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00:00I'm Jana. I'm Lilia. I'm Joanna. I'm Raya. I'm Nicole. And I'm Donna. And we are the Mayas.
00:11I know Nadim since we were kids. We grew up on stage together. Then he started the Mayas.
00:18As a choreographer, he brought new style and technique and dancing to Lebanon.
00:22Lebanon is not considered a place when you can build a career out of dancing. It's hard,
00:27really hard, and harder for women. The Mayas, it's given us a free, safe, and creative space to dance.
00:35I grew up watching America's Got Talent, and I was inspired by so many people,
00:43but what really got us to audition this year is Nightbird.
00:47Where she said, we can't wait until life isn't hard anymore, before you decide to be happy.
01:00Seeing the Mayas in America's Got Talent is the most beautiful feeling I've ever felt. Sorry, guys.
01:08We want to show the world that we're able to stand on our own feet as really strong and powerful women.
01:16Our childhood dreams.
01:20All right, go out there, Mayas, and make it happen.
01:26Wow!
01:30Good evening.
01:37Good evening.
01:39Who are you?
01:40We're the Mayas.
01:41And what does that mean?
01:43It's a word in Arabic that means the proud walk of Linus.
01:47Oh, wow.
01:49Where in the Middle East are you from?
01:51Lebanon.
01:52From Lebanon.
01:53Lebanon.
01:54Welcome.
01:55So how is life for you guys in Lebanon right now?
01:58Lebanon is a very beautiful country.
02:00Yeah.
02:01But we live a daily struggle.
02:03But unfortunately, being a dancer as a female Arab is not fully supported yet.
02:13What is your dream?
02:23Us being here, standing on the biggest stage of the world, is our only chance to prove to
02:29the world what Arab women can do.
02:33The arts we can create, the fights we fight.
02:39Do you know that if you win, you get one million dollars?
02:42Yes.
02:43So, what are you going to do?
02:44I think I know, but...
02:45We're going to try to hypnotize you.
02:49Oh.
02:50Oh.
02:51Oh.
02:52Okay, so we are ready to get hypnotized.
02:55Yes.
02:56So for that, I'm going to ask the judges to get a bit closer to each other to get the best
03:01experience.
03:02Come on over, Howie.
03:03Snuggle up.
03:04Come on over.
03:17Page 10.
03:20There.
03:23There.
03:30concluded.
06:07There are no words to explain to you what we were feeling over here.
06:20It was the most beautiful creative dancing I've ever seen.
06:26Howie, what do you think?
06:28You know, you said you're going to hypnotize us and when we sat here and we watched the movement
06:34and the perfection and the amount of time and effort that went into that we were hypnotized
06:38by what you did.
06:42I want to thank you for giving us a little glimpse of your culture which is so beautiful.
06:46It was just stunning and I love all of you.
06:49I really do.
06:50I really do.
06:51Simon!
06:52Uh, this really, really will make a difference.
06:57Full stop.
06:58In so many positive ways.
07:01That's one part.
07:03And then it was arguably the best dance act.
07:10We're likely to have ever seen.
07:13And we are honored to have you here.
07:15Thank you so much.
07:16Thank you very much.
07:17Thank you very much.
07:18It's time for us to vote but I want to say something first.
07:23I would be so honored to empower you even more in this journey because you deserve it.
07:33And I want to be part of this!
07:48Oh my god, thank you so much!
07:49Thank you!
07:54Thank you!
08:03Oh my god, that was so thank you!
08:18You are going straight to the live
08:48That was like amazing
08:51This represents what Arab women, Lebanese women are capable to do that
08:56And like this is like a life-changing experience for us
09:18This has been my childhood
09:24You are going straight to the live
09:28And like this is the end
09:33You are going straight to the live
09:38You are going straight to the live
09:40You are going straight to the house
09:42You are going straight down
09:44Then like this is now