America's Best Dance Crew (season 1)
| Broadcast from | February 7 – March 27, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
JC Chasez Lil Mama Shane Sparks |
| Host(s) | Mario Lopez |
| Broadcaster | MTV |
| Venue | United States |
| JabbaWockeeZ | |
The first season of America's Best Dance Crew premiered on February 7, 2008. The season, hosted by Mario Lopez, featured a judging panel consisting of Lil Mama, JC Chasez, and Shane Sparks. In the live finale, which aired on March 27, 2008, JabbaWockeeZ was declared the winner.
For the first season of America's Best Dance Crew, the competitors auditioned in four cities: New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. A total of twelve dance crews were selected from the four cities and then categorized into four regions: Midwest, South, East Coast, and West Coast. Following the live casting special on January 26, 2008, the initial pool of dance crews was narrowed down to nine.
^Note 1 : The live auditions special determined the nine spots for the season premiere.
Twelve dance crews competed in a live casting special for America's Best Dance Crew.
Each crew performed to a mix of their favorite dance track. The crews were broken up into groups of three. The judges selected one crew from each group (italicized) to be safe from elimination and move on to the next week. Afterwards, the judges picked the bottom two crews to compete in a sudden death dance-off to guest performer Flo Rida's song "Low".
Each crew was given a different music video containing a dance sequence, which they had to perform while maintaining their own style.
Each crew performed a popular dance, also known as a "dance craze", while preserving their own style. Since some of the dance crazes were very simple to execute, each team had to complete an additional challenge while performing.
The crews portrayed movie characters through dance.
Each crew performed to a track from Michael Jackson's Thriller album, in honor of its 25th anniversary, and incorporated Jackson's signature moves into their routine.
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