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Friday, March 9, 2012
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Previously on Dance Moms: Shrill and Kendall defect to the Candy Apples; Jabby screams at the girls to go home and cry into their pillows and Cathy is nuts.
The girls line up in the studio for their weekly berating, but Jabby only has nice things to say for once. She congratulates them on an “outstanding” job at Fire and Ice last weekend and then goes straight to the pyramid.
Paige is last because of her arms. (Yeah, I dunno, either.) Then Brooke, because she never smiles. Jabby wants to give her a solo, but she’s so damn miserable all the time. Aw, she’s 13, give ‘er a break. She has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Next is Mackenzie because she needs to bring her dancing up to the same level Maddie was at when she was 7. Mackenzie says she’s on the bottom because she didn’t have a solo or anything and she assures us that she’s not feeling bad about it. I love Mackenzie’s sangfroid.
With no Kendall, we only have a six-person pyramid, so we move to the second row where we find Chloe. Jabby says she always wants more from Chloe, that she needs to work harder and that it’s not always going to be so easy for her. I will reserve comment on that. Next is Nia. Jabby asks her how she thinks she did in her solo and Nia says pretty well. Holly interviews that she was excited to see Nia on stage and maybe from now on she will have parts that don’t reduce her to her ethnicity. Jabby says that Nia is a good performer but she also needs to keep working to get better.
Finally – everyone come in off the ledge – Maddie is back on top of the pyramid. Jabby calls her a “born leader” who “eats, sleeps and breathes dance.”
This weekend, the girls are going BACK to Fire and Ice, but this is Fire and Ice “elite,” where only the best of the best are invited to compete. Chloe and Maddie will be doing solos and for the group dance, they will all be showgirls. Oh, but not just showgirls. NUDE showgirls.
But the important thing is, you’re back on top of the pyramid
The moms, naturally, are not excited. Christi interviews that “No one wants to hear the word ‘nude’ associated with their 10-year-old.” Kelly says Jabby’s out of her mind because no dance in the world should feature naked little girls. Okay, they won’t REALLY be nude. They’ll be wearing flesh-colored bras with rhinestones and will have giant feathered fans to cover them up. That’s sooo much better.
Jabby interviews that the moms ALWAYS have issues with the costumes, but the girls are her girls and she wants them to always be “classy, well-respected and elegant” on stage. So she is training them for employment at the Scores and Hustler Clubs of the world rather than the Jiggles or Bottoms Ups.
Future home of the Candy Apples
Up in the booth, Holly says she understands that Jabby wants to push boundaries, but naked 9- and 10-year-olds is taking it too far. Christi adds, “And people wonder why we drink.” Since when do you need a reason?
Now we have a flashback to last week in the bridal store, where apparently Holly and Kelly both tried on wedding gowns. Melissa says Holly looked beautiful and she should have a ceremony to renew her vows. Holly says she was nervous about trying on the gown but felt like she should take a risk. The moms laugh at her for being so reckless.
Melissa announces that she has to “pee like a racehorse” and conveniently leaves so the moms can discuss her secret engagement. Christi says it’s “interesting” that Melissa told Holly to renew her “vowels” when everyone can see she’s wearing an engagement ring. Holly interviews that Melissa hasn’t told them why she’s wearing the ring, while Christi says Melissa must think they are all really stupid. This whole thing is really stupid. Are we really supposed to believe that somehow Chloe knows the story behind the engagement (see last week) but that Melissa didn’t tell Christi? And that Melissa told the viewing audience on camera, but didn’t tell the people she sees every day? Okay, show, if you say so.
Anyway, the moms speculate about whether they will be invited to the wedding and Holly says if not, they can crash it.
Oh lord. We travel to Cathy’s house in Ohio. We meet Cathy’s husband Mike, who wants to do a commercial for his BEEF JERKY store. Cathy says this is a great idea because she wants Mike to be the “Sausage King of Canton.”
Wiener? I don’t even know ‘er!
Cathy goes on to say that it would be super fun to put Vivi in the commercial, perhaps in a cowboy outfit. Poor Vivi is innocently eating cereal and counting the days until she turns 18. Cathy continues that such a commercial would put Mike “head and shoulders above the jerky that’s sold at the gas station.” I wish I could say that I’ve never bought beef jerky from a gas station, or for that matter, never eaten spaghettios straight out of the can, but I can’t. Don’t judge me, we were all college freshmen once.
