Dance Moms Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

After a season jam-packed with mama drama, Jai Rodriquez sits down with the entire cast of 'Dance Moms' to right the wrongs and finally set the record straight; the new elite team performs some of their award-winning dances from the season.

The ALDC girls give their take on the episode where with only one week until nationals, and a chance for redemption in Pittsburgh on the line, the pressure is on for the ALDC. Abby choreographs her most personal group dance yet, and Brady and Pressley go head-to-head for the chance of dancing solos at nationals. Tension between the moms could jeopardize everything, as one team member quits unexpectedly.

With nationals quickly approaching, the moms lash out when Abby decides to hold an open call audition for a new team member; Pressley and Hannah compete for their shot to perform a solo at nationals; Abby receives devastating news from Los Angeles.

Hannah faces her biggest challenge yet when Abby assigns her the lead in the group dance; Elliana and Sarah have a solo showdown; Abby's treatment of Michelle threatens to tear Sarah and Michelle apart; Yolanda threatens to quit the team.

Heading to her first competition in Pittsburgh since her return, Abby challenges the ALDC team with their most daring routine yet; longtime rivals Lilliana and Elliana go head-to-head in famous solos inspired by former ALDC member JoJo Siwa.

It's hell week at the ALDC and Abby assigns the girls a group dance about sorority hazing. As part of a plan to help motivate the girls, Abby brings back former teammates Yolanda and Elliana. Seemingly causing more harm than good, one mother shockingly quits the team with the return of these two familiar faces.

Abby sends one dancer home changing the future of the ALDC team. A tribute to Queen pushes Brady to his limits, and GiaNina dances for her life in a solo rematch with Hannah.

Abby challenges the team with her most serious group dance yet, and casts Lilly as the lead for the first time in her ALDC career; when GiaNina complains about her choreography, Abby unleashes her wrath on the Broadway veteran.

Abby finally returns to the competition dance scene where her legacy first began in Pittsburgh PA. Emotions run high and tension builds as Abby hopes her new team of seven strangers can dance together as one. No dancer is safe and the cracks begin to show as some new team members struggle to shine.

With one week until Nationals, Cheryl adds an old rival to the team, but the moms aren't happy with sharing the spotlight. Kalani suffers a catastrophic injury, putting her solo and the group routine in jeopardy, and the pressure of winning brings Camryn to her breaking point.

In part 2, The Irreplaceables and The ALDC go head-to-head at competition for the first time. Abby's team competes a fan-favorite group number while the older girls shock the audience with a mature routine that causes an uproar from Abby and her minions.

In part 2, Abby makes an unexpected return to her studio, but not everyone on the team is happy about it. Chloe performs for the first time in front of Abby in two years, but struggles with missing her old teammates. Ashlee makes a decision that sends shockwaves through the group, and after an unexpected series of events, the team will never be the same.

Laurieann Gibson returns and is more determined than ever to win, which has proven harder than she thought. With two duets and a group, the girls struggle with stamina as well as their new leader's cut throat attitude. Laurieann loses her patience with the moms at competition in an explosive face-off.

With Abby away and her sentencing looming over everyone's head, the moms bring in world-renowned choreographer, Laurieann Gibson. Laurieann's intensity and passion shakes things up at the ALDC, but will her unique methods and choreography be enough to win?  Meanwhile, ex-ALDC member Chloe returns to the competition world for the first time in two years to dance against her former teammates.

The moms butt heads with Abby over a vegan-inspired routine, while Kendall, Brynn and Kalani compete with head-to-head solos. The team says goodbye to Abby for possibly the last time when she decides to head to Europe one week before her sentencing, making the moms question the future of the ALDC.

ALDC battles the Candy Apples for the final time this season, each trying to win the coveted title of National Champions. Abby breaks down when faced with an uncertain future, and a surprise guest makes an appearance that shocks the whole team.

The team returns to Pittsburgh, but the stress of proving themselves on the East Coast leads to some of the most explosive battles between the moms all season. Abby questions Camryn's desire to be on the team and gives her one last chance to prove herself. The war between the ALDC and the Candy Apples rages on in their final face-off before Nationals.

