Cathy's Team Aims for the Number 1 Spot! (S3, E38) | Full Episode | Dance Moms — Transcript

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1. 0:01ABBY LEE MILLER: Previously on "Dance Moms".
2. 0:02So is Abby here?
3. 0:03I don't know.
4. 0:04ABBY LEE MILLER: Gianna.
5. 0:05Abby.
6. 0:06One, two, three, [inaudible].
7. 0:09I texted her and she said that you
8. 0:10will be fired from this dance studio
9. 0:12if you choreograph that dance.
10. 0:14I don't care where the [bleep] she works.
11. 0:17She has made it clear she doesn't care
12. 0:19about our kids or her team.
13. 0:21Brooke, there's nothing we can do.
14. 0:23Abby should have been here, but she wasn't.
15. 0:26That was her choice.
16. 0:28ABBY LEE MILLER: Coming up on "Dance Moms".
17. 0:30So I did talk to Abby.
18. 0:32We're definitely competing this weekend.
19. 0:33CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: I need a dancer that can beat Chloe
20. 0:36this weekend.
21. 0:38Did Abby mention anything about nationals, Melissa,
22. 0:40when you were there? ABBY LEE MILLER: Listen to me.
23. 0:42I'm listening. You're the god.
24. 0:44I know.
25. 0:45You make a point to tell all of us.
26. 0:46[bleep] you.
27. 0:47CHRISTI LUKASIAK: Gianna, where's Abby?
28. 0:48CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: So why have a choreographer when you have
29. 0:51dance teachers?
30. 0:52God, I hate this.
31. 0:54I hate it.
32. 0:55I hate it.
33. 0:58[MUISC - NIKKO LOWE, "LIVING ON THE DANCE FLOOR"]
34. 1:00NIKKO LOWE: (SINGING) Get up.
35. 1:02Get on the floor.
36. 1:04My world is with my girls.
37. 1:07Living on the dance floor.
38. 1:19Good morning.
39. 1:20Hello.
40. 1:21- Melissa? - Hi.
41. 1:23Oh, hey.
42. 1:23Don't you look fancy.
43. 1:25I stopped at Abby's house before pyramid
44. 1:27to see how she was doing.
45. 1:29We have nationals in a few weeks and we need her back
46. 1:31at the ALDC.
47. 1:32Well, my mom's nurses come today.
48. 1:35Oh, yeah.
49. 1:36So when you look at her, you think she's healthy.
50. 1:39She looks fine, but she's in so much pain.
51. 1:42Don't cry.
52. 1:43Don't cry.
53. 1:44I know how much Abby loves her mom.
54. 1:46And to put on this brave face is just crazy to me.
55. 1:49And she's the one that needs to really have a big cry.
56. 1:52I don't know if I'm going to be in pyramid today.
57. 1:54Well, I have to tell you, this past weekend,
58. 1:55I was sad you weren't there.
59. 1:57Maddie needs you back this week.
60. 1:59What Maddie needs and what Abby needs
61. 2:01are two different things.
62. 2:03My mother needs me more than Maddie does.
63. 2:04Oh, yeah. But it's two weeks to nationals.
64. 2:06I think you can rest assured with Maddie's record
65. 2:08that she's going to be performing at nationals,
66. 2:10Melissa. Don't worry about that.
67. 2:12Melissa needs to understand, all that mama drama,
68. 2:14it stresses me out.
69. 2:16Now, as long as Kelly is at that dance studio causing
70. 2:20everybody's stress, I don't need to be there.
71. 2:23My mother comes first.
72. 2:25When I'm upset, she's upset.
73. 2:26And that's what you have to understand.
74. 2:28I know. Are you kidding me?
75. 2:29When I come home ranting and raving--
76. 2:30I know.
77. 2:31--about Paige or about this or about that,
78. 2:33ruining the numbers and looking so bad.
79. 2:35I can't take it.
80. 2:37And you know how my mother feels about Kelly.
81. 2:39Melissa, do you realize that when my dad was dying
82. 2:44in intensive care, we kept my dad on life support
83. 2:49during the entire recital.
84. 2:52I never spoke to him again.
85. 2:53I just need time and that's what I don't have.
86. 3:03WOMAN: Hello.
87. 3:04MELISSA ZIEGLER: Hi, guys.
88. 3:06Can I sit there, Kendall?
89. 3:07Honey, do you mind?
90. 3:07CHRISTI LUKASIAK: Does anyone know
91. 3:09if Abby is going to be here? - I don't think she's coming.
92. 3:11She said that today, that she's staying with her mom.
93. 3:13Does she know that today's the day we would normally
94. 3:15do pyramid?
95. 3:16I think it's really strange that Melissa's having
96. 3:18secret meetings with Abby now.
97. 3:20I mean, why wouldn't she have at least told
98. 3:22the other moms she was going?
99. 3:23I don't know if Abby really will even come back.
100. 3:25Hey, guys.
101. 3:27Girls, listen, can you guys just go to studio A
102. 3:29and start stretching? HOLLY FRAZIER: Super.
103. 3:31OK. - Go, go, go.
104. 3:32I finally spoke to Abby and I'm in charge of the routines
105. 3:34again this week.
106. 3:35I hope I can pull off another win without her.
107. 3:37So I did talk to Abby.
108. 3:39We're definitely competing this weekend.
109. 3:40WOMAN: OK.
110. 3:41So do we know who's doing dances?
111. 3:43Yes.
112. 3:47Chloe solo.
113. 3:48Oh, OK.
114. 3:49Abby already knows that she's giving Maddie
115. 3:51a solo at nationals but she isn't sure who else.
116. 3:53She wants me to work with Chloe on the lyrical piece, which
117. 3:56is her best style.
118. 3:57So Christi better not have any complaints.
119. 3:59Group dance, I'm guessing with everyone.
120. 4:02I haven't heard yet.
121. 4:03OK.
122. 4:04It's a dark contemporary routine.
