World of Dance (2017) s01e01 Episode Script
The Qualifiers 1
1 Over the next ten weeks, the best dancers in the world will compete for the chance to prove they are the world's greatest dance act.
This is "World of Dance.
" [upbeat music.]
The world's biggest dance competition starts now.
And introducing your host and dance mentor Jenna Dewan Tatum, breakout star of "Step Up" and professional dancer.
I was a very competitive dancer so coming to this competition, I really know what they're going through.
announcer: Dancers will compete within three divisions: I'm so inspired, and I'm honored to be here.
I am so excited to show what we're made of.
We have the passion.
We have the fire.
We want this so bad.
announcer: The acts will be awarded points from zero to 20 in each of five categories, performance, technique, choreography, creativity, and presentation for a maximum possible score of 100.
They'll battle it out across four rounds: Then in the World Final, the three division winners will go head-to-head for the life-changing $1 million prize.
Get ready As the best in the world Ahh! Absolutely extraordinary.
announcer: Push themselves to the limit.
Whoa.
Now we're cooking with some hot sauce.
It's got to be the best you've ever done.
[all shouting.]
I want more.
Can I have some more? announcer: They will have one shot to seriously impress three of the world's biggest dance legends.
Please welcome your judges.
[upbeat funky music.]
Emmy Award-winning choreography and record six-time champion of "Dancing with the Stars," Derek Hough, multiplatinum Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and dancer, Ne-Yo, and Jennifer Lopez, global pop phenomenon, who sold over 80 million albums worldwide, movie icon and TV superstar, who got her break as a professional dancer.
I started as a dancer, and I know it takes commitment, passion, heart.
There's been dance shows, but we wanted to create the Olympics of dance.
This is a chance to say, "I am the best in the world.
" [upbeat music.]
That's what I'm talking about.
announcer: This is "World of Dance.
" First day at school.
Where's the cool kids? What we doing? - This is the cool kids.
- I don't know if I've ever been at the cool kids' table.
- This is the first time? This is my first time at the cool kids' table.
- Thank you.
- Well, welcome.
[cheers and applause.]
When we're on that dance floor out there - No mercy.
- No mercy.
We are Super Cr3w.
From Las Vegas, and we are B-boys.
A B-boy is basically a break-dancer.
We do tricks like flips, freezes, and flairs.
We've been representing for 17 years.
And we've had success in the past, these guys winning Red Bull BC One, he's a two-time champion, and "Star Search" champion right here, my man Do-Knock.
This is by far the biggest competition we ever competed in, so for us to win would mean a lot.
It's our time.
And these three judges have the best credentials as dancers.
They've had so many experiences in their careers.
We're here to learn.
And now we're in our mid-30s.
Some of us are in our later 20s.
We're B-men now.
We were B-boys.
Now we're B-men.
- We're B-men.
Yeah.
A lot of people probably think, you know, "Oh, it's time to hang up the hat.
" But we want to show that, "Yo, we're still chasing our dream.
" What does this mean for you? We want to compete with the best of the best, you know, and to win it, I mean, this is gonna change our lives.
All right, guys.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
[cheers and applause.]
Whoo! Come on! All right, here we go.
First to take the stage, Super Cr3w.
[cheers and applause.]
[Coldplay's "Viva La Vida".]
- I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you'd gone there was never Never an honest word And that was when I ruled the world Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world [cheers and applause.]
Whoo! I'll tell you what.
I've worked with a lot of B-boys over the years, and one of the challenging things with choreographing B-boys is that it can get repetitive or people don't know what to do with them.
What you guys did up there, honestly, I was afraid to look away, 'cause I was afraid I was gonna miss something.
That's how exciting you made it.
[cheers and applause.]
I've got to say this for everybody here that doesn't know what it is to be a B-boy, they make it look so easy.
The difficulty of some of the things that you guys are doing, it's, like, God.
What was that one move in the front where you kind of-- what do you call those where you guys Wow.
Yes.
[cheers and applause.]
[laughter.]
Hold on.
Wait.
My turn.
My turn.
No, no.
No, I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
[cheers and applause.]
Super smooth, super together.
You guys are water, man, water, every move.
[cheers and applause.]
Derek.
Where--where are you guys all from? You guys are from different places, am I right? Brazil? Japan.
Venezuela.
Venezuela, wow.
both: Korea.
You guys are "world of dance", like, right? Like--like [cheers and applause.]
The acrobatics, the physicality, the musicality and also the synchronicity, those alpha kicks, you guys are perfectly in sync together.
I was like, "Dang.
" [cheers and applause.]
Great job, guys.
Great job.
[cheers and applause.]
It is now time for us to lock in our scores.
We're judging on performance, technique, choreography, creativity, and presentation.
- Let's do it.
Let's do it.
- All right, let's do it.
[Coldplay's "Viva La Vida".]
All right, guys, if you get less than 80 points, you won't be going through.
Super Cr3w, let's see if you made it through.
Here we go.
[cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh - Whoo! - Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Congratulations.
You are going through to the next round.
We'll see you there.
All right, way to set the bar.
Come on.
You just performed so well.
I mean, so unbelievable.
You couldn't have done that any better.
We've done it for a long time, and I think the time is now, and this is our year.
- This is it.
- Yeah.
- Vision board it together.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes, visualize.
- Whoo.
- Visualize.
- So happy.
- Yeah.
- All right, we're good now.
All right, it's happening.
- Yeah, it's happening.
- All right, yeah, yeah.
We got it.
Yeah.
[dramatic music.]
Whoo! Wait, you can't be done.
There has to be more.
Use those hips a little bit more.
That is the power of synchronicity.
That is the power of movement.
You inspire people, and you inspire me as well.
I love the way that this is set up.
I might not have thought about the transitions or the musicality; I might not have thought about it.
The cleanliness, the dynamics.
Judging a tapper against a contemporary dancer, it's so different.
It helps us that we have these five main categories.
Turn it up, it's your favorite song Performance, technique, choreography, presentation, and creativity.
Each criteria is worth 20 points.
