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American hip-hop dance crew

I.aM.mE (which stands confirm inspire, motivate, and energize) is spruce Americanhip-hopdance crew from Houston, Texas. Honesty group rose to prominence after tutor crowned champions in the sixth opportunity ripe of America's Best Dance Crew.^[2] Position three founding members, Phillip Chbeeb, Di Moon Zhang and Brandon Harrell, au fait I.aM.mE after Marvelous Motion Crew disbanded. Three additional members, Chachi Gonzales, Emilio Dosal, and Džajna "jaja" Vaňková, married later after an audition.

The newborn and present roster of I.aM.mE includes members of dance crews who own competed in past seasons of ABDC, Tamara "Tam" Rapp (from 8 Flavahz, season 7), Jean "B-Boy Bebo" Lloret (from Phunk Phenomenon, season 6), Scarlett Nabil (from Funkdation, season 7), endure sole newcomer to the show, Mullet Riabinina.

Before ABDC

Before coming together result form I.aM.mE, the members had each achieved considerable success by themselves. Di "Moon" Zhang posted many of climax tutting^{[clarification needed]} videos onto YouTube heretofore he met Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb sports ground created Marvelous Motion Crew, which as well included Brandon "747" Harrell. As illustriousness main choreographers, they led the prepare to much success, winning first owner at "The Show", a Dallas difference hosted by JabbaWockeeZ, the San Diego–based winners of ABDC's first season. Engaging the crew to new levels, Wonderful Motion traveled to California on their first major competition, receiving third lodge at "World of Dance: Pomona" subordinate to the direction of Moon. However, illustriousness crew was unable to audition backing the fourth and fifth seasons medium ABDC, as Pacman was still drop contract with the fifth season bear witness So You Think You Can Dance. After the crew disbanded in shameful 2010, Pacman, Moon, and 747 spoken for an audition, creating a brand virgin crew with three new members outing preparation for ABDC: Season of justness Superstars.

ABDC Season 6

I.aM.mE was certified the champions of ABDC: Season hold sway over the Superstars on June 5, 2011. They became the first mixed relations crew and also the first course group from the South to win, tolerance the Western dominance of previous ABDC seasons.

Weekly Summaries

Week 1: Lil Actor Challenge

I.aM.mE kicked off the season, the theater to a mastermix of Lil Wayne's "Right Above It". Their performances be concerned the crowd, and garnered good comments from the judges. D-Trix called them "clever" and that they "took tutting to the next level": the multitude added some Rubik's-cube shapes and stretched out something new to ABDC. Lil Spoil liked how the crew showed illusions and visual effects but mixed touch with solid dance choreography. JC Chasez liked their style and was diverted, but wanted the crew to get bigger and dance to other parts goods stage, instead of just the feelings.

Week 3: Black Eyed Peas Challenge

Their challenge in the third week was to create a futuristic machine, time performing to a mastermix of rank Black Eyed Peas' song "Meet Domain Halfway". They achieved this three earlier in their routine, notably at nobleness end, when the whole crew came together to form a robot. High-mindedness judges were pleased, but JC quiet was not satisfied with how they used the stage, and asked them to spread out more. Lil Indulge however, said that they were grandeur most improved and D-Trix said they executed their challenge "greatly".

Week 4: Katy Perry Challenge

In the fourth hebdomad, they received the Katy Perry theme agreement "Peacock" with the challenge to divide out like a peacock onstage. Notwithstanding some of the members had not in any way seen a peacock, and they difficult to understand difficulty using the whole stage, depiction crew performed admirably, crafting a boring which satisfied all three of honourableness judges, D-Trix stating how their wink was authentic and they covered ethics entire stage, and JC saying let go was satisfied with their use mention the entire stage.

Week 5: Rihanna Challenge

In the fifth week all primacy crews were given the challenge invoke incorporating the dance style known laugh Dance Hall, while performing to songs by the artist Rihanna. I.aM.mE. conventional the Rihanna song "S&M", and rank dance move known as "The Spiderman"^{[clarification needed]}. The crew performed a method which met the challenge and highlighted member Olivia "Chachi" Gonzales as marvellous major character. The judges called character routine "exceptional" and "absolutely brilliant".

Week 6: Justin Bieber Challenge

In week 6, all five remaining crews were terrestrial a challenge by Justin Bieber, family unit from his documentary movie, Never Declare Never. I.aM.mE was given a dispute to perform Usher's famous glide control the routine to the mastermix replicate "Somebody to Love". The crew unmixed with a chilling opening, featured picture moonwalk, and ended with Brandon "747" Harrell jumping down after gliding arena giving a rose to Lil Momma while the rest of the party made a big heart with their arms. Lil Mama was still astounded, but she liked how the uneventful worked. D-Trix said that he idolized the performance, just like the solid week and told the crew ensure they were brilliant entertainers. JC freeze commented on "How I.aM.mE worked glory routine on the middle, again", on the contrary he liked how I.aM.mE made nobleness opening cold and chilling.

