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0:01ABBY LEE MILLER (VOICEOVER): Previously on "Dance Moms,"
0:03CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: Abby Lee draws on abs?
0:04We have real abs.
0:05Did you stand in the wings and watch the group from Cathy's?
0:07The bigger one in the middle, that's who you're up against.
0:09ABBY LEE MILLER: Your kids look really old.
0:10MELISSA GISONI: And she doesn't seem like she
0:12was from Cathy's studio at all.
0:13Exactly.
0:14She's at least 15.
0:15How old is Erica and her date of birth?
0:17Erica is 14.
0:18WOMAN: Correct.
0:19She is in the wrong age division.
0:21I look like an idiot, that I just
0:22can't win on our own talent.
0:24CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: All right, listen, Nose.
0:26You've done nothing-- - I didn't want to--
0:27[interposing voices]
0:28Complain about her, Abby.
0:29Be gone, witch! CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: I called--
0:30[interposing voices]
0:31You have no powers here!
0:32[suspenseful music]
0:33ABBY LEE MILLER: Things are going to be a little bit
0:34different this time.
0:35Maddie and Chloe will go head to head.
0:37CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: We have our nemesis here again.
0:41Boo.
0:41The Abby Lee Dance Company.
0:43Boo.
0:44I know you like to dance, but could be something new
0:46if you're over it.
0:47Yell out your colors.
0:49Panthers blue and gold.
0:51ABBY LEE MILLER: She should have opened her mouth
0:53and said, Abbty, that is a mature 13-year-old.
0:56We're trying to stand behind Brooke in her decision.
0:59And we want--
1:00Right there, you're an [bleep]
1:03[theme music]
1:06THEME SONG: Get up.
1:07Get on the floor.
1:09My world is with my girls.
1:12Living on the dancefloor.
1:16[tires whirring]
1:18ABBY LEE MILLER: Girls! Come on.
1:19Let's go.
1:20Let's have a big round of applause.
1:23I think we made applesauce, don't you?
1:26[laughing]
1:27Now, the group won.
1:28They won the overall.
1:29But you know what?
1:31That was one competition.
1:32For this week, we are going to Starbound in New Jersey.
1:35We walk into Starbound, you need to be those national champions.
1:39All right, on the bottom, Nia, simply because of the mistake
1:44in the choreography.
1:46[muted music]
1:48[intense music]
1:49And that dance is easy.
1:51It's simple.
1:53NIA SIOUX (VOICEOVER): I'm sad that I'm last this week
1:55because I worked really hard to get to the top,
1:57and I went back to the bottom.
2:00ABBY LEE MILLER: Next I have Kendall.
2:03You need to learn to read music, and you need
2:05to learn to hear the music.
2:07Kendall did a big no-no in the group dance.
2:11Totally off the music.
2:12She started four counts ahead of everyone else.
2:14I'm going to keep her on probation.
2:17Until I hand her that jacket, she's still proving herself.
2:21Paige, I've seen you do the press better.
2:23I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt.
2:25I thought you did a nice job.
2:27Next, MacKenzie.
2:30This week, you are not in the group.
2:33You are going to do a solo.
2:35All right.
2:36Next I have Maddie.
2:41You were the highest scoring number
2:44in the entire competition.
2:45Why do you think you're not on the top?
2:47MADDIE ZIEGLER (VOICEOVER): I actually
2:48want someone else to be on the top
2:50because I want someone else to see what that feels
2:53like, and be really happy, and getting the star of the group
2:57dance.
2:58ABBY LEE MILLER: I want you to stop resting on your laurels.
3:01I want you to keep improving for the next 20 years,
3:04not for one competition.
3:06Do you understand?
3:07So, you impressed them.
3:09I want you to impress me.
3:10Maddie really should have been on top of the pyramid
3:12this week because she won.
3:13I feel that Abby just wants to give other kids a chance
3:16on the pyramid.
3:18She had to, of course, make a little comment to Maddie,
3:20but I'm sure it had nothing to do with her dance skills.
3:23Next I have Chloe.
3:26Chloe, you didn't do a solo last week.
3:27You were great in the group.
3:29People are recognizing you from the video,
3:31but I want them to recognize you for your dancing.
3:33Understood?
3:34CHRISTI ZOOK LUKASIAK (VOICEOVER):
3:36This is the first time Chloe has ever been above Maddie
3:37on the pyramid.
3:38So it's like, celebration day.
3:40Ice cream for everyone!
3:41And on top of the pyramid this week is Brooke.
3:45You went out there.
3:46You proved yourself.
3:47I mean, you went from worst to best in one week.
3:50I think being at the top means something to Brooke.
3:52I mean, I think it means something
3:54to every one of those kids.
3:55You know, Brooke felt proud of herself
3:57for finally making it to the top.
3:59And that really made me feel happy.
4:02You're the oldest person in this group.
4:03You need to be the role model.
4:05And that needs to continue.
4:06Abby wants me to be a role model for all the other girls,
4:09but I really don't know if I want
4:11to be a role model for them.
4:12MacKenzie, you're doing a routine called My Parade,
4:16and it's all about you, kiddo.
4:18You're going to March out from that corner
4:19like you're the leader of the big parade.
4:22Maddie, this week you're going to be doing a jazz routine
4:25to Lights Camera, Action.