The ALDC travels to Denver where both the stakes and the altitude are high! For the first time this season Kalani, Kendall and Nia all dance competing solos. Much to the elite's dismay, the minis are in a technically complicated group dance, and the moms once again wonder if this addition will ruin their winning streak heading into Nationals.

Abby takes the girls to a cemetery to get them in the spirit for a graveyard-inspired group routine. The moms are frustrated when once again Brynn is given a special part. Elliana and Lilliana are given head-to-head solos for the first time, but the pressure causes Yolanda to go too far at competition.

Nationals are only six weeks away, but a constantly changing team have the moms worried. Nia gets her first solo in a year and Abby gives two of her new dancers a chance to shine on stage. Meanwhile, the veteran moms go on the attack after one of the new moms puts down their kids.

Abby challenges Daviana and Kalani to one of the toughest head-to-head solo showdowns ever. And, old tensions erupt when two minis rejoin the team and compete for a spot in the group dance. In a shocking move, Abby eliminates one dancer from her super team.

Abby challenges the Junior Elites to a head-to-head competition and makes big changes to the team. In the hopes of finding her super team, Abby sends some girls home and brings in two new girls. But, when Abby's biggest rival returns, the moms worry about her ability to hold it all together.

Tension and animosity is at an all-time high as the elite team faces Abby and her mini team at the first competition ever where Abby is not on the same side as the elites. The elite girls stop at nothing to prove that they can win without Abby as their dance teacher, while Abby tries her best to stay strong and prove her worth on the dance floor with her mini team.

Hoping to redeem themselves after last week's loss, the elite dancers find themselves spread thin when Abby books a demanding commercial shoot for the team and having to master a lackluster group routine. When the elite moms decide to take matters into their own hands with the choreography, Abby sets in motion a chain of events that could lead to the biggest rift ever between Abby, the moms, and the elite girls.

When tragic news from Kira and Kalani's hometown hits the ALDC, Abby choreographs one of her most emotional dances ever to help bring awareness to teen suicide. The minis try to make a comeback with their group number after being benched last week. JoJo and Kendall are assigned a difficult ballet duet that tests JoJo beyond her limits, leading to the most dramatic turn of the season.

After last week's fight between the elite and the mini moms, Abby attempts to unify the two teams by assigning the elites and minis duets as partners. With Abby's continued favoritism toward the minis, the elites are once again forced to choreograph their own group dance. Both teams feel the pressure when Abby announces that the first solo of the season will be awarded to a dancer from the winning duet.

The minis are back for the first time this season and the elites question if Abby can hold true to her promise of new beginnings. Abby challenges the minis with a beauty pageant themed dance where she will crown one mini queen of the routine. The elites perform a tribute to Prince but feel the pressure to do him justice and fear they will fail to win with another tribute dance. To add to the chaos, Abby assigns two duets: JoJo and Brynn vs. Kendall and Nia. When Nia falls ill, Kendall is once again left without a partner.

The season begins with a newly motivated Abby Lee promising to no longer overlook her remaining dancers now that her star, Maddie, is gone. Abby assigns Brynn and Kendall head-to-head duets with boy partners and Brynn struggles with the pressure. When Jess calls out Abby's favoritism for Brynn, Ashlee hits her boiling point.

For the first time ever, Maddie and Mackenzie sit down with Abby and give an exclusive take on their Dance Moms journey before they say their final farewell. We'll relive their triumphs and heartbreaks and finally get answers to the questions we're all dying to know, plus we'll hear the scoop on what's to come for the Ziegler sisters after Dance Moms.

Jai Rodriguez hosts a Dance Moms reunion, following Melissa, Maddie and Mackenzie's last performance with the team. The dramatic events of the latest season will be rehashed and the moms will get to speak their minds. We'll also hear from the mini moms on the future of the ALDC. Then, the junior elite team will perform and Abby and the moms will have their last chance to air any grievances with Melissa before they bid her a final goodbye.

