Simon Cowell had an accident over the weekend and won't be on the show tonight. Standing in for him is Kelly Clarkson. Sofia, Heidi, and Howie are all there. Kelly says that she has been waiting years for this, Simon can take his time. Eleven acts are coming up tonight but only five will survive. So, for the first time this season, you have to vote.

First up is Porkchop Review. Their pigs are like their babies, they spoil them. The last few seasons have been about the dogs, this season is about the hogs.

Judges Comments: Howie: "I think it is amazing because they are pigs. But if I have to be honest, it is like a very lethargic dog act. It's kind of slow, but it is amazing because they are pigs." Heidi "I loved it and I love kissing a big pig. I have never seen such a big pig, I wish he was here on stage, good luck." Sofia: "I love it, it is perfect, they are gigantic pigs and you are adorable. I mean I could not love it." Kelly: "I actually did love it because I have never seen anything like it before. I loved that they all did what they were not supposed to because it shows you are not hard on them and it is great that it is life, you get to see their personalities."

Feng E is next, he plays the ukulele and he loves Lego.

Judges Comments: Howie: "You are the Hendricks of the ukulele. You were great and sounded great. You blew me away, you can spend another ten minutes on Lego." Heidi: "What an amazing performance. I love your vibe, I think you are so cool. I wish I was half as cool as you, kudos to you. Good luck." Sofia: "You look like a star up there, it was beautiful. I hate the ukulele and you make it sound unbelievable. I could listen to you forever, it is amazing what you can do with that instrument. I hope you keep going in this competition because I want to hear from you again.." Kelly: "I want to hear from you again, you are insanely gifted. You could control an entire arena with your vibe and energy, you are really talented."

Shaquira McGrath always wanted to be a singer, but her insecurities have held her back.

Judges Comments: Sofia: "Breathtaking, can you please sing more. I love it, fantastic. You put your soul in every song that you sing, magic." Kelly: "I love that song, it is one of my favorites, and it is a hard one to sing. Overall you have such a powerful voice, it is soulful. You have such a beautiful and powerful voice, great job." Howie: "You deserve to be here, the passion and strength in your voice. You have been on the show three times and the first one blew me away." Heidi: "You are amazing, your voice is larger than life and fills every nook and cranny of this stage. Your voice is so beautiful and you are so beautiful."

Simon and Maria are next, they are salsa dancers and they are dancing at Mel's Diner in Universal Studies.

Judges Comments: Kelly: "You are both wonderful and what an opportunity to use this whole lot. This is amazing that you got to do that, you are so cute and I almost love watching your faces as much as I love watching your feet." Howie: "I agree with Kelly, you performed three times and it gets better and better. I hope America agrees and puts you through, you guys are great." Heidi: "You guys are so talented, and you are so cute. You guys sparkle, good luck tonight." Sofia: "My favorite Columbians, I am so proud to see you at this stage and doing what you are doing. The Third time is better than the first time."

Frenchiebabyy is a contortionist dancer who has reunited with his sisters and his mother, thanks to Simon for calling his mom the last time he saw him.

Judges Comments: Heidi: "It is one of those things that is hard to watch but you just can't look away, you just keep watching, it is so bizarre. You are super unique and I love body painting." Sofia: "That was unbelievable, the stage as well. It was amazing, sometimes I thought you were going to get stuck in one of those positions, it is super entertaining and I love you." Kelly: "OMG, I have never in my life seen someone like you and kudos for your song selection, it is so important and sets the tone and the vibe. Congratulations I think you are the only one on the planet doing this." Howie: "Wow and ow! This brings the family together, your family came together, it was emotional and I think you are going to be in the top five."

Bello and Annaliese Nock are a daredevil father/daughter duo. They constructed an apparatus that is pushing the limits of danger. They will be performing on something that is called the wheel of death. No net and no safety devices. During rehearsal, Bello got hurt and cannot do the act, his daughter is going to step in an do it herself. She puts on a blindfold towards the end of the act, lights the wheel she is walking on, on fire.

