ABBY LEE: Come on, girls. Let's go! Let's do it. We only have one more
week before Nationals. And we are traveling
to Buffalo, New York, where we will be
attending Intensity Dance. The group routine is a hoedown. It's entitled "Country Cuties." This is the week we attended
regionals to qualify for the national competition. Every girl needs
to give me 110%. And the moms? Well, they better mind
their P's and Q's. Paige is too piked over
in her strato jump. Keep your legs up higher. This week, we're
doing a hoedown. And the name of the piece
is "Country Cuties." Now, it may seem like just
a fun, upbeat routine. But this is loaded with
tricks, partner work, and you have to have
a lot of stamina. Come on! I need the type
of routine that's going to guarantee us a spot
in the national competition. Four, five, six, seven, eight.
Oh, my god.
Look at Paige. She's like, I have Asia. I'm used to there
being a lot of gymnastics in Brooke's solos. But in a group dance, there just
is so much acrobats in this. Like, everybody is just
flipping and flopping around. Look at this.
Look at this. Look at this. HOLLY: Oh, my gosh. Mackenzie is not doing this. I hope Mackenzie doesn't
fall in the group dance. Walking on her hands for 48
counts is such a hard move. She's been nailing
it in rehearsal. But where it counts
is on the stage. All the moms come down.
OK. Oh, gosh, that's never good. I don't know why
Abby's calling all the mothers into the studio. But I really hope it's
for her to yell at us. I haven't been
screamed at today. I'm feeling a
little empty inside. ABBY LEE: I'm running the group
routine two dancers at a time. Because we do partner work,
and I want to see whose timing is on and whose timing is off. Point, point. Smile, Brooke. Second foot. Watch your alignments. Shut your feet.
Watch your alignments. Your legs are supposed to be
perpendicular to the floor. You will ruin the entire
number if you fall. You threw yourself
into that hand walk. You didn't take your time and
kick up nice and controlled. This group routine
should have been finished and clean the first
day of rehearsal. The girls know all these steps. It's not that difficult.
It's just demanding. And you have to work with
your partner and trust that. The timing has to be
right on the money. This "Country Cuties"
number is not perfect yet. But I trust Abby. And hopefully, it will be
cleaned up by competition. GROUP: Yee-haw! Oh, you guys look cute. You're cute! Oh, yeah, look how cute you are. If their hair is out, that's
their fault, not your fault. OK? Don't hold your breath. You're never going to make
it if you hold your breath. ABBY LEE (VOICEOVER):
Mackenzie has to hand walk over a line of girls.
Is it going to happen or not? Come on, Mackenzie. Point your foot.
Oh. ABBY LEE: Sure enough,
she falls over. It looks ridiculous. Ruins the whole
ending in the number. Because I pulled
someone's hair. That's OK. Abby's going to
yell at me now. It's OK. Now for our elite
junior small groups. In second place, with a score of
276.7 points is act number 45, "Boy Meets Girl." And your highest scoring
elite junior small group, with a score of 280.3 points is
act number 72, "Country Cuties" from the Abby Lee Dance Company.
Mackenzie is lucky
that this group won the overall first place high score. Mackenzie, you screwed
up this routine. You better thank everybody
else for pulling their weight and taking us to Nationals. Mackenzie practiced
that over and over and over, when I said don't,
you're going to get tired. And that's why she fell. Girls, one week until Nationals. Dream it. Eat it.
Breathe it. Live it. I thought I would have a
very clean, easy decision after the results today. But I saw stuff on
that stage that I haven't seen go wrong in years. You know what it's
going to be like for you guys if the Abby Lee
Dance Company loses? .
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