Amanda C., raise your hand.
I haven't seen you smile once since you've
been on this stage.
I smiled watching you.
Nicole, right here, there's a smile with gorgeous teeth.
I haven't seen you smile either.
Legs together.
Put your feet in third.
Sit up tall.
Shoulders back.
Welcome us in.
Do you understand what I mean by that?
OK, good girl.
Brianna, if you showed up at this audition
with a chartreuse top and black shorts,
and the girl sitting next to you had that on,
I suggest you run and change.
Tua, if you don't have great feet,
don't put rhinestones on them.
When you walked out on this stage
and took your very first pose, all I did
was stare at your feet.
Hadley, I watched you improv at the very beginning.
You did some amazing turn when you're over here on stage
right, and you fell out of it.
Then you did it again, and you fell out of it.
Did you ever hear the term "less is more?"
Madison, in the first piece when you stepped out on this stage,
you stood directly behind somebody
the entire first section.
You didn't have any idea for yourself to move into a window?
This is a competition.
All's fair in love and war.
Abby's very direct.
She's strict.
But she is who she is.
She's-- you know what?
She says it how it is.
Elizabeth, you're getting lost over there.
Why didn't you run back there next to Amanda C.
and outdance her?
Think.
Use your brain first, your body second.
Amanda K., grand jet , left foot coming through,
completely sickled.
[inaudible] grand jet to the floor, back foot sickled.
Who all has one shoe on?
Dumb.
Really dumb.
You're telling me what foot you need to turn on
right off the bat before you ever even dance,
and it just looks bad.
All right, great job, everyone, honestly.
Very good, all of you.
[applause]
Judges, thank you so much for everything.
Now the judges are going to make their decision.
So I'm going to ask the dancers and the moms
to please wait downstairs in the green room.
Now it's time to figure out who's going to stay
and who's going to go.
Robin, Richie, and I need to come to a consensus
on the final 12 spots.
I am looking for technique.
I want a flawless dancer.
ABBY LEE MILLER: Are we all in agreement?
ROBIN ANTIN: Oh, she's boring. No.
No, I'm not.
I like her.
No.
- I like her. - Why?
She stood out.
Because she stood out. You didn't see her.
ABBY LEE MILLER: How did she stand out?
She looked just like the-- [interposing voices]
- I saw her. - No.
ABBY LEE MILLER: It wasn't.
She [inaudible]
You two.
No.
Hopefully, you make it through the next round.
I pray.
OK.
Now, come on.
ROBIN ANTIN: No.
OK, this week, I'll give it to you.
No, she has to go home.
She can go.
ABBY LEE MILLER: We put this kid front and center.
ROBIN ANTIN: I know.
ABBY LEE MILLER: She was front and center,
and still didn't pop. ROBIN ANTIN: Exactly.
ABBY LEE MILLER: She let-- [interposing voices]
ABBY LEE MILLER: Are we-- - This is you.
--in agreement that these are the two that are going
home after one day [inaudible]
ROBIN ANTIN: Absolutely.
A million percent.
OK.
All right.
RICHIE JACKSON: It's like pulling teeth.
Let's go.
Clink.
OK, we got it.
Brianna.
ROBIN ANTIN: Maxine.
Madison.
ABBY LEE MILLER: Zack.
ROBIN ANTIN: Tua.
RICHIE JACKSON: Hadley.
Jordan.
ROBIN ANTIN: Kylie J.
RICHIE JACKSON: Elizabeth.
Tessa.
Amanda C.
You are moving forward in this competition.
[cheering and applause]
RICHIE JACKSON: Congratulations.
Nicole, you were one of the best of the best.
Today is not your day.
You will be going home.
Now we're down to the wire.
One of our two remaining "Dancer Mom" combos will be going home.
Abby, please put us out of our misery and tell us.
Tough.
I think our little cutie patootie
had all the right moves.
But did she know the choreography?
I don't think so.
Amanda K. came here to win.
But she really needs to work on those feet.
Asia?
hey, you better save those tears for the pillow,
because you are moving on in the competition.
[cheering and applause]
[music playing]
Congratulations to the final 12.