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[Abby] Mackenzie? -How's the foot? -She's resting. Resting? What are you resting from? All the cartwheels you were doing? Come on. My eyes and ears are everywhere. Did Mackenzie really think that she was gonna do cartwheels and I wouldn't know about it? Mackenzie, if you're faking that injury, there's gonna be huge repercussions. -She was hopping. -[Kelly] Oh, Melissa! [Melissa] She was. I was watching her, Kel. Melissa, don't lie for your kid. -[Melissa] I'm not-- -[Abby] You lie enough yourself -as it is without lying for her. -What do you mean? I was watching her. [Christi] I think Melissa is covering for Mackenzie. They both need to just fess up and get their punishment over with already. How long? [Abby] You weren't on your foot. I don't wanna be lied to. I need to get to the bottom of this foot thing. Mackenzie and Melissa, their stories just aren't adding up. There's one way to find out what's really going on. Interrogation tactics. Brooke, I want you to line everybody up. Right here facing that way. Come on. Let's go. -Maddie! -Yes, ma'am. Did Makenzie go to the hospital when she left dance class? [Maddie] Yes, ma'am. -Nia! -Yes, ma'am. Did you witness Mackenzie doing cartwheels in here? I didn't see her do a cartwheel. Don't you lie to me. I just saw her walk. [Abby] You saw her walk. Did she limp? Yeah. [Melissa] She doesn't have a broken foot. It's a sprained ankle. You can walk on a sprained ankle. Did anybody else witness Mackenzie out of the chair doing a trick... or upside down? Finally, the truth comes out. I knew these kids would crack under pressure. Mackenzie, I'm not very happy. You're playing around and making a joke of it? I don't want a wounded soldier. Paige was in a cast for weeks. Wanna get better and you wanna be okay for Monday? You stay off it. Soldier, you save those tears for the pillow! We don't have time for tears. [dynamic music] Wow! Oh, my goodness. That is amazing. Uh, yeah, we need to start going through it with the music and no talking. Faces, eyeballs. This routine could be epic. But one little thing goes wrong... "Fairest of Them All" plummets to the ground. [woman] Oh, my Lord. Makes me nervous. [exclaims] I'm gonna be so nervous, I might not be in the theater. Elliana, go out on that stage and prove that you have something that the ALDC will benefit from you being on this team. Understood? All right. Let's go. [cheers and applause] Remember when you're out there, it's technique coupled with performance quality. And just lay it all out in the floor. Okay? Are you okay? I just wanna go 'cause we're going on right now, so... Okay. Go, sweetie. My stomach is turning around in circles right now. The junior elites have been on a winning streak. So if this group does not win, then it's solely Elliana's fault. The pressure is probably... the largest amount of pressure she has experienced. [announcer] Please welcome our next entry... "Fairest of Them All." [fantastical music] [vocalizing on recording] [music intensifies] [applause and cheers] Yolanda is seeing firsthand what happens when you put a nine-year-old in with seasoned dancers. And in first place... [intense music playing] number 43, "Fairest of Them All"! [cheers] [applause and cheers] We won, but this doesn't mean that every week, the older girls should be backup dancers to the mini. But our streak is still alive and that's what counts. -Woo! -How did you feel? Hey, you, congratulations. Good job, my love. -What's Abby saying? -So proud of you. For your first performance was just a matter of getting used to their teachings and knowing what they say. [indistinct chattering] I don't know. [bird squawking] Congratulations, everybody. -[girl] Thank you! -[applause] Elliana. Were you crying backstage? I hate that crap. That is little kid crap. The only tears backstage ever... are if somebody gets hurt. All right, Camryn, I thought you saved the day with the lift. You got it up there. It was beautiful. The feet, the legs were good. It all worked. And I'm keeping it for the week. Thank you. [host] You guys ready for some awards or what? [cheers and applause] [host] Oh, yeah, and here we go. We start out small group open, ages nine and ten. In 10th place, with a score of 286... 892 "Hurt Them First" Abby Lee Dance Company. Oh, that's us. [Abby] I was very humiliated. We are the overall grand champions from the Starbound Nationals. Maybe the judges didn't get it. That's their right. That's what you get when you go to competition. [host] Congratulations one more time to "Hurt Them First" in 10th place. [Melissa] Our group number came in 10th. We've never come in 10th place. It kinda mortified us a little bit. But it is what it is. [host] Moving on in ninth place, one point higher. With a score of 287... 870 "Almost Heaven," Candy Apples Dance. [applause] Step back up. Who helped you with this routine? Cathy Nesbitt-Stein. Remind everybody one more time what studio you're from. [girl] Candy Apples Dance Center. There it is, your ninth place junior group, "Almost Heaven." [Cathy] I'm looking around and all of the moms had these incredibly impish grins on their faces. And we know, because every dog has his day. And this is our day. [chattering indistinctly] [Holly] I'm in my own world. I wanna just go home. [Jill] I can't believe our kids didn't win. Cathy's group did not deserve to beat us. We've never ever, ever, ever in our lives went 10th place. [cross talking] Finally, they can say we beat them. And they'll leave us alone. I think the last time we didn't place was "Electricity." Ugh. Amen. Shocker. The group number came in 10th. [Abby] Neither one were dancing to their potential. My kids haven't danced to their potential all year. -Hi! -[indistinct chatter] [Cathy] Hey! How are you guys? Congratulations. With all sincerity, we just wanted to congratulate you on 10th place! [dramatic music playing] -[cheers] -[Holly] Thank you. We're proud. -[Holly] Thank you. -[Christi] And congratulations on one point better. We saw, we came... [indistinct chattering] -You are Satan! -[Cathy] Bye! My entire reputation has been humiliated. I know you guys know, and I know, and I'm sure everybody here knows about Abby-isms. -Ugh. -Oh, God. The quotes that she says all the time. Could you guys share some of your favorite ones maybe? She always tells us, she says, "If you wanna be in the business, you have to be willing to put your heart out on a platter and have people stab it." I'm like, "That's a little harsh." -She goes like this. -[audience laughs] How about you, Nia? "Save your tears for the pillow." That's a classic. That is a classic. Um, she says, "We're all gonna go to competition, we're all gonna win, and we're all gonna have fun!" We're all gonna have fun! And we were just like, "Are we really?" [laughs] Okay, so I have some of my favorites of all time and I was wondering if you guys, we could play a little game. -Like a fill in the blank game? -Ooh. Where I say half of the quote and you guys can finish it. -Are you guys up for it? -Okay. Okay. Here we go. Here we go. "I don't sweat, I..." -Shine! -[audience laughs] Sparkle! -No. -Oh! -Glisten? -Glisten! -Glisten, yeah. Glisten. -Glisten. Yes, you got it. Uh, okay. "I could make you or I could..." -Ooh! -[audience laughs] -JoJo. -Break you! -Yeah. -Yeah! [cheering] Here is my favorite Abby-ism. Okay. "Those legs are about as straight as..." Those legs are about...? Oh, my gosh. I know this. -Elton John. -Yes! Yes. Elton John. What did you think of the critique? [exhales] It was... It was all fine. [Jill] The judge who spoke to every single one of our kids said their ballet, muscle memory, everything we've been saying all week. I just wanna understand. What's the disconnect? Overstepping your boundary. Abby, we want the same thing you want. That's why you're here. But we also want to have a training that will back that up. And you don't you have the training to back that up thus far? -But I think what we want now-- -Okay. Enough. Enough. We have to figure out what to do here. -You don't need to figure out. -[Jessalyn] Why? The girls know what to do. Where's the jazz teacher? Where's the hip-hop teacher? Where's the tumbling teacher? That's what we're trying to figure out. All you do is keep flapping your mouth and you're not saying anything. It's trying to "bring the Pittsburgh," what we have in Pittsburgh, and making a balance and making everything work. I don't like mommies playing dancing school. Get that straight. [Kira] I've done it for 14 years, and that's why my child is the dancer she is. [sniffles] Oh, give her a hug. She's-she's hurting right now. Abby knows she's wrong. What does she do? Starts bawling like a baby. Because she knows there's no other way out. Abby, you have all this