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World of Dance season 1

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The first season of American reality dance competition World of Dance premiered May 30, 2017, on NBC. Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, and Derek Hough served as the judges, with Jenna Dewan serving as host. Hip hop dancers Les Twins, from Paris, France, were crowned as the winners of the $1,000,000 prize on August 8, 2017. Fourteen-year-old contemporary dancer Eva Igo and Latin/Swing group Swing Latino were named first runner-up and second runner-up respectively.

World of Dance
Season 1
Hosted byJenna Dewan
Judges
WinnerLes Twins
Runner-upEva Igo
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseMay 30 (2017-05-30) –
August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)
Season chronology
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Season 2

Dancers edit

Junior (under 18) edit

Dance act Age(s) Hometown Dance style Elimination date Placement Average Score Qualifier Duel Cut Divisional Final World Final
Eva Igo 14 Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Contemporary – World Final (2nd Place) 92.3 88.0 89.0 92.5 96.7 93.7
Diana Pombo 11 Miami, Florida Contemporary August 1, 2017 Divisional Final 90.6 89.7 91.3 92.0 89.3 –
The Mihacevich Sisters 12–16 Brunswick, Ohio Contemporary July 18, 2017 The Cut 84.5 87.0 81.0 85.5 – –
ImmaBEAST1 – Los Angeles, California Hip-Hop July 18, 2017 The Cut – – 86.0 84.2 – –
The Lab – West Covina, California Hip-Hop July 18, 2017 The Cut 89.0 91.3 89.7 86.0 – –
D'Angelo and Amanda 16/17 Miami, Florida Ballroom July 11, 2017 The Duels 83.5 88.3 78.7 – – –
Mini ReQuest12 – Auckland, New Zealand Hip-Hop July 11, 2017 The Duels – – 85.7 – – –
Boys of Temecula – Temecula, California Jazz June 27, 2017 The Duels 82.5 80.3 84.7 – – –
The Posse – San Jose, California Contemporary June 27, 2017 The Duels 85.0 84.0 86.0 – – –
KynTay – Alberta, Canada Hip-Hop/Jazz June 20, 2017 The Duels 84.2 85.7 82.7 – – –
801 Squad – Orem, Utah – June 13, 2017 Qualifiers 79.3 79.3 – – – –
JJ and Joey – Johnston, Rhode Island – June 6, 2017 Qualifiers 78.0 78.0 – – – –
Kaeli and Brandon – Ashburn, Virginia – June 6, 2017 Qualifiers 77.7 77.7 – – – –

Upper (18 and over, up to 4 members) edit

Dance act Age(s) Hometown Dance style Elimination date Placement Average Score Qualifier Duel Cut Divisional Final World Final
Les Twins 28 Paris, France Hip-Hop – 1st Place 94.4 95.7 92.0 93.5 97.7 93.8
Keone and Mari 29/31 San Diego, California Urban Dance August 1, 2017 Divisional Final 91.3 85.0 91.3 93.2 95.0 –
Luka & Jenalyn 19/16 Toronto, Ontario Cabaret Ballroom July 25, 2017 The Cut 85.3 86.7 88.7 80.5 – –
Fik-Shun 22 Las Vegas, Nevada Freestyle Street Dancer July 25, 2017 The Cut 88.6 91.0 90.7 84.2 – –
Pasión – Santa Barbara, California Flamenco July 25, 2017 The Cut 84.6 87.7 87.3 78.8 – –
DNA – New York City, New York Ballroom July 11, 2017 The Duels 83.2 86.0 80.3 – – –
Kings Unite12 – Los Angeles, California Hip-Hop July 11, 2017 The Duels – – 83.7 – – –
Kyle Van Newkirk 20 Morrill, Nebraska Tap June 27, 2017 The Duels 83.4 80.7 86.0 – – –
Nick Daniels 18 Miami, Florida Contemporary June 20, 2017 The Duels 87.4 87.0 87.7 – – –
Quick Style – Oslo, Norway Hip-Hop June 20, 2017 The Duels 88.0 86.7 89.3 – – –
Trent Jeray – Memphis, Tennessee – June 13, 2017 Qualifiers 79.3 79.3 – – – –
Vibration – Miami, Florida – June 13, 2017 Qualifiers 78.0 78.0 – – – –

