- We have three solos.
Yay!
Ever since Maddie left, I've been reluctant to give out any
solos, because I don't have my go-to soloist,
the child that is going to nail both the story
as well as the technique.
They need to prove that they're going to go out on that stage
and win.
Kalani, you will be performing a solo.
JoJo, you are doing a solo.
Yay!
Kendall, you will also perform a solo.
[cheering]
All right, so this is "Cold And Clear."
It's about Neptune, the god of the sea.
Kendall is doing our most difficult routine.
It is a gorgeous, contemporary piece.
I just hope Kendall lives up to my expectations.
Which feels better?
This way or this way?
[inaudible]
OK.
All right, that's fine.
So straighten your legs.
Straighten your legs.
Lean more to me.
That's pretty, though.
Let's see if it's still just ocean or if we hear words then.
What is the first lyric?
Hold me in the dark.
Tide.
Hold me in the-- it's about the water.
Oh, that's her music?
It sounds pretty.
Yeah, it sounds great.
This is not a Fosse number, although he
was famous for doing "Cabaret" and the Cabaret chair.
The words are really about the frumpy girl.
You're the dream.
You're dreaming that this is you on this stage now.
OK, let's hear it.
Kalani is doing a very sultry jazz routine
to "On The Edge Of My Seat."
This is the first time we're going
to see my dancers performing solos since Maddie
and Mackenzie left, and I want the judges to be
on the edge of their seats.
Five, six, seven, and one and two, three, four.
But you can't look like dead weight.
You need to pounce.
When you do the push back to the push up position,
dig your toes under.
It looks better.
Boom, then it's right--
you need to go--
this is fast.
Like, in, and then go, like a rounded hunchback.
I don't care.
It's going to be tough for JoJo.
JoJo doesn't normally get the winning numbers from Abby.
So I need JoJo to nail this solo to prove to Abby
that she has what it takes to be the next big star on this team.
So, Abby, does this mean solos are back for good?
Are we back to doing solos every competition?
You know, I don't want to make promises that I can't keep.
I would love to keep giving my girls solos,
but they need to go out on that stage and pull off a win.
Maddie seemed to do it with ease.
I'm entering three solos today.
One of them better win.
[MUSIC - WIZARDZ OF OZ, "FEROCIOUS"]
(SINGING) 'Cause we ferocious.
We ferocious.
[lion roars]
[applause]
[MUSIC - EMMA WALLACE, "KIND OF WOMAN"]
[applause]
[MUSIC - ANNELISE COLLETTE, "NEPTUNE"]
(SINGING) Neptune.
Neptune.
[applause]
ANNOUNCER: All right.
We're gonna start with our elite team solos.
There is a lot on the line with these solos.
We have not had solos since Maddie left.
Whether it's Kendall, JoJo, or Kalani,
whoever wins today will prove that she can win,
just like Maddie always did.
ANNOUNCER: In seventh place, Number 25, "Cold and Clear."
There is some tough competition here,
but I didn't realize that I was going to be at seventh.
I wanted to win because the solo was a really good solo.
I don't know what the judges saw on stage,
but all I know is that I performed my best.
ANNOUNCER: In fourth place, number
26, "On The Edge Of My Seat."
And lastly, our top elite team solo with a perfect score is--
drum roll-- Number 49, "Trust."
I think the girls had a rude awakening.
Before it was always, well, I was second because Maddie won,
or I was third because Maddie beat me.
Now, what's your excuse, girls?