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.

Dancers + Table key Key Description Contestant(s) came in first in the world final and won the competition Contestant(s) didn't win in the world final Contestant(s) has/have qualified for the semifinal but didn't make it to the world final Contestant(s) was/were chosen for redemption but did not make it to the semifinal Contestant(s) has/have qualified for the duels but didn't make it to the semifinal Contestant(s) did not advance in the callbacks Contestant(s) did not advance in the qualifiers Contestant(s) was/were given a callback vote in the qualifiers

Upper (18 and over) Dance act Hometown Age Dance style Placement Average score Jefferson y Adrianita Cali, Colombia 22/26 Salsa World final (2nd place) 95.0 Geometrie Variable Montpellier, France 29-31 Tutting World final (3rd place) 93.7 Oxygen Maastricht, Netherlands 16-27 Urban World Final (4th place) 94.7 Jake & Chau San Jose, California 18/20 Contemporary Semifinalist 95.3 Kurtis Sprung Caroga Lake, New York 26 Contemporary Semifinals 90.3 UPeepz Manila, Philippines 20-30 Hip-hop Semifinals 89.0 Styles & Emma Rochester, New York 17/19 Contemporary ballet Redemption – Josh & Erica Los Angeles, California 22/24 Urban The duels – Luca & Alessandra Sicily, Italy 31/32 Ballroom The duels – The Rise Gilbert, Arizona 17-26 Hip-hop The duels – Show Stopper Miami, Florida – Hip-hop Callbacks – CBAction Cordoba, Argentina – Hip-hop Callbacks – Pumpfidence Los Angeles, California – Heels Callbacks – Avant Garde Collective Amsterdam, Netherlands – Urban Callbacks – The Williams Fam Vallejo, California – Hip-hop Qualifiers – Indigenous Enterprise Phoenix, Arizona – Indigenous Qualifiers –

Junior (under 18) Dance act Hometown Age Dance style Placement Average score MDC 3 Placentia, California 14-17 Contemporary World final (winner) 96.2 Bailey & Kida Orange County & Sacramento, California 15/17 Hip-hop Semifinals 93.0 Keagan Capps Moore, Oklahoma 13 Contemporary Semifinals 90.7 The Young Cast Levis, Canada 13-17 Hip-hop Semifinals 90.7 Savannah Manzel Lake Elmo, Minnesota 9 Jazz/contemporary Semifinals 90.3 GRVMNT Vancouver, Canada 11-17 Hip-hop Semifinals 89.7 James & Harris Seattle, Washington 16 Contemporary Redemption – Chibi Unity Niigata, Japan 13-17 Fusion The duels – 305 Miami, Florida 10-15 Latin ballroom The duels – Maddy Penney Mesa, Arizona 15 Ballet The duels – Project 21 Yorba Linda, California – Jazz Callbacks – The Difference Carol Stream, Illinois – Contemporary Callbacks – The Break Ninjaz Las Vegas, Nevada – Breaking Qualifiers – Gigabots Vancouver, Canada – Popping Qualifiers – Amari Smith Las Vegas, Nevada – Hip-hop Qualifiers – Willis Bondy, France – Afro house Qualifiers – Itty Bitty Crew Edmonton, Canada – Hip-hop Qualifiers – Antonio & Maria Naples, Italy – Latin ballroom Qualifiers –

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.

+Table key Key Description Contestant(s) did not advance to the duels Contestant(s) did not advance straight to the duels, but was given a callback vote Judge voted yes Judge voted no Judge voted callback

+ Contestant performances and judges' votes Date Name Division Performance song Judges' votes Ne-Yo Lopez D.Hough May 26 Jefferson y Adrianita Upper "Dos Jueyes" – Celia Cruz grvmnt Junior "Dum-Dum" – Tedashii Jake & Chau Upper "Bruises" – Lewis Capaldi The Williams Fam Upper "Cartier" – Dopebwoy Bailey & Kida Junior "Off the Rip" – DaBaby Savannah Manzel Junior "River Deep, Mountain High" – Celine Dion June 2 The Rise Upper "6 Foot 7 Foot" – Lil Wayne Oxygen Upper "Lovely" – Billie Eilish Indigenous Enterprise Upper "Indian City/The Ripper" – Tribe Called Red/Northern Cree James & Harris Junior "Moment of Silence" – Lucidious 305 Junior "Adrenaline" – DJ Mendez Luca & Alessandra Upper "A Evaristo Carriego" – Metropole UPeepz Upper "Get Back" – Ludacris Styles & Emma Upper "When the Party's Over" – Billie Eilish June 9 Keagan Capps Junior "Zombie" – Gabriella Antonio and Maria Junior – Avant Garde Collective Upper – Chibi Unity Junior "Some Nights" – Fun. Josh & Erica Upper "Mount Everest" – Labrinth The Break Ninjaz Junior "Beggin" – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons The Young Cast Junior "We Run This" – Missy Elliott MDC 3 Junior "Apologize" – OneRepublic Show Stopper Upper "Que Calor" – Major Lazer June 16 Géométrie Variable Upper "Habits" – Tove Lo Gigabots Junior "Funkin' on the One" – Ozone Maddy Penney Junior "Lonely" – Noah Cyrus CBAction Upper "Boom Boom Boom Boom" – Vengaboys The Difference Junior – Itty Bitty Crew Junior – Amari Smith Junior – Pumpfidence Upper – Willis Junior – Project 21 Junior "Rich Girl" – Gwen Stefani Kurtis Sprung Upper "Torches" – X Ambassadors

The callbacks The callbacks occurred on June 23, 2020. The 10 callbacks performed for one of the four spots to head to the duels.

