ABBY: I think somebody is waiting with bated breath
And the top of the pyramid is Nia.
Nia is the only child that came to me
at the conclusion of the competition
and said, what can I do better?
Congratulations.
NIA: I can't remember the last time that I
was on the top of the pyramid.
I've worked so hard, and it's great
that Abby finally sees that.
This week the competition is in Orlando, Florida.
ALL: [cheering]
ABBY: And I've one more solo.
Nia.
Yay, Nia.
Nia?
It's been a long time since you've had a solo.
You are going to do a Broadway Baby routine.
MELISSA: My girls and I, we're very close to Broadway Baby,
and I was devastated when she passed.
Maddie would have loved to have done
a tribute to Broadway Baby.
ABBY: We are four weeks away from Nationals.
But it is time that I start looking for who's going to be
doing a solo when we get there.
I'll be watching you.
HOLLY: I'm really happy for Nia that she has a solo.
That's an enormous responsibility to do
a champion for Broadway Baby.
It better be good. And perfect.
Because she will hold her to it. - Really?
These moms are too much.
Holly's been begging for a solo for months.
Now Nia has a solo, and now it's too much responsibility.
I'm picking up Broadway Baby today, I don't
know how I feel about this.
Oh my god, how beautiful.
Those eyes especially are very special eyes
that I ordered, you know, specifically for her.
She had a good life.
But I should have put her in commercials.
1, 2, 3, step back on your left foot.
And dig.
One, so what happened?
You didn't come out far enough, you have to get to the middle.
5, 6, 7, 8. Nope.
You roll.
Oh my god.
If you don't do this right, no solo.
I'm not saying anything-- that's--
I'm not.
No solo. I'm finished.
Get Kendall. Next.
No, she didn't.
Why did she pull Nia's solo?
I'll think about it.
I promise.
I'll think about it.
I'm going to go down there and find out
what Abby thinks she's doing.
Because she's definitely not pulling Nia's solo.
If I tell somebody to do something once, I want it done.
Five times, maybe you shouldn't be doing it.
I did it in the room.
I did it.
Abby, the solo as of now is pulled.
You want to be Kelly?
You want to start pulling the solos all the time?
I didn't pull the solo, you pulled the solo.
No.
You have selective hearing. - What I heard--
'Cause I never said that.
Apparently Nia still has her solo.
And I want her to do it.
I need you to be more on the ball.
I need you to see it once, and nail it.
Oh, Nia, beautiful.
ABBY: Nia, come here, I want to show
you Broadway Baby's picture.
You see, now you're smiling.
You weren't doing that a few minutes ago.
So you just go do your dance, and you
celebrate, and you have fun.
Nia's feeling that burden when she gets on stage.
And she knows she has to knock it out of the park.
[music playing]
(SINGING) My baby's gone, gone, gone.
Sweet misery.
My baby's gone up to heaven, and that's why I sing the blues.
[applause]
ABBY: Nia's tribute to Broadway Baby was fun and sassy,
and she it was all about the fun, and all about the sass.
It been a long time I've seen you on stage.
Did it feel good to be back on stage, doing a solo?
Yeah.
I might have been a little shaky, but--
[interposing voices] - Aw thank you Mackenzie.
For the first time in seven months.
Moving into our junior division,
we'll be giving out the top 10 solos.
Ninth place with a score of 280.74 points,
entry number 27, Bye Bye Baby.
[applause]
ABBY: Nia was lucky to make the top 10.
That technique needs to come up to the teenage level.
Because if it doesn't, you're going to be singing the blues.