- My little Kendall--
Kendall-- Kendall-- Kendall-- Kendall--
Kendall-- Kendall has a solo.
Kendall-- Kendall-- Kendall-- Kendall--
Kendall-- Kendall-- Kendall-- when can Kendall have a solo?
When can Kendall be more a part of what
everybody else gets a part of?
Kendall-- Kendall-- Kendall-- Kendall--
Kendall-- Kendall's here, and she's staying.
CHRISTI: I know crazy dance moms, you know?
And, like, we're here.
You know, Melissa's here.
And Jill's, like, a whole 'nother level.
Abby, Kendall and I have a little something for you
for letting us in on your family.
I bought Abby a gift as a token of my appreciation.
And I wanted to give it to her in front of all the other moms.
Because I want them to know that I'm serious about this.
What is it?
Perfume and--
Is this Chanel in the--
JILL: Is that-- that's Number Five.
That's it.
KELLY: Jill pulls out a gift for Abby.
I wanted to die.
I was like, oh, my god, here's another Melissa.
[laughs] Gift-giver.
Did I interrupt you?
I have a surprise for both of you.
- For us? - OK.
Yeah.
I know you've been working really hard.
Yes.
And I want you to know that I appreciate your hard work.
I have a surprise in studio C.
ABBY: Oh, it's a surprise?
It is a surprise.
Whoa!
[laughs]
JILL: You guys are getting personal massages.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome, Abby.
No one has ever done anything like this my whole entire life.
I'm going to do my best to make sure
that Abby gets taken care of.
Kendall actually came up with the idea.
I swear to god.
ABBY: Oh, really?
Perfect.
Did you do that?
Well, you know what?
You guys, it really wasn't really your business.
Yes, I did something nice for Abby and Gianna.
Jill's trying to buy her way up the pyramid.
And she's trying to buy Abby's friendship instead of--
you are the new person on the team.
Pay your dues.
I know that the role of Rosa Parks
hasn't been assigned to any of the dancers yet.
And I really want to take this opportunity
to speak with Abby and find out what she's looking for .
If she's not going to cast Mia, it might as well be Kendall.
What's Jill doing here?
She invited me for moral support.
You look very nice.
Jill, this isn't about you.
Holly has forever been accusing me of typecasting.
But I have to make Mia earn this role.
And that is going to make her a better dancer.
So Abby, what's the status with Rosa Parks?
Have you seen the number long enough to figure out
who's going to play Rosa Parks?
I just started the number.
I didn't even get the props in the studio yet.
JILL: I know.
Well, that's why I asked what the status is.
What are you thinking about it?
Jill, I brought you along to kind of be a buffer,
not to absorb opportunities for your child to get ahead.
I know you want Kendall to work on her face.
And if that's what you want, then
I need to get that for Kendall.
Excuse me, Jill.
I'm going to get back to it.
OK, OK.
That Jill is just unbelievable.
She is shoving her kid down my throat.
This one over here was over there
trying to pitch her daughter to Abby as being Rosa Parks.
You actually asked her for that part?
No.
What-- no.
I said it would be a good part for Kendall
because she needs to work on her acting and her face.
I really think you're, like, delusional now, Jill.
JILL: No, I didn't say, give it to Kendall.
You think that that's a good part for her.
I don't understand why these moms are so upset over this.
Their kids get lead roles all the time.
Kendall does not.
Kendall always gets overlooked.
Here's an opportunity for my child to have a lead role,
and it's driving them crazy.
I'm the only one who gets in trouble for wanting
something for my child.
Well, because none of us do crazy
stuff like you do to get--
What did I do crazy?
You asked Abby if Kendall could be Rosa Parks?
That's a little crazy!
No, I didn't!
You weren't there!
Jill will do anything for a special part,
even if it means that Kendall is Rosa Parks.
Really?
JILL: She's good.
Abby, she's going to stretch, even though she doesn't have
a solo or much to do this week.
She's-- she's part of the team, so we came.
What?
I'm going to do what I need to do to make sure
that Abby knows exactly what Kendall can
bring to this group of dancers.
When can Kendall have a solo?
When can Kendall be more a part of what
everybody else gets a part of?
You need to tell your mother to knock it off.
She's going to get you in trouble.
Abby Lee Miller was not put on this Earth
to make your kid feel special.
Understood?
I'm actually going to borrow some lipstick.
So Jill, if you would feel better if I
borrowed it from you, I will.
Would you like me to put it on you?
I would love it.
So now Jill's going to be Abby's official makeup fixer.
And it's going to be like putting lipstick on a pig.
Jill, let me see her costume.
OK, this is the white costume.
You did not whip that up last night.
Oh, I never said I whipped it up last night!
You didn't say, go home and whip up--
I'm not Becky "Home-Ec-y."
I don't whip up costumes.
Where did that costume come from?
Because it's obviously not pieces of something
you pulled together.
I just wanted to use pieces--
This is a costume--
--that you had at home and come up with
something at the last minute.
This is what I came up with.
Well, who's is that?
May I ask?
This is Kendall's costume.
You have not seen her in this costume.
Somebody, somewhere has seen her in it.
