01x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

[Ally] Tonight, two of you are going home.

Dancers, you've been working
with your choreographer all week.

And you've seen all of the other routines.

But whose moves
made you sit up and take notice?

Who used their props the most effectively?

Who do you think deserves
to continue on in this competition?

In a moment,
I'm going to ask our Dance 100

to stand behind the person that they think

deserves to go through to the next stage.

But remember, it does not have to be
who they danced with tonight.

The two choreographers
with the least amount of votes

will be leaving the competition.

[audience exclaiming]

Dance 100, make your move now.

[audience cheering]

Thanks, Elle.

[audience gasping]

[Ally] Rex with six votes
and Rudy with nine.

I am so sorry.

But you both have
the least amount of votes,

which means you both
will be leaving this competition.

[audience cheering]

Rudy, how are you feeling in this moment?

[Rudy] Honestly, I think it's…

Um… [chuckles softly]

[audience groans]

[all cheering]

I'm trying. Uh…

You're doing great.

I've always doubted myself. Um…

I've always worked under someone,

so to have my own voice
and art shown to the world,

it's just incredible.

- That's right! That's right!
- [all cheering]

I also…

I also feel like

these people are like…
I feel like they're my family

and it's been great to dance with them,
hang out with them,

get to know them
and I love you guys so much.

[all cheering]

Rex.

The fact I'm even standing in a line
up with all you incredible people.

The fact that I'm even here…

[all cheering]

…is such a blessing
and I couldn't be more grateful.

[all cheering]

[Ally] Rex and Rudy,
you have been amazing.

We appreciate all we've seen on
and, of course, off stage.

Y'all, let's give it up
once again, for Rex and Rudy.

[all cheering]

My time on the show was lit.
I learned a lot.

I feel I've grown so much
as a choreographer.

I'm ultimately just so inspired.

It's been a pleasure.

[overlapping chatter]

[Rudy] Honestly, I feel like
it's one of the best times of my life.

I think my family's gonna be, um…

They're going to be proud of me,
and they'll rewatch that till I die.

[chuckles]

- [all cheering]
- That was a plot twist.

And then there were five.

Give yourselves props
for making it through.

[all cheering]

♪ Forever and ever ♪

Your next challenge will be working

- with 20 dancers each.
- [all gasp]

This stage will be crowded,
but the sky's the limit,

so make sure you rise to the challenge.

One last time, let's give it up
for the choreographers

and every single one of our Dance 100.

[audience cheering]

♪ We're better together ♪

♪ I don't need no introduction ♪

♪ You already know my name ♪

♪ I'm a force to be reckoned ♪

♪ Yeah, this horse can't be tamed ♪

- What's up, y'all? It's Ally.
- Hey Ally, girl.

- Ally.
- Well done on making it this far.

Thank you.

Your challenge this round is to make sure
you elevate your performance.

- Mmm-hmm.
- Whatever that might mean to you.

Elevate. Elevate.

- Interesting.
- You might want to use aerial skills.

- Aerial skills?
- Do it on stilts

or stick to higher levels
of the stage in your performance.

Oh, my God. I'm so ready
to get to week three now.

♪ Wait up, do my thing ♪

But before you go, there's one more thing.

Oh, Ally's always coming up
with some sh*t.

After your next performance,

the two choreographers
with the least amount of votes

will have to battle it out
for their place in this competition.

So, like… So like a little battle?
We're battling?

Oh, no. [Chuckling]

Okay, easy. Easy-peasy.

Good luck and I'll see you
on the dance floor.

All right.

You guys are sick.
Like, where did that come from?

People don't know that I used to battle.

[laughing] I quit. No.

[audience cheering]

[Ally] Dance 100, y'all make some noise.

[all cheering]

This is Dance 100.

The only dance competition

where the dancers decide
who stays and who goes.

[audience cheering]

The five remaining choreographers
have been rehearsing,

executing, and leveling up all week

with 20 of the best dancers in the world.

[audience cheering]

They have to aim high as their challenge
is to elevate their creation

if they want to get one step closer
to that $100,000 prize.

- Are you ready for some dance?
- [audience cheering]

I'm nervous. I'm excited. I'm energized.
We'll take this to a whole new level.

Oh, my God.

Wow, huh?

Having 20 dancers definitely adds
a lot more dynamics to the performance.

More bodies. You can cover more space.
It's going to look insane.

This week Ally told us to elevate
our performance somehow,

and I thought that it would be cool

to have a big, 10-foot tall
metal jungle gym,

and we can do so much stuff in it,
around it, on it, even climbing.