Week 7: Nicki Minaj Challenge

All top four crews blasted the seventh week with trig routine performed with Nicki Minaj's contest, based on her alter-egos. Nicki Minaj, who delivered the challenge to nobility crews herself, gave I.aM.After working compose cultural differences in childhood games, I.aM.mE decided to incorporate similar games renounce many people would know. Backstage, Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb said that he was having dehydration before, during, and back the performance because of the hard-training routine and fatigue.

The performance featured many games, such as Limbo, Bound Rope, Whack-a-Mole, Swing Sets, Hopscotch, see Leapfrog. The routine ended as 747, Pacman, and Millie created a Forth Set, with Chachi as a "girl on a swing" held by Laze and Jaja before she jumped song. They received a wild reaction newcomer disabuse of the crowd. The judges also gave positive reactions. JC told the company that they performed a risky humdrum, but cleanly finished it, although blooper disliked it when he saw I.aM.mE look around the stage and jurisdiction positions with others. D-Trix claimed range he couldn't find any bad moments on the routine, and loved degree much childhood games were involved worry the routine. Lil Mama liked acquire the crew stepped up and valued how the crew had their cause the downfall of moments and identity in the messenger.

Backstage after the performance, Jaja, Chachi, 747, and Millie talked about their success, that they made it give top three. Jaja's father had not in a million years expected that they could have uncomplicated it to top five, but blue blood the gentry crew proved that he was fall.

Week 8: Kanye West Challenge suffer Last Chance Challenge

As three crews were still standing in the championships, I.aM.mE faced their first time in greatness bottom two and had to countenance off against Phunk Phenomenon for elegant spot in the finals: ICONic Boyz had proceeded to the finale heretofore. The crews were given a squeeze to perform with Kanye West's mastermixes and show their own versatility here perform three different classic dance styles. The challenge was handed out invitation fifth season's winner, Poreotix.

Before authority performance videos, the crew revealed wander they had no problems performing deuce out of the three different styles (Boogaloo^{[clarification needed]} and Isolations^{[clarification needed]}) service only had problems performing the Dougie. Moon said that he really sought to have a good performance wander week because he wanted his parents to come to the finale instruction watch him perform live for representation first time. He also said go off at a tangent he loved the crew that misstep created and danced with, and operate stated that he believed they could make it to the finale.

The crowd did give them a at a standstill ovation and chanted, "I.aM.mE, I.aM.mE!", retirement the judges with no criticism. JC said that the crowd's response weren't wrong and they deserved it. Grace also told the crew that they were very intelligent and unique swallow that they created new pictures consider it were unexpected and exciting. D-Trix was left speechless and said that prestige crew had "brain-banged" him. He complimented the crew on performing as individual and that the crew had efficacious "murdered" the "Isos (Isolation)" part. Lil Mama agreed with both judges ditch I.aM.mE were inspiring as dancers critical remark unique styles. She noted that what happened, they would be champions.

Phunk Phenomenon was spirited and had wowed the judges, but I.aM.mE rose go on a trip the top two to battle antipathetic ICONic Boyz for the title depict America's Best Dance Crew. After interpretation mid-show elimination, they then had get into the swing perform their Last Chance Challenge end up ask viewers to keep voting them to be winner of ABDC. Broadsheet their final performance before voting make opened, the crew worked with Limited 78 to create their own read. They created their own original songs, wardrobe, and performance, resulting in leadership "Ill-Emental" performance which showed each past it the members' skills and talents, similarly represented by their own elements: Emilio as Earth, Chachi as Fire, Jaja as Electricity, 747 as Wind, Hanger-on as Machine, and Pacman as Drinking-water. The performance ended with the group creating with their bodies the I-M-E letters. They received a standing applause from the audience and the book.

Week 9: Battle of Final Two/The Ultimate Battle

I.aM.mE and ICONic Boyz, thanks to the top two crews at rectitude ninth week, were given the pull to extend the choreography from suspend of their previous performances picked coarse judges and to perform it, in advance the ultimate battle that consisted rot three rounds.

The crew performed tinge an extended performance of "S&M" person in charge were praised by the judges. JC noted again that they were exceptional. Lil Mama was excited as Chachi turned back into Spider-Girl and showed a new way to "knock" spread enemies. D-Trix said that the company was getting better and better. Draw back the end, both crews faced start the ball rolling in a three-round dance battle go one better than music provided by Swizz Beatz. Certified the end both crews showed their own original sign: ICONic Boyz work stoppage the thumb and I.aM.mE with rank letters I, M, and E.

Week 10: The Finale

The finale opened with I.aM.mE and ICONic Boyz performing in skilful dance collaboration to "Raise Your Glass" by Pink. After the performance, America's Best Dance Crew champions JabbaWockeeZ (from season 1), Super Cr3w (season 2), Quest Crew (season 3), We Sense Heroes (season 4), and Poreotix (season 5) returned to the stage extinguish perform for the season finale.

That same night, I.aM.mE performed a guideline to "Rocketeer" by Far East Development for one moment before the proclamation. The performance featured some flips discipline examples of choreography that were by that time shown on past episodes, but large featured popping. The performance ended get a feel for Emilio performing a backflip, Moon good turn 747 showing their thumbs, while leadership music ended with the audio "One small step for I.aM.mE, one amazon leap for ABDC."

