Dance Moms New Era Season 1 Episode 1
Dance Moms New Era S01E01
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00:00I've trained hundreds of kids who now dance professionally.
00:05I'm also a single mom who raised a professional ballerina.
00:09But this massive opportunity will be the biggest challenge of my dance career.
00:15Abby Lee Miller and I used to be dear friends.
00:20But Abby's mad at me.
00:22She's jealous because I'm the coach of the next big team.
00:26Everyone's replaceable.
00:28My goal is to mold this team into such stunning dancers
00:32that no one will be replaceable.
00:35I know that I can make these kids stars.
00:39And I can do it without them resenting me in 10 years.
00:43Are you going to be able to do it?
00:45Yes, I know I can.
00:48Everybody is dancing for your life.
00:53Once you get into the body bag, you're dead.
00:55And those of you who are not performing obviously will be dying off first.
00:59Someone's head is literally going to be on a platter.
01:02No drama queen, okay? No drama queen.
01:04Ashlyn, you're JonBenét Ramsey.
01:08You're all here because you want your kids to be stars.
01:12Who made your body part, bitch?
01:14You're jealous, you're jealous, you're jealous, you're jealous, you're jealous.
01:17I dare you to come at me.
01:19Stop hitting on me.
01:21Nobody's body here is promised. Nobody.
01:24I'm bringing Gina in to scare the hell out of these children.
01:28Get out of the room.
01:30This is my room.
01:31This is my daughter's solo class.
01:33Bellatrix, you're done.
01:34I can replace anyone at any time.
01:36Are you replacing me with Gina?
01:38I was certain that when we started this team, Audrey, you were my leader.
01:43But I need you to show me that you want to do this.
01:46This is it.
01:48Everything that you all have worked for is on the line this week.
01:52I'm scared, and I'm getting terrified.
01:54We are heading to Florida for nationals.
01:58You know the world is watching us.
02:03They're just waiting for an opportunity to rip this national championship away from you guys.
02:14The moment you walk through that studio door, it's Hunger Games. Welcome, bitch.
02:18I'm at the point where I need some coffee.
02:22Is that coffee at all?
02:24No, it's cherry Coke.
02:36Open your head.
02:38No, no, no, no, no.
02:40No drama queen. No drama queen right now.
02:44If you're a drama queen, you'll be out.
02:46You belong in this team.
02:52Here we go. Five, six, seven, and hit, hit, step, hit, bop, bop, turn, hit.
02:58Five, two, three, four, stop.
03:04That was frightening.
03:06Anybody want to venture a guess what made my eyes bleed just now?
03:09It's going to come down to minor things at this point.
03:11Don't let me cut you because you can't point your toes.
03:14Yes, we hold on to our turnout. You take ballet classes, right?
03:17What I was looking for on that was keeping our bottom leg turned out.
03:20Be smart dancers. Make smart decisions.
03:23Five, six, hit, seven, eight.
03:27That's our relevé! Ashlyn!
03:31What did I say about your relevé?
03:33Go up on your toes.
03:35On the ball of your foot.
03:37Do I need to put thumbtacks in the heels of your shoes?
03:39I think getting on this team would basically change my whole life.
03:42I want to impress Miss Glow so badly so they know that I can really bring it.
03:46There's too much on the line. We got to learn quicker.
03:48Do you feel like you're a little slow in the choreography?
03:50I try my best and I work really hard every day for something like this.
04:02Kennedy O'Kaley, face isn't enough.
04:04I don't know how much time I have to mold.
04:06She's there. She's working so hard.
04:08Are you a dance teacher? I am not.
04:10You take out the trash, Joanie.
04:12You're trash.
04:15Did you just call her trash?
04:17No, I did not. I said I take out her trash.
04:20You two are done. Thanks.
04:22Seriously? Enjoy your Starbucks.
04:24Thanks. Yeah.
04:26Hope somebody reminds her to feed you tomorrow.
04:29And you're better than that.
04:32I'm sorry, baby. I did not mean to hurt you.
04:37We're going to be doing a new dance every week.
04:40There is only one other team that has done this before.
04:44Until now.
04:46You're literally going to be dancing in front of the entire world.
04:50But we have to pick the right team to get there.
04:52We have to make some tough decisions, guys.
04:55Seven I've chosen.
05:04Audrey.
05:06Everyone thinks I'm Miss Glow's favorite, but that's just because I am.
05:10Lily.
05:12I'm the newest to the studio, but my mom already expects me to be number one.
05:16Layla.
05:18I love performing on stage.
05:20I just don't really like the rehearsing part.
05:22Smiley.
05:24Everyone says I should be a model.
