"Gia Is Not A JOKE" Joanne Says NO to a Solo! (Season 8 Flashback) | Dance Moms

Joanne and Abby clash over the stereotypical Jersey shore solo given to GiaNina in this flashback from Season 8, Episode 6, "Lilly's Ultimatum."
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The road has not been easy for “Dance Mom’s” star Abby Lee Miller. After completing her prison sentence last year, the famed dance instructor was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But if anything, Abby has proven she is a fighter and is not ready to hang up the dance shoes. The new season of Dance Moms follows Abby as she rebuilds her dance company while battling the after-effects of cancer that has left her confined to a wheelchair. Abby is ready to get back to her life and do what she loves most…teaching students to dance! With the goal of putting her life, health and dance studio back together, Abby returns to where it all began - the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pittsburgh.
Dance Moms follows children's early steps on the road to stardom along with their doting mothers all under Abby Lee Miller's discerning eyes. Presenting a powerful cast of characters, the show immerses itself in the highs and lows surrounding dance competition season, delivering a captivating and dramatic look at the cast's intense pursuit of National Dance titles. Centered on the devoted Miller, who runs Abby Lee Dance Company with an iron tap shoe as she instructs her young, talented students while also dealing with impassioned mothers who go to great lengths to help their children's dreams come true, Dance Moms is about what really goes on behind-the-scenes in the fast-growing and controversial sport of competitive dance.

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[@itsokayghdgdih9472]

Hiiiii

[@Anastasiatoons]

I didnt watched this channel for à long time and have a question :Why Abby cant walk?

[@Miniminichimin]

@@Anastasiatoons She had cancer and other diseases that led her to not walking

[@Gabbythebaker]

DGia deserve the win. was absolutely hilarious the wayJoanne whipped out that score sheets and showed Abby that the guy judge gave Brady the highest score Brady so lo really wasn’t competition material. It was competitive but I feel like it was more professional something you would see at New York City you’re at a ballet company Diaz where Gia was more heartfelt emotional and something you would see so I don’t really think there are comparable, but I think they birthday great and I think Gia did deserve to win

[@audreyk3989]

If Gianina couldn’t do the solo, it would have been the prefect opportunity for my little Kendall 🤣

[@janellebarbarossa5813]

Omg yesss

[@juliannasxo7847]

hahah yassss!

[@nhlalyafei4388]

LOL

[@jillfromdancemoms3527]

Your very correct.

[@brookewhitehead7371]

@@jillfromdancemoms3527 😂😂😍😍😍 I love u guys🤷‍♀️

[@giannagenovese3767]

gianina had the sass and the attitude for a snooki solo. she would’ve KILLED it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Hi-vn3oq]

Ur name sounds so familiar

[@Hi-vn3oq]

I KNOW WHERE I KNOW YOU FROMMMMMM

[@Hi-vn3oq]

U GO TO MY SCHOOL

[@Hi-vn3oq]

Wait omg plz answer

[@Hi-vn3oq]

@Uh lol

[@taylorhamilton5609]

abby: “shut up joanne” joanne: “no absolutely not” ashley and michelle: *laughing and losing it in the background*

[@hermansetyu3201]

joanne is very interesting.

[@bluesmiles5]

I didn’t like Giannina at first, but then this whole thing with Abby trying to say she shouldn’t have beaten Brady and tried to get the judges to change the scores reminds me of the multiple times Abby tried to do that to Chloe, and I really feel bad that Giannina had to go through that

[@lena_chapp]

People (mainly the producers) always tried to make Gia look like a brat when she really wasn’t

[@destinysagdolls6854]

@@lena_chapp yeah....and it made everyone dislike her

[@lena_chapp]

@@destinysagdolls6854 ye and it’s kinda sad

[@user-dr8st3mm2q]

You didn’t like a CHILD at first? Sad.

[@samanthamartin9254]

⁠@@lena_chappGia wasn’t a brat at all. Same with all of the other kids.

[@mrsthickums8738]

i love how the girls uplift each other despite their mothers fights.

