World of Dance' Breakdown: Underdogs Rise Up to Slay Legends

"World of Dance" The Duels conclude with more difficult match-ups. So far, though, the act that scored higher in the first round has emerged victorious in this round as well, rendering it essentially unnecessary. What we need to see is an upset with someone coming to this party to slay and taking out a contender ranked above them. Otherwise, why are we doing this? Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing these dancers perform again, but I don’t want the results to essentially be a foregone conclusion. Thankfully, tonight offered several surprise upsets.
The competition is broken up into three divisions: Junior (under 18), Upper (up to 4 dancers, 18 and over), and Team (5 or more dancers, 18 and over) -- and each act is judged 0-20 points in each of five categories for a possible total of 100 points. This time around, it’s simply a matter of outscoring your opponent. Categories include performance, technique, choreography, creativity, presentation. A quick reminder about me: I spent nearly a decade of my life sweating and bleeding to the music as a dancer, all for this moment: armchair judging a dance competition. From a young boy learning a shuffle-ball-change to performing with the St. Louis Ballet Company, I experienced the ups and downs of one of the most difficult physically demanding sports on the planet.

Fair warning, since I'm safe at home, I'm probably going to be a little harsher than my colleagues Ne-Yo, Jennifer Lopez, and Derek Hough. But I might be nicer, too. Maybe.

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