Qualifier 1 Alesha's Street Dance Stars

Hello, and welcome to Alesha's Street Dance Stars.

This is my quest to find Britain's ultimate young street-dance crew.

We've auditioned hundreds of brilliant performers

from across the UK,

and now 24 crews have been invited to strut their stuff on this stage.

The winners will be crowned Alesha's Street Dance Stars 2011,

and take home this fabulous trophy.

So, practise your popping, cos this is going to be epic.

It's round one of the qualifiers,

and it's our crews' first chance to impress.

It's a nervous wait backstage as the crews warm up.

But the atmosphere is electric.

Eight crews will be dancing today,

but only five will be selected to go through to the heats,

so the pressure is on to deliver a perfect performance.

So, we have eight crews ready to perform.

Now, let's meet the three people who will decide their fate.

It's our judges.

MUSIC PLAYS

My name's Kenrick "H2O" Sandy, a choreographer

and a pioneer of UK street dance.

For me, it is about pioneering, it is about innovating,

bringing the next new thing.

Technique in street dance is very important.

It's the difference between someone who's very, very good

and someone who's OK.

I'm Lizzie Gough,

I'm a choreographer and professional dancer.

I'm most famous for being on So You Think You Can Dance.

I was a finalist, and I came third in the country.

I'm looking for fresh, new ideas, but also knowing their foundation,

cos I feel that's very important.

I'm Turbo, international street-dance star.

The thing I'm going to be looking for on the show while I'm judging is

people that can deliver.

Show me your showmanship, show me that you can perform to me

and you can perform to a wide audience.

Without street dance, there's no Turbo. Just like that.

Alesha will be on hand backstage to fire up our crews

before they perform.

First up in front of our judges, it's an all-girl crew who mean business.

They describe themselves as being giggly,

hard-working and best friends.

-ALL:

-Hi, we're Shockarellas, and we're from Manchester.

-Are you guys in it to win it?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-You think you can win it?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-Going to show the judges who's boss?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-Shockarellas, are you ready?

-ALL:

-Yes!

-Off you go, girls, good luck!

See you when you come out.

# Ching, ching Getting paid over here

# Ching, ching Getting paid over here

# Thirsty, baby, bring it over here

# Thirsty, baby Bring it over here ... #

I don't know what to say, other than

give me more, give me more, give me more!

# I whip my hair back and forth

# I whip my hair back and forth

# I whip my hair back and forth

# I whip my hair back and forth

# I whip my hair back and forth

# I whip my hair back and forth

# I whip my hair back and forth... #

Your swagger - you guys are making me bite my teeth!

# Motownphilly's back again

# Doin' a little east-coast swing

# Boyz II Men going off

# Not too hard, not too soft... #

Ladies, that was really, really, really good.

What I like to see is females doing their thing

and making it feel like

street-dance hip hop is not just a masculine thing,

it's not just about the mandem - the girldem as well!

You understand? Sometimes it feels as though

girls shouldn't do certain things,

and youse were physical, youse were fierce, youse were strong,

you all have nice facials, and the performance was really good.

-And you took the stage. Well done. ALL:

-Thank you.

I thought you guys were amazing. Your musicality was on point.

Just one thing is your locking.

I think you need to go back again to the basics,

cos you have it, don't get me wrong,

but sometimes just the way you did the move wasn't correct, in a sense.

GIRLS SQUEAL

Well done, girls. Well done.

This b-boy crew have a neat trick up their sleeves - one of them can

spin on his head without the use of his hands.

Will it be enough to impress our judges?

-ALL:

-We're the Minions, and you'd better watch your back.

Going to bring it to the table? Feeling good?

-You going to win this?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-You going to win this?

-ALL:

-YEAH!

Let me see you guys do it. Off you go, good luck, guys.

-Have a good one, all right? Hair looks good, by the way.

-Thank you.

You know I love music

And every time I hear something hot it makes me want to move.

