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Contents Articles Jabbawockeez 1 America's Best Dance Crew 5 America's Best Dance Crew (season 1) 9 America's Best Dance Crew (season 2) 15 America's Best Dance Crew (season 3) 23 America's Best Dance Crew (season 4) 29 America's Best Dance Crew (season 5) 35 America's Best Dance Crew (season 6) 43 America's Got Talent 50 America's Got Talent (season 2) 60 America's Got Talent (season 5) 76 America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13 94 B-boying 106 Fanny Pak 116 Gator Growl 121 Hip-hop dance 125 History of hip-hop dance 140 I.aM.mE 152 Kaba Modern 158 Kara Saun 165 New Kids on the Block 167 Quest Crew 174 Step Up 2: The Streets 183 Super Cr3w 187 Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo 193 We Are Heroes 204 References Article Sources and Contributors 208 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 212 Article Licenses License 214 Jabbawockeez 1 Jabbawockeez Jabbawockeez Jabbawockeez performing "The Red Pill" Background information Origin [1][2] San Diego, California, USA Genres Hip-hop dance, b-boying, popping Years active 2004- present Website [3] www.jbwkz.com Members Ben "B-Tek" Chung Joe "Punkee" Larot Chris "Cristyle" Gatdula Kevin "KB" Brewer Rynan "Kid Rainen" Paguio Jeff "Phi" Nguyen Phil "Swagger Boy" Tayag Tony "Transformer" Tran Past members Saso "King Saso" Jimenez Randy "DJ Wish One" Bernal [4] Eddie "Eddie Styles" Gutierrez Gary "Gee" Kendall (deceased) The Jabbawockeez is an eight-member, all male, hip-hop dance crew best known for being the winners of the first season of America's Best Dance Crew. They were initially formed by members Kevin "KB" Brewer, Phil "Swagger Boy" Tayag, & Joe "Punkee" Larot under the name "3 Muskee". By 2004, their members included Ben "B-Tek" Chung, Chris "Cristyle" Gatdula, Rynan "Kid Rainen" Paguio, and Jeff "Phi" Nguyen. The Jabbawockeez do not have a leader of the group; choreography for their performances as well as music and design choices are made as a [] collective unit. Early Career Phil "Swagger Boy" Tayag, Kevin "KB" Brewer, and Joe "Punkee" Larot began performing as a trio called "Three Musky" in Sacramento, California while wearing white masks and gloves. The mask and glove motif was adopted as a tribute to the 1970's San Francisco strutting crew Medea Sirkas. Gary "Gee One" Kendall and Randy "DJ Wish One" Bernal were both members of the MindTricks dance crew who were active in the San Francisco Bay Area. Both the MindTricks dance crew and the Three Muskee were friends and associates with each other. Tayag, Brewer, and Larot all later moved to the San Diego area, and what began as an effort to start a Southern California chapter of Jabbawockeez 2 the MindTricks crew later evolved into JabbaWockeeZ. "We want you to experience Jabbawockeez as a group and not just follow or be fans of one individual person. There's no lead dancer in our crew. Our philosophy is that when you watch us perform, you have to watch us as a whole... When we put [the masks] on, it's not about who we are or where we came from. We're all one." [] Jeff "Phi" Nguyen [] Established in 2003 in San Diego, California, Jabbawockeez is the brainchild of the "Three Musky" who wanted to showcase freestyle dance. The name Jabbawockeez, coined by Joe Larot, was inspired by the fantastical monster [] from the Lewis Carroll nonsense poem Jabberwocky. The white masks and gloves from Phil, Kevin, and Joe's performances as Three Musky were adopted as the visual signature of the group. In San Diego, through Gary's connections, the Jabbawockeez added b-boys Rynan "Kid Rainen" Paguio and Chris "Cristyle" Gatdula to the group. The original seven member iteration of the Jabbawockeez began performing as a group in 2004. This lineup consisted of Gary, Randy, Phil, Kevin, Joe, Rynan, and Chris. Jabbawockeez rounded out their numbers with additional members, bringing their total to eleven. Phoenix native Jeff "Phi" Nguyen had met Rynan Paguio at various Los Angeles area auditions and performances and earned a spot in [] the Jabbawockeez in 2004 by battling Kevin Brewer. The Jabbawockeez