This week, we will be attending the Energy Dance
competition again.
It's in Waterford Township, Michigan.
Last week, when I called to enter the routines, Gina,
the owner, she told me, there are two studios specifically
coming to beat the Abby Lee Dance Company.
I'm going to have to pull out all the stops.
The group number this week is called "Silver Spoons."
I want them to look like they were born and raised
at the country club.
Come on, girls.
We are not going to lose to those two other teams.
I am really nervous for the "Silver Spoon" dance because I
don't want to drop the spoon.
[clank]
It is one big spoon.
The prop is fabulous.
But the girls cannot dance with it.
They can't make it off the floor.
I'm trying to find something that's not so heavy for them
to work with.
I have another spoon.
Let's try it with this.
I think Abby's smaller spoon is going to be easier
for the girls to dance with.
I don't know what it's going to look like on stage.
It's sort of just looks like a wand.
Smile!
Smile when I yell at you.
This is our last chance to rehearse.
And my group number is not looking good.
I just hope nothing else goes wrong.
Is that all we have?
The girls come in in their "Silver Spoon" costumes.
And something's just not right.
I have two pink, two blue, and one green.
So obviously, the girl wearing the green
is going to stand out, and that was Paige.
Paige, put the pink on that your sister has on.
The pink is too big.
Oh, the pink is too big.
Way too big.
It's, like, a large.
The green one's the right size for her.
But it's Paige.
She doesn't matter.
So the obvious choice was to take Chloe,
who starts the routine stage left all by herself,
and put her in the different color.
She has to wear the green dress.
And the green doesn't fit Chloe either.
It's too small.
Yeah.
No, but she'll have one wear a costume too big
and one wear costume too small just so my daughter doesn't
stick out.
Abby switched my costume with Chloe's.
And I'm a little bit upset.
My costume doesn't fit.
And it's kind of falling down.
It's too small?
[inaudible]
I kind of want to trade back dresses so
that Paige can finally have the special part
and so that I have a dress that fits me in that fits her.
I'm tired of fighting with her.
I'm not fighting with her over a pink or a green costume.
Either she can get you a costume that fits,
or you'll wear the one that does not fit.
Honestly, I don't know how much more of Abby trying to sabotage
the group numbers I can take.
But I know she's just switching Paige's costume to hurt me.
And you know what? It worked.
[applause]
[classical music]
Judges like to see something new and something different.
I don't care what those mothers think.
I think this is a winner.
[cheering, applause]
From a judging point, I think it was a breath of fresh air.
I think the routine was light and pretty and certainly
different than anything I saw.
Do the judges thing so?
I don't know.
We have the Energy juniors small group top three awards.
And our second place, entry number 53, "Silver Spoons."
[cheering, applause]
The studios who made the trip just
to beat our girls, it was a trip well worth it.
They beat us hands down.
Last week, you won.
Today, studios came specifically to beat the Abby Lee Dance
Company.
And they did just that.
You win, and then you don't have to work anymore because you
think you're winners.
This is so sloppy, you might as well hand the other teams
the trophies.
If you're aiming for second, save yourself the aggravation.
Save me the time.