Derek Hough Attacks 'Dance Moms'

As a retired dance school owner, Abby Lee is nothing more than La Pimpessa to a bunch of slime ball producers who see these little girls as nothing more than dollar signs. Abby Lee can make all the excuses she likes. But, she's no dance teacher. She's a pimpessa for profiteering producers. I'd bet anything that these slime ball producers would never allow their own daughters or granddaughters to be spoken to by an Abby Lee pimpessa for profit would they?

Then, there's the matter of the little girls or should I say automatons? Watch them "dance". A puppet can do as well. They don't dance for any reason other than to please Abby Big Mouth Classless Lee. No dance teacher of any class I ever knew up to and including some of Broadway's biggest stars like Ben Vereen and Gwen Verdon would ever demean their students as La Pimpessa does.

Dance is an art. Not a footrace competition. That's all Abby Lee is really teaching her students. Ten points for a front walkover. 20 points for a triple fouette turn and God help the little girl who can't master acrobatic aerials like an Olympic champion.

I've watched these little girls perform. That's all they are doing...performing. Ritualistic competitive performances. Not a single one of them has a clue that dance is an art form. Not some mindless exercise in competitive sport.

As for Abby Lee, she can muster all the excuses for her assisting slime ball profiteering producers using these little girls as dollar signs but it still reeks of exploitation.

As for the mothers of these little girls, they act like oversexed high school cheerleaders on a graduation night out. Grow up and act like mothers.

Oh, I don't know.  What is wrong with a tough task master?  The importance of competition and high expectations for these kids will later come to their aid as they approach the Serengetti that is life.  I have heard of movements to remove 'F' from report cards because of self esteem concerns, and athletic leagues where everyone gets a trophy.  Where are the lessons in that? I saw an episode where the African American child had a panic attack before her competition, but was able to go out and perform.  That has value.  She will be able to draw on that strength and willpower later and apply it to many other aspects of her life.  These kids also are winning the majority of their competitions.  They are learning the relationship between hard work and success. 

Also, remember that there are alternative dance schools in Pittsburgh...

OMG  this is so wrong!  I do not understand why Lifetime has this person on their network.  I guess scandal and abuse sells.  I had four children and a niece in dance classes in the midwest with the most patience and kindest teacher in the world.  She got awesome results from her kids. That was over twenty five years ago and this teacher is still the top of her field, Leslie rocks. Her kids have performed all over the US.

And you put trash on the air like this???  Shame on Lifetime.  Shame on the parents for allowing it!   

Derek Hough is right.  This is child abuse.  No teacher should ever make a student cry.  I took my daughter off of her baseball team when she was in 6th grade and she had been on this team since first grade.  The Coach they had for years was yelling at her during the games and bring her to tears in front of her team members and other parents.  The coach wanted to teach them team playing and this is not the way to teach team playing. Yelling gets you no where!

Anytime a woman (no matter how young or old) has to attain notoriety with her body, she is a sex worker. Prostitute, Hooters Girl,  Dancing Tots, they're there to cater to the prurient interest and in this case it's pure kiddie porn.

Back in the day dancers were people like Ginger Rogers, Marge Gower, Stefanie Prowse, and of course the dancers of the ballet. It seems today that "dancing" is little different from strip routines. I'm surprised they haven't given these kids a pole!

Why can't a child be taught the grace and acrobatics of classical ballroom dance, swing, and so forth. It would serve just as well for training, gymnasitcs and expertise. However I doubt the sight of tots in floor-length ball gowns would be as sexually exciting as moppets in leotards.

It's pure sadism. People like to see pretty girls put through hell just to see them suffer.

I love watching this show. I hate the way the girls are treated. If you aren't saint Maddie you are nobody.  But Abby does get results, the girls win, but at all cost. Last night was a very bad show. You need to give the good with the bad and Abby doesn't know the meaning of positive remarks unless you are Maddie.

These children DANCE beautifully that is the point of the show.  Many team sports have coaches just like Abby.  If the parent keep bringing the girls back then that should be the issue.

The Moms are another story - lol