The Dances that Broke Dance Moms// Uncovered S2E6

Did Chloe beat Maddie? And did Maddie lie about the duet? Let's explore the claims and the facts that reveal the truth about the drama surrounding You Can, Be Anything and Two Sapphires.
Evidence Links:
Abby discusses the judging error in the “You Can” solo debacle:
• Dance Moms After Show ...
Abby says that since the Lukasiaks couldn’t quit, she could say whatever she wanted:
• How Dance Moms Changed...
Christi says that Abby tried to sabotage Chloe that week:
• Christi Lukasiak speak...
Christi accuses Melissa of deliberately trying to hurt Chloe and Paige:
• Dance Moms Chloe Lukas...
The crew couldn’t believe that the kids didn’t fight:
• Rosie's Plea to the Ca...
Christi’s one word to describe Melissa was “ruthless”:
• Dance Moms Meet & Gree...
Chloe asked Maddie if they were doing the duet and she said no:
• Chloe- Explaining abou...
Chloe says that her relationship with Maddie became different in 2014:
• Chloe&Christi Meet and... (9:30)
Kira said that it was Abby who called her to send Kalani to Pittsburgh and then to NYC:
• Dance moms : how kalan...
Abby and Gianna must use music from 2 companies:
• Dance Moms Abby Lee Mi...
Kalani practicing the group dance Beautiful Revenge:
• Beautiful Revenge- Cho...
#DMUncovered

[@Gen-yh1jz]

Poor Chloe she had to learn how ugly people can be at a young age.

[@rachelcole8765]

Most of them had to learn that lesson ,if you don't believe or understand that then you must be very immature!

[@masumamiah101]

Rachel Cole Okay ... she was only talking about Chloe and her experience

[@rachelcole8765]

@@masumamiah101 Yes poor Chloe, who's doing quite fine for herself now ! She's very successful ,intelligent, smart young women! It might have been hard ,but she didn't let it take her down ! In fact it started her career, and made her very popular largely due to her victim hood! I'm not saying she didn't deserve it ,she most certainly does ! She's a amazing girl! ♡♡♡♡

[@eibhlinteague4967]

Ok at first I thought you were saying *Chloe* was ugly, and I was like *rude* But then I was like ohhhhh... yeah ☹️

[@rozhector1361]

And Nia

[@Sophia-cd2ci]

Essentially: "She can't leave so I can be as horrible as I like to her". That is cruel. Completely and disgustingly cruel.

[@DevonNicole2]

Right? I understand she hates Christi, but Chloe is a child. Why you would want to be so horrible to a child is beyond me.

[@a.b.5473]

I still don't get why people praise Abby and still send their kids to her when there's so much evidence that she's a horrible person

[@harmonymoxham1719]

I came here to say this. I mean, I can understand hating Christi but Chloe is such a nice kid. Even if you hated her, she's a kid. You have to treat her with basic respect

[@erod9967]

It doesn’t matter. Kelly popped her for that

[@scarlett0340]

that is cruel. i have no respect for abby anymore

[@dysanics]

its actually a suprise that chloe didnt get severe anxiety like paige had after being on the show. they were both treated horribly on the series

[@chamallow989]

Chloe was always really mature, and I think she just knew that Abby was stupid and mean for no reason. That’s why she ended up fine ( if we can say fine )

[@ehyfede]

Chamallow i know that you didn’t want to be mean but having anxiety doesn’t mean that you’re immature, anxiety is not something “rational”

[@beautybybian]

She didn’t develop anxiety, but she said she lost her passion in dance, so Abby kinda messed her up

[@shemiyah791]

She actually does. She posted about having an anxiety attack on her ig story back in December. Some girls had recognized her and Christi on a family outing and were extremely rude to them.

[@Angel-xe2tl]

i think she did but had better therapy than paige and handled it better.

[@AKouyaksu]

If this isn't child abuse I don't know how to name it...

[@haileypeters6034]

Adali 3 thank you!!! i always say this and get attacked by abby fans that say it’s just how dance teachers act

[@strabababerry]

@@haileypeters6034 dance teachers should never stoop this low, making personal attacks on CHILDREN. I'm a dancer, my teacher is no-nonsense, but she's a good person and would never harass a child.

[@scarlett0340]

hailey peters i’ve been to a lot of different dance studios and conventions and NO teachers act like her. she was mentallly and verbally abusive and being a dance teacher doesn’t mean you can give gets anxiety and panic attacks

[@AKouyaksu]

@@haileypeters6034 Ikr, it always happens to me too

[@elliea5326]

strabababerry I agree my dance teacher can shout sometimes but never a personal attack. And she’s still nice and good person

[@amazinggraciegurl]

The fact that Abby has so many fans makes me sick. She is such a despicable person. That interview of hers on the Rosie Show where she openly admits that her abuse of Chloe was a calculated move is one of the most ugly, horrible things I've witnessed. And I've seen some doozies.

[@sammybobany]

I agree! Abby did Chloe so badly and hurt her so much! I love chlo bird so much

[@sheeniebeanie2597]

i think she’s a despicable person. to treat sweet chloe that way? and how she treated nia toward the end. it’s just absolutely wrong. and the allegations of the racist things she said to nia makes me even more annoyed because nia is a sister (and doctor holly too) and i stand behind her no matter what.

[@clairoandsun5919]

1k like :)

[@dancetillyoudrop4543]

Ya but she does know how to teach

[@rainyday6512]

Sometimes it’s not entirely her fault, the producers sometimes convince Abby, the girls, and the moms to say and do certain things

[@HorrorEdits642]

Abby: you better win or else you’re a failure Also Abby: Imma make u lose lol

[@scarlett0340]

abby when they win: you didn’t deserve it

[@MackZBoss]

Charlotte Kelly It’s ridiculous, isn’t it?

