Dance Moms Season 4 episode 10 recap: From Rags to Bitches

First things first, Dance Moms nation. I would like to thank those of you who pointed out Kira’s newly-missing facial mole because now it is all I can think about whenever she is onscreen.

No mole no mole no mole. Also, Christi’s hair changes length every time she’s on screen. Long hair. Shoulder length hair. Long hair. Bob.

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And since we’re sweating the minutiae, why are Kelly and the Hyland girls still in the intro for this show? I am sure they most of all would be happy to be removed from anything that has anything to do with Dance Moms.

Anyway …

We start out at the studio, where Abby congratulates the assembled masses on their eighth straight group-dance win. Then she reminds them that’s it’s still early in the season, so there’s still plenty of time for them to blow it.

Before Abby can go too Debbie Downer, Holly interrupts to announce that she has published her first book and everyone is invited to her book signing. This is where I learn that there is such a thing as drhollyfrazier.com, and on there, you can purchase Moments of Clarity. Also Dr. Holly is a hyphenate. Dr. Holly Hatcher-Frazier.

Also, I’m not too sure I would encourage what is left of the Dance Moms audience to experience any real Moments of Clarity. God knows what we might do.

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In any case, Abby doesn’t want anyone forsaking dance practice for a book signing. And right now she would like Mrs. Thunder Stealer to embrace these words of wisdom: Silence is golden.

And if the admonishment doesn’t shut her up, this should help. Nia is bottom of the bottom on the pyramid. Her headpiece slipped during the group dance and her confidence followed suit.

Kendall’s next. She was good, but her mother was bad, going on and on and on about the whole group-dance, special part, apple-holding drivel. Jill responds by going on and on and on some more, just in case it might be beneficial this time. Abby lets her get it out of her system, then cheerfully admits her treatment of Kendall isn’t fair.

Well. As long as we’re all on the same page.

Good God, Maddie is next. Maddie is in the bottom row. Abby says you can’t be on top when you miss practice. Of course she missed practice because she was doing a dance job in L.A. But still. She missed practice. It’s a quagmire. Maddie looks unconcerned.

Row two starts with Chloe. She did good. And that’s that. Christi is shocked that there is no criticism to rub the sheen off the “good.” Next is Mack. Abby says she’s a triple threat. Which still doesn’t earn her the top spot.

That goes to Kalani.

No mole no mole no mole.

We’re apparently back to doing mostly In10sity Dance competitions; this week’s is in Detroit.To celebrate that fact, Abby has worked up a Musical Theater group routine called Riches to Rags, which is designed to remind the city that it’s the economic armpit of the nation. Classy.

Maddie will be doing a contemporary solo called Timeless.

Kendall will be doing a lyrical solo called … Battle Feet? Battled Feet? Battle Ship? I don’t know. Battling anything doesn’t sound too lyrical to me no matter how you go about it. But we’ll see.

Speaking of battles, Kira (who no longer has a mole) wants to know why Kalani doesn’t get to dance a solo opposite Maddie. Abby says because Kalani was brought here to dance with Maddie not against her. So have a moment of clarity and stop asking, lady.

Abby also says she looks forward to making a splash in Detroit with her group dance about how the host city is “kaput”. She says that even though the song is sassy, her dancers will be sad and dirty and hungry. In another Moment of Clarity that’s too late to make it into the book, Holly questions the wisdom of going to Detroit and bitch-slapping it hard with the group dance message.

Abby says Maddie’s solo is called Timeless because it is meant to honor her being Abby’s constant amid chaos.

Up in the Mom Loft, the mothers are having at it about whether or not Kalani should get to go up against Maddie. Christi says it’s a shame some kids are sacrificial lambs and some are protected — even though Kira wants her daughter to have a shot at it.

Time for Holly’s book signing. Handsome hubby Evan shows up to support the missus, and so do the Dance Moms. Photographs ensue — not all of them of Holly. Then Abby shows up with Nia in tow. She says she’s there to support Holly, which she does by calling Holly’s literary debut a “pamphlet” and suggesting it would be a fine fit for the gynecologist’s office. And that is all the thought I would care to give the equation of Abby + gynecologist office.

