‘America’s Best Dance Crew’: Final face-off
SoReal Cru vs. Super Cr3w. The smooth vs. the B-Boys. The Dirty South vs. the Wild West. The fists vs. the fingers.
It had built up for a week. The Fanny Pak letdown had subsided (a little), though they were on hand to witness the final battle. During the show, Fanny Pak shouts often filled the Warner Bros. warehouse where the show is filmed. If the group was bitter, they didn’t let it show, and despite earlier assertions, they also didn’t let any bias toward either crew play out. They wore supportive shirts for both squads and cheered them on.
A real task this week for the crews: three challenges. A world beat challenge, a create-your-own-dance task, and a crew choice selection. This is what they do, yes, but coming up with three routines in less than a week has to be difficult, and it has to produce a letdown.
Super Cr3w came out blazing. Their world beat performance showed that, more than any other crew, these B-Boys have grown and adapted. The criticism is always “Oh, all they do is breakdance.” Definitely not true, though they do incorporate it into all that they do. They’re style (and Fanny Pak’s) was the most recognizable when melding challenges.
SoReal Cru came out extremely flat. They were offbeat and at times could not maintain the rhythm, and Ailyn and the others often just looked lost. Lil’ Mama said they “struggled” and needed to pick it up. Shane Sparks brought up how the African, Brazilian, Indian and other dances showed a natural internal rhythm, and people with a “and one and two” dance sensibility would have problems. So as of now, it seemed to be Super Cr3w — 1, So Real Cru — zero.