Dance Moms Recap

Last night was the season finale of Dance Moms with an explosive competition.  Abby Lee Miller was meaner than normal, Candy Apple Cathy's laugh grated on my last nerve, and Kelly contemplated pulling her girls from the Abby Lee Dance Company for good. 

The girls are headed to Beverly Hills 90210 for Nationals.  I think the moms are more excited than the kids.  Melissa clearly wants some Brandon Walsh action!  The bottom of the pyramid is Paige, thanks to her injury and forgetfulness, Nia for not being sharp enough, Chloe for coming in sixth overall, and Kendall for being good, but not good enough.  Jill is livid.  Brooke is on the second level.  Abby touts her amazing job but calls her lazy.  MacKenzie joins Brooke for forgetting part of her dance.  Maddie makes her way back to the top of the pyramid.

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Last night's Dance Moms saw the entire troupe getting to compete in solo numbers, as Abby has decided that this one dance will determine who gets the spotlight at Nationals.  No need to factor in all of their other performance, right?

After last week's competition in California, the troupe will be staying on the West Coast to compete again.  Abby Lee Miller applauds her dancers for being such polite young ladies to Nikaya and little Kaya, who are notably absent from the pyramid.  However, she tells the mothers they weren't nearly as kind or mature as their daughters, and they managed to run off yet another potential dancer.  Isn't that always the case?  Kendall is at the bottom of the pyramid, but she's glad to at least be back on the team.  Paige joins her, and while Abby thought she did great, she wasn't dancing full out because of her injury.  Brooke and Maddie round out the bottom…Brooke for being off-beat and Maddie for blending in with her teammates during the group routine.  Nia is on the second tier.  Abby thinks that Nia did a great job on her solo, but she needs to work on her technique.  Chloe joins Nia, with MacKenzie in the top spot.  She's beaming.

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Oh last night’s Dance Moms!  The moms are wearing their finest lido deck attire to hear the results of Abby Lee Miller‘s pyramid.  Seriously, I’ve never seen so many handkerchief gauze dresses in one place!  Abby praises her girls for a phenomenal recital.  This week, the girls are traveling to California.  Big times!

Paige is at the bottom of the pyramid due to her boot. Brooke joins her for a poor showing during the hip hop dance.  MacKenzie rounds out the bottom tier.  It seems the hip hop number was a bit over her head.  Nia is on the second rung.  While she garnered most improved last week, she doesn’t need to “rest on her laurels.”  Chloe joins Nia although Abby doesn’t have a bad thing to say about her.  Once again Maddie is on top for winning the recital’s scholarship.  Abby reminds Kendall that she’s not yet in the pyramid, but by golly is she working her way towards it.  Jill is livid.

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On last night’s Dance Moms, we were spared another dramatic competition…and treated to an even more dramatic recital!

Abby Lee Miller is actually proud of how the girls performed at Myrtle Beach.  The bottom of the pyramid is Paige (obviously, since she can’t dance due to her broken foot), and Maddie for refusing to dance a solo last week.  I did not see that one coming!  Chloe is also on the bottom for losing to a Candy Apple by a tenth of a point.  Brooke is on the second tier for a bonnet tying mishap, along with MacKenzie for beating two boys.  Nia gets the top spot yet again for being a good leader.  Jill is irate that Kendall doesn’t make the pyramid.  Abby informs her that Kendall is only dancing while Paige is injured, and then she’s out of the troupe.  Kendall is in tears, and Abby yells that Jill is always to eager to jump ship and she’s going to need to beg to get back in her good graces.

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Last night’s Dance Moms was the same old, same old.  The girls rise above while the moms act like mean teenagers.  A certain hoarse voiced dance instructor sinks to a new low.

It’s pyramid time yet again.  Abby Lee Miller is proud that the girls were the highest scorers, and she wants to keep this winning streak in tact.  Kendall is actually on the bottom of the pyramid…I guess she should be happy she’s even there.  Brooke is also on the bottom for not performing her number due to back spasms.  Abby wants to make sure that Brooke knows she’s not being penalized for being injured…she’s penalized for being scared.  Abby could see the pain in her face starting with the first rehearsal, and she’s upset that Brooke didn’t have the cajones to tell her she couldn’t dance before the actual competition.  Paige is also on the bottom for not coming to rehearsal…because she had a broken foot.  That makes sense.

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I’m not going to lie.  I had to focus on my breathing during last night’s Dance Moms so as not to pop a vein.  These poor girls work so hard, and they are truly supportive friends.  However, Abby Lee Miller and the crazy moms do everything possible to take the fun out of what they like to do most.  I was really, really disturbed by it.

It’s pyramid time once again, but Kelly and Paige are glaringly absent.  Abby Lee thinks it’s horrendous that Kelly hasn’t filled her in on the status of Paige’s foot injury.  Bottom line: they should be there for the pyramid.  Abby lectures the girls about the importance of listening to her…if Paige had listened, she may not have hurt herself!  Christi can’t believe Abby is blaming Paige.  It was an accident.  Abby praises last week’s soloists and announces they’ll be competing in Philly next.  Paige is on the bottom thanks to her “accident” along with MacKenzie and Chloe.  Chloe lands on the bottom because she didn’t have a solo that makes sense.  Brooke and Nia are on the second tier, with Maddie once again on the top thanks to getting the highest score from the judges.  MacKenzie is granted a solo, although she won’t be in the group dance.  Brooke and Maddie both get a solo.  Chloe and Paige will be dancing a duet.  Chloe is thrilled at the prospect of dancing with her best friend.

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They’re ba-ack!  After Jill and Kendall studio hop from the Candy Apples, they head right back to Abby Lee Miller.  This should be good!  It’s just another dramatic night in the lives of the Dance Moms.

Holly is late for the pyramid reveal.  Abby isn’t happy about that, but she’s happy the girls did so well at their last competition.  Before Abby starts peeling off copy paper from the girls’ glossy pics, Jill swoops in begging for Kendall to have spot back with the troupe.  Maddie seems giddy.  It’s clear, once again, that the girls adore one another while leaving the cattiness, jealousy, and competitiveness for their crazy moms.  Abby won’t hear any of it at the moment.  I am getting a very scripted vibe, and I’m disappointed that Lifetime is fancying itself a less slutty version of VH1.  Jill brings in Kendall with her own 8×10 glamour shot to add to the pyramid.  Abby pretends to be floored.  She reminds the girls who are hugging Kendall that if they want to be friends with her they should invite her over for a good old fashioned sleepover.

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