Dance Moms

2011
4.6
5.08K reviews
TV-PG
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 The Competition Begins
7/13/11
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.
2 Wildly Inappropriate
7/20/11
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.
3 Cheerleader Blues
7/27/11
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.
4 Stealing The Show
8/3/11
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.
5 When Stars Collide
8/10/11
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.
6 Dying To Dance
8/17/11
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.
7 She's A Fighter
8/24/11
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.
8 Love On The Dance Floor
8/31/11
Abby plays cupid with Brooke and her duet partner, hoping their off-stage romance will make on-stage drama.
9 From Ballerinas to Showgirls
9/7/11
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.
10 Cathy Brings It On!
9/14/11
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.
11 It All Ends Here
9/28/11
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.
12 There's Only One Star
10/5/11
Abby's dancers go from amateurs to professionals after being cast to perform in a Hollywood music video.
13 Most Outrageous Moments
10/12/11
A one-hour special hosted by the series' infamous dance instructor Abby Lee Miller counting down this season's most talked-about highlights and best moments. The show will also include never-before-seen footage of the cast!

About this show

Mothers urge their daughters to perform in the world of competitive dance.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
5.08K reviews
J. Brown
February 11, 2017
Dance moms season 7. I use to like this show. In some ways i still do. I just wish Abby was replaceable. I dont miss maddie or Mackenzie or jojo. I do miss chloe. She was and still is a far better dancer than the current bunch of girls. Abby can certainly give abuse but she can't take it. Abby enjoys being an adult bully. Maybe if there's a season 8, i would watch only if Abby will be the one to be replaced and the show would bring back chloe. Just a thought.
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S C
June 7, 2015
No children of her own and little dance experience, her mom had a studio long ago, Abby leads the girls with threats, shaming, and screaming tirades. I hope this show goes the way of so many other children's "reality" shows. Yes, Abby lost a couple hundred pounds with a lap band but still "choreographs"the same repetitive routines from the sidelines.She's mean and talentless.
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Kathryn Beal
May 22, 2015
Dance lessons and participation in competitions all across the U.S. The only reason that I watch this is to see the girls dance. They are amazing. I can't deal with the screaming and fighting. I'm sure a lot of it is put on but I think a good part is real. They should never fight in front of the girls and certainly not at them. Those girls should never be subjected to that. Abby and the moms need some anger management.
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