Description: [Oneshot] YAOI VERSION. Rated T. Romance/Hurt/Comfort. (Excerpt from story) “Don’t you remember sleeping beauty…” he whispers into my ear as fingers trace along my pale cheeks. “You said you were always mine.” My throat was dry and I knew my voice had grown shaky but I still formed a reply. “I lied.”
Another week down!! Woot!! Okay as you can tell I am way pumped after watching this week’s episode. Not because the dancing was hot but just because I have a lot to say about the performances given. There were no 5′s given this week and I think that has to do a lot with the songs given to the groups. Mostly all the songs were song paced and clearly no group can properly dance to slow songs. This episode made me so much better than last weeks but it was still just so disappointing. Weren’t there supposed to be new challenges with season 2? And what was up with Shane this week? I guess that man got laid this week because he did not go harsh at ALL, which again disappointed me because I always felt he critiqued very at point. Anyway I won’t babble anymore and get on with my review of the dancing.
Super Cr3w 4/5 – Granted their performance last week was much better. This performance was definitely not bad. There is not much else to say though. The performance consisted more of tricks than actually dancing which did disappoint me a little. Regardless though the performance was an A and it was very pumped. If you saw the performance then it literally can stand on its on – no more words are needed. (This was the crew that got my vote this week.)
Fanny Pack 3.5/5 – YES! They were in the top six this week, which this group well deserves. It oozed originality and it showed dancing which to me is the most important thing. I was impressed considering this group is so eighties and honestly I didn’t think they would do well in modern music moves. I was wrong! I agree with J.C. saying that it was sloppily in a few parts but the hype made up for it.
Supreme Soul 3.5/5 – Surprised that their in the top six? No. Like I said in my last post because it is up to American I already knew they would be safe. But this week’s performance was much better. Not to say it was smooth because it wasn’t. It still needs much improvement but I loved the ending bit. I immensely disagree with Shane, they did NOT rip this show with that performance. It was a vast improvement and I clearly see this group has potential. The beginning of this performance was for me ‘wack’ I didn’t like it at all. Very slow moving, very almost clumsy.
Phresh Select 3/5 - Honestly only one word comes to mind: boring. It seemed like a very boring and safe routine. I didn’t like it much and felt they could have done much better overall. The lean back with the jacket was the only moment I thought was ‘cute’ and well done. Kind of sloppy at certain moments and the fact that the song wasn’t a fast pace one only added to the staleness of this performance.
Asiid 3/5 - I liked last week’s performance better but this performance wasn’t bad. Surprising I agree with Lil Mama and thought they could have done the performance in a much smoother pace. It seemed too rush and not very crazy, not at all what the song called for. There was not one thing in the performance that awed me. The dancing and what little tricks they did were half baked in my opinion. I think placement was one of the things that made me cringe as I saw the performance and like I said I thought they were all over the place.
SoReal 3/5 – Average performance just like last weeks. The beginning was the best part of the whole performance but overall it was sloppy. Very, very sloppy in fact. I believe that is due to the song being a relatively slow song. There were tons of errors doing the performance and again like the other crews it was a half baked routine. It was more than obvious that this group did not rehearsal as much as they should or if they did maybe that just means they are not up to standards.
Xtreme Dance Force 3/5 – What the hell!! Better than Boogie Bots, I think not and obviously the crowd agreed. Better than last week’s performance, that can be said without a doubt. Again another slow performance but I liked this one a bit more because it was clean cut. It was not sloppily but it was again a boring routine. There were no big dance moves or big tricks – just clean cut dancing which would have been good if it hadn’t been so plain jane.
Boogie Bots 3.5/5 & Sass x7 2/5 – Half of my last week predications came true. I was never more surprised than when they said Boogie Bots was in the bottom two. American clearly cannot vote to save their ass. Loved the Boogie Bots performance. High paced (the only high paced song of the night) and so super clean and on point. I agree with J.C. in the point of it was not very difficult but it was not boring which is something I have said multipliable times about the other performances. Moving on to Sassx7… I think I fell asleep at one point. I don’t have much to say about Sassx7 – their performance spoke for itself and it was clear why they went home. The difference in level of these two performances was immense and Sassx7 just needs a lot more time to develop before they can compete on a grand scale.
My predications for next week? I believe that based on tonight’s performances and of course American’s voting pattern… the bottom two crews next week will be Phresh Select and Xtreme Dance Force. But who do I say will leave next week? Xtreme Dance Force.
I bet a lot of us who were fans of season 1 of Randy Jackson presents Americans Best Dance Crew tuned in for season 2 last night. I also bet a lot of is were disappointed with the dancing. At least I was very disappointed. The following is my view on each of the performances along with my rating (feel free to disagree).
SoReal 3/5 – There was nothing bad about this performance, but it was not impressive either.
Supreme Soul 1/5 – This was by far the worst performance of the night. Where was the dancing? It was a half baked routine and there was not one moment where I felt impressed.
Xtreme Dance Force 2/5 – There was alot of high energy in this performance but like Shane said it was ‘whack’. Nothing they did showed a real challenge. It would have been a much better performance if the stunts showed more effort.
Asiid 5/5 – Loved it. Best performance of the entire night. There was nothing in their routine that really had amazing shunts but the level of energy was definitely there. Most of all this group danced, they did what this show was all about dancing not dumb stunts. (This group was the one who got my vote.)
Boogie Bots 4/5 – This group has a very nice combo of both dancing and tricks. The only thing was at times they were a bit sluggish and overall could have been neater.
Super Cr3w 5/5 – The level of energy with this performance was amazing. The stunts and the dance flowed well together. Furthermore this group was really different with their performance, which really entertained the crowd. I personally couldn’t take my eyes off the scene during their performance.
Phresh Select 3/5 – I didn’t feel their performance flowed as well as it should have and at times was very slow. The level of neatness was low which caused me to yawn during their performance. Overall not impressive.
Sass x7 2/5 – Cheerleaders, enough said. Seriously though for a group that claims not to be cheerleaders (and gets rather offended when called that) they are doing nothing on their part to shake that image off. Their performance was very sloppy at points, like really where was the ‘sass’. Honestly like my other post had said, they should have been the ones to leave last night.
Fanny Pack 3/5 & Distorted X 3/5 – I fully agree with the judges and have to say that these two should not have been at the bottom two last night. Honestly speaking though both crews did a decent job with their performances and both were more or less on the same level. So then why did Fanny Pack stay? Easy. Fanny Pack is different – from their dancing to their style. They stand for something more then Distorted X. They have the potential to improve while Distorted X was mediocre at best.
My predications for next week? The top four will consist of Asiid, Boogie Bots, Super Cr3w, and because this is based on the votes I wouldn’t be suprised if it were Supreme Soul. But the real question is who will be leaving next week? Of course I have to say that Sassx7 will be the ones to leave, but who will they be up against? My opinion says Xtreme Dance Force.