05:26I mean, I agree with them, but I want to be a dancer.
05:28Bellatrix.
05:30My mom's always fighting for me, but I'm always fighting for a spot in the front.
05:32Nina.
05:34My mom is definitely the strictest dance mom I ever had.
05:38And Ashlyn.
05:40I love dancing, but sometimes I wish my mom didn't have to come with me.
05:46Welcome to the team.
06:06Won't anybody tell you otherwise?
06:08You know you're a star.
06:10Be your confident self that you are always.
06:12Listen, you're going to do fabulous.
06:14I know.
06:18I like my sass in my face in my performance like this.
06:26Ashlyn is a performer like all eyes on her.
06:28People enjoy watching her.
06:30She might not be the most technical dancer,
06:32but she's the most enjoyable to watch.
06:36I have so many because the judges just love me.
06:38I'm a performer and I'm just special.
06:42I'm just amazing.
06:44Everyone loves her.
06:46She's very charming.
06:48She's very helpful.
06:50We have to go through this, yeah?
06:52We have to make room for all your new costumes.
06:54Yeah, but I don't really want to go through it.
06:56You can.
06:58No, I want you to help me.
07:00But I'm not a big cleaner.
07:02When it comes to competitions,
07:04that's the time when Ashlyn and I have all these issues.
07:06Sometimes I just want to get away from you
07:08because you're just like,
07:10do your aerials, do your splits, fix your lipstick.
07:12And also sometimes you mess up my makeup.
07:14It looks a little bit sloppy,
07:16and you don't even want to do my eyeliner
07:18because it'll end up up here.
07:20It just doesn't meet my standards.
07:26Seriously?
07:28Ashlyn!
07:30There's trash in here!
07:32Ashlyn has a chips addiction for sure.
07:36I come in here so my mom can't see that I'm eating these
07:38because she says that they're not healthy for me.
07:40That's why I always have to sneak them.
07:42Because I just love chips so much,
07:44especially these ones.
07:46Ashlyn!
07:50Give me these.
07:52You always do this!
07:54I love you so much. Just have fun.
07:56I know.
07:58Go full out.
08:00Count to 30.
08:026, 7,
08:048, 9,
08:0610, 11,
08:0812.
08:10Do the other leg.
08:12My knee hurts.
08:14Your knee hurts?
08:16You're sick of your foot.
08:18Knee straight.
08:20If you don't want my hockey dance,
08:22your toe point.
08:241, 2, 3,
08:264, 5,
08:286, 7,
08:308.
08:32Studio is not enough.
08:34At home you have to do some extra work.
08:36Wrong!
08:38Mommy, I'm hungry!
08:40Kick and then you can eat, okay?
08:42Hurry up, hurry up.
08:46Closer to the bar. You're too far away from the bar.
08:48Mina is the youngest one in the team
08:50because she wants to be a professional ballerina.
08:54I need to keep her on track.
08:56Your knee is not straight!
08:58I can't breathe!
09:00You know, when I grow up,
09:02I don't have many things.
09:04My goal is to provide her all the opportunities.
09:06So I wish
09:08she could have a better life than me.
09:121, 2, 3,
09:144, 5.
09:16These are all my national trophies.
09:18My mom likes when I win.
09:20I don't really like trophies.
09:22I like winning the crowns.
09:24And this one is too big for my head.
09:30Let's go!
09:32Good morning.
09:34Hi, guys.
09:36Hi.
09:38Hi.
09:40How are we feeling?
09:42Good.
09:44This is a big deal.
09:46People are going to be coming for us.
09:48You need to blow
09:50the original ALDC girls out of the water.
09:52You're always going to be compared to that.
09:54I'm always going to be compared to that.
09:56There's a lot on the line here.
10:00You all see this?
10:02You all need
10:04to be aware of how
10:06I perceived you at the audition.
10:08Which is going to give you a very clear indication
10:10of where you sit with this team
10:12right now.
10:14At the bottom of the pyramid.
10:20Lily.
10:22I was counting on you to come in
10:24to the studio as the new
10:26star junior dancer.
10:28I think you were in a little over your head at the audition.
10:30Smiley.
10:32Oh, my God.
10:34You struggled with the turns.
10:36There's room for you to improve.
10:38Do you want to?
10:40Yes.
10:42Bellatrix.
10:44You're on this team right now
10:46because I know what you're capable of.
10:48Did you show that to me at the audition?
10:50No.
10:52Ashlyn.
10:54Why do you think you're on the bottom row?
10:56Because I couldn't do my left aerial.
10:58Ashlyn, was that a smart dance choice?
11:00If you have a right aerial,
11:02you should have a left aerial.
