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Friday, March 23, 2012
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Previously on Dance Moms: Holly screamed at Jabby to give Nia a trio; Paige had warts; Kendall danced during a Harlem Globetrotters halftime show and we all questioned our sanity for continuing to watch this train wreck.
Jabby screams at the girls to come into the studio and notes that the “mom’s association” has dwindled to a trio of Christi, Kelly and Melissa. Melissa says that Holly is at work and Jabby says “of COURSE she is.” What a degenerate.
Pyramid: Nia is last because she forgot her number. Jabby says her heart stopped when that happened, but that Nia should have kept going. Next, Mackenzie, who Jabby says has things to improve on. Next, Brooke who did a good job. Second row is Chloe, whose solo was excellent, but who was shaky in the trio. Then there is Paige, who finally gets some love, for dancing through the pain of her warts. And now that that’s over, can we PLEASE not talk about Paige’s warts anymore?
Finally, on top of the pyramid we have Maddie. Jabby says Maddie never took her eyes off the judges, “sucked them in” and had them in the palm of her hand.
My eyes are my secret weapon
This week they’re going to Company Dance in Chicago and the group number will be about a homeless child. Maddie will also have a solo and Jabby says she better dance her butt off. Also this week, there will be a trio consisting of Maddie, Chloe and… Nia!
Jabby says it’s a chance for Nia to redeem herself after last week’s “debacle.” Nia is super excited and says she wants to show Jabby she can hang with the other girls.
They will be going up against the Candy Apple’s (thanks for pointing out the errant apostrophe, Brneyedgrrl!) at Company Dance and Jabby REFUSES to lose to Cathy, Jill or Kendall.
The homeless child number is called “Trapped” and features a little homeless girl in a box who will get rescued by the other girls who clean her up and put a bow in her hair, which should solve all her problems. She may not have food or a place to sleep, but she has a bow in her hair. That should ward off all the predatory pimps.
Up in the booth Christi says that for once she has nothing negative to say and she thinks the number will be great. THAT must be a total producer set-up, because Christi ALWAYS has something negative to say. (That’s why she’s my favorite.) Kelly’s just happy that the moms don’t have to sew on rhinestones this week since Jabby told them costume-wise they are off the hook.
Kelly turns to more important matters, saying that in Chicago they need to go out. She asks the name of the street where all the bars are and Christi says “Rehab?” Give it time, Christi, you’ll get there.
I’ve been drinking since noon
Does anyone else think they’ve been playing up the drinking thing as joke lately? I think it was last week when Christi said “that’s why we drink” and gave a wink-wink to the camera. I like to think she’s reading my recaps.
Holly shows up finally – god, what a loser for spending so much time at work – and is thrilled to hear that Nia has a trio. Christi interviews that she thinks Jabby’s been replaced by a pod person because she’s been unnaturally nice lately. Holly agrees that she’s up to something.
The moms asked Holly where she was and Holly says she’s been tying up loose ends at school. She says she’s going to take a leave of absence next year to spend more time with her family. Isn’t that what disgraced politicians always say? “I’m not resigning because I tweeted penis pictures to 17-year-old girls, but because I want to spend more time with my family”? Not, of course, that I’m suggesting Holly tweeted inappropriate photos to anyone, I’m just saying.
Holly interviews that the idea of not working is scary, but to that I say, think of all the extra time you get to spend with Jabby. Sounds win-win to me.
Kelly says even though she doesn’t work, she never gets to see any of her son’s hockey games because she is always at the dance studio. I didn’t even know she had a son. Christi says yeah, but you weren’t working full time, earning a doctorate and taking care of three kids (which I guess is what Holly did). Kelly’s like, yeah, why haven’t I been able to accomplish all that, and Christi says “maybe you should give up the afternoon drinking.” See? I told you! She’s definitely reading my recaps.
This little piggeh went to Ohio
Ohio. Cathy is bellowing at the “Little apples!” She tells them they are going to Chicago to do a number about dark clowns. Cathy says that Taylor (some random Candy Apple) is going to portray a tightrope walker because of her amazing grand jetés. Cathy then says the real clown lives in Pennsylvania. Hey pot, you’re looking très noir today.
Justice, the creepy red-headed kid, will also be doing a solo and he will go head-to-head against Maddie. I suppose since we know his name now I can stop calling him Creepy Red-headed Kid.
Back at Jabby’s, she and Gia are at the front desk looking over the costumes for the group number. Jabby says they need something to indicate that Maddie is homeless. She says “thank god the homeless don’t wear anything special.” Yes, bless their little homeless hearts for not having any special clothes to wear.
The two discuss the trio and Gia says it’s a mess. Apparently, Nia has never danced with Maddie and Chloe. Jabby says in Holly’s mind, Nia will automatically be as good as they are just by dancing with them. She says “I don’t think it’s gonna click, but I’m willing to give her a chance.” Gia says maybe they should pull the number and Jabby says she would like to, but she doesn’t want Holly down her throat again.