Holly says she’s just jealous.
 But not for long, Hol. Not for long.

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Back at the studio, Melissa reveals that Maddie and Mack think the group dance is funny. Well, at least the beginning. Well, the music is … kind of. Oh, never mind. Holly looks disturbed. On this show, toots, having clarity is not always a plus.

Poor Kendall’s solo should actually be called Battled Neck, not Battled Feet, because she has to dance with pointe shoes around her neck to demonstrate her devotion to them. Jill says she thinks it’s too difficult for Kendall to dance lugging the shoes around like a feed bucket — and it sure seems to be. Abby and Gia get exasperated. Jill says they are ganging up on her. Kendall turns pink and begins to huff. Jill comes down to rescue her.

Jill and Abby enjoy a screaming match with Kendall in the middle, looking like she’s about to have a stroke. When she can get a word in edgewise, Kendall says she’s not doing the dance. Abby says if Jill keeps bailing Kendall out of trouble, she’s going to be bailing her out of jail soon enough.

Yes, Abby. Juvenile delinquency is surely caused by overprotective dance moms. I’m certain you could find at least zero or possibly no studies that prove it.

Kendall says she hates this. Me, too, Kendall. Me, too.

Time for a mom-free moment in the costume room. Kalani slaps a bow on her head and does an imitation of Abby. Kendall says she loves having Kalani there because it challenges her to dance better. Kendall says she may be gone because she’s not doing a solo and that makes Kira mad.

Up in the Mom Loft, the moms talk about how they missed Holly at the book signing and Holly says she texted Kelly to tell her so. In the studio, Gia begins gesturing for Melissa come down from on high. Abby wants her to videotape Maddie’s solo. Melissa says Maddie knows she has to do good in order to stay Abby’s favorite and that’s a lot of pressure for an 11-year-old. Try being an 11-year-old who knows you’ll never be Abby’s favorite, Melissa. Try that.

Speaking of which, Jill says Kendall is embarrassed that they’re up there watching her screw up. Christi says au contraire — they’re up here rooting for her.

Come competition day, the Pitt Crew enter the building, and Abby is immediately trailed by an overdressed woman that we quickly learn is Ava’s Mom. Abby says Ava’s Mom and Ava (Cota) came to the New York City auditions and like some other mothers, “They’re tracking me down.”

In the get-ready room, Jill upgrades Abby from the 3o0-pound beast of Kelly’s deposition to a 400-pound screaming woman yelling at her daughter, almost assuring that Kendall will not do well. They better do well, because Abby says the soloists are going to determine how the judges view the group dance.

First soloist we see is Ava, whose mother hovers over Abby’s shoulder like a large, animal-printed moth.

Hey guess what? Kendall’s solo ends with her lying on the stage! The rest of the dance was lovely, and as always, Kendall does a beautiful job with what she was given. What I would give for this child to have a coach that could work with her sensitive nature and natural grace and let this truly talented, beautiful girl live up to her potential. Same goes for Chloe. These two girls deserve a nice dance studio and a nice dance teacher who relishes the chance to guide these two nice young women to be their best.

Maddie does her dance flawlessly. In a shocking turn of events, it ends with her sitting up. Nonetheless, Kira says Kalani could beat Maddie any day. She thinks she might enter her as a soloist, even if Abby didn’t.

Abby comes charging down the hall and demands to know what’s going on. Kira says she just wants to know Kalani is a permanent part of the team. Abby says this sure as hell isn’t the way to go about it and if she keeps acting like Christi and Kelly, both Kira and Kalani are going to be out on their ears.

No mole no mole no mole.

Time for the group dance, for which the girls are dressed like grubby little ragamuffins. Kendall says they need to show Abby they’re not replaceable. Maddie looks bored about that.

Christi says she understands the gravity of a ninth win, and she “would hate to see that all go to hell because of some little hobo dance.”

