Camila Lukasiak || Dance Moms

Ashlee's Big Decision

"go straight into the studio." mom says as we walk into Erins studio

we go into the studio and Erin has us all sit around her

"alright the group piece is called The Upside Down i don't know if you guys have seen the show Stranger Things but it's about experimenting on kids the ALDC especially is constantly getting experimented on they have different choreographers all the time they have different people we never know what team we never know who's going to be on the team..word on the street that Abby is back but i don't even know if she has a team i don't know what is going on" Erin says

"so Chloe is the mad doctor that is doing all the experimenting on you guys"

|Group Rehearsals|

we start to learn the group and it's very intrigual and Clara is going to be in the dance!

"you need to step it up and get your head in the game and be in the right spot to be able to succeed honestly how she just danced right now is not okay, yes i want to win so hopefully with another day of rehearsal that won't happen..we're going to run it one more time okay?" Erin says to Chloe

we run the group again and honestly it's really tough

these aren't the dancers i grew up dancing with.. everything's different

|One Days To Competition|
|Group Rehearsals|

"okay you're going to have a part in this dance did you know this? yeah..so the last thing we're going to see you onstage getting put on the gurney by the Mad Doctor what do you think about that?" Erin says to Clara

"it's not real though right?" Clara asks

i laugh

i love this kid,

"no" Erin laughs

Erin teaches Clara her bit

we run the routine with the music and i make sure to keep up

we finish the dance and i end the routine kinda close to the gurney like i'm reaching out for Clara before Chloe 'kills her'

sibling love!

|Competition Day|

we arrive at the competition and me and Clara walk hand in hand

we get to the dressing room

"early? to late and we avoided seeing" mom says

"our old teacher!" Chloe finishes

"thank god, i think i might genuinely ran for my life" i say

"wouldn't put it past ya kid." mom agrees

we put the makeup out in the dressing table and be and Chloe decide to run through the group routine since we're early

"will..you know be there watching?" i ask

"i'd assume so." Chloe nods

i groan

"but look i love you girls in this dance i think it's deigned for you" mom says

"if all the other moms ask if i was taking classes or whatever cause i guess she doesn't think i'm that good i mean." Chloe mumbles

"are you dancing like you were at eight years old but you're not at the studio for forty hours a week" mom says

"but it's like everyone always has opinions and most of them are you were doing better at seven or eight and i'm like..i wasn't put down then but now they're waiting for me to fail." i say