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[rock music]

‐ ♪ Are you ready for the show? ♪

‐ Okay, one, two, three.

all: "World of Dance."

‐ [high‐pitched yell] "World of Dance."

It's the callback!

‐ ♪ Are you ready for the show? ♪

♪ Y'all ain't never seen nothing like this before ♪

‐ Hey!

Hey!

‐ What's up, fellas? ‐ Hey, I'm feeling!

‐ Yeah. ‐ Whoo, let's go!

‐ Well, listen, give it all you've got.

Do not leave anything.

We're picking four out of, you know, ten today,

so leave it all on the dance floor.

‐ That thing inside of you that pushes you that much harder,

pull that out today, okay?

‐ Let's go!

all: Let's go! ‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Are you ready for the show? ♪

♪ Y'all ain't never seen nothing like this before ♪

‐ I'm anxious to see. ‐ I wanna see how much

they took our notes. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Ladies and gents...

‐ Who's gonna make it to Duels? ‐ Callback day!

‐ ♪ Are you ready for the show? ♪

‐ We worked so hard for this.

It's an opportunity that we got given.

We need to work.

‐ ♪ Are you ready for the show? ♪

♪ Y'all ain't never seen nothing like this before ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ I'm glad we decided

to do callbacks this year. ‐ I am too.

‐ It makes it more like a real audition process.

‐ Definitely, definitely, it gives you a second chance

to show us whatever you didn't show us the first time.

This is your opportunity to show us you deserve this.

I love it. ‐ Ten acts, only four slots.

‐ Six acts are going home.

‐ ♪ Are you ready for the show? ♪

‐ We gotta give it everything that we got.

This is it. This is the moment.

‐ It's been a lot of hard work.

We cannot just throw that all away.

‐ We're ready to kill it.

‐ ♪ Are you ready for the show? ♪

♪ Are you ready? Are you ready for the‐‐ ♪

‐ Let's get it. ‐ Callbacks!

‐ Who's up first? Let's go!

‐ The Rise is up.

‐ All right, guys, stand by.

‐ Intention, story. Have fun.

‐ If we do our job, we walk out of here champs.

‐ Three, two... ‐ In you go.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

both: There they are! ‐ Let's go.

‐ Dapper and debonair. I like it.

‐ How are you guys feeling?

‐ Great. both: Good.

‐ I'm saying y'all walked in hella quiet.

Y'all all right? ‐ Just super excited.

‐ They're focused, they're in the zone, I can tell.

‐ You know, we not even gonna waste no time.

Let's get it. Let's get it.

‐ Everything now.

‐ The judges know what they wanna see.

They gotta bring it.

Here we go. ‐ Feel it.

‐ There you go. ‐ In five, four...

‐ Exactly right. Feel it. ‐ Three, two.

[Usher's "OMG" playing]

‐ ♪ Oh, my ♪ ‐ Get it.

‐ ♪ Baby, let me love you down ♪

♪ ♪

♪ There's so many ways to love you ♪

♪ Got me like oh, my gosh ♪

♪ I'm so in love ♪

♪ I found you finally, you make me wanna say ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, my ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Baby, you got it all ♪

♪ Sexy from her head to her toes ♪

♪ And I want it all ♪

♪ And all, and all ♪

♪ So honey, let me love you down ♪

‐ Nice.

‐ ♪ There's so many ways to love you ♪

♪ Baby, I can break it down ♪

♪ There's so many ways to love you ♪

♪ Got me ♪ ‐ Come on. Hey!

‐ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh, my, my, my, my, my, my, oh, my gosh ♪

‐ Whoo!

[applause] ‐ Nice one.

‐ Let's go. ‐ All right, fellas.

‐ All right, boys!

[cheers and applause]

‐ All right, fellas. ‐ Yeah!

‐ He said, "Yeah, we nailed it."

‐ Nice, nice, nice, nice. ‐ [singsongy] Nailed it.

‐ Good job, guys. ‐ Yes.

Wow, guys, that was compelling.

I'm impressed. The routine was really good.

‐ I can honestly say...

improvement from the last one definitely.

‐ Yeah, this was better than the first one,

so well done for that 'cause that's exactly

what a callback's all about, right?

‐ Yeah. ‐ I gotta be honest‐‐

I like you in front.

Like, I was paying attention to the whole thing,

but I feel like everything kicked up

once you took center stage. ‐ Thank you.

‐ And mind you, taking nothing from anyone else.

Everybody has their own strengths,

but I feel like when you're in the front,

the energy kicks up. ‐ Thank you.

‐ That's an important note he just said

because if we think about the groups that really did well

like S‐Rank or The Lab,

there's always a couple that stay in the front.

Everybody else supports the team.

And yes, we all get to see you at some point,

but you always want the energy,

whoever carries the energy of the group, up front and center.

‐ It's like having a quarterback, right?

Quarterback of a football team. ‐ Yeah.

You don't switch the quarterback every week.

all: Yeah. ‐ Right?

‐ Right, right, right. ‐ Ne‐Yo, what did you think?

‐ Okay, there was opportunity for a grand situation,

and it was kind of small.

Like where the wave went this way, and it ended with...

[clicks tongue] And I was like, "Mm..."

That could've been so much more.

That was an opportunity for something a little bigger.

I think it's much better than the first one.

There's still some room to grow.

‐ Here's the thing‐‐ when we're choreographing,

I'm sure you guys do this, but it's about, like,

beating your ideas.

So it's like when you do something,

you gotta ask yourself as a unit, as a team,

you go like, "Yo, is that the best choice we got?"

