WATCH: If Not For My Girls: Miami Vibes, Real Talk & Sisterhood

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Reginae Carter and the OMG Girlz kick off their Miami girls’ trip with laughter, honest conversations, and big energy. Watch as they reflect on growth, friendship, and what it means to show up for yourself — and your girls.

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00:00Woo!

00:01Hey!

00:03Hey, y'all.

00:04Guess what?

00:05I set up a girl's trip, and it is happening.

00:08I am on the way to Miami.

00:10Not my storage pool.

00:11Hold up.

00:11When me and Regine decided to plan this girl's trip,

00:14we just wanted to get all of our friends together

00:17and just unwind and be fresh.

00:20All right, y'all.

00:21I am headed to Miami.

00:22About to have a whole good time, y'all.

00:25This trip, I think I am reclaiming my creative mind.

00:29I feel like I've just been on go, on go, on go.

00:31I need the relaxation, the air of Miami,

00:34the sun on my skin, the breeze and the wind.

00:37I was so excited when I seen that text come through my phone.

00:39This will be our first girl's trip having no work.

00:42I needed some time to refresh and get with the girls.

00:47And I'm just glad that the girls are back and reunited.

00:50The OMG girls, we are back together.

00:52Miami, here we come.

00:59For sure.

01:00And guys, go.

01:01сказал

01:05to some a choice.

01:05I'm just glad you can do something casual with me who's on now.

01:09If you prefer, I can see, as'd a friend

01:11walking in my design does not pay since the rain

01:13that you are 3 to 5 before they go,

01:15I think it's gotta be better

01:16I think it's gonna be better

01:18be better

01:19because if you're a kid

01:20you definitely don't ahora

01:21more.

01:22When padres bought him

01:23by fairy hare

01:23and far

01:24it's gonna be better

01:25If you were a kid,

01:26Oh, y'all, this is so nice.

01:35Okay, guys.

01:39It's so grown.

01:40This is very grown-up fun.

01:42Okay.

01:43Yes, I can see myself living here.

01:45Oh, wait, wait, hold up, though.

01:47Look at the dream.

01:49I need that.

01:50I need that.

01:51Welcome to Miami, ladies.

01:54I said it all right.

01:56Yeah, I said it all right.

01:56Yeah, I sure did.

01:58Regine Carter does not play when it comes about booking the place that we stay.

02:02Oh, my God.

02:03This is so pretty.

02:05A realtor tell me how to get this.

02:13Obviously, we agreed to not be on our phones so much.

02:16Right?

02:17Right?

02:17We're going to unplug.

02:18We're going to give our phones a break.

02:20We're going to have some real girl talk.

02:21We talked to your kids.

02:22I talked to my kids.

02:24Yes, right.

02:25Yes, yes.

02:25You know, she was...

02:26Listen, y'all, when I think of sisterhood, I really think of us.

02:28I think of y'all as my little sisters.

02:30I love y'all so much.

02:32Y'all know that.

02:32I'm always here for y'all.

02:33Y'all know we've been through everything together.

02:36The ups, the downs, breakups, baby showers, beautiful blessings in our new world.

02:42And, you know, I just love how we're always there for each other.

02:44And no matter what I love, how we love each other.

02:46Oh, my God.

02:47I can't.

02:48This makeup is not waterproof.

02:50I don't want to cry.

02:50Okay.

02:51Okay.

02:51It's just a lot of gratitude going on.

02:54I know.

02:54So, Nae, what's the vibe?

02:56Okay.

02:56So, the vibes is about being refreshed.

02:58Okay.

02:59Refresh.

02:59Refresh with creativity.

03:00Okay.

03:01For good food.

03:02You know, we like to eat.

03:03Okay.

03:05Refresh with a yacht.

03:07What's Miami without a yacht?

03:09And now, we're going to start off with putting our boots on the ground.

03:13Oh, okay.

03:14We got a little secret.

03:15Uh-huh.

03:15I love you guys.

03:16Yeah.

03:16I love you guys.

03:17I love you guys.

03:18I love you guys.

03:18So, me and Nae have been talking about it, and we was like, you know, we stay eating

03:22up a stage, a little eight count, so why not take a dance class together?

03:27Yes.

03:28It's something a little different.

03:29Not a regular dance class.

03:30Not a typical dance class, ladies.

03:32Okay.

03:33There is.

03:33It's a surprise.

03:42Yee!

03:44Yeah.

03:45Yeah.

03:46Yeah.

03:47Yeah.

03:48Yeah.

03:49Yeah.

03:50Yeah.

03:54Ladies, welcome to Miami.

03:57Nothing says Miami more like a little bit of salsa.

04:02You can thank Zohnique and Redshenae for this little musical surprise.

04:05Now, before we start this class today, we're going to do a quick history lesson on one of

04:08the most popular dances in the world.

04:10Okay.

04:11Yes, salsa has its roots both in Africa and Cuba.

