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Dance Moms (2011)
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Dance Moms is an American dance reality series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, it is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Abby Lee Dance Company, and follows children's early careers in dance show business and their mothers.
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▶ Dance Moms: Season 6 Official Extended Trailer | New Episodes Tuesdays 9/8c | Lifetime · Official
▶ Dance Moms: Season 6 Super Teaser | Lifetime · Official
▶ Dance Moms: Dance Moms Season 2 Preview | Lifetime · Official
▶ "Get Out of Here!" This New Mini Is Not Welcome at the ALDC! (S6 Flashback) | Dance Moms
▶ Dance Moms: “I Am APPALLED!” Abby Is FURIOUS at Chloe and Kendall (Season 3 Flashback)
▶ Paige's Curling Iron ACCIDENT! Backstage Drama! (S1 Flashback) | Dance Moms
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Top Cast
Abby MillerSelf
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Stacey KetchmanSelf
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Tricia FarrarSelf
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Ann ColinSelf
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Joanne PaolantonioSelf
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Michelle GeorgianaSelf
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Ashley HosbachSelf
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Erin KristichSelf
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Lakisha SamuelsSelf
Lilliana KetchmanSelf
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Brady FarrarSelf
Hannah ColinSelf
GiaNina PaolantonioSelf
Sarah GeorgianaSelf
Pressley HosbachSelf
Savannah KristichSelf
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Paris MooreSelf
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EPISODE GUIDE
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Specials
28 episodes · First aired 2011-10-12 Abby is full of surprises; the girls dance to Christmas songs; Abby and the mothers are at each other's throats.
E01
Most Outrageous Moments
2011-10-12 · 39 min
A one-hour special hosted by the series' infamous dance instructor Abby Lee Miller counting down this season's most talked-about highlights and best moments. The show will also include never-before-seen footage of the cast!
E02
Abby's Most OMG Moments
2012-06-05 · 41 min
In this hour long special, Abby will count down her favorite and most outrageous moments from Dance Moms Season 2.
E03
Abby's Dance-a-Thon
2012-07-03 · 39 min
Abby Lee Miller is never happy with second best. When the dance moms get in her way, things often go awry; when out of her way, her young dancers bring home the gold. In this episode watch Abby tackle the mama drama, taking us through her countdown of the worst to the best dance performances.
E04
Smoke Before the Fire
2013-01-01 · 42 min
During the special, Abby and the moms will take the stage together, giving a unique window into what's to come in America's favorite dancing docuseries while the ladies dish and their daughters perform some of their favorite choreography selected.
E05
The Mother of All Specials
2013-05-07 · 42 min
In this one-hour special, Abby Lee Miller introduces us to her mother, shares their amazing bond and history, with a revelation that will leave viewers awestruck. With Abby's usual unfiltered wry humor, she will also give us her crisp thoughts on the Dance Moms' fabulous and not so fabulous mothering skills.
E06
Reunion Full Dance: Rosa Parks
2013-07-10 · 2 min
E07
Full Dance: We're All Right
2013-08-18 · 2 min
E08
Top 14 Dances Countdown #14-11
2013-12-13 · 8 min
Enjoy full, uncut performances of the Top 14 dances.
E09
Top 14 Dances Countdown #5-1
2013-12-30 · 12 min
Enjoy full, uncut performances of the Top 14 dances.
E10
Top 14 Dances Countdown #10-6
2013-12-30 · 12 min
Enjoy full, uncut performances of the Top 14 dances.
E11
Guess Who's Coming to Dance?
2014-01-01 · 41 min
In this 1 hour special, Abby and the moms reunite to hash out the drama of last season while updates on the girls are unveiled and they take to center stage with new performances.
E12
Season 3 Look-Back: Top Ten Craziest Moments Part 1
2014-01-12 · 4 min
Watch Abby Lee Miller, the Dance Moms and the girls in the first part of this look-back at Season 3's top 10 craziest moments.
E13
Dance Moms Cares Special
2014-01-14 · 42 min
Even though they're in between dance seasons, there's no down time for the Abby Lee Dance Company. Abby enters her girls in a big Atlantic City dance competition that benefits the fight against cancer.
E14
Season 3 Look-Back: Top Ten Craziest Moments Part 2
2014-01-26 · 4 min
Watch Abby Lee Miller, the Dance Moms and the girls in the final part of this look-back at Dance Moms Season 3's top 10 craziest moments.
E15
Girl Talk (2)
2015-01-06 · 40 min
Hosted by singer and actress Coco Jones, in this second installment of "Girl Talk," the Dance Moms girls will answer their fans' questions, covering topics like boyfriends, rivalries...and Abby.
E16
Throwback Tuesday: Maddie and Melissa
2015-07-21 · 41 min
In this special, we will look back at Maddie and Melissa's Dance Moms journey from Maddie's earliest days as Abby's star pupil to her life now as the most famous 12-year-old dancer in the world.
E17
Throwback Tuesday: Nia and Holly
2015-07-28 · 41 min
Nia and Holly are the stars of their very own one-hour special, giving the inside scoop on all five seasons of their life with the Abby Lee Dance Company.
E18
Throwback Tuesday: Kendall and Jill
2015-08-04 · 41 min
Kendall and Jill take Dance Moms fans back to their first season with the Abby Lee Dance Company.
E19
Throwback Tuesday: Mackenzie and Melissa
2015-08-11 · 41 min
Mackenzie and Melissa discuss their experience from Mackenzie's earliest days as the baby of the ALDC.
E20
Throwback Tuesday: Kalani and Kira / JoJo and Jessalynn
2015-08-18 · 41 min
The ALDC's newest team members give Dance Moms fans a personal look at their most defining moments.