Mercifully, the little hobo dance is is not about Detroit or the auto industry at all. It’s about girls who are never satisfied with what they have in terms of clothes and makeup and stuff in magazines. Whether that amendment was due to Holly’s concern about biting the town that hosts you, or if choreographing a dance for preteen girls about the Motor City’s economic woes is beyond Abby’s capacity, I do not know.

Christi says no one in the audience likely had a clue what the dance was about, but hopefully the judges like it.

Beck in the get-ready, Ava’s Mom — who is clearly so pleased for her big chance to be on camera — appears with Ava to announce to Pitt Crew that Ava did better than Kendall but not as good as Maddie. When the mothers look at her like she smells bad, she loses her confidence and starts to babble. Kira smells weakness and advances on her. Christi is happy to let Kira get the oh-no-you-d’int job done.

Abby isn’t too excited about the interloper either, and says that the ultimate dancer of the day will be decided at an Improv competition. 35 dancers in all.

Of the ALDC dancers, Nia is eliminated first. Then Mack. Then Kendall.

When the final three are announced, neither Maddie or Ava are among them. Chloe and Kalani are. Go Chloe! No. Marissa wins. Abby says Kalani blew her big chance.

I am never more sad not to have a screener to capture than when Jill does her thing at Awards time. No one does an awards-time thing like Jill.

Kendall’s solo gets ninth.
Ava gets third. 
Maddie wins.

Riches to Rags makes it nine straight wins. Abby says she’s on Cloud … well, you know … but she thinks Jill owes her $500 for Kendall blowing the clean sweep.

Abby hugs Kalani but tells her she should have won the improv competition. She tells Chloe she did too much repeating of her movements to win it. Christi gives whatever face and Abby doesn’t like it. She gets in Christi’s face — skipping the incriminating teeth gnashing this time — but Christi doesn’t take the bait. They trade insults instead. Abby says Christi is like putting silk stockings on a mule. Christi says Abby is like putting lipstick on a pig. Abby says Christi doesn’t respect her mother. Christi says she doesn’t speak to her mother because her mother is just like Abby.

And the last word goes to Christi.

Next week, we get our first look at ringer Fallon and her mother Cheryl, and the Candy Apples are back.

So what say you, Dance Moms nation? Should Lifetime give me my !@#$# screeners back now? Do you like Kira better with or without her mole? Christi with or without her extensions? Holly with or without her moments of clarity? Are you going to buy her book? Are you going to buy Abby’s book? What else is on your mind? Sound off in the comments section below.

New episodes of Dance Moms air Tuesdays at 9/8CT on Lifetime.

69 Comments

  1. just a question , did Ava Cota get her ear’s trimmed…they don’t appear to be so big last night?

  2. You know, after all this everybody’s replaceable crap, and the whole Kelly thing and all these new people, I actually think that Cathy is better than Abby! I hope that the Candy Apples beat Abby up! Oh, and the fact that Abby wont let Kalani go up against Maddie, it’s too obvious that she dosent want anybody to beat Maddie or be better than her. To be honest, Maddie is turning into a spoiled brat. I would like to see her lose at Nationals this season. Then what’s Miss Miller gonna do about it? Kick her star pupil off the team after getting rid of the girls she’s taught since age 1?

  3. To whom it may concern at Lifetime Network:

    Please restore professional preview (screener) privileges for new *Dance Moms* episodes to Lori Acken of channelguideblog.com.

    The first time I watched *Dance Moms* was 2 months ago – and I hated it. Nevertheless, I wanted to find out just “what’s the deal” with your crazy show. So then I googled and found Ms. Acken’s blog. As a result I find myself watching the show each week just to see what Lori will blog about after each new episode airs.

    Sincerely,

    John Linen

    Los Angeles, California. March 7, 2014

    • To whom it may concern at Lifetime Network:

      John Linen is not on my payroll. But if I had one, he totally would be.

