"Last week, The Cut began." "The Junior Division's fate was sealed." "Diana Pombo and Eva Igo made it to the divisional final." "That puts you on the leader board into first place!" " This Cut round... is brutal." " You're going through!" "The remaining acts in the Team Division..." "At this point in the game, it's nothing but respect." "...and the Upper Division" "have one shot..." "I don't think we've ever worked harder." "...to impress the judges." "This is a Cut round." "You gotta bring all your strengths to the table." "That's risky." "I've seen you do better." "I expect better." "And special guest judge and dance icon," "Misty Copeland, who made history as the first" "African American female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theater." "I'm honored to be a part of this show." "I feel like I can relate to a lot of these dancers." "I felt like that 14-year-old girl, like, seeing NSYNC for the first time." " Yeah!" " I was like, ohh!" "As only two acts from each division can make it to next week's divisional final." "Yeah!" "This is gonna be the toughest dance I've ever done." "Part two of The Cut..." "Oh!" "...starts now." "Hey!" "Swing Latino and Super Cr3w had strong showings and currently hold the top two spots for the Team Division." "Hoping to claim one of these spots next is the Kinjaz." "Now we're in the Cut round." "In this round, we know that we have to step it up." "Especially because the judges have spoken really highly of us in the last two." "You guys are the masters of illusion." "I think that was a million dollar routine." "The competition's thick, it's real." "We definitely have our work cut out for us." "Kinjaz, what's going on, fellas?" " Yes, sir." " Sup, NE-YO." "NE-YO is awesome." "Like, we listened to his music for years and a lot of us even danced to some of his tracks." "So at the end of the day, to be just in the same space with this dude is pretty cool." "You've had two amazing performances thus far." "What could you possibly do to take it to the next level?" "We felt that the most important thing that we could do at this point was to infuse purpose." "Not just, like, what we're doing with the piece," " but why we're even here." " Ready to show me?" " Yeah, man." " Yeah, definitely." "All right, let's see it." "Hey." "People are gonna be a little bit surprised with the track that we're using this week." "Asian Americans for some reason aren't exactly viewed as sexy." "We're kinda here to take a stand on that one and challenge that mentality." "Sweet." "Nice, nice." "This is definitely different from what we've seen of you, which is a good thing," "But there's always that magic moment that makes it that much more memorable." "Let's not lose what made people go," ""Oh, my God, the Kinjaz," in the first place." "I dig that they're trying some new stuff" "I just hope that they don't go so new that we lose who they are." "Yeah?" "Good?" "Everybody's got a shot at this thing." "And it's not a shot at the prize, it's not a shot at the title, but it really is a shot at leaving a legacy." "Next to take the stage, it's Kinjaz." "Already the Kinjaz look different." "What?" "Oh!" "Whoo!" "Kinjaz!" "Wow, always something that blows my mind." "And it was just right at the top, when that thing flew across the stage." "I like, what the" "What is happening?" "First of all, when you guys set up, I was saying to Misty," "I was like, what club is that?" "Where are they hanging out?" "Where do--how can we go there?" "Let's go there." "Come on, Misty, let's go after work." "Yeah, that was really good." "But I will say, you had one or two moments where it got a little-- somebody couldn't get the thing in their pocket." "But always innovative." "What can I say?" "You're the Kinjaz." "We are 100% fans of what you guys do." "You are here because you deserve to be here and that's a third jacket that I need." " I need my jacket." " Ahh!" "Yeah, thank you." "Yeah." "I can't put it on!" "Damn it!" "Okay, now we're ready." "I feel like it was almost too perfect." "Like, I don't know what to say." "Like, I" "I felt like that 14-year-old girl, like, seeing NSYNC for the first time." " Yeah!" " I was like, ohh!" "NSYNC!" "All right, guys, we're gonna lock in scores." "You ready?" "They need more than 88.8 to make it into the top two." "This is tough." "This is really tough." "Kinjaz, let's check out your scores." "Kinjaz, let's see