Original subtitles

[upbeat music]

‐ Whoo!

Season four, we're in a new place.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Some changes have been made.

‐ They don't know we're gonna be there, too, so‐‐

‐ And they walk in and they see us and they go...

‐ No audience for the first round.

‐ I dig that. There's no distraction.

‐ You can't hide behind the lights, the stage.

‐ Let's go see what it looks like.

‐ It really shows if you have it,

if you can, like, light up a room.

‐ It's very really. Speaking of lighting up a room.

‐ Let's see what happens today.

‐ ♪ It ain't my fault that I'm out here gettin' loose ♪

‐ Oh, boy, if the dance thing doesn't work out,

I might just rent this out.

‐ [laughs] Live here?

‐ Might just live here.

‐ ♪ It ain't my fault that I'm out here makin' news ♪

♪ I'm the pudding in the proof ♪

‐ Boom, bounce, stop.

‐ All right, okay, so we're moments away from going in.

Have fun, okay? ‐ Thank you.

[dramatic music]

‐ Three, two...

‐ And you go.

‐ Hello. ‐ Hi!

‐ Hi. ‐ Hi, sweetie.

‐ Look at that smile.

‐ Keagan?

‐ Yes. ‐ How are you?

‐ Good. How are you? ‐ Good.

Were you expecting to see us? ‐ No, not at all.

‐ Are you happy to see us? ‐ Yes.

‐ Clearly. I'm loving it. I'm loving the smile.

‐ How old are you? ‐ I'm 13.

‐ You're 13? ‐ Yes.

Hi, my name is Keagan Capps. I'm 13 years old,

and I'm a contemporary dancer from Moore, Oklahoma.

Being from a small town, I definitely think

people underestimate what I'm able to do on the dance floor.

Like, I say, "Oh, yeah, I'm from Oklahoma,"

and people go, like, "What?"

‐ Where is Oklahoma?

Somewhere in the middle, right?

‐ ♪ Oklahoma! ♪

‐ They think that I ride a horse to school,

or that we live in, like, a tent or something.

But it's definitely not that way.

I live in a normal house.

We drive normal cars. [laughs]

Live is very normal.

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"World of Dance" is one of the biggest opportunities

I've ever had.

♪ ♪

I want to show that just because

I'm from a small town in Oklahoma

doesn't mean that I can't go make this dream happen.

‐ Are you ready to do some dancing for us?

‐ Yes. ‐ Let's do it.

‐ Let's do it. ‐ Yep.

‐ Okay.

‐ Mm‐hmm.

[balladic pop music]

♪ ♪

‐ What? ‐ Oh.

Okay. ‐ ♪ Another head hands lowly ♪

♪ Child is slowly taken ♪ ‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ But you see it's not me ♪

♪ It's not my family ♪

♪ In your head, in your head ♪

‐ Wow. ‐ ♪ They're all cryin' ♪

♪ In your head ♪

♪ In your head ♪

♪ Zombie ♪

♪ Zombie ♪

♪ Zombie ♪

[vocalizing]

‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ In your head ♪

♪ In your head ♪

♪ Zombie ♪

♪ Zombie ♪

♪ Zombie ♪

‐ Wow. ‐ Yeah!

All right! ‐ Wow.

‐ Show‐off!

‐ [laughs] ‐ Wow.

Keagan. ‐ That was beautiful.

‐ Thank you so much.

‐ So how old were you when you learned

that you could literally wring yourself out like a towel?

Like, how old were you when you figured that out?

Goodness gracious. ‐ Well, it's kind of taken

a lot of practice.

I do mostly ballet and contemporary,

and so my ballet has definitely helped me

be able to, like, contort my body like that.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Sometimes when I see that,

‐ It looks Gumby and it looks like uncontrol‐‐

you had‐‐there was so much control and so much stability

in everything that you did. It was so wonderful to watch.

‐ When a dancer can do that,

they tend to overdo it. It's like,

"Look, hey, I'm super‐flexible,"

and it's, like, "Is that it? Is that all there is?"

It's clearly not it with you.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Very, very impressed.

‐ I love what Derek wrote here. "Alien."

[laughter]

‐ I did. I wrote down "alien"

'cause, like, you're not‐‐ ‐ You're from another planet.

‐ You're not, like, real, honestly.

It's wild. It's other‐worldly.

It's, like, not even, like, human.

‐ For me, it's always about the story.

It's always about what you're trying to say

with your body, with your moves,

with your dancing.

And we didn't see all of what you had today.

There's something even more special there, I feel.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Really, really impressive.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ You little alien.

‐ [giggles] ‐ You little alien.

‐ I'm gonna go out on a limb here.

‐ Do it, go on a limb. ‐ I'm gonna say

it's a yes for me.

‐ It's a yes for me.

‐ Yes. [laughter]

‐ You're onto the Duels. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Congratulations, and we'll see you there.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Well done, Keagan.

‐ Congrats.

‐ She was good. Really good.

‐ I'm waiting to see that move that she did.

Come on, come on, come on.

‐ Put your leg‐‐ ‐ This one?

