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The fourth season of Dance Moms premiered January 1, 2014 on Lifetime and concluded on October 14, 2014.

Cast

Episode Guide

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85 1 "Welcome Back... Now Don't Get Too Comfy" January 1, 2014 401 Girlz Night Out (5)
It's a new dance season for the Abby Lee Dance Company and Abby drops a bombshell, she will be holding open call auditions across the country searching for new dancers... and nobody's place on the team is safe. Brooke has a big break when Country Star Jana Kramer invites her up on stage to sing.
86 2 "Two Can Play This Game" January 7, 2014 402 Just Another Number (1)
With the cloud of Abby's open auditions looming over the team, everyone is on edge as the Abby Lee Dance Company competes with the Candy Apples for the first time since Nationals. Chloe and Kendall battle each other out for the number two spot and Dance Mom Leslie is feeling the pressure as Payton's future with the team is called into question.
88 3 "Abby Strikes Back" January 14, 2014 403 Smells Like Team Spirit (2)
Everyone is on edge when Abby announces she'll be holding her first national open audition in Orlando. Meanwhile the fallout over Chloe and Kendall's solos in the last competition continues as Jill accuses Christi of lying to help Chloe win. Brooke, Paige and Chloe are given a tricky trio to challenge Brooke's pop star credentials, pressuring her to dance and sing.
89 4 "Chloe vs. Kendall: Round 2" January 21, 2014 404 Witches of East Canton (1)
Cathy's back and ready to beat Abby with a new team of boys. Abby is nervous and pushes her team, especially Chloe and Kendall, who are dancing solos head-to-head for the second time this season. With another round of open call auditions looming, every team member feels the pressure to prove to Abby that they belong at the Abby Lee Dance Company.
90 5 "No One is Safe" January 28, 2014 405 Free At Last (2)
Holly is worried about Nia's featured role in the group dance. Abby's second open call audition has all the moms and girls on edge. Meanwhile, Melissa finds herself on the defensive when the other moms attack her choice to homeschool Maddie and Mackenzie.
91 6 "Clash of the Chloes" February 4, 2014 406 Why Not Me (1)
The moms are shocked when Abby brings a new dancer named Chloe in for a trial run on the competition team. Christi's concerned Abby will replace her daughter as the two Chloes go head-to-head. While Holly and Jill are excited about their daughters' duet, Abby's more excited about rehearsing the new Chloe. And for the first time, Melissa feels her girls are being overshadowed.
92 7 "Big Trouble in the Big Apple" February 11, 2014 407 Beautiful Revenge (1)
With her final open casting call in NY, Abby announces that sheā€™s putting together an entirely new all-star, junior elite team to rival her own girls. The Abby Lee Dance Company has two competitions this week and Paige has more dances than ever. Abby will do anything to win and makes a bold decision, leading to a clash with Dance Mom Kelly.
93 8 "Wingman Down" February 18, 2014 408 Yum Yum (1)
With Kelly and her daughters no longer at the studio, a lonely Christi isolates herself from the other moms. Kira and her daughter Kalani are tested for a spot on Abby's competition team. Holly worries that Nia won't be prepared for her solo due to Abby's inattentiveness.
94 9 "Nothing's Fair in Abbyville" February 25, 2014 409 The Bite (1)
Chloe and new girl Kalani go head-to-head on the dance floor to determine once and for all who's Abby's go-to girl. Jill's upset when Abby promises a starring role to the winner of an improv dance off, only to revoke it when her daughter Kendall wins. Meanwhile Abby pushes Mackenzie's pop career with a challenging solo.
95 10 "No Solo for You" March 4, 2014 410 Riches to Rags (5)
Kira desperately wants Kalani to compete against Maddie this week, but Abby doesnā€™t want Maddie to lose, so she gives the other solo to Kendall. Abby adds a dose of negativity to Holly's new book on positive affirmations. Tensions continue to run high between Christi and Abby... will Abby finally push her too far?
96 11 "Blame It on the New Girl" March 11, 2014 411 Red With Envy (4)
Abby's new completion team is taking shape and another new girl and dance mom tryout. Cathy readies her team to end the Abby Lee Dance Company's winning streak. Meanwhile Abby's girls dance at a nursing home to help cheer up her ailing mother.
97 12 "Sister Showdown" March 18, 2014 412 Lift You Up (6)
Payton struggles to perform a challenging number that could determine her membership at the Abby Lee Dance Company. For the first time ever, Maddie and Mackenzie go head-to-head. Meanwhile Christi considers home school for Chloe.
98 13 "Decisions Decisions" March 25, 2014 413 Frost (1)
After auditioning hundreds of dancers, and facing pressure from Kira, Abby decides whether or not to make her daughter an official member of the Abby Lee Dance Company. Meanwhile, Cathy takes over the reigns to choreograph her Candy Apples in hopes of finally beating Abby's girls.
99 14 "Family Comes First" April 1, 2014 414 Bollywood and Vine (1)
With her mother's health declining, Abby leaves the girls and moms to fend for themselves at this week's competition. Abby's announcement of the impending arrival of a brand new team looms over Abby's original team.
100 15 "Lights! Camera! Dance!" April 8, 2014 415 Amazing Grace (2)
Melissa takes control during Mackenzie's music video shoot, but the power quickly goes to her head. After racking up 13 wins in a row, the pressure is on the Abby Lee Dance Company to continue their stellar winning streak. All the dances this week are in tribute to Abby's ailing mother and emotions are high.
101 16 "Presenting My New Team" April 15, 2014 PMNT
Abby finally presents her new junior elite competition team during pyramid leaving the original team and moms in shock. With her new team in place, original dancers are pitted against new ones.
102 17 "Seeing Red" April 22, 2014 Tumblr n1cfuvAKTN1rze72eo1 1280
After a season full of fights, losses, and heartbreak, Abby and the moms gather to discuss the most memorable moments of the past year. Abby discusses the pain of losing her mother, while Kelly's expulsion from the team is still fresh in Christi's mind.
103 18 "Girl Talk" April 29, 2014 No Moms Allowed2