11:04I can't do my left aerial.
11:06It's okay.
11:08When's the last time you've been to a ballet class?
11:10On Monday.
11:12On Monday.
11:14And you only sometimes go on Friday.
11:16Correct.
11:18If you're not willing to put in the work,
11:20then I don't know if you should be part of this team.
11:22I don't have enough time.
11:24I'm here every single day,
11:26and on Wednesdays,
11:28I go to physical therapy
11:30because I'm at the back of my thighs.
11:32Ashlyn likes to dance for fun.
11:34I get that...
11:36Whoa!
11:38I just put her on my elite team, Lisa.
11:40This isn't about fun.
11:42Moving on.
11:44On the second row.
11:52You have Mina.
11:54At the audition,
11:56we had some moments of immaturity.
11:58There were some tears.
12:04You're dancing with kids
12:06older than you now.
12:08We can't have you pouting
12:10because you don't feel like doing something,
12:12even at your age.
12:14Next on the second row.
12:20Layla.
12:22That audition
12:24scared me a little bit.
12:26Layla, what are you spotting?
12:28Use your plié. You have to spot.
12:30You have to use your arms.
12:32Came in day two and stepped up your game.
12:34You danced circles around
12:36some of these girls.
12:38I need to have the good Layla
12:40at all times.
12:42Top of the pyramid.
12:44Audrey.
12:46I'm sure it comes
12:48as no surprise to anyone.
12:50Audrey's the only one
12:52who's danced professionally in this room.
12:54She blew me away at the audition.
12:56I chose Audrey at five years old
12:58and said,
13:00that child needs to be in my group.
13:02I threw her in with a bunch of ten-year-olds
13:04and I said, sink or swim,
13:06and she swam
13:08all the way to Broadway.
13:12Everyone is showing up at this competition
13:14to see who this team is
13:16and who is going to be featured.
13:18You guys realize how huge this is,
13:20week number one, to go out with a solo?
13:22I want a solo badly.
13:24I really want one.
13:26That's, like, always been my dream.
13:28I mean, if she gave me a solo,
13:30I would, like, die.
13:32Who else here would die for a solo?
13:34They would not die for a solo.
13:36The first solo goes to...
13:38You're a bitch.
13:40I am the wrong one
13:42to mess with.
13:44We're going to work as a group
13:46and we're going to put this dance on stage
13:48and it's going to look damn good.
13:50This is literally the first time
13:52the whole world is going to know who we are
13:54and I need to keep it together,
13:56but I'm scared.
13:58I just need a minute.
14:00You guys realize
14:02how huge this is, week number one,
14:04to go out with a solo?
14:06The first solo goes to...
14:12Mina.
14:14Don't let me down.
14:16We will be doing a group dance.
14:18Each of you will be in the group.
14:20Ashlyn, you will be in the group.
14:22I will be in the group.
14:24I will be in the group.
14:26I will be in the group.
14:28You will be in the group.
14:30Ashlyn, you are going to be
14:32showing us all your left aerial.
14:38I'm not punishing you,
14:40but I expected you to learn something
14:42from that audition, okay?
14:44Okay.
14:46Audrey will be the lead of the dance.
14:48I'm counting on you to lead the team
14:50to victory, right?
14:54My one and only goal
14:56is to win another national title,
14:58and it starts today.
15:00So you said she's going to lead the team
15:02to victory, but what about
15:04her age division?
15:06Did she have any first places or title wins
15:08last year in teen?
15:12Corinne is relatively new to the studio,
15:14and she's kind of a stalker of Studio Blue.
15:16She knows all the stats
15:18on all of our dancers.
15:20She's so used to her daughter being at the top
15:22at her old studio, but at Studio Blue,
15:24Mommy's on top, and that's just the way it is.
15:26Audrey, last year,
15:28couldn't have cared less. She was coming off a higher
15:30Broadway. She didn't need a first place
15:32trophy. She could care less about working
15:34hard.
15:36She was dancing on Broadway with you,
15:38Jackman, and Sutton Foster.
15:40And it's not that I, like, wasn't trying
15:42to work hard. Like, I did work hard.
15:44Like, I went to most of my classes, but
15:46I had to ease myself back into it
15:48and get better. If you can go be on
15:50Broadway right now, I'll excuse you from
15:52this room.
15:54Let's not drag her down and say
15:56she didn't win first place last year. Let's
15:58congratulate and tell my child we're happy for her,
16:00just like I'm happy for all of your children.