JILL: It's Kendall's old costume.
It's Kendall's costume now.
It's not one of her old costumes.
I'm trying to teach the children a lesson.
They don't need a $500 costume to win.
You have something at home.
Make it work.
It's not about winning. ABBY: That's--
It's about what I want to put my daughter in.
No, it's about what I want to put your daughter in.
JILL: Whipped-up costumes--
ABBY: Go look at what you have.
Figure it out.
Put it on the kid.
That's what I did. That's what I did.
ABBY: That looks like a wedding gown.
You're looking me in the eye.
JILL: This is her costume!
Has she ever worn that costume in a competition, or a stage,
or a show, or a showcase, or a performance, or a school gig,
or anything else?
Yes.
But you haven't seen her in it.
None of you have seen her in it. - I don't care!
Somebody else in the world has!
JILL: Whatever.
Whatever.
I'll pack my bag and go home right now!
Is that-- would that make you guys all really happy?
No, that would not make me happy.
And you know who's going to lose.
Because that's what I'm doing!
I'm sick of this [bleep]!
Done!
- It's going to be-- - I'm done!
It's going to be your daughter that loses out.
Good for you! ABBY: It's your daughter.
Jill's throwing shoes, and she's cursing.
And all I'm thinking is, you are so hard to take
seriously wearing that hat.
Yeah.
You know what?
You're exactly right.
It's supposed to be about the kids.
Let her wear the [bleep] costume!
ABBY: She had to go above and beyond
and try to outdo everyone.
Well, you know what?
It backfired on her.
Oh, my goodness.
I see how presents go over well with Abby.
We're going to put a little bench
in front of the dance studio.
We're going to spruce it up a little bit.
You know everyone's going to hate you.
What is that?
Good morning.
KELLY: To Abby Lee.
HOLLY: Good morning.
Oh, my god.
Just a little something we can all appreciate.
[laughs]
It's not for Abby.
It's for the studio.
CHRISTI: Good lord.
HOLLY: It's like a shrine to Abby.
Well, it's actually a shrine to Jill.
I thought Melissa was bad.
And the level of brown-nosing that Jill
has brought to the table has just raised the ante.
Maybe you'll get to the top of the ass-kiss pyramid.
Now, Melissa's going to be running around.
How can I out-brown-nose this one?
So all bets are off at the Abby Lee Dance Company.
You guys could have been a little
more receptive to the bench.
It's not for Abby.
It's not for me.
It says, "To Abby Lee."
JILL: It's for everybody.
CHRISTI: "Love, Jill and Kendall."
A bench dedicated to Abby.
[sighs] I think I've seen it all now.
Kendall, the music is just as important.
Don't daydream over there.
When I look at you go, stop, you need to hit it.
Here's poor little Kendall who needs
practice and needs to work-- she's doing your music.
Yeah, that's unfortunate.
This is ridiculous.
I should be able to go down and have a conversation with her
without all kinds of drama.
But I know it's not going to happen.
Abby, I want her to dance.
I don't pay tuition for her to be
out here sitting on the floor.
I want you to teach her to dance.
All those things you said to me yesterday--
she needs to work on her stretch, her this, her turns--
why are you not teaching her?
Why aren't you helping her with this?
Well, because I'm choreographing a trio, Jill.
OK, so how much longer do you think
this trio is going to take?
Because it's been over an hour now.
Is she yelling?
Jill's yelling?
She took her 900 voice off for Abby now.
She flushed that down the toilet, that voice.
She doesn't do it anymore.
We come to dance to dance.
And sitting there is not dance.
Go.
Jill needs to watch out.
I'll tell you why.
That kid of hers, Kendall, is adorable.
I don't want to see anything bad happen
to her because her mother's not playing by my rules.
Kendall, you have a solo.
[applause]
Your solo is entitled "Owe You Nothing."
Remember that.
I owe you nothing.
This is going to be a big week for Kendall,
so I want her to look amazing.
I know that Abby says a costume doesn't make a number,
but it helps.
And if I'm willing to pay the money, and spend the time,
and hire a designer, Abby won't be able to overlook her.
I don't have costumes that haven't been worn with Abby--
Did Abby design it?
Or did she leave it up to you to design it?
No, Abby didn't design it.
[gasps]
Kendall, for that solo, I would love her to be in green.
Well, let me tell you, and regarding the costume,
I have gray bottoms and a gray top.
Jill, you just have to understand,
I don't like people going behind my back.
Abby asked everyone to have their costumes done for today.
Like, I can't believe Jill doesn't have hers.
MELISSA: Jill, what are you doing?
Did you show her the picture of it?
No.
But I thought you had won made.
I don't have it.
That was yesterday.
Now I'm going to dismiss you.
Kendall, I don't think you'll be doing your solo.
Your mother was to have that costume here today.
I can have a costume!
They told me they have it!
You're idiots if you stay and let this woman
destroy your children.
You know that.
What did she expect Abby to do?
"Dance Spirit" magazine is going to follow Maddie all day.
It's amazing.
It's a great opportunity for her.
You have duet practice soon, you know.
So we have to hustle.
