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The fourth season of Dance Moms premiered January 1, 2014 on Lifetime and concluded on October 14, 2014.
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Season 4 Playlist
Choreographers
- Gianna Martello
- Abby Lee Miller
- Cathy Stein
- Blake McGrath
- James Washington
- John Culbertson
- Chehon Wespi-Tschopp
- Erin Babbs
- Molly Long[1]
- Alexa Moffett
- Matt Saffron
- Mark Meismer
Mothers
- Holly Frazier
- Kelly Hyland (Final Season)
- Christi Lukasiak
- Cathy Nesbitt-Stein
- Jill Vertes
- Melissa Ziegler
- Kira Girard
- Tami Adamson
- Loree Cloud
- Jeanette Cota
- Jodi Gray
- Christy Hunt
- Tracey Reasons
- Cheryl Chapman
- Kim Nguyen
- Gloria Hampton
Dancers
- Nia Frazier
- Brooke Hyland (Final Season)
- Paige Hyland (Final Season)
- Chloe Lukasiak
- Kendall Vertes
- Mackenzie Ziegler
- Maddie Ziegler
- Payton Ackerman
- Tea' Adamson
- Kamryn Beck
- Jade Cloud
- Ava Cota
- Kalani Hilliker
- Sarah Hunt
- Sarah Reasons
Guest Dancers
- Gino Cosculluela
- Fallon Chapman
- Nick Daniels
- Mari Dudash
- Gavin Morales
- McKenzie Morales
- Chloe Nguyen
- Talia Seitel
- Zack Torres
- Lucas Triana
- Hadley Walts
- Nicaya Wiley
- Kaeli Ware
- Kaleigh Cavanaugh
- Alyssa Chi
- Evan Gorbell
- Keara Nichols
Season overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 4 | 32 | January 1, 2014 | October 14, 2014 | |
Season 4: 2014
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| 84 | -- | Guess Who's Coming to the Dance? | January 1, 2014 | 
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| Abby and the mothers reunite to discuss the previous season of the series. | |||||||
| 85 | 1 | Welcome Back... Now Don't Get Too Comfy | January 1, 2014 | 
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| Abby announces that she will be holding open-call auditions for new dancers, and that no one's position on the team is safe; singer Jana Kramer invites Brooke to sing with her on stage. | |||||||
| 86 | 2 | Two Can Play This Game | January 7, 2014 | 
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| The Abby Lee Dance Company competes against the Candy Apples for the first time since Nationals; Chloe and Kendall battle for the number two spot; Payton's future with the team is called into question. | |||||||
| 87 | -- | Dance Moms Cares Special | January 14, 2014 | 
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| In this special filmed at the end of last year, the Abby Lee Dance Company shows there is no down time even in the offsesason. 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. | |||||||
| 88 | 3 | Abby Strikes Back | January 14, 2014 | 
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| Abby announces open her first national open audition in Orlando; Jill accuses Christi of lying to help Chloe win; Brooke, Paige, and Chloe are given a tricky solo to challenge Brooke's pop star credentials. | |||||||
| 89 | 4 | Chloe vs. Kendall: Round 2 | January 21, 2014 | 
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| Cathy returns with a new team to compete against Abby's dancers; a nervous Abby pushes Chloe and Kendall to prepare for their solos; the team members feel pressured to prove themselves to Abby. | |||||||
| 90 | 5 | No One is Safe | January 28, 2014 | 
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| Holly worries about Nia's featured role in the group dance; Abby's second open call audition has the mothers on edge; Melissa defends her choice to home school Maddie and Mackenzie. | |||||||
| 91 | 6 | Clash of the Chloes | February 4, 2014 | 
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| Abby brings in a new dancer, named Chloe, for a trial run on the competition team; Christi is concerned that Abby will replace her daughter; Holly and Jill are excited about their daughters' duet; Melissa thinks her girls are being overshadowed. | |||||||
| 92 | 7 | Big Trouble in the Big Apple | February 11, 2014 | 
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| Abby announces that she is putting together a new junior elite team; the Abby Lee Dance Company has two competitions in one week; Abby makes a bold decision that leads to a clash with Kelly. | |||||||
| 93 | 8 | Wingman Down | February 18, 2014 | 
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| Christi isolates herself from the other mothers; Kalani is tested for a spot on Abby's competition team; Holly worries that Nia will not be prepared for her solo. | |||||||
| 94 | 9 | Nothing's Fair in Abbyville | February 25, 2014 | 
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| Chloe and Kalani go head-to-head on the dance floor; Abby promises a starring role to the winner of an improvised dance off, but revokes this when Chloe wins; Abby pushes Mackenzie's pop career with a solo. | |||||||
| 95 | 10 | No Solo for You | March 4, 2014 | 
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| Abby travels to New York City and gives Kendall a solo, much to the dismay of Kira who wanted Kalani to compete against Maddie. Meanwhile, Abby adds a dose of negativity to Holly's new book on positive affirmations. | |||||||
| 96 | 11 | Blame It on the New Girl | March 11, 2014 | 
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| A new girl tries out for Abby's team; Cathy prepares her team to end Abby's winning streak; Abby's girls dance at a nursing home to cheer up Abby's mother. | |||||||
| 97 | 12 | Sister Showdown | March 18, 2014 | 
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| Payton struggles to perform a challenging number; Maddie and Mackenzie compete against each other; Christi considers home school for Chloe. | |||||||