And between the five of them, the best score you can possibly get is 100.
And for the first round, they have to at least get an 80 to go through.
- Ready? - Let's go! [speaks indistinctly.]
[upbeat latin-tinged music.]
My name is D'Angelo, and I'm 16 years old.
My name is Amanda, and I'm 17 years old.
And we're ballroom dancers from Miami, Florida.
We've been dancing for ten years together since I was seven and he was six Oh, you said forward before I step back.
Amanda, after, after, after.
Which is a very long time.
- Yeah, I'm right again.
- Oh, wow, look at that.
- Well, I was--mm.
We go to the same school, so I'm, like, I'm with you 24-7.
Tha, and hup, and one.
- Manny's our choreographer, teacher, mentor, dictator Hold it.
Shape.
Shape, shape, shape, shape.
And he's also my dad.
Hup.
If you know you have to spot, spot.
When he's thinking, he'll be like this.
And then he'll go [smacks lips.]
[laughter.]
Manny pushes us very hard, but at the end of the day, we do it because we love it.
- - If we won? - [laughs.]
- Ooh.
I was just trying to think about getting to the next round.
I wasn't even trying to think about winning.
Please welcome D'Angelo and Amanda.
[cheers and applause.]
Whoo.
[cheers and applause.]
- Yes.
- That is my boy.
[Woodkid's "Run Boy Run".]
- Run boy run This world is no place for you Run boy run They're trying to catch you Run boy run Running is a victory Run boy run Beauty lies behind the hills Tomorrow is another day And you won't have to hide away You'll be a man, boy But for now it's time to run, it's time to run Oh! [cheers and applause.]
Whoo! Wait a minute.
- These are juniors.
- Yeah.
[cheers and applause.]
All right, you know, me coming from a ballroom and latin background, I just have to say, yeah, guys.
What up? [cheers and applause.]
Way to represent.
First of all, I saw paso doble.
I saw cha-cha in there.
I even saw, like, a little jive action.
Very, very cool, and also, for ballroom dancers, don't normally have that extension that you have.
- Yeah.
Just make sure just to use those hips a little bit more, 'cause, like, I felt like he in some of those moments overpowered you from a rhythmical standpoint.
I was about to demonstrate, but I'm not going to; I got shy.
- Please do.
- But Come on.
Show 'em what you mean.
Well, okay.
Well, I mean, I was like [cheers and applause.]
It just needs, like.
[cheers and applause.]
It just needs, like, a little, like, boom there, you know.
[cheers and applause.]
But overall, great job, and what we just witnessed was a possible routine for that million dollars.
It was great.
[cheers and applause.]
Amazing.
How long did you guys rehearse for this? Because it was pretty flawless.
Me and Amanda have been partnering together for, like, over ten years, so I've known her since, like, I came out the womb.
Yeah.
You guys obviously have a connection.
There's a lot of trust there.
It was a very tight, clean performance.
Really, really amazing job.
[cheers and applause.]
This was definitely a standard-setting performance for me, definitely so.
There's a certain criteria as to what needs to happen in order to win this competition, and when I say every single thing on this list y'all have in spades, and so you definitely have what it takes to win.
All right, should we lock it in? Let's lock it in, guys.
- Let's do it.
[Ellie Goulding's "Something In The Way You Move".]
To make through the qualifier, you need to get an average score of 80 or above.
All right, let's see if you guys are going through.
Heart is sinking like a cannonball Baby, kill it, what you waiting for? Something in the way you move Something in the way you move Something in the way you move Congratulations.
Something in the way you move Something in the way you move Something in the way you move From the second they came out to the second they left, in.
They was in the whole time.
Something in the way you do it Something in the way you move Something in the way you move Amazing.
[dramatic music.]
Ohh, rough start.
This crew is what this competition is about.
This is just a testament to the fact that the best dancers in the world are here tonight.
And five, six, seven Ohh.
What is it like being twins? Ahh.
Who's more fun? Yaah! Yaah! [laughs.]
Les Twins, they are living legends.
Being around them makes me want to just step up my game.
[cheers and applause.]
Next onstage, it's Les Twins! [cheers and applause.]
Yes.
That's how you walk--that's how you come out, man.
Yes.
[6LACK's "Free".]
Ay Okay Why am I waking up out of my sleep Thinking of you, babe You had a hold on me Now I'm feeling freer than I've ever been You been around love, but you never [.]
Ay Running out of [.]
that I can say Wishing you the best and so I pray Ay, ay, ay I've been waiting for the day I know you don't wanna [.]
nobody but me You don't wanna touch nobody but me Nobody Nobody You wanna be [cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
So good.
Super clean.
Every hit super sharp.
I'm familiar with you guys' work.
This was a little more emotional than I've seen you.
Like, is there a story behind - Yes, I have a girl named Jessica.
And this girl left me.
[audience awws.]
And it's actually this woman being--supporting me when I had nothing, and when I came to here.
Hey, come on, man.
Whatever.
She left me, and that day I was Come on, bro.
[cheers and applause.]
[laughs.]
[cheers and applause.]
This is just a testament to the fact that the best dancers in the world are here tonight.
I'm a big fan of you guys.
Your style is so unique.
But the fact that you're twins-- I have twins; you know this.
- Oh, of course, we do.
- Yes, but-- I didn't know about it.
You were too busy with Jessica, okay? Ohh.
It's that connection that you have as twins, I think, that there will be nobody ever like you guys ever again.
This is something that is such a beautiful thing to watch in the world of dance.
- Thank you.
You guys are able to create a world that everybody gets sucked into.
You know, that's how special your style is, to be able to transport an audience, and that is an amazing thing to do.
Wish you the best of luck.
You guys are amazing.
Peace.
All right, we ready to lock in? Yes.
Lock in your score.
[cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
[upbeat music.]
Wow.
We cannot wait to see what the next level of Les Twin is.
- You ain't ready for that.
- Cannot wait.
I don't think they're ready for this.
Whoo, yeah, there we go.
That's a man-size shoe right there boys.
