Escaping Dance Moms: Surviving Abby Lee | Deep Dive

[@fireflyfox93]

Abby admitting she was as horrible as she could be once she realized the moms/kids couldn't leave is chilling. The way she boasts about it just proves how terrible of a person she is 🤦‍♀️

[@gingergirl96]

exactly!

[@ashlyngolden18]

yes!! especially with chloe and christi, we might not know what was said but bullying a child on their looks is evil and she admitted that she was doing it all on purpose, sickening

[@Lanaxparillaxwife]

Facts

[@tinasapienza6552]

She’s a terrible human being. Karma got her though.

[@BJVonn]

It was more so the moms . She wanted to get rid of them, not the kids

[@gule111]

Abby crying in front of maddie telling her that she hurt her is the most terrifying, disgusting, scary and toxic thing I’ve ever seen… pure guilt trip and the fact that there were other adults in that room and nobody said anything just goes to show that every adult that wasn’t a parent let abby cross the line every single time. I can’t even imagine what else abby did to maddie that wasn’t captured by the cameras.

[@joelewis1776]

I literally had to stop watching at that part. She knows exactly what she is doing and is completely unashamed or restrained. The trauma that causes in the brain of a developing little girl is so heartbreaking to think about

[@kaidyer8761]

I had trouble watching that part poor Maddie

[@alisonmercer5946]

​@@joelewis1776 I used to hope it was all scrpted cause it why would they even be allowed to really abuse these children on tv? I thought it was bad enough to be scripted like that. I wonder How many people were groomed by these shows to believe that this was all normal expected behaviour and not abuse.

[@joelewis1776]

@@alisonmercer5946 it’s so gross. It’s all for money, this stuff sells and creates huge profits for the network and producers. It is unfortunate, but those people and companies don’t give a single shit about the actors or actresses regardless of their age/maturity. We are getting somewhat better now following the scandals of Nickelodeon, Harvey Weinstein, and metoo etc. but children will continue to be exploited and used as long as the entertainment industry exists

[@ariesfigure]

to me her behavior screams narcissism. she was emotionally manipulating a child who she constantly favors because of her talent which would be a reflection on her as a "good" teacher not bc she actually cares about her. she loves pitting the girls against each other in a way that obviously isn't healthy competition, god narcissist love doing that

[@tishamac529]

Kind of heartbreaking to watch JoJo defend abuser after abuser. She unknowingly admits that in order to attain a certain level of success in Hollywood, one must endure a certain level abuse.

[@aliciaa4859]

and she allegedly recreates those same environments for the kids in that little pop group she did, hopefully she’ll grow up and learn soon that she didn’t have to go through all she did and does to others

[@Autumn567]

She’s become an abuser herself

[@chrisbrowngirl12345]

This!!!! I think it’s almost Stockholm syndrome since she’s been in the business for so long. Sitting there and unapologetically telling your “friends” the verbal abuse they endured is justified… insane

[@jayrossxo]

I mean, Hollywood is filled with abusers so, I can understand why she defended the abuse because she's in another enviorment that continues it, probably way worse than what Abby has done. She seems disconnected & probably groomed to be that way in order to thrive in those toxic enviorments. Its sad though... real sad

[@BreezusSneezus]

Being a victim of abuse doesn't excuse becoming an abuser yourself, but at the same time if you've never known anything but abuse, and all the adults you looked to for guidance normalized abuse, and all of your peers had to tolerate abuse, how could you know better?

[@performergrl11]

Abby saying her pretending to bite Kelly's finger was supposed to "break the ice" is a whole joke

[@sourgreendolly7685]

fr that's not even how that phrase is used 😂

[@brett443]

I would be so flattered if someone's perp description of me to the police was "cool, trendy hair"

[@Jprager]

@@sourgreendolly7685I think she meant break the tension

[@mmgs1148]

But on the other hand i really dont know what could be her other motivation than that

[@brischarrer]

😂​@@brett443lmao

[@sophiejade9293]

the rosa parks situation will never get old like its so hard to believe even though it’s happening right in front of our faces 💀

[@ranhitabora4695]

