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''Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition'' (originally titled ''My Kid Can Dance'') is a dance reality competition series that aired on {{Creator/Lifetime}}. It is a SpinOff of fellow Lifetime series ''Series/DanceMoms'', and includes that show's central figure, dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, as one of the three main judges.

The show revolves around 12 young and talented dancers who compete through various challenges for the honor of being Abby's Ultimate Dancer, which comes with $100,000 and a scholarship to the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School in New York.

Dancer[=/=]choreographer Richy Jackson, dancer[=/=]choreographer Robin Antin (season 1 only), and choreographer Rachelle Rak (season 2 only) served as the show's other judges. Radio host Kevin Manno served as the show's host.

The first season of the show aired from October to December 2012. The series was then renewed for a second season, which aired from September to November 2013.

The entire series is available to watch for free on [[https://play.mylifetime.com/shows/abbys-ultimate-dance-competition Lifetime's website]].

!!The show provides examples of:
* TheBaroness: Yvette. She's depicted as the IceQueen among the moms, having no sympathy for making a child cry, and being willing to do anything to put her daughter Hadley ahead, [[spoiler:even if it means sabotage]].
* CallBack: The third episode of season 2 features an improv dance-off very similar to one in the first season.
* CryIntoChest: This is what most contestants do with their moms after elimination.
* CatFight: There are many between Yvette and Kristie, usually requiring another mom to try to break them up.
* EliminationCatchphrase: "Today is not your day."
* EliminationStatement: The eliminated dancer and/or their mom will usually give a short statement about how the child's grown as a dancer and how they will continue to dance in the future.
* EvilLaugh: Yvette is shown snickering after [[spoiler:Elisabeth is eliminated and Hadley is spared]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:When Hadley wins a challenge that gives her the power to choose all assignments for the week, Yvette plans to sabotage everyone by putting them in their weakest spots. Hadley gives herself a solo, but [[AttackBackfire her power backfires]] when her performance is not up to par.]]
* MacGuffin: The Call Back Card (refrain from confusion), incorporated in season two. They work similarly to ''Series/TheVoice''[='=]s steals, but instead of three, the judges have just one, and they're used to save an eliminated dancer. [[spoiler:Richy uses his on Chloe, Abby uses hers on Kalani, and Rachelle uses hers on Trinity.]]
* MyNaymeIs: It's pronounced "Kylie Jay", but spelled "Kyleigh Jai".
%%* PreviouslyOn
%%* ProneToTears: Elisabeth, for the love of God, Elisabeth. She has a really bad habit of bursting into tears at the tip of a hat, and she cranks things up to eleven [[spoiler:after she is eliminated.]]
%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: As this is a ''Dance Moms'' spinoff...
%%* RedheadsAreUncool: In one episode, Brianna laments about how she has been bullied in the past, and even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades it]] by saying, "I'm an outcast sometimes!" [[spoiler:However, she went on to win the whole thing.]]
* ShoutOut: The debut episode's dances were shout-outs to Music/MichaelJackson, {{Music/Beyonce}}, {{Music/Madonna}}, and [[Film/SinginInTheRain Gene Kelly]]. Not only that, but the next episode was Music/LadyGaga-centric.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Inverted; the roster of competitors will usually be all girls save for one or two boys (Zack in season 1, Tyler & Travis in season 2).
* SpecialGuest: [[spoiler:Lady Gaga shows up in one episode via video, and Maddie and Mackenzie from ''Dance Moms'' show up in real life.]]
%%* SoundEffectBleep
%%* StepfordSmiler: Yvette, a mom known for her unsettling [[CheshireCatGrin smiles]].
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Asia is known for [[spoiler:staying in the competition longer than most of the dancers, all of them being older than her.]]
%%* TheOneGuy: Zack.
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