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0:01ABBY LEE MILLER (VOICEOVER): Previously, on "Dance Moms."
0:02[MUSIC PLAYING]
0:03We will be traveling to California
0:05to go to the iHollywood competition.
0:08Remember, this is the road to nationals.
0:11We are on our way.
0:13Maddie is doing a solo this weekend.
0:15Abby's going to tell you you're doing a solo,
0:16and you're not.
0:17ANNOUNCER: And our top junior soloist.
0:19Justin takes it.
0:21Maddie, do you get it?
0:22Do you understand why I wanted you to do your solo?
0:26Paige hurts her foot.
0:28You're not in the dance.
0:29ABBY LEE MILLER (VOICEOVER): Coming up on "Dance Moms."
0:31This is the competition that determines
0:34who is dancing at nationals.
0:35Do I have a solo?
0:37I'm just not sure yet.
0:38Toughen up.
0:39You're going to go to an audition
0:40and not get picked someday.
0:41While I'm out here in LA, we want to record Brooke's song
0:45professionally, and we want you guys to be her backup singers.
0:47[MUSIC PLAYING]
0:48Till the sun goes down.
0:50From the beach to the party to the underground.
0:53ABBY LEE MILLER: Got to forget about the pain
0:55and you have to do what you know how to do.
0:59[MUSIC PLAYING]
1:02Get up.
1:04Get on the floor.
1:05My world is with my girls living on the dance floor.
1:11[MUSIC CONTINUING]
1:15ABBY LEE MILLER: Girls, let's go.
1:17Moms, welcome to Millennium.
1:19This is one of the premiere dance studios in LA.
1:23I'm really excited to be dancing at Millennium Dance
1:26Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears rehearsed there.
1:26Studio.
1:29It's just really cool to think about.
1:31All right, ladies, this week, we are staying right here
1:35in California.
1:35[APPLAUSE]
1:37Yes.
1:39But I want to talk about the iHollywood competition.
1:43You are not focused on that competition.
1:45Hey, guys, I need everybody dressed.
1:47I haven't even said who's in the dance
1:49and who isn't in the dance.
1:51And I want to compliment each and every one of you
1:54on that little girl, Nakia that came to our studio.
1:57I want everyone to notice this pyramid,
1:59that there's no Kia and no little Nakia.
2:03You were all friendly.
2:04You all behaved like nice, young ladies.
2:08You guys, I don't know what happened.
2:11You don't know a thing, [BLEEP]..
2:14Uh, beat it, [BLEEP].
2:15Don't let the door hit you on the way out then.
2:17Thank you, moms.
2:19They've run off another potential student.
2:21Let's put iHollywood behind us.
2:23We are moving on to the pyramid.
2:25On the bottom of the pyramid, Kendall,
2:29you're back on the team.
2:31That's where you have to start.
2:33I thought you were outstanding in the group routine.
2:41It's those shoulders, the technique,
2:44everything that has to continue to improve.
2:46I tried my hardest to get back on this team,
2:49but I'm also sad because I don't think it's fair that I have
2:52to be last on pyramid.
2:54Next.
2:56Paige, you're coming off an injury.
2:58You did the group routine.
3:00I thought you did very well.
3:07You should be 100% by this week.
3:09You need to dance full out.
3:10Paige hasn't done a solo in weeks.
3:12She needs to get out on that stage and start dancing again.
3:15Come on, Paige, show me what you have.
3:17And next, Brooke.
3:21You were in a group dance and you did not finish the routine
3:25in time with everybody else.
3:27And next, we have Maddie.
3:29Maddie, in the group dance, you just kind of blended in.
3:33A dancer like you should stand out amongst the crowd.
3:37Maddie was at the bottom row, so it is what it is.
3:42What are you going to do?
3:44Moving up the ladder, Nia.
3:46You were given something different.
3:47The music was very difficult for me to choreograph to.
3:51It was also difficult to dance to.
3:53I thought you handled it really well.
4:01Your big problem is the technique,
4:03so you need to step it up, babe.
4:05Next, Chloe.
4:08Chloe, you made the top five.
4:10I want number one.
4:11You need to be consistent.
4:12You came out.
4:13You did two turns and bobbled all over the place.
4:16This is the week before nationals,
4:18so now I'm feeling pressure to do really good.
4:22On top of the pyramid is Mackenzie.
4:26Mackenzie was third overall high scorer in her division,
4:29so that put her on top of the pyramid,
4:31and I was very proud of you.
4:32Mackenzie's on the top of the pyramid this week.
4:35She's very excited because it doesn't happen very often
4:38for her.
4:38So she's really tickled.
4:40This week, we will be attending In10sity Dance
4:43Competition.
