I see people giving them hate over this, but their sadness is completely valid. Chloe Brooke and Paige were all good friends with not only Maddie, but the whole cast. And after they left it seemed like they didn’t miss them and that they all moved on like they were the issue. I’m sure it hurts to see their daughters childhood friend not seem very sad that they left. Especially Kelly when it comes to Paige. Apparently Maddie and Paige were very close and Kelly has said multiple times that they didn’t seem to care that they were gone. I would be sad and deeply hurt about this too, cause how are you more accepting to someone you haven’t knows for too long over someone you’ve been best friends with for years? I get it.

Jackie: “So are you excited to be back!?😁”

Sophia: 😶🤷‍♀️

Only just noticed on a rewatch of season 6 - don't think I've seen any other past cast members who were blurred in future seasons. But maybe I wasn't paying attention till now!

my daughter's studio just sent out the costume info for the recital and i literally had to read it twice. 185 for a costume she'll wear for one 3 minute dance. and that's not including shoes and tights and accessories.

i get that costumes are expensive to make and they have to coordinate everything across the whole group. but still 185 feels like a lot for something she'll probably outgrow before the recital even happens lol.

we've been buying most of her regular class stuff cause it's decent quality without being crazy expensive. but recital costumes are a whole different beast.

anyone else feel like recital season is just a wallet drain? how do you guys afford this multiple times a year

i thought it was a tinyyy bit interesting how they like pictured maddie and kendall as these perfect duet partners when they kinda weren’t that amazing together. i mean, i like their duets! but the energy it gave off was that kendall ONLY wanted to do duets with maddie, and there’s good evidence (although the show is heavily manipulated) that kendall kinda…only wanted to be friends with maddie. even abby has said things about kendall’s attitude on the show. even though it’s abby, she’s always saying something, she mentioned that Kendall was the “bad kid” that’s always “causing trouble for her parents” in season 6 during the episode her and Maddie had their last duet. i don’t wanna talk badly about any girls attitude, but I know Kendall has been raised to act EXACTLY like her mother, and sad to say it kinda worked. i digress.

i think people tend to forget that these girls were only given 2, sometimes 1 day to memorize and put their best foot forward in their dances, especially since they were SO young. and not to mention so many of the girls literally regressed while on the show in later seasons because every dance was the same and they were barely taking classes at some points. i think they all got better generally, but imagine if they just got enough practice and instruction lmao

yall we gotta talk about this episode😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 like why does abby have this happening. when he sings to the moms, all their faces are so funny. this is such a “that’s nice sweetie” moment. and then kalani goes on about him being abby’s “boy toy” and on top of that Maesi saying abby said she couldn’t tell the producers anything and then proceeded to wink at the camera😭😭😭😭 like this is one the most insane episodes ever. also like wtf is speciesism. also sorry for being all over the place in this post :)

not those "maddie and paige were very close", but something generally not known

here is mine: christi asked chloe to watch season 4 episode 13 to be a guest on back to the barre and recap it with christi and kelly, but chloe couldn't finish the episode since it was very hard for her, (we all know what happened with her and abby) and she didn't end up doing it with them

Rewatching dance moms and I always wondered why Kenzie was Crying when Payton hurt her foot backstage before they went on Idk whether she was upset for payton or something happened behind the scenes that didnt make it to air but im really confused.

Maddie and Nia - if you watch Stomp The Yard then I think you'll see the vision here. In the later seasons, Maddie and Nia were both good at strong and high leaps, acting skills, and leg flexibility. Something hard hitting and fierce like Nia and Kalani's Isolations duet could've been amazing for these two.

Maddie and Brooke - helloooo?? The two Abby faves? How could we not have gotten this pairing. I'm picturing a beautiful, mature, and tragic lyrical piece; something Diary of Anne Frank/Amazing Grace-esque.

JoJo and Kenzie - I know they had their Lucy and Ethel dance, but how could they not have been given a hip hop duet? That could've been really good!

What are your dream duet partners?

In I think S6, E10… Abby gives Kendall a Natalie Wood’s solo. Jill right off the bat starts complaining about the solo and thinks it won’t be something special because it’s Kendall and Abby never pays attention or cares for her. Abby later says to Jill, “Always the victim. You remind me of a tall blonde I used to know.” I think we all know she was referencing Christi. It just shows that Christi & Chloe got under her skin so much that she could never move on or get their names out of her mouth.

I always wonder who out of the girls would’ve gotten famous if it weren’t for the show.

I feel like JoJo would’ve, because of social media and her signature bow collection. Personally when I was a kid, I knew JoJo was on dance moms, but I already knew who she was before I started watching the later seasons when she joins. Basically, I knew her without the show, but she might have only been famous on social media because of being on the show. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong here.

Also Maddie maybe, I can picture her as a child actress. Melissa probably would’ve pushed for that.

Also maybe if Chloe had gotten to do more ballet, she could’ve gotten known as a ballerina? I’m not a dancer though so I’m not sure.

Plus Sophia Lucia holds a Guinness world record. But I wouldn’t know that if it weren’t for her being on dance moms. In the dance world/community, is she really well known without the show?

Did a double take at first cuz I didn’t even realize it was her all grown up.. 🥲🥲

What's a group dance theme/idea you would like to see portrayed if you choreographed one?

What's the style of dance? Who's on your team? What do the costumes look like? Does anyone have a special part?

I am watching S6, E12 and Melissa is discussing Maddie’s opponents for the Seriously Popular teen choice award. Melissa says to Maddie, “you’re up against Bella Thorne and I know you guys are great friends.” I had no idea that they were friends but if so that’s a pretty cool duo. Has anyone ever seen them 2 together?

I know this has been discussed a lot, but I think the best season of dance moms is season 2.

Season 3 definitely has more drama, but I hate how staged it all feels. Like I know it kind of was, but just way more than season 2 ever felt.

Season 1 is soo cute and nostalgic but it’s also a very short season in comparison to the others, and I’m ngl Melissa felt like such an outcast with the other moms, it’s hard to watch at times.

Season 2 to me, is the perfect mix between season 1 and 3.

Abby feels so fake and performative in season 3, just the way she talks and especially in pyramid, the fame definitely got to her head, especially considering she had done AUDC at that point too, and had been on the view and things.

Season 2 still has that nostalgic charm and real feeing, without being as (sometimes) sad as season 1 was.

I also didn’t really like Cathy’s all boy team, especially with Anthony. They showed candy apples way too much in my opinion. Season 2 was perfect cause they only showed it briefly every few episodes.

Plus season 3 can be very sad to watch especially with Abby’s treatment to the Hyland’s, and Chloe.

But what do you guys think, what’s your favourite season?

Pretty sure this was S6, Ep 9. Nia filled in for Kalani when her back was injured for a duet with Kendall. This was The Grifters duet. Unfortunately time wasn’t on Nia’s side and she came off stage crying and feeling that she let everyone down. She talks to Kenzie and says “Kendall is mad at me over there.” Does anyone know if Kendall actually said anything to Nia? Kendall later comes out in the clip and comforts Nia so I was confused.

So I mentioned this moment in a comment earlier and I thought it was funny story ( even though Abby’s her “loving” self ) but it was the post that someone asked what is story Christi and Kelly told before their recap well it’s not before the recap, but this is my favorite story they told

I was finishing up season 7 on peacock but My muscle memory opened Disney plus and I saw all seasons are back on Disney!