where this puts you on the leader board." "The Kinjaz move into the number one slot." "and feel good *" "Super Cr3w, that was an incredible, emotional, beautiful routine that you gave." "I'm really sad to see you guys go." " We appreciate you." " I really am." "It hurts." "We'll go out with our heads up." "I can look at my brothers and say, yo, I'm proud of you all." "It's a huge relief." "We've definitely been working super hard on this number." "Misty said that she felt like a 14-year-old girl watching NSYNC for the first time." " And we're down with that." " Yeah!" "Fear not, Kinja burn!" "The last two acts in the Team Division's" "Ian Eastwood and The Young Lions and Chapkis Dance Family fight for their spot in the divisional final." "You allow the world to catch up to you, as opposed to chasing the world." "And later tonight, the Upper Division faces The Cut." "Oh!" "This is a Cut round." "You gotta bring all your strengths to the table." "All right, let's see your scores." "The Kinjaz and Swing Latino hold the top two spots of the Team Division." "Next to take the stage is Chapkis Dance Family, with their unique take on a Britney Spears classic." "Chapkis Dance Family!" "Whoo!" "For me, personally, it kinda took a wrong turn halfway through." "With an 85.8, Chapkis Dance Family has been eliminated." "You guys are safe." "At the top of the leader board," "Kinjaz have guaranteed a spot in the divisional finals." "Ian Eastwood and The Young Lions will need higher than a 92.5 to secure their spot in the next round." " You guys beat a giant." " Yeah, it was crazy." "How does that feel?" "Like, just look in the mirror and say, "We beat the Jabbawockeez."" "We're actually all still shocked right now that we knocked Jabbawockeez out of the competition." "Huge moment for us that I'm sure no one here will ever forget." "Ian came to the competition as an untested, YouTube sensation." "This week, they're in the spotlight." "You can't do something like beat the Jabbawockeez and just go home." "I'm anxious to see what they got next." "All right, so let's check it out." " Let me see it." " Let's do it." "All right." "This piece symbolizes my journey through dance as well as life." "I like." "Initial critique-- okay, first and foremost, the picture has to be crystal clear." "Does your audience understand what's being said?" "If they don't you run the risk of losing the competition." "If I can't have the million, I want somebody worthy to get it." "Next up on stage, it's Ian Eastwood and The Young Lions." "All right, what are we gonna see now?" "Come on." "Whoo." "__" "__" "Probably out of most of the acts that we've seen, you guys have evolved the most." "Because when you first came out, it felt like an artist performance." "But this felt like a complete piece." "It was a beautiful, beautiful performance." "And executed perfectly." "Great job." "You guys live and die by who you are." "You allow the world to catch up to you, as opposed to chasing the world." "I love that about you guys." "However, this particular performance, the picture didn't come all the way together." "I think this was a very successful way of showing emotion and being sensitive men through your dancing." " Like, you made me feel." " That's all that matters." "We've been pushing you to kind of bring your routines to a point where they really reflect how talented you guys are." "And you guys came out here and gave us something to think about." "Good job." "Well, we ready to lock in?" " Yeah." " Let's do it." "All right." "Here's the moment." "They need a 92.6 to make it into the top two." "All right, Ian Eastwood and The Young Lions, let's check out your scores." "Let's take a look at where it put you guys on the leader board." "Third place." "Hey." "You guys are still in it, going straight through to the divisional finals!" "Congratulations!" "I would love to see you start choreographing for more people." "There needs to be a style change in choreography." "I'm tired of seeing the same old stuff over and over, and you're the change." "Good job, guys." "God." "I know." "We're up here with the most talented dancers in the world." "And we've gained an incredible amount of inspiration because of this show." "So we couldn't ask for anything more." "Kinjaz and Swing Latino are the top two teams moving on to the divisional final." "You guys will be going head-to-head for a spot in the finale." "Are you ready?" "Yeah!