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Back to the Barre
Christi Lukasiak & Kelly Hyland
160 episodes
1 day ago
OG Dance Moms Christi (@christilukasiak) & Kelly (@kellylhyland) take us back to the barre with this weekly podcast, recapping Dance Moms episodes and sharing never-before-heard behind the scenes stories.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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OG Dance Moms Christi (@christilukasiak) & Kelly (@kellylhyland) take us back to the barre with this weekly podcast, recapping Dance Moms episodes and sharing never-before-heard behind the scenes stories.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Back to the Barre
More Questions with Dr. Intern Matt

"In the words of the infamous Abby Lee Miller, the show must go on!" laments Christi, as it's another week at the Barre without our illustrious Bitch #2.


Unfortunately Kelly is back in the hospital this week; we're wishing her a speedy recovery as always. But in the meantime we want to keep the lights on at the Barre so we can continue to help support Kelly as best we can. So while we organize and bring on some additional guests, Intern Matt has continued to sort through all your comments to find the best questions for Christi to answer for an impromptu Q&A. During our last Q&A we managed to get some pretty juicy tea out of Christi, will this batch hold such riches?


More importantly, will Matt find a way around his supposed potty mouth? Actually, does Matt really have that much more of a potty mouth than our beloved Bitches!? Some of you seem to think so it seems! So let's see if the good Dr. cant strike a balance between holy s**t and gee willickers!


Quotes

  • “Matt made a powerpoint yesterday and sent it to me. It is not fit for public consumption." (04:14-04:21 | Christi)
  • “So there's this person I used to know named Abby. Couldn't guess who she was. I had to change her name in my phone as "Zabby" because I would go to put something in and undoubtedly she would come up first all the time and I almost... and I probably did, send her some texts that were not for her eyes." (06:57-07:18 | Christi & Matt)
  • “I'm sure somewhere there is footage if Kelly peeing in the parking lot." (20:17-20:22 | Christi)
  • “Dance Moms didn't have a gentle decline. It literally got to the top and suddenly it all sucked." (56:10-56:17 | Christi)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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1 day ago
59 minutes 5 seconds

Back to the Barre
Ed Words

"I can't imagine you're watching Dance Moms every night, you know for fun!" Christi remarks to Ed Phelan, an OG Dance Moms choreographer who returns to the Barre this week after a two year hiatus to check-in on Christi and Kelly as they tackle Season 4's "No More Crybabies". With Nationals quickly approaching Abby begins to shift focus on to who will be getting solos

and whose going to be left on the sidelines. She assigns Mackenzie, Select team member Tea, and Sarah H solos to see who will get cut from consideration. Though Abby does Sarah H no favors by giving her a dance centered around the Holocaust of all things! It wasn't about that once the episode aired, but it must have been fun explaining that one to the kids!


But Abby is more worried about the fact the ALDC is slated to compete against Ava at this week's competition, which inspires the classic Abby move of, "What if I surprise added Maddie to the line-up?!" which she's certain everyone will like! Shockingly Maddie's inclusion doesn't earn Abby any goodwill, and instead works to only encourage the other moms to turn on Melissa who allowed her other daughter to be upstaged.


Quotes

  • “It was the ugliest menagerie of clothing I've ever seen. But I digress, that's every week." (18:21-18:26 | Christi)
  • “It was nice to see her in a shirt that wasn't black with blue writing. It was blue with black writing! I was like oh we're expanding!" (23:20-23:25 | Christi)
  • “This is giving Schindler's List." (32:49-32:51 | Christi)
  • “I don't think anybody should be demonstrating a temper tantrum more than Abby Lee Miller." (47:26-47:32 | Christi)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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1 week ago
1 hour 30 minutes 47 seconds

Back to the Barre
Psych Ward Homework

"Kelly is grounded until further notice," commands Christi, and with good reason. Unfortunately not long after recording our last episode, Kelly found herself back in the hospital dealing with another medical emergency. So in the spirit of keeping her healthy she'll be taking this week off while we do a Q&A! Covering for Kelly this week is Intern Matt, who has scoured through all of your messages to try and formulate an ideal Christi Q&A for you all. No duds, we promise!