‐ Put your head underneath. ‐ I believe in you.

‐ You're gonna have to put my head underneath.

‐ Can you get over here?

‐ Yeah?

‐ Yes. ‐ Yeah, go ahead!

‐ Bless you. ‐ Thank you.

‐ You showed up today.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ How did it feel

to hear that kind of response?

‐ It felt really good,

and I just want to keep impressing them

through each round.

‐ The Duels mean business.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Bring everything you got‐‐

‐ Okay. ‐ To that dance floor.

All right? ‐ Okay.

‐ So excited for you guys. ‐ Thank you.

‐ So excited.

‐ It's the "World of Dance."

‐ World. The whole world.

‐ How we celebrate, it's how we mourn‐‐

‐ It's still how we celebrate.

‐ Yeah. ‐ It's still‐‐like,

you do the happy dance

when you get a phone call with good news.

You do the happy dance when you see your food

coming at the restaurant. both: Mm‐hmm.

‐ You dance at your wedding.

You dance, you know, at your baptisms.

‐ I don't know what kind of baptism you had.

I definitely did not‐‐

‐ They danced at my baptism.

‐ Praise dancing, yeah. It's a real thing.

‐ That's beautiful, though. It really is.

‐ What you remember, where it comes from.

There's roots in religion and tradition

and culture and that's what makes everything so beautiful,

the differences that we have.

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‐ One, two, and three.

‐ [yells] ‐ [laughs]

[laughs]

‐ Antonio and Maria.

‐ Love you, Jennifer Lopez.

‐ Why hello there. ‐ Hi.

‐ Costumes. ‐ Welcome!

‐ She's coming in like a leopard.

Let's go.

both: Hi! ‐ Hi!

So how old are you?

‐ [speaking Italian]

‐ Oh. Oh, hello.

‐ [Speaking Italian] ‐ 11.

‐ 11 and 13.

all: Wow. ‐ Are you guys ready to dance?

‐ Yes. ‐ Let's do it.

‐ Let's get it.

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♪ ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ Hey!

‐ All right. ‐ Adorable.

‐ Great job. ‐ You guys had some

really good energy.

Really good dancers, too.

‐ So I'm a ballroom and Latin dancer,

and I've danced since I was nine years old.

And one day, I was, like, 13 years old,

and it, like, clicked.

I don't feel like you've crossed

that threshold just yet,

but you're on your way.

‐ There's still a level of maturity in your movement

that I feel like you need to reach

before you're completely ready

for the "World of Dance" stage,

so it's gonna be a no for me.

‐ For me, it's gonna be a no,

but I would love to see you guys come back next season

'cause I think you'll be fantastic.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Thank you so much, guys.

‐ Bye‐bye. ‐ I'm sorry.

‐ Bye, guys.

‐ Bye‐bye.

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♪ ♪

‐ Let's get it.

‐ Hello. ‐ Ooh, dapper.

Dapper.

‐ Look at these sharp‐dressed gentlemen.

‐ Where you guys from?

‐ The Netherlands, Amsterdam.

‐ The name is Avant Garde.

You know, that means innovation,

and we mix different styles.

Like, we dressed everybody as his own character,

and everybody has his own dance style.

‐ Let's see it. ‐ Let's do it.

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♪ ♪

I am pleasantly confused.

[laughs]

I was not expecting that.

I really wasn't.

I'm gonna cut right to the chase.

This is a yes for me.

‐ Is it really? ‐ It's a yes for me.

I dug it. I really, really dug it.

‐ For me, the dancing didn't feel strong enough.

It's gonna be a no for me, so it's up to Derek.

‐ Oh, man.

It's gonna be a callback for me.

You gotta do more of the breaking

'cause those were the wow moments for sure.

I think energetically, just everything

needs to be a little bit more.

‐ Thank you, thank you. ‐ See you at the callback.

‐ ♪ Won't you sing me a sweet lullaby? ♪

[upbeat music]

[all shouting]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Okay, stand by.

‐ Who next, who next?

‐ I'm ready.

‐ Three, two...

‐ And you go.

‐ Whoo!

‐ [gasps] [all shouting]

‐ Oh, my gosh. ‐ Oh!

[laughter]

‐ How are you?

[all shouting]

‐ Hi! ‐ Wow!

‐ Hi. ‐ Yes.

‐ Well, hi, y'all. ‐ I love that, I love that.

all: Hello! ‐ Hi!

‐ Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Anna, their interpreter.

‐ How are you, Anna? ‐ Okay, nice to meet you, Anna.

‐ Please. Okay, Chibi Unity.

‐ Yeah! Chibi Unity.

‐ All right, what are you feeling right now?

Put me in your head.

‐ [speaking Japanese]

‐ [speaking Japanese]

‐ Whenever they opened the door,

they really didn't expect to see you guys,

and they're really, like, really excited to see you guys.

‐ Are we ready? ‐ Yeah!

‐ Yeah? Let's do it.

‐ Whoo! ‐ I like the energy.

Come on. ‐ Hyping me up.