4:44This is the competition that determines
4:48who is dancing at nationals.
4:50This is a really big week for us.
4:52I need to figure out what's going to nationals,
4:54so I proceed to announce the new routines for In10sity Dance.
4:59Mackenzie, you are doing a solo.
5:02It's called "A Perfect Day in the Sun."
5:06Chloe, you will be doing another contemporary lyrical routine
5:11entitled "Ghost."
5:13And Paige, you have a solo also.
5:15[APPLAUSE]
5:17Kendall, you will be doing a solo.
5:20The name of your is "Kiss Kiss."
5:24Nia, we're changing it up again for you.
5:28You're going to be doing a '60s-inspired number.
5:31And Brooke, you're going to have to get your butt up in the air.
5:35The name of your solo is "Fly."
5:38So all of your aerial work needs to be in there.
5:44I see Melissa out of the corner of my eye going, Maddie,
5:47get your hand up.
5:48Maddie, get your hand.
5:49Raise your hand.
5:50Melissa, butt out.
5:52Do I have a solo?
5:54I know darn well that Maddie is one of the strongest dancers
5:58on my team and that she should be doing a solo.
6:00But you know what?
6:01I can't give her one.
6:03Maddie, I'm not hurting your feelings.
6:05She has to want it.
6:07Maddie has to come to me and beg for that solo back.
6:10But I have a bunch of other kids that want to do solos.
6:13She wants to do a solo very bad.
6:15I understand that, but you interrupted her and wanted her
6:18not to do it because you were afraid of losing all
6:20your friends.
6:21It was really hard to see Maddie's face.
6:23I'm the one that didn't let her do a solo a few weeks ago.
6:26Abby's going to going to tell you you're doing a solo,
6:28and you're not.
6:30And I'm not trying to speak for my children,
6:32but it's very hard when you see your child cry.
6:35Maddie, toughen up.
6:36You're going to go to an audition
6:38and not get picked some day.
6:39Get it?
6:40And you need to stand there with a smile on your face.
6:42Everything for nationals rests on how they perform this week.
6:46And at this point, I feel so sad for Maddie
6:49because she's upset that she doesn't have a solo,
6:51and then she's dealing with like Abby's pent up frustration
6:54that she's no longer her favorite.
6:56All right.
6:57Moms, you're dismissed.
7:00Ladies, spread apart.
7:01Let's start warming up.
7:02Reach towards the mirror.
7:03Arch.
7:042, 3, 4.
7:07Nationals is next week, so to prepare,
7:11I'm giving each one of the girls a solo at In10sity Dance
7:14Competition.
7:15Well, almost everybody.
7:18Maddie was trying to fight back the tears,
7:19but she just couldn't, you know.
7:21But why was she crying, just because she didn't get a solo?
7:24Yeah.
7:25I mean, because everybody has a solo.
7:26Melissa, my kids never have a solo, ever.
7:29I know, but Kelly, if everybody got a solo
7:32except your daughter, you don't think she would be hurt?
7:35If my kid goes up and raises her hand and asks for a solo,
7:38is she going to give her one?
7:40No.
7:41No.
7:42So why does it work that way?
7:44My kids would like to have a solo every week, too.
7:46It gets to work that way for Maddie.
7:48When Brooke was little, she used to be the favorite.
7:50She used to be the "Maddie" of the group.
7:53And this is how Abby works.
7:55She finds somebody that's young and amazing,
7:58and then once they win it all and they start
8:00losing the ambition, because she burns them out,
8:03she moves on to somebody else.
8:05Mackenzie, you only have four days to learn this solo.
8:08You need to step it up.
8:09Get it?
8:10All right.
8:11So it's called "A Perfect Day in the Sun."
8:14Mackenzie has a darling little solo.
8:16I just hope she can remember.
8:18And go.
8:19Chaine.
8:20[FRENCH] Chaine.
8:22[FRENCH] Sit.
8:25Boom.
8:26Up.
8:27Just here.
8:28No body roll. Just here.
8:30You're facing this way.
8:31You need to face the corner.
8:32It's a lot of pressure because I'm at the top of the pyramid
8:35and I have to remember it all.
8:40I'm leaving.
8:41Where are you going?
8:41I'm going to take my kids somewhere.
8:43To do what?
8:44Just leaving. There's only 20 minutes left.
8:46- What have you got going on? - I'm just going.
8:48I'm leaving.
8:49I'm going.
8:50There's no reason to be here.
8:51My liar radar went up.
8:52Beep, beep, beep, beep.
8:54Because there is no way Melissa was leaving dance early
8:58because dance is her life.
8:59I knew she was going somewhere.
9:01It was somewhere important.
9:02Please.