‐ For sure. Yeah. ‐ "Or can we do better?"

You leave everything

out there... ‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ Until you have nothing left in your arsenal,

and you're like‐‐ then if you make it through,

you go, "Okay, now we have to figure something else out."

‐ Yeah.

‐ Yeah, you can't, like, reserve stuff.

‐ Yeah, don't hold it back.

‐ That's the only way you improve.

‐ Don't wait till next time.

There might not be a next time. ‐ You might not get it.

‐ Right. ‐ Might not get it.

‐ But with that said, I think the choreography,

I think your guys' execution was really solid, really good.

‐ Yeah, you nailed at your routine today.

‐ Thank you, thank you so much.

‐ We're gonna put four people through today,

so hopefully you guys will be one of them.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Great job. ‐ Thank you so much.

‐ We're gonna bring you guys back a little later on

and see what happens. Appreciate y'all.

‐ Let's go, fellas. ‐ Thank you, thank you so much.

‐ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, whoa ♪

‐ You're absolutely right, by the way.

He is the...

‐ Your eye just naturally goes to him.

‐ Yeah. ‐ There are stars of the group,

and they have to know who they are,

and they have to let them be up front.

‐ You have to put your ego aside,

and put your power in the front.

That's what it is. ‐ Yep.

‐ We left it all out there,

but we have to just wait.

The judges could choose anything,

so that's all we can really do at this point.

[hopeful music]

‐ How y'all feeling?

‐ Good! ‐ Nervous.

‐ Yeah? [laughs]

"I was great until you said that."

[laughter]

"I was great until you said that."

‐ We are Project 21 from Yorba Linda, California.

‐ ♪ Let's go ♪

♪ Oh, look at me go, yeah ♪

‐ We're a jazz group, and we came to "World of Dance"

to show the world what we've got.

‐ ♪ Yeah ♪

‐ I'm very grateful for a second chance,

and I'm very grateful to be in front of Ne‐Yo again.

[shutter clicking]

‐ Damn, you're sexy, Ne‐Yo.

‐ ♪ Pop, pause, pop ♪

‐ I've had a crush on Ne‐Yo since I was five years old.

He's very pretty. ‐ Oh, my gosh!

‐ ♪ Look at me go, yeah ♪

‐ In this performance, we have decided to dance with chairs,

but what comes along with the chairs

is the possibility that things can go wrong.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Yeah, hey ♪

‐ We got props. ‐ Oh, they've got props.

They got props.

‐ Looking like a group of angels.

I like it. I like it.

‐ ♪ Go, go ♪ ‐ Let's go.

‐ ♪ Ay, boy, whatcha say, boy? ♪

♪ You tryna play coy like a Gameboy? ♪

♪ Hit my phone boy, is you home, boy? ♪

♪ Are you alone boy, come give me ♪

♪ Got this boy speaking Spanish, ay Papi ♪

♪ Boy, boy ♪

♪ Boy, make a girl go crazy ♪

‐ ♪ Four, three, two, ow ♪

‐ ♪ Boy, boy, boy ♪

‐ Using a prop is always your risk,

but I think you paid off the beginning.

At the end, you guys were just a little off time.

And I say little,

but those little things count. ‐ Yeah.

‐ The use of the chairs was actually really good.

I wish your hair was loose.

That would've added an extra element.

But for me, this was more in line

with what we're looking for.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Thank you.

‐ It was just enough of the chair to where

it didn't overpower and become just about the chairs.

A lot better than the first one.

both: Thank you.

‐ We'll take a look at everybody else,

and then we'll bring you back.

all: Thank you.

[upbeat music]

[both vocalizing]

all: Hi, we are Avant Garde Collective.

‐ And we're a urban dance group from Amsterdam, Netherlands.

all: Avant Garde.

‐ As sharp as possible. One, two.

For the qualifier auditions,

we got to showcase our style.

‐ When JLo said no to us,

we were like... [laughter]

They wanted to see what we have more to offer.

‐ Four, sharp! Ooh.

‐ We're doing something completely Avant Garde.

‐ We get another opportunity to change Jennifer's mind, I hope.

Let's bring the fire. ‐ Hey.

‐ What's going on, fellas? ‐ Hi.

‐ All right. Let's see it.

[striking orchestral music]

♪ ♪

‐ Nice.

[applause] ‐ All right.

‐ All right, all right, all right.

‐ Much better than the first thing I saw you guys do.

The first one, I couldn't see you guys

in the competition at all.

Right now, I mean, at least

the whole routine made sense.

And the dancing was better. I'm impressed.

‐ The dancing didn't seem as strong to me.

Even though the choreography was cool, I liked the style,

I liked the fact that it was classical music,

I'm unsure today, actually.

‐ The part of the routine that bugged me a little was this.

‐ I liked that. ‐ I didn't.

Honestly liked your first routine

a little better than this one as well.

‐ We get it. ‐ I don't know, it's‐‐

‐ Okay. ‐ Yeah.

‐ We have a lot to talk about. ‐ We do.

‐ So we're gonna let you rest.

‐ We'll figure out what this is gonna be.

Thank you, guys. Thank you.

Initially, it was like a cool,

kind of different feel,

and then this felt‐‐

‐ Yeah, but not good either. ‐ Contrived.

‐ No, this felt a little bit more put together.

[funky music]

♪ ♪

‐ Hi, everyone, we are‐‐ all: CBAction.

‐ A street dance group from‐‐ all: Argentina.

