The fourth season of America's Best Dance Crew premiered on August 9, 2009. All three regular judges, host Mario Lopez, and backstage correspondent Layla Kayleigh returned. This was the last season to feature Shane Sparks as a judge. In the live finale, which aired on September 27, 2009, We Are Heroes was declared the winner.
Cast Dance CrewHometownRegion AfroBoriké Las Vegas, Nevada West Artistry in Motion North Hollywood, California West Beat Ya Feet Kings Washington, D.C. East Fr3sh Matawan, New Jersey East Massive Monkees Seattle, Washington West Rhythm City Bronx, New York East Southern Movement Nashville, Tennessee South Vogue Evolution New York, New York East We Are Heroes Los Angeles, California West
Results RankDance CrewEpisode123456781We Are HeroesINININRISKRISKINRISKWINNER2AfroBorikéINRISKINININININRUNNER-UP3Massive MonkeesINININININRISKOUT4Rhythm CityININRISKININOUT5Vogue EvolutionININININOUT6Beat Ya Feet KingsRISKININOUT7Southern MovementRISKINOUT8Artistry in MotionINOUT9Fr3shOUT 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. (IN) The dance crew was safe from elimination. (RISK) The dance crew was at risk for elimination. (OUT) The dance crew was eliminated from the competition.
Episodes Episode 1: Crew's Choice Challenge Original Airdate: August 9, 2009 The nine new crews chose songs that best showcased their talent in the season premiere. After the bottom three was chosen by the judges, the crews had to face each other in a dance battle to "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas. Dance Crew Song Beat Ya Feet Kings "Skillet" by Backyard Band We Are Heroes "Waters of Nazareth" by Justice AfroBoriké "Aguanile" by Marc Anthony Massive Monkees "Kill Joy" by N.E.R.D. Artistry in Motion "SFM" by Basement Jaxx Southern Movement "Sideways" by Dierks Bentley Rhythm City "Life of a Star" by Mims Fr3sh "Ante Up" by M.O.P. Vogue Evolution "Took the Night" by Chelley Safe: We Are Heroes, AfroBoriké, Massive Monkees, Artistry in Motion, Rhythm City, Vogue Evolution Bottom 3: Beat Ya Feet Kings, Southern Movement, Fr3sh Eliminated: Fr3sh
Episode 2: Beyoncé Challenge Original Airdate: August 16, 2009 Beyoncé stopped by to hand out the challenges for the crews, who had to use her music videos and tour performances as inspiration for their routines. Dance Crew Song Challenge We Are Heroes "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Take the section of the video known as "The Grind" and create strobe effects. Rhythm City "Sweet Dreams" Update "The Charleston" which is featured in the video. Massive Monkees "Work It Out" Dance with hula hoops without accidentally dropping them. Beat Ya Feet Kings "Crazy In Love" Booty-pop with never before seen flare. Southern Movement "Jumpin' Jumpin'" by Destiny's Child Bust out all of the moves from the video with new creativity. Vogue Evolution "Déjà Vu" Perform African-style dancing within their routine. Artistry in Motion "Diva" Perform with chains incorporating the entire crew. AfroBoriké "Beautiful Liar" by Beyoncé and Shakira Work exotic Shakira-like moves into the routine. Safe: We Are Heroes, Rhythm City, Massive Monkees, Beat Ya Feet Kings, Southern Movement, Vogue Evolution Bottom 2: Artistry in Motion, AfroBoriké Eliminated: Artistry in Motion
Episode 3: Martial Arts Challenge Original Airdate: August 23, 2009 The crews had to incorporate martial arts moves into their routines. Quest Crew's Steve Terada appeared as a guest instructor. Dance Crew Song Challenge AfroBoriké "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull Capoeira We Are Heroes "Starstrukk" by 3OH!3 Karate Vogue Evolution "Work" by Ciara feat. Missy Elliott Shaolin Kung Fu Massive Monkees "Bounce" by MSTRKRFT feat. NORE Extreme Martial Arts Beat Ya Feet Kings "Chillin'" by Wale feat. Lady Gaga Taekwondo Rhythm City "La La La" by LMFAO Muay Thai Southern Movement "Ugly" by Bubba Sparxxx Kali Safe: AfroBoriké, We Are Heroes, Vogue Evolution, Massive Monkees, Beat Ya Feet Kings Bottom 2: Rhythm City, Southern Movement Eliminated: Southern Movement
