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“Dance for yourself. If someone understands, good. If not, no matter. Go right on doing what interests you, and do it until it stops interesting you.” -Louis Horst

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World of Dance Qualifiers 1: Rankings!

Hey everyone. And we’re back! I told you all last night that I would do a ranking and well, here it is. Sorry it’s a bit late. I was trying to figure out if I was going to do a ranking post. I don’t wanna seem like I’m copying PureWorldofDance. But then I thought, “Eff it.” We’re all trying to figure how to go about doing this show, so I’m gonna do a ranking. I won’t be splitting them up into their divisions though. I’m gonna go in order of who I liked most to least. I’ll probably get more into splitting them up and rank them based on how far I think they’ll go in stage 2. Anyway, let’s get started.

1. Kinjaz- I’ve been a fan of Kinjaz for quite a few years now. I love their style of dance and how unique it is. The intricacy of their choreography always draws me in. So it was no shock to me to see the type of number that they did. That’s them. I think a lot of people are so used to flashy choreography, that this can go underappreciated but I personally enjoyed them the best last night. And I hope that they go far. I know they have the flashy tricks too. So it’s nice to know that they have things up their sleeves to really make a statement with everyone.

2. D’Angelo and Amanda- I didn’t recognize their names at first. But when I did some digging and looking around on twitter, I realized that they were on AGT a few seasons ago. These two are incredibly talented. I love that they did a little medley of a bunch of styles. Amanda has really amazing extensions and her flexibility is beyond imaginable. I would agree with Derek that she is a little stiff in her hips. But I think with some coaching, I think she’ll be able to nail it. These two definitely have what it takes to go all the way.

3. Diana Pombo- As you all know, I don’t care for contemporary. In fact, it is probably my least favorite style of dance. This is the only reason why she is this low. However, I really enjoyed this piece. Diana danced it beautifully. I love the quirky ways that she showed off her flexibility. It really made her memorable and set her apart. It was amazing.

4. Super Cr3w- I thought this was super dope. Everything about it was right. And I love seeing how much they want to win (everyone wants to win it of course). It added to the performance without coming off as desperate. Unfortunately for them, I enjoyed Kinjaz a little more because I prefer their style of dance. But, I can’t say this was bad. It was still really good.

5. Les Twins- I liked this dance. Don’t get me wrong. They were great. And they’ll probably make it to the finals if last night was any indicator as to how the judges will respond to them all season. I do have my own issues with them though. For me, they’re just so much and I can only take them in small doses. One or two dances is cool as long as they go away for awhile afterward. But I had to watch them all of the time dancing next to Beyonce. And it got exhausting after maybe performance #5 during the first year that they worked with her. Again, I thought the routine was great and they danced it flawlessly. They just have never been my cup of tea.

6. Keone and Mari- So I guess these two have stans? Weird. One of them commented on my post last night, shocked that I have never heard of these two a day in my life. And I’m sorry, I just have never heard of them. Not my fault. I will say that I thought this routine was really adorable. They danced it well, it was interesting and I loved seeing their marriage connection. But at the end of the day, it was only cute to me.I didn’t feel it was some earth shattering and ground breaking piece of dance. I still thought they were great and there’s a reason why they have gone viral. It was just the one act of the six that made it through that I was only sort of amazed by. Still amazing though.

7. NXT LVL (Eliminated)- I got some very nice peeps to explain to me what clogging is, and I want to say thank you. I will be reblogging/posting the submission so that everyone can see the difference. I’m still not all that clear on the difference is between that and tapping in terms of look to the untrained eye. But it seems like the technique is much different. The type of shoe worn is different too. Or at least it should be. Anyway, back to NXT LVL. I thought this was good. But I agreed with the judges. I just don’t think they would have been able to keep up with the either Super Cr3w or Kinjaz in the long run. Clogging seems like it can be a tad repetitive and that there’s only so much that you can do with it. It’s unfortunate, but it happens.

So that’s it. This is so much nicer than blogging for DWTS. I don’t feel rage building up inside of me right now. It’s nice to be able to sit back, enjoy a show and then write about what you liked and what you didn’t like strictly from what the contestants bring to the stage. It’s so refreshing. Anyway, let me know what you all thought and I will be back next week!

