Earlier this month, a World of Dance Lithuania qualifier took place for the first time (in that location). Read all about where the competition was hosted, the judges, and DJs here. The dancers blew the audience and judges away with their amazing performances. Here are the winners (read on below to see their performances and exclusive interviews):
- Youth: UDS Junior
- Upper: V-Team
- All Styles: Ignas Tamulis
USD Junior winning performance:
Want to learn more about this stellar team? Check out their Facebook and Instagram pages. They appeared at the IDO World Championship, UEFA opening ceremony, and the Polish Championship. They’re also raising funds to travel to Los Angeles.
Here’s their interview about the competition.
V-Team winning performance:
V-Team also came to the competition and left it all on the stage. The 1st place upper division winners have been dancing together for years and they aren’t planning to stop anytime soon. The crew is also planning a trip to Los Angeles to compete on an even larger stage. Click here for more info and to help them make the trip to the World of Dance finals in LA.
Check out their interview here.
Ignas Tamulis
Ignas won the all style category, here’s what he had to say in an exclusive Q&A and interview:
- Can you give us a little background about yourself?
- I began ballroom dance 5 years old. At age of 8 I began street dance. I dance four styles, hip hop, house, popping and now break dancing.
- What were you feeling going into the competition? I wanted to meet the DJ because I didn’t know him and all the judges.
- What was your favorite part of competing in World of Dance? Getting to meet the DJ and the judges.
- What exciting things will you be doing/focusing on in the next year? I dance everything, but I would really like to learn and explore Break Dance, because it is really difficult and you can do any move you want. “That’s happy.”
- Why do you think dance is important to the world? I think dance is an important world, because when somebody dances he just relaxes and listens to the music, forgets all his troubles and lives that minute with that dance.
- If you had to summarize what dance means for you in 3 words, what would it be? Sharing, communication, and love.
- Anything else you’d like to add? I would like to thank my mom and my trainers for helping me.
Check out some of his favorite performances: IDO Street Dance World Championship 2016, LT Cup 2016, and Vilnius Street Battle 2017.
Check out more performances on the World of Dance YouTube page.
Obsessed with all things World of Dance? Tune into NBC Tuesdays at 10/9 central to watch some of the world’s best dancers battle it out for the $1 million prize. This week, celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, and Ne-Yo judge as acts go head-to-head in the duel round.
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