In the trailer for “Dance Moms: The Reunion,” the cast is reunited for the first time in 10 years – and they have a lot to talk about

Dancing mothersThe long-awaited reunion is just around the corner.

The trailer for Dance Moms: The Reuniona two-hour special event that sees many of the original cast members — moms included! — reunite to reflect on the iconic Lifetime series, which aired Wednesday, giving fans their first taste of what to expect when the popular girls get back together.

The Dancing mothers Former star members who took part in the reunion special included JoJo Siwa, Chloé Lukasiak, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Kendall Vertes and Kalani Hilliker. Nia Sioux and Maddie and Kenzie Ziegler were noticeably absent – which did not go unnoticed.

In the trailer, between touching clips of the girls on the show a decade ago and reflections on what it feels like to look back, Siwa, 20, and Vertes, 21, appear to criticize the Zieglers for not attending the reunion events.

“We wouldn’t be here without Dancing mothers“…it was literally the springboard for what we are today,” Vertes says of the group.

In the next clip, Siwa seems to take a more direct swipe at Maddie and Kenzie’s absence. “Their absence is like me saying, ‘Let me erase my past, pretend it never happened and shove it down the drain.’ When it’s like that’s why you are who you are,” she says, as Hilliker, 23, sits next to her and nods in agreement.

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The sisters’ absence is far from the only drama the girls will deal with in the two-hour special, which airs May 1 on Lifetime. There will also be one-on-one interviews with the six former dancers “in which they look back on the show’s most memorable moments and discuss the good, the bad and everything in between, including the lasting impact on their entertainment careers,” according to a press release.

The girls’ mothers will also be giving their opinion on the whole thing, as Jessalynn Siwa, Kelly Hyland, Jill Vertes, Kira Hilliker and Christi Lukasiak will all be making appearances.

At reunification, “the original Dancing mothers The cast discusses some of the most controversial headlines since the show aired, updates fans on their current activities, and delivers some shocking revelations as the Dancing mothers The drama has come full circle.”

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Among the topics the girls and their mothers analyze in the trailer are Brooke and Paige’s withdrawal from dancing, for which the mother says she is to blame, and the girls’ feelings toward their former coach Abby Lee Miller, who is conspicuously absent from the reunion.

“It’s hard for me to forgive her because she did so many bad things to me,” Paige admits, while Vertes says of Miller’s intensity: “It’s just so bizarre that dancing can go that far.”

“I don’t think anyone can explain how complicated our relationship with her is,” adds Hilliker.

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Miller served an eight-month prison sentence in 2017 after being found guilty of fraud and has been confined to a wheelchair since 2018 due to complications from Burkitt lymphoma, which affects her spinal cord. Despite her health issues, Miller continued to staunchly defend her work as a dance teacher for the young dancers, even after 21-year-old Maddie described her experience on Instagram as Dancing mothers “toxic” in 2022 and revealed that she and Miller have not spoken since she left the show in 2016.

In response, Miller said there were “devastating things” between her, Maddie and the Ziegler family on the Sofia with an F Podcast that largely draws on her sister Mackenzie’s early musical endeavors.

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However, the Lifetime reunion special is not all that fans get from the former reality stars. Starting March 18, there will be more than nine hours of new Dancing mothers Content will be streamed until May 1, including “in-depth conversations with the Dancing mothers The cast can be seen on the set of the reunion, where they answer many burning questions from fans and look back at some of the show’s most controversial moments.”

After the reunion, another new 10-part show will premiere. Dance Moms: Epic Showdownsin which Christi Lukasiak looks back on “the series’ most explosive dance battles and jaw-dropping breakdowns.”

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