ANYHOO, Cathy believes that people will come for the beef jerky and stay to enroll their kids at Candy Apples. That sounds like an awesome business plan. The dried meat-performing arts market is woefully underserved. Mike, who seems as thrilled to be a part of the Crazy Apples universe as Vivi, monotones that he hopes maybe Candy Apples will help pay for the commercial. Apparently, the Sausage King needs a Sugar Mama.
Back at Jabby’s Pre-teen Porn Palace, she is teaching the girls the proper way to cover their “naked” bodies with giant pink-feathered fans. She says they must learn proper technique because someday “one of them is going to be a showgirl.” Is that really something to aspire to, or I have I seen too many Joe Esterhas movies?
No, really, I’m a DANCER
Jabby demonstrates with the feathers, posing like the world’s most terrifying showgirl and saying “you want me, you can’t afford me.” She tells them, “Remember it’s crotch, boobs.” TO 10-YEAR-OLDS!!!
Upstairs, Christi says Jabby is living out her dream to be a showgirl vicariously through their kids. Yes, and you are letting her. Not only that, you are paying her. One of the moms asks if they can imagine Jabby as a topless showgirl and Holly screams “my eyes!” The moms talk about how uncomfortable their daughters feel about going on stage pretending to be naked, but I guess that’s not enough of an incentive to ask Jabby to change it.
Back in Ohio, we see that Tommy’s Jerky is attached to Candy Apples! Now that is a full-service dance studio. Mike brings Cathy lunch at the front desk and says he got bids to make the commercial and they are from $100-200K. Cathy demonstrates that Can-do Apple Spirit and says she will make the commercial! All Mike has to do is “kick back in his chair with a couple of sausages around his neck.” Cathy assures him that she’s got it under control and to “go sell some sausages!” Oh my goodness. Mike must have been Pol Pot in a former life.
In PA, the girls get their “costumes” to try on.
Dress rehearsal!
It consists of a tiny flesh-colored bra top and white satin booty shorts. Mackenzie holds up the top and says “I could fit this on my American Girl doll.” Ha ha. Of COURSE Mackenzie has an American Girl doll. Since Shrill is gone, Melissa reverts to her old role of Jabby suck-up and says she never questions Jabby’s costume choices because Jabby always knows what she’s doing.
Totally appropriate… for a Ladyboy
The other moms complain some more about how inappropriate the costumes are, but still don’t do anything about them. Nia interviews that she loves the costume, because it makes her feel beautiful. Jabby says if she could wear it, she’d be wearing it at the mall. (I’ll stop for a moment to let you do whatever you need to do to erase that image from your head.) She says the moms are being ridic, everyone will know the girls aren’t ACTUALLY nude and people need to stop questioning her.
Cathy makes a mysterious phone call looking for someone to “star” in the beef jerky commercial and it turns out she is calling Christi. Cathy figures that Chloe has all that video experience from the Lux shoot, so Chloe would be perfect. Christi says she has to talk to Chloe about it, but Cathy’s like “we don’t have time for that.” Because the earth will spin off its axis if that beef jerky commercial doesn’t get made STAT.
Christi agrees to let Chloe do it and interviews that she is giving Cathy the benefit of the doubt even though she physically assaulted her the last time they were together.
In Cathy World, the hand talks to you
At Jabby’s, Holly and Kelly discuss having an engagement party for Melissa. That’s a great idea. I’m sure she totally wants to celebrate her engagement with the people she hasn’t even told about it. Kelly asks about the perfect gift for someone who doesn’t want to get any attention. How about leaving her alone? Just a suggestion. Kelly says they should totally get a stripper. That’s totally a good idea. Holly agrees to corral the kids when the stripper shows up to protect from the stripper. So the girls can BE strippers, they just can’t WATCH them.
At the commercial shoot, the Candy Apples are dressed as cowgirls.
Free Vivi!
The director, who looks like he wishes he’d listened to his mom and gone to business school, is patient while Cathy harangues him about the shoot.
Christi and Chloe show up and Christi is having second thoughts. Cathy goes to get Chloe’s costume and Christi says “it’s not a bumblebee, is it?” Ha ha.
Oh god. The costume. It’s a take-off on Lady Gaga’s meat dress and it’s a… jerky dress.
Two words: Pay check
Christi: “Oh. It has beef jerky all over it, Chloe.”
Cathy: “After you’re done, you can eat all the beef jerky on the costume.”
Christi interviews that the whole thing is horrifying and the only reason they’re not leaving is because she’s teaching Chloe about professionalism.