[@HorrorEdits642]

MackZBoss yeah completely xx

[@mamta5137]

Lol

[@imuglyuwu5667]

Do y'all not understand that Abby has a contract and it's the producers Abby even talked about it it's not her so don't hate on Abby hate them

[@chichi3183]

I hate that people say Christie is Jealous when Abby has admitted that she abused Chloe. People are so blind to see how horrible Abby is. She needs to be arrested

[@EllinasUniverse]

she was but that wasn't the reason why

[@chichi3183]

@@EllinasUniverse no she wasn't she only complained about the horrible treatment she and her daughter got

[@eleanort1569]

@@chichi3183 she meant abby was arrested but it was for a different reason

[@chichi3183]

@@eleanort1569 oh thank you

[@eleanort1569]

@@chichi3183 no problem :)

[@felicitymcconville4322]

Abby truly is a nasty angry vile woman. To destroy a child in that way is unforgivable. Chloe has grown into a beautiful respectful and well grounded young lady thanks to her mother.

[@amazinggraciegurl]

I know, right?! I can't believe so many people adore Abby! It just goes to show how twisted people are.

[@chamallow989]

Yes. I feel like people try to justify everything by « It is the producers ». But she is the one talking. She does bad things on her own too

[@rileysheppard9405]

If feel like Abby is a genuinely nice person but the producers make her seem mean. I do think it was wrong how Abby treated all of the girls differently than Maddie but I think it was mainly the producers that made her do it.

[@rileysheppard9405]

Chamallow she did do bad things alone but several times she changed the group dance because it was inappropriate. She can’t do much more than that because she is under a contract.

[@ShineBrightEdits]

Riley Sheppard I disagree, girls like Camryn has said that Abby really is mean and the producers even made her seem even less mean than she actually is and they replace some of her really rude words with less and things or completely edit it out.

[@abcdefu6063]

I have so much respect for Paige and Chloe.

[@repent.]

I'm your hundreth like

[@rylacorn2113]

everyone should

[@averyvanhimbergen525]

Aape Rachel same. I respect everyone who has been hated on by Abby and the moms

[@monke3898]

I have respect for all the girls, Abby is rlly somethin else

[@paige1751]

Ambxr they’re allowed to support anyone they want. It’s a free country. Plus, the hylands are famous for their dancing, not political views. You should like them for their dancing, not political views.

[@joanna_n23]

Abby must have been bullied in school by a girl called Chloe, cuz there is no other reason for her being mean to Chloe.

[@EmilySmith-lx5ny]

Joanna Nღ that’s what I was thinking 😂

[@aryanahampton]

She didn’t like her mom because Christi wasn’t a suck up and never helped around the studio like Melissa but expected the same opportunities for Chloe as Maddie

[@chichi3183]

Nah she's just a horrible person

[@aryanahampton]

LIM Jie Ming (Andrea) morning yeah but when your kid is asking to go to dance during their recess and take privates like Maddie did shouldn’t they win more? I mean the kid dedicated her life to dance and Chloe many times said she didn’t want to do that so why did her mom expect Abby to give her the same opportunities

[@jenaisalright3853]

Annie Skywalker it doesn’t mean you go and treat her horribly and try to always make her lose

[@sofia-rosegionomo8201]

Imagine having that mentality that you can just destroy a child because they can't leave your studio as much as you wanted them to? Like how can anyone be that evil to make a child's life hell because you don't like their mom

[@a.b.5473]

Thanks for using that Rosie O' Donnell clip because I've been trying to bring that to people's attention for months. She admitted with her own mouth with a smile on her face that she purposely emotionally abused Chloe to make her quit, and yet people still like to argue that Abby is actually a really nice person. I don't understand.

[@yoonsmile8271]

Also the fact that every mom on the show knew and even defended Abby is sick

[@corimoon3360]

People are stupid

[@TeddiCruise-wj6jd]

I want to know what Rosie O thought of Abbey ..

[@sashaking1115]

Absolutely!!!

[@ashleydawn517]

Abby openly admits to treating Chloe like crap...also Abby “I love all kids! The moms are just jealous”.

[@harmonicdreams3279]

I still have yet to understand why Abby hated the Lukasiaks and the Hylands so much. Like I get they always talked back but so what??? Also I would love to see a more in depth video about how racism affect the show especially with Nia. I feel like the producers, Abby, and even some of the fandom are really racist towards her EDIT: I meant some! A good majority of the fandom is really good towards Nia! Sorry I wrote this super late at night and forgot the some lol

[@tyronepatrick8690]

Yeah, and I feel like the producers tried to hide their racism because I notices that not once in the show was more than 2 African Americans in the competition at the same time. And since Holly and Nia don't create much drama it would be useless to keep them.

[@darkmodeaj]

The fandom tho? That's just ridiculous cmon

[@bingfofkekddnde6526]

Harmonic Dreams obviously abbys not gonna like them if there gonna be rude and talk back jeez common sense.