support in this room. We love you. [Jessalyn] Oh, JoJo. It's okay. [Jessalyn] This is crossing the line. Abby rejected JoJo, Kalani, and Nia away. [Kira] Abby, I don't know why you'd asked the other girls to walk away from you because they support you just as much. It has nothing to do with what you teach and what you don't teach. Don't care. You guys are being ridiculous! Fine. Do it without us. All my help. We don't give a damn. -[indistinct yelling] -No! It's ridiculous! Don't point your finger at me. Don't you dare try and make my child look like that! Don't you dare! -[chuckles] -Go to hell! Go to hell! Your kid would rather be with any mother here than with you! I won't ever let you treat my child like that! Everybody else will! I will not! I am so sick of that. Kalani, let's go. -She's a [bleep] -[Abby gasps] [Kira] Yeah. You are! Do not treat my child like that! You begged me to get your kid back! Do not-- I want this kid with me! I don't want her with you! Sleeping with some guy you're not even married to. No! [Abby] And look what you do. Look what you do! [Jill] Kira, get in here. Get in here. No, you go to hell, too! I'm so sick and tired of you guys always supporting her, standing here acting like it's okay. -I will not stand there! -You don't-- I do understand! Don't you dare. I'm getting my stuff. I've been doing this for 11 years. I'm leaving. I've had enough. Four and a half years of success, opportunities, and yet I'm the bad guy? About a few classes? Please. I don't need this. Peace out. Abby and Kira have this huge drawn-out fight, and Abby leaves. Abby leaves the team... right before the group dance. Like, we're in California. Where's our leader? What's happening? I don't have to deal with that. And you shouldn't have to deal with it. You know that Abby just sometimes does things. We're just here to dance. Everything turns into a big fight. It's not okay. That type of behavior cannot continue to happen Kalani wants to stay. She wants to do the group number. That kid's stronger than Abby is and that's all that matters. [Jill] Kira, I'm so glad you're here and you stayed. And, Kalani, the team wouldn't be the same if you didn't stay. She's just not gonna leave the group on this number that she's already learned, but... as far as coming back, that's to be determined. [announcer] Please welcome to the Believe stage, number 47 "Dance Bop." [cheering and applause] ['50s bop music playing] -Good job, girls. -Yeah, girls. [cheering and applause] Our final category is the 12 to 14 small group. [Jill] We have lost two weeks in a row. Regardless of all the drama and Abby storming off, we really need a first place win. Third place, 12 to 14 small group regional Believe champion is... "Dance Bop" number 47. [cheers and applause] If Abby wasn't in tears before, she definitely will be in tears now. Here's a news flash. Maybe the girls aren't winning because, I don't know, we're not in class? We came to LA for what? No opportunities, no dance training, no wins, no dance studio. Why are we even here? [Holly] You think Abby's just gonna walk back in the door? I think Abby will walk back through the door. But the question is, will you bring Kalani back? Because we love her. We love you. She's part of the team. It has nothing to do with the team. I won't allow my child to go through that. Abby had no reason to push my child away. She has done nothing to you. So if you wanna treat my child like that, we'll go home and we'll get training. I'll try my best not to make this my last, but I can't promise you anything. -[JoJo] Yes, you can. -[sobs] -No, it's-- [sniffles] -It's not her decision. I don't want you to leave. [Jessalyn] We are moving backwards at the ALDC. 911. We need help. Something needs to change. [sobbing] Chloe, you're gonna enter first. Right there. You're on the top of the pyramid. Don't push it. I don't know why you mother doesn't say you have confidence. You are the cockiest kid I've ever worked with. Isn't it ironic that Abby's tactics are very equivalent to bullying in a dance about bullying? I'm giving you both legs straight and you're doing one bent. Do you understand? She doesn't have a brain in her head. Move in. [Christi] I have to be careful the battles I pick with Abby because Abby doesn't like me. She's made that perfectly clear. But when I see Chloe starting to cry and I see the tears actually on her shirt of her dance wear, I'm thinking, "Oh God, what is going on in there?" She's an evil bitch. Chloe's crying. [Abby] I expect more from you. You should know what straight legs are. And you ignore me and just keep going. [Chloe] I'm a little upset because I didn't understand what Miss Abby was saying to me for choreography. [Abby] You're not a choreographer. Don't start being one. [Chloe] And she yelled at me because I was doing another thing. She was like, "You're choreographing," and I really wasn't trying to choreograph. I just didn't know what she meant. -She'll come out. -[Kelly] She isn't gonna come! Wanna go down and see? I can't walk in that room. Well, Chloe isn't gonna walk out. Then she'll get yelled at more. [Abby] You're on top of the pyramid. Suck it up. The next kid's on speed dial to come to this studio. Okay. Let's go. Let me see what we have from the top. Hope you remember it. The trio this week, entitled "Over and Over," is a contemporary piece. Now, the girls learned this dance months ago. So this should just be a refresher course for Chloe, Paige, and Maddie. ♪ Over and over ♪ -♪ This I would do... ♪ -[Abby] Okay, stop. Paige, look in the mirror where Maddie's hands are. Why can't you figure that out? Why can't you look in the mirror and say, "One of us is different." [tense music playing] Paige, whoa, whoa, whoa. Where is that foot, in passe, coupe? Too old for these little corrections. Goodness. I thought that putting Paige on top of the pyramid would build up her self-esteem. That that would give that kid a shot in the arm she needed to get her act together. Big mistake. I have had it with you! What did she say? You didn't show up for a whole month to take class. Your mother sits out there and screams! You know she won't say it to me because she's a chicken [bleep]. She has to say it to somebody who's ten. [Abby] You should have remembered that trio! Ridiculous. Hit play. Make 'em do it again. [dramatic music playing] [Kelly] I've been with Abby since I was two and a half. She was my dance teacher. So I understand how she's hard on dancers. But as a mom, it's hard whenever you're watching your kid crying. [Kelly] [dramatic music playing] [Abby] She's done. Done. Stupid is as stupid does and I can't stand it anymore. It's ridiculous. There we go again with Kelly. Bad parenting. Even a preschool mother knows you don't come downstairs. You don't open the door. You let the teacher handle it. Why do you let her bother you? I just don't get it. Just... Who cares? Look at her and be like, "Who cares, Miss Abby?" [Paige cries] [Kelly] Paige is a sensitive kid. That's how I want her to be. And Abby flips out because she's crying. "She's not professional." Well, no, she's not professional. She's a ten-year-old little girl at dance class. Do you not wanna do it? [Kelly] Okay. Get control of yourself and go ahead in. And if she says you're done, walk out and I'll walk in. It's not worth it. It's a stupid dance. If she tells you to leave, then say, "You know what? Good. Give it to somebody else to learn." -[crying] -[somber music playing] -Okay. -[crying] -[Christi] Don't let her win. -You're bigger than her. Not by size, but you're better than her. [Christi] It's your trio. Don't let her kick you out. -All right. Go ahead. -Go ahead. Take a breath. This is your-- Paige, it's your dance. [Paige] I think Abby was being a little bit too hard for our trio rehearsals. I don't like when she yells at us because it makes us feel really nervous, and if we do it wrong, we're gonna get it. [Abby] Hollywood Vibe is three days away. So suck it up and don't leave again 'cause there's another kid waiting to get in here. -Go. Five, six, seven, eight. -♪ Here I am ♪ ♪ Waiting for you ♪ Ding-dong! Look! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Eight would be the second. Not eight and a-one, two. [whistling exhale] This is a routine they learned three months ago. They didn't forget it, oh, because they're kids. They forgot it because they're irresponsible dancers. They screwed up. They were supposed to practice it on their own. That is a waste of my time and their time. Chloe, don't cry! Be smarter! Eight means eight. Not 9.5, not 10! Eight! Can't count to eight? She's not even listening to what I'm saying. Think about Hollywood Vibe. 'Cause I can call 'em now and try to get our money back if you don't wanna go. 