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A Dose of Reality: America's Best Dance Crew 2: Episode 05 - Janet Jackson Tribute
by Angelica Tripp
Published: July 20, 2008

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Shane..have you learned nothing? You do NOT shut up Lil' Mama. Courtesy of MTV.com

Shane..have you learned nothing? You do NOT shut up Lil' Mama. Courtesy of MTV.com

The competition heats up as only six of ten crews remain standing. Tonight's episode promises to blow audiences away with a larger than life (oops, wrong boy band) all-crew entrance to Janet Jackson's 1989 hit "Rhythym Nation". Then it's off to the races, as each crew will be assigned a JJ chart-topper and must either execute a routine as mind-boggling as Janet's abs, or go home.

Judges:

Shane Sparks (famed choreographer)

Lil’ Mama (teen rap sensation)

JC Chasez (former N’Sync superstar)

Top 3 Crews:

1. Fanny Pak

2. Supreme Soul

3. Boogie Bots

Bottom 3 Crews:

1. SoReal Cru

2. A.S.I.I.D (bottom two)

3. Super Cr3w (bottom two)

The Crews:

Name: Fanny Pak

Hometown: La La Land, CA  AKA L.A.

Song: "All Night (Don't Stop)"

Performance: Congrats to Fanny Pak for making the Top 3! And A.S.I.I.D has been dethroned as the sexiest crew... the first word that came to mind for Fanny Pak's routine? Orgy. I'm wondering how that was not awkward to pull off? There was also a little Madonna-Britney-esque lip action...eek.

Name: Supreme Soul

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Song: "Nasty"

Performance: It's safe to say red is Supreme Soul's signature color. The crew hit it with a lot of gliding and sliding, true to Janet/Michael style. Apparently, the "it" factor of the whole thing was debateable. Watch this episode just to see Shane DISAGREE with Lil' Mama, and then SHUSH her. Mmm mmm boy. Nobody messes with Lil' Mama.

Name: Boogie Bots

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

Song: "Control"

Performance: Robot Is The Future! Smooth, playful... what more could you ask for from Boogie Bots? Take it from JC- don't ask for any more, or you will get boo'd. A lot. Haha!

Name: SoReal Cru

Hometown: Song: "I Get Lonely"

Performance: According to Shane (said in best diva voice possible), "Fabulous!". Oh, and also "the best performance of the night". In a way, I have to agree; in terms of capturing the essence of Janet (new perfume line anyone?), they "ripped it". Which I don't like saying, because it makes me think of gas. However, it was a powerful routine. Everyone's jumping on Katy Perry's bandwagon.

Bottom Two:

Name: Super Cr3w

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Song: "Black Cat"

Performance: In my limited knowledge, Super Cr3w was clean and precise. How did the strongest crews voter-wise end up in the Bottom Two???

Name: A.S.I.I.D

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Song: "If"

Performance: First of all, really obvious Vitamin Water product placement! And the Vitamin Water seemed to give the group some extra energy, because the routine was pumped!
 

Overall, Who Got My Vote?: Supreme Soul. Just to upset Shane.

And Who got voted off?: ...Drumroll please!
Ohh. Ohh. Uhh-ohh! A.S.I.I.D came in last this round...and was sent packing. The toughest elimination yet-and it's only going to get harder.

Miscellaneous: Pretty sure Mario Lopez misprounounced "These 2 crews" as "These 2 coos". And Fanny Pak "ceases to amaze" Lil' Mama every week. Uhhh key word would be never ceases to amaze me. Of course it's easy to attack her from behind my spellcheck. The fill-in would be juicy, according to Lil Wayne's song "Lollipop". But, of course, you can choose you're own word to describe your feelings for Fanny Pak's performance.


Next episode airs on MTV, Thursday, July 24 at 10 PM.