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MASSIVE MONKEES EXIT “AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW”

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Seattle Times
Massive Monkees showed “massive heart” on Sunday night’s episode of “America’s Best Dance Crew,” according to emcee Mario Lopez. But it wasn’t enough to convince the judges to send the Seattle break dancers to the finals of the MTV competition. The Monkees were bested by the all-female troupe from Los Angeles, We Are Heroes, in Sunday night’s round. Making a gracious exit, dancer JD Rainey said, “Thank you, America,” before departing the stage, arm in arm with his fellow Monkees: Brysen Angeles, Jerome Aparis, Marcus Garrison, Timothy Soriano and Samnith Ly.

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LAST NIGHT/Q&A: MASSIVE MONKEES ON AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW

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America’s Best Dance Crew, airing on MTV on Sunday nights, is the dance battle equivalent of American Idol, wherein a group of teams are tasked a challenge and compete each week to win a majority of audience votes via text message while being subjected to the feather-lashing critique of celebrity judges. Despite the glitzy production, the show features exciting and innovative dance collectives and this season’s groups appear to be the best yet, particularly because Seattle’s own internationally-acclaimed Massive Monkees are competing. Last Friday, Hollis Wong-Wear at the Seattle Weekly chatted with Jerome Aparis and Bryson Angeles of Massive Monkees on a conference call and asked them about the hula-hoop challenge and more about their experience performing on the show. To read the interview, click the above link.

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