This is what we're rocking with this week.

- Ooh!
- [all laughing]

The cage is actually a lot bigger
than I thought that it would be.

They really gave me 10 feet and some.

With that structure,
I want it to feel like Mad Max.

- Yes.
- Like World w*r Z-type sh*t.

- Like, everyone climb up and "bang, bang."
- I'm nervous.

- Nervous? Really?
- Yeah.

[repeating] I'm not afraid of heights.

No, it's going to be good. Cool?

When I walked in this morning,
I seen that huge piece.

{\an8}I was a little like, "What the hell?"

{\an8}- I'm scared to go up that ladder.
- Same.

Now that everybody can see it,

- careful, please.
- Yeah.

♪ Low, low, low, low, low ♪

Whoa. Bang. Bang. Pow.

The cage is massive,
but I'm hoping that we can get up there

and do what we gotta do.

A structure like this
is giving us a big opportunity

to go beyond what we've done so far,

to elevate ourselves.

Okay, I would love to see
your guys' transition one more time.

Whoa. Whoa.

Watch your head, be careful.
We don't want anything bad happening.

- This thing looks crazy, huh?
- [Robbie] Mental.

{\an8}When I saw it for the first time,
I was intimidated. It's huge!

Something about scaffolding.

No one on my back, holding me.

- I freaked out.
- Really?

It's a bit intimidating
because it looks like a cage.

It encloses you a little bit,
but I feel you.

There can't be any resistance
or else this is not worth it.

- [Chelsea] Yeah.
- [Robbie] It is dangerous.

If you fall, you can hurt yourself badly,
broken bones, concussion.

But we practiced enough,
hopefully no one will get hurt tonight.

{\an8}["Boys" by Lizzo playing]

[audience cheering]

♪ Ay, boy, whatcha say, boy? ♪

♪ You tryna play coy like a Game boy? ♪

♪ Hit my phone boy, is you home boy? ♪

♪ Are you alone boy?
Give me dome, boy ♪

♪ Got a boy with degrees
In the streets ♪

♪ Boy on his knees
Man in the sheets ♪

♪ Sheesh, it's all Greek to me ♪

♪ Got this boy speaking Spanish, ay Papi ♪

♪ Baby, I don't need you ♪

♪ I just wanna freak you ♪

♪ I heard you a freak, too ♪

I love it.

♪ What's two plus two? ♪

♪ Four, three, two, ow! ♪

♪ Boys, boys, boys ♪

♪ Make a girl go crazy ♪

♪ Four, three, two, ow! ♪

♪ Boys, boys, boys ♪

♪ Make a girl go crazy ♪

♪ Four, three, two, ow! ♪

- [dancer] Hey!
- [Johnny] Love it.

Exciting!

[all cheering]

♪ Four, three, two, woo ♪

♪ Boys, boys, boys ♪

♪ Make a girl go crazy ♪

[song ends]

[all cheering]

Wow, nice.

Good job.

[Ally] Y'all, keep it going
for Max and his dancers.

Well, Max, the audience seems to love it.

Do you think you rose
to the challenge this week?

Uh, absolutely.
I think we rose to the challenge.

We rose to the challenge.
We climbed to the challenge.

We swung on the challenge.
We did everything on the challenge.

All right. Let's level it up
to the Dance 100.

Armando, I see you there.

- Hola.
- Give me your perspective.

Once I saw the cage, I was like,
"Okay, they're going in."

{\an8}Then everyone got on the cage,
and I was like, "Wait."

{\an8}Swinging, the levels.
I was like, "This is crazy."

It was great. I loved it.

[audience cheering]

Johnny, let's get your perspective.

This week, we're talking elevation.

Did you think it was
ex*cuted well in this performance?

Well, Max,
I think you actually #maximized it.

[all exclaiming and cheering]

I think you did great. I think…

- [all laughing]
- Um… Okay, right?

You utilized everyone all around,
so I really loved it.

Also the styling was great.

However…

[Ally] Ooh…

- There's a but.
- [audience exclaiming]

After you guys had that big exposure
where everyone's jumping and it's party.

Unfortunately, it fell flat for me.

All right, Max,
I want to get your perspective.

What did you think of Johnny's feedback?

Everybody here is watching it,
and has their different perspective of it.

- So thank you. I appreciate it.
- Course.

Y'all, give it up one more time
for Max and his dancers.

[audience cheering]

{\an8}Some people want the bang at the end.

