So you have the pretty dance, Savannah's dance
from last week.
Are you so excited?
It's a unicorn.
Unicorns and horses have beautiful feet and legs,
and, um, I mean, I just think it showcases
all of those things for you.
So I'm so excited for you.
Are you so excited?
I'm so excited.
You're gonna be awesome.
You're gonna be beautiful.
You know this, right?
Yes.
Yeah.
You believe in yourself, right?
I believe in you.
I just hope you believe in you, too, right?
Everybody believes in you at home.
That's why you're here.
I love you.
You know this.
Oh, my little baby.
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MOM: Expression.
Don't forget to release your head on things.
(SINGING) She finds it hard to breathe.
The reflection that she sees, it's killing her.
She's not the girl she wants to be.
And so she's making up her face, she's trying to replace--
MOM: Good job.
(SINGING) --the tears with the smile that she is famous for.
And now, surrounded by the lights, everything's all right.
She laughs and they're lining up to see it.
Yeah, she'll do anything for her invisible soul to be seen.
And we all fall for the dream, playing larger
than life on our TV screen.
We can't see nothing can be so perfect.
And we all want to be loved, to be somebody
everyone's thinking of.
Can't you see no one can be so perfect.
MOM: That's all right.
Your foot's caught.
So that's what happened last week.
You didn't speak up.
Miss Abby was supposed to give you more choreography,
therefore in turn, your kick was what?
- Early. - Early.
OK?
So if something doesn't work out, what do you need to do?
Ask.
You have to ask.
You can do that, right?
You just have to say, Gianna, when
I do this turn on the words "lights," I'm
too early for the next thing.
Is there another step I can put in there.
So you have to do that.
You can do that, right?
Yes.
OK?
So you have to be strong enough to go in there and say that,
all right?
Does that make sense?
If I were you, before you run the dance,
I would bring that to Gia.
I would bring that to her attention.
OK?
Because then you're not gonna get yelled at when you're early
or you're standing there because you don't have something to do.
Does that makes sense?
Because if you don't speak up on those things,
then things like last week will happen.
And we don't want that to happen again, right?
[laughs] OK?
So you just have to use your words.
You can do it.
Can you go walk through the beginning for me for a second?
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MOM: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I don't--
OK.
Yeah, just keep going.
Oh, I know what it was.
On that-- when you're pulling up from the back bend,
did she give you specific arms?
And where's your other one supposed to be?
Down.
MOM: Just down.
Hey, do that again and make them more exact.
Does that make sense?
Yes.
That looked much better.
So when you were running it with the dance,
you were just being lazy on that part, I think.
So make sure your arm's more exact on that.
Now keep going.
There was another-- I had another finger up
and I don't remember what it was.
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Oh, that's it.
It was right there.
So it says "sky" or something when you do that.
So what do you need to do?
Look up, right.
So you need to make sure that when you do that,
you look really up there, OK?
So go back before that.
That was what the other thing was.
I'm like, what was it?
I couldn't remember.
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Yes.
So hey.
So just a few other little reminders.
So you have to make sure your head is super natural
and that it's moving with you.
And on things like that, that are big, you have to, like,
really present yourself.
Does that make sense?
So you have to remember those things.
Don't let your head be like you're six, you know,
where there's no movement in it.
You gotta keep that body movement going.
That's what makes your lyrical so pretty is because you
naturally do that, so don't let your nerves
or learning a dance in, you know, two days and competing it
the next get the best of you, all right?
You can do it.
Because this is, like, 100% you.
So you just need to make sure your arms are super strong.
Bring them in.
Super strong.
And it's OK to do this.
She says they're long, right?
Wasn't that the correction?
[inaudible]
Yeah, but still.
Did she say your arms were super long?
[inaudible]
She said pull them in.
So when the teacher says pull them in,
it doesn't mean like this, right?
So do your round arms.
If she says pull them in, what does it mean?
It's overlap them a little.
And then you have to be so strong
here that nobody can move them.
And I know you got those.
You have those muscles, right?
You were a gymnast.
You're gymnast strong, right?
- Yes. - Yes.
So we need to remember that.
High releve, strong center.
Like somebody's punching you in the gut, right?
And strong arms.
And the higher the better.
Higher, the better.
Don't drop that heel.
You got this.
[MUSIC - JOANNA PACITTI, "SO PERFECT"]
Expression.
Don't rush through your movement.
(SINGING) She finds it hard to breathe.
The reflection that she sees, it's killing her.
She's not the girl she wants to be.
And so she's making up her face, she's
trying to replace the tears--
Remember your arm.
(SINGING) --with the smile that she is famous for.
Thank you.
(SINGING) And now surrounded by the lights, everything's
all right.
She laughs and they're lining up to see it.
Yeah, she'll do anything for her invisible soul to be seen.
And we--
More exact with your arms.
Don't be lazy.
Good job, you remembered your head.
(SINGING) --on our TV screens.
We can't see nothing can be so--
Don't forget your expression on your tricks.
(SINGING) And we all want to be loved.
Nice.
Good turn.
(SINGING) Somebody everyone's thinking of.
Can't you see no one can be so perfect.
Good job.
Here we go.
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Good job.
Keep that expression up.
(SINGING) She finds it hard to breathe.
The reflection that she sees, it's killing her.
She's not the girl she wants to be
and so she's making up her face, she's
trying to replace the tears--
Good arm.
(SINGING) --with smile that she is famous for.
And now surrounded by the lights, everything's all right.
She laughs and they're lining up to see it.
Yeah, she'll do anything for her invisible soul to be seen.
Expression, don't forget it.
(SINGING) And we all fall for the dream--
Nice turn.
(SINGING) --playing larger than life on our TV screen.
We can't see nothing can be so perfect.
And we all want to be loved, to be somebody
everyone's thinking of.
Can't you see no one can be so perfect?
Good job.
All right.
So do that.
Do something right before the bridge up with the leap.
Oh, and also, remember dancers don't sound like what?
Cows.
I know you love cows, but you can't sound like one.
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MOM: Where's your arm on that here?
Yeah, do it one more time so you know your arm.
That's OK.
[music playing]
Good.
Um, OK.
Stop.
Why don't you do the aerial part just
so you know that you can do it?
I know you don't have room so you
haven't done it in the dance, but at least
you can run it once.
[music playing]
Yeah.
Try again.
That's all right.
Really think about your arms.
Do you need to take your shirt off?
Is that what the problem is?
OK.
[music playing]
Yes.
There you go.
That was much better.
All right.
I think you're good.
Do you think you're good? - Yes.
Yes.
All right.
So just don't forget, you need to ask what?
[inaudible]
Yes.
And you can't do your arms--
your arms have to be exact, OK?
You got this.
I love you.
High five?
All right.
You're gonna be awesome.
I'm proud of you.