Watch Every Jaw-Dropping Performance From World of Dance Season 2 Champions The Lab
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World of Dance is on to its third season (it premieres on Feb. 26 on NBC), and we couldn't be more excited for the talented soloists, duos, and teams to leap and lock their way into our weeknights. For a little refresher on the hit dance series, competitors are placed into four divisions: Junior (one to four members 17 years and under), Junior Team (five to 15 members 17 years and under), Upper (one to four members 18 years and older), and Upper Team (five to 15 members 18 years and older). There are five rounds of competition and a $1 million prize. This season, judges Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, and Derek Hough have raised the stakes by upping the qualifying score for the second round, The Duels, by five points. They're also adding a new concept called Redemption.
Last year, the grand prize went to The Lab, a hip-hop junior team from West Covina, CA. What some people might not know is that they actually first competed in season one, and were the highest-scoring team in their division. Back then, The Lab reportedly consisted of 10 members; in season two, they returned with a total of 15. Throughout the competition, their transitions and formations were seamless, their energy was infectious, and their passion was undeniable. As J Lo expressed at the World of Dance finale, the group's journey and talent "doesn't cease to amaze me." In honor of their victory, and the search for a new champion in 2019, we've brought you The Lab's dynamic, too-good-for-words performances from season two, full of acrobatics, attitude, and a whole lot of wow.
The Lab: World of Dance 2018 Qualifiers
In their first performance of World of Dance season two, The Lab picked "Take It to Da House" by Trick Daddy as their song of choice. They even got a standing ovation from the judges at the end!
The Lab: World of Dance 2018 The Duets
The Lab absolutely nails this performance to "Lean Back" by Fat Joe. Their aesthetic here screams, "We're the ones to beat!" Plus, check out that roundoff back tuck variation at the beginning!
The Lab: World of Dance 2018 The Cut
This routine, set to Justin Bieber and Major Lazer's "Cold Water" had Derek Hough in tears. The premise, dancer Leilani Zepeda explained at the end, "is to show that you have to go to the people you trust and love" when you're at your darkest moments in life.
The Lab: World of Dance 2018 Divisional Final
Here, The Lab takes us back to school, and the way they use backpacks and desks in their choreography will have you speechless. Ne-Yo was so excited about this routine that he ran on stage screaming at the end.
The Lab: World of Dance 2018 World Finals Routine 1
Ne-Yo chose Missy Elliott's "Work It" for The Lab's first World Finals routine. "It's one thing to have a great performance," Derek Hough said at the end, "but to have great performances consistently all throughout the competition . . . that is competition stamina right there."
The Lab: World of Dance 2018 World Finals Routine 2
This was The Lab's second performance of the World Finals, in which they danced to John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change." The routine was an emotional one, meant to shed light on what everyone could use a little more of in this world: love.
"The reason we wanted to go a different route was because what means more to us is not really impressing or putting out the big moments that The Lab is known for," team member Logan "Logistx" Edra told Hollywood Life. "We wanted to focus on changing the viewers' lives that are watching or just changing lives in general."
The Lab: World of Dance 2018 Season 2 All Dances
Here's a compilation of all of The Lab's season two dances shown above, because it doesn't hurt to watch them again from start to finish. This unstoppable, feel-good group makes us want to get up and move!