Sarah and, unfortunately, her mother Christy,
are here with us today.
[Abby]
to go home.
I decided to keep Sarah around.
She dances here at the ALDC.
She comes three, four days a week as it is.
But if that mother opens her mouth, she's gone.
We also have a duet.
And the name of the duet is...
That Girl Has Gotta Be Kissed.
[uptempo music]
I just judged
It's all about that carriage, that hold.
The man has to be able to lead.
Maddie, you will be the female lead in the duet.
I'm looking for the boy. I'm looking for the "he."
And your partner is Gino.
Gino from Cathy's former team.
He's here in Pittsburgh and will be arriving later.
Abby is the first to call Cathy out on poaching team members,
and here's Abby, with Cathy's old throwaway Gino.
For once, I think I'm excited about what Cathy
might have to say.
[Abby] Girls, come on over.
You remember Gino? All of you. I'm sure you keep in touch.
This will be kind of weird having a boy dance with us
since it's always been a girl group.
-[Holly] Look how cute Gino is. -[Christi] He is cute.
And his dad!
[tense music]
I don't know who this kid thinks he is.
This is Sarah's week to prove to Abby
that she deserves to be on this team.
I don't get it, I really don't.
She's performing well.
-She's had multiple wins. -Let's pipe--
-Let's pipe down. -No.
-I don't understand. -Let's not make a big deal.
-Let's wait and see. -What should I do?
Sarah just was coming from a win last week, so whatever.
Your girls aren't.
[tense music]
Don't come here and start throwing in our face
that your child won and our kids did not.
You're a guest on our team. That's how that works.
[clears throat]
-[Abby]
[Christi] Uh-oh.
-Hello. -Hello.
Nice to see you.
The girls are supposed to be broken dolls
because I feel they are broken dolls.
Their spirit was broken.
How'd that happen?
Not by me.
They're thinking Sarah shouldn't be here, Abby.
I'm thinking the same thing.
She's not gonna carry this group to victory.
And if they don't win, guess whose fault it's--?
Of course, you're gonna blame it on little Sarah.
But she's not planning on losing.
These moms are already thinking they're gonna lose
because of the number. God!
Oh, is that so?
-No, we did not. -We never said that.
That is not what we said at all.
-That's what was said! -[cross talking]
Christy, you are seriously
are trying to get on Abby's good side
by throwing us under the bus? And by lying?
She will stop at nothing to get on this team.
Throwing us under the bus isn't gonna endear you to Abby
and get you a permanent spot on this team.
No, how about you're really fortunate to be here?
["That Girl's Just Gotta Be Kissed" by Perk-A-Goom]
♪ It all adds up to just one thing♪
[Gianna] Spin!
Okay, you gotta straighten that knee.
You need to sit down and look at him with your lips way out.
Like you are going to kiss him
and then you turn away.
[Abby]
Maddie will be doing a musical theater routine
with Gino.
This whole concept was inspired
by my appearance on
Partner work is new to Maddie.
She has to do a lot of acting.
And if Maddie wants to be a star,
she has to own this role.
Boom and back.
Right there.
[chuckles] Should you wait until you're on stage?
I shouldn't have my first kiss like this
and especially in a dance.
It's horrible.
Ready, so... [hums a tune]
Down, up.
[tense music]
Come on, this is it. We gotta get out of this room.
Maddie, just kiss him.
[Holly] She's embarrassed.
Yeah. Kissing a boy.
Maddie's shy around boys and now she has to kiss Gino.
I know she can do it, it's just a peck,
and she just has to get it out of her mind.
[Abby] I just don't want you to do it on stage
and be awkward and you lose and we don't win the number.
All right, we only have a few minutes,
so if she's not gonna do it...
Chloe would've done it.
Oh, Kendall will kiss him. Just sayin'.
[Abby] Just turn to him and go...
-Ah! -There you go.
[laughs]
She just wiped her lips off.
Aww.
Maddie and Abby both had their first kiss
in the same day.
That's kinda sweet. Twins.
♪ My girl's just gotta be kissed ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪
[giggles]
[guffaws]
[playful music]
[laughter]
[laughs]
Kissed on the lips?
I had to, it's in the dance.
Maddie!
Kissing Gino in the studio
is not what I envisioned for my first kiss.
If it was Zac Efron, I would kiss him.
But not Gino.
You had your first kiss!
-Before me. -[laughs]
No, it wasn't, really.
