Can you work on some of this with the case in your hand?
I'm a little worried about the case.
CHRISTI: That case looks good, Holly.
Nia, I mean, you did it-- you're my girl.
Uh-uh, uh-uh.
I just corrected that.
Aw, Nia.
Stop.
HOLLY: Nia is practicing her solo.
And all of a sudden I see out of the corner of my eye
she just stops and she freezes.
And I'm like, oh, no.
What-- what's wrong?
I forgot my number.
I'm like, no.
KELLY: Maybe because the music's not on.
CHRISTI: Want the music, honey? - No.
That is not true.
Get that out of your head.
You know the dance.
You did the dance several times.
Suck it up.
Put your game face on.
You know the dance.
ABBY LEE: Good, mom.
Don't coddle.
Take the deep breath.
Take a breath.
When Miss Abby is rehearsing my solo in the dressing room,
I got freaked out because I almost forgot a part.
I really want to be in the group dance.
But if I miss my solo, I am not going to be in the group dance.
Ladies and gentlemen, how about a nice Lancaster welcome
for "Working Girl," Nia.
[cheers, applause]
[music - "call me laquifa"]
(SINGING) Oh, hi.
I heard y'all was hiring--
HOLLY: Sitting in the audience, I
know Nia just forgot the dance and I'm a basket case.
(SINGING) Move over, amateurs.
Taking mine, taking yours.
Uh, someone better hold my purse.
Mm-hm.
Figure it out out like Nancy Drew.
Catch on quick like "hall-le-loo!"
I'm a pro.
Uh, I am a professional pro.
I will work.
I came to work.
I told y'all I was a professional pro.
Pro.
I'm a pro.
I am a professional pro.
What?
I'm a pro. What?
I came to work.
Did anybody see my badge?
I am a pro-pro-pro-professional.
[cheers, applause]
If I did the death drop, I would be really scared.
She came out with a bang, and she never
let up till the death drop.
[cheering]
My child got a standing ovation.
That never happens at a dance competition .
I am a proud mama.
ANNOUNCER: And now, ladies and gentlemen, in one
of our toughest 9 to 11 categories
we've seen in a long time, here's our top
10 Power Division.
[suspenseful music]
The last time Nia did "LaQuifa," the judges
didn't care for it so much.
But she's maturing and that bundle of energy was there.
Ninth place regional champion, and
the Fiercest Attitude special award goes to Nia, number 109.
[applause]
Although this week was filled with anxiety and turmoil
with the group dance, the solo performance with Nia
was a high point of my Abby Lee Dance experience.
I'm so proud of my little girl.
Does it feel better when you win,
or does it feel better when you lose?
- Win. - When you win?
So don't go out there and make any mistakes.
You love the dance, it's cute, it looks great.
If you don't win, we'll blame it on your mother's stirrup feet.
MELISSA: [laughs]
I'm really am nervous about my solo,
because I might forget the moves.
Abby would totally yell at me if I forgot this dance.
ANNOUNCER: 163, entry 1-6-3.
Please provide a welcome.
It's Miss Mackenzie.
[applause]
[MUSIC - ROBBIE NEVIL, "PURRFECT FIT"] The perfect fit,
just how you like it.
It's obvious when you know it's right.
Yeah, the perfect--
Searched high and low for just the right match, yeah.
Only you really know what you need to have.
You've got the perfect fit.
Just how you like it.
How it makes you really feel inside.
Yeah, yeah.
CHRISTI: Woo!
Oh, keep going.
MELISSA: Keep going.
Mackenzie slipped on her sleeve and she got hurt.
[distorted musics]
KELLY: It's OK. It's OK.
It's over.
Me and Holly were sitting there.
She definitely worked it.
Are you OK?
What did you hurt?
Put your head back.
It hurt, so you got offstage.
OK.
She hurt her leg.
And she tried to stay out there and she tried to keep dancing.
And I'll tell you what, she was in pain.
Maddie, tell her how good she did.
Melissa, when you're finished with her, send her over.
OK.
OK, go ahead. Don't cry.
- It hurts. - OK, go ahead.
Just go.
Listen to me, I don't want to look at this sad, horrible kid
all day, yes?
So put a smile on your face.
So you're lucky.
Accidents happen.
Oh, well. Yes?
Uh-huh.
Ohh, I hate being the good guy.
I'd rather just yell at you for running off.
Let's hear it for the dance teachers
[cheers, applause]
Top 10, 8 and Under Solos.
10th place-- 10th place goes to entry number
163, "If The Shoe Fits."
[cheers, applause]
I think that she had a really good
chance of winning this competition, however, she fell,
so--
I really don't think that people realize
she didn't do her whole dance.
ANNOUNCER: 8 and Under Solos, wonderful job.
Congratulations.
Come on out, my favorite pop star.
Ohh!
That is adorable.
HOLLY: Channeling your inner Miley.
JESSALYNN: It's Kendall versus JoJo, and whoever survives
gets to go against someone else next week to see who
gets to do a solo at nationals.
Personally, I love JoJo's song and I love her dance.
I think she definitely has a chance to do well this weekend.
Go to the top and stay there.
There's no stopping you.
This isn't performance-based, this is about technique.
I know.
So I want to see technique, OK?
This week, Kendall has a really good package--
great choreography, great costuming, great music.
I think Kendall has a really good
chance of coming out on top.
All right, girls, come on up here.
I just want you to know that you're
auditioning for nationals--
Yes.
--to see who does a solo.
JESSALYNN: You gonna nail it?