‐ We are feeling so grateful to perform a second time

in front of those judges,

and although this situation is not the perfect one...

I mean, we were rehearsing, and...

[eerie tone]

Frederico landed on his knee.

‐ [speaking Spanish]

‐ ♪ We'll be the last ones dancing ♪

‐ We are bringing something completely different this time,

something more Latino, different choreography.

We're turning it from five people to four people.

We are pretty sure this is gonna work

to make it past through the Duels.

‐ ♪ I'll hold you down, whoo, whoo ♪

‐ I really hope this works, guys.

‐ It has to.

I mean, we cannot go back home now.

‐ ♪ We'll be the last ones dancing ♪

‐ What up, fellas? ‐ CBAction!

‐ Here we go. ‐ Welcome back.

‐ We are way better than in qualifiers.

Hope you enjoy. ‐ Let's see what you got.

‐ Do it.

‐ ♪ Whoo, whoo ♪ ‐ [trills]

‐ ♪ Whoo, whoo, I'll hold you down ♪

♪ Whoo, whoo, down ♪

♪ I'll hold you down ♪

‐ Hey. ‐ ♪ I'll hold you down ♪

♪ Anytime that you will fall ♪

♪ I'll be there to pick you up ♪

♪ Whoo, whoo, yeah ♪

♪ I'll hold you down ♪

[laughter]

‐ Jazz hands. ‐ Right?

‐ Yeah.

[cheers and applause]

‐ I love you guys' partner work.

I think that was really fun.

For me, there's still some moments where I felt like

it lacked a little bit of impact throughout.

So I don't know‐‐I'm a little on the fence right now.

‐ I personally like this one better than the first one.

You guys are actually quality dancers,

and the parts that were supposed to be funny

were actually funny.

‐ You're strong dancers,

you have some strong formations,

there's some good moments in there,

but I just‐‐ I'm still not sure.

We're gonna see everybody else,

and then we'll have you come back.

‐ Thank you very much.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Appreciate it.

[upbeat music]

‐ We are the Difference.

a contemporary group from Chicago, Illinois.

‐ ♪ Friends with you till the end ♪

‐ In our qualifiers performance,

Derek, when he was talking about choreography,

we just have to really focus on incorporating the story

into the choreography. ‐ Yeah.

‐ They gave us good feedback

for them to be able to connect to it.

‐ The Difference, the judges will see you now.

Go, go, go, go.

‐ ♪ Fix you, help you bend, when it gets tough ♪

‐ Hello there. ‐ Hi, ladies.

‐ Welcome back. ‐ Love you, JLo.

[laughter] ‐ Love you too.

‐ All right, let's see it. ‐ Let's go, ladies.

‐ ♪ Friends, with you till the end ♪

♪ Fix you, help you bend ♪

♪ When it gets tough ♪

♪ And when you're scared ♪ ‐ Nice.

‐ ♪ They're gon' be right there ♪

♪ So hold onto your friends ♪

♪ Friends ♪

[applause]

‐ I like you guys. You guys got heart.

‐ That was better even than what you did

the first time, and I thought you guys

were great the first time. ‐ Thank you.

‐ You guys are telling your story,

which I love, by the way.

It's more than just being able to dance well.

It's being able to really get that emotion out.

‐ Yeah, what I wanted to feel and see

was when you guys were, like, all together dancing.

It was big and powerful and strong,

but I still love you guys as dancers.

I think you guys are all wonderful,

so we'll see what happens.

‐ Well, thank you guys so much. ‐ Thanks, guys.

‐ ♪ We're already halfway there ♪

‐ Yeah, they do have heart, though.

They do have, like, that energy.

‐ When you're talking about a competition,

heart becomes such a big part of it.

‐ Yeah. ‐ You know what I mean?

Because in a long race,

the heart will win talent,

so you can't count them out is all I'm saying.

‐ No, definitely not. ‐ This is gonna be hard.

‐ ♪ We're already halfway there ♪

‐ We were given this second chance.

We gotta use it, okay?

We gotta leave everything we have on that dance floor.

Hey, we're GRVMNT, a hip‐hop crew from Vancouver, Canada.

‐ ♪ We're still on ♪

‐ Yeah, I was really hoping for more yeses.

‐ We just gotta give it everything for this one

to show Derek and Ne‐Yo that we deserve that yes.

‐ We have to work on hitting all the big climaxes

in the music, and we gotta step up our facials on it,

we gotta step up the body waving.

‐ Slow. ‐ Shoulders, shoulders.

‐ We definitely do feel a little pressure

going into this next performance.

I forgot many of the changes.

We're probably gonna end up doing this routine

till you can't get it wrong

instead of doing it until you get it right.

Breathe in, breathe out. [all breathe deeply]

‐ Okay, stand by, guys. And in you come.

all: [chanting] G‐R‐V‐M‐N‐T, G‐R‐V‐M‐N‐T.

G‐R‐V‐M‐N‐T, G‐R‐V‐M‐N‐T.

‐ Hey, hey! ‐ GRVMNT!

‐ Hey! ‐ Let's go.

You already got me out of my seat.

‐ What's going on? ‐ All right, baby.

Are you ready for your callback?

‐ Yes. ‐ Worked all night?

‐ A lot, yeah, we worked till 2:00 a. m. last night.

‐ That's what I like to hear.

‐ Do you remember the notes we gave you?

all: Yes.

‐ What was one of the biggest notes

that stood out? ‐ The grooving‐‐

we didn't earn our grooving.

