World of Dance (2017) s01e03 Episode Script
The Qualifiers 3
1 male announcer: This is "World of Dance," the biggest dance competition in the world.
For the last two weeks Talk to me, baby announcer: The world's best dancers have battled it out.
This sweet, sweet craving Whoa-oh Exciting [all cheering.]
Unexpected Whoa! Innovative Ah-ya ya-ya Talk to me, baby Amazing.
Whoa-oh Choreography, creativity Some of the things that you guys are doing You're through to the next round! Congratulations! Cake by the ocean Talk to me baby announcer: Tonight, it's the final round of the qualifier Ooh-wee, ah, Ah-ya-ya, ya-ya announcer: And the acts have one last chance to make it to the duel.
Cake by the ocean Ooh.
announcer: And we've saved the best for last.
Ah-ya-ya, ya-ya You cannot have a dance competition with the best dancers in the world without the Jabbawockeez.
- Yeah.
[audience cheering.]
You are absolutely extraordinary.
Thank you.
announcer: Only the best of the best will make it past the "World of Dance" judges.
Now we're cookin' with some hot sauce.
Go crazy, crazy Ah-yah-yah yah-yah I keep on hopin' That's what this competition is about.
[audience cheering.]
And Whoo! So much intensity So much passion It was really, really beautiful.
That's right Keep on hopin' announcer: With only a few spots left, the stakes are high.
Winning this competition would change our lives.
This is the biggest moment of my life.
announcer: And the pressure is on.
We gotta bring it.
I either go big, or I go home.
announcer: Who will take one step closer to the world final and who will go home? We're gonna lock in our scores.
Chocolate in my life Funfetti announcer: This is - Ah-ya-ya ya-ya announcer: "World of Dance.
" Cake by the ocean, uh So far, the qualifiers, man it's been fun.
Huh? - It's been fun.
- It's been so fun.
I'm excited to see those who make it through the qualifiers and onto the duel tonight.
- Last chance.
We're gonna have a great time.
- Oh, my God, it's the Jabbawockeez.
- Oh, my gosh! [hip-hop beats.]
What's up, y'all? We're the Jabbawockeez, a hip-hop crew from Las Vegas.
And we about to do our thing.
It's goin' down for real Our crew started in 2003.
We're garage kids.
We never really had any technical training.
In 2008, we come out to the Hollywood scene and we win "America's Best Dance Crew.
" That was when the rollercoaster, you know-- it was like, "click-click-click click-click-click.
" And as soon as we won, it was just whoosh.
And we ended up touring; we've done shows with Universal Studios-- you know, people just recognizing us everywhere we go.
[fan screams excitedly.]
Oh, my God, it's the Jabbawockeez! By 2010, we got a show in Vegas-- Jabbawockeez crew, coming from nothing to having a production in Vegas.
Dreams come true.
It's awesome for us to sustain our lives off of dancing.
It's not like, "Oh, you got a Vegas show," and then you retire.
We've been really trying to maintain the legacy of Jabbawockeez and stay relevant.
Legend, legend, legend, legend, legend, legend, legend, legend, legend-- let's do this.
Yeah! The fact that we're coming here now, with this reputation, makes us a target.
Our legacy is on the line.
It's goin' down for real [audience cheers.]
[cheers and applause.]
Look at everybody, look at everybody.
I think we love The Jabbawockeez.
[static drones.]
This is [static drones.]
In our last episode of the Jabba [static drones.]
Beware of the Jabbawock, my son [cheers and applause.]
[Mistah F.
A.
B's "Still Feelin' It".]
Stop, so I can touch myself The game so sharp I might cut myself Shh You hatin' on a boy? Hush thyself I'm on my own jock 'Cause I love thyself Aw, Sean T With the slap again 'Bout to bring the movement back We goin' African My bruh put a Xanny In Actavis, bout to nod off, "Bruh Wake up! Man, what's happenin'?" Bo with the Jack till we nodded off Stealing our style Knock it off Fell back, fell off? Not at all, I'm still spending money From 2004 I was ridin' in an old-school Cadillac Playin' Mac Dre And then I'm slappin' Jack In the back seat, where I had her at She said, "I'll" [rhythmic string music.]
Can I get a "yee" for who I'm in the building with Who I came with is who I'm still chillin' with The sound that we started They stealin' it But that just let us know they still feelin' it Yup, I'm still feelin' it I'm still feeling myself Yup, I'm still feeling myself Yup, I'm still feelin' it I'm still feeling myself I'm feeling myself [singer vocalizing.]
Mm, what? Mm, what? Mm What [static drones.]
[ping.]
[cheers and applause.]
Wow.
[cheers and applause.]
I am so happy that you are here! all: Whoo! First and foremost, I will say: you cannot have a dance competition with the best dancers in the world without the Jabbawockeez.
- Yeah.
- That can't happen.
Thank you, bro.
From a technical standpoint, super clean-- it was cool.
At the same time, it was rhythmic.
The groove was different from what I know of you guys, and I--I gotta say, I didn't mind.
I definitely wanted the isolations and the things that you guys are known for, but adding this-- this extra thing to it--like, it, like--it worked for me.
- Wow.
[audience cheers.]
I just wanna say, I'm a huge fan of you guys.
It's the small things-- it's the details.
And the subtlety has so much impact.
But it felt like there was more groove - Oh, yeah.
- And a little less, like, isolation.
- Oh, yeah.
Call me old school, I don't know-- but I loved the isolations.
And I think-- - I loved the groove! - All right, you know Yeah.
[cheers and applause.]
I wanted more groove.
Like, when you let go and just really fell into that, I was like, "yes.
" And it was risky to come out and just be that mellow, but it worked.
I loved it.
[cheers and applause.]
You just gave everybody, like, a master class in how to kill it without breaking a sweat.
[laughter.]
Why be here? Why come and put yourselves on the line to see if you are the best in the entire world? Why are we here? 'Cause we're still growing.
[cheers and applause.]
It never stops.
We come from nothing, you know-- we do this, we live this, and we only wanna grow.
The greatest artists in the world never think that they're done, or never think that they've arrived.
They're always evolving, and that's how I see myself.
I'm always, "What else can I do?" So I feel you on that.
Amen.
Amen.
Time to lock in our scores, okay? - Let's do it.
- Yeah.
- Red light, green light Everybody take a shot Red light, green light Gimme everything you got [cheers and applause.]
Red light, green light Everybody take a shot Red light, green light Whoo-hoo! [chuckles.]
What you waiting for? Gimme the green light 'Cause I'm ready to go Thank you, guys! You're through to the next round.
We wanna see everything, all of it.
[cheers and applause.]
'Cause I'm ready to go Oh, oh, oh-wee-oh-wee-oh They already have a reputation - Yeah.
- And so, they're kinda putting their reputation on the line, being in this competition.
- Yeah.
I had respect for them before, but even more so now.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Oh-wee-oh, wee-oh [electronic dance music.]
announcer: Coming up [laughing.]
It's so emotional and so inspiring.
That's something that I've never seen before.
That's what this competition is about.
The difficulty, the athleticism, the artistry-- you are absolutely extraordinary.
What I love about "World of Dance" is that we have a scoring system where we can actually judge, you know, a hip-hop group against a ballet duo.
[Walk The Moon's "Shut Up and Dance".]
The contestants are judged on five very specific criteria.
Ooh, shut up and dance with me Performance, technique, creativity, presentation, and choreography.
Each of these criteria are worth 20 points apiece, which gives a maximum score of 100.
In these qualifier rounds, you have to get an 80 out of 100 to make it through to the next round.
Here we go.
Let's do it.
[acoustic guitar music.]
We've worked so hard for this.