4:27Chloe, you're going to be doing a lyrical routine to Don't
4:31Catch Me.
4:32Things are going to be a little bit different this time.
4:34Maddie and Chloe will go head to head,
4:35so there's a lot at stake.
4:38Chloe's so happy she's having a lyrical solo.
4:40CHRISTI ZOOK LUKASIAK (VOICEOVER):
4:41So once again, you know, my daughter's
4:44put head to head with Maddie.
4:45But Chloe can beat Maddie.
4:47If she would just go out there and perform the piece as we
4:50know she can, she will be fine.
4:52Now, the group dance that everybody's in except MacKenzie
4:56is Born to Dance, and it's about a child being born.
5:00There's a little mystery to it.
5:02These are little girls, and I'm not sure
5:04that we should be bringing up the birds and the bees.
5:06That's health class, not dance class.
5:08Brooke, you're going to be featured in this number,
5:10but you should be the glue that's holding it together.
5:13And Maddie has been the glue that's holding it together.
5:16You need to be the most advanced one in the group,
5:17not looking around to see what these two are doing.
5:20Understood?
5:22Brooke, don't let me down.
5:25Moms, please go.
5:27Girls, stretch out.
5:28Let's go.
5:28[dance music]
5:34[MUSIC - NIKKO LOWE - "SENTIMENTAL"]
5:35That's what I want to see.
5:36MUSIC: First smile-
5:38Smile!
5:41Walk back up!
5:42ABBY LEE MILLER (VOICEOVER): This week's group routine
5:44is called Born to Dance.
5:46It's kind of provocative, yet beautiful and wondrous,
5:52and it's all done very artistically.
5:55I want their costumes and the dancers
5:57to appear as if they're just being born.
5:59Go on your stomach.
6:01It doesn't-- she didn't really say what--
6:03[interposing voices]
6:04CHRISTI ZOOK LUKASIAk: Oh my God, Brooke's
6:05in fetal position!
6:06[screaming]
6:07MELISSA GISON: Oh my gosh.
6:08[laughing]
6:09Electricity!
6:09Did you see that?
6:10Bring back electricity!
6:11She just came out of the vagina.
6:13She went like this.
6:16Can I come out?
6:18CHRISTI ZOOK LUKASIAK: Oh my God.
6:20I really worry that our girls don't need to be exposed
6:24to things too early.
6:25I like that they're young, and they're innocent,
6:27and they're naive.
6:28And there's no need to rush that.
6:30ABBY LEE MILLER: Five, six, seven, go.
6:32Now, you need to plie, Chloe.
6:35You do.
6:37Saute and saute.
6:39And run, run, [inaudible] grande jete.
6:43Bah-ah.
6:44I know you try to pretend like, you know,
6:47everything's OK, but you're not upset at all that Maddie wasn't
6:49at the top after doing such a good job?
6:52Maddie had the highest score of the day,
6:54but Brooke was fabulous.
6:56And I can't take that away from her.
6:58KELLY HYLAND: But her and Brooke were only one point apart.
7:00Oh, I know that.
7:01Oh, I know that.
7:02I guess I'm a little perturbed.
7:04I think it's not fair, but I want to give another kid
7:07another chance.
7:08It's definitely not a fair thing.
7:09So that's why I don't think the pyramid is a fair thing.
7:11I think the pyramid sucks.
7:13My daughter's a natural.
7:14And let's just see what happens.
7:16That's the furthest down Maddie's
7:18ever been on the pyramid.
7:19I think this is a little hard on Melissa.
7:20Melissa is used to Maddie being the best.
7:23She lets us know that Maddie is the best at every chance she
7:25gets.
7:26And right now, Brooke's the best.
7:29ABBY LEE MILLER: Up, up!
7:30Roll, Brooke.
7:31Plie, plie.
7:32Lock the back of your knee, Brooke.
7:33[inaudible] Swing it through.
7:34I really appreciate that Abby put me on top of the pyramid
7:36this week, but Abby's being really hard on me.
7:39One, two, three, four.
7:42Where are your feet?
7:43Look at your feet, Brooke.
7:45Ball change, plie.
7:47The lower you plie, and get your butt underneath you, Brooke.
7:49BROOKE HYLAND (VOICEOVER): I'm just
7:50wondering if I should go off and do other things,
7:53like cheerleading.
7:54ABBY LEE MILLER: And one.
7:55Developpe two.
7:56[intense music]
7:58[marching band playing]
7:59[cheering]
8:02I ended up going to the football game after rehearsal,
8:05but Abby's yelling at me a lot, saying
8:08that I have to stay focused and don't worry
8:11about missing football games and stuff.
8:14CHEER MOM: So, are you gonna try out?
8:16For what?
8:17CHEER MOM: For cheer.
8:18The real ticket?
8:19CHEER MOM: School cheer.
8:20I don't know.
8:21I know you like to dance, but could be something new
8:24if you're over it.
8:25- Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm?
8:26Totally.
8:27Dancing is hard because you have to go
8:29to rehearsal every single day.
8:31And I'm always missing all the parties and, like, the football
8:34games and stuff, but all my friends get to go
8:36and they're all cheerleaders.
8:37So it's just really hard.
8:39CHEER COACH: Girls, spread out!
