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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Friday, July 22, 2011 - 11:36 am 
Has anybody other than me seen this show yet? The owner of the dance studio where this all takes place is Abby who supposedly has dancers from her studio that have gone on to be big time dancers. Anyway, it's on Wednesday nights on Lifetime. I'd like to see what y'all have to say about this er ummm dance "teacher".
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Friday, July 22, 2011 - 12:04 pm
I saw it and was appalled actually. This woman has no respect for the parents at all.
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Friday, July 22, 2011 - 12:19 pm
My daughter started dance lessons when she was three. She was good. We moved to another city when she was nine and we started exploring teachers by watching classes in my daughter's age group. One of them said, "I do not want to hear groans and complaints that it hurts. If you can't take the pain maybe you need to find a different occupation." We walked out at that point. We found another teacher who let the kids have fun while learning to dance.
The mothers are as bad as the teacher for not pulling their kids right out of those classes.
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Bama_karen
Member
12-01-2010
| Friday, July 22, 2011 - 1:27 pm
The mothers in my opinion are worse then the teacher. They choose to be there and they are so rude and nasty to everyone. I am a dance mom and have never seen anything like it. Now my daughter is a dance teacher and none of her moms act that way.
I thought the dance moms were bad until I saw this saw. LOL Oh and karate moms are much better for the most part.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 6:05 am
I watched 1/2 an episode. I now know where they got the character of Sue on Glee, from.
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 9:45 pm
Dang, I think I need drama rehab...cuz I'm probably in the 1 percentile of the population loving this show! lol One of the critics called it Toddlers & Tiaras meets the Real Housewives. Pretty much sums it up.
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Lurkin
Member
02-15-2002
| Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 6:53 am
I agree tex. I love the mom/daughter dramas
these are the meanest moms, I cant believe they talk so bad about the one mom/daughter in front of her and she says nothing!!!
makes me happy i have boys. baseball moms arent this mean
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Bama_karen
Member
12-01-2010
| Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 7:22 am
Tx I love this too. I think my daughter and I are in the minority of thinking that Abby is not all that bad. lol It is Her studio and they pay to send their kids to her. Sometimes she is a bit harsh but the moms are really the mean ones.
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 4:00 pm
I believe Abby is usually right for the most part in what she says, it's just the WAY she says it, but she is very successful and the kids are producing great results, so something's working there. I know from experience that when you take your kids for instruction (in my case my daughter was in gymnastics) the kids listen and follow coaching and rules so much better than if a parent is at arm's reach. Did you guys notice that it appears that Melissa (Maddie's mom) seems to be "acting"?
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Countrydaze
Member
11-07-2003
| Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 5:23 pm
I thought this show was awful. The teacher Abby needs to have a life outside of the dance class. Maybe she would be nicer to everyone. These are kids and she treats them worse than animals. In fact she reminds me of a mean animal trainer and to tell these kids not to listen to their mothers yikes. She is a bully and if I had a child in her class, oh wait, I would not have a child in her class.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 8:08 pm
I just got half way through my first viewing of this show and think it's all so staged. The mom's are terrible actresses, totally phony. Abby is gross, mean, and phony as well, IMO. Not even going to finish watching this crappy show, bleh!
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 8:43 pm
I think I gave myself too much credit, must be like .01% of the population! Oh well, I'll watch it until it gets pulled. :D
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 8:50 pm
ha ha, it's just different strokes for different folks!
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Bama_karen
Member
12-01-2010
| Friday, July 29, 2011 - 7:39 am
I'm right there with you Tx 
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Friday, July 29, 2011 - 8:21 am
On the series premiere, my daughter's friend was here and we watched it together. For the past 2 weeks, her friend has arranged sleepovers on Wednesday nights so she can watch. We have a ball watching. We are shocked, outraged and sometimes mesmerized at what we're seeing.
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Bama_karen
Member
12-01-2010
| Friday, July 29, 2011 - 10:07 am
When it is all said and done these girls are amazing dancers. You have to give Abby some credit for that and I have noticed she can be very sweet with them.
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Dfng
Member
08-04-2005
| Saturday, July 30, 2011 - 4:35 am
I like this show.. but not sure why since I really don't like Abbey. I agree she may be right but it's how she presents it to the dancers. She brings the parents in with the kids and then disrespects the parents in front of the kids. There is no point to doing this.
My son is a swimmer on the national level. I have had to deal with coaches since he was 2. I would never think to question the coach in front of my child nor would a coach disrespect me in front of Andrew.
I think it is sad that she gets results and thus the moms feel that they have to take this crap in order to give their child the best chance for success.
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - 5:52 pm
For the 3 or so who watch this show, reminder, comes on at 9 central on Lifetime tonight.
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Bama_karen
Member
12-01-2010
| Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 7:15 am
Great show tonight. I hope the blonde mom, Chrissie, I think, doesn't come back. I thought she was awful.
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Thursday, August 04, 2011 - 8:47 am
Yep, I thought so, too. Wrong place to start that stuff but I see from the previews for next week's show, her daughter is there so I guess they made up.
This is my new favorite show on TV right now!
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Kellirippa
Member
07-10-2002
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 9:32 am
I love this show! My daughter has danced all of her life and is now a dance teacher and choreographer so although this is an extreme, there are definitely elements of the show that ring very true.
We've only just stumbled onto the show. We are in Canada and don't get Lifetime, and the content is blocked from Canada on Hulu, Amazon and Itunes. We were able to find other sources to watch Episodes 1, 2 & 3, but episode 4 is no where to be found. There is one source on Youtube that had a poor quality version of episode 4, but the end of the episode was missing.. we didn't get to see the big confrontation! We've gotten some other people turned onto the show now too and we're all desperately seeking episodes 4 and now 5!
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 1:03 pm
Oh, Kelli, I thought tonight was episode 4. Hmmm, I'll look and see what I can find. What blowup are you talking about, the one with Chrissi (blonde mom) and Abby?
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Kellirippa
Member
07-10-2002
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 7:26 pm
The last one I was able to get was #3, Cheerleader, the next one, #4 is called stealing the show. Yeah, from what I've read Abby and Chrissi got into an argument? The part of it that I saw on Youtube ended with Chrisi's daughter forgetting her dance on stage. The free online episodes on the lifetime website are blocked to Canadians, but I noticed that episode 4 hadn't been posted there either, and apparently there were some legal issues having to do with that episode. Again, info I've gotten from all my searching, but something to do with televising other choreographers work without permission.
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 11:39 pm
Okay, it's Christy, and yes, she blew up and went off on Abby because Maddie got 2 solos.. she did it in the dressing room and used foul language in front of the kids and moms. Tonight's show Christy apologizes and Abby makes her sign a very strict "I'll be good contract". A Broadway talent scout shows up and is impressed with someone, won't say who though, in case you find it.
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Bama_karen
Member
12-01-2010
| Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 7:04 am
I thought the whole getting mad about the 2 solos was soooo petty and over the top. She needs to get over it. Maddie works very hard and seems to enjoy it just a little more then the other girls so I say it was fine.
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