Give me the face, gimme the ass, gimme the attitude.
All that. Hit it.
♪ I got a knack for the flair
♪ With a rare hustle
I'm a psycho. ♪ We don't respect excuses
♪ All we respect is muscle
♪ Either it's kill or be killed ♪
♪ You don't want no trouble
Let's go. Hey.
- Hey. - Hey.
♪ Keep it rolling with us
♪ You may struggle to fight
♪ But you're still alive
The amount of people that I've met
and the amount of careers I've been able to help
with young dancers.
♪ Alive, alive, alive
- ♪ Said you're still alive - I love Playground.
Since the day we got the keys,
it's been my favorite place in the world.
One of my favorite parts is finding stars.
It's just in me. It's in my DNA.
♪ You're still alive
♪ Can you feel me now, now
♪ Bout to wild out
♪ What I tell y'all?
- ♪ I ain't sellin' out - We've blown up all
over the world.
People see our videos and they wanna be a part of it.
Everybody's just so good.
♪ I ain't sellin' out
♪ Can you feel me now
♪ Tell me, now
♪ Yeah.
Dancers are so horny. I don't understand it.
You can tell that I need to ride.
It's a little bit of a hobby.
You're basically like a fuckboy.
A lot of people probably have my name in their mouth
'cause it tastes fucking amazing.
So is the ding-a-ling that good?
'Cause I'm trying to understand.
Like keep chasing the bitches who don't care about you.
I just keep finding that it's easy for me
to get wrapped up in the romantic side.
No, don't cry.
- I will not break a tear. - Don't cry.
I literally refuse to break a tear.
No.
Bitch, I hate that you're leaving me right now.
I have no friends here except you.
You never know when she's gonna fly off the handle.
She's crazy.
♪ Rebel, rebel, rebel
That bitch literally does not realize-
- Yeah. - That she's talking
to fucking Satan's daughter.
I don't have to prove myself to anyone.
Alexis is our princess.
The audacity.
♪ You light up a room
She wants to give Deanna-
- Deanna. - A fucking class.
That's not happening.
I'm with Kenny.
If Kenny and Robin had a baby, it would be me.
Dexter. He's the MVP of Playground.
If I could just give it a name, I am their first kid.
The first child definitely has to take care
of all the babies. And all the babies are adults.
So that's also a thing.
- House of Carr. - What the fuck?
If you leave Playground...
Everybody leaving.
What the fuck are you gonna do, bro?
- Come to Playground. - Yeah. Come.
You wanna see?
I've been here for four years.
- Yeah, but- - You're firing me.
Blood on the dance floor, baby.
Nobody cares about you, Robin.
I feel like I'm a boss. I am a boss.
You're a dinosaur.
Who is she? Tell me.
Walk away. If you walk away, you lose.
Listen to me for once.
All it takes is communication.
- I know. Kenny. - Hey Kenny, I'm gonna do
something you really
- don't want me to do. - It happened in-
Okay? What else?
I'm gonna need you to chill, bitch.
Why are you being-
- I need you to chill. - Or what? Or what?
- No, get off my girl. - Or what, Alexis?
Get off of me!
- Go! Go! - Or what?
Get off!
Things are about to get messy.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
I said, God damn. I'm scared right now.
♪ Show me what you got.
♪ Make a move, shake a seed
♪ Change the world, get on top
♪ Can't stop, no, no,
♪ Cause we're superstars in the sky ♪
♪ All this energy
♪ It's that work too hard
♪ It's that too much hustle
♪ It's that work too hard
♪ It's that too much hustle
♪ I'm in love with the work
All right, here we go, from the top.
Full out. Full out. Let's go.
Don't miss the beginning. Don't miss that intro.
All right. We really need those details here.
Five, six, seven, stay
Bop, bop, ey, ey, ey, shah.
So much better.
♪ I be cookin' with the sauce
Let's go Rex, come on, tighten it up.
Yeah, if we can just start those arms crispy,
clean like that, it'll look dope.
But still hype. Still kind of big energy.
I don't know what I'm saying.
Just fucking nod your heads.
I had no ambition of opening a dance studio anywhere,
especially Los Angeles.
Crispier. Come on sharper, go.
Today, it's the number one dance studio in LA.
All right, here we go. From the top, clean arms.
People come from all over the world
to train with our teachers,
to take class with the best of the best.
Whether it's a class or an audition,
dancers come to Playground LA
because they know they're gonna be seen.
Whether it's in a video that could blow up and go viral-
- Tinashe. - Hi.
Or if the artist is actually
in the room watching you dance.
We finna pull up.
It could absolutely catapult your career.
Yeah, that was a lot of fun.
Dex. Dexter.
The end got a little fuzzy.
Yeah. Boom. Saucin', click, on 'em. Click.
I've choreographed for Iggy Azalea, Dua Lipa,
Meg Thee stallion.
♪ Dressed from the east
♪ to the West, real gon' feel all right ♪
♪ Right, right
Step, hit, then hit again.
I've danced for Daddy Yankee, Cardi B.
I did Seven Rings with Ariana Grande.
I performed with a Tyga, Ty Dolla $ign.
Justin Bieber. He's like my little brother.
I was one of his OG dancers.
Hey, come on. Come on.
- Baga and Shay, let's go. - Yeah.
Every day there's an audience of people
pressed up against those windows trying
to get a glimpse into our world.
I wanted to open a dance studio
because I wanted to dance every single day.
I stay in perfect shape. I mean, check me out.
Robin Anton was looking for a business partner.
She's good friends with my wife.
And my wife said, why don't you ask Kenny?
I definitely think Robin has a good eye
for finding new talent.
I was in the Pussycat Dolls for 10 years. I created it.
That's what I do at Playground. I create stars.
It's more of a-
Dang, that shoulder pops.
Kenny is definitely one of the best dancers,
one of the best choreographers that I've ever seen.
♪ Yup, yup, man that's just how I do it ♪
I was the lead actor in the 2011 remake of Footloose.