Meanwhile, Cathy directs the commercial, telling Mike to pay attention so he knows when to “come in to eat the jerky.” Free Mike!
Chloe interviews that a year ago she was in a professional video and now she’s in a disgusting dried up beef jerky suit. Stay in school, Chloe.
Cathy yells at Chloe to hurry up and come out of the dressing room because they’re on a tight schedule and she doesn’t want to have to deduct anything from Chloe’s pay. Christi interviews that Chloe is horrified and doesn’t want to be some little dancing “snausage.” Cathy calls on Chloe to come out and show her “fabulous jerky necklace.”
You never sausage a necklace!
Competition day. Jabby shows up without a dog this week. Where is the dog? Why did it come last week? Will we ever see it again?
Come back, Broadway Baby!
Jabby interviews that she loves being at an “elite” show, because it means there will be no sub-par Candy Apples there. Melissa says she’s also glad Cathy isn’t coming and Jabby jokes that she’s banned her from every competition.
Chloe is there with a laptop that just happens to have the jerky commercial and there are no words to describe it. Unfortunately I can’t find it online. If anyone can find it, PLEASE post it – I will love you forever. Kelly asks Christi if she thinks Cathy did it to humiliate Chloe (yes) and Jabby says “ABSOLUTELY!” Christi says she’s disgusted with Cathy, because the video just shows poor Chloe posing in a meat suit and not dancing at all.
Jabby says it was a sneaky move on Cathy’s part for soliciting one of her best dancers and humiliating her, but that Christi was stupid to fall for it. To Chloe, Jabby says the video is going to haunt her forever. Christi says it was a job and a learning experience. Jabby says she hopes that Christi learned and that if Chloe’s manager (?) had been there, she wouldn’t have been a “piece of meat,” she’d be the star. Christi: “She WAS the star.” Jabby says Christi should have to come to her about it first. She interviews that Christi needs one more excuse to for Chloe to get worked up and not give her best performance.
All this is going on right before Chloe has to go on to do her solo, The Raven. She’s like some kind of evil raven I guess, but she really gets into it and she is, as usual, great. (Sorry I can’t offer more dance analysis. In my next life I plan to come back as a dancer. In this one, I sprain my ankle walking to the bathroom.)
Nevermore!
Christi says she loves to watch Chloe in dark numbers because it contrasts with her sweet personality. Jabby says she did very well “all things considered,” but she could have done better.
Time for Maddie’s solo. Again, I’m not feeling it. I mean, of course it’s technically good, but I am always distracted by her faces.
Whatevermore
Chloe interviews that Maddie inspires her to be a better dancer and I think she is sincere. (Unlike when Maddie says similar things in interviews – of course, that could just be my pro-Chloe bias talking.) Jabby says that Maddie makes it look easy, so I guess we’re back to the “Maddie is the greatest dancer ever” narrative.
Stripper time! The girls go on for the group number and Christi says they look naked. Jabby says they’re completely covered and calls Christi a weirdo. Christi says she’s not a weirdo, she a mother and she’s protective (but apparently not protective enough to prevent her daughter from going on stage fake naked in the first place). Kelly says the costumes are not appropriate and she wonders if they will be disqualified. The judges are like “WTF??”
Hey, Big Spender…
Jabby interviews that the costumes look “stunning” and the moms are going to have to keep their mouths shut from now on. Meanwhile, Melissa says that Mackenzie “owns” this dance because she is strutting across the stage. Which is great, I guess. Except she’s 7! Am I the only one who thinks this is weird? No. Holly interviews that it’s disturbing to hear the audience “hoot and holler” at her kid and she’s mortified.
Time for awards and Chloe the raven gets second place overall for junior solo. Maddie wins overall high score for everything for her solo and I say booooo. But of course, this is all fake anyway, so it doesn’t matter right? I’ve read in a couple of places that Fire and Ice won’t let them film real competitions, so I don’t know what the point of this is.
Anyway, Christi and Kelly run back to the dressing room to decorate for Melissa’s “bachelorette” party. Christi says she’s not a sneaky dance mom, but Melissa is, with her secret engagement and all. Whatever you say, Christi. Why are you so obsessed with Melissa’s secret engagement, anyway? (Actually, I probably would be too. I’m gossipy like that.)
The ladies open the champers and Christi squeals. I think she and Kelly are already drunk. They continue talking about Melissa and how it’s her third marriage and maybe the third time’s the charm. Gee, I can’t imagine why Melissa hasn’t opened up to them.