{\an8}Some people want the bang
in the beginning.

How we choose to use elevation

- versus how they expect us to.
- Expect it. Right.

So it's tricky.

[Max] I can't tell them what to say.

So, whatever they feel
is subjective to them,

but I think that we did a great job.

It went amazing.

Everybody got out there, smashed,
and did what they needed to do.

Let's go, baby!

[all cheering]

Throughout this competition,

the challenges
and the number of dancers get bigger.

Our choreographers are pushing themselves

to get one step closer
to that $100,000 prize.

Up next, it's our dream girl, from Hawaii.
It's Brandi.

[audience cheering]

Just gotta perform to make it 100
because I do not want to battle.

- Hey, guys. Hey!
- [dancers] Hey!

I have a bunch of new dancers
that I have not worked with yet,

so might be a bit of a challenge.

We're doing Justin Timberlake
"Like I Love You."

[all cheering]

♪ Hey! Late at night, I'll talk to you… ♪

[Brandi] Every time you add
more and more dancers,

you don't know who you'll get,

and you don't know
how they'll react to you.

Three, and four, and five, six, seven.
Break it down.

But I do feel confident in my creativity.

Cute!

The theme
of this performance is elevation,

and I will be on some aerial straps,
spinning up in the air.

So I do have experience flying in the air

for the Michael Jackson ONE show
by Cirque du Soleil.

But I haven't spun that fast before
and it's been a long time.

♪ Don't you dare say I'm crazy ♪

♪ 'Cause I can show you just that ♪

♪ If you wanna get crazy… ♪

The pressure
was definitely on this morning.

I had lots of people watching me,

which I know they were watching me
just for safety, but I was like… Ah!

- [dancers cheering]
- [Brandi laughing]

Yeah, it feels late, coming up.

{\an8}You should be coming up on that…
[scatting] doing the choreo.

So you see the elevation of the dancers.

I'm stressed. I'm stressed.

It is worrying me a little
that the elevation is not right yet.

And I gotta figure out what I'm doing.

I am happy with the rest of it,
but I gotta be better.

[audience cheering]

{\an8}["Like I Love You" playing]

{\an8}♪ Just somethin' about you ♪

♪ Way I'm lookin' at you, whatever ♪

♪ Keep lookin' at me ♪

♪ Gettin' scared now, right? ♪

♪ Don't fail me, baby ♪

♪ It's just Justin ♪

♪ You feel good, right? ♪

♪ Listen ♪

♪ I kinda noticed ♪

♪ Somethin' wasn't right ♪

♪ From your colorful face ♪

♪ It's kinda weird to me
Since you're so fine ♪

♪ If it's up to me
Your face will change ♪

♪ If you smile
Then that should set the tone ♪

- ♪ Just be limber ♪
- ♪ Baby ♪

♪ And if you let go
The music should move your bones ♪

♪ Baby, just remember ♪

♪ Sing a song with me ♪

♪ If you smile
Then that should set the tone ♪

♪ You're a good girl
And that's what makes me trust ya ♪

♪ Late at night, I talk to you ♪

♪ You will know the difference when I… ♪

♪ You know, I used to dream about this
When I was a little boy ♪

[dancer] Let's go, Brandi, girl!

♪ Drums ♪

♪ It's kind of special, right? Yeah ♪

[dancer] Let's go! Bring it on in!

♪ And that's what it is ♪

♪ New everybody dance ♪

Why isn't she going down?

- [song ends]
- [audience cheering]

Oh, my God. She got stuck up there.

[dancer exclaims]

- [Janick] Is she okay?
- Let her down!

Is she okay? Is she okay?

[dancer] Bring it… Oh!

Yeah!

Y'all, let's give it up for Brandi
and her dancers.

[audience cheering]

[dancer 1] Yeah!

[dancer 2] We love Brandi!

Talk about taking it to the next level.

[audience chanting]
Brandi! Brandi! Brandi!

The audience is chanting your name
after that performance,

what are you feeling?

Dizzy.

[audience laughs]

But no… That was crazy.

You were up there for a little longer

than choreographed
or anticipated and expected.

I was like,

"One, two, three, four…"

- "I'm still here. Why am I still up here?"
- [laughter]

You know what? This is show business

and you gotta keep going.

- [all cheering]
- Keep it pushing, so…

Spoken like a true professional.
The show must go on, and so it did.

Let's go ahead and send it up
to our professionals, our Dance 100.

Armando.