'Cause I'm not gonna go there and let what happened to that trio in St. Louis happen again! You're gonna go do your solo and be fabulous and you're gonna do your solo and be fabulous and screw the trio and screw the group? No! I want everything to look great. Do you understand? So you're done. Go ahead, use that door. Goodbye. Was I politically correct? No. Was I furious? Yes! I want them to go home, I want them to get some sleep. -Mm-hm. -They're yawning in my face. They're distracted. They don't know right from left. They can't count to eight. They need to go home before somebody gets hurt. Girls, I don't need the tears. You're nine, ten, and 11 years old. Exactly! [dramatic music playing] [Abby] Every kid makes mistakes. These mothers are enabling their children to make mistakes and not own them. My daughter was at the top of pyramid and she's leaving the studio crying. This is why I say, [bleep] the pyramid. Oh, yay. Are all the tears over? What are all the tears about? I don't understand. -Why are you crying? -You don't understand? -No. Because you're screaming in little kids' faces! [mockingly] "Little kids' faces!" [Christi] Yeah, little kids' faces! -Grow up! -You grow up! [Melissa] Abby's the best. The girls, they were just being taught the things they forgot about the trio. It was no big deal. I think the moms need to get a grip. Know what, Abby? You should be so lucky to have Chloe as your student because she's a great dancer and everybody knows it, except for you. I made her. I know it! You did not. Were you pregnant for nine months? I made her! Know what? You couldn't have given a [bleep] about her for so many years when I sat up there and I told her what to do because you were too busy looking at everybody else! Oh, who else was I looking at? Oh, let me guess! -[Kelly laughing] -Who?! Who else? [Christi] Abby does not put any value on any child in her studio except for Maddie, and those kids know it. And it is a shame. [tense music playing] Disrespectful! [Christi] My mother woulda came in and beat my butt when I couldn't count to eight! She woulda been mortified! White trash. I didn't sign up for this. [Abby] Congratulations on a wonderful victory, Kendall. This beautiful girl in this beautiful dress is so much prettier to look at than the little girl crying and running out of the studio saying, "I quit, I quit, I'm finished." -We love her. -[Abby] You agree? Yeah? No more of that. Okay? All right. I'm not trying to get on Kendall. I don't even think I'm hard on Kendall at all. Kendall is a beautiful child and I think she can be a star. Let's talk about the future. 'Cause now, you're only as good as your last performance. You have to go onward and upward from here. So your height, you're growing, you need your talent, your stamina, your energy, your flexibility to keep up with that. All of you. And it's tough. It stinks. Maddie is the star she is because she focused on what I told her was wrong. When she had a mistake, she worked on it. She is now a global phenomenon. And if these other girls figured it out, that there's nothing wrong with a little more hard work, they would be famous too. Tomorrow, I'm leaving for New York for two weeks. -Honey! -[all react] Aw... We've been doing this for so long and we appreciate it and we love being with each other because I love these ladies and these kids like they're mine. And it's hard because I think things are changing for us. You know? I love to see my daughter on stage. This is hard for me today. I'm sorry. Don't say, "Don't cry" because it's what I do. It's why I exist for my kids. Yeah, but just imagine sitting in a movie theater. I know. I can't wait. But I miss her so much. This is just the beginning, remember. I'm saving my tears for my pillow. I have to save 'em and put 'em in a box. Abby, what's wrong? [Abby sighs] Lots. [tense music playing] [strained] Yep. I just feel like... I just feel like I have shackles on my ankles, dragging me down. [Jill] Did she just say she has shackles weighing her down? She's lost it. When you can control your own destiny, and you make mistakes and you screw up or do something wrong, you pay the consequences, that's it. [music continues] [announcer] Taking the stage, ladies and gentlemen, would be entry #88. [dramatic music playing] It's been chaos. Screaming, yelling, fighting, because everybody knows somebody's going home. Abby is angry. They need to come together as a team. They need to prove to Abby why they deserve to be here. [announcer] Here they are with "The Healer." [dramatic music playing] [intense, dramatic orchestral music playing] [bright, spiritual piano music playing] ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ ♪ Over the hill and everywhere ♪ ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪ ♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪ -[music ends] -[applause, cheering] [dramatic music playing] [Abby] What was going on on that stage? That is not the Lilly that I know. Not the Lilly I've worked with for years. Missing a side aerial, and now she's messed up the group routine. [Lilly] I fell out of my side aerial because if I were to do it, I would have kicked Pressley in the face. Out of the three weeks we've done this, I think everyone knows this is the week that wasn't the best. And we all messed up, so she can't pick on one of us. We all didn't do our best. I didn't do the side aerial. No, she'd rather me just kick someone else. Stop, please. [tense music playing] I'm not sure about "The Healer" winning. I mean, Lilly screwed up the dance big. The only way this group has a shot in hell on winning is if the judges were looking at Brady. [announcer] And your highest scoring group the entire day... [suspenseful music playing] "The Healer" from Abby Lee Dance Company! -Woo! -[upbeat dance music playing] [indistinct announcement] Please, one, two, three, and take a bow. Excellent job. Give it up for them one more time. [music ends] Well, it's a good thing I changed the bad side side aerial on Brady to go all the way over to stage left so that nobody saw Lilly over on stage right. So we should all thank Brady. Well, congratulations. You guys should be thrilled that that group won. 'Cause there was a lot of mistakes. Why does somebody who can do a side aerial blindfolded, in her sleep, miss it? [tense music playing] I was either gonna injure someone else or myself. Because I was too close to Pressley. I woulda done my side aerial, I would've kicked her face. Then if I went on the diagonal, I would've kicked the curtain. So I decided not to hurt anyone else. [Stacey] She thought she ruined the group and she was shook. Being called jealous of her teammate? Yeah, she doesn't like that. Lilly, I didn't call you jealous. No, Abby did because I kept talking about it so then Abby thought I was jealous and I wasn't. And it got really annoying. Okay, what does this have to do with the side aerial and the spacing? It should have absolutely nothing. Because if you're gonna be a pro, you could sit next to somebody, doing your makeup, that hates your guts, and you still have to go out on that stage and do the job that people are paying for a ticket to see. I don't want crying kids. You are a lucky little girl to be here, and all of you are. So this crap has to stop. If it's gonna rattle you that much, something I said or I did, or blah-blah-blah-blah-blah... either A. toughen up, B. let it go in one ear and out the other, or C. you're not cut out for this. Kids, out of the room, right now. [woman] Go on out with Lilly. Go out the door. -Go on. -Go on. Out the door. -We'll get that later. We'll get you in a sec. People thrive on somebody else being upset and somebody else having their feelings hurt. You all know that. But the carrying on, and the crying and the chaos... When I hear all this crap going on, that's when I have to rethink the casting and I don't know if everybody really belongs on this team. These mothers are such fools. They claim and claim they are not jealous of Brady. In the meantime, their jealousy is eating everybody in this room alive. I don't know what you have an issue with me about and you are on my case. I didn't speak to you today and you're all over my case. And you purposely do it when Abby comes in the room. You know what Abby does. She takes it out on your kid. What is the deal? Why are you on my case? What is the frickin' problem? Everybody agrees that your kid has an advantage. Why are you putting it on me? -Because you're-- -And on my kid. What's the reason? I didn't mean to put it on your kid. You know what's gonna happen! I didn't think she would get upset about it. [indistinct] then they all did 50 push-ups. Why wouldn't you think that would happen today? And why just me? What about her, her, her, her? Everyone's nodding. Because everyone knows -everyone