Topics include everything from which cast member does Christi wish never entered the picture, thoughts on Holly and Jill sticking it out until the end of the she, and even more tea that has yet to be spilt after 4 seasons of episodes! Tune-in for these topics and much more on a very entertaining trip to the Barre.


Quotes

  • “Kelly is one tough bitch." (05:24-05:26 | Christi)
  • “See here I am, Saint Christi, absolving people of their sins. Now if only somebody would extend the same courtesy to me.” (26:57-27:03 | Christi)
  • “This is the most in-depth question we've done so far. Right, because I've never thought about sleeping with the Dance Moms! Sorry, all these other questions I know the answer to!" (43:14-43:23 | Matt & Christi)
  • “I said to Jill that I could not heat The Wobble without thinking of her. And she goes, is it because they say "Big Girl"? No!" (54:15-54:26 | Kelly)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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2 weeks ago
1 hour 9 minutes 43 seconds

Back to the Barre
Snakes, Sneaks and Whores

"The good news is I'm a giant twat in this episode. You didn't look very happy."


That's right bitches, we're back! Kelly is on her road to recovery (no fun at all if you ask us), and we're back with a full breakdown of "Chloe Gets Revenge". This week Abby is pitting the ALDC's two teams against each other once again, but she's switching up the formula. Chloe is transferred to the Select Team and the OG's gain Jade. But Abby of course has no intention of letting Chloe win and steal the limelight from Maddie, and it starts to become clear to the Select Team for the first time that maybe Abby doesn't have their best interests at heart. This becomes even more apparent int he solo categories where Ava gets saddled with an unruly prop that tanks any possibility of her competing fairly with Maddie.


To further boost Maddie's profile, Abby brings on Rachel sage to present Maddie with a new original song written specifically for her... except it wasn't written for her as that's just another classic lie to help juice Abby's ego. But will all this pay off for Abby, or will the Select Team prevail for a third week... and actually should it even matter to Abby as long as she has a winning team?


Quotes

  • “I was getting a sponge bath at 3:30 in the morning! I looked at this bitch and I'm like, you know what? You don't know me very well. Like I could go a week without taking a shower and not give a shit, and you're in here at three in the morning! Come back and lets talk at eleven." (05:01-05:20 | Kelly)
  • “You edit me to be your asshole Lifetime.” (17:49-17:51 | Christi)
  • “Christy was there the entire time. They edited her out, her and Sarah." (20:06-20:11 | Christi)
  • “I just feel like if I was a dance teacher, it would be a cold day in hell before I would be going on national television and saying, 'Hey my studio! I'll teach your kids, but I'm going to take my kid to go learn from Abby Lee Miller!'" (41:30-41:45 | Kelly)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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3 weeks ago
1 hour 25 minutes 55 seconds

Back to the Barre
Dance Mom Fights: Our Greatest Hits

This week as Kelly continues to recover from her recent surgery, we here at Back to the Barre wanted to find something to lighten the mood a little. Well knowing our fanbase fairly well by this point we know it's always fun to listen to the moms scream at, yell at, or fight one another! Four seasons in and we've gotten quite good at it with alarming reliability, but what are the cream of the crop fights? Well we've decided to round up our best Dance Moms fight segments into one episode for a special Clip Show-edition of Back to the Barre.


We have fights that go all the way back to Episode 1, when Minister Dawn was stirring up trouble. But what Season had the most classic fights? And more importantly, which one was the most quotable? Tune-in to find out!


Quotes

  • “Your job is not to talk to her. Your job is to talk to Abby. Period." (04:30-04:33 | Christi)
  • “I don't know anybody who would have been in that situation who wouldn't have said f**k you Abby, you ust threw a chair at my daughter!” (18:29-18:36 | Kelly)
  • “Jill, you can't tell somebody to grow up and get a life when you just chased and dumped water one someone." (30:48-30:53 | Christi)
  • “She should have kept me. I wasn't that embarrassing I think." (48:23-48:26 | Kelly)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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4 weeks ago
1 hour 9 minutes 14 seconds

Back to the Barre
After Party Freebie: Paige Doesn't Have Rabies!