Their moms have had the floor to air their feuds, frustrations and alliances; now, for the first time ever, it's the girls' turn to dish the dirt. With guest appearances from Asia Ray and Vivi, the dancers speak their mind on everything from Abby to their former teammates, the moms fighting, and everything in between... and there are no moms allowed!
104 19 "The Battle of Maddie vs. Chloe" May 13, 2014
The rivalry between Maddie and Chloe has boiled for four seasons and this episode of Dance Moms traces the very beginnings of it. Maddie and Chloe battled for first place in competitions, first position on the pyramid and ultimately, for a place in Abby's heart... But is the rivalry really between them... or between their mothers?
105 20 "Abby's Top Ten Dances" June 24, 2014
Abby Lee Miller opens up, dishing on her ten favorite group dances of all time. As she leads us through the countdown to number one, we'll get the inside story on how the dances came about, the drama behind the scenes, and see all new extended cuts of the all-time best Dance Moms dances.
106 21 "Double the Moms, Double the Trouble" July 29, 2014 Double the Moms, Double the Trouble
Abby kicks off the new dance season by bringing back her winning Select Team to compete against her original Elite Team for a rematch in Wheeling, WV. With Mackenzie's pop song climbing the charts, Abby rewards her with a solo against Christy's daughter Sarah. The original Dance Moms grow furious that Abby is once again favoring her new team but itā€™s the Select Moms who really canā€™t stand the heat.
107 22 "Kiss or Get Off the Pot" August 5, 2014 422 Broken Dolls (4)
With the Select Team gone for the week, the Elite Team needs to end their losing streak. This will prove difficult because they are competing against the Candy Apples on their home turf and Cathy will do whatever it takes to ensure a win. Inspired from her time as a judge on Dancing with the Stars, Abby recruits former Candy Apple Gino to dance a duet with Maddie where the choreography calls for her very first kiss.
108 23 "3 Soloists, One Star" August 12, 2014 423 Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves (1)
This week the ALDC heads to Shenandoah Valley, VA but with Maddie away filming a guest appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Abby realizes that her #1 dancer's career is taking off and she'll need someone who can win in Maddie's absence. Abby pits Chloe, Nia and Kendall head to head to see who can step up to the plate with character driven solos. Christy's jealousy puts her daughter Sarah's place on the team in dire jeopardy.
109 24 "Abby-phobic" August 18, 2014 424 Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself (1)
The ALDC heads to Woodbridge, VA to face their toughest competition yet, Studio Bleu. Abby invites Select Team member Jade and new dance mom Loree to join the Elite Team for the week. Christi is in an uproar when Abby picks Chloe to compete a solo against Jade, two years her senior. Abby shocks everyone when she decides to pull the current group routine and start over from scratch, choreographing a dance about phobias.
110 25 "Chloe Gets Revenge" August 26, 2014 425 Groups
Tensions are high when Abby swaps Chloe and Christi for the Select Team's Jade and Loree in the third head-to-head battle between the Elite and Select teams in Washington, DC. Both teams are anxious to impress Abby when she announces that Nationals are just five weeks away. Jeanette and Ava are thrilled to compete in a solo against Maddie until it becomes obvious that the odds are stacked against them.
111 26 "No More Crybabies" September 2, 2014 426 Tribal Council (1)
The ALDC heads to Michigan, where Abby has her three youngest members Mackenzie, Tea and Sarah go head-to-head to see who will be competing in a solo at Nationals. When Abby finds out that Jeanette is bringing Ava to compete against them, she concocts a secret plan to try and secure the win and causes a blowout fight between the ALDC moms.
112 27 "The Understudies" September 9, 2014 427 Playing with Matches (4)
When Abby assigns Chloe and Kendall to be Maddie's understudies for the week, it prompts an idea from Holly to use a board to keep score of all the times Abby favors Maddie over the other children. As the number of tally marks increases, so does the tension between the moms and Abby. Meanwhile, Cathy and her Candy Apples are looking for their very first win against the ALDC this season and they've brought back Gino to help them get it.
113 28 "Another One Bites the Dust" September 16, 2014 428 The Seven Dancers (3)
It's the last competition before Nationals and it is everyone's last chance to impress Abby; especially Nia, Kendall and Select Ensemble member Sarah, who all have solos. Sarah's mom Tracey's dream of joining the Elite team is threatened when guest mom Kate and her daughter, Kaleigh, show up for the group dance. But the real shock comes when Cathy crashes the competition and causes Abby to explode.
114 29 "45 Second Solos" September 23, 2014 429 The Heist (1)
Abby's Annual Dance Concert is always bigger than any old recital and this year is no different, as the theme is an emotional tribute to her mother. With Nationals a few days away, Abby gives the girls 45 seconds to prove they each deserve a solo. When Abby has Kamryn dance in Chloe's place, Christi begins to fear the security of Chloe's position at Nationals.
115 30 "Hollywood Here We Come, Part 1" September 30, 2014 430 Pyramid
While the ALDC is in Los Angeles to compete at Nationals, Abby makes a major announcement that will forever change the Elite Competition Team. Ex-ALDC dance mom, Jeanette, stalks the team to LA and vows revenge against Abby. Cathy schemes to ruin Abby's west coast visit by challenging the ALDC to a dance off, and everyone is shocked when Abby's moves steal the show.
116 31 "Hollywood Here We Come, Part 2" October 7, 2014 431 Groups
Nationals are a day away, and with all of the distractions of Hollywood, the moms worry Abby has not given enough attention to the routines. With Cathy using the song that made Maddie famous, Abby considers pulling an ALDC solo to let Maddie dance. Stakes have never been higher as Abby threatens to cut the losing team and Christi and Chloe make a heart-wrenching decision.
117 32 "Playing Favorites" October 14, 2014 4reunion
The moms from both the Elite and Select Teams face off against Abby to hash out their grudges from this season and accuse her of blatant favoritism. Maddie takes the stage to talk about her recent success in Hollywood with the Sia video, the girls present new dances, and of course, Cathy makes an appearance to ruffle Abby's feathers.

