America's Best Dance Crew , often abbreviated as ABDC , was an American competitive dance reality television series featuring both national and international dance crews . The show was produced by singer, record producer, and former American Idol judge Randy Jackson . The series premiered on February 7, 2008, on MTV . It was originally developed for NBC as World Moves .
32-422: The show was hosted by actor Mario Lopez and featured television personality Layla Kayleigh as the backstage correspondent. The judging panel consisted of hip hop recording artist Lil Mama , singer-songwriter JC Chasez , and dancer Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval . Former judges included hip hop choreographer Shane Sparks and R&B singer Omarion . After an initial seventh season run, America's Best Dance Crew
64-647: A children's book entitled Mario and Baby Gia by Celebra Children's Books (a division of Penguin Books ), on September 27, 2011. The book is about Lopez and his daughter. In 2022, it was announced that Lopez is involved in an effort to revive the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo , as he oversaw auditions that took place, in a project named "Menudo: A New Beginning". Lopez helped revive the band as their new manager, and in 2023, Menudo released their first single under Lopez, named "Mi Amore". According to Lopez, Fergie
96-418: A commercial that depicted the 1970s Warriors' movie that looked exactly like his pitch demo DVD, he filed the suit. Many production elements between the show and Kane's 2003 copyright registration of a "break-dancing league" were identical. TMZ and NYPost were a couple among the many major media organizations to run the story. Viacom/MTV and Charlie Kane came to a mutual settlement in 2011. ABDC airs on MTV in
128-412: A panel of judges. Viewers are given a certain amount of time to place votes for their favorite dancers, either by telephone or (in some countries) online. The couple with the lowest combined score provided by the judges and viewers is eliminated. This process continues until there are only two, three, or four couples left; when they have competed for the last time one couple is declared the champion and wins
160-472: A police officer in late 2006. Also in the fall of 2006, Lopez signed on as a contestant on the third season of Dancing with the Stars on ABC with professional partner and then-girlfriend Karina Smirnoff who was making her series debut. They finished in second place, losing to the team of Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke . Lopez and Courtney Mazza had a reality show on VH1 called Mario Lopez: Saved by
192-7525: A trophy. Currently airing Upcoming season Status unknown No longer airing Season 1, 2010: Oni Pustina & Linda Poda Season 2, 2011: Enver Petrovci & Lori Bala Season 3, 2012: Elvana Gjata & Gerdi Vaso Season 4, 2013–14: Lori Hoxha & Dion Gjinika Season 5, 2014–15: Tuna & Simone Pigliacelli Season 6, 2015: Dorina Mema & Besi Season 7, 2018: Soni Malaj & Dion Gjinika Season 8, 2022–23 : Sara Hoxha & Luixhino Hala Season 9, 2023 : Enxhi Nasufi & Silvester Shuta Season 1, 2020: Souhila Mâallem & Hamed Sami Season 2, 2023: Unknown Season 3, 2024: TBA Season 1, Spring 2006 : Carmen Barbieri & Christian Ponce Season 2, Summer 2006 : Florencia de la V & Manuel Rodríguez Season 3, Fall 2006 : Carla Conte & Guillermo Conforte Season 4, 2007 : Celina Rucci & Matías Sayago Season 5, 2008 : Carolina Ardohain & Nicolás Armengol Season 6, 2010 : Fabio Moli & Mariana Conci Season 7, 2011 : Hernán Piquín & Noelia Pompa Season 8, 2012 : Hernán Piquín & Noelia Pompa Season 9, 2014 : Anita Martínez & Bicho Gómez [ es ] Season 10, 2015 : Federico Bal [ es ] & Laura Fernández [ es ] Season 11, 2016 : Pedro Alfonso & Florencia Vigna [ es ] Season 12, 2017 : Florencia Vigna & Gonzalo Gerber Season 13, 2018 : Julián Serrano & Sofía Morandi [ es ] Season 14, 2019 : Nicolás Occhiato [ es ] & Florencia Jazmín Peña Season 15, 2021 : Noelia