Qualifier 3 Alesha's Street Dance Stars

This is Alesha's Street Dance Stars.

The place to be for serious street dance action.

We've trawled Britain to find the top young street dance crews.

Only the best of them have made it this far.

Last time, Reloaded and Base top-rocked their way

to first and joint second place.

But how will today's crews measure up?

This is Alesha's Street Dance Stars.

Hello and welcome to Alesha's Street Dance Stars.

This is my search to find the UK's best young street dance crews

and we've got an amazing show lined up for you.

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In just a few moments, four crews will attempt

to amaze our judges by smashing their moves on this stage.

The competition is steep.

They all want to win the title of Alesha's Street Dance Stars 2012

and walk away with this stunning trophy.

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The crews will have to be on point if they want to be in with a chance.

Our expert judges hold all the power, so let's meet them.

I'm Dwayne Nosworthy,

established choreographer and street dancer.

As Head Judge, I'm looking for, most importantly, creativity.

I don't want to see somebody not on the beat.

I can't stand dancers not listening to the beat.

Rhythm is foundation.

My expectations are high but I'm also a realist.

I want them to show me passion, that they have what it takes.

I'm the boss.

Give a huge welcome to Dwayne!

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The lovely Lizzie!

Birthday girl, Suzette!

And Turbo!

Dwayne, as Head Judge, what are the crucial things

you'll be looking for today?

Always creativity, that's the one thing I'm looking for.

I'm looking for that creativity and obviously...

from this audience here, I'm looking for loud cheers and screams.

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-I don't think that'll be a problem!

-Amazing!

-Thank you, Dwayne.

Now, this is the important bit.

The judges will score the crews on technique,

choreography and showmanship.

Only the nine highest-scoring crews from the qualifiers

will go through to the semifinals.

In the event of a tie-break,

Head Judge Dwayne decides who goes through.

I can feel the tension building.

The crews have been busy perfecting their routines.

So do you guys want to meet them?

ALL: Yes!

So do we. Opening the show today,

a crew who pride themselves on their hard-working attitude.

Their pre-performance ritual involves kissing hands

and wiping the soles of their trainers.

Don't get that, myself.

From Essex, it's Perplex!

ALL: We're Perplex, and we're from Essex!

Perplex means puzzle

and we wouldn't be complete if we didn't have one piece.

This is our mascot, Puzzle. He means the world to us.

The best street dance styles are popping, locking and whacking

and it looks a bit like this.

The tricks that this four and me and Lewis do,

tricks like no-handed cartwheels, backflips,

there is a potential there it can go wrong.

So hopefully it doesn't and the judges will like us for our tricks.

I licked my hand and then wiped it on my feet so I didn't slip.

It means good luck to all of us.

ALL: Good luck to all the other crews, but watch out

cos Perplex is going to smash it!

# Oh, my gosh

# Baby let me...

# I did it again, so I'm gonna let the beat rock

# Oh, my

# Baby, let me love you down

# There's so many ways to love ya

# Baby, I can break you down

# There's so many ways to love ya

# Got me like, oh, my gosh

# I'm so in love

# I found you finally

# You make me wanna say

# Oh, oh, oh, oh

# Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

# Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

# Oh, oh, oh, my gosh

# Time after time

# I check myself

# Just to make sure

# I can do it any way that you want it

# I can do it any way that you want it

# Let me take you to the max

# I want to love you

# Pretty Young Thing

# You need some lovin'

# Tender lovin' care

# And I'll take you there

# I want to love you

# Pretty Young Thing

# You need some lovin'

# Tender lovin' care

# I'll take you there... #

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I loved that. So good. Let's see what the judges thought.

We'll start with you, Suzette.

I think you guys were amazing.

I really like you guys. I really, really do.

I love that you do your partner work together

and I see you having fun.

That's what I love.

I love when everyone's on stage having fun, no matter what.

I loved the end part when you did the suicide flip.

That was sick!

One thing, though. One thing.

Don't rush with your movements.

Just make sure you have fun and you just sit into your moves.

Every move that you do.

Even with the locking, just make sure it's a little bit...

nice and easy. Just go with it, you know what I mean?

But well done, seriously.

That's a good start, a very good start. Turbo?

Guys, that was a very good performance. I liked your intro.

There was a section where I think all the judges actually jumped

when you all went down...

A few of you jumped and went down to the floor.

I was like, "Woo! I like that."

It kind of got me out of my seat. Very, very nice.

You're having fun, I can see it in your faces,

in your movements and it all connects together.

Like Suzette, I'd say work on your locking

cos some of your moves were throwing away at points.

Just take your time with some of your moves.

Other than that, the way you work together...

you guys have got really good team work. I enjoyed it.

Thanks, Turbo. Very constructive comments there from Turbo.

Dwayne, what did you think?

