Original subtitles

‐ Ooh, let's do this, baby.

[Tones and I's "The Kids Are Coming"]

♪ ♪

‐ It's a lovely day to Duel.

‐ It's a lot of nervousness and excitement.

♪ ♪

‐ What's our time like? ‐ We have to be on set at 1:30.

‐ Y'all ready?

This is the Junior Division Duels!

‐ ♪ No one wants to listen to the kids these days ♪

‐ Let's show them that we're mad and we want this so bad.

‐ ♪ They say that we're all the same ♪

‐ It's amazing to see the Juniors,

these special, little beings with so much talent.

‐ ♪ The kids are coming ♪

‐ Whoa. ‐ What's up, baby?

‐ Whoa! ‐ I'm good.

How are you, sweetie? Good to see you.

‐ Good‐‐it's good to be here. ‐ To watch?

‐ Mm‐hmm. ‐ Have some fun.

‐ So for the Duels, we have a guest judge, tWitch.

He is going to be the sole decider

on who is coming back to redeem themselves

to get to the main stage.

♪ ♪

‐ The judges have decided which acts

are going head to head.

The best part is, though, the acts have no idea

who they're facing off against until they hit this floor.

audience: Whoa!

‐ It's, like, a lot of anxiety to go on stage.

‐ The Duels is a fight to get to the main arena.

‐ ♪ The kids are coming ♪

‐ This business‐‐ it's like one performance

can definitely change your life.

‐ ♪ The kids are running ♪

‐ It's right on the other side of that door.

You just have to kick it down.

‐ ♪ The kids are coming for you ♪

[cheers and applause]

[CLMD and Tungevaag's "DANCE"]

‐ Are y'all ready to meet the judges?

All right, well, let's bring out Ne‐Yo!

‐ ♪ All I ever wanted was to dance ♪

‐ Derek Hough!

‐ ♪ Rocking to the beat, take a chance ♪

‐ And Jennifer Lopez!

‐ ♪ All I ever wanted was to dance ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Please welcome tonight's guest judge,

tWitch!

‐ ♪ All I ever wanted was to dance ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ ♪ I wanna dance all night ♪

‐ Got your moves all tight.

‐ tWitch, we are saving your votes

for the redemption round, and we are gonna need 'em

because the competition for these Duels

have been intense.

‐ Whew, it's about to get crazy.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Judges, are y'all ready to see some dancing?

‐ I am so ready.

‐ Are y'all ready to see some dancing?

[cheers and applause]

‐ Let's go!

‐ Let the Duels begin!

‐ Whoo! ‐ Let's go!

Let's go!

‐ ♪ I think it's time ♪

♪ You finally pay me mine, yeah ♪

‐ We're pairing GRVMNT against The Young Cast.

[Evan Barlow's "Fire"]

‐ ♪ You had some love ♪

♪ They never lit the fire, no ♪

‐ What I love is just how much they have in common.

They're both high energy hip‐hop crews from Canada,

and they both needed callbacks to earn their spot here.

‐ ♪ Hey, hey ♪

‐ At the callbacks,

the Young Cast took all our notes and then some.

‐ ♪ Hey, hey ♪

‐ Much better. ‐ Much better.

‐ Much better.

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

Congratulations!

‐ ♪ I got that fire ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

‐ We don't know who we're against,

so we really have to fight for our spot,

and we really want this.

‐ ♪ I lay, I'm restless ♪

♪ I cannot believe I'm questioning ♪

♪ Going back second guessing myself ♪

‐ GRVMNT has groove in their name for a reason.

♪ ♪

They took their game to the next level

at the callbacks.

‐ That was better than the first one.

Definitely, right? ‐ Yes.

I never underestimate women,

but when you're dancing with boys,

dance as hard as they do. ‐ Yeah.

♪ ♪

‐ I feel like pushing myself more

just to show JLo that I have that extra, like, 20%

that I need to get.

‐ Because we had to do that extra step

to get to the duels, I think we have to fight

for it even more than the rest of them did

that just got through from the qualifiers.

‐ Both of these groups slayed their callbacks

and earned their spot in the Duels,

and now we're going to see which one of them

is worthy to hit that "World of Dance" stage.

‐ It's a battle. We have to be fierce.

♪ ♪

‐ We've worked way too hard to get here,

and there's no way we're going home.

‐ I think the more ambitious group

that really pushes themself

to dance past the edge of comfort

is gonna be the one that earns a spot in the semifinals.

‐ As a team, we're all very excited

to go into the Duels,

and we're ready to show the world what we have.

‐ We're coming ready to fight. We're fierce.

We're not here to play.

male announcer: For the first Duel of the night,

it's GRVMNT...

[cheers and applause]

‐ Whoo! ‐ Okay.

announcer: Versus The Young Cast.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Whoa! ‐ Hey!

‐ You see their game faces? ‐ Look at their intensity!

‐ That's it! ‐ I love it!

Already? Already?

announcer: First up, it's GRVMNT.

‐ Let's do it! Let's do it!

