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World of DanceGenrePresented byJudgesOpening theme"" by Country of originUnited StatesOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. of seasons4No. of episodes37 ()ProductionExecutive producer(s) Running time60-120 minutesProduction company(s)

Universal Television AlternativeDistributorReleaseOriginal networkOriginal releaseMay 30, 2017 – presentExternal linksWorld of Dance is an American television series executive produced by . The first two seasons were hosted by . The third season saw a change in hosts, as hosted that season and the upcoming fourth season. The series features performers, including solo acts and larger groups, representing any of dance, competing for a grand prize of $1 million. The contestants are scored by judges , , and .

The series was created in partnership with preeminent global dance brand, , which produces dance competitions and dance lifestyle events in more than 25 countries, spanning the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia. Videos captured from these events have driven more than 1 billion views online.

The series premiered on on May 30, 2017. The series was renewed for a third season in May 2018, which premiered on February 26, 2019. On April 27, 2020, it was announced that the series upcoming fourth season would premiere on May 26, 2020.

Contents Premise[] Format changes[] Season 2

While the format for remained relatively unchanged, there were a few slight alterations. Season 2 received a 16-episode order, six more than the ten-episode . Additionally, this season, a fourth category, Junior Team, was added for acts under 18 with 5 or more members. The qualifier rounds are cut down from a two minutes to a one-minute routine. The Duels routines are cut down from two minutes to 75 seconds. The top three highest-scoring acts in The Cut from each division will move on to The Divisional Final, in season one it was just the top two. The Cut, Divisional and World Final rounds are cut down from a two minutes to a '90 seconds'-routine. In The Cut and Divisional Final guest celebrities are assigned as mentors to each division. On World Final there are intermezzo shows. Season two by Les Twins, Keone & Mari (actually Mariel) Madrid, Kinjaz and Derek Hough.

Season 3

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

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

The guest judge is removed this season.

Show concept[] In preparation for season two, handpicked competitors, being talented in any styles of dancing, from qualifying events around the nation and thousands of online submissions, are divided into four divisions: Junior (groups of 1-4, under 18), Upper (groups of 1-4, 18 and older), Junior Team (groups of 5+, under 18) and Upper Team (groups of 5+, 18 and older). In some cases dancers who didn't apply were directly contacted by the producers or their agents. The below listed processes can change depending on the season being watched or recorded; however, this layout should fill all the general criteria.

The elimination process of the contestants are in four rounds:

In the World Final all four division champions and one wild card will compete for the $1,000,000 USD grand prize. In Season 1 and 2 every act performed twice in two separate rounds with the final score being determined by the average score of both rounds. Starting in Season 3, each act only performed once. The contestant(s) with the highest final score being crowned World of Dance champion and winning the $1,000,000 USD grand prize.

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

Production[] Development[] , who serves as both executive producer and judge, felt that the series would be a return to her roots; Lopez had achieved early fame as a member of 's dance crew, The Fly Girls. She explained that dance had been her "first form of artistic expression", and that the series "reminded me of all the reasons why I love dance and why I wanted to do this in the first place".

The series premiere was originally scheduled for May 8, 2017 (as a lead-out for ), but was pushed back to May 30, 2017 to serve as a lead-out for the season premiere of . On June 29, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on May 29, 2018—once again complementing the of America's Got Talent.

In May 2018, prior to its season 2 premiere, World of Dance was renewed for a third season; instead of airing as a summer series, it aired at midseason, premiering on February 26, 2019 before it was moved to a new Sunday night timeslot. Host Jenna Dewan announced that she would step down from her role as host for season 3. She was eventually replaced by .

On May 11, 2019, it was announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season.

Series overview[] SeasonDurationEpisodesWinner's prizeFinalistsHostJudgesPremiereFinaleWinnerRunner-upThird placeFourth placeFifth placeMay 30, 2017 August 8, 201710$1,000,000NoneMay 29, 2018September 12, 201816The LabS-RankNoneFebruary 26, 2019May 5, 201911Unity LAEllie & Ava VPeepzBriar NoletMay 26, 2020TBATBAInternational versions[] Legend:

Currently airing Upcoming season Awaiting confirmation Status unknown New season mostly likely but no air dates announced yet No longer airingCountryTitleTV NetworkSeasons and winnersPrizeHostsJudges: FCPC Baliktanaw Season 2, TBA: Upcoming season₱2,000,000

Season 1, 2018: Ildar Gaynutdinov$100,000Olga Kalicka Karol Niecikowski

Rafał KamińskiDance Season 1, 2020: TBATBAAlla MikheevaAlla Sigalova Sergey Polunin Vera BrezhnevaWorld of Dance ThailandOne31Season 1, 2018: DD Flection Season 2, TBA: Upcoming season฿1,000,000 (original format)World of Dance: : The Lab : : Upcoming season$1,000,000 (1–2) (3–)

Awards and nominations[] Primetime Emmy Award[] Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

YearAwardNomineeResultMelvin "Timtim" Rogador for "Drop It Like It's Hot," "Headband," "DNA"NominatedSuresh Mukund for "Malhari," "Yeh Raat," "O Fortuna"NominatedKaren Forcano and Ricardo Vega for "Pegate," "La Malanga," "Caminare"NominatedTessandra Chavez for "Piece by Piece," "Don't Wanna Think," "Fix You"WonDean Banowetz, Meagan Herrera-Schaaf, Cory Rotenberg, Yuko Koach, John McCormick, Melanie Verkins for "Episode 306"NominatedSee also[] References[] External links[] (current and upcoming)PrimetimeSaturday morningUpcoming[//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1]Retrieved from "": Hidden categories: World of Dance (TV series) - Wikipedia For the entertainment brand, see .

