Abby Is on DEFENSE After “DITCHING” the Team (S2 Flashback) | Dance Moms

With Maddie sitting on the bench until she regains her confidence (after freezing on stage), Abby must defend her credibility in this flashback clip from Season 2, Episode 14, "The Battle Begins."

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"Dance Moms" follows Abby Lee Miller and the nation's favorite tween dancers as they take on Hollywood while new auditions, new competitions, and new studios raise the stakes.

The road has not been easy for “Dance Mom’s” star Abby Lee Miller. After completing her prison sentence last year, the famed dance instructor was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But if anything, Abby has proven she is a fighter and is not ready to hang up the dance shoes. The new season of Dance Moms follows Abby as she rebuilds her dance company while battling the after-effects of cancer that has left her confined to a wheelchair. Abby is ready to get back to her life and do what she loves most…teaching students to dance! With the goal of putting her life, health and dance studio back together, Abby returns to where it all began – the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pittsburgh.

[blueempresslife]

I love when Holly looks out for the kids. Every time when the moms get into it with Abby, she tells the girls to leave the room. Team Queen Holly!

[blackwidow.]

Abby's obssession with Maddie is just sickening, the other girls were so mistreated by her and poor Maddie was pressured against her own friends.

[Ericalnyc]

Seeing Mackenzie covering her ears while Abby and the mothers were yelling at each other it broke my heart to see her like that

[jordanmakins]

She didn’t sound enthusiastic when she said Chloe won. Says a lot about a person caring for one kid instead of the others.

[CAvideoFAN]

“Don’t eat me, Abby.” 😂 Then in a later episode, “she tried to eat my finger!” 😂😂😂

[mc-rnro]

HOLD UP! REWIND!!

The week before: Maddie forgets the whole second half of her solo! Runs off the stage in tears!! Is bawling backstage, which Abby has SAID she can't stand!! And Abby hugs her, "oh, nobody's perfect Honey, everything is okay! I don't hate you!"

This week: Paige forgets ONE STEP in her trio, continues to dance, sucks it up, doesn't shed A SINGLE TEAR!! And Abby RIPS HER APART!! "Stop laughing!! It's not funny!! You ruined the dance!!"

And yet Abby claims she "loved all her students, there wasn't favoritism, she wasn't abusive, she never traumatized anyone, she didn't hate anyone?"

Yeah. Sure. Sure.

[isaywhatiwant]

As soon as Abby said “some kids are just special” I would’ve took my daughter somewhere else to dance. It’s just ridiculous they let this woman belittle their kids like that.

[Chloe_]

Nia went to her mom after she forgot her dance because she is scared to go to Abby because she would yell at her

[elfairie_]

"I forgot a kick in the dance i'm sorry" "look its fine, you tried and did your best thats all i can ask for" thats the response that is needed how hard is it

[LexiiAllen]

So it’s okay to hug Maddie and be nice to her when she forgot her dance but it’s not okay for the other girls to be comforted

[madscutys]

I do feel bad for the kids. But comforting Maddie when she forgot then yelling at the others for forgetting… That’s not ok everyone makes mistakes.

[Itzaubreee_slayss]

I love how Christie leading the kids out when they were fighting

[mari-uetk]

6:18 you can tell maddie didn't want to be doing that. Poor Maddie is constantly being humiliated by abby and being put against her friends.

[meadow_books]

Maddies face when she's watching the trio is so sweet

[alizakhan]

Mackenzie covering her ears is telling us how bad dance mom is and how it can affect the girls

[KYRofficial_]

Don’t eat me Abby
Don’t eat me

I sometimes can’t with Kelly😭🤣

[sofiameloy]

Seeing Mackenzie covering her ears while they were all yelling honestly broke my heart

[katelynandjoshy]

Abby has been so rude in this whole show, I still don't get why these moms and girls had to go through this. 😥😥😥

[lacienewcombe]

When they came 3rd and Kelly went to confront Abby, you could tell Abby was in the wrong because of how defensive and shouty she got… she’s so mean to those girls

[Anyeditstbh]

Ngl tho Christie and Kelly have the best comebacks in the whole of dancemoms 😂