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0:01[music playing]
0:02ABBY LEE: Previously on "Dance Moms"--
0:03These kids are bringing us down.
0:05I am holding open auditions in three major cities--
0:07Orlando, Atlanta, and New York.
0:105, 6, 7, 8, and--
0:12You're gone.
0:12It's not your dancing.
0:13It's this.
0:15Everybody else better be thinking, thinking, thinking.
0:17You can dance next to Maddie.
0:18We need to win.
0:20I will stop at nothing until that happens.
0:23If you don't want her on the team
0:24and you want to kick her off, just kick her off.
0:26Goodbye.
0:27You're out.
0:28You can't keep messing with somebody's head over and over.
0:30ABBY LEE: Coming up on "Dance Moms"--
0:32I have my second open call audition in Atlanta, Georgia.
0:37[cheering]
0:39So Nia will be our featured performer.
0:42The weight of this victory is on you.
0:46MELISSA: Guess what?
0:47I chose to have my kids go homeschooling so they have more
0:50privates. KELLY: Well, wait a minute.
0:51I don't agree with that. MELISSA: Oh, please.
0:52First of all, it's really none of your business.
0:54I really could care less.
0:56ABBY LEE: This is a controversial piece
0:58that people are going to like, people are going to hate.
1:00But it's going to make everybody think.
1:04[THEME - NIKKI LOWE, "LIVING ON THE DANCE FLOOR"]
1:06(SINGING) Get up.
1:07Get on the floor.
1:09My world is with my girls, living on the dance floor.
1:14Living on the dance floor.
1:21Living on the dance floor.
1:26[music playing]
1:28MEAGHAN: What are some important facts
1:29that you think you need to know to put in your projects?
1:32MACKENZIE: Mm--
1:33MELISSA: Maddie and Mackenzie are homeschooling this year.
1:35It's the best thing for us.
1:37They have more time to dance.
1:38I'm happy.
1:39My girls are happy.
1:39And Abby's most certainly happy.
1:42So they do all this in the morning
1:44and then have all their dance all evening.
1:46So they're dancing a lot more.
1:48They are.
1:50JILL: I'm trying to figure out if homeschooling would
1:52be right for Kendall.
1:53If I want her to become this amazing dancer,
1:56she needs more time in the studio.
1:58And the only way to get that is to take time away from school
2:02so she can be at dance.
2:04This might be my next step to get her from,
2:07you know, here to here.
2:08Mom?
2:09MELISSA: What, honey?
2:10How do you spell tyrannosaurus?
2:12Uh--
2:14[music playing]
2:21ABBY LEE: Let's go!
2:22Let's go, let's go. Come on.
2:23Get in here.
2:24Let's go, let's go!
2:28Let's go.
2:29Let's go.
2:30Well, congratulations, you beat the Wicked Witch
2:34of the West, the Crabapples.
2:36[cheering]
2:37ANNOUNCER: First place, Abby Lee Dance Company.
2:43And you were the highest scoring routine of the day.
2:49[cheering]
2:52We may have one last week against the Crabapples,
2:55but that doesn't mean that everything is just
2:57hunky dory around here.
2:58I'm still going to make a few changes.
3:01I am going this week-- and I'm very excited.
3:04I have my second open call audition.
3:08We're headed to Atlanta.
3:09And they turn out awesome performers.
3:12I think this audition is going to be even bigger and better
3:15than the first one.
3:16Girls, I don't know what your mother's told you
3:18about the last audition in Orlando,
3:21but I kept enough kids that I could have created
3:24a whole new team and replaced every single person,
3:29including you, Maddie.
3:32My eyes are open.
3:33I'm always watching.
3:35And I know there's some amazing studios in the Atlanta area.
3:39I'm still determined to have the best team possible.
3:42If I have to replace everybody, hey, so be it.
3:46HOLLY: Abby, I would be more than
3:48happy to offer my services.
3:50I was an admissions director and I recruited for 12 years.
3:54I think finally there could be a match where I could be of help
3:57and service to Abby as she goes on her open call auditions.
4:01And I can also find out what she's up to.
4:03OK, well, I'm going to take you up on that.
4:05There you go.
4:07Are my children coming with you again this time?
4:09ABBY LEE: Uh--
4:11Maddie, Mackenzie, do you want to go with me?
4:13Yes.
4:14ABBY LEE: OK.
4:15You're going to sell Abby Lee Dance Company apparel
4:18at the audition, okie doke?
4:22Oh god, Melissa, of course you're going to sell
4:23Abby's T-shirt.
4:25Are you going to wipe her butt in the bathroom too?
4:27All right, let's get to the pyramid.