Jill said on Christi and Kelly’s podcast that she was told to say that by the producers (but not sure how much I believe that LOL)

[@sophiejade9293]

@@ranhitabora4695 i’ve heard that too but it’s still so insane 😂

[@thephiladelphiantoddler2855]

NOW DO THE VEGGIE DANCE

[@thephiladelphiantoddler2855]

But fr the fact that the Abby had the balls to do that is insane

[@latoyataylor5244]

Abby only did that because holly said she didn't want her daughter doing ethnic roles..... She had no intention on giving any of the other girls that role..... But it did make nia work that much harder to be perfect...... Seeing as though she messed up in alot of numbers..... Im black and can see that

[@EchanteDante]

Remember Abby told Nia that her hair was horrible and needs fixed. Which was obviously a racist remark to try to upset Nia and her mom. AND WHEN SHE MADE NIA THE ONLY BLACK STUDENT WEAR AN AFRO?

[@kdawgiiee]

Yes the racism and many micro aggressions against Nia were so fucking low and disgusting

[@SheilaDunn-eu1wf]

Agreed 💯👍 !!!

[@HeatherLynnNetzer]

​@@kdawgiiee Nias mother is the real racist against her own race.

[@kev8346]

off camera she told Nia that they looked like "worms." Abby's disgusting.

[@dumpsterfire003]

Um and that time she put only Nia in animal print, like just Nia? And she makes her the “token black girl” in other dances when she needs it? Ickyyyy

[@gallantmaxxing]

allowing a choreographer to work with children AFTER being in a lawsuit for lewd conduct with children is DEPLORABLE. setting up one of the girls on a "date" with a GROWN MAN (who was obviously later arrested for sexual battery on students)?? these girls were stuck in an exploitative cult, it's borderline trafficking.

[@Youokhun]

I honestly side eye Abbie herself .. why is she hanging around with these people and the obscene costumes she puts them in herself

[@stacy4329]

Wait who was set up on a date with a grown man that was later arrested? I haven’t watched the whole video yet, so maybe it’s in here

[@Kiisara18]

@@stacy4329I’m pretty sure it was either Brooke or Kendall that they set up on a date

[@cherryblossom7120]

​@@Youokhun she is a predator too. She openly adultified children.

[@karenchiappino4661]

Abby set up Brooke with a man in the senior group that included ages 16 over. It appeared to me that he was at least 20 and Brooke was only 15, I believe. The dance was gorgeous but Abby asked the guy (in front of Brooke) if he wanted to ask something. Of course, he asked Brooke if she wanted to go out with him. Brooke said yes but her body language showed her discomfort. 😡

[@SassyQueen888]

For those who don’t know Abby said “get your kid’s eye fixed” instead of “your kid’s washed up” Abby actually said to Cathy that she was “washed up” in a previous episode so they used that and combined it with “your kid’s” in Abby’s original sentence to hide what she said about Chloe.

[@affectivity1]

Yep I remember that.

[@Kittenk8]

Abby pretending to cry to make Maddie cry was literally disgusting. That’s demon behavior. You are a grown woman, act like it.

[@catherinenicole4322]

“The OG moms and Jill” I’m glad someone said it 🙄

[@whatsuplilith]

i fuckin hate jill

[@bebephat333]

why does abby keep bringing up that kelly is cool and hot

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Because her jealousy is obvious

[@princesselizabeth653]

@@sourgreendolly7685it is definitely jealousy, I think Abby states that Kelly stole her crush and I think that is where the hatred stems from. My feelings is it was Kelly’s husband that was Abby crush

[@aliciaa4859]

yeah it’s sooo obvious abby is deathly jealous of kelly, and with decades of history? yeah im sure it goes deep😭

[@tinasapienza6552]

Because Kelly has what Abby could never get… a family

[@nnnn-sc2im]

@@princesselizabeth653it probably was her husband in an episode abby mentioned that her and kelly’s husband went to high school together

[@littlemissrandom9923]

Something left out in this video was the fact that Nia had/has what is now known as CRPS. Abby was mocking Nia's medical condition every time she mocked her legs/feet. Before season 1, Nia could barely walk, so it's incredible she danced as well as she did.