Marzol & Jonathan Lazarte Season 16, 2023 : Fiorella Acosta & Sandro Leone Season 1, 2011: Emma Manukyan & Armen Season 2, 2011–2012: Janna Hovakimyan & Petros Season 3, 2013: Sandukht Matevosyan & Harut Season 4, 2014: Gevorg Harutyunyan & Shushan Season 5, 2014–2015: Season 1, 2004 : Bec Cartwright & Michael Miziner Season 2, 2005 : Tom Williams & Kym Johnson Season 3, 2005 : Ada Nicodemou & Aric Yegudkin Season 4, 2006 : Grant Denyer & Amanda Garner Season 5, 2006 : Anthony Koutoufides & Natalie Lowe Season 6, 2007 : Kate Ceberano & John-Paul Collins Season 7, 2007 : Bridie Carter & Craig Monley Season 8, 2008 : Luke Jacobz & Luda Kroiter Season 9, 2009 : Adam Brand & Jade Hatcher Season 10, 2010 : Rob Palmer & Alana Patience Season 11, 2011 : Manu Feildel & Alana Patience Season 12, 2012 : Johnny Ruffo & Luda Kroitor Season 13, 2013 : Cosentino & Jessica Raffa Season 14, 2014 : David Rodan & Melanie Hooper Season 15, 2015 : Emma Freedman & Aric Yegudkin Season 16, 2019 : Samuel Johnson & Jorja Freeman Season 17, 2020 : Celia Pacquola & Jarryd Byrne Season 18, 2021 : Luke Jacobz & Jorja Freeman Season 19, 2022 : Grant Denyer & Lily Cornish Season 20, 2023 : Phil Burton & Ash-Leigh Hunter Season 21, 2024 : Lisa McCune & Ian Waite Season 22, 2025 : Upcoming Season Season 1, 2005: Marika Lichter & Andy Kainz [ de ] Season 2, 2006: Manuel Ortega & Kelly Kainz [ de ] Season 3, 2007: Klaus Eberhartinger & Kelly Kainz Season 4, 2008: Dorian Steidl [ de ] & Nicole Kuntner Season 5, 2009: Claudia Reiterer [ de ] & Andy Kainz Season 6, 2011: Astrid Wirtenberger & Balazs Ekker [ de ] Season 7, 2012: Petra Frey & Vadim Garbuzov Season 8, 2013: Rainer Schönfelder & Manuela Stöckl [ de ] Season 9, 2014: Roxanne Rapp & Vadim Garbuzov Season 10, 2016: Verena Scheitz [ de ] & Florian Gschaider Season 11, 2017: Martin Ferdiny [ de ] & Maria Santner Season 12, 2019: Elisabeth Görgl & Thomas Kraml Season 13, 2020: Michaela Kirchgasser & Vadim Garbuzov Season 14, 2021: Caroline Athanasiadis [ de ] & Danilo Campisi Season 15, 2023: Missy May [ de ] & Dimitar Stefanin [ de ] Season 1, 2006: Dina Tersago & Wim Gevaert Season 2, 2007: Pieter Loridon & Daisy Croes Season 3, 2008: Antony Arandia & Leila Akcelik Season 4, 2009: Louis Talpe & Leila Akcelik Season 5, 2012: Kevin van der Perren & Charissa van Dipte Season 1, 2018: James Cooke [ nl ] & Björk Gunnarsdóttir Season 2, 2019: Julie Vermeire & Pasquale La Rocca Season 3, 2021: Nina Derwael & Simone Arena Season 1, 2005 : Karina Bacchi & Fabiano Vivas Season 2, 2006 : Juliana Didone & Leandro Azevedo Season 3, 2006 : Robson Caetano & Ivonete Liberatto Season 4, 2007 : Rodrigo Hilbert & Priscila Amaral Season 5, 2008 : Christiane Torloni & Alvaro Reis Season 6, 2009 : Paola Oliveira & Atila Amaral Season 7, 2010 : Fernanda Souza & Alexandre Porcel Season 8, 2011 : Miguel Roncato & Ana Flavia Simoes Season 9, 2012 : Rodrigo Simas & Raquel Guarini Season 10, 2013 : Carol Castro & Leandro Azevedo Season 11, 2014 : Marcello Melo Jr. & Raquel Guarini Season 12, 2015 : Viviane Araújo & Marcelo Granjeiro Season 13, 2016 : Felipe Simas & Carol Agnelo Season 14, 2017 : Maria Joana & Reginaldo Sama Season 15, 2018 : Léo Jaime & Larissa Parison Season 16, 2019 : Kaysar Dadour & Mayara Araújo Season 17, 2020 : Lucy Ramos & Reginaldo Sama Season 18, 2021 : Paola Oliveira & Leandro Azevedo Season 19, 2022 : Vitória Strada & Wagner Santos Season 20, 2023 : Priscila Fantin & Rolon Hô Season 21, 2024 : Tati Machado & Diego Maia Season 1, 2007: João Vitor Silva & Juliane Dias Season 2, 2008: Eduardo Melo & Gabriela Bogo Season 3, 2009: Nauhana Costa & Thaian Marques Season 4, 2015: Mel Maia & Wesley Monteiro Season 5, 2017: Xande Valois & Duda Almeida Season 1, 2017 : Maytê Piragibe & Paulo Victor Souza Season 2, 2017 : Yudi Tamashiro & Barbara Guerra Season 3, 2018 : Geovanna Tominaga & Lucas Teodoro Season 4, 2018 : Pérola Faria & Fernando Perrotti Season 5, 2019 : D'Black & Carol Dias Season 1, 2018 : Leonardo Oliveira & Yasmim Nascimento Season 1, 2008: Orlin Pavlov & Yana Akimova Season 2, 2009 : Bianka Panova & Svetoslav Vasilev Season 3, 2013: Angel Kovachev & Dorina Stoyanova Season 4, 2014: Albena Denkova & Kaloyan Ivanov Season 5, 2024: Nedelya Shtonova & Atanas Mesetchkov Season 1, 2009: Raina, Fahradin Fahradinov, Sashka Dimitrova and Svetlin Dimitrov Season 1, 2006: Juvenal Olmos & Claudia Miranda Season 2, Spring 2007: Cristián Arriagada & Paz Bustos Season 3, Fall 2007: Francisco Reyes Morandé & Irene Bustamante Season 4, 2008: Fernando Godoy & Paz Bustos 與星共舞 Dancing with