agrees. -[indistinct] Everybody feels that you are jealous of Brady. [dramatic music fades] You're the one that gives off the vibe. Maybe you're jealous of my kid! -Oh my God. -You try to make me look bad, you get my kid yelled at. It's your fault. Deal with it. You're jealous. It's frickin' ridiculous. So ridiculous. Well, that's her prerogative. She can do that if she wants. [Lilly] I don't want to be here anymore. Everyone's yelling at me and telling me I'm jealous of everyone. [Stacey] Good, then let's leave. Next, we have JoJo. [tense music playing] You were fifth in the competition. You're fifth on the pyramid. Sometimes you act like a five-year-old. Maybe five is your lucky number, or not-so-lucky number. She did a good job last week. She did a solo. You poured blood on her. You put a four-inch crown on her head. -She did a good job. -Keep telling her. [Jessalyn] She did a good job. -She did a good job. -[Abby] Keep telling her. You should have watched the movie. When you're given an assignment, you do it. But I'm in a hotel room, and a scary movie just-- [Jessalyn] No, we're not gonna do it. I'm not gonna have her be scared for the next six months because she watched the movie you wanted her to watch. We did the dance. We watched the trailer. I told her what it was about. [Abby] You didn't change your emotion. You had one look on your face the entire time. It was good. She was possessed. -It was good. -Well, if you're so good, you don't need to be a part of the Abby Lee Dance Company. [dramatic 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! Don't have an attitude that you are entitled in this world! You are not! You deserve nothing else! You earn it. You can't stand here and cry. I want no-- No, no, no, no, no crying children. None. Well, if you yell at me, I'm gonna cry. -Get out. Go. -[Jessalyn] Let's go. -Okay. -[Abby] Go. Let's go. We're going home right now. [dramatic music playing] My kid would never do that. See, this is where I think the mothers are ridiculous. Jess has no idea that I already have music selected, a costume chosen, and choreography in mind for JoJo to do with Mackenzie. But no, she's gonna cause all this chaos. It's just her. Because you talked back to her. No, because her kids don't talk. They're gonna cry. [Jessalyn] I hate the way that Abby is treating JoJo, but I know this is a great opportunity for JoJo, and I want her to be on the team, and I want her to go back to Pittsburgh with Abby. Just say you're sorry. Because you're a bigger person than she is. -You're back? -Yup. -[Abby] Why? -Sorry I didn't watch the movie. That's taking the high road. Okay, but wait, you just cut into why she was saying how good Kendall just did. -Right. I mean, that's like-- -Could you wing it? -Thank you, Abby. -Jeez! -So, Kendall, great job. -Thank you. [Abby] This is called "It Girl." The music's a little bit different. So it's sassy and it's fast and it's fun. The music talks about a sassy, swanky, fun-loving "it" girl. Somebody who's ahead of her time. And that's Kendall. Ball change up. Up. [Jill] I'm really excited that Kendall has a solo. You know what? This is Kendall's year to get something. What did I tell you ten times? Don't step in front of yourself. You can see how pigeon-toed you are. Step to the left. I feel like I'm dealing with a five-year-old. Why are you not continuing the turn and roll to the floor and leap over your hand? It's the same thing. Do it. She's screaming. [Abby] When I receive reports from my faculty during the break, I kept hearing about Kendall. She was always there. She was working really hard. And I thought, "Wow, Kendall is going to be a force to be reckoned with this season." And I made the routine difficult. Really, Kendall? Kendall! You know what? You're done. The people that were in here dancing are a thousand times better than you. Go somewhere else and work on it. [Jill] There's nothing like working with Abby. You almost have to get your heart and your mind in a certain mode to be able to work with Abby. Oh, she's crying. Uh-oh. -[crying] -What's wrong? [Jill] What were you working on? She told me to do the turn, and I didn't hear her, and she yelled at me. [Abby] Jill, I don't know what's going on, but... -I don't either. -I have an empty room. And I have 30 kids shoved into studio B, practicing. I just gave you a combination, and you couldn't remember it two seconds later. That's not Kendall. Time's up. -[whispering] Okay, let's go. -That's what I mean. She keeps being mean to me. [Abby] A kid who's the only one that got a solo shouldn't be up there crying. She's right. You shouldn't be crying. However, you are. [Abby] I have this crying kid. She's nine years old, and she's sitting upstairs on her mother's lap, crying. -What is going on with your kid? -[Jill] I don't know, Abby, -but you can't say that to her. -[Abby] Wait a minute. I can say whatever I want. [Jill] Well, then you can't expect her to perform for you. [Abby] The triple coupe that she used to do, that we worked on, to the developpe, to the inside arabesque. She couldn't do it. She couldn't remember what she just did. Then she goes upstairs and is crying like a baby! [Jill] Of course she's crying. Because she told me how her feelings were hurt. Oh! You know what? I gave it to her. -She had the time. That was it. -[Jill] All right. I can't-- You know what? We can't compete! I'm pissed off at Abby because Kendall still has all that fire in her belly and all that potential, and I need Abby to see that again. My goal is to get Kendall at the top of the pyramid, and I want Kendall to be a star. We can't compete with that here! [Abby] Next! Get Mackenzie and tell her to come in here. So, sit down. Slump. There you go. That's Mackenzie. Okay, show me what you have. ♪ Been a terrible, horrible, no good, bad day ♪ [Abby] Mackenzie's solo is entitled, "I Just Want to Sit on the Couch and Eat Chips." She's lazy. Mackenzie technically should dance like an 11-year-old. It's the legs not being straight, the feet not being stretched, the arms not being properly placed. So this routine is gonna push that kid to the next level. It's gonna make her a stronger dancer. So get here and flex your feet up in the air. Go ahead. I keep almost getting kicked. Why am I almost getting kicked? If your legs are there and they're going that way, why is your alignment so bad that you're coming back to me? That's what you're screwing up every time. Come on. If this was your sister, we would be halfway finished with the number. Well, she's not. Her name's Mackenzie, and she's not Maddie, so whatever. And what's the name of your dance? It is called "I Just Want to Stay at Home and Eat Chips." No. She can't even remember the name of the dance. "I Just Want to Sit on the Couch and Eat Chips." Hence, the couch. Is this not a couch? It could be a sofa. Could be a love seat. No. I thought it was, "I Just Want to Stay Home and Eat Chips." All I want to do is just stay home and eat chips. No. So the little smartass is trying to tell me that that's not the quote that she said, that we're wrong. I'm not gonna have Abby be mean to my daughter anymore. I can't do it. Abby's not perfect. That's for [bleep] sure. Abby, why'd you call Mackenzie a smartass? Because she's trying to contradict me about-- No, she said, "I thought it was 'I Want to Stay at Home and Eat Chips,'" because that's what I thought it was too. You don't have to call her a smartass. Well, but you didn't hear the way she said it. Okay, but I don't think you should call her a smartass. I'll never call her anything again. She said other kids would just remember it in two minutes. And she's like, "Okay, we have 20 seconds done." Just calm down. Kenzie, you know how this goes. She's just being mean and rude like she always is. I just don't want to do it. Abby needs to take something out on someone, and she's taking it out on us. But just leave my daughter alone. She doesn't want to mess with me right now. I know way too much. I know so much stuff. I hope she knows that. Abby didn't give us her predictions yet on who she thought was gonna win. You know, honestly, it's like... I can only do what she gives me, so I'm just gonna make it my best and hope that I come out on top, because her words don't matter. Abby's words don't matter and Abby's opinion doesn't matter? Joanne and I run in a little bit of the same circles, because we're both from New Jersey. But I don't think Joanne's a team player, and I don't know if Gia is either. Those words, to me, are disrespectful to Abby. You said that you can only do what she gives you? Does that mean you don't really like your dance? I love my dance. But yesterday I thought you said she was crying because you didn't like the dance. It's not that she doesn't like the dance. It's just, you know, Gia