If you’re a “Dance Moms” fanatic, you might be feeling a little blue today. The Season 5 midseason finale aired last night, and although there’ll be more mom madness to come, you’ll have to wait a little while for the rest. Luckily though, the true stars of the shows—the dancers—are seemingly everywhere these days. Chloe Lukasiak […]
Before a performance at the Reality Wanted Awards, which we’ll see on “Raising Asia” (photo by Adam Taylor) Watch out, Beyoncé. There’s an 8-year-old (soon to be 9!) triple threat blazing trails in the entertainment industry, and nothing can stop her. You may remember Asia Monet Ray as a member of the Abby Lee Dance […]
In the two months since the Season 3 finale of “Dance Moms,” fans have been asking: will Maddie, Chloe, Kendall and the rest of our favorite ALDC dancers return for a fourth season? The answer is yes folks. Lifetime announced that Season 4 will premiere Wednesday, January 1 at 9/8c, with “Dance Moms Special: Guess […]
Believe it or not, Dance Spirit editors get star struck too. And that’s exactly what happened when Maddie and Chloe from “Dance Moms” visited our office on Friday. We were totally taken aback by how sincere and mature these little dancers were. And despite their constant competition on the show, they’re clearly close friends in […]
Victor Smalley with students Sammy Small (standing) and Hannah Epstein on “Dance Moms: Miami.” (Scott Gries/courtesy A&E Television Networks, LLC) “I’m exactly the same in real life as I am on the show,” says Victor Smalley of “Dance Moms: Miami.” “For me, it’s all about the kids and showcasing their talents.” While his students certainly […]
Last week we got to see another side of the Abby Lee Dance Company—the recital side. We also got to see the hip-hop side, which I’d be more than happy to never see again. (That hip hop looked a whole lot like lyrical…) This week, thank goodness, the dancers got back to what they do […]
Some fun times on “Dance Moms” this week— and some not so fun times. Payton’s back (ugh, so much unnecessary fighting); Kelly had a birthday party, but I don’t want to talk about it; And the girls travel to Starbound in Atlanta, GA (the competition that brought on Abby Lee’s breakdown last season). Bring on […]
The drama’s certainly heating up on Dance Moms. Last week, we had rumors of Maddie cheating, and the week before, two dancers pulled their solos. But this week topped all that: There was scheming, there was lying, there was even a broken bone! (OK, it was only a finger.) What were my top five moments? […]