Oh, gosh! [laughs] Pyramid was so long! [upbeat music plays] Hey, everyone!
I'm JoJo Siwa. I'm Kendall. I'm Chloe. I'm 22 years old. You might remember me
from when I was a baby. Chloe. That's gonna go in
a shadow box <i> next to my pyramid picture.</i> Gonna make my own pyramid
and be at the top. I'm gonna rank everyone
that comes into my house. [laughter] [Abby]<i> At the beginning
of each week,</i> I have kind of like
a pyramid thing where <i> everybody's always trying
to get to the top of that.</i> <i> It goes on behavior,</i> work ethic, attendance... <i> Have they followed
all the rules?</i> All of that goes into <i> who's gonna be at the top
of the pyramid</i> <i> and who's gonna get to compete
the next weekend.</i> Pyramid was a crazy concept that, to this day,
I never will fully understand. [Christi]<i> She puts these kids
in a pyramid.</i> It is a nightmare for a child and an adult,
because we have to <i> stand by and take it.</i> It was so unfair,
and it was so cruel, and the fact that
most of the time we were judged because
of our moms' behaviors. First... I have Kendall. Kendall, I thought you did
a nice job. You're here because your mother
is way too needy. Abby, that's ridiculous! -Paige...
-Every single one of them-- That doesn't make it right! Next, Kalani. She knocked this team down to make you guys look better
and hand you your jacket. Payton, you were not the right
replacement for this group. Where is your loyalty?! We have been loyal to her... [overlapping arguing] ...she doesn't want to dance! Nia, that's you next. I'm sure she would've
fought about that. Get your act together
and stop telling lies! You're punishing her
for something I did. Bingo! There you go! On the top of the pyramid,
we have, for the first time in the history of the Abby Lee
Dance Company, JoJo! [upbeat music playing] No big fight, pyramid was anywhere from
two to three hours. If there was a big fight, we
would be there for four hours. If you're so good,
you don't need to be part of Abby Lee
Dance Company. [tense music playing] Can you put her picture back up? She deserves to be
on the pyramid. -She was in the group dance.
-She deserves nothing! It was dreadful. I had a permanent residency
on the bottom of the pyramid. JoJo. JoJo.
JoJo. JoJo. JoJo. On the bottom of the pyramid...
JoJo. JoJo. JoJo. You were fifth.
One, two, three, four, five. Like, I was the Britney Spears
of Las Vegas on the bottom of the pyramid.
It just... kind of became a running joke.
Gia would be like, "Let's make a formation," <i> and I would go to
the back-left corner.</i> <i>I knew that's where I belonged.</i> <i> I knew that I was on
the bottom.</i> <i> I never cared, though.</i> If I was on the second row, or even not last, I was like, "It's gonna be
a good week." [Abby] It was a quiet week.
I didn't hear your mouth. That's a good thing. There was the pyramid...
"that if you yell, I'm gonna cry" pyramid. Oh, no, no, no.
No crying children. Well, if you yell at me,
I'm gonna cry. Get out! There's the pyramid
where Abby had the girls write a letter about me. "Sometimes she's very loud." "You lip-synch
when you're on stage." "You're nice and a team player." There was the one pyramid
where I was on top. On the top of the pyramid,
we have, for the first time in the history of the Abby Lee
Dance Company, JoJo. [all applauding] JoJo, it was great that you had
that shining moment and it was all about you,
but for us, you don't really care who wins
as long as they don't win. Seriously. Can you just let JoJo
have her moment? And also sharing the top
of the pyramid... is Maddie. I had to share,
but I was still on top. <i> I remember our first pyramid
at ALDC LA.</i> <i> That was really cool.</i> First pyramid ever... First pyramid where Abby
made fun of my headshot... First pyramid where
she liked my headshot... JoJo, you're on the bottom 'cause you're not even
on the team. Gonna move you here.
You're not part of it. Better headshot, though. Cute. I think because
I came into the pyramid knowing what it was like
by watching it, I was more okay with it
than other people were. I mean, the concept of the
pyramid is absolutely wack <i> when you think about it,
but also,</i> <i> like, from a kid like me</i> who is motivated
by stuff like that, it was the best thing ever. For the first two weeks.
Once I realized I didn't give a [bleep],
it didn't do anything. [upbeat music playing] Oh, my God! -[corks popping]
-[bleep] [exclaiming] [laughing] I can't take myself seriously. In the bottom row,
I have... Paige and Brooke. What has changed?
Hair has grown a lot. That pose was definitely
Abby's idea. -[women laughing]
-[laughs] Me and my sister always say we paid rent at the bottom
of the pyramid. Brooke, you're back. But is Brooke really back? Yes. I don't think I've ever
held it before. It was always on the bottom
of the pyramid. [laughs] Brooke, great performance. And then you forgot the ending,
didn't know what you were doing, and you just fizzled out. And on the top of the pyramid... [dramatic music playing] -Woo-hoo!
-[Abby] Paige. Paige, your legs were straight,
your feet were pointed, and you went out
and won it. -Congratulations.
-Thank you. The fact that it was that
monumental, we had to hug. [laughter] I think everybody in the room
just wanted to jump up and down for Paige. She has never been
at the top of the pyramid, <i> and she really deserves this.</i> I think that was the only time
I was on top. -I feel great!
-Yay! I never had high hopes
going into pyramid. We knew those first two spots
were secured for me and her. -[laughing]
-Yeah. The Zieglers
and the Hylands swapped. -Yeah.
