I always wonder how the girls were treated at school because image crying on live tv AND Everyone saw it. Did they get bullied?

i could honestly always relate to maddie on a deep level, i see so much of myself in her, as a kid, i was always worried about something and adultified and parentified just as she was

i relate to her specific people pleasing tendencies, she listened to grown ups and was an obedient child which made her very vurneable to manipulative adults around her and she was scared of getting in trouble and scared of speaking up or standing up for herself which i relate to so much

how about you?

You want to know why I rooted for Nia and Cameron so much. Because they were treated like the weak links and under dogs. Everybody was always so quick to count Nia out especially in the earlier seasons. But as some of the moms got comfortable in Abby's favorite toward their kid and used it to their advantage. Holly had Nia in technique classes off the show so she could improve. And it showed in some of her projects such as shark and love you in the dark. While others used Abby's favouritism to their advantage Nia worked for what she wanted.

Then there's Cameron Cameron came in when it was every man for themselves. She was trated as a weak link as well when in reality she was a very talented dancer. Kira told Camille that Cameron would never go anywhere after dance moms and now Cameron is proving her wrong.

Since the show both Cameron and Nia have worked in the industry professionaly and successfully I might add. Nia worked along side Sherri Shepherd in a starring role in imperfect high, and on one life to live.Off Broadway in 11 to midnight and heading to Pittsburg for Mean Girls as Amember of the ensemble cast. Cameron has performed for usher, Kendrick Lamar Tate, McCrae.

I just wrote this long post to say that I love to see these women thriving when others counted them out.

or am i stupid lol 😭😭, but idk, i always felt that maddie rushed because abby had tendency to put A LOT of choreography in her dances so she picked up the habit, is rushing trought movement messing up your timing or is that a seperate thing at the end of the day?

for my bttb listeners LOL i just finished the episode and i can’t tell if they do it for the bit or if it’s their real name pronunciation please someone clarify LMAO

I genuinely am not seeing an issue with her? Melissa and Holly are mad at her because she doesn’t wanna sit and fight for her kid to do the things everyone else had to do to “fit in” when joining a team. She was invited there to dance and Abby got mad at her for being late (understandable) but then wouldn’t let her kid dance. Lynn didn’t think it was fair that her kid needed to go through hell and actually spoke up about not wanting to lose her morals just so her kid could dance with Abby and debated on leaving. They did NOT like that and i respect her decision to deal with things her own way. I’m watching on youtube and people in the comments are saying how they’re exhibiting their typical “pack” behavior and that they want everyone to have the same opinion and ways of doing things that way they all do and i agree with that. They can’t force her to do anything. She already went in the class again to ask if her kid was dancing and Abby yelled at her and wouldn’t tell her anything on if she should leave or not. Idk i think their behavior is very strange toward her and i don’t know why they got involved. They’re rolling eyes and are so mad and i’m not understanding? Abby wasn’t even rude to her kid so it’s not like she needed to go stand up to her. Abby was mad at Lynn and didn’t wanna deal with her at the moment. Even the mini moms were telling her they were fighting for her and didn’t feel like she was fighting for her or her kid and then that’s when the OG moms started getting mad basically telling her to get over it because that’s how it works around there…. I guess it’s because they had nothing else to fight about 😭 i lowkey love her going against their typical way of doing things. Even ABBY stood up for her at the competition about it when Jill threw her under the bus for being quiet and “not caring” like Abby didn’t seem to care anymore. This show frustrates me so bad sometimes lol

let me know what you guys think!

They are here tonight in the theatre I’m currently working at. I’m in rehearsals tonight, but just saw this in the lobby and heard Kelly in the green room as I passed it after filling my water bottle

what do you think is each girl's BEST solo? NOT your favorite, what you think objectively is their best.
for me:
maddie: leaving berlin (off show), all god's creatures, hostage
mackenzie: dance doctor, bat crazy, bully
chloe: silence, lucky star, dream on a star
nia: goodbye maya, never knew
brooke: diary of anne frank
paige: make some noise
kendall: voodoo doll!!! (edited bc i had others but i forgot about that one)
kalani: say something say anything
brynn: left cycle, botched (only focused on on show solos)
elliana: aria, am i enough
lilliana: straight escape
camryn: breaking free
not familiar with season 8 cast so i didn't do them

I'm rewatching dance moms and I'm currently towards the end of season 3. At this point, Hadley and Yvette joined Candy apples.