Back to group awards and our girls are completely dissed (in the Malibu). Jabby, surprisingly calm, interviews that sometimes it’s not about the win and that at least they are learning something new and different. So yeah, like I said, they probably were disqualified or something, otherwise she’d be screaming her head off at them for ruining her life and her future and her dog’s future, etc. But, as noted in the minicap comments, how DO you get disqualified from a fake competition? This show really gives me a headache sometimes.
Back to the partay… they bring Melissa in and she’s like, “I don’t know why you’re throwing me a party. I’m not getting married.” She’s also shocked that they got her a stripper because strippers are trashy. Party pooper! At least enjoy the free booze.
Jabby, on the other hand, is loving the stripper, although she notes that he’s not a good dancer. She gets all up on him and I’m sure he was on the phone to his dealer five seconds after he left that hotel room.
There’s a party in my pants…and you’re invited!
Next week: They are going to Miami (setting up for the spin-off?); Paige visits a doctor; Kendall has a big opportunity with the Candy Apples; Jabby yells at Holly and Holly storms off.
So, what did y’all think of this episode? The stripper costumes were ridiculous, but the moms should have insisted Jabby change them. Does Cathy’s husband Mike have a shred of self-esteem? Is anything on this show real? Does anyone else have a craving for beef jerky?
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
xoxo,
SnoopK8
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I love Chloe, and think her dance ability is much more graceful and elegant than Maddie’s dances. I also think Maddie has a bit of an attitude about being the class pet, but she fakes her interviews really well. If Jabby were smart she would recognize and push Chloe because I’m sorry but that is the child that will actually go on to be a professional….Maddie may be in the chorus line, but you want the principle dancer it’s gonna be Chloe!
OMG!!! A “Say Anything” reference! It cannot get much better than that.
God bless you, SnoopK8, for watching this show so I don’t have to. The whole jerky land commercial segment was so… there are no words. Every single person involved in this show is freaking insane, and I hope the the girls all become emancipated minors and have access to excellent therapists for the majority of their adult lives.
FREE VIVI!!!!!
<3. SuburBint
If Abe Froman is the Sausage King of Chicago, does that make Mr. Cathy “Billy Ray Froman, Sausage King of Canton”?
Now, being from the NE Ohio area, I do have to say that the “homemade” jerky and beef/sausage smokies made in the area (especially the Amish areas) are better than your average Slim Jim or gas station jerky. However, I’ve never been to Mr. Cathy’s House of Jerk, so I can’t say how tasty it is.
Did anyone else notice that one judge with the face that looked like he was trying to hold in the vomit after the fan dance? I’ve never seen them show such a reaction from the judges before. I think they didn’t win anything because the judges were afraid of being brought up on charges of viewing inappropriately dressed kids.
And when Abby said she wanted the girls to be “classy”, you spelled it wrong – she actually meant “klasse”. And mission accomplished, Abbs! Nice job!
Oh, Melissa. Do you really expect me to believe that anyone that uses the phrase “Pee like a racehorse” would somehow be morally offended by the presence of a “stripper”? Tell me another one, lady.
Chickenlips! You must got to the House of Jerk and report back to us! PLEEEAAASSSEEE!
Love your recaps SnoopK8. You are spot on every week. Does anyone else think Candy Ass, oops, meant Cathy’s husband seems about 20 years younger (and dumber) than Cathy? Is he another one of her adoptees? Free ViVi and Mike. Loved the bandaids for the dress rehersal costume. I have to watch Dance Moms when no one else is around because everyone else in this house hates it. So happy to get to share my guilty pleasure with others here.
For anyone curious Mr.Cathy’s jerky store has a Facebook page.
This whole episode was just uncomfortable to watch between the nude costumes and the jerky costumes. I’m felt so bad for girls knowing how embarrass they were probable feeling.
I find it hard to believe that anyone who would use the phrase “Pee like a racehorse” would hide an engagement.
After doing a little research around the Candy Apples Dance Center Facebook page, I found out that the whole “meat commercial” was only for the show, it was never actually aired. Makes you wonder….
Fantastic recap! I am also pro-Chloe, but I feel more sorry for Maddie. She works very hard and has been successful but she’s all technique and hard work and in a way, she knows it. The show and America favors the sweet and graceful Chloe and no matter how much Maddie says the right thing or dances her heart out, she will always come off as forced and unlikeable and she will never be able to figure out why. Also this is the first time I’ve really seen her solo as better than Chloe. I also know zip about dance but it really impressed me (ignoring the faces) and kinda hit home how hard she works.