So no horsing around in here.
Hello!
Hi, how are you?
Hi, Kendall.
Hey, we-- I left her dance bag and her boots.
And I have her stuff.
Kendall, why don't you go upstairs?
JILL: Run upstairs. Go say hi.
Take her-- take Maddie's clothes and grab your dance bag.
Come here.
Oh, we're so excited.
Do you want to--
I have Maddie's stuff too.
Oh, OK.
So "Dance Spirit's" here, which you know.
Here today?
Let's be honest.
I'm not really here to pick up Kendall's dance bag.
I know that "Dance Spirit" magazine--
the photographer's here.
And I want to see what's going on,
maybe get Kendall in a shot or two.
Hi.
Rachel, this is Jill.
Oh, hello.
Rachel, I'm Jill.
It's so nice to meet you.
So nice to meet you.
She's my buddy.
Yeah, I was just showing-- MELISSA: She's my girlfriend.
Because this just came out.
We did this two months ago.
"Dance Track" magazine?
Are you familiar with it?
Not really, no.
OK, yeah.
But it's-- I've seen the photos from you.
It just came out.
So what funny timing that you guys are here.
I love Jill, but I know that she's not here
to pick up Kendall's dance bag.
She's just being pushy.
She showed up.
She just can't accept that the magazine
chose Maddie and not Kendall.
How did you pick?
We just called up Abby and said that we wanted to follow--
do the life of an ALDC kid.
And you know, she said Maddie would be great.
But Abby sometimes has blinders on for--
MELISSA: She does.
--for Maddie.
Maddie, Maddie, Maddie.
It is what it is.
Lots of studios go through that.
And you know what?
If Kendall can be even close to Maddie, I'll take it.
CHRISTI: Jill is so ridiculous.
She's always sneaking around behind our backs,
trying to get Kendall ahead.
Kendall, Maddie's not here right now.
So you have been chosen to take her position.
I'm so excited.
I knew Kendall was going to win the improv.
Abby has never given her the time of day.
And here, this kid went out and nailed it.
And now, maybe, since Kendall got the lead in the dance,
Abby will have to pay attention to her.
ABBY: Was this when Maddie leaves?
JILL: No.
I don't think that Kendall is the lead.
I think Kalani is the lead.
Does anyone else think that Kalani looks like she's
the lead of the dance?
JILL: Abby, wasn't that the role you just gave to Kendall?
She just earned that spot, and now you're giving it to Kalani.
Abby, you're not even pretending to stand by your word.
And I think it's ridiculous.
I kind of think Kendall should have been biting he apple
and dying, or doing the spooky witch
part to give Kalani the apple.
Because she won the dance-off.
Well, I think it's established,
Kendall is not the lead.
She didn't get a special part and doesn't carry the apple.
It backfired.
But is she doing the counts and being the dance captain?
Yeah, but that wasn't really initially
what it was supposed to be. CHRISTI: No.
It didn't go Abby's way, so then the rules changed.
The rules changed.
There was nothing that Maddie or Kalani
did that Kendall couldn't do.
It's not fair.
GIANNA: You three have solos.
[cheering]
I know you guys are the OGs.
Kalani is not an OG.
Kendall is.
I just said, you two are OGs.
Oh, I thought you said "you guys."
The people stepping up.
God.
Go back on vacation.
How did you pick them, each kid?
I know the OGs.
How did you pick Kalani or--
Because, you know, these are the girls,
to me, that have really improved throughout my time here.
And they've just proved to me that, you know,
they deserve a chance.
And this is their nationals.
So--
It's all of their nationals.
And some of these kids have been here a long, long time.
GIANNA: That's fine.
But are you-- if you're talking about your daughter,
you guys missed out last week.
So that's not my problem.
Kalani missed out last week too.
She was hurt. She didn't dance.
But she was still here. She was still part of the group.
I know. I know.
It's just a little hurtful.
That's all.
Thank you.
Thank you for everything I've done for seven years.
It's fine.
GIANNA: All right.
Are you done bitching?
I actually thought that all of the kids
would have an opportunity to dance and get
a solo from a world champion.
I mean, really, that's what this is all about.
But no, I guess not.
My kid will be the only kid in there that didn't
get a solo from Cheryl Burke.
I mean, how fair is that?
She's been a part of this team longer than most of these kids,
except for Nia.
I thought we were a team.
And I thought all of the kids should have equal opportunity.
OK, but Jill, you weren't here last week.
So maybe Kendall. - Right.
But you weren't here for the last two [bleep]
years, Christi!
You weren't!
Seriously?
No, I wasn't.
Yes, seriously.
You quit.
You left the team.
CHRISTI: Yeah. Wow.
You quit.
I didn't quit.
Really?
So you think Kendall should have a solo over Chloe?
I think Chloe should have a solo this week,
but not over any other kid.
That's all.
Yeah.
Sorry. She does.
Deal with it.
These kids have worked their asses off
for seven years, away from home, and their family,
and their dads, and their brothers, and their sisters.
Well, you're not the only one who's sacrificed, Jill.
I'm not saying I am.
But I am the only one without my kid to get a solo.
So--