224-522: Is a reality competition where dance crews showcase their talent and compete for a $ 100,000 ( USD ) grand prize and the golden ABDC trophy (a figure of a b-boy doing a freeze , with its legs moving like a bobblehead ). Each week, the crews are given a challenge. The challenges are different for each crew, but have the same general concept or share a specific theme. To begin each episode, host Mario Lopez reveals, in no particular order, which crews are safe and which crews are at risk for elimination. After
256-552: Is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell , Saved by the Bell: The College Years , and the 2020 sequel series . He has appeared in numerous projects since, including the third season of Dancing with the Stars and as host for the syndicated entertainment news magazine shows Extra and Access Hollywood . He has also hosted America's Best Dance Crew for MTV . In 2012, he co-hosted
288-408: Is married to former NFL Minnesota Vikings and Houston Texans linebacker Kailee Wong . Lopez started dance education at age three, training in tap and jazz . He also did tumbling, karate and wrestling at his local Boys and Girls Club when he was 7 years old. He excelled at these as well as other activities in which his mother enrolled him. During high school at Chula Vista High School , he
320-745: The Jordan River , which was administered by a Catholic priest. He is a proponent of health and fitness, and was the cover feature for the November 2013 issue of FitnessRX For Men magazine. To complement his fitness regime, Lopez is an amateur boxer and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ; he began training in early 2017 and received his blue belt in February 2018 under Professor Robert Hill of Gracie Barra Glendale. He received his purple belt in November 2022. Dancing with
352-609: The iHeartRadio Countdown . In July 2019, it was reported that Lopez would be leaving his duties hosting Extra in order to host rival program Access Hollywood . In November 2019 Lopez was the Grand Marshal of the Hollywood Christmas Parade . In 2024, Lopez began hosting the Game Show Network series Blank Slate . Outside of TV, Lopez made his Broadway debut on April 15, 2008, in
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#1732790565373384-717: The second season of the American version of The X Factor with Khloé Kardashian , and was the sole host for the third and final season . Lopez was born on October 10, 1973, in Chula Vista, California , the son of Elvira Soledad Trasviña and Mario Alberto López Pérez. Lopez was raised in a Catholic family. His parents are both emigrants from Mexico . His father was born in Culiacán , Sinaloa , and his mother in Tijuana , Baja California . His younger sister, Marissa,
416-580: The 2010 Pageant of the Masters arts festival in Laguna Beach , California. Starting in 2012, Lopez began hosting his own nationally syndicated radio show, ON With Mario Lopez , for Premiere Radio . It streams online daily on iHeartRadio and airs on selected CHR and Hot AC stations (particularly on KBIG-FM/Los Angeles ) throughout the U.S. In August 2014, Lopez began hosting the Hot AC edition of
448-568: The Baby which premiered on November 1, 2010. Lopez guest-starred as a reporter for Extra Sesame Street in the Sesame Street episode "The Veggie Monster" in 2012. In December 2020, Lopez starred as Colonel Sanders in A Recipe for Seduction , a short film from Lifetime and KFC . In 2024, Lopez signed a multi-year deal with Great American Media . In 1992, he hosted his first series on NBC, called Name Your Adventure . He hosted