4:31On the bottom of the pyramid is Kendall.
4:35You were the only person on our team that didn't get the first.
4:41You can do it in the group.
4:42You need to be able to do it on your own.
4:47Next, we have Brooke.
4:50Round off, back layout, step out,
4:52about this high off the ground.
4:58Next, we have Paige.
5:03Paige, you have to work on your posture.
5:06Get a book on your head.
5:08Don't be embarrassed in front of your friends.
5:09Do it because someday you want to be able to stand up
5:12straight and tall.
5:15And next, we have Mackenzie.
5:19You did the group dance.
5:20It was fine.
5:21I'm thrilled that you're picking up quickly.
5:23But is the belly in?
5:27How many times do I tell you that a day?
5:29A lot.
5:33Lace up the ribs and shh, close it, like a turkey.
5:40Nia, I thought you were good in the group.
5:43And I thought your facial expressions were good.
5:44I thought you were in the moment.
5:46[music playing]
5:47(SINGING) How can I learn how to trust you?
5:50ABBY LEE: I thought you really got into your character.
5:52HOLLY: Nia has finally moved up the pyramid.
5:53She's not on the bottom row any longer.
5:56She's on the second row.
5:57I'm thinking this is a good way to start off the week.
6:00And next, we have Maddie.
6:04You gave an outstanding performance
6:06in the group routine.
6:07You were helpful during the week in rehearsal, corrected
6:10everybody.
6:11You did the job.
6:14But ultimately, our big winner was Chloe.
6:18[applause] You won the whole thing.
6:22You won your solo division.
6:23[music playing]
6:24(SINGING) Why did you have to crush me?
6:27ABBY LEE: Chloe we was a competitor.
6:29She took that stage like she owned it.
6:32CHRISTI: It's been a long time since Chloe's
6:33been at the top of the pyramid.
6:35And I think it's going to do wonders for her confidence.
6:39ABBY LEE: All right, this week, we
6:41will be attending the Masters of Dance Arts Competition
6:45in Atlanta, Georgia.
6:47The first routine I want to talk about is a trio.
6:51We're talking about the good Old South, Southern Belles.
6:55Paige, you are part of the trio with Chloe and Kendall.
7:03MELISSA: Believe it or not, despite Kendall being last
7:06on the pyramid, she was given the opportunity
7:08to do a trio with Paige and Chloe.
7:12I'm looking forward to this.
7:14I have two solos.
7:16Maddie, you will be competing this weekend,
7:19but you will be doing a ballet routine.
7:23And Mackenzie, you will also be doing a solo.
7:26You will be entered in the Lip Sync category.
7:29And you must lip sync the song.
7:33It has to be big.
7:36You have to exaggerate every word,
7:38I'm giving Mackenzie a lip-syncing solo because I have
7:41big plans for her future.
7:43But first, I have to find out if she really is an entertainer.
7:48All right, everyone will do the group routine,
7:52except for you, Mackenzie.
7:53This will be a very mature piece.
7:56Now, since we're going to Atlanta,
7:58I wanted to do something historical, educational,
8:05believe it or not, and also Academy Award worthy.
8:12This will be a piece about the Civil Rights movement.
8:15So Nia, your mother has been on my back.
8:17When is it going to be Nia's turn?
8:18When is she going to get something special?
8:20Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da.
8:22So Nia, I'm challenging you to give
8:26an Oscar worthy performance as our young heroine in the piece
8:34"At Last."
8:36The Civil Rights movement was a monumental event in US history.
8:40We've got to be on our A game.
8:42We have to dance flawlessly and give the proper respect
8:45to this monumental event in history.
8:48So Nia will be our featured performer.
8:52But with that, the weight of this victory is on you.
8:59HOLLY: As an African-American woman and as an educator,
9:02the Civil Rights movement has a special place in my experience
9:06and in my heart.
9:07And I hope that Abby treats this subject matter with dignity
9:11and a lot of respect.
9:12I hope that Abby does not sensationalize this at all.
9:16OK, that's it.
9:17I'm going to get the girls warmed up.
9:18Spread apart, guys.
9:20[music playing]
9:24This routine, it's going to be a controversial piece.
9:28It's going to be something that we leave the audience talking
9:31about.
9:33There will be no fooling around.
9:36Understand?
9:38All right, let's go.
9:40The group routine is about the Civil Rights movement.
9:42[MUSIC - SETH GLIER, "THE NEXT RIGHT THING"]
9:44And Nia is portraying a young Black girl
9:46standing up for her rights.
9:48And at the end of the piece, Nia is free, both mind and body,
9:52at last.
9:53Let me ask you a question.