8:41CHEER SQUAD: F R H S we are!
8:45BROOKE HYLAND (VOICEOVER): I'm curious to see if cheerleading
8:47is going to be something fun for me.
8:49I might be able to hang out with my friends more.
8:51And it could be something that I'd love to do.
8:53[music playing]
8:59KELLY HYLAND: What are you doing, Peanut?
9:00BROOKE HYLAND: My homework.
9:01Cheerleading tryouts are coming up.
9:03When are the tryouts?
9:05The same day as the competition.
9:07You're at the top of the pyramid this week.
9:09I didn't schedule them.
9:10So not only do I have to tell her
9:11you're going to cheerleading tryouts,
9:12but you have to skip the competition.
9:14I don't ever want her to come back to me and say,
9:16you made me go away for the dance competition
9:19so I didn't get to try out for cheerleading.
9:20And I regret not doing anything like that in my high school
9:24years.
9:25So I need Brooke to make that decision.
9:27You're like the lead in the dance, for once in your life.
9:30Do you realize, like, she's going to kill us?
9:33I really don't want to ruin our group number
9:35and hurt my team, but also cheerleading could be something
9:38that I'm really interested in.
9:39You do realize, though, that if I tell Abby that you're not
9:42going because you're going to cheerleading,
9:43she probably won't let you back in the studio.
9:45[dramatic music]
9:52[dance music]
9:53ABBY LEE MILLER: Clean it up.
9:54Ready?
9:55And go.
9:56One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
10:00I'm excited that I have a solo this week.
10:03Big!
10:04ABBY LEE MILLER (VOICEOVER): McKenzie really proved herself
10:06in the group dance, so she's being rewarded with a solo.
10:09It's called Showtime, but it's about the leader of the band.
10:13She has her own parade, she's coming down the street.
10:16It's adorable.
10:17I just hope she remembers it.
10:22MacKenzie, do you understand that last year you
10:24were like a little baby?
10:26This is for the Abby Lee Dance Company.
10:27Everybody's going to know that you're my student.
10:29And you're the youngest one I'm taking.
10:31Get it?
10:32Don't let me down.
10:34I am totally ready to dance with the big girls.
10:37[playful music]
10:42Cheers!
10:43It's 5 o'clock somewhere, right?
10:47I talked to Brooke last night.
10:49She's just had it with Abby, telling her how she's not
10:52the leader of the group.
10:53And I mean, I know she's on the top of the pyramid this week,
10:56but she just keeps downgrading her.
11:00And she's at the point that she wants
11:02to try out for cheerleading.
11:05The problem is our competition this Saturday.
11:09I feel like if I don't send her, that she's going to blame
11:12me and be like, you know, I wanted
11:14to try out for cheerleading.
11:15You wouldn't let me.
11:17But then on the other hand, I feel bad for the group.
11:19If Maddie came to me and said she wanted to pursue something
11:22else besides dance, I wouldn't allow her to do it
11:24in the middle of any season.
11:26It lets down the group if you are not
11:28committed to the whole season.
11:30I personally don't think she's going to like it,
11:32but I need her to find that out on her own.
11:35Abby is going to cream you.
11:37And I'm prepared for that, as long as I'm
11:39doing what's right for my kid.
11:40Absolutely.
11:41Well, we'll be there to support you.
11:43Then you're making the right decision.
11:44[MUSIC - ANALOGUE REVOLUTION, "LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION"]
11:46(SINGING) Lights, camera, action.
11:50Lights are flashing.
11:51Swagger down the runway--
11:53My solo this week is called Lights, Camera, Action,
11:56and it's a jazz dance.
11:58I don't really have jazz solos, so I don't really
12:01know what it's like.
12:01But I actually like this one.
12:03MUSIC: Before the stars come out at night.
12:05ABBY LEE MILLER: Uh uh. Uh uh.
12:06You're going to the corner.
12:07Wake up.
12:08MADDIE ZIEGLER (VOICEOVER): I'm nervous to compete
12:10against Chloe again because she's a really good dancer,
12:13but I'm not intimidated by anyone.
12:16MUSIC: Fabulous.
12:17Oh, oh.
12:19ABBY LEE MILLER: That's enough for tonight.
12:21MELISSA GISONI: Maddie and Chloe are always
12:22competing against one another.
12:23They both want to win first place and say,
12:25I won first place and you didn't.
12:27But Maddie is definitely dancing at a higher level
12:31than she did last year.
12:32She has a good opportunity at this competition.
12:34[suspenseful music]
12:36[MUSIC - KADIE HODGES, "DON'T CATCH ME.]
12:38This week I'm doing a solo called Don't Catch Me,
12:41and it's lyrical, and I really like it.
12:43MUSIC: Don't catch me now.
12:47This week, Maddie and I are competing in the same age
12:50category, and I have a lot of confidence in myself
12:53because I'm doing a lyrical routine
12:55and she's doing a jazz routine.
12:57I think I have a good chance of winning.
12:59MUSIC: Keep on falling.
13:03I think that Chloe can out-dance Maddie.
13:05I think she is going to give her a run for her money.
13:09[suspenseful music]
13:11Tomorrow we're leaving for competition.
13:13We have 45 minutes to work on this dance, and that's it.
13:16You will be on stage.
