ABBY LEE: It's not a jazz dance.
There's movements that are sharp, and hard, and precise.
But there's also a femininity to it.
There's a quality of artistry, and dance, and culture.
Yes? Go ahead.
[music playing]
Kendall's solo is in the Bollywood style.
And we spent a long time researching specific arm
movements, specific hand positions,
to get the Bollywood choreography right.
Are you worried that JoJo might beat Kendall?
No, all I know is that JoJo's a performer.
ABBY LEE: Do you see the facial expressions?
Her technique is fine.
Her technique is as good as everyone else's.
OK, I'm just saying that's what I know.
So I think Kendall can beat JoJo, yeah.
ABBY LEE: JoJo, you portray a prom queen.
It's going to be really rough.
It's crazy.
And it's actually based on the movie, "Carrie."
You have to watch the movie to see really.
So every one of your actions is causing something to happen.
So you're causing all this chaos, kind of like you cause
when you walk into a room.
It's just chaos.
[scary music playing]
That's a split.
Straight front leg, JoJo!
JoJo, she needs to watch the movie.
If she doesn't watch the movie, she's never going to get
that Carrie was vulnerable.
People made fun of her.
It's a whole metamorphosis of emotion.
Right now, she's not getting the story.
But, like, hit somebody, like there's
the principal in the corner, and you're going to take him out.
Down, step, and that's your turns.
You're not psycho enough.
Did you watch the movie?
Why?
I can't believe you're doing a dance about a movie
and you don't watch the movie. - I explained it to her.
I told her what it's about.
Explaining something and seeing
John Travolta drop pig's blood on Sissy Spacek
is completely different.
We just didn't have time.
We watched the trailer.
I told her what it was about.
She didn't have time.
That should've been a priority.
That has to be more like a snake coming up out of the grass.
Push hard for that.
Don't take it for granted. Face.
What do you doing?
Face.
Come on, Kendall.
You look like you're--
What's wrong, honey?
Come here.
Pull it together.
OK?
There's other kids that aren't doing a solo.
There's other kids that don't have a pretty costume.
Sometimes things work out.
Sometimes they don't. OK?
Take a moment.
ANNOUNCER: Entry number 66, pre-teen solo,
"Welcome to a New World."
Go Kendall!
Woo!
[bollywood music playing]
[silence]
Boom, the music stops.
She just kept going.
[cheering]
In my mind, I was, like, singing in my head the beats.
And I was just like, I got this, judges.
You better give me a perfect score.
Next up, entry number 65, pre-teen solo contemporary,
"Prom Queen."
Let's go!
[scary music playing]
[applause]
I thought JoJo looked good.
But as she danced, she didn't take us
on this emotional roller coaster,
probably because she never watched the movie.
ANNOUNCER: We have the pre-teen solo category.
In fifth place, number 65, "Prom Queen."
[applause]
In third place, number 26, "Breathe."
[applause]
In second place, number 66, "Welcome to a New World."
Yay, Kendall!
JILL: Guess what?
JoJo did not beat Kendall.
After everything that's happened this week,
I think it's amazing that Kendall came in second.
Her music stopped, and she kept on dancing
like a true performer.