Jabbawockeez
The crew has won $100,000 and a touring contract after being crowned as America's Best Dance Crew in season one. The crew is known for wearing plain white Kabuki-style masks and gloves and performing synchronized dance moves.
Their name is derived from the Lewis Carroll poem Jabberwocky (featured in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland):
America's Best Dance Crew Performances
Week 1
Aired on February 7, 2008.
Each crew danced to a song of their choosing. The crews were broken up in groups of three, and the best crew of each group (chosen by the judges) would be safe from this week's elimination and move on to the next week.
The bolded crews were saved by the judges.
The JabbaWockeez chose to dance to the song, "Apologize", by "OneRepublic" Ft. "Timbaland" The judges all gave the JabbaWockeeZ excellent remarks to the dance.
They were not one of the crews that the judges chose to be safe from elimination.
Week 2
Aired on February 14, 2008.
Each crew was given a music video with a different dance component to emulate while keeping their own style as a crew.
The JabbaWockeeZ were given the music video for "Ice Box" by Omarion-The judges gave the group high marks. JC Chasez stated the JabbaWockeeZ choreography was better than the choreography from the music video, with the crew adding a few of their own elements into the music video's original choreography.
Week 3
Aired on February 21, 2008.
Each crew performed to a popular dance, also known as a "dance craze," and were required to add their own style to it as a crew.
Since the dances were very simple, there were certain challenges each team had to meet while performing.
The JabbaWockeeZ were assigned the lean from "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" by Dem Franchize Boyz. The challenge was to create the illusion that they could defy gravity.
To meet the challenge, two of the members lifted themselves behind the other members in a way that created the illusion of one man floating.
Rynan Paguio also caught a bandana while doing a flare which received praise from JC Chasez. Every crew had to dance on the same set, which was set up as a street in an urban neighborhood.
They were assigned characters and asked to create a story for those characters.
The JabbaWockeeZ were assigned to be thieves in what they called "The Heist." They chose to dance to "Ayo Technology"* by 50 Cent feat. Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.
The lyrics "She wants it" tied into the storyline, in which the crew were thieves passing around a red bag which contained a pink mask that was presented to Lil' Mama at the end of the dance.
Week 5
Aired on March 6, 2008.
In honor of the 25th Anniversary of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album, each crew was assigned a Michael Jackson song from the album "Thriller" and were given a DVD compilation of some of the Michael Jackson's dancing.
They then had to perform to the song and demonstrate how much they knew about Michael Jackson's moves in their performance.
The JabbaWockeeZ were given the song "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)".
They chose to wear formal jackets, bowties and hats to represent Michael Jackson's wardrobe and Kevin Brewer exaggerated the classic "crotch-grab" which Shane Sparks highlighted during the judging.
JC Chasez said he had "nothing to pick on." Lil' Mama said she felt like she was watching Michael Jackson, but she never forgot that she was watching the JabbaWockeeZ.
Week 6
Aired on March 13, 2008.
Each crew was given a song and dance from a Broadway musical and were required to make it hip-hop while retaining the essence of Broadway. Broadway style dancers performed for the crews and taught them the dances.
Each group also had to reinterpret the classic Broadway moves into the hip-hop routine. At the start of the show, the four remaining groups, JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, BreakSk8 and Status Quo danced together to a master mix of "It's A Hard Knock Life" from the musical Annie.
The JabbaWockeeZ were given "All That Jazz" from Chicago.
The Broadway move challenge was the Charleston.
Week 7
Aired on March 20, 2008.
The last challenge was for the crews to illustrate the evolution of hip-hop using the same music. The final three crews had to perform to these songs using some classic hip-hop styles, such as breaking, popping, and locking.
The saved crew was Status Quo.
However, Kaba Modern was sent home, and JabbaWockeeZ moved onto the "Do or Die" encore battle with Status Quo. The three west coast crews danced to a mix of "Tell Me When To Go" by E-40 featuring Keak Da Sneak.
The JabbaWockeeZ also performed with fellow top 2 finalists, Status Quo, in a stepping routine, with the help of Stomp the Yard choreographer, Chuck Maldanaldo.
JabbaWockeeZ won the competition on March 27, 2008, being the first dance crew to win America's Best Dance Crew.
They performed a final time on the show to Kanye West's "Stronger". This dance was significant because it was the JabbaWockeeZ' first synchronized dance without full-face masks on America's Best Dance Crew.
Filmography
TV
2007: America's Got Talent
2008: America's Best Dance Crew on MTV
2008: Live with Regis and Kelly
2008: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2008: Mi TRL on MTV
2008: KUSI
2008: Balitang America on TFC
2008: Asian Excellence Awards on E!
2008: Lakers-Spurs Game 2 at the Staples Center
2008: MTV Movie Awards Brief performance alongside The Pussycat Dolls
2008: America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 TV promo
2008: America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 Casting Special
2008: America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 Walk It Out with the JabbaWockeeZ and Shane Sparks
2008: Adobo Nation on TFC
2008: 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards
2008: 2008 BET Awards Brief performance with Ne-Yo at the end of his set.
2008: MTV Asia Awards 2008
2008: Teen Choice Awards 2008 Brief performance with Chris Brown and ACDC
Film
2008: Step Up 2: The Streets (cameo appearance)
Music video
2008: ACDC dance battle versus M&M crew, featured on Youtube.
Only Rynan Paguio and Kevin Brewer.
2008: Forgive Me by Leona Lewis.
2008: Pose by Daddy Yankee.
Live
2008: Walt Disney 2008 Gradnite
2008: Powerhouse 2008
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