SoReal Cru is a hip-hop dance crew from Houston , Texas who gained fame as the runner-up on the second season of '' America 's Best Dance Crew '' ( ABDC ) . Before ABDC , they won first place at the World of Dance competition in Pomona in 2008 . After the second season of '' America 's Best Dance Crew '' was over , they returned to MTV for a two-part ABDC special , '' Battle of the VMA 's '' . In the spin-off , popular crews from seasons one and two competed for an opportunity to win $ 25,000 for charity and to present the 2008 VMA for Best Dancing in a Video . Alumni crews BreakSk8 , Fanny Pak , Kaba Modern , Status Quo , and SoReal Cru participated in the event . SoReal Cru danced to '' Forever '' by Chris Brown and made the cut in the preliminary rounds while BreakSk8 and Status Quo were eliminated . After the public voted , SoReal Cru lost to Fanny Pak and Kaba Modern for having the fewest votes . After a dance off at the VMA Preshow , the public voted again , and it was announced during the VMA 's that Fanny Pak won
2008 VMA
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
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