We are NXT LVL, a clogging group from all over America.
[dramatic rock music.]
- I love me some clogging.
- Yeah.
- I can't wait.
I used to clog.
Can I clog with you a little bit? - Absolutely.
- Okay.
[upbeat music.]
Whoo.
Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh This is nine of the truly most talented male cloggers you could ever find.
We actually have our own show, "Thunder & Light," at the Calvin Gilmore Theater in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
So when we hit the stage, we take it to the next level.
And that's what this is all about.
Go, go, go, go, go.
Whoo! Next onstage, it's NXT LVL.
- M-O-V-E, I love it yeah, I love it when you get that deed Boots on, stomp your feet It's like you've been waiting on me To move like you do, all sexy and smooth Like you love to Oh, girl, look at you Stars of the southern sky, buzz of the fire and ice DJ playing throwback tunes I wanna move when you [cheers and applause.]
You guys seem like a group of guys that I'd want to go grab a beer with.
Like, for real.
Hey, I'm telling you.
You guys' footwork was amazing; it was fantastic.
Those over the tops - Yes, sir.
Where you guys were holding the feet and going over the top, Whoo, that was slick.
I loved it.
You guys are definitely not what I pictured when I heard "clogging," which is a great thing.
[laughter.]
And you're definitely taking clogging to the next level.
But I'm thinking about the criteria here, and I just--I personally, again, just needed a little more.
So you've got to bring it all out.
[cheers and applause.]
That was very clean for the intricacy of what you guys are doing with the clogging - Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
- And everything.
It was really, really great.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause.]
You're obviously all great at what you do.
This is a type of dancing that could get a little bit repetitive after a while, but you actually did create a dynamic routine.
Is it at that level where I feel like you guys could take the whole competition? I'm not sure.
We'll see if you make through the next round, and maybe you can up the routine ideas a little bit, you know.
Time to lock in scores.
- Here we go.
[Cole Swindell's "Middle Of A Memory".]
[cheers and applause.]
- In the middle of a dance floor all alone Hey, let's go grab that drink, though, all right.
Country song - They're good but - They didn't have that thing.
They won't be-- they won't be competitive.
They needed just a little more oomph.
[Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself".]
- Ready? - I'm ready.
I'm Keone.
And I'm Mari.
And we've been married for four years.
We're both dancers, choreographers.
We're known for the videos that we post.
A lot of our videos have gone viral with one video having a billion views for Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself.
" My mama don't like you, and she likes everyone I would say any couple that can choreograph together and stay with each other, major props.
[cheers and applause.]
We've gotten better at it over the years.
We've gotten better, we like to think.
Let's welcome Keone and Mari.
"World of Dance" is a whole different level completely.
It's got the best of best, and we can't wait to be a part of it.
[cheers and applause.]
[C2C's "Happy".]
- You'll never feel happy Never feel happy No you won't Until you try You'll never feel happy Ahh.
Yeah, girl You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never, never, never, never, never never, never, never, never feel You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy, never, never, never, never Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never, never, never, never Ahh! You'll never feel happy until you try [cheers and applause.]
Whoo! Keone and Mari.
I didn't know that was planned at the beginning.
- Me either.
- I was like, "Ooh.
" I was like, "Augh.
" - But that's their genius.
You know what I mean? - Rough start.
[laughter.]
You guys are so loveable, likeable.
And the musicality - Yeah.
Those little, like, "ba-da-da, da-da, da-da-da," it's amazing; it's incredible.
I love you guys.
- Thank you.
- And I can't wait to see more.
- Thank you, Derek.
Thank you.
- Thank you, Derek.
Thank you.
- Thank you.
- You guys are married, right? - Yes.
- We are.
In this particular number, just the way you told the story of your life.
You start out, you know.
It could be clumsy.
It could be weird.
But then once you start dancing, the world is perfect.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you, Jennifer.
- Thank you.
From the technicality to just the passion, like, you can tell that you guys really enjoy dancing with each other.
All passion, all energy.
Beautiful performance.
- Thank you, Ne-Yo.
- Thank you.
I want to ask you guys a question.
What would winning this competition mean to you? The obviously opportunity to showcase yourself amongst the best dancers in the world, but for us personally, we are so close to that point of our lives where we want to start a family.
[audience awws.]
[cheers and applause.]
- Look, I got the goosies.
- All right.
- I got the goosies.
Did you? - I was like - You were about to - I felt it.
So I mean, I mean, obviously, a million dollars would help.
[laughter.]
[cheers and applause.]
Where'd you wanna go? It's time for us to lock in our scores.
- I'm not looking for somebody Okay, let's see if you're going through.
Some superhero Some fairytale bliss Just something I can turn to, somebody I can kiss I want something just like this - Thank you, guys.
- Thank you.
You got me on the family thing.
I was like - That was so cute.
So adorable.
Congratulations.
Round two.
Here we go.
Thanks to "World of Dance.
" It was like a movie.
Every eye was, like, locked in.
You've got that live fire.
I can see it in you.
[all speaking indistinctly.]
One, two, three.
all: We're the Kinjaz.
Let's turn up our barbecue.
[upbeat music.]
We're the Kinjaz.
We're a Los Angeles-based crew.
A kin is our family.
So this is a brotherhood of ninjas.
Raise your hand if you were ever, like, a ninja for Halloween or the Ninja Turtles or something.
[laughter.]
A lot of us did martial arts when we were younger.
And we just genuinely loved it.
We're a really, really unique and specific type of brotherhood.
We go eat together.
We go to the movies together.
We do a lot of great and not so great things together.
Ahh! Most of us are actually second generation, which meant that our parents immigrated over here.
They picked up jobs, like, running gas stations, to dry cleaners, to farming just to kind of give us an opportunity to follow out dreams, so we really want to make them proud through this competition.
[dramatic music.]
Our style of dance is influenced by the ninja culture.
We're literally drawing inspiration from movies, from fantasy stories, from anime, and it allows us to transform into anything.
But we're here to win.
And we know that everybody else is here to do the same.
And that's what fires us up.
