THEN: It’s so wild to assume that Dance Mothers first aired 13 years in the past. Do both of you take note your first response to listening to Lifetime used to be taking to form a TV display in regards to the Abby Lee Dance Corporate?
Chloé: Smartly, if truth be told, what used to be other about Dance Mothers, used to be that we’ve recognized each and every alternative since we had been, like, 2. I heartless, there have been other dancers in our society who weren’t solid at the display, so it did roughly exchange a negligible bit. However I’ve recognized Paige since, I believe, our first dance elegance. And Brooke used to be her used sister. I noticed her round. We weren’t related pals as a result of she used to be a part of an used crew, however I knew her. We had been pals, however no longer as related as Paige and I had been. And I’ve recognized Nia a protracted date. And next Maddie got here later. And so, I believe that used to be what’s in reality attention-grabbing about that exact solid of Dance Mothers — we if truth be told have a in reality natural bond and a bundle of historical past. And once we first discovered [about the show], it used to be handiest intended to be, like, six episodes. So, we had been like, “Oh, this will be cool. Maybe it’ll be good on our résumé in a couple of years,” and next it changed into, like, a unconditionally other revel in.
I take note my mother filming auditions on her negligible turn digicam. I used to be like, “Okay, yeah, sure, whatever.” And next, it used to be bizarre as a result of I didn’t notice I used to be on a truth display till I used to be, like, 17. That sounds insane to mention, however I used to be like, “Oh, that was, like, a show that people watch.” To me, that used to be simply my month.
Christi: For me, once they submit a casting name, I used to be probably the most first folk to begin speaking with the casting director. The entire premise of the display modified as he were given to grasp the studio. And he used to be like, “Oh, everything I’m looking for is in this one place.” He used to be if truth be told on the lookout for more than one mothers throughout other playgrounds. And if truth be told, it used to be Abby [Lee Miller], who known as me in December — Chloé and Paige had been having a sleepover at my area. You guys had been dancing to “Santa Baby” in some bizarre outfits — however Abby used to be like, “Lifetime is interested in the show.” And next she’s like, “You’re gonna be hearing back,” and next they got here in to movie in January.
True tale: She if truth be told despatched Kelly and me to Pristine York to eject from the way in which. Identical to Cinderella and her stepsisters! She despatched us away so we couldn’t be taped. However I used to be speaking to all the manufacturers who knew that we had been being despatched away, so that they got here the night time earlier than to do our auditions. However yeah, she attempted to do away with us, which tracks to this point, proper?
Nearest, it used to be February 28 — I’ve a peculiar factor with dates — that [Dance Moms executive producer] Bryan Stinson known as me, and he stated the display’s been picked up six episodes. I requested who used to be within the solid. And he stated, “Well, it’s you, Kelly [Hyland]…” And I used to be like, “Hooray!” Nearest he stated Melissa and Holly [Frazier], and I used to be like, “Holly?!” and I stated, “Oh, they need someone normal. Got it.” Nearest he stated, “And then another woman named Cathy [Nesbitt-Stein].” And I stated, “Well, what’s she like?” And he is going, “Oh, you’ll find out.”
We began filming on April 5 — like, six weeks after — and once more, it used to be handiest intended to be six episodes; the primary part ended up being seven episodes as a result of there used to be such a lot drama that came about within the first hour that they needed to, like, crack it. Sooner than we had been even on Episode 4, they got here to us and stated, “The network thinks that this is going to be a big show. And we’re going to film six more episodes this summer; pack your bags.” I used to be like, “I have a 1-year-old. What am I supposed to do with her?” And so they stated, “Bring her!” So it used to be bizarre, wild month. However to what Chloé stated, we had been nonetheless dwelling in the similar area. We had been taking to the similar studio. We had been placing out with the similar folk. We had been buying groceries in the similar playgrounds. The one factor that used to be other is that that they had a team that they were given to be pals with and that they preferred.
Chloé: We had been nonetheless going to college, too. I believe like a bundle of younger stars get started homeschooling and journey to LA, however not anything modified for us. So, I believe that’s why a bundle folks are nonetheless lovely commonplace and processing all of it as commonplace as imaginable.