‐ I love it.

‐ ♪ Some nights I stay up ♪

♪ Cashing in my bad luck ♪

♪ Some nights, I call it a draw ♪

♪ But I still wake up ♪

♪ I still see your ghost ♪

♪ Oh, Lord, I'm still not sure ♪

♪ What I stand for, oh ♪

What do I stand for?

♪ Most nights, I don't know ♪

♪ Anymore ♪

‐ Come on. ‐ [vocalizing]

[upbeat music]

♪ Well, that is it, guys, that is all ♪

♪ Five minutes in and I'm bored again ♪

♪ Ten years of this, I'm not sure ♪

♪ If anybody understands ♪

♪ The other night, you wouldn't believe ♪

♪ The dream I just had about you and me ♪

I called you up, but we'd both agree ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Hey! ‐ Hai!

‐ Hai. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Oh, my God. I love that last move.

‐ Thank you! ‐ That breath.

‐ Quality. ‐ Thank you!

‐ Quality, quality.

‐ Their breath in unison was so‐‐oh.

The choreography for me was a real standout.

Really great. It has a real style to it

that feels signature, which I think really

helps in this competition that you have your own style.

all: Thank you!

‐ Like Jennifer said, the emotion and, like,

the feeling and what you guys were doing,

I really felt that,

but there was a moment

where there was a big setup and, like, you ran back,

and then you climbed onto their backs.

For me, I was expecting, like, a‐‐

[gasps] Moment.

And it was like a...

[whimpers]

So if you're going to do a trick

or a visual, it has to be‐‐

‐ Something amazing. ‐ I can't be like, "Oh."

‐ Ne‐Yo, what'd you feel, man?

‐ Okay, so it started a little slow.

The first 10, 15 seconds was not a lot of movement,

and you don't have a lot of time up there.

Once the energy picked up,

it kept going through the whole thing.

I was thoroughly impressed.

[overlapping chatter]

‐ Thank you!

‐ Guys, remember, you need to yeses

to go through to the Duels, okay?

‐ You know what?

It's a yes.

‐ Thank you!

‐ I think for me, it's a yes.

[all shouting]

‐ Definite yes, but notes.

Take these notes. They're there to help.

We need the energy from the jump,

from the very, very beginning.

‐ We'll see you in the Duels. ‐ In the Duels.

‐ Yeah!

‐ I feel like I have to do it back.

‐ Oh! ‐ I love you!

[laughter]

‐ Thank you!

‐ They are funny.

[all shouting]

‐ Yeah!

Yeah!

‐ ♪ Don't give up on me now ♪

‐ [mutters]

‐ ♪ Always follow who you are ♪

♪ Come to life ♪

[upbeat pop music]

♪ Come to life ♪

‐ I need you, I need you.

I'm dancing with an invisible person.

I need a human being.

Turn out that way. That's it.

[laughs]

‐ How are you? ‐ Now we're partnered.

‐ I've never partnered well.

‐ God, Ne‐Yo.

‐ I don't partner well. ‐ Gosh.

‐ Seven, eight.

[both muttering]

‐ I'm Josh. ‐ And I'm Erica.

‐ And we're an urban dance duo from Los Angeles.

‐ ♪ Every time I see your face ♪

‐ Last year, I was actually on "World of Dance"

with my duet partner Aidan,

but unfortunately, we did not

make it through the first round.

‐ I almost can feel

that you haven't been together a long time.

Almost a chemistry that is lacking a little bit.

‐ Once they gave you that advice,

I was like, "Wait, we're dating.

That's chemistry right there. Here we go."

You excited? ‐ Yes.

‐ You're back. ‐ It's so different this time.

‐ Back and you're better. ‐ It's so different.

‐ We first met through social media, and‐‐

‐ What really sparked it was we danced in a music video,

and during that rehearsal, I was like,

"Oh, my gosh, this person

is the most incredible person I've ever met."

‐ ♪ Tell me I'm forever yours ♪

‐ Do you believe in us? ‐ I believe in us.

‐ Do you believe in us? ‐ I believe.

[laughs] ‐ Wow.

This is an amazing opportunity

where we get to dance together,

and really bring the artistry that

we connect with up here

to connect with the audience out there.

Let's do it. ‐ Okay.

‐ Just gonna have you wait over here

in our on‐deck circle.

[heartbeat pulsing]

‐ Let's do it. ‐ You're the one.

‐ Love you. ‐ I love you so much.

I love you, I love you, I love you.

[heartbeat pulsing]

[exhales]

[dramatic music]

[both whispering]

‐ Hey! ‐ [laughs]

‐ Oh, yeah! ‐ Hi!

‐ How you guys doing? ‐ Hi, guys.

How are you? ‐ You guys are here.

‐ Good. They psyched us out.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yes.

‐ They did psych you out. ‐ A little bit, a little bit.

‐ Erica, you've been here before, right?

‐ I have been here before.

I'm so happy to be back.

Yeah. ‐ That's right.

Remind us what happened last time.

‐ We didn't make it past the qualifiers round.

