Dance Moms Drama

Many dancers and non dancers alike are familiar with the show "Dance Moms."  This show stars Abby Lee Miller and her selected dancers and moms to compete a new dance routine each week.  This show is very entertaining and full of gossip and drama.  The show normally starts out with Abby ranking the girls from worst to best on a pyramid, either crushing or raising the girls' spirits.  This pyramid is usually the first spark of drama when the mom of the "worst" dancer screams that her position is unfair and not accurate.  The show continues on with the girls learning a variety of dances in just a few days.  You can hear coach, Abby Lee Miller screaming in the girls' faces until they break down crying, causing the moms to run in yelling and Abby for her crazy ways.  The camera cuts to the moms sitting in the viewing room above the studio watching the girls and gossiping about each other.  Every week at the competition, the girls crack as Abby pressures them to be the absolute best and nothing less.  Each week is garunteed tears and fights, but the viewers can't get enough. 

Abby states that the production company, Collins Avenue Entertainment, chose the dancers and moms that are the most dramatic to be on the show. In reality, most moms get along with Abby and don't cause any problems, but that doesn't get 2 million viewers each week.  Abby also claims that the pyramid ranking was the show's idea, not hers.  She had never ranked her kids before and believes it's cruel, but it keeps the show going.  The show is a false depiction of reality, despite being a reality show.  Dancers are not normally pressured to learn and compete several new dances each week.  The show "Dancing with the Stars" is focused more about dance styles while "Dance Moms" focuses on the drama in dance competitions.  My dance studio is very different than the popular show "Dance Moms."  We joke around about who we think of our fellow dancers most resembles those at Abby Lee Dance Company.  When competing against other studios, we have brushed into the Abby Lee Dance Company a few times.  We notice how fake they act and witness the camera crew telling them to act out the fight a 3rd time for a new camera angle.  Dance Moms is truly a crazy show, but wildly entertaining.  Do you think it is fair to call it reality T.V. when it is so fake?  Or is that what all reality T.V. shows are today?

www.avclub.com  is a reliable site because it is trusted by many to review popular television series.  The article was published August 15,  2012 showing it is current and credible.

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