America's Best Dance Crew — Season 6

Season of the Superstars

April 7, 2011 – June 5, 2011  |  MTV

Judges	JC Chasez, Lil Mama, D-Trix
Host	Mario Lopez
Broadcaster	MTV
Winner	I aM mE

Overview

The sixth season of America's Best Dance Crew, also known as America's Best Dance Crew: Season of the Superstars, premiered on April 7, 2011, and concluded on June 5, 2011. Auditions were held in four cities from January 21 through February 5: Chicago, Houston, New York, and Los Angeles.

This season took a different route from past seasons. The crews had to perform to the music of one specific artist each week, including Rihanna, Lil Wayne, and other popular stars. The season also featured special guest appearances by various music celebrities including Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Kesha, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West.

Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, a former member of Quest Crew (the winner of Season 3), joined returning judges Lil Mama and JC Chasez as the newest judge.

In the season finale, I aM mE was declared the winner of Season 6 and received the $100,000 (USD) prize.

Auditions

The specific locations for the ABDC Season 6 casting auditions were revealed via the show's casting site during the second week of December 2010. This was the first season of ABDC to allow dancers of all ages to audition.

Crews

Episodes

"Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah was played in each episode. When a crew was eliminated, starting with the last six remaining crews, the show looked back at the eliminated crew's journey while playing "Fly" by Nicki Minaj featuring Rihanna.

Week 1: Lil Wayne Challenge — April 7, 2011

The first five crews auditioned for a chance to continue in the dance competition during the season premiere, beginning with a group performance to "6 Foot 7 Foot" featuring Cory Gunz.

Safe: Street Kingdom, Phunk Phenomenon, I aM mE, ReQuest Dance Crew  |  Eliminated: Eclectic Gentlemen

Week 2: Kesha Challenge — April 14, 2011

The next five crews performed to Kesha hits to compete for a chance to move on, starting with a dance number to "We R Who We R."

Safe: FootworKINGz, ICONic Boyz, 787 Crew, Instant Noodles  |  Eliminated: Jag6ed

Week 3: The Black Eyed Peas Challenge — April 21, 2011

The Black Eyed Peas assigned each crew a different song and challenge to incorporate into their routines.

Safe: ICONic Boyz, Phunk Phenomenon, I aM mE, Street Kingdom, 787 Crew, Instant Noodles  |  Bottom 2: FootworKINGz, ReQuest Dance Crew  |  Eliminated: FootworKINGz

Week 4: Katy Perry Challenge — April 28, 2011

Katy Perry handed out dance challenges to the seven remaining crews.

Safe: Phunk Phenomenon, I aM mE, 787 Crew, ICONic Boyz, Instant Noodles  |  Bottom 2: Street Kingdom, ReQuest Dance Crew  |  Eliminated: ReQuest Dance Crew

Week 5: Rihanna Challenge — May 5, 2011

The six remaining crews choreographed routines inspired by Rihanna. Rihanna's choreographer, Tanisha Scott, gave each crew a dancehall move to incorporate.

Safe: Instant Noodles, ICONic Boyz, I aM mE, Street Kingdom  |  Bottom 2: 787 Crew, Phunk Phenomenon  |  Eliminated: 787 Crew

Week 6: Justin Bieber Challenge — May 12, 2011

Justin Bieber handed out dance challenges to the five remaining crews. All challenges were based on moments from Bieber's documentary Never Say Never.

Safe: ICONic Boyz, I aM mE, Phunk Phenomenon  |  Bottom 2: Instant Noodles, Street Kingdom  |  Eliminated: Instant Noodles

Week 7: Nicki Minaj Challenge — May 19, 2011

The final four crews kicked off the show with a group number to "Massive Attack" featuring Sean Garrett. Nicki Minaj then challenged the crews to choreograph routines inspired by one of her alter egos.

Safe: I aM mE, ICONic Boyz  |  Bottom 2: Street Kingdom, Phunk Phenomenon  |  Eliminated: Street Kingdom

Week 8: Kanye West Challenge — May 26, 2011

The episode began with the three remaining crews performing a group number to "All of the Lights" featuring Rihanna. Season 5 winner Poreotix delivered the challenges. The crews had to demonstrate their versatility by creating a routine that incorporated three different styles of dance.

Safe: ICONic Boyz  |  Bottom 2: Phunk Phenomenon, I aM mE  |  Eliminated: Phunk Phenomenon

The final two crews then debuted their Last Stand performances. ICONic Boyz performed "The ICONic Dream" and I aM mE performed "Ill-emental."

Week 9: Battle of the Final Two — June 2, 2011

The final two crews faced off in the penultimate episode. For the first challenge, the judges chose one routine from past weeks for each crew to improve upon: I aM mE's Week 5 Rihanna performance and ICONic Boyz's Week 6 Justin Bieber routine. The two crews then performed in a three-round dance battle with music provided by Swizz Beatz.

(Non-elimination episode — designed to showcase the top two crews)

Week 10: The Finale — June 5, 2011

America's Best Dance Crew was crowned in the Season 6 finale, which also featured performances by the past winners. In contrast to previous seasons, the finale was pre-recorded; each crew taped winning and losing reactions, and they were unaware of the results until the final cut aired prior to the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.