This week, we will be attending
Starbound Talent Competition in Atlanta, Georgia.
We're going to go to sunny skies and hot weather.
Moms, I might even sit on the veranda
and have a mint julep with you.
Oh, aren't we lucky?
Lucky us.
Chloe, you have a solo this week.
You will be doing a routine called "Trouble."
You need to learn to use the entire stage.
You need to jump higher than you've ever jumped.
I want to see you larger than life on stage.
Maddie, you're back to work this week.
You have a solo in the competition.
It's in the lyrical category, and it's entitled, "Mom,
It'll Never Be The Same."
Payton, you will be traveling to Atlanta, Georgia with us.
Are you ready for that?
Absolutely.
Can you keep your mother under control?
Well, I'm expecting Leslie to come up here and be combative.
She scares me. I'm sorry.
Hey, ladies.
I'm back.
I am so thrilled to see Leslie again because she's so cordial.
She doesn't scream at you.
And she really does keep her opinions to herself.
I'm so sick of Christi sitting up here trying to belittle
and put my daughter down. - Listen--
Shut your face.
Hi, ladies.
Hello.
You're awfully quiet.
Late last night, I decided to let Chloe
go on her school field trip.
She's not here this evening.
She'll be back tomorrow morning.
She made a commitment to this trip.
You, as a parent also made a commitment to this trip.
Yeah.
And I made a commitment to Chloe's education,
and this is a school field trip.
Why didn't she tell me yesterday?
Because she didn't know.
I think you're lying.
I think you knew she was going all the time,
and you want to make it seem like you
made this last minute decision.
You're a snake and a liar.
And you're raising your kid to be the same exact thing.
Even though Chloe went on the school field trip,
it was really important that I be in attendance at rehearsals
this evening because it's my job to protect my kid
from the evil dance teacher.
You should have told me ahead of time.
You're acting like a lunatic because school
has taken priority for once.
It's not school. It's a field trip.
It's a camping trip.
It's school.
Go to freaking Girl Scouts and go camping.
Is she that dumb that she doesn't know there's a field
trip and she's not going on it?
I'm going to pretend you didn't call my daughter dumb.
Chloe is not present because she went away on a school trip.
I would love for Payton to do a solo.
Why not?
They all said that they have solos and there's a trio.
And I just want--
can she do a solo this weekend?
Sure, Payton.
You're on.
Wow, Leslie, the body's not even cold,
and you're already swooping in.
ABBY: Push.
That's bad.
Back of the knee, lock it.
I'm really happy Abby gave me a solo this week
called "Eternally."
We only have a certain amount of time to learn it.
And I'm not used to it like these girls are.
Coming back to the studio after my camping trip,
I'm a little bit nervous to see Miss Abby
and see what she has to say to me.
I won't let her do anything wicked to you.
Just let it go, in one ear and out the other.
Oh, our little forest ranger is back.
She missed rehearsal yesterday, and I really
should pull her solo out.
But she's on top of the pyramid this week,
so I want to see if Chloe can remember it.
The name of your routine is "Trouble."
And you're kind of in trouble today.
Anything that has to do with school is fine.
But you just told me yourself today
that some kids didn't go on the trip, that it was optional.
I mean, really?
I can't even believe she had the nerve to show up.
What's the title of this song again?
"Trouble."
Because Chloe and trouble are synonyms.
ABBY: We should have done the standing back
tuck on upside down.
Her mother thinks she can.
I am really excited to do my solo this week.
I think Miss Abby is putting a lot of pressure on me.
Your teachers have you from 7:30 in the morning,
then I get you.
So don't sign up for anything else.
If it's at night, you can't do it.
MOM: Maybe we'll get lucky and Leslie won't come.
I really don't have a problem with Leslie.
Oh my god. Yes, you do.
You lie like a rug.
I just don't like how Leslie comes in and--
we have seniority here.
Oh, somebody's here.
Hi, how are you?
- Leslie. - Glad you came.
I thought you gave up on us.
Oh, I did get lost.
Whatever, Leslie.
- Oh, don't start. - No way.
Whatever.
How many drinks have you had?
Are you going to bully us?
Because I feel like every time we're
up in the viewing room, every time we say something
you would jump in on us,
You know, I just talk loud.
My voice gets loud.
It's not bullying.
It's how I talk.
I'm here to enjoy myself this week and to watch the girls
and enjoy them dance.
And everyone claims that they're being bullied.
Really? No, I'm being bullied all week.
I'm loud.
I feel like I've been dealing with it all week.
I really do. - I'm not talking to you.
You told me to shut up quite a few times.
Well, because sometimes I just wish you would.
