ABBY: Every week, I'm going to give you a different skill.
Your skill for this week is technique.
Proper technique means beautiful posture, great body
alignment, gorgeous lines.
That's what I'll be looking for.
One of our staff choreographers
is waiting for you guys downstairs
in the big rehearsal room.
Good luck.
Your performance begins in 45 minutes.
Good luck on your technique.
I'm confident in Elizabeth's ability
to pick up choreography quickly, and I'm
confident in her technique.
She's competed for years, and where
we come from in our studio, technique is everything.
5, 6, 7, 8.
Bah, bah, boom, boom.
3 and 4 and 5.
7, 8, 1.
I don't want to see just oh, oh, rinky-dink kicks.
Show control.
I see every second you keep looking
over there for your moms.
They can't do anything.
ABBY: The clock is ticking, and these kids
are running out of time.
5, 6, 7, 8.
And 1, 2, 3 and 4 and 1.
DANCER: I'm nervous when Ivy comes into the room
because my technique has to be flawless to be
able to win this challenge.
ABBY: The winner of this challenge
gets to pick their style, and that can make you or break you.
We want to see everybody's best foot forward.
So when you get to pick your own style, you have it made.
All right, you know what I'm looking for?
Technique.
ABBY: Do you have it?
Yes.
ABBY: And is it good?
Yes.
MAN: Dancers ready?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SINGER: (SINGING) And the world knows my name, yeah.
And I'm making my way, yeah.
Everyone loves me, yeah.
Everyone wants me.
ABBY: Well, I was very impressed with what I saw.
So I think I have my winner.
I think that I have to go with Elizabeth.
I know the skill for this challenge
was all about the technique.
But the minute I walked through that door, I noticed her.
First impressions never go away.
MAN: You get to decide what kind of dance
your trio will be performing at the competition dance.
Your choices are jazz, hip hop, contemporary, or tap.
I choose contemporary.
The prize for this dance challenge
was getting to pick my own style for our competition dance.
Of course, I chose contemporary because it's my strength.
So I was really happy that I won.
ABBY: This week, our theme for the main event is Hollywood.
You're going to be divided into trios.
And we'll see you guys at the big show, all right?
All right.
ERIN: Abby's hard to please.
So that was a very huge deal for Elizabeth.
Her confidence is way up here now.
SHAYNA: Tua's top trio is choreographed
by Joyce Chittick.
She is a Broadway performer and an amazing tap dancer.
RENEE: Tess has experience in tap.
You know, we make sure that she's well-rounded.
Joyce has given Tessa somewhat of a lead role.
So it will be exciting to see.
I mean, she's levels ahead of Tua.
They wouldn't even be in the same dance class.
You're going to do great. Just be you.
Do what you do.
Have fun.
I don't care what they say about me.
No ands, no buts, no its, no whatevers.
I'm winning Abby's Ultimate Dance competition.
RENEE: We're here to win, and that's it.
And I really have to stay focused on that,
and so does she.
Each trio will perform a dance related to our Hollywood
theme "The Fame Game."
first up is Asia, Jordan, and Lexine doing a hip hop number.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SINGER: (SINGING) I hear you talking.
[INAUDIBLE]
Say what you want to say.
I don't phase me.
So come on.
I double dare you.
Watch me succeed and call me a failure.
I run alone.
Just call me rebellious.
You ain't got to listen, but I'm going to tell you.
I ain't got no more room for rumors.
Now let's hear the judges' critiques.
Abby, we'll start with you.
Lexine, a little trouble with the front walkover.
First time, I thought, oh, she just slipped.
She fell.
Is it a walkover to one knee, or do you
just not do a front walkover?
I can do a front walkover.
It's just that I didn't do it very well that time.
They didn't say anything about her performance.
She has technique in it.
She hit her turn.
But the tumbling? OK, come on.
That's a trick.
It's not even a technique.
It's a trick.
You said you can do the tumbling, and you can--
Don't say that.
No, it's OK.
No, don't tell her she's going home.
It's OK. It's OK.
No!
We already knew.
No, no, no!
Immediately, Maria grabbed Lexine, by the hand and says,
well, we're going home.
I just asked her if she wanted to go home.
She doesn't want to go home.
You know what?
You're pushing me to just-- KELLY: She did a great job.
--even waiting.
Do you want me to push again.
No.
OK, so it's sure.
It was just too much. It was sad.
It was sad.
The next trio will be performing a tap number
in the style of old Hollywood.
Make some noise for Tua, Tessa, and Kylie J.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SINGER: (SINGING) Oh.
Oh.
Been around the block a couple of times.
That don't mean I got to get wise.
Say I'm [INAUDIBLE] let you down.
[INAUDIBLE] my shoulder.
Ain't no shame.
Watch me do my walk of fame.
Gonna do my walk, Gonna do my walk of fame.
Of fame.
Tua, Tessa, and Kylie J. How about it?
All right, we're dying to know what the judges think.
Tessa, you were given a role, a character to portray,
and you didn't do that.
You did the choreography.
You counted it out.
But you were supposed to steal the show.
Tessa, you should have went for it.
It was da da da da da da.
Da da da da da da. - Right.
That's what I needed to see, and I didn't see that.
Yeah.
ABBY: Tua, tapping, you're a beat behind.
JUDGE: Yeah, stealing the spotlight.
HOST: Our final trio will be performing
a contemporary number that's about the loneliness of fame.
Let's welcome Brianna, Elizabeth, and Amanda,
Woo!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SINGER: (SINGING) [INAUDIBLE] wash my makeup away so
the mirror could see my face.
I wanted [INAUDIBLE] portray what my words could not say.
Because I'm [INAUDIBLE] see my [INAUDIBLE] to stay.
Got to show the world now and break down
so I can see what's left of me.
I just want to cry aloud because it's the only sound
that will truly set me free.
[INAUDIBLE]
ABBY: Elizabeth, you were the challenge winner.
Right now, looking at you, between these two dancers,
not the best technique out of the three.
Your head is not in the game.
What's going on?
Well, my mom and dad are getting a divorce,
and it's just been really hard on me.
This is just kind of my escape right now,
and I really love doing this.
It just means the world to me.
SHAYNA: I definitely think that Elizabeth brought up
the divorce to kind of take the heat off of her lack
of technical abilities.
Elizabeth, first, I want to say
that you are a beautiful girl, and you
have beautiful technique.
It's about being the best.
And that's what will get you to the end.
We want to see you on that journey.
So you will be moving on in this competition.
I thought I was going home tonight,
and I have another week here.
So I feel like I can improve myself more.
So with all of that being said,
and after watching you both perform tonight, Tessa,
can you please step forward?
Tessa, today is not your day.
Thank you for being a part of the competition,
and I'm sure we will see you again soon.
Thank you.
[INAUDIBLE] guys.
Well, I'm happy that Tua gets to stay,
but I don't really understand why
because this week's skill was technique,
and I definitely have much more technique than she does.
Tess is a child.
This is the beginning of her career
The world has a lot of Tessa to see.