14-year-old Minnesota girl to be featured on new NBC show 'World of Dance'

The show released a video showcasing the teenager on Facebook that has already garnered more than 1 million views.

June 12, 2017 at 6:40PM
Eva Igo, a 14-year-old from Inver Grove Heights, will appear on Jennifer Lopez's "World of Dance" on Tuesday.
Eva Igo, a 14-year-old from Inver Grove Heights, will appear on Jennifer Lopez's “World of Dance" on Tuesday. (Rachel Chazin — World of Dance/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Eva Igo, a 14-year-old dancer from Inver Grove Heights, gets her chance to wow Jennifer Lopez on the new NBC show "World of Dance" on Tuesday night. She trains at the acclaimed Larkin Dance Studio in Maplewood.

"World of Dance" is yet another modern take on an old-fashioned talent show. The participants, who range in age and style, are all impressive, which means the emphasis is on spectacle rather than sarcasm. Derek Hough, Ne-Yo and Jenna Dewan Tatum round out the team of celebrity cheerleaders.

On Monday morning, the show released a video on Facebook of one of Igo's routines and it's already gained more than 1 million views (and counting).

Al Taw'am, a twin-sister, hip-hop act from the Twin Cities, is also expected to compete in the show's inaugural season.

Watch the show: 9 p.m. Tue., KARE, Ch. 11

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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