Mari Dudash

With the cloud of Abby's open auditions looming over the team, everyone is on edge as the Abby Lee Dance Company competes with the Candy Apples for the first time since Nationals.

Cathy is determined to rebuild her team; Cathy recruits new dancers, including her friend Patsy.

The Abby Lee Dance Company heads to New Orleans hoping to retain their championship title at Nationals; the tension between the mothers spills over into the street.

Abby gets a tip that her dancers will be competing against Cathy's dancers, so she creates three new dances in order to win; Kelly, Brooke and Paige have not shown up; Abby punishes Maddie by taking away her solo.

Cathy's team feels pressure; Jalen is assigned his first contemporary solo; Cathy battles with Anthony as she struggles to regain control of her studio.