123. 4:05And no Maddie solo, but she said she wants
124. 4:10to feature Maddie in the group. - OK.
125. 4:12OK.
126. 4:13And Asia and Kenzie duet.
127. 4:15HOLLY FRAZIER: Oh, that'll be good.
128. 4:18So that's only three numbers.
129. 4:21I'm happy for the other girls this week,
130. 4:23but I have to be honest, I'm really mad that Kendall doesn't
131. 4:26have a solo this week.
132. 4:27With only a few weeks till nationals, these solos
133. 4:31are everything.
134. 4:32And Kendall needs to prove to Abby that she can handle
135. 4:34competing on a national level.
136. 4:36And I don't know how she can do that with no solo and no Abby.
137. 4:40Is she coming this weekend or ever?
138. 4:42Or this week?
139. 4:43Is she coming today?
140. 4:45She didn't say she wasn't.
141. 4:46You're just going to start rehearsal,
142. 4:47no pyramid, no nothing.
143. 4:49This was pyramid. WOMAN: Pyramid.
144. 4:51Yay.
145. 4:58CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: Hey, everybody.
146. 4:59KIDS: Hi.
147. 5:01It's nice to see my special teams and my special moms.
148. 5:05And Zack, you're back.
149. 5:07You know, that's kind of like the battle cry--
150. 5:09Zack is back.
151. 5:10Zack has been off working professionally
152. 5:13and now he's back with our team.
153. 5:15With him back, hopefully we can beat Abby.
154. 5:18I'm not the least bit concerned that Anthony isn't here right
155. 5:21now.
156. 5:22I think he was an avalanche.
157. 5:24He was a accident waiting to happen.
158. 5:27Anthony has not produced a win for me in a while
159. 5:30and I'm a little frustrated by that.
160. 5:32So without Anthony being here, I feel as though I can focus more
161. 5:36on nationals, which is right down the road.
162. 5:38And I don't have to play referee between him
163. 5:41and the parents and the stress level.
164. 5:42You want to see me in your face?
165. 5:44You will never be in my face.
166. 5:46Let me go for where I'm going, please.
167. 5:48CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: Your choreography is in jeopardy.
168. 5:49He's a puppet.
169. 5:50CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: He looks dumb.
170. 5:51This is a puppet. CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: No.
171. 5:52Yes.
172. 5:53So last time that we competed, we did a seasons
173. 5:58contemporary number and we got rained on.
174. 6:07We didn't win.
175. 6:08The last competition, we lost to Abby again.
176. 6:13And with nationals not being but a few weeks away,
177. 6:17it's essential that we have a good showing
178. 6:19at this competition.
179. 6:20Let's begin, starting with my bottom Apple, Zack.
180. 6:26No surprises there.
181. 6:28It's hard to be at the top when you aren't with us performing.
182. 6:30You're wonderful.
183. 6:31You can move up.
184. 6:33Next, we have Mary.
185. 6:38Mary struggled a little bit the last time that we saw you.
186. 6:40We talked about her port de bras arms.
187. 6:43Mary is a beautiful dancer and I
188. 6:45think Kathy is crazy for putting her on the bottom of the Apple
189. 6:48tree.
190. 6:49It's an insult to the dance community.
191. 6:50Everybody that sees Mary knows she's trained.
192. 6:52She shouldn't be there.
193. 6:53CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: Let's move on.
194. 6:55Kaya, you're like in the middle.
195. 6:58You can no longer be the one that's not professionally
196. 7:01trained, be the one that doesn't have technical classes.
197. 7:05Excuse me that I couldn't afford
198. 7:07to put my daughter in $1,000 classes,
199. 7:09but I've never used that as an excuse.
200. 7:11I'll don't need excuses.
201. 7:12Nicaya's the best.
202. 7:13CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: Let's move on.
203. 7:15OK.
204. 7:16So Had, I'm being a little bit more aggressive this week.
205. 7:19It's been a while since I've gotten a win.
206. 7:21There's no room for error--
207. 7:24none.
208. 7:26I think Hadley should be at the top of the apple tree.
209. 7:28I mean, she works the hardest, I work the hardest,
210. 7:31and together, we should be rewarded.
211. 7:33CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: It's easy to figure out
212. 7:34that our leading man this week is Lucas.
213. 7:37Lucas, being at the top makes you
214. 7:40that guy who has to go into battle this week
215. 7:43and lead your team.
216. 7:45Nationals are approaching fast and I
217. 7:46need to see who can lead me to a victory this week
218. 7:49and at nationals.
219. 7:51I'm hoping that Lucas is the guy that can do that.
220. 7:53This week, we are going to Charleston, West Virginia
221. 7:56for the Masters of Dance Competition.
222. 7:58I know that the Abby Lee Dance Company will be
223. 8:00at the competition this week.
224. 8:02Our group dance is going to be Rise of the Phoenix.
225. 8:05And I'm expecting you to just rise up on stage
226. 8:08and just capitalize.
227. 8:10I know first handedly, because I sold on social media
228. 8:15and maybe some of you did as well, Chloe is doing a solo
229. 8:19at the competition this week.
230. 8:21I think that Chloe is not as strong as she used to be.
231. 8:25I need a dancer that can beat Chloe this weekend.
232. 8:28My solo is going to be given to Zack.
233. 8:33[applause]
234. 8:35I'm so happy to have a solo this week.
235. 8:37I've beat Chloe in the past.
236. 8:39And with Kathy doing my choreography this week,
237. 8:41and there's no more fights with Anthony, I mean,
238. 8:43I think I can pull out a win.
239. 8:44CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: It's been a long day already.
240. 8:46We need to work.
241. 8:48GIANNA MARTELLO: Passe away.
242. 8:51[MUSIC - REBEKAH WHITE, "I KNOW IT'S TOO LATE"]
243. 8:55Chloe is doing a lyrical solo this week called Too Late.
244. 8:57REBEKAH WHITE: (SINGING) Your face, it haunts me in the dark.