Team (18 and over, 5–15 members) edit

Dance act Age(s) Hometown Dance style Elimination date Placement Average Score Qualifier Duel Cut Divisional Final World Final
Swing Latino – Cali, Colombia Salsa – World Final (3rd Place) 92.4 89.3 91.7 92.5 94.7 93.2
Kinjaz – Los Angeles, California Urban Dance August 1, 2017 Divisional Final 92.0 91.0 91.3 93.5 92.3 –
Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions – Los Angeles, California Urban Dance July 25, 2017 The Cut 86.1 83.7 85.7 89.0 – –
Chapkis Dance Family – Suisun City, California Hip-Hop July 25, 2017 The Cut 87.8 89.0 88.7 85.8 – –
Super Cr3w – Las Vegas, Nevada B-Boy July 25, 2017 The Cut 88.6 88.0 89.0 88.8 – –
Jabbawockeez – Las Vegas, Nevada Hip-Hop July 11, 2017 The Duels 85.7 86.7 84.7 – – –
Rhythmatic12 – New York City, New York Tap July 11, 2017 The Duels – – 86.3 – – –
Rouge1 – Los Angeles, California Hip-Hop/Jazz July 11, 2017 The Duels – – 80.0 – – –
Stroll Groove1 – Los Angeles, California Stepping July 11, 2017 The Duels – – 81.3 – – –
Royal Flux1 – Los Angeles, California Contemporary June 27, 2017 The Duels – – 86.3 – – –
Miami All-Stars – Miami, Florida Latin Jazz June 20, 2017 The Duels 84.7 81.0 88.3 – – –
Fuze – Los Angeles, California – June 6, 2017 Qualifiers 77.3 77.3 – – – –
Nxt Lvl – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Clogging May 30, 2017 Qualifiers 77.0 77.0 – – – –

^1 Despite their Qualifier performance not being shown, this act's hometown and dance style were made available on the World of Dance website. Therefore, these acts do not have a determined average score.
^2 MiniRequest, Kings Unite & Rhythmatic were the only groups not to have a full performance featured during their time on the show.

Qualifiers edit

In each round of the Qualifiers, the dance acts will perform a 2-minute routine in front of the judges and a live audience. They will be scored by the judges in 5 categories: Performance, Technique, Choreography, Creativity & Presentation. Each category is worth 20 points with a perfect score of 100. For the dance act to progress forward, they must receive an average score of 80 or higher.

Color key:

       Contestant was eliminated

Part 1: May 30 edit

Order Name Division Performance Song Judges' Score
Ne-Yo Jennifer Derek AVERAGE
1 Super Cr3w Team "Viva La Vida" – Coldplay 87 89 88 88.0
2 D'Angelo & Amanda Junior "Run Boy Run" – Woodkid 90 88 87 88.3
3 Les Twins Upper "Free" – 6LACK 95 96 96 95.7
4 Nxt Lvl Team "Move" – Luke Bryan 73 78 80 77.0
5 Keone & Mari Upper "Happy" – C2C 85 83 87 85.0
6 Kinjaz Team "High For This" – Ellie Goulding 89 92 92 91.0
7 Diana Pombo Junior "Bird Set Free" – Sia 88 92 89 89.7

Part 2: June 6 edit

Order Name Division Performance Song Judges' Score
Ne-Yo Jennifer Derek AVERAGE
1 The Lab Junior "Bad Boy for Life" – Puff Daddy 90 92 92 91.3
2 Fik-Shun Upper "Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)" – X Ambassadors 90 92 91 91.0
3 Miami All Stars Team "Dance Again" – Jennifer Lopez 79 82 82 81.0
4 Luka & Jenalyn Upper "You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy" – Grace 83 89 88 86.7
5 Kaeli & Brandon Junior - - - - 77.7
6 Fuze Team - - - - 77.3
7 JJ & Joey Junior - 77 78 79 78.0
8 Quick Style Upper "Jolene" – Dolly Parton 85 88 87 86.7
9 Nick Daniels Upper "Secrets" – OneRepublic 85 89 87 87.0