[cheers and applause]

‐ Damn, fight in the eyes. ‐ Oh, they ready.

They ready, ready. Let's do it.

‐ ♪ Ugh, you're a monster ♪

♪ I can swallow a bottle ♪

♪ Of [...] and I'll feel like Godzilla ♪

♪ Better hit the deck like the card dealer ♪

♪ My whole squad's in here walking around the party ♪

♪ A cross between the zombie apocalypse ♪

♪ And B‐Bobby ♪

‐ Hey! ‐ Ah!

‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Set it like a playdate, better vacate ♪

♪ Retreat like a vacay, mayday ♪

♪ This beat is cray‐cray, Ray J, H‐A‐H‐A‐H‐A ♪

♪ Laughing all the way to the bank ♪

♪ I spray flames They cannot tame ♪

♪ Or placate the monster ♪ ‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Monster, mon‐mon‐monster ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Raise your hand ♪ ‐ Ah!

‐ ♪ 'Cause I'm about to set trip, vacation plans ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Trigger happy, pack heat but it's black ink ♪

♪ Evil half of the Bad Meets Evil ♪

♪ That means take a back seat ♪

♪ Take it back to Fat Beats with a maxi single ♪

♪ Look at my rap sheet, what attracts these people? ♪

♪ Is my gangster [...] like Apache ♪

♪ With a catchy jingle I stack chips ♪

♪ You barely got a half‐eaten Cheeto ♪

‐ Damn! ‐ Whoo, whoo, whoo!

‐ ♪ Fill 'em with the venom and eliminate 'em ♪

♪ Other words, I Minute Maid 'em ♪

♪ I don't wanna hurt 'em, but I did ♪

♪ I'm in a fit of rage I'm [...] again ♪

♪ Nobody will evade, bodies in the lake ♪

‐ That is so hard!

♪ But they're gonna get it anyway ♪

♪ A hundred percent of you is a fifth of a percent of me ♪

♪ Finish you, I'm unfadable, you wanna battle ♪

♪ I'm available ♪

♪ Blown up like an inflatable I'm undebatable ♪

♪ I'm unavoidable, I'm unevadable ♪

♪ I'm on the toilet bowl ♪

♪ I got a trailer full of money and I'm paid in full ♪

♪ I'm not afraid to pull a‐‐ man, stop ♪

[together] What up?

‐ What up? [cheers and applause]

‐ Ooh! ‐ Whoo!

‐ Oh, my God. ‐ Let's go.

‐ Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

‐ Oh, my gosh, you, you guys came in here

ready to play.

The intricacy, just all that movement‐‐

oh, my God, the musicality,

the way you guys were popping up

using different shapes.

Man, you guys took your notes. That's for sure.

‐ That might be the record for the most moves

in a one and a half minute routine ever.

‐ Yeah, yeah. ‐ Right, right, right, right.

‐ I wanna do a count. ‐ I was like, "Yo!"

‐ So here's the thing, guys.

It felt like it started like this‐‐

boom‐‐and then, just towards the end,

I felt like it lost a little bit of the stamina,

and you have to end as strong as you start,

so, with that said, it was a good performance,

but I don't know.

‐ I think it was a great performance,

an excellent performance.

I think, at the end, it's inevitable.

You do that much, you're gonna die out at the end,

so in the choreography process, maybe make an adjustment

'cause you don't wanna have a kickass routine like that

that dies at the end,

but again, I think excellent job.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Here's one of the beautiful things

about being a dancer. Dancers make it look easy.

A really good dancer will make a person that don't dance

be like, "Oh, yeah, I can do that."

‐ Yes. ‐ No, you can't.

[laughter]

‐ And I wouldn't recommend you try.

You're gonna hurt yourself, but that's the thing.

At the end of it, we started seeing the effort a little bit.

‐ Mm.

‐ But other than that, quality, quality.

‐ Absolutely. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Absolutely, and in truth, if you do go on

to the next round, you have to remember

that this is the moment where you're claiming the stage

and putting your name on the stage, right?

So this is what you do.

You gotta make it look like it's nothing‐‐

that this is what you do in your sleep.

Do you know what I'm talking about?

‐ Yeah, yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Great effort, loved it. ‐ tWitch knows.

‐ Thank you so much. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Good luck, guys. ‐ Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

announcer: Next up, it's The Young Cast!

‐ Cast.

Hey. ‐ [growls]

‐ Let's go.

[dramatic music]

[cheers and applause]

‐ They're ready to fight.

♪ ♪

male announcer: Next up, it's The Young Cast!

‐ They're ready to fight.

[hip‐hop music]

‐ ♪ When I come through everything gon' stop ♪

♪ When I come through everything gon' ♪

♪ ♪

♪ When I come through everything gon' stop ♪

♪ When I come through everything gon' stop ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Stop, hold up, you know I don't quit ♪

♪ You see I'm back and I'm comin' to smash ♪

‐ Hey!

