[music playing]
Y'all.
[snoring]
Y'all get up.
Y'all get up. Get up.
Get up. Get up.
Breakfast is coming in a minute, so y'all get up so we get ready
to get started with practice.
Whoever this is right here, wake them up.
Who's that, [inaudible]?
[music playing] [drum roll]
DIANNA: Oh, she's not a morning person at all.
KAYLA: I was like, we just waking up.
You talking about practicing again?
I thought we were going to take a break,
eat breakfast, you know, maybe go outside and get
some sunlight, you know?
We still locked in here.
Everybody's stretched, right?
This stand is called Stuntmaster.
This should be better.
Dynamic Diamond Dolls are going to be our biggest
rival for the competition.
They bring a lot of energy and synchronized movements.
We have a couple of stands that are
specifically targeted towards the Dynamic Diamond Dolls.
I know they're not going to have an answer for this stand
once the Dancing Dolls throw it.
1-2-3-4-5-6 sev-- stop.
Get it at 4.
KAYLA: You stay up on 5, then kick 6-7, 8-1-2-3.
Stuntmaster has a stunts in it, but it seems like the battle
squad are not getting it.
It's like, they're really struggling with it
and it's like--
I'm like, y'all you gotta come on and get these.
We need these stands.
-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 1.
Stop!
You gotta be clean.
Sunjai, you need to control yourself
because somebody will get hurt.
This is the reason why we only have a certain number of girls
that perform when we do stands.
Those nine girls are used to dancing together.
When you throw other things into the mix, it throws you off.
You can't be half-assed dancing or somebody going to get hurt.
We could've gone half-cooked, so I'm going
to make it simple and plain.
Alexis, Brandy, Sunjai, Sydney, y'all fighting
for your spot right now on this stand right here.
SUNJAI: I'm just being cool at the cue board
and I'm like, oh, jeez, [inaudible]..
Well, I've been practicing all night on this dirty floor,
so if I mess up, I will be mad.
[music playing]
DIANNA: The Dancing Dolls practiced all night long.
The Dynamic Diamond Dolls are really, really good,
so we need to be ready with new stands.
[music playing]
The girls have a new stand that we call Stuntmaster.
It's really difficult. And if they don't
hit the points at the right time,
it's going to be a train wreck.
So Stand Battle cuts this week are
going to be way tougher than they
normally are, simply because--
I want to make sure the girls are on point
and almost perfect. [music playing]
(SINGING) You're the key.
You are the person no one--
You messing up, babe.
Sunjai, with you, the question is mainly consistency
and being able to trust you.
If you're going to just forget, if you're going to be dancing
soft and dancing too cute.
Because with the battle squad, they don't do that.
Y'all gotta go.
SUNJAI: And that's what happens when you mess up.
You get cut.
Even though I was cut for Stand Battle,
I still stayed because they still learning stuff.
And I need to be there when they're learning new stuff,
or whatever, so I won't get behind.
Because I'm already struggling a little,
so I need as much practice as I can get.
[music playing]
DIANNA: Even though Sunjai got cut from the battle squad,
she's still hanging around practice
and she's trying to get these stands right.
I'm really impressed with her because I see that she
really, really wants to do it.
So maybe one of these days, she'll eventually make cuts.
That's better.
It's not all the way there.
It's little stuff.
Y'all know I'm meticulous about perfection and precision.
It's getting there.
All right, let's move on.
[music playing]
SELENA: It's cold out here!
MIMI: You think?
[laughter]
SELENA: Oh my goodness.
They were here all day.
But you know what?
I enjoyed myself today.
The lock-in is great for the girls,
and it's even better for me.
I got a pedicure, a nice massage, and a facial.
And I'm like, this was the best day ever.
So all I need is Sunjai to just come out those doors
and be like, mom, I made stands, and my day will be complete.
I'm feeling good.
How long y'all been up here?
MOTHER: Long enough to know I've been up here too damn long.
Well, ladies, I'm going to have to say something real fast,
y'all. SELENA: What?
MOTHER: Those girls are looking good.
SELENA: They are!
MOTHER: I think this lock-in was a good idea.
I ain't--
SELENA: What? What?
What's that?
MIMI: I said, they're looking real good.
MOTHER: OK? MIMI: All right.
OK.
Maybe they had a little extra oomph behind them
because they're doing real good.
They were actually doing real good,
and I feel like, OK, maybe this little lock-in
may help with it. Maybe.
SELENA: Oh, my goodness.