16:02Out of all the moms
16:04on this elite team,
16:06I am the wrong one
16:08to mess with. I am
16:10not going to let a middle-aged
16:12adult come at me
16:14or my child, especially
16:16my child. How about we stop
16:18comparing the girls to Audrey and let
16:20them both be themselves for the love of God?
16:26Let's get to work.
16:32So, it's gonna be like this giant
16:34ice dome.
16:36The kids are gonna start underneath it, and they'll
16:38be punching out of this glass and
16:40climbing on it and breaking it
16:42throughout the dance. The dance is
16:44called Shattered, right? So our kids
16:46are shattering all expectations of
16:48what our new team is gonna be, and we're
16:50shattering glass ceilings, right?
16:52Late at night, when I'm lying in bed,
16:54I go to panic mode. It all works
16:56well if you all do your job correctly.
16:58I just stay awake and look at the ceiling
17:00and think about if we will be
17:02a success and if I can
17:04live up to the expectations that
17:06people will have and my predecessor,
17:08you know? Five, six,
17:10seven, and one, two,
17:12three, four, five, six,
17:14seven, eight, one.
17:18I don't know what you're doing.
17:20Did you just come from a nap? We have
17:22to get through this. I don't have the luxury
17:24of time. My expectations for
17:26my junior elite team is
17:28that they give me 100%
17:30because I'm going to give them 100%, and
17:32I'm gonna give them hard
17:34choreography, but at the same time, I don't
17:36know if in three days they're gonna learn
17:38a routine and be the best that they can be.
17:40If I have to cut people, I'll
17:42cut them. Ready? Five, six,
17:44seven, eight, one,
17:46two, three, four.
17:48You have to control this leg coming
17:50down. It doesn't just slam
17:52down, yeah? Audrey, do it
17:54please.
17:56See where her face is and how
17:58she controls it coming down? She's not just
18:00flinging her body over. Audrey is five
18:02years older than Mina. She's talented and
18:04she put work in. I hope she
18:06will be a good leader. You can learn
18:08something from her. Watch what she's doing.
18:10Audrey is the lead for a reason.
18:12She's definitely the best dancer
18:14on the team right now. She's so
18:16good.
18:18Make sure you do your slate, name, age,
18:20location. Hi.
18:22My name is Audrina Brooklyn Bredner. I'm
18:2412 years old and I live in Virginia.
18:26She's always been professional.
18:28She does it. Good. That sounded
18:30good. Let me listen
18:32to a playback. The moms get
18:34jealous or talk
18:36because Glow is my best friend
18:38and Glow has been training her
18:40since she was five years old.
18:42There can only be
18:44one me.
18:46This is my title showdown one.
18:48So it was for Oh So Quiet,
18:50my jazz solo by Miss Glow
18:52when I was eight. Oh, this was for
18:54Hard To Be A Diva, my jazz solo
18:56by Miss Glow. Miss Glow gives me a lot
18:58of confidence. I mean, I was on Broadway
19:00performing for a gazillion people
19:02every night because of Miss Glow.
19:04She helps me believe in myself
19:06and I genuinely don't care what the other moms think.
19:08Stop worrying about me. Maybe worry about
19:10your kid.
19:16Give her a hand.
19:22Ashlyn, there's a break in the choreography.
19:24That's where you're doing your side aerial.
19:26On the left side.
19:28Are you ready to do it?
19:30I put a left side aerial in the audition
19:32piece and Ashlyn
19:34messed up pretty bad.
19:36She needs
19:38to learn that she has to practice.
19:40That was two months ago. There's no
19:42reason she shouldn't have it right now.
19:44Come on, Ashlyn.
19:46Five, six, seven, eight.
19:54Alright, are you ready for your side aerial?
19:56On the left side.
19:58Come on, Ashlyn.
20:00Five, six, seven, eight.
20:02Good job.
20:08What are we gonna do?
20:10I was trusting you to do this.
20:12We don't have time for this. No one's safe on this team
20:14and you're not guaranteed a spot.
20:16This is
20:18a first time the elite team
20:20is going to be dancing
20:22on stage together. You had plenty
20:24of time to get this. We need to come out
20:26strong so we can't
20:28look like crap. She needs to practice.
20:32Mina,
20:34you're doing a dark contemporary
20:36solo this week. You're the creepy
20:38swamp witch. Learning a solo
20:40and a group dance in just
20:42a couple of days is not gonna be an
20:44easy task. Yeah?
20:46I've never given Mina a
20:48dark character to play
20:50so I want to challenge her
20:52because if she's gonna dance with these
20:54older kids, she has to be able to
20:56dance more maturely. Hopefully
20:58the pressure of having the first solo
21:00on the team will make her
21:02dig down deep. That's a
21:04crazy dance. What's happening?
