It's not just dance moves, explains Vin. It's an emotional journey. Tyra would approve of all this. It's all about making the change! BE that change you want to see in the world. Mean Gay feels that technical dancing is he weakness, whereas Cody feels it's his strength but Cody is already feeling some heat from Vin. He needs to let go. Straight Nick needs to relax. He can't be too "roman coin". Well, that's a new one. Centurion as a synonym for stiff? Holla!

Cheerleader is whining about how she can't do it. Actually, whining in a chipmunk voice to be specific. The judges are sort of nice to her, in a condescending, you're-a-moron sort of way. DN talks very slowly about weight placement and thinking. There's a lot for her to work on! admits Cheer Face. That's the spirit!

Mean Gay says he's struggling and says that he feels too old for this. His "movement quality" is still great though, which sounds like he just passed an entrance exam at an assisted living place. Oh no! Will he be dead for flying space cars? Is aging contagious? Perhaps Cheerleader will be the only one left standing as progeria spreads like wildfire among the dancers.

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Loss of neck control is the first sign of instant old person disease.

And at the mention of age, Mochi Ball has to pipe up about how achy and sore she is and how those social security checks bought her plane ticket out here. Way to spend that government money wisely.

At the end, Jer Bear comes in with his own critique. which sounds like the old critique. Cody isn't letting go, Mean Gay is letting go too much. Mean Gay is having an internally hard time. He went from all bravado, to all loser talk. Another contagious disease. DN tells him it's his fault he's not the dancer he was at eighteen. It's his own damn fault he let himself go. Yes, yes. So true. Mean Gay responds very well to this tough talk. He feels that Nancy gets him. It's even, like, weird how she gets him. Although, she raises her fists for some daps action, which means she can't really. Gay boys don't dap.

And back at the ranch, Mean Gay is on the roof, making mimosas by just pouring champagne and oj straight in his mouth. Now there's how to find your inner butch! Daps to that.

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All good change starts with booze.

Mochi is doing geriatric rehabilitation exercises and groaning about how good it feels. And moaning about how she's old. Somethings will never change.

Next day it's back to work. Everybody is eating bacon and Cheerleader is turning nineteen. Yes, happy birthday, dolly girl. You age just like the rest of us. And all it means is that now she's year closer to the end of her career.

So Mochi Ball has wheelie shoes and I'm so jealous. A kid i used to nanny for had them and I was mad jel.

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Portable dialysis kit in tow.

Disney Nancy shows up in the am to beat more emotionality out of them. They weren't feeling it enough so she wants to make sure they feel it, because you have to go far with it in this piece. Michael Jackson and Disney Nancy LOVE emotion.

So now they each have to do it individually for the group. Straight Nick is up first and he looks more pained than anything. He describes it as a coming-of-age story. What is this? "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". He just hopes he can get across what he's trying to portray. You know, like he's a character from Dickens novel. It looks like he's feeling something at least. Disney says that it's the most she's seen from him but, of course, she could have seen more. It's never enough for Disney Nancy. She owns twelve skeleton hoodies and it's still not enough skeleton hoodies.

Mochi Ball makes up for her oldness with her raw emotion. Maybe aging was her inspiration. I get goosebumps. Or maybe because the window is open as I type this and it just got breezy. Mochi Ball is crying now. Aging is hard, Mochi Ball.

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Old people do funny things.

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Comments (5)

smolls:

Okay, I'm only on page 3 of the recap but I have to stop and thank you for fabulous Arrested Development (best show ever!) and Tyra references!

T-bo would definitely approve and I can't believe straight guy wore the same costume as Buster...but in real life! LOL!!!

rt12345:

I just had to write to say that "Center Stage" is a really good movie! It's one of my favorites. I don't remember how or why I saw it the first time, but it is really good.

mjm234:

the recap was amazing as always! my favorite by far is Cody no matter what anyone has to say about him being cold and snobby. Center Stage just so happens to be one of my favorite movies, its really good!

theinternetsensation:

oh wow! i imdb-ed it and it totally looks like the kind of movie i would watch several times. young, troubled teens struggling to make it in the dance world. that's right up my alley. okay, okay i'll check it out.

dredge:

i heart Nick

and Mean Gay is a mess.

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