‐ And obviously‐‐but you're with a different partner.

‐ Yes, Yes, yes.

‐ I'm a little bit shorter.

‐ It's okay, it works. [laughs]

‐ You guys seem to be gazing

into each other's eyes longingly.

Is there, like‐‐

‐ Yeah, we've been dating‐‐

‐ Oh, you are? ‐ Yeah, for a year and a half.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Okay, all right.

Well, I'm anxious to see the chemistry.

I'm anxious to see what it is. Y'all ready?

‐ Yeah, yes, we are. ‐ Thank you, we're ready.

‐ Let's do it. ‐ Thank you, guys.

‐ Whoo.

‐ ♪ Mount Everest ♪

♪ Ain't got‐‐one me ♪

♪ Mount Everest ♪

♪ Ain't got‐‐one me ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm on top of the world ♪

♪ I'm on top of the world, yeah ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ ♪

♪ Tell 'em ♪

♪ I burn down my house ♪

♪ And build it up again ♪

♪ Tell 'em ♪

♪ I got me one‐‐and an alibi ♪

♪ Tell 'em ♪

♪ So much love ♪

♪ That the whole thing feel like a lie ♪

♪ I don't need nobody ♪

♪ I don't need nobody ♪

♪ I don't need nobody ♪

♪ I don't need nobody ♪

♪ I don't need nobody ♪

♪ I don't need nobody, to save me ♪

♪ Sweet, sweet ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ Mount Everest ♪

♪ Ain't got‐‐on me ♪

‐ All right, nice guys!

‐ Whoop, whoop!

‐ He said...

‐ Good job.

‐ There's nothing like real chemistry.

‐ Amen. ‐ Real chemistry

is something that you can't manufacture.

‐ Very real. ‐ Right? The two of you

together have an amazing chemistry.

both: Thank you. ‐ It was really good.

There were some very strong moves in there

when they really worked with the musicality

of your song.

When you hit it the right way,

it really worked.

‐ Yeah, thank you.

‐ Extremely powerful.

‐ Thank you.

‐ First and foremost, great job.

There is no question whatsoever whether or not

you guys are quality dancers.

You clearly are. You wouldn't be here.

Here's my issue.

This is "World of Dance,"

which kind of means that everybody's

a quality dancer,

so it's gotta be a little bit more

than just the fact

that you're really, really, really good at dancing.

You know what I mean? There has to be something more.

I like how hard you guys hit,

but I will say that there were some places

where, like, he hit so hard

that it almost softened yours.

You know what I mean?

Because there were some places where, like,

you were so‐‐bow!

That hers her kind of bow.

‐ Got it. ‐ So should you guys

make it through to the next round,

that's something to consider.

‐ Okay. ‐ There's a marriage

that has to happen. You're dating,

but now there is a marriage that has to happen.

‐ Oh. ‐ Okay?

‐ Oh! ‐ [laughs]

‐ D, what you thinking?

‐ Here's my thoughts about this routine.

Musicality was on point.

The execution was great.

The separation movement, solid, so there.

Chemistry, check.

But it's, like, utilize the tools.

Utilize all the tools that you have,

and, Erica, you're a sensational

contemporary dancer with amazing ability

in your movement,

though I would say to access that,

and utilize that.

‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ And I think that

it could be just a better formula.

‐ Guys, remember, you need two yeses

to go through to the Duels.

Ne‐Yo, what do you think?

‐ You know what? I'm still not

completely convinced.

‐ ♪ Ooh, you should let me love you ♪

‐ I'm still not completely convinced.

It's a callback for me.

‐ Okay. ‐ It's a callback for me.

‐ Um, I think for me,

it's...

it's gonna be a yes.

‐ ♪ Hold me now for evermore ♪

‐ Okay, so you got a callback. You got a yes.

‐ ♪ Tell me I'm forever yours ♪

‐ It's gonna be a yes for me.

‐ Yay! ‐ All right?

‐ So we're doing it. ‐ Thank you, guys.

‐ You're doing it. We'll see you in the Duels!

[overlapping chatter]

‐ Thank you, guys. Appreciate it.

‐ All right. ‐ Bye, guys, congrats.

‐ We did it, we did it, we did it!

We did it, we did it, we did it!

‐ This looks like a celebration.

both: Yeah. ‐ Congratulations!

‐ Thank you, thank you.

‐ I really just wanted to make it

further than last year.

‐ Mission accomplished. ‐ We did, we did.

[upbeat music]

‐ ♪ You gotta keep the faith ♪

♪ You gotta keep the faith ♪

‐ Wow.

‐ So are you nervous?

‐ I'm a little nervous,

'cause it's my first time‐‐ like, going by myself,

like, doing a solo, so‐‐ ‐ Really?

‐ How you feeling?

‐ A little nervous just because I'm different

than a lot of the other people.

‐ There are some well‐known people here.

‐ Yeah. ‐ We come from a small town

in Chicago.

‐ This is an experience of a lifetime, guys.

And this is the time to show America what we got.

‐ We are... all: The Break Ninjaz!