♪ ♪

♪ I'ma hide you and won't nobody find you ♪

♪ When I come through everything gon' stop ♪

♪ When I come through ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Flip mode in this [...], Ruff Ryders is with me ♪

♪ You see we back on the block and yes, we runnin' the city ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ I'll put a stop to you ♪

‐ She's a beast.

‐ ♪ And anybody moving ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Nothing should be movin' unless my crew ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Yes! ‐ Hey, hey, hey!

‐ Ah! ‐ Hey, hey!

♪ ♪

‐ Oh!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Whoo!

‐ Oh.

‐ Damn! ‐ Yo!

‐ Whoo! ‐ I'm gonna call it right now.

This is one of the toughest battles

I've ever seen. ‐ Seriously.

[cheers and applause]

I don't know.

‐ That was some‐‐ that was, like,

some "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"‐‐

I don't know.

I'm gonna be honest.

I didn't know that you two groups had this in you.

I'm really impressed right now.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Really, really impressed.

Congratulations.

[cheers and applause]

Because you guys rose to a level that is world class.

What'd you guys think? ‐ Well done, guys.

You guys absolutely crushed it, came, shot out of a cannon.

‐ Whoo!

‐ The beginning was like... [imitates machine gun]

Like, whew.

Oh, man, you ain't playing. I will say this.

The part‐‐ your highlight moments‐‐

when you lift her up‐‐

they're supposed to be the moments that make us all

go, "Whoa,"

and jump out of our seats and go crazy.

Those were, for me, your weakest moments.

The choreography when you guys were all dancing together‐‐

the synchronicity, the strength and unity‐‐

for me, that was the strongest points.

So I actually, like Jennifer said,

this is gonna be a very, very tough decision.

‐ It's hard because... ‐ I have no idea.

‐ It's like stank and groove... ‐ Absolutely.

‐ Versus, like, formations and, like, spontaneity.

There was things there that surprised me.

‐ It's also because y'all's foundation is A1.

Just, like, basic roots of hip‐hop...

‐ Yep. ‐ Which we loved.

And then you gave us,

like, a little waacking section there,

so that what we have here is, like, hip‐hop

taken to the next level with a more current version

of what's going on today.

‐ Right. ‐ Right?

‐ Thank you. ‐ Thank you.

‐ What'd you think? ‐ Ugh, I'm torn.

‐ What did you think? ‐ I'm really, really torn.

The issue that I had with you guys

was the fact that the energy dipped.

Don't have that issue with you guys.

The issue that I have with you guys

is that the tricks didn't so much land‐‐

issue that I didn't have with you guys

because the tricks made perfect sense

so I am literally in a place where it's, like,

I have no idea who won.

[laughter]

Absolutely amazing. ‐ Thank you guys so much.

‐ Yes, yes.

Thank you for making it difficult for us.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Thank you for not making it easy for us to decide.

‐ That's what we like. We like that.

[cheers and applause]

‐ All right, judges, I would not want

to be y'all on this one. It is decision time.

Derek, you are up first. ‐ [chuckles]

The winner for me in this Duel...

[dramatic music]

I'm gonna have to go with The Young cast.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

‐ All right, one for The Young Cast.

Jennifer, who wins this Duel for you?

‐ It is hard because, really,

it was so close to a tie for me.

Like I said, it's one of the hardest Duels

I think I've ever seen on "World of Dance."

‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ But I'm gonna have to go with GRVMNT.

‐ [sighs]

[cheers and applause]

‐ Oh, my God. ‐ Oh.

‐ All right, well, Ne‐Yo, that means

it's up to you, brother.

Your vote will decide who is the winner of this Duel.

Will it be GRVMNT or will it be The Young Cast?

‐ Very, very difficult decision to be made here.

Both groups, absolutely amazing,

but there can only be one winner.

♪ ♪

And for me...

♪ ♪

I gotta go with GRVMNT. ‐ GRVMNT!

[Sigrid's "High Five"]

‐ ♪ Ooh, they keep saying you're the best ♪

‐ Wow. ‐ GRVMNT, congratulations.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Ooh, when you add up what is left ♪

‐ That could've gone either way.

‐ Judges, anything you wanna say to The Young Cast?

‐ It was so close. ‐ Could've been either way.

‐ I hate losing either one of them.

We do have the redemption round which tWitch will be choosing.

I would say keep your head on straight right now.

You're not out of it.

‐ Stay in fight mode, all right?

‐ Give it up for GRVMNT!

‐ ♪ Ooh, they keep saying you're the best ♪

♪ You ask and they say yeah ♪

♪ You won't let anybody close ♪

‐ Gotta love the comradery. Gotta love it.

[cheers and applause]

‐ ♪ Ooh, they keep saying you're the best ♪

‐ We know that there's still redemption,

so there's no time to be sad.

All we need to do is get back to work

'cause we maybe get the chance of going to redemption

and to the semifinals.

‐ ♪ That high five is all you got ♪

‐ ♪ Let's go ♪

‐ Okay! ‐ Okay, oh, God.

Whoo!

Yeah‐‐oh, she got my costume.

