Series from 2012
| Genres: | Reality |
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In this mother of all competition series, a dozen of the country's most talented kid dancers compete in weekly dance challenges. Twelve kids and their moms will move into a mansion and the kids will perform a new routine each week while the moms manage and oversee them.
Will the moms get in the way of their child's success and cost them the chance of winning? Each week, someone is eliminated, narrowing down the field to see who will become the top dancer.
The winner will receive a cash prize of $100,000 and a scholarship for full tuition to The Joffrey Ballet School. Dance Mom instructor Abby Lee Miller serves as one of the judges.
The dancers are split into trios and assigned routines; one mother takes charge during rehearsal; a mother and daughter team reveal how far they will go to win.
The competition theme is "Monsters of the Night"; a mother uses her divorce to gain attention; a mother refuses to listen to her daughter's suggestions.
This week, the 10 remaining dancers are assigned duets based on "American Extremes." One of the classically trained dancers struggles during her hip-hop duet. Meanwhile, another contestant's role in the group dance forces her to share painful memories with her fellow dancers. Plus, one mother's meddling threatens to send a team home.
The nine remaining dancers are thrilled when they learn the theme for this week s performance is "Broadway." But when two mothers at odds team up, everyone prepares for the worst.
After winning the right to pick all the dance assignments for the week, one mother takes this week's skill, survival, to heart.
With only seven dancers left in the competition, the pressure is at a fever-pitch. One mom is overwhelmed as she deals with competition demands as well as personal problems.