Join us on Patreon for the After Party and much more!


This week Kelly is recovering from a recent surgery, so we'd thought it be fun in the meantime to release another classic Back to the Barre After Party! This After Party was attached to our episode "Paige Doesn't Have Rabies!" which covered Season 2 Episode 18. Topics include what drinks were really in those cups (or better yet what was in the McDonalds cups), Mardi Gras, and the origin of our Favorite Dance segment!


Quotes

  • “You said we need a burner phone. We do! I've watched a lot of Law & Order, I know how that s**t works." (03:34-03:43 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “I was like do you know about Candy Apples? You mean that they're delicious!? And I was like no...” (07:46-07:53 | Christi)
  • “We need to put out a drinking calendar for the masses. We need to do our public service." (10:01-10:06 | Christi)
  • “If there was a martini sitting there at 7:30 in the morning I know it's not gonna be a good day." (19:01-19:08 | Kelly)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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1 month ago
34 minutes 57 seconds

Back to the Barre
For a Good Time Call... Abby?

"Abby's like, 'I'm just exhausted from dealing with moms, problems, and psychos. I'm thinking you and me are the psychos.'" jokes Kelly, who can't help but take a few strays even when she isn't there anymore!


It's the second half of "Abby-phobic" and the ALDC is coming face to face with Studio Bleu at Imagine National Dance Challenge. Jade and Chloe prep their solos, but Abby and Gia have fallen behind on giving Chloe the rest of her choreography. Ontop of that, Chloe accidentally smacks Maddie, sending Abby into a tizzy and putting Christi on the defensive. Lauree is also mad with Abby as she believes Jade is being set-up to fail and begins to question their involvement on the team.


Studio Bleu proves to be a force to be reckoned with, as it becomes increasingly clear the ALDC might simply be a little too young to stand a chance in the teen division. But the moms can't help but wonder if Abby hadn't chickened out at the possibility of Maddie losing, if their original group dance might have had a shot at winning. But do the girls' dances hold up to 11 years later? Did their talents deserve more recognition?


Quotes

  • “I just wanted to point out that Lauree was trying to like, talk s**t on you! Oh yay, luck me." (18:43-18:50 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “I'd much rather fight as like a dance teacher and a colleague than as a crazy mom whose always told they don't know anything.” (25:46-25:52 | Christi)
  • “I live in fear of what I might post online when I'm out." (42:29-42:33 | Christi)
  • “It's really hard to argue with people you don't have a stake in." (48:10-48:13 | Christi)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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1 month ago
59 minutes 12 seconds

Back to the Barre
The I Don’t Know Category

"It is Season 4 Episode 24, and it's called Abby-phobic. Hhhhmmmm, I'm Abby-phobic." remarks Christi, and considering the raw deal Chloe gets this week that Abby-phobia is going to be out in full force soon enough.


This week the girls are set to attend Imagine National Dance Challenge, a competition primarily set-up to avoid having the ALDC at the standard Star dance Alliance Competitions. This does however mean the ALDC is set to face off against Studio Bleu, Abby's worst nightmare. She panics and throws out the current group dance, convinced they're going to lose no matter what and so as to not waste another competition's sure-fire winning dance. Instead, Abby begins to focus on the pre-teen categories so as to avoid competing with Studio Bleu all-together. But will the team have time to figure out a new routine in time for competition?


Abby is also intent on propping up Maddie whenever possible as the Chandelier coverage has been heating up. In case Maddie needs to fly to LA at a moments notice, Jade from the Select Team is brought in as a temporary team member and Mackenzie is benched to age up the group overall.. Loree, Jade's mom, is worried over Abby's handling of the group routine. Christi is also annoyed that due to Abby's fear of Studio Bleu, Chloe will be forced to compete with Jade in solos despite their age difference.


