during the dance concert each one of you will be performing this 45 second audition for a solo at
nationals go through your routines i want to see 45 seconds of our choreography that you
feel is your best work now moms my staff isn't going to look at them i'm not going
to rehearse them it's up to you i don't want to see them prior to the dance concert on saturday
at the dance concert i will be executioner judge and joy just me
now maddie you are exempt from this audition you are a shoe-in for nationals but
if a job comes up i need somebody ready to do their number keep your eye on the prize
and that's winning nationals i have two solos to give out for nationals i'm looking for number one
performers to go to nationals never had a solo at nationals maybe this is your year so sometimes
abby just picks her favorite you may have to face many defeats but you will not be defeated
i'm more determined than ever to show abby that i'm ready to do a solo at nationals
when i discussed it with nia she said she was choosing
her solo from last week because that was the most successful solo
it had lots of things going for it she won last week for this dance so why not this week
my junior elite competition team members have a ton of numbers in this year's dance concerts
so our tech rehearsal is extremely important and the show never stops
chloe after rehearsal something just wasn't right with chloe's foot she was limping around
is it awful it hurts but it's worse going on relevant okay okay that's super nice
get your point shoe on and see how it feels
don't force it on no it's just hard to get the point you on with
rubber it's not looking good we can't get it on oh good chloe is this am i hitting it
express care is open till nine you know for everybody god you won't ruin it she'll re-block
it you have a lot of stuff coming up nationals you don't want to be heard chloe's injury couldn't
have come at a worse time nationals is next week and last year chloe didn't dance at nationals like
what do we do how am i supposed to know well but you know what you want to do yeah i want to dance
hi guys
chloe is we're broken i had chloe's foot x-rayed and the doctor said that she has a buckle fracture
in her foot she has to be in a boot for at least a week here's the good news it's very minor
if we take it easy this week she's not out of the running to dance at nationals just head on
in there anyways with the girls maybe you can just look out for them you know yeah all right is it
i'll be coming today she is coming she had a few appointments this morning but um she will be here
i have a buccal fracture in my second metatarsal and i can't dance for this week but there's a
really good possibility i'll be able to dance in nationals wait so you can't dance not this week
i hate that chloe is sitting in that corner chloe hurt her foot and cannot dance at the
dance concert and i'm really sad about it because for the first time in 12 years
she's not gonna be on that stage what's wrong with chloe she has a buckle fracture in her
second metatarsal so tape the toe together no it's up in her foot all the way up in her foot she was
at the hospital last night she cannot dance this week she can dance next week i don't know i i have
the x-ray it's very faint it's very tiny but it's in her foot not her toe i wouldn't want
her to injure it further we need to get better not worse they're not counting her out just yet well
chloe's mother is doing everything she can to convince me that her foot is just going to be fine
and dandy for nationals it's a week away you all have a lot riding on this and we have an injured
dancer last year she wasn't at nationals this year she may not be able to dance at nationals
is that a winning team hi guys i'm still going to be working at the desk so why don't you guys
start doing solos since your thing this week this is your shot i want to help you guys but i can
matty since you're not doing this little activity why don't you play the music
yeah chloe and i are from five places abby's focused on the dance concert so moms have to get
the girls ready for this 45 second challenge you are all vying for a chance to compete at nationals
this is the last chance you get to show abby you have earned a place this 45 second solo is really
important to me i've never had a solo at nationals before and it would mean a lot to me if i did
it's the 2014 annual dance concert we are sold out the pressure's on for these kids
because i'm choosing who's gonna do a solo at nationals are you guys nervous
for 45 seconds i'm a little nervous because you know sometimes abby doesn't pick like the best
dancer she just picks like whoever she wants to pick you know this important 45 seconds
okay i'll be out there rooting for you kendall is being looked at as the possible sub for maddie
if maddie is not going to be at the national competition she either steps out on the stage
and is a better dancer than she's ever been before or she flubs up and she's just
another 11 year old in maddie's shadow
that's why i live i wanna hear you clap your hands
mckenzie has moved up to an older age division now that she's 10 years old
so her chances of getting a solo at nationals are slim to none she needs
to step out on that stage and do something that is mature something that is flawless
i hold mackenzie to a much higher standard she was not together in your face when i messed up
your face like fancy don't cry
i'm nervous for this 45 second challenge abby has made it clear that she's the
judge the jury and the executioner i'm just thankful that cameron's one of her favorites
cameron fell out of her turn i think mia has a good shot of getting a solo
hello hello i saw some things i loved some of the dancers projected
all the way to me i could see their facial expressions i could see changes
in the emotion that's gonna be important when they're performing please don't come and ask me
later about the solos don't pressure me tonight i'm not going to make a hasty decision and just
blurt something out in front of the moms i want to think about this reading the critiques from abby
the chances of her doing a solo at nationals are pretty zero to none did she say anything
on your critiques about cameron blowing her turns no because she's like the maddie of the
select team like she can't see maddie's sickled feet she can't see cameron's
mistakes cameron did cover it well no it was [ __ ] that's a trained eye right there you all saw
that well however i abby sees what she wants to see just like when chloe beat cameron and
she didn't think it should work out that way and she went to the judges this wasn't cut and
dry like she expected it to be and now she's backpedaling the favoritism is crystal clear
hey jody is okay playing along with abby's fabricated world view the kid did not give a
flawless performance but i think as long as jody's benefiting from the whole experience it's all okay
and that's not right it just makes me sad i know it doesn't take away anything that you
did last week i told your mother in the audience what did i look at you and say i said i did the
best i did i know that i don't count and i know i'm not nationals that doesn't take anything away
from you chin up and you go out there and you do better than you ever could have imagined right
you