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Season of television series

World of Dance

Season 3
Hosted by| Scott Evans
Judges|

* Ne-Yo
* Jennifer Lopez
* Derek Hough

Winner| Kings United
Runner-up| Unity LA (Wildcard)
Release
Original network| NBC
Original release| February 26 (2019-02-26) –
May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05)
Season chronology

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The third season of American reality competition television series World of Dance premiered on February 26, 2019, on NBC. Ne-Yo, and Derek Hough returned as the judges for their third consecutive seasons. Access Hollywood co-host Scott Evans replaced Jenna Dewan as the new host.[1]

## Production[edit]

### Format changes[edit]

The required qualifier score to enter the duels increased from 80 to 85. The duels feature a redemption round where the Top 2 eliminated acts (in each division) with the highest score compete head to head for a second chance to advance to The Cuts. In the redemption, the 2 acts compete back to back to the same music. Afterwards, the judges vote to decide which act will advance.

In the Divisional Final, the judges pick one more act to advance to the World Final as a wild card. In the World Final, each act performs once instead of twice.

The guest judge is removed this season.

### Show concept[edit]

In preparation for season three, handpicked competitors, being talented in any styles of dancing, from qualifying events around the nation and thousands of online submissions, are divided into four divisions:

1. Junior (groups of 1-4, under 18),
2. Upper (groups of 1-4, 18 and older),
3. Junior Team (groups of 5+, under 18) and
4. Upper Team (groups of 5+, 18 and older).

In some cases dancers who didn't apply were directly contacted by the producers or their agents.

### Scoring[edit]

The judges are scoring in 5 categories. Each category is worth 20 points, with a perfect score of 100:

* Performance (20 points): :)
* Effort: How many different elements put into the routine without overloading or rushing through it. What was the whole effort to dance the performance by the act.
* Personality: How characters and personality put into the performance, in the sense of acting to stimulate emotions by the audience, telling a story or framing pictures.
* Technique (20 points):
* Transitions: How smooth and elegant the transitions from move to move were without lacking a performance moment.
* Cleanness: How synchronized, ordered by a pattern, precise and committed the movements were within the act.
* Execution: How flawless the execution of the performance by the act was to the performance song.
* Choreography (20 points):
* Difficulty: How difficult it was to perform the figures and movements by the act from judges point of view.
* Musicality: How well pictures, figures and movements were choreographed to the sound and beat of the performance song.
* Tricks: Are unexpected show elements included by properties, clothing or the bodies of the dancers and how well was it done.
* Creativity (20 points):
* Originality: How unique, new, fresh and interesting was the performance.
* Artistic Choices: What styles of dancing were shown and merged. How well was it done regarding basic dance styles and style culture, e.g. costumes, shoes. The performance song and the use of properties are artistic choices as well. How well did they fit to the performance.
* Dynamics: How energizing and powerful the performance was and how much action was on stage.
* Presentation (20 points):
* Crowd Appeal: How the crowd around the show stage reacted to the performance.
* Impact: How memorable, influential and worth talking about it later the performance was.

## Judges, host, and mentors[edit]

Season 3 host and judges

Scott Evans

Ne-Yo

Jennifer Lopez

Derek Hough

Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, and Derek Hough returned as the judges for their third consecutive season. Access Live co-host, Scott Evans replaced original presenter Jenna Dewan as the host for the third season. Evans became the first male host of the show and the first host/judge to be on the show with no prior dancing experience.

This season there were only two mentors in two different rounds. Original host Jenna Dewan, returned as a mentor for the Junior teams in the round of The Cut. Hip hop dancer, choreographer, entertainer, and former So You Think You Can Dance contestant, Stephen "tWitch" Boss served as a mentor for the Divisional Final round.

## Dancers[edit]

Junior Team (under 18)  Act  | Hometown  | Dance Style  | Qualifier Score  | Duel Score  | Cut Score  | Divisional Final Score  | World Final Score  | Average Score  | Elimination Date  | Placement