also brought Kaba Modern alumnus Ben "B-Tek" Chung and b-boys Eddie "Eddiestyles" Gutierrez and Saso "Saso Fresh" Jimenez into the fold. Stylistically, the Jabbawockeez style of dance features an eclectic mix of various urban styles, primarily popping & b-boying, along with a careful synchronicity to self created instrumentals which one member dubs "Beat-Kune-Do" (a play on the word "Jeet Kune Do", a martial arts style created by Bruce Lee). In 2007, the JabbaWockeeZ appeared on the second season of America's Got Talent. Performing with nine members, the group was eliminated in the Las Vegas callbacks episode. In 2008, they auditioned and were accepted onto the first season of America's Best Dance Crew. America's Best Dance Crew The Jabbawockeez auditioned a seven-member contingent for the first season of America's Best Dance Crew, because of crew member limits imposed by the show. Originally, the ABDC group was supposed to consist of Gary Kendell, Phil Tayag, Kevin Brewer, Joe Larot, Rynan Paguio, Chris Gatdula, and Phi Nguyen; however, Gary died that year, and Joe suffered a knee injury during the audition rounds. The group chose Ben Chung to replace Joe on the show and left Gary's spot vacant, proceeding with six members. They eventually went on to become the winners [5] of the show. The win earned the crew $100,000 (USD). Post-ABDC career [6][] [] Since ABDC, the Jabbawockeez have appeared in a Pepsi, and Gatorade commercial, and performed on [] Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Live with Regis and Kelly. [] They also made a cameo appearance in Step Up 2 The Streets, launched their own clothing line, and toured with [][7] [] New Kids on the Block, and Jesse McCartney. Along with the ABDC season two winner, Super Cr3w, [8][9] Jabbawockeez were the opening act for the Battle of the VMAs ABDC special. The group also made an appearance on Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model during the episode "Dance With Me" to help the contestants learn how to convey emotions with their bodies. On February 15, 2009, they accompanied and danced with NBA All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal in his NBA [10] All-Star Game player introduction. On October 16, 2009, they performed in front of a crowd of 35,000 at the [11] University of Florida's Gator Growl. They also performed for DECA's 66th Annual International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City. Jabbawockeez 3 Australia tour The Jabbawockeez toured Australia from August 28 to August 30, 2009. The three-day tour was for Australian fans who were unable to see the crew due to the cancellation of the Australian leg of New Kids on the Block's Full Service Tour. The group performed in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane and made several appearances on MTV Iggy. Other ABDC appearances On April 15, 2010 the Jabbawockeez returned to the ABDC stage for the Champions for Charity episode along with the other four champions Super Cr3w, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes, and Poreotix. Each crew performance promoted a charity. The Jabbawockeez had been working with a cancer survivor who, after having his left leg amputated, went on to become a successful paralympic skier and create a social networking site for amputees. The night of their performance, the Robot Remains Mixtape was released for a Members of the Jabbawockeez with DJ collective The free download. Bangerz. Photo by Mark J. Sebastian. The Jabbawockeez performed again during the ABDC season six finale before the new champions I.aM.mE were announced as the winners. The crew performed to a mastermix entitled "Devastating Stereo". Las Vegas show On May 7, 2010, the Jabbawockeez debuted their own live stage show called MÜS.I.C at the MGM Grand [] Hollywood Theater in Las Vegas. They are the first dance crew to headline a show in Las Vegas. The show ran from May 7 to May 26 and included members from Super Cr3w, the winners of season two of America's Best Dance Crew. Music for the show was produced by DJ collective The Bangerz and their costumes were designed by Kara [12] Saun.