ABBY: Here we are!
New York City.
This week we will be attending the Masters
of Dance Competition.
And it's gonna be tough.
This is our first time showing up.
And Kathy, who thought would be in Ohio,
she's here in New York City.
Last time she beat you, it was bad.
A perfect score.
She wants to do it again.
You gonna let it happen?
I have brought back Anthony Burrell
as our guest choreographer.
CATHY (VOICEOVER): The dance that Anthony
has choreographed and has visioned
is going to require a girl.
So we're coming into New York City,
and we're going to hold an open audition
and look for a new dancer.
We both have decided upon number 80516.
Victoria!
CATHY (VOICEOVER): Victoria comes from Studio Larkin,
and they have a fabulous reputation.
And it's going to be kind of fun if Abby recognizes Victoria,
and now Victoria's on our team.
ABBY (VOICEOVER): The group number
this week is called Runaways.
Lots of privileged children run away from home.
It's a problem in society today.
If I can do it in an artistic way-- in a respectful way--
but I can make the judges see something
and feel something and learn something,
why not take the opportunity?
CATHY (VOICEOVER): So the group dance is going
to be like the Day of the Dead.
And it's a celebration, even though death,
which is not so much a celebration, is going on.
This all-- look-- look at my-- you have to watch and pay
attention to the detail.
You stop and do everything way too fast.
CATHY (VOICEOVER): Victoria seems like she's
a pretty well-rounded dancer.
She is not shirking or shunning to Anthony's-- sometimes
brutal-- coaching.
And she is completely portraying the role that we want
her to for this group number.
Abby, did Anthony come to do their group?
Yeah.
You want to really know the truth?
What my real opinion is? - Yes.
I think he's wonderful, but he's
the kind of choreographer they choreograph for themselves.
And they want the kid to look like them.
There's a difference between being an amazing dancer
and being an amazing choreographer.
Right?
ABBY (VOICEOVER): This is a really important number for me.
And I want not only my kids to learn a lesson,
but maybe to teach the people in the audience a lesson.
And I want to beat Cathy too.
CATHY (VOICEOVER): I think that this number
has the total package.
The choreography is fresh.
I definitely think that we stand a huge chance to beat
the Abby Lee Dance Company.
[music playing]
[audience cheers]
ANNOUNCER: Put your hands together for act number 50.
WOMAN (VOICEOVER): I'm so nervous about the group dance.
The group dance is the most important thing,
and this has to go well.
[music playing]
What did you say?
The kid in the red pants didn't know what they're doing?
I wasn't-- no, that's Paige.
Paige generally doesn't know what she's doing.
WOMAN (VOICEOVER): Anthony and Kathy
are talking bad about Paige.
That's really ticking me off.
ABBY (VOICEOVER): I summoned the Paige down off stage I thought
that if Paige stood up to them that he would rationally,
as a grown adult say, oh, honey, I'm sorry.
I won't say anything else. I really did.
ANTHONY: It's because you were close to the wing.
It looked like you were, you know, about to hit the wing,
so it showed on your face. And--
Uh-uh, uh-uh.
You're not her dance teacher, so don't give her critiques.
Leave her alone.
Don't rip on my daughter. - She does it enough.
Yeah, well I pay her for her critiquing, not you.
Maybe you should get a refund.
All right, look.
This is a dance competition.
You either need to leave the premises,
or you need to act like a lady and a gentleman.
I've had it.
PAIGE (VOICEOVER): I didn't really
care that he was giving me corrections because it
makes you a better dancer.
I just didn't like that he did it
in front of the whole audience because it
kind of got me embarrassed.
You called her down from the stage
and had her confront them.
She was great.
Do you want your kid just to be another pretty face, Kelly?
Don't you want her to have some guts?
Every day when you scream at her, she stands up to you.
ABBY (VOICEOVER): I'm very proud of Paige.
She came down.
She confronted this man.
ANNOUNCER: OK, moving into our eight league
junior small groups--
your first runner-up, with a score of 279.7 points
is at number 50.
And tonight's scoring leage junior small group,
with a score of 280.1 points, is at number 51.
Day-- D a de Los Muertos!
[audience cheers]
CATHY (VOICEOVER): I'm really happy that the group won.
But most importantly, I get to see the look on Abby's face
when we won and she lost.
Everybody knows who Candy Apple's is, and you know what?
Nobody cares about Abby Lee anymore!
[crowd cheers]