Some of the artists that I've worked
with include Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey,
Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears,
Janet Jackson, and even Michael Buble.
Playground is definitely like a clubhouse, a hangout.
Thank you.
There's new people coming in all the time.
It's just a dope vibe. Dope people.
You just wanna be in the space. It's a family.
You definitely feel the sexual tension
when you get to Playground.
When I was 20, I slept with every dancer I could. Wait.
So let's tap into that.
Don't. I did not.
That was a joke.
Yeah. No, I don't date dancers.
They just don't have money, let's be real.
No shade. Respectfully. But...
Dancers are gorgeous. Male and female,
I think they're beautiful specimens of life,
so it's very hard to not be a little slut.
What's up, shawty?
You hit it. Even in the boots.
It can seem a little clique-ish at times.
I don't think there's cliques at Playground.
Ooh, listen to where my voice went up. Lie.
♪ I do it to be the best at it. ♪
All right, here we go. Five, detail, six.
Tee, tee, drop.
There is definitely a hierarchy at Playground.
Some are higher than others.
- And then we're going floor. - Other hand, other hand-
- Yeah. To me. - Is here. Yeah, yup.
Is it like a teapot or...
It's, I'm a little-
- Weird. - Swagged out tea pot.
Robin and Kenny are definitely at the top.
Look at this clean line of Dexter's.
- Aw, thanks, guys. - Match that or you're fired.
Dexter's up there.
- I step down. - Dexter Carr is amazing.
As soon as Dexter walks through the back door
into the dance studio, the dancers literally go nuts.
I was 16 years old
and my first audition that I ever went to was
with Chris Brown and I booked it.
♪ I'ma set the world on fire.
I don't know if I would call myself a natural
'cause I definitely had two left feet
and I was looking crusty and dusty.
But I was gonna work hard no matter what.
And I was gonna be the hardest working person in the room.
♪ Let's go, let's go
His classes are sold out months in advance.
His choreography is so hard,
yet he makes it look so easy.
♪ I be cooking
♪ Through the sauce
♪ I be fillin' up the pot
Yes. Yes, Alexis.
Alexis is our princess.
♪ Love my ladies, if you a boss chick ♪
She started at the studio when she was a little baby thing
and she was at UCLA as a student,
but she had so much passion and love for what she does
and trained her ass off.
♪ The ladies are back and we're not takin' checks ♪
♪ The drip is cash only and you know ♪
When I graduated UCLA,
I thought I might be going into law,
but I had such a passion for dance,
I decided to risk it all and go for my dreams.
That's why she is where she is,
because of the work she's put in.
You know it. You know it.
Having a teaching spot at Playground
is such a coveted position.
Thank you guys so much.
And there's only so many people that can say
that they teach at Playground.
♪ Let me see you bounce back
All right. Wait, wait. Cut. Cut the music. Cut the music.
Alexis, what's up?
Right now the other girls are crushing you.
Things can get real competitive at Playground.
You can start at the top and end up at the bottom.
Honey, your best friend is ready
to snatch your job up at any given second.
You have to fight for your spot
and once you get in that spot, you gotta keep it.
Okay. Just pull up. All right, here we go.
Claws come out.
♪ Work and get to grinding
♪ Gotta put the time in
♪ Let's go, let's go ♪ Yeah
♪ You know I gotta put the time in ♪
♪ I been putting in time
What's going on y'all?
Hey. Let's go.
So we're having an audition for some projects.
We got some stuff coming up. We need dancers.
Y'all are the best in LA so we're trying
to get y'all in the room and see what's up.
- Is that cool? - Yeah.
Yeah? I'm gonna teach you this little short combo.
So many artists hit us up for dancers for their tours.
Their commercials, their movies,
but honey, it is a fight to the death for those jobs.
♪ Big bag bussin' out the Bentley Bentayga ♪
♪ Man, Balenciaga Bardi back
The only way to book the job is the audition.
So it's extremely competitive.
You're literally fighting for survival.
If you don't get the check, you don't get to pay your rent.
You don't get to eat, you can't pay your cell phone.
You're kind of screwed.
Here we go.
♪ Big bag bussin' out the Bentley Bentayga ♪
♪ Man, Balenciaga Bardi back, know how I give it up ♪
- So confident. - I don't know.
Deanna is really standing out to me right now.
She's confident but she's kind of wild.
Yeah. that's good. We need that.
Kind of messy.
The thing about Deanna, she is a loose cannon.
You literally never know
when she's gonna fly off the handle.
♪ No face, no case, ha, ha, ha
What Deanna does have is something that is so special
that some dancers just may not have in their DNA.
- She's crazy. - I'm a psycho.
♪ I'm a psycho, I do what I like ♪
♪ Oh I got one loose screw, better watch your back ♪
Deanna definitely has a history
of being rough around the edges.
My parents had me really young.
My mom was 16 and my dad was 15.
It was very hard 'cause my father was
incarcerated my entire life.
That's why dance became a light in my life.
'cause I didn't really have much
of a support system at home.
But I feel like Deanna's so fierce and so different
and so wild and we need that here.
She's an underdog. Like people wouldn't expect it.
Robin, she always believed in me.
She always understood that I was different
and that I had a personality that wasn't going
to be necessarily understood by the masses.
And I think that she likes that and I love her.
All right, I wanna mix things up a little bit,
is that cool?
- Yeah. - Yes.
All right. Let me see Deanna and Zonta
in this group and Alexis, come in this group.
- You got it. - Yes.
♪ Bag bussin' out the Bentley Bentayga ♪
♪ Man, Balenciaga Bardi back, know how I give it up ♪
♪ It's big bags bussin' out the Bentley Bentayga, man ♪
♪ Birkin bag, Bardi back
Come on Deanna.
♪ If it's up, then it's up, then it's up, then it's stuck ♪
She's getting in Alexis's face right now.
Go! Go, girls!
♪ Then it's up, then it's up, Bentayga ♪
♪ Man, Balenciaga Bardi back, know how I give it up ♪
I will say, she is fearless.
