The dance season comes to a head when Abby's dancers compete in the Regionals and for a coveted scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. Abby has the worst day of her life when one of her top dancers freezes and Cathy and her Candy Apples show up at the competition. Will the Candy Apples finally beat Abby and her National title-holders?

At their last competition, Abby ran and left the moms and the girls at the show after Maddie froze on stage and they lost the group number to the Candy Apples.  But now she is back! With Maddie sitting on the bench until she regains her confidence, Chloe holds the fate of the Abby Lee Dance Company on her shoulders. Will Abby be able to convince Maddie to dance to clinch the win?