Abby Lee Miller Feudster (Dance Moms) | 61

Diss and Tell

Wondery

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.2 • 777 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

“Dance Moms" burst onto screens in 2011, with Abby Lee Miller's ruthless coaching catapulting young dancers to fame - but at what cost? Today, her former students allege abuse, while Miller's post-show antics have only intensified. In this episode, we'll explore Abby's biggest feuds and attempt to decode reality TV's most polarizing figure. Brilliant mentor or tyrannical teacher?

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0:00.0	Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Diss and Tell early and ad-free right now.
0:05.4	Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts.
0:15.3	Sydney, would you consider yourself a dancer?
0:18.6	I would consider myself a mover.
0:21.6	Okay, I guess that counts.
0:24.4	I can dance.
0:26.0	I danced when I was younger,
0:28.2	and then I stopped around the age
0:30.4	where it's good to stop,
0:31.5	which is like 10,
0:32.7	because you have all the flexibility,
0:35.0	and then they don't start screaming at you
0:36.7	about your body yet.
0:39.5	So if you couldn't guess, today we're getting into some dance drama, and we're going to start
0:45.5	off with probably my favorite moment of reality television ever.
0:50.2	And I haven't even seen all of this show, but I've seen this clip on the internet on repeat, and I'm obsessed with it.
0:58.6	It comes from season eight of dance moms.
1:01.9	Is it the reversing wheelchair?
1:03.7	It is that.
1:04.6	It is that moment.
1:06.5	So for those who don't know, in this particular episode, we're at this high-stakes dance competition for tween and teenage girls.
1:15.1	And on one side is the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company, aka ALDC.
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