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Dance Moms (season 7)
The 7th season of ''Dance Moms'', an American dance reality television created by Collins Avenue Productions, premiered on July 25, 2017 on Lifetime's television network. The season concluded on October 24, 2017. A total of 29 official episodes and 1 special episode (Abby Tells All) aired this season. Cast The seventh season features thirteen star billing cast members, with various other dancers and moms appearing throughout the season. Abby Lee Miller left following the first half of the season announcing her exit in a statement on Instagram. Chloe Lukasiak returned to guest star in Season 7B. This is the final season to feature Nia Frazier, Kendall Vertes, Kalani Hilliker, and Brynn Rumfallo as part of the ALDC team. Choreographers * Abby Lee Miller * Gianna Martello * Laurieann Gibson * Aisha Francis * Cheryl Burke Moms * Holly Frazier * Jill Vertes * Kira Girard * Ashlee Allen * Camille Bridges * Christi Lukasiak * Stacey Ketchman * Yolanda Walmsley * Jaime Caes Guests The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifetime (TV Network)
Lifetime is an American basic cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a subsidiary of A&E Networks, which is jointly owned by Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company. It features programming that is geared toward women or features women in lead roles. , it is received by 93.8 million households in America. History Predecessors There were two television channels that preceded Lifetime in its current incarnation. Daytime, originally called BETA, was launched in March 1982 by Hearst-ABC Video Services.(June 15, 1983Hearst-ABC, Viacom in Pact. New York Times.Lifetime Entertainment Services History . International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 32. St. James Press, 2000. Hosted on Funding Universe.com. Retrieved on December 4, 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Moms
''Dance Moms'' is an American reality television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, the show follows the training and careers of children in dance and show business under the tutelage of Abby Lee Miller as well as the relationships between Miller, the dancers, and their often bickering mothers. Set originally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and later in Los Angeles, California, the show is primarily filmed at the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) studios. The show follows the girls on the ALDC Junior Elite Competition Team as they learn their dances and then compete them at dance competitions all across the country. Synopsis Primarily set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and later in Los Angeles, California, the show originally followed the Abby Lee Dance Company's Junior Elite Competition Team of dancers aged 6–16 as they traveled week-to-week to various dance competitions, winning awards and preparing for Nationals, while at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine United States Minor Outlying Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in Compact of Free Association, free association with three Oceania, Pacific Island Sovereign state, sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Palau, Republic of Palau. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders Canada–United States border, with Canada to its north and Mexico–United States border, with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin. An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance, although these two categories are not always completely separate; both may have special functions, whether social, ceremonial, competitive, erotic, martial, or sacred/ liturgical. Other forms of human movement are sometimes said to have a dance-like quality, including martial arts, gymnastics, cheerleading, figure skating, synchronized swimming, marching bands, and many other forms of athletics. There are many professional athletes like, professional football players and soccer players, who take dance classes to help with their skills. To be more specific professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idols (franchise), Idols'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collins Avenue Productions
Collins Avenue (CollinsAve) is an American television production company run by entertainment executive ''Jeff Collins''. Working in a partnership arrangement with the London-based Content Media Corporation (formerly ContentFilm Group), CollinsAve produces reality programs in the U.S. with international distribution support from a partner company, Content Television (formerly Fireworks Entertainment). CollinsAve will continue development and production in a five-year deal with Content Media Corporation as a lead investor in return for an equity stake. Television Productions CollinsAve primarily produces television content for networks in the US, including The CW Network, TLC, Lifetime, A&E, Country Music Television, Destination America, E!, Food Network, National Geographic Channel, Spike, WE tv, Vh1, and Animal Planet. In January 2010, CollinsAve established an innovative partnership with Virgin America Airlines to create one of the first primetime network docuseries - ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Lee Miller