{\an8}This piece to me felt like a new era
"Smooth Criminal," it was sick.

{\an8}The costumes are cohesive.

I loved it. It was fresh.

But the flying,

there was a disconnect for me

just because I was like, "Okay."

I mean, I couldn't do that,
so kudos to you, but the piece is sick.

[audience cheering]

Let's take another pro take.
Lily, what did you make of it?

{\an8}I have to say if I may be so bold,
I would label you

{\an8}as the most versatile choreographer
out of everyone here.

[audience cheering]

But along with that,

I do have very high expectations
for your dance

and I do agree with Armando

that I did enjoy the elevation,

but since this week was based on it,
I would have loved

another pop here or there, but all in all,
you did really amazing.

[audience cheering]

Let's give it up one more time
for Brandi and her 20 dancers.

[all cheering]

We put on a show. I feel good about it.

Maybe they didn't like the flying,
but I felt like a little artist.

I wouldn't have changed it, so…

He took the top spot last time,

but will he continue
to rise to the occasion?

There's only one way to find out.

It's Keenan!

- And let's just eat it.
- [all cheering]

{\an8}♪ How did I get so lucky? ♪

{\an8}♪ Don't wanna let this go ♪

{\an8}My last performance was great.

We got the most votes.

I was happy and excited

because it showed
that I could do anything.

You know, I have every intention
of doing it again this week.

- Oh, hey, friends.
- [dancers] Hey!

I think the biggest challenge
for this week

will probably be the 20 dancers.

So I'm stressed.

It's a lot of pressure.

{\an8}Where I come from,
failure is not an option.

When I was eight years old,
I used to have really massive migraines,

and we couldn't figure out what it was.

So I went to the doctors,

I got a CAT scan,

and then I found out
that I had a brain tumor.

♪ I need some advice ♪

♪ What would you do
If you had to live every night… ♪

When we sat down and they told me,

I remember just being eight,
and feeling defeated.

I was told that there was a potential
I would never be able to dance again,

just because of the effects
of the surgery,

and that is a lot to take on as a child.

But I think that's what drove me
to get out of recovery so fast,

having dance in the back of my mind.

Like, there was no way that I was
brought into this world to not dance.

♪ It's a hell of a life ♪

♪ We live like a movie
We shining with pearls and ice ♪

To be able to live out
my dreams every day,

and do what I love is amazing.

And I'm just so grateful to be here
in this moment and just dance.

So for elevation week,
we have these four risers.

In my brain, we're in this hot,
steamy, sweaty club.

So my inspiration for this piece
is the Bashment party,

Carnival Caribbean vibes.

We have Spice,
"So Mi Like It" this week, I really like.

[all cheering]

Very, like, high-tense, sexual,

and that's kind of the vibe,
but that's the culture.

- [dancer exclaims]
- [laughing]

Choreography that
you normally see from me,

we're elevating it, bringing it more.

Flipping all around, splittin',
and doing all types of things.

[vocalizing counts]

And it's like… Ooh, shimmer.

[scatting]

If something was going
to go wrong in this performance,

it would be this
damn pixie dust that we have.

…five, six, seven. Perfect! Yes.

Trying to work it out
and figure out what'll happen.

Three, four, go five…

If it works, it's going to be
super fly on camera,

but if it doesn't, it's just
going to look really amateur.

I'm just super excited
for people to see this piece

and to just be a part
of this party that I created.

I got my t*tties out
so I'm ready to go. [Laughs]

[audience cheering]

{\an8}♪ Go down and a wine and a bubble and ♪

♪ Batty jaw just a jump
This a trouble and ♪

♪ Mi and a man just a couple
And a cuddle ♪

♪ Bum pon the buddy head
And mi wi buss it like a bubble and ♪

♪ Skin out mi pum pum ♪

♪ Pon the buddy mi a wine and a bum bum ♪

♪ Bum, bum, bum, bum-per go, bum, bum ♪

♪ Have mi batty just a jump
And a bum bu, bum bu, bum ♪

♪ Wine pon the buddy
And a sit down pon the beat ♪

♪ Pum pum so tight
so mi man no haffi cheat ♪

♪ Phone tek a picture
Yeh a that you fi tweet ♪

Yes, boy!