THEN they talk about how the moms are supposedly picking on Melissa again. Looks like Gia’s been promoted from dance assistant to exposition bitch.
Seriously, how much longer do I have to stand here and talk to you?
Jabby says first the moms were jealous of Maddie and now they pick on Melissa like they’re in middle school. Gia: “they still are.” Jabby says Kelly and Christi had better back off or Melissa will lose it.
Meanwhile, Shrill and Melissa meet for lunch. Melissa interviews that she still talks to Shrill because they’re friends and Maddie loves Kendall. She says she doesn’t care if the other moms talk about her. Keep that in mind for later. They discuss Shrill’s weight loss because she doesn’t have time to eat since she drives a million hours a day to the Candy Apple’s and back which is RIDIC if you ask me. Not that this is real or anything, but my kid would soooo be hitchhiking. Shrill says other than that, things are great. She tells Melissa about Kendall’s Globetrotter gig and blah, blah, who cares.
Then Shrill asks Melissa how the engagement is going. Melissa says everything’s great, but the other moms are being nosy about it.
I said tea with LEMON! I’m going to sue you.
She says she’s not talking about it because it’s no one’s business. (Which is why she announced it ON CAMERA a couple of weeks ago.)
In Ohio, the Apples rehearse the clown number and Cathy screams at Kendall to be “spooky!” She says the number is an “ode to the clown” and is a “dark satire.” She ends rehearsal by yelling at the Apples to get out. Vivi tries to make a break for it, but Cathy says, “Vivi- you’re not going anywhere babydoll.” Foiled again. Free Vivi!
Now we get to the meat of the episode. The moms are in the booth and Christi asks why Melissa’s not wearing her ring.
The ring so secret, it’s actually invisible
Melissa’s all squirrelly about it and says she’s not wearing it anymore. Christi presses her why and she says she’s just not. Kelly jumps in and asks doesn’t that hurt (fiancé) Greg’s feelings? Melissa says something here that I couldn’t get even after rewinding like four times. Something like “power doing it,” which obviously makes no sense, but if anyone caught what she said lemme know.
If I keep my head down, they’ll go away
Holly says this should be a happy time and she should flash her ring. Kelly says maybe she’ll try it out to see if she likes it for when she gets one made. (Huh?) Holly says that once she put her engagement ring on, she never took it off. Melissa just looks beaten down. Holly asks if Maddie and Mackenzie have noticed it or said anything. I don’t think Holly was being mean or bitchy at all here. This scene was edited strangely and Melissa’s reaction seems out of proportion to what we saw.
She gets really upset and starts to leave.
Out like trout
In an interview, she says the moms are jealous. She says she’s happy in her life, the moms should worry about their kids and she’ll worry about hers.
To the moms she says she’s not going to Chicago. She goes downstairs where the girls are rehearsing and says to Jabby “they’re starting again” and that she’s taking the kids and leaving and she’s not going to Chicago.
Mommm, they’re picking on me again!
Poor Maddie starts crying and says she wants to go to Chicago. Melissa says Maddie can go without her. Jabby is hugging Maddie during all this.
I’m your mother now
Melissa gets on her phone and says “please call your attorney, these [fucking assholes? – couldn’t tell because of the bleep] are doing it to me again.” She storms out with Mackenzie in tow, who’s also crying and asking “what about Maddie?” Melissa’s like, “Don’t worry about her.” Aww. No one fucks with Mackenzie. Jabby says she knew the moms would push Melissa too far. I really don’t see what they said that was so upsetting. This is all so strange.
Christi says all they were doing is asking and that Melissa usually tells them everything. She adds that all the moms have meltdowns, but Melissa’s the only one who runs to Jabby. Holly says she feels bad and she didn’t mean to cross any lines. Christi notes that Jabby’s watching them from the floor. Jabby bellows to the girls to tell their moms to keep their mouths shut and stay away from Melissa. She screams that there are two things you don’t talk about – weddings and divorces.
Babies are off limits too. And puppies. Don’t ever talk about puppies.
Maybe you don’t talk about weddings when one of the parties is still married. Not that I know anything, I am just speculating. Don’t sue me, Melissa.
Christi yells at Jabby to not speak to their children like that because it’s inappropriate and Jabby mimes shooting herself in the head.
Scary even for a mime
Kelly goes downstairs to get Brooke and Paige while yelling at Jab not to yell at her kids. Jabby says that Melissa may talk about Kelly, but she never talks about Kelly’s husband. Kelly says Melissa talks about her husband all the time and that Jabby talks about her mother all the time.
Holly interviews that if you have friends, you shouldn’t have rules and obligations or have to tiptoe around everything. Now all the moms are mad and they all storm out.
The next day, surprise, surprise, Melissa is back. She says she’s not gonna let her daughter down. Kelly interviews that that’s a “crock of shit” and she really came back to stay on Jabby’s good side. Christi is nearby and says to Jabby that Jabby never speaks nicely to the other moms like she does to Melissa, but talks to them like they are assholes. Jabby says “if the shoe fits.” Christi, who always has to get the last word, says “You’d need the biggest one!”
