Mackenzie you have a solo this week the
name of your routine is called hero re
you are doing a lyrical piece dedicated
to your brother sorry do you mind
sharing with everybody
your son's story I had my son in at 3
months exactly you have an open-heart
surgery and 6 days will stop you in the
cardiac arrest let's tell a beautiful
story that's Jordans okay you're the
hero
so you better come out and save us all
go with it
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this is just like throwing up against
the wall and hope it sticks and whatever
falls off doesn't matter a new kid here
a new kid on the block has a solo that
has a narrative and a meeting and she
thought about it
she didn't even give Mackenzie anything
nothing so your kids be competing heads
if it was Kenzie I love a good challenge
though all right now you are doing a
lyrical solo for my brother when you
step out on stage you need to set the
tone you need to tell the judges this is
serious pay attention to me and really
your inside story about your brother and
how it feels at home all right Ari
she's only ten but she dances older she
acts older she speaks odor and she has
to be because there's always going to be
somebody that needs more tear than her
her big brother and I wanted to give her
the opportunity to tell this story and
let other people into her world come on
girls this is a big order for you guys
Ariana when you're out of that stage
people are gonna look at you and think
are you as good as Mackenzie when she
was that age I don't know now remember
when you do something that's epic and
it's a story it takes a lot more thought
that do it a hip and hip it Alang get a
kick so take them somewhere else let
them know who you are and what you're
about because it dance and acting it
bodily or whatever sometimes you forget
people right and so they do comes along
somebody hot
they take over obviously today is a
really special day she has a very
special solo but at the end of the day
it's still a dance competition and she's
going up against McKinsey so I wanted to
do well she needs a dance the best she's
ever danced
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great job irony he did really good thing
number 126 the hero
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McKenzie was adorable and sassy and my
face hurt I smiled so much today
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poor McKenzie kids feed off of what
their teacher tells them she didn't give
her any encouragement and now McKenzie
is leaving the ALDC competition team
with loss what a shame
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