ON THURSDAY, MARCH 27 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT
Voting Polls Open All Week at DanceCrew.MTV.com
Santa Monica, CA (March 21, 2008) – After weeks of showcasing krumping, clowning, popping and locking, MTV's hot new dance series "Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew" has only two hip-hop dance crews remaining. Representing the city of Boston in the east corner is Status Quo, and in the west corner from San Diego is JabbaWockeeZ. In a battle of the illest, these two crews will vie for dance supremacy during the live finale on Thursday, March 27 at 10:00 p.m. LIVE ET/tape delayed PT. Immediately following the event, MTV News will webcast live with the winning dance crew and behind-the-scenes coverage at http://dancecrew.mtv.com.
Hosted by Mario Lopez, "Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew" features creative and energetic hip-hop dance performances by JabbaWockeeZ and Status Quo for the judges – recording artists JC Chasez and Lil Mama and choreographer Shane Sparks. Polls are open now through Thursday, March 27 at 9:00 p.m. ET, and viewers may vote via text messaging, phone and online (http://dancecrew.mtv.com). Nearly five million votes were cast last week following the March 13 airing. Fans also can view behind-the-scenes footage and pictures of the crews, learn the latest moves from dancers across the country and access other Web exclusives at http://dancecrew.mtv.com.
A new online dance community (http://dance.mtv.com) allows viewers to post their most daring dance battles and videos. Whether a group or an individual, users may upload their best videos and viewers can watch and rate all the dancers. The videos with the most views may be aired on MTV.
"Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew" is executive produced by "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, Joel Gallen (Tenth Planet Productions), Hip Hop International's Howard Schwartz and Karen Schwartz (the creators of the USA & World Hip Hop Dance Championships), Rob Lee (Bayonne Entertainment), Harriet Sternberg and Abe Hoch (Dream Merchant 21). David Auerbach and Brooke Karzen are the executives overseeing the project for Warner Horizon Television ("The Bachelor;" "The Search For The Next Pussycat Doll"). Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley and Lauren Dolgen are the executives overseeing the project for MTV.
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