You want it to be‐‐actually feel like grooving,

not just moving slow. ‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ You also said we were missing the 20%,

and I really hope we can show you that we have it.

‐ This is it. ‐ Okay, let's see it, guys.

‐ This is it, guys. both: Let's go.

‐ Last chance.

‐ Let's earn it! Let's earn it!

‐ Let's go. ‐ Let's go, baby.

[hip‐hop music]

‐ ♪ Yeah ♪ ‐ Let's go.

‐ ♪ Let's freakin' lose it ♪

‐ ♪ One, two ♪

♪ One, two, three, go ♪

‐ ♪ Get outta your mind ♪ ‐ Hey.

‐ ♪ Get outta your mind, what? ♪

♪ Get outta your mind, what? ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey, get outta your mind ♪

♪ I'm a semitruck ♪ ‐ Yup.

‐ ♪ Don't mess ♪ ‐ Yeah.

‐ ♪ Outta control like a bull ♪

♪ Out the gate ♪ ‐ Yup, nice.

‐ ♪ Get drunk or get the [...] out the way ♪

♪ We get bananas like a group full of apes, hoo ♪

♪ I done lost it ♪ ‐ Come on.

‐ ♪ I'm over here... in the mosh pit ♪

♪ Throwin' elbows ♪ ‐ Whoo.

‐ ♪ Scuffin' shell‐toes, yeah ♪

♪ Is that [...] dead? ♪ [vocalizing]

♪ Get outta your mind, get outta your mind ♪

♪ Hey, get outta your mind, what? ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Outta, outta your mind ♪ ‐ Okay.

‐ ♪ Outta, outta your mind, what? ♪

♪ Get, get, outta your mind, what? ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ‐ The front!

‐ ♪ I don't give a what ♪ ‐ Hey!

Come on! ‐ Oh.

‐ Whoo! ‐ [laughs]

‐ Let's go! ‐ Let's go, buddy.

‐ ♪ Let's freakin' lose it ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Get, get, get, get, get outta your mind, what? ♪

[all grunt, huffing]

‐ Hey! ‐ Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

‐ That's how you start it. That's how you start it.

‐ All right, guys. ‐ Nice, nice.

‐ Yo. Nice, guys. ‐ I like what I saw.

‐ Nice. ‐ Good job, team.

‐ That's what you have to come with

every single time you come in here,

and you have to realize it just gets harder from here.

So we have to put you through this,

we have to put you through this

because you're just not gonna be able to hang with everybody.

That was much better.

You still have a ways to go‐‐ I'ma be honest with you‐‐

But there was so much good stuff in there.

You guys should be really, really proud.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Really proud for working

that hard till 2:00 in the morning.

Next time, 4:00 in the morning.

Next time, 6:00 in the morning‐‐

whatever it takes. ‐ Whatever it takes.

‐ You know what I mean?

‐ Yo, though, I love those transition.

I thought those were fantastic. ‐ The transitions were great.

‐ So clean and so active.

‐ Thank you. ‐ My man right here.

[cheering]

This is the energy everybody needs to match from now on.

‐ Yep. ‐ My man right here,

when he stepped forward and gave that little "aye."

all: Yeah.

‐ That's the energy that I need from everybody

every single time.

‐ And play to each other's strengths.

‐ Kudos, brother, kudos. You did that.

‐ When you guys are choreographing,

make sure that whoever comes up front

is the one who's killing it the most.

What we do at my shows, we have everybody come up,

and we see who does it the best.

Whoever does it the best gets in the front.

Nobody just gets in the front to get in the front.

You understand what I'm saying? How do you win?

How do you win? That's what you want, okay?

‐ Okay, guys. ‐ Great job.

‐ Well done. Great job.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Bye‐bye.

‐ Yeah, good job, guys. ‐ Whoo!

‐ We know we did the best that we could,

so all we can do now is just‐‐is hope.

‐ Here's what's great about a callback is that

you feel like they like you, but you feel it slipping away.

‐ Oh, yeah, yeah. ‐ You know what I mean?

‐ Which, depending on what kind of dancer you are,

it's gonna make you go that much harder,

or gonna make you pull back

into the shell. ‐ Or not, or not.

You know what I mean? ‐ You're like, "Ah."

‐ Pumpfidence up next.

[cheers and applause] ‐ ♪ Oh ♪

‐ All right, ladies. All right, let's get it.

‐ We are‐‐ all: Pumpfidence.

‐ A heels group from‐‐ all: Los Angeles, California.

‐ ♪ Always gotta take the lead ♪

‐ I put this heel on, and I was like, "Ah."

‐ ♪ Make it ♪

‐ The shoes are high,

and I feel like it got in the way.

Come back with an inch lower

and see how much of a difference it made.

‐ ♪ Oh, serve ♪

‐ We love JLo so much.

We wanna show her that we deserve her love

and adoration and support.

‐ ♪ Give me side eyes, but you're following me ♪

♪ ♪

[suspenseful tones]

‐ Pumpfidence, let's go.

‐ Yes! They're back. ‐ Hey.

‐ How are you guys doing? ‐ We're doing good.

‐ Up late last night?

‐ The shoemakers were up late last night.

We took an inch off. It made a big difference.

We feel very good. ‐ Yeah, you guys ready?

‐ Yes. ‐ Let's do it.

‐ I'm nervous for everyone. ‐ Let's go, ladies.

‐ In three, two.

[Jennifer Lopez's "Love Don't Cost a Thing" playing]

‐ ♪ Think you gotta keep me iced, you don't ♪

♪ Think I'm gonna spend your cash, I won't ♪

♪ Even if you were broke, my love don't cost a thing ♪

♪ Think I wanna drive your Benz, I don't ♪

‐ Hey.