doesn't do sassy jazz. Like, if she does a jazz dance, it has more strength to it. It's not so pretty and sparkly, that's all. It just seems really fake. -All of it seems like really-- -What's fake? Because it just seems so contradictory. Like, you say one thing, and then you're saying something completely different. Her dance is like cheesy jazz. And I'm her mom... But you just said she loved it. That's what I'm saying. You love it and Gia doesn't like it? No, Gia-- We all-- Today, we all love it, right? Because it's competition day. It's like pointless to even speak. Like, you love it, you hate it five minutes later. You love it, it's cheesy five minutes later. The truth is, it was hard. And it's just an excuse-- Then you know what I think you should do? Why don't you look up the definition of "perfect." You'll see me and my kid, okay? Because we come from the professional world. All that matters is Gia goes out there and slays it, and shuts you all up. I think you're a confident woman. I love that you speak from your heart. I wouldn't say "confident." I would say "cocky." And I think there's a difference. [Michelle] I'm conflicted right now. It feels like moms are piling on Joanne. And Joanne's trying to stand up for her kid. And sometimes kids don't use the right words. This week, the group dance is extremely important to Abby, so if she finds out what GiaNina said, Abby's going to be pissed. Soloists, I know you're putting your final touches in, but come on up here. Hannah, you need to dance like it's the last time you will ever dance. Because it just might be. GiaNina, you have a sassy jazz dance. So this should be easy peasy for you. Have the same style and the same sass and the same attitude you had in the trio as the devil right now. So that's what we need to see again. -All right? -I love my dance, and I feel that it also fits my personality well. And I love all the tricks and things that are in my dance. [woman] Okay, Joanne, seriously... Okay. That's not what you've been saying all week. -Wow, and all morning. -What? What are you talking about? That's the exact opposite of the entire conversation of the week and this morning. You actually called her dance cheesy jazz. Yeah, she... [stammers] -Gia, great. -[Abby] I don't appreciate some 13-year-old kid talking about my choreography or Gianna's. I don't want a brat on my team. I do not raise brats. And Gia's not a brat, so... She just said before she actually doesn't care about Abby's opinion or her words. That came out of her mouth. I am so frustrated that everything my daughter's saying, Ashley and Stacey are twisting. They're feeding it to Abby. It's ridiculous. You're grown-ass women. Shame on you. You said, "I don't care about Miss Abby's opinions or words." Did I make that up? Save your tears for the pillow, kid. Wake up. This is real life. And you are not gonna talk about me behind my back, or her. We have raised winners. Winner after winner after winner after winner. And a child who dances for me with my name on your back is gonna talk that way about anything at this studio? No. No way. All right, come on. We gotta go. We gotta go. I mean, did I want her to get in trouble? No. But at the same time, like, I also don't want the rest of the kids to think they can say whatever they want and not be held accountable for it. I feel bad because she's a kid, but like at the same time... Okay, girls. Stop crying! Stop it! There are little kids that can't afford to take dance class. There are children dying of cancer. Do you understand that? Is she really screaming in Gia's face? I don't know whose face she's screaming at, but... There are kids that don't have legs that can't even dance. You should be grateful for these opportunities. You should be grateful that you have a mom and dad that can put you into these things, and leave work, and come and do this every weekend. There's kids that are in pain, kids that are being kept alive on a machine. And you're crying? You have issues at home, and you need to fix them. [dramatic music playing] I hope it's enough to win. [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, taking the stage right now is GiaNina with "Rich Girl." [cheers and applause] ♪ Ooh, you got it all ♪ ♪ But it won't last long ♪ ♪ All the riches in the world can't buy you love ♪ ♪ No matter the cost ♪ ♪ If you've never been down you don't know how to get up ♪ ♪ It's getting lonely ♪ ♪ Just spending time like money ♪ ♪ But you're always alone ♪ -♪ Ah ♪ -♪ You've got to know ♪ ♪ You've got it all, got it all ♪ ♪ But it won't last long ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ All the riches in the world ♪ ♪ Can't buy you love, true love ♪ ♪ No matter the cost ♪ ♪ If you've never been down you don't know how to get up ♪ ♪ Got it all, but it won't last long ♪ ♪ All the riches in the world can't buy you love ♪ ♪ True love no matter the cost ♪ ♪ If you've never been down you don't know how to get up ♪ ♪ Good love, got enough? ♪ ♪ Had enough? ♪ ♪ 'Cause you know enough ♪ ♪ Is never enough ♪ [song ends] [cheering and applause] [announcer] All right, ladies and gentlemen. Ready to start awards for Drop the Beat. [GiaNina] We'll have to see how it plays out, but I don't like when people twist my words. You people give dance "moms" a bad name. Stepping on kids, trying to get your kid ahead. Who does that to a child? Before they perform on stage? You trying to sabotage my kid before she goes on stage? Flapping your lips together? There's a time and a place. They'll get their punishment one day. Just wait. [announcer] Our teen soloists. We have in fourth place... "Rich Girl." -[applause] -Miss GiaNina. So Hannah beat Gia. I know you kind of dismissed her this week. Gia felt dismissed before she even got a foot out there. This is what I teach my daughter. You take every opportunity you're given. And Gia takes all her opportunities to the max. Not this week. She sat there and cried about it. She wasn't crying about her dance. She was crying about she didn't even have a chance. I disagree. I think she had as equal of a chance. If Hannah would have been given the sassy jazz, she would have gone out there and she probably would have won second with that, because that's Hannah. [Joanne] Enough. We're done. My kid was upset enough. And she moved on. Because that's what we do. Now, let's get to the solos. -What happened today? -I'm sorry that I got fourth. I know I can do better. [sighs] [tearfully] And I just wanted to apologize, because I didn't mean to tell you that I didn't like the solo and didn't like your choreography. That's not what I said. My words were twisted. And I'm so sorry that that happened. But I know next time I will come out on top. You are definitely in the doghouse. If you're gonna be nasty, or feisty, or a brat, do it on stage when it counts. When you're playing a part. Not in real life. I will not have it, GiaNina. Will not have it. And it's gonna come back to haunt you. I explained that not everybody was gonna stay on this team. And I had my thoughts of who was gonna go first. It certainly wasn't you. But now it's a different story. [intense music playing] [Abby] Maddie, I wanna talk to you. [Maddie] Miss Abby brought me into Studio C and wanted to have a talk with me. I just wanted Miss Abby to understand that, like, I love to dance and I think I want it more than anyone else. What's going on? Why were you in your car last night crying? I was crying because I was just gonna ask you if I could have a solo. I just, like... Feel like this is like my home, and... Uh-uh. Every opportunity I have given you came from my heart. Maddie won how many titles? How many times was she on the top of the pyramid? Girls, I want to get going for the pyramid. Where are you? There's people standing in the parking lot. That was awful, Maddie. I don't deserve that. I didn't deserve any of it. There's always another kid. There's always somebody else. We love you. We were ready to work with you. And you sat out there... I'm sorry. Why didn't you get out of the car and go, "No, I'm going in there"? I'm sorry. Maddie, no solo. Think about what you've done. It's gonna take a long time. Pressley, you chose Brady. This may have been the best decision of your life or the worst decision of your life. Everybody is going to have eyes on Brady. No one is even going to look at you. I don't think that's fair. You don't think anybody's gonna look at her? Well, you will. Brady, your mother came to me and said that I don't yell at you enough. That I'm not tough enough on you. I think that pressure was coming from the other mothers. [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, "Geek Gets the Girl." -Whoo! -[applause] ["Someone Like Me" by Kenny Werner playing] ♪ Just an average guy ♪ ♪ With a yearning I can't