245. 9:01I can't see just what you are.
246. 9:03Nationals are only a few weeks away
247. 9:05and Abby doesn't know if Chloe deserves a solo.
248. 9:07She has to nail this routine this week.
249. 9:09I don't know what we're going to do.
250. 9:11I mean, doesn't Abby say, I'm watching you for nationals.
251. 9:13I'm watching you. I'm watching you.
252. 9:15But you're not watching anyone for nationals
253. 9:17because you're not here.
254. 9:18How many more weeks do we have before we go to nationals?
255. 9:19Three weeks.
256. 9:21It would be nice if she can make an informed decision based
257. 9:22on things that she has observed.
258. 9:24I think it's unfair that Abby determines who is going to get
259. 9:27as at nationals based on the performances
260. 9:29over the last few weeks.
261. 9:30Abby isn't even here.
262. 9:32The girls certainly aren't performing at their best,
263. 9:34and things here are really chaotic.
264. 9:38And then flip.
265. 9:39Yes.
266. 9:41That's it.
267. 9:42Did Abby mention anything about nationals, Melissa,
268. 9:44when you were there?
269. 9:47Nationals-- I don't know.
270. 9:48Did she?
271. 9:50She's going to be performing at nationals, Melissa.
272. 9:51Don't worry about that.
273. 9:53She said that Maddie probably would have a solo at nationals.
274. 9:59I mean, who--
275. 10:00I don't know.
276. 10:01So why do we sit here and pretend
277. 10:02we want to go to nationals when these guys already know who's
278. 10:04going to nationals. CHRISTI LUKASIAK: I don't know.
279. 10:07I mean, really.
280. 10:07She said probably.
281. 10:09We all know that Maddie will have a solo at nationals
282. 10:12and that's [bleep].
283. 10:13Once again, Melissa has a secret meeting with Abby
284. 10:16and secretly gets Maddie ahead and the rest of us
285. 10:20are left in the dark.
286. 10:21I'm not going to sit here pretend that my kid has
287. 10:23a shot of having a solo at nationals when you know you're
288. 10:26getting--
289. 10:27WOMAN: I don't know-- wait, wait wait.
290. 10:28JILL VERTES: Yes, you do.
291. 10:35CHRISTI LUKASIAK: No, I am.
292. 10:37I'm speaking for you, too.
293. 10:38With Abby being MIA from the studio,
294. 10:40the moms decided to take a little break,
295. 10:42sneak away, get some lunch.
296. 10:43Plus, we really need to celebrate Kelly's return,
297. 10:46and now's as good of a time as ever.
298. 10:48I'm just glad that you've rejoined the team.
299. 10:50It's good to have you back. KELLY HYLAND: Thank you.
300. 10:52CHRISTI LUKASIAK: I don't care what anyone says.
301. 10:53I can take whatever Abby wants to dish out to me,
302. 10:55I just don't want her to take it out on anybody else.
303. 10:58I feel bad.
304. 10:59Abby's not coming because my kids are here.
305. 11:01If Abby's not going to be here because of my kids,
306. 11:04I will leave because I'm not taking any training away
307. 11:07from your kids.
308. 11:08Here's what my problem is, she's going to come, when she
309. 11:10does come back, with a list of excuses of why she wasn't
310. 11:13there.
311. 11:14And none of them are going to be good because they're all
312. 11:15going to be a lie because we know why she wasn't there.
313. 11:17She admitted that she was not coming back until my family was
314. 11:22gone.
315. 11:23HOLLY FRAZIER: Does anyone else worry
316. 11:24about Abby fuming about Brooke doing a solo last week?
317. 11:28I think she's going to be pissed off but I don't think--
318. 11:31I think she's coming in guns blazing and we're all in her
319. 11:34cross-hairs.
320. 11:42Question, who wants Abby to be here today?
321. 11:44Me.
322. 11:46I'm ready for Abby to just randomly walk into rehearsal
323. 11:48and be like, you're doing this wrong.
324. 11:49You're doing this wrong.
325. 11:51HOLLY FRAZIER: I think we're all waiting for that.
326. 11:52See.
327. 11:53Another day of rehearsal and Abby's not here again.
328. 11:57I'm getting really worried.
329. 11:58We really need her here right before nationals, no question
330. 12:01about it.
331. 12:02HOLLY FRAZIER: Hi.
332. 12:03Ready girls?
333. 12:04Let's go.
334. 12:06Abby isn't here this week, but we need
335. 12:07to keep things going as usual.
336. 12:09The girls have a competition and they
337. 12:11have to keep practicing their routines as if she were here.
338. 12:13One, two, three, four, five, six.
339. 12:17Do you guys think Abby's going to show up today?
340. 12:20Wanting or needing Abby here is irrelevant.
341. 12:21I think she should be here.
342. 12:23I really think she should be here.
343. 12:24KELLY HYLAND: Maybe I should take a piece of my donut.
344. 12:25Oh my god, we could leave a trail of hamburgers
345. 12:28from the house to the studio if we want to get her back.
346. 12:32That's perfect.
347. 12:33We could it--
348. 12:34a donut, a burger, a donut.
349. 12:37Maybe a chicken nugget here or there.
350. 12:39I am going to burn--
351. 12:40at least you'll be next to me.
352. 12:41I'll be right beside you.
353. 12:48CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: So why don't we
354. 12:50start to develop an opening.
355. 12:52Five, six, seven, go.
356. 12:54One, two, three, four, and give.
357. 12:58The group number this week is called Phoenix Rising.
358. 13:01And I think that is pretty appropriate
359. 13:03because the last time we didn't win
360. 13:05and we want to rise up out of the ashes to be victorious.
361. 13:09Four and up, six, seven.
362. 13:11OK.
363. 13:12Don't move.
364. 13:13Who needs Anthony anyhow?
365. 13:15It's my dance studio and I'm perfectly capable of leading
366. 13:18this team to victory.