Next to take the stage, it's Kinjaz.
[cheers and applause.]
[The Weeknd's "High For This".]
Kinjaz.
We live by one mantra: respect all, fear none.
You don't know what's in store But you know what you're here for Close your eyes Lay yourself beside me [laughs.]
Hold tight For this ride Open your hand Take a glass Don't be scared You wanna be high for this That was dope.
[cheers and applause.]
Oh, my God.
[cheers and applause.]
I'm kind of at a loss for words.
Like, I'm just, like, "Whoo.
" Like, I was just doing that the whole way through.
Man, like, the opening was it was like a movie.
It was just, like.
Do-do-do "And I am" You know, it was--it was It was so cool.
Every movement was intended.
Everything that you guys did was very carefully thought through.
You could see that.
You are incredible at what you do.
You did it perfectly.
So good.
[cheers and applause.]
All day we've been talking about the wow factor.
We've been talking about dynamics.
We've been talking about the bigness of it.
You guys came out here and made fingers dynamic.
[laughter.]
I mean, how do you coordinate fingers like this? A few hours.
Yeah, a few hours of just, "No, like this," yeah.
"No, guys, one more.
One more time.
"Nope, nope, one more time, nope.
" - Yeah.
You didn't need big, crazy tricks to keep it interesting, and every eye was, like, locked in.
[cheers and applause.]
That is the power of synchronicity.
That is the power of movement.
Keep going.
Keep elevating.
[cheers and applause.]
I don't know.
For me, it just--it just it wasn't enough.
[audience awws.]
I want more.
[cheers and applause.]
I want more.
Can I have some more? It was too short.
And I was like, "Wait.
" You can't be done.
There has to be more.
" It was so damn good.
Wow.
Thank you.
I know when I perform with certain people, we become one on stage.
There's a unity that happens, like, your hearts and your souls unite, and I just feel like that's what I love about you guys.
I'd love to see even more of that.
Thank you.
[upbeat music.]
All right, guys, ready? Let's lock in our scores.
Yep.
- Okay, good? - Okay, yep.
Let's see if you guys made it through.
[cheers and applause.]
Congratulations.
You are through to the next round.
- Man, that was--that was fun.
Yeah, I love the groups.
The groups are so fun.
- So fun.
[dramatic music.]
announcer: Coming up It wasn't just all the flexibility you had.
It was the passion.
Are you ready? I'm gonna do my best.
Okay, you know what? Just dance with your heart.
I believe in you.
Okay.
My name is Diana Pombo.
I'm 11 years old.
I am from Miami, Florida, and I am a contemporary dancer.
I've been naturally hyper since the day I was born.
And it hasn't changed.
Calm down; you can't go out there like that.
Are you crazy? She danced in my tummy when I was pregnant with her.
And my tummy would actually just do this wave, you know.
She was always extremely active.
My sister Andrea started dancing before me, and since I was, like, four I would watch her in recitals with her tutus, and I would put on her tutus and start running around the house.
And I haven't stopped.
I am so proud of Diana being here.
She's so brave.
Did you ever think you would be at this level of competition? No, this is a dream come true.
- This is it.
- Okay.
Go do the best job ever.
It's your turn to shine.
Love.
This competition could change my life forever.
And I'm just, like, whoa.
[cheers and applause.]
Look at this little munchkin.
[light orchestral music.]
Hi.
[cheers and applause.]
[Sia's "Bird Set Free".]
- Clipped wings, I was a broken thing Had a voice, had a voice but I could not sing You would wind me down I struggled on the ground Oh, but there's a scream inside That we all try to hide But we hold on so tight I don't wanna die, no I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die, yeah And I don't care if I sing off key I found myself in my melodies I sing for love, I sing for me I shout it like a bird set free No, I don't care if I sing off key I found myself in my melodies Ahh! Oh, my God.
I shout it out like a bird set free [cheers and applause.]
She's incredible.
[cheers and applause.]
Man.
- Diana - Whoo-hoo-hoo.
Where are you from? Miami, Florida.
Miami, Florida.
What's your background? Well, my parents are from Colombia.
Yes, you've got that live fire.
I can see it in you.
- Thank you.
When you took your foot and looked at me backwards and wiped your forehead with your foot And looked like your face was going to cry, I She--she's--she's pumped.
I--no, it wasn't just all the flexibility you had.
It wasn't all the strength you had.
It was the passion that you put into every move.
[cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
It was incredible.
I mean, I'm looking at the scoreboard right here, and it says "performance, technique, choreography, creativity, presentation," I mean, you - Thank you.
You check all those boxes.
Just fantastic.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
For me, it's never so much about the five and six and seven and eight of it.
It's always about how it feels and the passion.
You are all passion, which is a very, very good thing.
[cheers and applause.]
I almost--I--I almost got-- you almost got me.
You almost got me.
- [laughs.]
- Quality work.
- Thank you so much.
Quality.
Miss JLo, I just want to say that you are my idol.
Oh, don't make me cry.
You inspire people, and you inspire me as well.
- Oh, my God, baby.
- Thank you so much.
[cheers and applause.]
[sweeping orchestral music.]
Thank you.
You did such a beautiful job.
Honestly.
You're a very special little girl.
- Thank you.
- You hear me? [cheers and applause.]
Shall we lock in our scores? - Let's do it.
- Let's lock it in.
[Sia's "Unstoppable".]
[exhales.]
Let's see if you're going through.
Yeah I put my armor on, show you how strong I am I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am I'm unstoppable I'm a Porsche with no brakes - Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
You're going through.
Congratulations.
Amazing.
- Congratulations, baby.
- Congrats.
- Thank you so much.
I don't need batteries to play I'm so confident, yeah, I'm unstoppable today Ohh.
- Unstoppable today Now I'm all emotional over here too.
Oh, and meeting your idol.
- That was insane.
- And you got kissed.
Look at this kiss.
It's like a beautiful, perfect Jennifer kiss.
- Yes.
- Ohh.
This is a dream come true.
Ohh, you guys.