What?
I take bullying very seriously.
And I do too.
And I'm not doing it.
So I'm just so sick of you guys accusing me of it.
I think what the issue is at times,
Leslie is that the tone of what you're saying is very intense.
You're sitting here listening to this woman,
this drunk say what she's saying and you're still--
Call me a drunk again.
I can't tell you how many people have said that they have seen
you in competition standing there with your beer
bottle and your cigarette.
You are nothing but an intimidating bitch.
Shoo.
Go away.
Guess what?
You got it.
Oh, don't cry.
Oh, don't.
But if you want to be accepted into the group,
stop telling us everything you hate about us and why
our kids are rotten people.
And it was my party and I cried if I want to.
Ah, yeah.
MOM: Good night.
MOM: What a fabulous birthday that was.
MOM: You know what?
Leslie's a bitch.
Even though I went on the camping trip,
I'm still confident that I had enough rehearsal time
and that I am confident in my performance.
[APPLAUSE]
[MUSIC - LOUISE CAIRNS, "TROUBLE"]
(SINGING) Feeling numb, feeling high, feeling all the things
money just can't buy.
Wake me up if it gets too much.
I'm living on cloud nine where everything is fine.
But I'm in trouble and I'm not sleeping.
My world is turning upside down with the company I'm keeping.
But I'm in trouble and I'm not sleeping.
My world is turning upside down, upside down,
company I'm keeping.
Chloe was wonderful.
And that's because she's had years and years
and years of training.
I went on stage this week with a new confidence,
and I killed it.
And that's what I'm going to do every week.
ANNOUNCER: Judges next up, number 2003,
"Mom It'll Never Be The Same."
[MUSIC - DANIELLA PAVICIC, "DON'T TAKE IT AWAY"]
(SINGING) Stay with me.
Don't be afraid to look me in the eye.
You're sad.
Remember when you told me we'd be all right?
Don't lie.
I know I'm the one here who's to blame for letting us go.
I'm a part of you to stay.
It hurts so much, I can't let go.
No, no, no.
Mother, I'm the one here who's to blame for letting us go.
I feel very good about my solo when I walked off stage.
Great solo.
I'm shaking all over.
And I thought Chloe also did great.
It just makes me so happy when I watch her.
There you are.
You didn't freak yourself out.
I'm so proud of you.
You should be proud of yourself, kiddo.
Good job.
Maddie, we were so emotional on stage.
It was wonderful.
Woohoo! Yay!
Where are they?
Good girl.
Where's Chloe?
Thank you.
Beautiful.
Abby just hugged Chloe after her dance.
You're going to camp every week.
No, you're never going to camp again.
I don't know.
All right, Payton.
I'm really nervous.
And I didn't feel like I had enough preparation
for my own solo.
This is jazz 13 and 14.
[APPLAUSE]
[MUSIC - LOOKER, "ETERNALLY"]
(SINGING) Those words you said have turned from black to gray
yet you're still here eternally.
I'm still singing the refrain.
I think Payton did well for her not being properly prepared
and not having a lot of rehearsal time.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
Leslie, how was Payton?
She got no practice time.
You know what, Leslie?
I don't want to hear it.
You asked for the solo-- LESLIE: She didn't get any.
- We threw it at her. - She didn't get any practice.
When you go to an audition, do you
get time to go practice on it? No.
You learn it right there, and you
do it in front of the producers and the director.
Save your tears for the pillow.
Don't talk to me like that.
I'm an adult.
Right, so you shouldn't be sitting here boohooing.
And look at those three over there.
What in God's name would you care what they think?
Who are they?
They are nobody.
Just stop.
I really hope that this is the last we see of Leslie.
I mean, she's hard to take.
And we've taken a lot of her lately.
You ready for the top 10 junior soloist, folks?
Fourth place, give it up for "Trouble."
It's Chloe from Abby Lee Miller Studio of Dance.
I actually thought that Chloe danced
better than fourth place.
Do I think that she deserved first?
No, I'm not saying that.
But I was a little surprised that she got fourth.
Our top overall junior soloist, drum roll, please.
"Mom, It'll Never Be The Same," Maddie from Abby Lee
Miller Studio!
Was really surprised when they announced Maddie as first place
because she was in to 9- to 12-year-old category.
And she's nine.
And she won I think by four points, which I've
never seen at a competition.
You guys ready to hear your top team?
Novice soloists, seventh place with a 2.88, "Eternity".
It's Payton.
Did Payton want a higher medal?
Absolutely she wanted a higher medal.
But you know what, I'm not going to break her down.
I'm proud that she accomplished what she did this weekend.