World of Dance season 4

Format changes

The qualifiers were no longer held in the studio; instead, they were recorded in a warehouse with no live audience.^[2] In addition, contested were led to believe that the qualifiers were auditions.^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

Season 4 host and judges

Scott Evans

Ne-Yo

Jennifer Lopez

Derek Hough

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.^{[citation needed]}

Table key

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 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

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
				Ne-Yo	Lopez	D.Hough
May 26	Jefferson y Adrianita	Upper	"Dos Jueyes" – Celia Cruz
	grvmnt	Junior	"Dum-Dum" – Tedashii
	Jake & Chau	Upper	"Bruises" – Lewis Capaldi
	The Williams Fam	Upper	"Cartier" – Dopebwoy
	Bailey & Kida	Junior	"Off the Rip" – DaBaby
	Savannah Manzel	Junior	"River Deep, Mountain High" – Celine Dion
June 2
	The Rise	Upper	"6 Foot 7 Foot" – Lil Wayne
	Oxygen	Upper	"Lovely" – Billie Eilish
	Indigenous Enterprise	Upper	"Indian City/The Ripper" – Tribe Called Red/Northern Cree
	James & Harris	Junior	"Moment of Silence" – Lucidious
	305	Junior	"Adrenaline" – DJ Mendez
	Luca & Alessandra	Upper	"A Evaristo Carriego" – Metropole
	UPeepz	Upper	"Get Back" – Ludacris
	Styles & Emma	Upper	"When the Party's Over" – Billie Eilish
June 9	Keagan Capps	Junior	"Zombie" – Gabriella
	Antonio and Maria	Junior	–
	Avant Garde Collective	Upper	–
	Chibi Unity	Junior	"Some Nights" – Fun.
	Josh & Erica	Upper	"Mount Everest" – Labrinth
	The Break Ninjaz	Junior	"Beggin" – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
	The Young Cast	Junior	"We Run This" – Missy Elliott
	MDC 3	Junior	"Apologize" – OneRepublic
	Show Stopper	Upper	"Que Calor" – Major Lazer
June 16	Géométrie Variable	Upper	"Habits" – Tove Lo
	Gigabots	Junior	"Funkin' on the One" – Ozone
	Maddy Penney	Junior	"Lonely" – Noah Cyrus
	CBAction	Upper	"Boom Boom Boom Boom" – Vengaboys
	The Difference	Junior	–
	Itty Bitty Crew	Junior	–
	Amari Smith	Junior	–
	Pumpfidence	Upper	–
	Willis	Junior	–
	Project 21	Junior	"Rich Girl" – Gwen Stefani
	Kurtis Sprung	Upper	"Torches" – X Ambassadors

The callbacks occurred on June 23, 2020. The 10 callbacks performed for one of the four spots to head to the duels.

Table key

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	Judges' votes
June 23	The Rise	Upper Division	"OMG" – Usher
	Project 21	Junior Division	"Boys" – Lizzo
	Avant Garde Collective	Upper Division	"Summer Presto" – Vivaldi
	CBAction	Upper Division	–
	The Difference	Junior Division	–
	grvmnt	Junior Division	"Outta Your Mind" – Lil Jon
	Pumpfidence	Upper Division	"Love Don't Cost a Thing" – Jennifer Lopez
	Show Stopper	Upper Division	"16 Shots" – Stefflon Don
	305	Junior Division	Pica
	The Young Cast	Junior Division	"Children" – Justin Bieber

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	Overall decision	Junior	Overall decision
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

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.

The world final was taped without the studio audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]