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Jul 29,2011

Video: LXD Performance on “So You Think You Can Dance”

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The LXD returns to the “So You Think You Can Dance stage for the second time to deliver a breathtaking performance. Christopher Scott and Galen Hooks choreographed an original piece set to “Palladio (Rebuilt) by Kerry Muzzey. The number earned a standing ovation from not only the audience, but the judges, host and contestants as well. You don’t want to miss this!

Performers include SYTYCD vet Ashley Galvan, Anis Cheurfa, Danny Graham, Chad “Madd Chadd” Smith, Marie “Pandora” Medina, Ringmasters Adedamola “Nugget” Orisagbemi and Nicholas “Slick” Stewart, Marc “Marvelous” Innis, Jesse “Casper” Brown, Peter “Smurf” Quintanilla, Johnny Erasme, newcomers Raymond “NastyRay” Mora, Raymond “Prada-G” Cham, and Jessica Lee Keller, and of course, Chris and Galen themselves.


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Jul 28,2011

News: LXD Trailer, Season 3 Release Date, and Performance…All Tomorrow!

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Tomorrow is a big day for the LXD and its fans!

First off, the “Season 3: Rise of the Drifts” trailer will be debuting, showcasing a few old faces and a plethora of new faces! Along with the trailer will be the announcement of the release date of the third season! Exciting!

Also tomorrow, the Legion of Extraordinary dancers will be returning to the “So You Think You Can Dance” stage, performing an original number for the live results show at 8/7 Central on FOX. Confirmed performers include Danny Graham, Anis Cheurfa, Pandora, Madd Chadd, Johnny Erasme, Ashley Galvan, Slick, Nugget, and newcomer Amrapali Ambegao. Galen Hooks and Christopher Scott are also attached to the performance, but no word if they’re performing, choreographing, or both.

For those of you who may have missed it, or need a refresher, here’s a video of the LXD’s last performance on the SYTYCD stage:


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Jun 30,2011

Videos: The LXD Perform in Beijing (Updated in HD)

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We posted earlier with some fuzzy videos of the LXD’s performance in Beijing. The same youtube user has now uploaded the videos in high quality, and for those of you who have already seen the fuzzy ones, it’s definitely worth taking the time to rewatch the routines in high definition. Several of these routines are reinterpretations of successful numbers from the LXD’s past, and it’s fun to see a new spin put on them with different dancers.

Many thanks to @kennywchina for the info!

Performers include robot Madd Chadd, tutters Pandora and JSmooth, breakers Venum, Milky, Machine, Flipz, Beastmode, tapper Christopher Scott, Umbras Johnny Erasme, JD McElroy, Cassidy Noblett, and newcomers Raymond “NastyRay” Mora, Josh “Incredible Bboy” Ortiz, Jessica Lee Keller, and Dana Fukagawa.

Yellow (Originally performed on “So You Think You Can Dance”)

Seaweed (Originally performed at “Guggeneim”)

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Jun 26,2011

Video & Photos: The LXD Performs at Mini Live 2011 in Beijing

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While some of the LXD dancers are performing with Glee Live in London, the rest were making their debut in Beijing (Master Card Center) for Mini Live 2011. We have a couple photos for you to check out in our gallery, and video of their performance below – thanks to @KennyWChina for the links.

Performers include robot Madd Chadd, tutters Pandora and JSmooth, breakers Venum, Milky, Machine, Flipz, Beastmode, tapper Christopher Scott, Umbras Johnny Erasme, JD McElroy, Cassidy Noblett, and newcomers Raymond “NastyRay” Mora, Josh “Incredible Bboy” Ortiz, Jessica Lee Keller, and Dana Fukagawa.

6.24.11 – Mini Live 2011 in Beijing x 005


Opening Performance


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Apr 26,2011

Video: Draico, Johnny Erasme, and Paula van Oppen on “Dancing With the Stars”

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Dondraico “Draico” Johnson and Johnny Erasme are two of the LXD’s mysterious Umbras, and they join forces with “Step Up 3D” choreographer Jamal Simms for a fantastic all-American routine! Alongside them is Paula van Oppen, who played one of the ballerinas in the LXD short film, “Matched,” and can currently be seen on the new E! hit show “The Dance Scene.”

The performance took place on April 19 during the live “Dancing With the Stars” results show. Other dancers include SYTYCD alumni Kayla Radomski, Step Up 3D dancers Ashlee Nino and Britney “B” Thomas, Boog[A]Luke partner Jonathan Rabon, Sonny Fredie Peterson, Justin DeAnda, Dena Spellman, Jenna Spellman, and Kenya Clay.


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Mar 13,2011

Video: Honor Amongst Theives Featuring Bryan Tanaka, Aja George, Johnny Erasme

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The day is here! Umbra Bryan Tanaka and David Moore’s short film/commercial for Crooks n’ Castles has been released! This fantastic video features the talents of Fanboy Aja George, Umbra Johnny Erasme, David Moore, FleaRock (who performed on “Ellen’s Even Bigger, Really Big Show” with the LXD back in its origin), and Bryan Tanaka himself!

Directed and choreographed by Bryan Tanaka and David Moore.

See what happens when 5 Crooks break into the sunset concept shop to steal some exclusive clothes and shoot a dance video.

Commercial Version


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Extended Dance Version


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Mar 10,2011

Music Video: Tammy Fey’s “Got It Like That” Feat. Johnny Erasme and Ivan Koumaev

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Umbra Johnny Erasme plays the lead dancer in Tammy Fey’s new music video, “Got It Like That.” Step Up 3D dancer and SYTYCD contestant Ivan Koumaev is new to the LXD, playing an Umbra for the first time in the new short film, “Matched.”