I'm excited and pumped.
We can do this.
We're the Mihacevich sisters.
And we do contemporary dance.
[grunts.]
We started dancing since the day we could walk.
Actually, even before that.
Like, since-- - Outta the womb.
- Yes, the second our mom became pregnant with us-- 'cause she was a dance teacher before we were even born.
From day one, the girls were at the studio with me.
It was just inevitable.
[cheerful electronic music.]
We danced all the time when we were little.
In the family room, we'd always dance around and our dad would play music.
We thought we were so good.
[laughs.]
I grew up with one brother, and it was all boy stuff all the time--you know, soccer and wrestling and baseball.
And so raising three daughters has definitely been - Changed your world.
- Changed my world.
Ready? - Our dad definitely has a huge role in our dance lives.
He'll spend hours in the car on the way to competitions.
He's always there to pump us up.
Just give it your all, and have fun.
He makes, like, the best sandwiches ever.
He's just great.
Everybody else here started as a team and probably feel like family now, but we started as a family, and somehow we've turned into [laughs.]
our own little team.
So it's kinda cool.
announcer: Next up, it's the Mihacevich sisters.
This is, without a doubt, the biggest opportunity we've ever gotten, and we're ready for it.
[audience cheers.]
- They look like triplets.
- I know, right? [Demi Lovato's "Warrior".]
This is a story That I have never told All the pain and the truth I wear like a battle wound So ashamed, so confused I was broken and bruised 'Cause now I'm a warrior Now I've got thicker skin I'm a warrior I'm stronger than I have ever been And my armor Is made of steel You can't get in, I'm a warrior And you can never hurt me There's a part of me I can't get back A little girl grew up too fast 'Cause you were never gonna take the blame Anyway Now I'm a warrior I got thicker skin I'm a warrior I'm stronger than I've ever been My armor, oh, whoa Is made of steel, you can't get in I'm a warrior And you can never hurt Me again [cheers and applause.]
So good! [clapping.]
[sighs.]
[cheers and applause.]
That was very powerful.
Thank you so much.
So you are sisters? Yes, we're all sisters.
I'm 16.
Chloe-- - I'm 14.
- I'm 12.
What? [audience gasps.]
[both laugh.]
- Wow.
- Everyone thinks we're triplets, so You guys were so connected.
It's like the feeling between you was-- You could see it.
Thank you so much.
I grabbed the guys at one time, I was like-- Whenever this happens it's a good--it's a good sign.
[laughter.]
It was really, really beautiful.
[cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
NE-YO? When you're doing something slightly slower, and it's about making people feel it, you wanna make sure that the point gets across.
You wanna make sure that it's precise.
This was very precise.
You guys are sharing a brain, because every move, you guys were super-duper tight.
- Thank you so much.
- Like, my favorite moments were the the, the Yeah.
[laughs.]
- Those! Great work, great work.
[cheers and applause.]
- Derek? - I have four sisters, so I'm all about sisters.
[sisters laugh.]
And I know what it's like to dance with family, and it truly is special.
The way your guys' bodies move, it's a contraction.
It's a breath.
It's the wringing of your body-- like wringing out a towel.
It's like that in your bodies.
Instead of just, like, moving, it's like-- it's like squeezing, and you guys have that squeeze internally that creates something visceral and just palpable and just beautiful to watch.
- Thank you so much.
- Great job, guys.
Great job.
[Rachel Platten's "Stand By You".]
- We ready? - Yes, baby.
Yep.
Hands Put your empty hands in mine And scars Show me all the scars you hide And hey, if your wings are broken Please take mine so yours can open too All right, guys, let's see if you made it through.
Here we go.
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you [audience cheers.]
Oh, tears Make kaleidoscopes in your eyes [sisters cheer.]
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you Even if you're breaking down We can find a way to make it through You earned it.
You should be proud.
Even if we can't find heaven [cheering.]
Love, you're not alone [Jenna screams excitedly.]
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you Congratulations, you guys! [sobbing.]
I'm gonna stand by you Love, you're not alone - You earned it.
- I'm so proud of you.
I'm gonna stand by you [Fitz and the Tantrums' "Handclap".]
- The standard's high.
- Yeah.
- It's high.
- The bar's been raised.
Every act is like [grunts.]
And stuff that we haven't seen before.
Yeah, that's what "World of Dance" is really about.
Turn it up Somebody save your soul 'Cause you've been sinning in this city I know, too many troubles All these lovers got you losing control I think somebody said to call me in the middle of that.
[group chatters.]
Not that I don't like young-- - Whoa! But maybe just a little too young.
[laughter.]
You're through to the next round, congratulations! I can make your hands clap [clapping.]
Said, I can make your hands clap [clapping.]
Every night When the stars come out Am I the only living soul around? What's this move called again? The milly rock? It's the face, it's the face! It's the face.
[laughing.]
We could be screamin' till the sun comes out - Thank you so much.
- Amazing job.
And when we wake we'd be the only sound Get on my knees and say a prayer, James Brown 'Cause I can make your hands clap Unless you appreciate tap, it's hard to be entertained by tap.
But I was fully entertained.
[cheers and applause.]
I can make your hands clap - Good job.
- Congratulations.
- Great job.
- You made it through! Make your hands clap It's show time.
[spirited saxophone solo.]
Said, I can make your hands clap You guys came to win, being brave and bold and creative.
Hey, guys, congratulations.
Said, I can make your hands clap [all cheering.]
- Whoo! - Now we're cookin' with some hot sauce! My flesh is searchin' for your worst and best Don't ever deny, I'm like a stranger Hey! That is the standard of what we're looking for at the "World of Dance.
" Keeper of crimes, fear no conviction Grapes of wrath can only sweeten your wine [bass lines.]
You don't even know I can make your hands clap Hey! Hey! [cheers and applause.]
[laughs.]
[cheers and applause.]
[Andra Day's "Rise Up".]
[gentle piano.]
They got, like, words on their sweaters.
- Yeah.
And I'll rise up I'll rise like the day I'll rise up I'll rise unafraid Ooh, I'll rise up And I'll do it a thousand times again For you Ooh It's so emotional and so inspiring, and that performance just had a lot of meaning.
We wanna share the message that as long as you love yourself, you're beautiful no matter what people think of you.
[cheers and applause.]
I'm--I'm super proud of you guys.
It was a very, very beautiful piece.
You made the whole room feel it.
[cheers and applause.]
All right, let's see if you're going through.
Again For you Ooh You [cheering.]
Ooh Ooh-ooh Thank you! Congratulations.
You Ooh, ooh [cheers and applause.]
They got me choked up a little.
Who's next? [salsa music.]
We are Swing Latino.
Salsa dance group Cinco, seis, siete, ocho.
[claps.]
Arriba, arriba.
[all cheering.]
You got this! announcer: Next up on stage: it's Swing Latino.
[audience cheers.]
Whoo, whoo, whoo-whoo-whoo! [salsa music.]
[cheers and applause.]
[dramatic tone.]
[lively salsa music.]
Whoa! [woman singing in Spanish.]
Ooh Whoo! [singing in Spanish.]
[brass solo.]
both: Whoa! [man singing in Spanish.]
[cheers and applause.]
[singing in Spanish.]
[cheers and applause.]
Oh, my Gosh.
Swing Latino, I've been around a lot of rhinestones, but you guys are sparkly! [laughing.]
Wow.
Explosive.
That first--the second the music started, it was like, "Bam!" It actually--I literally, like, stepped back out of my seat.
[laughter.]
Um, dancers are athletes.
Artistic athletes-- and that was artistic and incredibly athletic.
You guys are amazing.
- Thank you so much.
Real quick-- where are you guys from? [speaking Spanish.]
