Alison "Al*Star" Faulk Alison Faulk, commonly known as Al*Star, hails from southern
Florida. She was unable to participate in
America's Best Dance Crew, because she was on tour with
Pink at the time. She does not specialize in one particular dance style, and claims that she is an "all styles" dancer. She is one of the original members of Groovaloos and a part of the stage show is based on her life.
Teresa "Ragdoll" Espinosa Teresa Espinosa was born and raised in
Dallas, Texas. After graduating from
CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) she toured the world with
Janet Jackson on
The Velvet Rope World Tour, and got nominated for an Emmy in additional choreography that year. She specializes in freestyle and is inspired by
Michael Jackson among countless others. She has worked as a choreographer on the
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert and has toured with Britney Spears, on her 2004's world tour
Onyx Hotel Tour. Teresa is a faculty member at the hip-hop dance convention Monsters of Hip-Hop. She is one of the original members of Groovaloos and a part of the stage show is based on her life.
Lindsey "LindseyB Outthere" Blaufarb Lindsey Blaufarb was raised in San Antonio, Texas. Lindsey started off in musical theater and athletics, then later started hip hop dancing at the age of 17. She was an
Air force brat and was constantly moving around. She is inspired by her own members, having admired them before joining the group. She has been on tour with Pink and
Avril Lavigne. She is one of the original members of Groovaloos and a part of the stage show is based on her life.
Jules "Lady Jules" Urich She has many years experience doing commercials, music videos, and much more. Some commercials she has been featured in include
Wal-Mart,
GAP,
Nike and
Jolly Rancher.
B-Girl Jules starred as the main character whose dreams of being a break dancer are put on hold when she is stabbed. Jules is also an animal rights activist. She works closely with a charity called
The Cat House on the Kings and is a strong supporter of
PETA. She is one of the original members of Groovaloos and a part of the stage show is based on her life. Jules is the one who made the first headspin ever from a lady in the fourth episode of
America's Best Dance Crew which is considered the Wack Track challenge.
Keeley "LockN' Key" Kaukimoce Keeley was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Keeley specializes in
locking and is known as the first female student of Greg Campbellock Jr. She has traveled internationally teaching locking and party dances as well as choreographed for several artists including Miley Cyrus, and Disney’s Youngstown. Some of her accomplishments are appearing in
My Wife and Kids,
Legally Blonde,
Run DMC “It’s Like That” video, and
You Got Served' as well as Nickelodeon’s “All That”, Bob Heart Abishola and many more. She is one of the original members of Groovaloos, and a part of the stage show is based on her life. Keeley is married with two children. She is a television and film producer, keynote speaker, leadership training facilitator, and has a passion for health and wellness.
Rino Nakasone "RinOkinawa" Marie Courchinoux "Maryss from Paris" Born in 1980, Courchinoux was born and raised in
Paris, France. She said she grew a love for dance after seeing
Michael Jackson dance on television when she was younger. It drove her to travel the world and want to dance with the most greatest dancers. Her moniker "Maryss" was formed from Mary (English version of Marie) and "super star". She has an extensive resume in commercials, having done advertisements with
Sprite,
Pepsi,
Old Navy,
J. C. Penney, and
iPod. She has performed with numerous artists including
Missy Elliott,
Common,
Kovas, and
The Black Eyed Peas. She has toured with
Chris Brown and
Justin Timberlake. Maryss and Rino teach at
Debbie Reynolds' dance studio in Los Angeles under the stage duo name The Geminiz. Both were also back-up dancers in Chris Brown's music video, "
Forever".
Alex "BGirl Shorty" Welch Alex Welch, commonly referred to as BGirl Shorty or Shorty, born October 21, 1989, in
Orlando, Florida, but raised in
Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the youngest of the crew members, but said to be the most hyper and energetic of them all. Both her parents are professional
ballet dancers, but she claims that when she was younger she hated dancing and strongly disliked going to the studio with her parents and seeing
tutus. However, when she was 11 years old she saw a headspin during a
Christina Aguilera music video and was fascinated by it. She quickly began to learn
breaking and grew to love dance, learning as many different styles as she could. She said prior to joining Beat Freaks, she looked up to them and dreamed of being in the crew; however, she knew they were not recruiting. That quickly changed when she found out the crew was in fact looking for an additional member that could step in for Alison during the third season of ''America's Best Dance Crew
. When she joined, she said it was like a dream come true. Welch appeared in the films, such as Stick It, Date Movie, Step Up 2: The Streets, Bring It On: All or Nothing, Prom Night and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam''. She has worked with
Pink and
Miley Cyrus. Welch has made appearances in the
TeenNick show
The Nightlife and
Disney's Shake It Up. As an individual dancer, Welch has appeared in four music videos:
Toni Braxton's "
Make My Heart",
Jennifer Lopez's "
Live It Up",
Ariana Grande's "
Baby I" and "It's On" by the cast of
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. Welch was a backup dancer on Britney Spears' Femme Fatale World Tour and she was part of the
Jonas Brothers: Live in Concert tour with the
Jonas Brothers,
Demi Lovato and the cast of
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam for promoting the film,
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. In late December 2010, Welch considered taking legal action lawsuit against Demi Lovato, after a confrontation with her led to Lovato punching Welch in the face on tour. Later, they settled the claim and Welch received less than $100,000. On November 22, 2012, after two years since the incident, Welch reunited with Lovato on the set of
The X Factor (US) and they apologized.
Bonita "Bgirl Bonita" Lovett Coming from a classically trained background in
Phoenix, Arizona, Lovett began her professional dance career performing with and choreographing for the Phoenix Mercury Hip-Hop Squad and the Phoenix Suns Dance Team. She has danced for artists
P. Diddy,
The Black Eyed Peas,
Sean Kingston,
Fergie,
Jamiroquai,
Wyclef Jean,
Redman,
The Beach Boys,
Q-Tip,
Eric Sermon,
Rob Base,
KRS-One and
Doug E. Fresh. Not only has she had the opportunity to perform with such artists, she has also been featured in Disney's
Shake It Up, Nickolodeon's
Fresh Beat Band and has worked on
RIO. She's been featured in commercials and also worked with Nike,
Adidas,
Skechers and many more. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career, Lovett co-founded and directed Automatic Response, a non-profit dance company. After moving to LA, she became a member of the Groovaloo’s, an LA based Hip-Hop Company, where she continues to perform in their theater production of Groovaloo. Bonita has been teaching, judging and choreographing professionally for 10 years nationally and internationally. She has bridged her classic studio training with the culture of hip-hop to produce her unique and dynamic style. She is a member of The Legendary
Rock Steady Crew and was seen performing with them on “Dancing with the Stars” as well as battling with them all over the world.
Crazy Legs president of RSC, is one of her biggest mentors.
Randi Fleckenstine Randi Fleckenstine was born and raised in Northern California, but her dance career began in Boulder Colorado. While studying at the University of Colorado, Randi joined a break dancing crew called Streetstylez. She then explored further in dancing with funk styles and choreo hip hop. She was also a part of the performance crew, True II Form. She taught a variety of classes from popping, locking and breaking to teen choreo at Streetside Dance Studios in Boulder, Co. She is the newest member of the Beat Freaks, integrating into the crew in May 2015. == America's Best Dance Crew ==