‐ ♪ If I wanna floss, I got my own ♪

♪ Even if you were broke, my love don't cost a thing ♪

♪ When you roll up in the Escalade ♪

♪ Saw that truck you gave to the valet ♪

♪ Knew that it was game when you looked at me ♪

♪ Pulling up your sleeve so I could see the Rollie bling ♪

♪ Saw you later in the corner booth ♪

♪ Raising up a toast so I would notice you ♪

♪ But your heart's a mess, think you oughta know ♪

♪ Doesn't matter if you're balling out of control ♪

♪ All that matters is that you treat me right ♪

♪ Give me all the things I need ♪

♪ That money can't buy, yeah ♪

‐ Oh, okay. ‐ Good job.

[applause]

‐ Yes, yes.

‐ There was a lot in there

that was so much better than last time.

Obviously, the shoes made a big difference for me.

Choreography, to me,

was a lot better, song was great!

‐ Wait, what that your song? ‐ I'm glad you like it.

[laughter] ‐ Was that her song?

‐ What about you guys? ‐ Yeah.

I think for me again, I think there was a few moments

in there where, to me, you guys weren't together.

But I did think also, though,

it was better than the first round.

‐ I still feel like there's room to grow.

There's room for improvement. ‐ Always, absolutely.

‐ Well, here's what I'll say‐‐

if this is something that you really want,

make sure you're planning it out for a while.

You know what I mean?

Because if you're gonna really be a group

that comes here to try to compete for a million dollars,

it's got to be a group that gels together.

As much as I love how strong you guys are,

and I love how beautiful and sexy you are,

it's something that we have to look at really

as competing with everybody else.

But I really am proud of you.

‐ [quietly] Thank you.

Thank you so much. [indistinct]

‐ Yes, you guys are awesome seriously,

and what you're about is awesome.

‐ And the good news is that we're picking four

out of ten today. ‐ Yeah, we have four.

You never know. ‐ So we honestly don't know

what's gonna happen, all right? ‐ Yeah.

‐ So thank you ladies, bye. ‐ Thank you ladies.

[upbeat music]

‐ First of all, they were sparkly.

‐ Super sparkly. ‐ I am now sparkly too.

I have all the confidence in the world now.

‐ Can we just talk about that hug real quick?

[cheering] ‐ I'm so jealous.

‐ ♪ My love don't cost a thing ♪

‐ ♪ My love cost this ring ♪

‐ It don't cost a thing. You can't buy me.

‐ Mm‐mm. ‐ I could buy this myself.

‐ Tell him.

A little louder for the folks in the back.

‐ Yeah. [laughs]

[percussive music]

‐ By the way, you've been wearing sparkles

since you were about five.

Sparkly outfits. ‐ Yes. True.

And you get mad when people don't come in here sparkly.

‐ I'm like, "It's true." ‐ You're very fashionable.

Don't try to act like you're not

just because you like to do outdoorsy things.

[laughter]

‐ I'm actually shocked you don't wear

more sparkles in your regular wardrobe.

‐ You know what's funny?

There was a time when I tried to get away from it.

I was like, "No, no sparkles." ‐ Right.

‐ And then, I look at that time as a very dark time in my life.

‐ Yeah, it is a dark time. Everybody needs sparkles.

‐ Stars are meant to shine, Derek.

‐ That's right. [laughter]

[hip‐hop music]

‐ Guys, this is our last chance.

‐ Yeah. ‐ We gotta make it count.

So we're Show Stopper, Miami.

‐ ♪ Let's go ♪

♪ Shake your body, shake your body ♪

‐ [vocalizing]

In our qualifier performance, one thing we nailed

was our passion.

‐ But we did receive

some very constructive feedback.

You know, they mentioned things about musicality,

about clarity of movement,

and about creating more moments.

‐ Let's do it from da, da, da.

‐ We feel really excited about getting a callback

because it's another opportunity to really showcase

what we can bring to the table.

‐ ♪ Shake your body, shake your body ♪

♪ Shake your body, go, go, go ♪

‐ All right, ladies, about minute

until we send you in, okay?

‐ Show Stopper. ‐ Let's go.

‐ In you go. ‐ Come on, y'all.

‐ Let's go. Let's go.

‐ Oh!

‐ All right, Show Stopper, front and center.

Let's go! Let's go!

We are bright. ‐ Wow.

‐ I like it.

‐ Do you feel confident? ‐ Yes, ready.

‐ Let's get it going. ‐ Let's go, ladies.

‐ Very stressful. Anything can go wrong.

‐ Three, two.

‐ ♪ No gyal can tell me 'bout my mother ♪

♪ ♪

♪ No gyal can tell me 'bout my mother ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ ♪ 16 shot ♪

♪ We go longer than a ladder ♪

♪ Dem nuh fi talk, we go shotta any bluddah ♪

♪ Rah‐ta, rah‐ta ♪

♪ Ka‐kah, ka‐kah, ka‐kah ♪

♪ Rah‐ka‐ka‐ka‐ka‐rahh, 5 shot ♪

♪ Fi anybody what think dem hard ♪

♪ Straight ♪

♪ Head tump, ya must drop ♪

♪ If you hit up the Da‐Da‐Da‐Don ♪

‐ Don't dip. Don't dip.