| 98 | 13 | Decisions Decisions | March 25, 2014 | 
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| Kira tries to force Abby into making her daughter an official member of the Abby Lee Dance Company; Cathy choreographs her dancers in hopes of beating Abby's girls. | |||||||
| 99 | 14 | Family Comes First | April 1, 2014 | 
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| With her mother's health declining, Abby leaves the girls and their mothers to fend for themselves at this week's competition; the pending arrival of a new team looms over Abby's original team. | |||||||
| 100 | 15 | Lights! Camera! Dance! | April 8, 2014 | 
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| Melissa takes control during Mackenzie's music video shoot; Abby's team is under pressure to continue their winning streak; this week's dances are a tribute to Abby's ailing mother. | |||||||
| 101 | 16 | Presenting My New Team | April 15, 2014 | 
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| Abby shocks the dancers and their mothers when she presents her new junior elite competition team; the original dancers are pitted against new dancers. | |||||||
| 102 | 17 | Seeing Red | April 22, 2014 | 
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| Abby and the mothers discuss memorable events from the past year; Abby talks about losing her mother; Christi is still upset about Kelly's expulsion from the team. | |||||||
| 103 | 18 | Girl Talk | April 29, 2014 | 
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| 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 reveals her 10 favorite group dances, shown in never-before seen full length versions, and offers insight into how they came about. | |||||||
| 106 | 21 | Double the Moms, Double the Trouble | July 29, 2014 | File:Lf,sb-rapture.png | |||
| Abby brings back her Select Team to compete against her original Elite Team; Abby rewards Mackenzie with a solo against Christy's daughter, Sarah. | |||||||
| 107 | 22 | Kiss or Get Off the Pot | August 5, 2014 | File:Brokendolls-s4.png | |||
| The Elite Team attempts to end its losing streak in a competition against the Candy Apples; Abby recruits a former Candy Apple to dance a duet with Maddie. | |||||||
| 108 | 23 | 3 Soloists, One Star | August 12, 2014 | 
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| While Maddie is away filming a guest appearance on Ellen, Abby realizes that she needs someone who can win in her absence; Abby gives Chloe, Nia and Kendall character driven solos; Christy's jealousy jeopardizes her daughter's place on the team. | |||||||
| 109 | 24 | Abby-phobic | August 18, 2014 | 
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| The ALDC travels to Woodbridge, VA, for a competition; Abby invites Jade to join the Elite Team for the week; Christi is upset when Abby picks Chloe to compete against Jade; Abby decides to pull the current group routine. | |||||||
| 110 | 25 | Chloe Gets Revenge | August 26, 2014 | 
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| Abby swaps Chloe and Christi for the Select Team's Jade and Loree in a battle between the Elite and Select Teams; the teams are anxious to impress Abby; Jeanette and Ava are thrilled to compete in a solo against Maddie. | |||||||
| 111 | 26 | No More Crybabies | September 2, 2014 | 
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| The team's three youngest members compete for a solo at Nationals; Abby concocts a secret plan to try and secure a win, but winds up causing a fight between the mothers. | |||||||
| 112 | 27 | The Understudies | September 9, 2014 | File:Playingwithmatches.jpg | |||
| Abby assigns Chloe and Kendall to be Maddie's understudies for the week; Holly uses a board to track Abby's favoritism toward Maddie; Cathy brings Gino back to the Candy Apples in hope of scoring a win. | |||||||
| 113 | 28 | Another One Bites the Dust | September 16, 2014 | 
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| The dancers try to impress Abby in the last competition before Nationals; Tracey's dream of getting her daughter to join the Elite team is threatened; Cathy crashes the competition. | |||||||
| 114 | 29 | 45 Second Solos | September 23, 2014 | 
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| The theme of Abby's Annual Dance Concert is an emotional tribute to her mother; Abby gives each of the girls 45 seconds to prove that they deserve a solo; Abby replaces Chloe with Kamryn. | |||||||
| 115 | 30 | Hollywood Here We Come, Part 1 | September 30, 2014 | 
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| Abby makes an announcement while the ALDC is in Los Angeles to compete at Nationals; Jeanette vows revenge against Abby; Cathy challenges the ALDC to a dance off; Abby's moves steal the show. | |||||||
| 116 | 31 | Hollywood Here We Come, Part 2 | October 7, 2014 | 
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| The mothers worry that Abby has not given enough attention to the routines; Abby considers pulling an ALDC solo to let Maddie dance; Abby threatens to cut the losing team; Christi and Chloe make a heart-wrenching decision. | |||||||
| 117 | 32 | Playing Favorites | October 14, 2014 | 
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| The mothers face off against Abby, and accuse her of favoritism; Maddie discusses her recent success in Hollywood; Cathy makes an appearance. | |||||||
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 depature of the Hylands and Lukasiaks
- This was the last season to use an intro that featured the cast
- This is the final season to feature the Hylands and Lukasiaks.
- 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.