13:17Understood?
13:18All right, let's go.
13:19[music playing]
13:22Head up.
13:23Kendall, you're right behind Chloe.
13:24You should be beyond her.
13:27Stop!
13:28Where's Brooke?
13:33I'm really not sure if Brooke wants
13:35to be part of our group still.
13:36She'll sometimes say, I hate dance.
13:39Depends what day it is.
13:40I think that's what being a teenager is all about.
13:43Hello ladies.
13:45DANCE MOMS: Hi!
13:47Well, we filled Holly in.
13:49I'm shocked just finding out that Brooke isn't going
13:52to be here for this number, and I know Abby doesn't know that,
13:55and I can only imagine once Abby finds out,
13:58she is going to lose it.
14:00Oh!
14:02She's gonna be really mad.
14:04I've never seen you back down to Abby.
14:06Absolutely.
14:08Maddie, turn the leg out!
14:11What is wrong with you?
14:13Oh my God.
14:14You better get down there before it gets worse.
14:16Brooke!
14:17KELLY HYLAND: What's she yelling?
14:18- Uh oh, she's calling Brooke. - Brooke!
14:19Brooke!
14:21We have a standing rule for our competition team members:
14:24you must be present at the rehearsal
14:27before the competition.
14:29So whatever that final rehearsal is,
14:31the last time we run that number,
14:33that's how we're going to do it on stage.
14:35Let me go find out where Brooke is.
14:37I'm going to chew her mother out.
14:39Kelly?
14:40Yeah?
14:41ABBY LEE MILLER: I need to know what's going on with Brooke.
14:45You're too high.
14:46Don't pick them up that high.
14:47Where is Brooke?
14:48Well, that's what I want to talk to you about.
14:50I don't think she's coming this weekend.
14:52[intensifying music]
14:55We had a long discussion, and there's something that came up
14:58at school that she wants to do.
15:01And I'm going to allow her to do it.
15:03Uh oh.
15:03Wait a second.
15:05Uh huh.
15:06So she's out.
15:07You're making a decision for me and for everybody
15:10in this group.
15:11You're letting a 13-year-old kid dictate
15:14my future and their future.
15:17But I'm letting my 13-year-old dictate her future.
15:21She knew when she was at the top of the pyramid.
15:23And this is where it's bad parenting, Kelly.
15:26She should have opened her mouth and said, Abby, let somebody
15:29else be at the top of the pyramid this week.
15:30That Is a mature 13-year-old.
15:34Not screwing everybody and stabbing them in the back.
15:37But I don't think she's screwing any of them.
15:39She's screwing me.
15:40I can feel it.
15:42Uh oh.
15:43OK now she's going at it.
15:44Oh, she's pissed.
15:45You're gonna do your solo.
15:46And you're going to do a solo.
15:47You're staying home, staying home, staying home.
15:49That's it.
15:51You're dismissed.
15:51You're dismissed.
15:52You're dismissed.
15:53Run the solo.
15:54Run the solo.
15:55Get the senior company in here.
15:56Let's go.
15:57Thank you, Kelly.
15:58So in true Abby spirit, she has decided
16:00to handle the situation by eliminating the group number
16:04as a whole.
16:05Can we talk to you for a moment?
16:07Certainly.
16:07OK, Thank you Abby.
16:09Well, we just wanted to clarify because we noticed
16:11that Kendall, Nia, and Paige were--
16:12ABBY LEE MILLER: Dismissed.
16:13They are dismissed.
16:15You will not be traveling this weekend.
16:17Well, Melissa and I aren't going for a solo.
16:20I do not want to go back to a competition that we won,
16:23the Nationals, without my best foot forward.
16:26We're trying to stand behind Brooke in her decision and we--
16:30Well, I think you're an [bleep] You're an ass.
16:34Why would you stand behind Brooke in her decision?
16:35Because- because--
16:37You're teaching a kid to break a contract.
16:38No.
16:39Yes, you are.
16:41No, we're teaching our kids that you support your friends.
16:43Well, when your kid gets a full scholarship to Harvard
16:45and Brooke's going to community college like her mother,
16:48go with her and support your friends.
16:50Christi opens her mouth.
16:52Oh well, we support her decision.
16:55Yeah, because you want your kid to get the lead, Christi.
16:58We know!
16:58We know how you work.
17:00That feels ridiculous.
17:01We're saying we're a team.
17:03Well, you can go be a team at another dance studio,
17:05because at this studio, it's my way or the highway.
17:09[suspenseful music]
17:16CHRISTI ZOOK LUKASIAK: We're saying that we're a team, and--
17:19Well, you can go be a team in another dance studio,
17:21because at this studio, it's my way or the highway.
17:23That's it.
17:24I've made up my mind.
17:26If we can't walk in there national champions
17:28with a number that I know can win, then I don't want to go.
17:32So, we are the National winners.
17:34I don't want to tarnish that reputation.
17:36Maddie is their national title winner.
17:38I don't want her to look bad.
17:40And Gianna is going to go.
17:41My name will not be on the number.
17:43So first it was, the group was not going.
17:45Now the group is going, but the group can only
17:47go if her name is removed and she's not
17:50doing any choreography.
17:52And that's the ultimate slap in the face for the girls.
