America's Best Dance Crew season 1

The first season of America's Best Dance Crew premiered on February 7, 2008. The season, hosted by Mario Lopez, featured a judging panel consisting of Lil Mama, JC Chasez, and Shane Sparks. In the live finale, which aired on March 27, 2008, JabbaWockeeZ was declared the winner.

Cast
For the first season of America's Best Dance Crew, the competitors auditioned in four cities: New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. A total of twelve dance crews were selected from the four cities and then categorized into four regions: Midwest, South, East Coast, and West Coast. Following the live casting special on January 26, 2008, 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.
 * (SAFE) The dance crew was safe from elimination and advanced from the live auditions to the competition.
 * (RISK) The dance crew was at risk for elimination.
 * (ELIM) The dance crew was eliminated from the competition.
 * (ELIM) The dance crew was eliminated from the live auditions and did not advance to the competition.

Episode 0: The Search Begins
Twelve dance crews competed in a live casting special for America's Best Dance Crew.
 * Original Airdate: January 26, 2008

Episode 1: The Battle Begins
Each crew performed to a mix of their favorite dance track. The crews were broken up into groups of three. The judges selected one crew from each group (italicized) to be safe from elimination and move on to the next week. Afterwards, the judges picked the bottom two crews to compete in a sudden death dance-off to guest performer Flo Rida's song "Low".
 * Original Airdate: February 7, 2008
 * Safe: Live in Color, Status Quo, Kaba Modern, JabbaWockeeZ, Breaksk8, Fysh n Chicks, Femme 5
 * Bottom 2: Enigma Dance Kru, ICONic
 * Eliminated: Enigma Dance Kru

Episode 2: Music Video Moves
Each crew was given a different music video containing a dance sequence, which they had to perform while maintaining their own style.
 * Original Airdate: February 14, 2008
 * Safe: Kaba Modern, Live in Color, JabbaWockeeZ, Breaksk8, ICONic, Status Quo
 * Bottom 2: Fysh n Chicks, Femme 5
 * Eliminated: Femme 5

Episode 3: Dance Craze Challenge
Each crew performed a popular dance, also known as a "dance craze", while preserving their own style. Since some of the dance crazes were very simple to execute, each team had to complete an additional challenge while performing.
 * Original Airdate: February 21, 2008
 * Safe: Live in Color, JabbaWockeeZ, Breaksk8, Kaba Modern, Fysh n Chicks
 * Bottom 2: Status Quo, ICONic
 * Eliminated: ICONic

Episode 4: Movie Characters
The crews portrayed movie characters through dance.
 * Original Airdate: February 28, 2008
 * Safe: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern, Status Quo, Breaksk8
 * Bottom 2: Fysh n Chicks, Live in Color
 * Eliminated: Live in Color

Episode 5: Thriller
Each crew performed to a track from Michael Jackson's Thriller album, in honor of its 25th anniversary, and incorporated Jackson's signature moves into their routine.
 * Original Airdate: March 6, 2008
 * Safe: Status Quo, JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern
 * Bottom 2: Fysh n Chicks, Breaksk8
 * Eliminated: Fysh n Chicks

Episode 6: Broadway Remixed
At the beginning of the show, the crews teamed up to perform a routine to a hip hop remix of Annie's "It's the Hard Knock Life". Then, each crew had to transform a traditional Broadway number into a hip hop routine.
 * Original Airdate: March 13, 2008
 * Safe: Status Quo, JabbaWockeeZ
 * Bottom 2: Kaba Modern, Breaksk8
 * Eliminated: Breaksk8

Episode 7: Evolution of Street Dance
All three crews performed to a same remix highlighting the evolution of street dancing over the past 30 years. The two finalists compete in an encore "do or die" round.
 * Original Airdate: March 20, 2008
 * Safe: Status Quo
 * Bottom 2: JabbaWockeeZ, Kaba Modern
 * Eliminated: Kaba Modern

Episode 8: The Live Finale
The eliminated crews returned and performed with the finalists for a regional collaboration. Instead of going head-to-head, JabbaWockeeZ and Status Quo teamed up for their last performance.
 * Original Airdate: March 27, 2008
 * Winner: JabbaWockeeZ
 * Runner-up: Status Quo