[@Vasilia4]

@@tyronepatrick8690 you mean in the team? Because AA's are only 13% of the population, much less of the dance world. They were already overrepresented on the junior elite team

[@tyronepatrick8690]

@@Vasilia4 That's what I thought too but in the season 8 of Dance Moms another AA was brought in when it was almost nationals so I just assumed that Lifetime got criticised that they were able to get a boy on the team but why not another AA. Just my guess

[@CodieV]

Unfortunately Melissa keeping quiet about all of this and keeping that secret on behalf of producers and Abby makes her complicit

[@cyanidefilledcandy2]

True, but one, she's under contract and could probably get in a lot of legal trouble for disagreeing/fighting it. And two, she said she didn't know that they were hiding it from everyone. Several cast members have come forward to say that the producers purposefully kept information from them or told them certain things to stir up drama, and that's to say nothing of the times they've told cast mates to say or do something, only for them to twist the narrative later, such as the infamous incident with Payton or Maddie "volunteering" to do a last minute solo at the recital. Not saying she was in the right; just saying things are never simple when it comes to this show.

[@cassiekilbarger6161]

We really don't know what Maddie and Melissa were told going into that incident. We do know that they had strict contacts and the producers liked to manipulate the "reality" to create more drama. Just saying that as this creator likes to point out, there's more sides to this story than what they show on Dance Moms.

[@LeoQveen34]

I just thought they were talking about another event. It's been a minute but I could have sworn that at some point the girls were supposed to be doing something else and that's why Kalani was there. That Melissa and the girls were told something separate and that's why she was told to keep quiet.

[@hayleyreed9338]

she is under a contract so she is forced too

[@ChiChi04]

Nah, but Melissa did seem a little ruthless as long as she could get her girls ahead, which is chill, she a mom, but own it man, don't try and hide it.

[@lockheart619]

lifetime got too greedy and obviously has no boundaries. Even for children.

[@josiethomas8267]

i know

[@MG-bm1tl]

Ikr!

[@barby10081968]

💯

[@pineappleOnpizza715]

ikrrrrrrrrrrrr😊

[@mindyschocolate]

That is the worst thing I have ever heard an adult say. To go out of your way to bully a child because she can’t quit is lower than low. Absolutely deplorable. Abby deserves every bad karma and hardship she deserves. Whatever issue she had with her mom should not have included a child.

[@MG-bm1tl]

Well I don’t think it’s great to wish bad on people but I still agree that Abby is extremely cruel ..... and the way she treated Chloe was indescribable..

[@emmachota2917]

really like how low of a person abby could be she’s disgusting and she’s abusing the kids because she have that “power” she’s a witch. I’m so glad the OGs are not talking to her anymore cause she doesn’t deserve them. i hope they’re happier today and far away from her.

[@emmachota2917]

actually not just the OGs, all of them.

[@deemiller537]

I feel so bad not only for Chloe and Paige but even Maddie like her mom is literally the reason she lost good friends

[@kizzo490]

Agreed. It looks like maddie messed up and maybe she did, but the producers definitely wanted to make her look like a bad guy since they spent the rest of the show letting abby manipulate her. It's a shame they had to destroy friendships between the girls to get their drama, and abuse a bunch of underaged girls to get a story out of them. It's disgusting honestly

[@randalhutahyli8788]

Yah maddie was growing up and learning to act like the mother so I gues I can say your right but the people who broke dance moms are Abby I REAPEAT ABBY MELISSA AND MADDIE!!! Period . U can’t change my mind

[@eex-tc8lb]

Ikr. I feel so bad for her. I mean, if you are ten and your mom tells you act like you are not doing a duet, that's what you do. You listen to your mom, ı don't blame maddie, ı blame melissa and people are crazy if they hate on maddie bcos of that

[@euniceyang1517]

Rand Alhutahyli i doubt that, maddie have rekindled the friendship with the hylands already. most of the OG dm girls are hanging out.

[@cassiekilbarger6161]

On one of the shows (maybe the one of the girl talk episodes or the goodbye episode, maybe in her book) Maddie said she thought they were doing the duet as an exhibition number, not a judged number so she didn't think it'd be a big deal

[@CeltycSparrow]

The heartbreaking thing is, if I remember correctly, Chloe and Paige's duet came in second place and the Two Sapphires duet was the only one to beat them...meaning that IF Abby had just allowed Paige and Chloe to shine, she would have gotten the win anyway. She just didn't want the CREDIT for that win to go to Chloe and Paige. She wanted Maddie and Kalani to have all the glory and win. So she basically had Maddie LIE to Chloe (ON PURPOSE) and destroy a friendship....just for spite. Because Abby is JEALOUS of a 12 yr old CHILD and she doesn't want Chloe and Paige outshining her star student. And that is truly sad.

[@LuzMaria95]

EXACTLY!

[@ItisCatastic]

It makes me sick that Abby and Lifetime put the girls through all that.

[@rachelcole8765]

Me too ,and I'm glad you said all the girls!

[@elizasbusiness6442]

And the mother's

[@holypeaches925]

*I’m on Chloes side for all of this sometimes people can be rats* #RespectChloe

[@armylicious3760]

Don't blame it on Maddie!!

[@cyanxinq2754]

@@armylicious3760 she probably blames Abby

[@kaitlynbrown1295]

@@armylicious3760 maddies name was never in the comment nor was anything maddie ever did in the comment

[@holypeaches925]

Skylar sky I am blaming this on Abby, she clearly didn’t want Chloe and Paige to win so she had to put her “best” dancers in it

[@averymay3570]

Zailia gamer but maddies turns didnt look as pretty as chloe. I think they both were gorgeous just think that chloe deserved it

[@aldcsoleil3300]

#teamchloeforever I mean, I love Maddie and she's a gorgeous dancer, but Chloe (and Paige) deserved better from the producers and Abby.

[@gachaplays9432]

What do did Maddie Chloe and Paige get so many fans well Maddie get so many haters cause of the producers

[@howlovely7463]

yes ma’am!

