Billy Crawford, Maja Salvador, and Gary Valenciano serve as the judges, with Luis Manzano and Pia Wurtzbach as hosts.
The inaugural season ended on April 7, 2019, with the FCPC Baliktanaw from the Team Division hailed as the winner.
An online show hosted by Maymay Entrata, Riva Quenery and AC Bonifacio titled World of Dance Online is aired simultaneously with the main show on World of Dance Philippines' Facebook and YouTube accounts.
In each round of the Qualifiers, the dance acts performed a 2-minute routine in front of the judges and a live audience.
They were scored by the judges based on the following criteria: Performance, Technique, Choreography, Creativity & Presentation.
For the dance act to move forward, they must receive an average score of 80 or higher.
The act with the highest average at the end of the duel moves on to the next round, the other faces immediate elimination.
As each dance act competes, their average score is displayed on a leaderboard for their division.