Our group dance this week is something that I
wanted to do for a long time.
It's not going to be easy.
The name of the routine is "Mind Craft."
[cheering]
The group routine is a little different.
It's inspired by a huge videogame.
This is something of their generation.
It's something they connect to.
You're soldiers going into battle.
You want that first place trophy.
[video game music]
No, it's-- she's doing the other feet.
And where do you look when you do the right heel lifted?
You're looking back.
Look back, but be strong.
Boom.
And then switch it, and you're on the left foot.
But don't sickle it.
Just get up on your big toe.
This choreography is insanely challenging.
The music is weird.
You know, we've got timing issues,
but because Abby is completely focused on us this week,
we need to win.
I think this is great.
It looks amazing, but I'm worried that it's fast,
and it's tight.
You need to work on this before we see you tomorrow.
All right?
Good work.
Thank you, [inaudible],, and out you go.
I'm really excited about the "Mind Craft" group dance,
and the choreography is really good so far,
but it's only been 30 seconds of the music,
so we're a little worried, because rehearsal time is over,
and we just started learning it.
ABBY: Come on, girls!
Everybody take a sword.
Let's go. Go.
Get it, and get back.
They're doing "Mind Craft," inspired
by the game "Minecraft."
I was with my cart, going through the store,
and up on a shelf I saw the sword, and I thought,
oh, my god.
This is great.
The sword was my inspiration piece.
Stretch your foot there, Kendall.
You can't pull your head and the chin down to it.
Let the leg come to you.
DANCER: Seven, eight.
One, two.
Here, right?
Yeah.
Here.
And-- OK.
MOM: Yeah, I'm not loving the swords, girls.
MOM: We don't need gimmicks, guys.
MOM: I liked it when it was abstract.
That made it contemporary and edgy.
This makes it juvenile.
MOM: I think that it's more of a distraction
from their technique.
MOM: It's too bad, because this is a really good number.
Girls, come on.
Let's go.
You're doing a dance that's based on a game
that most of the kids in the audience are going to know.
Most adults will have heard of.
All right?
Now, you know, those little minis--
we didn't work with them on all week.
You know?
One time, I worked on a ballet combination.
That was it.
It's all been about you guys, all week.
You guys, there's no excuse.
You'd better win.
1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
The girls better have one thing on their mind,
and that's winning.
They have a prop in this routine,
and it's already challenging enough.
But that's just one more thing to worry about.
They need to do whatever those people do in that video game,
so they can win.
If they have to respawn 1,000 times, I don't care.
I want the overall high score group to be announced
as the Abby Lee Dance Company.
[video game music]
[applause]
Great job, girls!
I thought the group was amazing.
I am so happy that the girls finally got a dance
that they can relate to.
I just really hope that the judges are going
to have the same connection.
In our Elite Teen small group, we have a top three.
This is the week the minis were benched.
It is imperative that the Elite competition
team pulls out a win.
Otherwise, we can't say that the minis are distracting Abby
from allowing the girls to reach their full potential
as dancers.
For our top Elite Teen small group of the weekend,
number 51, "Mind Craft."
[applause]
Where do you guys dance?
Abby Lee Dance Company!