This show is weird tbh. I never watched it til now and it al kinda makes me mad. The whole time Maddie is the favorite and it’s basically the Maddie show. Which she’s talented and all but it gets frustrating seeing her get picked all the time. Also I don’t blame Abby for being tough at times but geez she’s so unsupportive of the girls and wonders why some of them just hate dance. Also the moms are all super immature and I feel like it’s more their fault for when their kids cry than Abby’s fault. Like if you know your kid can’t take hard criticism or you don’t like the way that Abby teaches, leave. I see why people are drawn in tho and obviously half the kids are grown now so they are ll are matured and hopefully their mothers have calmed down. I do feel bad tho since some of them clearly didn’t want to dance like Brooke but was forced to stay and waste her childhood filming a tv show to entertain other people.