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VPeepz  | Manila, Philippines  | Hip-Hop  | 90.3  | 92.7  | 98.7  | 96.0  | 93.7  | 94.2  | \-  | 4th Place
Dancetown Divas  | Miami, FL  | Latin Ballroom  | 87.3  | 95.0  | 93.3  | 95.7  |  | 92.8  | April 28, 2019  | Divisional Final
The Crazy 8's  | Anaheim Hills, CA  | Contemporary  | 93.0  | 93.3  | 92.3  | 93.0  |  | 92.9  | April 28, 2019  | Divisional Final
JDC  | San Jose, CA  | Contemporary  | 87.3  | 96.0  | 91.3  | \-  |  | 91.7  | April 14, 2019  | The Cut
Elektro Crew  | Gilbert, AZ  | Hip-Hop  | 86.3  | 91.0  | 90.0  | \-  |  | 89.1  | April 14, 2019  | The Cut
Get Down District  | Rosemead, CA  | Whacking  | 85.0  | 88.0  | 88.7  | \-  |  | 87.2  | April 14, 2019  | The Cut
MKAM  | Alhambra, CA  | Hip-Hop  | 89.7  | 90.7  | \-  | \-  |  | 90.2  | March 24, 2019  | The Duels
Battle Droids Crew  | Antwerp, Belgium  | Breaking  | 87.0  | 90.3  | \-  | \-  |  | 88.7  | March 24, 2019  | The Duels
West Springfield Dance  | Springfield, VA  | Hip-Hop  | 85.0  | 89.3  | \-  | \-  |  | 87.2  | March 24, 2019  | The Duels
Intention  | Edmond, OK  | Contemporary  | 87.7  | 87.0  | \-  | \-  |  | 87.4  | March 24, 2019  | The Duels
Movement Society  | Calgary, Canada  | Contemporary  | 84.7  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 84.7  | March 3, 2019  | Qualifiers
Femp3  | San Diego, CA  | Hip Hop  | 84.7  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 84.7  | March 3, 2019  | Qualifiers
Kozmic Edge  | Guttenberg, NJ  | Hip Hop  | 83.0  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 83.0  | March 10, 2019  | Qualifiers
Apprentice  | Vancouver, Canada  |  | 83.7  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 83.7  | March 10, 2019  | Qualifiers
Minibots  | Vancouver, Canada  | Popping  | 83.3  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 83.3  | February 26, 2019  | Qualifiers
Upper Team (over 18)  Act  | Hometown  | Dance Style  | Qualifier Score  | Duel Score  | Cut Score  | Divisional Final Score  | World Final Score  | Average Score  | Elimination Date  | Placement

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Kings United | Mumbai, India  | Hip-Hop  | 97.7  | 99.3  | 97.7  | 99.7  | 100.0  | 98.88  | \-  | 1st place
Unity LA  | Los Angeles, CA  | Contemporary  | 95.3  | 97.0  | 93.3  | 98.7  | 95.7  | 96.0  | \-  | 2nd Place
The Heima  | Seoul, South Korea  | Breaking  | 93.7  | 96.7  | 97.7  | 93.3  |  | 95.3  | April 28, 2019  | Divisional Final
Radiance  | Los Angeles, CA  | Contemporary  | 88.0  | 93.7  | 92.7  | \-  |  | 90.9  | April 21, 2019  | The Cut
Exiles  | Coolidge, AZ  | Hip-Hop  | 88.0  | 93.0  | 90.3  | \-  |  | 90.4  | April 21, 2019  | The Cut
Fuego Dance Crew  | San Diego, CA  | Hip-Hop  | 93.7  | 91.0  | 89.3  | \-  |  | 91.3  | April 21, 2019  | The Cut
Motiv Crew  | Orlando, FL  | Hip-Hop  | 85.7  | 90.0  | \-  | \-  |  | 87.9  | April 7, 2019  | Duels
Siudy Flamenco  | Miami, FL  | Flamenco  | 86.7  | 89.7  | \-  | \-  |  | 88.2  | April 7, 2019  | Duels
Main Guys  | Oslo, Norway  | Hip-Hop  | 89.7  | 89.3  | \-  | \-  |  | 89.5  | April 7, 2019  | Duels
Style & Grace  | Vancouver, Canada  | Hip-Hop  | 85.0  | 88.0  | \-  | \-  |  | 86.5  | April 7, 2019  | Duels
Guests of Honor  | Los Angeles, CA  | Hip-Hop  | 84.3  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 84.3  | March 3, 2019  | Qualifiers
Str8jacket | San Mateo, CA  | Hip-Hop  | 83.7  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 83.7  | March 10, 2019  | Qualifiers
The Rookies  | Nantes, France  |  | 83.0  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 83.0  | March 10, 2019  | Qualifiers
Upper (over 18)  Act  | Hometown  | Dance Style  | Qualifier Score  | Duel Score  | Cut Score  | Divisional Final Score  | World Final Score  | Average Score  | Elimination Date  | Placement