Whew. That was fun. Let’s move onto something more cheerful, like homeless children. Jabby says she picked this topic because the girls are very fortunate and she wants them to know that some kids aren’t so lucky. She yells at the girls to go home and think about THAT tonight. For the number, she yells that she wants to see a homeless child in that box who hasn’t eaten or bathed and Maddie better act that shit out.
Up in the booth, Melissa is pretending nothing happened. (Holly notes that Melissa had a meltdown but isn’t acknowledging it.) Melissa mentions that she had lunch with Shrill and talks about how much Shrill and Kendall love Cathy and the Apples. They agree that that says a lot about Shrill.
Chicago. Cathy asks Kendall if she’s happy to be a Candy Apple. Kendall is. Cathy asks Shrill the same question and Shrill agrees that “an apple a day keeps Abby away.” No way she came up with that on her own. Meanwhile, Jabby is saying she’s a little nervous about Maddie’s solo and that ALDC doesn’t like to lose to “some hick from Ohio.” Maddie says she’s nervous to compete against a BOY because boys are usually really good.
Maddie dances and I swear, I think she does the same number every week.
In the dressing room, Jab says Maddie was brilliant but sometimes the male judges will pick the boy dancers over the girls just to keep boys dancing.
Justice dances and while he does a couple of cool acrobatic moves, I’m not that impressed. It looked to me that he was standing around a lot.
Meh
The trio girls are practicing in the dressing room and I think they are trying to make us think that Jabby’s going to pull the number, but she doesn’t. Melissa interviews that she hopes the number isn’t a DISASTER. Way to have faith in Nia. The trio trios and Jabby says her favorite part was the ending pose because that meant it was over.
She says Nia was a beat behind and sloppy. She says Maddie and Chloe were really sharp, but at this point it’s out of her hands.
Maddie wins the Petite Division, but the trio doesn’t even place. Christi says it’s because Jabby paid no attention to rehearsing them. Oh Christi. You can’t make wine from sour grapes. You of all people should know that.
Christi, Kelly and Holly take a break from the competition to go out for a bite. They aren’t sure where Melissa is, but since she’s not there, it’s the perfect time to discuss the fact that they’ve all received “cease and desist” letters from an attorney warning them not to talk about Melissa’s personal life.
Holly asks, “What kind of friend does that?” A litigious friend, that’s who. Christi says that Melissa talks about her sex life like it’s nothing, but apparently talking about marriage is taboo. Kelly says she’s hurt because they’ve been friends for a long time and she loves Melissa’s kids like her own. Holly says Melissa only wants them to see one side of her, but now they’ve seen all sides of her. Christi’s like yeah, “the good, the bad and the sneaky.”
At this point, Melissa conveniently shows up and says she needs a drink. Holly brings up the letter and Melissa’s all, “I had nothing to do with it, it was from his attorney, not mine.” Holly says she is upset and offended and Melissa once again says she didn’t send it. Even so, who lets their fiancé threaten their friends with legal action? I mean, I do at least once a week, but my friends always deserve it.
Also, just want to note that Melissa’s wearing a sparkly top here and a different one in the next scene so obviously this was not filmed IN BETWEEN the competition numbers.
Back at the competition, Cathy’s excited about the group number, which she calls “creative” and “original.” Those aren’t necessarily always good things, but I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt.
Our girls do their homeless dance and Maddie is the only one wearing a hat and sweater.
Shouldn’t she be wearing LESS than the other girls if she’s supposed to be homeless and impoverished? Or I guess you could argue that she’s depicting a bag girl or something. ANYWAY, Jabby says the number was “seamless and flawless.”
Cathy’s Clowns dance while Justice stands around some more.
In the audience, Cathy says she’s concerned about Taylor of the great grand jetés because she’s a beat behind and looks shaky. Lo and behold, Taylor falls and it turns out she broke her ankle. Ewww! And Owww.
Cathy says kids are drama queens. She broke her freaking ankle, it’s not like she has warts on her feet. Cathy says Taylor could be out for the season and “it’s gonna stink for us.” I’m sure Taylor’s pretty happy about it though. Geez. What a cold Apple.
Cathy asks Kendall if she could possibly replace Taylor and Shrill is practically cackling with glee. She interviews that it’s “unfortunate” that Taylor got hurt but “fortunately Kendall can fit into any of her positions.”
Group awards. Our girls come in third. Kelly says she thought they would have done better. Oh well. The Candy Apples win nothing. Cathy interviews that it was not their best dance, but Taylor danced with a broken ankle for the team. Jabby is excited that they beat the Apples again and calls Cathy a “wooooorrrrrm.” She says her girls really “shined” and she couldn’t be prouder.
Cathy enters the dressing room with a big gift box.