21:06I think this dance is not about
21:08technique. It's about
21:10emotion. Yeah.
21:12Alright, Little Miss.
21:14I need to feel something.
21:18Your eyes have to shine through that
21:20makeup. Intensity.
21:24Hold out, Cory.
21:26I see nothing in your face.
21:28I see nothing in your face.
21:30Absolutely nothing.
21:34Come on, you're building. Build these
21:36dynamics.
21:38I don't feel pain. More, more, more.
21:42I know Mina can do this dance. I just
21:44don't know if she can fully portray
21:46this character. Going through the motions
21:48isn't going to get you
21:50a first place on stage.
21:52You have to find
21:54that character in you. I picked
21:56you to do a solo this week
21:58because I thought I could depend on you.
22:00You need to practice this every moment you get.
22:02Every single second.
22:04Yes? Alright, can you pick up
22:06your stuff and take it with you?
22:12I want to go home.
22:14Why? Why do you want to go home?
22:16Is it tired?
22:18I'm going to do it
22:20with a lot of pressure.
22:22Okay? I'm going to wipe your face.
22:24Now every time
22:26practice, think about you're on the stage.
22:28I'm just trying.
22:30You didn't try hard. I saw
22:32on the screen. You didn't try that hard.
22:34What happens if Mina doesn't want to do the dance?
22:36No, she has to do the dance.
22:38She cannot quit.
22:42Never quit.
22:48From the chassé.
22:501, 2, 3, 4,
22:52and 5, 6, 7,
22:54and 8, and 1, 2,
22:563, 4, head,
22:58down, up, down.
23:00What was that? Mina, you're late.
23:02We talked about how sharp
23:04and crisp this needs to be.
23:06If you need help during lunchtime,
23:08ask Audrey. Audrey's got it.
23:10Audrey can help you.
23:12Go have a quick lunch.
23:14I'll be right back.
23:16Hi, kids.
23:18Hi.
23:20How do you feel?
23:22It was okay, but I need to ask Audrey.
23:24She's just watching TikTok the whole time.
23:26Oh, you want to rehearse over the news?
23:28Audrey said no.
23:30She don't want to do it.
23:32Audrey is not a good leader.
23:34Mina asked Audrey some questions about the choreography
23:36because she was not clear
23:38and then she don't want to do it.
23:40It's just on the TikTok.
23:42She's not a good leader.
23:44It's just on the TikTok.
23:46This kind of attitude
23:48is not a team lead.
23:50I just want to make sure I'm doing
23:52the right steps.
23:54I don't know why she won't do it.
23:56♪♪♪
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24:00♪♪♪
24:02♪♪♪
24:04Are y'all ready?
24:06♪♪♪
24:08What?
24:10Find a line!
24:12Go!
24:14All the way! Let her go!
24:18Go back to that transition.
24:20Two, three, four.
24:22Ball change.
24:24Mina, you're late.
24:26You guys have to match Audrey's leg.
24:28When she's in second, you're in second.
24:30Spot her out of the corner of your eye.
24:32Audrey's the lead of the dance
24:34and these other children,
24:36they have to dance at Audrey's level.
24:38Step, step.
24:40What are you doing? What are you doing?
24:42You're going way too fast.
24:44Lilly, do you understand?
24:46Get it together or I'm taking you out,
24:48and I am not joking.
24:50You guys.
24:52The group is a show.
24:54No, that was you being generous.
24:56Okay, just one thing I do want to say.
24:58You guys, your kids signed up for,
25:00and you guys did sign your kids up
25:02for something that was gonna be this intense.
25:04Yes, correct.
25:06Were you practicing them last night?
25:08The leader should have helped other kids.
25:10The leader was helping other kids.
25:12I'm really unsure.
25:14Are you in there? Are you in the hall with them
25:16when they're practicing?
25:18The leader is not leading. She's a soloist.
25:20Maybe it should be a solo, Roxy.
25:22She's the only one who does it right.
25:26It's a parent's responsibility
25:28to rehearse their kids,
25:30not a 12-year-old's responsibility.
25:32You're only responsible for yourself.
25:34That is correct.
25:36So it's their fault
25:38that they didn't know what they were doing.
25:40Heavy is the head that wears the crown, Tammy.
25:42But remember,
25:44she didn't win any crowns.
25:46Oh!
25:54Look at each other!
25:56I hate to say it,
25:58but I feel like there might be a lot of people
26:00waiting for us to fail
26:02just because who doesn't want to beat this team?
26:04Run!
26:06No!
26:08This is ridiculous.
26:16They're all just waiting for us.
26:18I'm scared.
26:20You were born for stage.
