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Dance Moms

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9 Seasons · 231 Episodes · Premiered September 22, 2004

Abby Lee Miller and the nation's favorite tween dancers take on Hollywood in this all-new season of Dance Moms (#DanceMoms). New auditions, new competitions and new dance studios raise the stakes higher than ever before.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

12 episodes
E01
The Competition Begins
Thu, Jul 14 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Meet dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, the Dance Moms and their daughters as the competition season begins and they travel from Pittsburgh to Phoenix. The Dance Moms will push their young daughters to great lengths to get them to Nationals and Abby reveals big news to her young dance girls. They'll be working all year to get to the big National competition. If they want to win, they've got to work harder than ever. Abby's confident she can get them there, but with a group of dance moms living vicariously through their daughters, this may be more than she can handle, especially when Abby has her first conflict with two of the moms when they cross the line and risk losing it all.
E02
Wildly Inappropriate
Thu, Jul 21 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The Dance Moms allow their daughters to wear outfits in a competition that are revealing and the scandal threatens to bring down the house. Abby's attempt to turn up the competition heat blows the audience away with what some may call an inappropriate dance number. She is hoping that this will give them their next big win. But it could backfire.
E03
Cheerleader Blues
Thu, Jul 28 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The Dance Moms need to win this week's competition to stay in the game, but chaos ensues when Mom Kelly's daughter wants to drop out of dance as she's hurt her hip and she just wants to be a cheerleader. Kelly works hard to convince her daughter to stay in dance, pushing her so far that she risks permanent injuries.
E04
Stealing the Show
Thu, Aug 4 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Abby gives each girl one solo dance for the next competition. However, she gives two solos to her star dancer, Maddie, clearly providing her with an advantage over the others. Christi has seen this too many times and lashes out at Abby with uncontrolled fury.
E05
When Stars Collide
Thu, Aug 11 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The Abby Lee Dance Studio is on edge after learning a big Broadway casting director will attend their annual Dance Showcase, an exhibition in which she shows off her accomplished dancers. Abby's desire to push the girls to the max could have catastrophic effects if they don't show their best.
E06
Dying to Dance
Thu, Aug 18 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
On their way to a big competition, Christi finds out her grandmother has just been admitted to a hospital. She now must choose what's more important to her--go to the hospital to sit by her grandmother's side or go to the dance competition.
E07
She's a Fighter
Thu, Aug 25 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Abby's continuous typecasting of little Nia in ethnic stereotype roles sends her mother Holly over the edge. For the first time, Holly takes off the gloves and the fighter in her comes out.
E08
Love on the Dance Floor
Thu, Sep 1 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Abby plays cupid with Brooke and her duet partner, hoping their off-stage romance will make on-stage drama.
E09
From Ballerinas to Showgirls
Thu, Sep 8 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Chloe finds herself at the top of Abby's pyramid for the first time; but is she being set up? Meanwhile, Cathy is secretly readying her Candy Apple dancers to go against Abby's dancers.
E10
Cathy Brings It On!
Thu, Sep 15 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
In Hollywood Kelly decides to secretly hire choreographers to give Brooke and Paige an edge. To everyone's shock, Cathy arrives with her Candy Apple dancers to go head to head against Abby's dancers.
E11
It All Ends Here
Thu, Sep 29 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
After competing all season, it all boils down to this--the National Title Competition. Abby's dancers have been on a losing streak and this is their last chance to prove they can win. Meanwhile, Melissa leaves the competition early to go on vacation. Her ex-husband, Kurt, steps in as "Dance Dad, sending Melissa into a panic.
E12
There's Only One Star
Thu, Oct 6 2011 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Abby's dancers go from amateurs to professionals after being cast to perform in a Hollywood music video.

Season 2

28 episodes

Season 3

36 episodes

Season 4

32 episodes

Season 5

32 episodes

Season 6

33 episodes

Season 7

27 episodes

Season 8

18 episodes

Season 9

13 episodes

Cast

Abby Lee Miller
Abby Lee Miller as Director and owner of Reign Dance Productions
Holly Frazier
Holly Frazier as Holly Frazier
Kalani Hilliker
Kalani Hilliker as Kalani Hilliker
Kendall Vertes
Kendall Vertes as Kendall Vertes
Nia Sioux Frazier
Nia Sioux Frazier as Nia Sioux Frazier
Chloe Lukasiak
Chloe Lukasiak as Chloe Lukasiak
Christi Lukasiak
Christi Lukasiak as Christi Lukasiak
Brynn Rumfallo
Brynn Rumfallo as Brynn Rumfallo
Kelly Hyland
Kelly Hyland as Kelly Hyland
Paige Hyland
Paige Hyland as Paige Hyland
Maddie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler as Maddie Ziegler
Mackenzie Ziegler
Mackenzie Ziegler as Mackenzie Ziegler
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