Quotes

  • “I can't believe they gave you such an important piece of information. I know! They obviously didn't know who I was." (03:06-03:14 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “That's a good idea. Huh, see I'm smart in some ways. Who the f**k needs books! I know what to do with my alcohol!” (14:16-14:30 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “Everyone who asks if these competitions were fake: No they weren't fake, nobody was there. That's why we won all the time!" (29:54-30:00 | Christi)
  • “I don't want to be in Studio A. If you gave me a $5,000 bonus to go sit in Studio A I would still be annoyed about it." (48:36-48:43 | Christi)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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1 month ago
1 hour 2 minutes 16 seconds

Back to the Barre
Praying for FedEx

"Yep, Abby was barking in the audience. And that's one of those moments were I'm like, I live in the Twilight Zone." Unfortunately for Christi she lives on Earth, and unfortunately for you that cringe-inducing moment didn't make the final cut of "3 Soloists, One Star". Thankfully the producers notes have pulled through once again and preserved this little barking episode for us!


Something unfortunately not on the cutting room floor is Christy, though not for long! Sarah H doesn't receive a costume because she wasn't initially participating in the group dance, but Abby says they've already ordered one for her and it's on the way. But Christy takes issue with this and takes Abby to task for not having a costume ready. The consequences are swift and Sarah H is dropped form the group number. She'll be allowed to rejoin the group if she attend the competition without her mother, but Christy is not prepared to let that happen.


Meanwhile the soloists are prepped and ready to. Chloe and Kendall are given a chance to shine for once, Kendall reaping the benefits of her Maddie choreography. Meanwhile Nia is still a dog! Will Nia be able to overcome her canine predicament? Tune-in to find out!



Quotes

  • “We did it, but again we did it in a different way. Our trash was justifiable trash!" (16:27-16:32 | Christi)
  • “If you read the rules at a dance competition, almost all of them, you are not allowed to say what studio you are from in your costuming.” (25:04-25:12 | Christi)
  • “Matt is texting me about Mohan's chicken wings. He's eating Mohan's chicken wings right now! He's like I love these chicken wings! Yes Matt, we know." (28:26-28:33 | Christi)
  • “The moms on Dance Moms are annoying as f**K. They act like teenage girls, but worse. Awe, thanks!" (48:52-48:57 | Christi & Kelly)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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1 month ago
53 minutes 16 seconds

Back to the Barre
Barking Mad

"Should we have everybody drink every time someone says the word Maddie in this episode? Cause it's a lot!" The funny thing is Maddie isn't even present for most of the first half of "3 Soloists, One Star", but it's Maddie's world and we're just living in it. Maddie is away in Los Angeles, reaping the rewards of her newfound additional fame thank to the Sia music video. In the meantime Abby is forced to offer someone else the usual Maddie solo, and Kendall wins out as the most likely candidate. However to appear fair Abby spreads the wealth by offering more solos than usual, but is it really fair if she intentionally gives the other girls losing routines?


What marks a losing routine? Well how about giving Nia a solo and having her dress and bark like a dog in the most demeaning way possible? That sounds like a recipe for disaster, and if you're Holly then it sounds even worse because there's no circumstance in which Abby is not going to make poor Nia bark.


Quotes

  • “It always has to make it seem like we're being slugs. Yes. Cause we are, we're her slugs." (17:43-17:49 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “Pyramid is only two rows this week because I belive Abby refused to have anybody at the top if it couldn't have been Maddie.” (22:11-22:17 | Christi)
  • “This is a pick-up from my very last day of filming." (56:00-56:03 | Christi)
  • “We're not crazy! I mean we're crazy but for different reasons!" (1:00:56-1:01:22 | Christi)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes 40 seconds

Back to the Barre
After Party Freebie: Naked Pizza

Join us on Patreon for the After Party and much more!