[@howlovely7463]

•Aburey Plays• we aren’t giving maddie hate or favoriting Paige & Chloe. we are just saying Abby & the producers did the lukiasiaks very badly and portrayed Chloe as the weakling and the first to lose. and the same goes for the Hylands. but for Maddie the producers portrayed her as the favorite and the best dancer. remember dance mom’s is highly edited and producers can portray you however they want. 🤍

[@davemccarysucks]

@@gachaplays9432 nobody hates maddie we just appreciate chloe and paige too

[@gachaplays9432]

Luciana Vega sorry my sis wrote that..

[@SJ-qu5ep]

Abby makes me sick. That "woman" is such a jealous pig that she had to pick on a little girl to get to the mother. Melissa is a snake. Always was. She would do anything to advance Maddie.

[@kia_jones5-17]

Also I’d love to see a “Is Abby the villain of dance moms” video, kinda as like a sequel to the kathy video. You can look at abby relationships with the girls and moms both og and new. It would be probably pretty lengthy lol but I’d love it!

[@evilregal538]

Yessss I would love to watch it! Like is Abby really mean or is it just the show? bc most people out of the show (her students, co workers, fans who met her and some celebs like wendy williams, todrick, Jordan Matter, The rybke twins etc) , and some of the people on the show (Kendall, Jojo, Brynn, their moms the s8 cast) seem to love her and think she is not mean, but on the show she was portrayed as mean and the some of the moms form the show said she is worse off cameras

[@MS-ct1nk]

@@evilregal538 I think she was really mean because all of the OGs who were with her since they were 2 are not talking to her anymore, and that's indicating something. They the people who knew her the most, they were with her for like more than 10 years so they know her better (maddie, brooke, chloe, paige and nia). But other people they just dealt with her for business reasons that's why they mostly didn't go in depth with her in their relationship.

[@kayseecoward7571]

Kia Jones same! I’d love to see both of those videos

[@bluesmiles5]

IMO she definitely is the villain

[@terraqueodavialactea2303]

Up

[@danielmackowiak1606]

I’m like in love with this series. Could you possibly do a video on Jill’s and Ashlee’s relationship off camera. Keep up the good work. This is some of the best content on KZbin I’ve see in a while

[@brycegoddard5547]

On the You Can/Be Anything, the judges intended to score Chloe higher. Therefore, Chloe actually deservingly won. Abby was just jealous. On Two Sapphires, there was no need to enter that duet, Paige and Chloe would have won anyways, they had an amazing duet and they were fan favorites.

[@evilregal538]

um actually in Chloes solo the judges made a mistake in the scoring (they scored her 28 out of 25) and since the competition is fake the producers probably told the judges to score Chloe higher

[@brycegoddard5547]

Evil Regal but the fact is that Chloe still was meant to win through the judges eyes. Abby changed it for drama.

[@evilregal538]

@@brycegoddard5547 idk about that, look at the score sheet, they over scored Chloe. No dance teacher can change the scores, but since the competition is fake the producers probably changed the scores

[@bbmbaby9378]

i'm sure the scoring was planned in advance for the two solos.

[@ella-jadeobrien5971]

@@evilregal538 The producers could have changed it. Even if Maddie did win, I believe Chloe won because she danced with her heart despite what she had to deal with at the studio and the fact that she was set up to fail.

[@rohsrangel]

to be honest I actually never have ever watched dance moms, I have only watched the fights on youtube but I'm obsessed with your series YOU'RE AMAZING

[@mariamalmosawi4419]

Me to, but i don't watch the fitghts i only watch the dances.

[@MackZBoss]

Aw thank you! I really appreciate your support 💕

[@georgejackson9879]

Same but I watch it all the time on KZbin I have never watched a whole episode

[@ella-jadeobrien5971]

@@MackZBoss Excuse me, can you please do a video on if Season 1 episode 5 was real when the agent from broadway came and if that was real or not.

[@PurposelyObtuse]

This is the reason I never felt sorry for Abby’s jail time or her cancer. You can tell it was the hate in her body eating her cells inside out. She was a cancer on this earth. All the girls that danced with her started to hate dance because of her. Only Jojo- still in desperate need of Abby’s approval- came to her when she was sick. Abby’s a horrible woman.

[@dreeg3641]

Hope Abby learned what goes around comes around! And I'm glad most of the girls don't connect with her anymore, she's exactly what Holly called her, a 'monstrosity of evil'!

[@kia_jones5-17]

Even she if didn’t like Christi she never had to take that out on Chloe. Chloe was child who at the end of the day loved dance and wanted to dance. Its crazy how petty adults can be regarding children

[@brycegoddard5547]

Also, I’m so glad you mentioned that the fight was real because of the reactions. If Brooke of all people was THAT upset, then you know it was real.

[@kawiicrafter4710]

The fact that Abby tried to stop Chloe from winning all the time and she still won shows how talented Chloe really is.

[@MD-vn6lx]

i think the thing that abby hated the most about chloe was that she became the fan favorite VERY quickly. during the og dance moms days at least. abby pushed so hard for maddie to be the star, but during the first 4 seasons, maddie was very overhated and disliked (mainly because of how the producers edited her). i think that's why abby slowly got angrier and meaner as the seasons went on. the fans really rooted for chloe because she was the underdog and had a very natural knack for dancing. the more abby pushed her down, the more the fans cheered her on, and i think that really drove abby crazy. the one thing abby hated the most during the show was when someone outshined maddie.

