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Dance Moms Season 3: The smoke before the fire

May 19, 2013 Missybee Dance Moms

Dance Moms came back for season three with all the drama and fireworks you would expect. Questions were asked by the audience and answered by the cast members. In hopes of stirring the pot would be my guess. And were their tongues sharpened and ready with quick, sarcastic remarks. You have to wonder though, how much is really the way they feel. How much is for the benefit of the cameras?

I was surprised at Abby’s comments about Holly quitting her job and now she is just a dance mom. Abby repeatedly told her she needed to be at the studio and not at work. The woman takes the time off work and Abby still has something to say about it. Maybe it because that was the only bad thing she really could say about Holly. She appears to be a very level headed nice person.

Love the segment with Christi and Abby. Always, always entertaining. And funny. I don’t think that Abby hates Chloe, like Christi says she does. Abby I believe hates Christi, but that I am sure works both ways. I didn’t know Christi and Melissa had a line together. Glitzy Girl, its cute. The focus does seem to be shifting from dance.

Kelly and Abby’s wounds run deep. I really like Brooke and Paige. Abby may have a point when she said Brooke should give up her spot. Brooke is getting to be quite a bit bigger and older than the rest of the girls. But I think she is talented enough to do something on her own or start seeing about Cirque du Soliel. I guess we will have to see this season.

Chloe danced and was really good as she normally is.

Melissa is out next and there isn’t much fighting there. Just praise for Maddie. Which in my opinion the child earned and deserves. Why any of them try and take that away from her, is puzzling.

Nia danced and was fierce. She is a mini Beyonce in the making. The theme of the dance may be questionable for a child. But she brought it.

Jill came on and looks like she really enjoys being in the hot seat. Loved her comment about botox.

“She is Known as the Sue Sylvester of the dance world.” hahaha

Abby seems very confident that Cathy will be eating her dust again this season. We will see. Cathy bothers me.

Maddie is out to dance and does a wonderful job.

Abby and Cathy can agree on their dislike of Christi.

Mackenzie is just too cute.

Next is a group dance My Last Text. This is a chilling, amazing performance.

Looks like it is going to be a crazy, entertaining season on Dance Moms. Can’t wait.

No comments Abby Lee, Brooke Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Christi Lukasiak, dance moms, Episode Recaps, Maddie Ziegler, Melissa Ziegler, Nia Frazier, Paige Hyland

Skipping CD’s, Paranoia and Probation Highlight The Episode This Week

June 20, 2012 sabrina Dance Moms

Tensions were building last night on Dance Moms as Kelly and Christi continue to work on Melissa to join their side in a crusade against Abby Lee. The big drama revolved around cdskip-gate last week where the moms convinced Melissa that Abby set that up purposely as a cheap way to make Maddy win. For those who didn’t understand the situation, judges tend to favorably view a dancer who can continue to perform when things don’t go smooth. If done purposely, that’s about as low as it gets and is looked down very harshly.

Obviously Melissa wants to protect her daughters reputation, so she confronted Abby about the rumors, but naturally they were denied. We’ll never know the truth because as bad as it looks for Maddie, it looks 100x worse for Abby Lee to cheat for her students. She’ll never admit it even if it was on purpose, her studio would lose all credibility right away. Do I think it was done purposely? The reality show fanatic in me originally felt it was, but logic set in and I don’t think so. Maddie is a fantastic dancer and doesn’t need any help getting back on top, especially at the risk of Abby’s precious reputation.

With that aside, it was time to do Abby’s apparently new favorite thing, the pyramid (I say new because she’s on record saying the pyramid is a Dance Moms thing). Just like last week when Maddie skipped a chance to dance, Brooke and Paige were both at the very bottom. The difference was Maddie didn’t have a big ‘PROBATION’ written on her picture. Kind of unfair to Brooke and Paige, but that’s Abby being Abby.. there is more than enough evidence of some type of favoritism, and it was even on display again last night.

During the group number, Paige came out with the only unique dress and was instantly forced to give it up to Chloe. This meant Chloe ended up wearing a dress too tight, and Paige’s was too large. The funny part is, the 11 year old dancers were the ones acting mature about it all.. Chloe wanted Paige to be the unique one, and Paige also handled it well by simply going along with it all. Was it favoritism, or do you believe Abby’s excuse that Chloe should have had a unique dress because of her role in the dance?