‐ ♪ Gon' hit you wherever you are ♪

♪ No gyal can tell me 'bout my mother ♪

♪ 16 shot, we go longer than a ladder ♪

♪ Dem nuh fi talk 'bout the real don dada ♪

♪ ♪

♪ No gyal can tell me 'bout my mother ♪

♪ 16 shot ♪

♪ We go longer than a ladder ♪ ‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Dem nuh fi talk 'bout the real don dada ♪

♪ Put body inna pot dem a bun like grabba ♪

♪ No boy can diss me or my mother ♪

♪ Round here ain't safe, everybody need armor ♪

♪ 16 shots ♪ ‐ Hey!

‐ ♪ Ka‐kah, ka‐kah, ka‐kah, rah‐ka‐ka‐ka‐ka‐rahh ♪

♪ ♪

both: Hey. ‐ Nice.

‐ Whoo. [applause]

‐ All right, all right. ‐ Very cool, ladies.

I found you to be much stronger dancers this time

than I did last time.

‐ A lot better than the first one.

‐ I feel that your routines

need a little bit more surprises.

But even with that,

I feel like you guys are very strong dancers.

I'm still not sure.

‐ From a standpoint of paying attention to the fact

that there are literally ten other acts here,

and only four are going through, you know what I mean?

So it's like really fine‐tooth comb time,

if you know what I mean.

‐ For me, I thought you guys started strong.

When it started, I was like, "Okay,

here we go, Show Stoppers."

‐ And even some stuff towards the end felt really strong.

‐ Yeah, but again, I think for me, I think what it is,

it was like the groove was here,

and I felt like everything stayed in that pocket.

But like she said,

you guys danced better and stronger today.

You guys, as dancers, are great.

‐ All right, well, then we'll see you guys in a minute.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Yes, thank you.

‐ Thanks, ladies. ‐ Good job.

‐ Good job, guys.

We did everything that we possibly could,

and I think we did a great performance.

Right now, we're just trying to focus on the now,

and stay positive, and see what the outcome is,

and that's all we could do.

‐ [singing in Spanish]

‐ ♪ Hey ♪

‐ All right, all right, 305,

you are next. [cheers and applause]

‐ We are 305 from Miami, Florida.

‐ [singing in Spanish]

‐ Now there's no callback option.

It's either yes or no.

‐ ♪ Ooh, I like it when you turn it up ♪

‐ For the qualifiers, the judges had told us

that we just have to bring more energy

so we all look equal and no one overpowering each other.

‐ [singing in Spanish]

‐ Now we have

a bunch of ripples and a bunch of effects,

so if one person's off, it just throws off the whole thing.

‐ ♪ Let me see you sway ♪ ‐ ♪ Suda, suda ♪

‐ It's "World of Dance." One little mistake, you're out.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Suda, suda ♪

‐ All right, guys. Stand by.

‐ [exhales] ‐ Ooh, 305 is coming in.

‐ In you go.

[suspenseful music]

[door creaks]

all: 3... ‐ Yes!

all: 0...5.

305. [cheering]

‐ Hey! ‐ I had to do it.

I just felt compelled. ‐ You guys ready?

all: Yes! ‐ You seem‐‐yes, yes.

‐ Let's go. ‐ Let's go.

‐ Hey!

‐ In three, two.

‐ ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

‐ Hey! ‐ ♪ Multitudes ♪

[singing in Spanish]

♪ ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ ♪

♪ Multitudes ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Oh!

‐ ♪ Uno, dos, tres, cuatro ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ ♪

♪ Multitudes ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Hey. ‐ Wow.

♪ ♪

♪ Hey ♪

‐ So cute. [laughter, applause]

‐ Yeah, I thought it was fun.

I think you guys did a great job.

That song was so unbelievably hype,

and you guys matched that in some areas,

but there was a part when that beat dropped...

[vocalizing]

And I felt like I wasn't feeling

what the music was doing in what you guys were dancing.

I don't know.

I'm a little on the fence with this one.

‐ The energy was amazing, it was a much better routine

than you did the other day.

I felt like we saw you each a little bit more,

so I got to see the dancing a little bit more,

which was nice.

I don't know if you're all the way up to par

with everybody else, but I really enjoyed it.

‐ I mean, there was some energies that were

up here the whole time,

and other energies that dipped a little.

Like you were on ten the entire time.

I need everybody's energy to match hers.

So with that being said, amazing job.

We're gonna send you guys back,

and then we're gonna see what happens, okay?

‐ Thank you, guys. ‐ I love you, JLo!

‐ I love you. I love you guys.

[cheering] ‐ Let's go!

‐ When I go to rehearsal,

I always have to feel like it's showtime.

‐ Right. ‐ I'll never forget that

a teacher always told me that.

It was like, "Whatever you do here in rehearsal,

"you're gonna do out there,

so you better do something good here."

‐ Mm, mm, mm, mm. ‐ In case you forget my name,

there it is, yes.

‐ I'm just ruining every photo for you.

I'm so sorry. [laughter]

‐ That's your job. ‐ Every photo is like...

‐ That's like a little brother's job

is ruin every moment for me. ‐ I am.

[cackles]

‐ Even Emme and Max, they're are twins,

but Max is one minute younger. ‐ Yeah.

‐ So she feels like the older sister.

I feel like she thinks, like, his job

is to ruin every moment of her life.

‐ I was the older sibling, and it was my life mission

to make sure that anything my sister did

was sabotaged by me.

‐ Really‐‐oh, so it's just a brother‐sister thing?

‐ It's a brother‐sister thing. ‐ It's like a duty.

‐ It's a younger brother thing.