It makes me want to have fun.

But there's something about this joint right here.

This joint right here, it makes me want to, oh...

# No time for moping around - are you kidding... #

I was smiling watching you guys, inside and out.

I felt it entertained.

# It's been a long week I put in my hardest

# Going to live my life Feels so good to get it right

# So I like what I see When I'm looking at me

# When I'm walking past the mirror

# No stress through the night At a time in my life

# Ain't worried about if you feel it

# Got my head on straight I got my vibe right

# I ain't going to let you kill it

# See, I wouldn't change my life

# My life's just fine, fine Fine, fine, fine, fine, woo

-# Fine, fine... #

-This is serious!

Them head spins is ridiculous, OK?

And you did it without a hat. I know that really hurts.

I have to do it with a hat, I'm such a wuss. I feel like a wuss now.

# I wouldn't change my life

# My life's just... #

Your landings were on point, your threading was great on the floor,

I just want to see more from you.

I would definitely like to see more choreography.

For me, I'm about evolution and innovating and pushing,

so I'd like to see youse lot push those boundaries, definitely,

-and choreography.

-It was sick,

very sick, and is there space for another member, OK?!

I'm not that old, a'ight?!

THEY CHEER

High fives, high fives! Come on, high fives!

-As Turbo said, sick, sick, sick. Are you pleased?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-Definitely.

-That was amazing.

They've flown all the way from Belfast.

Let's see if they can get this party started.

-ALL:

-We're Party Rockers and we're from Belfast!

Is there anything you can tell me about your dance style?

What is it? Is it straight-up dance,

is there any locking or popping, or is it just...?

It's locking, popping, breaking, new school, whacking.

Right, I wish you guys the best of luck. I'll be waiting for you

-when you come out.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye-bye!

# For you I'd be, woah-woa Running a thousand miles

# Just get to where you are

# Step to the beat of my heart

# I don't need a whole lot

# Coming for you I admit

# I'd rather give you the world

# I just need somebody to love

# I don't need too much Just somebody to love

# Somebody to love... #

I really liked your flavour, your vibe,

and the variety of the grooves that you're using.

# Calling me Mick Jagger I be rolling like a stone

# Jetsetter, jetlagger... #

You got mad skills.

When you did your applejacks, you guys kick at the same time,

and I see you guys timed it perfectly.

# Chicks in the club

# Honey, what's up? #

I thought that was really, really good.

I can see a lot of grounding, I can see a lot of foundation,

and then you had the hype man!

You had your little hype man here, waiting, going, "You know what?

"I'm-a do my thing," he does his thing,

"I'll chill for a minute... I'll do my thing again,"

which is really, really good.

I feel if he was involved in it more, that would have been good,

but it was a really good performance, so well done, guys.

-ALL:

-Thank you.

-I enjoyed watching you guys.

One thing I have to pick out, as well,

which I personally like was, from your house,

you started doing some house steps, and it went into hype steps.

OK, I see where you're going, all right! Watching out for you guys!

-Well done, guys! How was that?

-ALL:

-Brilliant.

Our next crew pride themselves on being perfectionists.

They're hoping that a perfect performance today will

leave our judges speechless.

-ALL:

-We're Beat Breakers, and we're from Plymouth.

-OK, guys, are you ready?

-Yeah.

-Best of luck. Fingers crossed.

Have a good one, we'll be waiting for you, OK? Good luck.

# I'm fly, so fly

# See me now, I'm so fly

# I'm fly, so fly

# Na-na-na-na-na-na-ni-ni-ni

# Na-na-ni-ni-ni

# Na-na-na-na-ni-ni-ni... #

# Spirit is moving, spirit is moving

# Can't stop moving Can't stop moving

# Can't stop moving... #

I loved the beginning, you have a great technique,

and you're so light on your feet.

# Told me not to change it

# If a change could ever be... #

Beat Breakers!

Yes!

Smashed it!

