'America's Best Dance Crew' busts a move

When the explosion of dance crews and "battling" happened in the late '70s and early '80s as hip-hop grew, competitive reality television was years away. But with the popularity of “American Idol,”“Dancing With the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” a group dance competition such as "Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew” on MTV was probably inevitable.

By Jevon Phillips

August 21, 2008