Dance Moms Recap: It’s Showtime!

Recaps

By SnoopK8 | Saturday, August 25, 2012 | 12:44 am | 28 Comments
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Previously: Paige broke her foot; Cathy hired a ringer; Maddie didn’t do a last-minute solo; Melissa swore she didn’t have an affair with her boss but she did have a screaming fight with Cathy.

The girls walk in amid Jabby’s applause for the “Starbound National Champions.” She must be getting money from Starbound, between constantly mentioning them and having it be the only comp they ever attend anymore. She lauds the girls for getting the overall small group high score and of course for beating Cathy. Jabby actually says that she’s very proud of everyone so mark this down as yet another harbinger of the apocalypse.

Pyramid time. Paige is last because she’s injured and didn’t dance so again there is nothing to judge her on. Ha, that must bug the shit out of Shrill – that Paige didn’t even dance, yet she is still ON the pyramid, while her daughter doesn’t even get a mention. Maddie is next because she wouldn’t do the solo. Jabby interviews that people just don’t tell her “no” and that Maddie missed a huge opportunity. Chloe is next because her one-tenth of a point loss to Justice cost Jabby a clean sweep of the competition.

Next row, we have Brooke because of some nonsense about a bonnet. Okay, whatever, straw-grasper. Then we have Mackenzie, who, in her duet with Kendall, beat the two Candy Apple boys. Again, this must rankle the hell out of Shrill. Finally, Nia is on top again, because it’s not all about dancing or something. Translation: Congrats, you are “Miss Congeniality.” Regardless, go Nia!

Shrill says Kendall deserves to be on the pyramid. See, I was right. Jabby says that Kendall is only there to replace Paige and when Paige comes back, Kendall is outtie. Shrill says Jabby should have told her that three weeks ago. Why, so you could hop to yet another studio? Jabby interviews that Shrill thinks she can just waltz back in and get back on the competition team when she is in fact going to have to beg for it.

Shrill says Kendall has won every competition and it’s not fair what Jabby has put her through. Jabby’s like, “put her through what? She just won, she was fabulous.” Jabby says that being on the team equals commitment and Shrill is a big, fat non-committed studio-hopper. Of course, poor Kendall is crying now, so whoever had her in the “Who will cry first this week?” pool wins the jackpot.

Jabby says that she wants “no altercations, no tears, no screaming or yelling” (let me know how that turns out for ya,) because this is very big week. It’s time for the 2012 annual ALDC “concert,” which will showcase all her dancers and dances. She says that this is a great way to market her studio to the general public – which apparently does not own TVs.

The group dance is called Light My Fire and it is a not an ode to Jim Morrison, but a hip-hop number. Maddie interviews that none of them are very good at hip-hop. Which is of course why the producers Jabby picked that style. Next, Jabby says that it’s been three weeks and Paige and her broken foot should be able to be in the group number despite the fact her doctor told her to sit out for four to six weeks. Kelly says that’s fine, as long as she gets the doctor’s okay. What could go wrong there?

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28 Comments

  1. 1
    alice
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 1:31 am

    its funny how in real life kathy and abby are great friends..lol
    love that payton..its sad lifetime keeps her hair pulled back and profiles her as a bully..shes really a beautiful teenager and i’ve seen pics and stuff and shes good friends with the other girls..they had to bring kendell back in because people started to see that kendell never left..reality tv thats not reality??? they could spice up by it putting eden wood and her camera loving mommy on the show and invite honey boo boo child…and then even have a show where kate gosselin shows up with eight kids learning how to dance..”my ideas are not the ideas of TLC ..LIFETIME..OR FOX NEWS..so please they get no credit..lol”

  2. 2
    TNT lover
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 3:10 am

    Just started reading recap, but I have to say that Kelli by no means should have let Paige dance at all. I don’t care what your contract with Lifetime is. If it’s not fully healed, it will only cause more damage later. It doesn’t matter if she was doing cartwheels in her boot. Kids always push themselves more than they should, and Kelli should have known Paige wouldn’t just do the arms.

    Just say no, Kelli! Just say NO!

  3. 3
    April
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 5:06 am

    My studio owner had a strict policy that you do not really even try to bother her or talk to her during recital time. She had a headset on and she was just so in the zone and overwhelmed and stressed. Only the staff and crew were allowed to speak to her. So if a Mom did what Leslie did, my SO would have probably murdered her. We had to relay all info to her and even we got our heads bit off sometimes as her staff.

  4. 4
    MrsMiaWallace MrsMiaWallace
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 8:48 am

    Nice work! LOVED the “snake snake liar”!