17:54Gianna is willing to come in tomorrow morning
17:57and rehearse for four hours before you get on the bus.
17:59The mothers have made it quite clear
18:01that they think that their kids are amazing
18:03with or without Brooke.
18:04If Gianna wants to get up in the morning
18:06and come here and work on this number, that's fine.
18:09Because I cannot let Brooke hold back these other dancers.
18:14I would never let my child shake her pompoms for some boy
18:19to go to college for free.
18:20I know that, Abby, and I need her to make that decision
18:22on her own.
18:24You make a commitment in the beginning of the year,
18:25you see it through til the end of the year.
18:27If you don't want to do it again next year, that's fine.
18:30There's integrity there.
18:32Brooke should have come and told me.
18:34Would I have been angry?
18:35Yes, but it would have been the right move
18:38on her part and her parents.
18:41Enough said.
18:41[suspenseful music]
18:46[MUSIC - NIKKO LOWE - "SENTIMENTAL"]
18:47GIANNA: In, out.
18:48Releve.
18:49Leg high.
18:50I don't really think it's that stressful not having Brooke.
18:53She finally got a chance to be like the star of the group
18:57dance.
18:58And now I feel bad because I'm doing it.
19:02I feel bad that Brooke has to make this decision,
19:05but I'll support her any way she wants
19:08to go because she's my sister.
19:10Thank you, Gia.
19:11Where did you want our tag?
19:12Keep believing this, Abby.
19:14We can pull it off and we'll win, still.
19:16[inspirational music]
19:18Hey, girls!
19:19How was rehearsal?
19:20Gianna leading the troops.
19:22I arrive at the studio to go on the bus.
19:24There's no Abby.
19:25I'm feeling pretty relaxed.
19:28This could work out OK.
19:30Move that bus!
19:30[laughing]
19:31Move that bus!
19:33But why can't you let me sit?
19:35Mom, come back through.
19:37[screaming]
19:38[dramatic music]
19:39Wait, Abby's here!
19:40MELISSA GISONI: No way!
19:43Oh my gosh!
19:44MADDIE ZIEGLER: Pretend you're sleeping!
19:45[yelling]
19:48Oh, why's she here?
19:50Oh, that just ruined my weekend.
19:52Give me your [inaudible].
19:52Hello, everybody.
19:53Hi Ab.
19:55I have decided to go because you have no idea what it's
19:59going to be like in New Jersey, number one.
20:01I really didn't want to get on the bus,
20:04but I could not throw Gianna to the wolves.
20:06She does not deserve that.
20:08Kelly is not here?
20:11You really know what person is important in your house,
20:13don't you?
20:15Those feelings of euphoria were short-lived.
20:18What a way to start a trip.
20:22ABBY LEE MILLER: Bus driver Jim!
20:24Are we there yet?
20:27- --I think right there. - What do you want to do, like--
20:28- Just put a line. - Like here?
20:30Yep.
20:31MELISSA GISONI: This is Cathy from Candy Apple that's
20:32calling me.
20:33ABBY LEE MILLER: No!
20:34JILL VERTES: No!
20:35No way!
20:36MELISSA GISONI: Second time.
20:37ABBY LEE MILLER: Do not give her any information.
20:39Why is she calling you?
20:40That is so unethical.
20:42Hi!
20:43How often does she call her?
20:45Melissa gets this phone call from Cathy of all people.
20:47Why does Cathy have your number?
20:53OK.
20:54Sounds good.
20:55I can't believe that Melissa is talking to her like that.
21:03MELISSA GISONI: Are you going to a competition?
21:10MELISSA GISONI: Oh, you are.
21:12I am livid because Cathy's on her way to New Jersey,
21:14and she's going to show up again with these older kids who
21:18are more Brooke's age than they are Maddie's age.
21:21And Brooke won't be there.
21:23MELISSA GISONI: OK.
21:24Bye!
21:25ABBY LEE MILLER: Do not let her know that Brooke is not
21:28in this number, because she will have a field day with that.
21:31Of all weeks for Brooke to go for cheerleading tryouts,
21:34you know the Candy Apples, they're coming for blood.
21:36They want to beat us.
21:37And this may be an opportunity for them
21:39because we were blocked getting on the bus.
21:42I hate to say it, but this could be Cathy's week.
21:45I'm telling you one thing.
21:46That Candy Appple lady, I don't care what she does.
21:49She better not beat you.
21:50Because you think I'm mad at Brooke now, just wait.
21:53If that woman wins, Brooke's hide'll
21:55be hanging off the top of that balcony at that studio.
21:57[suspenseful music]
22:03[energetic music]
22:05ABBY LEE MILLER: We're traveling to Starbound in Nutley, New
22:07Jersey.
22:08[inaudible]
22:10We are the reigning national winners.
22:12That's what we won at Lake Tahoe.
22:13There are people at Starbound who are expecting to see more.
22:18Ready to do some dancing?
22:20ABBY LEE MILLER: We need to walk in there
22:21and show them that we've grown.
22:23So there's a lot at stake.
22:25Want her to wear those?
22:26OK.
22:26Perfect.
22:30HOLLY FRAZIER: I think it looks nice and sophisticated plain.
22:32Thank you.
22:33All right, girls, remember, this is Starbound.
22:35You are their national winners.
22:38You can't be any less than that, do you understand?
