[suspenseful music]
Maesi and Elliana--
they're both really talented little kids.
But their mothers are nutso.
Something's gotta give if they want to stay on the team.
Maesi!
You waste so much time!
My only concern is that Maesi has struggled
with the pressure, and we'd really hate to have
her forget the choreography.
If she didn't want her doing anything,
she'd be sitting like Lily right now.
I don't want that.
But Jamie, you have to have, like, some empathy here.
I have empathy, but then am I supposed
to feel so sorry for my kid that I'm going to give up her spot,
and say it's OK, Abby, go ahead and give the duet to Lily,
because I know they want to do a duet together?
- Because you're willing to-- - That's not why we're here.
Because you're willing to, like, stab anybody in the back.
I'm not stabbing people in the back.
I was given an opportunity, so I'm sticking up for my kid.
Why are you taking it out on Jamie
when Jamie doesn't assign the duets?
The person who assigns the duets is Abby.
Right.
She wants a shot.
Am I supposed to give it up?
I'm not stupid.
Anyone could clearly see Yolanda's threatened by Maesi
dancing with Elliana.
When Elliana's dancing with Lily,
Elliana's the taller, the older child in the duet.
Yolanda is more concerned with Elliana
standing out than winning.
It's always about Elliana.
OK, ready?
You're sitting on a pigeon-toed
foot when you do that.
Turn your supporting foot out.
Oh, did you see her foot?
Miss Abby, I had a question.
We talked last night, a little bit,
about-- with them doing so many tricks with acro.
You gotta turn your feet out.
I'm not a dancer, I'm a softball player.
So maybe Maesi should go play softball?
Well, she can.
She's a rockstar there, too.
Oh?
Then maybe she should be on the field right now.
She's your duet partner.
Why would you want her on the field right now?
Because I think there's another duet
partner that we'd rather have.
You just stood there in front of the kids and said,
I would rather have a different duet partner.
That's pretty low.
They have been against me since I walked in here.
You will stab anybody in the back, including Abby.
What was the little comment that you
said the other day, about her being incarcerated,
and you laughed about it?
You mocked her.
You mocked her in front of everybody.
You laughed about it.
I did not laugh about it.
Abby--
It's Fresno.
Isn't this what she does in Fresno?
There you go.
Abby?
Miss Abby, don't go.
Are you completely leaving?
Like--
Are you going to the audience, or are you leaving?
I think that we all know it's a sore subject to touch,
and why you would bring it up when we're sitting there ready,
for our kids to go on is beyond me.
After the moms' little scene in the dressing room,
I decided to pull the number.
I really don't know what the moms are trying to do.
Hurt my feelings?
[bleep] all over me?
I don't know.
But I guarantee you the moms are in for a rude awakening.
Do you know what happened?
Yeah, what happened?
I think Abby scratched the little kids from competing.
You know Yolanda's always about timing.
Well, her timing was really bad today.
She was trying to throw Jamie under the bus.
How do you think that I could predict that that's
what she was going to do?
Use a brain, and know that--
I have a brain.
That word would not have ever been OK with Abby.
Her judge of character, that's probably not the kind of person
that Abby wants to work with.
OK.
And what's your judge of character?
Because she doesn't really care for you, either.
Sweetie, I've seen a lot of talented kids
come into my studio, but you won't know their names--
because their parents' actions?
They just destroyed the kid.
I'm mad at my mom because I want
her to have a better attitude and do what Miss Abby says.
And I keep asking her to, and she'll never listen to me.
I honestly do apologize to you girls,
from the bottom of my heart.
Honestly, that was not my intention
to take Abby away from spending time with your girls.
I'm really, really sorry.
No, it's not OK.
All right, Holly, I wasn't talking to you.
I don't care if you were talking to me, or not.
I was apologizing to the girls.
It is not OK!
This is your team.
She doesn't wear the jacket.
You do.
You go on that stage.
This is your time.
They need their teacher.
You're, like, smoking crack.