Hey.
Dancing next to Zonta and Alexis is not easy.
No. Deanna needs a class here.
I dunno if I wanna give her a job.
Whoa!
Yes!
Hey. No face, no case.
I'm telling you. I'm telling you. I'm telling you.
And I don't know.
Like, I know we're at an audition, like I know.
She's trying to fuck with vibe, bitch.
She's trying to fuck with...
I think she's trying to fuck me up
but it's like, you can't.
The energy, I can't.
She's just be trying to show you out.
But she's not showing out in front of anybody else.
It's like only me. You know?
So obviously she's just like...
There's a difference between good competition
- and bad competition. - Right.
It was just the split for me.
- Whoa. - Is this a jazz funk class?
- Oh my God. - Oh my God.
Oh my God.
What's up? What y'all talking about?
- Hm? Excuse me. - You're excused.
- Ooh. - Ooh.
You know, this is a place of business.
She got something to say?
Obviously not 'cause she walked away.
I've known Deanna for a few years now.
I think for me, she's just a little too much of a hothead.
And that's why we just never clicked in the past.
Genuinely, I cannot stand Alexis.
Like, I'm trying. I'm trying to be cool.
You should not be ever talking down to me.
And I feel like every time I'm around that girl,
that's what it is.
You and Alexis go back, right?
Mm. Few years.
You guys were in a crew.
Yeah.
About four years ago I was in a dance crew with Alexis.
Okay, with me and my best friends.
She decided to leave on her own standing.
And since then, she's been a little stanky-stank ass bitch.
She started talking
about how she got kicked out of this crew that she left.
So I don't appreciate somebody who's not genuine about
what they say and do.
And I ain't no fake bitch, don't try me.
- Girl. Not in the studio. - Not in the studio.
We at an audition. Dang.
- Zone in. - All I see is
the choreographer and the job.
- And the check. - Bitch. Get the check.
I am a professional.
I'm not going to walk
into a room and make myself look crazy
in front of my bosses at the place that I work.
And you know how I know guilty conscience.
I knew the second that I was like,
"What's up? What are you talking about?"
And she's like, "Excuse me."
You were talking about me.
- I mean- - You know, 'cause like-
You know when you know, bitch.
Right. You know when you know.
Oh, Alexis is a part of the drama? Shocker.
I walk my talk. So when I feel or I see
that somebody moves funny with me, I'ma just remember it.
So next time I see you, I'm gonna match that energy.
I'm crazy and unprofessional, but everybody knows I'm crazy.
She better be careful.
♪ Stop acting like you don't see ♪
♪ I'm everything you won't be
♪ Grew up on stage when you're up in the nosebleeds ♪
♪ Smokin' OG with my OGs
♪ I did it all
♪ We made it
♪ We seen it all, we seen it all ♪
♪ I do it all
I wanted to talk to you about this
because I honestly feel like Deanna, she's such a...
I'm just not a fan of her as a teacher.
That's all I'm saying. She's a great dancer.
She is a great dancer.
But is she a good teacher?
We don't need good dancers teaching,
we need good teachers teaching.
Okay. But I think we should give her a shot.
- Yeah. But it's still- - What's up?
- What's up? Hey. - Dexter. Dude. Thank you.
- You guys. - That was amazing.
- I'm exhausted. - You held it down.
Thank you guys for being there
- and like being- - I'm so glad you just
stepped into this.
We're having a conversation right now about-
She wants to get Deanna-
- Deanna. - A fucking class.
Deanna, who?
- Deanna. Deanna. - Deanna, who was just
auditioning for you.
- And who's a great dancer- - Okay.
I'll give her that.
- That. - Did you not see her?
How hungry and badass she was. Be honest, because-
Robin, Deanna's wild. She's a wild card.
- I know. - She's a wild card.
One time I didn't give her a solo
and she checked me on Instagram like, what was good?
Okay, okay.
Deanna is a great dancer
and she gets booked by big artists all the time.
Honestly, great resume.
The only issue is my girl is a hothead.
She has a temper and she don't take shit from nobody.
I mean, it's like the girl wants the smoke all the time.
She'll fight someone in the back alley.
That's real.
But in this situation, you gotta trust me
that I'm gonna have your back
and I'm gonna be holding her hand through this because
- I believe in her that much. - But you shouldn't have
to do that. Okay.
- Maybe, like Alexis. - Can't believe it.
- This is- - Alexis was, when she first
started, I feel like she was like all over the place
and we were like, "Is she gonna get it? Is she not?"
Alexis was all over the place,
meaning she was in everyone's class crushing it.
She wasn't fighting everybody online.
I know, but Deanna's growing up
and I had like a star in my eye for her.
She had something that's different than
we've seen before.
I don't see it.
Kenny and I get along really well.
I adore Kenny, but we have definitely been known
to have our knockdown, drag-out fights
where I literally wanna punch him in the face.
He just has to have the last word
and it's so fucking annoying.
This is what Playground is about, though.
We bring in the underdogs
and we bring in people that are in their beginning stages
and we grow them and we turn them into stars.
We, you and I, Kenny, have done that since day one.
Robin, you're nuts. That's not happening.
I'm with Kenny
Robin has a great eye for finding talent,
but it doesn't mean she's always right.
You know, there's a lot of good dancers
and it doesn't always translate into them
becoming good teachers.
All these students, they trust us.
So if something goes wrong, it's on us.
It's gonna make us look bad
and it's just not worth it to me.
I know you know what I'm talking about.
No, I'm done. I don't care. That's where I'm at.
I don't want to hire her.
Well, I do.
♪ Oh my God, oh, oh my
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm gonna put my phone on right there.
Yeah, you set it up.
Lighting is okay?
100%. I like Playground in the background.
Okay.
One, two, three, four, and five, six, out, seven, eight.
- Ooh, we got a little hand. - Ooh, that's cute.
- We should film that too. - I know.