The two rainmen are joined by fellow dancers Ava Berstine, Randi Kemper, Matt Aylward, Chris Robinson, Gabriella Kaiser, Natalie Gilmore, Nicole Russo, Lindsay Richardson, Derrel Bullock, Yoda Jones, Davi Lorenzo, Brandy Lampkin, Janelle Cambridge, Mayuko Kitayama, Jessica Rabone, Comfort Fedoke, Crintina Benedetti, Davinia Ornero, Mary Cebrian, Shotyme, Tony Bellissimo and fanboy Shonnie‘s father, Poppin’ Pete.


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Mar 08,2011

Video Trailer: Bryan Tanaka; The Crooks Are Coming

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Bryan Tanaka has an impressive dance history. In addition to being one of the LXD’s Umbras, he’s had the honor of working with such musical artists as Beyonce, Rihanna, and Usher, just to name a few, and has produced and starred in one of his own online dance series, The Hook vs. Bridge trilogy. Now, he’s looking to make another, entitled, “The Crooks Are Coming.” You may recognize some other LXD favorites in the video below, including Fanboy Aja George and fellow Umbra Johnny Erasme. Look for the full video to be released on March 11.


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Feb 26,2011

LXD Short: “Matched” Starring Harry Shum Jr. and Frances Manzo

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Jon M. Chu created an extra little freebie for all the LXD fans who can’t make it to the re-release of his Justin Bieber film. This short was directed by Charles Oliver and Christopher Scott, and stars Harry Shum Jr. and Frances Manzo as the leads. The Umbras make an appearance, led by Bryan Tanaka, and also featuring Johnny Erasme, J.D. McElroy, Cassidy Noblett, Dion Watson and Ivan Koumaev. The Ballerinas make their on-screen debut as led by SYTYCD all-star Kathryn McCormick with Paula Van Oppen, Beverly Bautista, Britt Stewart and Tyne Stecklein.

The short was choreographed by Christopher Scott and Harry Shum Jr., with Galen Hooks and Kenneth “Free” Crawford” credited as associate choreographers. Alice Brooks was director of photography.

This is Frances, Ivan, Dion, Paula, Beverly, Britt, Tyne, and Kathryn’s first appearance as LXD members (to our knowledge). Kathryn previously worked with Chris Scott when he choreographed the group routine for the Season 7 ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ finale. Frances tweets that she hopes to work with the LXD again in the future.

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Don’t forget to catch its other half, “Game On,” on the big screen before “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” this week only! It features some of your favorite dancers, such as Madd Chadd (Sp3cimen) and Cameron Boyce (Young Dark Doctor), and introduces new characters played by Kendra Andrews and Simrin ‘Bgirl Simi’ Player!

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Feb 20,2011

Mass Update: 2/19/2011

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Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates this past week. I’ve been pretty busy. So here’s a mass post of all the things that went on this past week:

News: “The LXD: Seasons 1 and 2” DVD is available for pre-order on Amazon! It will be officially released on April 12. Executive Producer Scott Erlich tweets that there will of course be some special features.

News: ‘The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers’ Creator Jon M. Chu to Receive Pioneer Prize at International Digital Emmy® Awards at MIPTV 2011

News: Jon M. Chu’s latest flick, “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” hit theaters on the 11th, and is already the third-highest ranking documentary ever with over $38,000,000 grossed already. The film also features Anis Cheurfa, Jeremy Marinas, Aja George, Shonnie Solomon, Nick DeMoura, and Jonathan ‘Legacy’ Perez as dancers. If you haven’t had the chance already, make sure to go out and support the LXD by watching this film! Watch the trailer here.

Music Video: Bboy Legacy (Choreographer: “The Tale of Trevor Drift) and Chanel Malvar (Finns) are featured dancers in Jasmine Villegas’s video “All of These Boys,” directed by Nappytabs and also featuring Dalphe Morantus, Alex Fetbroth, Jonathan Rabon, Quest Crew members Ryan Conferido and Victor Kim and SYTYCD alums Philip “Pacman” Chbeeb and Comfort Fedoke.

Music Video: Harry Shum (Elliot Hoo) performed Jusin Bieber’s “Somebody to Love” this week on Glee, alongside cast members Chord Overstreet, Kevin McHale, and Mark Salling. They stayed true to the original video that featured Fanboyz Aja, Terence and Shonnie.

Video: Kid David‘s (Karen) crew Renegade battled it out 3 on 3 with Skill Methodz, consisting of Luigi (Trevor Drift), Venum (Observer), and Cloud (The Illister) at Culture Shock. Click here to watch the final round.

Video: Umbra Bryan Tanaka posted a behind-the-scenes video of Usher’s VMAs performance.

Video: Umbras Johnny Erasme and Brandon Shaw performed with Usher at the Grammys. Check out this rehearsal video! Other dancers included Ivan Koumaev, Devin Jameson, and Liz LeGrande.

Video: Nick DeMoura (Murray) and some dancers filmed a combo set to Drake’s “Shut It Down.”

Video: JSmooth (The Wave) filmed a fun freestyle session.

Video: Ox Member Luke Broadlick shot a short film that captures a young man’s visit to his childhood. Er, sorta. And in case you missed it, Luke’s birthday was yesterday.

Regular posting will resume from now on.

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