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Briar Nolet | Oakville, Canada  | Contemporary  | 87.3  | 90.3  | 95.3  | 95.3  | 92.7  | 92.1  | \-  | 5th Place
Poppin John  | Farmington, NM  | Popping  | 85.3  | 91.3  | 95.0  | 95.0  |  | 91.6  | April 28, 2019  | Divisional Final
Derion & Madison  | Los Angeles, CA  | Contemporary  | 90.3  | 90.0  | 94.7  | 92.0  |  | 91.7  | April 28, 2019  | Divisional Final
All Ready  | Seoul, South Korea  | Hip-hop/Ballroom fusion  | 88.0  | 92.3  | 92.0  | \-  |  | 90.7  | April 14, 2019  | The Cut
D'Angelo Brothers  | San Cesareo, Italy  | Tap  | 87.3  | 89.7  | 91.7  | \-  |  | 89.5  | April 14, 2019  | The Cut
Jonathan Y Jorge  | Orlando, Florida
& Lima, Peru  | Salsa  | 88.7  | 90.7  | 90.7  | \-  |  | 90.0  | April 14, 2019  | The Cut
Denise & Josh  | Toronto, Canada  | Contemporary  | 91.0  | 90.0  | \-  | \-  |  | 90.5  | March 17, 2019  | The Duels
Derek Piquette  | Chicopee, MA  | Contemporary  | 91.3  | 89.3  | \-  | \-  |  | 90.3  | March 17, 2019  | The Duels
DD Flection  | Bangkok, Thailand  | Contemporary  | 92.0  | 89.0  | \-  | \-  |  | 90.5  | March 17, 2019  | The Duels
Tobias & The Eztwins  | Copenhagen, Denmark
& Ljubljana, Slovenia  | Hip-Hop  | 92.7  | 87.3  | \-  | \-  |  | 90.0  | March 17, 2019  | The Duels
Erica & Aiden  | Los Angeles, CA  | Contemporary  | 84.7  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 84.7  | February 26, 2019  | Qualifiers
Alyen & Maria  | Cincinnati, OH  | Contemporary  | 84.3  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 84.3  | February 26, 2019  | Qualifiers
Skyscrape  | Norfolk, VA & Dortmund, Germany  | Ballet  | 83.7  | \-  | \-  | \-  |  | 83.7  | March 10, 2019  | Qualifiers
Junior (under 18)  Act  | Hometown  | Dance Style  | Qualifier Score  | Duel Score  | Cut Score  | Divisional Final Score  | World Final Score  | Average Score  | Elimination Date  | Placement

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Ellie & Ava  | Woodbury, MN  | Contemporary  | 92.3  | 91.7  | 95.3  | 96.0  | 95.0  | 94.0  | \-  | 3rd Place
Julian & Charlize  | Manalapan, NJ &
Los Angeles, CA  | Hip-Hop  | 87.0  | 95.3  | 93.0  | 95.7  |  | 92.7  | April 28, 2019  | Divisional Final
Kayla Mak  | Rye Brook, NY  | Contemporary Ballet  | 90.3  | 91.0  | 93.7  | 95.3  |  | 92.5  | April 28, 2019  | Divisional Final
Lauren Yakima  | Northville, MI  | Contemporary  | 95.7  | 96.0  | 91.7  |  |  | 94.4  | April 21, 2019  | The Cut
Funkanometry  | Vancouver Island, Canada  | Popping  | 87.3  | 91.7  | 91.3  |  |  | 90.1  | April 21, 2019  | The Cut
Moving 4ward  | Toronto, Canada  | Contemporary  | 86.3  | 93.0  | 90.3  |  |  | 89.8  | April 21, 2019  | The Cut
House of Tap  | Santa Ana, CA
& San Diego, CA  | Tap  | 85.7  | 91.3  | \-  |  |  | 88.5  | March 31, 2019  | The Duels
Aydin Eyikan  | Fairfield, CT  | Contemporary  | 88.3  | 90.3  | \-  |  |  | 89.3  | March 31, 2019  | The Duels
The Trilogy  | Maplewood, MN  | Contemporary  | 86.3  | 90.0  | \-  |  |  | 88.2  | March 31, 2019  | The Duels
Audrey & Mia  | Chicago, Illinois &
Seattle, Washington  | Krump  | 86.3  | 90.0  | \-  |  |  | 88.2  | March 31, 2019  | The Duels
Mya Walters  | Peozia, AZ  | Contemporary  | 83.3  | \-  | \-  |  |  | 83.3  | February 26, 2019  | Qualifiers
Ethan & Anastasia  | New York, NY  |  | 84.3  | \-  | \-  |  |  | 84.3  | March 3, 2019  | Qualifiers
Invictus  | Seattle, WA  | Ballroom  | 82.0  | \-  | \-  |  |  | 82.0  | March 10, 2019  | Qualifiers

## The Qualifiers[edit]

The qualifier round took place between February 26 and March 10, 2019. In season 3, the number of points you need to advance to The Duels is now 85. While seasons 1 and 2, the average points was 80. The qualifier round got harder to get past. Some people from last season would not make it this season.

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Contestant performances and Judges' score  Date  | Name  | Division  | Performance song  | Judges' score

