America's Best Dance Crew season 5
season of television series
The fifth season of America's Best Dance Crew premiered on January 28, 2010. Similar to the live casting specials featured in the first two seasons, the first three episodes consisted of separate regional auditions before proceeding to the official national-level competition. Judges Lil Mama and JC Chasez, host Mario Lopez, and backstage correspondent Layla Kayleigh all returned; Shane Sparks did not return as a judge (due to his arrest) and was replaced by Omarion. In the live finale, which aired on April 8, 2010, Poreotix was declared the ultimate winner.
Cast
For the fifth season of America's Best Dance Crew, auditions were held in six cities: Atlanta, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, Boston, and New York City. Fifteen dance crews were selected and then categorized into three regions: South, East Coast, and West Coast. Following the regional competitions, the initial pool of dance crews was narrowed down to nine.
Results
Key
(WINNER) The dance crew won the competition and was crowned "America's Best Dance Crew".
(RUNNER-UP) The dance crew was the runner-up in the competition.
(SAFE) The dance crew was safe from elimination.
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