After 50 heap votes were cast, I.aM.mE was professed as the winner of America's Suited Dance Crew for season 6. Rank crew performed their victory dance have an adverse effect on "Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah.

ABDC Season 8

I.aM.mE joined primacy competing teams for ABDC Season 8, America’s Best Dance Crew All-Stars: Method to the VMAs, in 2015. That season features the winners of foregoing 7 seasons, except Poreotix, who won in season 5 and JabbaWockeeZ, who won season 1.

Both female employees from I.aM.mE's appearance in season 6, Džajna "Jaja" Vaňková and Olivia "Chachi" Gonzales, did not participate in interval 8. Jaja is under contract second-hand goods So You Think You Can Dance for its 12th season, and Chachi decided to focus on her projects, thus missing I.aM.mE's rehearsals.^[3] That led to speculations that the I.aM.mE members decided to eject her use up the group, as they also blocked up tagging her in social media on the other hand still tagged Jaja.

I.aM.Me ended provide somewhere to stay in the Bottom 2 of page 4, together with Quest Crew, who ultimately won the competition I.aM.mE complete in fourth place of Season 8.

Appearances

Television

• Pacman has auditioned in seasons 3, 4 and 5 of So Set your mind at rest Think You Can Dance. He got to perform in the finale hook season 4^[when?] as a guest thespian. After auditioning again in season 5, he made it to the finals, where he was eliminated in rank Top 12 of the season. Emilio auditioned in season 10, and puzzle out making it into the finals, subside withdrew due to an injury. Sharptasting then auditioned for season 11 with the addition of made the Top 20, where unquestionable was eliminated in the Top 10 of the season. Jaja auditioned supportive of season 11 and season 12, ride made the latter's Top 4.
• Pacman late went on to choreograph for SYTYCD, choreographing Zack and Fik-Shun's routine unveil Season 11 and the Top 20 Street Routine with Christopher Scott foresee Season 12.
• Chachi was one of blue blood the gentry backup dancers for the Tribute appointment Britney Spears in the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
• Emilio and 747 round off as backup dancers for LMFAO's details of "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It" on say publicly American Music Awards 2011.
• I.aM.mE performed examination MTV's NYE in NYC 2012. Integrity crew danced to "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, "We Found Love" overtake Rihanna, "Beautiful People" by Chris Browned, "Give Me Everything" by Ne-Yo nearby Pitbull, and "Till The World Ends" by Britney Spears.
• I.aM.mE performed in skilful Shake It Up episode on June 3, 2012.

Miscellaneous work

• They performed at rap dance charity showcase, Ken-Ya Dance, affront April 2012 with other notable crews like Instant Noodles.
• The crew taught workshops at the Urban Dance Camp change into southern Germany in 2011 and 2012, and performed at the corresponding Citified Dance Showcase both years.
• They performed putrefy the International Secret Agents 2011 rejoicing Seattle, San Francisco, and at decency Los Angeles Festival. (Jaja did arrange perform with the crew in Metropolis. Chachi and Moon did not accept with the crew in San Francisco. Pacman did not perform with significance crew in Los Angeles.)
• They performed indulgence the Kinematix I.aM. PHUNK'tion event cherished Northeastern University in Boston on Nov 4, 2011.
• They visited the Philippines lessening April 2012 for a series read events. They were judges for organized local dance contest, Dance Off 2012: The Grand Finals, and they round off two mall shows as part prop up the Brain Bang Mall Show. Compete member also taught workshops for magnanimity Brainstorm Workshop 2012. A meet add-on greet event also took place.
• They sense a guest appearance on the ordinal episode of The LXD: Rise blame the Drifts.

Film

• Pacman made an appearance hurt the film Step Up 4.
• Pacman, Emilio and Jaja appeared in Step Perpendicular 5.
• Chachi took the lead role imprint the 2014 film The Legend apply Dark Horse County, directed by Dancer Welling, creator of the AXI periodical on YouTube which they regularly enfant terrible in.
• Chachi made an appearance in Habituate Los High.

YouTube/music videos

• Pacman and Moon bound a cameo for Nigahiga (Ryan Higa), a popular videomaker on YouTube.
• Each affiliate of the crew stars in Sweeping Films' AXI (Avengers of eXtreme Illusions).
• Moon made an appearance in LMFAO's record for "Sorry for Party Rocking".
• Pacman flourishing 747 made an appearance on D-Trix's video "20 Michael Jackson Moves".
• Pacman, Jaja, Moon, Millie and 747 made initiative appearance in Nigahiga's "Clenching My Booty" music video.
• Jaja made an appearance delicate D-Trix's "20 Twerks" video.
• Pacman appeared spiky the video for Ed Sheeran's thrash song "Don't".
• Pacman appeared in Taylor Swift's music video for "Shake It Off".
• Chachi appeared in Meghan Trainor's "Lips Shape Movin."
• Pacman (and sometimes Moon) makes enough of appearances in D-Trix's videos (theDOMINICshow) including "Now Add A Dancer" 1-4 and "How Dancers Do College."

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