E21
No Moms Allowed
2016-01-05 · 41 min
It's that time again for the girls of Dance Moms get together--without their moms and Abby.
E22
Dance & Chat: Melissa's Announcement
2016-04-18 · 41 min
Abby's whole world is shattered when Melissa shares shocking news that will change the face of the ALDC forever. But with the ALDC competing three trios and an epic group number inspired by the new blockbuster film, The Huntsman: Winter's War, there is little time to spend mending Abby's broken heart.
E23
Abby Tells All
2017-07-25 · 81 min
After months of uncertainty, the fate of Abby Lee Miller has been sealed. This two-hour special features Abby’s final days of freedom as well as an exclusive sit-down interview with Jedediah Bila, co-host of ABC's "The View" and television personality. The emotionally charged special highlights Abby’s past and her deepest fears for the future, as she faces the harsh reality of going to prison. Abby also candidly discusses her past mistakes, what she has learned and what fans can expect from her on her release. The special includes her last dinner with friends and exclusive scenes of her surrender to the Victorville Federal Correctional Institution.
E24
The New Team
2019-05-28 · 20 min
A look at the new dancers featured in the new season of Dance Moms.
E25
The Return of Abby
2019-06-24 · 39 min
Abby endures physical and emotional struggles while undergoing chemotherapy and learning to regain the use of her legs, all the while pushing forward to keep her dream of a new competitive dance team for the Abby Lee Dance Company alive.
E26
Greatest Groups of All Time
2019-07-02 · 42 min
Dance Moms super fans voted for the top fifteen greatest group dances in the history of the show. Take a look back at Abby's award-winning and sometimes shocking choreography and find out which group dance was voted number one.
E27
Fan Favorite Moments
2019-07-16 · 41 min
Dance Moms fans voted to celebrate the greatest moments in Dance Moms history. Watch hilarious, heart-felt and jaw-dropping memories of your favorite Dance Moms stars.
E28
Unseen Dances, Untold Stories
2019-09-03 · 41 min
Watch some never before seen dances and see the explosive drama unfold from Season 8. Learn new things about your favorite dancers and moms in this Dance Moms special.
Season 1
13 episodes · First aired 2011-07-13 · ★ 10.0 Set in Pittsburgh’s renowned Abby Lee Dance Company, owned and operated by notoriously demanding and passionate instructor Abby Lee Miller, Lifetime’s explosive new docu-series Dance Moms follows children’s early steps on the road to stardom and the doting mothers who are there for every rehearsal, performance and bow…all under the discerning eye of Miller
E01
The Competition Begins
2011-07-13 · 42 min
Meet the dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, the dance moms and their daughters as the competition season begins and they travel from Pittsburgh to Phoenix.
E02
Wildly Inappropriate
2011-07-20 · 42 min
The Dance Moms allow their girls to wear outfits at the competition that are revealing and the scandal threatens to bring down the house. Abby's attempt to turn up the competition heat blows the audience away with what some may call an inappropriate dance number. She hopes it will give them their next big win. But it could backfire.
E03
Cheerleader Blues
2011-07-27 · 42 min
The Dance Moms need to win this week's competition to stay in the game, but chaos ensues when Mom Kelly's daughter wants to drop out of dance as she hurts her hip and she wants to be a cheerleader. Kelly convinces her daughter to stay in dance, pushing her so far that it may cause permanent injuries.
E04
Stealing the Show
2011-08-03 · 42 min
Abby gives each girl a solo dance for their next competition. However, she gives two solos to her star dancer, Maddie, clearly providing her with an advantage over the others. Christi has seen this too many times and lashes out at Abby in uncontrollable fury.
E05
When Stars Collide
2011-08-10 · 42 min
The Abby Lee Dance Company is on the edge after learning that a big Broadway casting director will attend their annual showcase, an exhibition in which she shows off her accomplished dancers. Abby's desire to push the girls to the max could have catastrophic effects if they don't do their best.
E06
Dying to Dance
2011-08-17 · 42 min
On their way to a big competition, Christi finds out that her grandmother has been admitted into a hospital. She now must choose whether to go to the hospital to sit by her grandmother's side or go to the dance competition.
E07
She's a Fighter
2011-08-24 · 40 min
Abby's typecasting of Nia sends Holly over the edge. Meanwhile, minister Dawn returns to the Abby Lee Dance Company and Abby is fully prepared for any heated argument that might erupt.
E08
Love On The Dance Floor
2011-08-31 · 41 min
Abby plays cupid with Brooke and her duet partner.
E09
From Ballerinas to Showgirls
2011-09-07 · 42 min
Chloe finds herself at the top of Abby's pyramid; Cathy prepares her dancers to compete against Abby's dancers.
E10
Cathy Brings It On!
2011-09-14 · 42 min
Kelly secretly hires choreographers to give Brooke and Paige an edge; Cathy's dancers arrive to go head to head against Abby's dancers.
E11
It All Ends Here
2011-09-28 · 42 min
After competing all season, it all boils down to the National Title Competition. Abby's dancers have been on a losing streak and this is their last chance to prove they can win. Meanwhile, Melissa leaves the competition early to go on vacation. Her ex-husband, Kurt, steps in as a "Dance Dad", sending Melissa into a panic.
E12
There's Only One Star
2011-10-05 · 42 min
Abby brings everyone back to Los Angeles and the girls audition and are cast for a music video. The girls compete against each other because only one girl can be cast as the lead in the video. The directors end up casting Chloe as the lead because she looks the part.
E13
Most Outrageous Moments
2011-10-12 · 39 min
A one-hour special hosted by the series' infamous dance instructor Abby Lee Miller counting down this season's most talked-about highlights and best moments. The show will also include never-before-seen footage of the cast!