+Table key Key Description Contestant(s) did not advance to the duels Judge voted yes Judge voted no

+ Contestant performances and judges' votes Date Name Division Performance song Judges' votes June 23 The Rise Upper Division "OMG" – Usher Project 21 Junior Division "Boys" – Lizzo Avant Garde Collective Upper Division "Summer Presto" – Vivaldi CBAction Upper Division – The Difference Junior Division – grvmnt Junior Division "Outta Your Mind" – Lil Jon Pumpfidence Upper Division "Love Don't Cost a Thing" – Jennifer Lopez Show Stopper Upper Division "16 Shots" – Stefflon Don 305 Junior Division Pica 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.

+ Table key Key Description Key Description Key Description Key Description Contestant(s) was/were eliminated by a duel Contestant(s) 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.

+ Qualifying acts 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

+ Contestant performances and judges' scores Division Date Name Performance song Ne-Yo Lopez D.Hough Upper June 30 Jefferson y Adrianita "El Rey Del Timbal" – Tito Puente YES YES YES Luca & Alessandra "Drop" – Diplo NO NO NO UPeepz "Hotel Room Service" – Pitbull NO YES YES The Rise "Don't Cha" – The Pussycat Dolls YES NO NO Kurtis SprungBad" – James Bay YES YES NO Styles & Emma "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi NO NO YES July 14 Jake & Chau "Chainsmoking" – Jacob Banks YES YES NO Josh & Erica "Bury a Friend" – Billie Eilish NO NO YES Géométrie Variable "Never Be Like You" – Flume YES YES YES Oxygen "Get Up Offa That Thing" – James Brown NO NO NO Junior July 21 grvmnt "Godzilla" – Eminem YES YES NO The Young Cast "Come Thru" – DMX NO NO YES 305 "Confident" – Demi Lovato NO NO NO Savannah Manzel "Soldier" – Fleurie YES YES YES Chibi Unity "Uproar" – Lil Wayne YES NO NO MDC 3 "Never Again" – Kelly Clarkson NO YES YES July 28 Bailey and Kida "Isis" – Joyner Lucas YES NO YES James & Harris "Let Me Go" – NF NO YES NO Keagan Capps "Heart of Glass" – Blondie & Philip Glass YES YES YES Maddy Penney "Maintenant" – Rupa & The April Fishes NO NO NO

Redemption + Contestant performances and judges' scores Division Advanced Performance song Eliminated Performance songUpper Oxygen"Santa Maria" – The Gotan Project Styles & Emma"Weight in Gold" – GallantJunior The Young Cast"Super Bad, Super Slick" – James Brown James & Harris"Circles" – Post Malone

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.

+ Table key Key Description Key Description Key Description Key Description Contestant(s) placed first in their semifinal Week, advancing them to the world final Contestant(s) placed second in their semifinal Week, advancing them to the world final. Contestant(s) placed third in their semifinal Week, eliminating them from the competition. Contestant(s) placed fourth, fifth, or sixth in their semifinal week.

+ Duel results 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

+ Contestant performances and judges' scores Date Name Performance song Judges' score Ne-Yo Jennifer Derek Average August 4 The Young Cast "Bohemian Rhapsody" – David Garrett & Panic! at the Disco 89 90 93 90.7 Savannah Manzel "Dreamweaver" – J2 89 91 91 90.3 Jefferson y Adrianita "Oh Mayi" – Ricky Campanelli 92 95 96 94.3 grvmnt "Tear Da Roof Off" – Busta Rhymes 89 89 91 89.7 Kurtis Sprung "Monsters" – James Blunt 89 92 90 90.3 Géométrie Variable "Tessellate" – Ellie Goulding 95 94 93 94.0 August 11 Keagan Capps "Bring Me to Life" – Evanescence 90 90 92 90.7 Upeepz "Bebot" – Black Eyed Peas 89 88 90 89.0 Jake & Chau "Say You Love Me" – Jessie Ware 96 95 95 95.3 Bailey & Kida "Momma I Hit a Lick" – 2 Chainz ft. Kendrick Lamar 92 95 92 93.0 Oxygen "Toccata" – J.S. Bach 98 97 94 96.3 MDC 3 "This Woman's Work" – Maxwell 94 98 98 96.7

World final The world final was taped without the studio audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.