Watching you lot dance made me have so much fun,

I just wanted to be up there dancing with you guys.

That's what I loved about what you were doing. Do you know what I mean?

I won't say anything apart from keep doing that,

keep being happy cos that'll get you through everything.

Thank you, that was nice.

Thanks, Dwayne. Lizzie, what did you think?

That was absolutely lovely.

I've got to say, I really enjoyed the popping

because you were using your arms and your legs as well,

which is so great to see. It was high-energy throughout

and you maintained that standard,

nobody started drifting off, which is great.

My only thing was with locking, work on your technique

so when using points, make sure they come from your shoulder and out.

That's the only thing, and that's a good thing

if we notice the minor things to correct.

Brilliant stuff.

Thanks, judges. Wow, that was amazing comments!

Lots to take away. You should be really proud, you did a great job.

Guys, make some noise for Perplex! CHEERING

Our next crew have been together for three years.

Their team mascot is a boom box called Colin. Yeah, you heard right.

He even has his own T-shirt and a cap.

Like, I need to see this boom box. From Cardiff, it's Pick N Mix!

ALL: We're Pick N Mix and we're from Cardiff! Yeah!

When we go on stage, I think we're going to feel very nervous

before we go on and when we're on, we get this adrenaline.

And when we perform, it's just amazing.

This is Colin the boom box, our mascot.

He's the music to our heartbeat.

When we're getting ready to go on stage

we do a clicking walk routine to help hype us up.

We have this rap we made up about Pick N Mix,

and it goes like this.

# On the mic is a Queen Now listen to what we're saying

# We're Pick N Mix and we're going to do our thing

# Don't play, don't play Don't play, don't play. #

ALL: Good luck to all the other crews

but we're Pick N Mix and we're going to do our thing.

# Work, work, work, work

# Yeah, you know I got that work

# I'm why baby mamas leave

# I'm why baby fathers...

# Bait, bait, bait

# I'll snatch your girl if you're slipping

# Talk a little G not to mention we got that...

# Come here, sister

# Papa's in the swing

# He ain't too hip

# About that new breed, babe

# He ain't no drag

# Papa's got a brand new bag

# He's doing the jerk

# He's doing the fly

# Don't play him cheap cos you know he ain't shy

# He's doing the monkey

# The mashed potatoes

# Jump back, Jack

# See you later, alligator... #

Well done, girls.

Come over. Nice job.

Shall we see what the judges thought? OK, we'll start with you, Turbo.

Hey, hey, girls. You had a very strong intro.

You had me captivated at the beginning.

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I liked it. You guys had this girl power when you started. Very strong.

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HE MIMICS THEIR CHEER

I liked your formation changes in your routines as well.

Just a few things to work on. With your locking, clean it up.

Make sure when you're pointing, you point nice and strong.

With whacking, be women, be strong about it.

If your arms are going to whack, make sure you have power

when you're rotating your wrists and elbows.

With your house as well, sit in it a bit more,

so your body gets comfortable.

I do like the fact that you went down into your swan dive

and I like your happy feet section that you had in there.

I saw that there. Girls, nice!

Thanks, Turbo.

Good comments there from Turbo. Girl power, we like that.

-Dwayne, what did you think?

-Well, ladies, I love your flavour.

Your flavour is just real nice.

Smooth, knows when to come in and out with the textures

and stuff, I was really feeling it.

Like Turbo, just watch your lines with the locking and stuff.

I feel like you've got massive potential.

Massive potential.

What I saw with you, like,

your choice of music, your choice of movement...

You were going somewhere.

You didn't nail it, but where you were going, I was loving it.

-So if you lot nail that, you're flying. Flying.

-Thanks, Dwayne.

Lizzie, what did you think?

I really enjoyed that, Pick N Mix.

Your name kind of says it all. You pick and then mix stuff.

You had locking that went into the fem-style into whacking

then it was the James Brown track and I really liked that

because you kept one bit of music and added different flavours.

But I think you can push yourselves even more.

Like when you did the house, your arms were kind of here

whilst I want you to be dangerous and I know you can.

I think you're a really strong group

and if there's room for one more, I wouldn't mind being in it.

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Suzette, sum this up for us.

Pick N Mix! All the judges said everything already.

Like, I like you guys. I really, really do.

Girl power to all of you guys.

Seriously.

I liked the intro, you did the whole LA swagger...

I love you guys, seriously.

Thanks, judges.

Good comments, girls.

OK, guys, give it up for Pick N Mix!

Now, remember, there are only nine places in the semifinals

for the highest-scoring crews, so not all crews can get through

and the pressure is really on.

Next up, it's a group who practise battling each other

in their local field.

They describe themselves as "fiery, determined and passionate".

From Hull, it's Dunk'd.

ALL: We're Dunk'd and we're from Hull.

