Dance Moms Recap: Wack and Jill

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By SnoopK8 | Friday, February 17, 2012 | 11:02 am | 37 Comments
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Previously on Dance Moms: Brooke makes a triumphant return from cheerleading; Jill talks incessantly; the girls come in second; Jabby’s had it with all the bickering.

The girls gather in the studio for the pyramid unveiling and Jabby screams at Jill for wearing clunky boots on her $68,000 floor.

Jill says she’s on her toes and didn’t think Jabby would mind. Christi rolls her eyes.

Jabby bellows at the girls for being “outdanced” last week and for having no energy. She says she can’t have “slugs” on stage.

Google “Slugs: The Movie.” You’ll thank me.

Pyramid: Kendall is last because Jill is way too needy. Jill deems this “ridiculous” and says she not needy, she’s “inquisitive.” She says that Jabby is punishing her daughter for something Jill did. Jabby’s like, “BINGO!” Didn’t Jill watch the first season?

Nia is second because she lacked energy and excitement. Well, that’s probably because people keep taking parts away from her. Brooke is next, with Jabby saying she’s back, but not really. Paige is next, with Jabby saying she did a great job last week, but she needs to see more of that in all her dances.

Second row is Maddie, who Jabby says did well but she expects more from her. Next is Chloe – again on top of Maddie. I agree with the commenter who said that Maddie may have a breakdown soon if she doesn’t make it back to the top of the pyramid. And on top of the pyramid is Mackenzie!

It’s Mackenzie’s first time on top and she is super excited. Melissa cries (because it’s not Maddie?). Nah, I think she may actually be happy for Mackenzie.

This week the girls are going to Dance Explosion in Secaucus, New Jersey. What would happen if there were a real dance explosion? I picture sequins and fake eyelashes everywhere. There will be no group routine, but each girl will be doing a solo. Jabster doesn’t have time to pick out seven costumes, so she puts the moms in charge of that. The costumes must be original and not have been worn ever before including at another studio. This does not please Holly, who says she doesn’t have time for that nonsense. Jill says she has TONS of old costumes that Jabby’s never seen before and she’ll never know. Christi calls her sneaky.

I’m dubious

Kelly complains that Jill always tries to break the rules and notes that Jill left her boots on in the studio whereas Kelly had to take her shoes off. Jill says she’s finally realized that her daughter is being punished for her actions. Again, DUH. Plus, if she knows that’s the case, why does she insist on breaking the rules if it will eventually come back to bite Kendall? Dumbass.

This is where Christi says that because they won a title with ALDC, they have to pay $100,000 if they leave or Jabby will blackball them. Kelly says this contract situation means that Jabby “owns them” for a year. Jill says no way does Jabby have that much clout, but Christi and Kelly say they know people who have left and been “ruined.” Jill’s like, “you couldn’t have told me that before?” Welcome to high school honey. Now fry like bacon you freshman piggy.

If this is true, that would definitely explain why they subject themselves to so much abuse. But it doesn’t explain why this was never mentioned when Brooke tried out for cheerleading. Maybe because Paige was still at the studio?

Cathy’s back! She unveils her Perfect Positive Pyramid which is a straight line with one person on top.

Not a pyramid

I guess the correct definition of pyramid is also her “nemis.” Cathy unveils the pictures and explains that all of her dancers are equal. However, the top square is a big question mark because she needs to replace a dancer and her solution is to once again copy Jabby and hold an open call. Why is this woman so obsessed with Jabby? She is one boiled bunny away from significant jail time. Except instead of a bunny she would probably boil Jabby’s pet Maddie. I would consider a restraining order if I were Melissa.

Back in PA, Kendall is excited for her solo. But Jill says she is ashamed and humiliated for Kendall because she deserves to be on top of the pyramid, especially since Jill shelled out so much coin for Jabby’s massage oils and vajazzling. Melissa notes that everyone was happy that Mackenzie was on top and everyone will be happy when Kendall makes it. She adds that everyone deserves to be on top. Jill says that the best dancer should be on top. And that’s great, but she needs to face the fact that Kendall is not the best dancer and get on with her day.

