dance moms Star Abby Lee Miller fully admits that she was too harsh on dancers she didn’t think had talent.
The infamous dance teacher sat down with ABC News’ Juju Chang to talk about her return to the world of dance. When Chang asked her if she ever wanted to take back some of the harsh comments she made about her dance moms, Miller quickly said he absolutely would.
“No matter how hard I was on the kid, they weren’t going to understand him,” Abby Lee Miller explained. “They just didn’t have the talent.”
Chang clarified that Miller was saying he regretted his actions not because it hurt the children’s feelings but because it didn’t make sense. The dance teacher denied wanting to hurt anyone’s feelings.
Instead, Abby Lee Miller said her well-known intense criticism came from her desire to make dancers better. She also wanted them to be the best they could be.
Miller’s interview with Chang will premiere just after the release of the highly anticipated Dance Moms: Behind the Curtain reunion special on Lifetime.
first dance moms Castmates appearing in the special are JoJo Siwa, Chloe Lukasiak, Brook Hyland, Paige Hyland, Kendall Vertes and Kalani Hilliker. Also attending will be their mothers Jessalyn Siwa, Christi Lukasiak, Kelly Hyland, Jill Vertes and Kira Girard.
Along with Abby Lee Millers, other castmates who will not be present at the reunion are Maddie Ziegler, Mackenzie Ziegler and Nia Sioux.
The two-hour special will air Wednesday, May 1 at 8 pm ET. Miller’s interview will air Thursday, May 2 on Hulu.
Fellow ‘Dance Moms’ Star Chloe Lukasiak Opens Up About Abby Lee Miller and Her Harsh Criticism
Before his appearance in dance moms reunion special, Chloe Lukasiak spoke with Entertainment tonight about his days with Abby Lee Miller and the harsh criticism he endured both on and off stage.
When asked if he ever intended to appear on the reunion special, Lukasiak originally declined because it didn’t feel right to him. “I spent a lot of years trying to put that behind me,” Lukasiak explained. “And then I went to college and disappeared for a minute. It was my last semester when we were filming.”
The former dancer said she decided, not arrogantly, that she wanted to appear in the special because she knew the other castmates were going to talk about her no matter what. “So she could also be there so I can speak in peace, express my opinions and talk about what happened in the past.”
He also wanted to express his gratitude for the dance moms experience and opportunity before closing the door forever.
Lukasiak then spoke about Abby Lee Miller and her traumatizing criticism. “It was really difficult,” he said of the negative impact Miller had on her during her teenage years. “I think when you’re that young, you’re very vulnerable and you absorb everything that people tell you.”
She then reflected on constantly facing off against her teammate Maddie Ziegler. “Anyway, he was willing to put in the hours all the time. He didn’t need that and I think he affected us both in different ways.”
Although he cannot speak for Ziegler, Lukasiak said the constant competition between the two was unnecessarily cruel. “I think it completely shaped who I am today.”
Chloe and her mom Christi were regulars of the series in dance moms from seasons one to four. They eventually returned to the show during the second half of its seventh season.
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