- We are rehearsing Nia's solo.
I want Nia to put her Bollywood costume on.
Holly's always upset because Nia doesn't have
enough time to learn things.
Come on. You know what?
Let me just have her rehearse.
Get over it, you know.
Man up, get over it.
Learn the number, go out there, sell it, and, you know,
quit giving in to that.
I just think that she's making her child
weaker instead of stronger.
Are the feet flexed or pointed?
See, you can't decide once you get there.
Arms straighter!
Bigger, bigger, bigger!
Give me something!
You're like at a funeral.
Nia's name is screamed out constantly.
Nia, boom, hip!
It's in a nasty, barking way.
It's really mean.
Do it.
Kick.
See this is, this step--
See, but she's going frustrated now.
That kick, kick-touch, has been
in every one of your dances, so that should be perfect.
I think you hear it one way, and I think she's feeling
it another way, because it's--
Yeah, but Holly, we're right back to the same thing.
I don't need to be here doing this with her.
Holly has to stop questioning my every move.
It's always this little, underlying dig,
like Nia's not good enough, Nia's not tall enough,
Nia's not skinny enough, Nia's not this enough.
Get over it.
Trust me.
As a teacher, we give them the tools, we do our job.
It's up to them to go out in the world and use them.
I disagree with that.
If I need to wipe her butt all the way there,
that's ridiculous.
It's vicious at times.
And sometimes, I don't think Abby
realizes the way that she says things
and how hurtful her words are.
And I'm not asking you to wipe her butt.
I'm asking you to do your job.
When you talk to Maddie and you're giving her corrections,
you're not barking at her and yelling at her.
"Wrong!"
"How many times have I got to tell you this?"
Time and time again."
You don't talk to her that way. [INTERPOSING VOICES]
Because I have to tell her once.
I don't know what Holly's these problem is this week.
But she said to me, you're just barking orders at her.
You're just barking at her.
Which was like calling me a dog, which I did not appreciate.
Go out there, flex, point, do what you're supposed to do,
and we'll see if the judges like it.
Thank you.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
I'm sorry.
I've spent a lot of time with Holly.
I have never seen her get emotional.
She's a stone mountain, and she was crying her heart out.
Because when it's your daughter, it hurts.
I was OK until I saw her sitting there, and she's upset.
I know.
I never thought I would let dance get to me.
Oh, I know. I know.
I think Holly finally stepped back
from that educator's stance, and she became a mother.
And she saw what I go through every week.
All of a sudden it just hit me.
I have allowed it to get to this point, and I feel bad.
Like, I feel so responsible-- - How many times--
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
--that I subjected her to this.
Subjected her to Abby, and Abby doesn't get it.
Ugh! - Wipe your tears.
We can't go out there looking like this.
Ok. I have to wash my face.
We have to go out there and look
intimidating, so that's why-- and then
we have to be dressed up.
Good bye.
Bye, Nia.
Bye, girls.
- Bye, Holl. - Bye.
Ok. How are you doing?
OK?
You ready to dance?
Love you.
I'm feeling better right now, after having a conversation
with Christi for a little bit and checking in with Nia who,
unfortunately, was giving me the support
I'm supposed to be giving her.
So I felt bad about that.
I'm supposed to be the person who's supposed to be her rock,
and I fall apart. - Let's go!
Let's go.