Hey, I guess everyone really is replaceable.
[girl] Even Abby!
[Christi] All this time she's been preaching it.
Little did she know it was a self-fulfilling prophecy.
[Jill]
because news got out that Abby quit the team.
She ditched Brynn and the Minis.
Abby left their team.
Never in a million years
would I have dreamed this would happen.
But as it turns out,
the backlash hasn't been easy.
Ashlee went berserk,
bashing our girls,
bashing last week's burlesque dance,
and she had no right to do that.
Hello!
-[gasping] -Hi!
Cheryl Burke's our girl.
-Oh, my God. -Oh, yay! Hi!
-How are you? Hi. -Hi, I'm Jill.
-It's so nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
Cheryl Burke is here, and she is one
of my favorite dancers from
I'm just kind of star-struck right now
because I've always wanted to be on that show.
[Cheryl] The group routine we're doing is a jazz routine
called "The Protest."
You're protesting against everybody else
that didn't believe in you.
So, I just want you to know that I'm very confident
in all of you.
Okay, let's get to work.
[upbeat music playing]
[Ashlee] You guys, I don't know if you've seen anything,
but Abby put all over social media
that she's quitting competition dance.
You think she's done-done? Think we'll ever see her again?
She's quit like five times and come back.
That's what I mean.
[Yolanda]
She quit.
So we're at 3rd Street
because she has decided that there's no way we can go ahead
and even be in her studio to take classes
or have anything to do with ALDC.
But I want Elliana to dance.
If I'm being honest, I can't say I'm back for sure till the end.
-Yeah. -'Cause without Abby,
we're like just sitting ducks.
Abby or Gianna.
Or Gianna. Like, what are we gonna do?
As far as a choreographer to bring in?
I mean, what if like we were actually using somebody
that is like a member of Abby's staff,
then it's not going against... against Abby.
[Ashlee] And that would be Miranda?
Ask her. It's worth a shot.
[suspenseful music playing]
-[message beeps] -[gasps]
"I would love to."
-Wow! -"I would love to"!
Tell her it would be awesome if we did some kind of tribute
to Abby and Gianna, like, we want you back.
It would be kind of sweet to do.
Hmm, I still have a pit in my stomach about Saturday,
and I'm so concerned
that every week is going to end up like this.
It's not gonna be about dance anymore.
[upbeat music playing]
[Cheryl] One, two, three, four.
♪ We are forever here ♪
We have to get into character.
This is like the easiest stuff, so come on.
Walking into the dance studio with these girls,
I see them very insecure.
I think the whole social media circus
surrounding this team and Abby is... it's a lot.
They're not focused.
Nia's off-balance.
Chloe is just walking through it.
Camryn looks like she can care less.
So it's an emotional roller coaster right now,
what we're going through.
You guys are all different in what you do.
You guys are all individuals.
Every one of you brings something
so special to this team
and you have to realize that, you have to know your strength.
And I want you to really take what I'm saying
and use it because it's what you do in here that counts.
Chloe, I feel your insecurity.
So you have to believe in yourself,
'cause I believe in you.
You are so talented.
You really are.
I think Kendall also maybe suffers from that as well.
I know she suffers from it,
but she has to break down that wall,
and you've gotta show her, as her mom,
that it's okay to be vulnerable,
'cause that's the only way
that she's gonna become a better dancer.
It hurts me... Sorry. [sniffles]
To hear you say how insecure my child is.
I'm telling you how, you know, I'm insecure, still.
It feels like we failed as moms.
How could I have let that happen?
-That's what you're feeling. -But you haven't failed
because you're gonna help her put the pieces back together.
[Kendall]
because we've been through so much in the past,
but I'll have to deal with it.
I got emotional, and I hate that I did
'cause I probably seemed like a crybaby.
But do you see that there? A "crybaby"?
There's no such thing, honey. That's emotion.
Before, "Save your tears for your pillow.
You're a crybaby." But not here. Not anymore.