Part 3: June 13 edit

Order Name Division Performance Song Judges' Score
Ne-Yo Jennifer Derek AVERAGE
1 Jabbawockeez Team "Still Feelin' It" – Mistah F.A.B 85 89 86 86.7
2 The Mihacevich Sisters Junior "Warrior" – Demi Lovato 82 90 89 87.0
3 Boys of Temecula Junior "Canned Heat" – Jamiroquai – – – 80.3
4 KynTay Junior "Panda" – Desiigner – – – 85.7
5 Kyle Van Newkirk Upper "Don't Wanna Know" – Maroon 5 ft. Kendrick Lamar – – – 80.7
6 Chapkis Dance Family Team "All the Way Up" – Fat Joe and Remy Ma – – – 89.0
7 Pasión Upper – – – – 87.7
8 The Posse Junior "Scars To Your Beautiful" – Alessia Cara 81 88 83 84.0
9 Swing Latino Team "Bemba Colora" – Celia Cruz 87 91 90 89.3
10 Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions Team "Chunky" – Bruno Mars 81 86 84 83.7
11 Vibration Upper – – – – 78.0
12 801 Squad Junior "Fireball" – Pitbull ft. John Ryan 79 78 81 79.3
13 Trent Jeray Upper "Love You Now" – John Legend 77 82 79 79.3
14 DNA Upper "Powerful" – Major Lazer 82 88 88 86.0
15 Eva Igo Junior "River" – Bishop Briggs 85 89 90 88.0

The Duels edit

In each round of The Duels, two acts in the same division compete for a spot in the next round. In each division, the acts with the top qualifying scores choose their opponents, then both acts perform back-to-back, receiving feedback from the judges. After each performance, the judges will score them in the 5 categories: Performance, Technique, Creativity, Choreography & Presentation. Unlike the Qualifiers, only the final average for each act is shown. The act with the highest average at the end of the duel moves on to the next round, the other faces immediate elimination.

Qualifying Acts
Rank Upper Team Junior
Name Score Name Score Name Score
1 Les Twins 95.7 Kinjaz 91.0 The Lab 91.3
2 Fik-Shun 91.0 Swing Latino 89.3 Diana Pombo 89.7
3 Pasión 87.7 Chapkis Dance Family 89.0 D'Angelo & Amanda 88.3
4 Nick Daniels 87.0 Super Cr3w 88.0 Eva Igo 88.0
5 Luka & Jenalyn 86.7 Jabbawockeez 86.7 The Mihacevich Sisters 87.0
6 Quick Style 86.7 Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions 83.7 KynTay 85.7
7 DNA 86.0 Royal Flux – The Posse 84.0
8 Keone & Mari 85.0 Rouge – Immabeast –
9 Kyle Van Newkirk 80.7 Miami All-Stars 81.0 Boys of Temecula 80.3
10 Kings Unite – Stroll Grove – Mini ReQuest –
11 – – Rhythmatic – – –
Song Not Shown -
Episode Order Division Dance Act Performance Song Judges Score Winner
Part 1
(June 20) 		1 Upper Fik-Shun "Fragile" – Tech N9ne 90.7 Fik-Shun
Nick Daniels "Wicked Game" – Raign 87.7
2 Team Swing Latino "Pa Lante" – Jose Aguirre 91.7 Swing Latino
Miami All-Stars "Jumpin' Jack" – Voodoo Daddy 88.3
3 Junior KynTay "Bang Bang" – Jessie J ft. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj 82.7 Eva Igo
Eva Igo "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" – Juliet Simms 89.0
4 Upper Keone & Mari "Like Real People Do" – Hozier 91.3 Keone & Mari
Quick Style "Guidance" – Travis Scott 89.3
Part 2
(June 27) 		1 Junior The Posse "In the Name of Love" – Martin Garrix 86.0 Diana Pombo
Diana Pombo "Rise" – Katy Perry 91.3
2 Team Super Cr3w "Workin' Day And Night" – Michael Jackson 89.0 Super Cr3w
Royal Flux "Brother" – Matt Corby 86.3
3 Junior The Lab "All I Do Is Win" – DJ Khaled 89.7 The Lab
Boys of Temecula "Shut Up and Dance" – Walk the Moon 84.7
4 Upper Kyle Van Newkirk "Classic Man" – Jidenna 86.0 Les Twins
Les Twins "Deep in the Bottom (of Africa)" – Monique Bingham 92.0
Part 3
(July 11) 		1 Team Kinjaz "Change (Kinja Bang)" – TroyBoi 91.3 Kinjaz
Stroll Groove "My Prerogative" – Bobby Brown 81.3
2 Upper Luka & Jenalyn "Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers 88.7 Luka & Jenalyn
DNA "Love Runs Out" – OneRepublic 80.3
3 Junior Mini Request – 85.7 Immabeast
Immabeast "Juice" – AD 86.0
4 Upper Kings Unite – 83.7 Pasión
Pasión "Code Name Vivaldi" – The Piano Guys 87.3
5 Team Rhythmatic – 86.3 Chapkis Dance Family
Chapkis Dance Family "Get Like Me" – Nelly 88.7
6 Junior D'Angelo & Amanda "Hip Hip Chin Chin" – Club des Belugas 78.7 The Mihacevich Sisters
The Mihacevich Sisters "Unstoppable" – Sia 81.0
7 Team Rouge "Trini Dem Girls" – Nicki Minaj 80.0 Ian Eastwood and The Young Lions
Jabbawockeez "Scenario" – A Tribe Called Quest 84.7
Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions "Hot in Herre" – Nelly 85.7


