Say what you will about “Dance Moms” (After blogging about it for several years now, I’m pretty sure I’ve heard it all), but I’m still as hooked as I was during the first episode of Season 1. The girls, the moms, Abby’s incredibly uncensored mouth…How could I resist tuning in for Season 3? Plus, last […]
If you’ve missed hearing Abby Lee Miller blaring through your TV each week, get excited—”Dance Moms” returns with an all new season January 1! And is there a better way to ring in the new year than watching Abby Lee whip her dancers into shape? (Well, maybe, but it’ll still be fun to watch!) In […]
Sad that your standby summer TV shows have ended? Don’t be, because there’s a new dance show on the block that’s blowing some of our old faves out of the water! “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” is like “Dance Moms” on steroids with a dash of “So You Think You Can Dance” thrown in. Twelve dancers […]
Believe it or not, Dance Spirit editors get star struck too. And that’s exactly what happened when Maddie and Chloe from “Dance Moms” visited our office on Friday. We were totally taken aback by how sincere and mature these little dancers were. And despite their constant competition on the show, they’re clearly close friends in […]
Victor Smalley with students Sammy Small (standing) and Hannah Epstein on “Dance Moms: Miami.” (Scott Gries/courtesy A&E Television Networks, LLC) “I’m exactly the same in real life as I am on the show,” says Victor Smalley of “Dance Moms: Miami.” “For me, it’s all about the kids and showcasing their talents.” While his students certainly […]
This was a fabulously kid-focused, (almost) drama-free episode. The moms kept their fighting to a minimum, everybody got a solo and my not-so-secret favorite, Mackenzie, got tons of screen time. L.A. clearly suits this crazy bunch. It was hard to choose, but here are my top five moments: 5. Mackenzie’s on top of the pyramid! Enough […]
Last week we got to see another side of the Abby Lee Dance Company—the recital side. We also got to see the hip-hop side, which I’d be more than happy to never see again. (That hip hop looked a whole lot like lyrical…) This week, thank goodness, the dancers got back to what they do […]
Last night’s episode of “Dance Moms” was traumatic, to say the least. There was so much yelling, too much cursing and not enough dancing from those talented kids we adore. But as always, we’re not here to complain about Crazy Christi (um, Chloe got a solo and that still wasn’t good enough for Christi, but […]