SYTYCD News Roundup

Reality TV Magazine recaps last night's Charleston/DC audition show.



Water Cooler Convo has the song list.



In our scientifically worded poll: Mary? Yes or No, Yes prevailed with 58% of the vote. If it were a presidential election, it would be a landslide. The Sioux City Journal profiles Mary. Did you know she once auditioned to be one of the pros on Dancing With The Stars?



Submit your own Snuggle® Happy Dance video and maybe win a trip to the season 4 finale in LA from FOX.




Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin show why they dominated their field for years, here, here, and here.




Attention dancers: Monsters of Hiphop has a big summer of workshops planned around the US. Check the schedule and register here.

Dave Scott At MoHH Chicago

So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Dave Scott at Monsters of Hiphop Chicago.

Catching Up With Cedric

GMToday recently talked to Cedric Gardner:

His most memorable moments on "So You Think You Can Dance" were working with top choreographers in the industry, celebrating judge Nigel Lythgoe’s birthday and going to the "Hairspray" premiere. "But the show itself was a lot more stressful because you have to throw like 2 million people in the mix that are watching you every week. And all of their opinions, so that makes it a lot harder," he says.

MORE

Here's Cedric at Monsters Of HipHop Chicago. This is more conventional than his signature style and different than anything we saw him do on the show.

Video Of The Day

We have 2 videos today. First, Brian Friedman dancing with someone only identified as Tony, at a Monsters Of Hiphop event.


Next, some new stuff from Phillip Chbeeb and the Marvelous Motion Crew.

Special Offer From Monsters Of HipHop

MONSTERS OF HIPHOP: THE SHOW 2007

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Sara Von Gillern & Lauren Gottlieb from So You Think You Can Dance plus a very
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Monsters Of HipHop: The Show

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The biggest Broadway-style theater dance show is back again & bigger than ever, Monsters of HipHop The Show 2007!!

Our show is a night you won't soon forget, featuring our Monsters of HipHop Scholarship Cast plus the best dancers Hollywood has to offer.

The show features choreography by our Monsters of HipHop Faculty including Teresa Espinosa, Chonique Sneed, Kevin Maher, Lisette Bustamante, Gil Duldulao, Tucker Barkley & more surprises to be confirmed - delivering stylized production pieces that have to be seen!

Join us on
Friday August 17th at 8:00pm
or
Saturday August 18th (3:00pm matinee show or 8:00pm show)
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MONSTERS OF HIPHOP : THE SHOW 2007
at the EL PORTAL THEATRE, HOLLYWOOD CA.

And on Sunday August 19th, stick with us for our special
ONE DAY LA WORKSHOP at DEBBIE REYNOLDS in HOLLYWOOD, CA.
$99.00 for the workshop, includes all intense master classes, auditions, talent agencies & more.

Ivan, Cedric, and Lauren have come through Monster of HipHop. Who's next? More info here and here.

Good News About Cedric

Gene at Monsters Of HipHop writes to tell us that it's just been booked and confirmed. Cedric Gardner will appear at their Orlando Tour Finale this weekend. More details at their site. Also, this from their MonsterBuzz blog:

Toy company Wild Planet has also called on Cedric, giving him a 2 week opportunity to come work with their San Francisco based outfit, learning all the ins & outs of the toy industry as well as sharing his ideas on new toys.

With this and the Chuy story earlier today, it's gratifying to see good things happening to good people.

Cedric & Shauna Interviews

BuddyTV gets first access each week to the departing contestants. The Cedric interview is up and available in text and audio.

Q. What made you want to try out for the show, were you a fan beforehand?

A. I loved the show, what made me try out for the show, actually was Ivan, like watching Ivan last year. I was just awed by the way he moved, just like, man it was just cool that he was like a hip-hop person who was actually from the Monsters of Hip/Hop, which I'm from, and that he made it so far. That was one reason, the other reason was just the study, just study as many different dance styles without, I know it sounds bad, but without paying for them. Because it can be really expensive to pay for dance everyday, all day long.

LINK

Shauna's interview:

Q. What was the experience for you like dancing with Cedric?

A. It was great, I really love Cedric and I think he's an amazing person as well as an amazing dancer. At times it would get stressful just because of him not really having that experience, but it was fun. I'm really glad I got to work with him. We would stay up really late and just work on it and talk to each other, and I think we really helped each other, it was fun.

LINK

From The Mailbox

Some readers point out some great videos for us. First, sometime SYTYCD judge/choreographer Brian Friedman dances with season 3 finalist Lauren Gottlieb at Monsters Of HipHop Chicago. I don't know why we haven't seen anything like this from Lauren on the show yet.


Next, a new compilation and some stuff we haven't seen yet from Phillip "PacMan" Chbeeb. We only saw a small fraction of what he can do during the season 3 auditions.


And finally, Phillip battles an amazing kid who goes by the name D-Rock. I'm predicting we'll be seeing D-Rock in the season 12 top 20.


Vote for Phillip's audition at Famecast. It could help him pay for college.

From Monsters Of HipHop

Monsters of HipHop Orlando,

July 20-22, 2007

  

Early Registration Pricing

is extended until July 4th, 2007 - don't miss out!

 

We have received an overwhelming demand for our
Orlando event & would like everyone to join us for this amazing
weekend of dance, performances & more!

 

Our new online registration is the fastest
& easiest way

to register for the event & we've extended the
registration

deadline until July 4th, 2007  

 

Click here to see pricing  for our Orlando Tour Finale -

Group Discounts available, more information found here.

 

Click here to register for Monsters Orlando  either using our new Online registration or by fax/mail (download forms available to print here).

 

Multi City Discounts are available for any dancers who have attended a Monsters of HipHop in 2006-2007, please enter code "MCD" in the discount code area when registering online.

MONSTERS OF HIPHOP ORLANDO FINALE

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1) What time does the workshop start?

Monsters Orlando starts at 12pm on Friday July 20th & runs for 3 days

until Sunday July 22nd.

 

2) When is Club Stylz? 

Club Stylz Showcase Performance & Freestyle Battle will be held on Saturday evening July 21st at 8pm, with groups competing for the $1000 Best in Showcase Prize as well as our $500 Prize to the Top Sr. Individual Freestyle Battler. 

Dancers attending the workshop are admitted for free with their wristbands.  Observers & parents are welcome, a $5 ticket is required with all proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.

 

3) Can our studio or dance team still participate in the

Showcase Performance Competition?

Currently we have only a few spots open for the competition (groups must be 6 or more) - please contact us today for more details, call us at 410-313-8199 or email info@monstersofhiphop.com & let us know if you'd like to compete.  

 

4) Who's Performing?

For our Tour Finale in Orlando, we are pleased to announce Monsters of HipHop Choreographer's Lisette Bustamante & Chonique Sneed will be performing their brand new music during Club Stylz.

More details coming soon...hear them at their MySpace Music Pages, 

LISETTE BUSTAMANTE MY SPACE MUSIC PAGE

CHONIQUE SNEED MYSPACE MUSIC PAGE 

 

 

Hip-Hop Connection

The Monsters Of HipHop operate
dance workshops and conventions around the country. Season 2 favorite Ivan Koumaev was a cast member and finalist in Monsters of HipHop : The Show 2006, "Roadtrip", though he had to bow out when he made SYTYCD top 20. Now we learn that MOHH has a special relationship with 2 season 3 finalists; Cedric Gardner and Lauren Gottleib. Watch for coverage in their blog, Monster Buzz, at their site they call the Monsterhood.