Oh wait, that would be lit.
Oh shit. Okay, Batman.
Roman Royale?
Roman Royale. Let's talk about him, okay.
He's been training at Playground
for like, what? Four years now.
Roman is literally known for running the LA nightlife.
He is known for promoting
and bringing the baddest bitches around.
So I even know him for that. He's brought me.
On top of it, Roman does have so many connections
and of course he's literally the hitman of hookups.
So, I mean that in many different ways.
- All right, I love you. - Yeah.
- I'll see you later. - Yes.
Oh my God. My peripheral saw some touching.
Okay. Ready?
Gimme a kiss on the cheek.
Stupid.
All right, I'll see you later.
Okay.
- Madison. Bitch. - What are you doing tonight?
- Text me? - Okay.
♪ When I just wanna hold you tight ♪
♪ Even if it's just for one night ♪
- Bye. - Okay, I'll see you
later. Bye.
Bye. Be safe. Be safe. Don't get in trouble now.
I know you like to get in trouble and shit.
- What the fuck, bitch? - I Know, I know, I know.
- I have questions. - Okay, I have answers.
I gotta go in
- and talk with Robin. - Okay.
- So I'm gonna bounce. - We'll finish
- our TikToks later. - But I wanna hear
- all of this later, okay? - Yeah.
- See you guys. - I'll text you.
Oh God, now I really have to spill.
You. You said you're best friends.
- We're something like that. - Which is fine.
He's just a player. That's what I'm saying.
- Yes, I know. - He's cool as a-
Listen, I just feel like it's different this time.
- Ugh. - Like, it really
feels different.
God. The "It's different."
It is.
I've known Roman since I was 19 years old.
I am best friends with him and we've been on
and off dating for a few years now.
We've been back on dating for the past three months.
It's never gone into full relationship mode
but something about this time
is really feeling different to me.
All I'm gonna say is just, know what you know
and be smart with that information. That's it.
Okay. Let's get to this video, shawty.
Okay. Yeah.
I know that people see Roman as a player,
but just over time and becoming more of a man,
I think he's ready to step into something real
instead of keeping it at that
comfortable friend zone bullshit.
All right, ready? Okay.
- Yeah. - Oh my God, bro.
Speaking of the fucking devil.
No, no, no. Do not read my texts.
Bitch.
I wanna fuck the outta you so bad today.
Wait. He also said, let me know if you're willing
to make my dreams come true.
Bitch, I swear, I'm really not messing with you.
Okay, let's do the video. Let's do the video.
- We're doing the video. - Okay. Okay.
I'll get back to him.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Madison, like I'm really not even trying to bullshit.
She is one of the most versatile dancers that I know.
She could do any style.
She is trained by the best of the best.
Brian Friedman, Wade Robson, Cris Judd, Dave Scott.
Just to name a few of the people that I've been training
with since I was 12.
Ooh, ooh yeah, yeah, yeah.
I started dancing when I was four.
I've competed all over the US
and my mom has definitely pushed me to be the best.
But I didn't really like the attention
because I did the talent show twice.
I remember getting off, and of course all the boys are like,
"Oh, oh, shit, like, she can dance."
And the girls are like...
Mm. She dances.
We don't talk to her. And that's exactly what happened.
School friends were not a thing.
I think Madison's
still trying to find her star power.
She can come in a room and honestly smoke the room.
But she's gonna stay in her corner.
She's gonna stay quiet
and she's kind of like a silent killer.
♪ Caterpillar, do it for the lifestyle ♪
Yeah, she's going full out in the pink. Yeah.
Robin. Ey, yeah.
Dog mommy.
- Hello. - Stop it. Hi.
I got my children with me.
- Oh my goodness. - This is Sugar that's Cherry.
- Hi. - Hi. Hi.
- Monster. - Hi there. Hi.
I'm here to see Al.
- Is she here? - Yes, she was just,
- actually, looking for you. - Oh, she was? Okay.
- I thought you were inside. - Okay. Gotcha.
While I have you standing right here-
- Me? - I wanted to tell you
that I'm offering you-
- What? - Your own dance class
here at Playground.
- What? - Your own
- dance class. Yeah. - Yes! What?
- Yes. - That's so sick.
- I know, I know. - Oh my God.
It's every dancer's dream to be able to teach at Playground.
Playground is tied to a lot of industry people.
Be smart, use that open door,
and use that connection if you have it to be able to book
and grow in the industry as a dancer.
This is, I'm giving you gold.
I know. I'm really honored. I love you.
- I appreciate you. - You better make
- me look good. - Real good.
- Love you. - That's a team win.
- Yeah. All right. - All right,
- I'll see you inside. - I'll see you guys later.
- Okay, I'll See you later. - Bye.
Oh, my God, I got a job.
♪ We get into it over here, we get into it ♪
♪ We get into it ♪ Got the whole squad
♪ Living like a movie, just saying ♪
♪ You could have lived this way ♪
♪ But you messed around, bet you're feeling
like you blew it ♪
- Oh, yeah. - And sha-ta, ta.
Rock. Then just freestyle this and switch.
Five, six, seven, eight. Yeah, keep your shirts on, okay.
Okay.
All right, go. Da-da.
Stay in place. And free, free slide.
Wop.
Don't fall.
Yeah, I know, I couldn't balance either.
Yeah. Are you guys sliding the same way?
No 'cause his slide's whack.
I'm just playing.
Shut up. And five.
Nick Baga is my brother.
We've been friends since we were seven years old.
He walked into a dance class that I was already in
and I was like, "Who's this kid?"
And then he taught me a cool tap step
and we became best friends.
- Yep. - Shut up. And go.
It wasn't exactly cool to be a male dancer in the '90s.
It was rare for boys to be in dance class
so to have Nick there with me to bring that camaraderie,
it really meant a lot for us.
Two, three, four, and five, six.
We're from Boston so we like to give each other shit,
you know, break each other's balls a little bit.
Let me try to get you in shape.