♪ Pon the beat mi just a drop it ♪

♪ How mi twerk it and a slop it
Pon the ground like mi a map it ♪

♪ How mi stuck it, and a pop it
And a wine it, and a lop it ♪

♪ Take a picture, you fi snap it
Facebook it, but crop it out ♪

♪ Yes a so mi like it ♪

♪ Bring yo buddy
Come y ah meck mi ride it ♪

♪ Ride it like a bike it ♪

♪ c*ck up and a sit down
And a wine it ♪

♪ Yes a so mi like it ♪

♪ Bring yo buddy
Come y ah meck mi ride it ♪

♪ Ride it like a bike it ♪

♪ c*ck up and a sit down
And a wine it ♪

♪ Pon the bass line
Mi a buss a wine ♪

♪ Pon the bass line
Mi a buss a wine ♪

♪ Pon the bass line… ♪

♪ Pon the bass line… ♪

♪ Line, line, line, line
Line, line… ♪

I'm getting Super Bowl vibes.

[audience cheering]

- I love it!
- [song ends]

[all cheering]

Oh, my gosh, y'all keep it going
for Keenan and his dancers!

Okay. "So mi like it," and so did I.

And the audience
is going crazy for you, Keenan.

Thank you, guys.

Keenan, last time you thought
the odds were against you.

More dancers. How was it this time around?

This time, it was so easy
that it was scary.

It felt crazy, but it was cute.

[all cheering]

Johnny, come on down.

- [all cheering]
- Hey, Johnny.

Johnny, did you enjoy being
transported to the dance hall?

I did, actually. I enjoyed this process
way more than I have in previous weeks.

[all exclaiming]

Let me explain! The process was smooth.

He knew what he wanted to do.

He came with a clear vision.

I was able, as a dancer/performer
to find my character,

so I could bring his piece to life.

[Ally] All right.

Let's throw it up to Joseph.
You're flicking your hair, moving around.

What did you think of the elevation?

Keenan!

Wow!

{\an8}I love the colors. I love the choreo.

{\an8}I love the culture.

You took us to the Caribbean. I felt it.

There was just… Waves after waves
of just movement and choreography,

and waves, and transitions,
and oh, my God,

we were in it with you.

♪ So mi like it! ♪

I loved it!

[all cheering]

Sophie Zapp, I mean,
will you be recreating this in the club?

Oh, my God, I would love to.

But I do have to comment on the challenge.

Sophie, mami!

[Ally] Let us know
what you got, Sophie Zapp.

So, seeing as you have these podiums,

and I definitely saw you
bring it out in the end.

I feel like it was great,
the glitter, the girls look great.

But I think you could have been
a little bit more creative,

thinking a little bit more
outside the box with these podiums.

Keenan, any thoughts on the feedback
from the Dance 100?

I love feedback.

It allows me to do better next time,

but I also stand 100%,
ten toes down with everything that I do.

For me, the elevation was how
all of y'all felt when you watch this.

And I stand behind that.

Y'all, give it up for Keenan and his crew!

[audience cheering]

Oh, my gosh.
You saw the girls swirl and split.

- Did we cheer for that? Okay, good.
- [audience] Yeah!

Us regular folk can't do that, so…
I mean, I can't.

It's now time for our next choreographer.
It's Janick!

[audience cheering]

- Two minutes!
- I'm ready!

Whoo-hoo!

[sighs loudly]

That was how I felt when I heard the song.

The challenge I'll face
for this performance

is that this song gives me one note.

And I really like duality
and dynamics and musicality.

I'm not really hearing that.

I don't know yet what I'm going to do
with this, with the creatives.

It's a work in progress.

{\an8}♪ You wanted me to help you ♪

Oh, my God! There's so many of you!

- Hello!
- Hey!

This performance,
the challenge that we have, is elevation.

So you're looking at it.

This song, I'm bringing
Gotham and the Marvel world,

so something more grungy.

I'm using risers, and it's a lot.

It's a lot to manage and navigate.

It's getting to me.

Today, this first rehearsal
might be little weird.

You might be standing
in certain spaces a lot

and then kind of not dancing as much
as you wish you were on day one.

I think the competition
just really got heavy for me,

creatively and emotionally.

Like, I hit rock bottom.

[Alyce] We haven't danced 'cause we're...

{\an8}- We're mapping it and stuff.
- Yeah.

[Janick] So I drew out the stage,
so we know where everything is.

That way, I think,
we can all see the vision.

I think tomorrow may be
a pressurized environment,

- 'cause we have the choreo to learn.
- We got a lot to do.

♪ I feel trapped, yo
I feel like I'm in nobody… ♪

Five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, stop.

You're in the second line, I think.

You can come in more.

One more time, please.

{\an8}I would have loved
if we learnt the choreo on day one.

