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Mr. Maslonka
English 101 Sec 18
29 March, 2015
Evaluation Essay
The show Dances Moms is entertaining show to watch because the children grow as they
dance, Maddie makes the show good to watch even though you JoJo brings the show down. The
show is about childrens early steps in dancing. The moms of the dancers are all ways their
through every rehearsal. Dances Moms goes to competitions in various areas. They have
competitions with some people that went to the studio but Abby Miller made them leave the
studio. The show has won a lot of number one titles as a good dancing studio. This show helps
the children learn how to become good dancers, also making them little movie stars being
televised. Abby Lee Miller always says this Everyones replaceable. ( Mintz) . Abby does
pyramid with the children it has pictures of them on it. She ranks them from worst to the greatest.
She also uses it has a tool to help them improve what they did wrong. As a result, the show
Dance Moms is an interesting show to watch to see how the children grow as they dance.
According to biography.com,
Over the years, Miller's students have gone on to dance in such Broadway productions as
Footloose, Wicked and The Lion King as well as in Radio City's Christmas Spectacular. In a twist
of fate, Miller went from the sidelines to center stage herself when Lifetime offered her a realitytelevision show, Dance Moms. It premiered on July 13, 2011. It follows a group of young

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wannabe dancers at Miller's dance studio and their stage moms. Now a pop-culture sensation, the
pro

gram's third season premiered on January 1, 2013, and brought in 2.8 million
viewers. A fourth season is on the way too. (bio)

Maddie is the one who is a really good dancer out of all of them. Maddie is not just a
dancer,she also does TV shows and music videos with popular people. Maddie quotes: Losing
is not a good feeling but I dont ever lose (polyvore). She also practices everyday of her life and
she has been dancing since she was a baby.Maddie has been on many different shows. One of the
shows that they she on Austin and Allie. According to ibtimes.com, Maddie Ziegler says, My
dream is to continue dancing forever. I would kill myself if I didnt dance. (Mintz ) . She plays
many acting shows and singing shows. She has never been in last place when she is in
competitions she is always in first place. This girl has won many awards so this shows how Abby
is a good teacher to children. Maddie always puts dance before friends. So that is why she is
such a good dance. According to ziegler-girls.com, Maddie has been an active member of the
Abby Lee Dance Company since 2004 (age two). Shes trained in tap, ballet, lyrical, acro, jazz
and aerial. Her dedication and undeniable talent have earned her numerous dance scholarships,
trophies and titles (Ziegler). When she is not doing videos or dancing she is a twelve year old
girl that like to shop and tape videos with her friends. Maddie always ends up on the top of the
pyramid because she won first place in her age group. She usually gets solos when there are
completions because she always wins in her age group. Maddie is the one who is a really good
dancer out of all of them. As a result, Maddie is a good dancer so she makes the show interesting
to watch.
JoJo is not a good dancer because she is a girl that talks back to the teahcer. She does not
have a good talent to dance. She is always back talking the teacher. JoJo never wins first place
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when she does completions. She always places last or third place. In Abby eyes third place is not
winning even through you have a trophy it is losing to her. She always ends up in last, fourth, or
third spot on the pyramid that Abby does with them. According to ibtimes.com, is says that JoJo
answer this back to Abby when she tells JoJo why she is in fifth place on the pyramid, Well if
you yell at me, Im going to cry( Mintz). I think that if she never really talks back at the teacher

she will be able to make it farther in the dancing. If she fixes what the teacher says about her
dancing she will become a good dancer and become a popular girl. As a result , Jo Jo is not a
really good dancer.
Dances Moms is a good show to watch even though JoJo brings the show down but
Maddi.e brings the show back up. The TV shoe Dance Mom is about when the children are
growing in the dance. Moms of the dancer are always there when the children are practicing
their dances. The dancer go to many different competitions all of the place. .. The show has won
a lot of number one titles as a good dancing studio. This show helps the children learn how to be
a good dancer and to become popular. Abby Lee Miller always says this Everyones
replaceable. ( Mintz) . They do a pyramid to show the children how they did on their dances.
Abby Miller score them from last place to first place. According to biography.com, Over the
years, Miller's students have gone on to dance in such Broadway productions as Footloose,
Wicked and The Lion King as well as in Radio City's Christmas Spectacular. In a twist of fate,
Miller went from the sidelines to center stage herself when Lifetime offered her a realitytelevision show, Dance Moms. It premiered on July 13, 2011. It follows a group of young
wannabe dancers at Miller's dance studio and their stage moms. Now a pop-culture sensation, the
pro gram's third season premiered on January 1, 2013, and brought in 2.8 million viewers. A
fourth season is on the way too. (bio). As a result, Dance Moms is a good show to watch.
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Work Cited
"Abby Lee Miller." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 08: (retrieved|
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"Maddie Ziegler | Mackenzie Ziegler - Official Website." Maddie Ziegler Mackenzie
Ziegler OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.
"'Dance Moms' Quotes: 25 Sayings From The Lifetime Show To Share On International Dance
Day 2014." International Business Times. 29 Apr. 2014. Web. 10 Apr. 2015

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