They said they're very, very proud to represent Colombia-- Cali, for those-- I will say that you absolutely represented where you're from to an unimaginable level today.
- Thank you.
- Ah, in groups like this, you normally tend to pay more attention to the females than the males.
That was not the case here--like, everybody on stage [cheers and applause.]
Felt like they were meant to be there.
Gracias.
That's what this competition is about: pulling out stuff that no one has ever seen before.
It's about proving that you are the best dancers on the face of the planet, and I feel like y'all did that.
[cheers and applause.]
Gracias.
This is a level of salsa that I think the world is not used to seeing.
The footwork was amazing, the guys are strong-- like, nuts.
[cheers and applause.]
The girls were great.
I look forward to seeing even more.
[cheers and applause.]
[dancers cheer.]
And you're gonna have to bring everything that Swing Latino is.
[cheers and applause.]
all: Swing Latino! Hey! [laughing.]
Here we go, we're gonna lock in scores.
- Yeah, let's lock it in.
- Are we ready? - Let's lock it in.
- Lock it in.
Remember, you need to score 80 to move forward.
[Pitbull's "Superstar" featuring Becky G.]
[cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
Yeah! [all screaming.]
We will be superstars Superstars You and I Swing Latino, Swing Latino! Superstars Superstars, you and I [all speaking Spanish.]
[cheering and clapping.]
[electronic music.]
announcer: Coming up [cheers and applause.]
If you're going for a million dollars, you better take risks like that.
I think you guys can go all the way.
I really do.
Is it enough to compete with the others? [jazzy music.]
I'm Ian Eastwood, I'm 23, and these are my Young Lions.
Oh, my God, what am I doin'? I started my career really young, at ten, and then YouTube came around when I was 12 years old.
I uploaded my routines, and now--ten years later-- my YouTube channel has close to 75 million views-- so, pretty cool.
[Aloe Blacc's "I'm The Man".]
From uploading my dance videos, I started to get a bigger name as a choreographer, and by the time I was 16, I was already traveling the world, teaching dance.
I've met all of these beautiful individuals in classes along the way.
I was the only child, so-- for the most part, been me by myself until I found this group.
But, competitively, we're definitely an underdog going into this competition.
A lot of us don't compete that often, and we're putting ourselves out there to be judged by the world.
Andthat's scary.
The man, yes I am, yes I am But, gotta take risks to showcase what you're capable of.
One, two, three Four! We're really excited to get out there and perform for the judges.
[all cheering.]
We're gonna be coming out of our skin, no doubt about it.
We've trained a long time to get [chuckles.]
To--to get to this point.
announcer: Next up on stage: it's Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions.
You can tell everybody Go ahead and tell everybody I'm the man, I'm the man [cheers and applause.]
[dramatic beat.]
[Bruno Mars' "Chunky".]
[synthesizer dance music.]
She gotta shake her little something Shake her little something Throwin' that thing from left, right Side to side She gotta have her own money Ah, yeah Shout out to the girls that Pay they rent On time I've been searchin' everywhere And now, here you are Ooh, chunky Ooh, ooh Lookin' for them girls with the big ole hoops Hoops That drop it down in daisy dukes I wanna get down Yeah, them the ones I'm trying to recruit Ooh-ooh I'm lookin' at you Yeah, you, baby Chunky Oh-oh, lookin' for them girls With the big ole hoops Hoops That drop it down in daisy dukes Yeah I'm lookin' at you Yeah, you, baby [cheers and applause.]
Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions.
[cheers and applause.]
Ian, do you sing? - I don't sing.
- It's too bad you don't sing, because, honestly, you gave me crazy Michael Jackson vibes.
[cheers and applause.]
I can tell that that's an influence in what you do, you know-- - Huge influence.
Yeah, I can--I can tell.
[cheers and applause.]
But, it felt a little bit, ah--mellow for a dance competition.
The routine itself needed to be just a little bit more exciting.
If you're serious about winning and being considered the best in the world, you're gonna have to push yourself as a choreographer.
- We're--we don't do a lot of competitions like this, so it is a different element to step into, so I 100% see what you're saying, and I appreciate that.
Thank you.
You look like Bruno Mars' taller, whiter brother.
[laughter.]
There were some moments that I loved, that were like, "dang!" Like the stutters, the little rebounds-- that's so good, but it felt like an artist's performance.
If somebody was out there singing, and you guys were doing all of that-- that's how it felt.
But this isn't a presentation - Yeah.
This is a competition.
[cheers and applause.]
Just goin' off of criteria: personality, through the roof; cleanliness, through the roof; and there's something about having your own style.
[cheers and applause.]
But you have to adapt to compete.
- Yeah.
- Should you guys make it to the next level-- if you adapt to what's being said here? I think you guys could go all the way.
I really do.
Yep, you're talented.
[cheers and applause.]
- Oh! - Thank you very much.
Let's lock in our scores, okay? [One Direction's "Drag Me Down".]
[staccato bass notes.]
I got a river for a soul And baby, you're a boat Baby, you're my only reason All right, let's see if you're going through.
Yeah , all my life You stood by me When no one else was ever behind me All these lights, they can't blind me [cheers and applause.]
With your love Nobody can drag me Down Nobody You guys get one more chance! We're gonna work hard.
We got you.
We'll see you in the next round.
Nobody, nobody [all cheering.]
- Yes! - [laughs.]
All right.
- Yay.
- What do you make of the judges' comments? - All we could hope for was that it would be enough.
- You guys were absolutely different from everyone else all in the competition-- - Yeah.
- But now they're going, "Raise the stakes to make it a competition for a million dollars.
" - 100%.
I can't wait to see next level.
- Thank you.
- Congrats, congrats.
- Hey, hey.
- Congrats! I love the funkiness.
I love the Lions.
Nobody can drag me down I see the competition in the room-- these are the top-tier dancers in the world, so I'm bringing mine.
Make a big circle around yourself Uh-huh.
This is so much harder - It's not easy.
- Than it seems.
announcer: Next up, it's Vibration.
Pullin' me further I enjoyed it, but the routine itself-- it needs to go up a little bit.
Makin' me stronger, shaking me Right to the core, oh One million dollars! [laughter.]
- Who are we? - 801 Squad! Who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now Like it's all I have There were just a couple places here and there where it didn't hit as hard as I wanted it to.
I'm not sure if it's enough to--to get you guys to the top.
Oh, love me now Oh - Come back.
Thank you.
Is there a story to the dance? The rose itself represents the love that my grandmother had for me.
I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now Like it's all I have I know it'll kill me when it's over I don't wanna think about it, I just wanna love you now Your grandma is very proud of you right now.
I love the use of the floor--the space.
But I'm wondering, is it enough to compete with the others? All right, baby, let's see if you're going through.
I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now Like it's all I have I know it'll kill me when it's over [groans.]
[applause.]
I hope to see you again next year.
[cheers and applause.]
That bar's high right now.
The bar is high.
[somber music.]
So how do you feel? I'm feeling a little nervous.
- Nervous? - But excited at the same time.
- Yeah.
[ballroom music.]
- I'm Antonina.
- And I'm Denys, and we are ballroom dancers from Ukraine.
My path crossed with Denys for the first time when I was 11 years old.
My mother took me to a ballroom dance competition where Denys was dancing with his partner, and she said that, "One day, you will dance with this boy.
" [classical music.]
Years later, I had a dream that I was dancing with Denys.
Ultimately, the dream came to life.
And we ended up being paired up as partners.
From the first moment we touched, it was like a moment of electricity going through us.
[jovial classical music.]
We fell in love, and after nine years, we got married.
[both chuckle.]
Start dreaming.