Judges Comments: Heidi: "The song was perfect, go big or go home. Anything with you guys is larger than life. It's always spectacular, I think you both are amazing." Sofia: "I cannot watch my son cut an onion when we are in the kitchen, I don't know how Bello can be there watching you. It is unbelievable what you guys do, you have nerves of steel. I want to see more though." Howie: "I agree with Sofia we should call child protective services, you put your daughter on something called the wheel of death, I am nervous when my daughter is behind the wheel of a car. That was spectacular, the show must go on, Bello I hope you are feeling better. Good luck."

Roberta Battaglia is a 10-year-old singer, she is Sofia's golden buzzer.

Judges Comments: Sofia: "I want her to win. You have a special place in my heart, it was my first day at work and I cannot believe how spectacular you sing. I think the world is going to open up for you, after this experience." Kelly: "You are incredible. I cannot believe your age, your tone is so beautiful and effortless. I cannot wait to see what you do for the rest of your life, it is going to be amazing. America vote for her." Howie: "I am so proud of you, I am so proud that I am from Toronto and you are from Toronto, you blew me away. I think that you have a great chance to win this season, your voice is great.." Heidi: "I have so much respect for you, I think your voice is incredible, you are incredible. I hope now America sees how good you are and votes for you, good luck."

Michael Yo is a comedian and he looks forward to proving that a comedian can win this whole thing.

Judges Comments: Kelly: "I love comedy, you are needed now more than ever. I am so excited for you, you nailed it." Howie: "Out of every art form we have on this show, this is the hardest, especially now with a virtual audience. You nabbed it and I am so glad you survived COVID. Comedy and tragedy go together, you delivered." Heidi: "That was a lot of fun, you are a lot of fun. Congratulations on this. It is hard when you don't have the audience to feed off and it didn't seem to bother you at all." Sofia: "I really enjoyed it. I think this time was better than the last time. I loved it, you were great. I hope people understand how hard it is for a Comedian to make it this far."

Double Dragon is a twin sister dance and percussion group.

Judges Comments: Howie: "Judging you, I am judging your personality. You sing you make us laugh. I see you as a sitcom, you could be the new Latina Threes Company with your boyfriend. I love you." Heidi: "I love you too, double the energy, double the fun, double the talent, can I be a triplet, please. I want to go on the road with you." Sofia: "I think the only one who could be their triplet is me. If you don't win, we can do something, you deserve a reality show at least. You are both so entertaining and full of life, I feel sorry for the boyfriend that lives with you. The voices are fantastic." Kelly: "I love the energy, I loved the song choice. I actually loved that you sang in Spanish, it was fun and sexy and great."

Brett Loudermilk is a sword swallower act from Las Vegas. Heidi is on stage with Brett. Sofia joins Brett as well, he tells her it is her chance for redemption. This act is all about Sofia.

Judges Comments: Howie: "Your job is to raise the stakes, this time it was even greater than last time. It was more dangerous, more magical, and a lot of fun. You looked in more control than last time." Kelly: "What just happened. I don't understand how that happened, how did it get in your throat. I would love to see a full show of you." Heidi: "It was great." Sofia: "I thought it was fantastic, what are you going to do when I am not available."

Archie Williams is a singer and tonight he is singing, "Love's in Need of Love Today," by Stevie Wonder.

Judges Comments: Sofia: "Spectacular, you deserve this more than anyone." Heidi: "This Stevie Wonder song, mixed with your story, your voice, I can feel all the pain that you have gone through and the words could not be perfect right now, thank you for that, thank you for being here." Kelly: "Thank you so much, that was a beautiful performance. Your tone is so cool, it was a blessing to hear such a storyteller." Howie: "You don't sing to us, it is like you preach to us, the words mean so much. We can't thank you enough for being here, you deserve winning more than anyone."

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Tonight on NBC the World of Dance's the fourth season airs with judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough and Ne-Yo with an all-new Tuesday, August 11, 2020, episode and we have your World of Dance recap below. On tonight's Word of Dance season 4 episode 11 "The Semi-Finals 2," as per the NBC synopsis, "In the "Semi-Final 2," the final six acts of the top twelve take to the stage for the first time this season with judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, NE-YO and host Scott Evans. The judges will once-again score each performance based on their artistry, technique, choreography, creativity, and presentation.

