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"Abby vs. Kira" is the twenty-fifth episode of the fifth season of Dance Moms. It first aired on June 30, 2015.
Synopsis
The moms push Abby for more dance classes after losing two competitions in a row. When Abby refuses to take responsibility for the girls' lack of training, Kira takes matters into her own hands and brings in outside help, which infuriates Abby. After Maddie's second place finish to Mackenzie, Abby pressures Maddie to regain her standing as the ALDC's top dancer.
Competition Attended
Believe in Fresno, California, on April 19th[2]
Weekly Dances
| Dance Bop | Musical Theater | 3rd Overall Age 12-14 | |
| Maddie | Loose Cannon | Contemporary | 3rd Overall Age 12-14 |
| Nia | Can I Do This? | Contemporary | 4th Overall Age 12-14 |
| Kendall | Burn | Jazz | 5th Overall Age 12-14 |
Other Information
- Pyramid
- Maddie
- Kalani, Nia
- Mackenzie, JoJo, Kendall
- Tessandra Chavez was the outside help and brought in by Kira. Among other work, Tessandra was supervising choreographer for the second season of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition. In this episode, Tessandra arrives and finds that Abby is unwilling to give her blessing to using her as an instructor, and Tessandra opts to leave rather than teaching the team without Abby's approval.
- At the end of Season 5 filming, Kendall said "Burn" was one of her favorite solos, and that it was choreographed by one of Abby's former students.[3]
- Abby got into a fight with Kira (and other moms?) early at the competition. This is probably what Abby refers to in an Entertainment Tonight interview, saying a producer threw her out, with about another (soon to follow?) episode where she wasn't there for the show.
- Mackenzie on the filming set of television show Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn through the week.
- Nia post on working with vocal coach Nick Cooper.[4]
- The broadcast of Maddie's guest star appearance on Pretty Little Liars occurred on the same Tuesday as the premier of this episode. Search YouTube for video.
Picture Gallery
To view the gallery for "Abby vs. Kira," click here.
Video Gallery
To view the video gallery for "Abby vs. Kira," visit subpage Abby vs. Kira/Videos.