[Abby] This weekend,
we are traveling to Detroit, Michigan.
You know who lives in Detroit, in Michigan?
Ava and her mom, Jeanette.
I already know she's doing a solo. It's on Facebook.
She's doing better, she's gonna be bigger,
she's gonna be more fabulous.
[Jill]
the select ensemble.
-I was never told she was cut. -[Abby] You're cut.
Is that clear enough for you?
Our kids do have a target on their back.
Jeanette sees that target and she's shooting for it.
She owns her own studio. She has trained her daughter.
This can't be good.
Kalani.
You're doing a solo. You earned it.
Maddie.
You will also be performing a solo.
The two of you are going up against each other.
[Melissa]
Maddie is going against someone that's two years older than her
and that's a fabulous dancer.
This is the big showdown.
Everybody's been waiting for it,
but if that other kid, the stalker's kid,
gets anywhere up there even near you guys, look out.
I think Kira will be delighted
that already, the preferential treatment has begun.
She's wanted this since the first moment
that Kalani joined the team.
It's only fair that Maddie and Kalani go head-to-head.
I don't think that will ever, ever, ever happen.
What are you trying to prove? That they can beat each other?
That's not what I want.
Abby is going to make sure to keep Kira happy.
Kira's not gonna stay if she doesn't think Kalani
is going to be competitive and marketable.
I'm beyond frustrated right now.
So, how is the rivalry?
[Kira]
to compete against Maddie.
Why are we traveling 3,000 miles to be here and to train?
No solo today!
Abby has never allowed Kalani to become a star like Maddie.
I wanna show Abby that Kalani is her new star.
[Abby] Maddie, you know, if you lose,
you wouldn't just let me down.
You would let Sia down,
Ryan Heffington.
They watch. That's how they know you.
That's how they honed you, to begin with. What about Ava?
Oh, I bet you she's had a solo for nine months.
She can do a solo for three years
-and Kalani can still beat her. -Right.
Kira is absolutely confident this week.
I'm a nervous wreck because Kalani and Ava
are older dancers.
They're teenagers.
It's really not a fair fight.
-[phone ringing] -Who is this calling me?
Hello?
Hey, Jeanette.
-Ah. -Thank you.
Thank you.
What-- Oh... Ooh.
Bye.
She hung up on her.
Shut her up.
I can't stand when...
you're so desperate...
that you start getting vindictive.
Oh, my God. She's crazy.
She's mad and wants revenge.
There's a lot of people who want revenge on Abby.
Jeanette, we got Christi, we got Kelly.
Might as well put myself in the list too.
Well, she's ticked a lot of people off.
[Jeanette]
And say, "Listen, I don't want this between her and I."
So, why don't we go see Abby?
Hey, Abby, listen. I don't want-- I don't want--
You shouldn't be in here and don't--
I don't care what you want. It's not about what you want.
I don't know who you are
but you shouldn't be in this dressing room.
-I brought her in here with me. -Why are you in here?
-You own the school suddenly? -I came in here--
You didn't ask. You didn't say,
"Excuse me, Abby, can I speak to you?"
You just, "I want, I want, I want!"
-I came in here -I want you out of here.
-to be a good sport... -Go. Go, go, go.
-Go. -I am gonna leave.
Because I did the right thing by coming in here.
You're a nervous wreck when you speak
-It's obvious. Go. -I'm a nervous wreck?
No. If you knew anything about show business,
you would know not to say "good luck."
I can say "good luck," "break a leg,"
it doesn't matter.
Keep talking. You get asked out, I get asked back. Stalker.
[Abby] And your jacket should be longer than your shirt.
All right, ladies, this is it.
The whole world has been waiting for...
Abby Lee to put somebody good up against Maddie.
This is a showdown between the two of you,
and this is about beating that other kid.
Putting her in her place.
She lost the privilege of having you on her team.
Okay? And I have the privilege of continuing to teach you.
All right? And grow. And you will grow.
-I know. -And I know you can do it.
Kalani is going up against stalker's daughter, Ava,
and Maddie. I know she will win.
She is the strongest dancer on this team.
-[indistinct chatter] -Hi.
Focus on your solos.
I never go backstage.
But in this situation,
I don't trust the stalker woman that's here.
I wanna keep an eye on what's going on.
If this competition would ever get started.
Look, this is nuts.
[MC] We thank you for your patience.
[Abby speaking]
[snapping fingers]
Let's go. Delay of game. Come on.