[Kira, crying] I feel guilty that we didn't do anything
about it. Like, I see what it's doing to you guys
now that you've grown.
Like it's still there.
[Chloe] When I think about everything that happened,
all I can remember is
how she used to make me feel, and...
I fought for so long, for four years,
and I'm just like tired of having to prove myself,
proving to Abby that I'm more than that.
Like, I just... I want her to go away.
This is a little drop in what your life is gonna be.
It's gonna help mold who you are.
But here's someone who sees your worth
and will help you overcome
any of those insecurities.
You are good enough.
Just you being you,
that's good enough.
[Jill]
for all of us.
Our old teammates talked
all over social media,
but this is an amazing group of girls.
What they have been through,
what they have overcome,
all the good, all the bad, all the crazy.
This is their chance to show the world
what they can do on their own.
Okay, what is this dance about? I want you to tell me.
-[girls] Protest! -What are you protesting?
I am protesting against haters
and people that say things.
-[overlapping chatter] -Okay.
Girls, let's just try it to music a couple times.
["Forever Here" by Raphael Lake and Aaron Levy playing]
♪ You're always home ♪
♪ You're on your way ♪
Camryn, stay in character.
♪ 'Cause in your mind ♪
♪ You're always home ♪
Camryn, there's no smiling in the middle of the routine.
Not when everyone has to be intense.
But it's a protest.
[dramatic music playing]
She felt power from the protest,
and power that she is overcoming
whatever hate that this girl has overcome in this last week.
I'm trying not to get choked up.
But she has been through a lot.
I had to turn off her comments on her photos.
She got called an "ugly n-word"
and no little girl should be called that.
And she is so strong for going through this crap.
So much respect.
Honestly, you are such a strong woman, Camryn.
You need to take it all out out there right now, okay?
This is gonna be your comeback.
All right. Come on, girls. Let's go.
All right, come on.
[dramatic music playing]
[emcee] Please welcome a tribute to Abby Lee Miller,
"We Surrender."
[cheering]
[dramatic music fades]
["Gone" by Edgard Jaude and Karly Coleman playing]
♪ You said you'd always be mine ♪
♪ You're not by my side ♪
♪ You said you'd always be mine ♪
♪ And you're not here tonight ♪
[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
-It was beautiful. -Thank you.
So was that tribute they surrender to her?
They surrender, they don't want her?
Like, what's...
I don't get the surrender.
-I really don't care. -I don't. But I just wondered.
I really don't.
[laughs]
[counting rapidly and repetitively up to four]
Five, six, seven, eight. Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss.
-Okay, love you guys. -Don't suck.
[emcee] Coming to the stage, this is number 73.
Welcome "The Protest."
[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
["Forever Here" by Raphael Lake and Aaron Levy playing]
♪ We made it back ♪
♪ And we're about to start again ♪
♪ On the right track ♪
♪ You are here ♪
♪ It's never over ♪
♪ And it'll never be the end ♪
♪ There's only one voice you hear ♪
♪ You go round and round and round ♪
♪ Round and round and round ♪
♪ But there's nothing for you here ♪
♪ Nothing for you here ♪
♪ What goes up must come down ♪
♪ Come down ♪
♪ We create our atmosphere ♪
♪ We are forever here ♪
♪ You're always home ♪
♪ You're on your way ♪
♪ Never alone ♪
♪ 'Cause in your mind you're always home ♪
-[Jill] Good job! -[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
This group routine looked so much better
than Abby's rejects' group number.
Let's just hope the judges saw the same thing.
Moving on to our top groups.
Starting with our fifth overall...
[tense music playing]
Number 73, "The Protest."
[cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
Aw, I'm really sad.
[Holly] I'm super sad.
The second overall group of the day goes to...
[tense music playing]
...number 74, "We Surrender."
[cheering]
-Go, ladies! Ow! -[indistinct cheering]
You know what? All these other OG moms can suck it
because we beat 'em.