#kyntay

[dwtsfun]

Top 20 Dances of WOD-Season 1

#12 KynTay- Duel

[dwtspd]

World of Dance: the Duels #1

Alright, we’re starting to see more of Jenna. She spoke to all the contestants about their artistic choices and also gave her input.

How the duels work

The highest scorer in each category will pick who they want to face in the duels. The one who chooses dances first and is scored first, then the second dancer performs and is scored. Both scores are revealed together and whoever has the highest score goes through to the next round and the loser is eliminated.

The rankings for Upper category after the qualifying round are:

1. Les Twins 2. Fik-shun 3. Pasion* 4. Nick Daniels 5. Luka and Jennalyn 6. Quick Style 7. DNA 8. Keone and Mari 9. Kyle Van Newkirk* 10. Kings Unite*

For Team Category:

1. Kinjaz 2. Swing Latino 3. Chapkis Dance Family* 4. Super Cr3w 5. Jabbawockeez 6. Ian Eastwood & the Young Lions 7. Royal Flux* 8. Rouge* 9. Miami All Stars 10. Stroll Groove* 11. Rhythmatic*

In Junior category:

1. The Lab 2. Diana Pombo 3. D’Angelo and Amanda 4. Eva Igo 5. Mihacevich Sisters 6. Kyntay* 7. The Posse* 8. Immabeast* 9. Boys of Tenecula* 10. Mini Request*

(contestants marked * are those whose full qualifier dances were not shown)

Got that? Here we go...

Fik-shun vs Nick They skipped over Les Twins this week so we move on to Fik-shun first. Fik-shun picked Nick so they would go soloist against soloist. They also both have a thing for tattered shirts. I just noticed that Nick has really prominent double eyelids that make him look sleepy sometimes. I think Nick has a more immediate “wow” factor because of his flexibility and the acrobatics, but his routine was more similar to his qualifying one, except with more tricks. Also, he always lifts his left leg. And Wicked Games is a nice song but ever since Amy and Travis’ SYTYCD routine it’s been overused in contemporaries. I do like this female version though. Fik-shun’s dance was a little more compact but was very interesting, like when he arched his back on the floor and like used his hand as a lever to shift his body around, and how the last few bars of the routine mirrored the first a bit. Nick - 87.7, Fik-shun - 90.7

Swing Latino vs Miami All Stars Again skipping the #1 team, we pit latin team against latin team. Holy crap! These two teams pulled all the stops. Swing Latino was like a cheerleading team with latin background on steroids. I expected tricks, but NOT LIKE THAT. WHAT DID I EVEN SEE? THAT LAST TRICK??? WHAT?? Miami All Stars went with a swing style item and had really cute costumes. I loved this dance so much more than their qualifier one. I think they matched Swing Latino’s energy, where Swing Latino had every dancer moving all the times, a lot of Miami All Stars’ choreo was 1-2 dancers doing tricks in the front while everyone else was like an ensemble doing simpler group movements at the back. Derek covers his eyes before the scores haha. I get the feel, man. Swing Latino - 91.7, Miami All Stars - [88.3]

Eva Igo vs Kyntay For some reason, Kyntay go first even though Eva picked them...idk. They sound so cute when they say “thank you” together. Anyway, Kyntay are these two girls who are really popular on social media and have performed with Janet Jackson. They’re outfits look amazing! Where can I get one of those tops? I think Eva had a greater frequency of wow moments in her item. That said, I think Kyntay’s dance was choreographed to show more musicality whereas Eva had lots of tricks but I didn’t always felt like they were well connected. The leg lifts got a bit repetitive, but I like how her style doesn’t evolve a lot of wrought angst expressions and throwing limbs around. Kyntay - 82.7, Eva - 89. I don’t think they were THAT far apart.

Quick Style vs Keone and Mari They were the last ones who weren’t picked yet so they were left to duel with each other. These two groups are friends and Keone and Mari were Quick Style’s teachers. Now that they mention that, you can see some similarities - the cleanliness, the sharpness of movement. I dunno how they decided who would go first, but Keone and Mari do. The choreo was really smart, showing disconnect between two people even though they are dancing together. It’s slower but more emotional and deep than their qualifier. They have a smart game plan to up their story telling through each round of competition and I think that’s smart. Quick Style is apparently the “dopest boyband [Derek has] ever seen”. They had a lot precision in this dance, lots of simple but fast moves that created interesting visual effects. I think they have better clenliness and precision than K+M’s qualifying dance because while it was fast, there’s wasn’t too much going on. Keone and Mari - 91.3, Quick Style - 89.3. I’m gonna miss Quick Style, but I agree that K+M had better artistic choices here.

I think there are two more Duels episodes. From the promos, it seems like Chapkis and Immabeast get through (since there are shots of them cheering and their costumes look different). There’s DNA against Luka and Jennalyn and Nyle (the tapper) against Les Twins - which seems like an interesting pick on the twins’ part. If anyone noticed anything else do let me know! Just pop in the inbox.