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Ne-Yo  | Jennifer  | Derek  | Average
February 26  | Kings United | Upper Team  | "Dhakka Laga Bukka Yuva" - A.R Rahman, Karthik, & Mehboob | 97  | 98  | 98  | 97.7
Erica & Aiden  | Upper  | "Better Now" - Post Malone | 84  | 85  | 85  | 84.7
Funkanometry  | Junior  | "Shake Your Pants" - Cameo | 88  | 87  | 87  | 87.3
The Crazy 8's  | Junior Team  | "Keeping Your Head Up" - Birdy (Don Diablo remix)  | 93  | 95  | 91  | 93.0
Alyen & Maria  | Upper  |  | 84  | 85  | 84  | 84.3
Jonathan y Jorge  | Upper  | "El Anillo" - Jennifer Lopez | 90  | 87  | 89  | 88.7
Julian and Charlize  | Junior  | "The Middle" - Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey | 87  | 88  | 86  | 87.0
The Heima  | Upper Team  | "La La La" - Naughty Boy (ft. Sam Smith)  | 95  | 92  | 94  | 93.7
Minibots  | Junior Team  | "I Can Make Ya" - Fingazz  | 85  | 83  | 82  | 83.3
Poppin John  | Upper  | "Flower Duet" - Lakmé | 84  | 86  | 86  | 85.3
Get Down District  | Junior Team  | “Wannabe” - Spice Girls |  |  |  | 85.0
West Springfield Dance  | Junior Team  | “It's Me Snitches” - Swizz Beats |  |  |  | 85.0
Mya Walters  | Junior  | “My My My” - Troye Sivan | 84  | 84  | 82  | 83.3
Ellie & Ava  | Junior  | "Cry Pretty" - Carrie Underwood | 95  | 89  | 93  | 92.3
D'Angelo Brothers  | Upper  | "People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul" - James Brown | 87  | 86  | 89  | 87.3
Lauren Yakima  | Junior  | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" - Hidden Citizens  | 97  | 94  | 96  | 95.7
Elektro Crew  | Junior Team  | "Yeah!" - Usher (ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris)  | 87  | 87  | 85  | 86.3
March 3  | Kayla Mak  | Junior  | "Back To Me" - Daya | 92  | 87  | 92  | 90.3
Fuego Dance Crew  | Upper Team  | "Chambea" - Bad Bunny | 92  | 95  | 94  | 93.7
Motiv Crew  | Upper Team  | “Everybody Mad” - O.T. Genesis |  |  |  | 85.7
JDC  | Junior Team  | "Look" - Leikeli47 |  |  |  | 87.3
Ethan & Anastasia  | Junior  | “Love Me Like You Do” - Ellie Goulding |  |  |  | 84.3
Aydin Eyikan  | Junior  | "In My Blood" - Shawn Mendes | 89  | 87  | 89  | 88.3
All Ready  | Upper  | "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" - The Pussycat Dolls | 89  | 90  | 85  | 88.0
Guests of Honor  | Upper Team  |  |  |  |  | 84.3
Exiles  | Upper Team  | "The Saints" - Andy Mineo | 88  | 87  | 89  | 88.0
Briar Nolet  | Upper  | "You Should See Me in a Crown" - Billie Eilish | 88  | 86  | 88  | 87.3
VPeepz  | Junior Team  | ”How Low" - Ludacris | 89  | 89  | 93  | 90.3
Movement Society  | Junior Team  |  |  |  |  | 84.7
Derion & Madison  | Upper  | "Genius" - LSD | 89  | 92  | 90  | 90.3
Moving 4ward  | Junior  | "Hold Back the River" - James Bay | 86  | 86  | 87  | 86.3
Femp3  | Junior  |  |  |  |  | 84.7
Dancetown Divas  | Junior Team  | "La Mordidita" - Ricky Martin (ft. Yotuel)  | 87  | 88  | 87  | 87.3
Tobias & The EZTwins  | Upper  | "For You" - Ramzoid  | 94  | 92  | 92  | 92.7
The Trilogy  | Junior  | "You Say" - Lauren Daigle | 87  | 85  | 87  | 86.3
March 10  | MKAM  | Junior Team  | "What You Gon' Do" - Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz (ft. Lil Scrappy)  | 88  | 89  | 92  | 89.7
Denise & Josh  | Upper  | "An Evening I Will Not Forget" - Dermot Kennedy  | 90  | 92  | 91  | 91.0
Invictus  | Junior  | "New Rules" - Dua Lipa |  |  |  | 82.0
The Rookies  | Upper Team  | "Poison" - Bell Biv Devoe  |  |  |  | 83.0
Main Guys  | Upper Team  | "Taste" - Tyga (ft. Offset)  | 89  | 89  | 91  | 89.7
Kozmic Edge  | Junior Team  | "All The Way Up" - Fat Joe & Remy Ma (ft. French Montana)  | 83  | 83  | 83  | 83.0
Unity LA  | Upper Team  | "Indestructible" - Robyn | 97  | 94  | 95  | 95.3
Str8jacket  | Upper Team  | "Wall To Wall" - Chris Brown |  |  |  | 83.7
Battle Droids Crew  | Junior Team  | "The Power" - Snap! | 85  | 87  | 89  | 87.0
Intention  | Junior Team  | "Piano Man" - Billy Joel | 88  | 88  | 87  | 87.7
Skyscrape  | Upper  | “Unfaithful” - Rihanna / Concerto Of Beethoven | 86  | 84  | 81  | 83.7
Derek Piquette  | Upper  | "Remember Who I Was" - James Arthur  | 90  | 93  | 91  | 91.3
Audrey & Mia  | Junior  | "Alive" - Lil Jon, Offset & 2 Chainz  | 87  | 87  | 85  | 86.3
House of Tap  | Junior  | "One Day" - Logic (ft. Ryan Tedder)  | 85  | 86  | 86  | 85.7
DD Flection  | Upper  | "Die Trying" - Michl  | 90  | 95  | 91  | 92.0
Siudy Flamenco  | Upper Team  | "My Immortal" - Evanescence  | 87  | 88  | 85  | 86.7
Apprentice  | Junior Team  |  |  |  |  | 83.7
Style & Grace  | Upper Team  | "Goodies" - Ciara  | 87  | 85  | 83  | 85.0
Radiance  | Upper Team  | "Closure" - Hayley Warner  | 87  | 87  | 90  | 88.0