I have to start dreaming.
[laughs.]
announcer: Please welcome DNA.
[cheers and applause.]
[music finishes grandly.]
So sweet.
[cheers and applause.]
[Major Lazer's "Powerful".]
[electronic beat.]
What you do to me Oh, my, my, my, what you do to me Like lightning when I'm swimming in the sea From the very first time we loved From the very first time we touched Ooh, Lord, have mercy, I'm begging you, please I'm feelin' drained, I need love You charge me up Like electricity Jump-start my heart with your love There's an energy, when you hold me When you touch me, it's so powerful Whoa, whoa, whoa I couldn't leave if I wanted to 'Cause something keeps pulling me back to you From the very first time we loved From the very first time we touched - I can feel it When you hold me, when you touch me It's so powerful I can feel it When you hold me, when you touch me It's so powerful Hold me in your arms Burns like fire Electricity When you're close, I feel the sparks Takes me higher To infinity [cheers and applause.]
Whoo! DNA, DNA! DNA! DNA! Hey! [audience chants and cheers.]
Thank you.
[cheers and applause.]
- DNA came to play.
- Hello! Clearly.
You come from the competitive dance world, correct? - Yes, yeah.
- Yeah.
- I feel like you guys understand competition, and I feel like you guys brought the competition Whoo! [cheers and applause.]
Amazingly.
Maybe, 'cause I'm a ballroom dancer, I just think it's one of the most difficult forms-- you know, of dancing.
And I appreciate so much the different styles that you guys incorporated, 'cause I feel like that's what it takes in this competition-- to show not just one element, but a fusion of dance styles, which I think you guys did beautifully, so [cheers and applause.]
Great job, great job.
[cheers and applause.]
Are--are you guys an actual couple? We just got married.
judges: Congratulations! - So romantic.
- I was about to say, if you're not a couple, you might wanna talk about [suggestive mumbling.]
You know? - Yeah.
[laughs.]
It was a waltz, but it was the sexiest waltz I've seen.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
But when we watch you do what you do, we're supposed to be amazed at how effortless you make it look.
Now, it looked like you were working a little hard.
Should you guys move on to the next level-- if you gotta get in the gym, bro, and get it more-- get a little bit-- whatever it is the lifts, all your tricks, it should look like you could do it in your sleep.
- Got it.
- But other than that? I was impressed.
I was impressed--great job.
[cheers and applause.]
You know, this is kinda what I want ballroom to look like.
[cheers and applause.]
You know, it had so much intensity and so much passion-- but control, as a performer, is also one of the most important things that you can have.
I know what-- we had this little mishap over here, but honestly? If you're going for a million dollars, you better take risks like that.
And if you can just control it a tiny bit more, you guys are real contenders.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause.]
All right, we should lock in our scores.
Yeah, let's-- [cheering.]
To make it through the qualifiers and onto the duels, you need to get an average score of 80 or above.
All right, guys, let's check your scores out.
In the name of Love Name of love [screams.]
The name of [electronic dance music.]
Love Love Congratulations, you guys.
You can go to the next round.
The name of Love I was, "Whoa!" [laughs.]
- Oh! - Thank you! That was amazing.
That was passion, by the way.
That was absolutely incredible.
I just have one problem: where was the kiss at the end? You were, like, so close-- [groans, laughs.]
[laughs.]
Thank you.
I can sleep tonight.
Congrats.
announcer: Coming up Why do you love to dance? I can let out any emotions be me.
[chuckles.]
[electronic music.]
How are you feeling today? Nervous.
[laughs.]
I can't imagine.
[laughs.]
My name is Eva Igo.
I'm 14 years old.
I'm a contemporary jazz dancer from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
I was three years old when I started dancing.
I got into dancing because my sister always danced.
I just thought it was just really fun.
[laughs.]
"World of Dance" is the biggest dance competition in the world.
Competing against all of these crazy dance acts-- it's intimidating, and I'm kinda nervous about that.
Back home, I live with my mom, my sister, and my brother.
I don't live with my dad right now.
[somber harp music.]
Eva's father and I are going through a divorce.
It's been a rough year for all of us, but, ah she's been very strong, and she's got a really positive attitude, just about everything.
- Love you.
- Love you too.
I feel like dance helps me work through, like, the hard times that I'm going through right now.
I don't really talk about my dad that much, but I do feel like I can express my emotions when I dance.
It helps me just The butterflies are fluttering.
- Yeah.
- Mom, how are you feeling? A little queasy.
[chuckles.]
Take a breath.
Go out there, do your thing.
announcer: Next to take the stage, it's Eva Igo.
[cheers and applause.]
This is the biggest moment of my life.
I really hope that, today, I can make the judges and the audience all feel something that they haven't felt before.
[laughs.]
[cheers and applause.]
[apprehensive music.]
[cheers and applause.]
Very cute.
[cheers and applause.]
[dramatic tone.]
[slow beat and organ notes.]
[percussive sound.]
Like a river Like a river, sh Like a river Like a river, sh Like a river, like a river Shut your mouth and run me like a river Whoa! How do we fall in love? Harder than a bullet could hit ya How do we fall apart? Faster than a hairpin trigger Don't you say Don't you say it Don't you say, don't you say it One breath It'll just break it So shut your mouth And run me like a river Shut your mouth Baby, stand and deliver Holy hands, ooh, they make me a sinner Like a river, like a river Shut your mouth and run me like a river Choke this love Till the veins start to shiver One last breath Till the tears start to wither Like a river, like a river Shut your mouth and run me like a river Hey Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Hey Ooh-ooh, oh Oh-oh-oh, oh Like a river [cheers and applause.]
[both cheer.]
[cheers and applause.]
Eva you are Absolutely extraordinary.
- Thank you.
- I mean--it was like, "Oh"--like--"She's coming out here, she's on her own-- how can an individual compete against a group?" [slaps table.]
Right there.
That's how you do it.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause.]
-Man, you dominated that stage.
Dominated it.
The difficulty, the athleticism, the artistry the performance, the execution-- I mean, I could go on and on and on.
You checked every single box I could possibly think of.
You did, like, four turns with your leg up here like this.
And you just stopped on a dime and it was like--bam.
[laughs.]
The control that you have is unprecedented.
It's unbelievable.
[cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
It's obvious that you love to dance.
The question is: why do you love to dance so much? I like to dance so much because when I'm on stage, or whenever I'm rehearsing in a room, I can just let out any emotions inside of me [inhales.]
And just be me.
[laughs.]
I love it.
[cheers and applause.]
Your lines make you look like you're three feet taller than you are.
- Thanks.
- It was amazing.
It was amazing.
We gonna leave it at that.
[cheers and applause.]
Thank you so much.
Amazing.
It was--it was a joy to watch you.
Thank you.
It's obvious your flexibility, the execution of how you do the moves, your technique is superior [cheers and applause.]
But not only do we see all the beautiful technique and see the beauty of you, but we also feel the depth of emotion that we need.
And I think that's super important when you're talking about competing at this level of dance.
[cheers and applause.]
Such a star.
[laughs.]
Well, I think we should lock in our scores.
- Yes.
- Shall we? She don't see Her perfect, she don't understand She's worth it, or that beauty goes deeper Than the surface, oh-oh Eva, let's see if you're going through to the next round.
To all the girls that's hurting Let me be your mirror Help you see a little bit clearer The light that shines within There's a hope That's waiting for you In the dark Yes, yes! You should know you're beautiful Just the way you are And you don't have to change Congratulations, you're through to the next round.
Amazing.
[cheers and applause.]
- No scars to your beautiful We're stars and we're beautiful Oh, you're beautiful - [screaming excitedly.]