What the fuck you mean, "In shape?" I'm not in shape?
Come on. Yeah. In a shape.
You're a mess.
Fuck you.
That's why you're always stressed.
- Okay. You rapping? - And I'm the best.
Yeah. And free, free slide, back. Beautiful.
I love to perform and my goal is never to just dance.
My goal was always to be a modern day Gene Kelly.
I've worked with everybody
from Ariana Grande to Stevie Wonder.
I've been in movies like La La Land, Hairspray.
I mean, if you've watched TV in the last 10 years,
you've seen me dance.
You then slide back.
- I almost slid early. - Yeah, don't.
- But I did like... - Yeah.
No, oh my God. That's crazy. No way. Wait.
Our manager just called me to tell me
that Deanna's class is sold out.
Now that I have a little ammunition to back me up,
I'm gonna tell Kenny what I did.
I know he's gonna kill me,
but I did it for Playground.
- Back. Yes. - Hey Kenny.
What's up?
I decided to give Deanna a class.
Don't go fucking nuts.
What the fuck?
It's on the schedule.
So she's just teaching, just like that.
I just knew that you were gonna like...
This isn't how I like to run Playground.
I curate all the classes.
I sign off on who's teaching those classes
and I expect a certain level of quality
to come out of these classes.
So what you want scheduled is more important than
what I already have scheduled. Okay.
It pisses me off that Robin's doing this.
It's gonna make Playground look bad.
And I don't feel like giving out refunds right now.
Kenny, sold out. It's sold out.
- Okay. - She's gonna crush it.
I had a conversation with her. She knows what's up.
I'm gonna be in the class. I'm gonna be right there.
Kenny's like, "Fuck off."
- No, it's just, yeah. - All right.
- I'm used to it. - Robin is a lot. Okay.
I mean, I love being at Playground.
I love Kenny, but the worst part has to be Robin.
She's just, she's not a team player.
It is what it is. Sold out.
- Yeah. - Can't fight with that.
Doesn't mean she'll do good.
I mean, I know she did some things
and she earned her keep but she's just crazy.
She's gonna kill it.
What the fuck? Robin always does this shit.
Deanna's a good dancer. That's fine.
But I don't want her to teach at all.
I think she's not ready.
At least it's gonna bring in a sold out
room of girls in heels.
As long as she doesn't fuck it up
and then they never come back.
♪ Know what I mean, know what I mean ♪
♪ You gotta know what I mean.
♪ Know what I mean
♪ Let the speed dial to my celly ♪
♪ Only God, nothing you could tell me ♪
♪ And she's saying that she down and she with that ♪
♪ Say she get around and she with that ♪
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
♪ Then she gonna let me hit
♪ Know that's just what we did
I fucked that went up.
- Oh, fuck bitch. - No, it wasn't bad.
I just, the last part, you guys were on the right foot,
I was on the left foot.
You're looking good.
- Ooh. - I know.
Okay.
Leggings.
Okay, anyways.
Currently I'm single and ready to mingle.
But I'm really, really sick of just the hookup
and talking culture in LA. I'm over it.
I'm for real, let me show you what I'm about.
Oh my God.
It's okay, Trey.
I mean...
I'm gonna dismiss myself. Y'all...
All right. I'll stay here.
Alexis is a catch.
I've seen Alexis date, all types of men,
but I don't think Trey cuts the list.
I don't think he has the funds to keep up
with her lifestyle.
I'll just try to get closer to you.
- I appreciate that. - Yeah.
- That's cute. - You guys wanna do
more Tikky Tokkies or y'all wanna keep on flirting?
That's on him. Get your boy.
Hey, I just like to have fun.
Well, she don't have fun.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - We need a resume.
- I need an essay. - Past employment.
You go write that, maybe she'll give you a chance.
Credit scores. Financial statements.
Okay, honey. Period.
Dating dancers in LA is messy, messy, messy.
'Cause if you're gonna be a male dancer in LA,
you're probably good-looking
and there's probably a lot of girls that like you.
And your ego is probably like up to a thousand. Sorry.
So I don't have like no chance?
No.
- Okay. - Yeah.
For now. Okay.
I am high maintenance.
I need someone that can be there for me
and I just don't see that being a dancer.
So let's just start. Let's just start it over.
I don't even wanna. I don't even want to, you know.
♪ Die for me, fight for me, ride for me ♪
♪ Lie for me, cry for me, slide for me ♪
♪ Was you built for a life with me ♪
- Hey Roman, - What's the dealy?
Nothing.
Did you bring a swim something?
- Yeah. - Take it off, get in.
Being friends with Roman
is like the best of the best lifestyle.
Right? There's definitely a lot of perks
to being Roman's friend.
I love this house.
But he knows that it's not just all about that for me.
I love Roman for Roman.
He's house sitting for a friend right now
and he invited me over to take a little dip in the pool
to talk about us.
And maybe we can explore the idea
of us actually being a real couple.
How was class?
It was good.
You know, the party at the end
of the month we're throwing. You know about it, right?
- Mm. - So, I need you to come
and I want to have everybody bring everybody, kind of.
- Yeah. - I know you've got
- a busy schedule. - I can squeeze you in
just like I usually do.
Listen, I got the sauce. I am the boss.
You're either born with it or you don't got it.
Look, you can put me in a cardboard box
and as long as you let my head pop out
and you let this mouth speak, I'ma get it all.
This is that-
What's up baby? You trying to come to dinner?
Let me take you out with a winner. What's good?
Imagine what happens when I put that mouth
somewhere else, come on. Shit.
I'm so fucking mad that you didn't come to Croatia.
That would've been fucking a vibe. That would have-
You were having good time.
Yeah, I got lonely for a little second.
A couple couples came, so then it was just like me.
I was like, ugh.
Then you were like, oh, I guess I can call Madison.
No, I didn't.
Yeah, pretty much.
Everyone else is busy, I guess I gotta call Madison.
That's how it feels.
That's not true.
I should be first.
Okay. Actually, this is perfect.
