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 52 potentially triggering events.
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aninterestingusername
Abby’s dog dies in season 2
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Is there blackface?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
There are numerous dances that depict racial stereotypes and have costumes including props like afros.
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Is someone choked?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
No, but there are a few dances where one or more of the girls mime choking
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Molllieeeeee
Some of the dads aren’t as involved as they should be
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
There are definitely some toxic stage mothers
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Emma777
Abby and the moms are shown to gaslight several kids throughout the series.
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Abby's verbal tirades are arguably abusive
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Addiction
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Drug abuse is portrayed artistically in musical numbers
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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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
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Is there a dead animal?
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catmeres
taxidermied
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Does a pet die?
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Molllieeeeee
Abby’s dog dies
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Does a dragon die?
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BrielleBryson
Kalani's dragon dies
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
No, but there are multiple dances that involve depicting bullies and violence.
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Is someone restrained?
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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
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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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
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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aninterestingusername
Children as young as 8 are shown having panic attacks
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Is someone buried alive?
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Lilac
There is a dance about this.
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Does someone break a bone?
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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
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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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
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Is someone tortured?
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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
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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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
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Lilac
No, but a story about this happening is told in detail.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Molllieeeeee
Dnace about this
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Does a kid die?
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S6
E29
it is talked about that a girl from another studio killed themselves and the girls do a tribute dance for her
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Is a minor sexualized?
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onehorseopenslay
yes, there are a few dances where young girls wear revealing costumes and do inappropriate choreography
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Death
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Does someone die?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Family members' deaths are discussed but not shown on-screen
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
There are performances where able-bodied dancers portray disabled characters.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Abby Lee Miller's mother dies
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Lilac
There is an artistic piece about kidnappings but no real-life kidnappings
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Does someone cheat?
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rowantree_
It's mentioned several times that Melissa cheated on her husband by sleeping with her boss
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
The girls portray ghosts in a dance number
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Are there clowns?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
The girls portray clowns in a dance number
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Is someone possessed?
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onehorseopenslay
only in a dance
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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dylk
S1
E1
Nothing happens but there is talk about it in season 1 episode 1 when Maddie isn't feeling well.
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Is there farting?
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Z0nqui
jojo farts in s5 i think
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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dylk
S6
E8
JoJo Dances with a fake needle
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Beardifulbeans
Jojo wears a straight jacket in one of the dances
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Is there a hospital scene?
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dylk
They show Abby's mother in the hospital
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Does someone have cancer?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Abby's battle with cancer is portrayed throughout the series
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
Depicted in dance routines
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Beardifulbeans
Maddie starts pulling out her hair because she’s frustrated
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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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
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Molllieeeeee
Suicide related routines
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Panic attacks are so frequent on the show that there are compilations on YouTube
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
30 supporters
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BridgetHoule
Maddie says in the very first episode (i think) that if she didn’t dance, she would kill herself.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Body image issues are addressed in dance numbers
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
42 supporters
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Portrayed in a dance number
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
There is a suicide-themed dance
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
32 supporters
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FleetwoodMacNCheez
The mothers discuss their daughters struggling with PTSD after dealing with the verbal abuse they receive
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Noxious
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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lvlywlrd
yes but it is blurred/bleeped out in post production
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Anonymous
It’s a reality show so people talk to the camera in confessionals
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Lilac
Abby constantly shames girls for their anxiety (especially season 8) and she mocks girls for their eye/ear conditions
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Are there fat jokes?
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WesAndersonRocksMySocks
Abby is frequently mocked for her weight
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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onehorseopenslay
in one dance, yes
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
53 supporters
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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
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
93 supporters
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Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
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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
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
26 supporters
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Molllieeeeee
Dance about it
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
5 supporters
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Anonymous
They do a few dances about being homeless
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
10 supporters
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Beardifulbeans
Various parking lot scenes where the moms or Abby drive away in anger
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Does a car crash?
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Natalie705
There is a dance about a car crash.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
57 supporters
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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
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Is there gun violence?
1 supporters
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dylk
No actual gun violence but there is a dance where they dance with fake guns
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