You know who the kids from Studio Bleu are.
Bella and Kaeli replaced you
at your studio, the Abby Lee Dance Company,
traveling to a competition,
wearing my name on their back.
Keep your eyes out for them.
Make sure you are better than them.
Stronger, fitter, smarter, sharper.
Do all those things, you'll be fine.
Talent prevails.
I'm anxious to see their legs and feet
and see how much they've improved
with my tricks of the trade.
But why would you give another studio your tricks and trades?
[Abby] Because you quit, Kelly.
Your kids were sitting at home. They weren't in the studio.
Mackenzie, you're my first one up.
All right?
You cannot miss a trick, understood?
You have to nail every single trick.
If the legs aren't straight and the feet aren't pointed,
you're not gonna win.
Go through it.
The pressure is on you.
You won last week, and I say it every time.
You know, getting to the top is one thing.
Staying there is another thing.
Mackenzie looks beautiful.
That turquoise costume certainly looks like the beach.
But the kid has this look on her face
like she is scared to death.
Hey, come on, Mackenzie.
Now remember, the pressure is on.
I am counting on you to win this division.
Don't mess it up, kiddo.
Got it?
You're not serious enough, Mackenzie.
[Melissa]
to have this type of solo.
She can be real cutesy on stage, but this type of emotion
is different for her.
Let's go.
[applause]
[dramatic music playing]
Abby gave me a harder dance.
I'm freaking out that I'm gonna forget my solo.
[announcer]
in your program to entry number 9,
in the Mini Solo Division,
this is Mackenzie with "Dancing Barefoot."
[applause]
[piano music playing]
♪ I drove out to the ocean ♪
♪ To catch a breath ♪
♪ Everybody needs to get away ♪
♪ Far from all the commotion ♪
♪ To clear my head ♪
♪ Where I can relax and take a break ♪
♪ And it's so nice to feel the sand between my toes ♪
♪ Soaking in the sun, letting go ♪
♪ Now I got time to think about important things ♪
[Abby]
Keep going, keep going.
There's one split second where she goes completely blank.
[applause]
[Abby]
So she had to add another chin stand in,
and ends up finishing facing the wrong direction.
Dumb mistake, Mackenzie.
Dumb mistake.
You okay?
Oh, yeah, I'm fine.
What are you gonna do?
-Yeah, you're right. -She's not Maddie.
She is not Maddie.
Hello!
Good job, Kenz!
Mackenzie, how do you feel like you did?
Mackenzie actually danced
against 8- and 9-year-olds this week,
so I just don't think she was ready for this type of dance.
[Abby] Well, well, well.
Get on stage and forget your dance.
Look like a deer in the headlights.
You're like this.
So, Mackenzie, let's go through what all you did wrong.
You choreographed your own dance at the end,
which I don't really appreciate.
You were early on the music.
I don't want to be mean. I don't want to be nasty.
I would have loved to have walked in here
and had you run and hug me
and be so thrilled with your performance.
But that's not what you do.
You were gonna be the overall high score
8 and under.
Go out there and do what you did.
You went out, you screwed up, you failed, and you know what?
She's not ready to do a big-girl dance.
I don't know what religion you all are,
but I'd start praying, because that's all we have left.
-Okay, make me proud. -I will.
-Make yourself proud. -Okay.
[Abby] The kid that came in that replaced you,
you're now up against.
Let's go.
Head up. Confident.
All right, you're gonna be beautiful, right?
-You're gonna be gorgeous? -[Abby] Hey, ladies!
-Hey, Abby. How are you? -Hi.
Girls, this is Bella and this is Kaeli.
-Hi. -Tell them how old you are.
You're--
Were you not 10 at that audition?
Oh, you did. Okay.
So, Chloe, you're 11?
So, all right, well, best of luck, ladies.
-You're very tall. -Yeah, I'm confused
why they had to ask their moms how old they were.
They just had birthdays, I think...
Because they compete at a different age.
You know the rules. They compete different--
[Abby] Then January 1st is the age.
Just wondering.
You're really, like, making fun of our kids?
No, no, I was just wondering because we have problems
with people all the time saying fake ages.
So that's what we were wondering.
We run into these Studio Bleu dancers in the hall,
and Abby's like, "Oh, tell them how old you are."
And the kids are like, "How old am I?"
Like, how do you not know how old you are?