‐ [laughs] ‐ Nice.

‐ Is this what you're wearing today?

‐ Wait, for real, like, look. You guys ready for this one?

‐ Your shoulders are gonna look great in that.

‐ ♪ Here we go ♪

‐ Rhinestones‐‐I love them.

I love sparkling things. I like costumes.

Do you guys have

those fringe pants in every color?

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yes.

‐ Okay, good 'cause I need to rent some for my show.

I wanna see the costumes put on a show.

Even, like, the costumes‐‐

it just made it look more interesting.

They better be moving, sparkling...

‐ My sparkly dream has come true.

‐ Look at that.

Give me something before you even move.

I love a good turtleneck, you know.

‐ Yeah, right.

‐ I wanna see the whole package.

You know what I'm saying?

‐ You're very fashionable.

Don't try to act like you're not

just because you like to do outdoorsy things.

You've been wearing sparkles since you were about five.

‐ It's true.

There was a time where I went away from it.

I was like, "No, no, no.

"I don't wanna do this rhinestone nonsense.

This is stupid."

Is it possible to outbling JLo?

But now my love of them is stronger than ever.

[chuckles]

‐ You can still see him no matter how far he walks.

‐ We're gonna go inside now. ‐ All right.

[Meghan Trainor's "Nice to Meet Ya"]

‐ ♪ Nice to meet you ♪

♪ Nice to meet you ♪

‐ No matter who you're up against in the Duels,

you got this, right?

‐ ♪ Let's go ♪

‐ We decided to pair Savannah Manzel against 305.

‐ 305 has this raw, Latin energy

whereas Savannah has this ridiculous athleticism,

and that is why we felt like her, as a soloist,

was powerful enough to take on a team.

♪ I don't know you ♪

♪ But I am blessed by the heavens ♪

‐ Savannah Manzel is an absolute powerhouse.

‐ ♪ Sweet but I get rough just what I wanna be ♪

♪ What I wanna be ♪

‐ Yes! ‐ Yes, Savannah!

‐ I have no words. ‐ No words.

‐ You're nine years old.

Your skill level is way above your years on this planet.

‐ But we do have some questions

about her emotional connection to her routines.

We're going to need her to really tap

into emotion for the next routine.

‐ You remember, now, what kind of character

you're gonna be with this one?

‐ It's, like, a soldier who's fighting.

‐ Do you believe in yourself? ‐ Yeah.

‐ ♪ I am blessed by the heavens ♪

‐ Next performance is about fighting,

and I'm gonna fight to get to the semifinals.

‐ ♪ I don't know you but I'm just what I wanna be ♪

[Stuart Hart, Trevor Simpson, et al's "Campeón"]

‐ [singing in Spanish]

‐ 305's fire and energy

bring passion that's undeniable.

Their routine in the qualifiers

was energetic, but I have to say, a bit inconsistent.

At the callbacks, their energy improved.

♪ ♪

‐ You're making it through to the Duels.

[all cheering]

‐ 305 need to work on more exciting choreography,

more exciting images, more exciting pictures.

‐ We have to show JLo we can win "World of Dance."

‐ Pairing tiny Savannah

against a team of more experienced dancers

may seem like a David versus Goliath type of matchup,

but, for me, I feel like it could be anyone's game.

‐ I came to "World of Dance" to show

what a nine year old can do.

‐ We're up for a challenge no matter what.

‐ We're here to fight, and we're gonna do this.

‐ I don't know who I'm going up against,

and it doesn't matter. I'm ready for a fight.

This is my mean face.

[tense music]

‐ Let's go.

announcer: Performing next, it's 305...

[cheers and applause]

‐ Whoa, whoa, whoa!

‐ Versus Savannah Manzel!

[cheers and applause]

‐ Ohh! Ahh!

♪ ♪

David and Goliath.

♪ ♪

‐ You got this! ‐ Unfazed, unfazed.

announcer: First up, it's 305!

[cheers and applause]

[punchy pop music]

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Are you ready? ♪

♪ It's time for me to take it I'm the boss right now ♪

♪ 'Cause this is my game and you better come to play ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, so you say I'm complicated ♪

♪ That I must be out my mind ♪

♪ But you've had me underrated, rated, rated ♪

♪ Uh‐huh ♪

♪ What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being ♪

♪ What's wrong with being confident? ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ What's wrong with being ♪

♪ Confident, uh‐huh ♪

♪ What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being ♪

♪ What's wrong with being confident? ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ What's wrong with being, what's wrong with being ♪

♪ What's wrong with being confident ♪

♪ Uh‐huh ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ [laughs]

She looks unbothered.

‐ Yeah, she's like, "Okay." ‐ She's like, "Okay"

‐ Yo. ‐ Good job, guys.

‐ Wow. ‐ All right, all right.

‐ Wow. ‐ All right!

‐ She's not fazed at all. Look at her.

‐ She's not fazed.

Listen, everybody here is a fierce competitor.

Make no mistake. ‐ Yeah.

‐ 305, well done. ‐ Yes.