480-646: The Caribbean, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Russia (by the alias of "Короли Танцпола", lit. "Kings of the Dancefloor"), Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine (by the alias of "Танцювальні бої", lit. "Dance Battles"), and Romania. In Canada, the show airs on both MuchMusic and Musique Plus (the episodes on MP are 2 years late) and in Latin America,
512-462: The Las Alamandas resort outside Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, but their marriage was annulled two weeks later. In a 2011 interview, Lopez admitted that the parting transpired after Landry discovered Lopez was unfaithful to her days before the wedding at his bachelor party . Lopez dated professional dancer Karina Smirnoff , his Dancing with the Stars partner, from 2006 to June 2008. In
544-578: The Stars Dancing with the Stars is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing , which is distributed by BBC Studios , the commercial arm of the BBC . As of 2012 the format has been licensed to 60 territories. Versions have also been produced in dozens of countries across the world. As a result, the series became
576-408: The banners of the crews still in the running stand. The contestants are allowed to dance one final time on the stage as they " walk it out " to the song of the same name. MTV and Randy Jackson were sued by entertainer and activist Dwight McGhee, publicly known as rapper Citizen Charlie Kane, in 2010. Kane had pitched the show concept to MTV in 2004 and MTV "passed" on the concept. When Charlie Kane saw
608-524: The cast of the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing the role of Dr. Christian Ramirez. On July 18, 2006, he was released from his B&B contract. Later that year, Mario guest-starred as a plastic surgeon who drives Christian Troy to jealousy when he sees him naked in the shower in an episode of FX Network 's Nip/Tuck during the show's fourth season, which began in autumn 2006. He also made an appearance on George Lopez as
640-405: The crews in the bottom perform their routines, the judges decide which crew will advance to the next round. Another unique aspect of ABDC is the crew banner. Each banner's logo represents its respective crew, appearing during interviews, performances, and on various merchandise. It is also used as a transition effect. When a crew is eliminated, their banner falls from the top of the stadium, where
672-525: The fall of 2008, Lopez met Broadway dancer, actress, and producer Courtney Mazza on A Chorus Line on Broadway in New York. They married in Punta Mita, Mexico , on December 1, 2012. They have a daughter Gia (b. 2010) and two sons Santiago & Dominic (b. 2013 and 2019). Lopez has stated that he is Catholic and goes to church every week. In March 2018, he underwent baptism by immersion at
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#1732790565373704-471: The revival of the musical A Chorus Line as Zach. Lopez has published three non-fiction books. The first, Mario Lopez Knockout Fitness , was published in 2008 and written together with Jeff O'Connell (who had previously written a fitness book with LL Cool J ). His book Extra Lean followed in early 2010 and became a New York Times bestseller. Extra Lean Family was published in May 2012. He released
736-688: The role of A.C. Slater in Peacock 's sequel series, Saved by the Bell . In 1997, Lopez starred as Olympic diver Greg Louganis in the television film Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story . The following year, he was cast as Bobby Cruz in the USA Network series Pacific Blue for two seasons before it was canceled after the fifth season; he then went on to guest star on Resurrection Blvd. , Eve , and The Bad Girl's Guide . In March 2006, Lopez joined
