[EXCITED SCREAMING]
Oh my god!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
THEME SONG: What you get is what you see.
I won't pretend I'm what you need.
There's no in between.
This is day too late.
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My first impression of Sarah was that like--
I'm nervous.
[GIGGLING]
I was like, well, she's good, but I
don't know if she'll be able to pick up the choreography.
And then I watched you pick up the choreography,
and I was like, great, now I have
someone to compete up against.
[CHUCKLING]
The first day of the audition in LA,
you know, you walked in, and like your mom
was stretching you, and I was like, wow,
she's really flexible.
I was like, oh no.
I thought you were like really good at the audition,
and that's all I remember.
Thanks.
It was the first day at the audition,
and you were wearing black and white,
and that's like something I remembered.
I don't know why you were the only person
that I remember seeing like specifically
what you were wearing.
I don't remember exactly how you had your hair, but you looked--
SARAH: High ponytail.
GIANINA: You looked young, like you were super small.
BRADY: Yeah, you looked super--
GIANINA: But I was like so confused
because I couldn't figure out how old you were.
Because when the auditions started
me and Lilly were so close in height.
LILLY: Yeah.
But I've just grown a lot since then I guess.
LILLY: Yeah.
You looked really young, like just
like your hairstyle and everything and your face,
but then when I started to talk to you,
you sounded like really mature and really old,
so I was like really confused.
But also, I remember you being like really pretty,
and we were all like, Oh my god, she's so pretty.
SARAH: Awe, thank you. Thank you.
The first time I noticed you was like the last round
when we were doing the dances, and then we got into the line,
and then like she asked you to step forward.
I'm like, oh no, she might get cut.
ABBY: Sarah, step forward with your mom.
SARAH: That was like the scariest like moment ever.
She's like, Sarah, where are you from?
I'm like, Pittsburgh.
Oh, she's like, OK, well then, just go back in your line,
and I was like, oh, thank god.
ABBY: I'm watching you extra hard.
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SARAH: When it came to like first impressions for Lilly,
I think we all kind of got what we expected almost.
Like, we all knew she was really tiny.
We all knew she was really good.
We all knew Abby loved her.
And I think she actually a lot better
than I expected her to be if I'm being honest.
She like grew up. She grew.
SARAH: She grew up.
Like she dances more mature now than she used to.
Yeah.
SARAH: She doesn't do that cute like--
LILLY: Well, I also think that everyone always thought that I
could only do acro, and I could only
do cutesy dances, because I was young when I started the show.
Because that's all I was given, I could never show anyone.
And that's why, when I came back and I got like acro dances,
I was like not again.
I've grown up.
I've done so much more than just acro dances.
When I first met Lilly, she was like quiet.
You were quiet.
Like, you were super shy.
It's like so awkward just walking up to people
like, Hi, my name's Lilly.
My first impression was I was at ALDC one
time taking a class from Michael Dameski,
and then all of the sudden, like, I look over,
and there's this little like--
I thought she was like a smurf.
[LAUGHTER]
She was like, hi, and I was like, whoa, oh my god.
But I was like, oh, wait, that's Lilly.
I thought you were like a little baby.
It was so cute.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
So what's everyone's first impression of Hannah?
Quiet and like kind of shy.
SARAH: Yeah.
I didn't really get to know you that well,
because at the audition we were in different age groups.
So like when you were in there, I was taking a break,
but when I went in, you were taking a break.
So we didn't really get to know each other that well.
I feel like all of you guys stuck
out to me, especially Hannah, because I loved her leotard.
I just kept saying, wow, her leotard's really pretty.
Were did she get it from?
[GIGGLING] Maybe, like, tonight I can like order that online.
We can be like twins.
SARAH: And when I first met you, your mom came over,
and your mom was like really outgoing,
and so I was expecting you to be like super talkative.
And then I started talking a lot,
and you were like, I'm Hannah.
[LAUGHTER]
When I first met you, I walked into the audition,
and I immediately-- my eye was drawn to you leo,
because it was like my favorite colors ever,
and the lace was really pretty.
When we went into the audition together,
you were really, really shy.
ABBY: What's your name? - Hannah.
ABBY: Hannah.
But then, when you were around just our group,
you weren't shy.
It made me feel so happy, because I was really, really
nervous, and so when you came out of your shell
and started to be like really silly, it made me feel good.
When I walked in, you were already there.
HANNAH: Uh huh.
BRADY: So like, I felt like you would be on the team,
like, you would have been like one of the people who had
gotten on the team just because you were like so good
and your leotard was really pretty.
[CHUCKLING]
And I think we got to know each other really
like well at the audition, because we
were in the same group.
At the audition, you were one of those people that--
you would sit back, and you would really listen and take
in everything that everybody was saying
before you would say something.
Like I don't know how to explain in,
but you were a really good listener.
For some reason, like, I felt like she was so smart.
Yeah, like a listener, and you're very intelligent.
I am very smart.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
What were your first impressions of me?
OK, so my first impression was crazy, outgoing, and cat.
[CHUCKLING]
Because you had those cat ears on.
ABBY: You with the cat ears.
BRADY: And you had lots of colors on.
You had like an orange-- - Orange leo.
