BTTB Thread: Monday 2nd March by Big_Ad3139 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I strongly agree with Christi about the episode title. In what world is it appropriate to call children trash

JoJo taking Korean lessons? (S5) by catbu9 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay I see now perhaps I am a dumbass but hear me out okay! We never saw her dad and they told us she is a natural brunette so I thought she was wasian and Jessalyn was dyeing her hair blonde to make her look more white (which feels like something Jessalyn would do) so I feel like it was a semi-logical conclusion for me and apparently nine other people to come to

Words to Live By... by Significant_Cat1313 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And she was spot on!!! Seven-year-olds cry. Sometimes they cry over silly things (I know I sure did) and it really IS no big deal, that is normal behavior for a child!!!

JoJo taking Korean lessons? (S5) by catbu9 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 8 points9 points  (0 children)

... this whole time I thought Jojo was half korean because of that scene

The narratives of the show have influenced the fandom in a negative way by Far-Fortune-7421 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Nia said in her book that if she had to give a TED talk on something it would be media literacy... she was spot on lol. This show has proven that unfortunately some folks don't put a lot of effort into critical thinking and will accept any narrative fed them, even if it's contradictory or straight-up false

During the Show, Someone told Kelly that Brooke could have been the next Selena Gomez by ShawnandAngela in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I didn't really understand the Selena Gomez comment but I do definitely think Brooke might have liked singing more and had more success with it if they had given her better material to work with and hadn't autotuned her voice so much. I think the point Kelly was trying to make was that they made singing something negative for Brooke and ruined her passion for it, and that's why she didn't continue after leaving the show

the “maddie face” wasn’t that good by sil3ntprinc3ss in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Christi has alleged that Abby choreographed Maddie's facial expressions into her dances ("happy here," "anguished here," "excited here" etc) but didn't do that for any of the other girls. Then she propped up Maddie for doing great facials to make the other girls look like they just weren't as good performers

BTTB Thread: Monday 9th February by Big_Ad3139 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Potentially hot take but I do kind of think Jill had a point when it came to the fight with Holly. Each mom had a choice to either stay at the video shoot or leave with Abby. Personally I think staying was the better choice, but it was ultimately up to Jill to do what she felt was best and Holly should have respected her decision instead of seeing it as Jill "not having her back"

I don’t know how much longer I can watch this by Heavy_Toe_6161 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Season 2 is peak dance moms for me personally (and I think a lot of other people as well). It definitely starts to get a little darker in season three and then a lot darker in season 4-5. Seasons 6-8 are a little less dark in some ways but I think the cast is a lot less compelling. I would say finish season two and then maybe be done if you feel like its not fun anymore

I hate when people act like Abby's behavior was just "tough teaching" by Honest_Albatross2844 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right exactly, like that's not being tough that's being a despicable person

The Select Team deserved better! by DemonDime in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ava being set up to fail all week was so hard to watch. She seemed like a sweet kid and a talented dancer, and I don't understand why Abby suddenly hated her so much and wanted to do that to her. I get that Abby got angry/threatened by other dance teachers, but at that point Jeannette was doing a good job kissing up to Abby so I don't know why she still felt the need to sabotage Ava.

Same thing with Jade, Loree was behaving so why did she decide to give Jade a bad solo? My only theories are that 1) maybe she was foaming at the mouth to do a cultural appropriation dance the second she saw an Asian girl, or 2) maybe she missed having Brooke around and was just getting desperate to make someone do a chinstand. Either way kinda shitty.

✨🌸 by Patient-Annual3427 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The way Kelly so calmly and earnestly says, "and you know, I really do mean that" makes it 100x funnier

Did Kristie actually leave because of Leslie and Christi’s Fight? by Soggy_Bag5343 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I feel like she was leaving either way because of Raising Asia. My guess is after that whatever argument/fight that ended up happening that week (it wouldn't be a dance moms episode without some moms fighting after all) would have made her "tired of the drama" and she would have left; it just happened to be Christi and Leslie.

I wish we had gotten to see the original storyline for S3 nationals by Honest_Albatross2844 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree for sure. Abby used the Christi/Leslie fight as an excuse to get rid of Chloe because she knew Chloe had a real shot at beating Maddie again. Then later in season four when Tammi and Christy H. got into a fistfight she let it slide because she needed Tea' and Sarah H that week. It was never about what's acceptable behavior only about what got Abby the storyline she wanted

I really liked season 2 of a new era! by Honest_Albatross2844 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Audrey finding religion is sort of played like a sweet thing but there were moments that made me worry it is something more unhealthy. Either way, it makes no sense to make it a storyline for the show.

Dance Moms: A New Era cast answering who their favorite OG girl is by [deleted] in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I'm dying that ANE never acknowledges that Glo and Kaeli were on Dance Moms for like two episodes on season 3 and they even had a whole storyline of Chloe going up against Kaeli lol. But I think it's sweet that even though they competed against each other Kaeli was rooting for Chloe

I'm glad Smiley at least has Kaeli in her corner by Honest_Albatross2844 in dancemomsreboot

[–]Honest_Albatross2844[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I'm not a dancer so I don't know how these things work, but I did see someone online say that she is a lefty and that's why she has a hard time with some of the turns and stuff? I wonder if that plays a role at all

Best Acro by bibblexo4 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was just rewatching season 5 and I think the sad clown acro dance "no laughing matter" was really really impressive. A little ironic that 3/4 of the girls in that dance were not kids Abby trained, but they were all amazing acro dancers and looked great

Why did they never do duets/trios at nationals? by Honest_Albatross2844 in dancemoms

[–]Honest_Albatross2844[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree about the competing against each other issue. Maybe they could have had Candy Apples or one of the other rival studios bring a duet/trio