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Abby Lee Miller runs the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pittsburgh, which she started when she was 14. Miller is a notoriously demanding and passionate instructor. But she has competition in the area of being demanding - from her students' mothers, as featured in this programme, which highlights the highs and lows of the competitive dance season as the dancers pursue the ultimate National Dance title. Miller instructs her students while dealing with the over-the-top mothers who go to great lengths to help their children's dreams (or are they the mothers' dreams?) come true. The show captures the dynamic interplay between parent, teacher and student as Miller tries to bring out the best in her students.
Nerves are shredded when Abby holds open auditions for new girls to join the troupe - Strong language and heated confrontations
Cathy uses questionable tactics to try to beat Abby's dancers at a competition in Ohio - Strong language and heated confrontations
Brooke tries out for cheerleading the day before a competition, leaving Abby in the lurch - Heated confrontations
Abby drafts in a new dancer with an ego problem, sending the moms into a frenzy - Heated confrontations
One girl's place is under threat when Brooke decides that she wants to come back - Heated confrontations
Kendall's mom Jill takes issue with Abby penalising her daughter - Heated confrontations
The Dance Moms go ballistic when Abby choreographs a number involving guns - Strong language and heated confrontations
When Kendall gets put back on probation, her mom Jill decides that enough is enough... - Strong language and heated confrontations
In Miami, Paige needing surgery creates a frenzy of competition for her spot - Heated confrontations
The other moms' constant meddling in Melissa's private life sends her close to the edge - Strong language and heated confrontations
A scout from the lauded Joffrey Ballet School sets off rivalries between the girls - Strong language and heated confrontations
When one girl gets disqualified, Abby has a meltdown and leaves the Dance Moms behind - Heated confrontations
Maddie's crisis of confidence means the fate of the Abby Lee Dance Company rests on Chloe - Heated confrontations
After a week of tension, Kelly makes a drastic decision moments before a performance - Heated confrontations
Amid cheating rumours from the other moms, Melissa tackles Abby face-to-face - Strong language and heated confrontations
Abby asks Maddie to perform in two competitions on the same day - and keep it a secret - Heated confrontations
Abby's girls visit Cathy's own back yard to go up against her Candy Apples - Heated confrontations
Kelly's birthday party is a disaster when a big fight breaks out between the Dance Moms - Strong language and heated confrontations
Jill and her daughter Kendall are back with their tails between their legs - Strong language and heated confrontations
The girls are dropping like flies with injuries. Can Kendall get back into the group? - Strong language and heated confrontations
Cathy plots revenge when she discovers that Jill and Kendall have returned to Abby Lee - Strong language and heated confrontations
Abby shakes things up at her annual recital, which is crashed by an uninvited guest - Strong language and heated confrontations
The arrival of a new girl shakes things up. But not as much as her mom. - Strong language and heated confrontations
Abby pits her dancers against each other in solos ahead of Nationals - Heated confrontations
Kelly blows a gasket when Abby casts Paige as a human prop at Nationals - Heated confrontations
The Dance Moms sit down to reflect on the most tumultuous dance season yet - Strong language and heated confrontations
The Dance Moms sit on some sofas and scream at each other - Strong language and heated confrontations
Abby counts down the most outrageous moments from season two - Strong language and heated confrontations
Abby ranks 10 of her most eye-catching dances, from worst to best - Heated confrontations