When the camera switched over to Cathy and her Candy Apples, I was surprised to hear Kendall and her mom, Jill, left the studio and the competition team! I guess Jill's reputation as a studio hopper is true, and I'm curious to know where she and Kendall will end up next. Back to Abby's perhaps with more bribing gifts?
I thought it was exciting both the Candy Apples and Abby Lee's girls got the opportunity to audition for "Drop Dead Diva". It would be a great experience for any child, whether it be a student of Abby's or Cathy's.
When Abby discussed assignments for the Starbound competition they would be attending in Atlanta, she mentioned Mackenzie was not in the group number but that an older girl would be joining them...Welcome back Payton! She's a strong dancer and has great potential, and I think she learned from her mistake last season when she joined the competition team for a week and mentioned she thought she was better than most girls in the group. Little bit of a cocky attitude and a bold statement to say aloud, but I think she's learned from her experience, and Abby hasn't held it against her.
The camera switched to the viewing room with all the moms, who were discussing the assignments, which included Payton having a solo. Although Payton's mom, Leslie, really does get on my nerves with her attitude and some of her comments, she made a good point that the other moms really are never satisfied. They have the tendency to complain if one of their daughters has a trio, doesn't have a trio, another girl has a solo, but another one doesn't. You can't always get what you want in life, which brings me to Abby's being upset with Chloe going on a class trip.
I understand the girls and their mothers sign a contract before the dance season starts, and they do have certain obligations and standards to maintain as a dance company member. However, they are KIDS! Just like in life, you may have plans, but there are bound to be detours and side streets that come up. In Chloe's case, she should have gone to her school trip and had no hounding from Abby. It's not like she missed the last rehearsal before the competition! She had one more rehearsal before competing, and she nailed it! When it came time for the competition, Chloe performed beautifully! She did so well and had great control of her technique. Afterwards she commented, "I came onstage with a new confidence, and I killed it. That's what I'm going to do every week." She even got a hug from Miss Abby! That's a first!
Maddie really is a great young performer, and she has such a better attitude this season. She said she was proud of Chloe and happy for her. And Maddie seems to display a sense of vulnerability. Before going onstage she mentioned to Chloe that she was nervous, which is behavior she never used to display in past episodes. She has humbled herself and is maturing beautifully.
With the trio's performance, Nia's fall out of her front aerial had a dramatic music change. Paige, Nia, and Mackenzie were so hard on themselves after their dance, with Mackenzie, saying, "We're gonna be in trouble!" I mean I'm a dancer, and I can't do an aerial or front walkover! They're acro skills are great! There's a difference between fearing a teacher and respecting a teacher. The girls "respect" Abby because of the fear they have of her, which is so sad! Even Chloe was nervous to go into rehearsal a few days before because of her absence while she was on her school trip. It's nice to be committed and have the desire to win, but it shouldn't be the basis of everything. Take responsibility, but remember to have fun with what you do! As viewers of the show, I feel like we don't get to see the girls have fun during class or rehearsals. We always see Abby yelling at the girls or at their moms. (Which on a side note: it's so inappropriate to yell in front of kids the way the conversations get so heated between Abby and the moms!)
And at awards we saw Chloe's solo got 4th, Maddie's solo got 1st, Payton's solo got 2nd, the trio placed 5th, and the group got 1st. Overall, the girls did a great job, and Abby and the moms should most certainly be proud. After all, they are extremely talented, young dancers. They should be happy their girls have been blessed with such talent. Simple as that!
*mypointetaken*
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