# World of Dance season 4

The fourth season of the American reality competition television series World of Dance premiered on May 26, 2020, on NBC. Ne-Yo, Jennifer Lopez, and Derek Hough returned as the judges for their fourth consecutive seasons. Access Hollywood co-host Scott Evans returned as host for his second season.

## Production
### Format changes

The qualifiers were no longer held in the studio; instead, they were recorded in a warehouse with no live audience. In addition, contested were led to believe that the qualifiers were auditions.
The scoring system was abolished in favor of votes; this applied for the qualifiers and duels. Contestants need at least two yeses to proceed to the duels. Judges may also cast a "callback" vote to contestants a final chance to perform again to advance to the duels.
The team divisions were merged within the junior and upper, resulting in only 2 divisions.
In the duels, contestants no longer chose their own opponents. Instead, the judges picked and the contestants only learned of the decision upon entering the room. Additionally, a guest judge picked which contestants performed head-to-head in the redemption duels.

## Judges, host, and mentors

Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, and Derek Hough returned as the judges for their fourth consecutive seasons. Access Live co-host, Scott Evans returned as the host for a second consecutive season.
For the first time in show history there were no guest mentors at any stage of the competition.

## Dancers

Table key :
* Description
* Contestant(s) came in first in the world final and won the competition
* Contestant(s) didn't win in the world final
* Contestant(s) has/have qualified for the semifinal but didn't make it to the world final
* Contestant(s) was/were chosen for redemption but did not make it to the semifinal
* Contestant(s) has/have qualified for the duels but didn't make it to the semifinal
* Contestant(s) did not advance in the callbacks
* Contestant(s) did not advance in the qualifiers
* Contestant(s) was/were given a callback vote in the qualifiers

### Upper (18 and over)

| Dance act | Hometown | Age | Dance style | Placement | Average score |
| Jefferson y Adrianita | Cali, Colombia | 22/26 | Salsa | World final (2nd place) | 95.0 |
| Geometrie Variable | Montpellier, France | 29-31 | Tutting | World final (3rd place) | 93.7 |
| Oxygen | Maastricht, Netherlands | 16-27 | Urban | World Final (4th place) | 94.7 |
| Jake & Chau | San Jose, California | 18/20 | Contemporary | Semifinalist | 95.3 |
| Kurtis Sprung | Caroga Lake, New York | 26 | Contemporary | Semifinals | 90.3 |
| UPeepz | Manila, Philippines | 20-30 | Hip-hop | Semifinals | 89.0 |
| Styles & Emma | Rochester, New York | 17/19 | Contemporary ballet | Redemption | – |
| Josh & Erica | Los Angeles, California | 22/24 | Urban | The duels | – |
| Luca & Alessandra | Sicily, Italy | 31/32 | Ballroom | The duels | – |
| The Rise | Gilbert, Arizona | 17-26 | Hip-hop | The duels | – |
| Show Stopper | Miami, Florida | – | Hip-hop | Callbacks | – |
| CBAction | Cordoba, Argentina | – | Hip-hop | Callbacks | – |
| Pumpfidence | Los Angeles, California | – | Heels | Callbacks | – |
| Avant Garde Collective | Amsterdam, Netherlands | – | Urban | Callbacks | – |
| The Williams Fam | Vallejo, California | – | Hip-hop | Qualifiers | – |
| Indigenous Enterprise | Phoenix, Arizona | – | Indigenous | Qualifiers | – |