Jill makes another comment about weak dancers and they show what I think is the same footage from last week of Holly talking about how Jill always makes comments that Nia is the weak link. Jill then yells at Holly again for having an actual job that doesn’t involve being obsessed with her daughter and they go back and forth. Christi of course jumps in and screams “DO YOU EVER SHUT UP?!” at Jill. Ha ha.

Back in Ohio, prospective Candy Apples dance for Cathy and they all look about 30. Who should walk in, but the “Big Bully” herself, Peyton!

The one on the right was the original Annie

Well, she looks old enough to fit in with all the other Candy Apples. Leslie interviews that she wants to stick it to Jabby by showing her they can find another studio. Because I’m sure Jabster cares. My idea for a spinoff would be Leslie and Cathy traveling around the country doing good deeds or possibly shooting public figures to get Jabby’s attention a la John Hinckley.

So Peyton dances, although she looks like she’d rather be picking up garbage on the side of the road. Cathy interviews that Peyton has a great face, great body and really sells herself. She says it would be a real “coup” if they could get her and the fact that she’s from Abby Lee Studio is just a bonus. Yeah, it’s a real “coup” to get a famewhore to follow TV cameras. (And by famewhore I mean Leslie, of course.)

Peyton says she has to think about it because it’s a long drive to Candy Apples and she misses her friends and she’s just not into it. Cathy says it’s “mind-boggling” that Peyton wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to join her Cirque du Crazay and scolds her for wasting her time.

Leslie yells that it should be a privilege to teach her daughter. Cathy summons her one remaining marble and tells Leslie that she’s too much like “the Pittsburgh dance moms” and to be on her way. Wow. If you’re so crazy that Cathy won’t have you, you have serious issues.

 The voices are telling me you’re nuts

Leslie interviews that her daughter is a star and won’t quit, even if means they have to go crawling back to Jabby. I’m sure that will go over well.

Upstairs at Jabby’s, the moms show her the costumes they’ve fashioned. Christi doesn’t have one to show because her tutu is being dyed. Jabby calls her “procrastination station.” Holly resents having to make a costume.

Abby Lee Dance Studio and Sweatshop

Jabby critiques everyone and yells at them to “step it up” since Secaucus is only an hour outside of NYC and the dancers there can get any costume they want. Well, if the dang costumes are so important to you, why put the moms in charge of them?

Jabby sits at the front desk and receives a phone call from “Rich” at Dance Explosion that the competition has been canceled! Oh noes! She gathers the girls and moms and delivers the news: Seven girls, seven solos and nowhere to go.

Jabby calls around and finds a new competition for them in Clute, Texas, just outside of Galveston. Jabby says the girls will have to practice till dawn to get their dances perfect. She says “You don’t mess with Texas, but the Abby Lee Dance Company is on its way.” I’m sure they are shaking in their cowboy boots.

The competition is actually through M.A. Dance and is being held at a high school gym.

Floor of Doom

Kendall says she’s nervous to dance on the wood floor. Jabby says that the costumes really have to sparkle since are no stage lights. I can imagine it must be hard to go from an actual performance on an actual stage to having to be in a school gym under harsh fluorescents.

Brooke does a lyrical number and she looks like she has her shit together this week.

Mackenzie does her jazz-acro number. She stumbles a tiny bit in one of the jumps but recovers and does well otherwise.

Back in the scream room, a cowboy hat-clad Jill is holding up a white costume and Christi’s like “there’s no way you made that.” Jill’s says no, because she’s not “Becky Home Ecky.” True. You’re more like “Shrill Jill Up In Yer Grill.”

I totally made this

Jabby comes in and says, “There’s no way you whipped that up last night.” Jill tries to play it off like it’s no big deal, but Jabby’s like, the whole freaking point was to use pieces you had at home. She wanted to show the girls they don’t need a $500 costume to win. Jill finally admits that Kendall has worn it before. Then she gets mad that the other moms aren’t backing her up, but they’re like that’s because you’re not following the rules, dumbass. Oh wait, did I already call her a dumbass? Sorry.