      Sincerely,
      Lori Acken

  4. I heard Abby was getting another new show on Lifetime. Has anyone else heard something about this?

      • Speaking of new shows, I caught that new one Bring It last night. I could only watch about 15 minutes of it before I had to turn the channel, that coach is a combination of Abby, Black Patsy and Cathy all rolled into one. The girls are all ages, mostly early teens but there are some little ones as well. I hope to God that this show doesn’t last long, don’t waste your time even checking out out, if you’re going to switch shows, go with Kim of Queens.

        • I agree. I love Kim of Queens. What a fun person (Kim). Addi is my favorite. She cracks me up.

          • I also agree. I watched Bring It the whole way through, just to give it a fair chance (even though I wanted to change the channel after 15 minutes, too), but I found nothing redeeming about it. Nothing enjoyable. Nothing that would ever make me want to watch it again. In addition, I also whole-heartedly agree that Kim of Queens is a wonderful, uplifting, entertaining show! Thumbs up to Kim for bringing out the heart and soul of these girls!

        • Now, see, I kinda liked Bring It. I thought Miss D was much better than Abby, Black Patsy or Cathy…

          • I am still reserving judgment on Bring It. The competitive dance form is interesting. What remains to be seen is whether the producers will move forward with trying to show ongoing conflicts between moms and coach. I detected something of a racist bent in the portrayal. Remains to be seen if they want to have a bunch of ghetto-looking interviews, or if they are going to look at some of the positives of team work and let the drama be the competition between teams.

        • Thanks to all y’all, I decided to watch the lead in to Kim of Queens for the first time, after seeing it proposed here as a happier alternative to Dance Moms.

          Sure, Abby makes beautiful girls cry, but I’m thinkin’ Kim may have topped Abby by making beautiful girls dry heave.

  5. Is it any wonder that Kira would consider entering a secret solo? After all, she was in with Abby over a secret duet earlier this season.
    I need this show to end. I’ve got weird completion issues that require me to continue to watch clips and read the recaps, even though it’s just gotten so awful. I put on the first episode of the first season while cooking a couple of weeks ago, and it just made it worse. At least I can see why I got started. Thank goodness for your recaps, Lori. They are the only part I still enjoy.

  6. Abby has lost it. The show is Dance Moms not Dance Teacher. She is an insane mean bully. I think the show should look for an other studio were all the dancers can move to. Not Candy Apples because Cathy is an ass. This woman has lost her mind. I can’t stand watching anymore I hate bullies and think she should be put in her place.

  7. In response to Arizona, who blames the moms for allowing Abby’s abuse and assumes they are being paid for being on the show: First, various profiles of the girls online all mention that none of them receive any compensation at all, and I believe Kelly once reiterated this on one of the reunion shows. Perhaps they get expenses paid for the trips to competitions, but I have to wonder if they’re even getting their extensive dance classes for free, since not everyone seems to be able to get the “privates” deemed so exclusive. Add to this that their contracts stipulate that they must pay $100,000 if they quit the show (remember Kristi Ray gloating that she had $100 grand and wouldn’t hesitate to quit), and that really puts these families in a bind. These families may seem to be living well, but if Kelly were to have quit with two daughters, that would be $200,000–enough to make anyone try to endure it. I think Kelly and the others have a legitimate argument that the financial penalties for leaving were so prohibitive that they had no choice but to stay. Psychologists will tell you that one of the hallmarks of an abuser is the ability to make the victim feel helpless enough that they need to stay and keep taking it. Kelly obviously has a lot of behind-the-scenes examples to use in her lawsuit, but readily-available Lifetime footage would probably yield 200 clips of Abby acting inappropriately or abusively to someone. I think Kelly will win against both Abby and the producers, but since she arguably owes them $200,000, I fear that even a judgment in her favor will only forgive her the $200,000 and not give her or the girls any real punitive damages. And since all these girls are minors with rights to privacy, I bet the courts will enforce a gag order on everything heard in the trial, which will leave Abby with just enough of a reputation to be able to go on at least with the Ultimate Dance Competition. She’s like Teflon–anything she’s done will just bounce right off. No wonder she acts like such a megalomaniac.