Our ritual before we dance is a special dance what lightens up

the mood so we're all happy before we go and dance.

Our mascot's called Little Faye after our choreographer.

She gives us that extra confidence boost when we really need it.

We practise as a troop. Every Tuesday, we do it. And Saturday.

We also get an adrenaline rush, it just makes us want it more and more.

When Dunk'd get off the stage after we've performed,

we all have a group hug and say, "That went real well."

ALL: Good luck to all the other crews but get ready to be slam-Dunk'd.

# I wanna sing

# I wanna shout

# I wanna scream till the words dry out

# So put it in all of the papers

# I'm not afraid

# They can read all about it

# Read all about it

# Ohhhh

# You don't wanna speak my name

# Mess around...blown away

# Blaaah! Fool gone away

# I didn't even like your tail anyway

# Missy got somethin' to say

# I ride down the block in an escalade

# Bling, bling all in your face

# I think you might need to put on your shades

# Blaaah!

# I know you feel me tho'

# You hatin' on me but you hear me

# Twenty inch rims sittin' crazy low

# AAAAHHHHHHH!

# I'm gonna keep the party live

# Me and Timbaland gonna flip it tonight

# Keep yo' hands in the sky

# Wave 'em round like you're crazy high

# Huh!

# Time to see you dance

# Hey, you!

# Blaaah!

# I know you gonna dig this

# Downtown's been caught by the hysteria

# People scream and shout

# The golden years

# The silver tears

# You wore a tie like Richard Gere

# I won't let you down

# You spin me around

# I stand on the borderline

# Crying at the discotheque... #

Woo-woo! Woo-woo!

Woo-woo! Very nice, guys. Come over, well done!

All right, Dwayne, what did you think?

That was really, really good, guys.

Once again, having a lot of fun. You just bring out so much energy.

You were high-energy from beginning to end.

I just wanted to keep watching. I just couldn't take my eyes off you.

Just keep a couple of things in your head, especially with locking.

Don't throw it away. Make sure you know where your lines are.

Use your peripheral, know what you're doing. That's my advice.

Apart from that, fantastic. Well done, guys.

Good stuff! Thanks, Dwayne. Lizzie?

That was lovely, Dunk'd. I loved that you started with

lyrical hip-hop and then you built it up nicely.

When you did the lyrical hip-hop, try and really elongate

those moves even more so we can see the difference

between different things cos I could see it and it was beautiful

but you could play on that even more with the lyrics.

I loved it when it came to the locking and that track was so cool.

It was a great track to bring out. It brought all of our energy up.

Again, with the locking, when you all came into a line

and then did the airborne out, you kind of threw away the move.

Just little tiny things, so just remember you need to stick that move

so you can feel all your muscles being used.

You're definitely on the right track, keep it up.

Brilliant comments from Lizzie. Very good.

So much energy. OK, Suzette.

Wow, you guys. Full of energy from start to finish.

I loved the whole facials and everything.

You guys were doing it for me. It was really, really good.

With your positionings, make sure you know where you're standing.

Sometimes they were a little bit scatty. Your pacing, too.

There's certain bits in your locking that you can improve on, OK?

Thanks, Suzette.

You'll listen to what they say, won't you?

Turbolicious, sum it up.

I'll just give you guys a bit of positive criticism.

Relax your bodies a little bit more, cos some of it was a bit stiff.

I know you're excited.

Relax a bit more. Be confident in your movements as well.

Be like, "My hand's going to go here - boom. It's going here,"

and have control.

But I loved your intro. Very calm and relaxing,

it made me think, "What's coming next?"

I loved the Missy Elliott track, you started going crazy.

I was like, "Yes, I remember this track!"

And then suddenly you smacked it up with the discotheque.

I went crazy, I felt like I had an Afro and it was 1972.

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-I got funky! '72!

-'72!

I think you got them really excited! Thanks, judges, great comments.

Guys, give it up for Dunk'd.

Last, but not least, this crew of best friends

have one thing in common - they love to dance.

New style and lyrical are their favourite moves.

From Oxford, it's 1Love!

ALL: We're 1Love and we're from Oxford!

Ever since we found out that we got through, we've been practising

every other day, on our weekends... so hopefully it will pay off.

1Love, we're really original and unique so we kinda

try and combine all our styles and bring a bit of flavour to it.

When we walk on the stage, I think we're going to be nervous

when the music hasn't started and you're in position

and can see the audience and the judges looking.

But as soon as you start your routine, you'll get really into it.

There's a move that could wow the judges

but if we don't pull it off it could ruin our performance.

Being the only boy is really fun.

They're all like my sisters, we look after each other.

Good luck to the other crews but...

ALL: Watch out, cos 1Love is here!

