Yuri and the rest of the Kaba Modern crew competed against Fanny Pak during MTV’s Video Music Awards opening act. Unfortunately, they were robbed once again as Fanny Pak won the final battle. Rigged I tell ya… rigged.

It’s nice though to see Kaba Modern continue to perform at such large venues. I’m sure it won’t be last time we’ll be seeing them. Go Kaba!

Of the six member crew, one particular member is gaining quite the fan following – Yuri Tag. With a constant barrage of comments about her cute looks not only on YouTube, but on our very own Kineda post of the crew, it’s not hard to see that she’s a fan favorite.

The 22-year-old Irvine, California native started dancing at the young age of five from the recommendation of her doctor. In 2005, she took things a bit more seriously and joined UC Irvine dance crew Kaba Modern. The crew has been making a name for themselves in global competitions for years now, including a first place trophy from the USA World Hip-Hop Championship.

“THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN SHOWING US SO MUCH LOVE AND SUPPORT! IT REALLY GETS US THROUGH THE LONG STRESSFUL NIGHTS OF PRACTICE AND CONTINUALLY PUSHES US TO GROW EVEN MORE!!! I CAN’T EVEN EXPRESS HOW MUCH GRATITUDE I FEEL IN MY HEART RIGHT NOW BUT JUST KNOW THAT I WOULDN’T BE WHERE I AM WITHOUT YOU ALL!
much <3 & respect, yuri tag "

With a spot in the final twelve crews, it’s Yuri’s chance to shine and become a breakout star. She’s definitely got Kineda’s support! America’s Best Dance Crew premieres Thursday, Feb. 7th @ 10PM ET/PT.

Be sure to bookmark this page, as we’ll be updating it with more pics and video as the contest progresses!

March 7th – 5 New photos added.
March 21st – 10 New photos added.
March 24th – All 7 Videos Posted

Photos of Yuri Tag

Yuri Tag Videos – Kaba Modern

Live Auditions Episode

Episode 2 – Music Video Moves
Yuri Tag and Kaba Modern perform Chris Brown’s “Wall to Wall.”

Episode 3 – Dance Craze Challenge

Episode 4 – Movie Characters

Episode 5 – Thriller

Episode 6 – Broadway Remixed

Episode 7 – Evolution Of Street Dance

American Idol Judge Randy Jackson is rocking the screens of MTV with a new competitive group dance series “America’s Best Dance Crew.” The official premier begins on Thursday, February 7 at 10pm ET/PT, but last night was the live two hour casting show.

Each dance crew of five to seven members demonstrated their most innovative choreography, for a chance to compete on the official show.

The dance crew that caught my eye was Kaba Modern (Yuri Tag, Tony Tran, Mike Song, Lawrence Kao, Cindy Minowa, Jia Huang) from Orange County, CA. I loved their great isolations, and popping moves. The six member group was in sync at all times with very tight and unique choreography. I especially liked their imitation of loading shotguns for the kill!

Kaba Modern members include:

Yuri Tag

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“I first started dancing when I was five (because the doctor recommended it to my mom) but I did not start taking it seriously until 2005. That’s when I realized it was my passion.”

Tony Tran

“Mr. Wiggles influenced me. Started dancing in 2003.”

Mike Song

“I started dancing after I saw a bible study teacher at my church popping at one of our church retreats. My dance career started when I entered a talent contest in LA with a group of high school friends.”

Lawrence Kao

“My dancing career started my first year in college. I went to a collegiate scene competition called Vibe and was inspired to become a dancer.”

Cindy Minowa

“As a young girl, I actually wanted to be an actress at first. My father was the one who suggested to have me in dance classes to be well-rounded as an actress. I hated dance my first year, however my mother knew that she had to keep me in classes. My second year is when I started to love dancing.”

Jia Huang

“Started dancing ballet at age ten because my best friend was doing it too.”