    • The civil lawsuit public record is amazing. Each family gets $6,000 per episode; plus a “cylce completion” bonus of $60,000 each season; plus another $12,500 for each reunion or holiday special. Plus 1% gross of merchandising. Plus $3,500 clothing allowance. Sounds to me like each family is $1/4 million per year.

      FIXING A MOLE

      She’s fixing her mole
      Where now it’s clear skin
      And keeps your eye from wandering
      Where it will grow

      • Wow–that is really illuminating. On one hand, I’m glad that the families have at least gotten something out of it all financially, but I’m still unclear why the girls’ personal websites would so steadfastly maintain that they are not getting paid. (Paige’s: http://paigehyland.com/dancemoms-facts) Would the discovery of payment mean the girls wouldn’t be considered “amateur” any more? Or could this be why the families receive the payment, not the girls?

        • Might be a dodge around child labor laws. Seems like something similar was charged during the John and Kate break-up.

        • See and that makes no sense to me at all – why would the moms put their girls through all that torture if they weren’t getting any $ out of it??? And since there’s no money supposedly changing hands, why would they be contractually obligated to stay? I know some studios have fund-raisers to pay for travel expenses to large competitions out of state (or province in my case seeing as I live in Canada), so it’s possible that some of their costs are covered. I really can’t see Lifetime not covering the travel, hotel and entrance fees (which can be astronomical, especially if you do several numbers at national level competitions). Who knows though…

          • I think what they mean is that the girls do not get paid for the show. I’m assuming any and all checks that are written are made out to the mothers. That’s just my assumption.

          • “Exhibit A” of the filed lawsuit shows the most recent contract between Collins and the Hylands. It includes a compensation break out where Ms. Hyland earns $4,835 per episode, and each of her children earn $1,050, for a grand total of $6,935 per episode. ( ^ I had underestimated at $6,000)

            This most recent contract (Exhibit A) is an amendment to their existing contract, apparently to give them a pay raise for seasons 3 and 4, and it simply states the previous seasons’ contract breach provisions are still in force, without restating what the monetary sanctions might be.

        • Umm, no offense intended, but when I clicked on that “Paige Hyland” link my antivirus exploded and cleared out a shitload of bad crap. Beware folks.

          • I’m sorry, Debra. My daughter and I had looked up the websites of each of the girls last year, but I did go back to Paige’s to re-check before posting that, and it was fine on my computer. Trust me, Paige and I are alike in being the least likely to cause trouble!

    • “cycle completion”

      I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, Abby likes me!: Daily Affirmations with Holly Frazier

      • @Christine – I knew you weren’t trying to cause trouble:)

        There are a lot of fake sites, plus the legit ones have been hacked. I just wanted to save people the headache of a bazillion trojans. 🙂
        We’re cool. 🙂

  8. I truly think that Abby has lost it. The scripting is atrocious and Maddie is turning into a little snot. He comments are cruel and she doesn’t deserve the friends on the team. Mackenzie is adorable but the child cannot sing – get real. Kira should take Kalani and run while she can. Kalani is a sweet child and I see Chloe as a great friend choice for her. Chloe is my favorite. She is always sweet, kind and genuine. She is a class act. Nia will get her PHD in Psych and will be there for all the other kids later in life – and boy will they need her help!!! Kendal is going to be a psychotic mess before the end of the season – I see the headline “Dance Moms go postal”. The court will consider it justifiable homicide. THe bottom line is that the girls (all but Maddie) are really lovely girls, very talented and I would love any one of them to be friends with my girls. The moms need adjustment and Abby needs to be restrained from any contact with children (except Maddie – they deserve each other).

    • I couldn’t agree with you more. About maddie or Chloe. I used to just not be able to stand Melissa but its becoming obvious maddie will turn out just like her. I honestly don’t even think she’s all that great a dancer. Technically yes, but as far as any actual emotion she’s fake as they come.

    • Yeah, Janny, I’m not much of a fan of them making Mac believe she will be a pop star, either. As long as she is having fun with it, then cool. I just hope her expectations are being managed.