Ever wonder what goes down on the Back to the Barre Patreon? Well wonder no more with this free preview of one of our best perks, the After Party! Every week after the latest Barre episode you can continue the fun with Christi and Kelly on the After Party where we dish out additional thoughts and some hot goss. If you join today you gain access not only to new episodes of the After Party, but our entire back catalogue of episodes! So subscribe and join in on the Naked Pizza fun!


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2 months ago
33 minutes 49 seconds

Back to the Barre
More Sloppy Seconds

"Wouldn't we all like tot ell her to shut up? I'd like to tell her to shut up!" says Kelly of Christy, who only a few episodes in is already starting to test Kelly's patience. But just about everyone else is testing the ALDC's patience on the second half of "Kiss or Get Off the Pot", mostly Abby for continuing to make everyone uncomfortable.


It's the day of competition and the girls are primed to steal the show. Cathy's team might have the better dance, but at In10city the ALDC is always favored regardless. So Abby's focus falls primarily on Maddie and Gino's duet, paying extra attention they nail their kiss. It's clear Maddie is still uncomfortable with being asked to kiss Gino, yet somehow Abby manages to make it even more uncomfortable somehow! Christy however is preoccupied with fighting with Mickey over Gino's place on the team.


Tune-in as well this week to hear some juicy behind the scenes insults that didn't make the final cut of the episode!


Quotes

  • “Now I can do all kinds of crazy s***t because I won't pee myself!" (04:34-4:37 | Kelly)
  • “Our kids get in trouble for everything and she cried over a meatball sub!"” (13:38-13:42 | Christi)
  • “Oh my god drink! There's not a headband to be seen but drink!" (37:22-37:26 | Christi)
  • “The sandwich is a felony, I'm sorry!" (47:13-47:15 | Christi)


Links

Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC50aSBAYXH_9yU2YkKyXZ0w 


Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/backtothebarre


Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Download Electricity HERE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/electricity/1497482509?i=1497482510


Follow Christi on IG: www.instagram.com/christilukasiak


Follow Kelly on IG: www.instagram.com/kellylhyland


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2 months ago
52 minutes 29 seconds

Back to the Barre
The Sandwich Incident

"It was the most unhinged 15 minutes I've ever witnessed in my life," recounts Christi in reference to "The Sandwich Incident". But the incident happened entirely off-screen! It's one of Christi's most cherished Dance Moms memories, one she has thought about monthly for over a decade! So on the first half of "Kiss or Get Off the Pot", come for Abby's insistence of making children do things they're uncomfortable with, stay for a classic behind the scenes Abby meltdown.


The Select team is out this week so the production doesn't have to pay them, but Sarah H and Christy stick around to claim the top spot on the Pyramid. The rest of the placements seem arbitrary at best, Abby is mostly upset that the girls cried after coming in second. The moms point out their attitude probably had more to do with their teacher making a separate team to upstage them after they were on a long win streak.


Abby announces they're going to be going head to head once again with Cathy at In10city Dance in Ohio. To spite Cathy she enlists the help of Gino, one of Cathy's former dancers, to perform a duet with Maddie. While the pairing was obviously designed with Maddie, Abby holds auditions for the duet to give the appearance of fairness, but ends up just insulting most of the girls until she arrives at Maddie anyways. Maddie does not like that Abby is insisting she kiss Gino for the performance as it'll be her first kiss, but Abby seems dead set on making it happen for some reason.


The other thing Abby is dead set on is making it clear she was on Dancing with the Stars. Not only does she keep bringing it up, but she even themes the group dance around it!


