ABBY LEE MILLER: The name of the group routine is "Why Not Me?"
Girls, you understand what the dance is about?
When you go to an audition like Chloe did,
you want to be the woman that gets picked.
You do want to be the woman that the other girls all talk about,
because that means you got something that they don't have.
All right, let's go.
Up, down.
Out, out.
Pose a little like you're sleeping, or you're drunk.
Think about having, like, this satin nightgown on.
The group routine, it's a period piece from the 1930s,
and something the girls have never done before.
The dance is inspired by the French cabaret,
and to add to that challenge, 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.
New Chloe, Maddie.
Do that whole Charleston section from the wiggle up.
Ball change, hit.
Step, slow it down.
You're sickling your ankles, you.
It seems like she's taking more
time doing this group dance than any of the most recent ones.
I agree.
New Chloe, you're sickling your right foot big time when
you roll down into the floor.
New Chloe, it's a split.
Your legs are this far apart, second time tonight.
I don't know if this new Chloe is going to make the ALDC cut.
There's a lot more that goes into fitting in with a team
than just the dance skills.
She needs to become part of this group.
And you should have known to slow
down after the first mistake.
It's you, Sweetie.
You're making the mistake.
Nia, what are you doing?
Your mother's down here bugging me about a duet.
You can't even do the group dance.
I think that you should be a lot more grateful about having
your daughter on this team.
OK.
And that you shouldn't take it for granted.
I don't, but you know what?
Sit here in my spot for three years,
and have your daughter be treated the way
my daughter is, and then you can tell me what you think.
Instead of strutting around here like a peacock,
I'd be more concerned that maybe your daughter doesn't fit in
as well as you think because it looks like your Chloe might
be struggling a little bit.
Well, I think that my daughter gets yelled at where she is,
and I'm grateful for the training--
There is a difference between being yelled at
and being torn to shreds.
KIM NGUYEN: I hope my Chloe realizes this is her one chance
and that she's out there working her hardest.
WOMAN: You don't think every one of those kids
is working their hardest?
Yes, they are working their hardest,
but they're already part of the team.
My Chloe--
Yeah, no, no, but she's had-- she has said for the last
however many weeks since we've been back, they're not
really part of the team.
They're being replaced.
Listen, lady.
We have a lot of people coming through a revolving door.
Don't let the door hit you in your ass on the way out.
I would like to say good work, girls.
You can go.
You don't even have to think about this
till you walk in tomorrow.
But that's not the case.
That's all the time I have. I have a class.
Let's go.
See, if you picked up faster and you knew what we meant,
it would go quicker.
I mean, the group number is not done.
The duet hasn't even had any time.
I'm nervous.
We have one more day, ladies.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
My daughter's solo isn't anywhere near finished.
No. Nothing's done.
I think Abby overstretched herself this week.
Yeah.
ABBY LEE MILLER: I don't want to see the back of your head
down to the floor.
When you turn around, you should not be head forward.
Belly in, ribs in, ribs in.
All right, that's it.
We're going out on stage.
New Chloe, good luck.
Break a leg.
You need me to forget what I saw when
you did that solo out there.
I think Chloe is going to prove Abby wrong.
I think she's going to show Abby that she is the girl
that was at that audition.
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, entry number
214 as an open small group, "Why Not Me?"
[MUSIC - STEPHANIE PORTER, "PUTTIN' MY BEST FOOT FORWARD"]
(SINGING) Sure I've made some bad decisions
more than once or twice.
Lost my sense of intuition, took some bad advice.
But every road to romance has some bumps along the way.
It's a dance, a game of chance, we all choose to play.
Oh, I put my best foot forward and I'm hoping it leads to you.
[APPLAUSE]
ABBY LEE MILLER: The group dance was [SIGH] OK.
There was a few missteps here and there,
but for the most part they looked gorgeous,
and sometimes, it's all about the look.
I thought the crowd loved them, but I don't know.
Well ladies, I just want you to know that I don't know if I
want to be down here now that I've
seen what it's like slumming it here with you ladies.
And slumming it in Pittsburgh may not be my style at all.
I don't live in the slums.
I don't know what she's talking about.
[INAUDIBLE] my daughter's benefits and mine.
I don't know what your experiences are with slums,
I don't have that.
I really don't have a frame of reference.
First she insults our kids, then us, now where we live?
Three strikes, you're out.
I've had enough of you.
There's no one person who's better than somebody else,
and that includes you.
I don't know who you refer to it
as slumming around here I think we refer to it as teamwork.
We are a team.
Then I don't think that my daughter needs this team,
that she needs my daughter.
And I think I'm going to take a little break from you.
I have better places to spend my time.
Like, this is how it is here.
If you don't like it, you might as well run.
Get out of here.
Hey, what's going on?
Well, you know, I just don't know that I like these moms.
I don't know if I like these travel conditions.
WOMAN: Oh, listen.
KIM NGUYEN: I don't know if I like the whole situation.
What's going on?
I found Kim out in the hallway.
Wait until you hear all the crap she talked about you.
She told us she's slumming it with us.
With you, at our studio, she said she's slumming it.
Don't say you're slumming it.
I have a pretty good record so far, sweetheart.
I was offering your daughter the opportunity of a lifetime.
The moms have had enough of Kim,
and now she's getting on the bad side of Abby?
I say, see you later, Kim.
Bye, bye.
Hi, girls.
Good job. WOMAN: How do you feel?
WOMAN: Hi.
Hello, good job.
ABBY LEE MILLER: Good job, good job, they were wonderful.
Yeah.
But, the feet could have been a little better,
the timing could have been a little better, the energy could
have been a little better.
We're going out there, and it's going to be awards.
Put the smile on your face, and nobody better
sit on that stage and slouch.
ANNOUNCER: Your top score for Junior and Dance Small group,
entry number 214, "Why Not Me?"
[APPLAUSE]
ABBY LEE MILLER: The group got first place.
Am I happy?
Yes, but I think the girls could have done a better job.
I think they should have stepped up to the plate,
especially with new Chloe here threatening their spot.
All right.
I'm shutting the door.
I'm not letting the kids come in.
They're all excited, they're thrilled.
I'm not.
Kim, if your kid would have won that,
she'd have been a shoo-in for this team.
That's what I want.
Once again, I have a second.
I have a fourth with the old Chloe.
I need a first.
If you give her another week, you'll be much more impressed.
I don't know.
Have a nice day.
Oh, she's a miserable bitch.