[music playing]
Have any of the girls looked at anything
on the social media?
MELISSA: Well, Kira said that she was on it last night,
because she couldn't sleep.
- What'd you see? - She did a--
- I was exhausted. - --couple things that say she--
- Who's she? - Let's see if I can pull up--
Christi had posted.
She was posting till, like, 11:30 last night.
Are they angry posts?
KIRA: Oh, yeah.
"So proud of Chloe for using something so ugly
and making it positive.
That's my girl."
Here's Kelly retweeting her.
She doesn't even know how to use a computer, for God's sake.
It seems like they're supporting
each other on social media.
Yeah.
To use social media to hurt other people by anybody--
Christi, anybody-- is wrong.
Christi and Kelly, together, are trying
to destroy Abby Lee Miller.
Christi wants revenge.
She's out to get Abby.
And if she is out to get Abby, that
means that our girls will get hurt in the end,
and that's wrong.
I don't know if you guys all know,
but now Paige is suing Abby.
ABBY LEE MILLER: I've given up my social life,
my personal life, my family life for somebody else's child.
And a lot of them are very grateful and appreciative,
and a lot of them are bitter and ungrateful.
HOLLY: I have no idea what the response will
be from the public, the people going to the competition, what
they've heard, what they believe,
what their reactions will be.
It's just that whole unknown.
[music playing]
[crowd cheering]
JILL: I did not know what to expect getting off that bus,
but thank god, these kids and moms, they get us.
They understand.
They support the moms, the kids, and, most importantly, Abby.
All right.
JILL: There is only one ALDC.
[dramatic music playing]
- She's walking out? - What?
Melissa, you want to talk to Abby?
MELISSA: Yeah.
She's walking out.
HOLLY: She just read something, I'm assuming,
that got her worked up.
ABBY LEE MILLER: I have to make a phone call, guys.
I'm sorry.
Her neighbor sent her a message,
saying that her local news was at the house.
And it's because of Paige's lawsuit.
Abby is a strong woman, but this is breaking her down.
I feel for Abby at this moment.
I know she's going through a lot.
But to be honest with you, if she starts to break down,
the girls will see that.
So Abby is going to have to pull herself together and make
sure she's composed, so she can put on a brave face
and pull out a win for these girls.
All right, girls--
LA is going to be here before we know it.
This is Day 1.
This is your first competition.
Right now, people are saying things about me.
And people are pointing the finger at me,
playing with my reputation.
But I can stand here, proud and confident,
and know that everything that I have done
and everything I will continue to do
is for the betterment of my students
and their dance education.
So go out there, put everything that I said into that routine,
into those two minutes on that stage,
and come off saying I did my best.
I was on.
Win or lose, you are representing me.
It's about the legacy that you are continuing to generate
when you step on that stage.
I wanted to say a few words.
You know, Abby's a really good friend of mine.
With everything that's being said in social media,
we at Share Talent, we support you
and we are always going to support you.
[cheering]
Abby, come up onstage!
Ah!
Come on!
Ah, please.
You love the stage Come on.
Come over here.
Here you go.
I talk to the kids all the time, and, as a dancer,
there's always going to be a critic.
There's going to be a newspaper or a television station
or your best friend saying something negative,
something bad, something horrific about you.
But if you love what you do, and you believe in what you do,
keep doing it.
If you believe in yourself, you will succeed in life, OK?
[music playing]
Thank you all for coming today.
Thank you for the support. Thank you.
[applause]
JILL: I credit these kids.
With everything that's going on, we've still got it.
We came in first.
I know LA is cut throat, but I can only imagine
what Abby has in store for us.
The sky's the limit.