367. 13:19I'm feeling like that push, there's no resistance.
368. 13:21Yeah.
369. 13:22Get angry about it.
370. 13:23That's Anthony's face.
371. 13:25Push it down in the ground.
372. 13:27With Anthony gone, this is my chance
373. 13:29to step up and help this team.
374. 13:31We spotlight the boys first and then we count the girls in.
375. 13:35The girls might circle around the boys.
376. 13:36Sure.
377. 13:38I want this number to be perfect because nothing would
378. 13:41make me happier than beating Abby after the way she's
379. 13:44treated Hadley.
380. 13:45Five, six, same thing.
381. 13:47Hit, hit, back, front, and stop.
382. 13:50So much better.
383. 13:51Walk, walk, back, front, ball change.
384. 13:53Lift, lift-- listen.
385. 13:55OK, stop.
386. 13:56The whole group gets to start over
387. 13:58because I said we're moving on.
388. 13:59Everyone heard that but one person.
389. 14:02Make every move count.
390. 14:04Ready?
391. 14:06Five, six, seven, eight, walk, walk, back, front, ball change.
392. 14:09I'm happy if Yvette wants to pitch in with group rehearsal
393. 14:12but, ultimately, everybody on this team
394. 14:14has to understand it's my dance studio
395. 14:17and it's me who makes the final decisions.
396. 14:21Reach, reach, up, down, one, two, three.
397. 14:32GIANNA MARTELLO: Ready?
398. 14:33Five, six, seven, eight.
399. 14:35Go one, two, three, four.
400. 14:38Cathy just announced online that her candy apples are going
401. 14:41to be at the same competition as us.
402. 14:43And with Abby being gone, you know, who's Cathy
403. 14:45going to direct all of her psycho attention to?
404. 14:47You know, Abby hasn't been here for a week and a half.
405. 14:49I don't think seeing candy apples this weekend is
406. 14:51necessarily going to like draw her back.
407. 14:53At least when Abby's around, she takes the brunt of it.
408. 14:56With her gone, it's all on the moms.
409. 14:58She's not going to let us go to a competition
410. 15:00without her being there when Cathy is going to be there.
411. 15:02You know what Cathy does to her.
412. 15:03Do you think Abby's going to protect us?
413. 15:04She's afraid of a little purse for god's sake.
414. 15:07Don't.
415. 15:08JILL VERTES: Cathy, no one wants you here.
416. 15:09Just shut your mouth.
417. 15:10JILL VERTES: Shut your mouth. ABBY LEE MILLER: No.
418. 15:12I didn't mean to do that.
419. 15:13Know what?
420. 15:14Because I didn't mean to do that either.
421. 15:17GIANNA MARTELLO: Four, five, six, seven, pull, and walk.
422. 15:22Hello.
423. 15:22Hi.
424. 15:25How's it going, ladies?
425. 15:27HOLLY FRAZIER: She's back.
426. 15:29It's just amazing to me how Abby can walk in a room
427. 15:32and totally suck the life and the fun out of the room.
428. 15:35HOLLY FRAZIER: She's back.
429. 15:36KELLY HYLAND: They look scared.
430. 15:39I don't know what she's going to do,
431. 15:41and I think my kids are terrified.
432. 15:47Hello.
433. 15:48Hi.
434. 15:50How's it going, ladies?
435. 15:51HOLLY FRAZIER: She's back.
436. 15:52Look who found the hamburger trail.
437. 15:55When Abby walks in, everybody kind of froze a little bit.
438. 15:59No one knew what to expect.
439. 16:01She actually had a smile on her face,
440. 16:04but that should have been the first tip off to us
441. 16:07that something's going down.
442. 16:09What are you two doing here?
443. 16:11Thought you'd sneak in while I was away?
444. 16:13KELLY HYLAND: Look at Brooke. She keeps moving back.
445. 16:14You can feel the tension.
446. 16:16You can cut it like a knife.
447. 16:17These kids are thinking [bleep]..
448. 16:19If you have to be here, you're going to work.
449. 16:22You two will be doing solos every single week
450. 16:25and you will have the exact same amount of time
451. 16:27that Maddie has to learn them.
452. 16:29I'm going to work their lazy butts so hard,
453. 16:32they're going to wish they never walked back into this studio.
454. 16:34[MUSIC - CARLIE DE BOER, "BLACK AND BLUE"]
455. 16:36CARLIE DE BOER: (SINGING) No one says it'll be perfect.
456. 16:42The routine Black and Blue is sending a strong message
457. 16:47to the audience and the judges.
458. 16:49I think that Maddie has the capability of executing all
459. 16:54that emotion on stage to take us on this journey to tell us
460. 16:58that she's been made fun of, that she's been ridiculed.
461. 17:01Arms are in the middle of body.
462. 17:05That grand jete is bad.
463. 17:07Feet pointed underneath you.
464. 17:09You're sickling your right foot in the attitude turn.
465. 17:16Come down.
466. 17:17All of us?
467. 17:18JILL VERTES: Everybody.
468. 17:19Right now, I want to speak to the moms.
469. 17:22Hello.
470. 17:23JILL VERTES: Welcome back.
471. 17:24You say welcome back like I haven't been here.
472. 17:27You haven't been here.
473. 17:28Wow.
474. 17:29Where in the world were you, then?
475. 17:31I was at Star Power judging.
476. 17:33That was 10 days ago.
477. 17:34That was over a week ago, over a weekend and a week.
478. 17:37You don't want to know where I am.
479. 17:39These moms have some nerve.
480. 17:41They want to know where I was and what I was doing
481. 17:44and who I was with.
482. 17:45Excuse me.
483. 17:47It's none of your business.
484. 17:48What does it matter?
485. 17:49You guys are not Abby's keeper.
486. 17:51Just like she's not mine.
487. 17:52So when I wasn't here, it was none of her business
488. 17:55where I was.
489. 17:55Why are you here?
490. 17:57Because I'm part of the team.