You've got good skills, you've got really good skills,

and you've got good foundation.

Just work on how you finish your moves.

There was one bit where you went...

Make sure you're all on the same page with that.

-But for me, that was some good hip hop. ALL:

-Thank you.

Over all I really liked that, even with your flips,

you couldn't hear you land, that's how light you were.

Just be careful in between moves that you don't fidget,

like, pull your trousers up or pull your jumper down,

cos just for half a second it just takes your focus off that.

But other than that, it was brilliant.

-You, sorry, what's your name?

-Perry.

You actually make me want to house with you.

I can see you get into it. I can see that you enjoy it.

I love house.

Talking about loving the house!

High five! Well done. Well done. Well done.

-Thank you.

-It was amazing.

Tell me, why was it amazing?

-They liked it.

-Yes.

-It went really well.

I don't think they had anything bad to say, did they?

Just pulling our jumpers down.

I didn't even notice that when I was watching.

Our trousers! ALESHA LAUGHS

Here's a look at the fantastic performances so far.

Shockarellas, from Manchester.

The Minions, from Coventry.

Party Rockers, from Belfast.

And from Plymouth, Beat Breakers.

This handsome crew are proper street,

practising their moves in the park after school every night of the week.

-ALL:

-We're Demolition, and we're young, talented and handsome!

-I hear that some of you are family.

-Yeah, us three are brothers.

-Ages?

-13.

-11.

-15.

-Excellent.

-So you guys have been dancing together since you were tiny?

-Yeah.

-Feeling ready, guys?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-Are you nervous?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-Going to show them who's boss?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-Off you go, good luck.

-ALL:

-Thank you.

I really liked the transitions and the formations,

the way youse lot changed.

# People in the place

# If you wanna get down

# Put your hands in the air

# Yup, yup

# I be rockin' them beats

# Y-y-yup, yup Huh, huh, huh

# Here we go, here we go Satellite radio

-# Y'all gettin' hit with the...

-Boom boom

# Beats so big I'm steppin' on leprechauns

-# Y'all getting hit with the...

-Boom boom

# Turn me up

# Don't turn me down

# Cut me up

# Don't let me down

# Find, find a way

# Find a way to get out Without a hit out

# You dig in, you dig out You get out

# Ghettomusick, ghettomusick

# Find a way to get in To fit in, to get on

# You get out, without a doubt

# Ghettomusick, ghettomusick. #

GLASS SHATTERS

Who did the choreography?

Oh, you did. Ah, so you don't have a choreographer to watch you?

Well done to you, then. It is hard to choreograph AND be in it.

Make sure you don't chew your tongue when you're dancing.

I noticed that, OK? And all of you look up, yeah?

Just be more confident, that's all you need to be.

Once you get on that stage, it belongs to you,

so you got like one minute...

you control it, use it. All that space there is yours.

One thing for me is just make sure that you work on your flavour

and your swagger.

Really kind of get earthy on that, yeah?

-Well done.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

Well done, well done, well done.

It's about quality and quantity for the power crew going up next.

With 11 girls and just one boy,

they're aiming to blow the judges away with their routine.

-ALL:

-Team!

-ALL:

-We're Xtreme and we're from Rotherham!

There's a lot of you here. We've got one guy over there.

What's your name?

-Kesho.

-How does it feel to be in amongst the lovely ladies?

It's great!

THEY LAUGH

# I wanna rock right now

# I wanna, I wanna rock right now

# I wanna I wanna rock right now, now... #

Wow!

When you guys started dancing, those colours started to come out.

It's like I can see colours on stage -

you just brightened the stage up with your energy.

# Live your life, live your life

# Let that love inside... #

Like, you really surprised me.

I didn't expect that from you guys at all, the girls doing the tricks.

# It's inside you

# Don't let 'em bring you down

# No

# Oh-whoa

# Don't you know? Don't you know?

-# Oh-whoa

-Beautiful, don't you know?