[@spatulaoblangata]

I don't understand how abusing the children in your care doesn't constitute breach of contract.

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

Me either

[@HaveFaith_11]

Same it's pathetic 😢!

[@Kim-CvsWarriors]

What's wild's is it did though it's in the contract that abby was responsible for providing them a healthy nurturing environment. LMAO so far from the truth of what she gave them

[@urfavsh1teditor]

From what I've heard laws for children in the entertainment industry back in the 2010's were a lot worse than they were now, and because the contract was legal and binding, they couldn't file any lawsuits until they were off the show

[@Tia.0721]

Fun Fact: my Mom worked at the Federal Prison Abby spent her year and a day at and had to see her daily. She said the other female inmates didn’t like her, AT ALL, but for the most part, she wasn’t a problem, kept her head down and DEFINITELY, wasn’t with all the raw-raw she displayed on the show. (Hmm … I wonder why 🤔) 😂

[@suzanking5625]

I doubt that Shaniqua would have taken kindly to being, "on the bottom" of Abby's pyramid ! "Ow Ow Ow !"

[@youtubechannel5429]

Hearing Abby talk about anything, especially these days, is a great example of someone who lives almost exclusively in their own engineered reality with little to no objectivity

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

Gianna was a mean girl and that’s not discussed enough

[@sae1019qtpie]

100% agree with you

[@chrissytina6379]

yep!! she liked abbys cruelty

[@EchanteDante]

Remember when Abby ran out of the room and cried because Chloe got a role and not Maddie right in front of Chloe and her mom and the entire team? And then the same year when Maddie got a role she reprimanded all of the mom’s and the kids because she felt everyone didn’t make as big of a deal over Maddie getting a role that Abby set up for her to get? Or when Abby wouldn’t use Chloe’s name she used thing, Blondie, idiot, dumby, girl, girl over there, etc all because Christi and Chloe left after Abby blamed them getting 4th place on Chloe instead of her god awful ideas and choreography for that number? All of that stems back to Abby just not liking Christi because she called her on her bull and she didn’t like Chloe because she beat Maddie a single time. Abby is a sick sick woman.

[@normalizekickingchildren5594]

I think that Abby was also jealous of Chloe, or saw her as a threat because she was pretty/skinny/blond/talented

[@KaraCamilleDelonas]

The thought of crying in front of a child to manipulate them shouldn't even be in someone's realm of imagination....unless you're actually a child. We're supposed to protect children, not traumatize them

[@leebliss3622]

So many adults do this weird shit

[@Eli0223]

Maddie deserves better, the way these grown women emotionally abused her. Abbie crying over her not coming to dance is disturbing. I’m sorry but why is Sia having sleepovers with a 14 year old as an adult who is not family? That’s weird

[@yanavav]

She was failed by so many adults in her life. That's why it's so difficult to absolve Melissa of her participation in this abuse.

[@Eli0223]

@@yanavav Melissa is respectfully on the shit list, she’s the worst mom by far.

[@kaydiglawson7767]

It's like Colleen and JoJo. It's weird asf

[@xX_Your_Little_Nasty_Xx]

Melissa is a bad mom. She's not the worst of the worst. She's still bad. She's been enabling grooming for Maddies entire life.

[@cassielynn1023]

Kelly & Christie & their girls were my favorite ! I struggled to finish the show after they all left. It just wasn’t the same but I’m so glad they got away. Abby is disgusting & everything she put them through just breaks my heart. All of those girls deserved SO much better. ❤

[@TeddiCruise-wj6jd]

Absolutely

[@Maryyyyy252]

The show would've been 100x better with Kelly and Christie in the entirety but it's so crazy how things turned out in the seasons when Abby's moving to the la studio you can just see her not even looking the same it's so draining and depressing cus of the energy she gives out

[@EchanteDante]

Abby is not right in the head. I could not imagine my coach when I or another kid forgot their routine on stage or even got hurt on stage to “SUCK IT UP!!! SAVE THOSE TEARS FOR YOUR PILLOW! Nobody likes a crying kid!” And then a few months later watching the coach cry hysterically and carry a teammate who did the exact same thing that others were told to stop being babies for…then the next day after Parents obviously questioned the coach why that particular kid always gets special treatment they make the entire team sit down as they show of that same teammates crowns and trophies that they won. So unhinged!