Thank you.
Yes.
She did it.
This is "World of Dance.
" [upbeat music.]
The world's biggest dance competition starts now.
And introducing your host and dance mentor Jenna Dewan Tatum, breakout star of "Step Up" and professional dancer.
I was a very competitive dancer so coming to this competition, I really know what they're going through.
announcer: Dancers will compete within three divisions: I'm so inspired, and I'm honored to be here.
I am so excited to show what we're made of.
We have the passion.
We have the fire.
We want this so bad.
announcer: The acts will be awarded points from zero to 20 in each of five categories, performance, technique, choreography, creativity, and presentation for a maximum possible score of 100.
They'll battle it out across four rounds: Then in the World Final, the three division winners will go head-to-head for the life-changing $1 million prize.
Get ready As the best in the world Ahh! Absolutely extraordinary.
announcer: Push themselves to the limit.
Whoa.
Now we're cooking with some hot sauce.
It's got to be the best you've ever done.
[all shouting.]
I want more.
Can I have some more? announcer: They will have one shot to seriously impress three of the world's biggest dance legends.
Please welcome your judges.
[upbeat funky music.]
Emmy Award-winning choreography and record six-time champion of "Dancing with the Stars," Derek Hough, multiplatinum Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and dancer, Ne-Yo, and Jennifer Lopez, global pop phenomenon, who sold over 80 million albums worldwide, movie icon and TV superstar, who got her break as a professional dancer.
I started as a dancer, and I know it takes commitment, passion, heart.
There's been dance shows, but we wanted to create the Olympics of dance.
This is a chance to say, "I am the best in the world.
" [upbeat music.]
That's what I'm talking about.
announcer: This is "World of Dance.
" First day at school.
Where's the cool kids? What we doing? - This is the cool kids.
- I don't know if I've ever been at the cool kids' table.
- This is the first time? This is my first time at the cool kids' table.
- Thank you.
- Well, welcome.
[cheers and applause.]
When we're on that dance floor out there - No mercy.
- No mercy.
We are Super Cr3w.
From Las Vegas, and we are B-boys.
A B-boy is basically a break-dancer.
We do tricks like flips, freezes, and flairs.
We've been representing for 17 years.
And we've had success in the past, these guys winning Red Bull BC One, he's a two-time champion, and "Star Search" champion right here, my man Do-Knock.
This is by far the biggest competition we ever competed in, so for us to win would mean a lot.
It's our time.
And these three judges have the best credentials as dancers.
They've had so many experiences in their careers.
We're here to learn.
And now we're in our mid-30s.
Some of us are in our later 20s.
We're B-men now.
We were B-boys.
Now we're B-men.
- We're B-men.
Yeah.
A lot of people probably think, you know, "Oh, it's time to hang up the hat.
" But we want to show that, "Yo, we're still chasing our dream.
" What does this mean for you? We want to compete with the best of the best, you know, and to win it, I mean, this is gonna change our lives.
All right, guys.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
[cheers and applause.]
Whoo! Come on! All right, here we go.
First to take the stage, Super Cr3w.
[cheers and applause.]
[Coldplay's "Viva La Vida".]
- I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing Roman cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you'd gone there was never Never an honest word And that was when I ruled the world Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world [cheers and applause.]
Whoo! I'll tell you what.
I've worked with a lot of B-boys over the years, and one of the challenging things with choreographing B-boys is that it can get repetitive or people don't know what to do with them.
What you guys did up there, honestly, I was afraid to look away, 'cause I was afraid I was gonna miss something.
That's how exciting you made it.
[cheers and applause.]
I've got to say this for everybody here that doesn't know what it is to be a B-boy, they make it look so easy.
The difficulty of some of the things that you guys are doing, it's, like, God.
What was that one move in the front where you kind of-- what do you call those where you guys Wow.
Yes.
[cheers and applause.]
[laughter.]
Hold on.
Wait.
My turn.
My turn.
No, no.
No, I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
[cheers and applause.]
Super smooth, super together.
You guys are water, man, water, every move.
[cheers and applause.]
Derek.
Where--where are you guys all from? You guys are from different places, am I right? Brazil? Japan.
Venezuela.
Venezuela, wow.
both: Korea.
You guys are "world of dance", like, right? Like--like [cheers and applause.]
The acrobatics, the physicality, the musicality and also the synchronicity, those alpha kicks, you guys are perfectly in sync together.
I was like, "Dang.
" [cheers and applause.]
Great job, guys.
Great job.
[cheers and applause.]
It is now time for us to lock in our scores.
We're judging on performance, technique, choreography, creativity, and presentation.
- Let's do it.
Let's do it.
- All right, let's do it.
[Coldplay's "Viva La Vida".]
All right, guys, if you get less than 80 points, you won't be going through.
Super Cr3w, let's see if you made it through.
Here we go.
[cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh - Whoo! - Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh Congratulations.
You are going through to the next round.
We'll see you there.
All right, way to set the bar.
Come on.
You just performed so well.
I mean, so unbelievable.
You couldn't have done that any better.
We've done it for a long time, and I think the time is now, and this is our year.
- This is it.
- Yeah.
- Vision board it together.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes, visualize.
- Whoo.
- Visualize.
- So happy.
- Yeah.
- All right, we're good now.
All right, it's happening.
- Yeah, it's happening.
- All right, yeah, yeah.
We got it.
Yeah.
[dramatic music.]
Whoo! Wait, you can't be done.
There has to be more.
Use those hips a little bit more.
That is the power of synchronicity.
That is the power of movement.
You inspire people, and you inspire me as well.
I love the way that this is set up.
I might not have thought about the transitions or the musicality; I might not have thought about it.
The cleanliness, the dynamics.
Judging a tapper against a contemporary dancer, it's so different.
It helps us that we have these five main categories.
Turn it up, it's your favorite song Performance, technique, choreography, presentation, and creativity.
Each criteria is worth 20 points.
And between the five of them, the best score you can possibly get is 100.
And for the first round, they have to at least get an 80 to go through.