# Oh-whoa

# Don't you know? Don't you know?

# Oh-whoa

# Beautiful Don't you know, know, know, know

# Know, know, know

# You'll be with those beautiful people. #

I really enjoyed that, guys.

There was so much going on, it was like, "Oh, where do I look?"

I would like to see more from you guys, different styles,

a slower hip-hop kind of thing

or something that's more down in the ground,

rather than the really fast stuff.

Cos what you did was really great,

so it'd be nice to see another side of you guys.

I did like your ending as well, cos, like, some people just end - BANG!

Finished, stop there. But you guys were like, "Beautiful people..."

THEY LAUGH

THEY SCREAM

Well done, guys. Well done.

That was amazing.

And what was it that Turbo picked up? He said he liked your ending.

ALL: Yeah.

The continued ending. Show me that.

Up next, it's 5XS.

They may be extra small by name, but don't be fooled -

these guys are guaranteed to give an XXL performance.

-ALL:

-We're 5XS and we're from Leicester. Woo!

What will you guys bring that's different?

Going to show everyone that you're the winners?

Yeah, we're going to do proper dancing, hardcore.

Hardcore, proper dancing.

# Lights, lights, all of the lights

# Turn up the lights in here, baby

# Extra bright I want y'all to see this

# Turn up the lights in here, baby

# You know what I need

# Want you to see everything

# Want you to see all of the lights... #

Some of the lines that you guys were creating were more dancier.

# I could stick around and get along with you

# Hello... #

-Major Lazer...

-Ha-ha! Yes! You see his little face?

Wicked!

Pon de floor.

Pon de floor.

Pon De Floor, the dip you hit in there.

When she said, "Pon de floor," BAM! You hit the floor. I'm like, "Yeah."

Nearly jumped up and hit the ceiling.

You're standing here like this...

"Pow! This is me." Like, "This is my stage, OK? This is me.

"You watch me, you watch what we do, OK?"

Guys, youse lot are good.

Youse lot are very mature.

I want you to be more confident in your grooves and swagger.

So any time that you've got the arm here,

make sure you're using your chest. A lot of power comes from there.

So even though you're using your arms,

your power's coming from here, so use that a lot more.

-THEY CHEER

-Well done, guys.

Well done. What did the judges say to you?

They said that we were, like, mature, cos they thought we were 14, 15,

but we're only like 11 to 14, so...

-Ah, interesting!

-They said we didn't need flips and stuff -

the choreography was good.

Yeah, you guys owned it. So are you very pleased?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-Ready to come back and do it again?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-Definitely.

-Good luck, guys.

Last but not least, this crew have been dancing together for two years.

They describe themselves as dedicated,

adventurous and, of course...

Wicked.

-ALL:

-We're Wicked and we're from Dartford. Woo!

How long have you been a crew? There's ten of you. So...

how long has this collective been together?

-Two years.

-That's amazing. You're like family?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

If you've been together for two years, you'll be tight.

-ALL:

-Yeah.

-I wish you the best of luck.

-ALL:

-Thank you.

-All right guys, good luck.

Ha-ha-ha. What you laughin' at?

# I got 21 seconds to flow

# I got 21 seconds to go

# Cos if you like me, let me know Let me in the studio

# I got 21 seconds before I gotta go

-# Did you see me in the video?

-Oh, no!

-# Did you see me in the video?

-Oh, no!

# So if you like me, let me know Let me in the studio

# I got 21 seconds before I gotta go... #

I really liked the formations, the transitions

and the use of the stage.

# Whatever I do I feel the pain

# With or without you

# Hey, yeah

# Let your body fly

# Everybody jumpin'... #

Hee-hee!

# Keep on jumpin'

# Let your body fly. #

They're really good!