deny ♪ ♪ Don't suppose you could fall for ♪ ♪ Someone like me ♪ ♪ If you just got to know me ♪ ♪ But that's something I can't foresee ♪ ♪ I'm a sensitive person ♪ ♪ My plight seems to worsen ♪ ♪ Won't you open your eyes ♪ ♪ To love someone like me ♪ ♪ Someone ♪ ♪ Whoa, someone ♪ -[music ends] -[applause] [announcer] That was entry #43. Brady and Pressley with "Geek Gets the Girl." -No, it wasn't. -We were over the back. -Okay, over the back. -We were too far forward. Over the back-- And we had to do it on the aerial. -I didn't see that. -That's fine. We made a mistake. It's funny, because I'm a geek and I don't know what I'm doing. It wasn't your fault. It was mine. [Abby] Pressley. I'm not so sure that picking Brady was the best choice for you. His level of difficulty is up here. And every time you turn, it's clumsy. I'm just gonna use that word. Yes? I think I was too close to Brady before we started the one lift where I bobbled. And I just think that that messed me up for the rest of the dance. So, what did you learn from that? I'm just upset with myself because I know I can do better. And I did it right in rehearsal, and I just don't know why I didn't do it right on stage. I'm just upset with myself. No tears. You bring the whole room down. And everybody has to come over to hug you, and it's a big pity party. It's over. Learn from it and move on. [announcer] And your highest duo/trio of the entire day... "Geek Gets the Girl" from Abby Lee Dance Company. [applause] -Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah! -[laughs] I picked the right person. I'm happy that I picked Brady. Smart cookie. You three are doing solos. I don't want anyone on this team that is not a first-place winner. If you win, it makes my studio look better. Maddie, you didn't win. Your sister beat you, so you failed. It doesn't look good for the studio. Abby has too much on her mind. She moved the team to LA. She's trying to open a brand-new studio. And now we're on a losing streak. Even Maddie hasn't won first place yet. [Abby] I'm gonna ask this question to all of you. How many people are sitting on a yoga ball every morning? Okay. So you don't really want to do this, right? [Abby] Well... Get off your butt, walk over to Ross and buy a ball! That's your fault. All of you. Don't embarrass me. That's ridiculous. I have-- We have great kids. She doesn't realize what great kids we have. They are such fabulous kids. You're preaching to the choir. Go tell Abby that. She won't-- No! She's gonna say, "You're a [bleep]." -"You're dumb. You're stupid." -Right, but you're not dumb or stupid. None of us are. [Holly] I don't believe Melissa has enough of a backbone to speak up against Abby. I think she'd rather ride the coattails and do whatever Abby says than rather do what's right. [Abby] Maddie, you need to portray somebody that is a disaster waiting to happen. Somebody who loses it like you seem to lose it every day. Do that for me. ♪ She has so very little self-control ♪ [Abby] Ugh. ♪ She has a short short view ♪ ♪ Led by insecurity ♪ She just looks like she's rushing. No, that's wrong. Okay, um... Yeah, you're just messed. [Jill] The fact that Abby is laying into Maddie, it just proves that all of our kids need more classes. At this rate, our losing streak might go a lot longer than two weeks. Okay, uh, Nia. [mellow piano music playing] ♪ This song is about making decisions ♪ [Abby] A little bit bigger through the body, a little more. The last time Nia had a solo, she was fifth. Now, Nia has emerged as this budding pop star. Well, you shouldn't be fifth at anything. You should be first. Nia, what's the name of your song? [Nia] "Can I Do This?" [Abby] "Can I Do This?" The last time you danced, you were in the top five. Well, I want you to win. So the top five is no longer good enough. [Jill] She expects Nia to go and win dance awards. She can't, if she's not trained. Let's talk about the issue. This is all on Abby. She needs to train our girls in dance. How many opportunities has she really created? I mean, for anyone, really? Is there anything? So we have no classes, so studio, no opportunities? [Abby] All right, Kendall, you're up. The name of your solo is "Burn." So you're either gonna burn up the dance floor, you're gonna burn the competitors, or you're gonna burn out. [music playing] Use your head when you dance, Kendall. When you did that arm, that head should have gone up. Oh, no. That's a hot mess. Ugh. Her knee is bent, her foot flops around, her thigh's not turned out and her leg's too low. That would be lack of turnout and lack of flexibility. That's why I have to delete everything that she does. We've all given you the tools. It's up to you to use the tools, or let them sit in the shed and collect dust. It's absolutely offensive to me. I can't let that woman stand there and tear her down and say lies. None of those kids are perfect. Not one of them. Let us help out. Let us get classes. You don't have to do it all. Let somebody else do it for you, because clearly, you don't have time. We have heard as much as we can take. Abby thinks the girls aren't up to their usual standards. We need to go in there and do something about it. Do you have any classes, like, for Friday or Monday? -That'd be so great. -I don't know. The girls just need more classes. Well, why don't you quit, break your contract, and you can go to hell and take a class. Your kid can go with you. As soon as Abby feels threatened, she turns into a five-year-old and she starts to have a tantrum. You have got to be kidding. I think they need class, and need to work on their numbers. I don't think it has to be an either/or. We could have a written exam too about dance history. -That would be good. -That would be great. Let's do class. Girls, spread apart. Kendall, look at your front foot. Just laying there. Pick your back foot up. Flex it. Who are you talking about? Look at her front foot. Okay, she hasn't had a stretch class in how long? Listen, what is your smart kid doing in the bedroom? Why can't she stretch on her own? -You know what Abby? -Lazy! You know they have not had a decent stretch class. You can't travel around the world, get in here and expect them to be amazing. -They need to stretch every day. -Then they should every day. You don't need a teacher. Don't you want your kid to be better than the rest? She is, in my mind, yeah. Mm-hmm. Kendall, you're finished for today. Abby, stop it. Why do you have to pinpoint one kid all the time? You're the one telling me your kid's better than everybody. -I said in my mind, she's fine. -Mom! Please! This isn't about you, Kendall. -It is about you. -No, it's not! It is not. Well, Kendall, I guess when we were shooting that video in that airplane hangar, you should have been in class. No, that's not what we said. I'm done. Abby is clearly not gonna listen, and we have sacrificed so much to be here in L.A. These kids need to be in class. Kalani wants to work in the professional dance industry. And I will not allow anyone to ruin that. This is Dance Moms Chatter, and I've got Dance Moms Christi, Kelly, and Kaya, and comedians Nadine Rajabi and Lisa Arch. Talking all things Dance Moms. All right, there may be no crying in baseball, but there certainly are some tears in television. And it wouldn't be an episode of Dance Moms without some waterworks. Take a look at this. -[crying] -Okay, stop crying. It's making it worse. -I want to go home. -What do you mean? -You never leave dance. -My stomach started to hurt. I don't know why. You never miss dance. But we know you're a good friend, and those who know you-- Just please stop, okay? [crying] Brooke, what's going on with your mom? -[Holly] She's hyperventilating. -Bad. Come on. Come here. Just come with me. You're making me really scared. You're getting really-- Okay, Kelly, please just take some deep breaths, that's all. I'm done. She walked right into the curling iron. -[crying] -It's okay. [gasps] I'm gonna ask you just to do for me... just an apology to him, and then we'll work it out. I know that you guys don't understand what Jalen does on his level... but he's very good at what he does. -I know. -And he's working his ass off. And you got some kid that comes in here that you're praising that ain't putting in half the effort he does. -He's got a point, guys. -That's B.S. I want to go home. Okay, but, honey, don't cry. Why are you crying? -I don't want to let her down. -Oh, honey, I know you don't. But you're not letting Miss Abby down. It'll let her down if you hurt it worse. And she understands that. I can't humiliate her over and over and over. -[sobbing] -I know. I know. [crying] It's okay. Don't be sad. You look beautiful for what you did do. She reveled in doing that to an 11-year-old. She did it. She did it to my... [woman] Your