Jennifer Lopez was nearly moved to tears after watching an 11-year-old Latina’s performance during the premiere of “World of Dance” on Tuesday.
Diana Pombo was vying for a chance to compete in NBC’s new dance competition show, produced by Lopez. The young girl from Miami gave an emotional and impressive performance to Sia’s “Bird Set Free” that seemed to take Lopez by surprise.
As soon as Diana finished dancing, Lopez asked her about her background. The preteen responded that her parents are from Colombia.
“Yes, you’ve got that Latin fire,” the Nuyorican judge said. “I can see it in you.”
“When you took your foot and looked at me backwards and wiped your forehead with your foot and looked like your face was going to cry, I ...” Lopez continued, trying to piece together her thoughts. “No, it wasn’t just all the flexibility you had. It wasn’t all the strength you had. It was the passion that you put into every move.”
”Ms @jlo this moment is everything ❤️ You have given me a gift I will carry with me always!” Diana wrote in an Instagram caption on Wednesday, below a clip of her performance and their hug.
Diana passed through to the next round with a score of 89.7 from the three judges, which means the Colombiana will get a chance to continue in the competition that gives dancers the opportunity to win $1 million.
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