9:54HOLLY: Uh-huh.
9:55Are you agreeing to go and work
9:59for Abby at the open audition and you're
10:02keeping quiet about a controversial special part--
10:05I know.
10:05That's a lot.
10:07--because you're nervous about your spot on the team?
10:08With this week's group dance being about the Civil Rights
10:11movement, I'm not really sure if Holly
10:13is comfortable with how Abby is going to portray Nia's role.
10:15But with open auditions coming up,
10:17I think that Holly might be a little quiet about it.
10:20HOLLY: I am very cautiously optimistic.
10:25It's a lot to digest.
10:25I wasn't expecting--
10:28I wasn't expecting that.
10:30What if it's not up to your standards or isn't tasteful?
10:33I'm hoping that Abby doesn't-- has Nia just typecast like
10:37a Laquifa, that that's all she could ever be.
10:40OK, have you met the woman?
10:42I know.
10:43[laughter]
10:44Because you're like, Abby knows not to cross a line.
10:46The woman was born over the line.
10:49I think some people may object to it,
10:51may think that typecasting the only Black child in the group
10:55is potential for disaster with this dance.
10:59Nia is really excited about this.
11:01It's been a year since Nia's had a featured role in a group
11:03dance.
11:04And I don't want to be the one to say she can't do it.
11:06[music playing]
11:09Let's see it.
11:09Ready with the music.
11:12This week, Maddie has another solo.
11:14She will be performing a ballet piece entitled "Ballerina."
11:18Now that Melissa is homeschooling her children,
11:22Maddie has the opportunity to show off all this technique
11:26that she's worked so hard to achieve.
11:30Having a ballet solo is definitely
11:32going to be a challenge.
11:33Mm-hmm.
11:34Hasn't Maddie been having a bunch of ballet privates?
11:36She has one a week.
11:37An hour and a half.
11:38Yeah. That's great.
11:39It's fabulous.
11:40No, no, but she knows this solo.
11:42MELISSA: No, she doesn't.
11:43Oh, my god, Melissa.
11:45She just came out and did like a minute and a half of a dance,
11:47of a two-minute dance.
11:48Oh, OK, she did a minute and a half.
11:50No, your daughter's just here from morning till night.
11:52No, they're not.
11:53They're only here at 1 o'clock for voice lessons.
11:56And then they have one private each.
11:58That's like a full time job.
12:01I chose my kids to be homeschooled this year.
12:04And if they have an advantage, they have an advantage.
12:08They get to dance more.
12:09So I'm sick of hearing about it.
12:11First of all, it's really none of your business.
12:13It's never any of our business when you don't
12:14like to be put on the hot seat. - I think that if--
12:16MELISSA: I'm not put on the hot seat, because guess what?
12:18I chose to have my kids go homeschooling so they have more
12:20privates. - But wait a minute.
12:21I don't agree with that.
12:22Well, that's your problem.
12:23I don't agree with that.
12:24I really can care less.
12:30[music playing]
12:32ABBY LEE: All right, ladies, you are Southern Belles,
12:33the complete opposite of your mothers--
12:36no trash, no foul language, no arguing with your teachers,
12:42no talking about people behind their backs,
12:46no blatant public display of intoxication.
12:52You are (SWEET VOICE) Southern Belles.
12:54[music playing]
13:00This week, Chloe, Paige, and Kendall are doing a trio.
13:04It's entitled "Southern Belles."
13:06I'm expecting these three belles to be Southern hospitality
13:10for the judges, something their mothers could learn
13:13a little about.
13:15And with the open auditions coming up in Atlanta,
13:18all the moms and the girls need to be on their best behavior.
13:23HOLLY: I think Abby's getting into this trio.
13:24She's up off of her chair.
13:26She thinks she can be a Southern Belle.
13:28Oh, lord.
13:29HOLLY: She has her hand on her hip.
13:30Her etiquette is terrible. CHRISTI: Could you imagine?
13:32I don't care what anybody says.
13:33Have you ever sat and eat dinner with the woman?
13:34Oh, when she sneezed her boogies all over her face?
13:37No, not on her face, up in her eyes.
13:39And didn't even say excuse me.
13:40And her hair.
13:41She sneezed her boogies in her eyes and her hair.
13:45They went down and up.
13:47MELISSA: And didn't get up to go to the bathroom
13:48to wash her hands.
13:51Do you want to share my bread with me?
13:52[laughter]
13:54CHRISTI: Oh, my god.
13:55But that doesn't sound like Southern etiquette,
13:57or Northern etiquette.
13:59Anyone else think it's kind of ironic
14:01that Abby is trying to portray herself as a dignified lady?
