"Male announcer:" "This is "World of Dance,"" "the biggest dance show in the world." "Last week... [intense music]" "The competition began." "I want more." "Can I have some more?" "Yeah, guys." "What up?" "You're through to the next round." "Congratulations." "[cheers and applause]" "♪ ♪" "Announcer:" "Now the battle continues in round two of the qualifiers." "What?" "♪ ♪" "Absolutely extraordinary." "♪ ♪" "We are totally going to be in beast mode for this competition." "♪ ♪" "We're going to give it 100% and do everything we can to come out on top." "♪ ♪" "We're here to win so watch out." "Announcer:" "The acts will be awarded points from 0 to 20 in each of the five categories:" "Performance, technique, choreography, creativity, and presentation." "They'll need 80 points or more to make it to the next round, the duels, and fight their way through the cut, the divisional final, and then" "the three division winners will go head-to-head for the life-changing $1 million prize." "Let's see if you're going through." "♪ ♪" "Announcer:" "Please welcome your host, Jenna Dewan-Tatum." " ♪ Give me your love ♪" "♪ I need it ♪" "♪ Give me your heart ♪" "Make some noise for the "World of Dance" judges." "Announcer:" "Emmy Award-winning choreographer Derek Hough." "Multi-platinum RB singer and dancer Ne-Yo, and global pop phenomenon, Jennifer Lopez." "♪ Why don't you give me your love ♪" "This is "World of Dance."" ""World of Dance" audience, make some noise!" "[wild cheering]" "♪ Why don't you give me your love ♪" "♪ Uh, uh ♪" "♪ The Lab, we got this ♪" "♪ You got this ♪" "♪ You're going to go and kill this ♪" "We are..." "The Lab!" "And we're a hip-hop group from West Covina, California." "The Lab is a home away from home." "I feel like we're all connected, like brothers and sisters." " Let's go." " Yeah." "Boom, boom, Dada, Dada, hit, hit, boom, build and chill." "Sit down." "Good, let's go from this one." "My name is Valerie, and I'm the creator of The Lab." "You're skilled enough to be able to connect on stage." "Prove to yourself what you have in you." "The majority of the kids come from broken homes, and these kids would definitely be described as underprivileged." "One and two and..." "Having to, you know, kind of fend for themselves at times, put themselves to bed, get themselves to practice, feed themselves." "Good, again." "One and two and..." "This is something that's really inspiring for me because I'm not just teaching dance," "It's actually more about teaching them life lessons, and dance is just kind of the icing on the cake." "No matter their circumstances, these are exceptionally skilled kids pursuing their dreams." "Their bond is the most special part about what they're going to bring to the stage." "There's been a lot of arguing in my family, and all the negativity just gets thrown away when I walk into the door." "This crew means the world to me, and I wouldn't be where I am right now if it wasn't for them." "Oh, now I'm going to cry." "We just support each other and love each other," " and we always get to hang out." " Sleepovers." "Sleepovers!" "We're underdogs, but we're here to make a statement that we're not going anywhere." "We're here to stay." "Next on stage, it's The Lab." "[cheers and applause]" " Oh, my God." " They're getting hyped." "Hey yo." "["Bad Boy For Life" begins]" "♪ ♪" "You ready?" "Let's do it." "Come on, yeah!" "♪ Yeah we ain't ♪" "♪ Going nowhere ♪" "♪ We're going nowhere ♪" "♪ We can't be stopped now ♪" "♪ 'Cause it's bad boy for life ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ 'Cause it's bad boy for life ♪" "♪ Who's the boss, dudes is lost ♪" "♪ Don't think 'cause I'm iced out I'ma cool off ♪" "♪ Who else but me and if you don't feel me ♪" "♪ That means you can't touch me, it's ugly, trust me ♪" "♪ Get it right dog, we ain't never left ♪" "♪ We just moved in silence and rep to the death, yeah ♪" "♪ It's official, I survived what I been through ♪" "♪ Y'all got drama, the saga continues ♪" "♪ We ain't going nowhere ♪" "Whoo!" "♪ We ain't going nowhere ♪" "♪ We can't be stopped now ♪" "♪ 'Cause it's bad boy for life ♪" "♪ We ain't going nowhere ♪" "♪ We ain't going nowhere ♪" "♪ We can't be stopped now ♪" "♪ 'Cause it's bad boy for life ♪ [cheers and applause]" "[indistinct] [cheering continues]" " Oh!" " What?" "Come on!" "[cheers and applause]" "Oh, my goodness." "This what goes on in The Lab?" "[cheering continues]" "You guys came out like professionals." "Seriously." "Oh, my God." "It was, from beginning to end, exciting, unexpected, innovative, your