Judges Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo and Derek Hough stood up in awe of the finale performance of the crew, which performed a high-octane sequence involving stunts in slow-motion.
The Kings, a hip-hop dance crew from Mumbai won the US dance reality show World of Dance.
The Kings are officially #WorldofDance royalty. 💪✨
— World of Dance (@NBCWorldofDance) May 6, 2019
Sending big love to our champions! pic.twitter.com/Hv7ynJfS24
They took home the prize money of $1 million.
Their winning moment.
The 14-member team involving male aged between 17-27, was founded in 2008 and has ever since wowed audience and judges, both on the national and international platforms.
Canadian contemporary dancer Briar Nolet, the sister duo of Ellie and Ava, VPeepz, a hip-hop group from the Philippines, and Unity LA, a 10-person squad from Southern California were among their top competitors.
The dance group were the second runners-up at the ‘World Hip Hop Championship’ in 2015 and also won India’s Got Talent Season 3.
Congratulatory messages poured in for the entire team after their historic win.
They deserve all the love🧡🧡🧡 #WorldofDance
— Cheyenne (@CheyenneRae17) May 6, 2019
They destroyed!!! Congrats fellas!
— Poppin_John (@Poppin_John) May 6, 2019
Wow! Congratulations! The Kings were amazing! I’ve already watched it back serval times and will save it to watch again… Everyone was so wonderful and exciting to watch tonight🥀
— Shelly (@shellbellshore) May 6, 2019
Deserving winners. For me dance is about having fun. They looked like they were having fun every time they were on stage …. and their dance is so fresh. Congrats The Kings
— Vinay Reddy (@LogicalSerenity) May 6, 2019
Proud Moment of the All Indian…Winner of World Of Dance. Congratulation @kingsunitedcrew 💐💐💐💐👌👌👌
— Hanumant Jahire (@HK4543) May 6, 2019
Loved them so much! Absolutely one of the most creative dance teams ever! I knew they were gonna kill it. Congrats!
— Dahlia (@Dahls1) May 6, 2019
I held my breath everytime they performed! They deserve the win!
— Lady D Two-C’s 🖤 (@ladyd2826) May 6, 2019
You can watch their final performance here.
Edit: The article originally stated that ‘The Kings’ were the first