Lilliana and Elliana are going head to head for the first time
in two years, and that's a big deal because they are two
of the best dancers that I've ever had on the ALDC
elite competition team, and two of the biggest rivals.
All right, I'm starting with Lilly.
These girls have pushed each other to be better,
and now I'm pushing both of them with JoJo's solos.
I want to see that JoJo star quality,
and I have yet to see that.
Lilly, you're doing a strait jacket routine
because it was one of JoJo's most memorable routines.
Whenever JoJo did, you need to be 100 times better than she
ever was on that stage.
When JoJo did this number, she got to use her hands.
But your arms will be restrained the entire time
you're on stage.
The whole time?
Well, Abby did say she wants these dances, but on crack.
This is like a dream role for me,
because I get to do a lot of acting.
I mean, as you can see, my hands are tied,
and this is a really good story, and I'm really
excited to do a bunch of facial expressions.
Oh, my god, she just rolled.
It's dangerous.
Like, she bobbles a little on something,
which can happen at any time.
She doesn't have arms to stabilize her.
She falls, she can't even get up.
And knowing that could happen is enough to psych you
out, and make it happen.
It just has to go off without a hitch.
Good.
Good work.
All right, go.
Elliana, you will be portraying the character Carrie,
with pig's blood all over you.
All right, so you're going to take that leg--
switch, switch, and the knee goes back.
All right, let's try it.
No.
She's the only kid that asked to mark it.
Did you notice that?
Ha! Psych.
No.
You can't get me.
You doing a half, or are you doing one and a half?
Getting sloppy.
It's two and a half.
Ellie, I think you haven't been turning forever.
I don't know what you were doing, but you weren't turning.
You're just doing turns in second,
and there's a billion other turns that you should know,
that you should have down pat by now.
Doing a double and a double at your age, and your ability
level--
it should be four and four, not two and two.
Lilliana and Elliana are like rivals.
Kids are going head to head.
I think Abby wants a rematch.
So Yolanda, are you excited about it?
I am so pumped up, I can't even hide my excitement.
I was just going to say, I was totally getting that from you.
I'm so tired of everybody talking about Lilly.
Yolanda can cry in the bathroom all day long
about not liking the dance, or whatever,
but we all know the real reason.
It's because Ellie used to be one of Abby's favorites,
and now she's not.
If Ellie doesn't come out on top,
there's no excuse for why she came in second.
Right.
She's here, she's in rehearsal,
and she has all of her limbs.
[laughter]
[cheering]
Oh, my gosh!
[inaudible]
I've invited JoJo to Pittsburgh
because I want these kids to see what it takes to be a star.
Who knows?
Any one of them could be the next JoJo.
So good to see you.
I think Gia's crying.
Are you crying?
Why are you crying?
I heard you all have some fun solos this week.
You torture 'em with my solos?
How's it going?
Well, Stacey has just non-stop complained that she only has
half a body, that she can only use her legs.
Yesterday, Yolanda was super upset over the solo.
She was crying.
So do you guys complain about every solo you get,
or just this week?
Comments, JoJo?
I think it looks really good.
When the music escalates, you have to escalate
with your body, and your arms.
This needs to be so big, and so overexaggerated.
All right.
You go breathe, Elliana.
So I'm confused.
So you left by choice, or by not choice?
By not choice.
But now you're back?
Stacey chased her out.
If I could chase people out, Yolanda, you wouldn't be here.
Arms!
Arms.
Stop marking things again--
tomorrow!
Talk about painful.
Can she get more rotations in if she starts from turned out
[inaudible],, all the way down to coupe, out to compass?
Sometimes you can get some more in,
and you can cheat it a little bit,
and start your arms a little bit out.
Start here, and you kind of slowly pull in, but fast.
It's a little trick.
Give me a good turn.
[music playing]
Woo!
[applause]
With that long ponytail.
Who taught her how to turn?
- I did. - Awesome.
Good job.
Thank you.
Thank you, thank you.
Can I do a solo?
Yes.
Shut your mouth, and close your eyes.
It's coming, it's coming.
Dip your head back a little bit.
Beautiful!
That's good.
I think we're good.
All right, there is a lot at stake.
We haven't competed in Pittsburgh in years.
JoJo is here.
You're doing JoJo solos.
Be amazing.
Carrie.
It's obvious.
Don't make it small.
Make it bigger than life.
Lilly, you've escaped from insane asylum.
That's somebody dark and evil inside of you coming out.
Do you understand that?
You want to have good legs and feet.
But for your future, you want to have it all.
You want to be the full package.
It's who is going to have that performance factor that's
going to come out on top.
[music playing]
[applause]
[music playing]
[applause]
The third highest score--
"Carrie," Elliana, Abby Lee.
I am upset that I didn't win.
I should have been second, or even first.
So I'm a little scared, because I'm just imagining
what Miss Abby's going to say.
Now, our first and our highest score--
with a score of--
300 points.
"Strait Escape," Lilliana, ALDC!
Woo!
A perfect 300 does not happen often.
It's insane.
What?
I got first place, I got a perfect score, a 300.
And it feels really good to be in that perfect score club.
Feels pretty freakin' cool.
Lilly, you were the first overall high score for the day,
and a perfect score of 300.
That's only been done, since I started the Junior Elite
competition team, it's been--
Three times on the team.
So--
Wow.
I think this is one of the best solos that ever competed
from the ALDC.
But other than Lilly, this week was a huge disappointment.
Elliana, you were third.
When you were on the team before,
you were threatening kids that were 14 and 15 years old.
You were a huge threat to them.
OK.
And you know what?
It would have been nice if you would have been invested
in my daughter like you were invested in hers.
Ooh.
Walk.
Now.
Lilly beat the crap out of your kid time, and time,
and time again.
And since then, she's gone downhill, and you know it.
Really?
You know what?
You're just mad you didn't win today.
That's that. - If my daughter--
You're just mad you didn't win.
You can't handle it.
You just need to move on!
You can't handle it.
My kid's the best dancer in America,
your kid got third place.
That's what your kid got.
You guys need to take care of your kids.
And like, the people that came before you built a huge legacy.
I think the world is waiting.
They want it to fail.
There's no reason for it to fail.
Carry the legacy on.