Dance Moms

Season 2

TV-PG
This season, Dance Moms continues to pose tough questions about what really goes on behind the scenes of the fast-growing and controversial sport of competitive dance.

28 Episodes

  • Everyone's Replaceable
    E1
    Everyone's ReplaceableAbby holds an open audition for her dance group; Holly's career schedule forces her to miss Nia's rehearsals and competitions; Abby must come to terms with Chloe's growing success.
  • Return of the Candy Apples
    E2
    Return of the Candy ApplesAbby's dancers compete against Cathy's Candy Apples but Cathy sets a trap for the moms by inviting them to an anonymous cocktail party.
  • Brooke's Turning Point
    E3
    Brooke's Turning PointBrooke tries out for cheerleading leaving Abby and the other dancers in the lurch the day before a big competition. Their group dance "Born to Dance" places 1st.
  • No One Likes A Bully
    E4
    No One Likes A BullyPeyton replaces Brooke, causing Jill to worry for Kendall. Holly disagrees with Nia portraying a bully this week. Abby is angry when Peyton is rude backstage and insults the other dancers. The moms struggle to deal with Peyton's mom Leslie.
  • Brooke's Back
    E5
    Brooke's BackBrooke's return leaves no room for Payton. Abby announces Kendall is off probation, but Jill gets put on. The group dance "Avalanche" places 2nd overall.
  • Jill on the Rampage
    E6
    Jill on the RampageAbby puts the moms in charge of making the girls costumes for the competition. Meanwhile, Dance Explosion is canceled so Abby finds another competition, in Texas. Jill turns out to have bought an expensive dance outfit for Kendall, leading to a conflict with Abby. Maddie is injured in a fall while performing and has to be carried off the floor.
  • Bullets and Ballet
    E7
    Bullets and BalletThe moms go ballistic when Abby choreographs a flashy number complete with guns. Maddie finds herself at the bottom of the pyramid is determined to dance her way back on top.
  • The Runaway Mom
    E8
    The Runaway MomAfter Kendall is put back on probation, Jill has had enough and decides to take Kendall to dance for Candy Apple’s Dance Center. Abby finds out when she runs into the Candy Apple’s dance team during this week’s competition. Holly leaves the competition early.
  • Topless Showgirls
    E9
    Topless ShowgirlsThe Dance moms think Abby has pushed the envelope too far when she creates a dance number where the girls are made to appear nude. Cathy offers Chloe a chance to be in a commercial for her husband's beef jerky business. This episode also known as "Costume Drama" and "Fanning the Flames" and was pulled by Lifetime due to controversy.
  • Miami Heat Wave
    E10
    Miami Heat WaveThe dance company heads for the steamy climes of South Beach; the mothers scramble when Paige's foot surgery creates an open position.
  • Melissa Pleads the 5th
    E11
    Melissa Pleads the 5thChristi and Kelly continue to meddle in Melissa's private life; Abby choreographs a number to bring awareness to the plight of the homeless; Holly takes a leave of absence from her job.
  • Waiting for Joffrey
    E12
    Waiting for JoffreyThe dance company is on edge after learning that a scout will be attending the upcoming competition; Abby pits the girls against each other by creating two trios; Nia pushes herself too hard.
  • Abbygeddon
    E13
    AbbygeddonAbby's dancers compete in the regionals for a scholarship with the Joffrey Ballet School. Unfortunately for her, the Candy Apples also compete
  • The Battle Begins
    E14
    The Battle BeginsWith Maddie out until she regains confidence, the fate of Abby Lee Dance Company lies in Chloe's hands. Meanwhile, the mothers begin to lose trust in Abby's choreography.
  • Night of the Living Dancers
    E15
    Night of the Living DancersWeek-long tension between Kelly and Abby comes to a head when Kelly makes a drastic decision seconds before her daughters take the stage. As Maddie struggles with confidence issues, Melissa will stop at nothing to get her daughter back on top. Meanwhile, Holly has the impossible task of creating the most elaborate costumes ever for a group number.
  • I Know What You Did Last Competition
    E16
    I Know What You Did Last CompetitionMelissa faces a cheating scandal. Kelly's daughters are put on probation. Payton rejoins the competition team causing tension among the Dance Moms.
  • Maddie Has A Secret
    E17
    Maddie Has A SecretThe 25th anniversary of Star Power is so big there are two competition venues filled with dancers. Abby covertly enters Maddie in both competitions...but to avoid sending the dance moms into a frenzy, Maddie must keep the secret.
  • How Do You Like Them Apples?
    E18