491. 17:59Why would you have the audacity
492. 18:00to walk back into a building with all these people
493. 18:04that heard you and your ugly, pathetic mouth?
494. 18:07Suddenly you're back in here and your kids want to be here.
495. 18:10Their mother broke the Abby Lee Dance Company contract.
496. 18:13And so did Abby Lee Miller when she said in her contract
497. 18:17she will provide a nourishing healthy environment.
498. 18:22Why do you all let her just keep talking and talking
499. 18:24and talking? She barely speaks English.
500. 18:26Because they agree with everything I'm saying.
501. 18:28Oh, they do?
502. 18:29Melissa, you agree with her?
503. 18:30No.
504. 18:31Absolutely not.
505. 18:33I don't fight their battles.
506. 18:34They know where I stand and I made it clear.
507. 18:36Why do you laugh?
508. 18:37Because if it wasn't for all of us--
509. 18:39if it weren't for all of us--
510. 18:41ABBY LEE MILLER: Christi, to me. - I'm listening.
511. 18:43You're the god.
512. 18:44I know.
513. 18:45[bleep] you.
514. 18:47When Christi opens up that beak,
515. 18:50she sounds like a drunken sailor.
516. 18:53Every four letter word just rolls right out of her mouth.
517. 18:56So I'm going to start rehearsal with Asia and Mackenzie
518. 19:01and you guys can all figure out if Brooke and Paige are
519. 19:04the best two suitors for the team.
520. 19:06You set people up to look bad to make one look good.
521. 19:09If I could wave a magic wand, Kelly,
522. 19:11and make your two kids, 5 foot 8 and brilliant, I would.
523. 19:16But I don't have that magic wand.
524. 19:17KELLY HYLAND: Yeah.
525. 19:18I'd like to do it to you, too. ABBY LEE MILLER: Right.
526. 19:20Wouldn't that be nice?
527. 19:21Wouldn't that be nice?
528. 19:22I'd make you 5 foot 8 and 100 pounds
529. 19:24so you'd stop being so horribly mean inside.
530. 19:26Make it happen.
531. 19:28Abby's really pushing me with the comments about my kids,
532. 19:30but she better watch herself because I'll
533. 19:32do a lot more than just tap her with my purse.
534. 19:37Let's do this.
535. 19:38This is the last day of rehearsal.
536. 19:40You need to tell the story that you're being rescued.
537. 19:44Tell the story.
538. 19:52My solo this week is called Rescue.
539. 19:54And I'm really excited because Cathy is helping me out with it
540. 19:57and I think I can beat Chloe.
541. 19:59Now that Anthony is gone, I'm really excited that I
542. 20:02get to come out of my shell.
543. 20:03So I feel like I'm dancing better than I ever have before.
544. 20:08[applause]
545. 20:13YVETTE WALTS: Yes.
546. 20:14BRIGETTE TRIANA: Good job.
547. 20:15It's your time to shine.
548. 20:17You're getting to go out and do a solo
549. 20:19and feel great about yourself because you have
550. 20:22so much greatness within you.
551. 20:24Dance for the cause, not the applause.
552. 20:28OK, girls.
553. 20:29I want to see it.
554. 20:30Mackenzie and Asia have a killer duet.
555. 20:33It's called We Hit Harder and they hit it pretty hard.
556. 20:38This is going to be a competition
557. 20:40within a competition.
558. 20:41Not only is the duet going up against all the other duets,
559. 20:45but the dancers are going up against each other.
560. 20:47[MUSIC - JOY CHARITY ENRIQUEZ, "WE HIT HARDER"]
561. 20:49ABBY LEE MILLER: Mackenzie, your acting skills are horrible.
562. 20:52Why do you take the easy way out?
563. 20:55I want to see your reaction like, oh no, you didn't just
564. 20:57touch me on the nose.
565. 20:58Mackenzie, no answer?
566. 21:00Just like your mother, you're going to not say anything?
567. 21:02I think Abby's picking on Mackenzie
568. 21:04because nationals is just right around the corner
569. 21:06and she really wants Mackenzie to compete.
570. 21:10What you guys did out there, it
571. 21:12could have been somewhere else.
572. 21:14We know why she's mad.
573. 21:16You're backing up Kelly, who is your friend.
574. 21:18But at the of the day, you guys have
575. 21:19to deal with what Abby is going to choose to do because you
576. 21:22guys decided that.
577. 21:23Oh my gosh.
578. 21:24So you're blaming all this on me?
579. 21:26No I'm stating a fact on what Abby is saying.
580. 21:29So once again, I'm the [bleep]..
581. 21:31I was the [bleep] and everybody blamed it on me.
582. 21:38Once again, I'm the [bleep] because I'm torturing
583. 21:42everybody's kids again.
584. 21:44Once again, let's do this.
585. 21:45Screw you, Kristie.
586. 21:46You're brand new here.
587. 21:47My kids have been dancing here since they were two.
588. 21:49It's just a mess.
589. 21:51We're not even cohesive as a group
590. 21:52to make sure the girls are going to do well.
591. 21:56It's really hard to watch people that I care about,
592. 21:59people that I'm friends with, and see them tear each other
593. 22:03apart.
594. 22:03We're in big trouble.
595. 22:05[MUSIC - JOY CHARITY ENRIQUEZ, "WE HIT HARDER"]
596. 22:06JOY CHARITY ENRIQUEZ: (SINGING) Y'all hit hard, we hit harder.
597. 22:06Harder.
598. 22:07Y'all hit hard, we hit harder.
599. 22:09Y'all hit hard, we hit harder. ABBY LEE MILLER: Kick her.
600. 22:12Down. Over.
601. 22:15Grab her.
602. 22:16Take her up.
603. 22:17Hold onto her.
604. 22:18Turn around.
605. 22:19Put her down.
606. 22:20You plié.
607. 22:22I only intend to enter one child in the mini division
608. 22:25at nationals.
609. 22:27It looks like it's going to be Asia.
