World of Dance season 4
The fourth season of the American reality competition television series World of Dance premiered on May 26, 2020, on NBC. Ne-Yo, Jennifer Lopez, and Derek Hough returned as the judges for their fourth consecutive seasons. Access Hollywood co-host Scott Evans returned as host for his second season.
Production
Format changes
The qualifiers were no longer held in the studio; instead, they were recorded in a warehouse with no live audience. In addition, contested were led to believe that the qualifiers were auditions.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.
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.
Judges, host, and mentors
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.
The 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.| Key | Description |
| Contestant did not advance to the duels | |
| Contestant did not advance straight to the duels, but was given a callback vote | |
| Judge voted yes | |
| Judge voted no | |
| Judge voted callback |
The callbacks
The callbacks occurred on June 23, 2020. The 10 callbacks performed for one of the four spots to head to the duels.| Key | Description |
| Contestant did not advance to the duels | |
| Judge voted yes | |
| Judge voted no |
| Date | Name | Division | Performance song | Judges' votes |
| June 23 | The Rise | Upper Division | "OMG" – Usher | |
| June 23 | Project 21 | Junior Division | "Boys" – Lizzo | |
| June 23 | Avant Garde Collective | Upper Division | "Summer Presto" – Vivaldi | |
| June 23 | CBAction | Upper Division | – | |
| June 23 | The Difference | Junior Division | – | |
| June 23 | grvmnt | Junior Division | "Outta Your Mind" – Lil Jon | |
| June 23 | Pumpfidence | Upper Division | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" – Jennifer Lopez | |
| June 23 | Show Stopper | Upper Division | "16 Shots" – Stefflon Don | |
| June 23 | 305 | Junior Division | Pica | |
| June 23 | The Young Cast | Junior Division | "Children" – Justin Bieber |
The duels
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.
| Key | Description | Key | Description | Key | Description | Key | Description |
| Contestant was/were eliminated by a duel | Contestant 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. |
| 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 |
| Division | Date | Name | Performance song | Ne-Yo | Lopez | D.Hough | - | - | - | - |
| Division | Date | Name | Performance song | Upper | June 30 | Jefferson y Adrianita | "El Rey Del Timbal" – Tito Puente | YES | YES | YES |
| Luca & Alessandra | "Drop" – Diplo | NO | NO | Upper | June 30 | NO | - | - | - | - |
| UPeepz | "Hotel Room Service" – Pitbull | NO | YES | Upper | June 30 | YES | - | - | - | - |
| The Rise | "Don't Cha" – The Pussycat Dolls | YES | NO | Upper | June 30 | NO | - | - | - | - |
| Kurtis Sprung | Bad" – James Bay | YES | YES | Upper | June 30 | NO | - | - | - | - |
| Styles & Emma | "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi | NO | NO | Upper | June 30 | YES | - | - | - | - |
| July 14 | Jake & Chau | "Chainsmoking" – Jacob Banks | YES | Upper | YES | NO | - | - | - | - |
| July 14 | Josh & Erica | "Bury a Friend" – Billie Eilish | NO | Upper | NO | YES | - | - | - | - |
| July 14 | Géométrie Variable | "Never Be Like You" – Flume | YES | Upper | YES | YES | - | - | - | - |
| July 14 | Oxygen | "Get Up Offa That Thing" – James Brown | NO | Upper | NO | NO | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 21 | grvmnt | "Godzilla" – Eminem | YES | YES | NO | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 21 | The Young Cast | "Come Thru" – DMX | NO | NO | YES | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 21 | 305 | "Confident" – Demi Lovato | NO | NO | NO | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 21 | Savannah Manzel | "Soldier" – Fleurie | YES | YES | YES | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 21 | Chibi Unity | "Uproar" – Lil Wayne | YES | NO | NO | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 21 | MDC 3 | "Never Again" – Kelly Clarkson | NO | YES | YES | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 28 | Bailey and Kida | "Isis" – Joyner Lucas | YES | NO | YES | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 28 | James & Harris | "Let Me Go" – NF | NO | YES | NO | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 28 | Keagan Capps | "Heart of Glass" – Blondie & Philip Glass | YES | YES | YES | - | - | - | - |
| Junior | July 28 | Maddy Penney | "Maintenant" – Rupa & The April Fishes | NO | NO | NO | - | - | - | - |
| - | July 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | July 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Semifinals
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.
| Key | Description | Key | Description | Key | Description | Key | Description |
| Contestant placed first in their semifinal Week, advancing them to the world final | Contestant placed second in their semifinal Week, advancing them to the world final. | Contestant placed third in their semifinal Week, eliminating them from the competition. | Contestant placed fourth, fifth, or sixth in their semifinal week. |
| Upper | Votes | Overall semifinal rank | Junior | Votes | Overall semifinal rank |
| Jefferson y Adrianita | 3 | 4 | Keagan Capps | 3 | 7 |
| Géométrie Variable | 3 | 5 | Savannah Manzel | 3 | 9 |
| Jake & Chau | 2 | 3 | Bailey & Kida | 2 | 6 |
| UPeepz | 2 | 12 | GRVMNT | 2 | 11 |
| Kurtis Sprung | 2 | 9 | MDC 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Oxygen | 0 | 2 | The Young Cast | 1 | 7 |
World final
The world final was taped without the studio audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.| Key | Description |
| Contestant won the competition | |
| Contestant placed 2nd | |
| Contestant placed 3rd | |
| Contestant placed 4th |