I'm addicted to Dance Moms, it's not even funny!

[ilovevegcrisps]

Does anyone else love it??

[hogbreath]

Me. I love it but I feel so guilty for liking it.

[ilovevegcrisps]

Which series are you up to? I'm halfway through series 5!

[Groovee]

I'm watching the new series on a Monday. I feel for the girls, Abbie is acting as though she doesn't care!!

[beansonbread]

I absolutely love it! It's totally my guilty pleasure! I'll happily watch repeats of old series over and over again whenever they're on.

[ilovevegcrisps]

I might have the videos on my phone from iTunes ...

[SomedayMyPrinceWillCome]

Me too, I'm on the most recent series too. I don't like how there is much less focus on the dancing & more about the mum's arguing now

[ilovevegcrisps]

I haven't seen series 6 at all yet. I need to wait to be able to buy on iTunes or Amazon instant video!

[Floggingmolly]

Yes, I was laid up with flu recently and watched an episode every day. It's pure shite really; I never watch reality shows but I'm addicted to this
The dancing is amazing as well, are all the kids hypermobile or what?!

[ilovevegcrisps]

I'm sure Brooke doesn't have any bones

They really are talented, though - I'm such a terrible dancer but love watching it.

[Gatehouse77]

My girls and I love it. DS gates drawn into it as well and DH tries hard to ignore it!! We're on season 3.

Love it! The girls are fabulous dancers but given how hard they train I'm not surprised. Except Vivi-Ann - she was not nearly of the same standard and her mother needs shooting. Specifically for saying she'd slash her wrists if Vivi said she didn't want to dance IN FRONT OF HER!!!

Of the mums, I like Kelly and Christi but they need to wind their necks in sometimes. Melissa is manipulative and pathetic. I like Holly but her timing isn't always good. Cathy is from another planet. Jill is a sycophant.

As for Abby - OMG! I wouldn't subject any of my children to her methods. At least Cathy uses positive praise to encourage her students. Her blatant favouritism is frustrating. Her contradictions are mind boggling. One minute she says the mothers are the bane of her life, the next they're not stepping up to the plate! One minutes she's expelling Holly, the next cross she's not at rehearsals! Oh, and it's NEVER the choreography that's wrong, only the performance.

We always have a discussion during and after about how we would do things differently, our opinions of the dances and where we agree.

Finally, Abby's voice - is she a smoker?

[Groovee]

I've never seen her smoke. I think she just shouts a lot.

[228agreenend]

Caught a few programmes recently (not sure which series). I find its fascinAting, but am appalled at the same time. In every programme I have seen, one of the girls has cried, either during rehearsal or during a performance.

Also, there was a dance competition where they came 10th. However, one of the girls did well, and I think won a category. However, Abbie never went over and congratulated her.

[Awholelottanosy]

Please what is it? Why are you all addicted to it and where can I find it...?

< needs something new to get addicted to...>

[StoorieHoose]

Another addict here. I pretend not to like it but it's hard not to be drawn into it. I would be a rubbish dance mom though cos I could stand anyone talking to my daughter like that. Apparantley the Zeiglers won't be in the next season so that should make things interesting. I do like how Abby's legal issues have affected her and she sits there in her pjs and rollers !

DD was gutted that I didn't get tickets to go to see them when they were in Edinburgh recently but it was just Abby and Brynn and if there is one mom I can't stand its Brynns

[StoorieHoose]

*counldnt stand

[ilovevegcrisps]

I really can't help but like christi, but she was pretty awful in the first series. That time Maddie and Mackenzie were sobbing as christi screamed at Melissa was pretty horrible, and it must have been awful for Chloe as well.

Its interesting though how Abby got into running a dance company. She clearly ^isn't* a dancer!

[BendydickCuminsnatch]

I love Dance Moms! I'm on the latest series though. I follow them on Instagram too like some desperate fangirl tween

[Groovee]

Whole it's on the lifetime channel which is 208 on virgin.

[MrsRedFly]

Old series shown on 5star I think?

[Gatehouse77]

Yep, 5 Star 7pm ish Monday - Friday

[FiveGoMadInDorset]

Do they actually go to school as they always seem to be travelling around the country going to competitions. It's a guilty secret off mine to watch but I am watching on 5* so old ones

[Groovee]

Maddie and Mackenzie are home schooled. I'm presuming the others are now they are in LA.

[Floggingmolly]

Are they? They must spend most of their day in the dance studios; no wonder they're so good. Isn't MacKenzie like a little doll? . She's adorable.

[Groovee]

There's a lot from Christi about the fact that Melissa has removed the girls from school and it was offensive to Kelly as her girls went to the same school.

Think they all dance from about 3pm but that Melissa home schooled until lunch then the girls had privates

[Mouseinahole]

I've just found the old series on 5* I am watching by recording a few then watching as a guilty secret. I am only up the third I think. Is it on YouTube?
I like Holly, can't stand Christi and find Melissa totally wet.
I feel sorry for the girls and that wretched pyramid.