- Ready? - Let's go! [speaks indistinctly.]
[upbeat latin-tinged music.]
My name is D'Angelo, and I'm 16 years old.
My name is Amanda, and I'm 17 years old.
And we're ballroom dancers from Miami, Florida.
We've been dancing for ten years together since I was seven and he was six Oh, you said forward before I step back.
Amanda, after, after, after.
Which is a very long time.
- Yeah, I'm right again.
- Oh, wow, look at that.
- Well, I was--mm.
We go to the same school, so I'm, like, I'm with you 24-7.
Tha, and hup, and one.
- Manny's our choreographer, teacher, mentor, dictator Hold it.
Shape.
Shape, shape, shape, shape.
And he's also my dad.
Hup.
If you know you have to spot, spot.
When he's thinking, he'll be like this.
And then he'll go [smacks lips.]
[laughter.]
Manny pushes us very hard, but at the end of the day, we do it because we love it.
- - If we won? - [laughs.]
- Ooh.
I was just trying to think about getting to the next round.
I wasn't even trying to think about winning.
Please welcome D'Angelo and Amanda.
[cheers and applause.]
Whoo.
[cheers and applause.]
- Yes.
- That is my boy.
[Woodkid's "Run Boy Run".]
- Run boy run This world is no place for you Run boy run They're trying to catch you Run boy run Running is a victory Run boy run Beauty lies behind the hills Tomorrow is another day And you won't have to hide away You'll be a man, boy But for now it's time to run, it's time to run Oh! [cheers and applause.]
Whoo! Wait a minute.
- These are juniors.
- Yeah.
[cheers and applause.]
All right, you know, me coming from a ballroom and latin background, I just have to say, yeah, guys.
What up? [cheers and applause.]
Way to represent.
First of all, I saw paso doble.
I saw cha-cha in there.
I even saw, like, a little jive action.
Very, very cool, and also, for ballroom dancers, don't normally have that extension that you have.
- Yeah.
Just make sure just to use those hips a little bit more, 'cause, like, I felt like he in some of those moments overpowered you from a rhythmical standpoint.
I was about to demonstrate, but I'm not going to; I got shy.
- Please do.
- But Come on.
Show 'em what you mean.
Well, okay.
Well, I mean, I was like [cheers and applause.]
It just needs, like.
[cheers and applause.]
It just needs, like, a little, like, boom there, you know.
[cheers and applause.]
But overall, great job, and what we just witnessed was a possible routine for that million dollars.
It was great.
[cheers and applause.]
Amazing.
How long did you guys rehearse for this? Because it was pretty flawless.
Me and Amanda have been partnering together for, like, over ten years, so I've known her since, like, I came out the womb.
Yeah.
You guys obviously have a connection.
There's a lot of trust there.
It was a very tight, clean performance.
Really, really amazing job.
[cheers and applause.]
This was definitely a standard-setting performance for me, definitely so.
There's a certain criteria as to what needs to happen in order to win this competition, and when I say every single thing on this list y'all have in spades, and so you definitely have what it takes to win.
All right, should we lock it in? Let's lock it in, guys.
- Let's do it.
[Ellie Goulding's "Something In The Way You Move".]
To make through the qualifier, you need to get an average score of 80 or above.
All right, let's see if you guys are going through.
Heart is sinking like a cannonball Baby, kill it, what you waiting for? Something in the way you move Something in the way you move Something in the way you move Congratulations.
Something in the way you move Something in the way you move Something in the way you move From the second they came out to the second they left, in.
They was in the whole time.
Something in the way you do it Something in the way you move Something in the way you move Amazing.
[dramatic music.]
Ohh, rough start.
This crew is what this competition is about.
This is just a testament to the fact that the best dancers in the world are here tonight.
And five, six, seven Ohh.
What is it like being twins? Ahh.
Who's more fun? Yaah! Yaah! [laughs.]
Les Twins, they are living legends.
Being around them makes me want to just step up my game.
[cheers and applause.]
Next onstage, it's Les Twins! [cheers and applause.]
Yes.
That's how you walk--that's how you come out, man.
Yes.
[6LACK's "Free".]
Ay Okay Why am I waking up out of my sleep Thinking of you, babe You had a hold on me Now I'm feeling freer than I've ever been You been around love, but you never [.]
Ay Running out of [.]
that I can say Wishing you the best and so I pray Ay, ay, ay I've been waiting for the day I know you don't wanna [.]
nobody but me You don't wanna touch nobody but me Nobody Nobody You wanna be [cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
So good.
Super clean.
Every hit super sharp.
I'm familiar with you guys' work.
This was a little more emotional than I've seen you.
Like, is there a story behind - Yes, I have a girl named Jessica.
And this girl left me.
[audience awws.]
And it's actually this woman being--supporting me when I had nothing, and when I came to here.
Hey, come on, man.
Whatever.
She left me, and that day I was Come on, bro.
[cheers and applause.]
[laughs.]
[cheers and applause.]
This is just a testament to the fact that the best dancers in the world are here tonight.
I'm a big fan of you guys.
Your style is so unique.
But the fact that you're twins-- I have twins; you know this.
- Oh, of course, we do.
- Yes, but-- I didn't know about it.
You were too busy with Jessica, okay? Ohh.
It's that connection that you have as twins, I think, that there will be nobody ever like you guys ever again.
This is something that is such a beautiful thing to watch in the world of dance.
- Thank you.
You guys are able to create a world that everybody gets sucked into.
You know, that's how special your style is, to be able to transport an audience, and that is an amazing thing to do.
Wish you the best of luck.
You guys are amazing.
Peace.
All right, we ready to lock in? Yes.
Lock in your score.
[cheers and applause.]
[cheers and applause.]
[upbeat music.]
Wow.
We cannot wait to see what the next level of Les Twin is.
- You ain't ready for that.
- Cannot wait.
I don't think they're ready for this.
Whoo, yeah, there we go.
That's a man-size shoe right there boys.
We are NXT LVL, a clogging group from all over America.
[dramatic rock music.]
- I love me some clogging.
