Dance Moms

Dance Moms is an American reality television series that premiered on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, the show followed the training and careers of children in dance and show business under the tutelage of Abby Lee Miller, as well as the relationships between Miller, the dancers, and their mothers. Some of the dancers on the team included the singer and dancer JoJo Siwa as well as the actress and singer Maddie and Kenzie Ziegler. The show was originally set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and later in Los Angeles, California. The show was primarily filmed at the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) studios. The show followed the girls on the ALDC Junior Elite Competition Team as they learn their dances and then competed at dance competitions all across the country.