Jill shrieks and throws shoes while the other moms try to tell her to grab a few pieces lying around and make up a new costume for Kendall.

Melissa interviews that Jill doesn’t understand how the studio operates. Jill interviews that these “witches” won’t get off her back and she’s done and Kendall’s not dancing. She tells a sobbing Kendall that it’s everyone else’s fault that she can’t dance and that she will understand when she’s older. I’m older and I still don’t understand. But maybe she means after years of therapy Kendall will understand that her mother’s an overbearing twat.

Jill packs her stuff and goes out in the hall, where Melissa tries to talk some sense into her. But Jill says her daughter is not dancing in some “piece of shit” costume that Jabby wants her in.

Jabby says that Jill tried to get one over on her, but it backfired.

Meanwhile, Nia is getting ready and wearing heating pad because her hip hurts. Holly interviews that the girls have to learn how to dance through pain. Jabby interviews that there is a difference between being sore and being injured. Nia is having a mini panic attack because she’s afraid of the slippery gym floor.

Holly says she doesn’t think that Nia will be able to dance. But she manages to pull herself together and does her number. While I’ll agree she’s not as good as Maddie and Chloe, she definitely a good dancer. It’s too bad they hardly ever show her.

Afterwards, Nia interviews that she’s glad she pushed herself to go on.

Kendall sits in the audience with Jill. Jabby interviews that she is “appalled” by the situation and tells Kendall to just go ahead and wear the white booty shorts and crop top that were lying around. Jill finally relents and Kendall rushes to get ready. She dances and personally, I think she looks terrified.

She interviews that she’s happy to be dancing and she doesn’t care what her costume looks like. Jabby interviews that she did a great job, but that Jill is a drama queen.

Chloe does her ballet solo and as usual, I love to watch her dance.

“I love to watch you daaaaaance”

Maddie’s up next. She’s doing a Spanish-inspired jazz number and she’s has fake “curls” painted on the side of her head that look like muttonchops. Not a good look. But anyway, this leads to the big dramatic moment of the week – Maddie slipping and falling.

Have a nice trip. See you next fall.

As everyone has pointed it out, it’s really no big deal, despite the slow-motion and the footage of medics carrying her out and Melissa freaking out.

What, no handlebar mustache?

She hurt her leg and she is really just more concerned that Jabby will be mad at her for messing up the performance. Jabby – since it was Maddie – is not mad. She tells her, “If you had a big butt and landed on it, you’d be okay.” By that logic, Jabby could fall off Niagara Falls and not feel a thing [gratuitous fat joke of the week].

Jabby interviews that Maddie’s ego hurts more than her injury. Kelly hasn’t whined in a few hours so she interviews that Jabby WOULD have been mad if it had been anyone else who had fallen.

We have a Paige sighting and I think that means there will be six more weeks of winter. Or is it early spring? I can never remember. Anyway, Paige does her solo and she’s awesome.

Definitely an early spring

Kelly says it’s the best she’s ever danced. Not to mention the only time she’s ever danced.

Awards. Brooke gets third place in her division. Chloe comes in second and Paige gets first! Yay!

Now go back in your hole till next year

Melissa hugs Kelly and she manages to do it without sticking a knife into her back. Paige interviews that Jabby never gives her solos because she doesn’t think she can win, but she’s happy to have proven her wrong.

                     

Jabby congratulates all the girls and interviews that she gives the girls a hard time but she’s glad that Paige came out on top. She says that everyone at M.A. Dance knows her now (because it always has to be about her). Jabby adds that every dancer got a perfect score for their costumes, so all the histrionics were in vain. All in all, Jabby says, “We came, we saw, we kicked some Texas butt.”

Jill is in the background looking pissed.

Jabby says there is one more piece of business to take care of. Jill needs to know that her behavior is not okay and that she needs to play by the rules or find another studio. Jabby tells Jill to go home and think about it.

Next week: Jill yells and Christi calls Jill a conniving bitch.

