Destiny POV
This morning after getting ready putting on a magenta cropped hoodie with the ALDC logo in gold with black leggings and doing my hair in a ponytail
I put my shoes on which were black white and magenta Jordan's and my mom sister and I left for the studio
When we got there and put our things in the den we went in studio B and warmed up "girls let's go" we heard Abby and we all rushed out after I tied my shoes and we put the ramp down for Abby and went in and lined up
"Well you all got your wish Brady's gone" Abby said and I looked down
"Well I don't think that was there wish" Joanne disagreed
"You sent them home not us" Stacey chimed in
"Brady has been a decoy he draws the focus somewhere else but Brady's gone so don't rely on him to mask the mistakes and don't rely on Destiny either" she said and we slightly nodded "moving onto the pyramid"
Destiny
GiaNina Brady Pressley
Savannah Sarah Hannah Lilliana
"On top of the pyramid with the highest scoring senior solo is Destiny" she said and everyone clapped and I smiled
Joanne started yelling at Abby for trying to switch the scores she even pulled out the score sheets
'This is ridiculous' I thought
"Sweetheart take this home and frame it cause it'll never happen again" Abby told Gia handing the paper back to Joanne
"Oh yeah it will and I'll bring it back to you"
"No it's not it's not gonna happen your not gonna beat Brady and certainly will never beat Destiny" Abby said with a chuckle "GiaNina you did a nice job move on"
"This weekend we are traveling to Fierce National Dance Competition in Sewell, New Jersey" she told us "the solos go to Sarah GiaNina and Destiny" she said and we nodded but Savannah had an off show solo
"Destiny your solo is entitled 'Your The Reason' and it means that maybe you are the reason many people dance and they want to be like you like maybe people in this room your the reason they dance and they want to be like you" she told me and the moms shook there head at the end of Abbys sentence
Savannah had an off-show solo
"Now the group dance is called 'The Widows' you will all portray the character of a wife morning the loss of her husband after he's six feet under you are celebrating the joy that he is gone" the moms laughed and headed to the viewing room when got dismissed by Abby and we stretched
Our prop was brought in and it was a huge coffin "alright girls listen up have any of you been to a funeral" Abby asked and everyone but Lily Pressley and I raised there hands
Abby then explained the setting and gave us a little behind the scene to how we where supposed to act
The group was actually pretty good just some of the girls were struggling with the coffin
After we ran the group Abby gave us a ton of corrections
Later I was in the studio working on my solo and I really liked it
Later on we where working on the group and Abby said we needed to step up the acting and actually cry out loud
So we ran it again and stopped is to correct Lily and made her do it by herself
I felt so bad for Lily Abby was just picking on Lily and Abby told her if she makes a mistake in the group this week she's benched next week
Two days till competition
We where in the den while Abby was running solos and Joanne went in the studio since she didn't like the Snooki dance
"You know what this is ridiculous" we heard Abby say "Destiny get in here" I heard and got up and went in "where gonna run your solo since GiaNina is taking to long to clean her solo" she told me
"Now your gonna take away her rehearsal time great no surprise" Joanne said walking out the door slamming it going back upstairs
Competition day
We all just got on the bus and soon got to the competition after stopping at the hotel and putting our extra bags away
We all wore black aldc hoodies and black leggings and I had on black and white high top Jordan's with my hair in a ponytail
We all sat down before Abby got here and the soloist started getting ready
I did my makeup and put my hair in a tight low bun and while I was putting some pins in to Joanne was talking about how she didn't like Gia's solo and she was gonna tell Abby about it
I don't think Joanne understands that just because she beat Brady Abby doesn't have to change the way she- well- how she acts
Abby came in with our costumes and Abby was just making a joke our of Gia's solo and told her she's gonna dance in slippers
I just went and changed into my costume but put my AirPods in
By the time I walked out from being the curtains Abby said "alright she doesn't dance"
I went over to my mom and put my clothes in my bag and she did my fake abs and I heard Joanne whispering to Gia
"You beat Brady you think she's gonna kick you off the team no way" Joanne whispered and I looked at my mom and she chuckled unamused
"I don't think she understands how this works" I whispered to my mom and she just chuckled
"Destiny would've done it" Abby said with a chuckle and started scrolling on her phone
"Then give her the solo" Joanne said irritated
All the girls and I then went backstage and Sarah was first and she did really good until she didn't stick the back tuck
I then went in the wings and got ready I shook out my nerves and went onstage
I walked offstage after getting a loud applause and a hug from the girls and we went back to the dressing room and we sat and I took my bun out
Abby and Joanne started arguing and after we waited for the group category we ate a quick lunch and then started getting ready for the group
Soon we rolled the coffin backstage and we all stood in the wings and marked parts of the dance
I did some turns in the wings and 2 crew members carried the coffin onstage and a few moments later we went onstage and did pretty good
Soon awards came and we all sat down and in the junior solos Sarah got 3rd in Junior Solo Savannah got 1st in Junior Solo
"Now first in the teen division is" the announcer said and i held Hannah and Pressley's hands "Your The Reason"
I smiled and stood but and got my awards and took a bow then sat down and waited for group awards
We ended up getting 2nd in Junior Small Group
and 4th Overall
We went back to the dressing room and Abby told us she saw mistakes
As she talked I took my makeup off and my hair down and brushed it
"So I'm bringing in a new team member" she said and the moms looked at each other and Abby held up a headshot of Elliana and you could see Stacey wasn't happy but Erin wasn't happy either
Apparently she had history with Yolanda and none of the moms were happy
I honestly don't think she'll be an asset to the team I think bringing her will cause more drama then we need but it's Abbys team
But if I'm gonna be completely honest I'm about 98% sure Abby didn't pick Ellie to be on the team since she usually doesn't even though it's her team she has no control over who's on or off the show just the team
Oh well let's see how this goes....