      • Mac is the only one out of the two (she and Brooke) that has a legitimate chance at something outside of dance. Brooke is an auto-tuned nightmare, I’ve worked in recording studios before and I can guarantee those songs took dozens, if not a hundred takes, just to get a use-able track. Mac has much better range and control, plus she doesn’t sing through her nose, she uses her diaphragm. Not to mention the kid is a natural on stage, while Brooke looked like a scared deer caught in the headlights. Okay, I’m done with the vocal technique rant, just drives me nuts when people say Mack doesn’t have talent and Brooke is amazing. The recording stuidio background in me is screaming “NOOOOOOO…..” LOL.

  9. I cannot help but notice that while the teasers featured shots of Abby and Kira outside the court in NYC, there was nothing in this episode about that. Did the producers edit it out (perhaps on the advice of attorneys)? Will it be shown later? I believe that one outcome of the court hearing was that they were to have no contact–and specifically no tweeting, etc. Perhaps this was interpreted to include Abby’s snarky remarks to the camera about the likelihood of Kelly killing her children while driving?

    • I noticed that too, also wasn’t there a scene of the moms with Cathy talking about what happened? It wouldn’t surprise me that the producers cut those scenes. If they were smart, they’d put the entire series on hiatus until all this legal crap is over, especially if they want a chance at winning in the lawsuit. These scenes aren’t helping them in the least.

      • You know–I have been casting about on Youtube for bits and I am seeing a lot of “spoilers,” etc referencing Episode 11 “No Solo for You.” I wonder if maybe they dropped an entire episode.

    • I noticed that, as well. The court cases have something to do with why we are not being given screeners, so who knows what rejiggering is happening with episodes and scheduling.

  10. Best show is when Candy Apples make an appearance. What happened when last season, Cathy hit Abby with her purse and supposedly Christi pushed Cathy into a tree or street outside. Never did hear the end result to those.

  11. I think Kendall dances her best in duets. I think it’s good for her to do duets with the more advanced dancers like Maddie Kalani and Chloe because that really challenges her to dance up to their level, which she does always seem to hold her own next to them. She seems a little more stiff when she dances solos.

    • I agree, Kendall does much better when she has that other person on stage with her, I think her nerves get the better of her sometimes. I still say that duet with Kalani should have beaten Chloe and Maddie, that was one of her best dances yet.

  12. What? No swan lady this week? If we don’t get swan ladies we definitely need the screen caps back.

    Maddie really was quite good last night. Kendall always holds back in solos IMHO–I have to think fear of screwing up has something to do with that as she generally seems so much more relaxed and expressive in duets and group pieces.

    The girl who beat Chloe and Kalani was pretty good, too, but she looked like she might be a little older, so I thought they both did well to make the final three.

    But right now, this show is in a rut. Throwing Kendall under the bus instead of Chloe isn’t some big plot refresher that’s going to make us call take a collective intake of our breath.

    Great write up with very little to work with from last night’s show.

    • Agreed. I remember Ava back from last season when Abby was recruiting girls to take Brooke and Paige’s spots prior to the moms and girls walking out. It was between Ava and that young girl Ally. Ava didn’t get chosen because she didn’t have her side aerial and was only 10, while Abby wanted a teenager. Abby did comment at the time that she was tall for only 10 years old, but thought she was a beautiful dancer.

    • I know, Max. I slacked on the visuals. It’s been a busy week in Casa Acken, and without being able to watch ahead at the office, I had to do what I could with the time I had on Tuesday night. If there is no screener next week, I will go back to creative illustration. Pinkie and swan-neck swear.

  13. Abbey has got on my nerves so bad, I would like to hit her in the face with a rotten egg or two. Someone needs to turn her into the Dept of Social Services for the protection of children.