Is this where I go to stir some shit?
She tells her she heard from bird’s beak that Mel is engaged and once again, Melissa freaks out. She says she’s not allowed to talk about this and to speak to her lawyer. She starts to leave, while Holly says she’s confused.
Mazel tov on threatening me with legal action!
(Also: notice Melissa’s non-sparkly shirt)
Melissa interviews “how much clearer can I be? Stay out of my business!” Christi screams that they can say whatever they want and Melissa yells, “then say it, Christi.” She storms out. And… that’s it.
Next week: Nia twists her ankle, Kelly wants a boob job and Chloe forgets her routine again (or so we are led to believe).
Well, I’m so intrigued by this lawsuit thing. You really shouldn’t go on a reality show if you have skeletons in your closet and don’t want people to find out about them. I suppose it could all be made up, but Melissa looked SO uncomfortable during the ring conversation that I think she really was upset about something. I just don’t understand WHAT, because we didn’t see the moms saying anything that bad. Hopefully some light will be shed next week.
Anyway, as always, thanks for reading and have great weekend. Feel free to post more awesome conspiracy theories. We’ll get to the bottom of this, Gasmii, I know we will.
xoxo,
SnoopK8
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It’s tabbo to talk about weddings? That explains TV shows like “Say Nothing About the Dress,” “My Big Fat Gypsy Get-That-Camera-Out Of-Our-Faces,” and, of course, “Nothing-Going-On-Here-Mind-Your-Own-Business Story.”
*taboo
I’m confused about the entire “don’t discuss the wedding” bullshit. Maybe the guy Melissa is engaged to doesn’t want to be associated with the show in anyway? But enough of that, I’m surprised that Jabby didn’t make Nia the homeless girl giving the producers a chance to milk the whole “of COURSE she makes the only black girl homeless” thing which would give Holly another chance to freak out.
And please, someone get Maddie in for some braces. She’s old enough and its time to nip that overbite in the bud.
My brother calls her Toofy.
Christi has re-Tweeted your recaps, so she definitely is reading them! She finds them hilarious, actually.
I’m seriously confused or the they edited the hell out of the ring scene. I would have believed the entire thing was a set up, but Holly looked seriously hurt by the outburst You could see the wheels in her brain turning, trying to understand what was said wrong. I watched the episode again(without the help of a couple glasses of Shiraz) and you are correct Justice did kind stand and walk around with a couple of aerobic moves. I think Nia would be better if she wasn’t involved in so many extra curricular activities. 1 or 2 is all a 10 year old needs, when do they get to breath and just be kids?
FREE VIVI
Another tour de force SnoopK8. Good spot that Melissa might still be married and that’s why she goes “Cathy Apple crazy” at the mention of the ring. I feel sad for Taylor. She was so happy to get to be the gran jete clown. Shrill of course couldn’t wait to jump the queue and grab her parts for Kendall. Salivating much for the parts Shrill? Lazy continuity editing on Melissa’s shirts. I’m sure the producers weren’t involved in having Crazy Cathy show up with an engagement present for The BJ Queen (oops) Melissa. Not! As usual, Free ViVi!
I thoght we were going to see that too. The same old you put Nia in this part because she is ethnic. So happy we didn’t have to relive that story line, i mean reality arc.
Word
Does anyone else think Nia is going to be taller than the other girls and so just doesn’t have the same coordination they have yet? Paige looks like a miniature forty-year-old woman sometimes. Chloe is taller than Maddie but her frame seems much more petite than her mother’s. I think Nia is going to have the same build as Holly’s (which I think rocks, btw — I would kill for Holly’s figure) and so she is just more puppyish than the other girls at this stage.
And I’ll say again here what I said after the mini-cap — I would be really surprised if Holly’s resignation wasn’t forced on her by the school board.
Poor Taylor.
Ha! We’re totally on the same page. I was gonna say something to the effect that TLC would have to get rid of most of its programming if that were the case.
I thought Christi looked seriously frightened too. I couldn’t believe she was actually speechless for a moment there. That was what made me think they already knew there would be legal issues involved in bringing the matter up. It WAS weird about Holly, wasn’t it? But then her manufactured fight with Abby was out of character for her too. I wonder if she just decided to get more involved in the bitchiness now that she’s quit her real job.
For reals! “I can’t feel my ankle!” “Oh, stop being a drama queen!”
Kelly’s boob job — will Abby have the girls doing a Plastic Surgery Routine for the group number?
I think the comment you weren’t hearing about Melissa not wearing the ring was “that’s how we’re doing it.” I’m still convinced “Greg” is the Big Poppa of the ‘Burgh.
Abby went on and on about how these girls have everything and how important it is they understand that others don’t — why not take them to a soup kitchen or something for an afternoon?
As always, Abby’s sportsmanship (“she’s a worrrrmmmm”) is inspirational. I’m no fan of Cathy’s, but what a terrible example to set for young children.
Does Abby have any other students or is it just this group of like 5 girls??