### Junior (under 18)

| Dance act | Hometown | Age | Dance style | Placement | Average score |
| MDC 3 | Placentia, California | 14-17 | Contemporary | World final (winner) | 96.2 |
| Bailey & Kida | Orange County & Sacramento, California | 15/17 | Hip-hop | Semifinals | 93.0 |
| Keagan Capps | Moore, Oklahoma | 13 | Contemporary | Semifinals | 90.7 |
| The Young Cast | Levis, Canada | 13-17 | Hip-hop | Semifinals | 90.7 |
| Savannah Manzel | Lake Elmo, Minnesota | 9 | Jazz/contemporary | Semifinals | 90.3 |
| GRVMNT | Vancouver, Canada | 11-17 | Hip-hop | Semifinals | 89.7 |
| James & Harris | Seattle, Washington | 16 | Contemporary | Redemption | – |
| Chibi Unity | Niigata, Japan | 13-17 | Fusion | The duels | – |
| 305 | Miami, Florida | 10-15 | Latin ballroom | The duels | – |
| Maddy Penney | Mesa, Arizona | 15 | Ballet | The duels | – |
| Project 21 | Yorba Linda, California | – | Jazz | Callbacks | – |
| The Difference | Carol Stream, Illinois | – | Contemporary | Callbacks | – |
| The Break Ninjaz | Las Vegas, Nevada | – | Breaking | Qualifiers | – |
| Gigabots | Vancouver, Canada | – | Popping | Qualifiers | – |
| Amari Smith | Las Vegas, Nevada | – | Hip-hop | Qualifiers | – |
| Willis | Bondy, France | – | Afro house | Qualifiers | – |
| Itty Bitty Crew | Edmonton, Canada | – | Hip-hop | Qualifiers | – |
| Antonio & Maria | Naples, Italy | – | Latin ballroom | Qualifiers | – |

## The qualifiers

The qualifiers started on May 26, 2020. In season 4, the contestants need to get at least 2 yeses to advance to the duels instead of the judges scoring the points to the contestant. Contestants who are given a callback vote are given another chance to perform.
Table key :
* Description
* Contestant(s) did not advance to the duels
* Contestant(s) did not advance straight to the duels, but was given a callback vote
* Judge voted yes
* Judge voted no
* Judge voted callback
Contestant performances and judges' votes :
| Date | Name | Division | Performance song | Judges' votes | Judges' votes | Judges' votes |
| Date | Name | Division | Performance song | Ne-Yo | Lopez | D.Hough |
| May 26 | Jefferson y Adrianita | Upper | "Dos Jueyes" – Celia Cruz | | | |
| May 26 | grvmnt | Junior | "Dum-Dum" – Tedashii | | | |
| May 26 | Jake & Chau | Upper | "Bruises" – Lewis Capaldi | | | |
| May 26 | The Williams Fam | Upper | "Cartier" – Dopebwoy | | | |
| May 26 | Bailey & Kida | Junior | "Off the Rip" – DaBaby | | | |
| May 26 | Savannah Manzel | Junior | "River Deep, Mountain High" – Celine Dion | | | |
| June 2 |
| June 2 | The Rise | Upper | "6 Foot 7 Foot" – Lil Wayne | | | |
| June 2 | Oxygen | Upper | "Lovely" – Billie Eilish | | | |
| June 2 | Indigenous Enterprise | Upper | "Indian City/The Ripper" – Tribe Called Red/Northern Cree | | | |
| June 2 | James & Harris | Junior | "Moment of Silence" – Lucidious | | | |
| June 2 | 305 | Junior | "Adrenaline" – DJ Mendez | | | |
| June 2 | Luca & Alessandra | Upper | "A Evaristo Carriego" – Metropole | | | |
| June 2 | UPeepz | Upper | "Get Back" – Ludacris | | | |
| June 2 | Styles & Emma | Upper | "When the Party's Over" – Billie Eilish | | | |
| June 9 | Keagan Capps | Junior | "Zombie" – Gabriella | | | |
| June 9 | Antonio and Maria | Junior | – | | | |
| June 9 | Avant Garde Collective | Upper | – | | | |
| June 9 | Chibi Unity | Junior | "Some Nights" – Fun. | | | |
| June 9 | Josh & Erica | Upper | "Mount Everest" – Labrinth | | | |
| June 9 | The Break Ninjaz | Junior | "Beggin" – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons | | | |
| June 9 | The Young Cast | Junior | "We Run This" – Missy Elliott | | | |
| June 9 | MDC 3 | Junior | "Apologize" – OneRepublic | | | |
| June 9 | Show Stopper | Upper | "Que Calor" – Major Lazer | | | |
| June 16 | Géométrie Variable | Upper | "Habits" – Tove Lo | | | |
| June 16 | Gigabots | Junior | "Funkin' on the One" – Ozone | | | |
| June 16 | Maddy Penney | Junior | "Lonely" – Noah Cyrus | | | |
| June 16 | CBAction | Upper | "Boom Boom Boom Boom" – Vengaboys | | | |
| June 16 | The Difference | Junior | – | | | |
| June 16 | Itty Bitty Crew | Junior | – | | | |
| June 16 | Amari Smith | Junior | – | | | |
| June 16 | Pumpfidence | Upper | – | | | |
| June 16 | Willis | Junior | – | | | |
| June 16 | Project 21 | Junior | "Rich Girl" – Gwen Stefani | | | |
| June 16 | Kurtis Sprung | Upper | "Torches" – X Ambassadors | | | |