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "The Upper Division enters The Cut." "Hey!" "You guys love performing." "It's fire." "Last to face The Cut is the Upper Division." "Five acts remain, but only the top two scoring acts will make it through to the divisional finals." "This week, they are being mentored by judge Derek Hough." "I'm honored to be here, like, working with you guys, just can see what you guys have in mind for your next routine." "'Cause obviously, this is kinda where you know, it's make or break." "So should we get to it?" " Yeah." " All right, sweet." "Up first, cabaret ballroom couple," "Luka and Jenalyn." "The duels round went pretty well." "It went better than we expected." "All I know is that I wouldn't wanna follow that." "This time, to make it to that top two spot, we have absolutely no other choice" "But to step it up." " Hey, guys." " Hi." " How's it going?" " All right, man." "I'm excited." "I'm excited to see your guys' stuff." "Growing up as a ballroom kid, watching Derek Hough on TV and doing a similar style to you-- we always saw him as, you know, an icon." "You guys undoubtedly have, like, the coolest partner tricks, you know?" "Some of which I've never seen." "I think my biggest thing today that I want to try and see and work on a little bit is a little bit more intention." "The bits in between the tricks." "Let's walk through it, let's kinda walk through some stuff." "Luka and Jenalyn's tricks are amazing." "Sometimes death-defying." "But for me, it's about marrying the dancing in between the tricks and the movements that will create a complete performance." "You know, chemistry, some people are like, you either have it or you don't." "I don't really believe that." "I think that you can actually manufacture" " certain moments of chemistry." " 100%." "And a lot of that is just breath." " Yeah." " Like, just, like" " Here, you know what I'm saying?" " Yeah." "Where there's, like, a moment of, like suspense between the two of you and then it goes into something." "We definitely really need to remember that this is not "World of Tricks," it's "World of Dance."" "So incorporating more of that dance into what we do is" "Is gonna be a key to our success." " Well, thanks--I mean" " Thank you." "Thank you so much." " Kill it!" "Go get it." " Thank you so much, honestly." "We know what's at stake." "To be one of the top two is all that matters right now." "Please welcome Luka and Jenalyn." "All right, guys." "All right, last category." " Let's go." " Here we go!" "Yes." "♪ Hills have eyes, ♪ the hills have eyes ♪ ♪ Hills have eyes," "Like, wow!" "Yeah!" "Look at him go!" "The new ways that you guys invent to do tricks and lifts and new ways to throw her around your body is nuts." "You did up your game from last week" "I feel like if I would say anything," "I would like to see a little bit more dancing." "I wish that you would've married your movements to the music a little more." "You know what I mean?" "You know--great performance." "You guys are amazing at what you do, but" "Overall, it was exciting and so much fun to watch." "But I wanna see more of a connection between the two of you." "I feel like" " Jenalyn, when you connect to the audience, it's fire." "And I don't see that same fire when you're looking at Luka." "We need to feel what you're feeling." "I'm gonna start off by saying congratulations for getting to this round because you guys wouldn't be here unless you guys were fantastic, so you're amazing." "You know, I worked with you guys." "I worked with the guys a little bit and we worked on that connection." "we worked on those in between moments." "I kind of was expecting a little bit more of those moments." "What do you think happened?" "Why didn't we see it more?" "We tried to incorporate that and tried to step it up at the same time." "So, I mean, maybe we could've done less death-defying stunts" "Sometimes a trick is more impressive when there's not so many of them." "Now, I'm rooting for you, but I'm a little nervous for you at this moment." "All right, let's lock in our scores" "Let's do it." "Whoo!" "Locked in." "All right, let's see your scores." "Okay, okay." "There's only two spots." "Right now, you guys are at the top." "You went first." "The top two scores will go through to the next round, but we'll see how that holds up throughout the night." "It's really frustrating, but