The Cut edit

In The Cut, the 15 remaining acts compete for two 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 2, they face immediate elimination. For this round, each of the judges became mentors for one of the divisions; Jennifer worked with the Juniors, Derek worked with the Upper acts and Ne-Yo worked with the Teams. Guest judge Misty Copeland joined the panel for this segment.

The Duels scores
Rank Upper Team Junior
Name Score Cut Rank Name Score Cut Rank Name Score Cut Rank
1 Les Twins 92.0 1 Swing Latino 91.7 2 Diana Pombo 91.3 2
2 Keone & Mari 91.3 2 Kinjaz 91.3 1 The Lab 89.7 3
3 Fik-Shun 90.7 3 Super Cr3w 89.0 4 Eva Igo 89.0 1
4 Luka & Jenalyn 88.7 4 Chapkis Dance Family 88.7 5 Immabeast 86.0 5
5 Pasión 87.3 5 Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions 85.7 3 The Mihacevich Sisters 81.0 4
Song/Score Not Shown -
Episode Order Division Dance Act Performance Song Judges' Score
Ne-Yo Jennifer Misty Derek AVERAGE
Part 1
(July 18) 		1 Junior Diana Pombo "Rise Up" – Andra Day 91 93 94 90 92.0
2 ImmaBEAST "Look At Me Now" – Chris Brown – – – – 84.2
3 The Mihacevich Sisters "Beautiful Thing" – Grace VanderWaal 84 85 85 88 85.5
4 The Lab "Disco Inferno" – 50 Cent 87 84 85 88 86.0
5 Eva Igo "Creep" – Ember Island 90 92 95 93 92.5
6 Team Swing Latino "Welcome To The Party" – Har-You Percussion Group 91 93 93 93 92.5
7 Super Cr3w "Let It Go" – James Bay 86 85 89 95 88.8
Part 2
(July 25) 		1 Team Kinjaz "No Limit" – Usher 93 90 96 95 93.5
2 Chapkis Dance Family "Work Bitch" – Britney Spears – – – – 85.8
3 Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions "Have Mercy" – Eryn Allen Kane 83 89 93 91 89.0
4 Upper Luka & Jenalyn "The Hills" – The Weeknd 82 80 80 80 80.5
5 Fik-Shun "7 Years" – Lukas Graham 84 86 82 85 84.2
6 Pasión "Livin' La Vida Loca" – Ricky Martin – – – – 78.8
7 Les Twins "Never Know" – 6LACK 90 94 98 92 93.5
8 Keone & Mari "Darkness And Light" – John Legend ft. Brittany Howard 94 92 94 93 93.2

Divisional Final edit

In the Divisional Final, the 2 remaining acts in each division square off, with only one act going to the World Final to represent their division. Continuing from the previous round, each of the 3 judges acted as mentors for the divisions; Jennifer worked with the Teams, Ne-Yo worked with the Upper acts and Derek worked with the Juniors. Keone and Mari were awarded the first and only 100 score of the entire season by Ne-Yo during the Divisional Final.