‐ Well done! ‐ Yes.

‐ Come on, yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ I see you guys stepping it up.

I see you bringing that, like, fiery paso doble battle mode.

‐ Yes. ‐ I see it.

I dig it.

‐ Yeah, I feel like that was a good routine.

I love the presentation.

I loved some of the formations.

You know I'm a big fan of you and your team,

and people from your studio

danced in the Super Bowl with me,

and so I have an affinity for you,

but at the same time I have to judge you just as harshly

as anybody else, and for me,

it could've been a little bit better.

‐ What I love about y'all‐‐ what I love that you bring

is just fire, right?

Like, I can definitely feel y'all,

but it feels like you have work to do,

but that fire, that's what's gonna take you through.

‐ Presentation‐‐ y'all crushed it.

You look incredible. You always look incredible.

I love that. I love a good costume.

‐ Hands down one of the best... ‐ I want one of those things.

‐ Dressed groups in the competition period.

‐ Absolutely. ‐ Hands down.

Hands down.

No, there is absolute,

undeniable potential in you guys.

There is‐‐it's there. It's clearly there.

I'm gonna wait and see what little mama does

before I make an absolute decision on what I feel.

[cheers and applause]

‐ [indistinct] ‐ Yeah.

‐ You got this, right? ‐ Yeah.

‐ High five. Let's go.

‐ Nice job, y'all.

announcer: Next up, it's Savannah Manzel!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

‐ Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Soldier keep on marching on ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Head down till the work is done ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Quiet now, you're gonna wake the beast ♪

‐ Aha!

‐ ♪ Hide your soul out of his reach ♪

‐ Hey! ‐ Wow.

‐ Nice. ‐ Whoo!

♪ You got nowhere to run ♪ ‐ Okay.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh.

♪ Soldier keep on marching on ♪

‐ Hey. ‐ Oh, no, her mic pack.

‐ Oh, no, no, no. ‐ No, no, no, no, no, no.

‐ ♪ Keep on marching on ♪ ‐ Hey.

‐ Oh, no, her mic pack.

‐ Oh, no, no, no. ‐ No, no, no, no, no, no.

[cheers and applause]

'Cause we don't want you to hurt yourself.

‐ Bro, she crushed those turns with a mic pack!

‐ Yeah, one more time. One more time.

‐ No, no, just take it off. Take it off.

‐ Yeah, just take it off. ‐ Yeah, yeah, she knows, yeah.

‐ How many mic packs have fallen off you

during a performance. ‐ A few.

‐ Many a time‐‐ it's the worst.

[cheers and applause]

‐ ♪ Soldier keep on marching on ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Whoa.

♪ ♪

♪ Soldier keep on marching on ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Keep on, keep on ♪

♪ Keep on marching on ♪ ‐ Come on, mama.

♪ ♪

‐ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Soldier keep on marching on ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Head down till the work is done ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Soldier keep on marching on ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Hey!

‐ Whoo‐hoo! ‐ Yeah!

[cheers and applause]

Yo!

Oh, my God. ‐ Wow.

‐ Savannah!

‐ I see you. I see you.

‐ Wow, wow, I think I speak

for everybody in here when I say...

[together] Wow.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Thank you.

‐ Baby, you know, one of my concerns

when I first saw you in the audition

is your age and whether or not

you had the emotional feeling

and depth, but right now, that fight you just had...

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ It made me see that you don't only have it,

but you have it in spades and that you can not only

feel it but you can also express it...

‐ Thank you.

‐ And that was amazing. ‐ Thank you.

‐ That's what it means to be a true entertainer.

‐ Right.

‐ Like, I can't tell you how many times,

mid‐performance, a mic pack will fall off

or the microphone will go out‐‐ anything can happen onstage,

and what it is to be a true entertainer

is the show must go on. ‐ That's right.

‐ We don't stop.

We don't show that there's a mistake.

We keep going, and I love that you did that,

so kudos to that. ‐ Thank you.

‐ Yeah, I meant to throw my microphone across the stage.

‐ Completely‐‐ that's part of the routine.

Here's the one critique that I would give of anything.

There were a lot of really amazing tricks.

I would maybe kick up the dancing in‐between...

‐ Agreed. ‐ The acrobatics.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ That's the place where you lose points a little bit.

‐ Yeah, so should you go through to the next round,

that's something to consider.

The acrobatics are amazing, but it's "World of Dance."

‐ Yeah. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Get it? ‐ Thank you.

‐ I have a question. This is‐‐I'm just curious.

How'd you feel when you just came out

and you saw them face‐to‐face?

‐ I was a little bit nervous because they're a big group

and I'm only one person, but I knew I could do it.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Love the confidence.

[laughter]

‐ Unbelievable.

Listen, hon, you were sensational.

You have such an amazing capacity

in your movement, in your athleticism.

Wow. ‐ Right.

‐ You know? ‐ Exactly.

[cheers and applause]

‐ So well done, honey, well done.

‐ Thank you.

