It’s hard to go to sleep after World of Dance airs, since you’re just dancing around your living room. But while some of us, such as yours truly, can’t swing real moves, it seems like every performer and crew on NBC’s smash hit can do no wrong. This week’s episode was unreal and packed with stand-out moments. If you missed out on Qualifiers and the previous rounds of Duels, you can catch up with Top 5 moments for Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4, and Episode 5.
Now let’s talk dance!
1. Kinjaz (Dojo Summoning)
As Derek Hough pointed out, this is a million-dollar performance. It leaves you breathless, from its flawless beginning with the lead Raiden-like character (shout-out to Mortal Kombat) to the very end, which is straight up an illusion or dark magic trick. Half of this routine seems like sorcery. But the moment that caught the judges most off guard is the leader/wizard, adorned in white, suddenly summoning the others from behind the walls of the dojo. See the master blow your mind at :39 in the video below.
2. Luka & Jenalyn (Not Getting Dizzy)
Even though we knew this charged performance ended with a lost nail and scalp, given NBC’s sneak peek of injuries earlier this week, that wasn’t even the moment. What the crowd loved most was the Luka dragging a roll Jenalyn across the stage, which turned into him spinning her outstretched body, which turned into her turning around his neck as he kept spinning, which then turned into something else entirely with her atop his head making shapes as both spun. See the dizzying moves start at :44 in the video below.
3. The Mihacevich Sisters (Power Twitch)
It makes sense this trio is made up of sisters. They communicate like siblings, giving away to one powerful and impressive performance after another. In this one, we saw them jump through arm hoops and nail side flips, but the really slick move was when one controlled the power two, as if sending lightning through their bodies. See them pull it off effortlessly and flawlessly at 1:04 in the video below.
4. Jabbawockeez (Boom!)
Of course this crew would pull a move that’s easy to do and make it so clean it looks impossible to replicate. Seriously, it looks like the whole crew turns into a weapon to spit out a b-boy. He obviously then throws some serious spin moves that make you wish you took up dancing in your youth. See them go buck wild with the boom at :26 in the video below.
5. Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions (Total Unity)
Although many could argue the big moment for Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions was the surprise of them beating all-time favorites Jabbawockeez—even the dudes from Kinjaz were visibly blown away—the real moment to behold was when it became obvious how in sync these guys were. See what we’re talking about at :22 in the video below.
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