Soooo, what did y’all think about this week’s episode? Will Jill ever give up her dream of reality show infamy to put her daughter’s welfare first? Will Peyton and Leslie return with their tails between their legs? Will Crazy Cathy show up at Jabby’s house in a black wig and a fat suit?

Thanks for reading and have great weekend.

xoxo,
SnoopK8

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37 Comments

  1. 1
    Adelefig
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    This show is becoming almost too upsetting to watch. Obviously the entire “moms must make costumes from scraps around the house(??) or never been seen before by man nor beast was simply a cooked up story line. It was just too ridiculous to believe. Why on earth would Jabby care if it was a recycled costume or one borrowed from somone??? We’re supposed to believe that they might lose because someone in a high school gym thought they had maybe possibly seen the dancers’ costumes before? those poor little girls. Between Jabby and their mothers, they have no place to hide.

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    PageantLurker
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    I’m thinking the whole “contract” thing didn’t come into play with Brooke because they have been in Jabby’s studio for years and years! Maybe the “contract” is for new students? Who knows! Sounds ridiculous if you ask me!

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    ash1
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    Nia is a good little dancer, but def. out of Maddie/Chloe’s league. As much as I hate to agree w/ Jabby, Nia’s sickle feet made me cringe, too. Chloe is just so lovely to watch, and what Christi did with that little white bra was pretty impressive. I’ll miss Jill if she goes…it’d be like losing Courtney from the Bachelor, crazy is just plain fun to watch.

    Maddie and those mutton chops – YIKES! I get what they were going for but, overkill! Especially without stage lights.

    I’m wondering if the contract issue didn’t come up with Brooke because she didn’t win the same type of title as Maddie/Chloe? Though, maybe not, because Kelly did say something about the contract so, more likely, the whole cheerleading storyline was scripted and they all knew she’d be back.

    On a purely spiteful, immature, and inappropriate note, I truly hope Maddie stays short and gets fat, and that Mackenzie grows up, out-dances her sister, becomes a star and hires Maddie to follow her around and pick up her shit….and then buys her some braces…that is all.

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    Jazzy
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    @Adelefig – I agree – that “sew your own costumes” thing was ridic. If the point was to show that you don’t need a $500 costume (which I doubt) then recycle one you already have. Who the frig cares? They’re just manufacturing too many stupid story lines. Bring on Dance Moms Miami! Let’s see some new people.
    That whole contract thing sounds ludicrous. There’s no way that could be enforced. Unless it has to do with the show – that would make more sense since they’re getting paid for that and if they quit during filming they’d owe some $$ back.

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    keebler elf
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    i cant see how kendall got a perfect score on her costume wearing white booty shorts & a tank

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    Jazzy
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 2:29 pm

    I was wondering the same thing. She looked like she was in her underwear.

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    April
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    The costumes thing was totally manufactured. They have worn costumes on the show more than once. Maddie’s jazz number two weeks ago was her costume from season 1 when they did a jazz number with the chairs.

    The way dance competitions work is you typically perform the same number multiple times in multiple competitions and shows and you wear the same costume each time till it is about falling apart. That is what we always did. We did not have to do much to our costumes besides hot glue a star on a hat or rhinestone them. We bought them ready to go. Some studios are into making costumes, but not ours. Thank God because my mom is not good with the sewing.

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    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    Is it wrong for me to wish that someone would slap Jill?
    Last week she wouldn’t shut up about Kendall not having a solo.

    And whether the costume storyline was manufactured or not, it really wasn’t the big deal Jill was making it. If Project Runway has taught me anything, it’s that you don’t need to know how to sew, to be a designer. Just buy some fabric glue problem solved.

    Great Recap!

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    MrsMiaWallace
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    Paige is an incredible dancer! Her arms and legs were so long and willowy she looked like bunch of ribbons just whirling through her routine. I was truly impressed in a way I have never been by Maddie.