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World of Dance: The Cut pt 1

So it’s ‘The Cut’ and not the cuts, which sounds a whole lot more imposing without the s. Basically, we will go from 5 acts to 2 in each division. All acts will perform, and the two highest scorers will go through. Misty Copeland will also guest judge this round. The judges will also speak to each act in an appointed division and comment on their rehearsals. (What does Jenna do now though?)

JUNIOR DIVISION - mentored by JLo

Diana - I like how she changed out her usual routines of leg lifts and technical jumps and did some smaller movements. Still, she showed her flexibility, like the helicopter chinstand move. Some of the transitions could have been better choreographed (who choreographs her dances? I’d like to know) but this is my favourite routine of hers so far. Average: 92

Immabeast - we barely saw these kids in the last two rounds. They are a hip hop group and perform some burglary-themed number which is heavily edited (read: truncated. This show needs to hire a new editing team.) They are not as sharp as the Lab, you can tell. Average: 84.2

The Mihacevich Sisters - They bring a couch into their routine and danced on/around it consistently. JLo told them in mentoring that she wanted to see more connection. I think when you bring such a domestic prop into a dance, you need to have some compelling story-telling in your dance, and I’m not sure they had that. It was kind of just like the sisters chilling at home and decide to dance. I agree with Derek though that it’s refreshing to see a happy, joyous contemporary act. Average: 85.5

The Lab - They call JLo an “older era artist”. Haha. They come out in this silvery sci-fi-ish suits with some spinldy sets as well. It’s really entertaining. One or two members were out of sync doing the flips at the end. Mini Cameron Boyce cannonballs out right in front of the judges. Average: 86. I liked them more than Diana though. Even if you really think she is better than The Lab (which is debatable) I don’t think their scores should be thaaaaat far apart. JLo literally scored them ten points below Diana. I feel like JLo is subconsciously partial towards Diana.

Eva - she’s using a cloak in her dance to represent her insecurities. JLo helped her connect to the emotions she wants to deal with in her routine. She comes out of some projection trees looking like little purple riding hood. I don’t know if this was intended or a coincidence, but she had a gold costume and a purple cloak, and these colors together have a regal connotation. I was hoping only one of Eva or Diana would progress to the divisional finals along with the Lab, but halfway through this dance I had to accept that Eva would definitely knock the Lab out of second and possibly Diana out of first. This is my favourite of her dances too, and in general her routines are far more well choreographed than Diana’s. The connections and transitions are better - there is almost no arbitrary running across stage. And Eva performs with a lot of strength and power. Average: 92.5

TEAM DIVISION - mentored by NeYo

Swing Latino - They have casual party costumes instead of the sparkle spam this time. I found the beginning and end a bit all over the place, not in technique but in the sense that there was a lot going on and everyone was doing something different. But the middle where they were all dancing together was enjoyable as always. Average: 92.5 I didn’t think it would be that high. Are they just overscoring the first acts or something?

Super Cr3w - They are trying to bring emotion into this dance and dedicate it to various loved ones who they have lost. I think some members were better at showing the vulnerability and emotion than others. Their movements less hard hitting than usual to go with the idea and the song (which is James Bay’s Let it Go, like, did you ever expect to see a b-boy number to such a song??). There was a lightness to their dancing. I like how they switched things up from their usual style. Some parts weren’t very cohesive though. Like towards the end, they all broke into groups and started doing their own things. Also, the smoke was super arbitrary. Average: 88.8

We will see the rest of the teams plus the Uppers next week. I predict Kinjaz will overtake at least Super Cr3w, but I doubt Team With The Incredibly Long And Cheesy Name aka Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions (phew!) will progress to the next round unless they come up with something reeeeeaaaaaally creative, which I don’t see them doing. I can’t remember who the last team is. For the uppers, some of the promo seemed to suggest Fik-Shun underperforms (yikes) but this is the same show that edited their promo to suggest tapper Kyle would beat the Twins so...here’s hoping.

What are your thoughts about the Cut so far? I think The Lab should have made it instead of Diana, but Eva deserved her place. Feel free to drop your thoughts into my inbox, and I’ll see you all next week.