# Say my name, say my name

# If no-one is around you

# Say, baby, I love you

# If you ain't runnin' game

# Say my name, say my name

# You actin' kinda shady

# Ain't callin' me baby

# Why the sudden change? Say my...

# Work it, make it, do it

# Makes us harder, better, faster, stronger

# That don't kill me

# Can only make me stronger

# I need you to hurry up now

# Cos I can't wait much longer

# I know I got to be right now

# Cos I can't get much wronger

# Man, I've been waitin' all night now

# That's how long I've been on you

# My time, show time, hook line

# Let's roll, let's ride

# Scribble on the paper, gonna keep this tight

# Here we go again upon the raver's rhyme

# Let me have the tune

# Let me start again Let me flip you

# I got one thing to say to you today

# How many times have you led someone astray?

# How many times have you fled and gone away?

# Gone away, it's a brand new day

# We got it goin' on

# Feel my flow

# I know you feeling my flow, no show

# I know you feeling my flow, eh yo!

# Get up on the mic as I run this show

# Feeling my vibe, are you feeling my vibe?

# Get up on the mic as I run this show

# Feel the vibe in your mind and soul

# What I want is for you to be with me

# Loving you every day will be easy

# What I know is that we will never be

# But that doesn't stop me from wanting the dream of reality. #

Mis-Teeq with the bump and flex!

SHE LAUGHS

Come on, guys. Well done, well done!

Very nice, very nice!

Shall we see what the judges thought? Lizzie, we'll start with you.

Hello, 1Love. I like your T-shirts. Very nice and fresh.

I really enjoyed that, it was very energetic and... Yeah, it was good.

It was nice to see it. I like the attitude you guys did,

and I liked the double illusions the girls did.

It was really lovely. Liked the music choice, we liked that.

For me, just work on your locking technique

and some of your other street dance styles.

Work on those techniques for feeling the whole movement

and not throwing them away.

But other than that, you have a lot of potential

to grow and become even stronger

and it was a nice taster to see you guys doing that.

I haven't seen that blend of styles, so really nice.

Oh, lovely. That's a good start!

Thanks, Lizzie. Suzette?

One love!

One heart!

# Let's get together and feel all right. #

Let's bring it back, let's bring it back.

OK, 1Love...

I saw some good things on that stage right now, yeah?

I did, I did, I did!

For me, like Lizzie, with the whole locking and hip-hop side of stuff,

just make sure you work on the different elements, OK?

Brilliant, thanks, Suzette. Good stuff.

-Turbo?

-You can see you guys enjoyed yourselves on stage.

And you know what? You made me enjoy myself here as a judge.

It was really, really good.

I'd say you can be a bit tighter on some of your moves and routines.

You can be stronger as well.

Like Lizzie said, try not to throw them away.

Work on it, progress, makes you stronger, better.

Loved your popping, OK?

Once you started popping I could see you were in your world.

You were like, "This is me. This is me."

The isolation when you came to the front...

Your isolation, we see you. And the music. Let me tell you something.

It wasn't my time or your time, it was YOUR time on stage. Sick, guys.

1Love! See that there? 1Love!

Thanks, Turbo.

SHE LAUGHS

Mad man. All right, Dwayne.

Oh, wow, guys! You know what? I'm just going to sum it up like this.

You guys are good, but I now you can do better. So bring it, yeah?

Bring it.

Thanks, judges. Happy with those comments?

I thought they were lovely comments. Give it up for 1Love!

Well, that's it. All four crews have performed.

They were incredible today. Weren't they, guys?

ALL: Yes! I thought so.

While we check and verify the results,

here's a look back at today's highlights.

Dwayne said he wanted to get on the stage and dance with them.

Turbo said he liked the formation changes throughout their routine.

Lizzie loved their lyrical hip-hop beginning.

Lizzie was a fan of their double illusions.

So let's find out who can magic up the highest points.

The standard has been amazing and all of the groups

have done so well, so let's make some noise for Perplex.

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Pick N Mix.

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Dunk'd.

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And 1Love.

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Now, the scores have been checked and verified and I now have the results.

I can reveal that the winner of today's qualifier

with a total of 66 points is...

..Perplex!

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Congratulations, guys! Well done.

Very, very well done.

Wow, what a phenomenal show!

A huge thank you to all our crews and, of course, our judges!

Join us next time when four new crews will be aiming to score high

for a place in the semifinals of Alesha's Street Dance Stars 2012.

See ya!

Reloaded are sitting pretty at Number One.

Perplex and Pick N Mix jump into sixth and seventh place

and there's a triple back flip at nine,

with Off Beat, Dunk'd and Ebonessence Girls.

For a reminder of all the performances

and a leader board update, go to the CBBC website

and click on Alesha's Street Dance Stars.

Join us next time, when four more crews will shatter the stage

with their moves, all hoping to be crowned Alesha's Street Dance Stars.