"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."" "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." "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." "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." "__" "__" "__" "__" "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." "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." "I want more." "Can I have some more?" "They will have one shot to seriously impress three of the world's biggest dance legends." "Please welcome your judges." "Emmy Award-winning choreography and record six-time champion of "Dancing with the Stars," Derek Hough, multiplatinum Grammy Award-winning RB 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."" "That's what I'm talking about." "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." "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." "Whoo!" "Come on!" "All right, here we go." "First to take the stage, Super Cr3w." "__" "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." "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." "Hold on." "Wait." "My turn." "My turn." "No, no." "No, I'm kidding." "I'm kidding." "Super smooth, super together." "You guys are water, man, water, every move." "Derek." "Where--where are you guys all from?" "You guys are from different places, am I right?" "Brazil?" "Japan." "Venezuela." "Venezuela, wow." "Korea." "You guys are "world of dance", like, right?" "Like--like..." "The acrobatics, the physicality, the musicality and also the synchronicity, those alpha kicks, you guys are perfectly in sync together." "I was like, "Dang."" "Great job, guys." "Great job." "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." "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." "Whoo!" "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." "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." "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!" "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..." "Manny pushes us very hard, but at the end of the day, we do it because we love it." " __" " If we won?" "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." "Whoo." " Yes." " That is my boy." "Oh!" "Whoo!" "Wait a minute." " These are juniors." " Yeah." "All right, you know, me coming from a ballroom and latin background," "I just have to say, yeah, guys." "What up?" "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..." "It just needs, like...." "It just needs, like, a little, like, boom there, you know." "But overall, great job, and what we just witnessed was a possible routine for that million dollars." "It was great." "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." "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." "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." "Congratulations." "From the second they came out to the second they left, in." "They was in the whole time." "Amazing." "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!" "Les Twins, they are living legends." "Being around them makes me want to just step up my game." "Next onstage, it's Les Twins!" "Yes." "That's how you walk--that's how you come out, man." "Yes." "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." "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." "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." "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." " I love me some clogging." " Yeah." "I can't wait." "I used to clog." "Can I clog with you a little bit?" " Absolutely." " Okay." "Whoo." "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." "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." "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." "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." "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." "Hey, let's go grab that drink, though, all right." " 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." " 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."" "I would say any couple that can choreograph together and stay with each other, major props." "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." "Ahh." "Ahh!" "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." "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." " 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." "It's time for us to lock in our scores." "Okay, let's see if you're going through." " 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." "One, two, three." "We're the Kinjaz." "Let's turn up our barbecue." "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." "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." "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." "Kinjaz." "respect all, fear none." "That was dope." "Oh, my God." "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...." ""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." "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." "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." "That is the power of synchronicity." "That is the power of movement." "Keep going." "Keep elevating." "I don't know." "For me, it just--it just... it wasn't enough." "I want more." "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." "All right, guys, ready?" "Let's lock in our scores." "Yep." " Okay, good?" " Okay, yep." "Let's see if you guys made it through." "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." "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." "Look at this little munchkin." "Hi." "♪ I sing for love," "I sing for me *" "Ahh!" "Oh, my God." "She's incredible." "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." "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." "I almost--I--I almost got-- you almost got me." "You almost got me." " 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." "Thank you." "You did such a beautiful job." "Honestly." "You're a very special little girl." " Thank you." " You hear me?" "Shall we lock in our scores?" " Let's do it." " Let's lock it in." "Let's see if you're going through." " Thank you." " Thank you so much." "You're going through." "Congratulations." "Amazing." " Congratulations, baby." " Congrats." "Thank you so much." "Ohh." "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." "__" "__" "Sync  corrections by QueenMaddie"