[@o_o-lj1ym]

They also fought with each other, though. And that’s why I didn’t love season 8. Too much forced drama, and for what?

[@kristinv71]

@@o_o-lj1ym for money cause if there isn’t drama they kick them off the show

[@softboy5573]

@@kristinv71 but before the mums would start the drama so the kids didn't have to

[@kristinv71]

@@softboy5573 true but they would kick the kids and mothers off if the shoe didn’t seem like it was a reality tv show lol

[@samuelhignett8318]

Abby revealed in a Famous Birthdays interview that the producers made her do this silly routine and didn't want Gia to do this ridiculous solo

[@hritikamishra2489]

do u remember which episode

[@xinhuiii]

Yea. In on of Jordan’s videos, she also said smth like: I do what the producers asked me to do and get money :)

[@marissashuler7199]

Then if Abby isn’t the one making fun of them… what is with all of the comments about her mom being trashy???? Abby and the producers probably saw eye to eye on more than she lets on lol.

[@Gabbythebaker]

Just like when Pressley did her solo scissors, hands, the producers made, Abby give her that solo

[@heidiburnett2578]

i felt so bad for gia on this show, in my opinion her solo DID look better than bradys and she deserved to win. abby should understand just because HER favorite didnt win, that doesnt mean it was rigged. she did the same thing with maddie and chloe

[@guilhermealmeida6181]

Yeah despite thinking that brady deserved to win i think that abby should never go and question the judges in the end Gia still did amazing soecially because like Joanne proves abby theory was stupid and she was extremely disrespectfull

[@teddyblushmovies]

Yup

[@evadamole]

Whenever I see Giannina dance, she reminds me of Chloe - the dancer Chloe could have been if she had been more of a priority to her teacher. Such gorgeous lines and technique. I'm glad Chloe left the ALDC when she did, she looks so much happier, I'm sad that she doesn't dance anymore but it's probably better for her mental and physical health!

[@MsJubjubbird]

I felt dancing was something Christi wanted more for Chloe than Chloe wanted for herself. Quitting seemed to be inevitable especially as if you want to do it as a career it is so competitive

[@juliets.11]

Honestly if I was Gia I would have acted like I was gonna wear the slippers then at lasts minute leave them back stage and do the dance without them lol

[@moonwalkerangel7008]

Hmm. I never thought of that idea.

[@hermansetyu3201]

That would have been good but the repercussions would have been really bad, especially on Gia’s part.

[@chrisgomez1840]

u could do dat but Abby would know i remember jojo got in trouble for not wanting to watch a horror movie at a hotel

[@MsJubjubbird]

she probably just had to wear them to walk on and off anyway. She always makes the kids practice in footwear beforehand and she'd know you can't turn in slippers. But apparently Abby brought in the slippers to annoy Joanne enough to be able to pull the solo

[@destinysagdolls6854]

I kinda feel bad for gia. She won and her own dance teacher tried to change the score. Reminds me of maddie and chloe. Plus, the producers made her look bad....I feel so bad

[@avatiede1512]

Joanne became more likeable as the season went on tbh

[@hermansetyu3201]

Abby treats Gia like Chloe. Always trying to discredit her victories because her favorite student didn’t win.

[@hermansetyu3201]

@@avatiede1512 she is so entertaining and the mom with no filter which I really like.

[@alyssaeunicetoledo3991]

Like what she did to Chloe to make Maddie won

[@aniqueisded]

GI-A-NI-NA

[@AzaStark]

I seriously feel like season 8 had a filter on top of it the entire time...maybe it's just because they used advanced cameras or something but it's off putting I gotta say

[@lunaamakura7683]

Agreed it looks gloomy and depressing. Really reflecting the season itself.

