Maddie is supposed to be here Saturday,
but she is not dancing, so Brynn, you're doing a solo.
It's entitled "Coronation."
MADDIE: It kind of bugs me that Brynn just waltzes in
and she gets a solo handed to her.
I mean, we've been here for six whole years,
and she's been here for 10 minutes and already got a solo.
Brynn, you're going to fan kick it,
and it's going to rond de jambe right back through to here,
and hold and pli .
"The Coronation" is a pretty lyrical dance.
That's what I see Brynn doing, especially
for this first competition.
I need something that comes naturally to her, because I
will not lose to Jeanette.
[MUSIC - RACHAEL SAGE, "CHANDELIER"]
RACHAEL SAGE: (SINGING) Sailing through the darkness.
HOLLY: That's great.
She has such a good song.
ASHLEE: Brynn's got to prove herself this week,
so I'm so glad that it's a good song, good solo.
Abby loves Brynn.
ASHLEE: She loves the legs.
She loves the feet. JILL: Sure.
ASHLEE: She loves the ballet training.
JILL: She's a beautiful little dancer.
Are you friends with Jeanette on Facebook?
I am.
Yeah, I kind of want to know who's
doing a solo against Brynn. MELISSA: Oh, my god.
Gavin has a solo.
ASHLEE: I'm nervous for Brynn to do a solo against him.
It's a boy, and I've even heard from the judges
before, they like when boys stay in dance, so they
tend to give them a leg up.
We call that penis points.
Penis points.
That's what Abby's always called it.
ASHLEE: It's true though.
[music playing]
OK, now the last time you danced,
you competed against Maddie, right?
You were like this frightened little puppy,
and that's not Brynn.
That's not you.
I don't think that coming in here,
anybody thinks she's a fierce competitor, and she is.
She's not scared.
She just needs to find her place here.
This is Brynn's opportunity to show Abby that she is going
to be the next Maddie, but she's got to go up against Gavin,
and Gavin is an amazing dancer.
It's going to be tough for Brynn today.
ANNOUNCER: 26, pre-teen solo, contemporary,
with "The Comeback."
[music playing]
OK.
ANNOUNCER: Judges, we're going to go
with number 27, pre-teen solo, lyrical, with "The Coronation."
[MUSIC - RACHAEL SAGE, "CHANDELIER"]
HOLLY: (SINGING) Darkness.
Sailing through the darkness.
I think Brynn has a real future here at the ALDC.
She's definitely a very clean performer.
Her lines are beautiful.
But will Brynn be good enough to beat that boy?
I don't know.
I hope so.
So first, we have pre-teen solos.
Second place is entry number 26, "The Comeback."
Oh, my god.
First place in the pre-teen solo category,
number 27, "The Coronation."
ABBY LEE: Brynn did a great job, and I
think that she proved that she can fill Maddie's shoes.
And that will not go unnoticed.