[music playing]
ABBY LEE MILLER: The girls might think
they're safe after winning these last few weeks,
but I've got a surprise for them.
And it's going to make them remember they're
all on the chopping block.
I want to introduce Kim and the new Chloe.
Go and stand right next to her.
They were at the first open call audition in Orlando.
Chloe is going to join us this week.
We will be traveling to Voorhees, New Jersey
to attend the competition On Stage America, all right?
Yes.
And on top of the pyramid this week, deservedly so, Miss Nia.
[cheering]
You were wonderful.
You embraced the role, because you conveyed the story well.
This is going to be a tough week.
We have a lot of numbers.
Nia, you are not getting a solo.
You will be doing a duet with Kendall.
HOLLY: Despite the fact that Nia's
at the top of the pyramid, Abby gives
her a duet instead of a solo.
ABBY LEE MILLER: The name of your routine
is "Pieces Together," and it's a jazz routine.
This is new Chloe's first group routine.
I'm putting her together with a bunch
of girls who've been dancing together
since they've been in diapers.
This could be a major struggle for her.
So Holly, what--
what are we going to do about this duet
that is, like, nonexistent?
HOLLY: I wish Abby was excited about it.
I don't think she cares one bit, considering they
have not choreographed a step.
JILL: The clock is ticking by.
We're losing time because of the new Chloe.
This is really not fair to Kendall and Nia.
Holly has something to say.
Don't waste our time.
We have a lot of work to do.
I was wondering, when will you have
time to start working on the choreography with the duet?
ABBY LEE MILLER: Probably gonna try to start tonight.
OK.
And if I don't get to it, they're not
doing a duet, not a big deal.
I have two solos to do.
I have the new girl that's in, and the group number.
I know, but--
ABBY LEE MILLER: Not about a duet.
--if they have an opportunity to work together, the have
a time to really do it.
Once again, my kid's getting the short end of the stick.
After all that Nia did last week with the group number,
she can't reward her with a solo,
and now she might not even get a duet.
ABBY LEE MILLER: All right, get the duet and get them in here.
KIM: So does Abby do this often to girls,
where she's on the phone? MOM 1: Always.
MOM 2: Yeah.
ABBY LEE MILLER: Pick up your foot and piqu on it.
Come on, we don't have time to go over old stuff!
That's what their mothers don't understand.
They're not quick.
I am so busy fixing Nia and Kendall's mistakes,
I don't even have time to work on the duet.
Well, spend some time--
I spent 17 minutes trying to tell
your kid what foot she was on.
I'm gonna let the class in.
JILL: I just wish someone would treat Abby the way
she treats these kids.
ABBY LEE MILLER: We needed them to come in today,
ready to go on.
You're always ready to blame me instead
of taking some initiative.
No, no, no, I don't want to place blame.
I want to get it done.
HOLLY: And how's it going to get done for the competition?
You tell me.
You have all the answers to all the questions, doctor.
HOLLY: I don't have a--
I'm a problem solver. I mean, I don't--
Well, solve solve this one. Go.
We're finished. I have work to do with Rachel.
(CRYING) [inaudible] that we don't even know.
HOLLY: Abby, did you ever get a chance to see
the duet in its final stage after the 17
minutes you spent with it?
It could have been give minutes.
You're lucky they got 17.
JILL: Now, Kendall has hers on differently than Nia.
I don't know-- - Yeah, Nia's wrong.
JILL: --if it's supposed to go across.
Take this purple section and put it
on the other side of your head.
Three times, I've told you. Listen!
[cheering]
[music playing]
(SINGING) When the dreams have gone,
when there's nothing left, when the feeling's gone,
when the [inaudible],, when the shadow's long, I'll go picking
up the pieces of your heart.
[cheering]
ABBY LEE MILLER: I am very disappointed.
HOLLY: Abby, for 17 minutes, I think that they did a fine job,
not outstanding, and being the lowest priority.
ABBY LEE MILLER: Well, guess what, sweetheart?
Abby Lee doesn't need fine.
I want outstanding.
I want amazing.
HOLLY: Abby's right.
The duet was not amazing.
But I think the duet reflected Abby's attention and energy
in their performance this week.
HOST: Next up, Junior Advanced Duo top scorers.
Our second runner-up, entry number 131, "Pieces Together."
[applause]
ABBY LEE MILLER: Third?
Third's not good enough.
But that's third with 17 minutes of your attention.
I wish your kid would just point her feet, point her feet!
And then the judges wouldn't look at that!
Could you teach a child more than 17 minutes?
ABBY LEE MILLER: Certainly, a child
that warrants my attention.
HOLLY: She warrants?
ABBY LEE MILLER: Yes, get that straight.
Have a nice day.