Abigale Lee Miller (born September 21, 1965) is an American television personality who founded the Abby Lee Dance Company, which appeared on the reality television series '' Dance Moms'' for eight seasons. On June 27, 2016, Miller pleaded guilty to felony bankruptcy fraud. She was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison, and was released on March 27, 2018. In April 2018, she developed lymphoma, a form of cancer that made her unable to walk. Early life Miller was born on September 21, 1965, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the child of a dance teacher and a dance studio owner, her parents were George Lamar Miller (1927 - 2000), and Maryen Lorrain Miller (1927 - 2014). Career in dance Miller grew up around dance in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb, studying under her mother's direction at the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. In 1980, at age 14, Miller was given the responsibility for choreographing and coaching for one of her mother's dance competition teams. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users' content by tag and location, view trending content, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed. Instagram was originally distinguished by allowing content to be framed only in a square (1:1) aspect ratio of 640 pixels to match the display width of the iPhone at the time. In 2015, this restriction was eased with an increase to 1080 pixels. It also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in a single post, and a Stories feature—similar to its main competitor Snapchat—which allowed users to post their content to a sequential feed, with each post accessible to others for 24 hours. As of Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Lukasiak
Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root ', which relates to the colors yellow and green. The common scientific prefix ''chloro-'' (e.g. chlorine and chloroplast) derives from the same Greek root. In Greek the word refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring. was one of the many epithets of the goddess Demeter. The name appears in the New Testament, in 1 Corinthians 1:11 in the context of "the house of Chloe", a leading early Christian woman in Corinth, Greece. The French spelling is Chloé. Popularity The name was a popular Ancient Greek girl's name (cf. the Ancient Greek novel Daphnis and Chloe) and remains a popular Greek name today. It has been a very popular name in the United Kingdom since the early 1990s, peaking in popularity later in the 1990s and during the first decade of the 21st cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalani Hilliker
Kalani Brooke Hilliker (born September 23, 2000) is an American dancer and actress. She rose to fame in 2013 as a contestant on the Lifetime reality series ''Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition'' and subsequently appeared on '' Dance Moms'', becoming a regular cast member from 2014 to 2017. Life and career Hilliker was born on September 23, 2000 in Mesa, Arizona to Kira Girard (née Salazar) and Matthew Hilliker. She has two younger half-brothers, Jax and Jett, and one younger half-sister, Kaliah—all of whom are through her mother. In October 2019, Hilliker moved to Los Angeles. However, in January 2021, she announced on her YouTube channel that she left L.A., and now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hilliker started dancing at the age of two. Her mother initially enrolled her in dance classes because she thought it would be fun to dress her daughter up. Hilliker started training at Club Dance in Mesa at age 5. As a child, she was an avid soccer player, but decided to pursue dance mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynn Rumfallo
Brynn Rumfallo is an American dancer, actress and model. She rose to fame in 2013 as a contestant on the eighth season of ''America's Got Talent'' with her dance team called “Fresh Faces”. She later garnered attention for her contemporary dance styles and winning national and regional competitions. In 2015, she first appeared on the Lifetime reality series, ''Dance Moms'' and became a permanent cast member of the elite team in 2016, before leaving in 2017 after appearing in three seasons. Rumfallo has begun a career in modelling for brands including 'Abby Lee Apparel', 'Miss Behaved Girls', 'MissFit', 'California Kisses Dancewear' and has recently done appearances for contemporary boutique 'me.n.u'. In 2017, she released her own clothing collection, where she and her sister were the main models. She has also appeared on the show "Dancing With The Stars" along with Maddie Ziegler Madison Nicole Ziegler (; born September 30, 2002) is an American actress and dancer. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurieann Gibson
Laurieann Gibson (born July 14, 1969) is a Canadian choreographer, director, television personality, singer, actress, and dancer. She has choreographed dance numbers for musical artists such as Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé. Her music video directing credits include "Judas", " You and I", and "Love to My Cobain". In 2005, Gibson rose to prominence on the MTV reality series, ''Making the Band'', and later worked as a judge on '' Little Talent Show'', '' Skating with the Stars'', and ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Gibson also had a brief musical career, in which she released two albums. Life and career Gibson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 14, 1969. She rose to public prominence as the star of MTV's ''Making the Band'' and P. Diddy and Mark Burnett's '' Starmaker'' series. Gibson was also a "Fly Girl" on the popular TV series ''In Living Color''. Following her training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Gibson went from theatre d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