‐ ♪ Go, ninja, go, ninja, go! ♪

♪ Go, ninja, go, ninja, go! ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go! ♪

‐ To be a Break Ninja, you have to follow

our three rules.

all: Have fun,

work hard,

and help each other.

‐ ♪ Ninja, ninja rap ♪

‐ We're all athletes,

even though we do, like, 100 push‐ups,

you know, it doesn't feel like work, like‐‐

‐ Y'all don't do 100 push‐ups. ‐ Yes, we do!

‐ Let's get ten right now, then.

Let's get ten right now.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Okay. Okay. I take it back.

Maybe I need to do a little bit more push‐ups.

‐ ♪ Go, ninja, go, ninja, go ♪

‐ In the breaking culture,

you get a nickname.

I am B‐boy Babalu.

‐ And I'm A‐Plus.

‐ I'm Capital. ‐ The Blondie.

‐ I'm Taylor. I just use my normal name

'cause I like it.

[laughter]

‐ Oh, yeah! Go, Babalu!

[all cheering]

all: Go, ninja, go, ninja, go.

Go, ninja, go, ninja, go.

Break Ninjaz!

‐ Next.

‐ And you go. ‐ Okay.

[dramatic music]

‐ [gasps]

‐ Oh, my gosh!

‐ Hey! ‐ Yo!

How are you? ‐ Hi, guys.

‐ Yo.

‐ What's up? ‐ Hi!

‐ What's up? ‐ Hi!

‐ How are you?

‐ Yeah, look at this group.

Like, how old are you, my man?

‐ I'm ten.

‐ He said, "what's up? I'm ten."

‐ All breaking, all breakdancing.

‐ All breaking. ‐ Yeah, all breaking.

‐ I mean, I love breakdancing.

I'm from the Bronx. I love it.

I grew up with it.

It was kind of invented at the time

that was, like, your guys' age down here.

And it's something that is very close to my heart,

so I just love seeing it. I love seeing a new generation

like, continue it on.

all: Yeah!

‐ Now I'm anxious to see it. ‐ Let's go.

Let's see it, you guys. ‐ Let's do it.

‐ Okay, y'all, let's go!

‐ Let's go, Ninjaz! ‐ Let's go!

‐ Yo. ‐ Babalu is his name.

Babalu. ‐ Babalu.

[laughs]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Put your loving ♪

♪ Hand out ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ I'm beggin' ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ ♪ Beggin' ♪

‐ What?

♪ ♪

[laughter]

‐ ♪ Beggin', I'm beggin' you ♪

‐ Let's go, Babalu!

‐ Go, Babalu, go Babalu!

‐ Yo! ‐ Babalu!

‐ Great!

[cheers and applause]

‐ Let's go. ‐ Good job, Babalu!

‐ Yo, okay.

Well, first of all, my man Babalu,

that last spin on your head and then the whole thing

and‐‐unbelievable.

‐ Thank you, sir. ‐ Who did, like,

the front flip with no hands on their head?

‐ Oh, that was me. ‐ That was crazy, man.

That was insane.

There were so many great moments.

‐ The hand‐stand, the slow up,

I don't think people watching understand

how much strength that takes.

‐ Yeah, that was crazy. ‐ Quality.

‐ But that strength, that athleticism

is what makes a great B‐boy.

You know? Or B‐girl.

‐ Yeah. ‐ B‐human.

both: B‐human. ‐ [laughs]

‐ I like it. ‐ Here's my note.

'Cause I think often what happens

is, like, yo, here's this amazing trick,

here's this amazing, you know, break move.

And then it's, like, transition,

and then the transition feels like a throwaway,

or it just feels a little bit too, like, relaxed.

‐ The standard that you guys are dancing at is good,

but to really compete, it needs to, like,

grow to a whole other level.

‐ With that said, for me, it's gonna be a no.

‐ You guys are close,

but you're not completely there yet.

Unfortunately, it's a no for me.

‐ And not because you guys aren't fantastic,

but because we think that

if you had a little bit more time,

that you're gonna come back even stronger.

That's it. ‐ You guys are great dancers,

so keep working hard

so you can come back,

and maybe win next year.

‐ Yeah, yeah. ‐ Thank you, guys.

‐ Good job, Babalu! You killed it.

‐ Thank you. ‐ You killed it at the end.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Bye!

‐ Thanks, guys. ‐ Thank you, guys.

‐ ♪ I got this lovesick feeling ♪

‐ Why are y'all so quiet?

What happened in there?

‐ We weren't disappointed, you know.

Hopefully next year.

‐ You're all stars. Don't forget that.

Shine bright, y'all.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Shine bright.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Babalu!

‐ [laughs]

‐ Don't go.

‐ I think we're ready.

‐ Nervous.

‐ We're gonna do so good, guys.

‐ ♪ Into your heart ♪

‐ You guys have been auditioning

for "World of Dance" since season two.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Third time is a charm.

That must mean you've raised the stakes.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Quite a bit.

‐ We worked really hard.

‐ Come on in.