[@gon12342]

it’s so cold looking

[@lunaamakura7683]

@@gon12342 absolutely. Detached just miserable

[@jadaclue1276]

Gia in every line: "like"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@miriam.abraham]

No one: Joanne: *pulls out the results out of nowhere*

[@mrbatmannn]

I never get bored on watching the dance moms

[@Morgan.Madsen]

Me neither except season 8. I get bored of THAT

[@michaelbaker2543]

@@Morgan.Madsen i actually was bored of season 5 of dance moms

[@artsyglory2220]

How low was it of Abby to say that she thinks Brady was better and that Gianina shouldn't have beaten him right in front her!!, How low Abby?

[@apollo0942]

I would have wanted to see this dance lol

[@urmom266]

Ya ik i rly wanted to see this dance

[@hermansetyu3201]

same!! I think Gia would have slayed this dance

[@graddus]

In the dressing room: anyone can tell me how much Gia said Like

[@waffles1377]

I tried counting, I lost count. More than 50 definitely 😂

[@intimiderendx]

@@waffles1377 LMAOAOAOA

[@hermansetyu3201]

i’m pretty sure she had nerves but it’s v funny to hear how much Americans say like on a daily basis.

[@janesegal6339]

HAHAHA I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT

[@Lili-dj6ks]

*Gianina is one of the best dancers on this show* and Abby didn’t realise it

[@Lili-dj6ks]

I guess... I love other opinions... yay thxs

[@user-ff1pv4ww6s]

@Lottie Nicholson gianina wasn’t a brat. the other members of the team have said that most of the bratty moments are edited/staged

[@marvincorre4783]

but she along with kendall, kaylee and payton thinks theyre better than everyone

[@samar_252]

Yes she did Abby was being rude to her only for the show . If you haven’t noticed gianina is in the front line and sometimes in the middle for almost every single group dance

[@lenalashua691]

The amount of times Gia said “like” 😂 lol

[@puijinassiu4272]

gia mom stands up for her so much and sometimes abby is way too harsh on gianna. i also love that the girls and brady cheer and uplift their other team mates when they are down. love her! :)

[@carolinemary7876]

Joanne really just pulled the scores out of nowhere

[@hermansetyu3201]

cAuSe ShE oNlY dRoPs FaCtS

[@princesspink3976]

Personally, I don't think Abby ever wanted Gia to do that solo. She kept adding more crazy things to the solo cuz she knew it would push her mom over the edge enough to pull her solo.

[@avatiede1512]

The producers made Abby assign it

[@JJoM9]

Abby: yeah I know, you’re stupid! Lol the delivery had me dead lmao

[@mayamal2000]

the amount of times gia said '"like"

[@alexdom6714]

I don’t like them disrespecting snooki like they’re more famous than her like gtfo of here... snooki is ICONIC.

[@alizahgreenland3459]

RIGHT

[@mrartichokegod4315]

why does the camera look so deep fried in later seasons

[@_x2733]

They repeated a scene with Joanne: “ReAlLy” “rEaLlY”

[@avazoe5711]

OML UNICORN SLIPPERS?????!!!!!!!! OK ABBY IS SO EVIL LOL HOW DO YOU DANCE IN THOSE never mind Gia is not doing a solo

[@moonwalkerangel7008]

Abby didn’t want to put the dance on in the first place. She knew the dance was inappropriate so she did whatever it took to argue with Joanne to get the solo pulled. Everyone knows that the producers were the ones in control of who got the solos, what themes were given to the dancers. It was the producers’ final word and this was Abby’s way to push back. So Abby would have also known that dancing in slippers was not going to work.

[@avatiede1512]

@@moonwalkerangel7008 ohhh, so basically abby’s whole fight with Joanne was about joanne wanting to do the solo and Abby not wanting to do it

[@julieannedous2799]

Good. It was a slur against Italians anyway.

[@MsJubjubbird]

Take a shot everytime Gianina says "like"

[@malvinaparaskeva2479]

For some reason season 8 of dance mums looks more grey like the colors look different I feel like season one until season 7 it wasn’t like this . The colors were more bright . I don’t know if what I’m saying makes sense 😂

[@moonwalkerangel7008]

I think it was edited with a filter in post production. Either that or the studio lighting was changed as the studio was renovated due to a new dance company manager Apollonia Leak took over the Pittsburg studio while Abby was managing ALDC LA and her prison sentence.

