The Lab has torn up the ‘World Of Dance’ stage week after week, and now they’re vying for the $1 million dollar prize in the season finale! Here’s what you need to know about the unstoppable crew. The Lab has been a frontrunner throughout this season of World of Dance, coming out on the top of their Junior Team division. Now, they’re competing for the number one spot against Michael Dameski, Charity & Andres and S-Rank to win season 2 of World of Dance and $1 million! Hailing from West Covina, California, this crew of 8 to 16-year-olds doesn’t seem to be backing down, especially after absolutely slaying their Divisional Final performance. Here’s everything to know about The Lab! 1. The Lab first tried out for World Of Dance in Season 1! That’s right! You may have recognized The Lab, because they were the highest-scoring Junior Team in the first season of World Of Dance. After they were sent home in The Cut round, they worked hard to come back and be better than ever. 2. The Lab recently added five new members to their crew. They may look like they’ve been dancing together their whole lives, but The Lab recently introduced five new members to their crew! This brought their team to 15 dancers, and allows them to do more tricks and flips. 3. The West Covina-based crew has won every single hip hop competition in the last year. That’s not a joke! The Lab has taken home first place in every single hip hop competition they’ve entered in the last year, in preparation to come out on top in World Of Dance. This crew isn’t messing around! 4. The Lab received a 100 from one of the judges and moved Derek Hough to tears with their performance. The crew is legit when it comes to their choreography and storytelling. Their Cut performance was so on-point, Ne-Yo gave them a 100 and Derek Hough teared up. “The most beautiful thing about that is having people around you that support you and who love you. I just have to commend you on that,” Derek told them following their dance to “Cold Water” by Justin Bieber. “You guys are so powerful as a team and as dancers and creators. And now I can get the emotional part out of the way. You guys are just so special. Well done.” 5. Several children in The Lab come from broken homes. Last year, World Of Dance shed light on the mission of The Lab Creative Arts Studio in Los Angeles, which is the home base of The Lab crew. The studio focuses on helping children in the LA and Orange County area who have struggles at home. The website calls it a place where “eager minds are motivated, educated and inspired to discover their talent and become empowered to shape their future!” Tune in tonight for the season finale of World Of Dance at 9:00 PM ET to see The Lab take on Michael Dameski, Andres and Charity and S-Rank!<doc-sep>“World of Dance” season two ended on Wednesday night, September 12, with four acts competing in the World Final for the $1 million grand prize. So who prevailed: Upper Division winner Michael Dameski, Upper Team Division winners S-Rank, Junior Division champs Charity and Andres, or Junior Team Division victors The Lab? Find out below in our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments as they happen. Australian contemporary dancer Michael Dameski was the only soloist who made this year’s World Final, and he did it by upsetting Latin cabaret sensations Karen y Ricardo during the Divisional Final. But even before “World of Dance” he had experience winning dance competitions. He won his country’s version of “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2014. SIGN UPfor Gold Derby’s free newsletter with latest predictions The Lab have also had competitive experience, but they came into this season of “World of Dance” looking for redemption. They appeared last summer in the first season of the show, but they were eliminated during the Cut round. And there’s no doubt they were in it to win it. They received progressively higher scores in the first four rounds of the competition, culminating in a remarkable 99.8 during the Divisional Final. The only contestants in the history of “World of Dance” who ever scored higher than that were Charity and Andres, who earned an unprecedented perfect score of 100 during the Duels. But they weren’t able to achieve numbers that high during the Cut or the Divisional Final, though of course they scored high enough to make it to the World Final. This was their last chance to make that magic happen again. S-Rank entered the World Final as underdogs since their highest score out of the four preceding rounds was 94.3. That’s an outstanding number under most circumstances, but all of their World Final rivals achieved better than that at least once over the course of the season, so S-Rank had better have saved the best for last. Follow along with our live recap below starting at 9:00pm to find out what happened (all times listed are Eastern). 