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- NBC
- May 30, 2017
- NBC
- May 30, 2017
Summary The competitive dance show executive produced by Jennifer Lopez (who is also a judge with Derek Hough and Ne-Yo) is hosted by Jenna Dewan Tatum.
- NBC
- May 30, 2017
- NBC
- May 30, 2017
World of Dance
Season 1
Season Premiere: May 30, 2017
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
8.0
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Summary The competitive dance show executive produced by Jennifer Lopez (who is also a judge with Derek Hough and Ne-Yo) is hosted by Jenna Dewan Tatum.
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World of Dance has stars, style and spunk. It’s also wildly overproduced and seems a bit out of step.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 68 User Ratings
8.0
76% Positive
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
4% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
19% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 68 User Ratings
8.0
76% Positive
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
4% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
19% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
This is the best dance competition show to come to TV, period. This show has some of the best dancers in the world competing, these aren't just random groups/individuals that nobody has heard of. The acts that are showcased are jaw dropping and for the first time in my life a hip-hop routine made me tear up (thanks Fik-shun)
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SEASON 1
This is such a good program. I love how the main purpose of it is to show the pure talent of its contestants. Jennifer Lopez is a standout along with other Judges, Derek Hough and Neyo and host Jenna Dewan-Tatum. It is really good to see a panel of judges that has their roots entrenched in dance.
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SEASON 1
Let me define the recency effect first so that everybody can understand my criticism of the show: Recency effect "This is the principle that the most recently presented items or experiences will most likely be remembered best. If you hear a long list of words, it is more likely that you will remember the words you heard last (at the end of the list) than words that occurred in the middle. This is the recency effect. You should also note that you will be likely to remember words at the beginning of the list more than words in the middle, and this is called the Primacy Effect." This is the obvious bias in the judges' ratings where the last person in the show inevitably gets the highest scores. This is a problem throughout the whole show, with maybe one or two exceptions. The dancers that dance last, wins. During the last show for the 2018 season the four contestants had to dance twice, and I thought that whoever is directing this show would try to counteract the recency effect by having the person who got the first place to dance first - if this had happened The Labs would for sure have been eliminated. However, by starting from the bottom up the results of the show were clear. I made a bet with a friend that by allowing me to know who was going to dance last I was going to determine the winner of the show. So, I won the $ 100 that we bet. The concept of the show was made by a woman that is mentioned sometime during the show. But that concept is FLAWED. I am not going to tell you how to correct the problem, but if you give me a call I will explain it to you if you cannot figure it out for yourself. The World of Dance is a great show and the judges are not to blame for the manner in which the voting and so on "the concept" is followed. The problem is that the concept is wrong and should be corrected if people like myself watching the TV is not going to continue knowing who is the winner of the competition by just looking at who are the last performers. Roberto M. Rodriguez, Ph. D. Blaine, MinnesotaThe Negative Effects if the Recency Effect
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SEASON 1
The dancing is truly amazing. These people really pour themselves into a craft and it is amazing. As far as the show goes though it has a lot of things wrong with it in my opinion. The judges, the scoring, and the structure of the competition leaves a lot to be desired.
The judges seem to be just figureheads for the most part. They never really show us why they deserve to be deciding these people's fates. Maybe jlo not producing might help things.
The scoring - Averaging for one is terrible, it gives to much power and takes to much power away from a single judge. The largest problem is the manner in which they display the scores. They display them to the audience at terrible times and never seem to build up the anticipation.
The structure of the competition I would say fails in the fact that it doesn't do anything for the audience. Regardless of what this show is supposed to be or what people want it to be it is a show meant to entertain. You watch your favorites go home and you can't even pretend to play along. If you compare this to shows like the voice, AGT, AIdol. It fails in every way they succeed. Having a pure competition without taking into account the entertainment value is saddening.
This is a show I would love to enjoy. I truly hope for the second season they share more about the dancers, the judges actually give input like they know something about dance, and they include the audience in the show somehow.
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SEASON 1
As soon as I see the word "dance" in a TV show title, I get excited! I'm a dedicated "So You Think You Can Dance" fan and I had hoped for another similar dance competition show when I first saw World of Dance advertised.. Unfortunately, as has been discussed by others in these reviews, this is not my idea of dance. To me, dance that warrants a TV show is beautiful connected movement, whatever the genre, and not a series of unconnected tricks. The judges seem to be way more impressed by tricks than by dance. That says it all as far as I'm concerned. Many of the groups and individuals/duos seem to me to be more gymnasts than dancers.
As has also been pointed out by many others here, the judging leaves much to be desired. I'm a fan of JLo, but this does seem to be more of a showcase for her and her wardrobe/hair styles than a dance competition. I have NO idea where Ne-Yo is coming from relative to real dance and while Derek is the best judge of the three, I feel there is still a huge lack of expertise on the judging panel.
I think I'll stick to SYTYCD.
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SEASON 1
Spoiler Alert: This review has a few ideas in it. If you liked the show, you won't like them, so just downvote the review and move on because you'll never get back the 5-50 minutes you spend reading the rest. For those still here, World of Dance is not actually a show about dance. How do I know? Well I just finished watching the first 3 episodes, and I swear they skipped more dancing than they showed. By "skipped" I mean showed for 5 seconds then flashed the score to leave more time for the important stuff.
The important stuff: the celebrity judges, the moral lessons, and the feeeeeeeelings. The judges on the show are no worse than celebrities on any other show. They have some talent, though nothing commensurate with the worship they receive from the crowd and the performers, not to mention the air time they eat up. I like dance, so I would rather watch my grandmother do the twist after a few too many sherries than watch Jennifer Lopez grab the hands of her male co-stars and feign rapture, and I certainly don't want the camera to cut away from GOOD dancing to show me this beatitude, but it does. There's also plenty of time for one judge or another to hop up on stage and demonstrate a move, whereupon the actual contestants drop to the ground in reverence as though Thor has just promised them Sweden AND Denmark. The message is clear: celebrities matter so much that every little self-aggrandizing gesture is worth preempting dance for. Watch them, adore them, let them distract you.
The moral lessons are the usual ones. For example, this show loves underdog dance troupes. I mean who doesn't? Folks who "come from nowhere," get together to share a common passion and become like family chasing their big break, and we get to watch as they either make it or fall heart-wrenchingly short. This is just the latest version of the Horatio Alger myth, and it's supposed to convince you that any kid with a dream can reach the big time. If you actually look at the entertainment industry, however, you can't miss the fact that the normal route to **** these days is nepotism and/or big money. It is eight million times better to be mildly talented and have a relative in the business than it is to be massively talented and know nobody. In other words, this moral lesson, while it may FEEL inspirational, is designed to keep you from looking too closely at how the world actually works.
Speaking of feelings. Ugh, the show never shuts up about them. The one "truth" it flogs mercilessly is that the greatest dancers have to feel the feelings they're dancing in the moment in order to convey those feelings to the audience. Using this logic, whoever has the most backstage feelings will give the most successful performance, so the show has to devote lots of time to showing us those backstage feelings, which are generally in the love area with extra points for undeserved suffering. The problem is that the show has the feelings thing all wrong. Yes, a great performance has a strong emotional impact, but strong feeling on the part of the dancer during the dance is more likely to get in the way of that impact than make it happen. Thom Yorke once said that singers who try to feel their feelings while they're singing about them, rather than think about the feelings of the audience are being self-indulgent. But TV reveres feeling above all else because . . . oh, come on, you can guess, right? If you can't, well, I guess shows like World of Dance have done their job.
A final note: my score is 3 because the show does have some impressive dancing.
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SEASON 1