[@emilyhillier3402]

Did anyone else notice gia had a pouf in her hair before Abby came in the room, and then she had a flat ponytail after Abby took the solo from her, and then when she was backstage and the announcer said her solo was scratched, her pouf was back

[@ShayAlliah]

Cause they can't have their hair down

[@princxssly4984]

Probably staged

[@mariacasingal8561]

Gianina says “like” a lot and i just noticed

[@jordanashy]

Why were the moms so shocked when Joanne told abby no after Abby told her to shut up. Like she is just defending her child and standing up for her kid after Abby tried to take away her win.

[@Leannehef]

Abby knew it would be impossible for someone to do that dance in slippers, she planned to take her dance away from the beginning.

[@kelseyrusnock9186]

I love how smart these girls are and get the fact that it’s about the dance and how you portray the character it really is the moms that take everything personally !

[@miabiloon9773]

Jill: well I wish Joanne would’ve pulled the solo sooner so my little Kendall could’ve stepped right in!

[@samar_252]

The producers came up with this dance and forced Abby to pretend it was her idea for drama. Abby hated the dance so she brought the slippers so then Joanne will flip out and the producers would let Abby pull the dance ( because she created the drama that production wanted ) . Whenever Abby wanted to pull a dance that the producers came up with she would get the moms riled up until the moms want to pull it or Abby does .

[@chevon1920]

If Nia can do Laquifa”, Gianina can do Snooki, 😒

[@jahnoyawalker4227]

There literally not the same and Nia was a little kid. If she was older I’m sure she would have said something since she was a brat in later seasons.

[@laylajeunesorayajeune2017]

Nia wasn't a brat​@@jahnoyawalker4227

[@Lili-dj6ks]

Gia is just really emotional Abby was rude to her *Gianina deserved better*

[@merp9211]

“Funny ha ha” is a line from Goodfellas. 😁

[@merp9211]

Joe Pesci’s line

[@puijinassiu4272]

clicked on this video faster than jill saying mY lItTlE kEnDaLL

[@jillfromdancemoms3527]

Dont ever talk about my kid!

[@cathyd.9597]

“But like, like, like”

[@lapepop3872]

A shot everytime Gia say "like"

[@RedPanda-bf1vm]

The only reason why Abby is making a joke out ofGia is because she is better then Brady it’s the whole Maddie and Chloe thing again

[@4n_tg396]

Sorry Gia is good but Brady is in another level

[@user-ks2dn1bh8k]

No offense but the amount of times gianina has to say “like’ in the beginning of the video is so funny!!!

[@rentiafensham6658]

I feel like Gianina and Her mom are the nock of version of Jojo and her mother tbh. No diss on them they just seem a bit arrogant.

[@DeathBatBabe97]

Nobody: Gia: Like, like, like, like.

[@llstllbrn]

gia says "like" so much my god

[@paigehart8765]

am i the only one that would’ve been so for the snooki dance?? i love jersey shore like cmon i

[@jaslenemartin718]

clicked faster than barry allen could run

[@103rdDestiny]

This is how many times Gia said like (no hate) ⬇️

[@catiejohnson6687]

I really liked gia for standing up for her mom "please don't call my mom trash, she's not trash!" And with her being so young I'm glad she used her voice

[@djjones7039]

How many freakin times does that Gianina kid say the word "like"?!?! Likeee omg that's like, so freaking annoying, like, omg, like I can't like believe like how many like times she says the like says like the word "like".