[@Reggietable]

“Good work ethnic.” 😂😂😂😂

[@croutonous]

i knew i couldnt be the only one who caught that lmfao

[@fashionlover5195]

Holly was thinking… oh that’s not -

[@normalizekickingchildren5594]

Kelly is so airheaded but I LOVE HER😭😭

[@IceStyledYou]

LMAO i was looking for this comment

[@croutonous]

@@fashionlover5195 Holly never says it, but her face says it all 💀

[@brahmabkitty03]

Kyndall, Kalani and Jojo have no right to say anything about the ones who paved the way for them! Especially since Nia was there til the end

[@moniqueengleman873]

I loved Nia and respected her mom.

[@longlivebeans]

Jojo is such a contrarian lol. I could be like “water is wet” & she’d be like NUH UH!

[@neb.9489]

You could tell her that the sky is blue and she’ll come up with some way to convince you that it’s green 😭

[@audriella222]

mind you she’s a flat earther

[@Riiareader]

@@audriella222wait fr 😭?

[@alexandravasileva3129]

Water isn't wet tho

[@Kelly-sw6kr]

Also LOL at Abby complimenting Kellys hair to police 😂

[@janmarchand7294]

God, I hate that woman, and to think they got caught up in those horrible contracts. They could've taken everything I had, but my daughter would have been gone by any means.. I feel sorry for them all, what a horrible situation.

[@munkustrap2]

If I had been in their shoes I would've moved out of state & enrolled my daughter in another dance studio. As a former dance competition mom I can tell you for a fact that there are a gazillion different dance competitions so the children could've still competed without Abby or production ever knowing. My daughter at age 10 had a problem with her dance instructor belittling her over our financial situation so I removed her & enrolled her in another studio. We never saw her old studio at any of her new competitions...& both studios were in the same town...never mind states apart. And even if the parents were afraid to get caught having their children competing they still could've at least had them attend classes & learn dancing from someone who built them up instead of tearing them down.

[@halalola432]

@@munkustrap2 ok, its diferent when you are stars in the dance community. Their contracts said they couldnt change studios, so they couldnt change. Also they said they would film 60 hours a week

[@silver8632]

If Abby Lee wanted Nia to have competition for the role or Rosa Parks maybe she should have had more than one black dancer 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ her turning historical events into tacky dances is unbelievable

[@mmminno]

10:13 The way she describes Kelly's "can i speak to your manager" haircut, makes me think she wishes she could be her.

[@marinaluna3252]

i’ve never seen those videos of TMZ filming Abby about Kelly’s case but it’s disgusting the way she talks about her and honestly I’m disgusted that Kira is standing there supporting her when she saw how everything went down

[@amandamandamands]

The one thing that I will give Kira is that she was new to that environment and all that she knew is that Abby really loved Kalani and wanted her there. If she didn't watch the show then she wouldn't know the back story as to why they were acting like that.

[@marinaluna3252]

@@amandamandamands i guess this is true. it’s just the way she behaved at the reunion that influenced my comment too i think

[@amandamandamands]

@@marinaluna3252 For sure I didn't like the way that Kira was at the reunion. She really doesn't get it that they came onto the show as Abby's favourites and that Abby fought for them to stay because she liked Kalani so much. They had a very different experience to people that Abby was actively trying to get to leave.

[@neb.9489]

That car crash comment was so disturbing

[@urfavsh1teditor]

​@@neb.9489i thought i was the only one who noticed that. Disgusting

[@Ki2DaStreetz]

16:37 Abby emotionally manipulating Maddie, putting her in adult drama, and expecting her to make an adult decision as a child... yikes 😟

[@urfavsh1teditor]

I heard that Christi only got off the show because her laywer argued that the half seasons could be counted as full ones because they were so long which is brilliant tbf.