moves, your synchronicity, everything about it was just so in sync." "There's something about being a kid that makes you fearless." "You're just like, you go all out and honestly, that's what it's going to take to win this competition." "You can't be in your head." "You got to come out here and attack like a beast, and they did that." "Beast." "Who did the 540 in the middle?" "Who did the flip?" "Man, like effortless, effortless." "Do you guys go to, like, the competitions and" " do the conventions and stuff?" " Yes." "You can tell the difference between people who are used to competing and people who are not." "This isn't like a showcase." "This isn't like a presentation." "This is a competition, and you guys competed." "[cheers and applause]" " Hi there, what's your name?" " Kaya." "Kaya?" "Kaya, you gave me life to the whole performance." "Did you see her face?" " Yeah!" "Kaya came out like..." "[grunting]" "Kaya came out with the monster." "Yeah, you're a little monster in the front." " Yeah, yeah, listen." " All of you, all you guys." " So good." " Start to finish, top to bottom, there was a lot of energy." "There was a lot of passion in what you were doing." " That's it." " Set the bar." "That's what it did." "Set the bar." " Yes." " [cheers and applause]" "We're going to lock in our scores right now, okay?" "Remember, if you don't score 80 or above, the competition ends here for you." "We have this checklist." "It's got performance, technique, choreography, creativity, presentation, it's like the whole criteria, and so that's very clear about what we're looking for." "All right, let's see if you guys are going through." "♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪ Like when I close my eyes ♪" "♪ And don't even care if anyone sees me dancing ♪" "You guys, you're through to the next round." " Congratulations." " Thank you." "♪ Like a heartbeat skip ♪" "♪ Like an open page ♪" "You guys were great!" "How do you feel?" " Amazing." " Love it." " Amazing." "Oh, I'm so happy for you guys." "Congratulations." "I can't wait to see what else you guys have in store." "Thank you." "That's how you set it up." "That had absolutely, like, every single thing" " you could want." " Sickening." "Groove, tricks, the dynamics, musicality." "I did not expect them to do tricks like that." " No." " Like, I was like, "What?"" "♪ ♪" "You weren't just in sync physically." "You were in sync emotionally." "It was risky, but man did it pay off." "It's always nice when Younguns do some fresh and exciting stuff!" "Your range of movement is endless, bam." "That's something that's either in you or it's not." "Who's next?" "Only if everybody hits the dab at the same time." "Are you ready?" "One, two, three." " Whoa!" " Roll the video, all right." "Let's go." "♪ ♪" "My name is Fik-Shun." "I am 22 years old, and I'm a freestyle street dancer from Las Vegas, Nevada." "I am the male winner of season ten." ""So You Think You Can Dance?"" "I think I'm known for being very entertaining." "♪ ♪" "I make people laugh when I dance." "Little old-timer." "It's less of a choice and more of a natural instinct, but there's more to entertaining than just making people laugh and smile." "It's also making them feel something." "And this is the fiercest competition I've been around." "I feel like I won't go far if I don't show the judges that I can portray different emotions." "So tonight I'm just ready to kind of share that realness." "This particular dance is about growing up with separated parents." "This story means a lot to me, and I've lived through it." "Deep down inside, there's feelings that I don't express." "I've never had the guts to share my story like this before." "So I can see you're feeling a lot of emotions." "I just..." "I called my dad, and I was texting my mom too, just letting her know that, like, I love her." "I didn't realize how emotionally not ready I was to do this piece." "You are full of emotion, full of heart." "You're doing it for people that love you and doing it for the love of your own passion and craft." "Next up on stage, Fik-Shun." "[cheers and applause]" "You got this, you got this." "I have to be strong because this is a very hard thing for me to do, but with big risks come big rewards so no holding back." "♪ Hold ♪" "♪ Hold on ♪" "♪ Hold on to me ♪" "♪ 'Cause I'm a little unsteady ♪" "♪ A little unsteady ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ Mother I know ♪" "♪ That you're tired of being alone ♪" "♪ Dad I know you're trying ♪" "♪ To fight when you're feeling like flying ♪" "♪ But if