Dance Moms: Season 2, Episode 6 LIVE BLOG

• "Last week we were out-dance" Abby...true story!
• Secaucus New Jersey=heavy hitters? What the what??
• Yay McKenzie, top of the pyramid!! You go girl!
• No group routine, all solos, I love this idea!
• Uh oh, we're certain to get some trailer trash costumes
• Holly does not have time to make Nia's costume, no way
• Christie breaks all the rules, yet she's calling out Jill for trying to break a costume rule?
• Jill, I'm calling you on it, get your street shoes off the dance floor!
• Oooo, digital pyramid at Candy Apples
• I bet hardly anybody shows up for Cathy's open call
• "My solo this week is a Spanish influence" -Maddy
• I love that Maddy is like a miniature adult, she's so grown up in that little body
• Abby is being tres harsh on Maddy these last few weeks
• Jill clearly knows nothing of "paying your dues
• Looks like Cathy is about to get a little taste of some "dance moms" herself
• Cathy is clearly loving Peyton, duh Abby trained her and she's fantastic
• Why did Peyton try out if she doesn't want to make the drive
• Wow Leslie is getting into it with Cathy
• Headed back to the Burgh, Leslie is about to crawl back to Abby
• Christi is spot on, with ballet there is a right and a wrong way, no gray area
• I've had comps cancelled last minute...it sucks
• I've also had to dance on a gym floor before...that sucks too
• Now a sane teacher would use these solos for next week since they didn't make it to a competition yet
• Christi, stop calling out Jill, who cares if she reused a costume
• Abby is wearing the heck out of all those sparkles right now
• Touche Christi, Jill's hat is heinous
• This whole costume thing is ridonkulous, unreal
• Holly is the only one of these moms who is a real person
• Note to Jill, never make your child stop dancing, never do it, the chance to dance is fleeting
• Did Melissa steal Melissa's top
• Oh boy, Maddy was more worried about upsetting Abby than breaking your hip
• Oh boy, Abby is criticizing that Maddy bailed mid-acro move
• Paige is adorable, I love her facial expressions
• Good for Paige, she won and that's awesome
• Buh-bye Jill

Dance Moms LIVE BLOG: Season 2, Episode 5

• Brooke needs to be more mature and stick with something for a whole season
• I get what Abby is saying about Brooke, she's being very nice to her about it
• Wowza, Kendall is finally off probation
• I love Starbound, that's a good competition
• Paige didn't do a trio because you pulled it from her Abby
• Wow Maddy was downgraded to #3 on the pyramid, she needs to step it up
• Poor Peyton, she wasn't given a fair shot, but her height did make her stick out like a sore thumb
• How do these women even have voices with all the screaming?
• I wonder if Brooke was actually ever on that cheer team?
• Haha Brooke is "portraying an alien like her mother"
• Mackenzie's hat is so funny! 
• Mackenzie learned to dance in 30 minutes!
• "This is my hobby, watching my kids" -Jill; that is just sad, get your own life dear
• My teacher would pitch a fit if a parent went to an assistant instead of her
• It took Nia and Paige a long time to get special parts, Jill needs to calm it down
• Melissa works the front desk for free to get her daughter ahead, I know that exact mom at my studio
• Jill is definitely messing the group up, before she got there, they only talked about Melissa behind her back
• What team are you on...Jill/Melissa or Christi/Kelly/Holly?
• I'm really liking Abby this episode, she's acting like a real person, nice tender little moment with Mackenzie
• Oh lord have mercy, Jill hired a personal in-studio masseuse for Abby & Gia...but why is Jill in there during the massage? Weird !
• I think I'd be terrified to ride in a bus driven by Abby
• Jill, dear, obviously Kendall has to still stretch even though she has no solos, what are you smoking?
• Half the time I can't even hear what they're saying because they all yell over each other
• Mackenzie does have some nice acro skills for her age
• Poor Brooke always has to wear cirqu du  soleil-esque eye makeup
• This music sounds like 2001 Space Odyssey
• Brooks movements look a little slow and clunky...Abby isn't happy
• Aww Mackenzie won, that's awesome, she's really coming into her own, she isn't just eating chips anymore
• You can't deny that Abby knows her stuff, telling them to jump from their core and not the legs is spot on
• Christi is acting like white trash
• I love Abby's constant references to Broadway, she has genuine reverence for it
• Avalanche is a really cute number, I like the costumes a lot
• The group didn't win, Abby is smart to recognize that the kids that won love dance more than some of her kids
• What is going on next week, it looks like a hodge-podge mess if I've ever seen one