Quotes

  • “Everyone was cracking up that you said these were all the books you read. I lied! I lied!" (01:32-1:43 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “That was Kelly's favorite thing about Candy Apples. They would say Candy Apples and Kelly's eyes would light up. She'd go, 'Can we get beef Jerky?!'” (09:59-10:06 | Christi)
  • “I'm so disappointed that 2012 Christi didn't say sloppy seconds. I need to go back and tell Abby she was picking up Cathy's sloppy seconds. That was a golden opportunity to use those words." (24:36-24:46 | Christi)
  • “The children knew that Abby was crying over the sandwich." (45:34-45:37 | Christi)


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2 months ago
1 hour 39 seconds

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Flowers and $10 Pajamas

"Alright, so this is going to descend into hell very quickly," remarks Christi as the inevitable confrontation between the moms and the Select team comes to fruition on the second half of "Double the Moms, Double the Trouble". The teams arrive at Sheer Talent and Abby's differing treatment of the two teams becomes more visually apparent as the girls receive their costumes. The Select team is blessed with intricate outfits while, as Holly puts it, the Elite team got stuck with $10 pajamas. But Abby continues to downplay and excuse the circumstances, though is more than happy to celebrate the Elite team playing second fiddle to her new dancers as the Select team takes first.


The moms are content to say congratulations and walk away, but Production is not content to let our moms off the hook (not so long as there is drama to be had). The new moms attempts to stir the pot even manage to set Holly off, which the edit manages to frame as Holly getting mad at Maddie somehow! It's a rough episode as always, but we have a lot more behind the scenes facts that should shed some light on how rough it really was.


Quotes

  • “I still can't get over that I got arrested for what I did and they didn't" (07:18-7:24 | Kelly)
  • “Why did people get mad at you for that? Who f*****g knows Kell, I get in trouble for everything.” (09:54-09:57 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “I'm sitting there thinking Abby would rather have her on the team than me? Was I that bad!?" (24:46-26:53 | Kelly)
  • “" (1:08:53-1:08:59 | Christi)


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2 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 11 seconds

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The Whatserface vs Christy Smackdown

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"I just want to point out we're already 40 minutes in and we're not done with Pyramid. Guys the tea is hot the season." It certainly says something that the first episode of Season 4B is so am packed with things to talk about that we still had to cover this episode over two weeks! But don't fret our little Bitchettes, because we have more behind the scenes to talk about than ever before thanks to the Producer's notes being leaked back in the day. So if you didn't think our tea was hot enough already as is then you haven't seen anything yet. And "Double the Moms,

Double the Trouble" is an episode you'll want the tea for as things quickly heat up with the Select Team.


Christy emerges as an annoying voice of reason amongst the new moms, in that she's right about everything but can't find a way not to be annoying! In the previous competition Abby meddled with the scoring so that Chloe would lose, and only Christy seems to find that odd. The rest of the Select Moms are more concerned Abby hasn't gotten rid of Christy, and Tami insists her daughter is ready to take Sarah H's solo if Abby changes her mind. In turn Christy insists that she and Tami throw hands and a fight ensues. things get messy fairly quickly, but do they get kicked out of the ALDC or get the cops called on them? Of course not! If Abby is consistent about one thing it's being inconsistent with how she applies the the ALDC rules.


Quotes

  • “Kelly, could you not file your toenails on the podcast?!" (10:51-10:55 | Christi)
  • “Later on in life I become friends with Traci and she is so mad that I called her Frumpelstiltskin on national television!” (24:55-25:02 | Christi)
  • “I don't think Sia would have been thrilled having Abby be there on set." (31:03-31:07 | Kelly)
  • “Because they had a fist fight the Producers didn't need a fight that day. So we didn't have to work! It was the greatest day of my life!" (1:08:53-1:08:59 | Christi)


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3 months ago
1 hour 19 minutes 49 seconds

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Abby's Favorite Dances

"We could have done Chloe vs. Maddie but we've talked about everything ad nauseam about that rivalry so who wants to sit and listen to us again?" Yes after two reunion episodes we get a ol' clipshow covering material that's already worn out its welcome. So instead of slogging through that we're going to ump ahead to the next episode... which is still kind of a clipshow but it's different enough! Abby takes center stage as she counts down her top 10 ALDC dances, with the full uncut dances featured!


It's a good enough excuse to walk down memory lane, plus plenty of Abby's picks match Christi and Kelly's own. But there are certain selections that will leave you scratching your head, and Abby's reasonings don't always tell the whole story. So join us as we re-examine some of the girl's finest work.