you love me ♪" "♪ Don't let go ♪ [vocalizing]" "♪ Whoa ♪" "♪ If you love me ♪" "♪ Don't let go ♪" "♪ Hold ♪" "♪ Hold on ♪" "♪ Hold on to me ♪" "♪ 'Cause I'm a little unsteady ♪" "♪ A little unsteady ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ Hold ♪" "♪ Hold on ♪" "♪ Hold on to me ♪" "♪ 'Cause I'm a little unsteady ♪" "♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]" "Fik-Shun, this was obviously a very emotional performance." "I want you to tell me about what it was for you." "You know, I feel like people are very blessed to have both parents in their life." "I wasn't." "My parents have always been separated, and, you know, as a kid, to have your mom a thousand miles away, your dad a thousand miles away apart, it's tough." "And so no matter how far apart they are," "I'm just always trying to be the one in the middle to bring them together and... [cheers and applause]" "As a kid..." "I mean, it's just tough for a kid." "I get it." "I get it." "As a performer and a dancer, you were so connected to every single beat." "Each part of your body almost became a part of the song, and it was such a moving thing to watch." "And a lot of kids have to go through this unfortunately, and there's a lot of moms out there like your mom, and it's great that you somehow kind of find through your art, the bright side of it," "and from that pain comes beautiful moments like this right now." "I was really surprised and pleasantly surprised to see that style in an emotional way." "We were sucked into it." "I mean, we were right there with you." "We were on that journey with you." "We were on every little emotion." "The way you popped, the way you hit things, the textures, is incredible." " Thank you." " [cheers and applause]" "The performance was water." "Water crashes, water flows, water is rough, water is soft." "You gave us all of that in a minute." "You gave us all of that in a minute." "[cheers and applause]" "You can't teach that." "Like, that's something that's either in you or it's not." " Thank you." " [cheers and applause]" "We're going to lock in our scores, okay?" "♪ ♪" "Let's see how you did." "♪ I found my heart ♪" "♪ Broke it here ♪" "♪ Made friends ♪" "♪ And lost them through the years ♪" "♪ I can't wait to go home ♪" "♪ I'm on my way ♪" "Fik-Shun, you're through to the next round!" "♪ Driving at 90 down those country lanes ♪" "♪ Singing to "Tiny Dancer" ♪" "♪ And I miss the way ♪" "♪ You make me feel ♪" " That was awesome." " That's the level." " Yep." " Tell a story while being passionate, while being dynamic." " Yes." " Be technical, be precise." "..." "We'll see, we'll see." "We hold things in so much, so many feelings that we don't express, and I feel like we just have to not be afraid to let that out." "♪ Over the castle on the hill ♪" "[upbeat music]" "We are..." "The Miami All Stars." "19 dancers from Miami, Florida, and best known for our Latin dance." "Five, six, seven, eight." "Being from Miami, all of us are pretty much first and second generation South Americans or Caribbean, Cuban, Chile, and our parents have always taught us to work hard." "Guys, keep on working." "We're a ragtag group." "This is not people who are just dancing 24/7." "We have teachers, we have lawyers, software engineers." " Just the list goes on and on." " Sexy moms." "[laughter]" "We just need to do what we do." "Dancing became our life." "We would miss weddings, quinceaneras, graduations, things that we sacrificed because we really believe in this group." "I'm ready for some Miami, like, flavor and speed." "Whoo, I'm ready for this, yes." "Next to take the stage is Miami All Stars." "[cheers and applause]" "♪ Dance ♪" "♪ One ♪" "♪ Dance, yes ♪" "♪ Love next ♪" "♪ Nobody knows what I'm feeling inside ♪" "♪ I find it so stupid so why should I hide ♪" "♪ That I love ♪" "♪ Love to make love to you baby ♪" "♪ This would be a perfect world ♪" "♪ We'd be together then ♪" "♪ Let's do it, do it, do it ♪" "♪ Only got just one life, this I've learned ♪" "♪ Who cares what they're gonna say ♪" "♪ I wanna dance ♪" "♪ And love ♪" "♪ And dance again ♪" "♪ Now dance yes ♪" "♪ Love, next ♪" "♪ Dance, yes ♪" "♪ This would be a perfect world ♪" "♪ Who cares what they're gonna say ♪" "♪ I wanna dance ♪" "♪ And love ♪" "♪ And dance again ♪ [cheers and applause]" "Miami All Stars." "You look very Miami, by the way." "[cheering and laughter]" "I want to ask you guys a question." "Are you guys full-time professional dancers, or do you do other things?" "We actually have a lot of different jobs." "We have a lawyer, a stunt