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Grady Ross & Steph Fallon

A Dance Moms recap podcast! Join us as we follow the girls of the ALDC in their pursuit of stardom.

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87:52

The Hylands hit the road

Top of the Pyramid ·

2025/11/20

Abby proves a point about our low-energy queens by choreographing a zombie dance. Holly must create a glam-prom-undead hybrid costume concept. Kelly fails to follow directions and puts her girls' dance futures at risk. And Maddie returns from her failure in New Jersey... only to encounter another unexpected wrench in her solo. Will she emerge victorious? Listen and see...

91:02

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

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2025/11/13

We're back, fresh off Maddie's forgotten dance and Abby's meltdown. The future of the ALDC rests on Chloe's shoulders this week, and Abby is doing everything in her power to see Chloe fail. We pack up our props (giant stiletto included) and head for LA where the competition is fierce and cute dances can't save us. Kelly is an idiot, Melissa is a doormat, and Taylor is back. Plus, 9th place sheet cake. Join us, won't you?

59:38

Joffrey Part 2 Part 2

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2025/11/09

Fresh off auditions at the Joffrey the girls book it to New Jersey where the humiliations keep piling up. Maddie finally crumbles under the pressure, Cathy and her Candy Apples come by to rub salt in the wounds, Holly calls out Abby's blatant favoritism and Abby makes us all uncomfortable when she asks Holly to spank her. As Abby flees the scene in tears, we're all left wondering... Can the ALDC survive 10th place?

72:13

Joffrey Part 2 Part 1

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2025/10/30

An episode so full of thrills, chills, and spills we had to cut it into two parts! Pick those jaws up off the floor and believe it, baby. In this first half alone we get cracks starting to form in the Ziegler dance dynasty, the girls get shamed for their neon dance wear, the moms get their wrists slapped about ballet etiquette, and we all learn to RESPECT THE ART FORM. Meanwhile Cathy watches from the sidelines shoving a pizza pie in her pie hole and making snide remarks. Inject it into our

87:01

We're going to *a* Joffrey!

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2025/10/23

The girls are headed to Michigan and this time it's not just the judges they have to impress! That's right, a scout from the Joffrey is going to be there. No, not that Joffrey. An independent Joffrey Ballet School in New York that has zero affiliation with the prestigious Chicago dance company. Oh well, what's the difference? We're going to plow ahead under delusions of grandeur. We get another trip to the foot doctor, Melissa continues to be evasive, and Kelly talks about boobs. Join us, won't

99:12

You've been served

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2025/10/16

Kelly and Christi send Melissa to the brink with their seemingly friendly questions about her engagement, which is, for reasons unknown, a taboo subject. Melissa gets her lawyers on the phone. The other moms get cease and desist letters. We're all confused. Meanwhile the girls are headed to Chicago to face off against the Candy Apples and the question on everyone's mind is: Can Maddie beat Mr. Justice, the knight in shiny armor? Truly a nail-biter. Clowns abound, both on and off stage.

83:10

Miami Beach Bingo

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2025/10/09

The gals take it to Miami for a little fun in the sun! But things turn not-so-fun pretty quickly when Paige's debilitating wart problem (you read that right!) almost threatens to take her out of the trio, and Holly is told to "go to hell" by an angry Abby Lee Miller. Meanwhile in Ohio, Cathy gets little Kendall a gig dancing with the Harlem Globetrotters and Jill sees dollar signs. We also recap the lost showgirls episode and discuss Chloe's rarely seen beef jerky commercial.

100:18

I thee take you, Dance

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2025/10/02

We're back from our summer break! Jill storms out in a huff and hoofs it over to Ohio with little Kendall in the ultimate act of betrayal. Nia finally makes it to the top of the pyramid, only to have her moment robbed. The ladies try on wedding dresses. The dads (kind of) make and appearance. And Melissa is DEFINITELY NOT getting married.

81:47

If you can't beat 'em, shoot 'em. (S2, E7)

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2025/05/20

The girls are given guns and instructed to "blow the competition away." Literal murder instructions or fun wordplay? We can never be sure with Abby Lee Miller. Jill continues to offer unhinged gifts in hopes of winning Abby's favor, Paige bears the brunt of Abby's wrath, and Maddie fights her way back to the top of the pyramid. Join us, won't you?

103:23

Yeehaw, mamas! (S2, E6)

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2025/05/09

Our girls find themselves in Texas when Dance Explosion is cancelled at the last minute, and Jill couldn't be more thrilled for a chance to wear her best cowboy hat. Nia has a panic attack, Maddie's life flashes before her eyes, and Christi proves herself to be a costume designer extraordinaire (despite Abby's doubts). Join us, won't you?