Quotes

  • “Well it's a shit day in Pittsburgh, per usual." (01:14-01:17 | Christi)
  • “Abby and her staff did work incredibly hard. So for as much as we said it was hard for our kids to learn dances every week, I can't imagine how hard it was for them to choreograph every week.” (16:25-16:36 | Christi)
  • “It was such a stupid fight. Such a stupid fight. Weren't they all?" (33:18-33:24 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “I have to agree with Abby... maybe the first time ever." (43:11-43:14 | Kelly)


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3 months ago
47 minutes 3 seconds

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Confessions of a Nine Year Old

"What's been the highlight of your life so far, nine year old?!" It's time for yet another reunion episode... it feels like we get more every season! But this time around it's no moms allowed for the first Girl's Only Reunion. Jeff Collins asks the girls a series of questions taken from twitter, though it may not shock you to realize most of them were secretly drafted by production. This episode also marked the final appearances of both Asia and Payton.


We have thoughts on all of these question as well as the sheer absurdity of what didn't make it to air. Plus Vivi makes a appearance this episode, so you know it's going to be a funny one!


Quotes

  • “Clara says you like Chloe better and I'm like I don't like anybody better. I like the cats and the dog better. " (21:55-22:00 | Christi)
  • “Payton is like everyone has been inured so far. And Chloe is like wel I haven't. Don't worry Chloe, yours is coming.” (37:22-37:27 | Christi)
  • “I felt like Asia was told what to say there. Kelly, I think Asia was told to say the entire thing." (41:43-41:49 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “Kelly, YOU gave the gay talk to half of the United States and around the world. I know! You are personally responsible for teaching many people that being gay is acceptable. It is!" (1:01:38-1:01:50 | Christi & Kelly)


Links

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3 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes 25 seconds

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Seeing Red, Feeling Blue

“I didn’t really think about that I was going to be brought up,” laments Kelly, who forgot that even though she’s out for the count doesn’t mean she gets out of being the main subject of Season 4’s first reunion. I mean how could Abby possibly turn down a chance to celebrate her getting her way?


Jeff Collins welcomes Abby to the stage and they cover what a hard time it’s been for Abby with the loss of her mother, making Abby the last surviving member of her family. She espouses about the need to be able to cry and work through your feeling when you’re dealing with loss, though this is not a courtesy she often extends to others. The topic switches to the slap heard around the world, and Abby exclaims that while she can be harsh she didn’t deserve to be treated like that.


Enter Christ, who points out that Abby was being aggressive and instigated the fight. While Abby takes offense to the assertion, Jeff believes the situation has brought the moms together and Christi herself seems somewhat more emboldened than she was prior. Though as Christi notes, that’s not really the case at all, they’re just more targets for Abby to refocus her energy on.


Jeff attempts to bring Melissa out to challenge Christi on her assertions that Maddie lied about the solo incident, but Christi snaps and walks off stage. She is determined not to be set up to fail alone and brings in the rest of the moms as back up. Will the moms be able to patch up some of their differences… I mean is Santa real?! Also Cathy is here for good measure, because what would a reunion be without a little candy apple treat!


Quotes

  • “I can remember standing in my closet in my house in Pittsburgh having a full on panic attack, knowing I was packing to go to the reunion." (13:29-13:40 | Christi)
  • “Do you have Buddy’s ashes? Yes… well I don’t. Randy got those in the divorce to. He got everything! Even got the dog’s ashes!” (15:59-16:08 | Christi)
  • “I’m wondering if people’s tunes changed a little bit, meaning the moms, because of the backlash of the fans from them not standing up for you." (24:58-25:09 | Christi)
  • “The minute someone pushes back with a point, she’s like I’ll just punish your kid then!" (55:47-55:50 | Christi)


Links

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3 months ago
1 hour 18 minutes 47 seconds

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Drowning in Hell

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"Consistently across the board these are becoming increasingly hard for me to watch," says Christi for what might be the millionth time since Kelly departed the show, but she's also nothing if consistent! And as the second half of "Presenting My New Team" begins the new moms and the OG's are already at each other's throats, or at the very least Christy is making enemies with just about everyone including her fellow new recruits. The only solace the team gets from Christy is going to a "bar" where she won't go due to the alcohol. However Kira and Tracey are unable to reconcile their differences and the meeting ends in tears. Meanwhile Melissa is trying to play both sides, pledging loyalty to the OG's while still not willing to spy on the Elite team for them.


