Poreotics, also known as Poreotix, are an Asian American all-male dance crew from Westminster, California. The crew was formed in 2007 and specializes in popping, choreography and robotics, hence the name Po-reo-tics. They have performed in numerous hip hop dance competitions, most notably coming in 1st place in the USA division of the 2009 Hip-Hop Internationals and in other dance programs and competitions including the Vibe 15, FUSION X, Body Rock, and World Of Dance. On April 8, 2010, they were crowned the champions on the fifth season of America's Best Dance Crew. On January 14, 2011 they were crowned as Team of the Year at the World of Dance awards.
They are known for their shaded, dark glasses, which they wear for all of their performances to give them a robotic look.
History
Poreotics was formed in Westminster, California by Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen, Can Nguyen, and Charles Nguyen in December 2007. Can Nguyen attented Garden Grove High School. Subsequently the group expanded with new members Lawrence "Law" Devera and Justin "Jet-Li" Valles. In 2009, the team chose Chad Mayate to substitute for Justin Valles in the 2009 Hip Hop Dance Championships. The team won first place and Chad Mayate became a permanent member. Five out of the six crew members (Dumbo, Can, Charles, Law, and Chad) were also members of PAC Modern Dance Troupe. In 2008, both Matt (Dumbo) and Lawrence (Law) competed on
Season 3 of
America's Got Talent with the crew Sick Step.
They have also performed on disney channel's show
Shake it up.
Connection with Quest crew
Dumbo and Law (Poreotics), Ryan "Ryanimay" Conferido, Hok, Steve, Victor, Hirano, and Aris (Quest crew) were all in the same crew Sickstep.
Before ABDC
Dumbo claims that they never had any money when they tried out for
America's Best Dance Crew. All of them have gone to college but have yet to finish. Chad went for clinical lab
science, Lawrence went for
radiology, Jet Li went for
kinesiology, Can went for
visual communication, Dumbo went for
cosmetology, and Charles went for educational training. Before Poreotics auditioned for
America's Best Dance Crew, Jet Li's dad was put in the hospital for
liver and
kidney failure. He knew that even though his dad was in the hospital, he could still go on knowing that he was there in his heart.
America's Best Dance Crew
On February 11, 2010 Poreotics (then changed to
Poreotix) competed on the
fifth season of
America's Best Dance Crew. The live season finale aired on April 8, 2010 and Poreotix was crowned the champions of season 5.
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!Week
!Challenge
!Song
!Result
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|0: The West Regionals
|None
|"
Love Story" by
Taylor Swift
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|1: Chart Topper Challenge
|None
|"
Day 'N' Nite" by
Kid Cudi
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|2: Music Video Challenge
|None
|"
Umbrella" by
Rihanna featuring
Jay-Z
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|3: Lady Gaga Challenge
|None
|"
Paparazzi" by
Lady Gaga
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|4: Disco Challenge
|Robot dance
|"
Dancing Machine" by
The Jackson 5
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|5: Usher Challenge
|Incorporate some of Usher's moves in reverse.
|"
Yeah!" by
Usher featuring
Lil Jon and
Ludacris
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|6: Illusion Challenge
|Move an object with their minds.
|"
Right Hand Hi" by
Kid Sister
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|7: Hip Hop Nation Challenge
|The remaining 3 crews displayed mastery of hip hop styles from around the nation
|"
Get Me Bodied" by
Beyoncé"
I'm The Ish" by DJ Class featuring
Lil Jon"
Blow the Whistle" by
Too Short
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|7: Last Chance Challenge
|The crews created original beats with Swizz Beatz to groove to during their routine for the Last Chance Challenge to show America why they should be crowned the winner.
|"Tetreotix" by Poreotix (produced by
Swizz Beatz)
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|rowspan="3"|8: The Live Finale
|Group performance
Partners:Hype 5-0Heavy Impact
|"
Blah Blah Blah" by
Kesha featuring
3OH!3
|rowspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="yellow"|Champions
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|Final 2 performance
Partner:Blueprint Cru
|"Pulse Percussion"
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|"
I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" by
Kevin Rudolf featuring
Birdman,
Jay Sean &
Lil Wayne
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|rowspan="2"|Special: Champions for Charity
|rowspan="2"|Champions for Charity special episode
Partners:Super Cr3wJabbawockeezWe Are HeroesQuest Crew
|"
All I Do Is Win" by
DJ Khaled (with the past ABDC winners)
|rowspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="light green"|Champions for Charity
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|"
Witch Doctor" by
Alvin and The Chipmunks
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Hip Hop Internationals
In late July and early August 2009, Poreotics competed in the
Hip Hop Internationals in Las Vegas. They won first place in the adult division of the USA finals and placed sixth in the Worlds. Chad Mayate, who was substituting for Jet Li, later became a permanent member.
After appearing on America's Best Dance Crew, they prepared for the Hip Hop Internationals 2010 competition in Las Vegas. They once again placed first in the adult division of the US finals and second in the World's.
Tic Tic Tour
Poreotics traveled to Australia to hold their first ever official tour, called the "Tic Tic Tour". The tour consisted of 3 actual shows which took place in three major cities (
Melbourne,
Sydney &
Adelaide). The tour also consisted of four dance workshops, performances by local Australian dance crews, and meeting with fans. The full tour ran from
September 30 to
October 10.
Miniotics
Poreotics became the first crew to win
America's Best Dance Crew to have created a second sector of their crew after their victory. They recently held auditions for children ages 16 and under, who if selected would become a part of the first generation
Mini-otics (Mini Poreotics). Miniotics is currently Poreotics' Junior Division as well as their only other division of the crew as of now. It is unknown whether Miniotics will perform wherever Poreotics performs, or if the two will perform separately for most of the time. Rehearsals and preparation have reportedly gone underway. They debuted alongside Poreotics at the
Vibe 16 dance competition in
Irvine, CA, on
January 30,
2011.
Current Miniotics Roster
As released by the Poreotics official blog on 25 September 2010
Morgan Shea
Gabriel Nuestro
Sean Diaz
Jason Lin
Bailey "B-Boy Bailrok" Munoz
Julien Chinchilla
William Simmons
Derek Almacin
Mariel Salarda
Arianalynn Zari
Miles "BabyBoogaloo" Brown
Chloe Enriquez
Juan Guardado
Franklin Yu
Appearances
Television
, 2010.
On June 26 Poreotics, minus Lawrence and Dumbo, hosted the Bridge Juniors Dance Competition in California. There were special performances by Poreotics and many other dance crews, including Choreo Cookies and Team Millenia. The live event was filmed on June 26 and was available on Pay-Per-View on June 27.
On August 26, Poreotics was featured in the third episode of Nick Cannon's short-lived TV show "Nightlife."
Poreotics were featured in the first season in the hit Disney Channel dance sitcom Shake It Up.
Poreotics will have their very own reality TV show called Life After ABDC: Poreotics (making them the first crew in ABDC history to have their very own television show).
Poreotics launched a sneak preview "ABDC: Season 6" commercial on their YouTube channel on March 10, 2011.
Poreotics performed at ABDC Season 6 Finale.
Music videos
Poreotics was featured in Justin Bieber and Usher's music video "Somebody to Love".
Poreotics was featured in
Bruno Mars' music video of "
The Lazy Song".
YouTube
Poreotics was featured in nigahiga's comedy video on YouTube.
Poreotics launched their own YouTube channel featuring videos in high definition .
Poreotics was also featured in Mychonny's vlogs.
Poreotics was also featured in a YouTube video with JKFilms.
Music Videos
References
External links
Official website
Youtube.com account
Facebook account
Profile on MTV.com
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