    • The mothers should be turned in for allowing it to happen by bring their kids back week after week. I am sure there is more than one dance studio in PA. Abby is overly harsh at times, but is producing winners at the end and some of those kids just don’t want to listen and fix their mistakes. As for Kira and her missing mole, who cares. She is a pretty lady either way. Christi is just a bitch so nothing will help her except going far far away. Holly is cool. Jill is a typical pushy studio mom and hard to figure out the truth about Melissa. Guess all these people are in need of money to sacrifice their children to this every day.

      • Out of curiousity Arizona…are you, or have you ever been, a dancer? A singer? A painter? Imitating art is not as easy as it looks. When you are given someone else’s vision (ie-a choreographer’s), it can take a while to get it right, no matter how brilliant the vision is. Giana was a monster to Kendall last night. Give them several weeks to not just learn, but MASTER a dance, and THEN you can judge if the girls are ignoring the corrections rather than simply trying to learn them.

        • I agree about Gia, we’ve never seen that side of her before. Although when you think about it, Abby has to be absolutely miserable to work with right now, she just lost her mom, all the trouble with Kelly, not to mention all the bad press resulting from the fight; if I were Gia I’d be a little on edge too. I completely agree about Kendall though, the kid needs patience and encouragement, not someone screaming at her.

          • I understand that kendall is under a lot of pressure but if she can’t handle it then she doesn’t need to be on this particular team. The other girls seem to be able to handle it. That was part of the contract they signed. Kendall and Jill other knew she would have to pick up quickly.

  14. I am glad Kira got rid of that mole. That mole only works for Cindy Crawford! I think Kira is being ridiculous about Kalani. As Ava’s mom pointed out, Kalani is 13, she should be able to beat 11 year olds.

    Kalani looks so wide now. I don’t understand how she got so wide in such a short period of time since she filmed AUDC.

    • Kalani is growing up and maturing into a young woman, if that’s what you consider wide….LOL

      • Comments like that are what drive these young girls/women straight to eating disorders. Puberty is an awkward time for dancers, gymnasts, etc. That’s a hurtful comment.

    • Wide? wtf? Young girls’ bodies start to change a lot at that age… 13 rarely does anyone any favors.

    • She just looks so grown up compared to her time on AUDC. For those of us that watched both shows, the year that likely passed chronologically between filming AUDC and DM Season 4 and the few months that came between their airing makes for an adjustment period.

      • Maybe that is the appropriate phrase, grown up, compared to the other dancers. She is really close in age to Chloe but looks more “grown up” than Chloe.

        • Kalani is 13, Chloe is 12, there can be HUGE physical differences in girls between those ages.

    • I thought that the group outfits were just particularly unflattering in general. Kalani is far from wide.

  15. P.s I think the proper battle scenario for all girls and for it to be truly equal should be…

    Kendall vs. Nia- it’s Kendall’s technique vs Nia’s face cuz she can tell a story and she’s always winning the side awards: fierce, attitude, personality. That’s why if they had great attention paid to them they would be wonderful duet partners instead of just good, they can learn from each other. If they did solos I’d say Kendall should do lyrical and Nia maybe musical theater or jazz, each in their own forte and doin it the fullest, it’d be fun, fair, whats not to love.

    And then it should be Chloe/Maddie/Kalani! They’re the technique dancers and Maddie does give great face but so does Kalani plus she’s longer and she embraces her length unlike Chloe who he growth spurt hit her for a loop and is still adjusting. I think Kalani and Maddie should have lyrical, its what they do and do really well and I think Chloe should have a ballet or ballet contemporary routine so she can show off her attributes, cuz homegirl is a natural ballerina, if she had more solos like the one she did where they were on the gym floor where all the girls had solos or that black swan duet (LOVED IT, couldn’t take my eyes off Chloe) then I think she’d be the ultimate contender to Maddie and Kalani, give both those girls a pirouette for their money!

    Mack has another year to mature before she’ s battling it out but so far so good!