9:03She probably has meeting, meeting, meeting, meeting,
9:06meeting, meeting, meeting, commercial meeting set up.
9:07But why is it such a secret?
9:08Like why does she just sneak out and do it behind our backs?
9:12That's how she operates.
9:18OK, come on, kids.
9:19Right here in this cool door.
9:24Hi, gorgeous. How are you?
9:25Hello.
9:29I have been in contact with an agency since last summer,
9:32so I thought I'd take my children to a general meeting,
9:35to MSA.
9:36How long have you been dancing, honey?
9:38For seven years.
9:39For seven years.
9:40OK, great.
9:41Well, I think you guys would be really fantastic, obviously,
9:43for commercials.
9:44Commercials are great for kids.
9:46What would the next step be to get Mackenzie
9:49into a commercial, or you know.
9:51As soon as something comes up that they're right for,
9:54I'll let you guys know.
9:55I'll submit them and we'll go from there.
9:56- OK, great. - Cool?
9:57- Thank you so much-- - You're welcome.
9:58--for meeting with us on such short notice.
10:00I understand. It's no problem.
10:01Maddie and Kenzie both shined at the interview, I feel,
10:04and Jen and the girls really made a connection.
10:07So I'm hoping for the best.
10:08[MUSIC PLAYING]
10:15So ready?
10:16Let's take it from the top.
10:17[MUSIC - FIONA KERNAGHAN, "CITY OF ANGELS"]
10:19See the yoga buddies in their SUVs.
10:22They got their cups of coffee and their inner peace.
10:27See the homeless dude sleeping in a box.
10:30Just look the other way, but it never stops.
10:33I'm running my dance, "City of Angels."
10:36and I really like it, but I know that Abby is watering it
10:40down just because of my foot.
10:41And it's starting to hurt, so I don't
10:44know if I'll be able to dance at competition.
10:46Let's go.
10:46We got to move.
10:47You're out of here.
10:48Thank you, Kelly.
10:49Paige's foot is not 100% healed yet,
10:52so I can't make her run the routine over and over and over.
10:55It could cause more injury to the foot.
10:57- How are you feeling? - Do you like your number?
10:58Are you on the couch most of the time?
11:00- Don't cry. - Oh, no, no, no.
11:01Don't cry, Paige.
11:04Did Abby say something?
11:08Paige has had a broken foot.
11:10And for her to go out there after having one hour to learn
11:14a dance and to practice on a prop is not fair.
11:22[MUSIC PLAYING]
11:27Hi, ladies.
11:28Hey.
11:30This is a busy day for me.
11:32We have two more days until the competition, 48 hours.
11:37I have six solos to look at.
11:39So girls, we're going to work.
11:48Chloe is doing a routine called "Ghost."
11:51The music is pretty.
11:52It gets bigger and bigger.
11:54I think this is a good number for her.
12:04Chloe, remember, I am watching everybody.
12:07This routine this week is my decision for nationals.
12:10I've been very impressed with Chloe for the last two weeks.
12:13She's worked hard.
12:14Keep working on it.
12:15Tell me a story.
12:16This kid has got it.
12:20So guys, Brooke and I were talking,
12:21and you know how she wrote a song?
12:23While I'm out here in LA, we want to record Brooke's song
12:27professionally, and we want you guys to come with us
12:31and be her backup singers.
12:33[CHEERING]
12:37Brooke wants to have a singing career.
12:39Well, I've hired a music producer to record her song.
12:42[MUSIC PLAYING]
12:42Woo.
12:43Come on, girls.
12:44We got a bunch of kids, the coolest ones around.
12:46Shake it, shake it, baby, make the world go round.
12:50Nia's routine is packed full of entertainment value.
12:53[MUSIC CONTINUING]
12:53We're going to get the party going.
12:55Pump that crowd.
12:56Shake it.
12:58And that's Nia does best.
12:59OK, this is a '60s number.
13:01Some people may love it.
13:02Some people may hate it.
13:04You have to make them love you, regardless of the choreography
13:09or the costume or the music.
13:10Get it?
13:11All right.
13:15So yesterday, I got a phone call.
13:17We had a general meeting with MSA.
13:18It was pretty cool.
13:22Like they really liked Mackenzie.
13:23Melissa hates to be one upped.
13:24As soon as Kelly said she was doing anything for her kids,
13:27Melissa's like, oh, I already did something for mine.
13:29I took them to an agent.
13:31Why didn't you tell us you were going somewhere?
13:33Because I just wanted to go.
13:34Because you like to do stuff without telling us.
13:37Why was it such a big secret?
13:39They called me yesterday and asked if they could see me.
13:42But you still could have told us.
13:43Like that's what we get mad about, Melissa.