man." "I'm actually a high school math teacher, so..." "Wow." "If you were my math teacher, I wouldn't be here." "I'd be working for Apple or something." "[laughter]" "So this is like your passion project, side thing?" "We still need to pay the bills, but we're still chasing the dream kind of thing." " See, I love that." " I like that." "There's an unbridled enthusiasm and passion that you have." "It was why I wanted to be involved in this whole thing because of routines like that, because of dancers like you." "I will say there was so much going on." "Sometimes I didn't know where to look." "But for the most part, when you guys did lock in, it locked in like amazing." "Thank you, thank you, thank you." "Jennifer?" " What, mama?" " I love you." "Te quiero, los quiero, gracias." "[cheers and applause]" "Let's hear what Derek has to say." "Um, yeah, my biggest problem was the song choice." "I wasn't a big fan of the song choice." " You know, um..." " [cheers and applause]" "I'm kidding, I'm kidding." "It was so much fun, so much energy." "When you guys came on, it was like bam, all right, these guys are ready to go." "That's what this is all about, is like confidence." "I would say there was tricks in there that I've seen before, but there was one trick in particular that I was really impressed with, that she kind of fell over into like a cartwheel, and I was like, oh, I wasn't expecting that," "and that's what I love." "I love being surprised." "I actually kind of wanted more of that." "So just remember that if you make it through." "Thank you." "Thank you." "There's this love for what you do in every single move, but I kind of found myself waiting on the trick." "For me, the dynamics weren't where I feel like this group has the potential to take them, and I felt like it was good." "It wasn't great for me, but it was good, it was good." " Thank you so much." " Thank you." "It's time to lock in our scores." "♪ This would be a perfect world ♪" "♪ We'd be together then ♪ [audience groans]" "♪ Only got just one life, this I learned ♪" "♪ Who cares what they're gonna say ♪" "♪ I wanna dance ♪ [wild cheering]" "♪ And dance again ♪" "♪ I wanna dance ♪" "♪ And love ♪" "♪ And dance again ♪" "Thank you for being here." "[cheering]" "Next round, we're really gonna step it up." "Something new, something exciting." "We're going to work very hard because we were very close to that 80." "All:" "Miami All Stars!" "Wow!" "It's going to take that type of creativity to win this competition." "Whoo!" "Good damn job." "I sensed a little bit of nerves." "Oh, my God, Derek, you're such a good partner that I can already tell in like one second, I'm like..." "I got you." "Always." "I'm so cold." "I feel like a Chihuahua." "Your hands are cold, so they're not warming me up." "I'm Luka, and I'm 19." "I'm Jenalyn, I'm 16, and we are from Toronto, Canada." "And we do Cabaret ballroom dance." "You would have absolutely no idea by the way we dance, but we're actually complete opposites." "Growing up, I did all kinds of sports." "I was captain of the football team, the basketball team." "Apparently, I don't exactly come across as a ballroom dancer." "[groaning]" "He is more of the expressive and loud person." "I'm more of the quiet bookworm." "I'd always, like, think to myself, like, how could we ever dance together?" "Like, how could this ever work?" "Because we were just so opposite." "Don't give me that attitude." "Soon enough, we grew on each other and it ended up working for three years now." "We're here working our butt off to..." "To kind of prove that, like, anything is possible really, as long as you put your mind to it." " That was really cute." " Aw, thanks." "I'm sorry." "That was just adorable." "Please welcome Luka and Jenalyn." "[cheers and applause]" "All right." "[Grace's "You Don't Own Me"]" " ♪ Well let's go, but I'm Gerald ♪" "♪ And I can always have just what I want ♪" "♪ She's the baddest, I would love to flaunt ♪" "♪ Take her shopping, you know Yves Saint Laurent ♪" "♪ But nope, she ain't with it though ♪" "♪ All because she got her own dough ♪" "♪ Boss bossed if you don't know ♪" "♪ She could never ever be a broke ho ♪" "♪ You don't own me ♪" "♪ I'm not just one of your many toys ♪" "♪ You don't own me ♪" "♪ Don't say I can't go with other boys ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ Don't tell what to do ♪" "♪ And don't tell me what to say ♪" "♪ Please when I go out with you ♪" "♪ Don't put me on display ♪" "♪ You don't own me ♪" "♪ Don't try to change me in any way ♪" "♪ You don't own me ♪" "♪ Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ Don't tell me what to do ♪" "♪ And don't tell me what to say ♪" "♪ Please when I go out with you ♪" "♪ Don't put me on display ♪" "♪ You don't own me ♪ [cheers and applause]" "I personally loved this performance." "It was just sexy enough." "It was just technical enough." "Song selection, that's honestly one of my favorite songs, it really and truly is." " So great." " I loved all the tricks." "I was impressed." "I was impressed, great job." " Thank you so much." " Thank you so much." "All of us have been around the dance world for so many years, so it's always nice when two younguns come out and do some fresh and exciting stuff." " Yeah." " Thank you so much." "Thank you." "This means a lot." " So to me, that's the strongest part." "Jenalyn, I think what's going to take your performance to the next level is to really listen and interpret the dance with the lyrics, with the music, with the feeling of the character that you're playing within the dance," "Like, you don't own me." "I needed him not to own you." "He came out behind you..." "like you didn't see it... but he came out, he was like, "I own you."" "You know what I mean?" "I would've been like, oh." "You know what I'm saying?" "Yeah, I do, I do, I do." "Those tricks, it was like a lift trick clinic." "You know, it was like, and look at this one and this one," "Ba-Ba, and the transitions were seamless and very creative which made them more interesting to watch." "Luka, when you're on your own, there was a moment where you like reached out to her, but that's exactly what it felt like, it was like, hey." "You know, I want to be like bam, you know what I mean?" "Like, really..." "you know, like, just..." "That's what I mean for her." "The way you saw him, that's how I saw her." " All right, will do." " Okay." " Thank you." " [cheers and applause]" "All right, let's see if you are going through." "♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪ Don't let me down ♪ [wild cheering]" "♪ Yeah, don't let me down ♪" "Whoo!" "♪ Don't let me down ♪" "Whoo!" "That's great." "I'm so proud of you." "Okay, that was incredible." "Everyone was lit up." "Everyone's freaking out, but I gotta ask you." "When Jennifer tells you to stay more in character..." "I'm definitely going to work on it." "Oh, my God, well I can't wait to see what more of this is going to be." "That was amazing." " Congrats, you guys." " Oh, thank you so much." "Let's not be nervous." "You're not nervous?" "I am." ""The World of Dance"" "is basically the Super Bowl of dance." "It's the best of the best." "♪ ♪" "There was moments where I felt like you weren't connected as I wanted you to be." "You need to connect the heart, almost a little bit more." "I really enjoyed you guys separately but together, it lacked just that partnership." "♪ ♪" "♪ I won't let you down ♪" "They were good." "They just weren't a million dollars." "One, two, three, move." "♪ You can breathe on your own ♪" "♪ ♪" "There's a few little timing issues, a little off-balance." "I sensed a little bit of nerves." "There's a lot of different styles incorporated into what you guys do, but it kind of felt like a jack of all trades but a master of none." "♪ You never forget you're in flight ♪" "Let's do this, man." "Let's kill it." "♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]" "♪ I'll be keeping your head up, I'll be keeping your head up ♪" "What you guys did was fantastic, especially for, like, your age, but the in-between moments, the transitions," "I felt like it kind of like you lost the energy a little bit." "You need a competition-winning routine." "That's not easy." "Cleanliness is super important." "That's one thing that you guys got to work on a little bit." "It needs to be one mind, one body, okay?" "All right, are we ready to lock in scores, guys?" " Yes." " All right, here we go." "♪ To ease your mind ♪" "♪ ♪ [audience oohs]" "Aww." "♪ ♪" "They were good." "They just weren't all the way." " Yeah." "It's going to take more." "It's going to take more." "[vocalizing]" "We are a hip-hop crew from Norway called Quick Style." "Su and Bi, they're twins, and when we met the first time when we were around 12 years old, we figured out that we had the same interests in music." "Dance is not a big thing in Norway." "It's very rare for men to be dancing." "When we started dancing, we were too scared to show mom and dad, so we would say that we would go play soccer and we would go out and we would take the subway to town and dance." "[cheering]" "We've made a