Free Vivi! I actually am kind of worried about her. She was like a ghost during that breakfast table conversation and seemed either lost in another world or maybe mentally impaired.
Yes those two women were drunk as skunks setting up the party. Kind of cracked me up. I don’t know why Melissa is so stubbornly cagey when she wears the ring. And great point to say if Chloe knows “the story” so does her mom.
Yes! Something is very off about that whole family!
The Pol Pot reference made me LOL! I can’t even believe these mothers let those girls wear these costumes. It doesn’t even matter if the comp was real or set up because they wore them on national television!! So disturbing, those girls are going to have serious issues!
We dance at another studio near Abby and quite a few of her students have come to our studio, but we know people who are still there as well. It’s been very interesting to hear the behind the scenes stories since this show started. Sounds like most of it is completely scripted, but that the mom’s are in fact completely insane. Clearly you would have to be to let your child be on tv enduring these shenanigans!!! I’ve actually heard that Abby and Cathy are longtime friends???? Who knows. For “reality tv” it sure seems the complete opposite??!!
Love the trainwreck, though! It’s hard to look away!!!
And, I also heard that the guy Melissa is marrying is a lawyer that she met while signing on for this show???? I’m not sure if that’s true or not. Either way, she’s going to bleed him dry, LOL. His family must be so glad he’s bringing that mess to their lives!!!
one final comment.
Was looking on the http://www.reigndanceproductions.com website to look at their comp results. Looks like Kendall won with them just at the end of Feb???!!! Guess the whole CrazyCathyConversion with both her and Payton was completely staged.
I checked out the pictures on the sausage king’s facebook–does anyone else find it ironic that he has a “Can’t fix Stupid” sign hanging in the shop?
Also, anyone else make the connection between the super secret engagement and peeing like a racehorse? After all, this IS the chick who’s sugar daddy pays all the dance bills . . .
Just sayin’!
I thought Chloe’s dance was better than Maddie’s. I felt every moment of Chloe’s dance I didn’t want her to stop. Her mother was right…Chloe is a sweet child and watching her as a dark raven was such a contrast. I think Maddie is a great technical dancer but where is the passion???? I’ve watched enough SYTYCD to know that after you learn the technical parts of the dance you have to insert passion…your flavor…your YOU.
I knew the entire commercial thing was staged the moment it came on, really the topper was her calling Christi. I hope and pray these girls are in on all the shenanigans surrounding the show.
I KNOW Nia should not be in the group she is nowhere near Chloe and Maddie, but she has that PASSION Maddie is missing. Last week I saw all of her flaws when she had her solo, but I don’t care she was wonderful to watch. She loved every moment of it and I did shed a tear with her mom.
I adore MacKenzie she is such a bright little light and her smile is so freaking adorable(I love Nia’s smile too). I love her one liners and her whatever attitude.
FREE VIVI and BROOKE
Jane Velez Mitchel on Headline News just spent 15 minutes being outraged about the fan dance routine. She should come over and join the gasmi. Free Vivi!
I like all of the girls. They are all sweet, talented children.
But, this episode had a warning and it was that there are people who will hurt anyone including children. And I don’t mean that silly dance or the pervs that might be watching. I mean the meat suit commercial. That was mean, no matter who did it. Just so mean.
The fan dance was ridiculous and I am pretty sure Abby is in trouble. Lifetime aired episode 8 back to back rather than show episode 9. But, it’s too late. Abby has been in the dance world too long and has heard the moms complain too much (they did get the tops changed which is why they looked so different after decorating), but there were people involved with this show who knew this time Abby went too far.
They should have told her they wouldn’t air it. If she did it, the only people who’d ever see it would be her and the moms. Or tell her she could either have the final costumes and a more conservative dance or the fan dance and much, much more modest costumes (as in long sleeved black leotards and black tights). But, no way to just outright do a burlesque.
Oh, and every mom whose daughter loves to dance should fear Cathy. This means you, Christi.
ViviAnne doesn’t want to dance at all. She only does what she does for Cathy’s sake. Cathy hopes Vivi will come to like dancing, but it probably won’t happen. When Kendall was crying because she’d rather be yelled at by Abby than leave the dance studio, Jill doesn’t know how much Cathy would want to be in her place.