we tried to push, you know, ourselves into what we do best on that stage." "And at this point, there's no regrets." "It's really hard to be the first ones that go." "You guys did an amazing job." "Luka and Jenalyn are first on the leader board." "But with four acts remaining, the competition is just getting started." "Fik-Shun, you are up." "This is your time." "After Luka and Jenalyn score 80.5, next to face The Cut is freestyling superstar Fik-Shun." "This top five is very diverse with loads and loads of talent." "Like, I'm the only solo left." "I'm blessed and stressed." "Blessed and stressed." " Fik-Shun, what's up, brother?" " You know, not much." " How you doing, man?" " You know, a little nervous." "A little nervous?" "No, don't be nervous, man." "Uhh!" "I'm feeling anxious." "I'm taking a big risk with this next one." "Fik-Shun came into this competition with a mission:" "to show us real artistic range." "And I'm interested to see where he's gonna be taking us next." " I'm 22, so I'm not old." " Getting old for a dancer, you know what I'm saying?" "I'm just joking." "I feel like I'm moving through life, like, so fast, and as much as I tried to fight it, you can't fight time." "Maybe I haven't had enough time for, like, my parents." "Or, like, maybe when I'm 30, my career might be over." " Like, I don't know." " I've had the same fears." "But that fear drives you, you know what I mean?" "Well, I'm excited to see it." "Let's play around with it a little bit." "This week, Fik-Shun's using props, and I want him to utilize the props, to enhance the performance." "They're not just there for background." "Think my biggest advice is that this is a really awesome prop." "I wouldn't be afraid to get behind it and to do things, you know, whether--and you could get over the top of it or under." "It's nice being around someone so open." "It's easy to bounce ideas back and forth." "Definitely, I feel like it was a big help." " Dude, good job, man." " Awesome." "Proud of you, brother." "This is gonna be the toughest dance I've ever done." "I'm gonna go as far as I can by giving all I can right now." "Here we go!" "♪ I made a man so happy ♪ when I wrote a letter once ♪ ♪ I made a man so happy" "Made me all goosey!" "Fik-Shun!" "I love the fact that you always go for the emotion." "But for me, the usage of the prop could have been a little more poignant." "Like, I dug the elements with the umbrella." "The bench threw me a little bit." "I feel like this performance was a little safe for you." "I totally disagree." "That's all right." "I actually thought you used the prop in many ways that I'd never thought-- you used it as a pen at one point, you know what I mean, where you were writing, and it was" "it was as a cane, and then when you did roll under it," "I felt it." "I was like, "Ugh!" "He's dead!"" "And this is a Cut round." "You gotta bring all your strengths to the table." "I think you did a great job of that." " Thank you." " Yeah!" "As well, I disagree with NE-YO." "Go, mama!" "That's fine." "That's fine!" " Yes." " Your use of the props, the connection of the music to your movement," " it just made sense to me." " Thank you." " And I loved it." " Thank you." "I mean, we worked on this a little bit, you know?" "And I feel like you took on those notes perfectly." "You used the stage, you used the prop more to tell the story." "The umbrella-- you used a classic prop, and you chose, like, to pop it instead." "That's risky, you know what I mean?" " Very risky." " I've dropped that umbrella in that exact sort of move many other times onstage, so, you know, good job for nailing it." "You did great, man." " Thank you." " Really beautiful." "All right, guys, let's lock in scores." "All right, Fik-Shun, let's see your scores." "Here we go." "All right, let's see Fik-Shun's score." "All right." "They're tough cookies tonight." "All right, let's take a look at where it puts you on the leader board." "Fik-Shun's in the top spot for now." "I gotta say, I know what you're capable of." "I've seen you do better." "I expect better." " That's just it." " Disagree." "That's cool." "That's cool." "Thank you, thank you." "That's what makes you you and me me." "It's all good!" "It's all good!" "With two scores on the leader board, the competition begins." "From now on, after every performance, one act will be eliminated." "Next to take the stage is premier flamenco