26:22Five adult women
26:24screaming in my face.
26:26It is not Audrey's responsibility
26:28to make this dance look good.
26:30It's mine.
26:34They're all just waiting for us.
26:36I'm scared to go against everybody
26:38because I don't want to mess up
26:40in front of all these people.
26:42They're not scared.
26:44We're going to beat them.
26:46How do you know?
26:48We're going to win.
26:50Yeah, we're going to win.
26:52Ah!
26:54Ah!
26:56Ah!
26:58Ah!
27:00Ah!
27:02Ah!
27:04Ah!
27:08Excuse me.
27:10Oh, my gosh.
27:12Let's go, let's go, let's go!
27:14You can do it.
27:18More, more, more, more.
27:22Almost there, almost there.
27:24This time is ticking.
27:26Mina's up.
27:28What's happening?
27:30You're going to have
27:32to give me this intensity
27:34and tell the story, right?
27:36You have to be ugly.
27:38You have to be angry.
27:40We need to all feel like
27:42you're about to destroy the whole building.
27:44Take out your frustration
27:46that your mom gives you, right?
27:48When she makes you angry,
27:50that face, I need to see that
27:52times 100.
27:54I understand you're younger,
27:56but I picked you because I think
27:58you can do it, but you have to show me.
28:00Moms, let's go.
28:02You're with me.
28:04Let's go.
28:06No drama queen, okay?
28:08No drama queen.
28:20You were born.
28:22You were born for stage.
28:24Hi, Miss Will.
28:26She's ready.
28:32Judges, this is number
28:341101, Swamp Witch.
28:36I'm nervous
28:38because I want to show
28:40that I can stay on the team.
28:42I have to really show
28:44that I can dance like a big girl
28:46and that I can handle this.
28:48Let's go, Mina!
28:54One day I'm gonna die
28:56I'll take you
28:58with me
29:02You can put me in the ground
29:04But the storm will swell
29:06You'll see
29:10You can put me in a coffin
29:12Throw me in a ditch
29:14But I will rise again
29:16I'm the Louisiana Swamp Witch
29:18But I will rise again
29:20I'm the Louisiana Swamp Witch
29:30Nothing will stand
29:32The island will be a grave
29:38Sticking in the swamp
29:40No souls will be saved
29:48I'll bring the wind and the rain
29:54I'll bring suffering and pain
29:58I'm gonna take you
30:00I'm gonna take you
30:02I'm gonna take you
30:10One day I'm gonna die
30:12I'll take you
30:14with me
30:18Woo!
30:27Still feel a lot of passion.
30:29This number is
30:31eight years old
30:32and she just
30:34freaking killed it.
30:36You want more.
30:38She'll get more.
30:40I know Mina can do a lot better.
30:42She did fine.
30:44But Mina could be amazing
30:46And it wasn't amazing.
30:50We're going to refocus.
30:51We're going to get to the group.
30:52I'm really starting to panic about this group.
30:54I gave them really difficult, mature choreography.
30:58And if they're nervous, we're screwed.
31:00Everybody focus, OK?
31:01Let's change your body so you can face me.
31:02Oh, my gosh.
31:03Can I have a U-turn, too?
31:04I really hope I do my triple turn.
31:07I don't want my students to be set up for failure.
31:10And I certainly don't want to be the one who sets them up for failure.
31:13Girl, you need some dance mom's lessons.
31:16How long have you been doing this, Leslie?
31:18This is going to be the first time that the dance world is going to see this group and
31:22know who they are and know who I am.
31:24And I'm really scared.
31:25I just need a minute.
31:26I just need a minute.
31:27I have all the confidence that you can do it.
31:36I can't do your makeup if you're crying.
31:41The ladies don't make me cry.
31:43Judges, this is the 1-1-0-0 Shatter.
31:52How's everyone feeling about the group dance right now?
31:54Last night, all the kids are, you know, on their phone, TikTok.
31:58Mina wants help from Audrey.
32:00Audrey ignored her.
32:01And then Mina came out crying.
32:02She told her no?
32:03She said no.
32:04Yeah.
32:05I mean, it's not making things up.
32:11I'm not made up.
32:12Ms. Glo said Audrey is the leader.
32:13Also, Audrey is the best in the team.
32:17That's the reason Mina looking for, you know, Audrey.
32:20Audrey is not, this is not her job.
32:22She's a kid.
32:23She can't be at your beck and call taking it the wrong way.
32:27No, we're not blaming anybody.
32:30But why is it my daughter's responsibility for yours?
32:31You're dismissing the fact that your daughter was given a responsibility and you didn't
32:35support her in that.