There's a hope that's waiting for you The feeling is just incredible, to achieve something so big.
For the last two weeks Talk to me, baby announcer: The world's best dancers have battled it out.
This sweet, sweet craving Whoa-oh Exciting [all cheering.]
Unexpected Whoa! Innovative Ah-ya ya-ya Talk to me, baby Amazing.
Whoa-oh Choreography, creativity Some of the things that you guys are doing You're through to the next round! Congratulations! Cake by the ocean Talk to me baby announcer: Tonight, it's the final round of the qualifier Ooh-wee, ah, Ah-ya-ya, ya-ya announcer: And the acts have one last chance to make it to the duel.
Cake by the ocean Ooh.
announcer: And we've saved the best for last.
Ah-ya-ya, ya-ya You cannot have a dance competition with the best dancers in the world without the Jabbawockeez.
- Yeah.
[audience cheering.]
You are absolutely extraordinary.
Thank you.
announcer: Only the best of the best will make it past the "World of Dance" judges.
Now we're cookin' with some hot sauce.
Go crazy, crazy Ah-yah-yah yah-yah I keep on hopin' That's what this competition is about.
[audience cheering.]
And Whoo! So much intensity So much passion It was really, really beautiful.
That's right Keep on hopin' announcer: With only a few spots left, the stakes are high.
Winning this competition would change our lives.
This is the biggest moment of my life.
announcer: And the pressure is on.
We gotta bring it.
I either go big, or I go home.
announcer: Who will take one step closer to the world final and who will go home? We're gonna lock in our scores.
Chocolate in my life Funfetti announcer: This is - Ah-ya-ya ya-ya announcer: "World of Dance.
" Cake by the ocean, uh So far, the qualifiers, man it's been fun.
Huh? - It's been fun.
- It's been so fun.
I'm excited to see those who make it through the qualifiers and onto the duel tonight.
- Last chance.
We're gonna have a great time.
- Oh, my God, it's the Jabbawockeez.
- Oh, my gosh! [hip-hop beats.]
What's up, y'all? We're the Jabbawockeez, a hip-hop crew from Las Vegas.
And we about to do our thing.
It's goin' down for real Our crew started in 2003.
We're garage kids.
We never really had any technical training.
In 2008, we come out to the Hollywood scene and we win "America's Best Dance Crew.
" That was when the rollercoaster, you know-- it was like, "click-click-click click-click-click.
" And as soon as we won, it was just whoosh.
And we ended up touring; we've done shows with Universal Studios-- you know, people just recognizing us everywhere we go.
[fan screams excitedly.]
Oh, my God, it's the Jabbawockeez! By 2010, we got a show in Vegas-- Jabbawockeez crew, coming from nothing to having a production in Vegas.
Dreams come true.
It's awesome for us to sustain our lives off of dancing.
It's not like, "Oh, you got a Vegas show," and then you retire.
We've been really trying to maintain the legacy of Jabbawockeez and stay relevant.
Legend, legend, legend, legend, legend, legend, legend, legend, legend-- let's do this.
Yeah! The fact that we're coming here now, with this reputation, makes us a target.
Our legacy is on the line.
It's goin' down for real [audience cheers.]
[cheers and applause.]
Look at everybody, look at everybody.
I think we love The Jabbawockeez.
[static drones.]
This is [static drones.]
In our last episode of the Jabba [static drones.]
Beware of the Jabbawock, my son [cheers and applause.]
[Mistah F.
A.
B's "Still Feelin' It".]
Stop, so I can touch myself The game so sharp I might cut myself Shh You hatin' on a boy? Hush thyself I'm on my own jock 'Cause I love thyself Aw, Sean T With the slap again 'Bout to bring the movement back We goin' African My bruh put a Xanny In Actavis, bout to nod off, "Bruh Wake up! Man, what's happenin'?" Bo with the Jack till we nodded off Stealing our style Knock it off Fell back, fell off? Not at all, I'm still spending money From 2004 I was ridin' in an old-school Cadillac Playin' Mac Dre And then I'm slappin' Jack In the back seat, where I had her at She said, "I'll" [rhythmic string music.]
Can I get a "yee" for who I'm in the building with Who I came with is who I'm still chillin' with The sound that we started They stealin' it But that just let us know they still feelin' it Yup, I'm still feelin' it I'm still feeling myself Yup, I'm still feeling myself Yup, I'm still feelin' it I'm still feeling myself I'm feeling myself [singer vocalizing.]
Mm, what? Mm, what? Mm What [static drones.]
[ping.]
[cheers and applause.]
Wow.
[cheers and applause.]
I am so happy that you are here! all: Whoo! First and foremost, I will say: you cannot have a dance competition with the best dancers in the world without the Jabbawockeez.
- Yeah.
- That can't happen.
Thank you, bro.
From a technical standpoint, super clean-- it was cool.
At the same time, it was rhythmic.
The groove was different from what I know of you guys, and I--I gotta say, I didn't mind.
I definitely wanted the isolations and the things that you guys are known for, but adding this-- this extra thing to it--like, it, like--it worked for me.
- Wow.
[audience cheers.]
I just wanna say, I'm a huge fan of you guys.
It's the small things-- it's the details.
And the subtlety has so much impact.
But it felt like there was more groove - Oh, yeah.
- And a little less, like, isolation.
- Oh, yeah.
Call me old school, I don't know-- but I loved the isolations.
And I think-- - I loved the groove! - All right, you know Yeah.
[cheers and applause.]
I wanted more groove.
Like, when you let go and just really fell into that, I was like, "yes.
" And it was risky to come out and just be that mellow, but it worked.
I loved it.
[cheers and applause.]
You just gave everybody, like, a master class in how to kill it without breaking a sweat.
[laughter.]
Why be here? Why come and put yourselves on the line to see if you are the best in the entire world? Why are we here? 'Cause we're still growing.
[cheers and applause.]
It never stops.
We come from nothing, you know-- we do this, we live this, and we only wanna grow.
The greatest artists in the world never think that they're done, or never think that they've arrived.
They're always evolving, and that's how I see myself.
I'm always, "What else can I do?" So I feel you on that.
Amen.
Amen.
Time to lock in our scores, okay? - Let's do it.
- Yeah.
- Red light, green light Everybody take a shot Red light, green light Gimme everything you got [cheers and applause.]
Red light, green light Everybody take a shot Red light, green light Whoo-hoo! [chuckles.]
What you waiting for? Gimme the green light 'Cause I'm ready to go Thank you, guys! You're through to the next round.
We wanna see everything, all of it.
[cheers and applause.]
'Cause I'm ready to go Oh, oh, oh-wee-oh-wee-oh They already have a reputation - Yeah.
- And so, they're kinda putting their reputation on the line, being in this competition.
- Yeah.
I had respect for them before, but even more so now.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Oh-wee-oh, wee-oh [electronic dance music.]
announcer: Coming up [laughing.]
It's so emotional and so inspiring.
That's something that I've never seen before.
That's what this competition is about.
The difficulty, the athleticism, the artistry-- you are absolutely extraordinary.
What I love about "World of Dance" is that we have a scoring system where we can actually judge, you know, a hip-hop group against a ballet duo.
[Walk The Moon's "Shut Up and Dance".]
The contestants are judged on five very specific criteria.
Ooh, shut up and dance with me Performance, technique, creativity, presentation, and choreography.
Each of these criteria are worth 20 points apiece, which gives a maximum score of 100.
In these qualifier rounds, you have to get an 80 out of 100 to make it through to the next round.
Here we go.
Let's do it.
[acoustic guitar music.]
We've worked so hard for this.
I'm excited and pumped.
We can do this.
We're the Mihacevich sisters.
And we do contemporary dance.