I better.
[laughs]
May the best 11-12-year-old win.
[music playing]
OK judges. we'll be going to number 601, "She Can't Stop."
[cheers, applause]
JoJo looks adorable.
Her costume is perfect.
She looks super cute in it.
The wig is perfect.
Like, this girl is on fire.
[music - "wrecking ball"]
(SINGING) Your love, your love is a wrecking ball.
Your love, your love is a wrecking ball.
Your love, your love-- your love has
wrecked me for the ordinary.
I can never be the same now that I'm undone.
Your love, your love, your love.
Your love, your love is a wrecking ball.
Your love, your love.
[applause]
JoJo just improv'ed most of that dance.
But who knows?
Maybe these three judges will love it.
She may still have a shot at winning this.
However, I don't know how Abby is going to react.
Good job.
It's OK.
It's OK. It's OK.
It's OK. - It's OK.
Don't cry.
You were so good.
It's OK.
Babe, it happens.
It happens, OK.
The judges didn't notice.
The judges didn't notice. It happens.
I've forgotten my solo.
It's OK, I--
No, she's not.
So I need to ask you in front of everyone, what happened?
I didn't want to run off, 'cause that'd be worse.
It would.
So it was like, and that's all your love, and it--
But do you understand we would have liked to have
shown off our choreography.
Come here.
Abby's not very nice to JoJo or I most of the time,
so I'm shocked.
Abby is treating her like a real member of the team.
This is really tears.
Da, da, cross.
Don't drop off your right heel.
That's not how you finish a turn.
Chloe has great lines, she's a great dancer,
but she doesn't give me what I want.
She wants to be a choreographer.
She wants to make it up herself instead of-- you
know what, kid?
There's lots of time for that.
Do what I'm telling you to do.
Up!
One, two, three.
Arc that way, Chloe.
Dance, don't just be a stick figure.
Chloe's just not focused today.
She is stumbling over choreography
that she should be picking up like it's second nature.
Listen to me.
Go out, get a drink of water, clear your brain.
I decided to give Chloe a little break
so that she can gather her thoughts,
review her choreography, and get her act together.
In the meantime, I want Maddie to perform her new solo
for my senior company.
They need to realize that a little nine-year-old
can learn a whole routine and execute
it flawlessly in one day.
KELLY: Christi, she's running Maddie's solo again.
I can't believe Abby interrupted Chloe's solo
rehearsal just so Maddie could perform
in front of the senior company.
I mean, she's not even trying to hide her favoritism anymore.
It's a slap in the face to everyone-- especially Chloe.
It's nice to put all your eggs in one basket.
Yeah, OK.
[music playing]
Abby is trying to turn our kids against your kid.
Well--
And you let her do it.
No, I don't.
[music playing]
[applause]
She sits there and she watches the dance.
So she knows what people's strengths and weaknesses are.
And she uses that as an advantage for your daughter.
Stretch your torso.
Yes.
Just remember, smooth transitions.
Tell the story.
It's happy, pretty.
Maddie and Chloe are both doing three dances this week.
They're both doing a solo, a trio, and a group number.
And frankly, I don't know if Abby
has spent enough time with Chloe so that she feels prepared.
And I'm really worried.
ABBY LEE: Listen to the music, Chloe, you're rushing
Chloe's in the dressing room going over her routine,
and I'm watching her out of the corner of my eye.
She keeps forgetting one part of the number.
So I said, Chloe, stop.
Let me fix that part, and let's do it over and over
so you get it in your body.
CHRISTI: I saw Chloe starting to really doubt herself in Miami,
. and now I see it even more.
I want her to stay that innocent person.
And so I would rather be the bitch
and protect her, and fight for her,
and let her maintain that innocence.
Remember, it's not about winning, OK?
Uh-huh.
It is about you going out there and doing it to the best
that you can do it, OK?
OK.
All right.
[ominous music]
Chloe, listen to me.
When judges go on a break, do not step out on that stage
until every judge is seated and has attention on that stage.
Because they could still be eating,
or getting their coffee, or figuring
out where their papers are.
Do you understand me? - Yes.
Adios.
[music playing]
Please welcome to the stage Chloe
from the Abby Lee Dance Company, with the solo
performance "Watercolors Fade."
[cheers, applause]
[MUSIC - APRIL HIGUERA, "WATERCOLORS
FADE"]
(SINGING) You painted what you wanted to see,
a canvas colored with your dream.
The sky was so blue, and the sea was green.
And I was dancing on your shore, through your scenery.
Yeah, I was everything you wanted me to be.
But watercolors fade, and dreams melt into tears,
and tears turn into rain.
Will it wash it all away?
Will anything remain when watercolors fade?
ABBY LEE: I'm sitting in my seat watching Chloe on stage.
She's performing.
She looks beautiful.
Everything's great.
And then here I go, I'm watching her.
And here's the part that she kept forgetting
in the dressing room. Boom!
Forgets another part.
I mean, come on, kid.
What are you doing?
[cheers, applause]
This is one of the reasons I hate to watch my kids dance.
I mean, I'd rather stand out in the hallway and pace.
I mean, come on, Chloe.
We've worked for this.
You've earned it.
You're getting to do a solo, and you just blow it?
[suspenseful music]
Everybody blanks.
But you stay on stage, you keep dancing, you figure it out,
and you get back on the music.
When Abby's talking to Chloe after she forgot part
of her solo, all I'm thinking to myself is, you know, maybe
if you gave her the same amount of attention
as you do to everyone else, she wouldn't forget.