[@Margaret-xs8xy]

#facts

[@gachaavocado5007]

Chile was treated the worst but the most great full

[@paigedaniel4300]

Gacha Avocado this grammar gives me anxiety

[@sasukeissuperior9369]

@@paigedaniel4300 same

[@user-bx7fo4ri3r]

•Nikkiii• ermmm just because you don’t get whatever happens to them doesn’t mean you have to be a bitch about it 💀💀

[@scarlett0340]

maddie was loved and adored and she never talks to abby or about dance moms at all anymore. that goes to show you that even she was mentally abused

[@mia-tx5xt]

Isn’t Chile a country? Lmao

[@Mark-sd5jk]

This is why Chloë had more grit as a dance, she had so many things against her.

[@corimoon3360]

And that’s why I think she’s was one of the best. She had so much against her and still came out on top. Bad dancer where?!?!?

[@QueenJessi818]

It’s really just so sad because Chloe was a beautiful dancer. I honestly think she was too good and Abby wanted all the attention for Maddie. She knew Chloe had potential to be a star but she only wanted that for Maddie.

[@alecebarron5082]

It’s so sad and unfortunate how Chloe and Paige were treated. Abby even said she did abuse Chloe. The producers did things too. Chloe best maddie more than they cared to share.. And the two sapphires dance was very horrible thing for abby and the producers to do to paige and chloe. Those poor girls just wanted a chance and they had to take it away.

[@laylamabrey6861]

An episode idea from me is, was the bullying that happen by the moms to the girls actually real. I really want to know this because the bullying made me very upset while watching the show, and I just want to know if it was staged by the producers or not.

[@MS-ct1nk]

True, especially jill and jess bullying brynn.

[@MS-ct1nk]

Also when stacy bullied Sarah at the first episode of s8 and

[@laylamabrey6861]

Yeah, honestly it really surprised me that the moms could be so mean to little girls when honestly they didn't do anything.

[@noneofyours16]

Or Christi starting fights about Maddie with her right there, a whole video could be done on Christi talking shit about and to Maddie and her mom.

[@livheartsmatt]

@@noneofyours16 yes!!!! like i get that she was bitter about abby's treatment towards chloe, but making a little girl feel bad about situations out of her control isn't justified.

[@dylanlhubble438]

I'm waiting till lifetime privately message you asking you to stop posting these videos because u may just uncovered the truth

[@johnnalapetz]

Can you do an episode on JoJo leaving? I know it was probably to go to Nickelodeon but it was so abrupt and so quiet that it seems extremely odd

[@anastasius3266]

I think Abby was prolly bullied by a girl name Chloe when she was younger Oh and I forgot, the reason Abby hates Kelly is cuz she took her man when she was younger

[@rupantihoque1059]

RLLY?

[@anastasius3266]

@@rupantihoque1059 Yup

[@rupantihoque1059]

@@anastasius3266 dass y i was wonderring y abby hates kely so much like they know each other since they were little.. thnx 4 da information😀😀

[@anastasius3266]

@@rupantihoque1059 no problem

[@sprinklejinx3178]

Maybe she just watched too much Miraculous Ladybug. The mean girl's name was Chloe in that show.

[@kayseecoward7571]

Your series is such an eye opener, the stuff Abby and the producers put these kids through is not only highly toxic, it should be highly illegal. Love the series BTW- keep up the good work

[@hadeelo8029]

I understand where Abby is coming from about Christie, but how on earth could she have audacity to be mean to a child!

[@sophiajean2721]

Christie’s methods may not have been the best but she wasn’t wrong about Abby or Melissa. They’re just mad she always called them out on their mess and rightfully so. It’s a shame that as a grown adult Abby acted the way she did towards the kids.

[@evilregal538]

I feel like the producers had a big part in it (yeah ofc Abby is to blame) but I think that after the producers refused to remove the lukasiaks from the show (fyi they wanted to leave it too) the producers and christi tried to make Abby do sth horrible to Chloe so they will have an excuse to leave

[@destinyabrams6914]

sophia jean i kind of feel like Christi focused her anger and disapproval on Maddie. I agree Chloe was treated incredibly poorly especially in her last 2 seasons on the show but christi’s arguments about how Maddie was treated differently were often hypocritical to the rest of the girls. Chloe had a lot of beautiful costumes and dances and Christi was just never happy with any of it. I get being upset about her child being abused but the rest of her arguments I didn’t sympathize too much with. If anything kelly and holly were the two moms I felt argued over genuine abuse and mistreatments without pulling arguments that were less valid into the mix.

[@corimoon3360]

@@destinyabrams6914 I kind of feel like Christi never focused her anger and disapproval on Maddie and said so many times that it’s not about her. It’s about how much she’s out on a pedestal. You only say she focused her anger on Maddie because she mentioned her a lot but that’s because she’s apart of it! Not that she’s blaming her, she just has to use her name because she’s the example/subject, but not the problem. Christi’s problem was ALWAYS with the adults Abby and Melissa. Christi was actually the only one who stuck up for Maddie and pointed out how their weird and unjust actions also negatively affected Maddie.

[@corimoon3360]

@@destinyabrams6914 Christi WAS happy with some of Chloe’s dances and costumes so that’s a bold faced lie. But even if she wasn’t, Why should Christi be happy with “beautiful dances and costumes” when Chloe was being abused by her teacher who often set her up and didn’t even believe in her??? That’s like asking an abused person to be happy just because they get candy and nice things out of it sometimes. You tell me who would be happy with that. Christi wasn’t hypocritical in the slightest. You’re just not understanding or thinking critically about things because you think she had some vendetta against Maddie when anyone with a brain knows that’s not the case.

[@jahnayawashington7919]

Chloe went through so much. It breaks my heart and can send me to tears so easily.