Specials

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Title Original air date
84 "Guess Who's Coming to the Dance?" January 1, 2014
Abby and the mothers reunite to discuss the previous season of the series.
87 "Dance Moms Cares Special" January 14, 20141
Even though they're in between dance seasons, there's no down time for the Abby Lee Dance Company. Abby enters her girls in a big Atlantic City dance competition that benefits the fight against cancer. All the moms are on edge as it's the first time the team is competing since the blow up at Nationals. Meanwhile, cancer hits close to home while Abby deals with her own mother's fight with the disease.
  • ^Note 1: This episode originally aired on December 10, 2013 in Canada as part of Season 3, but did not air in the United States until the following month as part of Season 4.

Gallery

To view the gallery for Season 4, click here.

Music Guide

Other Information

  • This season featured a new opening sequence which added the Vertes family, removed Cathy and Vivi-Anne and used a remixed version of the theme song.
    • This is the only season to feature this intro due to the departure of the Hylands and Lukasiaks
    • This was the last season to use an intro that featured the cast
  • This is the last season to feature the Hylands.
  • This is the 2nd consecutive season to feature a new Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition competitor (Kalani Hilliker) on the junior elite competition team. The first being Asia Monet Ray in Season 3.
  • This season had an average viewing rate of 1.88 million. This was a 0.12 million decrease from Season 3.
  • Big Trouble in the Big Apple had the highest view rate of this season.

References

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