14:04Seriously?
14:05She's about the furthest you can get from a Southern Belle.
14:07[music playing]
14:12[MUSIC - SHARI SHORT, "LOVE OVERDOSE"]
14:13(SINGING) La-la-la-la.
14:17La-la-la-la.
14:18Put your hands together.
14:19It's such a thrill.
14:22Girl, you should--
14:23ABBY LEE: Mackenzie is performing a routine involving
14:26lip-syncing called "Love Overdose."
14:29Oh, my god.
14:31It is such a cute song.
14:34Boy, she's really going at it with the lip-syncing.
14:40ABBY LEE: I think mackenzie is a natural born entertainer.
14:43And I have big things planned for Mackenzie.
14:47But she needs to understand just how difficult it
14:49is to go out there and sing and dance at the same time.
14:56(SINGING) Love overdose.
14:57ABBY LEE: [squeals] [laughs]
15:00[laughs]
15:03I love it.
15:05Good girl!
15:08So good.
15:09Did you learn all those words?
15:10Yes.
15:11Abby has such a soft spot for Mackenzie.
15:14It is unbelievable.
15:16Very good.
15:17It's good.
15:18OK, go grab a drink.
15:19Good job.
15:21[music playing]
15:25They're still wiggling.
15:26Now reach over your fingers.
15:36Don't let that hand get too high.
15:38OK.
15:41Bring that hand all the way back, and soft elbow
15:45at the bar.
15:48What do you think?
15:49I'm so happy that she is working on her ballet
15:53and having these privates and she's homeschooling
15:55so that the mother can get her here and she could do all this.
15:58She commends Maddie for being homeschooled,
16:01but she can't hold it against our kids
16:02for not being homeschooled.
16:04Abby always says that the girls would be better dancers if they
16:08were homeschooled like Maddie.
16:10And I agree.
16:11But in my family, school comes first.
16:14I just want my kids to grow up normal,
16:16not just having dance be their entire life.
16:19JILL: So how many days a week does Maddie get ballet, just
16:21one?
16:22KELLY: Well, how about the rest of us?
16:23I mean, it's only 45 minutes.
16:24You have to take your kid out of school.
16:25You can be here.
16:27We can't.
16:28MELISSA: Exactly.
16:29But don't get mad at me because I come here.
16:30But Abby can't get mad at our kids for going to school.
16:33She can't.
16:33She shouldn't.
16:35The moms are on my back all the time about homeschooling
16:37and how much time my kids spend at the studio.
16:40They need to get over it.
16:41And if they want their kids to be here at the studio more
16:43often, homeschool your kids as well.
16:45I will say I think it's gotten a little bit better since we've
16:48started the privates, definitely with the knees.
16:49ABBY LEE: Oh, yeah, I've definitely seen improvement.
16:50I just-- I think she's so smart and she wants it so bad.
16:55And Christi, who always has her nose in everybody's business,
16:59her daughter, Chloe, used to be Maddie's rival.
17:03And Chloe used to be the big ballerina.
17:05Well now, she could care less about any of it.
17:11Some of the girls are just not dedicated enough.
17:14Maddie is homeschooled, and it is opening numerous doors
17:17for her.
17:18And that was my goal to begin with.
17:21Hello.
17:23Hi.
17:25I wanted to ask you what you all
17:26thought of the ballet class?
17:29I think the girls should have more ballet every week.
17:32The schedule's right. HOLLY: I know.
17:34I know.
17:35I think we would all like to have a ballet with Lindy.
17:38Christi, a couple of years ago, that ballet routine
17:41would have went to Chloe.
17:42OK.
17:43Kids on this team that should be homeschooled,
17:46that should be dancing, I thought that she wanted
17:49to make this her career.
17:50Where's that little kid, I want to be a Rockette, dance?
17:53Why aren't you giving it a try?
17:58[MUSIC - SETH GLIER, "THE NEXT RIGHT THING"]
17:59(SINGING) Oh, you're a long way from home.
18:04Hear me sing, oh, people need a miracle to do the next right
18:11thing.
18:12HOLLY: This week's group dance is inspired by the Civil Rights
18:14movement.
18:15I love the fact that Nia has a featured role in this week's
18:17group dance.
18:18But at the same time, I want to be sure
18:20that Abby is going to handle this controversial role
18:23with respect and sensitivity.
18:25(SINGING) --since 2:00 AM, sayin' I don't want to go.
18:29I don't want to die.
18:31ABBY LEE: This routine rests entirely on Nia's shoulders.
18:34She'll either make the routine or break the routine.
18:37And if she breaks it, well, good thing I'm
18:39having auditions in Atlanta.