[@heatherward5053]

also... it's hilarious how chloe has exploded. even abby couldn't hold her back. abby is the worst

[@onlysunshine7492]

Heather Ward when did chloe explode?

[@heatherward5053]

Puppy Lover not explode as in angry, but explode in a successful way

[@hannahclairereads7835]

For the aerial thing, Chloe didn't know how to do a front aerial. When they rehearsed for an Acro routine she fell. That's probably why she had to do the side aerial instead.

[@corimoon3360]

Then Abby should have gave Maddie a side aerial too if it’s supposed to be the same solo.

[@corimoon3360]

Or Abby could have helped Chloe perfect it like she helped Maddie

[@aldcsoleil3300]

I also really appreciate that you did not take one side and exposed it, but rather showed the two sides of the coin. Great job, as always!!

[@jenni_hnzl3436]

thank you for another, well-detailed episode! I really appreciate how much effort you put in your videos and as soon as I see an upload from you, I watch it - no matter what I was about to do

[@kaitlynbrown1295]

This episode could litteraly be called how the producers and Abby hated Chloe

[@rhiannalee96]

Chloe put on such a strong front in the episode with the same solos. You could tell she was disappointed but she would never show it and was happy for Maddie. What a beautiful kid to behave so humbly

[@dreeg3641]

I felt bad for Mackenzie when she went to hug Maddie when Maddie finished her solo, and Maddie just threw Mackenzie down and smacked her because Maddie was upset with herself for bobbling during her solo!

[@blesbeauty1018]

@@dreeg3641it’s because Mackenzie said nice turns to her in her ear 😭

[@ninamartinez.14]

My heart is so broken over Chloe :(

[@jemmaels1956]

Chloe couldn't do a front aerial so she had to do a side one tho

[@CucFan]

Exactly. The dances were supposed to be identical, so why didn't she give Maddie a side aerial?

[@wooo9279]

CucFan bro why did I actually never think of that honestly I always thought that it made sense but really maddie could have done a side aerial also

[@ella-jadeobrien5971]

It was a test of their lyrical skills because we already know Maddie is more advanced in acrobatics.

[@ella-jadeobrien5971]

@@parismahone291 I know, when you think about it Chloe has a more diverse range of genres than Maddie

[@juliaschiano8664]

Okay but let’s appreciate Paige going after Chloe to comfort her with her broken foot like it was nothing at 2:06

[@Chloe-ii9ej]

Yet again I stopped everything to watch and I’m fine with that

[@dclottz934]

I'm so happy that this episode finally came to be! I've been wanting to know the truth about why the hylands actually left for a lifetime now 💗

[@corimoon3360]

3:40 and this proves that every time Chloe won and Abby pretended to be happy for her, she never really was. Even Christi said this on their Lukasiak episode special where she’s sitting next to Chloe she says that before the show, when Chloe won and beat Maddie that Abby would scream… who gets that mad when their own student wins??

[@xocnlx3]

It’s also ironic that the category ‘You Can’ had a higher score in was the choreography category seeing as they had the same exact choreo (minus the front aerial Maddie did).

[@kyrasgaming7533]

9:30 another exception is with the dance where they used Halsey’s song “Castle” Edit: Just remembered the dance was Winter’s War

[@ilsenleon2378]

Even though the group dance had a big part in the Hylands leaving, I still think Two Sapphires really broke the camaraderie of Dance Moms. The cast were still a family to one another but Melissa and Maddie lied to Chloe and Christi. Even if it was planned ahead and the producers had a part, they still lied. Also Abby has always been abusive. People will just never admit it.

[@saraholivier1349]

no they didn't lie

[@haileyparsons3844]

Sarah Olivier Melissa lied, she knew of the day of the competition. Maddie knew of the duet since the practiced it at booty camp. But she didn’t know they were competing until Abby brought in Kira and Kalani and told Maddie that they were performing. Which I assumed was around the time between when Chloe asked Maddie and when they performed it on stage

[@ilsenleon2378]

Hailey Parsons The only thing that changed is the timing. The duet may have been planned ahead of time and not entered exactly at the competition, but Melissa knew it was happening. Maddie probably told Chloe that she wasn’t doing the duet before Abby said that they were doing it. I still think that she should have said something. Melissa may have been told to keep it a secret but Maddie could have told Chloe once she knew.

[@haileyparsons3844]

Ilsen Leon I think what happened is that Maddie knew of the duet because the booty camp before season 4. Kira said in a lifetime interview that Abby told her to take her to booty camp and she can stay at Melissa’s. So I think she knew of the duet because they practiced it a booty camp. But I think Maddie assumed it was for booty camp nothing else. So when the day of the competition happens, Melissa finds out on that day and decided to go along with for reasons unknown. While I think Maddie found out sometime between when Chloe asked her and the time the wishbone duet went on stage. I think when Kira and Kalani came in Maddie assumed they were here to watch. So I think Maddie knew but last minute and couldn’t tell Chloe about it. But I agree Maddie should have told Chloe once she knew.

[@ilsenleon2378]

Hailey Parsons I think Melissa went along with it because the producers told her to. She probably would have said something. I used to hate Melissa but she probably is complicit because of the producers. I don’t believe Melissa is a bad person. She’s just willing to do anything for her kids even if it’s questionable and the producers exploited that. But I understand why Christi would call her ruthless. As for Maddie, she isn’t as bad as the show makes her out to be. I just think this whole debacle isn’t just the producers fault. Abby has a big part in destroying the happiness of Chloe and Paige that day. And it sucks because Wishbone was a beautiful duet.

[@cara7389]

it’s disgusting that people still support abby. how can you treat a 12 year old like this?

