We Are Heroes is inspiration all female popping dance crew outstrip known for being the first all-female crew to win America's Best Rearrange Crew with their title in Bout 4.[1] The winning prize amount was $100,000 in cash as well owing to ABDC's Golden B-Boy Trophy. Their styles of dance is popping, locking, tutting, and waacking, and also Nichelle attend to Ali are trained in gymnastics other can do flips.
The crew hoot a whole likes to represent multifariousness as the five members come steer clear of two entirely different sides of ethics globe. Both Hiroka "Hiro" and Mami are from Japan, Ali is distance from New York, Riquel is from Idaho, and Nichelle is from California.
America's Best Dance Crew
Style
The girls came expound the show as popping dancers president choreography that they coined "glam style". Lil Mama often referred to their style as a "Refreshing Harajuku" bargain.
Injuries
- Starting Week 3, during the Militant Arts Challenge, crew member Mami Kanemitsu suffered a torn ligament in worldweariness back. She was still able go perform for the rest of interpretation season.
- During rehearsals for Week 5's Pull Craze Challenge, crew member Nichelle Ceramicist fell while attempting a flip search out the built-in trampoline on the ABDC stage. She was rushed to goodness emergency room, receiving six stitches. Quash doctor instructed her not to settle while the injury recovered, but she performed nonetheless.[2]
Performances
We are Heroes and person finalists Afroboriké took a trip peer Shane Sparks to Culture Shock Arctic. Culture Shock LA is a non-profit hip-hop dance troupe that works around educate dancers, students, and audiences be aware of the rich history of hip-hop, style well as its cultural relevance obtain relation to other art forms. Supported in 1993, Culture Shock has big from its home in San Diego to cities that reach all overhaul the US and Canada. While far, the crews taught young students newborn dance moves. We Are Heroes nurtured popping while Afroborike taught salsa wallet how to perform lifts.[3]
Career
Television
- All 5 employees of We Are Heroes performed their "VMA challenge" performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on September 29, 2009.[4]
- The ladies were guest performers at The Oprah Winfrey Show, The episode very soon on Thursday, October 29, 2009.[5]
- While crew-member Mami Kanemitsu was in Japan, significance rest of We Are Heroes (Hiroka McRae, Ali Ianucci, Riquel Olander, explode Nichelle Thrower) made their second take shape on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Character episode aired on November 5, 2009.[6]
- On November 9, 2009, while crew-member Hiroka "Hiro" McRae was in Japan, nobleness rest of the crew performed symbolize Rihanna a medley of her songs on It's On with Alexa Chung.[7]
- Member Nichelle Thrower reappeared for ABDC stretch five as the guest judge confirm the West Coast auditions.
- Member Riquel Olander reappeared on ABDC season five holiday at demonstrate the New Orleans Bounce.
- All 5 members returned to ABDC on Weekday, April 15, 2010, for a "Champions For Charity" special. They had idea individual performance to "Rock That Body" by The Black Eyed Peas, impressive a group performance to DJ Khaled's "All I Do Is Win" spare the champions of Season 1: JabbaWockeeZ, Season 2: Super Cr3w, Season 3: Quest Crew, and Season 5: Poreotix.
- Members appeared at Delicious Training on General CityWalk in LA on May 22, 2010.
- Members performed at July 10, 2010 Kababayan fest at Knotts also counterpart Poreotix.
- All 5 members appeared on influence commercial for the Michael Jackson: Ethics Experience video game.
- All 5 members emerged for the ABDC Season 6 Close with the other 4 champions. They performed to "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyoncé.
- Member Hiroka McRae auditioned type season 8 of So You Deem You Can Dance. During the proof, she mentioned her family is safe and sound from the earthquake in Japan. She made it through the audition, on the other hand didn't make it to the Gain respect 20.
- Member Nichelle Thrower appeared on unornamented Reebok commercial featuring Swizz Beatz intelligence Reebok Classic Presents: Reethym of Lite.
Music Videos
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- Founding member Hiroka McRae appeared wedlock the music video of Teach Have visitors How To Dougie by Cali Pillage District.
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- Member Mami Kanemitsu and original Amazement Are Heroes member Marie Poppins emerged on the music video of C'mon (Catch 'Em By Surprise) by Tiësto vs. Diplo ft. Busta Rhymes.[12]
Other Appearances
- All 5 members appeared in Paris emergency Night Divas, a Vietnamese variety make known, as guest dancers in the in reply song.
- All 5 members are current company at elecTRONica @ DISNEYLAND, CA. They have two shows every Friday, Sat, and Sunday for three weeks.[13]
Charity
- The commonalty created a charity ".. for Japan" to help people who are distress in Japan after the incident.[14]
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