# Everybody jumpin'

# Till you see the sun in the sky

# Keep on jumpin'

# Let your body fly

# Everybody jumpin'

# Till you see the sun in the sky

# Keep on jumpin'

# Let your body fly

# Everybody jumpin'

# Till you see the sun in the sky

# Keep on, on, on, on. #

SHE MIMES: Ha-ha-ha! What you laughin' at?

I really enjoyed that, guys. There's just so much going on.

There's no tricks in the routine whatsoever but it held its own.

When you do your steps, go through your feet, all I heard was...

-TAPPING

-You know, from your trainers,

so you just need to make it a bit more oozy

so that when you're doing the house, it's got a bit more flavour to it.

Be careful when you're doing transitions and formations -

your routine starts to lose its tightness.

When it starts to open up a little bit, I'm starting to see

mistakes here and there. Other than that, it was really good.

The beginning bit - "You see me in the video? Oh, no."

There's a part where you guys go, "Oh, no,"

and I'm like, "Ooh, yes, get in there!

"Get it, get it, dig it deep!" I like that.

You got the swagger down, I went...

HE GROANS HAPPILY

OK?

It was "Wicked"!

THEY LAUGH

THEY ALL SCREAM

It's time for the judges to begin deliberating.

Sadly, we have to say goodbye to three of our crews

and only the strongest performances will go forward.

Who will they choose?

Here's a quick reminder of all eight stage-shattering performances.

Earlier, we saw Shockarellas from Manchester.

The Minions from Coventry.

Party Rockers from Belfast.

And Beat Breakers from Plymouth.

Then we saw Demolition from Leicester.

Xtreme from Rotherham.

5XS from Leicester.

And, from Kent, it's Wicked.

I like these guys.

They're fresh.

-Even their routine, I think they had something different as well.

-Mm-hm.

-They were really good trickers.

-Oh, yeah, definitely. But...

overall content, was there enough street?

Enough hip hop?

5XS is different because we don't really do many tricks.

We just dance.

We worked hard and it doesn't matter if we don't get through,

we're so proud.

-In or out? BOTH:

-Compared to the others?

Out.

This group right here. Boy.

-They're untouchable, frankly.

-Yeah.

-For me.

-It's quite scary.

-I'm going to say yes.

I was going to say no.

THEY LAUGH

Why have youse lot put it on me?!

Right...

can we leave them in the middle?

Right now. Yeah? OK.

Please put us through to the next round,

because all of us have so much more to show you.

And I hope you like it.

If we get through to the next round, we've got so much more to bring.

-I like them.

-Yeah.

They're strong. I feel like they have more definitely, anyways.

So, guys, is this our final decision?

These five?

These five.

For me, yeah, I'm happy.

Turbo?

I'm happy.

-I'm very sure of that.

-Mm-hmm.

-Cool.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

OK. Good.

That's it, the judges have made their decision.

Let's find out who they chose.

Going through to the heats from today's show are...

-ALL:

-To the competition, good luck!

But we're raising our game for the heats.

ALL: Watch out in the heats, cos The Minions are burning rubber!

Good luck to the others, but we'll bring it harder this time.

We're through to the heats!

THEY LAUGH AND CHEER

They performed well, but sadly we'll be saying goodbye to...

Which means the other two crews going through are...

-ALL:

-5XS are in the heats! Woooo!

Good luck to all the other crews, but watch out - we're Wicked!

-We're through to the heats!

-THEY CHEER

So it's congratulations to...

Shockarellas, The Minions,

Beat Breakers, 5XS and Wicked.

Coming up next time,

the swagger continues as we see performances from Lil' Diamondz,

K Lic, Paradox, Super 6, Dem Lot,

Nu Flo, Mischief and Street Kids.

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We've never been in a competition at this level

or anything like this before.

It's a relief that we've finished dancing and we can relax now

and enjoy ourselves.

We're all best friends, so we just know each other

and we'll know where we'll be and we trust each other.

It's a relief that it's over and all our nerves have gone.

Alesha was lovely. She spoke to us like we were friends.