Arts & Entertainment
Screaming Girls Swoon for Englishtown's All-Boy Dance Group, the ICONic Boyz
The kids from zip code 07726 were the runners up on "America's Best Dance Crew." At Manalapan Day, hordes of screaming girls went crazy when they took the stage. Watch the video, and adjust your volume!
The performance of the ICONic dancers at Manalapan Day on June 11 was a true show stealer. From behind the mainstage, even the headlining act of Manalapan Under the Stars, , felt compelled to watch the show as the screams of ICONic fans filled the air.
Three teams were showcased: ICONic kidz, ICONic Jr., and ICONic Boyz.
The ICONic Boyz crew, who came in second place in the MTV reality show "America's Best Dance Crew" earlier this year, are a smash hit. They were the only kids crew to appear on the show; their youngest member is 10 years old.
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Their energetic jazz/hip hop/house style wowed fans as they rocked to Kanye, Ke$ha and Bieber beats with a dance style inspired by Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake. They performed as a crew, freestyled as individuals, danced with other ICONic students, and at one point, their parents took the stage.
Hundreds of fans, mostly girls ages 10 to 14, screamed with delight at the dance performance and rushed to meet the boys for autographs. After the show, fans confirmed that some girls handed notes with their phone numbers to the boys.
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Manalapan Township Committeeman Jordan Maskowitz said the huge crowd was unexpected and estimates that 2,000 people, including parents and families, came to see the dancers.
"Hopefully everybody was happy and got their autographs," said Maskowitz. He heard rumors that people drove from Maryland and Connecticut for the live performance.
"We didn't start until the late afternoon," said a Manalapan police officer, "but there were girls lined up here for autographs as early as 9 in the morning."
The members of the ICONic Boyz dance crew are:
Nicholas Rubiano
Julian DeGuzman
John D'Onofrio
Joey Fernandes
Jared Madridejos
Christopher Corradino
Tony Garcia
Jason "NoBones" Smith
Tristan Rubiano
Louis "Da Pitbull" DiPippa
Madison Alamia
Mikey "Spikey Mikey" Fusco
Nick "Nicholicious" Mara
Thomas Miceli
Vincent Castronovo
Fans confirmed that at least three of the boys—Nick Mara, Jason Smith, and Thomas Micheli—attend Manalapan-Englishtown schools.
The Icon Dance Complex is located at The Village Center, 14 Wilson Ave (Rt. 527), Suite 5, Englishtown, NJ.
