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. •
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. •
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. •
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. •
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. •
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. •
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. •
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.
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. •
Winner: We Are Heroes •
Runner-up: AfroBoriké == References ==