Does the dog die?
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Dance Moms
TV Show • 2011 • Reality
ReportDance Moms is an American dance reality series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, it is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Abby Lee Dance Company, and follows children's early careers in dance show business, and their mothers. A spinoff series, Dance Moms: Miami, set in Miami at Victor Smalley and Angel Armas' dance studio, Stars Dance Studio, premiered on April 3, 2012, and was cancelled in September 2012 after eight episodes.
On October 10, 2012, Lifetime announced that they had picked up Dance Moms for a third season, consisting of 26 episodes, which debuted on January 1, 2013.
This tv show contains 38 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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aninterestingusername
Abby’s dog dies in season 2
3 comments | Add comment
Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
14 supporters
Yes
1
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3
0
Molllieeeeee
Some of the dads aren’t as involved as they should be
2 comments | Add comment
Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
14 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
2
FleetwoodMacNCheez
There are definitely some toxic stage mothers
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
5
Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
25 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
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7
Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
8 supporters
Add comment
Yes
1
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3
Is someone gaslighted?
11 supporters
Yes
22
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1
1
Emma777
Abby and the moms are shown to gaslight several kids throughout the series.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
23
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1
5
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Abby's verbal tirades are arguably abusive
3 comments | Add comment
Addiction
Yes
9
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1
1
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Drug abuse is portrayed artistically in musical numbers
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
7
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1
Does someone abuse alcohol?
3 supporters
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7
No
5
1
lavenderdame
Some of the moms drink alcohol in the show and Abby makes some offhanded remarks to Christi in reference to her drinking at a competition, but alcohol is not being abused
2 comments | Add comment
Animal
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8
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12
Is there a dead animal?
29 supporters
Yes
13
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0
3
catmeres
taxidermied
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
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8
Does a pet die?
43 supporters
Yes
10
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0
3
Molllieeeeee
Abby’s dog dies
1 comment | Add comment
Does a dragon die?
8 supporters
Yes
1
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8
0
BrielleBryson
Kalani's dragon dies
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
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5
Yes
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8
Assault
Yes
3
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0
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3
Is someone restrained?
8 supporters
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8
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Molllieeeeee
In the amber alert dance number and also there’s a solo done by lily called straight escape where she’s in a straight jacket
3 comments | Add comment
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
9 supporters
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1
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Lilac
During a performance one of the girls imitates somebody cutting their wrists, there are also jokes about doing this every once in a while
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone struggle to breathe?
7 supporters
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13
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aninterestingusername
Children as young as 8 are shown having panic attacks
4 comments | Add comment
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Is someone buried alive?
7 supporters
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1
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7
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Lilac
There is a dance about this.
1 comment | Add comment
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Does someone break a bone?
9 supporters
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14
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0
2
aninterestingusername
In season 2 a girl from another studio falls out of an aerial and breaks her ankle, someone has a broken finger and someone else does a backflip and breaks her foot
2 comments | Add comment
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Yes
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5
Is there finger/toe mutilation?
12 supporters
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7
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0
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aninterestingusername
Someone has a broken finger and someone else does a backflip and breaks her foot in season 2. In season 8 someone got her toe caught on some tape and rips her toenail
2 comments | Add comment
Is someone tortured?
31 supporters
Yes
1
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5
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Lilac
This is subjective to personal definitions of torture but child labor laws are broken and there are multiple scenes of children being physically abused
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone fall down stairs?
1 supporters
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1
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3
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Molllieeeeee
Abby says to the girls before going on stage “what if she fell 15 stories down and died huh” and they also mention falling down stairs in a competition but can’t remember which episode sorry
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone fall to their death?
3 supporters
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0
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7
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Lilac
No, but a story about this happening is told in detail.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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No
6
Yes
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
8 supporters
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1
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3
1
Molllieeeeee
Dnace about this
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
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6
Is a minor sexualized?
30 supporters
Yes
6
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1
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onehorseopenslay
yes, there are a few dances where young girls wear revealing costumes and do inappropriate choreography
1 comment | Add comment
Death
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3
Does someone die?
6 supporters
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3
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0
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Family members' deaths are discussed but not shown on-screen
1 comment | Add comment
Disability
Yes
0
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3
Drugs/Alcohol
Yes
0
No
3
Family
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
3
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0
Does a parent die?
4 supporters
Yes
17
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0
1
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Abby Lee Miller's mother dies
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone kidnapped?
5 supporters
Yes
1
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6
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Lilac
There is an artistic piece about kidnappings but no real-life kidnappings
2 comments | Add comment
Does someone cheat?
9 supporters
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4
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4
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rowantree_
It's mentioned several times that Melissa cheated on her husband by sleeping with her boss
2 comments | Add comment
Fear
Is someone possessed?