32:36She has been helping.
32:37Yes, I did.
32:38Mina is the youngest one.
32:39And I feel, I feel, Mina, you feel lonely.
32:40Nobody, nobody help her.
32:41Your kid, your kid's responsibility.
32:42Instead of TikTok, she is like a lead for the TikTok.
32:43Instead of the group dance for the next day competition.
32:44You sound absolutely ridiculous right now.
32:45Look at Min.
32:46Like, Min is feeling awful.
32:47I don't care if Min's feeling awful.
32:48She's being a bitch.
32:49Did you just call her a bitch?
32:50No.
32:51You literally just said bitch.
32:52To who?
32:53You.
32:54Oh, you're a bitch.
32:55Oh, good one.
32:56Oh, good one.
32:57Oh, good one.
32:58Oh, good one.
32:59Oh, good one.
33:00Oh, good one.
33:01Oh, good one.
33:02Oh, good one.
33:03Oh, good one.
33:05You.
33:06Oh, you're a bitch.
33:07Oh, good one.
33:08Bravo.
33:09Mina is the youngest one in the team.
33:14She wants help and nobody help her.
33:16They're projecting their fear that their child isn't going to perform well onto me because
33:22my 12-year-old isn't making their children amazing because she doesn't have that ability
33:28to make them amazing.
33:30She doesn't have a magic wand.
33:31I feel hurt because a bunch of adults are attacking my child.
33:35I'm going to break down.
33:38It all started in Pyramid and was in front of her.
33:40So all week, she's been like, I don't want
33:44her to be treated like that.
33:46I don't know what's happening.
33:47They're just attacking me, saying that it's my fault
33:50if the group messes up.
33:51It's my fault because my child wasn't being a leader.
33:54And there's five adult women screaming in my face.
33:58Glo, you told us that when you're not there,
34:00team lead, Audrey, is in charge.
34:02It is not Audrey's responsibility
34:05to make this dance look good.
34:06It's mine.
34:07We're going to work as a group, and we're
34:09going to put this dance on stage,
34:10and it's going to look damn good.
34:13And it's not going to be her fault if it doesn't.
34:15Done, enough.
34:17We're moving on.
34:18We're going to get ready.
34:20Girls, you guys ready to dance?
34:22Yes.
34:24Ashlyn, maybe you can get ready a little bit early
34:26and start warming up.
34:27The left side aerial?
34:29Yep.
34:30Right now, you're going to?
34:31Stop, don't stress her out.
34:32OK.
34:34I have all the confidence that you can do it.
34:36But you're not showing it.
34:43Because I am there for you.
34:44What are you talking about?
34:45You worked hard on it, so we get to showcase that.
34:47It's a reward.
34:48All right.
34:49Let's not belabor the issue.
34:50Let me get her ready.
34:51You're the one upsetting her.
34:55OK.
34:57OK.
34:57I'm trying to protect you.
35:03I love to watch Ashlyn on the stage.
35:06You see her on the stage, my child is a star.
35:09However, I know in the back of her head,
35:12she's thinking, if I don't do this great,
35:15I'm going to look bad.
35:16And like, Ashlyn does not like to look bad.
35:18I can't do your makeup if you're crying.
35:22This is the first time this elite team
35:24is going on stage together as a whole.
35:27Everything rides on this.
35:28Ashlyn has got to pull this out today.
35:32Look at me.
35:33You step out, and you kick, and you split.
35:36You understand?
35:37Go.
35:38You've got this.
35:41Big push.
35:43You didn't.
35:44Ashlyn, you're not trying.
35:46Look at me.
35:47Can you honestly tell me you tried to do an Ariel just now?
35:49I did, but then I looked my best.
35:51No, you didn't.
35:51You didn't try.
35:52So I'm OK with you messing up, but I'm not OK with you
35:56saying you tried when you didn't.
35:58I'm nervous that if we go on that stage
36:01and we do really, really bad, then those people
36:03are going to be like, pfft.
36:04They suck.
36:05Let's go.
36:06You're walking.
36:17Listen, you have one shot to do this.
36:21Blow everyone away and make everyone realize
36:25who the next big team is.
36:27Do you understand?
36:28Team Blue.
36:29Forget ALDC.
36:31You're ready?
36:32I know you're ready.
36:32You've got this.
36:33Let's go.
36:34Judges, this is a small group open 9 and 10
36:37in the 1-1-0-0 shadow.
36:52Fire.
37:07Step into the fire.
37:16Step into the light.
37:18Let me taste your light.
37:42In the silence just to let you be.
37:46I'm not high, but I feel insane.
37:51In the silence just to scream my name.