[grunts.]
We started dancing since the day we could walk.
Actually, even before that.
Like, since-- - Outta the womb.
- Yes, the second our mom became pregnant with us-- 'cause she was a dance teacher before we were even born.
From day one, the girls were at the studio with me.
It was just inevitable.
[cheerful electronic music.]
We danced all the time when we were little.
In the family room, we'd always dance around and our dad would play music.
We thought we were so good.
[laughs.]
I grew up with one brother, and it was all boy stuff all the time--you know, soccer and wrestling and baseball.
And so raising three daughters has definitely been - Changed your world.
- Changed my world.
Ready? - Our dad definitely has a huge role in our dance lives.
He'll spend hours in the car on the way to competitions.
He's always there to pump us up.
Just give it your all, and have fun.
He makes, like, the best sandwiches ever.
He's just great.
Everybody else here started as a team and probably feel like family now, but we started as a family, and somehow we've turned into [laughs.]
our own little team.
So it's kinda cool.
announcer: Next up, it's the Mihacevich sisters.
This is, without a doubt, the biggest opportunity we've ever gotten, and we're ready for it.
[audience cheers.]
- They look like triplets.
- I know, right? [Demi Lovato's "Warrior".]
This is a story That I have never told All the pain and the truth I wear like a battle wound So ashamed, so confused I was broken and bruised 'Cause now I'm a warrior Now I've got thicker skin I'm a warrior I'm stronger than I have ever been And my armor Is made of steel You can't get in, I'm a warrior And you can never hurt me There's a part of me I can't get back A little girl grew up too fast 'Cause you were never gonna take the blame Anyway Now I'm a warrior I got thicker skin I'm a warrior I'm stronger than I've ever been My armor, oh, whoa Is made of steel, you can't get in I'm a warrior And you can never hurt Me again [cheers and applause.]
So good! [clapping.]
[sighs.]
[cheers and applause.]
That was very powerful.
Thank you so much.
So you are sisters? Yes, we're all sisters.
I'm 16.
Chloe-- - I'm 14.
- I'm 12.
What? [audience gasps.]
[both laugh.]
- Wow.
- Everyone thinks we're triplets, so You guys were so connected.
It's like the feeling between you was-- You could see it.
Thank you so much.
I grabbed the guys at one time, I was like-- Whenever this happens it's a good--it's a good sign.
[laughter.]
It was really, really beautiful.
[cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
NE-YO? When you're doing something slightly slower, and it's about making people feel it, you wanna make sure that the point gets across.
You wanna make sure that it's precise.
This was very precise.
You guys are sharing a brain, because every move, you guys were super-duper tight.
- Thank you so much.
- Like, my favorite moments were the the, the Yeah.
[laughs.]
- Those! Great work, great work.
[cheers and applause.]
- Derek? - I have four sisters, so I'm all about sisters.
[sisters laugh.]
And I know what it's like to dance with family, and it truly is special.
The way your guys' bodies move, it's a contraction.
It's a breath.
It's the wringing of your body-- like wringing out a towel.
It's like that in your bodies.
Instead of just, like, moving, it's like-- it's like squeezing, and you guys have that squeeze internally that creates something visceral and just palpable and just beautiful to watch.
- Thank you so much.
- Great job, guys.
Great job.
[Rachel Platten's "Stand By You".]
- We ready? - Yes, baby.
Yep.
Hands Put your empty hands in mine And scars Show me all the scars you hide And hey, if your wings are broken Please take mine so yours can open too All right, guys, let's see if you made it through.
Here we go.
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you [audience cheers.]
Oh, tears Make kaleidoscopes in your eyes [sisters cheer.]
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you Even if you're breaking down We can find a way to make it through You earned it.
You should be proud.
Even if we can't find heaven [cheering.]
Love, you're not alone [Jenna screams excitedly.]
'Cause I'm gonna stand by you Congratulations, you guys! [sobbing.]
I'm gonna stand by you Love, you're not alone - You earned it.
- I'm so proud of you.
I'm gonna stand by you [Fitz and the Tantrums' "Handclap".]
- The standard's high.
- Yeah.
- It's high.
- The bar's been raised.
Every act is like [grunts.]
And stuff that we haven't seen before.
Yeah, that's what "World of Dance" is really about.
Turn it up Somebody save your soul 'Cause you've been sinning in this city I know, too many troubles All these lovers got you losing control I think somebody said to call me in the middle of that.
[group chatters.]
Not that I don't like young-- - Whoa! But maybe just a little too young.
[laughter.]
You're through to the next round, congratulations! I can make your hands clap [clapping.]
Said, I can make your hands clap [clapping.]
Every night When the stars come out Am I the only living soul around? What's this move called again? The milly rock? It's the face, it's the face! It's the face.
[laughing.]
We could be screamin' till the sun comes out - Thank you so much.
- Amazing job.
And when we wake we'd be the only sound Get on my knees and say a prayer, James Brown 'Cause I can make your hands clap Unless you appreciate tap, it's hard to be entertained by tap.
But I was fully entertained.
[cheers and applause.]
I can make your hands clap - Good job.
- Congratulations.
- Great job.
- You made it through! Make your hands clap It's show time.
[spirited saxophone solo.]
Said, I can make your hands clap You guys came to win, being brave and bold and creative.
Hey, guys, congratulations.
Said, I can make your hands clap [all cheering.]
- Whoo! - Now we're cookin' with some hot sauce! My flesh is searchin' for your worst and best Don't ever deny, I'm like a stranger Hey! That is the standard of what we're looking for at the "World of Dance.
" Keeper of crimes, fear no conviction Grapes of wrath can only sweeten your wine [bass lines.]
You don't even know I can make your hands clap Hey! Hey! [cheers and applause.]
[laughs.]
[cheers and applause.]
[Andra Day's "Rise Up".]
[gentle piano.]
They got, like, words on their sweaters.
- Yeah.
And I'll rise up I'll rise like the day I'll rise up I'll rise unafraid Ooh, I'll rise up And I'll do it a thousand times again For you Ooh It's so emotional and so inspiring, and that performance just had a lot of meaning.
We wanna share the message that as long as you love yourself, you're beautiful no matter what people think of you.
[cheers and applause.]
I'm--I'm super proud of you guys.
It was a very, very beautiful piece.
You made the whole room feel it.
[cheers and applause.]
All right, let's see if you're going through.
Again For you Ooh You [cheering.]
Ooh Ooh-ooh Thank you! Congratulations.
You Ooh, ooh [cheers and applause.]
They got me choked up a little.
Who's next? [salsa music.]
We are Swing Latino.
Salsa dance group Cinco, seis, siete, ocho.
[claps.]
Arriba, arriba.
[all cheering.]
You got this! announcer: Next up on stage: it's Swing Latino.
[audience cheers.]
Whoo, whoo, whoo-whoo-whoo! [salsa music.]
[cheers and applause.]
[dramatic tone.]
[lively salsa music.]
Whoa! [woman singing in Spanish.]
Ooh Whoo! [singing in Spanish.]
[brass solo.]
both: Whoa! [man singing in Spanish.]
[cheers and applause.]
[singing in Spanish.]
[cheers and applause.]
Oh, my Gosh.
Swing Latino, I've been around a lot of rhinestones, but you guys are sparkly! [laughing.]
Wow.
Explosive.
That first--the second the music started, it was like, "Bam!" It actually--I literally, like, stepped back out of my seat.
[laughter.]
Um, dancers are athletes.
Artistic athletes-- and that was artistic and incredibly athletic.
You guys are amazing.
- Thank you so much.
Real quick-- where are you guys from? [speaking Spanish.]
