The Qualifiers are bringing out the best in everyone! On World of Dance‘s third night, we had the chance to see a wild range of performances, from a beloved faceless crew with all the moves to a young woman on her own and ready to take on everyone. It’s a challenge to pick favorite moments, but we did. If you missed out on the first two episodes, you can catch up with Top 5 moments for Episode One and Episode Two. Now let’s talk dance!
1. Jabbawockeez (Body Adjustment)
As long-standing favorites of dedicated and casual dance fans alike, Jabbawockeez have a certain reputation to live up to—and they didn’t disappoint. Perfectly in sync like other-worldly robots, the eternally mysterious-looking crew dropped a rhythmic routine that bounced between surreal and steezy. The most memorable part was when their leader/lead character gets his body worked by other crew members, stretching him out and making his body pump and flex. See them kill it like always, but especially at 1:35, in the video below.
2. The Mihacevich Sisters (Any Time They Were in Unison)
It’s amazing that some siblings fight and yet these sisters manage to nail an emotionally capturing performance about strength and perseverance. In this narrative-driven routine, there’s weight to one of the sisters purposefully playing weaker than the other two, needing their physical and emotional strength to guide her. The interpretative performance even ends with the other two holding her up to be an inspiring warrior. So any time the three of them would break into total unison, it took the audiences and judges aback with them feels. See the three of them showcase their individuality and unison in the video below.
3. Swing Latino (Throwing a Dancer Over Multiple Dancers)
You don’t get to the World of Dance stage unless you’re willing to put your all into choreography, really go for it, and maybe take a few risks. Swing Latino did all that when and they came to win, operating under the banner of going big or going home. There were a lot of moves to love, particularly that epic, colorful, spectacular finish. But the one that got the judges—especially Derek, who let out a “Whoa!”—was when five dancers bunched together, so one of their own could be tossed over them. See the wild move at :46 in the video below.
4. DNA (Knee-Bending From Hold to Floor)
Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina are recently married and it’s pretty obvious. The Ukrainian couple took over the World of Dance stage like newlyweds in an exciting and passionate performance. As graceful as they were in sync, the powerhouse duo dazzled audiences and judges alike, ending the routine with Skobina high in Drozdyuk’s arms, slowly bending backward, all the way to the floor (before ending things in a smooch). See what all the fuss is about at 1:40 in the video below.
5. Eva Igo (Stomach Roll Into Fierceness)
Eva Igo is only 14 years old and she’s already dancing beyond her years. In an insanely captivating performance, she dominated the judges’ attention. It’s hard to choose a best moment of hers, but her fully body roll into fist punches carried a lot with it. She’s powerful one moment and vulnerable the next, making for one heck of a balance. Seriously, the whole thing from start to finish was phenomenal. See her bring all the fierceness at 1:45 in the video below.
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