    A big thank you! To whoever posted the youtube of Maddie’s full performance. Not only did she continue after the fall but it didn’t even look completely accidental or ungraceful- and I believe she placed in her category. It was worth commending the way she continued but her dance was somehow jerky and stilted and her moves and faces seemed so over the top. Maybe they would have worked better on stage?

    Contract thing is total BS or something to do with the tv show… I think they even said it wasn’t enforced but if you don’t pay it Jabby will blackball you. Also can anyone who is involved in dance – April??? – weigh in on whether that floor cost $68k??

    And I feel for Peyton-she probably was perfectly happy at Jabby’s studio before her mom got a notion to join the show and has started ruining her life in pursuit of a Story Line. She will continue to jerk her in and out of groups and get in her head and meanwhile Peyton just wants to dance with her friends :(

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    Sahara
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    You’re welcome ;) I agree, while Maddie is so technically good and performs well (does the faces), there’s still something a little jerky about her movement. It’s like she’s always rushing to the next move and not taking the time to flow through it. All of her routines seem exactly the same to me. However, I really love Chloe’s dancing – she’s so graceful and does move through every movement. And so glad to see Paige and McKenzie (last week)getting some well-deserved attention! All the dance mom drama this season seems totally fake, but I keep watching it because I love the girls. And I can’t wait for Dance Moms Miami to see what those people will be like!

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    Tapnfeet99
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    Most competitions automatically give you a perfect score in costume unless something flies off that isn’t supposed to. The technique score is usually worth the most. There is no way that floor is $68k. I call bullshit on that one.

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 8:05 pm

    From the way I thought the contract was being described, it was if she left for another dance team and then won? Does that even make sense? If that is what it is that’s why it didn’t apply to Brooke because the cheerleading squad probably doesn’t qualify was a “dance team”?

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    Liz Dow
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 9:01 pm

    Contracts like that are not unheard of but hard to enforce. My older daughter changed cheer gyms to follow her friends and we quickly realized the new gym was poorly run. I had signed a “contract” stating my daughter would cheer for the season and sure enough when I left they sent me to collections for over $3,000. I fought it and demanded an itemized statement showing how they came to their numbers. Never heard from them or the gym again. Came to find out they went out of business last year.

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    StageMom
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    http://www.starbound.net/StarboundAdmin/UploadImages/ContentMgmImages/Paramus%20Winners%202012.pdf
    Hope the link works. It shows Kendall dancing for Candy Apples at a competition last week. Who didn’t see that coming?

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    April
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 4:34 am

    Mia: I don’t think the floor repair cost that much but maybe the entire thing when built from scratch might have been pricey. Not that pricey. Dance floors are typically good quality hardwood, I think. Then once a year in the Summer our teacher would have the floors reshellaced or whatever it was. It was a clear coat thing that was put over the floors so they were no longer scuffed from all the tap shoes and shoes messing it up. I don’t know how much it would cost to do that every year but I doubt it was a fortune. Tap shoes destroy floors so I doubt Jill’s boots could do much more damage.

    I tried to tap dance on my father’s hardwood floors at one point and it was a tragedy for the poor hardwood. I was always trying to find a place to practice tap dancing that would not ruin the shoes or the floors and never could really make it work.

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    April
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 4:37 am

    OMG Stage Mom! thanks for posting that!

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    sarakate
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 7:17 am

    Marley flooring, which is what it looks like they have at the studio, runs about $20/linear foot, plus installation. I don’t know if you’d get to $68k, but it’s a pretty pricey floor…no boots allowed is VERY reasonable! And if you’re used to dancing only on Marley? I can see why they freaked about dancing on the gym floor!

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    ohthelulz
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 8:10 am

    It also shows Candy Apples placing above ALDC in Junior Groups. Oooh, can’t wait for that ep, Jabby’s head may just explode!

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    April
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 9:05 am

    I saw that! Man they were both so far down on the list though at #9 and #10 that does it really matter at that point? Still I am shocked Candy Apples would ever bet ALDC without somehow lying about ages or something.