    How Do You Like Them Apples?After their humiliating loss to Candy Apple’s Dance Center, ALDC prepares to beat them once and for all. Kelly secretly re-choreographs Paige’s solo after finding it has little technique and doesn’t showcase her ability. Chloe rehearses a solo called "Angry Bird". At the competition, Paige finds herself pitted against Kendall. Luckily, Kendall’s solo is a mess and while Paige places seventh, Kendall does not place at all. Chloe places sixth. The group routine "Land Unforgiving" places fifth, but Abby is happy as they still defeated CADC. Jill gets into an argument with Cathy and decides that Candy Apple’s isn’t the place for her.
  • Worst Birthday Party Ever!
    E19
    Worst Birthday Party Ever!Dance Mom Leslie is back and will stop at nothing until her daughter gets a solo. Kelly's birthday party is a disaster when a big dance moms fight breaks out. Abby arranges for her girls to audition for the hit TV show Drop Dead Diva. For the first time, Brooke faces some tough competition from one of her own teammates.
  • Guess Who's Back
    E20
    Guess Who's BackEveryone is completely shocked when Jill and Kendall come crawling back to the Abby Lee Dance Company. Jealousy rears its ugly head when the moms learn that Maddie lands the coveted acting role on "Drop Dead Diva." Meanwhile, though Nia wows the crowd with another solo, Paige s dance future is threatened by a serious injury.
  • Break A Leg
    E21
    Break A LegWith Paige out with a broken foot, Jill seizes the opportunity and spins into hyper-Dance-Mom-mode trying to get Kendall to replace Paige in this week's numbers. Meanwhile, Maddie leaves dance rehearsals to shoot her big guest role on "Drop Dead Diva." With one child already out with a broken foot, the bad news is compounded when Kelly learns that now Brooke has back pain.
  • Revenge of the Candy Apples
    E22
    Revenge of the Candy ApplesWhen Cathy learns her Dance Mom Jill and daughter Kendal have gone back to the Abby Lee Dance Company, she plots her revenge at the next competition. After Abby discovers that Cathy s dancers will be there, she asks Maddie to do a solo, but Maddie turns down the opportunity when Melissa says "no" to the last minute addition. Now the pressure to win the solo category falls completely on Chloe. Meanwhile, Melissa battles the other dance moms over the theme of this week's group dance.
  • The Recital to End All Recitals
    E23
    The Recital to End All RecitalsAbby s annual recital for the Abby Lee Dance Company shakes up the studio and the dance moms when she assigns a style of dance they have never done before. Potential disaster then arrives when Cathy and her Candy Apples crash the recital.
  • New Girl In Town
    E24
    New Girl In TownPaige is allowed to dance again after her foot is healed. New girl Nicaya and her mother join the team, creating competition between her and Paige for a position in the group number. Meanwhile, Nia and Chloe's solos place very poorly, although the group dance places first.
  • Solo Fever
    E25
    Solo FeverWith Nationals next week, Abby must decide who will be dancing. To help make her decision, Abby assigns each girl, except Maddie, a solo and warns that she will be watching their performance like a hawk. After several weeks of not being in the spotlight, Maddie must prove to Abby that she still has the ambition to take on a solo. Also Paige s injured foot could cost her a spot at Nationals. Meanwhile, the dance moms take advantage of being in California this week. Melissa tries to sign her daughters with an agency and Kelly helps Brooke with her singing career.
  • Nationals 90210
    E26
    Nationals 90210The Abby Lee Dance Company battling for a National title, this time in glamorous Beverly Hills. Cathy and her Candy Apples follow Abby all the way to the 90210, where the girls will have another shot at beating Justice and Vivi-Anne. The entire team is thrown into a tailspin when Abby forces Chloe, Kendall and Nia to compete for one solo spot. When Abby casts Paige as a human prop in the group dance, Kelly breaks down and questions her place at the Abby Lee Dance Company. And after all the National titles and crowns have been handed out, Cathy and Christi confront each other getting down and dirty like never before!
  • Reunion, Part 1
    E27
    Reunion, Part 1After the most tumultuous dance competition season ever, Abby and the Dance Moms reunite on stage to set the record straight. Unfiltered and unleashed, everyone gets the chance to tell each other what they really think...May the best Dance Mom win. Part 1 of 2.
  • Reunion, Part 2
    E28
    Reunion, Part 2After the most tumultuous dance competition season ever, Abby and the Dance Moms reunite on stage to set the record straight. Unfiltered and unleashed, everyone gets the chance to tell each other what they really think... May the best Dance Mom win. Part 2 of 2.

Cast of Season 2

  • Abby MillerSelf
  • Maddie ZieglerSelf
  • Mackenzie ZieglerSelf
  • Kendall VertesSelf
  • Christi LukasiakSelf
  • Kelly HylandSelf
  • Jill VertesSelf
  • Holly FrazierSelf
  • Melissa ZieglerSelf
  • Paige HylandSelf
  • Brooke HylandSelf
  • Chloe LukasiakSelf
  • Cathy Nesbitt-Stein
  • Trish BakerWriter
  • Robert CaplainProducer
  • John BradleyProducer

 

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