‘World of Dance’: Meet the Acts Advancing Past the Cut

On tonight’s “World of Dance,” check out the following “Upper” acts and “Junior Teams” that advanced past the Cut. 

“World of Dance” airs Wednesdays on NBC. 

THE ROCK COMPANY

Division: Junior Team
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Style: Contemporary
Members: 12
Ages: 10-16

The Rock Company is the youth dance company from The Rock Center for Dance in Las Vegas. With their dance home not far from Mandalay Bay, The Rock Company has come to “World of Dance” to send a positive message of resilience, happiness, strength and love for their city and country as they recover from the recent tragedy.
Fabulous Sisters

Division: Junior Team
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Style: Urban Dance

Members: 13

Ages: 11-17

The Fabulous Sisters is a fusion dance group from Tokyo, Japan. They placed first at the 2017 World of Dance finals in the youth division, for the second year in a row and are now ready to make their mark on the “World of Dance” stage in LA!

The Lab

Division: Junior
Hometown: West Covina, CA

Style: Hip-Hop

Members: 15

Ages: 8-16

Season 1’s highest-scoring Junior Team is back and even bigger after a whirlwind of a year and a brush with stardom! The Lab has added five new members so they can be more dynamic, and add bigger blowups, better tricks, and incredible stunts.
ASHLEY & ZACK

Division: Upper
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Style: Contemporary
Members: 2
Ages: 24 & 26

After dancing side-by-side with Derek Hough on the MOVE tour, this duo wants to surprise “World of Dance” with their sexiest dance moves yet. Knowing they have to go big, they’re preparing to wow the judges with steamy routines full of lifts, spins, and passionate embraces.
Karen y Ricardo

Division: Upper
Hometown: Santiago, Chile

Style: Latin Cabaret

Members: 2

Ages: 23 & 24

This real-life couple has danced the streets of Chile for six years and fought their way to the top. They are the only couple in the world to win nine world titles, and Karen’s spectacular ability to do more than 36 spins is what makes this duo stand out from the rest.

Michael Dameski

Division: Upper
Hometown: Sydney, Australia // Los Angeles, CA

Style: Contemporary

Solo

Age: 22

Michael’s career hit a high in 2008 when he starred as Billy in the musical “Billy Elliot” on Broadway, and he later went on to win “So You Think You Can Dance” in Australia. He’s hoping “World of Dance” will be his next big break. When he was six years old, he entered his first dance competition “The 2001 Australian Dance Idol” Program, and without any formal dance training, placed in the top ten.