• Air date: 01 Jan '13 37 episodes
      Dance Moms is an American dance reality series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, it is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Abby Lee Dance Company, and follows children's early careers in dance show business, and their mothers. A spinoff series, Dance Moms: Miami, set in Miami at Victor Smalley and Angel Armas' dance studio, Stars Dance Studio, premiered on April 3, 2012, and was cancelled in September 2012 after eight episodes. On October 10, 2012, Lifetime announced that they had picked up Dance Moms for a third season, consisting of 26 episodes, which debuted on January 1, 2013.
  • List of Episodes (37)
    • 26. Chatter, Part 2

      09 Jul '13
      Abby and two super fans discuss the drama of Season 3.
    • 27. Tap Versus Hip Hop

      16 Jul '13
      Abby is back from LA. Maddie receives a tap solo called "Me And You Against The World." Chloe gets a hip hop solo entitled "Beautiful", and Kenzie gets a solo called "California Adventure." The group dance is titled "Gone Too Soon." It's about Hollywood deaths. Maddie is Princess Diana, Chloe is Marilyn Monroe, Brooke is Amy Winehouse, Paige is Anna Nicole Smith, Nia is Whitney Houston, and Kendall is Selena. Mackenzie is told by Abby that she cannot participate in recess, because she was so
    • 28. Abby’s So Far This Season…

      22 Jul '13
    • 29. Recital Rebellion

      23 Jul '13
      This week is the ALDC recital. . The girls learn a new group dance entitled "Sugar Babies". Abby also throws in a photo shoot for Dance Track magazine. Paige gets assigned to new solo, while all the other girls get an old solo. Paige admits to Abby she doesn't want a new solo.
    • 30. Clash of the Dance Moms

      30 Jul '13
      Payton is brought in to replace Brooke and Paige. The group dance is called Open Waters. Cathy assembles another new team including Hadley, Mari, Brooke, Nicaya, and Lucas. They do a group dance entitled "The Four Seasons." Chloe, Nia, and Kendall does a trio entilled "Castaways", up against Nicaya, Mari, and Lucas in the trio "Spies Like Them." Cathy and Anthony bring their moms to the performance.
    • 31. The Dancing Dead

      06 Aug '13
      Abby receives the remains of her beloved dog, Broadway Baby; Kelly secretly meets with the mothers; Maddie's star continues to fall, while Nia's is on the rise.
    • 32. Gone, Abby Gone

      13 Aug '13
      Kelly sneaks her children back into Abby Lee Dance Company; Brooke's return threatens Payton's position on the team; Maddie helps to make a girl's dream come true.
    • 33. On-Again, Off-Again Abby

      20 Aug '13
      After missing the last competition, Abby returns to face the wrath of the mothers; Cathy sees an opportunity to get her team to number one.
    • 34. Diva Las Vegas

      27 Aug '13
      After Abby leads her first pyramid in several weeks, her relationship with Kelly is pushed to new levels as Kelly feels her daughters are being treated unfairly. With Nationals only a week away, Abby must put her dancers to the test to determine who will get solos.
    • 35. Do-Si-Do and Do-Si-Don't

      03 Sep '13
      It's Regionals and the pressure is on for Abby's dancers to prove they are worthy of attending Nationals. Abby assigns what appears to be a simple country-style group number, but the hoe-down proves so physically demanding the girls aren't sure they can pull it off. Meanwhile, with Nationals just around the corner, Abby comes up with some interesting pairings for duets that put the dancers and their mom's to the test.
    • 36. The Big Not-So-Easy

      10 Sep '13
    • 37. Reunion: Hurricane Abby

      17 Sep '13