America's Best Dance Crew (season 4)

The fourth season of ''America's Best Dance Crew'' premiered on August 9, 2009. All three regular judges, host Mario Lopez, and backstage correspondent Layla Kayleigh returned. This was the last season to feature Shane Sparks as a judge. In the live finale, which aired on September 27, 2009, We Are Heroes was declared the winner.

Cast

Nine dance crews were selected to compete on ''America's Best Dance Crew''.

Results

;Key
: (WINNER) The dance crew won the competition and was crowned "America's Best Dance Crew".
: (RUNNER-UP) The dance crew was the runner-up in the competition.
: (IN) The dance crew was safe from elimination.
: (RISK) The dance crew was at risk for elimination.
: (OUT) The dance crew was eliminated from the competition.

Episodes

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

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