The Eldest Ziegler

Love on the Dance Floor

The week was going to be exciting because we are in Orlando for this weekend's competition. But instead of flying the day before the competition, we are staying in Orlando all week.

Everyone got out of our white van and started towards the studio that we were going to be rehearing in for the week.

"Let's go, girls!" Miss. Abby says as we walk through the door, "Come on!"

I had my hair up in a bun and I was wearing my white two-piece leo. Me and the girls got into a line in front of the mirror where Miss. Abby put her pyramid.

"All right," Miss. Abby says once we are ready, "Where's... Cathy? Where's Vivi-Anne?"

"Don't know," Mom answered.

"Right now, I am at the end of my rope with Cathy," Miss. Abby says, then turns to the pyramid. The pyramid today was different then how it was back home. There were red pieces of paper over everyone's headshot.

Miss. Abby took one of the red papers off to show Mackenzie and Vivi's headshots, "Mackenzie, you and Vivi-Anne are supposed to have a duet, but no Vivi. So you might be doing Summer by yourself."

The next red piece of paper was taken off to reveal Chloe, "Chloe, you're going to take the week off. I'm not going to do a new solo for you. I think you need to work on your technique. I was happy with fourth place. Your mother was not. And I don't think you were, either."

Nia was the next to be revealed, "Nia? I was happy with you. Your mother is not happy with the choreography, so we're gonna work on that. Mom, I don't want any more altercations like Connecticut."

"It was a conversation," Holly tells Miss. Abby.

"I don't want anymore conversations like Connecticut."

Miss. Abby continued through the rest of the pyramid where I was in the same spot as last week.

"Monica, you won your first crown! Yay! Your solo was beautiful, lines were perfect and it was an amazing performance. I was going to put you at the top of the pyramid this week but, I still want you to keep pushing yourself as much you can so you can be at the top of the pyramid," Miss. Abby tells me.

Then we got to the top of the pyramid which was my sister but there was still one more headshot that hasn't been revealed.

"Maddie, you won, it was great, the costume was gorgeous. Everything clicked. I just don't want to see tears. You're at the top of the age scale. You did a beautiful job, you did the title. This is your year."

Maddie

Monica Brooke Paige

Nia Chloe Vivi-Anne Mackenzie

"Let's talk about the group routine for this week's competition," Miss. Abby continued, "The number is called Snapshot. You're all models. So, who's modeled before?" Everyone raised their hand, "You've all modeled. Perfect. So, now, you know what the runway is. What else is at a fashion show? A photographer. I've had a lot to think about over the last 24 hours. And I think we need to bring a boy in to be the photographer. What do you think?"

"Brooke?" Christi says.

"Yes!"

A boy was going to be in our group routine! We all knew that the boy was going to be partnered with Brooke because she's the oldest. I was hoping that it was one of Brooke's exs so that we can jokely make fun of her.

"I have a surprise for all of you," Miss. Abby continued with a smirk on her face, "A big surprise. Here's our photographer!"

Miss. Abby removed the red paper to reveal Brandon's headshot.