{\an8}Yeah.

{\an8}Now I need another run.

{\an8}I feel like I need two
so I can feel really confident in it.

{\an8}Day two is really day one.

[Janick] This week
has been so challenging.

I feel the dancers are stressed
and I feel like it's testing me. [Laughs]

The energy that I felt from my dancers

was stress, panic,

some have sent me messages, personally,
just expressing that they're concerned.

{\an8}So I know there's
so many factors going into it,

{\an8}but just trust that you got this.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

I'm feeling worry in you.

I just need everybody
to believe in the vision.

I love my piece. I love my choreo.

I want you guys to be
in this world with me.

And I want you guys to fight with me.

- You know I'm saying?
- [dancer] Yeah.

[all cheering]

♪ Victory… ♪

[exhales heavily]

It has been such a hard week.

It feels as though this performance
is the most important one so far.

It's going to determine
whether I'm in the battle,

and I don't want a battle. I really don't.

Let's k*ll. Let's do it.

One, two, three.

[all cheering]

{\an8}["Physical" by Dua Lipa playing]

♪ Common love isn't for us ♪

♪ We created something phenomenal ♪

♪ Don't you agree? ♪

♪ Don't you agree? ♪

♪ You got me feeling diamond-rich ♪

♪ Nothing on this planet compares to it ♪

♪ Don't you agree? ♪

♪ Don't you agree? ♪

Work.

♪ Who needs sleep
When I got you next to me? ♪

♪ All night, I'll riot with you ♪

♪ I know you got my back
And you know I got you ♪

♪ So, come on ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Let's get physical ♪

♪ Hold on just a little tighter ♪

♪ Come on, hold on
Tell me if you're ready ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Baby, keep on dancing ♪

♪ Let's get physical ♪

♪ All night, I'll riot with you ♪

♪ I know you got my back
And you know I got you ♪

♪ So, come on ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Let's get physical ♪

♪ Lights out, follow the noise ♪

♪ Baby, keep on dancing
Like you ain't got a choice ♪

♪ So, come on, safer ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Let's get physical ♪

[all cheering]

Okay.

What's the inspiration around that piece?

I wanted to bring you guys to Gotham

and we're villains.

We're out for blood. Yeah.

Whoa!

Okay. There was a lot.

Last week, you got a lot
of feedback from the Dance 100.

- How did you apply that into this routine?
- Yeah, that was really helpful.

You know, they told me
that it was very comp,

so I tried to break out
from my structural transitions,

and I tried to utilize
more skills for my dancers.

So, hopefully, you guys saw that.

Well, it's time to see what
our dancing judge and jury thought.

Remember, they are the ones
who will be voting for their favorite.

All right, Brooke.

I think it was super unexpected
with the song you are given,

{\an8}this whole piece just showed
it's hard to be a dancer.

We're athletic, we're powerful,

and the route that you went
really showcased that.

And there was a whole concept and theme,

which I think was really cool
and brought a different vibe to the room.

Thanks, Brooke.

[audience cheering]

Joseph, what was your hot take?

{\an8}I loved it. First I was like,
"Are they crime-fighters?"

{\an8}No, they are actually villains.

They are wreaking havoc all over the city,

tearing everything down.

I understood the concept.
I really got it. It was amazing.

You guys did great.

I think the one thing I'm going to say
is Janick gave you a lot of arm-ography.

So, like, some dancers were really on it.

Some dancers were just tailing it,
you know what I'm saying?

But other than that, I really enjoyed it.
The energy was high.

This was extremely difficult.

The level of variety that you had?
Amazing work.

Y'all give it up one more time
for Janick and her dancers.

[audience cheering]

It's time for our final performance
of the night.

It's Celine.

[audience cheering]

I'm ready to go and party with this g*ng.
Let's go. We turn it up.

[all cheering]

Hi, thanks for being here.

This is day one of rehearsals
with my 20 dancers.

Opportunity to be re-inspired. New energy.

Let's go for it.

This week, the theme is elevation.
We'll be dancing on bleachers.

I think choreographically
I'm gonna go with more street styles.

I think that I'm going to focus
on Litefeet with this piece

just because I'm from New York and…

So, light feet really is a culture.

It's a way of life.

The style means a lot to me

because not only is it the first style
I looked at as a little girl,

it brings people together.

And a walk.

[scatting]

The style light feet is super fun.

It's full of character.
It's full of life, it's full-out.

It's big. It's a lot of footwork.

And I hope that I can do it justice.