22:41Remember, Brooke never existed.
22:43They have no idea we're missing a dancer.
22:45We cannot and will not have little mistakes like that.
22:50You cannot afford it this weekend.
22:52Does everyone--
22:53The pressure on the girls this week is tremendous.
22:55They're going to need a back brace by the end of the week
22:57with all the pressure Abby is putting on their shoulders.
22:59Like, you must win.
23:00You must be fabulous. You must be.
23:01You must be.
23:01You must be.
23:03We have our nemesis here again this week.
23:08How did that happen?
23:10Boo.
23:10The Abby Lee Dance Company.
23:12Boo.
23:13We cannot get beat by a hokeypokey number again.
23:16It's just not going to be good for us.
23:19Do not talk to them backstage.
23:21Do not let her psych you out.
23:24So, lucky us, we get to see those Candy Apples again.
23:27I'm not going to start anything with Cathy,
23:29but certainly if Cathy starts with me,
23:31I'm not backing down from Cathy.
23:32JILL VERTES: I just don't appreciate all the low blows
23:34she did with MacKenzie.
23:35She did low blows with Chloe.
23:37She's a low blower.
23:38Like, if- if my nose is so--
23:40She's a low blower!
23:41She is a low blower.
23:43Is Mackenzie ready?
23:44ABBY LEE MILLER: Yes, Mackenzie's ready.
23:46Straight legs, pointed feet, shoulders down.
23:48If you forget, stay backstage.
23:50Don't come out.
23:51Because I'm going to chop your head off.
23:53[crowd cheering]
23:54[intense music]
23:58I'm very nervous that MacKenzie's
24:00going to forget her solo on stage,
24:02and I don't think she's just going to ad lib.
24:04I think she'll just run off the stage if she forgets.
24:10There's one part in my dance that's really hard.
24:12It's a round of back handspring.
24:14I'm going to show everyone that I'm the best.
24:17ANNOUNCER: [inaudible] next up to the stage.
24:18Ages 7 and 8, number 321.
24:21[intense music]
24:23[music playing]
24:58[crowd cheering]
25:02MacKenzie nailed her side aerials
25:05and, you know, she nailed that back handspring, too.
25:07So she's really come a long way in a short amount of time.
25:11You know, ladies, that this row was reserved for us, just
25:14FYI.
25:15You were supposed to have this row
25:16and we were supposed to have this row.
25:17Well, until I see a plate on the back of this chair
25:20with your name on it that you bought it, I'm not moving.
25:22MACKENZIE ZIEGLER (VOICEOVER): I guess
25:23I'm having more confidence in myself, because backstage
25:27I'm not as nervous anymore.
25:30My nerves are more settled.
25:31I just go over the dance and kind of have fun.
25:35This week, I think I'm going to be [inaudible]..
25:37ANNOUNCER: Thanks.
25:38That was number 322 with "Don't Touch Me."
25:42[crowd cheering]
25:44CHRISTI ZOOK LUKASIAK: Today Chloe and Maddie
25:45are going to be competing their solos.
25:47And I think Chloe is actually holding up really well today.
25:50I don't see any signs of nerves.
25:52I think that she is ready to hit that stage,
25:54and she's ready to show everyone what she's made of.
25:57[MUSIC - KADIE HODGES, "DON'T CATCH ME"]
26:09(SINGING) Dreaming Of you.
26:15Can this be true?
26:20So don't pull out your hands, because I don't want to land.
26:26Just let me keep falling, falling.
26:32So don't catch me now.
26:38I just want to keep falling somehow.
26:44So don't stop me now.
26:50I just want to keep this going somehow.
26:56Keep on falling in love with you.
27:06[crowd cheering]
27:12ABBY LEE MILLER: Chloe's solo again was beautiful.
27:14She's striking on stage.
27:16I saw a few things that she did wrong.
27:18Otherwise, she did a really nice job.
27:20ANNOUNCER: Judges, please move down four score sheets
27:22to number 324.
27:24I thought Chloe's solo was beautiful.
27:26I loved her costume.
27:27I thought she did great.
27:29But my daughter's number one in my eyes all the time.
27:33I feel very confident competing against Chloe.
27:36I'm really prepared for my solo.
27:38And I think I'm going to do very good.
27:40And even though it's Jazz, I think I'll pull it off.
27:43ANNOUNCER: Jazz ages nine and 10, number 324.
27:46"Lights, Camera, Action."
27:47MELISSA GISONI (VOICEOVER): Maddie has pressure this week.
27:49She's the title winner to Starbound, the National title
27:52winner.
27:53And she has to dance fabulous.
27:55MUSIC - ANALOGUE REVOLUTION, "LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION":
27:57Lights, camera, action.
28:00Lights are flashing.
28:01Swaggar down the runway.
28:04Check the fashion.
28:05Nothing ever out of place.
28:08That's the life for me.
28:09That's the life for me.
28:13Come on, gimme gimme ligths, camera, action.
28:18That's where everything happens.
28:23I need to live in that life so glamorous.
28:27It's a rush.
28:29Gimme gimme lights, camera, action.
28:33That's when everything happens.
28:37Take my picture.
28:38Make sure I'm fabulous.
28:42Fabulous.
28:43Oh, oh.