‐ And what we have here is a classic "World of Dance,"

like, David versus Goliath situation, right?

‐ Yes, yes.

‐ Because that first standoff, like, all of us were nervous.

We were really nervous 'cause you're so small

and you're so cute,

but there are gonna be little girls

that are watching this right now

and just being inspired that you can stand up

and do this, so we're so proud of you.

‐ Thank you. ‐ We are going to judge.

You guys, join the middle?

[dramatic music]

‐ And now the question is which one's David

and which one's Goliath 'cause...

‐ All right, it is decision time,

and it's time to find out who just won this Duel.

We've got three judges and three votes.

The majority wins.

Jennifer, who is your vote for who won this Duel?

‐ You know, I love both of these contestants so much.

♪ ♪

Um...

♪ ♪

But I'm gonna have to go with Savannah for this round.

‐ Savannah.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

All right, one for Savannah.

Ne‐Yo, who wins this Duel for you?

‐ Okay, okay, 305, we got energy.

We need a little work on the dancing in‐between,

a little more maturity in the movement.

Savannah, we got athleticism through the roof.

Need a little more work on the dancing in‐between.

[grumbles]

♪ ♪

Um...

♪ ♪

I gotta go with Savannah. ‐ Savannah.

‐ ♪ I'm Goliath ♪

‐ That's majority rules. ‐ That's it.

‐ Savannah, congratulations, baby girl!

‐ ♪ And I won't be silent ♪

‐ Oh, which means, 305,

I'm so sorry.

Judges, anything you wanna say to 305?

‐ Listen, you know, it's not over yet.

Remember there's still a Redemption round,

so there's still a possibility you guys have a chance

to duel it out for one more spot

to make it to the main stage. ‐ We know it's hard.

We know it's emotional. I know, I know.

We all know what it's like to be in your spot

and get told no, but if you want something,

you never give up on it.

You keep coming back and back until you get the yes.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Right.

‐ Little miss right here pulled it out.

She's going straight to the semifinals.

Come on, give me some.

♪ ♪

‐ Oh. ‐ Hey.

‐ ♪ I'm Goliath ♪

‐ Hey. ‐ Aw, yeah.

Give it up for Savannah!

[cheers and applause]

And the 305.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Until you hear me ♪

‐ Great job. Great job.

‐ I'm feeling really proud,

and it's, like, just a dream come true.

I'm going to the semifinals.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Now I'm Goliath ♪

[funky music]

‐ I always have wondered. What's Ne‐Yo mean?

‐ Ne‐Yo, yes.

I used to pride myself on how fast I could write a song.

‐ Yeah.

‐ Producer friend of mine said,

"Man, you're like the Neo of the music industry."

Basically saying how, like, in the movie "The Matrix."

‐ Oh, so it's from "The Matrix."

‐ Ah. ‐ Yes.

‐ Ah. ‐ Ne‐Yo.

What's JLo come from? ‐ JLo came from Heavy D.

‐ Heavy D? ‐ Yeah, remember Heavy D?

‐ Heavy D? ‐ The rapper.

He would come into the studio

when I was making my first album,

and he would always call me Jenny Lo.

‐ That's dope.

‐ And I was dating Puffy at the time,

and so Puffy and Jennifer Lo or Jenny Lo

was showing up in records. ‐ Right.

‐ Like, they were talking about us in records

and stuff like that. ‐ Yeah, yeah, yeah.

‐ So I was like, "I'm gonna name the album 'J. Lo'."

‐ Yes. ‐ I like it, I like it.

‐ Shoutout to the memory of Heavy D.

‐ Yes.

You're D‐Ho. ‐ Am I?

‐ Yeah. ‐ You're D‐Ho.

‐ Did you just‐‐ ‐ JLo, Ne‐Yo, D‐Ho.

‐ D‐Ho, so mine came from‐‐ ‐ Me.

I like it. I like it.

‐ ♪ Wherever you are ♪

‐ [speaking Japanese]

‐ So we decided to pair MDC 3 against Chibi Unity.

‐ ♪ Wherever you are ♪

[SHAED's "Thunder"]

[together] MDC 3

versus Chibi Unity.

‐ 'Cause we unity in our delivery.

‐ These are two groups that are choreographically

really, really sound.

Chibi Unity with the amazing formations.

MDC 3 with the amazing storytelling.

We're gonna see which one is worthy of the semifinals.

‐ ♪ Let's get loud like thunder ♪

♪ Know in your heart ♪

‐ Our qualifier performance was a love triangle,

and we got great feedback from the judges.

‐ ♪ Will make us strong ♪

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

‐ I mean, out of the gates, the way you were all connected

and then like whoosh, whoosh.

You immediately got the story of, like, this love triangle

is confusing. ‐ Intricate.

♪ ♪

‐ For the Duels, we'll continue our story

of heartbreak and betrayal in a relationship,

and we hope that the judges will see the connection

between the two.

‐ Since our last one was such a big story,

and since we're continuing this story,

we really have to make it look different.