Competition day arrives and the ALDC dances are all over the place. Kendall and Kalani's "Rule the World" lands with a thud while Ava and Sarah R's "Birds of a Feather Flock Together" gets a mild reception. Better off are Kamryn and Chloe's solos which perform exceptionally well. Chloe's "Lucky Star" remains a favorite, showcasing how much work she put in to prove herself in a team where she's being increasingly singled out as a target. However, behind the scenes Abby was working to once again pull the spotlight off a Chloe. On camera Abbys sabotage is clearly visible in the team's dueling group dances. Not only does the Elite team get the benefit of having lyrical dance, but the OG's are forced to dance in boots!


Oh and if that wasn't enough, Cathy joins the fray. Why is she present when her team isn't performing? Because why not!


Quotes

  • “I'm anxious to see Holly come out of her shell a little bit. Has she peed in the shower yet? No!" (2:40-2:46 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “Their kids very rarely got treated as poorly as our kids.” (18:54-18:58 | Christi)
  • “You know I'm noticing a pattern here. Melissa doesn't get along with Christis." (21:16-21:21 | Christi)
  • “I think the people she picked aren't the best. Like if you could pick the best of anybody in the world, I don't know where she came up with these people." (27:27-27:35 | Kelly)


Links

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4 months ago
1 hour 23 minutes 7 seconds

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Elite Rebuking

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"Who let me talk on television!?" ponders Christi. Though now with a whole new Elite Team of moms she certainly won't have to worry about saying the worst possible thing this week! Yes Abby has finally assembled her Junior Elite Team including: Sarah Hunt and mom Christy, Ava Cota and mom Jeanette, Jade Cloud and mom Loree, Sarah Reasons and mom Tracey, Tealynn (Tea) Adamson and mom Tami, and Kamryn Beck and mom Jodi. Joining them will be Maddie, because Abby is determined for the new team to dominate and Maddie can't lose.


Tensions flare up quickly, though in an unlikely turn of events it's Kalani who comes out against the moms. As it turns out she has some history with Tracy and Sarah, referring to them as Arizona trash. Before things get too out of hand, Abby begins to pair off the new girls with the OG girls. This way each division gets two ALDC competitors and she can force the girls to compete against one another. The pairs are Chloe/Kamryn, Ava/Kendall, Nia/Sarah R, Tea+Sarah H/Mackenzie, and Kalani/Jade.


With a competition in Ohio just around the corner it's time to get all the numbers in shape. But will the new moms manage to get along while the girls are hard at work? Well if you're Christy (with a Y) you can always call on the Lord to rebuke those moms you don't get along with. As Holly points out, Abby's perfect team is already not quite working.


Quotes

  • “Are you drinking anything interesting? Tea with MiraLAX in it... because I'm supposed to go to the bathroom. That's my cocktail for the day! How far we have fallen Kell." (13:03-13:20 | Christi & Kelly)
  • “Absolutely, she wanted to get rid of our girls. But I think she would have rather just replaced them than have a second team.” (20:51-20:056 | Christi)
  • “If she has that bad of posture and she needs to be in a back brace, why did you pick her for the select team?" (50:16-50:22 | Kelly)
  • “This is what I don't like when they bring new people in. Everybody is trying really hard to like start controversy. And there's no substance to it." (1:00:38-1:00:49 | Christi)


Links

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4 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes 51 seconds

Back to the Barre
OG Dance Moms Christi (@christilukasiak) & Kelly (@kellylhyland) take us back to the barre with this weekly podcast, recapping Dance Moms episodes and sharing never-before-heard behind the scenes stories.

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