28:44[crowd clapping]
28:48Maddie looked like the entertainment that was paid,
28:51and hired, and flown in from Vegas
28:53to perform at this competition.
28:55What was wrong about it?
28:56It was great!
28:57It felt weird.
28:59It didn't look weird.
29:00I like when you do jazz.
29:02I don't.
29:03I know.
29:04Abby Lee!
29:05Abby Lee!
29:06Abby Lee!
29:07Oh, I like that.
29:09[moms hiss]
29:10Brooke is not here.
29:11Did anybody notice that?
29:12CANDY APPLES: No.
29:13[inaudible] You noticed, Justice?
29:15Yeah, well maybe they're realizing
29:17that Abby isn't the spectacular end-all that she claims to be.
29:21You know what?
29:22I'll bet you Brooke's trying out for cheerleader.
29:24[calm music]
29:27ALL: Two, three, four.
29:31[cheering]
29:33Today I'm trying out for cheerleading,
29:35and I'm kind of nervous because I've never cheered before.
29:37[cheering]
29:39CHEER TRYOUT COACH: Say the words, 24.
29:42ALL: Go Blue!
29:42Go, go, go.
29:44Punches by your ear!
29:46ALL: Go, go, go.
29:47CHEER TRYOUT COACH: Pick it up!
29:48If Abby didn't treat Brooke the way
29:50she treats her all the time, and knocked her down year
29:53after year after year, Brooke wouldn't
29:55want to do cheerleading.
29:56Number 3, may I see your jump?
30:00Thank you.
30:01Number 24, your jump.
30:05Thank you.
30:07[cheering]
30:08CHEER TRYOUT COACH: Say the words.
30:11I can hear one girl.
30:1624 maybe smiled once.
30:18OK.
30:20CHEER TRYOUT COACH: 24, can you call the chant for us?
30:21Just to make sure she can talk.
30:23Yell out your colors.
30:27Yell out your colors.
30:29Panthers blue and gold.
30:31OK.
30:3224, please call that again.
30:34Yell out your colors.
30:36Panthers blue and gold.
30:38Well, that time it was better.
30:40If I don't make the cheer team,
30:41I'm going to feel pretty bad because I let all my teammates
30:44down.
30:46All right girls, these are the girls who made it.
30:47You are just going to stand up when you make it.
30:49If you didn't make it, please gather your things.
30:51Thanks for coming.
30:52Number 3, number 22, number 9, number 20, number 4, number 8.
31:00[intense music swelling]
31:06And number 24.
31:08Thank you, girls.
31:09I made the cheer team!
31:11I'm so excited to get my uniform and pompoms.
31:13Girls that made it, congratulations.
31:15We're going to have a great year.
31:16Are you excited? - Yeah.
31:17CHEER TRYOUT COACH: OK.
31:18You have a lot to learn.
31:19I am so happy for Brooke.
31:21She really deserves this.
31:22But another part of me is upset because she's walking away
31:26from something that has been part of her entire life.
31:34[intense music]
31:35ANNOUNCER: The top Junior petite soloist today,
31:40it's going to 321!
31:41Bigger isn't better!
31:43It's Makenzie from Abby Lee Dance!
31:48MacKenzie won her age division, seven to eight.
31:50My little girl did fabulous.
31:52You excited?
31:53Yeah.
31:54I felt great when they said that the winner is me.
31:58I think I'm going to win a lot of complications like Maddie.
32:02McKenzie has definitely improved this year,
32:04and she wants to dance.
32:06That's what's making all the difference in the world.
32:08ANNOUNCER: Top 10 Junior Soloists.
32:11Third place.
32:15324, "Lights, Camera, Action" from Abby Lee.
32:22Maddie came in third place this week.
32:23She was actually flawless.
32:25Something was definitely off with these judges.
32:28I definitely think she was gypped.
32:30ANNOUNCER: Second place, Junior Soloist.
32:35"If You Believe."
32:36It's Eunice from Dancers in Motion.
32:39[cheering]
32:41ANNOUNCER: Our top soloist, it's Chloe from Abby Lee Dance!
32:47[cheering]
32:49Chloe came in first, and it was just such a proud moment
32:54for me.
32:55It really was.
32:56I've wanted that for her.
32:57I've wanted her to just believe in herself.
33:00And it was such a good feeling.
33:02This is based on dancing.
33:04And Chloe danced the best today.
33:07How do you feel about that score?
33:08Awesome.
33:10It felt really good to get overall first place.
33:12There was a lot of good girls at the competition,
33:15so I was really surprised and happy at the same time.
33:19I really don't care that Chloe beat Maddie.
33:22I am not pissed that she didn't win.
33:24She won in my eyes.
33:26But Abby told me the reason she didn't win
33:28was because she looked professional.
33:30She didn't look like the amateurs that
33:32were dancing against her.
33:33ANNOUNCER: Take a bow for your audience.
33:35ABBY LEE MILLER: Maddie was pretty amazing.
33:37Chloe screwed up this big turn section that she
33:40does to lunge on the floor.
33:41I want Chloe to have confidence, but I want that confidence
33:45to come from within, not from winning trophies.
33:47[cheering]
33:53[suspenseful music]
33:59Girls, come here.
34:00Now, listen to me.
34:02I wasn't going to come because I was so
34:04aggravated with this routine.