‐ It's been our dream to get onto

the "World of Dance" stage, and to do it with these two

would be really meaningful to me.

They're people who I love so much

and hold close to my heart.

‐ You better watch out 'cause MDC 3 is coming for you.

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Let's get loud like thunder ♪

‐ Started a little slow, and then you don't have

a lot of time up there.

We need the energy from the jump‐‐

from the very, very beginning.

‐ ♪ Will make us stronger ♪

‐ Yay! ‐ Let's go, let's go!

♪ ♪

‐ ♪ Every brick we lay will make us stronger ♪

[tense music]

‐ Yay!

‐ We're really fighting for this million dollars,

so it's extremely important for us to make it past Duels.

We're gonna push as hard as we can

to make it to the end.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Let's go!

announcer: Next to hit the stage,

it's MDC 3 versus Chibi Unity!

‐ Oh!

♪ ♪

‐ Yo.

[cheers and applause]

announcer: First up, it's Chibi Unity!

‐ Yeah!

‐ Yeah, let's go!

‐ Let's make it happen!

‐ ♪ Weezy, Weezy, Weezy ♪ ‐ ♪ Thank you, man ♪

‐ ♪ Thank you ♪ ‐ ♪ Y'all know his name ♪

[all speak in Japanese]

‐ ♪ Ladies and gentlemen ♪ ‐ Oh!

♪ ♪

♪ C5, oh ♪

♪ We hot, ha ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Where the love go? ♪

♪ Five, four, three, two, I let one go ♪

‐ Ah!

‐ ♪ I don't bluff, bro ♪

♪ Aiming at your head like a buffalo ♪

♪ You a roughneck, I'm a cutthroat ♪

♪ You're a tough guy, that's enough jokes ♪

♪ Then the sun die, the night is young though ♪

♪ The diamonds still shine in the rough ♪

♪ What the [...] though? ♪

♪ Where the love go? ♪ ‐ Ah!

‐ ♪ Five, four, three, two, where the ones go? ♪

‐ Oh!

‐ ♪ Put you front row ♪ ‐ Oh!

‐ ♪ Bro, let your tongue show ♪

‐ Oh! ‐ ♪ Money over ♪

♪ And above ♪ ‐ Let's go!

♪ That is still my favorite love quote ♪

♪ Put the [...] inside, what the [...] for? ♪

♪ I sleep with the [...] ♪

♪ And she don't snore ♪

♪ Yo, where the love go? ♪ ‐ Hey!

‐ ♪ Trade the ski mask for the‐‐ ♪

♪ It's a blood bath, where the suds go? ♪

♪ It's a Swizz beat, there the drums go ♪

‐ Wow! ‐ Whoo, hey, hey!

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Yeah. ‐ What's going‐‐wow.

‐ Yeah, yeah.

‐ Yo, wow. ‐ Wow.

‐ Okay, Chibi Unity, you guys...

‐ Stepped it up. ‐ Came to Duel.

Let's go.

[cheers and applause]

‐ Thank you! ‐ Thank you!

‐ Thank you!

‐ Mama over here said, "Shablam!"

‐ Whoo! ‐ Yeah!

‐ The grooves‐‐ you guys were so clean,

so together. Really good job.

‐ Thank you.

‐ The first time we saw you guys,

I thought you guys were a contemporary group,

but that was straight up hip‐hop.

That was unexpected.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Hold up, hold up, hold up.

Bah, let's go!

I just had to do it one time. I just had to do it.

‐ Every single one of them caught it!

Not one person missed it!

They were like‐‐ ‐ You all caught it.

‐ It was‐‐oh, my God, it was so cute.

‐ So what this piece showed me

is that we can't judge a book by its cover.

Every time you guys touch the stage,

if we don't know what to expect,

that's always a good thing.

‐ I gotta ask though. Is that a good thing though?

Which style do they think that they do the best.

‐ [speaks Japanese]

‐ They're both their style.

They love both, but they would choose contemporary.

‐ Interesting.

‐ So then this is what I say.

You wanna make sure that you step forward

with your best foot, right?

You're competing with the best

in the world at the time, right?

So going back and forth

and kind of keeping us guessing‐‐

I don't know if that would actually work...

‐ Best strategy. ‐ To the benefit.

Be careful because I really enjoyed

what just happened right now.

Saw elements of litefeet and a little bit of krump,

and all‐‐I love that, but be careful

because this is a competition and you always wanna be

at your absolute best. ‐ Okay.

‐ You guys... ‐ Thank you!

‐ You guys blew me away.

Seriously, from their first performance,

to this one, that was an amazing thing to do.

‐ Thank you. ‐ Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

‐ All right, well, let's bring out your competition.

Let's go. ‐ Let's do it!

‐ Let's go!

announcer: Next up, MDC 3!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

‐ Interesting.

♪ ♪

announcer: Next up, it's MDC 3!

[cheers and applause]

‐ Interesting.

[soft pop music]

‐ ♪ If she really knows the truth ♪

‐ They started where they left off ♪

‐ ♪ She deserves you ♪

♪ ♪

♪ A trophy wife, oh, how cute ♪

‐ Whoo. ‐ Whoo.

