[Photos: © 2009 FOX Broadcasting Co.]

[Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co.Cr: Mathieu Young/FOX]

I am so happy that my friend Albert Lawrence got a chance to talk to the latest eliminated dancers from So You Think You Can Dance. He’s also a big fan of dance on TV and asked some very good questions of Max Kapitannikov and Ashley Valerio.
Here’s an excerpt from his discussion with them:
Albert Lawrence: As a ballroom dancer, you’re used to always dancing with a partner. So when it came time for you to do your dance solo, do you think that you were at a disadvantage?
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And guess who Albert Lawrence ran into at the season finale of America’s Best Dance Crew. Apparently, several of the dancers from Dancing With the Stars were there for the inspiration.
In this first clip, he talks to Lil Kim and her DWTS partner Derek Hough. Derek says that ABDC is one of his favorite shows and that he was thrilled to get to be at the finale. Kim talks about how excited she is to be dancing this season and Derek talks about his new album. It’s a fun interview:

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And here, Albert catches up with Shannon Elizabeth, from …read more

I have to hand it to our man, Albert Lawrence from Talk of Fame for getting all the best interviews for America’s Best Dance Crew this season! And I appreciate him letting me know about them each week too!
At Thursday’s finale, he hopped onto the stage to talk to the men of the hour, the newest winners of the title America’s Best Dance Crew, Quest Crew. He asked them about Lil Mama’s “Ninja Turtle” comment. Here’s what they had to say:

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Here, he gets a refresher clogging course from Dynamic Edition too. They just seem like such nice people. And …read more

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Ok, I take it all back! This time, I’m not in the least bit jealous of Albert Lawrence!!
The master dance-interviewer from Talk of Fame, Albert has been hanging out with the eliminated crews from America’s Best Dance Crew each week. They’ve taught him to clog, some stepping moves, and now he’s leanred the impressive chair splits from this week’s eliminated crew, Fly Khicks! You are definitely braver than I, Albert!
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Be sure to watch the America’s Best Dance Crew finale next Thursday (3/5) on MTV at 10pm ET/PT.

I have to admit that if I couldn’t live vicariously through Albert Lawrence of Talk of Fame, I’d be really jealous!! But he’s so cool. He sends me the clips so we can all enjoy his adventures with him. (Thanks, Albert!!)
Last week, he got a clogging lesson from the Dynamic Edition. This week, he learned stepping from the Strikers All Stars, the latest to leave the competition on ABDC. But first, he found out about their experience on the show. Did you know that dancing is so hazardous, that one of the Srikers broke a tooth!
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I have to admit to being jealous about this one! Albert Lawrence of Talk of Fame just sent me this clip of him learning to clog from Dynamic Edition. Sadly, they were eliminated on the most recent episode of America’s Best Dance Crew. But Albert wanted their thoughts about being on the show and as always, he got the scoop! They even dished about the incredibly difficult Britney Spears challenge:

Thanks so much, Albert!

Albert Lawrence from Talk of Fame also got the inside scoop on America’s Best Dance Crew creator Randy Jackson’s wish list for season 3. He also found out how Randy could have possibly pulled off the ABDC Tour during the American Idol auditions. Could he have perfected the art of being in two places at the same time? Let’s see:
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Talk of Fame’s Albert Lawrence had a chance to talk to master hip-hop choreographer Shane Sparks about what he’s been up to lately and one of the most exciting things is that he’s been choreographing the stage version of Dreamgirls to infuse a bit of hip-hop into it. He’s got some other great things to say about the possible future of Americia’s Best Dance Crew too!
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Albert Lawrence, celebrity interviewer extraordinaire (and a really nice guy!), sent me these video clips to share with you. He hung out at the America’s Best Dance Crew season3 auditions recently and talked to some of the auditioning crews (is that Hok from SYTYCD 3 I see as part of the dance crew Quest?)
He also got a chance to chat a bit with the show’s creator, Randy Jackson and with judge / choreographer Shane Sparks about what we might expect in season 3 too.
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Albert Lawrence of Talk of Fame got to interview the America’s Best Dance Crew dancers right after the Battle for the VMA Awards. First, he asked SoReal Cru about the lighted shoes they wore for the Chris Brown performance.
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Here he talks to Jabbawockeez, the winners from season 1 of America’s Best Dance Crew. They tell what they thought about the season 2 crews and how they feel about Super Cr3w.
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(click on “Read More” for more great interviews from Albert!)