-Let's go. -[woman] Good luck, guys.
You know, we've seen these tricks before
by someone named Cathy, and those people were like 27.
That was weird.
[audience cheering]
[dance music playing]
[announcer]
in the Junior Solo Division, this is entry number 21.
Isabella, with "Over and Over Again."
[cheers and applause]
[mellow guitar music playing]
♪ Picture of you ingrained in my mind ♪
♪ I couldn't help coming undone ♪
♪ If nothing works out in the end ♪
♪ I will still be here ♪
♪ Over and over and over again and... ♪
♪ I don't believe you've found your happiness ♪
♪ I know what you need ♪
♪ And I'm intoxicated ♪
♪ Laced with love ♪
[applause]
[Abby]
She never utilized her space.
I think Chloe has a good shot now.
[announcer]
this is entry number 22,
Kaeli with "There's Always Hope."
[cheers and applause]
[mellow music playing]
♪ Sometimes a smile ♪
♪ A gentle touch ♪
♪ A soothing word ♪
♪ Just can't be enough ♪
♪ Into this world ♪
♪ We are thrown ♪
♪ And though it seems ♪
♪ We're on our own ♪
♪ It's what the moon, the sun, the sky, the stars are for ♪
♪ There's always hope ♪
♪ To get you through ♪
♪ Enjoy the ride ♪
♪ 'Cause everything ♪
♪ Is gonna be all right ♪
[applause and cheering]
[Abby]
She's strong, yet graceful.
She has lovely lines.
And she can turn like nobody's business.
[Chloe]
because I don't really like it when Miss Abby gets mad
because she gets really loud and kind of scary.
[announcer]
in the Junior Solo Division,
this is entry number 20.
Chloe, with "Haunted."
[applause]
[Christi] Let's go, Miss Chloe!
[dramatic music playing]
♪ They say you're doing well ♪
♪ You're doing just fine ♪
♪ I hear it all the time ♪
♪ And though I give a smile ♪
♪ I can't help but feel ♪
♪ Like I've been left behind ♪
♪ Oh, I'm hearing these stories ♪
♪ I've learned newfound glory ♪
♪ And I can't help but crumble inside ♪
♪ And I thought it'd get easy ♪
♪ But it's getting harder ♪
♪ It's getting harder to hide ♪
♪ I'm haunted ♪
[applause]
♪ Oh, baby, you're climbing ♪
♪ While I'm falling ♪
♪ When I wake up, wake up ♪
♪ Wake up ♪
♪ I just fall back to the start ♪
[applause]
[Christi]
it's such a difference.
I don't think she connected with this piece.
I think she did really well. I think she hit her turns.
But it wasn't quite what I know Chloe can do.
I thought she danced really well,
but she danced better in the studio.
I'm not gonna lie. I did.
I think they're always better in the studio, I don't know.
Good job!
You did good.
[Abby] What did you think of Chloe's performance?
I thought it was good,
and I was very honest with Chloe.
I thought she did it better in the studio.
I know Chloe can be great. I've seen her be great.
We need to get back to being great.
I realize that, and that's what I said to her.
And I'm sorry, Kelly, if this offends you,
but Chloe's future...
can't be at the expense of your two kids.
Melissa, you can tell all the other moms about it, right?
Sometimes people make mistakes. You've made mistakes, Abby, too.
-I've made lots of mistakes. -Okay, so have I.
You are more worried about your friendships
with all these women than your own kids, and you know it.
The same thing about worrying about a guy
instead of your own kids!
-Yes. -[Melissa] My kids come first.
Going from one husband to another
instead of just worrying about your kids? Please.
[Melissa] We have a happy household.
Well, your kid doesn't look very happy to me.
-Really? -Absolutely.
[Abby] I think Sophia Lucia rocked her world.
One more thing.
All of you kids, you need to listen up.
If one person really has the dreams
and the passion to do this for a living,
nothing should get in their way.
-Listen to what I'm saying. -I'm hearing you.
Nothing should get in their way. Not your personal life.
-I don't have a personal life. -Not their dad's personal life.
Not some other kid. It has nothing to do with that.
Maddie needs to focus.
The dance studio is the place that she thinks of as home.
-I know that. -And you ripped her out of there
and let her sit in the parking lot for 12 hours.
I feel sorry for Maddie.
She had a good thing going.
Melissa, you're doing your kid an injustice.