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4 | ''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. |
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6 | 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. |
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8 | 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. |
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10 | 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. |
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12 | The entire series is available to watch for free on [[https://play.mylifetime.com/shows/abbys-ultimate-dance-competition Lifetime's website]]. |
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14 | !!The show provides examples of: |
15 | * 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]]. |
16 | * CallBack: The third episode of season 2 features an improv dance-off very similar to one in the first season. |
17 | * CryIntoChest: This is what most contestants do with their moms after elimination. |
18 | * CatFight: There are many between Yvette and Kristie, usually requiring another mom to try to break them up. |
19 | * EliminationCatchphrase: "Today is not your day." |
20 | * 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. |
21 | * EvilLaugh: Yvette is shown snickering after [[spoiler:Elisabeth is eliminated and Hadley is spared]]. |
22 | * 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.]] |
23 | * 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.]] |
24 | * MyNaymeIs: It's pronounced "Kylie Jay", but spelled "Kyleigh Jai". |
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26 | %%* 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.]] |
27 | %%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: As this is a ''Dance Moms'' spinoff... |
28 | %%* 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.]] |
29 | * 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. |
30 | * 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). |
31 | * SpecialGuest: [[spoiler:Lady Gaga shows up in one episode via video, and Maddie and Mackenzie from ''Dance Moms'' show up in real life.]] |
32 | %%* SoundEffectBleep |
33 | %%* StepfordSmiler: Yvette, a mom known for her unsettling [[CheshireCatGrin smiles]]. |
34 | * TechnicianVersusPerformer: Asia is known for [[spoiler:staying in the competition longer than most of the dancers, all of them being older than her.]] |
35 | %%* TheOneGuy: Zack. |
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