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You Get to Decide the Message of This World Premiere Music Video

You may not have heard Rachael Sage’s name before, but you definitely know her music. Sage’s songs have been featured on “Dance Moms” a record 22 times! Breakout star Maddie Ziegler even danced to several of her tunes. Sage, herself a former dancer (she trained at the School of American Ballet as a teen), very […]

"Dance Moms" Wants You!

These could be your new BFFs! Calling all comp kids! Are you dreaming of making your small-screen debut? If you think your leaps are as strong as Maddie Ziegler’s, your shimmies are as fierce as Asia Monet Ray’s and your pirouettes are as sharp as Chloe Lukasiak’s, now may be your time to shine! Here’s […]

Camera? What Camera?

When Dance Spirit spent a day with 11-year-old “Dance Moms” Dancer Maddie Ziegler, we saw just how many cameramen, producers, microphones, costumes and props it takes to star in a reality TV show. But the hubbub is all in a day’s work for this celebrity kid.

"Dance Moms: The Big, Not So Easy" Recap

Work it, Kenzie! Finale time! The whole crew—and I mean the whole crew—was in New Orleans for In10sity Nationals. Much of this episode was hard to watch (aka the parts featuring the moms), but, in the end, there was a ton of great dancing. Here are my top AWESOME and AWKWARD moments from last night. […]

"Dance Moms: Gone, Abby Gone" Recap

There are a lot of kids on that stage—but it works. This week, something major was missing at the ALDC—the “AL,” to be exact. Abby Lee’s absence meant no pyramid, no assignments and a whole lot of confusion. The girls and moms found both pros and cons of living life without Abby. Here are my […]

"Dance Moms: The Dancing Dead" Recap

On The Verge After last week’s victory over the Candy Apples, it seems like the Abby Lee Dance Company’s rival team may be gone for good! Abby’s spirits are high as she places focus on the girls’ win, but still shows no interest in Kelly, Brooke and Paige’s potential return. With the Hyland girls taking […]

"Dance Moms: No Room for Rotten Apples" Recap

Poor Nick always gets the worst costumes… My thoughts on this week’s episode are best summed up by a tweet from the one-and-only Abby Lee Miller: “Snore snore bring on #ALDC!” With another hour filled with Candy Apples and “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” drama, we didn’t even catch a glimpse inside the walls of the […]

What Would Abby Lee Miller Think?

You might not like what she has to say, but Abby Lee Miller will critique your dancing. “Ever wanted to dance for the ALDC? Well, now’s your chance!” When I received an email with that in the subject line (I guess the secret’s out that I signed up for the Abby Lee Dance Company mailing […]