Y'all, my big announcements--
this week, we are doing a collab, which means the group
routine is not just for me, not just
for you, not just for the ALDC, but for the whole world to see.
It is based on the new animated film "The Angry Birds Movie 2."
[applause]
Cool.
The name of the routine is Angry Birds Tutu--
T-U-T-U.
That's so cute.
It is a contemporary piece, but it is ballet based.
I want to see you become your character, your bird.
Sell it.
Everybody that sees this routine should want to run out
and buy a ticket to the movie.
This is an amazing opportunity.
These kids are going to get to work professionally.
I am trying to rebuild my business and my reputation.
And a win this week could be everything the ALDC team needs.
This is a big week.
We have a movie studio watching you,
possibly the whole world watching you.
Last night, you went to a private screening.
You saw the movie.
So you are all Angry Birds, and you're fighting together
with the pigs as frenemies against your common enemy,
Zeta, who's trying desperately to destroy their home.
Gia, you are portraying Zeta.
She is the evil eagle on Eagle Island.
You will be the lead in this routine.
Is it typecasting?
Yes.
You know what your character does, yes?
All right.
Let me see some feathers.
And 1, 2, 3, 4, over, 5.
OK, let's hear the music.
[music playing]
The birds must unite.
It's about teamwork.
We are stronger together than we are individually.
I don't think the moms are quite getting
the correlation between the ALDC team
and the Angry Birds Tutu team.
So the story of the dance is they're all coming together
to beat a common enemy?
Gia, right?
The mean bird who's trying to destroy everybody in her path.
Joanne and GiaNina will step on anybody to get
to where they want to go.
So who is Gia stepping over?
The other kids on the team.
Like, when she blamed the other kids for trying to sabotage
her during a group dance.
They said, yes, go to the other side.
So I don't know if it was a miscommunication,
or if they wanted me not to do it right.
Oh!
We would never, ever want you to mess up.
It's the thought that she had run through her head,
and she spoke it out loud.
How's that stepping on anybody?
There's nothing wrong with that.
Let's just be real, guys.
You're just upset that Gia's in the lead in the dance.
She made her the character that does exactly
what she's accusing her of.
You're ignorant if you think that's the good part
in the dance.
Since day one, Stacey came in here feeling
like she was better than everybody
because she's been here before.
And Liliana deserves this, that, and an ice cream cone
because Stacey is entitled.
Stacey always wants Lilly to be the star.
She's a manipulator.
And she'll do anything to get Lilly ahead.
1, 2--
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
GiaNina, fifth position.
Your wrong foot is in front.
If there's going to be a lot of eyes on this dance,
and it's ballet, and she's the lead,
I think she should probably figure out what a soutenu is.
Well, I think Gia will show up because she always does.
She works hard.
She has thick skin.
And she's confident.
And that pisses people off.
We'll see.
Not what I thought for my day today.
I should have brought a hacksaw today.
Or some matches.
Yesterday, I gave the moms a little project to do.
It's really busy work to keep them out of my hair.
I want them to build a nest for the group dance.
So go out, find some branches, get out of the studio,
leave me alone.
GiaNina is the blind leading the blind.
But a kid on her level, that's done
a Broadway show and a movie--
I mean, come on, she does have the potential to be a star.
But she has to nail those sections.
GiaNina, that's a développé.
GiaNina, stronger arms in fourth on that sous-sus, guys.
I don't understand why, with such an important dance,
she put GiaNina in the lead when she is definitely not the best
ballet dancer on this team.
GiaNina, fifth.
Again.
I mean, the focus is going to be on her,
and is that going to be a good thing if she can't nail
the technique, can't land her jumps,
or if she's not on the music?
Last week, we had a win.
But before that, it's been a while.
And there's more eyes on our kids
this week than usual because they're
doing a collab for the movie.
So on top of that, they're doing ballet.
It's not Gia's best forte, ballet.
And I don't really know why she put
Gia as lead of the group dance.
She can do ballet, guys.
She didn't know the basic terms.
Yes she does.
