maddie’s uphill battle performance was AMAZING! holy crap.

this fight between christi and kelly on dance moms is reminding me of my own life right now. holy crap.

okay wait. dance moms frustrates me because abby rips these girls apart. and she feels no remorse about it. how can you do that?!? how can you be human and treat these little girls the way that you do? and the mothers! THE MOTHERS! they LET abby do this time and time again. for what else would they put their child in the face of fury but money? that HAS to be the reason these moms keep coming back and continue being a part of the show: the money. and that’s the worst part. do you women not see what this studio is doing to your girls? yes, they are GORGEOUS dancers, but is the constant emotional turmoil really worth the money? i certainly don’t think so.

bout to watch dance moms.  this show causes anxiety for me.  hahaha oh well.  i love it.

i wonder if abby ever watches these videos and episodes again and feels embarrassed about how she acts with the moms and the students. honestly, i don’t know how the moms deal with how she talks to them, and if i were one of the dancers, my motivation to dance well for her would be little to none simply because i don’t react well to yelling. hmm definitely something to inquire about.

abby has all of these lesson plans in her brain and whatever, but she doesn’t give her objectives to the students or the parents. how are they to know what they are supposed to learn if these lesson plans are so abstract and ambiguous?!? abby is too stubborn, and she’s not able to adjust where she is wrong. sad you know?

hmm kendall.  when she does her jumps, she makes it look like her legs weigh 1,000 pounds.  i know jumps are hard (believe me, i do), but she should make it look more effortless.  also, her facial expression is always worrisome.  i wanna help her!

// PAIGE IS STUNNINGGG! :D//

when she did that photo shoot.  my goodness.  she’s gorgeous.  :)  yay for her!

running commentary for this episode of dance moms?  totally.  here’s more.

whoa whoa whoa.  yeah.  you crossed a line BIG TIME.   you NEVER tell a mother (especially in front of the person to whom you’re referring) that she needs to take her daughter to a pediatrician because (although she didn’t use this word, she was certainly implying it) she’s “stupid” because she forgot a dance she learned in a few days!  how DARE you.  i know kelly just wants her daughters to be great dancers and great performers, but i think there’s a difference between being a great dancer and a great performer and being a dancer and performer with passion and with heart.  these girls constantly get grilled and torn down by abby.  maybe it is making them stronger.  maybe it’s preparing them for the types of hard times, let downs, disappointments, and whatever else they’ll encounter in future dance auditions or in life in general.  but right now, at this age, 9, 10, 11, 12, whatever age these girls are, it’s just RUINING them.  ruining their childhood.  tearing them down.  breaking their spirits.  and, although i’d hate for this to happen, it’s probably lessening their love for, passion for, and drive to dance.  idk about everyone else, but when i’m constantly being put down or tore down or told i’m not good enough or ignored, i’d be quick to remove myself from that situation.  straight up.  i wanna hug these girls sometimes.  they deserve so much more.

alright.  as if these girls don’t have enough stress and frustration from abby, now they have it from their mothers.  honestly, i never thought chloe’s mom would be talking to her like this.  she’s yelling at her about how she’s dancing, saying she doesn’t care and blah blah blah.  SUPPORT YOUR DAUGHTER!  this is wayyy too much pressure for such a young person.  shoot, even i, at 22 years of age, wouldn’t be able to handle all of the pressure.  i would SNAP.  these girls are gonna need therapy.  or they’re gonna keep letting everything build up inside of them until they finally explode, possibly as a teenager or something.  these moms and abby need to back up a little bit and give the girls a break.  

i teared watching maddie’s “piece of my heart” solo. :’) it was GORGEOUS! 

i wanted to bawl with Maddie when i watched Dance Moms. that was horrible of Abby to do that to her. she’s taking her anger out on Maddie when she’s really upset with Melissa. totally not fair.

umm.  hahaha.  okay.  well it seems as if abby lee dance company equates hip-hop dancing with being slutty.  i was really disappointed by that piece.  not gonna lie.  but those girls are still amazing.