status Quo to be the final two, leaving Kaba Modern in third place. Mike Song of Kaba Modern recently shared his thoughts about what went down in the competition and revealed that the fun and dancing was coupled with a lot of hard work.
April 4, 2008
The debut season of America's Best Dance Crew was warmly welcomed by the American audiences, garnering impressively high ratings since its premiere episode. With 38 million votes cast in to determine the winner of the dance competition, the guys from the West Coast who tag themselves as JabbaWockeeZ emerged victorious against the East Coast competitors, Status Quo. Right after the sizzling finale, AOL got a chance to chat with the JabbaWockeeZ to talk about how the season went, and what were the challenges they had to overcome to eventually win the Championship title of America's Best Dance Crew.
April 1, 2008
Last Thursday we saw the live finale of Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew, in which we saw two very talented groups battle it out for the win on the dance floor. It was down to San Diego's JabbaWockeeZ and Boston's Status Quo, and they were to impress judges Shane Sparks, Lil' Mama and JC Chasez and the rest of America for one last time. Eventually, 38 million votes were counted in and JabbaWockeeZ was named as America's Best Dance Crew. The group received a prize of $100,000, and a ticket to ultimate stardom.
The show's first season was surprisingly a success, and it would not have been possible through the efforts of those who made it as wonderfully entertaining as it was. In a recent chat with Seventeen Magazine, the Dance Crew judge let us in on his very own experiences, and how it helped him help the dancers on the reality competition.