-That was crazy. Somebody must have been on drugs
that week or something. -[upbeat music plays]
-[laughs] I loved seeing myself happy
and feeling proud of myself because there's not a lot of
moments like that on the show. <i> I feel like I'm always crying</i> <i> or getting torn down
by someone.</i> I think this just taught me
that I can do it. I think I never thought
it was possible to be on the top
of the pyramid. I was losing all confidence
in that, but I was like, "I won first and I actually
can be on the top." [cheering] [MC] Great job given by Paige
from Abby Lee. I am excited.
We've never done this. [indistinct chatter] [cheering] <i> Dance Moms!</i> You guys talk crap about my kid
all the time! You're not out there,
Kendall, so you don't know. Excuse me! Abby, I am
not allowing this woman to talk to my child like that! Pyramid took all day. I feel like a lot of people
don't know that. And it was hard being
a nine-year-old being judged by a pyramid that has never been
heard of before and it was never done before. <i> I think a lot of the times,</i> <i> the craziest pyramids</i> were when people would
walk through the door that we had no idea
were coming. What's our surprise? I'd like
to know what our surprise is. Laquifa! [girls squealing] There he is! What's going on? No idea who these people are. [Jill] They're Abby's
ultimate dancers. -Say hi, girls.
-Hi, everyone. [Abby]<i> I'm holding
an open audition.</i> -What?
-Kelly walks in. -I don't have time for that.
-[squealing] -This is your surprise.
-Hello! Whether it was me coming
back to the studio... I'm in the middle of
a rehearsal! -You know what? Rehearse!
-I cannot believe this. Or the Minis coming,
or the Elite Team coming. Or Abby ripping someone's
picture off of the mirror. No pyramid. Those were the pyramids
that stood out to me. Or the time that
I yelled at Ashlee. That was definitely
a big pyramid for me. Abby, how do you really feel
about moms who don't necessarily agree with
the way the results went, automatically question-- Just stop.
All you want is drama. Why don't we go on the pyramid? -We're talking about the trio.
-I don't care. You guys never once
take into account that this kid has feelings, too.
Ever. Because everything out of your
mouth is mean and hurtful. [Ashlee] You're just jealous
that Brynn has had a better season
than Kendall. [tense music plays] It's all over social media.
It doesn't-- Kendall, don't listen to her. It's not all over social media. Trust me. She's a fool. You're not allowed to speak
or look at my child. I wasn't talking
to either of you. -I was talking to Abby.
-I'm not dealing with this. I care about her feelings. So much that
she has to tear down every kid
to make hers feel good. -I have not torn down kids.
-You do. You're the one who tears
down kids every day. You guys talk crap about my kid
all the time! You're not out there,
Kendall, so you don't know. Excuse me! Abby, I am
not allowing this woman to talk to my child like that! [Holly]<i> Wow. Kendall yelled
at Ashlee.</i> Our kids are becoming
like their mothers. And is that a really good thing? Grow the [bleep] up! I'm done. I'm leaving. Goodbye! -Jill! Jill!
-[Jill] No! You can have her! Have her! Have fun! I'm leaving. I am so over this! This is absolutely... nuts. But if I'm gonna be honest,
they all blended, and we were all just
standing there like this. [Abby] I've been raising you
for years now. Okay. [Abby] But there comes that time when you're playing a role where
you need to dig down deep and remember that I saw you
become frail... Everything was going in one ear
and out the other. [chuckles] [upbeat music plays] Look, she's so up high. She's so high, she's up top. [woman] Beautiful! -Here, you want it?
-[woman laughs] You want a frame? Why don't you be the adult and console them first? You yelled at Paige and
told her she was stupid. I think the case in point
is we know that you don't care-- Some kids are just special! I actually remember
not really caring about my place
on pyramid. On pyramid day, <i> on our way to the studio,</i> <i> I didn't sit there
and fret</i> <i> over where I came
on the pyramid.</i> Or, like, what she was gonna
say about me. Chloe, time to face the music.
You're not seven anymore. I suggest you get
in front of a mirror and you work on your confidence. Fourth? Not good enough. Chloe is suspended.
So is her mother. Disappointment.
Deplorable. And I certainly don't think
any of you work hard enough. I think the only way that Chloe will ever make it
to the top again <i> is if she maybe reincarnates
as Anna Pavlova.</i> Fights would break out
during pyramids for sure. -First overall--
-She got first in pre-teen. You are not gonna ruin her! You yelled at Paige and told her
she was stupid. And I got these for free,
and I got these for free. It was really the only time we were very involved
in the drama. I heard your teacher
say last week that your girls could learn
from JoJo's confidence. How will you women stand here?
You're cowards! -I didn't--
-You're cowards! -We know that you don't care--
-Some kids are just special! You dangled a carrot
in front of her and you just ripped it away! For what? For<i> her</i> daughter? Usually the moms tried
to keep it far away from us, and throughout the week, they would take it
right to Abby, <i> and encourage us
to step out of the room</i> so we weren't part of it
and didn't hear the yelling. But pyramid was the only time
that they couldn't control that. You should let 'em all three
do hip-hop. -Do whatever you want.
-Oh my God! We almost had a normal pyramid
without someone storming out. I was just always interested
in pyramid because I wanted to learn
what was coming next. [Abby]<i> This week the girls and I
are in New York City.</i> Here we are, back in LA. We're going to Starpower
in Lancaster. I was so excited to learn
what city we were traveling to, what competition, <i> what dances we were
gonna learn.</i> <i> What was our next story?
Our next message?</i> <i> So I didn't even really
focus on</i> the actual pyramid part of it, just kind of looking
to what was coming. [upbeat music plays] [Abby] Bottom of the pyramid... we have JoJo. I've been on
the bottom every week. She did the group dance.
She did good. [Abby] Then we'll leave her. [cheering] I like that!