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    WhiteTrashGal
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    I know dancers start at birth and are done by 20, but still I worry about Brooke…all these children, really. Every time I see Brooke lying on her neck/chin (a really ugly piece of choreography, Abby, you freak), rotating her body around in full back-bend, I cringe. She’s already commented about her shoulder pain; her mother forced her to dance through hip pain a doctor advised her against last season. Now we see Nia doing the same.

    Oh, the parents and Insane Abby make excuses, but these children have growing bodies that Abby is grinding to skeletal damage which will haunt them for life. Sure, the kids are brilliant dancers and having a once in a lifetime experience with this show. But I question the responsibility of these adults exploiting these children while literally abusing their bodies at Abby’s whim.

    Abby’s “stars” may find themselves too crippled to be professionals as adults. Maybe then they’ll have time to go back and get a secondary education. JMO

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    WhiteTrashGal
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Oh, and I meant to say this is priceless:

    “The voices are telling me you’re nuts”

    Haha! Great recap, SnoopK8!

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    Emily
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    They really made a bigger deal about Maddie falling than it really was. I found a video of her full solo, and she kept dancing after she fell!! – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTGPVM3tv8A&feature=related

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    April
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    I have bad arthritis at 31 already. I can’t blame it all on dance because my family also has a family history of arthritis and scoliosis. I never did the crazy back and neck stuff, but I did a lot of knee work and they are damaged. I did not back bends and scorpions. My lower back is all manner of f-ed up. For their sakes I hope they don’t end up like me. I already feel like an old woman some days.

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    Jazzy
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Stagemom – thanks for the link! It does show Chloe winning junior solo w/ Kendall way down on the list. No sign of Maddie. I wonder if she is injured and that’s why the group number tanked.

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    Jazzy
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    Oh and at my daughter’s dance studio, there’s a rule that NO outside shoes can be worn in the studio to protect the floors. And dance shoes can never be worn outside. Why wouldn’t Jill take her boots off if that’s the rule? She’s a nut bag.

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    BrattyMcPants
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    Regarding dance floors, my studio never allowed outdoor shoes on our floors not only because they may ruin them, but because we didn’t want outside dirt tracked in. Not only did we want clean floors, bu we didn’t want potentially slippery dirt.

    Also, Maddie’s curls made her look like Snidely Whiplash

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    Crissy Brown
    Posted February 19, 2012 at 6:37 am

    Vajazzling! Back to reading

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    Crissy Brown
    Posted February 19, 2012 at 7:12 am

    I can’t help but wonder. Isn’t Christi upset about how much Jill talks because she’s not getting as much camera time? Christi is always talking.

    Chloe’s “ballet” number seemed to be ballet in costume only. It looked the same as her other routines except without that one spin with palms up she always does.

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    Kimmi Paul
    Posted February 19, 2012 at 8:29 am

    @Emily – Thanks for the link to Maddie’s full performance.

    My daughter does a front ariel for her solo also and I remember alot of falling on her butt when she came up short. It stings a bit but it is not life shattering, she got right back up and did it again. (Also with my daughter being a former gymnast, I can tell you that fall was nothing compared to things I’ve seen. And those girls get up, walk it off and keep practicing.) Whoever said the crying was more about her disappointment and Abby was right on. Didn’t she also cry last season that she “hurt her knee” in the pool when she wasn’t winning the game? I am beginning to think Maddie is a bit of a drama queen because it works for her. Boo Hoo I’m hurt….awwww poor baby!!! Any other kid does that they get told to suck it up and be quiet.

    I may have to start a Free Kendall club. That child will never be happy and normal with a psycho mother like that. I thought Cathy and Vivi was bad but Jill is so self absorbed that she doesn’t realize everytime she opens her mouth Kendall suffers. At least Crazy Cathy seems to care. To Jill, Kendall is just her little doll she plays with to give herself more attention. I actually want to take that child home with me. So sad :(

    As for the floor, you are right about the dirt. But also high heels will put dings in the floor. But I could swear I’ve seen the mom’s wear shoes in there before. But I could be wrong.

    I have to be honest, this show is really starting to get on my nerves. I love the recaps but I may only read that and be done with the show.

