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YCDT SupaStarz is a dance team from Miami, Florida. The team is led by Traci Young-Byron.
Overview[]
The YCDT (stands for Young Contemporary Dance Theatre) was formed in 2004 in Miami, Florida by Traci Young-Byron. The team is based in the Supa Studio and there are various teams consisting of male and female dancers from the ages of 3 to 18+:
- YoungBucks (ages 3-7)
- Youngsters (ages 8-12)
- SupaStarz (ages 13-18 for male & female dancers)
- YCDT (ages 13 - Adult which is for beginner dancers)
- Repertory Ensemble (aged 13- Adult which is for advanced dancers)
The dance company specialises in ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, Caribbean, West African and hip hop. The YCDT SupaStarz is the YCDT competition team.
History[]
The competition team, the YCDT SupaStarz was formed in 2013.
Notable Members[]
Coaches[]
- Traci Young-Byron - artistic director
Dancers[]
- Misha - captain of the SupaStarz
During Bring It![]
Season 1[]
The Dancing Dolls meet the SupaStarz for the first time. The Supastarz create a stand called 'Hush Puppy', which is in response to one of the Doll's dog walking stands. At the competition, the SupaStarz performed well in the creative dance category and Miss D was impressed. They compete against the Dolls in the stand battle where they throw their 'Hush Puppy' stand. This throws off Kayla Jones which annoys Miss D. The team beat the Dolls in stand battle but not in the creative dance category.
Season 2[]
Coach Traci reveals that she is using boys in her team in this week's stand battle. The team visit the Dolls at the Dollhouse and after a tense conversation between the coaches, the team is asked to leave. At the competition, the team used their male dancers in one stand. In another, they attempt to build a human pyramid which ends up toppling. The team lost the stand battle to the Dancing Dolls.
The team will use live percussion during their creative dance this week. The performance is well received at the competition and Traci emerges from a box in the middle of the stage and dances with her team. The SupaStarz then battle the Dolls in the stand battle. The team won both the creative dance category and the stand battle.
The SupaStarz battle the Divas of Olive Branch in the semi-finals of the Battle Royale. The judges like the team's attitude but wish they would smile more. Miss D does not think the SupaStarz are as clean as they usually are. The team won this round of the stand battle. They are battling the Dancing Dolls in the finals and they successfully execute the human pyramid stand they failed to execute previously. The judges enjoyed the stunt but worried about the set-up time taking away from the overall performance. Then, the team throw a stand using their babies which imitates the Dolls and Miss D. The SupaStarz win the Battle Royale.
We see an extended cut of the stand battle in the Battle Royale.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- S01E14: A New Rival Emerges
Season 2[]
- S02E01: Miami Heat is Back
- S02E08: Traci's Revenge
- S02E14: Battle Royale 2015
- S02E15: Rival Rehash
Trivia[]
- The SupaStarz are well known for their creative dances.
- The dancers on this team all come from performing arts schools.