| 8 Flavahz | |
| Origin: | Honolulu, Hawaii Los Angeles, California |
| Genre: | Hip-hop dance, jazz dance |
| Years Active: | 2011–2012 |
| Website: | http://www.8flavahz.com/ |
8 Flavahz is an all-female dance crew originally based in both Honolulu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California. They are best known for being the runners-up[1] of the seventh season of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.
The crew consists of eight members: Angel Gibbs, Camren Bicondova, Charlize Glass, Jaira Miller, Kaelynn Gobert-Harris, Summer Waikiki, Tamara Rapp and Tiara Rapp.
Outside of the crew, Bicondova portrayed young Selina Kyle/Catwoman in the Batman prequel TV series Gotham from 2014 to 2019.[2]
Before forming 8 Flavahz with its current lineup, the crew was known as Flavahs Crew and consisted of eight girls from the Hawaiian dance studio 24VII. The original crew had auditioned for the sixth season of America's Best Dance Crew, but did not make the cut. Although they did not make it onto the show in season 6, they were encouraged to return to try out for the next season by ABDC judge D-Trix.[3]
In 2011, after failing to make it onto the sixth season of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, the Hawaiian girls - twin sisters Tiara and Tamara, Camren, and Summer - attended a dance convention in Los Angeles, where they met their L.A. counterparts - Kaelynn, Jaira, Angel, and Charlize. The Hawaiian girls then invited the four L.A. girls to join them and their crew to compete in World of Dance Hawaii.[3] Under the name Flavahs and Friends, they competed in World of Dance Hawaii and placed in third.[4] Three of the Hawaiian girls - Tiara, Tamara, and Summer - were also a part of another group that was competing in the same competition, named 24VII Danceforce, in which they were crowned the winners.[4] After placing third in World of Dance Hawaii, it was decided that the four Hawaiian girls would form a new group with the four L.A. girls and they were officially dubbed 8 Flavahz. With their newly formed group, the girls were ready to audition once again for the next season of America's Best Dance Crew, placing second in the competition.[3]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Flavah | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiara "Ti" Rapp | 29 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Pomegranate (Pink) | |
| Tamara "Tam" Rapp | 29 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Cherry (Red) | |
| Kaelynn 'KK" Gobert-Harris | 28 | Los Angeles, California | Tropicana (Orange) | |
| Jaira "Jay" Miller | 26 | Los Angeles, California | Kiwi (Green) | |
| Angel Gibbs | 24 | Los Angeles, California | Grape (Purple) | |
| Camren "Cam Cam" Bicondova | 24 | San Diego, California | Blue Razzle (Aqua) | |
| Summer "Sum" Waikiki | 24 | Kaneohe, Hawaii | Blueberry (Blue) | |
| Charlize "Char Char" Glass | 22 | Los Angeles, California | Zesty Lemon (Yellow) |
| Week | Superstar Artist | Challenge | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Britney Spears | None | "3" by Britney Spears | Safe | |
| 2 | Flo Rida | None | N/A | N/A | |
| 3 | Madonna | Incorporate voguing | "Vogue" by Madonna | Safe | |
| 4 | Drake | Become connected at some point | "Find Your Love" by Drake | ||
| 5 | Jennifer Lopez | Incorporate salsa dancing, and trumpets | "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez | ||
| 6 | Pitbull | Incorporate can-can in their routine | "Hey Baby" by Pitbull featuring T-Pain | ||
| 7 | Rihanna | Create a fire effect and extinguish it | "Birthday Cake" by Rihanna | ||
| 8 | LMFAO | Recreate the group blow-up from the video, and incorporate "The T-step" and "The SpongeBob". | "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | Safe | |
| 9 | David Guetta | Incorporate gliding, gloving and dance like dolls | Gloving: "Memories" by David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi Gliding: "Without You" by David Guetta featuring Usher Dancing like dolls: "Turn Me On" by David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj | Safe | |
| 10 | Katy Perry | None | "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry (with We Are Heroes) | Runners-up | |
| Year | Title | Artist | Members | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Blowing Me Kisses" | Soulja Boy | Kaelynn | |
| "Whip My Hair" | Willow Smith | Angel, Charlize | [6] | |
| "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" | Shakira | Angel | ||
| 2011 | "Mrs. Right" | Mindless Behavior | Kaelynn | [7] |
| "Girls Talkin' Bout" | Mindless Behavior | Kaelynn, Jaira, Charlize | ||
| 2012 | "Valentine's Girl" | Mindless Behavior | Kaelynn, Jaira | |
| "Hello" | Mindless Behavior | Kaelynn | ||
| "Be Mine" | Bruno Moneroe | Tiara | ||
| "Bad for Me" | Megan and Liz | Kaelynn | ||
| "Got Me Good" | Ciara | All except Tiara | ||
| 2013 | "Girls Just Gotta Have Fun" | Sophia Grace | Charlize | [8] |
| "Lolly" | Maejor Ali, Juicy J, Justin Bieber | Charlize | ||
| 2014 | "Good Kisser" | Usher | Kaelynn | |
| "Enjoy the Ride" | Krewella | |||
| "L.A. Love (La La)" | Fergie | Kaelynn | ||
| "Spark the Fire" | Gwen Stefani | Kaelynn |
| Year | Title | Members | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2010 MTV Video Music Awards | Angel | Justin Bieber's Backup Dancer | |
| 2011 | Shake It Up | Camren, Angel | Fake Highlighters | |
| 2011 MTV Video Music Awards | Kaelynn, Angel, Charlize | Britney Spears Tribute Dancers | ||
| 2011 BET Awards | Angel, Charlize | Kevin Hart's Backup Dancers | ||
| America's Got Talent | Angel, Charlize | Dancers | ||
| Dancing With The Stars | Angel | Dancer | ||
| 2011 Kids' Choice Awards | Camren | Dancer | [9] | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | Charlize | Dancer from Rage Crew | [10] | |
| The Voice | Charlize, Angel | Cee Lo Green's Backup Dancer | ||
| 2012 | The Fresh Beat Band | Charlize | Dancer | |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Kaelynn, Jaira | Mindless Behavior's Backup Dancers | ||
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Charlize | Celebrity Guest | [11] | |
| Maury | Charlize | Dancer on Maury's Mini Idol | ||
| America's Best Dance Crew | All | Competing crew | [12] | |
| Hawaii News Now | Tiara, Tamara, Summer | Guests | [13] | |
| KHON2 | Tiara, Tamara, Summer | Guests | [14] | |
| 2013 | 2013 Kids' Choice Awards | Camren, Angel | Pitbull and Christina Aguilera back-up dancers | |
| Dancing With The Stars | Charlize, Angel | Dancing with Zendaya | ||
| Glee | Kaelynn | Throat Explosion Dancer | ||
| 2014 | The Voice | Kaelynn | Usher's backup dancer | |
| BET Awards | Kaelynn | Usher's backup dancer | ||
| The Today Show | Kaelynn | Usher's backup dancer | ||
| Gotham | Camren | Selina Kyle / Young Catwoman | ||
| American Music Award | Kaelynn | Fergie's backup dancer | ||
| 2015 | Gotham | Camren | Selina Kyle / Young Catwoman | |
| The Today Show | Jaira | Guest / Dancer | ||