baby. [crying] What are we doing to our kids? You were so cute and never hurt anybody. She made everybody smile. -Come on, big mama. -We got this. -Come on. -I don't want to go in crying. [Abby] Kids should cry when their arm is broken and it's hanging off, or somebody died. That's it. -Oh. -[Jeff] This is my favorite. Sometimes, people just cross the line. Cathy crossed the line. It's been a rough day, and I've had enough. [snorts] [Jeff laughs] [tearfully] I can't! -I just can't. -[Jeff] This is the way she's trying to breathe through it. [inhaling and exhaling deeply] It's like Lamaze. Your blood-- Sit. -I'm like... -I know. My God, Melissa, calm down. I've never seen Abby like this. Losing to Cathy got to her. It was losing. It wasn't the hitting by the purse. We're just gonna have a heart attack. I got in a fight with a man earlier who was belligerent. Now, I come, and this woman-- Cathy, first she brings three men into the dressing room, which I don't appreciate. And then she whacks me with a purse. Then I came in my dressing room and got in a fight with my own student and her mother, Holly. What goes around comes around. Karma's there when you need it. [Abby] So it's been a long day. I was in the wrong. I know that. I've had it. I've had it. I'm finished. Oh, put on your stuff. Let me put on my cape. It's a cloak. -[applause] -Whoa. -It's a damn curtain. -It's a cloak! Wait, I think Christi's got something to say. [tearfully] Jeff... -[audience laughs] -...I was belligerent. -I was beat by a little purse. -[Christi] By a man. And then I called my mom. [laughs] Can you imagine her poor mother on the other end of the phone? How many times has she said, "Save your tears for the pillow" to our seven-year-olds, and she's like 150, and she's like, "My mom." [Kelly] "I'm calling my mom!" [laughs] [Christi] "There's a boy and he made me cry." Abby, when she cries, and it's like-- I don't know if it's real tears, but it's a little bit like she has to think about it and then it's like dead puppies, dead puppies. "Oh, that was so wrong." [Lisa] Watching Cathy cry is like watching the Wicked Witch cry. There's-- I just-- Everyone else, I believe has some sort of, like, feeling going on. But watching Cathy cry is seriously like, "I'll get you, my pretty." [mock sobbing] Why is Cathy-- Why is Cathy a witch and Abby's not a witch? Because anybody who wears a golden retriever as a coat -is a witch. -[all laugh] Which of the girls is the biggest crybaby? -Oh. -I think that's-- I don't know if that's a fair question. -I think it depends on the week. -Any of the children, though? Do any of the kids use crying as a way to get out of something? Who throws their kids under the bus? I don't. I'm gonna say none. [Jeff] None of the girls. [Lisa] Oh, Kaya wants to throw someone under the bus. [Jeff] Who's a crybaby? If you say Chloe, I'm pulling out your weave. You got one more weave threat today, okay? Because I don't play about my weave. I do not play about my weave. I'm pulling out your weave. [applause] I think Chloe cries a little too much. And I think Paige cries too. -Paige? Really? -[Kaya] Yeah. I change my answer. It is Kendall. She's the crybaby. Don't tell her mom I said that. She's a crybaby. I would cry too if my mom dressed like that. -[Kelly laughs] -Oh! Can I get an amen? [laughs] -So, what do you girls think? -I'm gonna go with Kendall. Yeah, look, I would say that I think Maddie cries. I remember Maddie crying more, but I think because when Maddie cries, it's very dramatic. They're the tears of a real dancer. -Dead puppies. -Yeah. -Dead puppy tears. -[Jeff] Tears from the theater. Yes, they're theater tears. That's what it is. So when Maddie cries, it just sticks in my brain. Hey, guys. I'm here. I'm very sick. But you do have a hairbrush? Right? -What? -Abby, your hair! -Yeah, I said I'm gonna-- -Just because you have a rash doesn't mean you can't brush your hair. It's in roll-- It's in pin curls. You're very vain. I have confidence no matter what. [Ashlee] If you're not feeling good, I will help. Let me know. [Jessalyn] Of course, she'll help you. [Jessalyn] Ashlee is a suck-up around Abby. But when she's around us, she is like a totally different person. It's like a Jekyll and Hyde. I think Brynn is really excited to dance with Maddie. -This is a big deal. -Yeah, it is a big deal. I wish our kids from our studio would have come and watched, because, you know, I'd like them to see Brynn and Maddie. -Oh, my gosh, they're beautiful. -They like each other too, which, I think, helps with the chemistry a lot. I need a wet. I need a wet. [sighs] God. I need a wipey. -It's right here. Here you go. -Oh, yeah. There we go. [Jill] She's out doing Abby's hair. And the kid gets all the good choreography, gets everything handed to her. She'll get a solo next week. Not if Maddie makes her look bad. [Jill] Brynn's on probation. So, I think this week, Ashlee thinks this is her way of getting her kid on the team. You didn't touch Abby's face, did you? -[Jill] Did you do her hair? -I did do her hair. It looks a lot better. But she has high hopes for our duet. She's like, "I wish that kids from our studio were gonna come watch these two dance together. It's gonna be so beautiful." Yeah, and it's a really level playing field. The problem with that is she enjoys saying that. That's so rude, because the day will come where your child isn't sitting on top, and you won't wanna do her hair, and you'll be just like the rest of us. Your day will come. And it'll be really fun when it does. Well, we'll see. Melissa's day still hasn't really even come. -[Jessalyn] Oh! -[Jill] You're not Melissa. -Never will be. -I don't wanna be Melissa. [Jill] Why would you compare yourself to Melissa? I'm Abby's friend. Abby said if you want to be-- -You're a surrogate fill-in. -When my kid stops being discounted by everybody, then maybe I'd be less arrogant. We don't discount her. Talk to the queen. -Listen for a second! -[Jill] No! I'm tired of listening to you. Stop it! It's not about your child! [bleep] you, Jill! I'm not talking about that! Would you listen?! Let me finish my damn sentence! [dramatic music] OK, but how does this affect you and Brynn? It doesn't, Jill, OK?! Why did you bring your child into it? It doesn't affect me! You're a bitch! A [bleep] bitch! -Just shut up! -Oh! She's so classy lady! Nice! I clearly do not have any allies on this team. I mean, even Holly, she's kinda nice to me sometimes, but when it comes down to it, she's not really happy that Brynn is getting all these things that Nia has never gotten. Abby's the only one, I feel like at this point, that's even somewhat of an ally of mine. -You're crying. -Yes. Why are you crying? 'Cause I'm tired of being yelled at. Save those tears for your pillow. Just the constant picking, and I'm not allowed to say anything. I don't blame you. Don't cry. You're a pretty girl. -You don't need to be crying. -OK. -Right? -Thanks. [woman] Please welcome to the stage, act #22, "Together As One." [cheers and applause] I hope that me and Maddie do really good, but most importantly, I wanna do good. 'cause I just wanna be a member of the team. ["Together As One" playing] ♪ Look at us now ♪ ♪ We're on our way to-- ♪ [music stops abruptly] [cheers and applause] Good job! [cheers and applause] [Abby] Everyone says I favor Maddie. And now, I favor Brynn. Their music stopped, never missed a beat. [woman] Our highest scoring duo/trio of the entire competition... act #22, "Together As One." [cheers and applause] Thanks. [Ashlee] I'm so proud of Brynn. I think Brynn looked beautiful next to Maddie. She definitely held her own. I think this was Brynn's big moment. I hope Brynn gets a solo next week. Hopefully soon, a permanent spot on the team. Maddie, you need to have a solo next week. You need to be polished and wonderful and just as amazing as you were at the duet in your own solo. -OK? -Thank you. I really don't think that Abby is gonna pay me for the office work that I did this week. So, one way she can repay me is giving Brynn solos. It sounds like you for sure decided a solo for Maddie, but still iffy on the other ones? Haven't even thought about it. I'm obviously hoping for Brynn to have one. You have to understand how many more hours and classes. She's been working her butt off. [Melissa] Our kids work just as hard as your daughter. I didn't mention anybody else's child. I know, but when you say-- If I say, "Oh, my God, my daughter works so hard, Abby. Oh, my God." That means none of the other kids work hard. No, it doesn't mean that. Well, to me it does. When you get it thrown in your face every day. You know what-- [Jill] That's exactly what she means by that. We've heard it 100 times. I just think, Melissa, you have a hard time when it's not about