Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition Recap: Listen All of Ya’ll It’s a Sabotage

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   April
   Posted November 12, 2012 at 4:12 am

   One thing that irritates me is the judges criticize the choreography or the story or costumes, etc and those are NOT things those girls have any control over. All they should be judged on is their dancing and said performance. They don’t choreograph these numbers or create the story or pick the costumes. I get angry about that every time they say something about that. Like with Hadley. Her dancing was lackluster. Comment about that. But it is not her fault they didn’t like the choreo or the story.

   It all is coming down to Madison and Brianna at this point. Next week probably Jordyn is gone. Abby is not pleased with her technique and that is the kiss of death. Even though it should be Asia, but they will milk that drama the whole series.

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   SaraKate
   Posted November 12, 2012 at 7:43 am

   I love how Yvette was chest-bumping Kristie, but keeping her hands down, like “I’m not touching her, I’m not touching her. Look, it’s all her!” Yvette’s such a ho – if I saw her on this show, I’d leave her studio in a heartbeat. At least Abby is honest about who she is and how she teaches!

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   Gwen
   Posted November 12, 2012 at 9:36 am

   Did anyone else notice that in the photo of the Elisabeth/Lexine/Amanda trio, Amanda is doing that eyebrow thing again?

   Elisabeth is a brat. She acts like a five-year-old. I would be ashamed if I were Erin.

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   KJN
   Posted November 12, 2012 at 10:48 am

   Not that I’m a fan of physical violence, but I would gladly slap that ridiculous smile/smirk off of Yvette’s stupid face in a heartbeat. She looks like a CGI monster that’s about to swallow someone’s soul in that picture.

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   ellemenop
   Posted November 12, 2012 at 11:00 am

   asia might suck compared to everyone else (she IS only 6, though), and hadley may not be the best, but i won’t be surprised if they leave the final episode as an asia-hadley face-off, just for the drama points between their mothers.

   @april — i also find it irritating that the judges don’t stick to judging what the girls were actually responsible for.

   @gwen — i’ve said so in prior recaps, but, YES — elizabeth is obnoxiously immature. i think ASIA acts older than she does. ugh. totally fine with her being gone!

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   Corinthia
   Posted November 13, 2012 at 4:13 am

   My top 3 is Brianna, Amanda, Madison, in that order.

   For the rest, my internal ranking keeps sliding around. Jordyn and Hadley both have strengths and weaknesses, and I just don’t seem to notice Lexine much and I cannot figure out why.

   As for Asia, for now I don’t have as big a problem with her still being around as some do; I just look at it like a golf handicap. I don’t think she should get a free ride just because of her age, but I am okay with her being given a few bonus points for keeping up as well as she as a 6-year-old in a group of mostly 11-13′s…

   In general, I don’t have a real problem with the eliminations so far except that I was disappointed about Zack going instead of Elisabeth the prior week, especially when I saw what happened this week with Yvette picking the assignments. If Zack had still been here this week, Yvette almost certainly would have given him hip-hop, and I can’t help but be curious if he might have showed a huge improvement the 2nd time around on that, whereas I suspected all along that Elisabeth probably couldn’t or wouldn’t do so.

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   Dani
   Posted November 13, 2012 at 8:44 am

   So glad that Elisabeth is gone. OMG! What a little brat! I have a 13 year old daughter myself, so I know about 13 year olds, and yes, they can be annoying, but never could I see my daughter acting in such a way, and my daughter is no angel, believe me. I think Erin should have been preparing her daughter for that to happen though, but maybe she was, who knows. If she knew her daughter was so emotionally fragile, she shouldn’t have brought her on the show. Can you imagine how much this kid is going to be teased at school after her little hissyfit/tantrum? Middle school kids are evil, and will tease kids for just about anything, but something like this they’ll have a field day with. I kind of feel sorry for her for that. She may mature someday and look back on this and be so humiliated.

   It better NOT come down to Asia and Hadley or I’ll be pissed! I think they’ll milk it as long as they can, but in the end it better come down to the top three- Madison, Brianna and Amanda. They are far superior than the rest in my opinion.

   I agree with April- they have no choice about the choreography, so what’s the point of mentioning it? Robin just annoys me to no end. Whenever they go to her I just tune it out because her opinion doesn’t even matter. She has no idea what she’s even talking about. Why is she even there?? Not a Richy fan either, but he’s way better than her. I hope if they continue on with this show they can come up with a few other decent judges who know what they are talking about. Geez!

