On Dance Moms Season 6 Episode 2, the parents were stunned to discover that Abby is creating a new team … and facing jail time.
Those are separate issues, but still. Doubly shocking!
Picking up where last week’s premiere left off, Dance Moms Season 6 Episode 2 saw Abby start to crack under the pressure a little.
With Abby Lee Miller’s bankruptcy fraud case looming, it felt like only a matter of time until serious tensions boiled over at the ALDC.
None other than Mackenzie Ziegler paid the price, too.
Placing Mackenzie on the bottom of her infamous pyramid, she said her prize student’s “feet, lines and posture” did not impress her.
Mackenzie’s mom, Melissa Gisoni, stuck up for her daughter, which only made Abby’s tirades against “ding dong” Maddie more harsh.
The two even feuded over the title of Maddie’s solo dance, “I Just Want to Stay On the Couch and Eat Chips,” inspired by Dance Moms.
Miller claimed Ziegler can’t even get the title right.
Abby complains to her other students, “This little smart a$ $ is trying to tell me that that’s not the quote that she said. That we’re wrong.”
Eventually, Mackenzie left the room in tears, and when Melissa confronts Abby about her tone, Abby claims Mackenzie had an attitude.
Even if you watch Dance Moms online regularly, this was pretty bad, and before long, Melissa was also crying over Abby’s treatment.
“I’m not making accuse for her,” Melissa says, pleading with the instructor. “I just want you to care about her like you used to Abby.”
Abby insists it’s all about pushing her to be better, and Maddie finishing fourth in the junior solo division may just bolster her argument.
Teammate Kendall Vertes placed third, and the team failed to win first place for their group dance, so Miller was very far from pleased.
Naturally, Abby and Mackenzie pointed fingers and passive-aggressive digs. No wonder Ziegler is leaving the show after this season.