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    Gwen
    Posted February 20, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTGPVM3tv8A

    Maddie did fall, but she got up again and finished her dance. The whole thing was made to look more dramatic than it was.

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    StageMom
    Posted February 20, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    The only looks bad in slow-motion repeated over and over again. And didn’t Makenzie also fall a little too?

  32. 32
    Dawn
    Posted February 20, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    1.We need a Free Vivi and Free Kendall club – someone get Dr. Phil on the line…
    2. Jill – SHUT UP!!!! Also, we do not throw shoes around a dressing room – that is frowned upon in this establishment – ask the e-trade baby
    3. Lifetime – stopppppp the shoddy editing – do they think we are dumb or visually impaired? We can see the kids in sweatsuits/costumes at the wrong times…don’t even get me started on the editing at other competitions
    4. I am so sad that Kendall is now at Crazy Apples – there is no hope for this kid now…someone call child services…all I see is pain on her face
    5. Paige – you rock little girl, you are beautiful and talented and never let Jabby get you down…
    6. While I agree that Abby teaches these girls great technique and choreography, I cannot help but wonder about the psychological damage – especially on the ones who seem more fragile – Brooke, Chloe, and Kendall
    But I will keep watching – any word about when Dance Moms Miami starts? There is already bashing/gossip/slander on-line about it

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    April
    Posted February 20, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    I actually don’t think Brooke is one of the more fragile dancers. She always just brushes off most of it in the interview parts. The ones I would call the more fragile are Chloe, Kendall, Maddie and sometimes Paige. Even though Maddie gets all the praise and stuff, I can see that little girl cracking under the pressure put on her all the time. She loves to dance and should be able to do so and shine at it. But stop making her feel she always has to win or be perfect.

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    Closet Fan
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 7:29 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60FyUjVAqXA
    Jill is offcially crazy…who drives that distance for a dance studio? Peyton is a kid and even she new that it was nuts to do that.

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    Phartsmeller
    Posted February 21, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    I love this show, but every week I question more and more of what real and what is staged. My big question for the week (and even my husband–who could care less–was wondering) is why did they NEED to find another competition to go to at the last minute? What was wrong with just giving the girls a much-deserved weekend off and saving the dances for the next competition? We were sitting there calculating the cost of 14 last-minute/day-before plane tickets to Texas including hotel fees and the price tag must have been astronomical. Does being “known” in Clute, Texas and winning $10-made-in-China plastic trophies really mean that much to Abby?

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    Sarah
    Posted April 17, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    I agree about Nia I also think she gets less show time because her mom isnt completely coo coo for coco puffs or not really all that in the show like the other moms (for good reason). However, being a dancer, I think that if she becomes really passionate about it later on she will work to be better she’s so young right now and has her entire dance career ahead of her if she really wants one. Heck she made it to tv :P . On a good note, Nia has definitely improved since last season and I think with the recent ballet classes she will only get better.

    As for contracts I it’s because Brook was never really leaving for good, her family gets residuals for being on this show and maybe she really wanted to do cheerleading (or scripted) but planned to do both.

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    Ella
    Posted July 29, 2012 at 7:55 am

    HOW DARE YOU MAKE FUN OF THOSE GIRLS!!! THEY TRY THEIR HARDEST AND SOMETIMES ABBY JUST DOESN’T REALIZE HOW GOOD THE GIRLS CAN DANCE!!! WHEN ANY OF THEM WINS A CROWN, EVERYONE SHOULD BE HAPPY, NOT MAKE FUN OF THEM FOR IT!!! AND, SERIOUSLY, WHEN GIRLS GET HURT ON STAGE, DON’T YOU THINK THAT THE GIRLS WOULD STAY ON STAGE, IF THEY COULD??? HONESTLY, WHAT IF YOU FELL, OR GOT HURT WOULD SOME RANDOM COME UP AND MAKE FUN OF YOU, IF SO, YOU DESERVE IT, FOR MAKING FUN OF THESE BEAUTIFUL DANCERS!! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!!!

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