troupe Pasión." "We gotta do something this week that's gonna get the judges out of their chairs and feeling like they've experienced something explosive." "Wow!" "I just feel like it just left me, like, wanting more, but maybe not in the best way." "You know what I'm saying?" "With a score of 78.8," "Pasión did not make The Cut and are out of the competition." "We had an amazing experience." "Thank you." "Like, how are you feeling right now at this moment?" "I mean, you know, we-- obviously we're still in the top two, but we know the talent" " that's coming next..." " Yeah." "So, you know, the pressure only goes up from here." "With only two acts left in the Upper Division," "Les Twins, and Keone and Mari leave it all on the stage." "Let's see your scores." "Fik-Shun and Luka and Jenalyn currently hold the top two positions in the Upper Division." "Up next, Parisian brothers Les Twins." "Dancing is what we love to do." "We're confident when we're dancing 'cause it's-- it's literally what we did way before talk or walk." "It's just so, so easy for us to literally speak with our body than talk." "Like, you can tell." "Like..." "The Duel was crazy." "Ohh!" "You just showed everybody how the battle should be." "But now, there's only two is gonna pass, and three is gonna leave." "This is not fair." " We just want to kill it." " We just wanna dance." "Your guys' performance has been amazing." "And you guys are very seasoned, respected for what you guys do." "But you really cannot hold back anything at this stage of the competition now, especially." " Then show him what we got." " Yeah, be confident." "Here we go." "The Twins came to this competition as probably one of the biggest names." "They're legendary in the community of dance, and their intricacy and their choreography is just-- it's unprecedented." "__" "That's all right." "That's all right, man." "But that's cool." "I mean, it's so sick." "Like, I mean, the musicality of it is so good." "But last week's performance, you guys did a lot of footwork, and, like, a lot of stuff like that, right?" "Are you guys planning on doing that with this one?" "__" "__" "__" "__" "We need a new open." "Next onstage, it's Les Twins!" "Whoa, hey!" "♪ My girl mad but she don't want another guy ♪ My girl mad but she don't want another guy" "♪ This is for them days when you eat ♪♪ ♪ This is for them days when you eat ♪♪" "Whoo!" "Okay, I just want to say," "I think it actually can be harder when you are known." "The expectation is even higher." "And you guys blew me away." " Thanks." " It was a full body," " soul performance." " Thank you." " Bravo." " Your reputation precedes you." "We know who you are, but you're gonna work for it, and so far, you've been working your asses off, so..." "It's that important to you." "Yeah." "__" "Guys, I had the privilege of, you know, spending some time with you guys, getting to know you." " Our mentor." " Larry and Laurent, you guys are the best." "I saw you in rehearsals, and you were holding back for sure." "I was shy." "I was shy!" "'Cause the heel twist thing." "That back bend!" "That back bend, like..." "Oh, that was nuts!" "One of the things I noticed about you this time, you guys love performing, and it shows so much." "And it's the love that you have for it." " Yes!" " Maybe that's the "it" thing that everybody's always talking about." "She has "it." He has "it."" "They have "it." What is that "it" thing?" " It's the love." " Love." "Because the love is everything." "That's it, that's it." "All right, should we lock in the scores?" "Should we do it?" "Okay, so you guys got an 80.5." "Les Twins score anything higher than an 80.5," " you guys will be gone." " I'll say bye." "You know, what happens, happens." " Yup." " You can't control that." "Let's look where that puts you on the leader board." "Guys, keep surprising us." "Keep surprising us." "__" " Thank you!" " I personally have looked forward to your routine every single week." "I want you to be proud of what you've done." " Oh!" " Thank you." "I don't think we've ever worked harder." "I don't think we've ever pushed each other more." "And we're gonna keep growing because of this competition." "Absolutely, so all we can do is really come back better and stronger." " That was incredible!" " Thanks." "I want to know how you get your neck past your shoulder." "Les Twins knocked out Luka and Jenalyn with an impressive score