Episode 4: Bollywood Challenge Original Airdate: August 30, 2009 The six remaining crews were challenged to infuse the flavor of Bollywood culture into their routines. In order to learn the complex Indian-themed dance style, the crews met with Bollywood choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan. Dance Crew Song Challenge Massive Monkees "Bang" by Rye Rye feat. M.I.A. Bhangra Vogue Evolution "Calabria 2008" by Enur Rajasthani Rhythm City "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" by A.R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls Bharatanatyam AfroBoriké "Dance Bailalo" by Kat DeLuna Kathak We Are Heroes "Arab Money" by Busta Rhymes and Ron Browz Giddha Beat Ya Feet Kings "So Fine" by Sean Paul Garba Safe: Massive Monkees, Vogue Evolution, Rhythm City, AfroBoriké Bottom 2: We Are Heroes, Beat Ya Feet Kings Eliminated: Beat Ya Feet Kings
Episode 5: Dance Craze Challenge Original Airdate: September 6, 2009 The five remaining crews put their own spins on popular dance crazes. In addition to the challenge, the crews also had used the trampoline built into the stage sometime during their routines. Dance Crew Song Challenge AfroBoriké "Swag Surfin'" by Fast Life Yungstaz Swag Surfin' Massive Monkees "Do the Ricky Bobby" by B-Hamp Ricky Bobby Rhythm City "You're a Jerk" by New Boyz Jerkin' We Are Heroes "Stanky Legg" by GS Boyz Stanky Legg Vogue Evolution "Halle Berry" by Hurricane Chris Halle Berry Safe: AfroBoriké, Massive Monkees, Rhythm City Bottom 2: We Are Heroes, Vogue Evolution Eliminated: Vogue Evolution
Episode 6: VMA Challenge Original Airdate: September 13, 2009 The final four crews paid tribute to memorable performances from the MTV Video Music Awards. The crews performed together in an opening number to "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson. Dance Crew Song We Are Heroes "Vogue" by Madonna AfroBoriké "I'm a Slave 4 U" by Britney Spears Massive Monkees "Tearin' Up My Heart" by *NSYNC Rhythm City "Wall To Wall" by Chris Brown Safe: We Are Heroes, AfroBoriké Bottom 2: Massive Monkees, Rhythm City Eliminated: Rhythm City
Episode 7: Decades of Dance Challenge Original Airdate: September 20, 2009 The crews competed against each other in two challenges: the Decade of Dance Challenge, in which the crews danced to a mix of five songs from the past five decades, and the Last Chance Challenge.
Challenge #1: Decades of Dance Challenge The remaining three crews had to master dance styles from the last five decades. One crew was eliminated halfway through the show. Decade Song 1960s "Sex Machine" by James Brown 1970s "Uprock" by Rock Steady Crew 1980s "Cold Hearted" by Paula Abdul 1990s "You Make Me Wanna" by Usher 2000s "LoveGame" by Lady Gaga Safe: AfroBoriké Bottom 2: Massive Monkees, We Are Heroes Eliminated: Massive Monkees
Challenge #2: Last Chance Challenge The two finalists were given one last chance to perform before the lines opened for the final voting session of the season. Dance Crew Performance Title AfroBoriké Raíces We Are Heroes Ichiban
Episode 8: The Live Finale Original Airdate: September 27, 2009 All nine crews returned for a group performance in the season finale. The judges each picked three crews that complemented each other and their dance styles. Then, the winner was crowned. Crews Song Lil Mama: We Are Heroes, Vogue Evolution and Artistry in Motion "Girls On The Dance Floor" by Far East Movement feat. The Stereotypes JC Chasez: AfroBoriké, Rhythm City and Fr3sh "Fire Burning" by Sean Kingston Shane Sparks: Massive Monkees, Beat Ya Feet Kings and Southern Movement "I Do" by Lil Jon feat. Swizz Beatz and Snoop Dogg We Are Heroes and AfroBoriké "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas We Are Heroes "I'm The Ish" by DJ Class feat. Lil Jon Winner: We Are Heroes Runner-up: AfroBoriké
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