As far as the rest of the dancers, Maddie and Chloe had a duo and looked phenomenal, but still only ended up in 2nd place in their category.

Nia, Maddie and Mackenzie also had solo’s, and only one of them won first place in their category. Can you guess which one? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not Maddie, and it’s also not Nia. That’s right, Mackenzie finally remembered her entire solo and rocked it on stage. She won 1st in the petite category, while Nia won 9th and Maddie 4th in their categories.

The group number ended up looking very cute and well done, but in the end, it wasn’t good enough because they finished 2nd. That wasn’t good enough for Abby who went off on the group after that. Again, feeling embarrassed and ashamed and taking it out on the kids. This is the part I don’t understand. She has a bunch of pre-teen dancers, some (Maddie) has to learn *3* dances in a matter of days, yet gets worked up they only finished 2nd? It just blows my mind that she gets upset at 2nd place with that short of prep time. Maybe it’s normal in the competitive dance world, but it just seems like a lot to place on kids.

What are your thoughts on the episode last night?

12 comments Abby Lee, Brooke Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Christi Lukasiak, dance moms, Episode Recaps, Holly Frazier, Kelly Hyland, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, Melissa Ziegler, Nia Frazier, Paige Hyland

Dance Moms Is Back!

June 8, 2012 sabrina Dance Moms

Ahh the weather is warming up, and the regular Dance Moms is back on TV. Things just feel normal again, especially after watching Dance Moms: Miami. Look, I don’t want to bash that show, it is entertaining to watch, but it’s just not Dance Moms. It almost has the feel of some art school students who made a parody show to try and mock the original. Sadly, the moms outrageous behavior mask the great dancing and sweet kids who are trying to avoid the drama.

This isn’t a post on Miami though, it’s about the return of Abby and company, and it felt good watching it! Before I talk about the episode, did anyone watch the “OMG Moments” with Abby beforehand? Kind of weird. It was fun watching the highlights, but Abby’s commentary between was kind of cringe-worthy, bashing the moms who aren’t even being filmed to defend themselves. Just very strange and would have been better off doing one of those terrible VH1 shows where they hire “comedians” to try and joke between clips.

Anyway, enough of that. The episode picked up where last season ended with Abby having a mini breakdown and storming out of a competition. Apparently the moms haven’t heard from her in weeks(?) yet walk into the room with the pyramid all set up ready to go. Right. Do us a favor Lifetime, don’t try to stage moments because it’s very transparent. The moms probably did stand there for 30 minutes waiting for her, but it was clearly set like that for drama purposes to continue from last season.

Once that little quirk was out of the way, things were back to normal in the ALDC with the Abby yelling at everyone, the moms yelling back at her, and the poor kids just caught in the middle trying to dance. I guess in that sense it’s not too different from Miami, but the biggest difference is how the moms interact with each other, and it’s totally refreshing. Christi and Kelly are hilarious, Holly is the calming influence, and Melissa is generally caught in the middle of the moms and her friendship with Abby.

Maddie watching the trio for mistakes

What bothered me was sometime in the middle of the episode, Abby was trying to get the girls to criticize each other, and having Maddie act as a choreographer which was totally out of character for the girls, the show and even Abby. You can see a genuine friendship with all the girls, and the last thing I want to watch would be the dancers turning on each other for drama purposes. I don’t know if this was a one time thing, but I hope it is. The girls looked very uncomfortable doing it, and it was uncomfortable to watch.

Despite a little bit of drama through the episode, the team still went out to L.A. to compete, and the rust from some time off was pretty evident. Mackenzie had a solo, and did very well until she slipped and hurt herself, but still ended up finishing 10th. Chloe also had a solo, and performed well as did the group number, but both only finished 5th place. The trio was the highest performing number with a 3rd place finish.

The results didn’t please Abby and in the dressing room after awards, she had it out with Kelly which was again more reminiscent of Miami than what we’re used to. It seemed that show loved to put drama right at the end, and this week was no different.

While it was a good episode, and refreshing to see them back on the air, I just hope future episodes have more of a regular Dance Moms feel and not some cross between Dance Moms and Dance Moms: Miami.

2 comments Abby Lee, Chloe Lukasiak, Christi Lukasiak, dance moms, Episode Recaps, Holly Frazier, Kelly Hyland, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, Melissa Ziegler

Dance Moms Finale – Abby Makes It About Herself, Of Course

April 4, 2012 sabrina Dance Moms

I can't believe my season is over! Who am I going to yell at next week?

