Your judging panel could not come to a unanimous decision.
That is why we are going to have a dance-off.
It is that neck and neck.
BRIANNA: Nobody is safe in this competition right now,
and you've got to work for it.
Definitely, it could be anybody doing this dance-off
or going home.
When I ask you to step forward,
that person is going to execute eight turns la seconde,
pull it into a ballet pirouette, and then
you can improv your own eight counts out of it.
Elizabeth, take your position.
And 5, 6, 7, and-a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
[applause and cheers]
MADISON: When Elizabeth was in her improv,
she did the turns that she was told to do,
but then she just jumped off stage and went to the judges.
Zack.
5, 6, 7, and-a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
[applause and cheers]
And one more person.
Madison, step forward.
5, 6, 7, and-a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
[applause and cheers]
KEVIN MANNO: Will the moms of these three dancers
please come join your children over here?
Only three dancers are left on this stage.
One of them is heading home tonight.
I just kicked myself tonight because I know
I could have done better, and I shouldn't
have been standing there.
Elizabeth, please step forward.
When you look at you, you think dancer.
She's tall.
She's leggy.
If I was in New York, I would say, she's on her way
to a dance class or an audition.
But when you get there and you do
turns and seconde like you just did them,
you're not going to get the job.
Elizabeth, you squeaked by one more week.
[applause and cheers]
Congratulations.
I thought I was going home tonight,
so I'm really happy I'm still here.
Madison, Zack, you didn't really do anything wrong.
We're looking for somebody that did something excellent.
Zack, I think that you, more than anybody
else, has improved through this competition.
But tonight you are exposed.
You have to work on other genres besides what you know.
You've got to be well-rounded if you want to do
more than just be in a ballet.
GINA: I was really proud of Zack's hip hop.
I know that he's not going to go out there and be super manly.
It's just not who he is.
But I thought he did a phenomenal job.
Madison, you've been consistent.
You've always done a great job.
You came out here, and you needed to do what you did,
and you do it.
We need more than that.
We don't want to see the face go in and out.
You were dancing with kids that were younger than you tonight.
You should have been leaps and bounds ahead of them.
When you're solo, you fly.
You shine.
You're a star.
But when we put you in a duos, trios, I don't see you.
You should be fighting, fighting, fighting.
And it should not come to a dance-off.
ABBY LEE MILLER: Madison, when you stepped out there and hit
that fourth position, that's when we knew that you
would be here for another week.
[applause]
Zack, you are probably the most improved student here.
You came with flawless technique.
You're going home, but I'd love to have a partner for my girls
in Pittsburgh.
Thank you, Zack.
RICHARD JACKSON: Thank you, Zack.
FEMALE JUDGE: Thank you, Zack.
KEVIN MANNO: Good luck with everything.
Congratulations for coming this far.
FEMALE JUDGE: Love you, Zack!
KEVIN MANNO: We have to ask you guys to leave the stage.
Thank you.
RICHARD JACKSON: Great job, Zack.