S07.E05: New Kid on the Block

[OnceSane]

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Abby brings in a new dancer with an eccentric mother; Abby encourages Brynn to lead Kalani and Kendall in their trio; the mothers are nervous when Abby assigns the first hip-hop routine since the elites walked out.

[AllisonWonderland]

Ok, the song they had written for the hip hop number was like "Noah's Arcade" level of terrible. 

 

[WildFlower87]

Sorry, that group dance was 6th grade talent show level of awfulness. Pure cringeworthy. The song was shit and the choreography was horrible.

[BusyOctober]

I am just going to assume that the producers of this show no longer scout for dancers who have above excellent ability and technique.  Instead it seems they seek out the moms with the most outrageous sense of "style", combined with an unjustifiable superiority complex.  What in the ever lovin' holy fuck was up with that new mom's hair??? What made her wake up one day and go to a salon with instructions to give her the Kate Gosselin Weed Whacker in the back with a touch of old school Rose Marie in the front?  Not to mention asking the stylist to fry every strand of hair by over processing it.  And maybe it was just the studio lighting or my TV, but that woman's complexion went from 'You're Turning Violet, Violet!' to 'Trump Tangerine'.  She looked positively purple in some scenes and tanning bed rawhide in others.  Yeesh!

My DVR cut off the last few minutes...did the cross eyed mom really pull her "-Anna" from the team?  

That group 'dance' looked so bad.  The only girls who got close to pulling off legitimate moves were Camryn(sp?) and Brynn.  The so-called Hip-Hop specialist was horrible.  Kendall did her usual off-beat background clomping. The minis were just distractions. So so very bad.

Edited December 28, 2016 by BusyOctober
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[EscapedNurse]

This show is killing me! Those elite moms having been bitching about the minis for weeks, and when Yolonda finally gave up they raise hell over her leaving. Say wha?? Brynn's mom was actively trying to get the "Anna" (can't keep up with their names) kicked off and acted all shocked when Yolanda gave up her daughter's spot. I did feel bad for the little girl. Maybe we will see her again?

They were all like 'did you really just do that to your daughter', except for Holly. She had a big ol' smile on her face, unless that was due to the edit elves. They're all ridiculous.

That group dance was painful to watch. I was actually wincing. Just awful. And I wasn't really impressed with the trios either.

Edited December 28, 2016 by EscapedNurse

[WildFlower87]

These episodes are getting a little silly with people being cut every week. It makes the show harder to follow. I wish they would just keep the same people and let us get to know them.  Some of the current people are not allowed to show distinctive identities beyond fighting with the other moms.  As a long term viewer these last couple seasons seem like the show is tailored to first time viewers, where it doesn't matter that they don't know any of the cast but are tuning in solely for the trash fire of one woman yelling at another woman on TV. 

One of them gets picked on and you feel bad for her, then later she picks on another mom and you start hating her and feeling bad for the other mom. It's a stupid vicious cycle. 

Edited December 30, 2016 by NickDisnCart

[RedheadZombie]

When poor Ellianna broke down, I noticed it was Kendall who immediately went to comfort her.  It was a surprise since everyone here seems convinced she's a mean girl.

[Absolom]

Ratings: 873K viewers and a .32 rating.

[hatchetgirl]

I really like Maesi.  Her mom is a nut, but she seems to be pretty ok.  Not full of herself.  Her mom's a loon but I believe she said Abby's a nut or something like that which cracked me up.  :)

[Misslindsey]

On 12/28/2016 at 8:35 PM, RedheadZombie said:

When poor Ellianna broke down, I noticed it was Kendall who immediately went to comfort her.  It was a surprise since everyone here seems convinced she's a mean girl.

I thought that Kendall also, was one that comforted Ellianna when she messed up in last weeks group routine backstage. I could be wrong though. I do not have issues with any of the girls. I think they act their ages. Sometimes they are bratty and sometimes nice. I do not think any of them are mean girls (their moms are a different story). I think overall they are fairly typical kids at least in terms of their personalities. Most of the time during episodes I want to free the girls from this show and their mothers.

Edited December 30, 2016 by Misslindsey

[Hiacios]

On 12/28/2016 at 11:31 AM, EscapedNurse said:

This show is killing me! Those elite moms having been bitching about the minis for weeks, and when Yolonda finally gave up they raise hell over her leaving. Say wha?? Brynn's mom was actively trying to get the "Anna" (can't keep up with their names) kicked off and acted all shocked when Yolanda gave up her daughter's spot. I did feel bad for the little girl. Maybe we will see her again?

They were all like 'did you really just do that to your daughter', except for Holly. She had a big ol' smile on her face, unless that was due to the edit elves. They're all ridiculous.

That group dance was painful to watch. I was actually wincing. Just awful. And I wasn't really impressed with the trios either.

 

I agree, the elite moms are habitual liars and are very confusing in where their loyalties lie and what the actually want for their kids.

[KaveDweller]

19 hours ago, hatchetgirl said:

I really like Maesi.  Her mom is a nut, but she seems to be pretty ok.  Not full of herself.  Her mom's a loon but I believe she said Abby's a nut or something like that which cracked me up.  :)

I liked Maesi too. I appreciated her talking head where she said Abby was crazy but would help her get where she wanted to be (famous). You don't usually see honestly like that on reality shows. And I was impressed that she didn't get at all teary when Abby was yelling at her.

I felt bad for Elianna. Her mom is crazy, and I can't believe she pulled Elianna after all the crap she'd already put up with.

[hatchetgirl]

8 hours ago, KaveDweller said:

I liked Maesi too. I appreciated her talking head where she said Abby was crazy but would help her get where she wanted to be (famous). You don't usually see honestly like that on reality shows. And I was impressed that she didn't get at all teary when Abby was yelling at her.

I felt bad for Elianna. Her mom is crazy, and I can't believe she pulledElianna after all the crap she'd already put up with.

Exactly.  She took that crazy bitch calmly.  You go little girl! Use it for all you can, then get out! Lol.

It really broke my heart when Elianna was crying so hard.  That mom is a nutso, so I won't miss that, but hearing that kid cry so hard broke this cold dead heart.  

[Rebecca]

Yolanda is scary.

[Misslindsey]

Was it Elliana that was telling Brynn that she was pretending to be Selena during some number with Jojo and that the person who killed Selena was named Yolanda, and that is her mom's name? It was like the girl was hinting that her mom killed Selena. I mean her mom didn't, but for some reason that comment made me laugh. I know I am horrible.

[RedFire2000]

Maesi doesn't really fit on the team. I wished Daviana got to stay. Getting rid of  her was a stupid idea. She was a much better fit for the team. Love Elliana and Lilliana and they're amazing dancers but them dancing with a bunch of teenagers is ridiculous.  They look so tiny and out of place dancing with the elite girls.

The team is all disjointed now. I like how the team was in episodes 2 and 3 (Brynn, Kendall, Nia, Kalani, Daviana and Camryn). It was perfect!

[realdancemom]

I like Maesi and her mom for their attitudes.  However, she isn't a good technical dancer.  In her trio, the minis were better technique wise.  Maesi also dances heavy like Kendall.  I also wish Daviana was able to stay.  However, like I mentioned last week, I'm not sure if it was her and her mom's choice to only appear in a couple episodes.  They probably know that this was good for exposure but not so much dance-wise.  I surprised Kalani has stayed as long as she has.