13:45I just think that these kinds of things
13:47are the things that make Maddie feel bad.
13:51Maddie wants to be part of our group.
13:53I know she does.
13:54But you and Abby don't let her.
13:56Are you going to tell Abby?
13:57Is this something that is her business?
14:00I'm just curious.
14:01Yesterday, Melissa left the rehearsal early
14:04with both of her kids.
14:05I don't know where she went, but I'm going
14:07to get to the bottom of it.
14:13To a guy?
14:49I know Melissa wants what's best for Maddie and Mackenzie,
14:53but it's not about signing them with an agent.
14:55It's about concentrating on their dancing, their education,
14:59and their training.
15:00All right, Brooke, you have two more days
15:02to perfect this routine.
15:03Your jumps need to be higher than they ever were.
15:05Your tumbling skills need to be lofty.
15:09Let's do it.
15:09My solo this week is called "Fly,"
15:12and it's an acrobatic routine.
15:13And I'm really excited. I think it's going to do well.
15:16[MUSIC PLAYING]
15:17I've been waiting so long, been so patient for you to bloom.
15:21Smile.
15:24Lock that left feet.
15:25[MUSIC CONTINUING]
15:26I know we can fly.
15:31All right, a lot of it's wonderful.
15:33Take the music.
15:34Listen to it.
15:36Find the story in it.
15:37And tell everybody.
15:40Do something with this.
15:43I think her performance of the choreography
15:45is outstanding, except the face.
15:48Is she going to go out on stage and be poetic and impress
15:52the judges?
15:54I don't know.
15:55All right.
16:03Hi.
16:04How are you?
16:05This is Brooke.
16:06I am so excited to give all the girls an opportunity to go
16:10to a real recording studio.
16:11I don't think that the girls have a lot of opportunities
16:14in Pittsburgh, but I think that now that we're in LA,
16:17that we need to take advantage of this.
16:20[MUSIC PLAYING]
16:24(SINGING) Oh, yeah.
16:29Friday night.
16:30It feels so right.
16:32Cool breeze in the August sky.
16:34We're recording "Summer Love Song" in Seven Studio,
16:37and it's with my best friend.
16:39It's awesome. (SINGING) Come on.
16:41Come on. Come on.
16:42Come on. Come on.
16:43Come on.
16:44Play that racket till the sun goes down.
16:47From the beach to the party to the underground.
16:49Let me keep on cruising.
16:51Put your hands in the air.
16:52Keep grooving.
16:56I don't know what is going to come out
16:57of recording this song.
16:59I just hope that at the end of the day,
17:00everybody had a good time doing this
17:02and it was a positive thing for them.
17:05You did a great job.
17:10All right, Kendall, the routine is "Kiss Kiss."
17:13It's not very deep, but you have to go out there and entertain
17:16the audience.
17:18Kendall may be back on the team, but she's got a long way
17:20to go to climb up that pyramid.
17:22Her solo this week better not disappoint me.
17:25Let's do it.
17:29It's really important that I try my hardest this week
17:32because I really want a solo at nationals.
17:35Watch your elbows.
17:36Don't break your elbows there.
17:38Energy.
17:39Shoulders up.
17:42There's some lyrics in there that you're not
17:44hearing about the tears.
17:45I don't see that.
17:48Go.
17:48Just wait.
17:50Let's see how long it takes Kendall to buzz right by people
17:53at the top of that pyramid.
17:54So what's up with you?
17:56I really want a solo this week.
17:58I feel like every time I do a solo, I feel more happier.
18:01And you threw that all away.
18:03I wanted you to do a solo to freak out Justice,
18:06and I think you should have done it for me.
18:09You know what?
18:10I feel like I'm giving you an opportunity
18:12and you're crapping all over me.
18:14You need to tell me why you shouldn't do a solo.
18:17I'm the only one that doesn't have a solo this week, so.
18:20That's not a reason.
18:21It has to come from here, Maddie.
18:23You have to want it.
18:25I don't want to see Maddie upset,
18:27but I have to teach Maddie a lesson.
18:30It shouldn't come so easy.
18:31You have to want it like everybody else.
18:34You have to work on it like everybody else.
18:36And you have to go out there and prove yourself,
18:39just like everybody else.
18:40I want you to want it.
18:47[MUSIC PLAYING]
18:48Megaphone, where is it?
18:50Being the manager that I am, I see a golden opportunity.
18:55Let's take this little CD that Brooke's made.
18:58Let's take the music and let's do a video.
19:01Let's go.
19:03I have a vision for this video.
19:04I see the girls up on top of one of those sightseeing
19:07buses that tour all over the Los Angeles area.
19:11They're going to be up there dancing in their seats,
19:13swinging their arms around.