SnoopK8, I just discovered your recaps and have gone back and read almost every one…keep up the great work!
“That’s how we’re doing it” is what Melissa said.
Actually, Maddie might not be old enough. My step-son was told that they try to wait till they are in there early teens so all the molars can come in.
Also, the editing is strange, maybe there was more said that was edited out that made Melissa freak out?
I guess when her bald old man is still married , it’s taboo to talk about how they are getting married.
I have noticed that part of Justice’s job seems to be to get Vivi onto the floor at the right time.
I wonder if the ALDC girls were warming up backstage when Taylor was brought back. Her team was still dancing for part of that.
Kendall has to be so confused. Taylor is crying and Shrill is throwing a party. Did anyone check the stage for errant beads?
haha! this confirms christi as my favorite.
It’s not Melissa that’s still married, it’s the fiance.
This is just an aside, but as a continuation of the mini recap comments about spouses/former spouses…does anyone else think Kurt Ziegler (Melissa’s ex) sounds like a porn name?
Also, Christi, if you’re reading this, you are seriously the reason I watch every week…your zingers are teh awesome.
I don’t think she is. I didn’t get braces until middle school, because they wanted to wait for everything to finish growing.
This whole episode was weird. And agree with the theory of Melissa’s fiance being married. There’s just something really strange about that relationship.
When was this filmed? Because I think when I was looking at the county records there was a cancelled hearing in the divorce proceeding of the possibly-future-Mr. Melissa in December with nothing else listed on the docket since then (If our assumption is right on the person I was looking at), so maybe the divorce isn’t going as swimmingly as expected because of Melissa’s talk about how her boyfriend fronts the money for all the dance lessons that she did in the first season?
I watched the first season and I could never quite get the Melissa hate. She was always pretty quiet and reserved and I figured it must be the other women’s insanity or jealousy or she is really f’d up off camera and smart enough not to let it air. This episode kind of redeemed Christi and co. for me. The lawsuit BS is straight from RHoBH.
And I am still skeptical of the long drive to Candy’s Apples’. Does Jill really do that daily? Or is this just for the show’s shooting schedule.
I didn’t think of Holly being let go because of the show but that makes a lot of sense. It all rang oddly for me-the only thing I could think was she might be making decent pay for the show and feels she doesn’t have to work outside of the show anymore?
I vote for more jerky store hijinks. And more Christi all around!
According to public records, his divorce has still not been finalized.
Please just call me stalker bewitched.
According to Christi’s twitter, the episodes are filmed about 7 weeks in advance.
I know they have to wait until all their molars come in, my nephew(serious finger sucker) had to wait as well.
Hey give the red haired kids some love up in here!
I have a Ginger boy and he is precious. We can’t go anywhere without someone coming to compliment us on how much they love his hair and how cute he is.
I love Maddy’s solo costume. Looks like Snow White.
There are a lot of interesting things on twitter and tumblr.
Apparently, no matter what the show says, Maddie always has a solo. So, yet another reason why she didn’t want to miss Chicago. (I don’t know if the time Nia had the ‘only’ solo for ALDC counts since it wasn’t a real competition… so Maddie really might have sat that one out, idk. It was still mean whomever set Nia up like that.)
Derek Hough and Mark Ballas of DWTS have criticized Abby’s teaching methods. I am not disagreeing with them per se, but this episode MELISSA caused all of the trauma. She came in and dragged Mackenzie out. She tried to take Maddie and tried to get Abby to order Maddie out of the studio. Because of her, Abby then bawled all the kids out (which is on Abby, because wtf was that). Because of THAT, Christi and Kelly and Holly all came in and got their daughters (which didn’t play out at all smoothly). Well, I guess that left Abby to help Maddie with her solo since they were the only ones there. I guess I am saying, there is more here than just Abby. Of course, they know way more about teaching people how to dance than I will ever know, so I’m not saying they are wrong.
Which, I guess K&C have done something to Melissa in the past. I know stuff was edited out of this episode, but Holly was honestly bewildered. If K&C had been really mean to Mel in that scene, I don’t think she would have been so confused. And she kept saying she didn’t mean to hurt Mel, so this makes me think all the moms acted pretty similar to what we saw. I really feel like Kelly, Melissa, Abby and possibly Christi* have known each other a long, long time. Kelly says she’s known Abby since she was two. But, Melissa needs to learn not to run to Abby while Abby has all of the girls. It hurts the girls. (*I can’t discount the fact she’s so close to Kelly and has heard all of Kelly’s stories from back in the day.)
I read a producer for 30 years saying this is a basic confrontation reality show. They interviewed all of the participants, found out their mostly minor concerns and then egg it on into blowing up. But, they need to remember the sweet girls involved. The grown women’s mental well being is also important. So, maybe they ought to stop having moms storm out? Let them go outside and calm down a bit. This is kind of a family. It would be a real shame to screw it up beyond repair.