610. 22:29Mackenzie better step it up if she plans on having
611. 22:32as many crowns as Maddie does.
612. 22:34Mackenzie, there's people in life like Asia.
613. 22:36They're going to put you in the corner
614. 22:38and no one's ever going to look at you.
615. 22:40Got it?
616. 22:42All right.
617. 22:42You guys are finished.
618. 22:43Thank you.
619. 22:44ABBY LEE MILLER: Thank you.
620. 22:52We're on our way to Charleston, West Virginia
621. 22:53to attend the Masters of Dance Arts Competition.
622. 22:56And these girls, they better put their best foot forward
623. 22:59because I am focused on who I'm picking for nationals.
624. 23:05Melissa, I have Mackenzie's costume here.
625. 23:08And here is Asia's, Kristie.
626. 23:13They were kind of quickie, last minute,
627. 23:14but they'll be cute on stage. They'll be sassy.
628. 23:16Yeah. OK.
629. 23:17So I told the girls in class, the wicked witch of the west
630. 23:21will be there, and that's not me.
631. 23:23Fun, fun, fun.
632. 23:27[cheering]
633. 23:30Candy, candy, candy.
634. 23:41WOMAN: Yeah.
635. 23:42They cheer for us, not for Cathy.
636. 23:46Excuse me.
637. 23:47Sorry, sorry.
638. 23:48Excuse me.
639. 23:49Don't touch me.
640. 23:49Don't touch me.
641. 23:50Don't touch her.
642. 23:51Don't touch her.
643. 23:52[interposing voices]
644. 23:53Don't touch me.
645. 24:05I mean, who acts like that when you walk into a dance
646. 24:07competition?
647. 24:09How's your striped socks and black shoes, hag?
648. 24:11She always comes up with names.
649. 24:12That's a good one.
650. 24:14Gianna, where's Abby?
651. 24:16GIANNA MARTELLO: I think she was running late this morning.
652. 24:18I don't know.
653. 24:19Abby's not here again.
654. 24:21She was on the bus yesterday.
655. 24:22We're at competition and she's nowhere to be found.
656. 24:25[inaudible]
657. 24:27[phone ringing]
658. 24:29Yeah.
659. 24:30Hi, Ab.
660. 24:31Are you coming?
661. 24:32ABBY LEE MILLER: No.
662. 24:33I've got to go.
663. 24:34She hung up.
664. 24:36What is her excuse this time because it's not me.
665. 24:38I think the writing is on the wall with Abby.
666. 24:40She does not want to be here with these kids.
667. 24:42But right now.
668. 24:44The task at hand is to beat these rotten apples.
669. 24:46KELLY HYLAND: Oh, look how cute.
670. 24:49HOLLY FRAZIER: Oh, oh, I love that.
671. 24:52That's pretty.
672. 24:53Oh, you look beautiful.
673. 24:56So where's the beluga?
674. 24:57That's what I want to know.
675. 24:58She might not be here.
676. 24:59Let's hope.
677. 25:00Let's hope she's not.
678. 25:02Well guys, listen, I think we have to get Zack warmed up.
679. 25:05I'm going to take care of stretching Lucas out.
680. 25:07You continue to stretch Zack out.
681. 25:09Thank you.
682. 25:10Stop out of your hips now.
683. 25:11You remember yesterday?
684. 25:12Good.
685. 25:15Zack's solo is amazing.
686. 25:16And I'm so happy that Yvette has stepped up
687. 25:19and helped out with the choreography.
688. 25:21It's sure to be a win for us.
689. 25:23All right, you guys, we did it last week, we can do it again.
690. 25:26Chloe, Asia, Kenzie, it's kind of on you right now.
691. 25:30Are we ready?
692. 25:31All right.
693. 25:32Let's go.
694. 25:33[music playing]
695. 25:44Oh, and by the way, Melissa, I have had no face lift.
696. 25:48Why would you say that?
697. 25:49[interposing voices] Shut-- why do you always
698. 25:51have to interrupt?
699. 25:52You are the rudest person in the world.
700. 25:53- But was she talking to you? - Shut your mouth.
701. 25:54Shut your mouth.
702. 25:56I'm going to take my bra off and show her
703. 25:57how my boobs are still perky.
704. 25:59She said I needed a lift.
705. 26:01Who is that white-faced bag to tell anybody about anything?
706. 26:06ANNOUNCER: All right, ladies and gentlemen,
707. 26:08no we're ready in the mini duet trio division.
708. 26:10Mackenzie and Asia have a dance battle.
709. 26:13I'm worried that Asia is going to overshadow Mackenzie
710. 26:16in the duet and she might not be able to dance at nationals.
711. 26:20ANNOUNCER: This is entry number eight, Asia and Mackenzie
712. 26:23with "We Hit Harder".
713. 26:24[applause]
714. 26:26[MUISC - JOY CHARITY ENRIQUEZ, "WE HIT HARDER"]
715. 26:36JOY CHARITY ENRIQUEZ: (SINGING) Go ahead and take me down.
716. 26:39Gonna spin their heads right round round.
717. 26:42We gonna chew them up and spit them out, y'all.
718. 26:44We gonna show them what this team is all about.
719. 26:47We're gonna sock it to them in the worst way.
720. 26:49We came to steal your fame and take your name.
721. 26:52We came to steal your fame and take your name.
722. 26:55We came to steal your fame and take your name.
723. 26:58You take the left.
724. 26:59You take the right.
725. 27:01You take the middle.
726. 27:02I got the back.
727. 27:04You take the left.
728. 27:05You take the right.
729. 27:06You take the middle.
730. 27:08I got the back.
731. 27:09Now, on the count of three, go ahead and attack the enemy.
732. 27:12On the count of three, go ahead and attack the enemies.
733. 27:151, 2, 3, 3.
734. 27:171, 2, 3, 3.
735. 27:25Break.
736. 27:26[applause]
737. 27:31They did it.
738. 27:32That was good.