18:41There's hundreds of kids that are ready to take her place.
18:45I think the visual of Nia the music and the word,
18:51it's a very powerful piece.
18:53I hope I don't live to regret this.
19:00[music playing]
19:05We're the first ones here.
19:07I wanted to talk to Chloe about homeschooling because I want
19:09to ask her.
19:10If this is something that she seriously wants to consider,
19:12I need to know that.
19:13So last night, Abby come upstairs
19:18and was giving me a really hard time about you and dance.
19:23Because even though you won this week,
19:25she still said that it's not enough
19:28and it's not good enough.
19:30And she said to me that if you really wanted it, that you
19:34should be homeschooled.
19:35I mean, I love dancing.
19:37And you know, I couldn't imagine my life without dancing.
19:41But I couldn't imagine my life without school either.
19:44CHRISTI: Yeah, you're supposed to go to school.
19:46You're a kid.
19:47Yeah.
19:48That's my normal part of the day.
19:49I really like going to school because it keeps me normal.
19:52And I like being able to see my friends.
19:54I want to be able to have a life where I can be
19:56able to go to school and dance.
19:59Abby's whole thing is, Maddie and Mackenzie are proving
20:01that they want to be dancers because they're
20:02being homeschooled.
20:04But I don't understand what one has to do with the other.
20:06You know what?
20:07Ignore her.
20:08Like just ignore her, Chloe.
20:10You know, ignore her.
20:12You have a bright future.
20:13And if it's dance, it will be because you
20:17decide that you want to do it.
20:18But if it's not, you at least have something to fall back on.
20:22Chloe's whole world isn't always about dance.
20:24She's a different person than Maddie.
20:26And going to school is important to her
20:28because it helps her to be a well-rounded person.
20:30You know what?
20:31You don't need her to be proud of you because I'm proud of you
20:33and your dad is proud of you.
20:35And you should be proud of yourself.
20:37OK?
20:38Yeah.
20:44[music playing]
20:53[cheering]
20:59Hey!
21:00Thank you, everybody.
21:02Thanks for coming out today.
21:03This is an audition.
21:05The Abby Lee Dance Company is looking for replacements.
21:10The time has come.
21:13Lazy slugs need to go.
21:15[cheering]
21:16Spread apart.
21:17Hurry up, hurry up.
21:19Let's go, let's go, let's go!
21:20We're in Atlanta for my second round of auditions.
21:23Melissa and Holly are here to help me.
21:25Now, we have a great turnout.
21:27There's tons of kids here.
21:29And I'm looking for the best possible replacements.
21:32I'm looking for kids with high kicks,
21:34overstretched splits, great flexibility.
21:37And they've got to have the look.
21:40Stop.
21:42The girl with the bad haircut, get out here.
21:44[music playing]
21:45Whose parent is this?
21:49You are limiting her marketability.
21:53You are limiting the jobs she can get with the look.
21:56Yes?
21:57MELISSA: Our kids are All-American girls.
22:00They don't color their hair.
22:01They don't crimp their hair.
22:03And you know, they follow the rules.
22:05I don't know if she would do that.
22:07[music playing]
22:081, 2, 3, 4.
22:12Red shorts in the back, right split,
22:15left split, straddle split, mandatory?
22:17Answer.
22:18Yes?
22:20Go.
22:2216, that's not a front split.
22:25Goodbye.
22:26900, go.
22:30406, goodbye, honey.
22:33Thank you for coming.
22:34Don't call me.
22:35I'll call you.
22:36The games have just begun.
22:43And face front.
22:4523, great outfit.
22:46You're going home.
22:4726, too advanced for you.
22:50425, went the wrong direction.
22:53202, 405, 201, you were a hot mess.
22:59Thank you all, ladies.
23:00You can go.
23:00What's this little one's name here?
23:01003, I loved you.
23:03You were great until you screwed up that whole jeté and changed
23:06directions.
23:07Get down here.
23:08There are so many kids to go through.
23:11Some of these kids are just incredible talents.
23:16But they might not be right for my team.
23:18There's going to be a lot of broken hearts here today.
23:21Wait, wait, where are you going?
23:25How old are you?
23:2711?
23:29I have Maddie who's 11?
23:37WOMAN: Give her a second chance!
23:38[cheering] Give her a second chance!
23:45In the back.
23:46[cheering]
23:55I am appalled at the behavior from the people attending
23:57this audition.
23:58I mean, if you can't even keep your mouth shut
24:01while your kid's are auditioning,
24:02why would I ever bring you back to Pittsburgh with me?
24:06This is destroying me!