I know all reality shows are somewhat fake, but this show goes too far. I think the reason Melissa doesn’t talk about her engagement is because it’s the only real thing going on. Christi letting Chloe work for Cathy? Give me a break. Abby letting those girls enter a real competition in those costumes? She isn’t that crazy. These ladies have decided to bank everything on the publicity from this show and are probably getting a huge kick out of setting up the insults they throw at each other onscreen. I would enjoy it too but it’s too insulting. They must think we’re morons!
Even if every second is scripted, it is going on TV as if it is real. The girls will have to deal with that.
i used to say “Piss like a racehorse” throughout most of my teenaged life. Of course, i started drinking when i was 14 so it was probably fairly mild compared to the other things I and the people around me were saying.
The meat suit was ridiculous, and a lot of this show does seem fake, so I wouldn’t be surprised to find out it was only for the show. I would be more surprised if it aired just because it was so bad. Is the store even real?
Oh, and add me to the list of Chloe fans!
I still use the phrase ‘piss like a racehorse’…but I’m just Klassy like that.
This is one of the episodes where my boyfriend came by, saw the costumes, and asked if the Mayans were right. Yes, the end is nigh. I’m just happy I wasn’t watching on a full stomach.
It just amazes me how it was okay to promo the shows first episode by using the moms freaking out about the hoochy outfits with the fishnets. But now we have gone way past that to turning the girls out wearing what boils down to fetish school girl outfits and now completely nude, and they just make faces and whine in the interviews. Are they all just such huge fame whores that putting their children through such embaressment and questionable ethics is totally worth it?!!!
To me the costumes weren’t really that vile. It seems like they wear just as skimpy costumes all the time. They didn’t look nude to me, it seems like because Abby said they were going to look nude that’s what everyone saw, but I saw silver booty shorts similar to the booty shorts they wear fairly often and a little bra top similar to the ones they have worn before. But judging by comments it looks like I am alone there.
To me the dance was more inappropriate than the costumes. They could have done dances with the fans without it looking like a peep show. Without opening them like a door and popping out their chests. (I’m picturing something that looks like the movie Annie when they go to the movies! I seem to remember that seemed sparkly. That is what my probably completely incorrect view of a showgirl dance should be.)That was the part that I think was distasteful, the dance. The outfits looked like what they usually wear to me though. If it the colour if they had been blue like when Chloe’s mom dyed a bra blue and put little gems on it would it then not have been a horrid costume? I just didn’t see tons of difference between what we were shown this week and what we have seen in the past.
I also was shocked that Melissa was acting scandalized. Didn’t she buy sex toys for one of the moms for a birthday or something and then try to steal them? Psh. It’s o.k. to live with your mind in the gutter but if that’s who you are going to be then just own it.
The secret engagement is ridiculous anyway. If you wanted it to be a secret you’d take off the ring. Also if you wanted to have a secret boyfriend wouldn’t you logically be, I don’t know, 7? It reminds me of ancient episodes of Full House where one of the girls had a secret boyfriend because he made duck lips when he talked. I mean I know nothing these women ever do is normal but shes a grown woman who has been married previously and has children. I think its’s ok to have a boyfriend or to want to be married again. And if she was so worried about keeping her private life private she wouldn’t need to announce her private business in the interviews, or say be on a tv show.
I think all the girls are really cute and have some great qualities.
I will say I think Maddie is the best dancer. She doesn’t quite know how to lose because it happens rarely.
The girls are so cute when they love on each other before their dances.
I sure hope my Dvr recorded this episode.
Lulumama, I thought the thing. Piss like a racehorse and engaged, pregnant???????
I think there’s some trouble afoot because the epi is not on Lifetime’s website and all the clips etc have been pulled from their FB page as well.
Did this epi actually air on Tuesday?
Chloe saying she ‘loves the story’ when talking about Melissa’s engagement makes me think that perhaps it will be specifically covered in an upcoming episode. Melissa may be saving all info or ‘the story’ for then.
Smarlo, yes it did. And, at first, episode 9 stuff was on their website. But, by Thursday, it was all gone.
“The dried meat-performing arts market is woefully underserved.” I loved that line! But then again, I’m a beef jerky fan. Smoky Mountain pepper jerky and Wild Hare brand jerky (made in Wisconsin) are my two favorites. There’s a good beef jerky store in Las Vegas.
My problem with Maddie is she’s been told all her life she’s the be-all end-all, and she believes it. And she her answers in her interviews seem calculated…which is disconcerting in one so young.