## The Duels[edit]

In each round of The Duels, two acts in the same division compete for a spot in The Cut. In each division, the acts with the top scores choose their opponents, then both acts perform back-to-back, receiving feedback from the judges. The act with the higher score moves on to The Cut; the other faces immediate elimination. New in season 3, at the end of each division, the 2 highest scoring eliminated acts will face off in Redemption. The 2 acts will dance to the same song back to back and the judges will decide who will take the last remaining spot in The Cut by majority vote.[2]

Table key  Key  | Description  | Key  | Description

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The Qualifiers scores  Rank  | Upper  | Upper Team  | Junior  | Junior Team

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Name  | Score  | Name  | Score  | Name  | Score  | Name  | Score
1st  | Tobias & The EZTwins  | 92.7  | Kings United | 97.7  | Lauren Yakima  | 95.7  | Crazy 8's  | 93.0
2nd  | DD Flection  | 92.0  | Unity LA  | 95.3  | Ellie & Ava  | 92.3  | VPeepz  | 90.3
3rd  | Derek Piquette  | 91.3  | Fuego Dance Crew  | 93.7  | Kayla Mak  | 90.3  | MKAM  | 89.7
4th  | Denise & Josh  | 91.0  | The Heima  | 93.7  | Aydin Eykin  | 88.3  | Intention  | 87.7
5th  | Derion & Madison  | 90.3  | Main Guys  | 89.7  | Funkanometry  | 87.3  | Dancetown Divas  | 87.3
6th  | Jonathan Y Jorge  | 88.7  | Exiles  | 88.0  | Julian & Charlize  | 87.0  | JDC  | 87.3
7th  | All Ready  | 88.0  | Radiance  | 88.0  | Audrey & Mia  | 86.3  | Battle Droids Crew  | 87.0
8th  | Briar Nolet  | 87.3  | Siudy Flamenco  | 86.7  | Moving 4WARD  | 86.3  | Elektro Crew  | 86.3
9th  | D’Angelo Brothers  | 87.3  | Motiv Crew  | 85.7  | The Trilogy  | 86.3  | Get Down District  | 85.0
10th  | Poppin’ John  | 85.3  | Style & Grace  | 85.0  | House of Tap  | 85.7  | West Springfield Dance Team  | 85.0

### The Duel Picks[edit]

Opponent selection proceeded according to rank within each division. Briar Nolet defeated Denise & Josh in the Upper Redemption Duel to advance. The Dancetown Divas defeated MKAM in the Junior Team Division Redemption Duel. Kayla Mak defeated House of Tap on the Junior Division Redemption Duel. Exiles defeated Motiv Crew in the Upper Team division.

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Contestant performances and Judges' scores  Date  | Division  | Name  | Performance song  | Judges' score

