ABBY LEE: McKaylee, you get the very first solo of the season.
It's a lyrical routine in the style of "Les Mis."
The solo can either make you or send you home.
Solo is a kiss of death.
Shari and McKaylee, I hope this is the week we say bye-bye.
ANTHONY BURRELL: This week's challenge is versatility.
We're going to go from lyrical to classical ballet.
Everybody's going to be watching
the first solo very carefully.
McKaylee has to show how versatile she is.
She can do lyrical and contemporary.
What she has to worry about is her face and the emotion
and personality and character.
ANTHONY BURRELL: From there you turn.
Flex.
From here, look at this hand.
Look at this pain.
It brings it in, and this is your hands are wanting to be
able to provide for your child.
You just sold your two front teeth.
My solo is inspired by "Les Mis."
And I'm only 13 years old, and I don't
know what it's like to be homeless and have
a kid, so it's really hard for me
to kind of transform into the character.
Yeah, more hands like-- reach, I have nothing,
and just-- there.
You have absolutely nothing.
I'm just hoping that this solo is not
going to be the death of us.
All the pressure's on McKaylee and Shari.
It's a lot of pressure to be a dance
teacher, trained your own daughter,
and her favorite style.
Every mom here is hoping that they fail miserably.
McKaylee won the challenge, and she got to pick the solo.
I hope that she is going to give us
a Broadway performance tonight.
Don't let anything get in your way.
OK.
The next dance is a lyrical solo.
First solo of the entire season, actually.
This one is uninspired by "Les Miserables."
Please welcome McKaylee.
Be beautiful.
[music playing]
(SINGING) Like a balloon, always high.
Never, ever low.
Yes, maybe I could try.
Wouldn't that be swell?
Instead of living in hell--
hell.
Living in hell.
Broken parts washed up [inaudible]..
Saw the beauty in each.
And like a balloon, always high.
Never, ever low.
Yes, maybe I could try.
Wouldn't that be swell?
Instead of living in hell--
hell-- hell.
[applause]
HOST: Let's hear it for McKaylee.
Great job.
Here you go.
Wow.
Your acting, your character, your passion was so believable.
McKaylee, bravo.
Thank you.
JUDGE: Amazing job.
You gave me savage.
You gave you a bit of joy, but you still stayed in the story.
So great, great job.
I will give you the finger wave.
McKaylee, let me tell you, I watched you tonight transform
from a dancer to a storyteller.
You have the talent.
If you take this step to the next and the next,
you will be on your way to Broadway,
and I will pass you that torch.
Thank you so much, judges.
Let's hear it one more time for McKaylee.
Oh my God.
I'm so proud of you.
Tonight, I proved all the haters wrong
because I got a standing ovation from the judges,
and I made my mom really proud.
You did a great job, and to pull that off,
it was good, very good.