34:05Not only do you have to prove Brooke wrong,
34:07that she's worthless and doesn't mean anything,
34:10everyone's replaceable.
34:11The way I choreographed the routine is the way it should
34:14have been competed.
34:16We all make choices.
34:17And we have to live with those choices.
34:19So let's go.
34:22Thank you.
34:23[inaudible] stage.
34:24You're ready to head backstage and warm up backstage,
34:25all right? - OK.
34:26Just stay clean.
34:29CANDY APPLE DANCER: You guys did good.
34:30Good job.
34:32I think the Candy Apples would do pretty good this week
34:35because last week their group number was pretty good.
34:38I'm a little worried about them at the competition,
34:40but I'm just going to hope for the best, do my best,
34:43and see what happens.
34:45ANNOUNCER: Next up, number 460, Mermaids.
34:50[cheering]
34:57[music playing]
35:30Candy Apples turned into mermaids.
35:32Jumped, kicked, leaped, turned.
35:33Jumped, kicked, leaped, turned.
35:34[inaudible] on.
35:35[inaudible] off.
35:36Same old, same old.
35:37[music playing]
35:48[cheering]
35:50I just hope that the judges realize that Vivianne was used
35:54as a human prop to bring the age level down,
35:56and those girls should not be competing in 9 and 10.
36:00I'm very confident that we get to compete against Candy
36:03Apples.
36:04I have no fears.
36:05I want to show them what we've got.
36:11[music playing]
36:13WOMAN: (SINGING) What would you do if I told you
36:20I just knew, that somehow you changed me in some special way?
36:34Would you say I was silly?
36:41A sentimental fool?
36:44Or would you say I was hoping and praying
36:54for someone like you?
37:08I guess that's just something, something that I'll never know.
37:22[cheering]
37:29This group went to a competition
37:31with a routine that was designed specifically to feature Brooke,
37:35and that group succeeded without her.
37:37Check this out- Junior Groups.
37:41Candy Apples isn't going to beat us.
37:43They're not taking us down.
37:45We're taking them down.
37:46Eighth place, with a score of 279,
37:50it's the Mermaid's, Candy Apples Dance.
37:55[music playing]
37:59How do you like them apples?
38:02Top overall Junior group, Born to Dance, Abby Lee Dance
38:07Company.
38:09Make some noise!
38:12[cheering]
38:15Born to Dance won the entire thing.
38:19So we not only beat Cathy and her Candy Apples,
38:22but we also beat everybody else that was at the competition
38:25at Nutley, New Jersey.
38:26Tell everybody what studio you're from.
38:29Abby Lee Dance Company!
38:32There is your top junior overall group.
38:35Take one more bow for your audience.
38:37Thank you very much, ladies.
38:39[cheering]
38:44[excitedly screaming]
38:46Yay, girls!
38:48Woohoo!
38:51Cathy was sitting right behind me.
38:54She did not know what to do.
38:55Abby, did she congratulate you?
38:57She never said congratulations to me.
38:59So as a sign of good sportsmanship, come on,
39:01we're going to go tell her that our kids did a great job.
39:04I went to the dressing room to see Cathy because I want
39:08the bee costume back.
39:10Hello!
39:13All right, we just wanted to tell you all congratulations.
39:16I thought you did a great job.
39:18I don't know what happened.
39:19But anyway, do you have my bee costume?
39:22You mean, hold on, the ugly bee costume that Vivi wore?
39:26Yes. It was her first solo.
39:27I gave it to the Goodwill.
39:32That was $300.
39:33Bill me.
39:34It's a memory.
39:35It's irreplaceable.
39:37Listen, disco ball, I'm not talking to you today.
39:40This is between Abby and I, so pipe down.
39:42You need--
39:43Disco ball.
39:44Cathy is just a rude, mean little woman.
39:47She is a nasty, old bat.
39:50By the way, Christi, Whoville called
39:52and they want your nose back.
39:54Oh my God, Cathy, listen.
39:55When you have a better insult, something that is--
39:58I'm not listening to you anymore.
39:59When you have a better insult that's at least--
40:01Please, get out of my face.
40:02Oh, no, I'll get right in your face.
40:04Oh no you won't, disco ball.
40:06Bring it, bitch.
40:07You know, that's wonderful that you talk like that
40:10in front of your kids, but we don't talk like that in front
40:12of ours, do we, moms?
40:13I know.
40:14Well, you know what, Cathy?
40:16The dog pound is calling.
40:17- Move along. - Oh my God.
40:18Do not put your hands on me.
40:19Get out of my face.
40:21Your Payless shoes need to walk out of here.
40:23Oh my God, all you care about is money.
40:25I'm not talking about money!
40:26Oh my God, that's all you talk about.
40:28You obviously a complexity issue.
40:31I'm talking about style, and you have none.
40:33Take your hand off of me.
40:34You know what?
40:35Take your hand off of me.
40:37Cathy brought that icy cold, bony little hand around me.
40:41It was like the grim reaper was holding onto my wrist.
40:43Ugh.
40:44Move along, disco ball.
40:46Oh my God, you wish!
40:48Guess what, Cathy, you can't beat us.
40:50So go home.
40:51Stop trying.
40:52Give up.
40:52[dramatic music]

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