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Ne-Yo  | Jennifer  | Derek  | Average
March 17  | Upper
Tobias & the EZTwins  | "Do Your Thing" - Basement Jaxx & Metropole Orkest | 90  | 83  | 89  | 87.3
D'Angelo Brothers  | "Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard | 89  | 90  | 90  | 89.7
Denise & Josh  | "More" - Billy Lockett  | 89  | 92  | 89  | 90.0
Jonathan y Jorge  | "Me Enamoro Mas de Ti" - Tony Succar | 90  | 91  | 91  | 90.7
DD Flection  | "Shutter Island" - Jessie Reyez | 90  | 88  | 89  | 89.0
Poppin John  | "Who Am I (What's My Name)?" - Snoop Dogg | 91  | 92  | 91  | 91.3
Derek Piquette  | "You Found Me" - The Fray | 89  | 89  | 90  | 89.3
Derion & Madison  | "Awoo" - Sofi Tukker | 91  | 88  | 91  | 90.0
All Ready  | "Who Let the Dogs Out?" - Baha Men | 92  | 93  | 92  | 92.3
Briar Nolet  | "Come Fly With Me" - Ruelle | 87  | 90  | 94  | 90.3
March 24  | Junior Team  | VPeepz  | "Tambourine" - Eve | 92  | 92  | 94  | 92.7
Battle Droids Crew  | "Party Up (Up in Here)" - DMX | 90  | 90  | 91  | 90.3
Get Down District  | "When I Grow Up" - Pussycat Dolls | 89  | 88  | 87  | 88.0
Intention  | "Quarter Past Midnight" - Bastille | 87  | 88  | 86  | 87.0
MKAM  | "M.A.A.D. City" - Kendrick Lamar | 92  | 88  | 92  | 90.7
Elektro Crew  | "Dangerous" - Busta Rhymes | 93  | 90  | 90  | 91.0
Dancetown Divas  | "Gangsta's Paradise" - 2WEI | 96  | 95  | 94  | 95.0
JDC  | "Who You Are" - Jessie J | 98  | 95  | 95  | 96.0
The Crazy 8's  | "Peanut Butter Jelly" - Galantis | 94  | 92  | 94  | 93.3
West Springfield Dance  | "The Twilight Zone" - Figure feat. Hatch  | 92  | 89  | 87  | 89.3
March 31  | Junior  | Ellie & Ava  | "Because Of You" - Kelly Clarkson | 90  | 92  | 93  | 91.7
Audrey & Mia  | "I'm Better" - Missy Elliot  | 91  | 89  | 90  | 90.0
Kayla Mak  | "Paint It Black" - Ciara  | 90  | 90  | 93  | 91.0
Funkanometry  | "Betta Watch Yo Self" - Problem  | 92  | 91  | 92  | 91.7
Aydin Eyikan  | "Youngblood" - 5 Seconds Of Summer  | 91  | 89  | 91  | 90.3
Moving 4Ward  | "Chasing Cars" - Snow Patrol  | 94  | 93  | 92  | 93.0
Julian & Charlize  | "New Level" - A$AP Ferg ft. Future  | 96  | 96  | 94  | 95.3
The Trilogy  | Perfectly Wrong - Shawn Mendes  | 89  | 90  | 91  | 90.0
House Of Tap  | Kiss Kiss - Chris Brown (ft. T-Pain)  | 92  | 89  | 93  | 91.3
Lauren Yakima  | Escalate - Tsar B  | 97  | 95  | 96  | 96.0
April 7  | Upper Team  | Fuego Dance Crew  | "Just A Little Bit" by 50 Cent | 93  | 91  | 89  | 91.0
Siudy Flamenco  | "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin | 90  | 89  | 90  | 89.7
Unity LA  | "Hurts" by Emilie Sande | 96  | 97  | 98  | 97.0
Style & Grace  | "King's Dead" by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake | 88  | 88  | 88  | 88.0
Exiles  | "Manolo" by Trip Lee feat. Lecrae | 95  | 93  | 91  | 93.0
The Heima  | "Natural" by Imagine Dragons | 99  | 95  | 96  | 96.7
Radiance  | "God Is a Woman" by Ariana Grande | 93  | 95  | 93  | 93.7
Main Guys  | "X Gon Give It To Ya" by DMX | 90  | 88  | 90  | 89.3
Motiv Crew  | "Win" by Jay Rock | 90  | 91  | 89  | 90.0
Kings United | "Malhari" by Vishal Dadlani | 100  | 99  | 99  | 99.3

## Redemption[edit]

Contestant performances and Judges' scores  Division  | Advanced  | Eliminated  | Performance song

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Junior  | Kayla Mak  | House of Tap  | Battle Scars by Lupe Fiasco and Guy Sebastian
Upper Team  | Exiles  | Motiv Crew  | Power by Kanye West
Junior Team  | Dancetown Divas  | MKAM  | Level Up by Ciara
Upper  | Briar Nolet  | Denise & Josh  | Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

## The Cut[edit]

In The Cut, the 24 remaining acts (6 in each division) compete for three spots in each of their divisions. As each dance act competes, their final score is displayed on a leaderboard for their division. Once a dance act's score falls out of the top 3, they face immediate elimination. For this round, each of the judges and special guest, former host, Jenna Dewan, acted as mentors for one of the four divisions; Jenna worked with the Junior Teams, Derek worked with the Upper acts, Ne-Yo worked with the Upper Teams, and Jennifer worked with the Junior acts.

Table key  Key  | Description

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| Contestant(s) was/were eliminated
The Duels scores  Rank  | Upper  | Upper Team  | Junior  | Junior Team

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Name  | Score  | Cut Rank  | Name  | Score  | Cut Rank  | Name  | Score  | Cut Rank  | Name  | Score  | Cut Rank
1st  | All Ready  | 92.3  | 4  | Kings United | 99.3  | 1  | Lauren Yakima  | 96.0  | 4  | JDC  | 96.0  | 4
2nd  | Poppin John  | 91.3  | 2  | Unity LA  | 97.0  | 3  | Julian and Charlize  | 95.3  | 3  | Dancetown Divas  | 95.0  | 2
3rd  | Jonathan Y Jorge  | 90.7  | 6  | The Heima  | 96.7  | 1  | Moving 4ward  | 93.0  | 6  | The Crazy 8's  | 93.3  | 3
4th  | Briar Nolet  | 90.3  | 1  | Radiance  | 93.7  | 4  | Ellie and Ava  | 91.7  | 1  | VPeepz  | 92.7  | 1
5th  | Derion & Madison  | 90.0  | 3  | Exiles  | 93.0  | 5  | Funkanometry  | 91.7  | 5  | Elektro Crew  | 91.0  | 5
6th  | D'Angelo Brothers  | 89.7  | 5  | Fuego Dance Crew  | 91.0  | 6  | Kayla Mak  | 91.0  | 2  | Get Down District  | 88.0  | 6

