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The Blended Projekt

REGION: WEST

Carrie Calkins
Heather Gonzalez
Jeremy Stoddard
Laura Norris
Valerie Ramirez
Abacy Chevis
Elaine Alva
Melissa Houlemarde

The Blended Projekt is a crew of young dancers (including three 16-year-old members) who combine traditional clogging with hip-hop dance in a technique they call "blending." While clogging has been on America's Best Dance Crew before, it's certainly never looked like this. Tired of what they considered the nerdy traditional clogging style, Blended Projekt ripped the taps of their clogs and fused them to their trendy sneakers. Now, when they perform, this band of hip-hop lovers can keep its young, hip look while maintaining its classic clogging technique.

BP is also the largest crew ever on the show with eight members. With that many members on stage, will this crew be able to finesse their precision and nail clean performances with the challenges they will face every week?