World of DanceGenrePresented byJudgesOpening theme"" by Country of originUnited StatesOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. of seasons4No. of episodes37 ()ProductionExecutive producer(s) Running time60-120 minutesProduction company(s)

Universal Television AlternativeDistributorReleaseOriginal networkOriginal releaseMay 30, 2017 – presentExternal linksWorld of Dance is an American television series executive produced by . The first two seasons were hosted by . The third season saw a change in hosts, as hosted that season and the upcoming fourth season. The series features performers, including solo acts and larger groups, representing any of dance, competing for a grand prize of $1 million. The contestants are scored by judges , , and .

The series was created in partnership with preeminent global dance brand, , which produces dance competitions and dance lifestyle events in more than 25 countries, spanning the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia. Videos captured from these events have driven more than 1 billion views online.

The series premiered on on May 30, 2017. The series was renewed for a third season in May 2018, which premiered on February 26, 2019. On April 27, 2020, it was announced that the series upcoming fourth season would premiere on May 26, 2020.

Contents Premise[] Format changes[] Season 2

While the format for remained relatively unchanged, there were a few slight alterations. Season 2 received a 16-episode order, six more than the ten-episode . Additionally, this season, a fourth category, Junior Team, was added for acts under 18 with 5 or more members. The qualifier rounds are cut down from a two minutes to a one-minute routine. The Duels routines are cut down from two minutes to 75 seconds. The top three highest-scoring acts in The Cut from each division will move on to The Divisional Final, in season one it was just the top two. The Cut, Divisional and World Final rounds are cut down from a two minutes to a '90 seconds'-routine. In The Cut and Divisional Final guest celebrities are assigned as mentors to each division. On World Final there are intermezzo shows. Season two by Les Twins, Keone & Mari (actually Mariel) Madrid, Kinjaz and Derek Hough.

Season 3

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

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

The guest judge is removed this season.

Show concept[] In preparation for season two, handpicked competitors, being talented in any styles of dancing, from qualifying events around the nation and thousands of online submissions, are divided into four divisions: Junior (groups of 1-4, under 18), Upper (groups of 1-4, 18 and older), Junior Team (groups of 5+, under 18) and Upper Team (groups of 5+, 18 and older). In some cases dancers who didn't apply were directly contacted by the producers or their agents. The below listed processes can change depending on the season being watched or recorded; however, this layout should fill all the general criteria.

The elimination process of the contestants are in four rounds:

In the World Final all four division champions and one wild card will compete for the $1,000,000 USD grand prize. In Season 1 and 2 every act performed twice in two separate rounds with the final score being determined by the average score of both rounds. Starting in Season 3, each act only performed once. The contestant(s) with the highest final score being crowned World of Dance champion and winning the $1,000,000 USD grand prize.

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

Production[] Development[] , who serves as both executive producer and judge, felt that the series would be a return to her roots; Lopez had achieved early fame as a member of 's dance crew, The Fly Girls. She explained that dance had been her "first form of artistic expression", and that the series "reminded me of all the reasons why I love dance and why I wanted to do this in the first place".

The series premiere was originally scheduled for May 8, 2017 (as a lead-out for ), but was pushed back to May 30, 2017 to serve as a lead-out for the season premiere of . On June 29, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on May 29, 2018—once again complementing the of America's Got Talent.

In May 2018, prior to its season 2 premiere, World of Dance was renewed for a third season; instead of airing as a summer series, it aired at midseason, premiering on February 26, 2019 before it was moved to a new Sunday night timeslot. Host Jenna Dewan announced that she would step down from her role as host for season 3. She was eventually replaced by .

On May 11, 2019, it was announced that the series was renewed for a fourth season.

Series overview[] SeasonDurationEpisodesWinner's prizeFinalistsHostJudgesPremiereFinaleWinnerRunner-upThird placeFourth placeFifth placeMay 30, 2017 August 8, 201710$1,000,000NoneMay 29, 2018September 12, 201816The LabS-RankNoneFebruary 26, 2019May 5, 201911Unity LAEllie & Ava VPeepzBriar NoletMay 26, 2020TBATBAInternational versions[] Legend:

Currently airing Upcoming season Awaiting confirmation Status unknown New season mostly likely but no air dates announced yet No longer airingCountryTitleTV NetworkSeasons and winnersPrizeHostsJudges: FCPC Baliktanaw Season 2, TBA: Upcoming season₱2,000,000

Season 1, 2018: Ildar Gaynutdinov$100,000Olga Kalicka Karol Niecikowski

Rafał KamińskiDance Season 1, 2020: TBATBAAlla MikheevaAlla Sigalova Sergey Polunin Vera BrezhnevaWorld of Dance ThailandOne31Season 1, 2018: DD Flection Season 2, TBA: Upcoming season฿1,000,000 (original format)World of Dance: : The Lab : : Upcoming season$1,000,000 (1–2) (3–)

Awards and nominations[] Primetime Emmy Award[] Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

YearAwardNomineeResultMelvin "Timtim" Rogador for "Drop It Like It's Hot," "Headband," "DNA"NominatedSuresh Mukund for "Malhari," "Yeh Raat," "O Fortuna"NominatedKaren Forcano and Ricardo Vega for "Pegate," "La Malanga," "Caminare"NominatedTessandra Chavez for "Piece by Piece," "Don't Wanna Think," "Fix You"WonDean Banowetz, Meagan Herrera-Schaaf, Cory Rotenberg, Yuko Koach, John McCormick, Melanie Verkins for "Episode 306"NominatedSee also[] References[] External links[] (current and upcoming)PrimetimeSaturday morningUpcoming[//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1]Retrieved from "": Hidden categories: World of Dance' Goes Younger, Bigger For Second Season – Variety We and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. By using the site, you consent to these cookies. For more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our .Continue

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