‐ ♪ Ignorance is bliss ♪

♪ But when your day comes ♪

♪ And he's through with you ♪

‐ Whoo! ‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ Oh, and he'll be through with you ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Whoa. ‐ Wow.

♪ But alone ♪

‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Does it hurt to know I'll never be there? ♪

‐ Hey!

‐ ♪ Bet it sucks, see my face everywhere ♪

♪ It was you who chose to end it like you did ♪

‐ Wow.

‐ ♪ I was the last to know ♪

♪ You knew exactly what you would do ♪

♪ And don't say you simply lost your way ♪

♪ 'Cause they may believe you, but I never will ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Never again ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Never again ♪

‐ Whoo!

‐ ♪ Never again ♪

[cheers and applause]

‐ Aha. ‐ Whoo!

‐ Yo.

‐ That was crazy.

[cheers and applause]

‐ What's going down?

‐ I just have to shoutout, out of the gate...

‐ Yes, say it, say it, say it.

‐ I love the continuation of the first routine.

I noticed it straightaway.

It was like... ‐ Yep.

‐ The last routine finished here

and she chose him or he chose her,

and it picked right off where you guys left off

and I thought it was so clever,

so smart, so thoughtful. ‐ Thank you so much.

‐ So crazy.

And you left him right where he deserved to be.

‐ Yes!

[laughter]

‐ Listen, man‐‐ ‐ Ladies, ladies!

[cheers and applause]

‐ Dude, your partner work, like, your stability‐‐

'cause I was watching that. I'm a stickler for that.

When there's lifts going on, it bothers me so much

when I see this. ‐ Yeah.

‐ Dude, you like "Foo, foom."

There was no bobble.

You were such a strong support for those ladies

in that routine. It was so beautiful.

The way you guys hit, the you just like, "Wah."

And you guys jumped on your dang knees

and flipping and, like, legs and the whole thing‐‐

‐ Oh, and when you came together.

‐ Oh, stunning.

‐ When you‐‐at the times that you actually came together

and did moves together and tricks‐‐

it was just‐‐it was exquisite.

‐ Really good. ‐ Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

‐ And there's nothing better than quality storytelling.

If you could tell us a story and lock us into an emotion...

‐ Mm‐hmm.

‐ I love just being able to watch it

and completely know what's going on and just enjoy.

Like, that's what this piece was for me.

‐ Yeah. ‐ Thank you, guys.

‐ Thank you.

‐ Whoo!

‐ Your dancing was phenomenal.

Do a little more work on actually internalizing

your emotions 'cause then that will bleed out,

and we'll feel you, but that's my only thing.

That's it.

[cheers and applause]

‐ This is a difficult decision. This is a hard one.

I don't know what I'm gonna do. ‐ You ready?

‐ Yeah. ‐ Let's do it.

[cheers and applause]

‐ All right, it is time to find out who won this Duel.

Will it be MDC 3 or Chibi Unity?

[dramatic music]

Ne‐Yo, you are up first.

‐ I love how you guys tell a story.

It's effortless. I don't have to think about it.

I love that.

I love that there is so many different styles in here,

and I'm actually anxious to see what else is in there,

so for me, I'm going with Chibi.

‐ All right. ‐ [screams]

‐ One vote for Chibi Unity. Jennifer?

‐ MDC 3, I expected you guys to be great, and you were.

Chibi Unity, I didn't expect them to be as great,

and they were explosive.

It's such a toss‐up for me.

♪ ♪

I'm gonna have to go with...

♪ ♪

MDC 3.

‐ MDC 3.

Which means... ‐ Hm.

‐ Derek Hough, your choice will decide

who wins this very intense Duel.

‐ The good news is

that you both stepped it up for this round.

So you should be very, very, very proud

of what you guys created in this room, so well done.

The bad news is I gotta pick one.

♪ ♪

For me, I'm gonna have to go with my heart,

and that is gonna be...

♪ ♪

MDC 3.

♪ Well, someone must have sent you here ♪

‐ Wow.

‐ MDC 3.

[Sia's "Saved My Life"]

‐ Congratulations.

You are going through to the semifinals.

But I wouldn't get out of fighting mode so soon.

‐ Stay ready, you know, because there's two

that's gonna come back out here and fight for it,

and they could be one of 'em, so stay ready.

‐ Give it up for MDC 3 and Chibi Unity!

‐ ♪ Well, someone must have sent you ♪

♪ To save me tonight ♪

♪ I know that in darkness, I have found my light ♪

♪ I know that in darkness, I've been given sight ♪

♪ ♪

‐ Whoo!

Give it up for all of tonight's incredible winners.

Next week, we close out the Junior Duels

and tWitch will choose which two

will face off in Redemption.

‐ That's it. ‐ We're almost there, y'all.

♪ ♪

‐ I'm Scott Evans, good night.

♪ ♪

♪ Save my life, you saved my life ♪