## The callbacks

The callbacks occurred on June 23, 2020. The 10 callbacks performed for one of the four spots to head to the duels.
Table key :
* Description
* Contestant(s) did not advance to the duels
* Judge voted yes
* Judge voted no
Contestant performances and judges' votes :
| Date | Name | Division | Performance song |
| June 23 | The Rise | Upper Division | "OMG" – Usher |
| June 23 | Project 21 | Junior Division | "Boys" – Lizzo |
| June 23 | Avant Garde Collective | Upper Division | "Summer Presto" – Vivaldi |
| June 23 | CBAction | Upper Division | – |
| June 23 | The Difference | Junior Division | – |
| June 23 | grvmnt | Junior Division | "Outta Your Mind" – Lil Jon |
| June 23 | Pumpfidence | Upper Division | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" – Jennifer Lopez |
| June 23 | Show Stopper | Upper Division | "16 Shots" – Stefflon Don |
| June 23 | 305 | Junior Division | Pica |
| June 23 | The Young Cast | Junior Division | "Children" – Justin Bieber |

## The duels

In the duels, contestants no longer chose their own opponents in this season; this was done by the judges and revealed at the last moment. A guest judge selection the competitors for the head-to-head redemption duels.
Oxygen defeated Styles & Emma in the upper redemption duel to advance. The Young Cast defeated James and Harris in the junior redemption duel to advance.
Table key :
| Key | Description | Key | Description | Key | Description | Key | Description |
| | Contestant(s) was/were eliminated by a duel | | Contestant(s) lost their duel, but won a redemption duel, advancing them to the semifinals. | | Judges passed contestant through the qualifiers, and the act advanced straight to the duels. | | Judges voted for a callback, during which one of four acts is selected to advance to the duels. |
Qualifying acts :
| Upper | Junior |
| Jefferson y Adrianita | Bailey & Kida |
| Jake & Chau | Savannah Manzel |
| Oxygen | James & Harris |
| Luca & Alessandra | Keagan Capps |
| UPeepz | Chibi Unity |
| Styles & Emma | MDC 3 |
| Géométrie Variable | Maddy Penney |
| Kurtis Sprung | grvmnt |
| Josh & Erica | 305 |
| The Rise | The Young Cast |
Contestant performances and judges' scores :
| Division | Date | Name | Performance song | Ne-Yo | Lopez | D.Hough |
| Division | Date | Name | Performance song | Upper | June 30 | Jefferson y Adrianita | "El Rey Del Timbal" – Tito Puente | YES | YES | YES |
| Luca & Alessandra | "Drop" – Diplo | NO | NO | Upper | June 30 | NO |
| UPeepz | "Hotel Room Service" – Pitbull | NO | YES | Upper | June 30 | YES |
| The Rise | "Don't Cha" – The Pussycat Dolls | YES | NO | Upper | June 30 | NO |
| Kurtis Sprung | Bad" – James Bay | YES | YES | Upper | June 30 | NO |
| Styles & Emma | "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi | NO | NO | Upper | June 30 | YES |
| July 14 | Jake & Chau | "Chainsmoking" – Jacob Banks | YES | Upper | YES | NO |
| July 14 | Josh & Erica | "Bury a Friend" – Billie Eilish | NO | Upper | NO | YES |
| July 14 | Géométrie Variable | "Never Be Like You" – Flume | YES | Upper | YES | YES |
| July 14 | Oxygen | "Get Up Offa That Thing" – James Brown | NO | Upper | NO | NO |
| Junior | July 21 | grvmnt | "Godzilla" – Eminem | YES | YES | NO |
| Junior | July 21 | The Young Cast | "Come Thru" – DMX | NO | NO | YES |
| Junior | July 21 | 305 | "Confident" – Demi Lovato | NO | NO | NO |
| Junior | July 21 | Savannah Manzel | "Soldier" – Fleurie | YES | YES | YES |
| Junior | July 21 | Chibi Unity | "Uproar" – Lil Wayne | YES | NO | NO |
| Junior | July 21 | MDC 3 | "Never Again" – Kelly Clarkson | NO | YES | YES |
| Junior | July 28 | Bailey and Kida | "Isis" – Joyner Lucas | YES | NO | YES |
| Junior | July 28 | James & Harris | "Let Me Go" – NF | NO | YES | NO |
| Junior | July 28 | Keagan Capps | "Heart of Glass" – Blondie & Philip Glass | YES | YES | YES |
| Junior | July 28 | Maddy Penney | "Maintenant" – Rupa & The April Fishes | NO | NO | NO |