[@trippyboi91]

I’m just so happy that the girls are okay overall. I’ve had so many cultural resets due to how these girls were treated frfr and to just know their mental state is fine is such a relief. AND KUDOS TO CHLOE AND NIA FRFR⚫️ I’m so proud of them.

[@CrushOnFire13]

The fact that JoJo became a mini Abby Miller to her XOMGPOP girls is awful 🤢🤮 Saw it on sloans letsgetintoit

[@boogiemonstermom677]

She really is a disgrace to dance teachers. I did several forms of dance through my youth. We won championships without wearing inappropriate clothing or being treated like crap. My dance teachers danced with us and lifted us up. They felt like family. It really was a magical time, but this looks like a nightmare and I feel so bad for these kids.

[@glittergirl12341]

"let's go through each cast member for what are they doing now and are they still dancing" then only does Maddie. okay. this is ridiculous.

[@alongfellow4147]

Imo Maddie wasn't that great... she never follows a movement through before she moves on to the next. Maybe it's bc she was nervous but I always thought Chloe was the best!!!

[@OzzyTheGiant]

I think deep down, JoJo doesn't realize she's the most traumatized of them all

[@affectivity1]

“Get your kid’s eye fixed” DID air once, IIRC. Later it was overdubbed to “your kid’s washed up.”

[@shaniceefulable]

Before I get the full video that just one little clip at the beginning is so just like criminal. This lady is sick. She really was torturing these people knowing that they can’t quit like what and then the producers are just as bad for seeing what she’s doing and not trying to do anything about it

[@nunnaurbiznez8815]

I'm sorry but Abbie saying those kids didn't pay, especially Maddie, is beyond Narcissistic. Those kids and families paid in time, emotional well being and mental health. Abbies only talent is being the biggest talent spong in "reality tv". I dont think she did anything but be unapologetically abusive to everyone around her.

[@baconislife-nr9gn]

I love how there was just a random edit of Kelly and Christi in the middle, just wanted to say it because I don't see anyone talking about it lmao

[@DeepDiveProductions]

Besties5ever

[@Superstarr859]

I think the worst part is JoJo saying Abby is a good person in front of her former dance friends who have trauma.

[@OzzyTheGiant]

I think deep down, JoJo doesn't realize, she's the most traumatized of them all

[@alongfellow4147]

Why was jojo even there?!?!!? She was there for only 2 seasons thank god!!

[@affectivity1]

Was Jojo in the closet back then? She might have been afraid Abby would out her.

[@relaxandunwind564]

the sad thing is, we don't know anything about Jojo's childhood - in comparison to other people she may have been around, Abby may have looked like a saint.

[@kaylabey]

@@relaxandunwind564they are so much better than me cause i would’ve went OFF

[@zoerphl]

You heard my telepathic prayer

[@youtubechannel5429]

I can hardly understand how Melissa tried to pull them out because they ended up staying essentially the entire term of the contract which was 6 full seasons

[@Coralillyliz]

The way that you can tell that of all the girls JoJo is literally the most not OK is the fact that she won’t distance herself from anyone who is abusive because she thinks that’s so OK cause that’s been her life but she thinks that when you’re not abusive that you actually probably don’t actually care about her. She’s like there was this movie from like 1930 there a couple of them actually where they were saying that the only way you know if a man actually loves you and wants you is if he smacks you hard and gives me very much JoJo vibes of that she wants to be hit but the way she is grown up is the only way she can see some thing is if they’re abusive that means they care which is so fucked up

[@ellenfern7380]

About the sex offenders I mean wow... What they don't run checks.. just wow

[@Youokhun]

Birds of a feather flock together

[@JessyingAround]

Im so so happy people are finally talking on Abby's bs!! I waited so many years for this She was always abusive. But people would always diminish it or brush it off. Or justify by saying she was just helping the girls. Im glad Im seeing more and more people call her out!

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

Brynns mother is such a fraud. She is acting like she never saw some of the vulgar things done years prior to her arrival.