Keagan Capps is first, she is excited, she has always dreamed to be on this stage and can't believe that it is happening. Her piece is about a tornado that happened in her home town back in 2013. She wants to honor her home town and all the lives lost.

Judges Comments: Jennifer: "This piece looked like you were in the eye of the storm, you were the tornado, you were all over that stage and it still surprises me because you are strong and agile. It is beautiful to watch." Derek: "I call you my little alien because what you can do with your body is out of this world. I felt that at times the music didn't match up with you." Ne-Yo: "I will agree with Derek, the music and your moves really didn't come together. You are an amazing dancer, that was an amazing piece."

Judges Scores: Ne-Yo 90, Jennifer 90, Derek 92 = 90.7

Upeepz are feeling great about their next performance, it showcases their cultural dances and their roots.

Judges Comments: Derek: "You guys just ooze passion. I feel like your passion for dance so much, I love that you brought your culture into this piece. For me it started a little slow and then actually that moment with the bamboo, I appreciated it, but it dipped the energy. But, I will say this, you finished strong and that is important." Ne-Yo: "I loved when the fans came out, the part that threw me was the bamboo-part, but everything was there. It was a rollercoaster, it had its ups and its downs." Jennifer: "You guys are a strong group, that is why you are here, you dance like one. The routine didn't all come together for me."

Judges Scores: Ne-Yo 89, Jennifer 88, Derek 90 = 89.0

Jake and Chau want to show that dance can be a career, you can do it for a living.

Judges Comments: Jennifer: "Wow, OMG, goosies. It was funny, I didn't get them until afterwards. Those are the things that make you a winner and a champion. That was my best semi-finals performance that I have seen so far." Derek: "You guys have been so consistent throughout this competition which is difficult. Now our expecations are high and you have to do something exception, and you did that with this performance. It was the right amount of danger." Ne-Yo: "That felt like love. Everytime we see you I love the level of trust we see, well done."

Judges Scores: Jennifer 95, Ne-Yo 96, Derek 96 = 95.3

Bailey & Kida hope the judges can see that they have worked on their chemistry.

Judges Comments: Jennifer: "You are both probably the best hip hop dancers that we have ever had on the show, honestly. That was a tough routine and you guys did an amazing job." " Ne-Yo: "It is a major risk pulling out a prop and in this case, I think it may have worked against you. It didn't allow you to be as clean and tight as you regularily are." Derek: "I have to disagree with Ne-Yo I think you guys stepped up your game showing us things that you haven't done before. You have to take those risks in the semi finals and I appreciate that, thank you."

Judges Scores: Ne-Yo 92, Derek 92, Jennifer 95 = 93.0

Oxygen are hoping to show the judges they can stick to their identity, but at the same time be different.

Judges Comments: Ne-Yo: "What we just saw was moving art just now. That was amazing." Jennifer: "I could feel everything you were feeling, how much you wanted, how you wanted everyone to make every move right and it worked. It takes that kind of love, passion and leadership. It was so beautiful." Derek: "You guys were so good, so theatrical, the difference styles."

Judges Scores: Derek 94, Jennifer 97, Ne-Yo 98 = 96.3

MDC 3 are stronger because of their challenge, they feel worthy enough to win the competition.

Judges Comments: Jennifer: "Wow, you guys are the most incredible dancers. I am left speechless when I am up here, I don't have all the words to describe what I just saw. The level of emotion and intensity was so much to take in." Derek: "You three individually are so stunning. And your movement, your ability to create energy on that dance floor. I could just watch one of you and be satisfied and impressed and moved. But three of you together being able to tell these stories, I am grateful to just be watching you guys dance on that stage, I know how much work was put into it, thank you." Ne-Yo: "The story is only as good as the people telling it. I can only say how I felt and I don't get goosies, but tonight I had them."

Judges Scores: Ne-Yo 94, Jennifer 98, Derek 98 = 96.7

The two acts to make it to the finals are MDC 3 and Oxygen.

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