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Dance Moms
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.
- Created by:
- Abby Miller
- Cast:
- Abby Miller, Stacey Ketchman, Tricia Farrar, Ann Colin
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Lifetime
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 4
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Welcome Back ... Now Don't Get Too Comfy
2014-01-01 · 42mAbby announces that she will be holding open-call auditions for new dancers, and that no one's position on the team is safe; singer Jana Kramer invites Brooke to sing with her on stage.
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E02
Episode 2
Two Can Play This Game
2014-01-07 · 42mThe Abby Lee Dance Company competes against the Candy Apples for the first time since Nationals; Chloe and Kendall battle for the number two spot; Payton's future with the team is called into question.
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E03
Episode 3
Abby Strikes Back
2014-01-14 · 42mAbby announces her first national open audition in Orlando; Jill accuses Christi of lying to help Chloe win; Brooke, Paige and Chloe are given a tricky trio to challenge Brooke's pop star credentials.
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E04
Episode 4
Chloe vs. Kendall: Round 2
2014-01-21 · 42mCathy returns with a team of boys to compete against Abby's dancers; a nervous Abby pushes Chloe and Kendall to prepare for their solos; the team members feel pressured to prove themselves to Abby.
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E05
Episode 5
No One Is Safe
2014-01-28 · 42mHolly worries about Nia's featured role in the group dance; Abby's second open call audition has the mothers on edge; Melissa defends her choice to home school Maddie and MacKenzie.
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E06
Episode 6
Clash of the Chloes
2014-02-04 · 42mAbby brings in a new dancer named Chloe for a trial run on the competition team; Christi is concerned that Abby will replace her daughter; Holly and Jill are excited about their daughters' duet; Melissa thinks her girls are being overshadowed.
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E07
Episode 7
Big Trouble in the Big Apple
2014-02-11 · 42mAbby announces that she is putting together a new junior elite team; the Abby Lee Dance Company has two competitions in one week; Abby makes a bold decision that leads to a clash with Kelly.
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E08
Episode 8
Wingman Down
2014-02-18 · 42mChristi isolates herself from the other mothers; Kalani is tested for a spot on Abby's competition team; Holly worries that Nia will not be prepared for her solo.
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E09
Episode 9
Nothing's Fair in Abbyville
2014-02-25 · 42mChloe and Kalani go head-to-head on the dance floor; Abby promises a starring role to the winner of an improvised dance off, but revokes this when Kendall wins; Abby pushes MacKenzie's pop career with a solo.
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E10
Episode 10
No Solo for You
2014-03-04 · 42mAbby travels to New York; Kira wants Kalani to compete against Maddie this week; Abby gives a solo to Kendall.
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E11
Episode 11
Blame It on the New Girl
2014-03-11 · 42mA new girl tries out for Abby's team; Cathy prepares her team to end Abby's winning streak; Abby's girls dance at a nursing home to cheer up Abby's mother.
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E12
Episode 12
Sister Showdown
2014-03-18 · 42mPayton struggles to perform a challenging number; Maddie and Mackenzie compete against each other; Christi considers home school for Chloe.
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E13
Episode 13
Decisions Decisions
2014-03-25 · 42mKira tries to force Abby into making her daughter an official member of the Abby Lee Dance Company; Cathy choreographs her dancers in hopes of beating Abby's girls.
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E14
Episode 14
Family Comes First
2014-04-01 · 42mWith her mother's health declining, Abby leaves the girls and their mothers to fend for themselves at this week's competition; the pending arrival of a new team looms over Abby's original team.
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E15
Episode 15
Lights! Camera! Dance!
2014-04-08 · 42mMelissa takes control during Mackenzie's music video shoot; Abby's team is under pressure to continue their winning streak; this week's dances are a tribute to Abby's ailing mother.
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E16
Episode 16
Presenting My New Team
2014-04-15 · 63mAbby shocks the dancers and their mothers when she presents her new junior elite competition team; the original dancers are pitted against new dancers.
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E17
Episode 17
Seeing Red
2014-04-22 · 42mAfter a season full of fights, losses, and heartbreak, Abby and the moms gather to discuss the most memorable moments of the past year. Abby discusses the pain of losing her mother, while Kelly’s expulsion from the team is still fresh in Christi’s mind. Soon, old wounds are re-opened and everyone is "seeing red."
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E18
Episode 18
Girl Talk
2014-04-29 · 40mThe dancers receive the chance to speak their minds about Abby.
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E19
Episode 19
The Battle of Maddie vs. Chloe
2014-05-13 · 41mThe rivalry between Maddie and Chloe has boiled for four seasons and this episode of Dance Moms traces the very beginnings of it. Maddie and Chloe battled for first place in competitions, first position on the pyramid and ultimately, for a place in Abby's heart... But is the rivalry really between them...or between their mothers?