[@sinbient]

I really hate so many of the outfits they put these little dancers in too

[@SideQuestBeth]

Abby claims not to know why Maddie wants nothing to do with her!?!?! 😳

[@traceys7160]

She still maintains that if the environment was so toxic why did they all stay. It’s such bull because she knew as well as everyone else that they were all locked into an airtight contract. She constantly twisted the narrative to her benefit and said certain things on the show because she knew viewers would believe it.

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Abby definitely has a cluster B personality disorder.

[@amandamandamands]

One correction, the walk out that on the show was about Kelly and the girls coming back (but in reality was about their pay) was at the beginning of season 3. Kelly's fight with Abby that caused them to leave was on episode 4.7

[@stellarowland3074]

Not in this vid, but his part one or 2

[@TrinTrinMinaj]

Yaaaaaas🙌🏾I been waiting forever for part 3😩Thank you for coming back to us💖❣️

[@madisonnaugher7775]

still can't get over the shade & trash talk kira did towards melissa when she literally was her daughters guardian.

[@ttintagel]

6:31 "Work ethnics," LOL

[@brett443]

Lol I was like: we all heard it right? Lemme check the comments

[@kybunnii]

I was gonna comment this😂. That was so awkward

[@as-hm7cv]

the reaction of the woman next to her too lol

[@kdawgiiee]

White ignorance entertains me.

[@SelkieTears]

OH THANK GOD IT WASNT JUST ME

[@yvonnedeboer7535]

I live in the Netherlands and went to the ballet academy to become a professional ballet dancer. I also did some competition before that. I never ever saw anything like this!! Never heard of this woman. I am so glad we didn't have things like this in the eighties😅

[@meghanm05]

Incredible testament to these young women that they are SO well adjusted and well spoken considering what they've been through

[@philchvz18]

Kelly was also , one of Abbys students WAYYY back when Abby first started running things after her parents bought her ,her first studio .

[@amandamandamands]

When Abby started the company she didn't own a studio, she ran the competition team out of her mum's studio and it was made up of people who danced there. Abby said that her mum's requirement was that anyone who wanted to be on the team had to make it.

[@logansanders1934]

i’m absolutely living for the britney songs used in this video! keep up the good work. i’m loving the dance moms deep dives!

[@bellagia263]

Jojo is clearly still processing her trauma with Abby. It's easier to say you're ok than it is to confront the fact someone mistreated you. I predict in the future she will retract the statements she made at the reunion when she realises how messed up Abby was.

[@rlynn8249]

Have you looked into how she treats her dancers? She’s not traumatized anymore, she’s part of the cycle. It’s probably too late for her, jessalyn ripped her entire childhood away and I don’t think there’s anything close enough to a stable foundation for jojo to stand on mentally. A loving mother doesn’t bleach her toddlers hair. Jojo acts the way she does because mentally, at the very least, she’s been picked apart and destroyed. She could recover and live a much more normal life, but I’m pretty sure it’ll never be what it could’ve been if she’d been raised by someone better or ended up in less toxic environments. It’s sad, but she’s starting to lose the innocence that allows sympathy for her.

[@cherryblossom7120]

​@@rlynn8249you are on point.✅️

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

She sticks up for Abby because she doesn't want to acknowledge that what happened to her, her entire life, is abuse. Same reason she treats people poorly now.

[@urfavsh1teditor]

I feel like people forget that Christi started Back to the Barre two years after dropping out of the group one. She was absolutely allowed to change her mind in such a long time period, and nowadays her and Melissa are a lot closer than they've been in years

[@TheNyleve16]

Wait, she was 14 when she started teaching??? No wonder. She already had power from a very young age but haven't even developed yet so that would make her think she could do whatever she wanted. She never grew and acted like a brat because there was no one to teach her about consecuences since she got away with anything she did.

[@chaseray7321]

My girlfriend watches this show and I physically cannot not add my commentary of how insane it all is to treat kids like this. Excited to watch this.

[@boogereater112]

LOL it’s like a comfort show to me but Abby makes my boyfriend’s blood boil so I have to watch it in small doses

[@casselrebe2466]

6:30 “I learned good earth work ethnics” (And the lady’s face next to her 😂😂)

[@hannahw2697]

Abby is a monster. I can’t believe she is still in business.