No, but it's a kiss.
Does Gino love it?
Is it everything he thought it would be?
Yeah.
♪ This chick is hip ♪
They're really good together.
[Mickey] Oh, good, she likes it.
[Melissa] She loves it.
How would you all feel if Gino were to join the team?
Oh, I think it'll be an amazing addition to the team.
I think it's a change of pace, to be honest with you,
to have a boy here.
What is up with Mickey and Christy?
Abby's made no mention
of a permanent position in this team
that she's looking to fill.
Abby changes her mind every week.
They're guests.
Listen, moms,
gonna see Gino and talk to Abby.
Okay, be right back.
Can I sit at your left-hand side for a second?
I wanted to hear your impression as you see them.
-[hums a tune] -[Abby] You wanna watch?
I dunno how Mickey can go down in that studio
and not get yelled at.
-She's smiling. -[tense music]
♪ This chick is hip ♪
Those knees straight
-[lips smack] -[Mickey] Bumpy kiss.
Bigger, bigger, bigger.
[Mickey] Guys.
Your dad wants me to show you the kiss with him.
[Mickey] It has to be more expressive.
And the faces when you kiss, you have to make sure that...
Oh, they're re-enacting the kiss?
[squeals]
-That was great. -Thank you.
Man, people have done crazy things to get on this team
but that might be the winner.
Mickey's a charmer and according to the Bible,
a charmer is a deceiver.
This guy is a fake. He is in it all for himself.
As far as I'm concerned,
those two boys do not belong here
and they need to hightail it back to Miami.
What are you here for?
Are you trying to get that spot on the team?
Because you do know that spot is for Sarah.
Whatever Gino wants, to be honest with you.
Gino would love it, no doubt about it.
[Jill] He'd be a nice addition.
My intentions are proper.
We'll see.
[tense music]
We'll do it one more time.
Come on, Gino, we need you here.
Yeah, more face.
And I wanna see everything
and I want that face to be almost obnoxious.
It's very clear that Abby is panicked.
She's worried that Maddie and Gino are gonna get beat.
And we are watching Abby implode right before our eyes.
Maddie, get up in your feet higher on that back walk!
I need more face from you.
Gino, more face on all of that. Come on.
It's gonna be about the face.
It's gonna be about the emotion.
And it's about you being better than whatever girl's over there.
It's about you being better than whatever boy's over there.
You've been wanting this for a long time, yes?
Make it count.
Let's go.
[uptempo music]
[host] Next to the stage is gonna be act number 16.
This is a team musical theater duet.
This is Gino and Maddie performing
This Girl's Just Gotta Be Kissed.
[applause]
["That Girl's Just Gotta Be Kissed" by Perk-A-Goom]
[singer]
♪ That lass has class This chick is hip♪
♪
♪♪
♪
[cheers and applause]
[host] That was number 16.
That Girl's Just Gotta Be Kissed.
-Was it good? -It's good!
-[Chloe]
Ew. I don't like him that way.
[Abby]
She went out there and she handled the acting.
She handled the partner work.
Wish I could say the same
[Jill] I think Gino and Maddie will beat that duet.
I really do.
I think they were better.
They were more entertaining.
I think he's a cute kid and very masculine on stage
but I think he chokes a little bit.
-I don't think he brings it. -[tense music]
I thought that he did pretty good.
Well, your opinion means nothing.
Thank you, Abby, I really appreciate that.
His face didn't get one bit better than it was in here.
Your top highest elite team duo and trio
[suspense music]
Third overall...
is number 13, This Woman's Worth.
Second place...
[suspense music]
Act number 16,
This Girl's Just Gotta Be Kissed.
[tense music]
And your first overall winner...
is act number 15, Stars Align.
[cheers and applause]
[tense music]
It feels good enough to win,
but to beat Abby's golden child Maddie?
That is fantastic.
I've come to a decision in my mind.
And I'm gonna go ahead and send Gino and his stuff
and I need to have him leave...
immediately.
What do you mean by that?
He was brought into my studio as a guest.
Okay.
[Christy] I think Abby has seen the light.
-Shut up already. -[moms] No.
[Holly] She's not saying anything like that.
He was fabulous.
There's nothing wrong with him. He's a good kid.
Thank you anyway. Goodbye.
Bye, girls. Good luck.
Bye, Mickey. Call me.
-Shut up. -Bye, Gino.