I only know of Hadley through AUDC and I remember disliking her mom on the dance comp show because she was so annoying for the way she went about things.

I thought that with me being in my 20s rewatching it would offer me a different view of her but I still feel the same way I did as a kid watching her specifically.

I will say a new realization I have is I feel like Yvette is living through Hadley and the other kids (especially on S3E35) because she blew up over Gina not crediting her for doing the group choreo for candy apples. She does say something along the lines of "I see a piece of me on the dance floor" which reinforces how I feel.

BUT I'm for certain editors made it appear like this for drama and stuff like that (as they typically do lol).

I do like Hadley and think she's a great dancer. But Yvette was definitely something else...

please drop your best jill quotes! she’s my favorite dance mom 🤭

So I just finished watching Season 6, Episode 3, where Kendall performed her solo “all eyes on me.” After she danced, Ashlee said in her interview that Kendall couldn’t even do a sassy jazz routine and that Brynn should’ve been the one performing it instead.

Do you guys agree with Ashlee? Do you think Brynn should have done this solo, or do you think Kendall was the right choice?

like if someone had never seen the show before, which dance do you think best represents it?

let me know your recommendations! btw i’m currently on season three and i’m kind of bored lol. maybe due to the amount of filler i guess.

This is episode Nine of Season 5, so why are Kira and Jess speaking to Ashlee like they are grizzled veterans of this dance mom job.

Abby loves Kalani, so Kira you’re always in the honeymoon phase

And Abby hated Jojo by day two.

This whole episode is kinda annoying

this question is mainly for actual dancers or dance teachers or anyone whose actually dealt with comp dance before, but yeah, does tap have an advantage?

i ask because i was looking through sophia lucia's old solo results and noticed that her tap solos usually scored and placed higher than her jazz and lyrical solos, which shocked me.

same with maddie. i look at her old solo results, and her tap solos almost always won over her jazz and lyrical solos. also very surprising to me.

obviously both are amazing tappers, but i'm wondering, are they really better tappers than they are dancers in general? or is it easier for a good tap solo to win over a good solo of another style (at a good comp where judges know how to judge tap)?

Listen I know I ask a lot of questions about this show wasn’t really allowed watching any shows like this growing up so now as a adult I am watching the show and have sooooo many questions.

Is it me or did Jill feel threatened by Peyton? She always made little remarks like oh she doesn’t fit or she so big but my little Kendal she fits perfectly. Like um yes your daughter is in the age group and Peyton was 14? If I’m not mistaken. What was the big deal with that situation? Peyton is a great dancer to me.

What time does the BTTB episode normally release? I usually listen to it while I get ready for work but it’s not up yet. Did they say they were changing release times with Patreon now getting early access and I just missed it?

Whether it be something a cast member said, production staff said, something someone did, etc that you were genuinely surprised happened?

How do you guys have user flairs? Its disabled for me, but I think they're cute and want one 💔

Abby has very little likable or kind moments, but what is your favorite moment of hers?

I personally loved when she cried because Kenzie danced well.

** This is not a pro Abby post, there are maybe a handful of good moments of hers.

Just made my first thing using photoshop today

Hehehe hi! So me and my roommate are watching this show casually because we like finding shows to watch together. I personally watched it a long time ago and she has not. Anyways; does anyone find it odd to just casually watch it? like we’re drunk and smoking and it’s on and i kinda sometimes and like bro, we bust out laughing bc it’s just so ridiculous. Abby is so cruel, the kids are so funny but also so unhappy and the moms are literally contractually obligated and forced and pressured and it’s so crazy.

How do you guys approach the show? i usually like either pause it sometimes and explain how horrible it is and we try and take it lightly.