‐ It's a duty. ‐ I have two sisters.

I never had brothers,

so I missed out on that.

[laughter]

[dramatic music]

‐ We need to show them

that we have something completely new.

‐ We are‐‐ all: The Young Cast.

‐ A hip‐hop group from Quebec, Canada.

‐ ♪ Forever here ♪

♪ We are forever here ♪

‐ We've been trying out for "World of Dance"

since season two,

but we know that this is the one.

We've thought of giving up at some point,

but we're not ready to go home.

We'll fight till the end. ‐ ♪ Forever here ♪

[both vocalizing]

‐ We're really excited about our performance,

but unfortunately, the judges said

there was something that we could work on.

We need to be sharper.

‐ Really, have to be synchronized,

our hands have to be at the same spot at the same time.

‐ ♪ Forever here ♪

‐ We wanna make it to the duel. That's our goal.

‐ ♪ Oh, you're on your way ♪

‐ This is the most important performance that we ever did.

‐ ♪ 'Cause in your mind ♪

♪ You're always home ♪

‐ Oh, was that it? No, one more.

‐ One more. ‐ Wow.

‐ Oh, wow. ‐ That went really fast.

‐ All right, guys. Stand by.

[suspenseful tones]

Three, two, one.

‐ Young Cast, come on down. ‐ In you go.

♪ ♪

‐ You're the next contestant on "World of Dance."

Hey, what's going on, guys? ‐ Hi.

‐ Hi, guys. ‐ Hi.

‐ Y'all ready? all: Yeah.

‐ Did you work hard? all: Yeah.

‐ You remember the notes we gave?

‐ We listened to you really carefully,

and when we worked on this choreo,

we really thought about what you told us.

‐ Okay, great. Let's see it.

‐ All right. Let's do it, let's do it.

‐ We can win this.

‐ All right, here we go. Here we go.

‐ Let's go. Let's go.

‐ ♪ What about the children? ♪

♪ Look at all the children ♪

♪ We can change ♪ ‐ Hey.

‐ ♪ What about a vision? ♪

♪ Be a visionary for a change ♪

♪ We're the generation ♪

♪ Who's gonna be the one to fight for it? ♪

♪ To die for it ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Die for it ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Whoo. ‐ Hey.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Who's got the heart? Who's got it? ♪

♪ Whose‐‐we can make a difference ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Yeah. ‐ Hey, hey, hey.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ We can make a difference ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Nice.

‐ Nice. ‐ Whoo, okay!

[applause] ‐ Yeah.

Okay. ‐ Young Cast.

‐ All right. ‐ Giving me ninja vibes.

[both vocalizing]

‐ I like it! ‐ Thank you so much.

both: Much better. ‐ Much better.

Seriously, your formations were beautiful,

everything felt like it had a nice energy to it.

It felt strong.

You guys were super clean. You were connected.

As a group, I felt many, many things as I was watching you.

‐ My favorite parts‐‐the intro picture with the legs up,

that was amazing, the roll off.

[trills] ‐ [laughs] Yeah.

‐ I spoke on it before. You heard me.

Thank you for that, yes.

‐ I will say one thing‐‐ a few critiques actually.

In the circle...

both: Yeah. ‐ There's a partner bit.

I don't wanna see the lift.

both: Okay, yeah.

‐ We saw you back there setting up,

and I was watching you

when I should have been watching this,

right? ‐ Yeah.

‐ If it's gonna happen, it has to feel‐‐

‐ Come out of nowhere. Like magic.

‐ Okay? ‐ Yeah.

‐ You guys definitely raised your game.

Good time to do that. ‐ Thank you, guys.

both: Thank you so much.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Great job, great job.

[upbeat music]

That's an example of, "Okay, we listened.

We went back, we regrouped, we came back stronger."

That‐‐I liked that.

[cheers and applause]

‐ The Young Cast is in the building!

[chanting]

‐ I would have been sad if they had that in them

and we let them go. ‐ Yeah.

‐ We're gonna have to think long and hard about this one.

‐ [vocalizing]

‐ So, callbacks.

‐ Yes. ‐ Ten acts, only four slots.

‐ Six acts are going home. ‐ It's gonna be tough.

‐ I mean, let's talk about it. Let's get it to it.

‐ Should we go over there? ‐ Let's do it.

‐ ♪ If you're looking for hope tonight ♪

♪ Raise your hand ♪

‐ Only four slots out of ten,

so you gotta be better than six other acts.

But there is nothing you should be ashamed of

no matter what happens today.

‐ Who did you guys like?

‐ Young Cast. ‐ I like them a lot.

‐ I thought they were the standout today.

‐ I think so. I think these guys as well.

‐ And this is a no, this is a no, this is a no.

‐ Here's the thing‐‐I love the energy these guys bring.

‐ Me too, it's different. ‐ It's just like a...

‐ So you feel like these are better dancers but this‐‐

‐ I feel like these are better dancers.

‐ A better act.

‐ They just need better material.

‐ For me, I think it's these guys.

‐ For me, it's gonna be these guys.

‐ But do you see them stepping up to the plate?

Let's be honest. ‐ Well, let's put it this way‐‐

there's a possibility there.

[contemplative music]

‐ We feel like they're not ready.

This makes me really sad

because we don't have anything like this.

‐ But we also gotta put

what we think is going to really push this show forward.

And as dope as they are, I don't know if they're ready.

‐ The more we talked about this,

I'm leaning to this.

‐ I'm leaning to this too.

‐ Okay, majority rules. ‐ All right, let's do it.