    • Kei: I agree with most of your comments. I think Kalani has brought a lot to the show. Chloe’s mother is so much of a distraction, it might hurt her career eventually. I don’t agree that Nia has the talent to become anywhere near as good a dancer as the others. She doesn’t shine onstage, has trouble following Abby’s instructions. I think Abby has brought her as far as she possibly can. Her mother is giving her false hope when she tells her backstage what a wonderful dancer she is. Holly is really overstepping her bounds when she confronts Abby and tries to insist that things should be done the way she’d like them to.

  16. First things first, Finally one of the soloists did not end up laying on the floor, still it is Abby’s M.O…so one of them had to…I guess it’s just the way things work out some time (goes to lay gracefully on the floor)…

    Sorry bout that!

    I wish you could get your screeners back, I appreciate Jills moves at ceremonies, she strikes as one of those moms you can definitely invite out for a girls outing and she’d be the first one on the dance floor after her first shot! Can’t hate, she seems fun! I feel bad for Kendall, she tried to compose herself the best way she knew how, she knows Abby hates tears so she tried to excuse herself to the bathroom, geez, Abby cannot give this kid a break, she was tryin to collect herself Ab’s… I can actually understand Jill runnin downstairs for that, and then Abby has to run it in her face about how fast Maddie learns, good grief, Kendall’s gonna run outta oxygen from Abby’s in10sity (see what I did there)

    Goin from going out to goin to the library, Abby just had to crash and throw major shade at Hollys book signing, geez!!!! But Good for Holly, I’m good on the daily positive affirmations, as clearly one of the book smart moms its nice she’s getting her name out there for something good not DM related but still capitalizing on her fame as one, that’s why she’s DOCTOR Holly, Mama didn’t raise no fool. Not that I’d get Holly’s book, but I would get it wayyyyyy before I got Abby’s…I don’t think I want to know what goes inside her head!

    As someone who’s from and still in Detroit, I thought the same of her interpretation of our city…classy. Kinda glad the concept and overall realization of the dance wasn’t fully materialized. With the song it just seemed like homeless girls who wanted more…no city finger putting at my “kaput” city…again…Classy Ab’s…real Classy!

    I like Kira with no mole better, I felt like she might have seen herself on camera and was like hmm….mole’s gotta go! I like that she wants to put Kalani up against Maddie she’s like going from 1st to back-up for Maddie is not the business! But I think Melissa knows if she just stays quiet, then they won’t be goin against each other so no worries…for now.

    Loved the improve dance, wish Abby coulda gave Chloe a little more positive affirmation about it since she beat Maddie but that’s Abby…she’s kinda a hater!

    LOVED Christie’s blowin in Abby’s face, she’s like there’s no way you’re getting me out of here on your own accord, I will leave with my beautiful talented daughter when I am good and damn ready and it ain’t TODAY…I mean even with Abby bringin up peoples mama’s, which coming from Detroit is a HUGE NO-NO, you leave the mamas out of it whether you like them or not, took some real restraint on Christi’s part, so BRAVO (pro extensions) Christie..BRAVO!

  17. I can’t believe how different Kira looks without The Mole. Did she have more than just the mole-removal done? She looks 10 years younger! It’s all I can think about when she’s onscreen, too, Lori. I spilled my coffee laughing at no mole no mole no mole. Thanks. And I’m not going to bother buying Holly’s book- I’m just going to wait till the next time I’m at the gynecologist to read her “pamphlet.” Abby’s book should be a hoot, though, so I might pick up a copy when it’s put on Clearance a week after it’s published. And I give you another big YES to getting back your screen shots!! I will end now by lying down on the floor.

    • I usually end most Dance Moms nights by lying dramatically on the floor, too, GK. Thank you for the support.

  18. I won’t buy Holly’s book simply because it is “affirmations”, which annoy the hell out of me. Miller could try to pay me to take her book and I would enjoy dropping it at her feet and lighting it on fire.

    Miller, class? I about choked laughing. Well done Christi! I loved the expression on miller’s face when Christi blew on her. She looked around, maybe for Collins, like “hey, you said she would hit me”. Too funny!

    And a big YES, give Lori back her screen shot ability!

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Lori just hasn't been the same since "thirtysomething" and "Northern Exposure" went off the air.