When Hype 5-0 left America’s Best Dance Crew, it was the worst exit I’ve seen.  They looked so dejected, so hopeless when they were removed from the show it was really pathetic.  I understand that it meant a lot to them, but never have I seen a team with such poor sportsmanship.  At least pull yourselves together for 30 seconds and dance yourself off the stage.  Instead, they threw any semblance of pride they had and barely dragged themselves off-stage.  It was really disgraceful.

That was the first time a team’s exit left me with a bad taste in my mouth.  There have been other teams that exited with less-than-energetic dancing, but they held their heads up high until the doors shut behind them.  They didn’t give up and throw despair at others.  I don’t believe that the time when you get booted is the time to throw a pity party, especially in front of so many eyes.  Not that they shouldn’t show emotion and perhaps even cry as they head out.  But you can still dance and smile with tears in your eyes and put on one final show for the audience.  That is much of what being on that show is about: putting on a performance.  Plus, I never was much of a fan of them, since it seemed like they just slid by on votes, week after week.

There is a time and place for everything, and they did exactly what they shouldn’t when they shouldn’t.  Good riddance.