   My guess is that it’ll be either Jordyn or Lexine that goes home tonight? What do you guys think? I wish it would be Hadley- because I absolutely loathe her mother- but I know they will milk that drama for as long as they can.. I think Lexine is quite good for her age. I think she is only 9 or 10. Correct me if I’m wrong. Jordyn looks younger, but she’s actually 12- same age as Amanda. I think Lexine has a lot of potential. Asia is quite good for her young age, but I’m scared of her attitude when she gets older, because for a 6 year old she already has quite the diva attitude happening. Her mom’s gonnna have her hands full with her when she’s a teen..

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   ellemenop
   Posted November 13, 2012 at 9:14 am

   @dani — i am thinking lexine because she’s so shy and doesn”t stand out. i never even remember how she danced. on the other hand, i know everyone says how madison is so great, but i can’t even remember what she looks like. i don’t know why, but she just gets totally lost in the crowd to me (and amanda did as well, for the first couple of episodes for some reason).

   as for asia being a devil teenager one day, kristie will have brought it on herself — she’s not exactly emily post, and children emulate their parents’ behavior.

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   keebler elf
   Posted November 13, 2012 at 10:04 am

   @elle- im the same way with madison! everyone was talking about her and i was like who is that? lol shes never really stood out to me and i dont notice her when shes dancing in the groups

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    April
    Posted November 13, 2012 at 10:11 am

    I find that so weird how everyone says Madison does not stand out. She always stands out to me. She has interesting shaped eyes and I always notice them. Also when she is throwing attitude when she dances with her strut walk and stuff, it shows and it rocks and it makes her stand out.

    As much as I adore Jordyn, I think she will be gone tonight. Lexine is actually a superior all around dancer with better technique. Jordyn werks the hip hop like no one else, but the rest needs some work. Even her own mother knows it and it is probably frustrating for her being a dance teacher because she probably has been trying to get her to improve on it and it is not going as well as she hoped. Jordyn does stand out though better than Lexine with her big blonde hair.

    Now in defense of Elisabeth. I was not as pretty as her. I wish I had been when I was that age. I was going through that awkward phase. That being said my parents also got divorced when I was 13 and I was picked on in school and I danced. So in a way she reminds me a bit of myself in that I was an emotional wreck a lot of the time too. Like really bad. She might not have been ready for a reality show with her being that sensitive. I would have probably done worse than her even if my mother had put me on a reality show at that age. It was a tough time in my life. I turned out awesome. So maybe there is hope for her.

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    Dani
    Posted November 13, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    @April– I agree with you about Madison. She totally stands out to me! She may be the best dancer on there (Personally, I think it’s between her and Brianna, with Amanda next). She is nearly perfection watching her dance. It’s funny how the top 3 dancers all have the most “normal” moms on the show. No fighting, no drama- at least from what I’ve seen so far.

    As far as Elisabeth being so pretty…. I’ll have to disagree with you on that. I think she’s quite average actually, and for being just 13, I don’t think she looks very good. Looks like her hair is bleached, she has TONS of make-up on.. I don’t think she’s very pretty, so I don’t understand why she would go up there and say how pretty she was.. Just my opinion. I think Madison, for example, is a lot prettier than Elisabeth.

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    Sunshine
    Posted November 13, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Yvette is going to be amazed at how horrible she looks when she gets to see this show while sitting at home on her couch.

    I am sure a producer sent her in to watch Asia’s rehearsal so her mom would pop her one…if only…

    The only reason I want her daughter to stay is so hopefully someone will knock her ugly chipmunk smile off of her face. The woman is a horror show. I bet she goes to Karent on Miami Housewives for her dental work. Both have hideous grins and personalities LOL

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    April
    Posted November 13, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Haha well Elisabeth still looked a heck of a lot better than me at 13. I had braces, glasses, acne and bad posture and did not know how to put on makeup or do my hair or dress to enhance my appearance.

    ps so you guys wanna write in to the show and rally for me to replace Robin Antin as judge for next season if there is a next season?

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    Dani
    Posted November 13, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    @April– I would MUCH rather you be a judge than Robin. I know just from being on here that you know a hell of a lot more about dance than she does..