9:00pm — Time for the “World of Dance” finale! Given how high these contestants have scored at their best throughout the season, I could see a night full of scores 95 points and higher. At least, I hope so. 9:02pm — But the night starts with brief dance numbers featuring judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough and Ne-Yo, as well as host Jenna Dewan. Really creative, guys. Really clean. I’d give them an 87, I guess. 9:04pm — Each of the four acts will perform twice tonight. The first performance will be to a song chosen by the performer’s mentor. And the second will be to a song chosen by the contestants themselves. Charity and Andres — Mentor’s Choice: “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers (Derek Hough) 9:05pm — Definitely one of my favorite acts of the season. I think the judges have underscored them a bit in the last two rounds, especially during the Divisional Final when Charity performed with a broken toe. They’re being mentored by Derek. He thinks they need to “tap back into their earlier performances where they were surprising us.” I don’t know, Derek, the fact that Charity is still performing with a broken toe is still surprising me in new a fantastic ways. 9:09pm — Already I’d give Andres bonus points for the bow tie. Bow ties are cool. 9:14pm — Smooth, athletic, impressive, good storytelling from the duo. I don’t think it was quite as electric as their best work, but a well deserved standing ovation from Derek, who thinks they’re “brilliant” with their partner work and that Charity’s pirouettes were especially impressive. Ne-Yo still marveling at how Charity is performing on a broken toe, and actually did the spins on her broken toe. He thought they were “damn near perfection.” But Lopez thought they seemed a little bit nervous during their routine, so their next performance needs to fly.” Scores: Ne-Yo (92), Jennifer (96), Derek (95) — Average: 94.3 9:16pm — I’m actually surprised these scores were so high, since I think the judges low-balled them a bit in the last two rounds. S-Rank — Mentor’s Choice: “Headband” by B.o.B (Jennifer Lopez) 9:17pm — “They haven’t seen anything yet,” says S-Rank’s team leader Melvin Timtim. They should hope not. They need routines tonight that are by far better than the ones they’ve delivered before because their scores from previous rounds aren’t going to cut it. And Jennifer lets them know they need to “dig deeper” if they want to win. “We want to prove we’re the best in the world. We want to prove that we deserve that money,” says Melvin. Time to bring it! 9:21pm — I loved the orchestral concept of this performance, with Timtim orchestrating his teammates like musical instruments. The movements themselves weren’t as innovative as I’ve seen before, but it was a fantastically staged piece. Jennifer thought it “worked perfectly” and was one of their “best routines of the year.” Derek thought they were “incredible.” Ne-Yo called it “a million dollar performance.” Scores: Ne-Yo (91), Jennifer (95), Derek (93) — Average: 93 9:24pm — Jennifer is bringing the huge scores early. Ne-Yo and Derek have been a little more conservative so far, and I’d say on these first two performances my feelings were more in line with them. Overall, though, I agree with ranking Charity and Andres slightly ahead after these first two performances. Michael Dameski — Mentor’s Choice: “Dive” by Ed Sheeran (Jenna Dewan) 9:29pm — “I didn’t think I had it in me,” says Dameski about making it this far. Jenna has given him a sentimental ballad, and she encourages him to wow the judges with his emotional presence even more than with big tricks. And Dameski insists, “This is the most vulnerable side that I think people will see of me.” 9:32pm — Great musicality, perfectly timing the choreographic and storytelling beats to the music. He definitely emphasized the storytelling in this one, so there weren’t as many of the big high-flying tricks. I did miss those a bit, but he gave the judges the “goosies.” Derek’s got them on his legs too apparently. “You 100% deserve to be here,” says Ne-Yo. Derek thinks he’s been an “incredible competitor” and “stunning.” Ne-Yo think it was graceful and elegant, but still strong. Yet again, Ne-Yo seems hung up on the masculinity of male contemporary dancers. Come on, man! You’re not scoring on a scale of “no fems.” Scores: Ne-Yo (95), Jennifer (97), Derek (95) — Average: 95.7 9:40pm — Highest score of the night so far. Again, a little higher than I was expecting, especially from Jennifer, but they’re not saving much for the next round. I’m still waiting to see a performance that