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E20
Episode 20
Abby's Top Ten Dances
2014-06-17 · 41mAbby reveals her 10 favorite group dances and offers insight into how they came about.
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E21
Episode 21
Double the Moms, Double the Trouble
2014-07-29 · 42mThe ALDC travels to Woodbridge, Va., for a competition; Abby invites Jade to join the Elite Team for the week; Christi is upset when Abby picks Chloe to compete against Jade; Abby decides to pull the current group routine.
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E22
Episode 22
Kiss or Get off the Pot
2014-08-05 · 42mWith the Select Team gone for the week, the Elite Team needs to end their losing streak. This will prove difficult because they are competing against the Candy Apples on their home turf and Cathy will do whatever it takes to ensure a win. Inspired from her time as a judge on Dancing with the Stars, Abby recruits former Candy Apple Gino to dance a duet with Maddie where the choreography calls for her very first kiss.
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E23
Episode 23
3 Soloists, One Star
2014-08-12 · 42mThis week the ALDC heads to Shenandoah Valley, VA but with Maddie away filming a guest appearance on Ellen, Abby realizes that her #1 dancer's career is taking off and she'll need someone who can win in Maddie's absence. Abby pits Chloe, Nia and Kendall head to head to see who can step up to the plate with character driven solos. Christy's jealousy puts her daughter Sarah's place on the team in dire jeopardy.
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E24
Episode 24
Abby-phobic
2014-08-19 · 42mThe ALDC heads to Woodbridge, VA to face their toughest competition yet, Studio Bleu. Abby invites Select Team member Jade and new dance mom Loree to join the Elite Team for the week. Christi is in an uproar when Abby picks Chloe to compete a solo against Jade, two years her senior. Abby shocks everyone when she decides to pull the current group routine and start over from scratch, choreographing a dance about phobias.
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E25
Episode 25
Chloe Gets Revenge
2014-08-26 · 42mTensions are high when Abby swaps Chloe and Christi for the Select Team's Jade and Loree in the third head-to-head battle between the Elite and Select teams in Washington, D.C. Both teams are anxious to impress Abby when she announces that Nationals are just five weeks away. Jeanette and Ava are thrilled to compete in a solo against Maddie until it becomes obvious that the odds are stacked against them.
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E26
Episode 26
No More Crybabies
2014-09-02 · 42mThe ALDC heads to Michigan, where Abby has her three youngest members McKenzie, Tea' and Sarah go head-to-head to see who will be competing in a solo at Nationals. When Abby finds out that Jeanette is bringing Ava to compete against them, she concocts a secret plan to try and secure the win and causes a blowout fight between the ALDC moms.
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E27
Episode 27
The Understudies
2014-09-09 · 42mWhen Abby assigns Chloe and Kendall to be Maddie's understudies for the week, it prompts an idea from Holly to use a board to keep score of all the times Abby favors Maddie over the other children. As the number of tally marks increases, so does the tension between the moms and Abby. Meanwhile, Cathy and her Candy Apples are looking for their very first win against the ALDC this season and they've brought back Gino to help them get it.
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E28
Episode 28
Another One Bites the Dust
2014-09-16 · 42mThe dancers try to impress Abby in the last competition before Nationals; Tracey's dream of getting her daughter to join the Elite team is threatened; Cathy crashes the competition.
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E29
Episode 29
45 Second Solos
2014-09-23 · 42mAbby's Annual Dance Concert is always bigger than any old recital and this year is no different, as the theme is an emotional tribute to her mother. With Nationals a few days away, Abby gives the girls 45 seconds to prove they each deserve a solo. When Abby has Kamryn dance in Chloe's place, Christi begins to fear the security of Chloe's position at Nationals.
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Episode 30
Hollywood Here We Come, Part 1
2014-09-30 · 42mWhile the ALDC is in Los Angeles to compete at Nationals, Abby makes a major announcement that will forever change the Elite Competition Team. Ex-ALDC dance mom, Jeanette, stalks the team to LA and vows revenge against Abby. Cathy schemes to ruin Abby's west coast visit by challenging the ALDC to a dance off, and everyone is shocked when Abby's moves steal the show.
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Episode 31
Hollywood Here We Come, Part 2
2014-10-07 · 41mNationals are a day away, and with all of the distractions of Hollywood, the moms worry Abby has not given enough attention to the routines. With Cathy using the song that made Maddie famous, Abby considers pulling an ALDC solo to let Maddie dance. Stakes have never been higher as Abby threatens to cut the losing team and Christi and Chloe make a heart-wrenching decision
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E32
Episode 32
Playing Favorites
2014-10-14 · 42mThe mothers face off against Abby, and accuse her of favoritism; Maddie discusses her success.
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Abby Miller
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Stacey Ketchman
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Tricia Farrar
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Ann Colin
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Joanne Paolantonio
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Michelle Georgiana
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Ashley Hosbach
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Erin Kristich
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Lakisha Samuels
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Lilliana Ketchman
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