- Yeah.
- I can't wait.
I used to clog.
Can I clog with you a little bit? - Absolutely.
- Okay.
[upbeat music.]
Whoo.
Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh This is nine of the truly most talented male cloggers you could ever find.
We actually have our own show, "Thunder & Light," at the Calvin Gilmore Theater in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
So when we hit the stage, we take it to the next level.
And that's what this is all about.
Go, go, go, go, go.
Whoo! Next onstage, it's NXT LVL.
- M-O-V-E, I love it yeah, I love it when you get that deed Boots on, stomp your feet It's like you've been waiting on me To move like you do, all sexy and smooth Like you love to Oh, girl, look at you Stars of the southern sky, buzz of the fire and ice DJ playing throwback tunes I wanna move when you [cheers and applause.]
You guys seem like a group of guys that I'd want to go grab a beer with.
Like, for real.
Hey, I'm telling you.
You guys' footwork was amazing; it was fantastic.
Those over the tops - Yes, sir.
Where you guys were holding the feet and going over the top, Whoo, that was slick.
I loved it.
You guys are definitely not what I pictured when I heard "clogging," which is a great thing.
[laughter.]
And you're definitely taking clogging to the next level.
But I'm thinking about the criteria here, and I just--I personally, again, just needed a little more.
So you've got to bring it all out.
[cheers and applause.]
That was very clean for the intricacy of what you guys are doing with the clogging - Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
- And everything.
It was really, really great.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause.]
You're obviously all great at what you do.
This is a type of dancing that could get a little bit repetitive after a while, but you actually did create a dynamic routine.
Is it at that level where I feel like you guys could take the whole competition? I'm not sure.
We'll see if you make through the next round, and maybe you can up the routine ideas a little bit, you know.
Time to lock in scores.
- Here we go.
[Cole Swindell's "Middle Of A Memory".]
[cheers and applause.]
- In the middle of a dance floor all alone Hey, let's go grab that drink, though, all right.
Country song - They're good but - They didn't have that thing.
They won't be-- they won't be competitive.
They needed just a little more oomph.
[Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself".]
- Ready? - I'm ready.
I'm Keone.
And I'm Mari.
And we've been married for four years.
We're both dancers, choreographers.
We're known for the videos that we post.
A lot of our videos have gone viral with one video having a billion views for Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself.
" My mama don't like you, and she likes everyone I would say any couple that can choreograph together and stay with each other, major props.
[cheers and applause.]
We've gotten better at it over the years.
We've gotten better, we like to think.
Let's welcome Keone and Mari.
"World of Dance" is a whole different level completely.
It's got the best of best, and we can't wait to be a part of it.
[cheers and applause.]
[C2C's "Happy".]
- You'll never feel happy Never feel happy No you won't Until you try You'll never feel happy Ahh.
Yeah, girl You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never, never, never, never, never never, never, never, never feel You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy until you try You'll never feel happy, never, never, never, never Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never, never, never, never Ahh! You'll never feel happy until you try [cheers and applause.]
Whoo! Keone and Mari.
I didn't know that was planned at the beginning.
- Me either.
- I was like, "Ooh.
" I was like, "Augh.
" - But that's their genius.
You know what I mean? - Rough start.
[laughter.]
You guys are so loveable, likeable.
And the musicality - Yeah.
Those little, like, "ba-da-da, da-da, da-da-da," it's amazing; it's incredible.
I love you guys.
- Thank you.
- And I can't wait to see more.
- Thank you, Derek.
Thank you.
- Thank you, Derek.
Thank you.
- Thank you.
- You guys are married, right? - Yes.
- We are.
In this particular number, just the way you told the story of your life.
You start out, you know.
It could be clumsy.
It could be weird.
But then once you start dancing, the world is perfect.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you, Jennifer.
- Thank you.
From the technicality to just the passion, like, you can tell that you guys really enjoy dancing with each other.
All passion, all energy.
Beautiful performance.
- Thank you, Ne-Yo.
- Thank you.
I want to ask you guys a question.
What would winning this competition mean to you? The obviously opportunity to showcase yourself amongst the best dancers in the world, but for us personally, we are so close to that point of our lives where we want to start a family.
[audience awws.]
[cheers and applause.]
- Look, I got the goosies.
- All right.
- I got the goosies.
Did you? - I was like - You were about to - I felt it.
So I mean, I mean, obviously, a million dollars would help.
[laughter.]
[cheers and applause.]
Where'd you wanna go? It's time for us to lock in our scores.
- I'm not looking for somebody Okay, let's see if you're going through.
Some superhero Some fairytale bliss Just something I can turn to, somebody I can kiss I want something just like this - Thank you, guys.
- Thank you.
You got me on the family thing.
I was like - That was so cute.
So adorable.
Congratulations.
Round two.
Here we go.
Thanks to "World of Dance.
" It was like a movie.
Every eye was, like, locked in.
You've got that live fire.
I can see it in you.
[all speaking indistinctly.]
One, two, three.
all: We're the Kinjaz.
Let's turn up our barbecue.
[upbeat music.]
We're the Kinjaz.
We're a Los Angeles-based crew.
A kin is our family.
So this is a brotherhood of ninjas.
Raise your hand if you were ever, like, a ninja for Halloween or the Ninja Turtles or something.
[laughter.]
A lot of us did martial arts when we were younger.
And we just genuinely loved it.
We're a really, really unique and specific type of brotherhood.
We go eat together.
We go to the movies together.
We do a lot of great and not so great things together.
Ahh! Most of us are actually second generation, which meant that our parents immigrated over here.
They picked up jobs, like, running gas stations, to dry cleaners, to farming just to kind of give us an opportunity to follow out dreams, so we really want to make them proud through this competition.
[dramatic music.]
Our style of dance is influenced by the ninja culture.
We're literally drawing inspiration from movies, from fantasy stories, from anime, and it allows us to transform into anything.
But we're here to win.
And we know that everybody else is here to do the same.
And that's what fires us up.
Next to take the stage, it's Kinjaz.
