Team Millennia

Team Millennia(TM) is a hip-hop dance organization from Fullerton, California that was established in 1998 by Danny Batimana.
Their team appeared in America's Best Dance Crew , taking the West Coast slot of the competition.
History
Team Millennia was founded by Director/Co-Owner Danny V. Batimana in 1998. Before the name changed to Team Millennia, the organization was known as Culture Entertainment. Culture Entertainment was created by Danny V. Batimana and Sharmila Mitra. Culture Entertainment dissolved and Batimana started what is now known as Team Millennia.
Team Millennia competed at competitions and won the Vibe Dance Competition three consecutive years (1999, 2000, and 2001), and most recently, under the direction of Jed Florano and John Abas, won back-to-back 1st place wins at Vibe '07 and '08 Dance Competitions. They also compete in many other major dance competitions.
In March 2004, TM’s Dance Center (TMDC) known as “Under the Bridge” opened up in Fullerton, California. Prior to the studio, TM typically rehearsed and held practice at an outdoor facility “under the bridge” to the bookstore at California State University, Fullerton; hence the name.
Prelude Dance Competition
Team Millennia is also the producer of Prelude Dance Competition, an event hosted entirely by the TM family. Prelude competition has 2 divisions, Modern (College age) and Junior (High School and under), and occurs around November, usually about the time a hip hop competition team's season starts, hence it's name, because it's a 'prelude' of the competition season to come.
TM has has recently expanded it's reach, creating similar Prelude competitions at Northern California (Prelude Norcal), and most recently, on the east coast (Prelude EC), making it one of the only groups who've managed to not only survive, but to transform itself from dance team, to studio owner, to producer.

Team Millenia Juniors
Along with Team Millennia, Team Millennia Juniors was added to the family in 2003 for members ranging from ages 12 to 18 years old. Team Millennia Tots was also established for members, ages 8 to 12 years old.
Since the beginning of its creation, any member who remains involved with TM for two years and has held a “board” position or has been involved for three years is granted the title as a Team Millennia Alumni. Board positions include any member who has been a captain, director, sponsorship coordinator, costumes coordinator, graphics assistant, or TM Juniors captain. These significant individuals are those who truly dedicate all their hard work and efforts to TM, inspiring every moment to help continue TM’s foundation. One notable member of TM Jrs. is Melissa Reyes of the reality show, Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll.
Appearances
TMDC is only used for rehearsals and is available to groups who wish to rent out the space. Auditions, workshops, and Summer Intensive Dance Camps (SI) are also held at the TMDC, which are all run and conducted by the members themselves. SI helps prepare dancers as to what to expect for the upcoming TM year and focuses on the different techniques and disciplines to aid in the improvement of their dancing. For 2007-2008’s Summer Intensive 4, instructors taught and inspired the break-dancing aspect, which is considered one of the four elements of hip-hop dancing. They took it to a new level, developing fundamentals and gaining an appreciation of its roots. Dancers receive a lot from SI and are strongly encouraged by the TM crew.
TM members work extremely hard to compete and travel to different events. Members do not get paid to dance with TM, but some may receive and accept payment from booked gigs for choreographing or performing. Besides performing and competing all along the California coast, TM competes at the Boogies Wars Dance Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada each year. As Batimana mentioned, Team Millennia some day plans to travel to the east coast and participate in a dance competition held in New York City.
America's Best Dance Crew
Team Millenia also auditioned for the of America's Best Dance Crew, although they didn't make it to the premiere on June 19, 2008. After their elimination, MTV was hit with thousands of petitions to get Team Millenia back on the show. The remaining crews on the show continually wear "I TM" shirts in support of the group. The team later competed on the show's , only to face elimination once more in the third week.
Week 1
Each crew danced to a song of their choosing. The crews were broken up in groups of three, and the best crew of each group (chosen by the judges) would be safe from this week's elimination and move on to the next week.
Team Millennia performed to their own mix of Head Automatica's "Beating Heart Baby." The judges praised the team's improvement from the second season and the team was saved from elimination.
Week 2
Each crew was given a fitness challenge and had to incorporate their challenge into their routine. Team Millennia was given the leap frog and performed Rihanna's Disturbia.
They were also in the bottom two with Boxcuttuhz, but were saved from elimination.
Week 3
Each crew had to perform to a Britney Spears song along with props. Team Millennia had to perform Me Against the Music along with hats and canes has their props.
They were once again put in the bottom two where they lost to Ringmasters and got eliminated from the competition.

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