They said they're very, very proud to represent Colombia-- Cali, for those-- I will say that you absolutely represented where you're from to an unimaginable level today.
- Thank you.
- Ah, in groups like this, you normally tend to pay more attention to the females than the males.
That was not the case here--like, everybody on stage [cheers and applause.]
Felt like they were meant to be there.
Gracias.
That's what this competition is about: pulling out stuff that no one has ever seen before.
It's about proving that you are the best dancers on the face of the planet, and I feel like y'all did that.
[cheers and applause.]
Gracias.
This is a level of salsa that I think the world is not used to seeing.
The footwork was amazing, the guys are strong-- like, nuts.
[cheers and applause.]
The girls were great.
I look forward to seeing even more.
[cheers and applause.]
[dancers cheer.]
And you're gonna have to bring everything that Swing Latino is.
[cheers and applause.]
all: Swing Latino! Hey! [laughing.]
Here we go, we're gonna lock in scores.
- Yeah, let's lock it in.
- Are we ready? - Let's lock it in.
- Lock it in.
Remember, you need to score 80 to move forward.
[Pitbull's "Superstar" featuring Becky G.]
[cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
Yeah! [all screaming.]
We will be superstars Superstars You and I Swing Latino, Swing Latino! Superstars Superstars, you and I [all speaking Spanish.]
[cheering and clapping.]
[electronic music.]
announcer: Coming up [cheers and applause.]
If you're going for a million dollars, you better take risks like that.
I think you guys can go all the way.
I really do.
Is it enough to compete with the others? [jazzy music.]
I'm Ian Eastwood, I'm 23, and these are my Young Lions.
Oh, my God, what am I doin'? I started my career really young, at ten, and then YouTube came around when I was 12 years old.
I uploaded my routines, and now--ten years later-- my YouTube channel has close to 75 million views-- so, pretty cool.
[Aloe Blacc's "I'm The Man".]
From uploading my dance videos, I started to get a bigger name as a choreographer, and by the time I was 16, I was already traveling the world, teaching dance.
I've met all of these beautiful individuals in classes along the way.
I was the only child, so-- for the most part, been me by myself until I found this group.
But, competitively, we're definitely an underdog going into this competition.
A lot of us don't compete that often, and we're putting ourselves out there to be judged by the world.
Andthat's scary.
The man, yes I am, yes I am But, gotta take risks to showcase what you're capable of.
One, two, three Four! We're really excited to get out there and perform for the judges.
[all cheering.]
We're gonna be coming out of our skin, no doubt about it.
We've trained a long time to get [chuckles.]
To--to get to this point.
announcer: Next up on stage: it's Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions.
You can tell everybody Go ahead and tell everybody I'm the man, I'm the man [cheers and applause.]
[dramatic beat.]
[Bruno Mars' "Chunky".]
[synthesizer dance music.]
She gotta shake her little something Shake her little something Throwin' that thing from left, right Side to side She gotta have her own money Ah, yeah Shout out to the girls that Pay they rent On time I've been searchin' everywhere And now, here you are Ooh, chunky Ooh, ooh Lookin' for them girls with the big ole hoops Hoops That drop it down in daisy dukes I wanna get down Yeah, them the ones I'm trying to recruit Ooh-ooh I'm lookin' at you Yeah, you, baby Chunky Oh-oh, lookin' for them girls With the big ole hoops Hoops That drop it down in daisy dukes Yeah I'm lookin' at you Yeah, you, baby [cheers and applause.]
Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions.
[cheers and applause.]
Ian, do you sing? - I don't sing.
- It's too bad you don't sing, because, honestly, you gave me crazy Michael Jackson vibes.
[cheers and applause.]
I can tell that that's an influence in what you do, you know-- - Huge influence.
Yeah, I can--I can tell.
[cheers and applause.]
But, it felt a little bit, ah--mellow for a dance competition.
The routine itself needed to be just a little bit more exciting.
If you're serious about winning and being considered the best in the world, you're gonna have to push yourself as a choreographer.
- We're--we don't do a lot of competitions like this, so it is a different element to step into, so I 100% see what you're saying, and I appreciate that.
Thank you.
You look like Bruno Mars' taller, whiter brother.
[laughter.]
There were some moments that I loved, that were like, "dang!" Like the stutters, the little rebounds-- that's so good, but it felt like an artist's performance.
If somebody was out there singing, and you guys were doing all of that-- that's how it felt.
But this isn't a presentation - Yeah.
This is a competition.
[cheers and applause.]
Just goin' off of criteria: personality, through the roof; cleanliness, through the roof; and there's something about having your own style.
[cheers and applause.]
But you have to adapt to compete.
- Yeah.
- Should you guys make it to the next level-- if you adapt to what's being said here? I think you guys could go all the way.
I really do.
Yep, you're talented.
[cheers and applause.]
- Oh! - Thank you very much.
Let's lock in our scores, okay? [One Direction's "Drag Me Down".]
[staccato bass notes.]
I got a river for a soul And baby, you're a boat Baby, you're my only reason All right, let's see if you're going through.
Yeah , all my life You stood by me When no one else was ever behind me All these lights, they can't blind me [cheers and applause.]
With your love Nobody can drag me Down Nobody You guys get one more chance! We're gonna work hard.
We got you.
We'll see you in the next round.
Nobody, nobody [all cheering.]
- Yes! - [laughs.]
All right.
- Yay.
- What do you make of the judges' comments? - All we could hope for was that it would be enough.
- You guys were absolutely different from everyone else all in the competition-- - Yeah.
- But now they're going, "Raise the stakes to make it a competition for a million dollars.
" - 100%.
I can't wait to see next level.
- Thank you.
- Congrats, congrats.
- Hey, hey.
- Congrats! I love the funkiness.
I love the Lions.
Nobody can drag me down I see the competition in the room-- these are the top-tier dancers in the world, so I'm bringing mine.
Make a big circle around yourself Uh-huh.
This is so much harder - It's not easy.
- Than it seems.
announcer: Next up, it's Vibration.
Pullin' me further I enjoyed it, but the routine itself-- it needs to go up a little bit.
Makin' me stronger, shaking me Right to the core, oh One million dollars! [laughter.]
- Who are we? - 801 Squad! Who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now Like it's all I have There were just a couple places here and there where it didn't hit as hard as I wanted it to.
I'm not sure if it's enough to--to get you guys to the top.
Oh, love me now Oh - Come back.
Thank you.
Is there a story to the dance? The rose itself represents the love that my grandmother had for me.
I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now Like it's all I have I know it'll kill me when it's over I don't wanna think about it, I just wanna love you now Your grandma is very proud of you right now.
I love the use of the floor--the space.
But I'm wondering, is it enough to compete with the others? All right, baby, let's see if you're going through.
I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone So I'm gonna love you now Like it's all I have I know it'll kill me when it's over [groans.]
[applause.]
I hope to see you again next year.
[cheers and applause.]
That bar's high right now.
The bar is high.
[somber music.]
So how do you feel? I'm feeling a little nervous.
- Nervous? - But excited at the same time.
- Yeah.
[ballroom music.]
- I'm Antonina.
- And I'm Denys, and we are ballroom dancers from Ukraine.
My path crossed with Denys for the first time when I was 11 years old.
My mother took me to a ballroom dance competition where Denys was dancing with his partner, and she said that, "One day, you will dance with this boy.
" [classical music.]
Years later, I had a dream that I was dancing with Denys.
Ultimately, the dream came to life.
And we ended up being paired up as partners.
From the first moment we touched, it was like a moment of electricity going through us.
[jovial classical music.]
We fell in love, and after nine years, we got married.
[both chuckle.]
Start dreaming.
I have to start dreaming.
[laughs.]
announcer: Please welcome DNA.