The Cut Scores

Contestant performances and Judges' scores  Date  | Division  | Name  | Performance song  | Judges' score

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Ne-Yo  | Jennifer  | Derek  | Average
April 14  | Upper
Jonathan Y Jorge  | "El Timbalero" by Valentin Valdes  | 91  | 90  | 91  | 90.7
Derion & Madison  | "Call Out My Name" by The Weeknd | 94  | 95  | 95  | 94.7
All Ready  | "Lacrimosa" by Apashe  | 92  | 92  | 92  | 92.0
Briar Nolet  | "Ashes" by Celine Dion | 93  | 96  | 97  | 95.3
D'Angelo Brothers  | "Hit & Run" by Francis Novotny  | 90  | 92  | 93  | 91.7
Poppin John  | "Painting Greys" by Emmit Fenn  | 95  | 95  | 95  | 95.0
Junior Team  | VPeepz  | "&Burn" by Billie Eilish ft. Vince Staples | 100  | 98  | 98  | 98.7
Elektro Crew  | "Bounce Back" by Big Sean | 91  | 90  | 89  | 90.0
JDC  | "Alone" by Halsey | 92  | 89  | 93  | 91.3
The Crazy 8's  | "You & Me (Flume Remix)" by Disclosure | 91  | 93  | 93  | 92.3
Get Down District  | "What About Your Friends" by TLC | 89  | 89  | 88  | 88.7
Dancetown Divas  | "Vogue" by Madonna | 93  | 92  | 95  | 93.3
April 21  | Junior
Funkanometry  | "Afterhours" by Troyboi ft. Diplo & Nina Sky  | 93  | 93  | 88  | 91.3
Lauren Yakima  | "Helium" by Sia  | 91  | 91  | 93  | 91.7
Moving 4ward  | "Come Together" by Joe Cocker | 90  | 91  | 90  | 90.3
Julian and Charlize  | "Dance with Me" by 112  | 94  | 94  | 91  | 93.0
Kayla Mak  | "Take Me to Church" by Hozier  | 93  | 94  | 94  | 93.7
Ellie and Ava  | "White Flag" by Bishop Briggs  | 95  | 95  | 96  | 95.3
Upper Team
Exiles  | "Dum Dum" Tedashii ft. Lecrae  | 90  | 90  | 91  | 90.3
The Kings  | "Tattad Tattad" by Aditya Narayan  | 96  | 99  | 98  | 97.7
Unity LA  | "Ribs" by Lorde  | 93  | 93  | 94  | 93.3
Fuego Dance Crew  | "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee  | 90  | 89  | 89  | 89.3
Radiance  | Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" by John Mayer  | 94  | 92  | 92  | 92.7
The Heima  | "Love Me Again" John Newman  | 100  | 95  | 98  | 97.7

## Divisional Final[edit]

In the Divisional Final, the 3 remaining acts in each division square off, with only one act going to the World Final to represent their division. Same as The Cut, each of the judges and special guest, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, became mentors for one of the four divisions. Jennifer mentored the Junior Teams, Derek worked with the Junior acts, Ne-Yo worked with the Upper acts, and tWitch worked with the Upper Teams. One act is also chosen as a Wildcard to compete in the World Finals.

Table key  Key  | Description

|

| Contestant(s) was/were eliminated
| Contestant was the Judge's Wildcard Pick
Contestant performances and Judges' scores  Date  | Division  | Name  | Performance song  | Judges' score

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Ne-Yo  | Jennifer  | Derek  | Average
April 28  | Upper  | Derion & Madison  | "Makeba" - Jain  | 92  | 91  | 93  | 92.0
Poppin John  | "Universal Mind Control" - Common | 95  | 96  | 94  | 95.0
Briar Nolet  | "My Prerogative" - Britney Spears | 96  | 93  | 97  | 95.3
Junior Team  | The Crazy 8's  | "Burn" - Ellie Goulding | 94  | 93  | 92  | 93.0
VPeepz  | "Party People" - Nelly feat. Fergie | 96  | 95  | 97  | 96.0
Dancetown Divas  | "Run the World (Girls)" - Beyonce | 95  | 96  | 96  | 95.7
Junior  | Ellie & Ava  | "Head Above Water" - Avril Lavigne | 94  | 95  | 99  | 96.0
Julian & Charlize  | "Bad & Boujee" - Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert | 95  | 96  | 96  | 95.7
Kayla Mak  | "Never Tear Us Apart" - Bishop Briggs | 94  | 97  | 95  | 95.3
Upper Team  | The Heima  | "Born Ready" - Zayde Wølf | 92  | 93  | 95  | 93.3
Unity LA  | "Piece by Piece" - Kelly Clarkson | 100  | 96  | 100  | 98.7
Kings United | "Yeh Raat" - Anupama  | 100  | 99  | 100  | 99.7

## World Final[edit]

In the World Final, the final 4 division champions plus 1 wildcard compete head to head to win the one million dollar prize. Each team performs one routine and the highest scorer is adjudged the world champion.