We-we have all day to be here?
-Was she yelling at you? -I think so.
[kid] She was just trying to psych you out.
And you can't let that happen because she just--
because she knows-- 'cause she knows
you're a really, really, really good dancer.
[MC] All right, judges, we are moving on
to entry number 22.
Entry number 22.
Please give it up for Ava, performing "On My Way."
[cheering]
["My Own Way" by Jennifer Johnson playing]
♪ Who can say where this route will take me? ♪
♪ What's around the bend is a mystery ♪
♪ I always choose the path less taken ♪
♪ You can tell me to change direction ♪
♪ Say it's all for my own protection ♪
♪ But if I fall down ♪
♪ I won't be shaken ♪
♪ I won't let you be the judge of me ♪
♪ And I'll never give up easily ♪
♪ No matter what you say ♪
♪ Whoa-oh, I'm gonna do it my own way ♪
♪ I'm gonna do it my own way ♪
[whooping, cheering]
Go, Ava!
Ugh.
I think she looks like a praying mantis.
[MC] Judges, we are gonna go to entry number 21.
Please welcome to the stage Kalani,
performing "Dance in the Shadow."
[cheering]
["City of Light" by Ashley Jana playing]
♪ We burn away the shadows ♪
♪ Dance away the devils in our memories ♪
♪ Only hear the echoes of our footsteps ♪
♪ On these glitter-painted streets ♪
♪ Let the lights shine ♪
♪ Now is our time ♪
♪ Tonight, tonight, tonight ♪
♪ In the city of light ♪
[music ends]
[audience whooping, cheering]
[MC] Very beautiful, Kalani. Thank you.
Kalani.
She stepped out on that stage and looked like a million bucks.
-Yeah. -Good. Okay.
-Felt good. -All right.
You haven't done a solo in a long time.
You better not be rusty out there. Okay?
It's like riding a bike.
[MC] Okay, we are moving along entry number 23.
Give it up for Maddie, performing "The Judgment."
[audience cheering]
You know, seeing Maddie come onstage, I'm worried
because Maddie's solo is about Abby's pain with the lawsuit.
And Kalani's two years older than her
and a fabulous dancer.
There's a lot of pressure on her.
["There is Only Love" by Cassandra Kubinski playing]
♪ After all the judgment ♪
♪ And after all the fear ♪
♪ Beyond the "shoulds" and "shouldn'ts" ♪
♪ That I wish I couldn't hear ♪
♪ There's a place my thoughts and words and actions ♪
♪ And I just disappear ♪
♪ And there is only love ♪
♪ I cry until I shake apart ♪
♪ Lying on the floor ♪
♪ So I empty out my heart of every question ♪
♪ 'Til I'm sure ♪
♪ That there is only love ♪
[audience applauds]
-[cheering] -Whoo!
-[MC] Give it up for Maddie... -Whoo!
Once again, my student stepped on stage
like she owned it.
So good. It was really good.
You nailed everything.
The stage is Maddie's home.
-Turn on here. Hi. -I'm kind of curious, Abby.
Why were you backstage
trying to get in my daughter's face?
-Kind of curious. -Oh, my God.
-Get her out. -Go, go, go, go, go.
-You stay away from Ava. -You are bold-faced lying.
I was 60 feet away from your kid.
You're right across the stage.
That is low. Lower than I thought
-you can go. -Get a life, sweetheart.
Do not come and correct anything about her.
Abby's gonna get what she deserves.
She's made a big mistake and I'm coming after her.
Moving on to our overall solos of the day.
Maddie is going up against Kalani
for the first time, head-to-head.
If Ava beats both of them, there will be repercussions.
Fourth place...
Entry number 21, "Dance in the Shadow," Kalani.
[whooping, cheering]
I'm completely shocked that Kalani
placed fourth overall.
Who paid off these judges?
And the third highest solo today.
Entry number 22, "My Own Way," Ava.
[cheering]
Third place, the stalker's kid.
What's gonna happen?
Is Maddie gonna win this or not?
And the second highest solo today.
Entry number 23, "The Judgment," Maddie.
[audience whooping, cheering]
Maddie beat Kalani.
Maddie's still my number one girl.
But she's second. How is she second?
I'm appalled.
Look at this. Look at this competition.
-It's a joke. -Yeah. How did Ava beat Kalani?
This is rigged, and I will say that.
Jeanette did not have this competition rigged.
I do not think there's a setup.
She wants to blame everyone else.