[@itsalex2000]

Abby’s treatment of Chloe makes me sick to my stomach. There is something seriously not right in her head.

[@sapphirefrench2300]

this just proves how good of a dancer chloe is cause she won even when abby tried to make it were she wouldnt

[@elizabethlarosa6125]

i’m happy that now all the moms r friends and they put that all behind them, and maddie and chloe both talk to each other now.

[@trep40]

Maddie doesn’t even follow Abby on Instagram. Abby loved your brag about Maddie but Maddie said in an interview with People magazine that she would not connect with Abby again.

[@miaroach2419]

the amount of research you put into these! i love it!

[@kachow461]

Ever since I watch Dance Mom, i always keep saying to my myself, "it's all for TV drama" or "it's all fake". But I guess I was wrong😓

[@jacobbowers23]

2 sapphires was produced by Becca Schack, but jingle punks gave it the record label. Jingle punks is a library they used for the show since season 1, so I think it was intentional.

[@LoomerE]

The song used for the duet "Two Sapphires" was from a production music library, Jingle Punks. Dance Moms used three Music libraries I think; We3Kings, Jingle Punks, and Extreme Music. When Season 8 started, they stopped using music from Jingle Punks and We3Kings. From what I have seen, season 8 is only using music from Extreme Music, Clarity Music, and West One Music.

[@PrincessCookie777]

It's sad that the producers really tried to start drama between the girls when they were like 11 or 12, it's one thing with the moms & Abby drama, but why did they have to ruin Maddie & Chloe's friendship, they clearly both still wanted to be friends & we all loved them together & the producers really did stage the whole "scoring mistake" thing for You Can & Be Anything, Chloe really did win

[@chungleanne2690]

I DROPPED EVERYTHING FOR THIS YESSS 💘🙌🏻🙌🏻🥺

[@kaydicakes2176]

In my opinion, I think that something happened with Christi and Abby before the show even started. Or maybe between season 2 and 3 even before the pink lemonade dance. Chloe was above maddie on the pyramid for most of season 2 and than she suddenly wasn’t. I think Abby knew she screwed up putting all her eggs in Maddie’s basket after season 2 nationals and just wanted to throw maddie back on top so she didn’t look bad. I personally think that Chloe is a better dancer and person and I’m glad she was able to move on after all the abuse she dealt with.

[@emilyhudsky2253]

I am discussed that a grown woman is taking out her anger on a 12 year old 🤮

[@forevermetal2464]

After Chloe had to step down from her win, for a 12 year old little girl, she held her head high and was an absolute CLASS ACT! It hurt her and I'm sure she felt betrayed but showed more class AND professionalism than a lot of grownups I know. I still hear her little voice cracking up that she was disappointed but was happy for Maddie. I lost it and broke down seeing this happen to her. I still think she won LEGITIMATELY! Should have left it alone ABBY!🤘

[@melongirl4807]

am I the only one who saw that there’s a 27 written for choreography on the other score sheet too. So Chloe got a 27.5 and assuming that was Maddie’s scoresheet, Maddie got a 27.

[@Bree-jq2tk]

I don't get Abby she is so mean yet the producers twist it to make the mums look bad◑︿◐

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

To this day, I still feel like the Two Sapphires situation was handled incorrectly. They focused too much on trying to incriminate a child who’d already been groomed into doing whatever her dance teacher said than placing the blame on the two adults (even producers) who allowed them to enter Edit: I am glad they did that in their tweets later though. I’m not saying Maddie shouldn’t be taught not to lie but even if she said told Chloe the truth they still would’ve been dancing

[@evilregal538]

In conclusion: the prosucers are the villians of the show :)

[@mahlikelly5399]

ive been rewatching your channel today and i got this upload just when i was wondering how long it would be til the next one! love your channel 💖

[@lazyvlogss]

The outlook of "I can't kick them out, they can't quit so I can do whatever I want to them" is completely sadistic

[@Thisgirlaudrey]

My old ballet teacher told my class that she was at a dance moms competition and claimed that the award sequence was fake just for the show.

[@tamikam9393]

omg i’m so obsessed with your series omg💗🥰

[@Luu904]

I used to respect Abby a lot, for her show I became a dancer 6 years ago and found my true passion, but not anymore. I just can’t believe the amount of abuse this woman has put this kids through, and I can’t comprehend how parents still take their kids to her. I get that the show is scripted but if you offer me money in exchange of tearing kids apart and destroying their confidence and passion, I’m not going to accept it, no matter what. It makes me sick to my stomach to hear her say those things about Chloe, Chloe was literally the sweetest girl on the team, she was always happy for her classmates, always respectful and still this woman couldn’t do anything but break her down. I’m so glad her mom got her out of that.

[@iloveyourunclebob]

My 2nd grade teacher hated me. That woman is just really sad and pathetic to me now. She gets more sad and pathetic the older I get. So, Chloe has that to look forward to.

[@kavya.krishna]

I have so much respect to chloe,brooke, and paige now.

[@eunicezhang704]

I love how Abby tried to always make Chloe lose and Chloe won always regardless.. Imagine what would happen if Abby wanted Chloe to win!

