My dance instructor specifically created a studio that was NOT competitive bc she wanted us to love dance
2024-04-19 18:15:11
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BeccaLou :
my childhood dance teacher passed away recently, all of the former dancers and teachers from our school had a memorial luncheon/reunion. not all dance teachers are monsters or unfriendly.
2024-04-19 17:37:54
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journey :) :
i had 2 competitive dance teachers in high school they are both in school to go into the mental health career field i had mental health struggles myself and they always gave me room and space to grow
2024-04-23 04:11:41
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🪻Morgan Howls🪻 :
OH OH OH when you've got the time I would LOVE a look at Sia & Maddie's relationship in light of all this
2024-04-19 17:49:04
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Lifeafterlunchboxes :
My daughter played volleyball for years. We were incredibly blessed with her coaches. But the things that I saw with other teams was unbelievable.
2024-04-19 17:30:56
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somegooddayssomebaddays :
This is SO not the point, but the fact that you say “Flavor Aid” to be accurate fully cements my love for you.
2024-04-20 03:39:19
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Amber Hicks :
sadly I have so many horror stories from Gymnastics
2024-04-24 06:03:12
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Britt :
I’ve had kind and loving dance teachers and cruel dance teachers. It took years to realize that being treated that way wasn’t okay. I feel a bit bad for Jojo Siwa because I was much older before (1)
2024-07-08 14:03:24
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Felishiousness :
The 10yrs I did ballet was a bit of a nightmare. Same with when I did track. So I don’t push my kids to do sports or things like that.
2024-04-19 17:39:30
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Vix :
I was a dancer from 5-college, never professionally or competitive on a major scale, but yeah I had very Abby like coaches, as did my sister, dance moms seemed a little exaggerated for TV but fairly🦋
2024-04-19 17:23:04
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Rosie :
My dance teacher become a close friend to the whole family. My sister now works for her business, I'm a carer for her daughter and our kids are taught dance by her and love her too
2024-04-23 13:52:50
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Megan :
my dance teacher was strict but she cared about us, she wasn't like abby
2024-05-26 20:01:50
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🪻Morgan Howls🪻 :
my sister did competitive dance & it was why she liked Dance Moms. it was why I didn't. it was pretty true to life for that era.
2024-04-19 17:44:54
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k :
i thought the same way as jojo does until i got out of that arts program & started therapy. this emotional child abuse in the arts affects us way more than we think.
2024-04-19 19:56:56
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Jackie :
Umm no. I’ve competitively danced and no they aren’t all like that. Also fun fact the other dance teachers she’s referring to is her MOM. Her mom owned the dance studio she was at BEFORE dance moms.
2024-04-19 17:28:33
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Rae :
What Dance moms showed was NOT normal!! The fact that the moms say back and did nothing, I still don't understand!!
2024-04-28 15:06:53
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Bunchkin :
My dance teacher was AMAZING. She supported me in classes when I didn't have the $$. Sorry Jojo, but no,you were abused.
2024-04-20 08:41:13
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scarlett :
I danced for 13 years and I had some awful dance teachers. but none of them came CLOSE to Abby Lee
2024-04-19 19:45:18
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Galacticdanielle :
My daughter did competitive cheer and it was not like this.
2024-04-22 14:47:40
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625audpod :
I was classically trained and on a huge competition winning team. we called our teacher mama. she was an incredible woman, would come through for us in ways only a parent could. we were family
2024-04-19 17:35:10
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Zoee Hamilton :
My mom has been a dancer most her life and watched dance moms and said some of it was normal but most of it was extreme
2024-04-19 17:29:27
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Theresa :
When I was little, I had a dance teacher that wanted me on a salad diet at 9. I quit that year because she made me hate it. Went back to another studio at 13, had an amazing teacher and loved it
2024-04-19 22:48:24
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tuesday :
they're so close to getting the point and yet they just continue to normalize it 😭
2024-04-19 17:15:54
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MapleTech246 :
The local studio was definitely like she described, it was rather intense. My mom wouldn't let me join.
2024-04-19 18:16:32
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J Mo'b :
My dance teacher wasn't friendly with me but, she wasn't a monster either.