Dance Moms: October 5th Live Blog

11:00 See you all next season! I'll try to keep up with Dance Moms in the off-season and let you know all the gossip!
10:59 No rest for Abby's dancers because she is "taking the gloves off next season". But wait, where were the gloves this season?
10:57 So how much do you want to bet that Lux is a one-hit wonder?
10:56 Aww yay Chloe, she looks so good in this role!
10:54 Melissa can "be happy Maddy didn't get the lead" all she wants but this was just such a great moment for Chloe
10:53 Yet another great McKenzie aside: "these directors are like Abby, they yell a lot"
10:52 If Melissa gets upset every time that Maddy doesn't get a part, she should not be in this business
10:50 And it's CHLOE!! I love that they said she has "that special something that is working for the video" and not that she looks the most like Lux
10:47 If Maddy doesn't get this part, we know that she, Melissa, and Abby will be going OFF about how it was about "look" and not "talent"
10:45 Okay shut it Maddy, we get that you have confidence but not everybody has that all the time dear
10:44 I love that Nia knows she won't get the part because of her look and just goes for the death drop; also she is so well spoken so props to Dr. Holly
10:44 I'm sure it is mostly to be blamed on editing, but Maddy is just obnoxious tonight
10:43 I'm going to be honest, I was expecting this season finale to be much better than it is
10:42 Wait, her name is Lux? Obviously Chloe looks most like a mini-Lux
10:41 Great McKenzie moment: "I just cry sometimes, it's no big deal"
10:40 Maddy just got the attitude going when she said "I filled in because I can dance with anybody"
10:38 I love that Abby just told the boys to make her girls look good because "that is their job" and then she goes on a tirade about how the boy needs to be 6 inches taller than his partner
10:37 Those costumes are bomb....OMG look at the little boys how cute!
10:31 I kind of agree with Melissa that there are no rules in this business....it's cut-throat
10:30 Acting is amazing therapy, isn't it Chloe?
10:28 Of course Maddy is getting a private rehearsal with Gianna, duh
10:27 Seven just told Melissa that Maddy has "talent" but didn't come right out and say she has "the it factor".....dun, dun, dun
10:22 Melissa is a little delusional when she says that it's "obvious" that Maddy will get the lead if it is based on dance. Chloe is just as good a dancer technically, but she gets blocked when it comes to performance
10:21 The salon trip was cool because it gave them a chance to actually be kids
10:18 So watching Mackenzie dance with that 20-year-old guy is just creepy. It was slightly less awkward with Chloe because she is tall for her age. Is that weird that I said that?
10:17 Is this choreographer 12? Also who else loved the way that Maddy's chin went up when they said one dancer would be the star
10:16 Cute suggestion Abby...I definitely saved some of the auditions numbers from my better auditions
10:15 They picked Abby's girls as an "all girl dance group for a new pop star".......okay so that's not staged at all.....nice going Lifetime
10:14 I love that Mackenzie is not even paying attention at all lol
10:09 Well of course they are doing "their tricks" for the improv section
10:08 Auditioning definitely teaches you to develop a thick skin & you have to love yourself because they aren't always going to like you
10:07 Oh dear, I know all too well about cattle call auditions; ps why isn't this episode 2-hours?
10:06 So that wasn't hip-hop Abby, that was jazz, maybe "street jazz" if you're lucky
10:05 Mackenzie's asides are just so funny and candid, it's so cute when she talks about Abby
10:03 Thinking of Abby doing hip hop is just so disturbing
10:00 Here we go...season finale....I'm sure all "you know what" will break loose