19:14Fun, fun, fun.
19:16That's what I want to see.
19:17And action.
19:19[MUSIC PLAYING]
19:20(SINGING) Oh, yeah.
19:25Brooke, you're not playing to the camera.
19:27All I'm getting is the side of your hair
19:29and your face like this.
19:31I'm really excited I'm shooting my own music video,
19:34but Abby's sucking all the fun out of it.
19:36She keeps yelling at us.
19:37That's all I see.
19:38Turn your head and look in the camera.
19:40Quit putting your arms up in front of someone else's face.
19:43You know, I'm glad that Abby wants to be a part of it,
19:45but why does she have to take charge?
19:48Run up. Run down.
19:50You're just having fun. Like da, da, da.
19:51You don't even know there's a camera on you.
19:53Up, up, up, and down, down, down.
19:54And back up in the middle.
19:55Oh, there's some guy taking my picture.
19:57Yes?
19:58And then turn up.
19:59High arms, big butt.
20:01Look, and then take that camera with you.
20:03Got it?
20:04All right, ready?
20:05A lot of the ideas that Abby has for the video I think
20:08are cute.
20:09Action, Mackenzie.
20:10Go.
20:111, 2, 3.
20:12Action.
20:13Good girl.
20:14Nice.
20:15Did you get that, Nia?
20:16Yeah.
20:17Are you sure?
20:17I'm positive.
20:18OK.
20:19Shooting a music video in LA?
20:21I mean, come on.
20:22That's a dream job.
20:23Run, Maddie, run.
20:26We all got a special part in the music video.
20:28ABBY LEE MILLER: Run.
20:29Dance.
20:30Go, go, go.
20:32Miss Abby's having me dance out in the street.
20:35I think this is one of the best days ever.
20:38[CHEERING]
20:39Good job, guys.
20:41ABBY LEE MILLER: Yeah.
20:42We're done.
20:46All right, ladies.
20:47I only have the studio for 45 more minutes,
20:50because we did a video today.
20:52This week is very important.
20:54I'm making my decision on who gets to dance at nationals.
20:57So these girls need to bring everything they have
21:00and impress me with their solos.
21:04I really wanted to do a solo this week
21:06because of the competition and because we're in LA,
21:11and I just love doing solos.
21:13All right.
21:14Well, if you love doing solos, then
21:16whenever you're offered one, you should jump at the opportunity,
21:18because it's not going to always come by.
21:20I can tell Maddie really wants a solo,
21:22and I think she's learned her lesson,
21:24so it's time to put this kid back in the game.
21:27Maddie, you haven't had a solo in weeks,
21:30so this is your big chance to show me that you still
21:33have the ambition.
21:34I'm so glad Miss Abby gave me a solo, because I think that I
21:38really deserved it, and I don't want to let her down.
21:43ABBY LEE MILLER: Turn your knees out when you land that chaine.
21:46You're not stepping on a turned out foot.
21:50Lean your back foot in the attitude.
21:51You are rusty, kid.
21:56I always expected that Maddie would have a solo going
21:59into nationals.
22:00I knew she was going to have a solo, whether she took off
22:02two weeks, five weeks.
22:03I don't want that kid to go to nationals.
22:05I think the most telling thing in there,
22:07when she was yelling at Maddie that she was rusty after three
22:10weeks. Hello?
22:11None of the other kids ever dance.
22:12It proved our point.
22:14You only get better by having more practice on stage.
22:17[MUSIC PLAYING]
22:19And I just threw it away.
22:23I think I'm ready to pull off a solo,
22:26but I need to show Miss Abby that I did deserve it.
22:32OK, stand up.
22:33You wanted this solo, you got it.
22:37The kids are working their butts off to impress me.
22:41If these girls want to dance at nationals,
22:43they're going to have to prove it to me at In10sity Dance
22:46Competition.
22:47All right.
22:48We're all good for today.
22:52[MUSIC PLAYING]
22:54This is it.
22:56We arrive at the competition.
22:58It's a professional working theater here in Los Angeles.
23:02[APPLAUSE]
23:09Woo.
23:10Nice space.
23:12This competition is very important for my girls.
23:15Not only do they have to win, but they have to impress me.
23:19I'm making my decision for nationals.
23:25These solos today need to be top notch.
23:28Today is not the day for mistakes.
23:30Girls, you have to understand.
23:32Not only is just today a big day because of the other dance
23:35studios that are here, but this is the end of the road.
23:39Maybe the end of the line for some of you.
23:42People always say I put pressure on my girls.
23:44I think that's a bunch of bunk.
23:46This is your last opportunity to impress me before nationals.
23:51I need to pick who's going, and it's not going to be everybody.
