Jennifer Lopez Turns Up the Heat on NBC's "World of Dance"

amp8220It39s like the perfect job for me in a senseamp8221 an exuberant Lopez recently told meamp160 amp8220We literally created the perfect show for me to be aamp160part of amp160World of Dance is a competition that39s been around and I39ve known about for years amp160I39ve actually poached choreographersamp160from dances that I39ve seen and innovative thingsamp8221Joining Lopez at the WOD judges desk are sixtime Dancing with the Stars winner Derek Hough and singer actor and dancer NeYo while actordancer Jenna Dewan Tatum pulls host and mentor duties With a grand prize of 1000000 up for grabs they all know just how much winning a show like this could be lifechanging amp160Earlier in their careers they all starved for their art amp160NeYo Lopez Tatum and Hough are pictured aboveamp8220As a dancer you do it because you love itamp8221 Lopez explainedamp160 amp8220You don39t get into dance thinking amp8216I39m going toamp160make it and I39m going to be richamp8217 amp160You dance because you love to danceamp8220I remember having to have pizza one slice ofamp160pizza every day when I was a danceramp8221 she continuedamp160 amp8220No breakfast no lunch dinner around 6ish that would hold me over to the next dayamp160 That39samp160how I lived once I moved out of my mom39s house and I did that for a couple years before I got my first big job amp160That39s what it is but I wouldn39t trade it for the world and none of these dancers would either amp160They love what they doamp8221amp8220This show is so amazing to me because we are not only giving the respect dancers deserve but we areamp160giving them the compensationamp8221 Tatum chimed inamp8220I went through a stage where I really did not know my next job amp160The money that I had gotten from a music video paid in cash every day I had to make it work until I knew amp8216Okayamp160I39ve gotten through this monthamp160 I can pay this monthamp8217s rentamp8220It39s just a different mentalityamp8221 Tatum continued amp160amp8220I donamp8217t think we do it because we think weamp8217re going to be famousamp160 We do itamp160because we can39t do anything else amp160That passion and love is something that I really still relate to with dancers and anything that couldamp160give them a bit of a cushion to then become their own staramp160 I would have given anything for that when I startedamp8221amp8220You can be the top dancer in the world go on tour with the No 1amp160artist worldwide for a decade and not come anywhere close to a million dollarsamp8221 Hough concurred amp160amp8220This is a substantial lifechanging moment for sureamp8221amp160For Lopez it was also the chance to give dancers of all ages and styles the opportunity to become stars that attracted her to the project amp160amp8220They can create their ownamp160brand and make a name for themselvesamp8221 she explained amp160amp8220Where can you make that type of money amp160Nowhere in the world as aamp160dancer can you make a million dollarsamp160 That was for me the best thing that I could have ever done especially having started as a dancer myselfamp8220Coming from that background that type ofamp160struggle that39s why for me this is a dream come trueamp8221 she addedamp160 amp8220It39s not just a phrase it is a dream come true for me to be able to create this type of opportunity for somebody who I know is just like meamp8221Walking away with that grand prize will be no walk in the park amp160Above all contestants must deliver a amp8220worldclassamp8221 routine amp160amp8220That39s the wordamp8221 explained NeYo amp160amp8220Worldclass amp160Technical skill is one thing you can spin around a hundred times but if I don39t care that youamp160are spinningamp160 Youamp8217re just spinningamp8221While viewers of World of Dance are treated to some spectacular routines throughout the competition unlike the other big NBC competition series The Voice where the coaches routinely perform together an allstar judgesamp8217 danceoff wonamp8217t be happening due to time constraints with the production amp160amp8220We talked about it but it doesn39t happen this seasonamp8221 Lopez said with a smile amp160amp8220But it39s something we wanted to doamp8221Still there was some moving and grooving behind the scenes amp160amp8220We had a rehearsal at Jenniferamp8217s houseamp8221 Hough recalled amp8220We all danced and had a blastamp160 It was so funamp8221World of Dance is telecast Tuesday at 10 pm on NBCClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160amp160

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