ABBY LEE MILLER: Let's face
famous, you wouldn't be here.
JESSALYNN: I would say it's my mission
in life to make JoJo a star.
JOJO: Say bye, Coco.
I want to win this competition because,
for one, Joffrey Ballet--
that's pretty cool.
And two, the $100,000 cash--
you could get 300 pairs of shoes with that.
All right.
JESSALYNN: All right.
You're having her walk to the middle?
On day one, you're going to put her in the front middle?
JESSALYNN: Yes. JOJO: Yup.
Wow.
Let the lovers love and the haters hate.
Let the challenge begin.
Five, six, seven, eight, and one.
ABBY LEE MILLER: JoJo with the bow bow--
you're out.
You missed a whole step over there.
TIFFANY: All that shimmer and sparkle and she
is the first one out of the challenge--
I'm just saying.
TARUA HALL: All right, again.
Two, three, sharper four, five, straight legs,
down, eight, one, two.
ABBY LEE MILLER: I want to step into the rehearsals
and check out what's going on.
Get that butt under.
Hold.
Stop, over here.
Nice, nice.
Her work's nice.
Gene Kelly, those are big shoes to fill, kiddo, yes?
This is a competition.
So you need to suck us in and keep us in the moment.
JESSALYNN: Travis is going to have to outshine JoJo.
I don't think JoJo is going to let that happen.
ABBY LEE MILLER: You have two days to get this on stage.
I'm not impressed.
This next performance is a duet inspired by Gene Kelly's
timeless grace and athleticism.
Travis and JoJo, show us what you got.
SHERYL: JoJo's somebody who's hard not to watch.
My concern is that Travis is not going
to be seen because the judging is blinded by JoJo bow bow.
[music playing]
[applause]
All right.
What did you think?
Travis, I feel like when I'm watching JoJo,
I'm watching Gene Kelly and anyone that he's ever
performed with, but I could not see you
as much as I could see JoJo.
You need to perform it.
You need to do some acting.
ROCHELLE: Travis, when we walk into to an audition,
it will be, do I want him, and why do I want him.
So, honey, I want you to tell me when you're
dancing why do I want you.
Is it me, or are they just tearing Travis,
and JoJo just got a pass?
ROCHELLE: JoJo, you are willing to go 1000%.
You are little sass, honey.
You have a lot of sass going on.
Oh, you haven't seen the half of me, yet.
You're setting yourself up.
Here is the one thing I'm going to just kind
of let you know now.
Less sometimes is more.
Open your ears and listen, and take it in.
ABBY LEE MILLER: Cute helps, but cute is not enough to stay
in this competition.
This is about technique, first and foremost.
When you hit your ending pose after the kick
over the shoulder, the right foot was sickled, wasn't it?
I bet if you saw it, it probably was sickled.
And remember what Rochelle said--
less is more.
JESSALYNN: Abby said to JoJo less is more.
And let's be honest, Abby, that is not
going to happen in our house.
It's OK.
It's OK--
JOJO: I'm not sad, I'm just happy.
Jojo.
Guess what, Jess?
Less is more.
Said that about the dancing, not the costume.
People hate on me.
It's because I know they're jealous of me.
Whatever they want to call me, they're wrong.