    And the “No parents” sign and caption cracked me up. You make me feel less embarrassed for watching this!

  5. 5
    Dani
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 10:43 am

    Great recap!

    I had a hard time following what was going on.. I hate the way they chop clips up so you don’t even know what they are talking about anymore- like that conversation between Leslie and Jill.. What was that even about?? Also, in the clip they did show something about a camera man getting between, or holding back, Leslie and wish we could have seen what really happened. Would be much better to know what was really going on.

    Abby was no at all annoying this episode (at least no that I recall). I don’t think she was mean to any kid at all, and was pretty easy on the moms too from what we saw.

    Leslie is a nut!! Feel sorry for Payton. Must be embarrassing to watch you mom on tv acting like that- especially at her age where I’m sure a lot of her friends must watch the show.

  6. 6
    Miss Chanandler Bong
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 10:52 am

    I have to say the drama with the moms screeching at each other is boring. I got up from the TV and was folding laundry while it was going on. Love the kids, love the dancing, love the occasional snark from Christi, but the screech-fests with the moms are just NOT INTERESTING!! I don’t care who said what to whom last Halloween! I know this show is called Dance MOMS, but which the kids were featured more. Surely Lifetime can donsomething to make this show more intriguing. Like show the kids in their complete dances instead of editing them to death.

  7. 7
    April
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 10:58 am

    I have a theory on why Abby was nice this episode. She probably does not act like that to her regular students and parents. They are not on the show and I bet the way their relationships are are much different than the ones that are on the show. Since she was working with and around all her regular students and parents with the recital this week, she probably was nicer. It makes me want to go back and watch that other recital episode and see if she was nicer that week too.

  8. 8
    TurtleGirl93 TurtleGirl93
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 11:05 am

    I want to play “snake, snake, liar”! Do we have to run with our cocktail glasses?
    This show stopped making sense a while back. I don’t even know what they’re fighting about half the time. Poor kids.

  9. 9
    Jazzy
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    “Clearly Cathy prefers numbers that demean an entire culture.” Hahaha that cracked me up! But even Crazy Cathy didn’t seem bad compared to Lesley. She’s a bag of nuts if I ever saw one! I didn’t get the Halloween story either, unless L was saying that Melissa was still married when she showed L her new man. Beats me. And why was L harping on Kelly about Paige doing the dance? What’s it to her? I was surprised that all the other moms stayed quiet during that, though maybe they did take their meds that day.

    I wonder how many more episodes there are?

  10. 10
    Em
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    Abby will never allow a whole dance to be shown start to finish or on time with the real music–too easy for someone to steal her choreography & use it as their own. I’m sure her combinations are ripped off as it is…

  11. 11
    Samantha
    Posted August 25, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    You know what confused me. Why was Cathy acting like she doesn’t know what a ALDC recital was like? She was in one for goodness sake so she should know all about it. I was surprised they didn’t show clips from last years recital when Cathy took over the dance.

  12. 12
    ellemenop
    Posted August 26, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    i also didn’t understand why abby couldn’t call her own damn former students. if my former dance teacher told me to invite former teammates whom i was no longer in contact with, i would definitely tell her no way.

    how do you talka about someone like they didn’t exist? is that like talking about your imaginary friend? otherwise, wouldn’t you just not talk about them?

    i was glad kelly stood up to abby about paige being in the “hip hop” number but then disappointed by the recanting — she absolutely looked like an idiot standing there flapping her arms around.

    it was so stupid that cathy bitched about “no backdrops” for “trapped.” it would have been much cheesier with backdrops. i even think she should have lost the stupid hat.

    i don’t know how long it would take to drive from st. louis to pittsburgh, but it sounds ridiculous. really, there isn’t one damn studio in the entire st. louis area worth joining?

    @tnt lover — amen. kelly should have put her foot down (or kept it there)!

  13. 13
    Jazzy
    Posted August 26, 2012 at 1:05 pm

    Good point Samantha! I forgot that Cathy was a dance mom before she became “rival studio owner”.

    Also, I meant to say that Shrill looks AWFUL. What did she do??? Her skin, hair and everything just looks B.A.D.

  14. 14
    AshleyS
    Posted August 26, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    About travelling from St. Louis, I don’t think that’s what they mean. I think they moved from St. Louis and are seeking a (now) local studio. I could be wrong but that’s how I understood it.

  15. 15
    kthxbai kthxbai
    Posted August 26, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    @SnoopK8 This was awesome! I had to take so many ROFL breaks I lost count.

    You also deserve a prize for keeping count of WTF they were talking about.