23:56I want a great performance.
23:57Are you ready?
23:58Yes.
23:59Kendall, this is your first solo
24:02back on the team as an official member, so you need to impress
24:06me, kiddo.
24:07All right. Let's do it.
24:08Game faces.
24:18The only thing I care about in the world right now is my solo.
24:25ANNOUNCER: And next to the In10sity
24:27stage is act number 20.
24:30This is "It's a Perfect Day for Fun."
24:32[CHEERING]
24:37[MUSIC PLAYING]
24:48It's a perfect day to run and play.
24:52It's a perfect day for fun.
24:54The sky is blue, and all I gotta do
24:57is hitch a ride with the sun.
25:00I'm going to head out west and do my best to smile and laugh
25:04a ton.
25:08Mackenzie steps on stage and goes blank.
25:12Please.
25:13Keep going.
25:13Keep going.
25:15[MUSIC CONTINUING]
25:15It's a perfect day to laugh and play.
25:18It's a perfect day for fun.
25:20It's a perfect day to run and day.
25:23It's a perfect day for fun.
25:26The sky is blue and all I got to do
25:29is hitch a ride with the sun.
25:31[CHEERING]
25:35ANNOUNCER: That was act number 20,
25:38"It's a Perfect Day for Fun."
25:41Mackenzie did a routine.
25:42Could it have been better?
25:43Yes, absolutely.
25:49In my solo, I forgot a split second,
25:52and then I kept going on.
25:53But I'm worried that Abby's going to be really mad at me.
25:56ANNOUNCER: And next to the In10sity
25:58stage is act number 31.
26:00Please welcome "Kiss Kiss."
26:02[CHEERING]
26:07[MUSIC PLAYING]
26:20I have to admit, I'm very nervous watching this solo.
26:24I hate to put this much pressure on my child,
26:27but she has to win, because I really want her there
26:30at nationals competing against these kids.
26:32[MUSIC - ANALOGUE REVOLUTION, "KISS KISS"]
26:32I've had enough.
26:33I tell myself, come on, get up.
26:37Kiss, kiss, baby.
26:39Going to miss this, baby.
26:41I'll see ya.
26:42Now I'm moving on.
26:44Kiss, kiss, baby.
26:45Going to miss this, baby.
26:47Oh.
26:51Kiss this.
26:53[CHEERING]
26:56ANNOUNCER: That was "Kiss Kiss," number 31.
27:01When I came off stage after my solo, I thought I did great.
27:04And I just wanted to show Abby what
27:07I could do because I really want a solo at nationals.
27:10[CHEERING]
27:15Mackenzie, you looked fabulous.
27:16You did great, honey.
27:17I'm so proud.
27:18Look, you did great.
27:20Listen, your turns, your legs.
27:21Well, we're off to a good start, would you say?
27:24Yes.
27:29I'm outside that door and I'm hearing
27:31the word perfect, perfect.
27:33You know that was not perfect, right?
27:36You went out there and did down, straddle jump, down, stood up,
27:40and everybody in that whole place
27:41knew you forgot what to do.
27:44You know you forgot what to do, and so did every judge
27:44I knew.
27:46and everybody in the whole building.
27:48Come on, Mackenzie, you had that in the bag.
27:51Kendall, I thought you did a nice job.
27:52I ask you to use your face.
27:54I wanted to see it change and see you look at the judges.
27:57You did just that.
27:58Could things have been better?
27:59Yeah, they can always be better.
28:02You guys need to come off that stage knowing it's
28:05the best you've ever danced.
28:07You don't fly 3,000 miles to do it 80% or 90%.
28:12Are these girls really trying to impress me?
28:15This is the best they can muster?
28:17If you're trying to impress me for nationals,
28:19it's not happening.
28:26[MUSIC PLAYING]
28:30Maddie, you and Nia are up next.
28:31You haven't done a solo in what, three weeks now?
28:34Are you going to get out there and choke?
28:36Are you going to be average?
28:37Or are you going to be exceptional?
28:40Let's hope.
28:46All I've said to the girls this week is, hey,
28:49this is your last opportunity to impress me before nationals.
28:54[APPLAUSE]
28:56ANNOUNCER: Please welcome, "I Like the '60s."
29:02[MUSIC - BROADWAY PUPPIES, "SHAKE IT"]
29:04Woo.
29:05Come on, girls.
29:06We got a bunch of kids, the coolest ones around.
29:10Shake it, shake it.
29:11Make the world go round.
29:13Just keep yourself dancing.
29:14Keep it nice and loud.
29:16We're going to get the party going.
29:17Pump that crowd.
29:18Shake it.
29:20Come on, shake it.