‐ Give everything you have on this stage,

and have fun. Enjoy every moment, okay?

‐ You guys ready for this? ‐ Yes.

‐ I'm ready. ‐ Let's do it.

‐ Oh, my God! ‐ Hi!

‐ Hi! ‐ Hi.

‐ What's going on, y'all?

‐ Oh, my God.

‐ Hi, guys. ‐ How are you, how are you?

‐ What, you surprised to see us?

all: Yeah! [laughter]

‐ Welcome. Where you guys from?

‐ Quebec, Canada.

‐ Quebec, okay. Why "World of Dance"?

‐ Because it's the biggest competition.

It's, like, the best from the best

from all around the world.

We've been trying from season two.

We got rejected twice, but we never gave up.

‐ Interesting. So you've actually tried out

for "World of Dance" before?

all: Yeah. ‐ But this the first time

you've gotten to this stage.

all: Yeah. ‐ Well, that's exciting.

Well, congratulations for that.

all: Thank you.

‐ So you ready to show us what you got?

all: Yeah. ‐ Let's go.

‐ Let's get it. ‐ Let's do it, guys.

Good luck. ‐ Yes!

All right.

[upbeat music]

‐ ♪ Sick‐‐ ♪ ‐ ♪ Ho! ♪

‐ ♪ I drink that, drink that, yac ♪

♪ Step back 'cause I might put it on ya ♪

♪ I go deep, so deep till you sleep ♪

♪ Count sheep, wake you up from‐‐all week ♪

♪ What up, I'm tore up, sho' nuff ♪

♪ Ain't scared to take it out ♪

♪ Tell the freak to take it off ♪

♪ Ain't scared to take it‐‐ ♪

‐ Hey. ‐ Whoo.

‐ ♪ Sho' nuff‐‐sho' nuff‐‐ [stuttering] ♪

♪ Scared to take it, scared to take it ♪

♪ Scared to take it‐‐ tell the freak ♪

♪ To tell the freak, tell the freak to‐‐ ♪

♪ East coast, west coast ♪

♪ Down south, represent your coast ♪

♪ Yeah, we run it, Yeah, we run it ♪

♪ Y'all don't want it, 'cause my coast run it ♪

♪ ♪

[laughter]

‐ Yeah. Quality work.

‐ Listen, I thought you guys

had some really good formations in there,

some great energy, but to me,

I couldn't really tell if you guys

can do other things besides

just kind of make these great formations,

so for me, there was just a little bit of question

if you can compete with everybody.

I didn't see that in this routine.

‐ You guys are really strong when you're dancing in sync.

You know? I love the visuals.

I love the roll‐off you guys did in that diagonal

into the splits.

‐ I definitely agree. I think that you guys

are a really, really strong team.

I just need everything to hit

a little harder than it does. There was a moment

where you‐‐I think it was you in the middle,

and you gave kind of one of these,

and everybody reacted.

And it was just‐‐ it just wasn't as staccato

as I would've personally liked it to have been.

The moves that were supposed to hit really hard

didn't hit as hard as I would've personally

liked them to hit.

‐ I think I would've liked to have seen

a little bit more dancing.

It seems like there was a lot of transition

to, like, pictures, which is fine,

but I wanted to see more groove.

I wanted to see more musicality.

What do you guys think?

‐ I'm gonna say yes.

‐ For me, I'd probably have you come for a callback.

‐ I'm gonna say...

callback. ‐ Okay.

‐ So a callback basically means

you get one more opportunity to show us

what it is that you can do before,

which means that you guys will be back to show us

you really, really and truly deserve to be here.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Good job, guys.

Well done.

Let's see what you got.

‐ ♪ Don't worry about a thing ♪

‐ The skill level is there.

Now let's see if they can take the note,

and then step up to where they need to be.

‐ Yeah.

‐ What was it like to actually be there

finally in front of the judges?

‐ Oh, my God. ‐ It felt so good.

‐ [laughs] It felt so good!

‐ Yes!

Getting a callback is just, like,

another opportunity to show them what new stuff

we can pull.

It's not a no, so we need to take it.

‐ [vocalizing]

‐ Three.

Little snuggle if you guys don't mind.

‐ Snuggle. ‐ Yeah, we love the snuggle.

Big eyes, Ne‐Yo.

‐ Big eyes, Ne‐Yo. ‐ Hm?

Big eyes? Me? Really?

‐ Yep. Got it. ‐ Thank you, guys.

‐ I'm gonna need you to act like you know

that when the teeth come out, the eyes go away.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Nothing I can do about it.

‐ That's what it is.

‐ If we just don't get in our heads about anything.

‐ I'm really nervous.

‐ I can't wait, though.

We are... all: MDC 3.

‐ A contemporary trio from Placentia, California.

‐ ♪ I've got friends that will run through walls ♪

‐ We have danced together for so long

that we can share a vulnerable feeling together,

and are able to feel comfortable

relaying our emotions on each other,

no matter what.

‐ All right, let's go.

‐ I've known Maddie since she was about seven

and I love her family.

They are a like a second family to me.