24:10I don't know who your dance teacher is.
24:12Have you been wearing purple all day?
24:14Yes.
24:15Why would you change your clothes?
24:19You are the girl in the purple to my assistant.
24:22To me, you're the girl in the purple, the amazing girl
24:25in the purple.
24:26Goodbye.
24:29Dumb-- don't ever do that again.
24:32She's way too talented.
24:33Stay.
24:34WOMAN 1: Give her the shirt.
24:35That is not her fault. She needs to be on this stage.
24:40She can dance on this stage in her underwear.
24:44WOMAN 2: Her teacher said, let them see your body more.
24:47Exactly.
24:48So I took her shirt off, because I wanted
24:50you to see her physique more.
24:51That wasn't her fault.
24:55I thought this was a dance audition.
24:57This is not what I expected, this kind of pandemonium, this
25:01calling out.
25:02This is like the Jerry Springer of dance.
25:04Look, this is not appropriate for dance.
25:08If you put her beside Maddie and those other girls,
25:10she's built just like her.
25:11She looks good.
25:12WOMAN 3: You didn't know she had abs.
25:13Put her beside Nia. They're built exactly the same.
25:15Jalina, I want to take you home with me just
25:16to get you away from these people.
25:17WOMAN 2: She looks exactly the same.
25:18Yes, please, take her. Take her.
25:19She wants to be with you.
25:21She wants to.
25:21We brought her here.
25:23HOLLY: This is the first audition I've ever been to,
25:25and I'm shocked.
25:26I cannot believe Abby is tolerating this behavior from
25:29these moms.
25:31She definitely needs to take control of this situation.
25:32WOMAN 2: It's not her fault.
25:34WOMAN 3: It's not her mistake.
25:35Sweetheart, I feel very sorry for you right now.
25:38But it's a learning lesson.
25:40When you go to an audition, whatever you have on,
25:43they love it, they keep you, you stay in that same exact look.
25:47Jalina, go calm down.
25:49And when the 12-year-olds dance again, you join them.
25:51[applause]
25:52WOMAN 4: Good luck, Jalina!
25:55ABBY LEE: All right, listen up.
25:58I have given second chance after second chance
26:01after second chance.
26:02This is it.
26:03We're moving on.
26:05You get cut, take it like a professional,
26:09walk out, and learn from it.
26:11I don't want this chaos.
26:13There aren't any more second chances here.
26:15If you're cut, you're cut.
26:17If you're asked to go, go.
26:22409, it's time to go .
26:2517, goodbye.
26:28I've managed to whittle out the weak.
26:30Now I have the best of the best in Atlanta.
26:33Once I finish my open call auditions in three cities,
26:37then I'll make my final decision.
26:39Two down, one to go.
26:40Congratulations, you did it.
26:43Now we'll see who's coming to Pittsburgh.
26:49[music playing]
26:51[cheering]
26:56Today we're in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Masters of Dance Arts
26:59competition.
27:00And from what I saw at the open call audition,
27:02there's going to be a lot of really good dancers here.
27:07All right, girls, come on in.
27:19HOLLY: There's a lot riding on Nia's featured part
27:22this week in the group dance.
27:23She's nervous.
27:25I'm nervous for Nia.
27:26Nia has to be exceptional in this group dance.
27:31ABBY LEE: 1, 2, 3.
27:33HOLLY: Oh! Oh!
27:35All right, there you go.
27:36GIA: That is adorable.
27:38Let's see them.
27:38Oh.
27:39Oh.
27:42Yeah, they fit.
27:43CHRISTI: Mackenzie's costume is adorable.
27:45And our three girls look like a couple of chickens instead
27:48of Southern Belles.
27:53You guys are doing a trio.
27:55We have two soloists.
27:56If you go out there, fall on your face,
27:59it can not affect the group number.
28:03The group number is, hands down, the most important
28:07routine today.
28:08The solos and the trio have to go out there and be amazing,
28:13because I want the judges hungry to see the ALDC take
28:17the stage again.
28:18Apply those corrections, everything you've been told,
28:21and let's get out there and do this.
28:22Come on, come on, come on.
28:24[music playing]
28:32MELISSA: This is a really hard solo for Mackenzie.
28:35She has to lip-sync and perform at the same time.
28:37She has to prove to Abby that she can do it all.
28:41All right, up next, this is Mackenzie with "Love Overdose."
28:44[applause]
28:45Woo!
28:47GIA: Yeah, Kenz!
28:48[MUSIC - SHARI SHORT, "LOVE OVERDOSE"]
28:50(SINGING) La-la-la-la.
28:55La-la-la-la.
28:56Put your hands together.
