DIANNA: The last time you guys saw the Tigerettes,
they beat you in the stands.
So this is your second opportunity
to be able to reclaim your first place title.
There is no, can I get another chance?
It's either you have it or you don't.
The babies are small, but that doesn't matter.
I train them to have the same type of aggression
and precision and technique and execution
that the big girls do when they're out there dancing.
Regardless of their size, the judges are not going to care.
They're going to judge them on the same level
as they do everybody else.
Five, six, seven, go.
One, two, three, four.
Rah, rah.
OK, you all did it, but you've got to keep-- look,
you've got the look that way, not smiling.
Make a mean face.
[laughter]
All right, do it again.
Come back.
DANCER: I feel about Miss D-- she's very feisty.
And sometimes, she's very nice and sweet.
People think she's very mean all of the time, but I'm like,
she's not mean all of the time.
She's very nice sometimes.
Gosh.
You stomp your foot, and one, and two, and three, and four.
When I'm dancing, I feel like a superstar.
So when you get here, this is eight.
People don't realize that the Baby Dancing Dolls pack a lot
of swag in their backpacks.
When they hit that floor, they're always ready.
They change into a whole other person.
They take on an alter ego, so to speak.
They're small, but they can dance.
Don't underestimate my babies.
Five, six, seven, eight.
And one and two and three and four.
Stop.
And three and four.
You've got to bug, Bailey.
Again.
DANCER: Getting in trouble with Miss Dianna is not good.
It's hard being eight years old in the standby,
because everybody's looking at you.
DIANNA: When I call your name, those are the ones that I
want to see do the routine.
Christian, Charity, Bailey.
I need to see right off the bat who has what it takes to win.
I only want the best out there on the floor.
I'm not sending them into a gun fight with box cutters.
We're going into a gun fight with tanks.
[dance music]
Come on, Bailey!
Bailey, you rolling over too slow.
You only weight but like two pounds.
Get up off the floor!
You have to dance harder, Bailey.
You dancing too soft.
Bailey is the smallest one out there on the floor.
The potential in her-- it is there.
She's just not ready for stand battle.
You are not to be afraid of anything, ever.
Do you understand me?
I don't care if the gym floor is as big as the football stadium.
You are to never be afraid, because if you
dance like you're scared, then you're going to mess up.
Being able to stand in front of hundreds of people
and to compete and to perform, and you got people screaming--
aah--
in your ears, and to be able to handle
that pressure and that stress?
That's my job-- to get in their heads,
to help them build that confidence, to motivate them,
to push them and make them believe
that they can do anything.
Tears do not soften my heart, for either you're going to cry
or you're going to dance.
Which one?
Because there ain't no babies on this squad.
Who else wants to drop a tear?
DANCER: Sometimes it does make me
feel bad when babies are cut, because they're
just little babies.
But still, they're still a part of this team.
They signed up for this.
They got themselves into this.
So they're going to go through it.
You scared?
Because if you crying up here, you're going to cry when you
get in front of all them folk.
Ain't no babies up in here.
Pacifiers?
Bottles?
Pampers?
Wet wipes?
None of the above!
They don't exist!
You want to cry?
Wait until it's a real reason to cry.
[dramatic music]