Let's talk about this. Okay?
- Okay. - So obviously, in the midst
of me doing me, we'll have our moments
and then what happens when I want to have my other moments?
Like, other moments? Other moments means other bitches.
Like, that's what he brought me here to talk about,
is sleeping with other girls?
You know I never purposely want to be an asshole.
It's just like, sometimes I just kind of like...
There's times where I do my thing and then there's times
where I really do my thing, even if you are present.
No, you always do your thing if I'm present,
let's just get that straight.
Madison and I have definitely talked about
being in a relationship. She's really persistent
about wanting me to be in something serious.
I love the girl, but honestly, I tell her all the time,
I'm just not in a position to do that right now.
You know, I don't like hurting your feelings.
It doesn't make me happy.
Is it unrealistic to literally have the best
of both worlds in a situation like that?
Yes.
The way it could be realistic, by the way.
- What is that? - That's if you just tag along
for the journey and enjoy the experience right beside me.
Would you call yourself a player?
How many people are you talking to right now?
Every time I'm alone with you, it feels incredible.
Why is that?
I love my company, let me tell you. Boy.
But I'm here for a good time, not a long time.
Respectfully.
- Like the same phase. - I love you, best friend.
What? Say it back.
I love you too.
♪ Run up the bands, up a check
♪ Cartier frames and they match with the fit ♪
♪ Always on go, 100%
♪ If your man wanna roll he gonna hop in the Benz ♪
♪ He need a straw, drink up the mess ♪
♪ Louis Vuitton designing my step ♪
- Hey. - Well, well, well.
Look who it is. What's up, how are you?
Good. Sorry I'm late. Apologies.
Listen, only one person would invite
me out to lunch and be late.
- I know. - Do you know when
you just have that friend who gets it?
Like you'd be like, uh, uh, uh yeah.
Then that's me and Alexis.
Unspoken. Unspoken bond.
I poured you some rose because-
- Oh, wow. - We need it.
- Tea time. - Tea time.
- So, here's the thing. - Well, let's start
- with the audition. - Let's start
with the audition.
- Let's start there. - Let's talk about that.
Let's start there. Deanna, at the audition,
she really wanted it. Did you see, she was like in my face.
She wanted to take you out.
She's getting in Alexis's face right now.
Yup. Let's go.
♪ Bentley Bentayga, man, Balenciaga Bardi
back, know how ♪
You know, you feel like I'm your competition
in this audition.
- Yeah. - But you don't have
to be aggressive and in my face about it to stand out.
100%. What was the tea with y'all? Like, what happened?
I don't even know.
But she obviously has a problem
if she's coming up to you and like bucking in your face.
There's a problem. Obviously there's a problem.
I don't know what the beef with Deanna and me is.
For me, I really feel like there is no beef.
It's just some people just don't gel and we're not friends.
And that's fine with me. But just keep you over there.
Keep me over here and I feel like we're fine.
Well, so I was in the back room after the audition.
Yeah.
And Robin was talking about how great
of a job Deanna did. And that...
- Fix your face. - My face is fine.
Fix your face. Fix your...
I haven't even told you anything yet,
you already got a face.
I'm listening to my friend talk.
She was saying that Deanna did such a great job
at the audition that she thinks she should
teach a class at the studio.
Mm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. MM-hmm.
Obviously, there's something I'm not seeing.
- Yeah. - Maybe.
Me and Kenny are not about it.
Maybe I should go check it out.
I would go, you know, I'm not a hating ass bitch. You know.
No. Cheers to that.
Cheers to showing respect.
- I hate you. - Look at that. I need more.
♪ They wanna know how I get it on my own. ♪
♪ I've been running this game, call me Al Capone ♪
♪ When you on the come up they won't come to show ♪
♪ But suddenly it's all love when you finally blow ♪
♪ What they need, 'cause I got it all, ♪
♪ When they want another hit, I'm the one they call ♪
♪ Nah, I'm the one they call
- Hi. - Hi.
- I'm watching you.
Let me turn it off.
- It looks good. Yeah. - Dying, I'm dying.
It's really good. Yeah.
I'm working hard. I wanna make sure it's good.
Yeah. It looks hot. I love it.
- You like it? - I think people
are gonna love it.
I know that Deanna's gonna crush this class,
but I also have something to prove to Kenny.
You know, the stakes are really high for me now
because Kenny doesn't believe in her
and he's not, you know, there with me 100%.
So I have to make Kenny have the confidence in me.
It's perfect for everyone that's coming
'cause we're gonna have so many different levels of dancers.
- Right, yeah. - You know what I mean?
- I wanted it to- - You know you're sold out.
- Shut up. Sold out? - Yes.
- Stop. - I know. Isn't that amazing?
- Oh my God, what? - I'm so proud of you.
No, I'm so proud of you. Honestly.
- For my first one? - Yes.
And you know this is on me because you know
that Kenny definitely was like, wasn't sure.
He's been very, like, can she do it? Can she hold it?
Can she command? Okay.
I believe in you. I know you can.
- I love being underestimated. - Yeah.
Don't even...
It's all right. I'm gonna take that
and I'm going to elevate for me. So, yeah.
So, I have a question.
- Okay. - What's this?
- You don't like it? - Well, it's just,
it is very stage, and I just feel like
it looks like you're trying too hard.
- Okay. - And I feel like
it's different, maybe, when you're coming in
as a dancer, but when you're the teacher,
you're on stage. But it doesn't mean
that you have to wear stage clothing.
Okay. Okay, I mean, listen.
- And you know me. - I respect
- the honesty. I always do. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You know, I tell you that. I'm so blunt.
- See, I got... - Yeah, that outfit
- is just like, I- - I get it.
- Cute black- - Do you have a little...
- Let's see. Can I see? - Tube top type thing.
You look good in anything. You could be good
- in a paper bag - Right.
But to tell you the truth, you gotta just come in
and just, like, you wanna inspire that,
you know, you're the star.
- Yeah. - Let me see the top.