[scatting]

And a… [scatting]

Yeah. Easy.

- Such a unique style.
- I like it. I like the vibe.

It's very on your toes
and about character, like...

I'm excited to see what we'll do.

And four, and a five, and six,
and a seven, and eight, one.

The light feet looks good.

The style means a lot to many,

so it's important to do it justice
and get it right. Y'all are k*lling it.

It might sound a little ironic,

but I am worried because it's been
such a breeze, you know?

But maybe it's just a blessing
and it'll get me to the semifinals.

{\an8}Light feet isn't easy.
You know, the style is not easy at all.

{\an8}Felt a little confused and pressured

{\an8}- to make sure we do it right.
- Yeah. Yeah.

[producer] Whoa, stop, stop.
Cut, cut, cut.

- What's your pain out of ten?
- [exhales] Nine.

- A nine?
- Mmm.

You're not dancing today.

[Divine] Oh, my God.

[producer] Okay, let's stand by, everyone.

Unfortunately,
Divine has been taken to hospital.

- To the hospital?
- Yes.

So therefore, obviously, she's not
going to be able to be in the piece.

I'll set up the marquee
and give you some time to re-block.

- Okay, when do we do that?
- Well…

Show starts in an hour.

I was expecting and ready
for a challenge, and this is it.

But losing a dancer…

It never feels good
to lose a dancer to an injury,

especially an hour before the show.

How many is on each side?

I have a one, two, three, two,
and a one, two… Oh, sh*t.

Because I'm losing one of my dancers,

that means I need to redo some formations,

it's an immense amount of pressure.

Does it make sense,
Miranda, for you to be here,

India to be there? Miranda, you...

No, because the next thing… This is…

Y'all, audience, make some noise.

[audience cheering]

Let's keep that going.
Let's keep that going.

It'll be hard coming from there
to get all the way over here.

One more time.

We lost a dancer.
Let's do this for Divine.

I've had to move some formations around.

I'm a little stressed.

I just hope that my dancers
take a deep breath

and are able to keep it all together.

["I Wish" by Skee-Lo playing]

- [phone rings]
- ♪ Hello ♪

♪ I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller ♪

♪ I wish I had a girl
Who looked good, I would call her ♪

♪ I wish I had a rabbit
In a hat with a bat ♪

♪ And a six-four Impala ♪

♪ Hey, I wish I had my way
'Cause every day would be a Friday ♪

♪ You can even speed
On the highway ♪

♪ I would play ghetto games ♪

♪ Name my kids ghetto names ♪

♪ Little Mookie, Big Al, Lorraine ♪

♪ You know that's on the real ♪

♪ So if you're down on your luck
You know I feel ♪

♪ 'Cause if you don't want me around ♪

♪ See, I go simple
Go easy, I go Greyhound ♪

♪ Hey, you, what's that sound? ♪

Nice trick.

♪ Everybody look what's going down ♪

♪ Ah, yes, ain't that fresh? ♪

♪ Everybody wants to get down like that ♪

♪ I wish I was little bit taller
I wish I was a baller ♪

♪ I wish I had a girl who looked good
I would call her ♪

♪ I wish I had a rabbit
In a hat with a bat ♪

♪ And a six-four Impala ♪

♪ I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller ♪

♪ Wish I had a girl who looked good
I would call her ♪

♪ I wish I had a rabbit
In a hat with a bat ♪

♪ And a six-four Impala ♪

♪ I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller ♪

♪ Wish I had a girl who looked good
I would call her ♪

♪ I wish I had a rabbit
In a hat with a bat ♪

♪ And a six-four Impala ♪

♪ I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller ♪

♪ Wish I had a girl who looked good
I would call her ♪

We're at the beach.

♪ And a six-four Impala ♪

- [Ally exclaims]
- [all cheering]

Celine, the challenge was elevation.

Talk to me about motivation
behind the elevation.

So, this song for me is a little one-note,

even though it as a vibe,

but I had to elevate it
and make it feel like a party.

[all cheering]

You lost a dancer to injury
in dress rehearsal.

How did you cope with that?

It always hurts me
when a fellow dancer is hurt.

And obviously with my choreography,

I feel a sense of ownership
over that injury,

so we did this for her.

So shout out to you, Divine. We love you.

[all cheering]

Let's throw it up to our
professional Dance 100.

- Hi, Brooke.
- Hi!

- What did you think about this piece?
- All the energy was there.