739. 27:33Oh, I loved it.
740. 27:37I think the duet was amazing.
741. 27:39The girls were flawless.
742. 27:40But I think Asia dominated that routine.
743. 27:43Abby would be proud.
744. 27:45I feel incredible before Zack stepping out.
745. 27:48I think Zack's ready to beat Chloe.
746. 27:50He's done it before and he can do it again.
747. 27:52ANNOUNCER: All right.
748. 27:53Up next in the junior solo division,
749. 27:54this is entry number 23, Zack with "The Rescue".
750. 27:57[applause]
751. 27:58[MUSIC - TIM BESAMUSCA, "THE ROAD"]
752. 28:58[applause]
753. 29:04Zack's solo was fabulous.
754. 29:06He was breathtaking.
755. 29:08He held the audience and he delivered.
756. 29:14I know that, for once, Chloe's not
757. 29:16nervous to dance because Abby's not here.
758. 29:18She's 25 times more confident than she ever
759. 29:20is because her dance teacher didn't tell her
760. 29:22she sucked right before she went on stage.
761. 29:24It's a winning day for Chloe no matter where she places.
762. 29:27ANNOUNCER: All right.
763. 29:28Next to the junior solo division,
764. 29:30we have entry number 22.
765. 29:32This is Chloe with "I Know it's Too Late".
766. 29:33[applause]
767. 29:39Go Chloe.
768. 29:43[MUSIC - REBEKAH WHITE, "I KNOW IT'S TOO LATE"]
769. 29:50REBEKAH WHITE: (SINGING) Your face, it haunts me in the dark.
770. 29:54I can't see just what you are.
771. 29:59So torn apart.
772. 30:04I'm so possessed with this obsession.
773. 30:11There's no turning back.
774. 30:16I know it's too late.
775. 30:19So I'll sit here and wait.
776. 30:23Not alarmed by my fate.
777. 30:26And I must embrace, wish I could be like you because I cannot
778. 30:34undo.
779. 30:36I did it all for you.
780. 30:46I know it's too late.
781. 30:51[applause]
782. 30:57I think Chloe deserves a solo at nationals because she went
783. 30:59out there and she killed that solo.
784. 31:01And I don't think she could've danced better.
785. 31:03[cheering]
786. 31:07Abby would've been so proud of you.
787. 31:08She would.
788. 31:10I'm very proud of you.
789. 31:11And the judges were smiling.
790. 31:12Good.
791. 31:13Good.
792. 31:14CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: Yeah, Zack.
793. 31:18How did you feel about that?
794. 31:19Good.
795. 31:20It was amazing.
796. 31:27HOLLY FRAZIER: Don't we go this way?
797. 31:28YVETTE WALTS: Leave it on the dance floor.
798. 31:30Leave it on the dance floor, kids.
799. 31:31How many of you are dance teachers here?
800. 31:33I am.
801. 31:34So why have a choreographer when you have dance teachers?
802. 31:36Well, we found out that we don't need one now.
803. 31:38Actually, Cathy did all choreography.
804. 31:45I cannot believe that Gina D told the ALDC team that I had
805. 31:49nothing to do with this dance routine.
806. 31:51I'm done.
807. 31:52I'm done.
808. 31:59YVETTE WALTS: God, you make me so mad.
809. 32:01CHRISTI LUKASIAK: Yvette, you can sit with us if you'd like.
810. 32:04I'll even let you sit by me because this is ridiculous.
811. 32:07God, I hate this.
812. 32:09I hate it.
813. 32:11I hate it.
814. 32:21Why did she say Cathy first?
815. 32:23What [bleep] thing did Cathy do?
816. 32:24Cathy didn't spend a second on this routine.
817. 32:27OK.
818. 32:28I feel so pushed aside.
819. 32:30I feel like Gina just gave Cathy all the credit
820. 32:33and I got no respect.
821. 32:35HOLLY FRAZIER: Well, that was a lively bunch.
822. 32:37KELLY HYLAND: I'm confused.
823. 32:38HOLLY FRAZIER: Well, I think the issue was Yvette
824. 32:40did the choreography and Cathy said she did the choreography.
825. 32:45It sounded like Yvette did it and Cathy took the credit
826. 32:47for it.
827. 32:48This is so embarrassing because our enemy
828. 32:51is seeing us fall apart right before we go on.
829. 32:54I wish Yvette would have just kept it together
830. 32:56and not shown our weakness to everyone.
831. 32:59I don't know, this crazy train.
832. 33:04Why did she do-- why did Gina do that?
833. 33:07Why would you do that?
834. 33:08She did say your name.
835. 33:09Because I even said to her to say your name first.
836. 33:11You want to know why I walked away too soon?
837. 33:13I get worked up.
838. 33:14You know why?
839. 33:15Because it's a piece of me that's on stage
840. 33:17because I'm so passionate.
841. 33:19That hurts my feelings.
842. 33:21I thought by getting rid of Anthony
843. 33:23that I would be getting rid of the drama but boy was I wrong.
844. 33:26I've traded in yelling for tears.
845. 33:29I don't have time to waste on a grown woman crying.
846. 33:34I have better things to worry about and that's beating ALDC.
847. 33:39YVETTE WALTS: Let's go kick their ass.
848. 33:41CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: Yvette, we can't walk in here crying.
849. 33:43YVETTE WALTS: I know.
850. 33:44ANNOUNCER: All right.
851. 33:45Next up in the junior small group division,
852. 33:47this is entry number 39 entitled "Phoenix Rising".
853. 33:51[applause]
854. 34:00[MUSIC - TWO STEPS FROM HELL,
855. 34:02"LORD OF DEATH"]
856. 34:45[applause]
857. 34:52The group "Phoenix Rising" did well.
858. 34:56I feel that they definitely should win top overall.
859. 35:02ANNOUNCER: Up next in the junior small group division,
860. 35:05this is entry number 38 entitled "Black and Blue".
