This ain't no East Coast Swing.
MTV has brought the streets to the stage with its krump-tastic new reality contest, "Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew." Vying for the title - and a cash prize and touring contract - is Kaba Modern, a hip-hop group from the University of California, Irvine. Each week, the six-member, all-Asian crew (Tony Tran, 20, Mike Song, 21, Yuri Tag, 22, Lawrence Kao, 22, Cindy Minowa, 20, and Jia Huang, 24) serves up its best moves for a panel of judges, which includes former N'Syncer JC Chasez and choreographer Shane Sparks. As of press time, Kaba Modern had raked in enough viewer votes to snag a spot in the final six.
KoreAm chatted with KA members Mike and Yuri about their dancing journey.

When did you start dancing? 
Yuri: I did ballet and jazz when I was a kid, but I quit in junior high because I didn't think it was the cool thing to do. I've only been doing hip-hop for about two years.
Mike: At a church retreat in high school, one of the bible school teachers started popping, and I thought it looked really cool. He taught me a little bit.
Yuri, you mentioned on the show that your parents didn't always support your dancing pursuits.
Yuri: They wanted me to focus on school. But I kept my GPA above 4.0, so they couldn't really say anything. When I joined Kaba Modern, they were, like, when are you going to stop? But then when the show started, they turned around 180 degrees. My mom has stopped by the hotel to bring me kimbap. They're telling everyone at work about the show.
Kaba Modern is actually comprised of 34 members. How did you narrow it down to six for the show?
Mike: We started with this year's three coordinators (Mike, Lawrence and Cindy) and Tony, who's one of our main choreography contributors. And then we chose Yuri, who is a very strong freestyler. Jia graduated two years ago, but we brought her back as a secret weapon.
What moves have been most challenging so far?
Yuri: What's even more challenging than the choreography are the time constraints. We usually don't get our music until Friday night and then we have to learn our entire routine before Monday night dress rehearsal.
Do you have any team rituals?
Yuri: Before we perform, we always do a group prayer. We also do this thing called Soul in the Hole, where we all put our hands in the middle of the group circle and throw all our mistakes in the hole.  
What do you love about dancing?
Mike: The fact that I can just let go and express myself. And I love knowing that my dancing can evoke happiness in someone else.
Yuri: Freestyling keeps me sane. No matter how tired I am, when I hear a soulful house song or a funky beat, everything just goes away, and I'm one with the music. It's a really amazing feeling.