hey said, ‘Hey, we’re casting a TV show,’”
which the casting agent then explained was
“World of Dance.” While the show had not
yet premiered, Kuzia had heard the buzz
about it through her dance circles. “The
way that they advertised the show made it
sound like they wanted to see something
completely unique and new, and I didn’t
submit an application for it because I felt
that our dancers were just a dance group.”
Kuzia thought the show would be more
like NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” which
was why the call she received was all the
more unexpected. But the casting agent
wanted Kuzia’s teams on the show, and
told Kuzia there was no need to submit
an application.
“We’ve gotten too many contemporary
acts that seem boring,” the agent said. “We
really want you guys to come and audition.”
In World of Dance, teams from around
the country compete in front of a TV audience
and celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez,
Derek Hough and Ne-Yo. Dance teams go
through several rounds of competition to
vie for the grand prize: $1 million.
“We were so excited.” Kuzia recalled
her feelings upon telling her junior team,
The Posse, that they’d be going to World
of Dance. “Honestly, I felt like they had
already cast us before that call, like they
knew that they wanted the Posse (her
junior team) on the show. So that was
really cool.
BELOW: Nor Cal Dance
Arts competes on NBC’s
“World of Dance” TV show.
TOP RIGHT: Teams from
Nor Cal Dance Arts win
prestigious Radix dance
competition awards.
68 South Bay Accent
(2) COURTESY OF TANYA KUZIA