[@spookyaliens6286]

Omg I was just thinking how I wanted to watch deep dive tonight and telling my friend about the Deep Dive the Dance Moms saga!! What a lovely way to wind down for the night. Thanks you guys, much love 💕

[@susanbob8285]

I think Abbie said something like “get your kids eye fixed” or “fix her eye” to Christie. A KZbin channel I can’t remember the name has a lot of the old production notes from dance moms and I think she said something about it at one point Edit: MackZBoss is the KZbin channels name!

[@Lucy-tl3ed]

14:37 Abby Lee: i was joking narrator: she was not joking

[@nunnaurbiznez8815]

Jojo should have hired a PR professional. She really is a unique person and could have really done a better job defining herself. I don't think Gay pop makes sense but "sparkle butch" could be a thing. I really can't think of any other sparkle butch babes out there. Just sayin...

[@Michelala]

Abby pisses me off for so many reasons, but her behaviour regarding the girls now to ridiculous. They owe her nothing. Abby was paid to teach them dance, so she taught them to dance. It was their talent and hard work that got all of them where they are, Abby deserves no credit for that

[@My_little_kendall]

Abby got karma when she went to jail she abused those girls they should have gotten better

[@blackcurlmagicgrey-sloan8640]

Abbys fake love for jojo is hilarious. She wouldn’t give a dam about jojo if she wasn’t famous and Jo Jo is disgusting. The way she defends abby is beyond disturbing

[@halalola432]

JoJo has been a child star since she was super young, its safe to assume that she was also a victim of some sort of abuse

[@JoTheAnomaly]

Abby was deeply broken a long time before the cameras started rolling. She shouldn’t have been allowed to inherit a child-centric business.

[@lixx33]

the kelly + christi edit is everything

[@ajkennedymusic]

Christi got a DUI yesterday omg

[@elizabethhurley1129]

Where?

[@Itsairbitch]

Omg that’s crazyyy 🤯

[@abbym3915]

@@elizabethhurley1129I found an article that says it happened in PA. She also refused a sobriety test.

[@elizabethhurley1129]

​@@abbym3915yikes - I hope it isn't true!!!

[@r.wilson2348]

Oh my

[@rosannesweitzer4778]

I always HATED Abby , since season one , episode one !!! I can tell that she was a mean person right from the start !!! She's egotistical and narcissistic. !!! She will never change !! She is a bully !!! Those girls were children and was treated horrible ! From Abby especially ! The producers was just as bad !!! Hate them too!! Shame on y'all !!! 👯‍♂️👯‍♀️👯

[@Kelly-sw6kr]

I met Christi once while I was a tour guide, and I absolutely understand the personality clash between her and Abby 😂

[@myiariley6150]

They actually did air what Abby said about Chloe on the original broadcast, but they changed it almost immediately - if you watched the season 4 nationals episode live then you did hear what Abby said about her eye.

[@Maryonline.]

can we all agree on two things that this is our fav channel and is the best at editing

[@DeepDiveProductions]

This was the first thing I saw this morning💓 tysm🤭🌴

[@jaydenmckenzie2316]

Been waiting for this part, thank you! 🫶🏽

[@corgisrule21]

I’m all for strict training (cause let’s face it, you need that in the dance world as it is not for the weak-minded), howEVER, she always went above and beyond. The moms are another story cause they were obnoxious and rude too, but the teacher has the responsibility to set the tone for the studio/lessons and just because you churn out some talent, doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t have done just as well with more of a caring touch and no abuse. She’s beyond mean.

[@Reesy2002]

11:23 It's funny how Abby was talking to Kira about how justice needs to be served for Kelly pulling Abby's hair, but I bet you when Abby was dealing with her charge for smuggling around $120,000, into the U.S. she was hoping to get off or as little time as possible. Getting off or only receiving a small amount of time isn't really justice, is it? Considering if she was a normal everyday person without celebrity status, she would've gotten a LOT MORE TIME! KARMA IS A B*TCH! Even though she was lucky and only got a little bit of time.

