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Sep 15,2011

Season 3, Episodes 8: “Mess in Aisle 7,” and Episode 9: “Alliance of the Dark” Online!

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These few episodes, directed by Christopher Scott and Ryan Landels, introduce some terrific new characters portrayed by some of the biggest names in dance.

You may recognize “America’s Best Dance Crew” champions IaMmE, and “Live to Dance” finalist Kendall Glover, for starters. These episodes also lay home to the on-screen debuts of many dancers who have worked with the LXD in the past: “So You Think You Can Dance” contestant Ashley Galvan, who performed with the LXD at Carnival; “Burlesque” actress and dancer Tyne Stecklein, who previously appeared in the LXD short film, “Matched“; Youtube sensation Angelo “Lil Demon” Baghdad, who has been with the LXD since their first performance on Youtube Live; and Jessica Lee Keller,  who danced with the legion on SYTYCD and in Beijing.

You also see the development of some of your other favorite characters with the assistance of choreography by Kenneth “Free” Crawford, Dee Caspary, and Christopher Scott. Enjoy!

Click HERE to see this week’s featurette!

Click HERE to see a preview clip from next week’s finale!

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Sep 08,2011

LXD Season 3, Episodes 5 “Salvage,” 6 “Reprogram,” and 7 “Ra Games” Online!

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This week’s episodes features the directorial talents of Ryan Landels and LXD newbie Jason Russell and choreography by Kenneth “Free” Crawford, Mike Song, Luis “Luigi” Rosado, and David “Kid David” Schreibman. These episodes reintroduce some old friends, as well as some old enemies. Enjoy!

Click HERE to see this week’s featurette!

Click HERE to see ANOTHER cool featurette!

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Sep 07,2011

Video: Team iLuminate Final “America’s Got Talent” Performance

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Team iLuminate is a group of dancers banded together to create sensational routines bound to amazing lighting technology. Through this technology, they create something completely different than anything else the world has ever seen. The dance group contains a whopping total of six LXD members: John “JRock” Nelson (Dark Doctor), Ivan “Flipz” Velez (Observer), Philip “Spee-D” Albuquerque (Swoop), Marie “Maryss from Paris” Courchinoux (Scales), Jay “JSmooth” Gutierrez, and Lindsey “Lindsey B” Blaufarb, who choreographed an upcoming episode.

Tonight, they created some stunning visuals for the final “America’s Got Talent” performance show, and they need your votes to become a headlining act in Vegas! Call 1-866-602-4810 NOW!!

To see Team iLuminate’s original audition, click HERE. To see their first live performance, click HERE. To see their performance at the semi-finals, click HERE.


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Aug 24,2011

Video: Team iLuminate Performs on “America’s Got Talent” Semi-Finals

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Team iLuminate is a group of dancers banded together to create sensational routines bound to amazing lighting technology. Through this technology, they create something completely different than anything else the world has ever seen. The dance group contains a whopping total of six LXD members: John “JRock” Nelson (Dark Doctor), Ivan “Flipz” Velez (Observer), Philip “Spee-D” Albuquerque (Swoop), Marie “Maryss from Paris” Courchinoux (Scales), Jay “JSmooth” Gutierrez, and Lindsey “Lindsey B” Blaufarb, who choreographed an upcoming episode.

The dancers have performed on “America’s Got Talent” twice before, but this is when it really counts. They’re in the semi-finals, but they need your votes to make it all the way!

The judges gave them some of the best feedback that could possibly be given, but it’s up to America to keep them in the competition! To vote, call 1-866-602-4809 or text VOTE to 4809.

To see Team iLuminate’s original audition, click HERE. To see their first live performance, click HERE.


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Aug 03,2011

Video: Team iLuminate on “America’s Got Talent”

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Team iLuminate is a group of dancers banded together to create sensational routines bound to amazing lighting technology. Through this technology, they create something completely different than anything else the world has ever seen. The dance group contains a whopping total of six LXD members: John “JRock” Nelson (Dark Doctor), Ivan “Flipz” Velez (Observer), Philip “Spee-D” Albuquerque (Swoop), Marie “Maryss from Paris” Courchinoux (Scales), Jay “JSmooth” Gutierrez, and Lindsey “Lindsey B” Blaufarb, who choreographed an upcoming episode.

The judges gave them some of the best feedback that could possibly be given, but it’s up to America to keep them in the competition! To vote, call 1-866-602-4812 or text VOTE to 4812.

To see Team iLuminate’s original audition, click HERE.


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Jul 18,2011

Catching Up for Lost Time

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Sorry about the lack of updates, folks! Me and my counterpart have been especially busy as of late, as you may have noticed. So, here are the most important things that have happened within the past couple of weeks that you need to know about:

  • Kathryn McCormick (pictured above), one of the ballerinas from the short film, “Matched,” has been cast as the lead role in the upcoming “Step Up 4,” directed by Scott Speer. Her character, Emily, is described on the casting website as, “21/Beautiful/Privileged. Her mom died five years ago, it’s a tough reality with uber-successful, ‘father knows best’ dad, Mr. Anderson. Formally trained classical, lyrical dancer. Quarter life crisis – Just graduated NYU, but Emily still holds onto her dream of being a professional dancer. In Miami for the summer and at a crossroads in her life. Strong, smart, and sassy. Always has her guard up against guys, she assumes everyone wants to date her for her money. She meets Sean, who introduces her to his flashmob: a free form, no rules creative outlet, coupled with rebellion and risk.” You can also catch Kathryn as an all-star on the Wednesday’s episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.”
  • Daniel “Cloud” Campos (The Illister) can be seen as the lead male in Sade’s new music video, “Love Is Found.”
  • The LXD has posted a new photo of Season 3 on their twitter and facebook pages. The picture features Ashley Galvan alongside four other women dressed in military attire; the caption reads, “FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE. LXD SEASON THREE. COMING SOON.”
    You can view the photo here.
  • LXD choreographer Christopher Scott had two featured routines on this past week’s episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.” One routine highlighted Invisible Children’s cause, and another was a beautiful lyrical routine set to “Just the Way You Are.” You can see the routines here and here.
  • Although Jeremy Marinas won’t be returning in Season 3, he will be appearing in the upcoming film, “The Hunger Games,” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, set to be released in 2012. He’s released a video promoting his appearance in the movie. You can watch his video here.
  • Team iLuminate featuring LXD members John “JRock” Nelson,  Jay “JSmooth” Gutierrez, Philip “Spee-D” Albuquerque, and Ivan “Flipz” Velez, has made it to the Top 48 on “America’s Got Talent!” Click here to find out more, and click here to see their audition.
  • Phillip “Pacman” Chbeeb stars in an online youtube series, “AXI,” or, “Avengers of Xtreme Illusions.” The series is similar to the LXD in style and storytelling, and great for any LXD fan who can’t wait for Season 3. You can watch the first episode here. Episode Two will feature fellow IaMmE members Emilio “Millie” Dosal (choreo video) and Brandon “747″ Harrel (choreo video). IaMmE, winners of “America’s Best Dance Crew,” will be appearing in The LXD’s third season.
  • Harry Shum Jr. was the guest coach for the cast of the Glee Project on the episode, “Dance ability.” Be warned, he doesn’t dance himself. He just coaches the dancing! Watch the episode here.
  • Video: Lil Demon Planking While Breaking. Enough Said.
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Jun 01,2011

Video: JRock, Spee-D, Flipz, and J-Smooth Audition for “America’s Got Talent” as iLuminate

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LXD members John “JRock” Nelson, Philip “Spee-D” Albuquerque, Ivan “Flipz” Velez, and Jay “J-Smooth” Gutierrez join forces with LindseyB, Giselle Mejia, Dario Mejia, Jessica Rabone, Craig Hollaman, and Miral Kotb to create “iLuminate,” a team that incorporates lighting techniques and illusions with their dancing, creating a whole new realm of entertainment.

The team auditioned on last night’s episode, and was hailed by judge Piers Morgan as “the single most exciting audition” ever witnessed on the show. for more information about the team, visit http://teamiluminate.com/.

Check out their performance below:


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May 12,2011

Videos: JRock, JSmooth, and the Animated Funk Machines

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John “JRock” Nelson plays the notorious Dark Doctor, leader of the Umbras, in the LXD online series. Jay “JSmooth” Gutierrez has yet to make an appearance with the LXD in an episode, but has performed with them on numerous occasions. The two join the Animated Fun Machines to create some amazing routines. Check out JRock’s solo and the group teaser trailer below.

Short solo from the new Animated Funk Machines stage show. Animated Funk Machines is a new performance group made up of ABM (Animated Beat Mechanics) and MGF (Machine Gone Funk). This performance was the second show by our new group. In this show we brought to life the characters of different styles within the Popping dance. Puppet (JRock), Scarecrow (Sweepy), Robot (Nikodemus), Cyclops (JSmooth) (Animation), and Toyman (Bionic). Be on the lookout for future shows.

Interested in booking us? Email: BookingAFMcrew@gmail.com

JRock Solo

AFM Show Teaser

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Feb 06,2011

LXD Inspired Awards: Favorite LXD Villain

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With a score of 9.12, Daniel ‘Cloud’ Campos‘s character of The Illister knocks the other villains out of the competition. The Illister earned more ’10′s than any of the heroes or episodes announced in the previous categories. Twenty-seven of the forty-three who voted gave him the honor.

In second place was The Dark Doctor, portrayed by John ‘JRock’ Nelson. Cameron Boyce plays a younger version of the character in the episode, “Chapter 17: Origins.” The Dark Doctor managed an impressive score of 8.62.

Ricardo ‘Boogie Frantick’ Rodriguez brings up third place, with his character of The Wave bringing in a respectable 8.56.

Congrats to the top 3 villains!

Tomorrow: Favorite LXD Dancers/Performers

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Jan 30,2011

Video: The LXD Performs at Choreographers Carnival 12yr Anniversary *UPDATED*

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The LXD performs at Choreographers Carnival 12yr Anniversary at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. This year Carnival honored Travis Payne for the Lifetime Achievement Awards. The event is produced every month by Carey Yasis, Paulette, DMK in association with the World of Dance, Myron Marten and 21XL. You can catch The LXD shows on Hulu which is produced/directed by Jon M. Chu. Jon M. Chu is also the director for the upcoming Justin Bieber film Never Say Never.

The piece was choreographed by Harry Shum, Galen Hooks, and Christopher Scott. The performance features  Brandon Philips, JD McElroy, Johnny Erasme, Bryan Tanaka, Nugget, Slick, JRock, Pandora, Milky, Jeremy Marinas, Beastmode, Machine, and more.  The piece also features some previously unseen ballerinas, including former SYTYCD contestant Ashley Galvan.

Pandora writes on her twitter that this is a villain piece, so are we to assume that Justin Starr, along with these new characters, are set to turn to the dark side in Season 3?


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