The costumes, or lack thereof, were completely creepy. Shame on those “moms” for not putting their collective foot down. And way to play to the pedophiles. Idiots. But I think they should be objecting to the costumes more than just this week. They are frequently inappropriate for little girls…as are many of the dance moves.
I think there’s definitely something going on. I went to rewatch it for the recap and it was mysteriously gone from my DVR. At the time I blamed Time Warner cable because they are the devil, but maybe it’s part of a larger conspiracy. Especially since it’s not on Amazon or iTunes either.
I’d been looking for this episode all week. It was supposed to go on Hulu today, but it didn’t, and it wasn’t on the Lifetime website. I’m sure the backlash hasn’t been doing them any favors.
And, I agree with the comment that the costumes were really no worse than anything they’ve worn before. It’s just the extreme focus on them appearing “nude” and a couple of the moves in the dance.
It didn’t seem to me that Abby was all that shocked about them not placing. The dance was totally off. And, when you’re supposed to be in sync with a prop, it’s much more obvious. That Abby didn’t seem to care about them losing made it pretty clear that this isn’t exactly “reality.” She got what she wanted just by them making a statement.
I also think they removed the episode because of all the controversy around it. Several news shows were doing segments on it and it got a lot of people offended.
I will be mad if I never get to see this episode!
I found the dance on youtube and I think Abby did go too far. The costume really did not show more than a bikini would but it gave the illusion of nudity much like Britney Spear’s nude bodysuit with the rhinestones.
I actually choreographed and taught a fan dance to girls that age but the difference was they were wearing all black bodysuits so that you mostly just saw the fans and that was what we were emphasizing and the moves were not suggestive.
I didn’t think the fan dance was as bad as some of the Toddlers and Tiaras swimsuit routines.
Here’s a site I use for when I miss an episode. http://www.tv-links.eu/tv-shows/Dance-Moms_26516/
There are plenty links for this episode.
@bluedog Yes it definitely wasn’t as bad as that cop routine from that one episode.
It was Time Warner Cable without a doubt. They are probably at the heart of the controversy.
I now live in Southern Ohio, so I won’t have a chance – but it is actually a chain. Mr. Cathy opened a franchise. Now that I realize this, I think that maybe I have had some of the product from one of the other stores and it was pretty good. Here’s an article about Mr. Cathy’s big opening: http://www.cantonrep.com/life/food/x2046634837/Jerky-store-now-open-for-business
I really didn’t think that costumes were all that bad, you could tell the girls had clothes on, and they were as covered as any other dance. I think the dance moves were a little suggestive for the ages, but it was not any worse than the “Prosti-tots” episode. I think they big deal is that Abby said, I want people to think your nude. But I’m going to go out on a limb and say that even that statement could have been taken out of context.
I think the whole Maddie vs. Chole thing is all the producers. As someone who as coached sports (not dace) it is easy to have favorites, those that are always ready to help, there early to setup and late to help clean up, works hard, follows directions, ect… I think Abby is a little vocal about it, but again, it could just be the editing. No telling how many wonderful things she says about Chole, Nia, Paige, or Brooke that never gets aired. I makes us viewers take sides and want to watch just to see who’s on top. In an interview Abby said that they whole pyramid thing is just for the show and not something that she normally does.
I think a lot of this show is staged. Not necessarily the actions or the moms or girls, but I think the producers set up the “commercial” and things like that. I’ve read online that Brooke doesn’t actually dance with this group of girls on a regular basis, just for the show.
Oh, there are so many things I want to say!
Firstly, could somebody in TVGasm land put Dance Moms back on the hot shows list again? I know there is a lot going on after being hacked, etc. but it would be super helpful.
So, how can we find out about these so-called fake competitions? I tried Googling lots of thing and never found anything. I will say that if I was staging a fake competition for myself, I would make sure I won!
I didn’t think much of the “pee like a racehorse” comment, but I’m from Alabama. I’m not a redneck though and I’m not classy with a k either. Maybe it’s just regional. And like someone else pointed out – did Christi say in the first season that Melissa was the trashiest mom? I don’t really care about Melissa’s engagement – although I do think it’s interesting that they live with the fiancé. Call me old fashioned, but I think that’s a worse influence than some of the costumes they wear.
I feel sort of dirty for saying it, but I thought the finished costume was really pretty – even if it was on little kids. I noticed the bra top was actually not the same top they originally tried on. It was significantly more substantial. I also thought it was better than the prostitot costume from season 1.
What else? I felt the solos were ho-hum and that probably a lot of people didn’t get the Poe reference for Chloe’s.