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I really wish World of Dance was longer than an hour

It's not even an hour counting all those long,pointless commercials.Talent like that deserves 2 hours.Idk but I hope they move it to another night next season because this is BS.It's WOD for crying out loud their talent deserves to be showcased properly instead of making the dancers cram/downsize their performance/technique in only a minute.

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Because i’m a weirdo and wanted a nice organized table of NBC’s World of Dance standings and contestants that still have to perform in the next episode of duels (this is as of the second round of duels).  Also there are 11 group contestants so will there be one ‘duel’ of three groups? And another thing, if the contestant with the higher score gets to choose their opponent why wouldnt they just choose the lowest scoring act to ensure they win?  Here’s hoping the Kinjaz and Jabbawockeez dont battle eachother so they both make it though?

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“Let it Go” by James Bay and “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay | Choreography & Danced by Super Cr3w

at World of Dance

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“Perm“ by Bruno Mars | Super Cr3w at World of Dance NJ 2017

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World of Dance- Judges’ Cuts Part 1: Rankings

I’m kind of late with this and I apologize. I was at work and I’ve also been trying to figure out the best way for me to present this since the format of last night was not ideal. I finally decided I would just rank them in the places that I enjoyed them and not split them up by division. Also, I already explained a lot of my issues with last night in a bunch of answers to your questions as well as my live blog. So I’ll keep this part short. I just don’t think we needed both Diana and Eva in the divisional finals. I knew it was going to happen, I just wish they had allowed The Lab to be scored properly (and not scored Diana so high). More on that in the rankings. Anyway, here we go.

1. The Lab- This was my favorite routine of the night. They did everything that they needed to do and honestly, it should have been enough to get them through. But it wasn’t and my heart breaks for them. They put a lot into it and really gave it their all. I don’t have much else to say, really. It was just great and they should still be around.

2. Swing Latino- I’m glad Swing Latino switched it up a bit. The lack of sparkles was a nice and welcome change. The setting and staging was also different and it showed that they were telling a story. I really appreciated them for taking that risk. As far as the dancing goes, I mean they’re always perfect. The energy was super high and those tricks! I didn’t think they could get any better until I saw them throw one of the ladies 20 feet into the air. They’re so good and I think it may be them and Kinjaz in the divisional finals for teams.

3. The Mihacevich Sisters- I really liked this dance. I thought it was cute and a lot different than what we’re so used to seeing with contemporary nowadays. Especially on this show. It was nice to see a contemporary dance that was actually a dance and not a series of poses, displays of flexibility, gymnastics passes and tumbles and angst ridden faces. I really enjoyed it and I would have been happy if these girls took the place of either Diana or Eva. I think they’ve shown more versatility, for sure.

4. ImmaBEAST- We didn’t get to see much of them because the show has been shafting them since day 1. But what I did see, I enjoyed. I like their energy and their choreography. It was really cute. I would like for them to maybe come back next season but I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t. They really got the short end of the stick and no one knew them on the show.

5. Eva Igo- Well I guess I have to give Eva credit for changing up things just a little bit. She added a cape, some trees and different strange moves that were kinda cool. But I’m really just tired of this kind of contemporary. It’s not appealing to me and it feels fake and forced. Again, I appreciate that she changed it up a bit. But at the end of the day, it still looked like everything else she’s done, and I just don’t really care about it.

6. Diana Pombo- These last three I was going back and forth on because I really didn’t enjoy any of their performances. I ended up putting Diana here, purely because I like her as a person. I didn’t really care for this dance and I actually felt it may have been her weakest showing all competition. The emotion was there though. I think that really put her over the top in the judges’ eyes. Because without that, the routine was very blah. Also, I really don’t need to hear “Rise Up” by Andra Day ever again.

7. Super Cr3w- I appreciated these guys for stepping so far out of their comfort zone and really challenging themselves, it’s a risk that probably won’t pay off in this competition, but probably will help them grow as dancers and men in the long run. The lyrical hip hop stuff can be cool and really stunning if done well. Unfortunately for them, I don’t think it actually came together. It just felt sort of aimless at times. 

That’s that. Let me know how you all felt about this week and I will be back for part 2 next week.