Dance Moms Season 8

If you want reality entertainment that actually understands its own format, Dance Moms Season 8 is available on and right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 120 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for the format — it delivers exactly what it promises. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Dance Moms Season 8 is worth clearing space for. Dance Moms Season 8 understands that the format only works if the people in it feel real. Season 8 of Dance Moms includes 18 episodes. It aired from June 2019 to September 2019. This season stars Abby Miller, Stacey Ketchman and Tricia Farrar. Abby Miller and Stacey Ketchman lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2019. What keeps Dance Moms Season 8 from feeling stale is a production that knows when to get out of the way. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Best watched with company, Dance Moms Season 8 generates takes from everyone in the room. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Abby Miller is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. The kind of thing that generates strong opinions in every room it is watched in.

🎬 Dance Moms Season 8 — Episode Guide

Abby's Big Comeback

2019-06-04

Abby finally returns to the competition dance scene in Pittsburgh where her legacy first began; emotions run high and tension builds as Abby hopes her new team of seven strangers can dance together as one.

Mommy Dearest

2019-06-04

Abby gives two lucky dancers the first solos of the season, leading one mom to explode at competition; the team struggles with a challenging tribal dance; Abby's star dancer cracks under the pressure.

The Broadway Brat

2019-06-11

Abby challenges the team with her most serious group dance yet, and casts Lilly as the lead for the first time in her ALDC career; when GiaNina complains about her choreography, Abby unleashes her wrath on the Broadway veteran.

Choose Wisely

2019-06-18

Abby makes a shocking announcement that she's sending someone home; Stacey and Tricia go to war over Abby's star dancer, Brady; when tasked with picking their own duet partners, the young dancers fear that the wrong decision could send them home.

Queen of the ALDC

2019-06-25

Abby sends one dancer home, changing the future of the ALDC team; a tribute to Queen pushes Brady to his limits; GiaNina dances for her life in a solo rematch with Hannah.

Lilly’s Ultimatum

2019-07-02

With Brady gone, Abby challenges the girls to prove that they can win on their own; GiaNina is assigned an over-the-top character solo to go head-to-head with Sarah, who hopes her first solo can be a personal win for her family.

Yolanda's Back

2019-07-09

Abby assigns the girls a group dance about sorority hazing; one mother shockingly quits the team when Abby brings back former teammates Yolanda and Elliana as part of a plan to help motivate the girls.

A Team on Trial

2019-07-16

With a losing streak weighing heavily upon the team's shoulders, fighting between the girls puts the group dance in jeopardy; Abby gives a mini her big shot at joining the team; a duet with GiaNina and Elliana leads to all-out war between two moms.

Making a Splash in Pittsburgh

2019-07-23

Heading to her first competition in Pittsburgh since her return, Abby challenges the ALDC team with their most daring routine yet; longtime rivals Lilliana and Elliana go head-to-head in famous solos inspired by former ALDC member JoJo Siwa.

E10

No More Mamma Drama

2019-07-30

Abby blames the mothers for the team's poor record; Abby has her two star dancers go head-to-head to show her who deserves a solo at nationals; when a local rival shows up at competition, Abby calls the police on the mother she thinks is to blame.

E11

Hannah Unmasked

2019-08-06

Hannah faces her biggest challenge yet when Abby assigns her the lead in the group dance; Elliana and Sarah have a solo showdown; Abby's treatment of Michelle threatens to tear Sarah and Michelle apart; Yolanda threatens to quit the team.

E12

2 Jackets, 4 Dancers

2019-08-13

As news spreads of Elliana's shocking departure, Abby challenges the team with a ballet group dance inspired by "The Angry Birds Movie 2," casting GiaNina as the lead; rivalries brew as two duets compete against their partners for ALDC jackets.

E13

Abby's Audition

2019-08-20

With nationals quickly approaching, the moms lash out when Abby decides to hold an open call audition for a new team member; Pressley and Hannah compete for their shot to perform a solo at nationals; Abby receives devastating news from Los Angeles.

E14

The Return of Studio 19

2019-08-20

GiaNina and Sarah go head-to-head for their shot at dancing a solo at nationals while the team performs a group routine unlike anything done before; Michelle comes to blows with the other moms; a confrontation at competition sends Abby over the edge.

E15

Rise From the Ashes

2019-08-27

With only one week until nationals, the pressure is on for the ALDC; Abby choreographs her most personal group dance yet; Brady and Pressley go head-to-head for the chance of dancing solos at nationals; one team member quits unexpectedly.

E16

New York Nationals

2019-08-27

The ALDC girls give their take on the episode where Abby’s comeback to competitive dance is put to the ultimate test as the ALDC team heads to nationals in New York City. With three solos going head-to-head for the national title, and a musical theater-style group routine based on Broadway’s The Pro...

E17

Reunion: Return of the ALDC

2019-09-03

After a season jam-packed with mama drama, Jai Rodriquez sits down with the entire cast of "Dance Moms" to right the wrongs and finally set the record straight; the new elite team performs some of their award-winning dances from the season.

E18

Reunion: Kids Tell All

2019-09-10

Jai Rodriquez joins the newest members of the ALDC as they dish the dirt on Abby, the moms, secret crushes and more; the girls give performances of their favorite award-winning dances.

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