## Redemption

Contestant performances and judges' scores :
| Division | Advanced | Performance song | Eliminated | Performance song |
| Division | Advanced | Performance song | Eliminated | Performance song | Upper | Oxygen | "Santa Maria" – The Gotan Project | Styles & Emma | "Weight in Gold" – Gallant |
| Junior | The Young Cast | "Super Bad, Super Slick" – James Brown | James & Harris | "Circles" – Post Malone |

## Semifinals

In the semifinals, 6 acts per episode compete for 2 spots in the world final. In each episode, there are 3 upper division and 3 junior division acts.
For the first time, the acts were performed on the World of Dance stage. The scoring system was also returned in this round.
Table key :
| Key | Description | Key | Description | Key | Description | Key | Description |
| | Contestant(s) placed first in their semifinal Week, advancing them to the world final | | Contestant(s) placed second in their semifinal Week, advancing them to the world final. | | Contestant(s) placed third in their semifinal Week, eliminating them from the competition. | | Contestant(s) placed fourth, fifth, or sixth in their semifinal week. |
Duel results :
| Upper | Votes | Overall semifinal rank | Junior | Votes | Overall semifinal rank |
| Jefferson y Adrianita | 3 | 4 | Keagan Capps | 3 | 7 |
| Géométrie Variable | 3 | 5 | Savannah Manzel | 3 | 9 |
| Jake & Chau | 2 | 3 | Bailey & Kida | 2 | 6 |
| UPeepz | 2 | 12 | GRVMNT | 2 | 11 |
| Kurtis Sprung | 2 | 9 | MDC 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Oxygen | 0 | 2 | The Young Cast | 1 | 7 |
Contestant performances and judges' scores :
| Date | Name | Performance song | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score |
| Date | Name | Performance song | Ne-Yo | Jennifer | Derek | Average |
| August 4 |
| August 4 | The Young Cast | "Bohemian Rhapsody" – David Garrett & Panic! at the Disco | 89 | 90 | 93 | 90.7 |
| August 4 | Savannah Manzel | "Dreamweaver" – J2 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 90.3 |
| August 4 | Jefferson y Adrianita | "Oh Mayi" – Ricky Campanelli | 92 | 95 | 96 | 94.3 |
| August 4 | grvmnt | "Tear Da Roof Off" – Busta Rhymes | 89 | 89 | 91 | 89.7 |
| August 4 | Kurtis Sprung | "Monsters" – James Blunt | 89 | 92 | 90 | 90.3 |
| August 4 | Géométrie Variable | "Tessellate" – Ellie Goulding | 95 | 94 | 93 | 94.0 |
| August 11 |
| August 11 | Keagan Capps | "Bring Me to Life" – Evanescence | 90 | 90 | 92 | 90.7 |
| August 11 | Upeepz | "Bebot" – Black Eyed Peas | 89 | 88 | 90 | 89.0 |
| August 11 | Jake & Chau | "Say You Love Me" – Jessie Ware | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95.3 |
| August 11 | Bailey & Kida | "Momma I Hit a Lick" – 2 Chainz ft. Kendrick Lamar | 92 | 95 | 92 | 93.0 |
| August 11 | Oxygen | "Toccata" – J.S. Bach | 98 | 97 | 94 | 96.3 |
| August 11 | MDC 3 | "This Woman's Work" – Maxwell | 94 | 98 | 98 | 96.7 |