I visited the FB link for Mike’s jerky store and he says that the whole commercial was fake. I’m kind of disappointed about that . I mean, if Christi made a genuine mistake for a real commercial, okay, but a deliberate mistake for a fake commercial? WTH? Can we all visit Mike’s page a write “Free VIVI!” on the wall? Can somebody get an interview with him?
I don’t know about Abby and Cathy being real friends. I don’t think I buy that at all. I hate that people bother Abby about her weight. It isn’t nice and for all we know maybe she has a real medical problem or something. She has a nice face – and I sincerely mean that. When they went to one competition and Cathy cat-called her in the hallway and was like, “She doesn’t have a kid but she’s pushing her dog in a stroller!” and laughed like a hyena, I wanted to punch her. Abby looked so stung, like she was going to cry. It was a really low blow. That being said, I am curious as to why/how/where Melissa saw her topless. It has to be an interesting story.
Notacrazydancemom should post a tell-all.
Can’t wait to see tonight’s episode.
I agree with you, Sarah. I think Miss Abby is a very pretty lady and I actually really like her personality. I love that she just tells it like is–no sugar coating. Pictures of her when she was younger and probably smaller would most likely, I am willing to bet, surprise everyone. And she is especially pretty when she gets all fancy with her hair & makeup.
Melissa’s “faces” (i.e. the bunny snort with her nose) and shoulder shimmy while the girls were performing the fan dance totally annoyed me. I imagined that as probably being her “sex” faces, too. Ugh…her poor fiance.
I think the drama regarding the Maddie/Chloe rivalry is just for the show. I’ve noticed on several different episodes how loving and supportive the girls are with each other, be it them holding hands, kissing each other on the cheek before their solos, and the ‘I love you’ comments. I’m pretty sure it was Maddie who called “Chlo’ I love you!” to Chloe before she left the dressing room for her solo.
And I didn’t think the costumes were any big deal. It was a stage act, for crying out loud.
Also, I don’t believe anything the moms say in their private interviews to the camera. From an early episode in season one, I think I counted Holly in seven or eight different outfits giving her little side speeches in that one episode alone! So I know the editors just piece together an entire season’s worth of comments to make it come across how they want it to.
What was Christie saying about Melissa “throbbing” and “shaving down there”?? that was weird.
This is Chloe’s full solo. It’s absolutely stunning.
I hope it doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings that really got upset.
But this looked like a publicity stunt to me.
For 1 thing it’s turned into a formula. Almost every show starts with Jabby saying some exaggerated sounding stuff.
Then they show the dance moms saying the costumes and or the dance is inappropriate and they’re uncomfortable.
But they all STAY there!
And at the end they say oh well it ended up looking real cute so I guess Jabby knows what she’s doing.
This was the same exact thing!
1st they had Jabby talking about how they were going to all look butt naked.
But when they got to the StarBooty contest they put Bedazzled bathing suits on!
Like they and everybody including kids wears for production numbers and gymnastics and even cheer all the time!
But if they’d started off saying the costumes are Bedazzled bathing suits it wouldn’t be controversial.
It still wasn’t enough for Lifetime though. So they went and pulled that episode. So anybody that didn’t have the show in their DVR would put it on there now.
Plus going online and asking internet friends for it so the name would get in google more.
Sorry to write a book but to me the upsetting part is putting kids on a reality show in the 1st place.
It’s 1 thing if it’s a professional child that’s in a regular kind of show or movie but you can tell these girls aren’t real actors.
So now the dance moms have to explain to their kids that they were TRYING TO GET people to have inappropriate thoughts about them! For extra publicity reasons!
Which to me is way worse than putting a bathing suit on or waving some feathers around.
Just watching this episode and came here to get my recap loaded (like some kind of drug fix, this TV Gasm) and it just struck me how hilariously staged the whole “missing dancer” plot line thing is. I am not one to call out the reality TV producing crew, as I can certainly understand that there is definitely a certain art to the whole she-bang, and if I were producing a show, I would go for the fattest moments as well – that said, I find it hilarious that plot lines are repeatedly introduced in this series by Abby realizing half-way through a rehearsal that someone isn’t there. “Okay, where is Chloe?” “Okay, where is Brooke?” Hilarious.
But just have to say that the kids on this show come across as old wise sages compared to the adults. They hate the conflict and they seem to always rise above. They are still in their golden people years. At fourteen and on – they will start to merge with the rest of us bitter, petty assholes.
Except for MacKenzie.