I found a really sweet photo of Abby resting her head on Maddie’s shoulder. I don’t know if it’s from the show because Abby looks kind of cute.
Sorry to write a book…
I also think Holly might have been forced into retirement or some such. I don’t see how she would not get flack for being on the show and being a principal when the show has so much drama going on with it. That or she is making enough money from the show to be able to quit.
I think the studios are using fake names to register. They called Candy Apples studio DD. They are also doing really non studio dance competitions like all these dance drill team high school competitions which are not really for dance studios. We never did those type of competitions as a studio. They are more for actual schools.
Nia is a cute girl and a good dancer, but she was terrible in that trio. It might not be her fault (lack of practice and instruction time), but she made me cringe that she was behind the ENTIRE time! She is often late on her counts and off though in the group numbers so……..
That is one thing this studio NEEDS to work on! We spent hours and hours going over each combination till everyone was spot on and uniform with the movements. No one should be off or draw attention. That is the problem with making up dances every week. No time to go in and precisely clean up the numbers. We would choreograph and teach the numbers in the Fall Summer and then spend all Winter about Nov-Feb just cleaning a competition number up to be ready to compete by March-July.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFuAwSrS8ck
Now This is what a duo/trio is supposed to be!!! So spot on with each other and the choreography was amazing!
Shrill obviously does not know what “display rules” are!
That was so pretty.
One thing that helps Paige dance better with C&M is Paige and Chloe are best friends. I think all the girls are friends, but best friends spend a ton of time together.
I think they should make two trios and be done with it. Keep the CMP one and make a second one. Too bad Kendall’s gone because Brooke is competing and winning against teens so I don’t know if it’d be fair to put her in a trio with younger girls (not fair to Brooke’s progress as a dancer). But, Kendall, Nia, and Mackenzie might work.
The thing about the lawsuit stuff really hit home with me personally. I was taken to court by a mean girl ( a grown woman with kids) for mouthing off about her on the internet and in person. Of course she ran her mouth about me just as much and actually had me kicked out of a club. Since when does talking about people become illegal? I never threatened her, attacked her physically, did anything but post some stuff about her online and badmouth to others. The only reason it even got to court in the first place was because it was some hodunk small town court. The judge was pissed about it and yelled at her and threw it out. But I was still out money for a lawyer.
Point of this story, you can’t take legal action for badmouthing and bitch talk!!! What is this middle school?! My lawyer said in his years of practicing law he has never seen a case of this. Well apparently this must be the new thing to take people to court for just talking about you. WTF!?
I think if Melissa had just said “Yep I am engaged and I’m pretty excited” no one would have thought a thing of it. She wouldn’t have been pestered. She wouldn’t have the internet guessing that she was dating a married man or something i heard last week, someone who works on the tv show. If you don’t act like its a big deal it won’t be a big deal.
So now if that was genuine and not just a ploy to get *more* attention it backfired because now ALL the viewers of that show are talking about her engagement..and thinking she acted bizarrely…
Christi definitely reads these recaps – she tweeted about the minicap last Thursday!
tvgasm.com/recaps/minicap…
Funny recaps and comments. Caution: curse words involved
22 Mar
https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/Dancemomchristi
That minicap’s comments included SaraKate’s excellent sleuthing that Melissa’s fiance Greg was in fact still married, and that Melissa had changed her last name to his (Gisoni) just 10 days after her own divorce was final. So Christi knows that we know – and Christi wants her 1000 Twitter followers to know, too, even though maybe she can’t talk about it on the show.
Hi, Christi! Love you and your daughter! And your Twittering definitely worked, because that’s how I found out about this tvgasm site and SaraKate’s discoveries!
Actually 100,000 followers.
Oh, thanks so much! I have so much fun writing them.
Seriously, that made my whole weekend!
Interesting video Christi has linked (it’s a Lifetime on called ‘secret engagement’). Poor Maddie though, that is so sad. Thank goodness Abby comforted her. She works so hard and loves to dance.
Btw, I was at the ALDC site. Maddie has won so much stuff. Chloe also has. Brooke has. And Payton has. Then Paige, Nia, and Kendall have some winnings. I can see why Payton said she was the best dancer. She’s just used to being the best dancer. But, so are several others. So, some humility is in order. But, Brooke has a number of teen titles already.
My guess is the Melissa thing started with somebody worrying about ending up with less $. From all their divorce and child support things.
And the letter is just the lawyer getting some $.
I think the rule in the US is you can sue people for anything. As long as you have $ to give a lawyer. If they didn’t break any laws the judge will throw it out though.
But the lawyer still gets paid.
So maybe Melissa set it up with her lawyer when she started the show. As a thank you for hooking her up?
Because if talking about it was really going to mess something up that bad how come she’d even be on the show? Much less talking about being engaged just last week? And going to the taping with her ring on.
Melissa changed her name to the BF’s name 10 days after she divorced husband #2. There is a lot of info here:
http://forums.dancemom.com/?forum=12496
Thanks for another great recap, SnoopK8!!