I know this recap is a bit late, but I wasn’t home during Dance Moms last night, so I wasn’t able to live tweet or give an instant recap. That also goes the same for Dance Moms: Miami, which is sad considering I was looking forward to that. Luckily with the magic of DVR, I was able to watch Dance Moms today, and will watch Miami tonight.

The girls were still preparing for their audition to the Joffrey Ballet School this week, while Abby decided to bite off more than she could chew (no pun intended) by also attending the Starbound Dance Competition. Why not, right? I mean it’s normal to have 9-10 year olds memorize three completely new dances a week… nothing could go wrong!

Before Starbound, the crew made it to NY for the Joffrey audition, and no episode would be complete without Cathy making her appearance. I understand the show needs drama to keep people watching, but I think the Cathy aspect is getting a little old. The only redeeming quality of showing Candy Apples is that Kendall still makes appearances (until she re-joins Abby Lee, which I believe happened at some point after this season ended).

At the Joffrey audition, it basically went like this:

Cathy shows up, decides to act younger than any dancer on the show and start nagging Abby within minutes.
The judges were not at all impressed by the “tricks” the girls can do. It’s understandable, I’m sure no ballet school cares about hand stands and flips. Just different styles. Needless to say, that immediately eliminated all the girls except Chloe and Maddie.
Candy Apples also auditioned, and I did get a kick out of the judge asking why the girl had on so much makeup for an audition. I thought I was the only one who noticed how much makeup those girls pack on.
All the mothers, Abby Lee, and Cathy completely embarrassed both dance studios and themselves by arguing in the hall right outside the audition. One of the judges had to come outside to tell them to stop. Completely disgraceful and selfish, they should be ashamed after re-watching how foolish they looked.

After all that drama, it came down to one person receiving a summer scholarship to Joffrey, and that is…

Chloe!

A huge congrats to Chloe, and hopefully she has a fantastic summer.

Naturally that didn’t sit well with the usually poised Maddie, who threw a little tantrum inside the Starbound rehearsals. This resulted in Melissa taking away her phone for 10 days, and Mackenzie cracking up over it.

Of course, Christi probably could have taken the call in private, let alone put it on speaker so the entire room can be disappointed. I know she was excited, but minutes before a competition is probably not the greatest time to crush the dreams of all the girls in the room. This probably hurt Maddie the most because she felt she had a really good chance at also getting a scholarship, and it clearly had an effect on her solo routine.

It's always painful to see one of the dancers upset

Right in the middle of her routine, Maddie forgot what she was doing, turned around and ran off stage. Right away she knew she messed up and begged to go back on, but unlike the competition in Florida with Nia, she was not allowed to do-over, and it’s precisely the message Abby was trying to drill into the girls.

Abby then decided to clearly show her favoritism by crying non stop over this, which really upset the mothers. She didn’t congratulate Chloe on her first place finish, or the scholarship (that we seen), and just sat there in silence as the mothers drilled into her about being a hypocrite and showing favoritism. Then, Abby decided to take her ball and go home. At the end of the episode, we were left to believe that Abby was done teaching and the girls were left on their own. Hint: They’re not. Abby was just being an attention w**re and wanted everything focused on her. Whatever. It was a good season finale, and I will be announcing a Dance Moms season 3 as soon as I hear about it!

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7 comments Abby Lee, Chloe Lukasiak, dance moms, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, Melissa Ziegler, Nia Frazier

Rate This Dance Moms / Mean Girls Parody Video

March 13, 2012 sabrina Dance Mom Videos, Dance Moms

Someone released this video making a parody of the movie Mean Girls using the girls from Dance Moms. I’m pretty picky when it comes to voice over parody videos, and I’d have to give this a 5 tops. It wasn’t bad, but a lot of the parts were sloppy and didn’t fit the voices. I know some will also get worked up about Maddie playing Regina, but don’t let that get to you. None of the girls are mean, and ironically, Maddie is actually the most supportive and caring dancer on the show (you always seeing her comfort other dancers if they have a bad performance). However, she is also the most popular, so taking away the mean side, Maddie was probably the best one to play that.

What are your thoughts on the video?

3 comments dance moms, Maddie Ziegler

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