of 93.5, guaranteeing them a spot in the next round." "With only one performance left, either Fik-Shun or Keone and Mari will make The Cut." "For the final performance in the Upper Division, it's Keone and Mari." " What's up, man?" " Hey, guys." "We were so happy that we were going to be mentored by Derek." "Derek has probably the most experience out of all the judges in terms of knowledge and partner work." "Up until this point, we've shown a side of us that's maybe been a little more on the lighter side." "You know, we may come off as like," ""Oh, they're so happy all the time, and they love each other and everything's perfect for them,"" "but it's--that's not reality." "We go through tough times like everybody else." "No!" "No!" "You guys are perfect!" "No!" "No!" "Don't tell me!" "No, I'm just kidding." "No, no, no, I appreciate that." "We wanna pick up the speed a little more the intensity in our movement, and I think that's one side of us that we haven't shown yet." " Does it use any props?" " It's a band." "All right." "This story is about a particular time in our relationship last year." "Definitely the hardest time." "Try it again, have a little look at each other." "So when you guys go, "bop, bop, da-da-da," this whole thing, can you, like, look at each other?" "Ah!" "'Cause I feel like if you're angry at somebody, it's a little bit more, you know, almost threatening, versus frustration, which is like," ""I just want to be rid of it." "I wanna be done with it."" "We had to scrap all the things that we thought we knew about marriage..." " Mmm." " Scrap all the things we thought we knew about each other." "We just had to relearn how to love each other." "You have to make the choice to love someone, not just once, but every day." " Go." " Okay, ready?" " All right?" " One, two, three." "Wait, hold on!" "I can't do it." "I go back to that night that we fell in love, and we didn't have to look for anyone else anymore, and just the overwhelming sense of, like, relief that this was the one, this was the person." "Seven, eight." "I love that Keone and Mari are digging deep and going for something more personal." "Good luck out there." "I love it." " It's gonna be beautiful." " Thank you." "The message tonight is definitely to keep fighting for things that you care about." "You can't have love without the tough parts of love." "Let's welcome Keone and Mari." "What makes a true artist a true artist is their ability to be vulnerable and honest on the stage." "And what you guys brought was just genuine frustration in your love, and everything that I felt through that performance, you had me in that emotional state with you, and it was beautiful." "Every single time I watch you guys perform, it makes me miss my wife." "Aww!" "When we really learn about life is when we fall and when we stumble." "That's when we grow." "That's when we get better." "Very good job." "You are so intelligent with your movement." "It's like an art installation." "You two are so special, not just 'cause of your love for one another, but just what you guys create together." " Thank you, Derek." " Thank you." " Are we ready to lock in, guys?" " Yes." "All right, the goal is to take the place of either Fik-Shun or Les Twins." "They need higher than 84.2." "Let's see what happens." "Let's see where it puts you on the leader board, let's see it." "Oh, we're gonna miss you so much." "Come here, my love." "I did what I did." "Like, the judges judged it, and it wasn't enough." "Yeah, I'm content with it, you know?" "It doesn't stop my journey." "I'm just even more motivated now to keep dancing." "This puts you in second place right under Les Twins." "You guys are going through to the next round." "Congratulations." "Yo, you got the best scores!" "How you feeling?" "Oh, you too!" "Congratulations, you guys." "You are divisional finalists." "You'll be going head-to-head in the division finals." " Whoo!" "I can't wait to see this." " No mercy." "No mercy." " "No mercy."" " No mercy?" " No "merci."" " No merci!" "Well, that was a day." "That's a wrap on Misty Copeland, ladies and gentlemen." "Bid you farewell." "We're gonna go do a pas de deux." "I shall bid you a farewell." "Next week, going head-to-head in the divisional final," "Junior :" "Diana Pombo versus Eva Igo." "Team :" "Swing Latino versus Kinjaz." "Upper :" "Keone and Mari versus Les Twins." "Sync  corrections by QueenMaddie"