93:43

Oiled up in Studio C (S2, E5)

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2025/04/24

Jill is determined to see her little Kendall get special treatment, and she'll stop at nothing. Brooke returns to reclaim her spot, Christi and Melissa have it out at Kelly's wine and cheese night, Mack's on a winning streak, and Gia and Abby get couples massages. It's getting wild and wacky in here. Join us, won't you?

109:13

Bully representation (S2, E4)

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2025/04/17

Without a lick of self-awareness to be seen, Abby choreographs a dance about bullying -- or, as she calls it, an art piece. Jill beefs with a fourteen year old as Peyton and Kendall go head to head for that last Abby Lee sweatsuit. Holly takes a stand, Paige is forgotten again, Maddie does another lyrical routine and Brooke reports back from the Newlonsburg cheer squad. Join us, won't you?

96:47

Give me a B-R-O-O-K-E! (S2, E4)

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2025/04/03

Ready? Ok! All eyes are on the Newlonsburg cheer squad this week as Brooke grapples with the biggest decision of her life: To dance or to cheer? She bails on our girls to go shake her pom poms for some boy to go to college for free (good for her!) and Abby wants to skin her alive. Meanwhile the moms and the ALDC head to New Jersey where Cathy is waiting for them. Can their provocative, wondrous dance about birth beat Cathy's team of 45 year olds? And will this finally be the week that Chloe beats

92:13

First class all the way (S2, E2)

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2025/03/27

We're on Cathy's home turf, where she's cooked up a plan for vengeance. Does that plan involve cheating? Perhaps. All's fair in dance and war. Vivi gets a career-threatening injury, Abby puts all her apples in Brooke's basket, we hear the word "snood" about 400 times, and Kendall is still very much in probation, much to Jill's dismay. Join us, won't you?

108:39

Excellence will be tolerated (S2, E1)

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2025/03/20

Fresh off a national championship and with the fame of a music video threatening to go to our heads, we waste no time getting into the drama in the first episode of season 2. Abby holds auditions for Vivi's replacement, we meet our newest dancer/mom duo, the group dance is a weird space barbie concept, and we learn that cute still works in the Carolinas. Join us, won't you?

95:23

All about the look (S1, E12)

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2025/03/13

Last week might have been about inner beauty, but this week it all comes down to the look. Anyone can make it in Hollywood if they look like Ted Danson's daughter's younger sister! The girls get their big break in a MAJOR music video, Christi hires Brad Pitt's acting coach, everyone gets a Kesha-inspired makeover, and fedoras abound. Will Chloe finally get her chance in the ~sun~? Join us to find out.

93:04

National champions or nothing

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2025/03/06

The girls go to Lake Tahoe to compete for the ultimate crown. Melissa abandons the team for Honey, her ex shows up to terrorize the ALDC with his Ed Hardy attire, the Hyland girls phone it in, and Kelly loses her will to live. In the end it all comes down to a dance that, despite all appearances to the contrary, is about inner beauty. Will they claim the national championship? Or will they go home failures? This one is a nail biter. Join us, won't you?

98:43

Vengeance is always fun (S1, E10)

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2025/02/27

We've made it to Hollywood! Except Melissa, who's with her boyfriend, leaving Abby to finally claim Maddie as her own. The Candy Apples surprise our girls with a poorly executed evil plan, Kelly hires Mike Munich of Adam Lambert fame to choreograph 30 seconds of a dance for Paige, Maddie enjoys a couple cocktails at a business lunch, Nia nails a death drop, and Justice's mom cosplays as a Blues Brother. Join us, won't you?

100:28

The devil takes Sin City (S1, E9)

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2025/02/20

Our dancers leave Orlando and head to beautiful Las Vegas where tough competition awaits. In a seven deadly sins-inspired dance Abby assigns each dancer according to their worst trait (not terrible at all!). Plus, ice cream sundaes, showgirls, poolside flirting, going-out tops, limos, and, oh yes, titties!

108:55

They don't mess around in Florida (S1, E8)

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2025/02/06

We're in Orlando! Brooke revisits a past love but finds she's not the same woman she was when she was 9. Cathy is MIA, Maddie has a new rival, and Melissa makes more terrible parenting decisions. Plus, Abby continues to be a bit of a bigot, which is a bit of a bummer. Join us, won't you?

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