Abby's FAVORITISM Toward Maddie Makes the Moms SICK! (S4 Flashback) | Dance Moms

The mothers are upset by Abby's constant favoritism toward Maddie in this flashback clip from Season 4, Episode 9, "Nothing's Fair in Abbyville."

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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.

Dance Moms follows children's early steps on the road to stardom along with their doting mothers all under Abby Lee Miller's discerning eyes. Presenting a powerful cast of characters, the show immerses itself in the highs and lows surrounding dance competition season, delivering a captivating and dramatic look at the cast's intense pursuit of National Dance titles. Centered on the devoted Miller, who runs Abby Lee Dance Company with an iron tap shoe as she instructs her young, talented students while also dealing with impassioned mothers who go to great lengths to help their children's dreams come true, Dance Moms is about what really goes on behind-the-scenes in the fast-growing and controversial sport of competitive dance.

[thatbrownskingirl.]

The way Abby was as a teacher, I wouldn’t want a special part or the lead. I’m not taking the blame for everyone if we lose💀.

[MegaraGumdrop]

Abby saying that Kendall’s the lead while Maddie and Kalani both get the apple. I don’t blame Jill one bit for getting mad. I’m surprised she didn’t lose her cool when her and Abby were arguing in the dressing room.

[Gabbythebaker]

Jill to Abby: it’s just predictable these days
That was pretty spot on, gets me every time

[thatbrownskingirl.]

It must’ve been great for Maddie to hear that Kendall was dance captain that week, less pressure for her, but also bad for Kendall bc if they didn’t win, Abby would’ve blamed it on her. So it was a win/lose situation for Kendall.

[woxxedits]

I wonder how proud Abby felt, tearing those kids apart..

[Gabbythebaker]

I love how Christi says “I don’t think Kendall . I think Kalani is.”

[Livies_Updates]

Jill- ‘It’s just predictable these days’

Abby- ‘well ISNT that sad’

Abby has so much sass it’s bad but so hilarious

[kickinbackwithKeira]

If Kendall had said something Abby would have screamed at her Abby’s logic makes no sense

[astonw]

3:35 MELISSA REACTION HAS ME DEAD ☠️ 😂

[NLyfe]

All that favoritism and look Maddie doesn’t want anything to do with her😂

[Gymnast-rq]

Abby's favouritism is so darn obvious
She just doesn't care about the other poor children.

[NLyfe]

Abby knew what she was doing by not allowing Kendall to have any shining moments in the group like she was promised. Kendall could’ve done everything that Maddie did but kalanis parts I don’t see anyone doing as well as kalani did. It should’ve been Kendall and kalani featured.

[victoriaippolito]

I truly believe that Abby was jealous of Paige & Chloe, and racist towards Nia. Paige & Chloe were beautiful, talented, fit and blonde little girls. I feel that Abby was either jealous of those types of girls growing up, or she was bullied by them, and therefore lashed out on Paige & Chloe. She was racist towards Nia, and then whenever Nia showed any kind of success in the real world, it made Abby feel more insecure, which then led to more jealousy.

[JupiterRising]

Dancing for Abbey, no matter who the student is a double-edged sword.

[SadieBennett-ggxi]

Abby:chole you get 1 solo

Abby:Maddie you get 2 solo

Like she doesn’t hide it 💀

[Saynab-hw]

But then if Kendall would tell Abby that she wanted the part abby would probably yell at Kendall.

[jenniferrivera]

That would've been such a great experience for Jill's little Kendall. 😢

[woxxedits]

ATP the girls don’t even care about abby’s favoritism because everyone knows it’s Maddie

[Sisima]

I understand the kids love to dance, but I don’t understand why their moms stayed this long at the ALDC even though their teacher was mistreating their kids! As soon as a teacher would be screaming at my kid like that or try to humiliate them, I would have left so fast with my kid.

[MacI-]

Back when everyone had white plastic MacBooks with scratches all over and an audio CD in their disk drive lol