    I’m sure you looked fine at 13. You also have to remember that they have people on the set there just to make them look the way they want to look. I bet without any make-up on, her normal hair, she would look much different.

    @Sunshine– I agree that Yvette is horrid!!! I look forward to her leaving actually, but it would be nice to see her get smacked before the door hits her on the way out.

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    April
    Posted November 14, 2012 at 3:44 am

    I think the show will try to make Yvette’s leaving as dramatic as possible since she is the villain so we all can cheer when she goes. I don’t see how that woman has successfully run a dance studio. People would not pay money to put up with her.

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    Sandra
    Posted November 14, 2012 at 8:51 am

    I’m so glad I found this blog! Just wish I had found it earlier. I’m having so much fun watching this crazy-ass show, but no one I know watches it so I’ve got no one to dish with. I guess my friends are busy watching CNN and PBS, lol, and I’m watching this junk. But I love being a fly on the wall at this crazy dance competition. I love fatcamp’s writing with all the profanity, don’t you know it’s just what that emcee guy and everyone else is just dying to say on camera, LOL. Fatcamp’s descriptions of everyone are funny and spon-on, too.

    I agree with everyone’s assessments of the girls and that they shouldn’t be blamed for bad choreography or a stupid dance story — and that Yvette is a complete beee-otch. I can’t believe there are people really like that in the world! Do you think they told her to lay it on extra thick and gave her a pay raise or something? I actually like Kristie for telling it like it is to her face and telling her not to pick on little kids. I wish Kristie would punch her.

    Can’t wait for the next installment!

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    April
    Posted November 14, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    yeah honestly I don’t think Kristie is that bad. I mean, yes, it is better not to engage bitches like Yvette. But sometimes you gotta to teach them a lesson and stand up to them. I am the type that if someone starts something with me, I will finish it. I don’t tolerate bullies. So I can kinda understand where Kristie is coming from. I would not do it in front of the kids though. Yvette was saying things about the kids and was basically trying to start stuff, so that makes her the bad guy, not Kristie for standing up to her.

    If you can ignore that is probably the best tactic, but I can understand and forgive when someone doesn’t.

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    Sandra
    Posted November 14, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    You are right, it would be better if Kristie took the high road. I don’t normally advocate violence, LOL, but Yvette is such an evil, horrible person that I just want someone to crush her. I’m glad Kristie is standing up to her and telling her to quit picking on little kids, because that really is inexcusable for an adult to make a kid cry, whether it’s in the name of competition or not. Hadley is not going to win, so Yvette might as well cut the evil act and try to repair her image a little (if possible) during the time she has left. I think if more people watched the show, Yvette would be the most hated person in America right now. Yvette should count her lucky stars that the show isn’t very widely watched.

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    April
    Posted November 15, 2012 at 4:10 am

    The weird thing is last night I actually noticed Yvette being nice to the Asian mom (Can’t remember her name) Lexine’s mom. I was kinda like why can’t she be like this all the time or at least more of the time? She was trying to calm her down and help her finish the costume which was sweet.

    I am over how much everyone fawns over Asia on this show. Yes, she is good for her age. No doubt. But, there are much better other dancers there too.

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    nikki
    Posted November 25, 2012 at 9:07 pm

    Asia is to young to b dling some of those things her parents should b disgrace opening her legs shaking her ass wtf six come on i so beleive she still on to keep alot of child molesters watching that show high ratings i dont think a tiny girl should b doing those things come on peopme i have a six yr old an will never let her b caught dead doing some of those moves an wearing things like dat where is her dad do he like seeing his baby like that not judgeing u krissy but she dont hv go do all that to get u money or bocome a star she six let that shaking the azz thing go she looks so much better without that makeup u makin her look like a slut she cute take all thatugly stuff off its not cute on a baby laybe a teen not her my hubby had to turn it cause he would b mad if his baby looked like that shes a baby she can dance but Calm the shit down a bit as for abby shes just as bad

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    Samanda
    Posted November 28, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    Wow Nikki, that was nearly incomprehensible. I am more worried about your 6 year old than Asia. Not that her dance moves are age appropriate or anything, but your deplorable language skills are quite appalling. It is sad to see an adult with communication skills worse than an average eight year old, and I really hope your child is in a good school district with proper teachers that will give her the basic communication skills that you obviously lack.