‐ Definitely, yeah.

‐ I'm so proud of you, honey.

‐ I love you, Mom.

‐ I love you, too.

‐ In 2012, my mom first diagnosed

with breast cancer.

I was only ten years old,

so I didn't really understand

the amount of pain she was facing.

‐ Maddie had to see me

go from being a healthy mom

to undergoing surgery, chemotherapy,

and then actually losing my hair.

That was the hardest part, I think,

definitely was losing my hair,

because she did not understand that at all.

I wanted her to know that I'm just gonna be there

no matter what.

Good job.

‐ After she beat cancer,

five years later,

she got diagnosed again.

To see her in that much pain,

like, really tore my heart up a little.

‐ We try our best to be the biggest light in her life

at that moment.

‐ We always tried to be positive around her,

so she would feel like she could tell us things.

[inspiring music]

‐ These two hold a really special place in my heart

because they were able to be my support system.

They're like my little brother and sister.

I'll always be there for them.

"World of Dance" is super important to us

because my mom's in remission and healthy again,

but we all know that tomorrow's not a promise

and that we are able to take the moments that we can get

and cherish them forever.

‐ All right, stand by, guys. Have fun.

‐ Five, four, three, two...

‐ Oh, my God. ‐ Hi!

‐ Hello. ‐ No way.

[laughter]

‐ Wasn't expecting that.

‐ How are you?

‐ I don't even feel like this is real.

‐ I know. It's like a dream.

‐ You guys weren't expecting to see us?

‐ No. I'm lost for words.

‐ How long you guys been dancing together?

‐ Seven years.

‐ As, like, a trio, or just separately?

all: As a trio. ‐ Together.

‐ Really? ‐ Yeah.

‐ Y'all ready to show us what you got?

‐ Of course. ‐ Let's do it, let's do it.

‐ Let's go. ‐ Good luck.

‐ Okay.

[balladic pop music]

‐ ♪ I'm holding on your rope ♪

♪ Got me ten feet off the ground ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm hearing what you say ♪

♪ But I just can't make a sound ♪

♪ ♪

♪ You tell me that you need me ♪

♪ Then you go and cut me down ♪

♪ But wait ♪

♪ Tell me that you're sorry ♪

♪ Didn't think I'd turn around ♪

♪ You say ♪

♪ It's too late to apologize ♪

♪ It's too late ♪

♪ It's said it's too late to apologize, yeah ♪

‐ ♪ Too late ♪

‐ ♪ It's said it's too late to apologize, yeah ♪

‐ ♪ Too late ♪

‐ ♪ I'm holding on your rope ♪

♪ Got me ten feet off the ground ♪

‐ Ooh. ‐ Aww.

‐ Whoo. ‐ Yeah!

Wow. ‐ Well, that was clear.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Wow, guys.

That was very clear to me

what was going on, which I always love,

and all three of you are super strong, too.

both: Thank you so much.

‐ I love the transitions.

You guys had seamless transitions,

really creative, really innovative.

‐ Super creative.

‐ Some moments where I'm like, "Oh, I've seen‐‐

no, I have not. That's really different."

I really enjoyed it. Ne‐Yo‐‐

‐ The way the three of them interacted, I mean‐‐

‐ I mean, out of the gate, too,

the way you were all connected and entangled,

and then, like, whoosh, whoosh.

You immediately got the story of, like, yo,

this love triangle is confusing.

‐ Intricate. Like, there was one area where

it was almost ugly how tangled you guys were,

but I felt like it was kind of purposely done.

Like, a love triangle can be a very ugly thing.

‐ It's gonna be a yes for me.

‐ [titters]

‐ What did you think, baby?

‐ Um...

[mellow music]

Yeah, it's...

it's gonna be a yes for me.

[laughter]

‐ It's a yes for me, too. ‐ Go. You're through.

‐ You're through to the next round.

‐ [shouts] ‐ Yes.

all: Thank you so much.

‐ Congratulations, guys. We'll see you in the Duels.

‐ Thank you. ‐ See you in the Duels.

‐ ♪ We'll have nowhere left to go ♪

♪ And I need my hero ♪

‐ Did great? all: Yeah.

‐ Oh, there's smiles. That's a good thing.

So... ‐ We got a yes.

‐ We got a yes, two yeses.

‐ To the Duels? all: Yeah.

‐ We're feeling a lot of emotions‐‐

‐ Overwhelmed with excitement,

and just‐‐we're so happy.

‐ Give me some.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Give me some.

‐ We have so much more to give.

‐ And so me many more stories to tell, too.

‐ Duels.

‐ We'll see you there.

‐ Can't wait. ‐ We're ready.

‐ Check out the ruffles.

Check out the ruffles.

‐ We are... all: Show Stopper!

‐ A jazz funk team from...

all: Miami!

‐ [vocalizing]

all: ♪ We stomp out ♪

♪ We stop the show! ♪

‐ We are a group of first generation

American women,

and we're here representing our family,

what struggles they went through to get here.