2024-04-19 17:27:32
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Madison :
My dance teacher was hard but not cruel. Never cruel. It’s awful so many dancers do experience that kind of teacher behavior instead of appropriate
2024-04-20 14:57:55
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Moa :
One day I hope Jojo get helped when she realized she was groomed
2024-04-19 17:18:23
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Magnetra Author Jamie Dalton :
As a mom with a daughter in dance... yeah no. The poor thing
2024-04-19 17:15:31
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Candice M. Crow :
So her momager subjected her to YEARS of abuse from early childhood, got it. And this is legal? SMH
2024-04-19 17:25:37
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ashleyHG_31 :
honestly the further I listen to her the sadder I feel. she has a ways to go to break those curses 🥺
2024-04-19 23:04:45
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AFox :
I swam. And I didn’t realize how lucky I got with my coaches until I was so old. They were always careful and kind and supportive and I heard so many stories about other teams that horrified me
2024-04-19 20:48:19
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Kylee 🏳️🌈 :
Okay but I can’t unsee a lamp shade and I hear nothing when she talks because of it 💀
2024-04-19 17:15:23
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ticciricker :
it reminds me of the beads hanging in the doorway, just waiting for the black light 🤣🤣
2024-04-19 17:24:06
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Victoria White831 :
People who shout about protecting women and girls in sports need to understand that abuse by adults is the real danger and stop scapegoating trans folks.
2024-04-19 17:55:25
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Manic pixie (Taylor's Version) :
Stop letting instructors of any kind abuse your kids. Period.
2024-04-19 17:29:03
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Liv :
um no. my dance teacher was like my mom to me. she was kind, loving and supportive. yeah she'd work me a bit hard but she also understood I was just a child and she'd never treat me that way.
2024-04-24 15:03:20
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Krystal :
This is the exact reason I never finished girl scouts, our leader was hitting the girls and mom wouldn't stand for it (it never happened to me she would have gone ballistic) but those girls parents
2024-04-22 00:01:54
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Cady Bailey :
Former competitive dancer turned dance teacher here and my dance teachers were like moms to me, they would NEVER harm us the way ALM did her students
2024-04-24 05:10:30
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Erin :
That is NOT just how dance teachers are. My daughters dance with loving, supportive, wonderful teachers.
2024-04-20 13:27:39
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Allison :
The host’s mom is also a psychologist so it’s very alarming.
2024-04-20 13:14:51
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𝖊𝖉𝖊𝖓♱ :
i dont think competitive sports are like this but thank god my parents were my coaches🙏😭
2024-04-26 04:29:25
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Kanna Kitty :
I had the most amazing and kind dance teacher. She strived for everyone to leave the bs at the door and be there to dance and have fun
2024-04-23 13:27:45
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Alathea Dunaway :
What?! I had ONE coach between the ages of 4-20 that had inappropriate convos with players... and she was fired.
2024-04-19 17:40:23
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Hufflepuff.Momma :
I pulled my daughter from her first studio, because at 3(!!) the teacher was insistent that my daughter needed to be able to stay completely focused and learn the routine with no complaints
2024-04-22 13:55:38
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Princess :
As an ex dancer …. THAT RELATIONSHIP IS NOT NORMAL!! She must have just had terrible luck when it comes to dance teachers.
2024-04-19 17:22:30
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Kenzie Diana :
Good Luck on Finals!!!
2024-04-20 11:02:21
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cgrace :
I trained in classical ballet for 12 years and almost all the teachers I had were extremely abusive.the way it’s framed tho is that it’s for your benefit because these ppl know what they’re doing
2024-04-19 18:07:47
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Sara Libby :
Omg yes it was Flavor-Aid!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
2024-04-19 17:44:44
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Andi :
So early! Love you & super stoked for you 💪♥️
2024-04-19 17:13:44
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YourCraftyHypeGirl-Shannon :
Just cause it’s the norm doesn’t make it ok!
2024-04-19 18:00:21
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Dianna :
parents let their kids destroy themselves for the sake of potential fame and weath. most don't make it. my kids happiness and safety will always come first
2024-04-19 18:04:49
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