Dance Moms: Maddie's TOUGHEST WEEK in the ALDC (S1 Flashback) | Lifetime

Between being sick in rehearsal and the ALDC failing to win 1st in the competition, Maddie is having a tough week in this flashback from Season 1, Episode 1, "The Competition 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.

[lighhtjas]

It’s crazy how Maddie told her mom that she wasn’t feeling well and she was crying and that she wanted to go home, but she walked right back into the room and started dancing again? What if she had passed out?

[arizia]

Melissa telling Maddie “Stop acting like this” and “Stop crying, you never leave dance class” kinda felt like abuse to me. She was clearly sick and she was like 7 that needed rest.

[Mary-wtfk]

3:27 “I can’t stand a child that’s sick” ummm Melissa you’re a mother….

[sjorsdewit]

Abby describes herself as 'edgy', but I think manipulative is a better way to describe Abby. The way she treats her students is ruthless

[LucyAnna]

The way they just treated these kids like robots was awful. They were children with normal feelings and emotions, why were they making a child feel bad for being sick?

[charlottebartley]

i’m a dancer and i know what it’s like to be rehearsing a high energy jazz dance when you’re feeling sick. trust me it is NOT a good feeling at all.

[Chelseawfc]

Maddie deserves everything shes earned she works hard

[singularittae]

" i can't stand a child that's sick"
melissa stop 💀

[JennaeBradshaw]

Abby ignoring Maddie’s sickness because she hadn’t ate was disgusting.

[COOKIE]

THE “i ain’t cleaning it” GOT ME ROLLING ON THE FLOOR 😂

[NyM]

Maddie is a really strong dancer even after being sick she still went out there and danced 💕

[arizia]

It’s crazy this show only showed a small part of becoming a child star. Like the mental abuse and stuff.

[arizia]

5:43 Abby saying that was so unnecessary😭

[jmokshair]

Melissa says she cant stand a sick child but you literally just sent your own sick child back to dance class when she cold be in a car going home to dress thats so irresponsible of her

[crImsngen]

Back when they thought it was going to be a short run documentary and not what it turned into. Sigh.

[JennaeBradshaw]

Melissa’s overtly confidence was extremely annoying lol

[kathleenweinberg]

Another great episode the young ladies work very hard to win

[arizia]

I hate how the mom’s talk about Maddie as if it was her fault Abby liked her. She was a child🤦‍♀️

[AlexGalliart-txmu]

“ im here for my daughter” forgetting she has 2 daughters not just Maddie

[amarabanks]

Maddie's toughest week in ALDC was season 3 episode 3 when she was replaced by sophia💀