[@jenniferarmy9709]

I love your deep dives. Can't wait to see what's next!!

[@l7weenie273]

Why did Abby say if she didnt press charges Kellys kids would end up getting killed in a car? Like what

[@lostinthefairygarden]

suggesting that they would be in a car wreck i’m assuming bc she always called kelly a drunk etc

[@quistwing]

rewatching dance moms, i cant ever understand how these mothers dare to defend themselves for keeping the kids on the show. one thing is saying they couldnt get out of contracts but that they failed their kids regardless, another is to straight up defend it with "experience" and "they learned a lot" and that kind of bullshit. nothing is worth childhood trauma, especially not televized and forever immortalized on the internet childhood trauma.

[@dafniprogulakis6828]

I feel justice haven’t being served, those girls were abused and held down to those contracts like hostages being just kids, this must be ilegal 😢

[@gule111]

I seriously don’t understand how people actually like abby…

[@StefansLcve]

I laughed when the girls made fun of jojo 😂😂😂

[@jayceannapalmer3841]

Same😂😂😂

[@dead-end_caterpillar]

We waited and we got it!! Thank you!!!!❤

[@DeepDiveProductions]

Thank you for waiting 🥹

[@dead-end_caterpillar]

❤

[@Heylo12345]

Go watch the FULL show‼️ 95% of the time it was THE MOMS screaming and starting fights eso in the first 3 seasons! No one can go watch those seasons in full again and deny that

[@halalola432]

did u ignore the whole series of vids?? The producers set everything up to make the moms look worse than they were

[@JiaPia3]

No one reached out to Abby when she was going through her cancer diagnosis and lost the ability to walk. I saw her crying asking if they couldn’t have sent even a letter, flowers, anything. She got absolutely nothing, and I think that goes to show just how cruel she was to these kids. The mothers couldn’t support her or else it would be like slapping their kids in the face. At the same time, Abby almost died. I wonder if the moms would feel good about not seeing her before she passed. Luckily, she made it.

[@silentshark9053]

Apparently Nia tried reaching out, but Abby didn’t respond

[@MSAROEHE]

It’s not their responsibility if someone treats you horrible to care for you. Even tho it is very sad what happened to her, that doesn’t give her the right to automatically get sympathy from the people she abused. Just because something terrible has happened to you, doesn’t give you a free pass to treat other people the way she did.

[@affectivity1]

What did Abby expect?

[@who4259]

Nowadays I don't trust people when they say they work with kids, especially in the creative scene. It's so sad.

[@alissagonzalez28]

Definitely should of done more about the moms because they aren’t all that innocent especially Christi and Jill and Kira

[@gorymarty56]

Finally part 3.

[@Meganerd2012]

56:59 Studio Bleu is closed/closing so it will be interesting to see if production is able to continue past season 1 of the new show. Maybe they’ll focus on the drama of the closing similar to Abby’s legal woes?

[@samanthakoller533]

Oh no. My daughter and I just finished season 1 yesterday, and I already want more. lol.

[@samanthakoller533]

It went from the craziness of Abby, and the awful things she/the mothers would say to each other.. to this new season having a meltdown that calling some “psycho” is triggering and ableist. 🤣 how far we’ve come.

[@MaddieeeMarieee]

I can't wait to see more deep dive videos ❤

[@stewie8877]

LOVE the high pitched voices when you do the clips, gets me everytime.

[@acaitlyncurtis]

the moms did the walk out in season 2, and the scene of maddie crying is also from season 2. TWO SEASONS before kelly and her girls officially leave the team.

[@bizzcuit73]

4:32 NEVER GETS OLD NO MATTER HOW MUCH I'M TOLD I'M AMAZING

[@alexisd8792]

yesss this came at the perfect time

[@DeepDiveProductions]

Tysm for watching !!

[@loryribeiro5610]

Do you remember the other Lifetime dance show Bring It? DD4L? Would be nice to have a deep dive on that show too

[@VibeswithAz]

Yes because the way the producers did the dancing dolls was unfair

[@seant8292]

Finally its arrived! Thank you so much Deep Dive! You guys are my favourite channel 😭😭