Christi is my fav as well – love her when she really gets those zingers going! I think she also has a sense of humor about herself and can see the ridiculousness of this show for what it really is.
Cathy is so freaking delusional. I’ve seen some FANTASTIC scary clown dances and hers doesn’t even come close. Totally agree about Justice; he had a couple of moves in there but spent WAY too much time standing or walking around. But what Jabby said is true – a lot of competitions and conventions will be easier on the boys than the girls because they want to keep them dancing. I think it’s becoming tougher for them because more and more boys are dancing now, but proportionately there are still WAY less boys than girls out there.
Anyway, thanks again for a FAB recap – LOVE THEM!!
SWAK, PottyMouth
P.S. FREE VIVI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the link! Accordingly to the thread there about this episode, Abby got into financial trouble after renovating the studio. It was in foreclosure, and Greg Gisoni (Melissa’s boyfriend) bailed Abby out. (Melissa couldn’t do so herself; she and still-husband-then Kurt had filed bankruptcy.)
So that could explain lots of things:
-why Melissa works the front desk; her boyfriend co-owns the place
-why Maddie gets extra private lessons; her live-in almost-stepdaddy co-owns the place
-why Melissa gets to barge into lessons when other dance moms get screamed at if they try
-why Melissa gets to use Abby as free babysitting on competition weekends (at least the two we saw in episodes where Melissa went off vacationing with Greg)
-why Gianna and Abby so carefully defended Melissa
And most of all:
-why Abby and the producers are agreeing to Greg’s demand that he and his engagement to Melissa not be talked about on-camera anymore: because he co-owns the studio and maybe even has a say in the show.
Don’t know if Greg co-owns the studio, but he has some kind of note with ALDC/Reign Productions.
Holly Hatcher-Frazier, is the director of the Lower School at the private Winchester Thurston School in Shadyside, PN. It would appear that it is a real one year leave of absence, not a termination.
It also makes much of Kelly and Christi’s bitching about her seem like misdirection. She is more invested in the studio than they are. End of story.
@PottyMouth I’ve thought that same thing about just about all of them.
It reminds me of party planners that teach girls to do a dance at their quinceañera.
They figure out a few moves she can do OK and make a mini performance number out of it. So any and every girl can end up looking good at the party.
It looks like Jabby and Cathy do the same thing with the contest girls.
The dances are all made out of each 1′s best things. So they’ll look good and win a prize.
But I can’t help but wonder how much more they’d learn and improve in an old school class.
And spent the contest time practicing stuff they’re not good at.
Specially the 1s that are talented.
SnoopK8, best recaps I’ve seen! Love it! I’ve been doing a little snooping myself…Melissa’s bigwig fiance was married at least once before the current wife…so Melissa will be wife number 3. I don’t think the whole “I’m gonna sue you thing” was completely scripted. Melissa isn’t that good of an actress! I think since Greg is some sort of VP at Westinghouse, he doesn’t want or can’t have his name out there. He is also older, so he might find all the drama on the show completely ludicrous (he’s right!) and not want anything to do with it. And Melissa needs to keep that sugar daddy, so she will do whatever to keep him happy (including pawning her kids off on Abby Lee)! Snooping more, Christi and Melissa seem to have so much at stake which is why, I think, they are the main drama queens. Christi’s house was up for foreclosure, also, so she needs the money. Melissa is a fame whore who will do anything to get herself and Maddie (poor Mac just gets shoved under the rug) in the limelight. Just some random thoughts and a little info!
Ok, now I’m snooping some more… and I see Abby’s personal home foreclosure, but she isn’t out of the woods on that yet. Where did you guys find the stuff about Greg Gisoni helping her? The dance studio building is only in her name. Her personal home is in her parent’s name. She had a Cadillac in her name that was repossessed a few years ago.
I found it in the “read the tweets” thread here: http://forums.dancemom.com/?forum=12496
Namely, on page 2:
Abby had serious financial problems prior to Dance Moms. They were about to foreclose on that building you see every week on TV and Maddie’s Mom came in and saved the day and gave Abby the $ to be able to stay in the building.
And
Melissa is engaged to Gregory Gisoni. (She changed her name last year, before even getting engaged to him.) Problem is, Greg is still married to another woman named Susan. Apparently, since he is not party to the Lifetime contracts signed by Abbey and the moms, he is well within his right not to want his name or situation explained on TV. The gist is that Melissa thought his divorce would be final before the end of taping season two, and that did not happen.
Melissa did not save the Dance Company financially, Greg Gisoni did that. He is quite a bit older than Melissa, she and the girls live with him.