[@haileypeters6034]

i appreciate this series so much because you do show both sides of these and remain pretty neutral and open minded

[@allahsgraciousservant5203]

Abby: "She cant leave so i can be horrimle as much as i like to her that is disgusting cruel she should go back to jail for abusing these kids and the fact that abby still has fans is unbelivible

[@brycegoddard5547]

More topics you should cover: The Morales VS everyone (The girl who danced with the Candy Apples for season 4 was tricked into saying something on video, which was used against her by Abby, who threatened her and pushed and held her against a wall) The Irreplaceable’s horrible tour and the downfall of it The Teen Pregnancy Dance (Nia was supposed to be a pregnant teen, Abby refused and was suspended for a week) Abby VS Kira (Season 5 argument where Abby was in her bra, Kira allegedly grabbed Abby’s shirt and accidentally ripped it) Season 4 nationals (The gas leak, Abby vs Christi, Candy Apples being laughed at and dragged by the audience) How Abby ended up in prison

[@meganmercer2733]

Need to pop in for a sec! Around 4:35, in the You Can Be Anything Defense portion, you mentioned side aerial vs front aerial and how those could be scored differently because of difficulty. I'm a competition dancer, I've been competing for five years now, and my aunt owns a studio, takes them to competitions, and competed when she was still dancing. MOST competitions don't score on choreography difficulty! They score on how the choreo is EXECUTED (so people with choreo below their level will score higher than people with choreo above their level) but NOT difficult, so people who are doing choreo that's really hard and aren't quite there yet won't be scored on "wow that's so hard" but rather "wow this is sloppy and wobbly" if that makes sense? Hope that helped clear some things up! Dance Moms has created and portrayed SO many misconceptions about competitions, haha!

[@haileyparsons3844]

DancerWithADream Good to know but with the knowledge do you think that Chloe should have won or Maddie

[@meganmercer2733]

@@haileyparsons3844 Hard to say. Rewatched both solos and I personally enjoyed Chloe's more, she was more fluid and in her movements while Maddie seemed rushed. Chloe's releve in her turns wasn't that great, but Maddie's last turn she was too ambitious and ended up having to turn on her heel. I honestly don't know. Chloe seemed more present in her's, so I think Chloe, but both girls did wonderfully.

[@madisonmorgan9949]

You should do a video uncovering all the times the music has skipped. Especially the one time where the moms thought Abby made Maddys music skip and that they cheated. Because I’m really curious about that.

[@tasmanbroadway4810]

The drama around two sapphires sucks because it's probably my favourite duet on the show. Its awful the girls had to go through this

[@KateMich12]

Your research is impeccable, honestly. Especially in the "2 Sapphires Defense" part. I don't know how you find all of this stuff, but well done!

[@lilykate8168]

Did Abby go to jail since she should of for child abuse 🤬💔

[@kyrasgaming7533]

Lily Kate she did but not for that reason

[@evilregal538]

Uh no, Kelly and Paige sued her for being abusive but Abby won eventually and the judge said she is not abusive .

[@dollsvx]

No, she went for fraud.

[@haileyparsons3844]

Evil Regal I think it had to do with the fact most of there evidence is from the show. And since the show is extremely edited its hard to say what’s edited and what’s true. Its kind of like he vs she said. Which doesn’t make a compelling case in court

[@maddymengers]

of course there won’t be any arguing between the girls! there kids they just want to dance and make friends they don’t care about the drama with the producers

[@aviannadeonarine1278]

The you can be anything episode was absolutely disgusting and horrible. Even Melissa clearly disliked what happened. It put everyone in an uncomfortable position and it seriously hurt a young girls feelings. The worse part was the fact that they thought it was one of the best episodes in three seasons. Despicable.

[@patricia_armstrong]

Melissa did ask Abby if the dance 2 sapphires could be adjudicated so I wonder how that fits in with all the drama

[@violetparker7210]

Patricia Armstrong I thought she asked it not to be adjudicated?

[@patricia_armstrong]

violet parker no Melissa said can they be adjudicated and Abby says you mean not be scored and Melissa said yes and Abby said no they can’t be adjudicated

[@bbmbaby9378]

Patricia Armstrong then why would melissa tell christi/the moms that she/they were gonna hate her that day? what if her saying she asked for two sapphires to be adjudicated was just another made up excuse? she's known to step on other people to get ahead. edited to say i genuinely don't trust a word melissa says.

[@pooteee4533]

Yeah. But I think she should’ve never brought the costume …

[@Baileyando]

Omg I knew staying up till 3 am would be worth it

[@Foxys1974]

I think it’s horrific that these children loose their childhoods... being on a reality show is bad enough, but the dance schedule is too much...

[@evilregal538]

yeah I know their moms should have put them in so much stress at such a young age

[@Brooke-me7uy]

If you look on the season 3 episode 23 after the competition director came in and said here are the papers for Abby of the scores, Chloe was about to do an interview. When Chloe does her interview you can see while she is talking about how the scores were “incorrect” she was on the edge of tears.

[@jahnayawashington7919]

I was waiting so HARD FOR YOU TO DO THIS TOPIC!!!!!

[@lillybruschuk]

chloe actually won that solo against maddie, although the choreography score was 2.5 too high, it's been confirmed that chloe's execution and technique scores were still enough to be higher than maddie /

[@zach1961]

You Can Be Anything was almost painfully staged, few things to note, 1) nearly all competitions now and even back then would use an online system to tally scores to deliberately stop error's like this so I have no clue why they were using paper 2) Even if there were using paper giving Chloe the extra amount of points is just so random, you can see on the paper all numbers (solos, duos, trios and groups) were scored the same so it wasn't even as if they were scoring different divisions on a different scales. So for a judge who had been probably scoring numbers all day on a scale from 0-25 for choreography, a random 27.5 is such a weird thing to happen not to mention it happen on such an important number. 3) Also, I am very sceptical of any "invitational" event put on by Lifetime, because you forget the competition is not running the event. Lifetime is, essentially they are paying the 'in10sity dance' company for a service which is to run a competition which doesn't actually exist for a TV show.