768-648: The serial tabloid Extra , as well as the MTV reality shows America's Best Dance Crew and MTV's Top Pop Group . In the 1995–96 season, he hosted the second season of Masters of the Maze on what was then The Family Channel . Lopez is both the host (with Carmen Palumbo) and co-executive producer of Sí TV 's Dating Factory . From October to December 2012, he co-hosted the Fox singing competition The X Factor along with Khloe Kardashian . In September 2013, Lopez returned to
800-415: The short-lived ABC comedy series a.k.a. Pablo . That same year, he was cast as a drummer and dancer on Kids Incorporated ; he performed on three seasons. In March 1987, he was cast as a guest star on the sitcom The Golden Girls as a Latino boy named Mario who faces deportation. He was cast in a small part in the film Colors (1988) as Felipe's friend. Lopez was cast in 1989 as A.C. Slater in
832-682: The show airs on Warner Channel . The show also airs on AB1 and MTV France , where it is called Dance Crew USA in France, Solar TV , Jack TV , and The Game Channel in the Philippines, Fiji One in Fiji, and YAN TV (?), VTV3 (Nhom nhay sieu Viet, 2021) in Vietnam. Mario Lopez Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973 ) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway . He
864-536: The show as sole host for season 3 after Kardashian was not asked back as co-host. The X Factor was cancelled on February 7, 2014. From 2002 to 2005, he was the host of the Animal Planet show Pet Star , despite some difficulty with an allergy to cats. Lopez hosted the Miss America pageant in 2007, 2009, and 2010. Lopez has guest co-hosted The Wendy Williams Show , and MCed the gala benefit for
896-416: The television Saturday-morning series sitcom Saved by the Bell (1989–1993), and its spinoff Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994). On February 4, 2015, Lopez reunited with Mark-Paul Gosselaar , Elizabeth Berkley , Dennis Haskins , and Tiffani Thiessen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , where they appeared in a Saved by the Bell sketch with Fallon. In 2020, Lopez reprised
928-480: The world's most popular television programme among all genres in 2006 and 2007, according to the magazine Television Business International , reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries. The show pairs a number of well known celebrities with professional ballroom dancers, who each week compete by performing one or more choreographed routines that follow the prearranged theme for that particular week. The dancers are then scored by
960-509: Was cancelled in 2012 due to declining ratings. However, on January 10, 2015, MTV announced that the series would be revived for an eighth season. The eighth season, titled America's Best Dance Crew All-Stars: Road to the VMAs , premiered on July 29, 2015. Hosted by Jason Dundas , the revival featured a new judging panel: hip hop artist T-Pain , recording artist Teyana Taylor , and Broadway performer Frankie Grande . America's Best Dance Crew
992-411: Was his first kiss and the two were involved briefly while they were both on the show Kids Incorporated . In 1993, Lopez was accused of date rape, but prosecutors found no evidence to support the allegation, and multiple witnesses "contradicted the woman's account of her encounter" with Lopez. After six years of dating, Lopez married actress Ali Landry on April 24, 2004, in a Catholic ceremony at
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1024-575: Was on the school's wrestling team at the weight class of 160 lb (73 kg). He placed 2nd in the San Diego Section competition and 7th in California his senior year. He graduated in 1991. Lopez was discovered by a talent agent at a dance recital when he was 10 years old. He initially worked in local advertisements and commercials before making TV appearances. Lopez began acting in 1984 when he appeared as younger brother Tomás in
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