Maddie and Brynn have solos this week and the moms are not happy when Abby assigns Brynn a dance inspired by an old Maddie routine. To add fuel to the fire, the mini team is back! The two teams rival for Abby's attention, causing their relationship to take a drastic turn for the worst.

Abby's whole world is shattered when Melissa shares shocking news that will change the face of the ALDC forever. But with the ALDC competing three trios and an epic group number inspired by the new blockbuster film, The Huntsman: Winter's War, there is little time to spend mending Abby's broken heart.

Abby has prepared several show stopping numbers this week--including an unusual David Bowie tribute--and the ALDC is heading to Las Vegas. Ashlee and Brynn are now official members of the team but the infighting hits its peak when Kendall stands up to Ashlee for the first time. The moms are concerned that the girls are becoming too involved in the drama but are unsure things will ever get better.

Maddie is nominated for a People's Choice Award and the media is abuzz with rumors that she is leaving the ALDC. The moms are furious when Abby invites an unexpected guest as her date to the People's Choice and the biggest moment of Maddie's professional career. The minis are back, along with a new mom whose daughter's attitude causes a dance catastrophe.

It's a week of duets for the ALDC junior elite team with Brynn and Maddie going up against Kalani and Kendall. But when Kalani's back injury starts to act up and Kira is not there to help, Melissa and the other moms have to step in and do what's right for her. Later, with Kira absent and the original moms distracted, Ashlee takes the opportunity to fill in for Abby's newly fired office manager causing more drama with the other moms.

With the stress of Abby's legal woes looming overhead, she reaches her limit and kicks the girls out of her studio. The moms contact Debbie Allen, who graciously offers her studio so the girls can rehearse for their upcoming Arizona competition. Kira is finally back with the team and Ashlee is ready for a fight.

After resigning the previous week, Abby locks the team out of her LA studio. Debbie Allen extends an invitation to the ALDC to work with her, proving that everyone is replaceable including Abby. Special guest choreographer Nakul includes the minis in a difficult Bollywood routine. Kalani and Nia are pushed to their breaking point with an inspired duet while mini Peyton and her mom Kerri struggle with the pressure of two dances. With no leader, the moms fear a disaster is inevitable.

Abby's new mini team arrives at the ALDC LA and tensions are high. Distracted by new moms, new dancers and her continuing legal troubles, Abby is hanging on by a thread, and everyone knows it. Meanwhile, Ashlee and Brynn are caught in Jill's crosshairs as Kendall's position on the Junior Competition team is threatened.

It's the ALDC's first week of the competition season and Abby starts it off with a bang--a big announcement that will change the future of the team. Maddie's star is glowing brightly as she shoots her first movie and her new substitute on the team is a slap in the face to Jill and Kendall. Meanwhile, Jeanette and her BDA team, the reigning National champs, are back and ready to show the ALDC how dancing is done.

ALDC's competition season comes to a close with Nationals and the girls feel the pressure to remain undefeated and prevail in LA over their rivals at Broadway Dance Academy®  But with Abby opening her new studio the day before competition, the girls are left with little time to prepare. The girls give their all to make their leader proud but the tension spirals out of control, leading to a chaotic ending unlike any Nationals before.

The ALDC is finally in their new LA studio and Abby announces that their official grand opening party will coincide with Nationals in two weeks!  After Kendall beat JoJo last week, she's rewarded with a solo up against both Maddie and Mackenzie to determine once and for all who will get the solo at Nationals. The girls have tons of fun with a bridesmaid themed group dance and Kira announces big news -- she's five months pregnant!

With only four weeks until Nationals, the ALDC is desperate for a group routine win. To make matters worse, the Candy Apples are back with a surprise guest and they're ready to capitalize on ALDC's current misfortunes. The ALDC is traveling to Arizona and because Kira is still dissatisfied with Abby's treatment of Kalani, she brings in reinforcements from Kalani's past, which poses a direct threat to Abby.