An orange leo and like pink rainbow pants.
When I first saw you, I was like--
you walked in, and I was like, I think I know you,
like I've seen you before.
And like, it turns out that we've like--
Fun fact.
We actually did like--
HANNAH: We did like 17 different auditions and things
with other studios at the same exact times
exact time with each other just not knowing
it for the past five years.
My first impression of you when
we got there was kind of confused,
to be honest, I didn't know you as like a technical dancer,
because I used to see you all the time in New
York and Pressley in New York.
So this is kind of my first impression of both of you.
I kind of was like, are they technical dancers?
Because I've only ever seen you do
hip hop auditions in New York.
And so I was excited to see you dance, because I wasn't
expecting you to be as good as you were,
because I thought you were like hardcore hip hoppers.
LILLY: Yeah, there's a bunch of people
that like just do hip hop.
But I didn't really know that you were actually
as good as you were, because she only showed me hip hop videos.
And then I watched you dance, and I was like, wow.
Yeah, so me and Lilly basically had
like the same exact impression.
Yeah, but I knew that you very outgoing, and like fun.
BRADY: My impression of you--
Am I outgoing or am I shy?
Yes.
Yeah, you're very outgoing.
It's just like a ball of energy over there.
I was like whoa.
HANNAH: You were like hi, and I'm like, OK, hi.
I knew you before, so it wasn't
really like a first impression.
But we were in class the night before, and you were like, oh,
are you going to class on Saturday?
I was like, um--
Um, no.
I have something to do.
I don't really--
We hid this from each other the whole time.
And I was like, I don't really know if I'm
going to be able to make it.
And you were like--
I'll tell you why.
Pressley sent me a Snapchat of her face,
and she had makeup on just like I did,
her hair was done in her special braid,
and she had a leo on her, she had her five dance wear jacket
on or something like that.
And I remember I walked into the audition room,
and I saw you, and I was like, what are you doing here?
Yeah, and that's what you said.
We just hid it from each other, and then
it ended up being like, we didn't need
to hide it from each other, but like, I don't know,
it was a coinkydink.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
For Pressley, I almost felt like when I met her, like,
I knew her.
I don't know why I felt like I knew you, because I didn't.
But like, when I met you, I was like, hey.
On the first day I met Pressley,
I was immediately like, I like her.
I was like-- - You do?
I walked in, and she like scanned the whole--
[LAUGHTER]
I scanned the whole room and I was
like, Bingo, that's my friend.
[LAUGHTER]
And then I ran over like a puppy.
I was literally like a puppy dog that saw like peanut butter,
and I was like, (BOING) I like her.
I like her. She's nice.
And then I started to know you, and I
was like, this is the girl that I know is
going to be best friends, and--
PRESSLEY: Yeah.
I'm just glad that we love the same things,
and we have classes all together.
I didn't really know you.
I didn't actually-- - I didn't even like know you.
--have a first impression of you.
I don't remember it.
No, I don't Remember
I just remember seeing you in class,
and you kind of look like--
I remember seeing--
--an avocado.
Yep, pretty much.
Because she had a green leotard on,
and then her hair was like a crown.
I just remember crown avocado.
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My first impression of Brady was weird, because I
don't remember, no offense.
But then I'm remember the first day we
got here, we were in Target, and like,
we bumped into each other.
And I was like, hi.
Hey.
And we were looking for like bedsheets or something,
and you were like, I want to go look at the kid bedsheets,
and I want to go look for like Avengers or something.
[CHUCKLING]
And I was like, I'm just going to get these pineapple
bedsheets and just go.
When I saw Brady, I was like, oh, that's Brady.
He's really good, and I know he is,
but he doesn't know who I am.
So let's make sure I don't go before or after him,
because I don't want to be cut.
My mom walked up to Tisha, your mom,
and they like knew each other off
of Instagram for some reason.
And then they like brought us like
to sit next to each other and play Fortnite,
and I was like, um, OK.
OK.
I remember when we were doing barre,
and we all started to lift our legs,
and Brady's leg was like 10 feet higher than everybody else's.
We were like--
PRESSLEY: Because you're legs are so long.
SARAH: I was hoping Brady could make it,
because I knew we could all do a bunch of cool lifts
if a boy was on the team.
Yeah.
ABBY: Brady, do you think you can lift any of these girls?
Yes.
ABBY: You do.
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I remember when you were dancing, I was like,
he's really good, and I was really intimidated.
And then like Ms. Abby made you do like the whole thing
on the left, and I was like, I really hope
she doesn't make me do that.
ABBY: Brady, do you want to do it the way it was taught,
or do you want to do it on the left?
BRADY: I can do it to the left.
We went out to like dinner after the audition,
and Abby was like, Brady's really good.
And I was like, yeah, I know.
And then she's like, is he a lefty?
And I was like, yeah.
And she was like, oh, darn it.
All I remember is playing Tarzan,
and that's like all we did while we waited the whole time.
OK, wait, everyone get around the table.
OK, ready?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Five, six, seven, eight.
ALL: Tarzan the monkey man, swinging from a rubber band.
He slipped down, and broke his crown, what color was his butt?
Pink.
ALL: P-I-N.
[DRAMATIC DRUM]
[LAUGHTER]