Why Dance Moms Is A Total Sham

April 2024 ยท 2 minute read

If a reality show is going to call itself Dance Moms, one would assume the dancers and their moms would be actual members of the featured dance studio, but you know what they say about assuming?

Dancer Hilliker has been an asset to the ALDC studio in Pennsylvania from the moment she leapt onto our TV screens, but did you know she trained with a studio called Club Dance out of Mesa, Ariz. before joining Dance Moms and, at the time of this writing, continues to be an active member of Club Dance? According to USC Annenberg Media, Hilliker only trains with ALDC when the show is filming; during the off-season, she returns to Arizona to resume training with Club Dance. Fellow dancer Ziegler told the International Business Times that Hilliker "doesn't really go to the [ALDC] studio." Hilliker isn't the only part-time member hiding out on Dance Moms. Season 5 addition Jojo Siwa also reportedly trains with Miller only when the show is filming.

So why cast these outsiders at all? Drama, of course. "These new girls' mothers typically start issues with the original mothers, claiming that their children will take the spots of the originals," reported USC Annenberg Media. "Once again, all hell breaks loose."

Fan favorite Mackenzie Ziegler, younger sister to superstar Maddie Ziegler, isn't even a member of ALDC's most elite team. Little sis reportedly only joins Maddie and the rest of the elite squad for filming. "I don't actually dance with them," Mackenzie told the International Business Times. "I dance with a different group so, it's really different." In reality, little Mackenzie spends most of her time performing with dancers her own age. Sorry, folks, the glass is completely shattered on this one.

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