your kids. [dramatic music] This show is good because of me and my kids. OK? So, just sayin'... I'm done. [woman 1] I mean, are they done? Guys, I think they're done. -[woman 2] They're done? -[woman 1] I think. [Michelle] Abby's done, group really has anything done. She's focused on Braddie's duet. Erin and I are concerned. Sarah and Savannah don't have a duet this week. Sarah's future is based on this group routine. We've got a lot more work to get done. Hey, Abby, before you walk out, I just have a quick question. -Abby? -[Abby] We get the door open? -Where's Nikki? -[man] It's locked. [Michelle] Abby? [dramatic music] I wanted to make sure Savannah and Sarah have a fair chance tomorrow-- Your kid doesn't have a chance. She sucks! Wake up, Michelle! Wake up. Let's go. [melancholy music] I never had someone look at me and say, "Your daughter sucks." She took a dagger and shoved it into my heart. That's what she did. [sniffling] [sobbing quietly] [upbeat music] [Abby] Brush, hop, step. Brush, hop, step. Brush, hop, step. Ball, change, and now, she has you. I hope you don't mind, but I filled them in on what happened with Abby yesterday. -It was horrible. -It was, not just the words, but the tone and the look on her face. I think we were both speechless. -[Michelle] Sarah doesn't suck. -She doesn't suck. She doesn't suck. Stand up for your kid. She doesn't suck. -She doesn't suck. -She doesn't. Say it louder. -She doesn't suck. -Louder. She doesn't suck. [sobs] I don't know, at this moment. I don't. Because I don't know the right answer. My daughter has a dream, and she wants to dance. That's why I'm here. [upbeat music] [Holly] Look how those kids are dressed compared to our kids. Why is that? All week, I've been trying to hold my tongue. But once those girls from the Select Ensemble come out, my mouth just about drops open. Like, you gotta be kidding me. That competes with that? A $10 off-the-rack set of pajamas. That flower costs more than the pajamas. I don't wanna be patronized. I don't wanna be dismissive. "Ooh, it's fabulous. Be happy with your $10 PJs." [people gasping] -[Christi] You OK? You alright? -[girl] You OK, Chloe? -You OK? -[woman] Shake it off. [Chloe] OK, OK, OK. Stop. Stop. Stop. Look at me. Don't freak yourself out. Alright, let's do this. May the best team win. [upbeat music] [Abby] I wanna see what this new team can do. Was it a fluke that they won? Or are they really the best of the best? [man] OK, judges, entry #62 is a preteen group, contemporary, "The Rapture." [cheers and applause] ["Out Of Sight" by Alexx Calise playing] ♪ And I don't quite know why I'm here ♪ ♪ Anymore ♪ ♪ And I don't know if I belong ♪ ♪ It's been so long since I've been gone ♪ ♪ And here I'm standing ♪ ♪ At your door today ♪ ♪ Praying it's not too late ♪ ♪ Out of sight, out of mind ♪ ♪ Will you take me back this time? ♪ ♪ I don't think that I can walk alone in life ♪ ♪ Was I wrong, out of line ♪ ♪ 'Cause I had to question why ♪ ♪ Yeah, I couldn't see it, couldn't believe it ♪ ♪ You were there before my eyes ♪ ♪ Before my eyes ♪ ♪ Whoever said that there's a start ♪ ♪ Or there's an end ♪ ♪ And could it be ♪ ♪ This is how it's always been ♪ [cheers and applause] Yeah, baby! I need this team to understand that life is just not fair. And when life's not fair, you have to fight back. But does the Junior League Competition Team have any fight left in them? [man] Entry #63 is a preteen group, contemporary, "Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board." [dramatic music] [cheers and applause] [moody music] [girls] Light as a feather, stiff as a board. Light as a feather, stiff as a board. [triumphant music] Guys... [Christi] Despite everything that Abby did to give the other team an edge, our girls did it. They were amazing. But is it enough for a win? I don't know. We have our preteen groups. [suspenseful music] In third place... we have entry numbers 36, "Little Red Hat." [cheers and applause] In second place, we have entry #63, "Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board." [cheers and applause] And in first place, can I have a drum roll, please? -[drum roll] -Entry #62, "The Rapture"! [cheers and applause] [Maddie] When we got called in second place, I was so devastated because I actually thought we were gonna win this one today. Abby said, "May the best team win," and, obviously, we didn't win. [groans] I... I am sick for these girls. And the saddest part is they don't realize they were set up to fail. -Yay! -I can't wait to see the girls. I know, me neither. [suspenseful music] I think that maybe, uh, secured their spot a little bit more. Let's hope. Let's hope. It should. [congratulatory chatter] -Girls were great. -Good job. I am very proud of all of them, of both teams. I have nothing to say to these moms. That team should not be here. Because of their fist fight, it's time for them to go. They were both so good. I don't know how they chose, to be honest. Are y'all not happy for both teams? I mean, 'cause I'm very proud of all involved. You guys got what you wanted. So, we said "congratulations." [Jill] We're better. They won. [woman] They weren't better. It came down- I think it would come down to a draw, honestly. You know what, you obviously are out there trying to, like, mooch off of our kids. -We said congratulations. -And that was very sincere. [woman] Our kids have done well before we were here, so-- Why are you here? -[woman] Why are you here? -I am here because my daughter every day goes to the studio with Abby Lee Miller. Y'all said "We'll be in class." Not one of you was in class. Last thing y'all said was you'll never be back and here we are. -We're back. -You'll never be back to be trained here! You go somewhere else to get trained, just admit it. You're desperate. You are a sore loser. [Christi] See ya next week. No. No tears, no tears. Know what, they were better. They won. I think, at this point, our girls are crushed. And I don't think it has anything to do with losing. It has everything to do with the fact that Abby brought in a team intentionally to beat them. What's going on? You have five really upset, sad children. -We just want it to be fair. -Life's not fair! Life is not fair, but you know what? These kids deserve better. It's sore losers. You didn't like to lose. They have to stop being a doormat for everyone else who walks through the door. Straighten legs, point feet. Do what you need to do. My instinct is to bench my original Junior League Competition team. They did not behave the way the Abby Lee Dance Company is supposed to behave. Well, you know what? [Holly] Turn your back on the world? Just walk out? Do whatever, Abby, that's a very cowardly way of approaching-- It's not-- I'm not being a coward. You're wasting my time. Not getting paid to stand out here and argue with you. [dramatic music] [Holly] Maddie, stop crying. Stop crying. Tell her to stop crying. [Melissa] I have to tell you, when I came in here, I cried. -[woman] Why? -Literally. What do you mean? It's amazing. I was just, like, shaking. Today's the day for Abby's grand opening. The studio looks so much different just in two days. I'm shocked that so much is accomplished. All right, game faces on, girls! Places! Let's go. Let's make a million. [Abby] There's a line down the block and around the corner in Los Angeles, California. This is a huge undertaking. An endeavor that I thought I'd never be in the middle of at this point in my life. But let's get the door open. We came this far. There's no turning back now. Here we go. [excited chatter and squealing] [Abby] People just come flooding in. They're excited to be there, excited to see me. They're excited to see the kids. They might even be excited to see the moms, who knows. -Thank you. -Thank you. [Abby] People are in love with the Abby Lee Dance Company. Hello, welcome! -Where are you from? -Scotland. Scotland, oh. Hi, Abby. I'm from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia? Kansas. [Abby] We're not in Kansas anymore. Abby's a different person today. She's just really happy, and kids are taking classes. And what's really cool is we actually see celebrities... Do you know Wilson Phillips? They're here. They're right there. You know, things are looking great for her right now. -We did it. -Yeah! I did it with a lot of help. Maybe not-maybe not all of your help. But, you know, -it is what it is. -It's amazing. With all this, you're gonna be successful. I mean, that's my thoughts. [Jill] New beginnings, it's all good. [Abby] I have to save my tears for the pillow. Because we have to get ready for nationals. This is it. Game faces on. You don't have 1,000-plus people show up at the opening and then not win the competition. The pressure's on.

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