fully brings the house down, and it might just come from The Lab. The Lab — Mentor’s Choice: “Work It” by Missy Elliott (Ne-Yo) 9:41pm — “It’s amazing to know our hard work is paying off,” says one of the team members. They’re definitely feeling some pressure after getting perfect 100s from the three main judges during the Divisional Final, but they think they can live up to it, and I think Ne-Yo has picked the best song for their style. It’s such a good match for their personality. Kudos to Ne-Yo on that pick. 9:44pm — Great use of the music, great timing and synchronicity. I especially loved how well coordinated their subtle movements. They went “beyond” what Ne-Yo was expecting, and he thinks it was another “million dollar performance.” Derek appreciates how they play to each dancer’s strengths, and he calls them “the whole package.” Jennifer thought they had “some of the cleanest formations of the year. ” I don’t know if it’s a 100s kind of performance, but they’ll definitely be top two Scores: Ne-Yo (97), Jennifer (97), Derek (97) — Average: 97 9:47pm — Big score, and the highest score from the first round. But I don’t know, none of the four first-round performances screamed “million dollars” to me. I feel like they all left something in the tank, which makes sense of course since they all have to do another routine tonight, but they all need to go all out … except for maybe Charity, who I think is going about as far out with a broken toe as anyone could humaly ask for. Keone and Mari, with Kinjaz 9:52pm — “Tonight we’re here for a special performance,” says Keone, who will be taking the stage tonight with Kinjaz. Keone and Mari made the Divisional Final in season one, and so did Kinjaz, but alas, they were both eliminated, so this is actually the first time they’ve got to perform at the World Final, though without the pressure of having to wait for any judges’ scores. 9:55pm — It’s interesting to compare those season one performers with the acts that made the World Final this year. Terrific performers who have found success after “World of Dance” even though the didn’t win the title, but I think they would have had to up their game if they were up against these finalists. I hope all of this year’s final four enjoy the same kinda of opportunities after this competition is over. S-Rank’s Choice: “It’s Going Down” by Yung Joc 10:02pm — Jennifer still advises the team to push themselves further. They’re performing first since they’re in last place going into round two, but they’re only four points out of the lead. And Timtim is especially moved that his father is here to watch them perform since he wasn’t always supportive of his choice to pursue a dance career. 10:04pm — Another excellent performance from this crew, but I think their biggest problem is having to be compared to The Lab, who are always a little bit more innovative. I dug the biker theme, but I think they needed more to really grab that million-dollar prize. Jennifer was moved to tears by their commitment. She thought it was a great performance. Then Timtim thanks his dad and almost makes Derek cry too. Derek thought they “finished strong.” And Ne-Yo tells Timtim’s father how proud he should be, and he gives them another standing ovation. But I’m not sure the judges sound enthusiastic to the point of scores that would challenge the leaders. Scores: Ne-Yo (94), Jennifer (94), Derek (94) — Average: 94 Final combined average: 93.5 10:07pm — Another fantastic score, but they’re going to need the other competitors to disappoint in order for that score to hold up. I’m not optimistic about their chances. Charity and Andres’s Choice: “Legendary” by Welshly Arms 10:12pm — They’re performing to this song to contrast against their humble roots. They’re from Utah, and they’ve come all the way to the World Final. Derek encourages them to believe in themselves “Winning a million dollars will change the rest of our lives,” says Charity. At the very least she can finally get that toe fixed. 10:15pm — Perfect musical choice for them, their most intense performance since the Duels. Not their biggest moves, but their technique was still on point, and the ferocity with which they intensity of the music and choreography — dynamite. They got a standing ovation from the judges. Derek was blown away by the moment Charity even managed to throw Andres across the stage. Ne-Yo praised their “intensity.” Jennifer thought it started off a little slow but then built its momentum. I’m not sure they’ll keep the lead, but I’m pretty sure Charity and Andres are going to knock out S-Rank. Scores: Ne-Yo (96), Jennifer (93), Derek (94) — Average: 94.3 Final combined average: 94.3 10:19pm — Great showing by Charity and Andres, though this time it was Jennifer who held back a bit with her score. Though like S-Rank, I have a feeling this score won’t hold up when Michael Dameski and The Lab come out. Les Twins 10:24pm — “We’re here as a guest, but there’s still some competition inside us,” said last year’s winners. They’re just here to have fun tonight, moving away from some of the darker hip-hop they won for last season.<doc-sep>