28:58It's such a thrill.
28:59Girl, you should get a medal, you in those high heels.
29:03No one can do it better.
29:06You've got them skills that no one has, has, has.
29:11La-la-la-la.
29:15La-la-la-la.
29:19La-la-la-la.
29:21[applause]
29:22MELISSA: Woo!
29:24(SINGING) Someone call a doctor 'cause he's comatose.
29:27Too much of my love, it was an overdose.
29:31Something tells me that she's done this before.
29:35She's addicted, wicked, sickened.
29:38Love overdose.
29:40[cheering]
29:41MELISSA: Woo!
29:44MacKenzie really entertained the audience.
29:46And I think this proved to Abby that she is a star.
29:49[music playing]
29:50ANNOUNCER: All right, up next, this
29:52is Maddie with "Ballerina."
29:55MELISSA: Ballet is not Maddie's strong point.
29:57She's been putting a lot of time and energy in this solo,
30:00so I surely hope she can pull it off.
30:02[cheering]
30:05[music playing]
31:04[applause]
31:06Woo!
31:07[cheering]
31:10Maddie's ballet solo was beautiful.
31:13I think it proves to Abby that she's an all-around dancer.
31:16And that's what Abby wants.
31:20This trio, these three girls need to go out there and prove
31:24to Abby that this is her team, every single one of them
31:28is worth keeping.
31:29ANNOUNCER: Up next in the Junior Duet/Trio division,
31:31this is entry number 27, Paige, Chloe, and Kendall
31:35with "Southern Belles."
31:36[cheering]
31:39[music playing]
32:34[cheering]
32:38ABBY LEE: The girls did great, but we don't have time
32:40to pat ourselves on the back.
32:42It's time to get ready for the group routine.
32:46Make it messy and tack them down,
32:49just so they're not flopping.
32:50HOLLY: I'm very nervous.
32:52I'm not trying let Nia see my nervousness.
32:54Other moms are nervous.
32:56It is so tense and strained in our dressing room.
33:00Everyone could feel the tension.
33:03No one's relaxed.
33:05And I'm hoping that negative energy is not feeding off
33:08into the kids.
33:09GIA: Scrunch it.
33:10ABBY LEE: This is a controversial piece.
33:12This is the type of routine that people are going to like,
33:15people are going to hate, but it's going to make everybody
33:17think, whether they love it or they don't.
33:20If you are so together and so amazing,
33:23they can't say anything negative.
33:25If Nia doesn't nail her featured role in the group routine,
33:29I have a dozen kids ready to replace her
33:31at the drop of a hat.
33:32Nia, you have to deliver.
33:34You have to go out there and dance like your life depends
33:37on it.
33:38Because it does.
33:39Don't go out there and do it half you-know-what.
33:44HOLLY: I can see that Nia's nervous.
33:46I want Nia at this point to block out everything
33:49except her dance, and when she goes out on stage, that she
33:52leaves everyone blown away.
33:53You are portraying a character, a person, a woman of strength,
33:58with dignity, passion, a desire to be free.
34:01You are fighting not only for your freedom,
34:03you're fighting for your spot on this team.
34:06You show Abby that you have everything and more that it
34:08takes to be a member of this team through the dance
34:10that you do today.
34:12You can do it.
34:15All right, let's do this.
34:16Let's go, let's go, let's go.
34:18[music playing]
34:27ANNOUNCER: Now, we have entry number 31 entitled "At Last."
34:39[music playing]
34:43HOLLY: You're fighting not only for your freedom,
34:45you're fighting for your spot on this team.
34:48ANNOUNCER: Up next in our Junior Small Group,
34:51entitled "At Last."
35:00[MUSIC - SETH GLIER, "THE NEXT RIGHT THING"]
35:15(SINGING) As the sun rose up over the sea,
35:19everyone was singing in a minor key.
35:23Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, and priests gathered around
35:28for the jubilee.
35:30Two old ladies, they were waiting on a sign,
35:33growing better with age like a Yellow Tail wine.
35:36Ho-oh, you're a long way from home.
35:42Hear me sing.
35:44Ho-oh, people need a miracle to do the next right thing.
35:51Hey, heavin' forces and acquire your preachers,
35:55hey, diddle, diddle, now the fiddle screeches.
35:58Moanin' up the stairs, rollin' in bed,
36:02she been talking of God since 2:00 AM, saying,
36:05I don't want to go.
36:07I don't want to die.
36:09But a sister's got to save her seat in the sky.
36:12You can judge me, grade me, shed some light.
36:16Do the next right thing, or the next thing right.
36:19[applause]
36:20Oh-ho, you're a long way from home.