29:23Because music makes you lose it when it's in your soul.
29:27Just jump up and ground it, baby, rock and roll.
29:30'Cause when you're cool like us, your feet
29:32keep moving around and around and around.
29:34And shake it.
29:36Yeah, shake it.
29:39Come on, shake it.
29:42Shake it.
29:45[APPLAUSE]
29:48Throughout the routine, Nia's face was off the charts.
29:53She was great.
29:57I need to show Abby that she made the right choice to give
30:00me the solo.
30:01ANNOUNCER: And next to the In10sity
30:03stage is act number 52.
30:04Put your hands together for Maddie performing "Piece
30:08in My Heart."
30:09[CHEERING]
30:12[MUSIC - YAMI LEE, "PIECE IN MY HEART"]
30:14I wonder if you ever thought of me and how I'm doing.
30:27And I wonder if you ever said, gosh, I miss her,
30:34and why didn't I fight?
30:37And I let you go, but you will always have a little piece
30:49in my heart.
30:59[CHEERING]
31:00Beautiful.
31:05Beautiful.
31:06I think this is Maddie's best routine she's ever done.
31:10I mean ever.
31:17Maddie's routine was close to perfection.
31:19She went out there and she entertained the audience.
31:23[INAUDIBLE] that was really good.
31:26Chloe and Paige are up next for their solos.
31:29I am really concerned about Paige.
31:31Chloe and Paige, we have like 10 more minutes.
31:33Let's get it focused here, OK?
31:35She did not get a lot of practice time
31:37because she keeps complaining that her foot hurts.
31:40This is it.
31:41It's unfortunate that you're still injured,
31:42but you know what?
31:43You've got to go out there, and for 2 minutes and 30 seconds,
31:46you got to forget about the pain and you have
31:47to do what you know how to do.
31:48I mean, for this kid just to be coming off of a broken foot,
31:51I'm going to be glad to see her on stage doing this routine.
31:56You're spotting the floor, that's why you're falling over.
31:56Eyes up.
31:58Stomach.
31:58Stomach.
31:59Face.
32:01It's gorgeous, except you went like--
32:03elongate your arm.
32:06Good.
32:07Chloe's feeling pretty good about the solo.
32:09I think that she knows if she goes out there and nails it,
32:12that she really has a good chance
32:14of doing a solo at nationals.
32:16All right, girls, we need to go.
32:17[APPLAUSE]
32:22I've rehearsed "Ghost" a lot, and I've
32:25gone over what my facial expression should be,
32:28so I'm feeling pretty confident.
32:29ANNOUNCER: Put your hands together for act number 59,
32:31performing "Ghost."
32:33[CHEERING]
32:38[MUSIC - ALISA SHAMROW, "WISH ORIGINAL"]
32:40If you're scared, don't be scared when I'm gone.
32:45Don't be afraid to turn off the lights when you leave me.
32:52If you're scared, then I'm always around.
32:57As your angel, I'll say your prayer when you need me.
33:04It is so frustrating to me as a mom
33:06that Abby is putting so much pressure on these girls
33:08and say, all of my decisions for nationals
33:11are based on this one performance.
33:12What about the other 673,000 weeks that they've danced?
33:15Doesn't that have any weight for you, Abby?
33:17[MUSIC CONTINUING]
33:26[APPLAUSE]
33:33I'm proud for what I did, but I could have done better.
33:37So whatever happens happens.
33:40I'm really worried about my solo
33:42because my foot hurts really bad.
33:44But I don't want to mess up because Abby will be really
33:47ANNOUNCER: All right, Los Angeles, please welcome Paige,
33:48mad at me.
33:50performing "City of Angels."
33:56Yay.
33:57[MUSIC - FIONA KERHAGHAN, "CITY OF ANGELS"]
34:06See the yoga bunnies in their SUVs.
34:10They got their custom coffee and their inner peace.
34:14See the homeless dude sleeping in a box just a feet away,
34:20but it never stops.
34:21City of Angels, but nobody wants to use their wings.
34:30One day I'll fly away.
34:33Till then I'll blend in.
34:37[VOCALIZING]
34:43La-la land.
34:47La-la land.
34:49[APPLAUSE]
34:55ANNOUNCER: Act number 64, "City of Angels."
34:59I'm really proud of Paige for going out there and dancing.
35:02Even though her doctor's cleared her, she's not 100%.
35:05It's going to take a lot of time for Paige to get back
35:08where she was, even if that means no dancing at nationals.
35:12Don't cry.
35:14Oh, Paige, it's fine.
35:20You are fine.
35:24Don't cry.
35:27I think that it's unfair of Abby to make this one
35:32week your option if you're dancing at nationals or not.