## World final

The world final was taped without the studio audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contestant performances and judges' scores :
| Date | Name | Performance song | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores | Judges' scores |
| Date | Name | Performance song | Ne-Yo | Jennifer | Derek | Average |
| August 12 | Oxygen | "Sail" – Awolnation | 94 | 91 | 94 | 93.0 |
| August 12 | MDC 3 | "I Surrender" – Celine Dion | 95 | 95 | 97 | 95.7 |
| August 12 | Jefferson y Adrianita | "Celia y Tito" – Celia Cruz and Tito Puente | 94 | 96 | 96 | 95.3 |
| August 12 | Géométrie Variable | "You Know You Like It" – AlunaGeorge & DJ Snake | 94 | 92 | 94 | 93.3 |
Table key :
* Description
* Contestant won the competition
* Contestant placed 2nd
* Contestant placed 3rd
* Contestant placed 4th
The Final scores :
| Upper | Upper | Junior | Junior | Upper | Upper | Upper | Upper |
| Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score |
| Oxygen | 93.0 | MDC 3 | 95.7 | Jefferson y Adrianita | 95.3 | Géométrie Variable | 93.3 |

## Highest-scoring dances

| Dance act | Division | Round | Song | Score | Ne-Yo | Jennifer | Derek |
| MDC 3 | Junior | Semifinals | "This Woman's Work" – Maxwell | 96.7 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Oxygen | Upper | Semifinals | "Toccata" – J.S. Bach | 96.3 | 98 | 97 | 94 |
| MDC 3 | Junior | World Finals | "I Surrender" – Celine Dion | 95.7 | 95 | 95 | 97 |
| Jefferson y Adrianita | Upper | World finals | "Celia y Tito" – Celia Cruz and Tito Puente | 95.3 | 94 | 96 | 96 |
| Jake & Chau | Upper | Semifinals | "Say You Love Me" – Jessie Ware | 95.3 | 96 | 95 | 95 |

## Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of World of Dance season 4 :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "The Qualifiers 1" | May 26, 2020 | 1.0/6 | 5.00 | 0.4 | 1.70 | 1.4 | 6.70 |
| 2 | "The Qualifiers 2" | June 2, 2020 | 0.8/5 | 4.25 | 0.4 | 1.59 | 1.3 | 5.84 |
| 3 | "The Qualifiers 3" | June 9, 2020 | 0.8/5 | 4.34 | 0.4 | 1.52 | 1.2 | 5.86 |
| 4 | "The Qualifiers 4" | June 16, 2020 | 0.9/5 | 4.16 | 0.5 | 1.71 | 1.3 | 5.87 |
| 5 | "The Callbacks" | June 23, 2020 | 0.8/5 | 4.10 | 0.4 | 1.53 | 1.2 | 5.64 |
| 6 | "The Duels 1" | June 30, 2020 | 0.8/5 | 4.00 | 0.4 | 1.58 | 1.2 | 5.58 |
| 7 | "The Duels 2" | July 14, 2020 | 0.7/5 | 3.75 | 0.4 | 1.54 | 1.1 | 5.29 |
| 8 | "The Duels 3" | July 21, 2020 | 0.5/4 | 3.28 | 0.4 | 1.51 | 0.9 | 4.79 |
| 9 | "The Duels 4" | July 28, 2020 | 0.7/4 | 3.59 | 0.4 | 1.63 | 1.1 | 5.22 |
| 10 | "The Semi-Finals 1" | August 4, 2020 | 0.7/5 | 3.80 | 0.4 | 1.48 | 1.1 | 5.28 |
| 11 | "The Semi-Finals 2" | August 11, 2020 | 0.6/4 | 3.77 | 0.4 | 1.39 | 1.0 | 5.15 |
| 12 | "The World Final" | August 12, 2020 | 0.6/4 | 4.08 | 0.3 | 1.28 | 0.9 | 5.36 |