4 supporters
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1
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5
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onehorseopenslay
only in a dance
1 comment | Add comment
Are there ghosts?
4 supporters
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4
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2
1
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
The girls portray ghosts in a dance number
2 comments | Add comment
Are there clowns?
6 supporters
Yes
11
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0
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
The girls portray clowns in a dance number
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
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Gross
Yes
0
No
5
Does someone vomit?
33 supporters
Yes
16
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1
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elhopper11
When Maeci is feeling nauseous, she goes to a room and throws up. The audio seems pretty fake, but it’s still gross.
7 comments | Add comment
Yes
3
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0
Does someone spit?
5 supporters
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4
No
3
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Lilac
Jojo farts in season 6, episode 13.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
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No
5
Law Enforcement
Yes
0
No
4
LGBTQ+
Yes
0
No
3
Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
6 supporters
Yes
2
No
5
2
Beardifulbeans
Jojo wears a straight jacket in one of the dances
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
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5
Does someone have cancer?
5 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
2
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Abby's battle with cancer is portrayed throughout the series
1 comment | Add comment
Are needles/syringes used?
8 supporters
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1
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4
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dylk
S6
E8
JoJo Dances with a fake needle
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a hospital scene?
4 supporters
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5
No
3
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dylk
They show Abby's mother in the hospital
2 comments | Add comment
Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
13 supporters
Yes
3
No
2
0
FleetwoodMacNCheez
The mothers discuss their daughters struggling with PTSD after dealing with the verbal abuse they receive
1 comment | Add comment
Is there body dysmorphia?
9 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
1
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Body image issues are addressed in dance numbers
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
6
No
3
1
Beardifulbeans
Maddie starts pulling out her hair because she’s frustrated
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
5
3
Molllieeeeee
Suicide related routines
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Is a mentally ill person violent?
8 supporters
Yes
0
No
5
1
FleetwoodMacNCheez
Not in real life, but there are dances where the girls are supposed to depict people suffering from mental illness and they depict acts of violence
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have an eating disorder?
10 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
2
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Portrayed in a dance number
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
7 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
3
BridgetHoule
Maddie says in the very first episode (i think) that if she didn’t dance, she would kill herself.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
11
No
1
4
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
There is a suicide-themed dance
1 comment | Add comment
Are there anxiety attacks?
11 supporters
Yes
18
No
0
5
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Panic attacks are so frequent on the show that there are compilations on YouTube
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
7
Noxious
Is there obscene language/gestures?
3 supporters
Yes
2
No
1
0
lvlywlrd
yes but it is blurred/bleeped out in post production
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
No
2
Yes
2
No
5
Yes
6
No
1
Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
3 supporters
Yes
4
No
2
1
Anonymous
It’s a reality show so people talk to the camera in confessionals
3 comments | Add comment
Pregnancy
Yes
1
No
3
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
1
No
5
Yes
1
No
5
Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
14 supporters
Yes
15
No
0
2
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Abby is frequently mocked for her weight
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
7
No
1
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
7
Is there ableist language or behavior?
14 supporters
Yes
10
No
1
2
Lilac
Abby constantly shames girls for their anxiety (especially season 8) and she mocks girls for their eye/ear conditions
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
1
No
4
Yes
0
No
7
Relationships
Yes
1
No
2
Sex
Yes
0
No
4
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
26 supporters
Add comment
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
3
Is there sexual content?
18 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
3
WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Many of the dances the young girls do are very mature and arguably sexual in nature. Plenty of skimpy costumes, including burlesque routines and one number where the girls wore flesh-colored outfits to appear nude
2 comments | Add comment
Are there nude scenes?
6 supporters
Yes
2
No
2
2
Anonymous
Not a complete nude science but in season 1 they do a dance called fan-tastic and they are portrayed to look nude but they aren’t
1 comment | Add comment
Sexism
Yes
3
No
0
Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
9 supporters
Yes
3
No
1
0
Molllieeeeee
Dance about it
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
3
Social
Is someone homeless?
2 supporters
Yes
2
No
2
2
Anonymous
They do a few dances about being homeless
1 comment | Add comment
Spoiler
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
0
No
5
Vehicular
Yes
0
No
5
Does a car crash?
4 supporters
Yes
8
No
1
2
Natalie705
There is a dance about a car crash.
1 comment | Add comment
Does a car honk or tires screech?
3 supporters
Yes
5
No
1
1
Beardifulbeans
Various parking lot scenes where the moms or Abby drive away in anger
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
5
Violence
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
0
No
4
Is there blood/gore?
16 supporters
Yes
7
No
4
1
Lilac
I do not know why people pressed no, there is so much blood and gore. It is fake, but still gory and believable, several times each season
2 comments | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
5 supporters
Yes
1
No
6
2
dylk
No actual gun violence but there is a dance where they dance with fake guns
1 comment | Add comment