But I think making sure that
not letting energy override cleanliness

because you still want
to maintain the formations

and crossings and all those things.

So just making sure that
the energy doesn't take away from it.

Oh, thank you, Brooke.

[laughs]

All right, Chelsea.
What was your pro take?

{\an8}Do you know what?
I loved it! It was so fun!

I love the light feet work,

bringing that street style
was so refreshing.

I really thought it was great
from start to finish. I love it.

[Ally] All right.

Johnny, what did you think
of the elevation?

That was this week's challenge.

Yeah, I do appreciate Celine for trying.

[audience exclaims]

In the last challenge,
you really brought all the creativity.

You brought multiple props.
You brought multiple staging.

You had multiple things happening
and it wasn't distracting.

I feel like, in this challenge,
it lacks creativity.

I didn't know you were at the beach
until the beach ba*ls came down.

As far as the dancing

with the platforms or the risers,
wasn't much on them.

Celine, what's your reaction
or response to that?

- [audience boos]
- [laughs] Um, I totally understand.

And I take all of those constructively

and, honestly, as long as you feel
what we feel on stage,

that's what matters most to me.

[all cheering]

Let's give it up one more time
for Celine and her dancers.

[audience cheering]

[Celine] We got hard critiques,

and critiques on things that I feel like
we as a group try to drill,

and if given the opportunity
to do it again,

I wouldn't do anything different,
and that's all that matters to me.

- [dancer] Mmm-hmm.
- [cheering]

[dancer] Bro, when they're like,
"Okay, make your move."

I'm gonna go in between and be like...

- Yeah.
- [Johnny] I can't. I can't choose.

[Brooke] No, I can't choose either,
I'm really stressed.

Y'all, give it up one more time
for our Dance 100.

[audience cheering]

Now that all the choreographers
have performed,

it is nearly time
for the Dance 100 to vote.

Let's bring them all back,
our choreographers.

- Max…
- [audience cheering]

Brandi,

Keenan,

Janick, and Celine.

[audience cheering]

Choreographers.

Your future on this show
is in the hands and feet of the Dance 100.

The 20 who danced with you
and the rest of the Dance 100

have been taking notes
and judging you all night.

Tonight, the two choreographers

with the least amount of votes
from the Dance 100

will get one last chance
to stay in the running for $100,000.

[audience cheering]

They will battle it out

with the winner staying
and going through to the semi-finals

and the loser going home.

But first, dancers, you've been working
with your choreographer all week,

{\an8}and you've seen all of the other routines.

{\an8}But which one was above the rest

{\an8}who elevated their routine
most effectively?

{\an8}Who do you think truly deserves
to go through to the semi-finals?

{\an8}I'm going to ask our Dance 100
to stand behind the person

that they think deserves
to go through to the next stage.

Dance 100, make your move now.

[audience cheering]

Oh, my God.

This sh*t is crazy.

Yes!

[cheering continues]

[Ally] Celine, you have five votes.

Janick, you have 16 votes.

Which means you will battle
for the last spot in the semi-final.

[audience cheering]

You and your dance battle crew,
please head backstage to get ready.

[audience cheering]

- [dancer 1] You've got this.
- [dancer 2] Let's go.

I'm dead that it's y'all. [Chuckles]
I'm really dead that it's y'all.

[Janick] Come on. Let's do it.

[audience cheering]

I do want to take a moment for y'all
to embrace this moment for yourselves.

We have three choreographers up here

that are semi-finalists
in this competition.

[audience cheering]

I mean, they secured a spot
in the semi-finals.

And there's one spot open up.

We have a dance battle on deck.

[Janick] I'm going barefoot.

- [dancer] Barefoot?
- Yeah.

[grunting softly]

Five, six, seven.

And one, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.

One, two and three, and four.

Let's give it all that we got.
That's all we can do.

I appreciate you guys so much. Thank you.

Tell me what they have to bring
in this dance battle.

Max, what do you think
for the choreographer to take that spot,

what do they have to do?

You can't be afraid to battle,
or to look your opponent in the eye

and assert yourself
and your dominance in that battle ring.

- You're tails?
- I'm tails.

Okay. Here we go.

[coin clatters]

You have to, you have to attack.

Y'all going first!

- We're going first in the battle.
- Right.

It's like switching the gears
and being able to get in that head space

where you can leave
everything on the floor.

[overlapping chatter]

Let's welcome back
our dance battle choreographers,

Janick…

[audience cheering]

And Celine.

[cheering continues]

Let this dance battle begin!

[theme music playing]