When Melissa was married to Kurt, they filed bankruptcy themselves and and had some financial trouble.
http://forums.dancemom.com/post/Want-the-Dance-Moms-truth-Read-the-Tweets!-5763548?trail=30
Thanks mucho! I missed my calling, I always wanted to be a P.I. and find the dirt on people. Melissa’s fiance is going to be 54 in August if anyone cares (he was born 8/12/58). And hey…SURPRISE….Shrill Jill was sued by a former dance studio for $7,494.45 and she tried to fight that. Can you believe that??? She dragged it out for 3 years. Think I should let Crazy Cathy know about that???
Do you want a letter from Jill’s lawyer? Ha!
I just read this; can’t swear to its accuracy but it’s interesting:
I know and work with Greg and am close friends with his wife, Susan, to whom he’s still married. Melissa’s (or whatever her name is) husband called Susan at work last year to tell her that she was seeing Greg. Also, that Greg had bought her a BMW. To prove it, there was a check made out to the car dealer from Greg and Susan’s joint checking account. Another friend of Susan’s told her about the clip [on one of the early Dance Moms episodes, last season] of Melissa showing off “her” house. Susan’s house, that is.
What do I say? I say “You go, Melissa.” Get everything you can, and don’t let him tell you what you can and can’t do, which is what he did to my friend, Susan.
Link:
http://forums.dancemom.com/post/Want-the-Dance-Moms-truth-Read-the-Tweets!-5763548?trail=45
Did anyone else see Melissa on Discovery, History, or Bio Channels a few weeks ago? I was watching something about Dorothy Stratton, heard a familiar voice, looked up, and there she was. Is she even old enough to have known Dorothy? I wish I had paid more attention at the time since I can’t find the episode now.
Ugh, I had an “orthodontist” (We found out years later he wasn’t! Good job mom and dad!) who put me in braces in fourth grade after pulling out most of my baby teeth. Guess who is 30 and needs braces again! And more teeth pulled! And dental implants! FML.
Awesome prediction!
WOW! I think this says alot about Melissa. How do you sign up for a REALITY SHOW and think this kind of stuff will stay hidden?
Just a thought, maybe this is the reason Kelly, Christy and Holly get on Melissa’s case all the time. Because they know whats going on and they get sick of her trying to come off as Little Miss Perfect when it couldnt be further from the truth. Or maybe they are just jealous? HA!
More interesting info from that website the link was posted for:
1. “Greg’s at Westinghouse, in the Nuclear Division. Mucho bucks and high profile job. The fact still remains. He cheated big time on Susan, and will end up doing the same thing with Melissa. The money he puts out for Melissa and the kids is outrageous!”
2. “Maddie and Mackenzie’s dad has two boys from his first wife. Melissa worked at Westinghouse for just a short time after her mortgage company went bankrupt.”
3. “Yes, Melissa did work for Westinghouse, and that’s when she and Greg became … friends. And of course, he and Susan were married.
This whole mess completely blindsided Susan. For as long as I’ve known her, and even after she’d left, she felt guilty, blamed herself, and bent over backwards to try and see things his way. She obviously didn’t know what “his way” was. She has–finally–decided to bag the guilt trip she was putting herself through and get on with her life.
And no, he’s not good looking.”
4. “Evidently, she worked there long enough.
I’m sorry, I don’t mean to sound glib. This is horrible and if true, shows what an opportunist Melissa is. I just hate what all of this is doing to her beautiful children. “
If that’s true and she was on another show, Christi will truly go ballistic and go green with envy!!!!
I know where I live, a lot of teachers/principals are able to take a small pay cut for a certain number of years, and then take a year off, receiving the pay that they had banked from those years. I don’t know if that is what Holly did, but she isn’t getting paid for the show. If they were the girls would be professional dancers and wouldn’t be allowed to compete in amateur competitions. I’m sure they do get some things comped, like travel expenses etc.
Im sure she is NOT old enough for braces, she is only 9 and probably still has a lot of baby teeth left. But you are way to old to be making fun of a little kid’s appearance. Grow up!
I think the resignation was forced by the show, not the schoolboard. Abby said on a bunch of talk shows that part of the moms’ contract is that they need to attend all practices and competitions. Her missing so much is technically breaking that contract.
I fell Sunday night and broke my ankle and wrist, so I have lots of time to catch up here!
Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Feel better.
@napanonnie and @ kittkat
Umm, Holly has had the least “freak outs” of any mom and Abby has put Nia in some ridiculous dances that could be considered exploitative. I’m sure if one of the girls were Jewish and Abby made them wear big noses and chase nickels, you would be outraged.
Maddie is my GIRLFRIEND pleas do not post anything bad
THis is an awesome thread! I love all of the secret scoop!
The show is filled with drama, mostly comedic drama! People should remember that it IS just a show. In addition to the “drama,” viewers are rewarded with the children’s performances. Having said that, why are viewers itching for gossip (“secret” scoop) about the case members. Why can’t people just enjoy the show and leave the cast’s personal lives alone. If information is revealed on the show — fine, but don’t delve any further on your own. Gossip mongers make me sick.
Maddie reminds me in both looks and talent of the lovely LESLIE CARON. She is absolutely beautiful.