37:59Scream my name.
38:04Scream my name.
38:12She put her hand down.
38:17In the silence just to scream my name.
38:25Scream my name.
38:31Scream my name.
38:37Scream my name.
38:43Scream my name.
38:47Scream my name.
39:00Do you think we're winning with that?
39:02Huh?
39:03Do you think we're winning with that?
39:04I don't think so.
39:05She didn't do her aerial.
39:07And I'm extremely nervous about where we may place.
39:11Because if they lose, she may not have a role on this team.
39:15That sucks.
39:16She's going to get the beat down from below, though.
39:25All right, New Jersey, make some noise for these soloists
39:28and junior groups!
39:34We're going to start with the top three junior petite soloists
39:38ages 8 and under.
39:41If I don't get first place,
39:45I feel like Miss Glow is probably going to place me
39:47on the last row on the pyramid.
39:50Because Miss Glow, she relied on me to win.
39:54In third place, from DTRI, it's Riley with Halo!
40:00The second place junior petite soloist, Broken Butterfly,
40:04Barbara, for Team Vegas!
40:09And now, for our first place junior petite soloist,
40:15Swamp Witch, Mina from Studio Flow!
40:26Mina, you did a fantastic job.
40:29You are so into your character that you're portraying.
40:32Congratulations to you, Mina.
40:34Your top petite soloist, take a bow.
40:37Congratulations to the three of you.
40:39In my hands, I have the top ten junior groups.
40:44In tenth place, it's going to How It Ends,
40:48Dansation School of Dance.
40:51Eighth place, Demolition, Royal Nova.
40:54And in sixth place,
41:00Shattered, Studio Blue Dance Center.
41:04In fifth place, Body Slam,
41:08In fifth place, Bodies in Motion.
41:21It definitely didn't feel great that we got sixth
41:24because we wanted to do well and show everyone
41:27that we're good and we can do this.
41:30We're all getting worried because
41:32we didn't want to disappoint Miss Glow.
41:34I really like being here and I don't want to get
41:36I feel horrible.
41:38Because, like, she's going to be so mad at us.
41:41Oh, boy.
41:43I want Miss Glow to yell at me.
41:45Miss Glow's not going to yell at you, baby.
41:47Well, Mina, you're the big winner.
41:50Congratulations.
41:54Proud of you for winning. Do I want more?
41:57Absolutely.
41:59Girls, we don't get sixth place.
42:02We take five dances and get one through five.
42:06There were lots of issues.
42:10Ashlyn, how was the aerial?
42:18I thought I did amazing on the aerial.
42:20I did reach a little bit for the ground,
42:22but I didn't feel the ground.
42:24I think I just, like, barely missed the ground.
42:26Which means you didn't do it.
42:28Right.
42:30How do you think you did, Audrey, stepping up?
42:33I did, like, my, like, parts the best that I could.
42:36Yes, you nailed your turns.
42:38That thing on the leg on the prop?
42:40Spectacular.
42:44I think that you guys should thank Audrey
42:46for carrying the dance.
42:54Kids, you can head up.
42:56I'm going to let you go.
43:00You congratulate the team leader for getting sixth place.
43:02Audrey did her job on stage.
43:04She did her job on stage,
43:06but should she do a job leading the other kids?
43:08Guess what? We don't need a leader.
43:10I'll be the leader.
43:12I'll take the fall.
43:14It's my fault.
43:16I did what I thought I could do,
43:18and I killed myself for them this week.
43:20I failed.
43:22We go on from here.
43:25I wanted to go out there,
43:27and I really did
43:29want them to blow people's minds.
43:34And there's nobody to blame but me.
43:36Honestly, at the end of the day,
43:38I'll take the fall.
43:40Okay, we all ready?
43:42Let's go, Team Blue.
43:44All I can do next week
43:46is just have to do a better job.
43:48I just have to rethink things.
43:50Did I make a mistake?
43:52Did I make a mistake?
43:54Did I make this dance too challenging
43:56for these girls, or did I choose
43:58the wrong dancers for this team?
44:00Maybe Abby was right.
44:02Maybe everyone is replaceable.
44:14Your kids, they're gonna go out the door,
44:16and it's gonna be a much smaller team.
44:18Choose different words so that people aren't triggered.
44:20I'm triggering America.
44:22You're a grown-ass woman talking about a child.
44:24What is wrong with you?
44:26Enough is enough.
44:28I can't expose my daughter to this toxic environment.
44:30I could just see the pain
44:32all over her face.
44:34I can't think of anything
44:36more horrific.
44:38Guys, can we just stop the cameras for a minute?
44:40Let's give everyone a minute to process this.