04:14I love to dance, so when it comes to different types of dance, especially different

04:18and cultures, I really appreciate it.

04:20When it came together on the beautiful Caribbean

04:22island of Cuba to create the national dance, Danzón.

04:27Now, this dance had two children, Cha-Cha-Cha and Son Cubano.

04:31I'm not a dude, Cha-Cha-Cha.

04:32Oh.

04:33Hey, don't make it one step ahead.

04:35Cha-Cha-Cha made its way to New York,

04:37where it combined with Puerto Rico and other Latin countries.

04:40Hey.

04:41My girl Puerto Rican.

04:42Oh, it was really cool to find out

04:45that it has some Puerto Rican roots, too, just like me.

04:48So, are we ready to party?

04:49Yeah, let's do it.

04:52I didn't know what I was going to get myself into,

04:54but I know I have rhythm.

04:55I know these hips can move, so I knew that was going to be OK.

04:59Let's clap it up, clap it up, clap it up.

05:03We're going to go into a little two-step, little two-step.

05:07All right, that's it.

05:08My girl knows what we need, something new, something fresh.

05:11Now, we're going to go forward and back, forward and back.

05:13Forward.

05:14Back.

05:15Forward with the left, back with the right.

05:18Forward with the left, back with the right.

05:20One, two, three, five, six, seven, one, two, three.

05:23Now, we're going to go to the side, to the side, left, right, left.

05:28I definitely think me and the girls can add a couple of these moves

05:31into our routine, but it was hot.

05:34One, two, three.

05:35One, two, three.

05:36Over the head.

05:37Over the head.

05:39Over the head.

05:40Over the head.

05:41Over the head.

05:42Mommy, what are you doing?

05:43Today, I just got a little emotional, because I'm like, I miss my baby.

05:47I'm out here dancing and cha-cha-ing, and this is the same exact stuff I do with my child.

05:52Why did the little dip remind me of Nia Hunter?

05:54Oh, my God.

05:56I'm trying to have a hand at my tiki foot.

05:58That's so cute.

06:00I think I'm going to be like that with a kid.

06:02Yeah, that's true.

06:03I'm going to miss the baby.

06:03No, you are.

06:04Yeah, I'm going to miss the baby.

06:06It was a great holiday, guys.

06:09Thank y'all so much.

06:10I appreciate it.

06:10Thank y'all so much.

06:12But, girl, it's hot.

06:14Yes, it is.

06:15Let's go.

06:16Oh, that was a wild.

06:17Baby, I'm not tired.

06:22That salsa class plus the heat was no joke.

06:25Listen.

06:26It was fun, though.

06:27It was so much fun.

06:28Did you find some little steps?

06:29Yes, and I'm glad y'all surprised us with that, because that was a good surprise.

06:32It was fun.

06:33We had a special time.

06:34It was just something new.

06:35We've just been on new vibes, new energy, like just a whole new thing, so I had such a

06:44great time.

06:45We wanted to put this together so we can, you know, try something new and also have

06:50fun, because we've been working, y'all.

06:51We have.

06:52Okay.

06:53What does everybody have going on?

06:54Like, movie?

06:55We got a movie coming out.

06:56Just wrap one.

06:57Got to do another one.

06:58Period.

06:59Okay, okay.

07:00Congratulations.

07:01That's so cool.

07:02We got an actress.

07:03Shout out to Big G.O.D.

07:04You hear that?

07:05We got a new single coming out next month.

07:07It's going to be so dope.

07:08Of course.

07:09We going to be turned up to it all night tonight.

07:11Period.

07:12You see what happened when you put your phone away, though?

07:14Yes.

07:15That's true.

07:16You know, we're talking.

07:17Yeah.

07:18We having that art.

07:19We learning sauces.

07:20My hips is going left and right.

07:21I just love it.

07:23But you know what?

07:24This is just day one, y'all.

07:25We got plenty more to do, so let's see how it turns out.

07:28I mean, how can we top it, though?

07:29Let's see.

07:30Let's see.

07:31I don't know.

07:32Should we go inside and fresh it up, maybe?

07:33Let's fresh it up.

07:34Okay?

07:35Alrighty.

07:36This season on, if not for my girl's trip.

07:39I'm just going with the flow.

07:41Yes!

07:42I wanted to make y'all these empanadas.

07:45That's a mama whip.

07:46It is.

07:47That is a mama whip.

07:48Mom, we rockin'?

07:49Uh-uh!

07:50I don't do this.

07:51I ain't never been rockin'.

07:52Uh-oh.

07:53I don't rock.

07:54Come on, bro.

07:55What you thinkin'?

07:56With me coming in and like, you know, meeting y'all, I was like, dang, how I'm gonna fit in.

07:59It ain't.

08:00It's actually me.

08:01Yeah, yeah, yeah.

08:02I mean, you kind of took the spot.

08:08To Miami.

08:09To life.

08:10To my girls.

08:11Cheers, y'all!

08:12Cheers!

08:13Cheers!

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