name for ourself in Norway." "Winning "Norwegian Got Talent,"" "the biggest competition in Norway." " Still Norway is so small." "Like we've been kind of isolated from America." "This circle represents Norway." "We're big fish in this little pond, and this is the ocean with sharks everywhere." "That's scary." "I've actually watched a couple of your videos, and I don't understand how you move that quick and that clean." "I'm so excited for them to see you out there, because I know that they're going to go like this, boom." " Bring it in." " Thank you." "Hopefully they won't expect what we will be doing." " Mm." " You got this." "Whoo!" "From Oslo, Norway, it's Quick Style." "[cheers and applause]" "Don't let the crowd psych you out, come on." "[Dolly Parton's "Jolene" plays]" "♪ ♪" "♪ Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene ♪" "♪ I'm begging of you please don't take my man ♪" "♪ Your beauty is beyond compare ♪" "♪ With flaming locks of auburn hair ♪" "♪ With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ Your smile is like a breath of spring ♪" "♪ Your voice is soft like summer rain ♪" "♪ And I cannot compete with you Jolene ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ He talks about you in his sleep ♪" "♪ And there's nothing I can do to keep ♪" "♪ From crying when he calls your name, Jolene ♪" "♪ Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene ♪" "♪ I'm begging of you please don't take my man ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene ♪" "♪ Please don't take him even though you can ♪" "♪ Jolene ♪" "♪ Jolene ♪" "♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]" "Quick Style, the musicality, the choreography, the creativity," "I mean, it was all there, and the song choice, if you were to say that you guys were going to be dancing to Dolly Parton and doing that style of dancing," "I'm like, uh..." "So good." "It was risky, but man, did it pay off?" "Why did you guys want to enter this competition?" " We're from Norway." " [cheers and applause]" "And we've been dancing together for 12 years." "When we heard "World of Dance" is going on, and it's going to be the biggest dance competition, we had to be here." "I felt that, I felt your connection with each other." "You connected with the audience." " I loved you guys." " Thank you so much." "If there's more than one person on stage, then it needs to feel like there's one person on stage." "You all have to share the same body." "It has to be the same brain, and y'all definitely have that." "But should you guys make it through," "I'd like to see more dynamics from you, those wow moments." "I really, really enjoyed you." "I thought you guys were probably one of the cleanest of the groups that I've seen." "Really, really in sync." "You weren't just in sync physically." "You were in sync emotionally." "That's the most important thing for us." "Even the song you chose." "It's going to take that type of creativity, that type of innovation, to win this competition, to win that million dollars." "[cheers and applause]" " All right, shall we lock it in?" " Let's lock it in." "Let's do it." "♪ Once in a while I catch myself ♪" "♪ Catch myself ♪" "♪ Once in a while I ask myself ♪" "♪ What am I doing ♪" "♪ Once in a while I need your help ♪" "All right, let's see if you guys are going through." "♪ Once in a while I feel like ooh ♪" "♪ I just wanna dance ♪" "♪ I feel good ♪" "♪ I feel good ♪" "♪ I feel good ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ Feel good, good ♪" "♪ I feel good ♪" "That was amazing!" "Oh, you guys, okay, tell me, tell me, who picked that song?" " It was me." " It was you?" " Do you love Dolly Parton?" " Yeah." "We've never danced to a country song before." " Yeah." "So, this is totally out of our comfort zone." "I want to know what your comfort zone is, because..." "That's what we want to show next time." "I cannot wait." "I am your biggest fan." "Everybody's been so good today, that it's still like... it's not gonna be a landslide win for anybody." "I love that." "I love that aspect of this." "It's overwhelming to watch your technique and how perfect, it's excellence." "[cheers and applause]" "All right, last one, here we go." "You're going to be fantastic." " I'm ready." " Give mother a hug." "I love you." "My name is Nick Daniels, and I'm a contemporary dancer from Miami, Florida." "♪ ♪" "My mom owns a dance studio, so I've always been dancing around and watching everyone." "Growing up, I tried all sports and nothing really worked out." "So, my parents decided that I needed