- Nia?
Kendall?
You're doing your duet from last week.
You're pop stars.
But I still don't think that you are bigger than Beyonce
or you are greater than Gaga.
I want the people to be wowed.
You are emulating Beyonce.
You both, budding pop stars.
I just don't think you're performing big enough yet.
You want to be what everybody leaves talking about.
All right?
Go ahead.
[MUSIC - NATALIA NARDI, "I'M GONNA BE A POPSTAR"]
Like, kind of like back.
[inaudible]
Thank you.
Yeah.
There we go.
It's super important to me that I do well with this duet
because I was sick last week.
And I want to prove that I can do this dance.
Kendall and I, we're both striving to be pop stars.
So I think this is a good experience for us.
[MUSIC - NATALIA NARDI, "I'M GONNA BE A POPSTAR"]
(SINGING) I'm gonna hit the top.
I'm gonna be a pop star.
Nia, your turns aren't tight enough.
They're not clean enough.
They're not fast enough.
Kendall, I see a fan kick that's not
as turned out and hip down, and this knee
not rotating as it should be.
It's the things you've been doing for years
that you take for granted.
Kendall and Nia, every time they did a duet, it was jinxed.
Something would always go wrong.
Someone would get hurt.
Someone wouldn't be around.
So I think it's great that Kendall
and Nia will have this opportunity to do their duet.
However, the only part of the story about pop stars
is the song.
I don't see it in the choreography.
Abby can do so much more with this dance.
Now, they are competing against Brynn
and Kalani, who will be doing some amazing lyrical routine.
We know which one Abby wants to win.
OK, thank you very much.
Good work.
Go get a drink.
All right.
OK.
(SINGING) I'm gonna be a pop.
There you go, Kendall.
Practice the basics.
Kendall and Nia have no idea what's at stake here.
I mean, come on.
They're real, budding pop stars, in real life.
This is a time for them to redeem themselves.
The last time these two had a duet, hmm, it was a hot mess.
So if they don't win with this routine,
this is going to be the last time those two kids ever step
on stage together in a duet.
Supporting let turned out on the [inaudible] in the beginning.
OK, the movement's there.
The choreography is there.
The theme is there.
People should be intimidated by you.
Yes?
All right.
ANNOUNCER: Next up from ALDC, "Pop Stars."
[applause, cheering]
[MUSIC - NATALIA NARDI, "I'M GONNA BE A POPSTAR"]
(SINGING) I'm gonna be a pop.
Slow down.
You think you've got me figured out.
Am I supposed to take it seriously?
And I try.
But I'm not even listening.
Stop now.
And soon you'll understand.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
I'll star in every movie on the silver screen.
I'll pose on every page of every magazine.
Every song you hear, you're gonna hear me sing.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
So I'm gonna hit the top.
I'm gonna hit the top.
I'm gonna be a pop star.
I'm gonna hit the top.
I'm gonna be a pop--
Oh, yeah.
[applause, cheering]
Nia and Kendall have some bad luck
when it comes to their duets.
Nia had a major wardrobe malfunction
when her costume strap broke.
But I think the girls learned a lot from last time.
And they didn't miss a beat.
I don't think anyone noticed a problem.
And I'm so proud of them.
ANNOUNCER: We are going to start out today
with teen advanced duet trios.
Third place, number 25, "Pop Stars."
[applause]
It's heartbreaking for me that every time
Kendall and Nia do a duet together,
somehow, it gets jinxed.
But the fact that those girls looked so great on stage
and stuck it out, I'm really, really proud of them.