Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2011)

Overview

Set in Pittsburgh’s renowned Abby Lee Dance Company, owned and operated by notoriously demanding and passionate instructor Abby Lee Miller, Lifetime’s explosive new docu-series Dance Moms follows children’s early steps on the road to stardom and the doting mothers who are there for every rehearsal, performance and bow…all under the discerning eye of Miller

Episodes

The Competition Begins poster

The Competition Begins 10.0

July 13, 2011

Meet the dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, the dance moms and their daughters as the competition season begins and they…

Wildly Inappropriate poster

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July 20, 2011

The Dance Moms allow their girls to wear outfits at the competition that are revealing and the scandal threatens to bri…

Cheerleader Blues poster

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July 27, 2011

The Dance Moms need to win this week's competition to stay in the game, but chaos ensues when Mom Kelly's daughter want…

Stealing the Show poster

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August 3, 2011

Abby gives each girl a solo dance for their next competition. However, she gives two solos to her star dancer, Maddie, …

When Stars Collide poster

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August 10, 2011

The Abby Lee Dance Company is on the edge after learning that a big Broadway casting director will attend their annual …

Dying to Dance poster

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August 17, 2011

On their way to a big competition, Christi finds out that her grandmother has been admitted into a hospital. She now mu…

She's a Fighter poster

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August 24, 2011

Abby's typecasting of Nia sends Holly over the edge. Meanwhile, minister Dawn returns to the Abby Lee Dance Company and…

Love On The Dance Floor poster

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August 31, 2011

Abby plays cupid with Brooke and her duet partner.

From Ballerinas to Showgirls poster

From Ballerinas to Showgirls 0.0

September 7, 2011

Chloe finds herself at the top of Abby's pyramid; Cathy prepares her dancers to compete against Abby's dancers.

Cathy Brings It On! poster

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September 14, 2011

Kelly secretly hires choreographers to give Brooke and Paige an edge; Cathy's dancers arrive to go head to head against…

It All Ends Here poster

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September 28, 2011

After competing all season, it all boils down to the National Title Competition. Abby's dancers have been on a losing s…

There's Only One Star poster

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October 5, 2011

Abby brings everyone back to Los Angeles and the girls audition and are cast for a music video. The girls compete again…

Most Outrageous Moments poster

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October 12, 2011

A one-hour special hosted by the series' infamous dance instructor Abby Lee Miller counting down this season's most tal…