"Come on, girls" Melissa calls as the van pulls up to the dance space Abby rented in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cassie steps out in her teal sundress and her hair in a french braid on the right side going into a ponytail. Stephanie has a similar style dress. Except hers was purple with white trim.
She grabs her dance bag and follows the girls and moms into the studio.
"Welcome to Las Vegas!" Abby shouts as all the girls enter the room
"I want to reflect on Starpower last week. Some of you did really well" Abby looks over to Cassie, "however, as a whole, not so great. I brought Brandon in. I thought that would do the trick and the dance was a mess."
"The competition in La Vegas this week is Thunderstruck and we have four days to prepare. As a group, this particular group, has never not placed in the overall high score, so you need to be flawless this week." Abby tells them before pulling off the first covering, revealing Vivi-Anne's headshot with red marker crossing it out
"Vivi-Anne, not here. Her mother made it quite clear she was not traveling to Las Vegas, so you know what? This poor little girl is going to suffer. Her mother didn't follow the rules. Let this be a lesson to all of you and all of your mothers. If you don't follow the rules and you don't give me 100%, I will yank your number from the competition." Abby states
"Next up, Mackenzie. Honey, I'm sorry you lost your duet partner. However, I want you to practice on all of your jumps and all of your tricks because next week you will definitely be competing." Abby tells Mackenzie who nods
"Paige, your performance is good but you're not winning and you're not placing in the overalls, and I feel that you should be placing definitely in the top 10. This is your city. You have the long legs. You have the look. Yes? Because of that, Paige, you're getting a solo. Understood?" Abby tells a happy Paige. Cassie gives her friend a quick side hug before turning her attention back to Abby
"Nia. Last week in Orlando you finally won your category. I think you need to do that all the time. So I hope that your mother now trusts me and doesn't question my every move. I've had it with that. It's what you do on stage that matters, not the choreography, not the costuming, it's you and your technique that is gonna win the first place. It felt good to win, didn't it? This week, you get another solo, and I expect you to win again"
"Second row, Brooke. Did a great job, but you didn't make the top 3. Yes, I understand the girls were a lot older, but you can't use excuses. You should blow them away. You are doing a solo, and just like Paige, this is your city. You've been talking about Cirque for years, since you were a little kid. Certainly someone from Cirque is going to be judging you here. So you need to step it up and make sure they know your name at the end of the competition."
"Next, we have Chloe. You didn't have a solo last week. However, you were in the group. You danced well in the group, but I did see lots of flaws. So this week, you will have a solo, and I better see all those flaws corrected"
"Now, at the top of the pyramid, Maddie. Now, you're probably wondering why because Maddie got second to Cassie last week. I keep hearing, nobody can win because Cassie wins. Well, you know what? This is your shot."
"Cassie, I'm giving you the week off" Abby rips of the covering off the only headshot not on the pyramid. "No new solo."
Maddie Cassie
Chloe Brooke
Nia Paige Mackenzie Vivi-Anne
| I definitely am happy that Abby has given Cassie a week off. It's giving her a bit of a break, so maybe she can swim or shop with me while we're here. Plus, now Maddie can be on top and have that moment to shine | Stephanie Kostopoulos
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Hayran KurguSuperstar ⁿᵒᵘⁿ "A high-profile and extremely successful performer" Cassie Kostopoulos is a superstar • I only own Cassie and her family •