The World Finals on "World of Dance" begin tonight. Find out which act will win World of Dance Season 2 finale, here. World of Dance has reached its finale week as the World Final kick off Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. EDT. During the show the final acts from each division will face off and the winner of World of Dance Season 2 will be announced. If you aren't familiar with how the World Finals work, the remaining fours acts—one from each division (Junior, Junior Team, Upper and Upper Team) —will perform for the judges but only one act will be chosen as the Season 2 winner.. As each act performs, the judges will submit scores based off the show's unique five-point scoring system. The act with the highest score will be crowned the Season 2 winner, while the other three teams will say goodbye. As soon as tonight's show kicks off, we'll add live updates and recap information about who made it through and who was eliminated. In the meantime, if you missed last week's Divisional Finals, you can check out a rundown of which acts made it through and which were eliminated, here. World Finals Live Blog and Results: Who Is The Winner Of 'World of Dance' Season 2? The night opens with mini dance routines from each of the judges. Going into the World Final, each act will perform twice — one song will be chosen by the judges, the second will be the talent's choice. There will also be performances from Season 1 winners throughout the night as well. World Final Results:​ The Lab Combined Score: 97.5 WINNER Michael Dameski Combined Score: 96.0 (Second Place)​ (Second Place)​ Charity and Andres Combined Score: 94.3 (Third Place) (Third Place) S-Rank Combined Score: 93.5 (Fourth Place) THE LAB wins World of Dance Season 2!!!!! Charity and Andres (Junior) Performance #1: Judge Pick The first song the pair will perform to is "Ain't No Sunshine." The song was chosen by Derek. Judges' Feedback: "You guys are so brilliant at your partner work … you both deserve to be here. You are incredible dancers," said Derek. "You're so stong, I'm jealous of you. You all are damn near perfection every time," said Ne-Yo. "You compliment each other so well. It was a great routine. You have been the stand out couple of the year," said Jennifer. The Judges' scores were as follows: Ne-Yo: 92.0 Jennifer: 96.0 Derek: 95.0 Overall Score: 94.3 Performance #2: Talent Pick Charity and Andres chose "Legendary" by Welshly Arms for their second performance. Judges' Feedback: "Holy Cow... you guys are both beautiful technicans and artists and you just execture every single time. Well done," said Derek. "Above your technical ability and ridiculous strenght, I love the heart you have. You are what World of Dance is about," said Ne-Yo. "Your partnership is what has made you show special in this competition," said Jennifer. The Judges' scores were as follows: Ne-Yo: 96.0 Jennifer: 93.0 Derek: 94.0 Overall Score: 94.3 Charity and Andres Final Combined Score: 94.3 S-Rank (Upper Team) Performance #1: Judge Pick Jennifer served as the mentor for this group. She chose "Headband" by B.o.B. as the song the team will perform to. Judges' Feedback: "This room is charged with so much emotion," said Jennifer. "I really love that you took that simple concept and made it into something real and authentic." "There is a reason why you guys won your division … you all are incredible. It was so intense. You guys are in it to win it," said Derek. "This performance for me was just a reminder of why you've made it this far in the competition. I came here to see no less than million dollar performances from everyone. That was a million dollar performance," said Ne-Yo. The Judges' scores were as follows: Ne-Yo: 91.0 Jennifer: 95.0 Derek: 93.0 Overall Score: 93.0 Performance #2: Talent Pick S-Rank chose "It's Going Down" by Yung Joc for thier personal performance pick. Judges' Feedback: "It's important to finish strong and I think you did that," said Derek. The Judges' scores were as follows: Ne-Yo: 94.0 Jennifer: 94.0 Derek: 94.0 Overall Score: 94.0 S-Rank Final Combined Score: 93.5 Michael Dameski (Upper) Performance #1: Judge Pick Michael's mentor is show host, Jenna Dewan. She has chosen Ed Sheeran's "Dive" for Micheal's first performance. Judges' Feedback: "It is not by accident you are in the World Final," said Ne-Yo. "You are a perfect blend of softness and strength.