Flawless (dance troupe)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Street dance (popping, roboting, locking, lyrical hip hop, contemporary hip hop dance), breakdance, acrobatics |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Labels | Flawless Entertainment |
| Members | Marlon "Swoosh" Wallen Christian "Bounce" Alozie Paul "Steady"Steadman Nathan "Neo" Gordon Allan "Boogie"Kabeja Leroy "FX" Dos Santos Paul "Breakz" Samuels Nathan "Oddey" Kabongo |
| Past members | Anthony "A.D." Duncan Simon "Shock" Smith |
| Website | www |
Flawless are an English street dance troupe based in the UK who competed on the third series of Britain's Got Talent in 2009. Flawless made the final of the competition, appearing alongside fellow street dance troupe Diversity.[1]
History
[edit]Before forming Flawless, Marlon Wallen was a member of street dance group Kruel Intentions (also known as just K.I.). Kruel Intentions took part in the London Jump Off in 2004 and 2005. During the 2005 Jump Off, K.I. battled Swift Moves, the members of which would later go on to form Diversity.[2][3]
Flawless went public in 2005, having been formed a year earlier by the group's choreographer Marlon Wallen and her business partner Amelia Benoit.[4][5] In the same year, Flawless won the National UK Street Dancing Championships (now known as Street Dance XXL).[6]
In 2006, they performed on the CBBC children's talent show The Slammer.[7]
2009: Britain's Got Talent
[edit]In 2009, Flawless took part in the third series of Britain's Got Talent. They auditioned in London shortly before Diversity. Amanda Holden stated they were 'jaw droppingly outstanding', while Piers Morgan called the group 'electrifying'.[8] They received three yeses from the judges.
In the Semi-finals(flawless), they were the last act of heat 2 to perform. They won the public vote and went straight through to the final, where they would face fellow street dance group Diversity and Susan Boyle, both of whom had gone through in the previous heat.
By the time of the final, Susan Boyle was believed to be the favorite to win. Flawless and Diversity saw each other as their main competition. Piers Morgan described it as the ultimate dance-off between the two best dance groups he had seen to that date on Britain's Got Talent.[9][10]
Flawless started the final with Diversity as the second to last act. Diversity won on the night, with the voting summary later revealing that Flawless had come 8th.[11][12]
2010–present
[edit]Flawless' Chase the Dream tour ran from September 2010 finishing in Bath on 14 November 2010.[13] They then released a DVD of the tour in November 2010.[14] The Chase the Dream. tour was rerun between February and April 2011.[15]
Flawless appeared in the 2010 film StreetDance 3D and its 2012 sequel StreetDance 2 along with Diversity and the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2008, George Sampson. Playing the rival lead role of "The Surge" who in the film are named as one of the best UK dance groups.[16]
Flawless also appeared in 'StreetDance 3D's "The Moves" DVD. Where a number of the stars of the StreetDance 3D film including Flawless taught some of the film's most jaw-dropping dance routines by giving a simple step-by-step guide.[17][18]
They appeared in the second series of Internet soap opera EastEnders: E20 in 2010.[19]
On 4 June 2012, Flawless collaborated with Kylie Minogue at the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Elizabeth II.
Flawless took part in Peter Pan at the Milton Keynes Theatre in December 2014 to January 2015.[20] And again in Edinburgh & Belfast in 2023.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Slammer | Contestants |
| 2009 | Britain's Got Talent | Contestants |
| 2010 | StreetDance 3D | The Surge |
| EastEnders: E20 | Guest | |
| 2012 | StreetDance 2 | The Surge |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Guest[21] | |
| 2013 | Stepping Out | House Dance Troupe |
| 2015 | The Dengineers | Guest |
| 2016 | Got What It Takes | Guest |
Tours
[edit]- Britain's Got Talent Tour (2009)
- Chase the Dream (2010 & 2011)
- Flash Mob where dance worlds collide (2014)[22]
DVDs
[edit]- Flawless: Live Street Dance - Access All Areas (2010)[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Crompton, Sarah (29 May 2009). "Britain's Got Talent: Flawless and Diversity are paving the way for street dance". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Hip Hop Crew Dance Battle - Impact vs K.I. aka Kruel Intentions". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Diversity vs KI Crew Street Dance Battle (The Jump Off 76)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Flawless Dance act". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Official Flawless artists". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Street Dance XXL". Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Flawless performing on the Slammer BBC 1". Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "unrealitytv Britain's Got Talent 2009: Flawless Are 'Electrifying'". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Flawless (HQ) FINAL BGT 2009". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Diversity WINNERS (HQ) FINAL BGT 2009". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Britain's Got Talent voting summary[dead link]
- ^ "Recap Of The Final Acts SATURDAY 30/05/09 Britains Got Talent 2009". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Flawless Dance Group". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Flawless: Chase The Dream DVD". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Complete Flawless Chase the Dream 2011 tour dates and venues". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "George Sampson and StreetDance 3D stars 'blow' Glasgow fans away". STV. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "DVD review: StreetDance The Moves". CBBC - Newsround. BBC. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Streetdance The Moves Trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (29 July 2010). "'EastEnders' announces new 'E20' cast". London: Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Peter Pan, Milton Keynes Theatre". Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "FlawlessTube - Strictly come dancing - BBC performance". Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Flawless Newsletter". Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Flawless: Live Street Dance - Access All Areas". Retrieved 22 August 2014.