[cheers and applause.]
[music finishes grandly.]
So sweet.
[cheers and applause.]
[Major Lazer's "Powerful".]
[electronic beat.]
What you do to me Oh, my, my, my, what you do to me Like lightning when I'm swimming in the sea From the very first time we loved From the very first time we touched Ooh, Lord, have mercy, I'm begging you, please I'm feelin' drained, I need love You charge me up Like electricity Jump-start my heart with your love There's an energy, when you hold me When you touch me, it's so powerful Whoa, whoa, whoa I couldn't leave if I wanted to 'Cause something keeps pulling me back to you From the very first time we loved From the very first time we touched - I can feel it When you hold me, when you touch me It's so powerful I can feel it When you hold me, when you touch me It's so powerful Hold me in your arms Burns like fire Electricity When you're close, I feel the sparks Takes me higher To infinity [cheers and applause.]
Whoo! DNA, DNA! DNA! DNA! Hey! [audience chants and cheers.]
Thank you.
[cheers and applause.]
- DNA came to play.
- Hello! Clearly.
You come from the competitive dance world, correct? - Yes, yeah.
- Yeah.
- I feel like you guys understand competition, and I feel like you guys brought the competition Whoo! [cheers and applause.]
Amazingly.
Maybe, 'cause I'm a ballroom dancer, I just think it's one of the most difficult forms-- you know, of dancing.
And I appreciate so much the different styles that you guys incorporated, 'cause I feel like that's what it takes in this competition-- to show not just one element, but a fusion of dance styles, which I think you guys did beautifully, so [cheers and applause.]
Great job, great job.
[cheers and applause.]
Are--are you guys an actual couple? We just got married.
judges: Congratulations! - So romantic.
- I was about to say, if you're not a couple, you might wanna talk about [suggestive mumbling.]
You know? - Yeah.
[laughs.]
It was a waltz, but it was the sexiest waltz I've seen.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
But when we watch you do what you do, we're supposed to be amazed at how effortless you make it look.
Now, it looked like you were working a little hard.
Should you guys move on to the next level-- if you gotta get in the gym, bro, and get it more-- get a little bit-- whatever it is the lifts, all your tricks, it should look like you could do it in your sleep.
- Got it.
- But other than that? I was impressed.
I was impressed--great job.
[cheers and applause.]
You know, this is kinda what I want ballroom to look like.
[cheers and applause.]
You know, it had so much intensity and so much passion-- but control, as a performer, is also one of the most important things that you can have.
I know what-- we had this little mishap over here, but honestly? If you're going for a million dollars, you better take risks like that.
And if you can just control it a tiny bit more, you guys are real contenders.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause.]
All right, we should lock in our scores.
Yeah, let's-- [cheering.]
To make it through the qualifiers and onto the duels, you need to get an average score of 80 or above.
All right, guys, let's check your scores out.
In the name of Love Name of love [screams.]
The name of [electronic dance music.]
Love Love Congratulations, you guys.
You can go to the next round.
The name of Love I was, "Whoa!" [laughs.]
- Oh! - Thank you! That was amazing.
That was passion, by the way.
That was absolutely incredible.
I just have one problem: where was the kiss at the end? You were, like, so close-- [groans, laughs.]
[laughs.]
Thank you.
I can sleep tonight.
Congrats.
announcer: Coming up Why do you love to dance? I can let out any emotions be me.
[chuckles.]
[electronic music.]
How are you feeling today? Nervous.
[laughs.]
I can't imagine.
[laughs.]
My name is Eva Igo.
I'm 14 years old.
I'm a contemporary jazz dancer from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
I was three years old when I started dancing.
I got into dancing because my sister always danced.
I just thought it was just really fun.
[laughs.]
"World of Dance" is the biggest dance competition in the world.
Competing against all of these crazy dance acts-- it's intimidating, and I'm kinda nervous about that.
Back home, I live with my mom, my sister, and my brother.
I don't live with my dad right now.
[somber harp music.]
Eva's father and I are going through a divorce.
It's been a rough year for all of us, but, ah she's been very strong, and she's got a really positive attitude, just about everything.
- Love you.
- Love you too.
I feel like dance helps me work through, like, the hard times that I'm going through right now.
I don't really talk about my dad that much, but I do feel like I can express my emotions when I dance.
It helps me just The butterflies are fluttering.
- Yeah.
- Mom, how are you feeling? A little queasy.
[chuckles.]
Take a breath.
Go out there, do your thing.
announcer: Next to take the stage, it's Eva Igo.
[cheers and applause.]
This is the biggest moment of my life.
I really hope that, today, I can make the judges and the audience all feel something that they haven't felt before.
[laughs.]
[cheers and applause.]
[apprehensive music.]
[cheers and applause.]
Very cute.
[cheers and applause.]
[dramatic tone.]
[slow beat and organ notes.]
[percussive sound.]
Like a river Like a river, sh Like a river Like a river, sh Like a river, like a river Shut your mouth and run me like a river Whoa! How do we fall in love? Harder than a bullet could hit ya How do we fall apart? Faster than a hairpin trigger Don't you say Don't you say it Don't you say, don't you say it One breath It'll just break it So shut your mouth And run me like a river Shut your mouth Baby, stand and deliver Holy hands, ooh, they make me a sinner Like a river, like a river Shut your mouth and run me like a river Choke this love Till the veins start to shiver One last breath Till the tears start to wither Like a river, like a river Shut your mouth and run me like a river Hey Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Hey Ooh-ooh, oh Oh-oh-oh, oh Like a river [cheers and applause.]
[both cheer.]
[cheers and applause.]
Eva you are Absolutely extraordinary.
- Thank you.
- I mean--it was like, "Oh"--like--"She's coming out here, she's on her own-- how can an individual compete against a group?" [slaps table.]
Right there.
That's how you do it.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause.]
-Man, you dominated that stage.
Dominated it.
The difficulty, the athleticism, the artistry the performance, the execution-- I mean, I could go on and on and on.
You checked every single box I could possibly think of.
You did, like, four turns with your leg up here like this.
And you just stopped on a dime and it was like--bam.
[laughs.]
The control that you have is unprecedented.
It's unbelievable.
[cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
It's obvious that you love to dance.
The question is: why do you love to dance so much? I like to dance so much because when I'm on stage, or whenever I'm rehearsing in a room, I can just let out any emotions inside of me [inhales.]
And just be me.
[laughs.]
I love it.
[cheers and applause.]
Your lines make you look like you're three feet taller than you are.
- Thanks.
- It was amazing.
It was amazing.
We gonna leave it at that.
[cheers and applause.]
Thank you so much.
Amazing.
It was--it was a joy to watch you.
Thank you.
It's obvious your flexibility, the execution of how you do the moves, your technique is superior [cheers and applause.]
But not only do we see all the beautiful technique and see the beauty of you, but we also feel the depth of emotion that we need.
And I think that's super important when you're talking about competing at this level of dance.
[cheers and applause.]
Such a star.
[laughs.]
Well, I think we should lock in our scores.
- Yes.
- Shall we? She don't see Her perfect, she don't understand She's worth it, or that beauty goes deeper Than the surface, oh-oh Eva, let's see if you're going through to the next round.
To all the girls that's hurting Let me be your mirror Help you see a little bit clearer The light that shines within There's a hope That's waiting for you In the dark Yes, yes! You should know you're beautiful Just the way you are And you don't have to change Congratulations, you're through to the next round.
Amazing.
[cheers and applause.]
- No scars to your beautiful We're stars and we're beautiful Oh, you're beautiful - [screaming excitedly.]
There's a hope that's waiting for you The feeling is just incredible, to achieve something so big.