The Cut Scores
Rank Upper Team Junior
Name Score Name Score Name Score
1 Les Twins 93.5 Kinjaz 93.5 Eva Igo 92.5
2 Keone & Mari 93.2 Swing Latino 92.5 Diana Pombo 92.0
Order Division Dance Act Performance Song Judges' Score
Ne-Yo Jennifer Derek AVERAGE
1 Team Kinjaz "Work Song" – Hozier 91 91 95 92.3
2 Swing Latino "Gracias A La Vida" – Mercedes Sosa 95 95 94 94.7
3 Upper Keone & Mari "The Way You Look Tonight" – Frank Sinatra 100 90 95 95.0
4 Les Twins "Some Minds" – Flume ft. Andrew Wyatt 99 99 95 97.7
5 Junior Diana Pombo "Wild Things" – Alessia Cara 90 89 89 89.3
6 Eva Igo "Ready Or Not" – Mischa "Book" Chillak ft. Esthero 96 97 97 96.7

World Final edit

In the World Final, the final 3 acts competed head to head to win the one million dollar prize. As with the previous 2 rounds, the judges became mentors for each of the finalists; Jennifer worked with Les Twins, Derek worked with Swing Latino and Ne-Yo worked with Eva. Each of the 3 finalists performed twice; The first performance's music was chosen by one of the judges and the second was chosen by the finalist. After each performance, the final scores were displayed on a leaderboard. The winner of the World Finals was determined by the judges combined average scores from both performances. After the final performances, Les Twins were announced as the winners of World of Dance; their final combined score of 93.8 just barely edged out Eva Igo by 0.1 points.

Order Dance Act Performance Song Judges' Score
Ne-Yo Jennifer Derek AVERAGE
1 Les Twins "Stole The Show" – Kygo ft. Parson James 92 92 95 93.0
2 Swing Latino "Conga" – Gloria Estefan 91 89 95 91.7
3 Eva Igo "In the Air Tonight" – Natalie Taylor 90 90 93 91.0
4 Eva Igo "Alive" – Sia 95 96 98 96.3
5 Swing Latino "Magdalena, Mi Amor (Quimbara)" – DLG (Dark Latin Groove) 93 95 96 94.7
6 Les Twins "Scream" – Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson 94 97 93 94.7

Final Scores edit

Les Twins (93.8)

Eva Igo (93.7)

Swing Latino (93.2)

Contestants who appeared on other shows edit

Highest Scoring Dances edit

Name Division Round Judges' Scores
Ne-Yo Jennifer Misty Derek AVERAGE
Les Twins Upper Divisional Final 99 99 – 95 97.7
Eva Igo Junior Divisional Final 96 97 – 97 96.7
Eva Igo Junior World Final 95 96 – 98 96.3
Les Twins Upper Qualifiers 95 96 – 96 95.7
Keone & Mari Upper Divisional Final 100 90 – 95 95.0
Swing Latino Team Divisional Final 95 95 – 94 94.7
Swing Latino Team World Final 93 95 – 96 94.7
Les Twins Upper World Final 94 97 – 93 94.7
Kinjaz Team The Cut 93 90 96 95 93.5
Les Twins Upper The Cut 90 94 98 92 93.5
Keone & Mari Upper The Cut 94 92 94 93 93.3
Les Twins Upper World Final 92 92 – 95 93.0

Ratings edit

Show Episode title First air date Timeslot (EDT) Rating
(18–49) 		Share
(18–49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Nightly
rank
1 The Qualifiers 1 May 30, 2017 Tuesday 10:00 p.m. 2.4 9 9.71[1] 2
2 The Qualifiers 2 June 6, 2017 1.9 7 8.42[2] 2
3 The Qualifiers 3 June 13, 2017 1.9 8 8.04[3] 2
4 The Duels 1 June 20, 2017 1.8 7 7.61[4] 2
5 The Duels 2 June 27, 2017 1.8 8 7.51[5] 2
6 The Duels 3 July 11, 2017 1.7 7 7.08[6] 2
7 The Cut 1 July 18, 2017 1.6 7 6.91[7] 2
8 The Cut 2 July 25, 2017 1.6 7 6.88[8] 2
9 Divisional Final August 1, 2017 1.7 7 7.00[9] 2
10 World Final August 8, 2017 1.9 8 8.00[10] 2

References edit

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External links edit

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