I...
You didn't bring it. So Deanna.
I literally said, I was looking and I'm like,
"Deanna Marie, why? Right now?"
She has her style. She created the Pussycat Dolls.
I'm just not that. I like to be unorganized sometimes.
And she's very organized, all right, let me be a mess. Shit.
Please get out of this ASAP.
- Yes, I will. - 'Cause I can't look
at it anymore. Okay.
- Love you. - I'll see you-
- Later. - Later. I'm excited, hey.
Yeah, see you later. See you at class, Robin.
Yay. Let's go, Deanna.
♪ My work ethic gon' let me go farther ♪
♪ I was born with this ambition to win ♪
One, two, three, ho!
♪ I like to hit 'em where it hurts ♪
♪ So don't be coming for me
♪ 'Cause you are gonna get this work ♪
♪ Don't be running from me
♪ It's in your best interest to be my friend ♪
♪ BFFs until the end
Hi guys.
- Hi. - Hi Deanna.
Yay. Okay, if you don't know me, my name is Deanna.
I'm a dancer, I'm a teacher, I'm a choreographer.
But this is my first time ever teaching at Playground
and I'm really honored to be here.
So you guys are having a moment with me. Thank you.
It's gonna be good energy, guys.
- All right. - Okay.
You're gonna go one, two, you look, three, four.
You're gonna put your hands behind your back.
So I kind of like pop the chest out a little bit.
Yeah, you crack it down. Good, good, good.
Shit.
Bitch. Fashionably late, bitch.
All right. I see Alexis and and bestie walk in
and I'm like, bro, what the fuck are you doing here?
Yes. All right, I see dancers here today.
I love it. Professionalism.
I mean, the last time I'm seeing this girl,
she's running her mouth about me.
And so I'm just, at the end of the day, I'm just confused.
I'm like, what the fuck are you doing here?
I'm going to still stay there,
but I'm going to control my arms.
One, two, three, four.
Yes. Can I go on?
- Yes. - All right.
You're gonna go, whatever you want.
- It's just the basis of the... - Okay.
Obviously Robin sees something in Deanna
that I just don't.
- Five. - I decided to show up
to Deanna's class because if she fucks up,
I gotta be there to see it.
I want y'all to be full out. We're gonna do it.
Gimme who you are. Like I said, all right, be different.
Don't give a fuck what people think about you.
If I gave a fuck what people thought about me,
I wouldn't be standing here right now.
- Trust. - That's right.
- Okay. So... - Be who you are, bitch.
Be who you are.
Here we go, one, two, three.
Five, six.
♪ 'Cause I got it all
♪ When they want another hit, I'm the one they call ♪
♪ Not sure you could deal
- ♪ With the pressure - How's this going? What's up?
- Let's go! - I mean,
I hate to be the one to tell you this,
but she's actually doing a really good job.
Really?
And they're all like really clean too.
Like, everybody's doing the same thing.
Keep going. Let me see it.
Shit, and she actually is doing good.
Deanna's crushing it.
I'm happy for Robin's sake,
that Deanna's class went well.
But it's only a matter of time. She's a ticking time bomb.
It's not a question of if, but when she'll go off.
Excellent!
You better fuck shit up!
Deanna's class was on fire.
I'm so glad that I gave her this opportunity to teach.
I knew that Deanna was a star and I was right. Again.
Everybody give some love, give some love, give some love.
I love you guys and I will definitely see you
at the next one.
Yes.
All right.
It's the twirl for me. Big hugs, big hubs.
It's the twirl for me.
- Amazing - Oh yeah, love you,
love you, love you.
Oh, do we have to a group hug?
- Oh. - Shit. I missed it.
I missed the group hug. Okay.
♪ You gotta make it to the top right ♪
♪ You can find me in the spotlight ♪
- You liked it? - Yeah.
I feel like it went really well.
- Okay. - It was fun.
It was a great energy. She got up there,
she did her thing, and I think you're gonna be really happy.
Okay.
I'm more annoyed with Robin than I am
with worrying about Deanna's class.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hi.
How's it going? The lack of communication
between Robin and I right now is a huge problem.
You did it. You really did it.
I was just saying you brought it.
It was an honor. Thank you.
- Yeah. - You know, I'm so greateful
to be here, of course.
- No, I know. - And it was so much fun.
Are you kidding me? I feel like it was kind of...
I feel like it was natural.
- Yeah. - It was natural.
We'll see if anyone comes if you teach again,
that'll be the real test.
- Yeah. - We'll see.
I mean, no, but I would...
- Listen. - That's how I gauge
- if it works or not. - Right, right, right.
All right. I have to go.
To be honest, dancers are not always the most responsible
and most of the time it doesn't work out.
But you know, I know what the fuck I'm doing,
which is finding stars.
And I just wish that Kenny would believe in me
and understand where I'm coming from more.
It would make life so much easier for both of us.
- We'll see you soon. - Let me know
- if you need anything. - Bye Kenny.
Yeah, obviously.
- So, I have a question. - Yeah. What's up?
I'm very intrigued right now, that you're here.
At Playground?
At my class.
I'm literally just curious.
I'm like, what the fuck are you doing here?
Is there a reason you came to support
or was there like a different vendetta with you?
- A vendetta? - Yeah. Like an opportunism.
- Opportunism. - Opportunism.
I'm just curious.
Well, I mean, I came because I work at Playground, so...
- Okay. - I'm coming through.
Wasn't I not just in the same room with you
and y'all just were tit for tatting
like five feet away from me?
- Oh my God. - Oh my God.
What's up? What y'all talking about?
- Hmm? Excuse me. - You're excused.
- Ooh. - Ooh.
So tell me, what the fuck were you talking about?
Oh, now we're...
- Oh. - Don't sit here
and tell me you weren't talking about me.
That's the only thing I'm like...
Don't act fraud.
If you got an issue, let's talk about it.
If Deanna wants to come for me,
I've been here for many a years.
I don't have to prove myself to anyone. Okay.