I just think you want the lead.
Lay off my kid, Stacey.
I think Abby made the right choice.
She put Gia in that dance this week
because Gia delivers on stage.
Stacey is just pissed that Gia got to lead the ballet dance,
and her kid's the passe-passe queen.
No matter who's bitching and moaning upstairs,
Gia's going to go out there and take her pointed foot
and shove it right up Stacey's ass, OK?
All right, let's get ready for the group dance.
[music playing]
Is everybody ready?
We're doing ballet technique.
There's a right and wrong.
We're doing a collaboration with "The Angry Birds Movie 2."
And you better be birds.
The birds must unite.
You have to be an army, a team that
works together because a whole team is more powerful than one
or two people.
Gia, I need to see conflict with her and the whole team.
This dance is going to be seen all over the world,
and there are a lot of amazing dance studios here today.
Understood?
So don't blow it.
We're ready to go?
Moms, you're going to get the bird's nest.
Let's get up, pick it up.
The moms made the nests out of, like,
real sticks and stuff, so there's bugs,
and that's really gross.
And I don't think we should use it.
- [laughs] - Sorry.
Girls.
Yes?
We're not using the nest.
I just wanted your mothers to leave me alone.
- What? - I knew it!
- I knew it. - Knew it.
Praise the lord.
Oh my god.
My god.
They're complete fools.
They're just fools.
[music playing]
I feel bad if she's right there.
GiaNina's ballet isn't really up to par with a lot of us.
I'm a little worried that she is not
going to know what she's doing.
ANNOUNCER: Let's take it now to advanced, small group,
contemporary.
Get ready for entry number 89, Angry Birds Tutu.
Winning this group dance would mean the world to me
because it's my first time being the lead,
and I've never done a ballet number at a competition before.
And so we have to work together because I
really want to win for Miss Abby,
and hopefully make her proud.
[dramatic music]
So good.
[thomas bergersen, "soulseeker"]
[vocalizing]
Judges are over there, over there.
Over there.
[music continues]
[applause]
Gia killed it.
I knew she would.
What were they saying about her not being
the good choice for the lead?
My kid looked like a prima ballerina up there.
ANNOUNCER: We are now going to move to the top groups.
The group cannot afford to lose.
We are four weeks away from Nationals.
Winning is the only option.
ANNOUNCER: Third-highest scoring of all of our groups--
Angry Birds Tutu.
[applause]
[music playing]
We'll never know, if someone else was the lead,
if the dance would have placed higher.
Everybody is not a star ballerina.
They're beautiful.
I watched Gia.
I thought she was pretty beautiful up there.
We just got third place with an amazing dance,
with an amazing concept, with your daughter as the lead.
My kid was amazing in the ballet number.
This was her shot at carrying the group.
Gia did carry the group.
She carried us all the way to third place.
Eat your words, Joanne.
I'm not eating [bleep].
[applause]
Great job, guys.
Good job, you two.
Congratulations, Lilly and Brady.
I loved it.
Made me cry.
What do you think Abby's going to feel?
Congratulations to the duet.
Very successful
[applause]
Presley and GiaNina, you guys did a great job.
However, somebody else did a better job.
When you lose, and you're third, you don't get noticed.
Somebody else does-- the winner, the group.
When you're using classical choreography,
there is a right and a wrong.
Everybody in this room should have been right.
We weren't doing a competitive dance this week.
We were doing more of like a production--
Oh, just shut up.
We're winners, not third-place losers.
I got two jackets that I was ready to give out,
but they can wait till a pyramid.
After the group lost, we're giving out any jackets.
Actually, I'm rethinking the entire makeup of this team.
This is the ALDC.
I want the best on my team.
There might be some new kids in the group.
New kids next week?
ABBY LEE MILLER: Yes.
I think we're going to bring somebody else in new
and see how it works.
Perfect.
There might be a kid that takes your place,
because there's always somebody out there that jumps higher,
that turns faster, that's prettier, that's smarter.
And there's always a new game in town.
Let's go.
[music playing]