to do a dance class." "My dad was literally at every single recital, never missed one performance." "Even though he would sleep through some people's performances but not mine." "Having him by my side really just boosted me up." "When Nick was 13, Nick's dad got sick and he had cancer." "It was a while he had it, but he would go to work still, he would still drive me everywhere." "Like, I knew he had cancer but I didn't know how severe it was." "We were actually at a competition." "My husband was in the hospital and I got a call that he, um..." "I never got to talk to him again." "And I think that he struggles with that to this day." "I wish that my dad would know that I love him and miss him." "Not only is today the biggest performance of Nick's life, but it's Nick's dad's birthday." "If Nick's dad was here, he'd be his biggest cheerleader standing, screaming, telling everybody, "That's my son."" "And even though he's not standing next to me," "I feel him in here." "♪ ♪" "Every time I dance, I think of him." "I just know that he's watching over me, 'cause he knows that this is what I love." "[OneRepublic's "Secrets" plays]" "♪ ♪" " ♪ I need another story ♪" "♪ Something to get off my chest ♪" "♪ My life gets kinda boring ♪" "♪ Need something that I can confess ♪" "♪ Till all my sleeves are stained red ♪" "♪ From all the truth that I've said ♪" "♪ Come by it honestly I swear ♪" "♪ Thought you saw me wink, no I've been on the brink ♪" "♪ So tell me what you want to hear ♪" "♪ Something that will light those ears ♪" "♪ Sick of all the insincere ♪" "♪ I'm gonna give all my secrets away ♪" "♪ This time ♪" "♪ Don't need another perfect lie ♪" "♪ Don't care if critics ever jump in line ♪" "♪ I'm gonna give all my secrets away ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ All my secrets away ♪" "♪ ♪" "♪ All my secrets away ♪ [cheers and applause]" "They're standing up for him." "They're standing up." "[cheers and applause]" "Yes!" "Nick." "Hey." "I think we were all just overwhelmed by your..." " Flexibility." "Ow!" " Yes." "I was going to say the strength that that takes." " Do you know what I mean?" " Oh, my God." "It's overwhelming to watch your technique" " and how perfect its excellence." " Thank you." "And even in the moments when you grabbed your head and you went crazy, and I felt the frenzy of what you were trying to say with your dance." "We feel that emotion when you let us in." " Yeah." " [cheers and applause]" "If I ever wanted to know what contemporary looked like without the use of bones," "I do now." "That's why they call it "the it factor,"" "because you can't really put a finger on exactly what it is, however, I can put a finger on the fact that you have it." "You definitely have the it factor." "Thank you." "So I'm just going to say, good damn job." "[cheers and applause]" "I'm just curious." "What was the story of that?" "What was like the motivation?" "What was the thought behind that dance?" "Well, about three years ago, my dad passed away, and I felt like this dance was dedicated to him like... like, just not like being upset anymore and just releasing like all the negativity it's brought to me." "[cheers and applause]" "Thank you for telling me that, because now looking back at the performance," "I saw that sense of letting something go." "[cheers and applause]" "Your range of movement is endless." " Excellence." " It's endless, and I'm like, whoa, he can do anything with his body, it's crazy, but the parts that I liked the most, like, that I connected to the most," "when you were just, you like lost control, you're just kind of letting it go." "It's like, wow, that stuff you can feel." " That's the magic." " You feel that stuff." " Uh, yeah, I love you, man." " Thank you." "[cheers and applause]" "All right, it's time to lock in our scores." "♪ ♪" "All right, let's see if you're going through." "♪ ♪" "♪ Want to hear ♪" "♪ Something that'll light those ears ♪" "♪ Sick of all the insincere ♪" "♪ I'm gonna give all my secrets away ♪" " Good luck, brother." " Thank you." " ♪ Don't need another perfect lie ♪" "♪ Don't care if critics ever jump in line ♪" "♪ I'm gonna give all my secrets away ♪" " Yes!" " [cheering]" " Oh, my goodness!" " Whoo!" "Oh, you couldn't have done that better." " Oh, that was incredible." " Amazing, amazing." "You made everyone feel something so deep and amazing." " And thank you." " Thank you." "Thank you for that moment." "I knew my dad was guiding me through that performance, and I really wanted to show him that I'm okay now." "♪ All my secrets away ♪"