35:41It's OK.
35:42It's all right.
35:48[MUSIC PLAYING]
35:49[APPLAUSE]
35:55Brooke, come on.
35:57Stretch out.
35:58Since nationals is next week, I'm
36:00treating these solo performances as if it were an audition.
36:03Last one to go is Brooke.
36:05The pressure is on.
36:07You ready?
36:08You need to run it over again?
36:11Brooke, you can get out there and you can be gorgeous
36:15and everybody's going to leave here talking about the acrobat
36:18and how great she was.
36:20Or you're going to go out and crash and burn.
36:23It's up to you, kid.
36:27I'm about to go onstage for "Fly,"
36:29and I'm pretty confident, but I'm just kind of
36:32scared I'm going to forget it, like Mackenzie.
36:35ANNOUNCER: Moving on to number 100, this is a teen solo.
36:39Give it up for "Fly."
36:41[CHEERING]
36:44[MUSIC - ALISA SHAMROW, "FLY"]
36:45Look.
36:48Look at me across the room.
36:51I have been waiting so long.
36:54Been so patient for you to bloom.
37:01Though, it's not just the things that you say.
37:05Somehow you surround me with all that I've wished for,
37:11and I'm swept away.
37:14I'm hoping one day you might give it a try.
37:27Then we can fly.
37:34Then we can fly.
37:38Woo-hoo.
37:39[CHEERING]
37:43"Fly" went really good.
37:44I hit all my tricks and I didn't forget my dance.
37:49What did you like better, Brooke,
37:50recording your own song, doing a music video, or dancing?
37:55Music video and singing.
38:02Ladies and gentlemen, we are ready to begin
38:04with our divisional overall.
38:08Well, we are going to start off in the elite mini solo
38:10division of the competition.
38:11Your highest scoring elite mini soloist is Miss Mackenzie,
38:16act number 20, "It's a Perfect Day for Fun."
38:20[CHEERING]
38:21Congratulations to all of our elite mini soloists.
38:25I got first place, and I'm really excited.
38:28We are now going to be acknowledging our top 10
38:30highest scoring elite junior soloists.
38:33Sixth place is Miss Chloe with act number 59, "Ghost."
38:37[CHEERING]
38:40My solo "Ghost" placed sixth.
38:42And there were a lot of good girls here,
38:43but I could have done better, so I'm just going to try harder
38:46next time.
38:47Fifth place, with a score of 270.5 points,
38:50is it Miss Kendall with act number 31, "Kiss Kiss."
38:56Kendall has just beat Chloe.
38:58My little girl just beat one of Abby's "bit time" students.
39:04This is good.
39:05Finally, ladies and gentlemen, your highest scoring elite
39:08junior soloist, with a score of 273.7 points,
39:13is Miss Maddie with act number 52, "Piece of My Heart."
39:19[CHEERING]
39:21So Maddie placed first.
39:23I was so proud of her.
39:25She learned her dance in one day,
39:27and she worked her butt off so she can win.
39:30Congratulations to our elite junior soloists.
39:33I'm very disappointed because I knew I could always
39:36do better, and next time I'll make sure that I do better.
39:40Maddie beat Chloe.
39:41So did Kendall.
39:42And I have known Abby long enough
39:44to know that she may hold sixth place against Chloe
39:47and not give her a solo for nationals.
39:49Ladies and gentlemen, we are going
39:51to start with our elite team of the solo division
39:53of the competition.
39:54Fourth place, with a score of 271.2 points,
39:59Miss Brooke with act number 301.
40:04I placed fourth for "Fly," but I think Abby will still
40:07be proud of me because she saw how amazing the dancers were.
40:12So I think she'll be happy with fourth.
40:14I'm really concerned about nationals
40:16because Paige went on stage and she didn't place
40:19and Brooke got fourth.
40:22So my kids really don't have a good chance
40:26of performing at nationals.
40:27I think, all things considered,
40:29I'm glad that we were in the top five, and I always am.
40:32I just want that clean sweep.
40:33I want to walk into a competition
40:35and walk out winning everything.
40:37Melissa, I guess it was your lucky day.
40:38Both of your kids were the overall highest winners.
40:40You're doing something right.
40:42Girls, this was a test for nationals.
40:45And I said, it doesn't matter really what the judges think.
40:49It's what I think.
40:50Who grew?
40:51Who learned?
40:52This competition, ladies, was to see what
40:54we're going to do at nationals.
40:56I don't know what's going to happen next week for nationals.
40:58I might use the whole group.
41:00I might not.
41:01I have to worry about what's best for the Abby Lee Dance
41:03Company, and if that means some people not dancing,
41:06that's what it means.
41:07[MUSIC PLAYING]

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