36:24Hear me sing.
36:26Oh-ho, people need a miracle to do the next ring.
36:33Ho-oh, you're a long way from home.
36:37Hear me sing.
36:39Ho-oh, people need a miracle to do the next right thing.
36:47[cheering]
36:50[music playing]
36:56Brava, Nia!
37:10Wow.
37:12That's my girl.
37:14The dance was phenomenal.
37:17Abby and the girls have really given justice to this topic.
37:21That's really important to me.
37:22I felt free, like there was a freedom for me
37:24to finally breathe.
37:25Like, she did it, she nailed that performance.
37:30[cheering]
37:31[music playing]
37:39OK, starting in the Elite Mini Solo division
37:41of the competition, in third place is LEM with act number 3,
37:47"Drowsy."
37:48[cheering]
37:50Your first runner up is Mackenzie with act number 9,
37:54"Love Overdose."
37:55[cheering]
37:58Mackenzie gets second place.
38:01You know, I think it was probably a really close battle
38:03between the first and second.
38:05I'm proud of her.
38:08ANNOUNCER: Your highest scoring lead Junior Duo/Trio is act
38:10number 27, "Southern Belles."
38:12[cheering]
38:18ABBY LEE: I wouldn't say it was their best performance.
38:20They danced well enough to earn a first place here
38:23at this competition, but not good enough
38:25to guarantee a spot on my team.
38:27ANNOUNCER: Moving on to our Elite Junior Soloists,
38:31your first runner up, with a score of 277,
38:34is Emily with act number 12, "The Rose."
38:36[cheering]
38:39And your highest scoring Elite Junior Soloist,
38:41with a score 278.2, is Maddie with act number 25,
38:45"Ballerina."
38:46Yeah!
38:47All right, Madd!
38:48[cheering]
38:49Woo!
38:52The moms can say what they want about homeschooling.
38:55But Maddie is very happy.
38:57And when Maddie's happy, I'm happy.
39:01ANNOUNCER: And now moving on to our Elite Junior Small Group,
39:04in third place, act number 28, "Wild Horses."
39:09Second place, act number 30, "Home."
39:12[applause]
39:13And your highest scoring Elite Junior Small Group
39:18is act number 31, "At Last."
39:19[cheering]
39:26HOLLY: I'm so excited!
39:27We won.
39:28You know, she carried the team and she did it well.
39:31And so a win like this is not just a win for the group,
39:34it's a win for Nia.
39:36Now maybe Abby will think twice about replacing Nia.
39:38Your name and studio.
39:40(ALL) Abby Lee Dance Company!
39:42[cheering]
39:43Way to go, Nia.
39:48ABBY LEE: The group routine wasn't perfect,
39:50but it was a beautiful tribute to a historical event.
39:54And all eyes were on Nia.
39:56[music playing]
39:57[cheering]
39:58HOLLY: Oh!
40:00CHRISTI: Good job, good job.
40:03Were you nervous before you went out?
40:06Really nervous?
40:06NIA: Yeah.
40:08Mackenzie, I thought you were too far stage right.
40:12You want to keep dancing?
40:14Yes.
40:15I don't know, maybe the homeschool thing
40:16isn't right for you.
40:17Maybe you need to go back to school.
40:18This is just a fun afterschool activity.
40:21Maddie, you ended up with the highest scoring solo today
40:24once again.
40:25You need somebody on this team that is going to rival you,
40:29somebody that's going to push you, push you, push you.
40:32What do you think about somebody new coming on the team?
40:35Well, I think it'd be great to have a new team member, so
40:37like you said, they would push me harder.
40:40It's a big decision.
40:41It's a huge undertaking.
40:45All right, girls, this was the second out of three
40:48for my auditions.
40:50Obviously, you all realize that people want your spots.
40:57Next up, New York City.
41:00All right, girls, let's go.
41:02ABBY LEE: Next on "Dance Moms"--
41:03I want to introduce Kim and the new Chloe.
41:07CHRISTI (VOICEOVER): Bringing in a new Chloe?
41:09Uh, obviously, we know who you're looking to replace.
41:11ABBY LEE: Stronger back, Nia.
41:12Get your butt under.
41:14We don't have time to go over old stuff yesterday three
41:16times!
41:18I'm pulling the duet as of right now.
41:19[gasps] ABBY LEE: Don't [gasps].
41:20They're getting the short end of the stick.
41:22You're always ready to blame me.
41:24I don't even know if I want to be here now
41:26that I've seen what it's like slumming it here
41:27with the ladies.
41:28You are rude.
41:29I have better places to spend my time.
41:31Get out of here!

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