So no, I'm not backing down.
Deanna, who came up to who? If you wanna talk about that.
Like I didn't fucking literally two feet away,
hear you talking shit.
What are you talking about?
This bitch is sitting here trying to gaslight me,
acting like she has dementia.
Like she don't remember
that I literally walked through her literally asking,
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
Please don't play with me. I will knock that crown
off your head, little princess bitch.
You, you fucked up with me, bitch.
Did she call me a bitch?
If you feel some type of way, walk your talk.
Say it to my face.
You, you fucked up with me, bitch.
Did she call me a bitch?
If you feel some type of way, walk your talk.
Say it to my face.
You're not gonna call me a bitch, Deanna.
I don't think you realize
that your mouth is bigger than your head.
If you wanna talk about the audition,
you were in my face on the dance floor doing
all this extra stuff. We were talking about,
you did all this tricks and all this shit.
And I was like, "Damn, bitch."
You did.
I'm trying to do my thing
and she has all this energy next to me
and is being really in my face.
- Overpowering. - Yeah.
So pull up next time.
Pull up to what? We are at a dance studio, Deanna.
That's what I'm saying. So-
- What? - Don't take it personal.
- It's an audition. - Take what personal?
Obviously, there's some things that you are sitting with
that have been hurting you from the past.
Girl, it's your energy.
Do you wanna fix it or not? Do you?
I mean, she's just telling you her opinion.
You gonna have your friend defend you?
It seems like you wanna have a problem.
Hell yeah, 'cause that's my best friend.
- I'ma defend her too. Okay. - I'm that best.
- I'ma stick beside her. - Okay, so now
we're standing up. So now we're standing up.
Alexis, energy is everything to me. I'm talking.
You were the one coming to me at the audition.
I don't like to be interrupted.
You were coming to me at the audition.
Right, 'cause I got beef with you. How about that?
You could beef with yourself, baby.
Are you gonna do something about it?
Now I'm at the point where I'm like, all right,
so let's just lay it out.
We've got some issues. I'm feeling a little beefy today.
So let's talk it out.
- What you're not gonna do- - Okay, so you can respect me.
Let's talk about how it's been about four years,
when I literally watched you, bitch.
You deliberately left our crew on some "Fuck you," shit.
I don't fuck with any of you.
Now we have a personal fucking problem
and I will hold that motherfucking grudge.
Wow.
This whole dance crew that we were in,
I think she has it in her head
that I quit, but I didn't quit.
I was kicked out for very petty reasons.
So then for it to come all the way back around,
it's like, no, that's not what it was at all.
I was very hurt.
I lost the only friends I had and I had to figure it out.
I fucked with you. I supported you.
It was almost like a day and night thing.
You just switched up. And I'ma be...
Don't gimme that fucking eyebrow.
She has never supported me. She's never been there for me.
And vice versa. We've never been like that.
So I don't know where this story is coming from.
You're talking about stuff that happened in the past.
It's a whole situation that really has nothing to do
with anything anymore.
Because at the end of the day,
your actions speak louder, bitch,
than any word that's coming out right now.
And I don't give a fuck.
And we're not friends. We haven't been friends.
So...
So what's the problem?
So then, you know what this is, is accountability.
If I'm asking you what your problem is
and you're saying nothing,
and there's clearly a problem,
how can we solve this without it getting confrontational?
- Really? Really? - If you're a fucking stranger
to me, it's some troll shit. Whatever.
- But I know you. - Really?
But notice you're the one coming up to me, okay.
Because when someone runs their mouth, that's what I do,
- because I'm not a bitch. - Okay, so what
- do you want to do, Deanna? - I'm not a pussy.
I'm really trying to keep it together right now, Deanna.
Okay, I'm not fucking sorry now.
Please stop.
Then say something to me next time
and we won't have this problem.
I don't have any plans to be talking to you, Deanna-
- Or about me, right? - Unless it has anything
- to do with work. - Or about me. Or about me.
- At all. - Okay?
I'll say whatever I wanna say.
- Right. - Matter of fact.
- Actually. - Then we'll be here again.
Moving forward, okay,
I'm cool with you if you're cool with me.
If you think after this we're cool-
- Then great. - We're not cool.
Don't run your mouth about people
you probably fucking shouldn't because I'm a little reactive
and I'm a little fucking volatile
and I'm probably not the fucking person you should do it to.
- I cannot. - Girl, weren't you leaving?
- Weren't you leaving? - Yeah. Well, you sit here
and teach your beginner classes.
- Go ahead, bye. - Fucking do that. Goodbye.
- And we making bags, baby. - Bye. Bye. Bye.
- We making way bags. - You stupid bitch.
- Okay. - Yeah.
- Girl. - You know.
Girl, baby.
Oh my fucking God.
Deanna.
I need a minute. Girl, I need to, like,
really think about my life.
'cause I really like just saw my entire career go
in a flash of an eye with that girl.
Robin and Kenny left just five seconds ago.
- Yo. - And now you wanna
- cut up. - She caught trippin'
- sometimes. Like, damn. - Do this in front
of your bosses.
You wanna be all kiki and like,
"Oh my God, class was so..."
You wanna be a little angel in front of Robin and Kenny.
- And then when they leave- - I know but then
- she wants to pop in. - Switch it up.
- Show your real- - Show your real self.
Show your fucking self, bitch.
Show yourself. Ugh, my God.
I'm telling you, like, I'm really triggered right now
because I'm really about to fucking knock her out
and I'm trying to hold my shit together.
- I know, I know. And you're- - Because I'm trying
- to be professional. - Doing a great job.
- You're doing a great job. - At this fucking studio.
And that bitch literally does not realize-
- Yeah. - That she's talking
to fucking Satan's daughter.
And I will literally fucking flip out.
I know.
- Keep it together. - That was so nasty.
- She's nasty.
- She nasty. - Yeah.
I don't know how I'm gonna see this girl again
and not knock her out.
I'm not even kidding.