‐ ♪ And on the run from a country ♪

♪ Where they put you in prison ♪

♪ For being a woman and speaking your mind ♪

‐ My grandparents came from Cuba with my mom.

It was communist

and everything was very restricted,

and that was no way of living.

So they came here with a dream and a thirst for freedom,

and thirst to do more.

You guys are gorgeous and you're beautiful

and passionate and we've been working so hard,

so this is our time shine and really showcase

what we're all about.

And it's about a revolution.

‐ There's a lot of violence in Colombia,

and when I moved, I was nine.

It was very hard to just pick up

and literally leave everything,

your school, your culture, your language.

We lived in New York.

It was seven of us in one room,

and to know that I'm here now

and I look at my parents that gave everything

for us to be here.

It's definitely a proud moment

to know that,

you know, it is the American dream.

‐ ♪ They said I would never make it ♪

‐ Right now, we're living through a key time in history

where diverse cultures and women

are really coming forward and breaking boundaries.

And all we want is to open doors

for other women that are coming

from our backgrounds.

‐ ♪ You will rise up, rise up, yeah ♪

‐ And in you go.

‐ Let's go, guys.

[dramatic music]

[laughter]

‐ Hello!

‐ Hi! Hiya!

‐ Ooh! ‐ What's up?

‐ The shock and awe on your faces.

‐ It's showtime, Show Stoppers.

‐ How are you, how are you, how are you?

‐ And now that we see you,

extra ready, extra ready.

J‐Lo, I have to say, growing up in Puerto Rico,

I remember following along in your journey

starting as a dancer,

and being, honestly, the first

female to really represent Latinas

beyond the stereotype.

‐ Thank you. ‐ That is what inspired

most of us.

‐ Aww, thank you. Don't cry.

I see you all of you with tears in your eyes.

Stop it. Look it.

‐ You blazed the path for us,

and we're so honored

to do this for our family

and for what we truly represent,

which is that Latin woman power, you know?

‐ Yes. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Yes. ‐ I love it.

‐ You ready to show me? ‐ Are we ready?

[all cheering]

‐ Let's do it. ‐ Whoo!

[upbeat music]

‐ Okay.

‐ Major Lazer. J Balvin, man.

Latino gang.

Global.

[singing in Spanish]

♪ ♪

all: [shout] ‐ [singing in Spanish]

♪ ♪

all: [shout] ‐ [singing in Spanish]

♪ ♪

‐ Cool.

‐ Well done, ladies.

[applause]

‐ All right, Show Stoppers.

Well, first and foremost, I can completely see the camaraderie.

It's like it's one brain up there.

Dope. Super‐duper dope.

‐ I agree. I thought

you're a good, cohesive group,

but I think the moves

need to be hit a little bit harder.

And I'm wondering if it was the outfits,

because they kind of covered your body a little bit,

all of the extra material.

I'm wondering if that was a little bit

of me not being able to see how hard you were dancing.

Do you know what I'm saying? ‐ Yeah.

‐ I actually like the outfits, honestly.

I think it adds to the‐‐ ‐ I like them.

I'm not saying I don't like them.

I'm not sure it worked

for the dancing that you were doing,

but that shouldn't matter.

We have to feel that energy like a rollercoaster.

We have to feel it like a Mack Truck.

You have the passion,

but now you have to get the level of skill

up a little bit higher.

These are the best dancers in the world,

and that's who you're gonna be competing against.

‐ I definitely agree.

In all honesty, I heard the name Show Stoppers,

I'm like, "My bar went up to here."

Like, you can't call yourself Show Stoppers

unless you about to stop the show.

I found myself waiting for the wow.

I'm looking for the thing that makes me go,

"Oh, my gosh, Show Stoppers might get a million dollars."

‐ Yeah, I mean, the thing is I think you guys

are all fantastic dancers.

I think for me choreographically,

It was just‐‐ ‐ Needs to step up.

‐ It's, like, what happened is that all

kind of stayed on this beat the whole time.

I wanted to see more, like‐‐ [vocalizing]

To play around with rhythms.

You want all these different dynamics within a routine

because you only have, like, a minute and a half

to show us everything you have.

So with that said, what do you think?

‐ I think...I don't know.

I'm on the fence. I'm on the fence.

‐ ♪ They said I would never make it ♪

♪ But I was built to break the mold ♪

‐ I'm thinking it's gonna be a callback.

Derek, what were your thoughts on it?

‐ It's gonna be a callback for me, too.

‐ Yeah. We do believe

that there is something really special here.

‐ Yes, definitely.

‐ This is a callback. When you go to an audition,

you get a callback, that's a good thing.

‐ Yes. ‐ That's a good thing.

I've been there. ‐ Good job, ladies.

‐ All right. all: Thank you.

‐ Congrats, congrats. That's good.

‐ ♪ This goes out to the underdog ♪

‐ Well, well done. ‐ That's it.

‐ Well done, guys. It was fun.

‐ I was impressed. I was thoroughly impressed.

‐ That was awesome.

‐ ♪ Rise up, yeah ♪

[upbeat hip‐hop music]

♪ ♪