    Because lately it seems like they’ve gone over to the “just show some random footage” editing style. Like RHNY. And this week they really hit their stride with it.

    The Salute To The Reimagining Of Hip Hop was a hoot!

    So was the salute to mutton dressed as lamb! Where the moms all put a Forever 21 sun dress on. Specially Kelly and Christi’s pink 1 shoulders. They’d look so cute on their little girls.

    Was showing a goat right before Crazy Apple supposed to be symbolism? Since goats represent the devil in their suburban legend pilgrim creation myth or something.

    I couldn’t help but wonder if that might’ve been Holly’s idea. Thinking teachers could have it as a discussion question. Plus show how her character’s finally adapting to their ways. So Nia can get rewarded with a scholarship. And be on top of the pyramid.

    Paige is lucky they didn’t send her to that Cheer Perfection doctor. That told the little girl that broke her back to go heal it up doing back hand springs.

    Or they could’ve put out a chair for her to sit in. Free Vivi!

  16. 16
    lovesthehobbitses
    Posted August 26, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    I completely agree with all of the comments about Cathy’s opinions about a “good” recital. Everything she was making fun of were the things that make for a bad recital. Backdrops only take away from the actual dancing. A theme? If the purpose of the recital was to showcase what the competition themes have been doing…well, tell me Cathy: what would your “theme” be if you have a crazy Chinese number, a funeral, boys at a business meeting, fairies, and clowns? “And they probably just go straight from one number into the next.” Umm… I have never been to a dance recital that DOESN’T do that.

  17. 17
    kathyd226
    Posted August 27, 2012 at 6:12 am

    I’m sorry but if paige’s foot is broken she should be resting it and not walking on it that much. But I was a little confused about when the whole fight with leslie and kelly erupted over paige not speaking up about her foot… They show paige running to her moms car ???? If the foot is broken why is she running?? and if she can run why wouldnt she be fine to dance. Idk what was up with that, they have been showing a lot of paige hopping or jumping around , the kid needs to rest so she doesnt hurt it worse!

    Also , did anyone else catch jill hand kelly money and say “put this in your titty!” Jill was a little inappropriate at the moms little party lol especially with children watching… there own children !

  18. 18
    Gwen
    Posted August 27, 2012 at 6:25 am

    A couple of girls I know met Christi and Chloe yesterday. They said that Christi told them the moms actually like Jill, Leslie is just like she is on the show IRL, and Cathy is crazy.

  19. 19
    rebecca pressley
    Posted August 27, 2012 at 7:14 am

    i broke my foot on Easter Sunday and had to wear that big black boot for 3 months.

  20. 20
    BreeWritesWords
    Posted August 27, 2012 at 9:56 am

    From what I’ve seen on Cathy’s web site, her studio does a whole new show for their year-end recital and does a musical-themed performance – they’ve done “Annie” and I think a few Disney films. They do separate showcases for their competition team.

    But her going at all was obviously a staged move encouraged by the producers. Honestly, it’s so transparent seeing her and Abby interact, they clearly enjoy each other.

  21. 21
    rebecca Pressley
    Posted August 27, 2012 at 6:23 pm

    when I broke my foot and had to wear the Big Sexy Black Boot, my doc said “No work no walking, no nothing for 4 weeks”, well by golly, he didnt have to tell me twice!

  22. 22
    Miss Chanandler Bong
    Posted August 28, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    Was that Maddie as a tap-dancing postman?? Wow, I’d love to see THAT routine!

  23. 23
    cathy821
    Posted August 28, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    yes it was maddie!! I would LOVE if the girls did a tap dance on the show !

  24. 24
    Escapee
    Posted August 29, 2012 at 6:20 am

    Re 18: Leslie herself has said that the show portrays her accurately. http://www.wisewomenlife.com/?p=3015

  25. 25
    April
    Posted August 29, 2012 at 7:27 am

    I also caught that Maddie postman routine and would love to see it!

  26. 26
    April
    Posted August 29, 2012 at 7:42 am

    I watched the Drop Dead Diva episode and I thought Maddie did a better job than Abby. I was not pleased with her performance. I see now why they wanted a blonde.

  27. 27
    rebecca pressley
    Posted August 29, 2012 at 11:20 am

    Cant wait to read the recap and comments on “Carpet Munching Black Patsy”!

  28. 28
    SnoopK8 SnoopK8
    Posted August 29, 2012 at 11:37 am

    LOL @Rebecca, that would make a great recap title!

    No mini this week – I’m gonna have the regular ‘cap done by this afternoon/evening. Stay tuned!

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