Contestant performances and Judges' scores  Date  | Division  | Name  | Performance song  | Judges' score

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Ne-Yo  | Jennifer  | Derek  | Average
May 5  | Upper  | Briar Nolet  | "Toxic" - 2WEI  | 92  | 92  | 94  | 92.7
Junior Team  | VPeepz  | "Can't Hold Us" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton  | 94  | 91  | 96  | 93.7
Junior  | Ellie & Ava  | "Knocking on Heaven's Door" - Raign  | 94  | 95  | 96  | 95.0
Upper Team  | Unity LA  | "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell  | 95  | 94  | 98  | 95.7
Upper Team  | Kings United | "Aadevadanna Eedevadanna" - Sardaar Gabbar Singh  | 100  | 100  | 100  | 100.0
Table key  Key  | Description

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| Contestant won the competition
| Contestant placed 2nd
| Contestant placed 3rd
| Contestant placed 4th
| Contestant placed 5th
World Final scores  Upper  | Upper Team  | Junior  | Junior Team  | Wildcard

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Name  | Score  | Name  | Score  | Name  | Score  | Name  | Score  | Name  | Score
Briar Nolet  | 92.7  | Kings United | 100.0  | Ellie & Ava  | 95.0  | VPeepz  | 93.7  | Unity LA  | 95.7

## Highest Scoring Dances[edit]

Dance act  | Division  | Round  | Music  | Scores

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Kings United  | Upper Team  | World Finals  | "Aadevadana Eedevadana"—Sardaar Gabbar Singh | 100.0 (100, 100, 100)
Kings United  | Upper Team  | Divisional Finals  | "Yeh Raat"—Anupama | 99.7 (100, 99, 100)
Kings United  | Upper Team  | The Duels  | "Malhari"—Vishal Dadlani | 99.3 (100, 99, 99)
VPeepz  | Junior Team  | The Cut  | "&Burn"—Billie Eilish feat. Vince Staples | 98.7 (100, 98, 98)
Unity LA  | Upper Team  | Divisional Finals  | "Piece by Piece"—Kelly Clarkson | 98.7 (100, 96, 100)
Kings United  | Upper Team  | Qualifiers  | "Dhakka Laga Bukka Yuva"—A.R Rahman, Karthik & Mehboob | 97.7 (97, 98, 98)
Kings United  | Upper Team  | The Cut  | "Tattad Tattad"—Aditya Narayan | 97.7 (96, 99, 98)
The Heima  | Upper Team  | The Cut  | "Love Me Again"—John Newman | 97.7 (100, 95, 98)
Unity LA  | Upper Team  | The Duels  | "Hurts"—Emilie Sande | 97.0 (96, 97, 98)
The Heima  | Upper Team  | The Duels  | "Natural"—Imagine Dragons | 96.7 (99, 95, 96)
Lauren Yakima  | Junior  | The Duels  | "Escalate"—Tsar B | 96.0 (97, 95, 96)
JDC  | Junior Team  | The Duels  | "Who You Are" — Jessie J | 96.0 (98, 95, 95)
VPeepz  | Junior Team  | Divisional Finals  | " Party People"—Nelly feat. Fergie | 96.0 (96, 95, 97)
Ellie & Ava  | Junior  | Divisional Finals  | " Head Above Water"—Avril Lavigne | 96.0 (94, 95, 99)
Lauren Yakima  | Junior  | Qualifiers  | "(I Just) Died in Your Arms "—Hidden Citizens | 95.7 (97, 94, 96)
Dancetown Divas  | Junior Team  | Divisional Finals  | "Run the World (Girls)"—Beyonce | 95.7 (95, 96, 96)
Julian & Charlize  | Junior  | Divisional Finals  | "Bad & Boujee"—Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert | 95.7 (95, 96, 96)
Unity LA  | Upper Team  | World Finals  | "Pretty Wings"—Maxwell | 95.7 (95, 94, 98)

## Ratings[edit]

Viewership and ratings per episode of World of Dance No. | Title  | Air date | Rating/share
(18–49) | Viewers
(millions)

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1  | "The Qualifiers 1"  | February 26, 2019 | 1.4/6 | 6.26[3]
2  | "The Qualifiers 2"  | March 3, 2019 | 1.0/4 | 4.18[4]
3  | "The Qualifiers 3"  | March 10, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 3.49[5]
4  | "The Duels 1"  | March 17, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 3.73[6]
5  | "The Duels 2"  | March 24, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 3.33[7]
6  | "The Duels 3"  | March 31, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 3.24[8]
7  | "The Duels 4"  | April 7, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 3.24[9]
8  | "The Cut 1"  | April 14, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 3.27[10]
9  | "The Cut 2"  | April 21, 2019 | 0.7/3 | 2.93[11]
10  | "Divisional Final"  | April 28, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 3.38[12]
11  | "World Final"  | May 5, 2019 | 0.8/3 | 3.55[13]

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## External links[edit]

* All full episodes can currently be watched on NBC World of Dance website, but only officially within the United States due to geographical restrictions
* World of Dance at IMDb
* World of Dance at TV Guide

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