[@EXN-exn]

i know right 😂

[@DramaTVFan]

I really wish that GiaNina could’ve performed her Snooki solo. I have a feeling that it would’ve turned out so good ❤️

[@jaydennn28]

2:26 how many times does she say "like"

[@kateandstellapev590]

2:20. SE HOW MANT TIME SHE SAYS LIKE

[@itss.goldii]

abby: sHuT uP JoANnE 👹👹 joanne: nO AbSoLUtElY nOt ✌🏻 meanwhile ashley and michelle absolutely dying of laughter in the background 🤣🤣

[@aka.gnese07]

3:36 the girls's advices were so good!!! and they're so young

[@srithadirisala290]

The reason Abby pulled the solo was because she was forced by the producers to do the solo so she always causes drama with the mother and pulls the number as a punishment for the kids but in real life she doesn’t think that it was good for her student to perform it

[@melanierojo2125]

Am I the only one who thinks being embarrassed and thinking doing a Snooki solo is "offensive" is lowkey classist? I mean "that's jersey shore trash" 🙃

[@natcolecruz3105]

“Are you funny haha people?-no “Yea no we’re not funny haha people.”

[@thefrug4755]

I really wonder what this solo would’ve looked like probably bad but still

[@lizz2224]

how many times did gia say “like” ⁉️

[@mollyallen2743]

I quote Jill “How do you not understand, that you are the BUS driving over your daughters opportunity’s”

[@Olivia_Thompson_]

I love that GiaNina is still positive about her Snooki solo even though her mom doesn’t like it.

[@vitobashenoy2567]

How many times gia told like....like..

[@Gabbythebaker]

My favorite part of this episode was when Joanne showed Abby the score sheet

[@kyndallnicole3486]

i love her she one of my favorites from season 8

[@aarnavipranav6443]

Ashley always had the best outfits.

[@amirah4719]

The number of times Gia said "like": ⬇️

[@princessninjaisabellaandclaire]

When Gia and Pressly talk they keep saying like 🤣😂

[@alicesilicz5896]

Gianna said like so many times

[@jiyaramdhanie4626]

If Gia got $100 (GYD) every time she said 'Like' she'll be a millionaire in 2 year time

[@Izzy_Norwood]

How many times did she say “like” 😂

[@maiagreene1074]

Gia said like a lot

[@sobiatouqeer6418]

I love dance moms so much but whyyyyy did jouane do this to giannina to get her a snooky dance😮😮😐😐

[@mariyah1405]

I’m sorry but- “Yeah I know ur stupid” 😭😭😭😭

[@durgavaishnavi425]

I would like to see this dance

[@whynot6418]

How many times did they say “like”

[@Idk-ub5ug]

lol the tag of the dress

[@nazlimabdi2209]

I love your show it’s so much drama 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@verbalkent1003]

3:00 how many times has she said like

[@laylajeunesorayajeune2017]

Whats so bad about Snooki

[@Hannah-pk3nk]

My LiTtLe KeNdAl FiTs RiGhT iN PeRfEcTlY

[@SkyelinNicole]

According to her mother Gia is a professional but she couldn’t do a dance that fits her personality? 😂

[@fruitninja5082]

Can someone make a “like” count for gia

[@aaronbrown2448]

I was 18 years old when this episode premiered in 2019.

[@miriam.abraham]

Oh i was 13½ lol

[@lazy1042]

The best show for cackling moms to learn more drama

[@jerseygirl6221]

Abby would always typecast the girls who had different cultural backgrounds, Nia, Camryn, Jade, I mean it was ridiculous.

[@itajordi]

snooki is swag y'all need to shut up 🙄

[@adixo3759]

Shouldn’t a dancer be wearing dance shoes? Like isn’t it dangerous to dance in slippers

[@mabelnweke559]

Gianina: mom….stop…..stop…talking

[@lesliegomez9307]

0:32 is so funny😂

[@amaiacastaings2267]

2:32 ➡️3:35 how many she said « like » 👇

[@crystalsnation2783]

I Don’t Like That Abby Gave Gia A Snooki Dance Like Are You Seriously Like Gia Is Not A Snooki Or Her Mom Like What🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@strnvsq]

this solo would’ve ate

[@petic_rxse6876]

Tbh it's Joanne fault, Gia had an amazing solo but her mother ruined her chance.