[cheers and applause.]
[The Weeknd's "High For This".]
Kinjaz.
We live by one mantra: respect all, fear none.
You don't know what's in store But you know what you're here for Close your eyes Lay yourself beside me [laughs.]
Hold tight For this ride Open your hand Take a glass Don't be scared You wanna be high for this That was dope.
[cheers and applause.]
Oh, my God.
[cheers and applause.]
I'm kind of at a loss for words.
Like, I'm just, like, "Whoo.
" Like, I was just doing that the whole way through.
Man, like, the opening was it was like a movie.
It was just, like.
Do-do-do "And I am" You know, it was--it was It was so cool.
Every movement was intended.
Everything that you guys did was very carefully thought through.
You could see that.
You are incredible at what you do.
You did it perfectly.
So good.
[cheers and applause.]
All day we've been talking about the wow factor.
We've been talking about dynamics.
We've been talking about the bigness of it.
You guys came out here and made fingers dynamic.
[laughter.]
I mean, how do you coordinate fingers like this? A few hours.
Yeah, a few hours of just, "No, like this," yeah.
"No, guys, one more.
One more time.
"Nope, nope, one more time, nope.
" - Yeah.
You didn't need big, crazy tricks to keep it interesting, and every eye was, like, locked in.
[cheers and applause.]
That is the power of synchronicity.
That is the power of movement.
Keep going.
Keep elevating.
[cheers and applause.]
I don't know.
For me, it just--it just it wasn't enough.
[audience awws.]
I want more.
[cheers and applause.]
I want more.
Can I have some more? It was too short.
And I was like, "Wait.
" You can't be done.
There has to be more.
" It was so damn good.
Wow.
Thank you.
I know when I perform with certain people, we become one on stage.
There's a unity that happens, like, your hearts and your souls unite, and I just feel like that's what I love about you guys.
I'd love to see even more of that.
Thank you.
[upbeat music.]
All right, guys, ready? Let's lock in our scores.
Yep.
- Okay, good? - Okay, yep.
Let's see if you guys made it through.
[cheers and applause.]
Congratulations.
You are through to the next round.
- Man, that was--that was fun.
Yeah, I love the groups.
The groups are so fun.
- So fun.
[dramatic music.]
announcer: Coming up It wasn't just all the flexibility you had.
It was the passion.
Are you ready? I'm gonna do my best.
Okay, you know what? Just dance with your heart.
I believe in you.
Okay.
My name is Diana Pombo.
I'm 11 years old.
I am from Miami, Florida, and I am a contemporary dancer.
I've been naturally hyper since the day I was born.
And it hasn't changed.
Calm down; you can't go out there like that.
Are you crazy? She danced in my tummy when I was pregnant with her.
And my tummy would actually just do this wave, you know.
She was always extremely active.
My sister Andrea started dancing before me, and since I was, like, four I would watch her in recitals with her tutus, and I would put on her tutus and start running around the house.
And I haven't stopped.
I am so proud of Diana being here.
She's so brave.
Did you ever think you would be at this level of competition? No, this is a dream come true.
- This is it.
- Okay.
Go do the best job ever.
It's your turn to shine.
Love.
This competition could change my life forever.
And I'm just, like, whoa.
[cheers and applause.]
Look at this little munchkin.
[light orchestral music.]
Hi.
[cheers and applause.]
[Sia's "Bird Set Free".]
- Clipped wings, I was a broken thing Had a voice, had a voice but I could not sing You would wind me down I struggled on the ground Oh, but there's a scream inside That we all try to hide But we hold on so tight I don't wanna die, no I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die, yeah And I don't care if I sing off key I found myself in my melodies I sing for love, I sing for me I shout it like a bird set free No, I don't care if I sing off key I found myself in my melodies Ahh! Oh, my God.
I shout it out like a bird set free [cheers and applause.]
She's incredible.
[cheers and applause.]
Man.
- Diana - Whoo-hoo-hoo.
Where are you from? Miami, Florida.
Miami, Florida.
What's your background? Well, my parents are from Colombia.
Yes, you've got that live fire.
I can see it in you.
- Thank you.
When you took your foot and looked at me backwards and wiped your forehead with your foot And looked like your face was going to cry, I She--she's--she's pumped.
I--no, it wasn't just all the flexibility you had.
It wasn't all the strength you had.
It was the passion that you put into every move.
[cheers and applause.]
Thank you.
It was incredible.
I mean, I'm looking at the scoreboard right here, and it says "performance, technique, choreography, creativity, presentation," I mean, you - Thank you.
You check all those boxes.
Just fantastic.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
For me, it's never so much about the five and six and seven and eight of it.
It's always about how it feels and the passion.
You are all passion, which is a very, very good thing.
[cheers and applause.]
I almost--I--I almost got-- you almost got me.
You almost got me.
- [laughs.]
- Quality work.
- Thank you so much.
Quality.
Miss JLo, I just want to say that you are my idol.
Oh, don't make me cry.
You inspire people, and you inspire me as well.
- Oh, my God, baby.
- Thank you so much.
[cheers and applause.]
[sweeping orchestral music.]
Thank you.
You did such a beautiful job.
Honestly.
You're a very special little girl.
- Thank you.
- You hear me? [cheers and applause.]
Shall we lock in our scores? - Let's do it.
- Let's lock it in.
[Sia's "Unstoppable".]
[exhales.]
Let's see if you're going through.
Yeah I put my armor on, show you how strong I am I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am I'm unstoppable I'm a Porsche with no brakes - Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
You're going through.
Congratulations.
Amazing.
- Congratulations, baby.
- Congrats.
- Thank you so much.
I don't need batteries to play I'm so confident, yeah, I'm unstoppable today Ohh.
- Unstoppable today Now I'm all emotional over here too.
Oh, and meeting your idol.
- That was insane.
- And you got kissed.
Look at this kiss.
It's like a beautiful, perfect Jennifer kiss.
- Yes.
- Ohh.
This is a dream come true.
Ohh, you guys.
Thank you.
Yes.
She did it.