861. 35:08[applause]
862. 35:11[MUSIC - CARLIE DE BOER, "BLACK AND BLUE"]
863. 35:18CARLIE DE BOER: (SINGING) No one said it'll be perfect.
864. 35:29Hush, hush, hush, hush now.
865. 35:34Hush, hush.
866. 35:40It's only a bruise.
867. 35:49Maybe it'll all work out in the end.
868. 36:02[applause]
869. 36:08Our girls are flawless in the group dance.
870. 36:11And the group that candy Apple has--
871. 36:14I think this is definitely a win for us.
872. 36:16ANNOUNCER: All right.
873. 36:17We are going to get right into our judges awards.
874. 36:19Moving into the elite mini duo trio division, in second place
875. 36:24was act number seven, "Too Many Fish".
876. 36:30And your highest scoring elite mini duo trio is
877. 36:34act number eight, "We Hit Harder".
878. 36:36[applause]
879. 36:38I think the girls did amazing together.
880. 36:40Their timing was on.
881. 36:42But I think Asia was held back in this duet with Mackenzie.
882. 36:45ANNOUNCER: The top 10 highest scoring routines.
883. 36:47Moving along is the elite junior solo division of competition.
884. 36:53In third place, act number 14, "Via de la Rosa".
885. 36:59Your first place runner up with a score of 277.1 points
886. 37:03is Zack with act number 23, "The Rescue".
887. 37:12And your highest scoring elite junior soloist,
888. 37:14with a score of 277.4 points, is Chloe with that number 42,
889. 37:20"It's Too Late".
890. 37:21[applause]
891. 37:28I don't know if I had ever been happier,
892. 37:30even when she won nationals.
893. 37:32For whatever reason, this one meant so much more to me.
894. 37:37ANNOUNCER: And moving on to our elite junior small group,
895. 37:40in third place was number 34, "Freedom.
896. 37:45Your first runner up is act number 39, "Phoenix Rising".
897. 37:52And your highest scoring elite junior small group is act
898. 37:55number 38, "Black and Blue".
899. 37:56[applause]
900. 38:03I'm so thrilled that the group feels won again without Abby.
901. 38:06We don't need you, Abby.
902. 38:07We do better without you.
903. 38:09Abby Lee Dance Company.
904. 38:13ANNOUNCER: All right, guys, you all can take a bow.
905. 38:18Well, that was disappointing.
906. 38:19I think that was a bunch of BS.
907. 38:22Hello.
908. 38:25Here.
909. 38:26You know what, Yvette?
910. 38:27You better take this poncho because any minute now Jill's
911. 38:30probably going to throw water.
912. 38:31HOLLY FRAZIER: We don't have any drinks.
913. 38:32We don't have any drinks.
914. 38:33So from me to you.
915. 38:35I want to know who carries a poncho in their faux handbag,
916. 38:37Cathy.
917. 38:38CATHY NESBITT-STEIN: I'm leaving.
918. 38:40I'm not going to listen to big [bleep]..
919. 38:43All I'm saying, ladies, is that I'm sorry,
920. 38:46Zack is amazing, Chloe's better, technically.
921. 38:50We're going to see you in a couple of weeks at nationals.
922. 38:52And so far, as the record stands, two and oh, oh and two.
923. 38:58Sorry. - That's great.
924. 38:59Good luck, guys.
925. 39:00I will not [inaudible] there.
926. 39:02See you.
927. 39:04I can't imagine going up against ALDC at nationals
928. 39:07fresh off this loss.
929. 39:12[cheering]
930. 39:18I'm really glad that Cathy flew in on her broom
931. 39:20this week because I needed to borrow it for the clean sweep.
932. 39:25I think Abby would have been proud of the performances.
933. 39:28KRISTIE RAY: Absolutely.
934. 39:29Who gives a [bleep] what Abby would say?
935. 39:30She wasn't here.
936. 39:31Call her.
937. 39:32Call Abby?
938. 39:33She's not going to answer.
939. 39:35I want to hear what she says.
940. 39:36Are you calling her?
941. 39:41Hi.
942. 39:42Hi, Abby.
943. 39:43- Hello. - We won.
944. 39:44We won.
945. 39:45MELISSA ZIEGLER: We won.
946. 39:49Oh, OK.
947. 39:50Well, we don't know.
948. 39:51Aren't you proud of them? They looked great.
949. 39:53You would have been really proud of them.
950. 39:58She hung up on me.
951. 40:00[cheering]
952. 40:11MELISSA ZIEGLER: Miss Abby would be proud of you.
953. 40:13We have won two weeks in a row without our fearless leader.
954. 40:18I don't know, guys.
955. 40:20I don't think we need her.
956. 40:22Next up is regionals.
957. 40:23MELISSA ZIEGLER: And then nationals.
958. 40:25Wait a minute.
959. 40:26But you know what?
960. 40:27It's all about the national title.
961. 40:30Stay focused.
962. 40:31All right, ladies, let's get on the bus.
963. 40:37I love it here without her.
964. 40:40Do I think today we were robbed?
965. 40:42Hell yes.
966. 40:44We were by far so much more intent
967. 40:46and strong than their routine today.
968. 40:49We don't have a winning team.
969. 40:52We have no nationals.
970. 40:53There's no nationals for us.
971. 40:55I guess when we all leave here today, it's going to be,
972. 40:59will we ever come back?
973. 41:02That's where it hangs.
974. 41:06ABBY LEE MILLER: Next on "Dance Moms".
975. 41:07You are in one of the world's best places for entertainment.
976. 41:12Don't be shy.
977. 41:13Don't be nervous.
978. 41:14Act like you're talking to your friends.
979. 41:15I can't breathe.
980. 41:16- You OK? - No.
981. 41:17I can't breathe.
982. 41:21Don't get nervous.
983. 41:22Listen, do it for you.
984. 41:23Don't do it for her.
985. 41:24I am the best thing for Paige.
986. 41:27And it breaks my heart.