We have deliberated. ‐ We have deliberated.

‐ And we made our decision.

‐ ♪ Stronger ♪

[emotional music]

‐ Come on down, come on down. ‐ Hello.

‐ ♪ We'll pick our battles ♪

♪ 'Cause we know we're gonna win the war ♪

‐ Here we go.

‐ You guys are all amazing dancers.

We enjoyed each one of you

for what you bring to the dance floor.

Show Stoppers...

‐ ♪ Steadier than steel ♪

♪ 'Cause we're ready with a shield and sword ♪

‐ Young Cast.

‐ ♪ Back on the saddle 'cause we've gathered ♪

‐ The Difference.

‐ ♪ And we won't bow, we won't break ♪

‐ We only have a few spots

that are going through to the Duels.

Only one of you guys of these groups right here

is gonna go through today.

This has been a very, very tough decision

for us.

But today...

‐ ♪ We'll never bow ♪

♪ We'll never break ♪

‐ Young Cast, you're going through to the next round.

Congratulations. ‐ Thank you!

[cheering]

‐ Thank you guys so much for coming down.

‐ ♪ We are warriors ♪

♪ ♪

‐ To know that we are going to the Duels means so much.

It means that all the work we put in really paid off,

and we didn't give up.

‐ The Duels, here we come!

‐ Hey, everybody.

‐ All right, all right.

Pumpfidence, your name says it all‐‐

Beautiful ladies inside and out

that epitomize confidence in, let's just be honest,

a shoe that is not easy to dance in.

[laughter]

Avant Garde Collective.

There's something really quirky

and different about what you guys are.

It's a concept that is new and interesting.

It is my unfortunate task...

♪ ♪

to let you both know

that neither of you will be making it through to the Duels.

‐ ♪ No, we weren't bow ♪

♪ We won't break ♪

♪ No, we're not afraid to do whatever it takes ♪

‐ Take what you've learned here today,

come back stronger next time.

Yes? ‐ Thank you guys so much

for coming out. ‐ Thank you guys so much.

‐ Guys, thank you. Appreciate y'all.

‐ Appreciate you. ‐ Thank you, guys.

Thank you, thank you.

‐ That's never easy. ‐ Never easy, no.

‐ I definitely feel like we've become sisters

through this process. ‐ Yes.

‐ I'm really proud of the guys,

and I think we came to do what we wanted to do

and showcase our style, showcase our group.

‐ There's a "World of Dance" level that you must have

in order to be a part of this show.

‐ Yeah.

‐ ♪ We are warriors ♪

[doors creak]

‐ Hi, guys. ‐ Hey, everybody.

‐ What's going on, everybody?

‐ ♪ Ain't no better day for love ♪

‐ So this is always a tough day for us.

We have ten groups.

Only four go through.

305...

‐ ♪ Staring at your silhouette ♪

‐ You guys bring an energy.

We're not sure that you're all the way ready.

Those were kind of some of the comments that we talked about.

Same with you guys. The Rise.

‐ ♪ You know I'm ready ♪

♪ ♪

‐ So maybe you haven't figured out that your star

needs to be upfront,

that there's no "I" in team.

So it was a difficult decision

to pick who would make it through to the Duels.

‐ ♪ And I know that we ain't perfect ♪

‐ So, it's my job

to tell you both....

that you're both making it through to the Duels.

[cheers and applause]

[laughter]

Congratulations! [laughs]

[all screaming, cheering]

‐ Thank you, guys!

Hey!

‐ [laughs] She went‐‐ [both laugh]

‐ We can win this whole World of Dance.

We can get that million dollars.

‐ Yeah! ‐ Who's with me?

all: Yeah!

‐ That just goes to say hard work...

‐ Yeah, pays off. both: Pays off.

♪ ♪

‐ Come on down.

Come on down. Come on down.

‐ All right, how you guys feeling?

all: Good. ‐ Yeah?

‐ Yes. ‐ A little nervous?

both: Yeah.

‐ You know, CBAction...

‐ ♪ Oh, I'm ready ♪

Much, much better the second time around.

Project 21...

‐ ♪ No one to tell us what to do ♪

‐ We love the creativity you brought today.

Again, better than your first performance,

GRVMNT...

‐ ♪ I'm staring at your silhouette ♪

‐ Great job.

You know, we only can take four

from ten today.

So, out of the three of you guys here,

unfortunately we can only put through one.

‐ ♪ And I know that we ain't perfect ♪

‐ And...

the group that we're gonna send through into the Duels

is gonna be...

♪ ♪

GRVMNT. [all cheering]

‐ Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!

No way, no way. ‐ Let's go!

‐ Man, well done. Great job. ‐ Congratulations!

‐ Thanks. Appreciate you guys.

Well done.

‐ ♪ Ain't no better day ♪

all: We're going to the Duels!

[cheering]

‐ That was a great day.

‐ That was good. ‐ That was an amazing day.

‐ Really, really good day. ‐ I mean, it was hard, but...

‐ I'm ready for the Duels now. ‐ I'm so ready,

and I think we have an amazing group.

‐ No more chances. This is gonna be it.

But we got a good season on our hands.

‐ Yes. ‐ On to the Duels!

‐ Whoo! Wa‐psh!

‐ It's never easy to let, you know, talented dancers go,

but I think we have an amazing group,

and I think we really weeded it down to the really top talent,

which is what America deserves to see.

So I'm excited

to get into the Duels

and see who rises to the top!

Can't wait.

‐ ♪ Ain't no better day for love ♪