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Dance Moms Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
32 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
Welcome Back...Now Don't Get Too Comfy
Wed, Jan 1, 2014 60 mins
Season 4 begins with Abby holding open call auditions across the country to find new dancers, which means that no one's place on the team is safe. Meanwhile, Brooke gets a big break when country singer Jana Kramer invites her up on stage to sing.
Episode 2
Two Can Play This Game
Tue, Jan 7, 2014 41 mins
Abby's dance company competes with the Candy Apples for the first time since Nationals. Meanwhile, Chloe and Kendall battle for the number two spot; and Leslie feels the pressure when Payton's future with the team is called into question.
Episode 3
Abby Strikes Back
Tue, Jan 14, 2014 41 mins
Abby announces she will hold her first national open auditions in Orlando, much to everyone's dismay. Meanwhile, Jill accuses Christi of lying to help Chloe win; and Brooke's pop star credentials are challenged, pressuring her to dance and sing.
Episode 4
Chloe vs. Kendall: Round 2
Tue, Jan 21, 2014 60 mins
Cathy returns and is ready to beat Abby with a new team of boys. Abby gets nervous and pushes her team, especially Chloe and Kendall, who are dancing solos. Also: Another round of open auditions puts everyone on edge.
Episode 5
No One Is Safe
Tue, Jan 28, 2014 60 mins
Holly worries about Nia's featured role in the group dance. Meanwhile, Abby's second open audition puts all of the moms and girls on edge; and Melissa is criticized by the other moms for choosing to home school Maddie and MacKenzie.
Episode 6
Clash of the Chloes
Tue, Feb 4, 2014 60 mins
The moms are shocked when Abby brings in a new dancer for a trial run on the competition team. Meanwhile, Christi becomes concerned that Abby will replace her daughter with the new girl; and Melissa feels that her girls are being overshadowed.
Episode 7
Big Trouble in the Big Apple
Tue, Feb 11, 2014 60 mins
Abby holds her final open casting call in New York and announces that she is putting together a new all-star, junior elite team to rival her own girls. The dance company takes part in two competitions, with Paige involved in more dances than ever.
Episode 8
Wingman Down
Tue, Feb 18, 2014 60 mins
Christi isolates herself from the other moms now that Kelly and her daughters are no longer at the studio; Kira and her daughter Kalani test for a spot on Abby's competition team; Holly worries that Nia won't be prepared for her solo due to Abby's inattentiveness.
Episode 9
Nothing's Fair in Abbyville
Tue, Feb 25, 2014 60 mins
Chloe and new girl Kalani go head-to-head on the dance floor to determine who is Abby's go-to girl. Meanwhile, Jill gets upset when Abby promises a starring role to the winner of an improv dance-off, only to revoke it when her daughter Kendall wins; and Abby pushes Mackenzie's pop career with a challenging solo.
Episode 10
No Solo for You
Tue, Mar 4, 2014 60 mins
Abby gives Kendall a solo, much to the dismay of Kira who wanted Kalani to compete against Maddie, because she fears Maddie will lose. Also: Abby adds a dose of negativity to Holly's new book on positive affirmations.
Episode 11
Blame It on the New Girl
Tue, Mar 11, 2014 60 mins
Abby's new completion team starts to take shape; a new girl tries out for the dance troupe; Cathy prepares her team to end Abby's winning streak; Abby's girls dance at a nursing home to cheer up her ailing mother.
Episode 12
Sister Showdown
Tue, Mar 18, 2014 60 mins
Payton struggles to perform a challenging number that could determine her future with the dance company. Meanwhile, Maddie and Mackenzie go head-to-head in competition; and Christi considers homeschooling Chloe.
Episode 13
Decisions Decisions
Tue, Mar 25, 2014 60 mins
Abby decides whether to make Kalani a member of the dance company. Meanwhile, Cathy takes over the reigns to choreograph her Candy Apples in hopes of finally beating Abby's girls.
Episode 14
Family Comes First
Tue, Apr 1, 2014 60 mins
Abby leaves the girls and moms at a competition in order to take care of her sick mother. Meanwhile, the impending arrival of a new team looms over Abby's original squad.
Episode 15
Lights! Camera! Dance!
Tue, Apr 8, 2014 60 mins
Melissa lets the power go to her head when she exerts control over Mackenzie's music-video shoot. Meanwhile, the dancers feel the pressure to continue winning after racking up 13 victories in a row. All of the dances are dedicated to Abby's ailing mom.
Episode 16
Presenting My New Team
Tue, Apr 15, 2014 60 mins
Abby presents her new junior elite competition team during pyramid, which shocks the original squad and their moms. With the new troupe in place, original dancers are pitted against their new counterparts.
Episode 17
Seeing Red
Tue, Apr 22, 2014 60 mins
Abby and the moms discuss the most memorable moments from Season 4. Included: Abby recalls the pain of losing her mother; Christi talks about Kelly's expulsion from the team.
Episode 18
Girl Talk
Tue, Apr 29, 2014 60 mins
The dancers speak their minds on everything, including Abby, their teammates and their fighting moms.
Episode 19
The Battle of Maddie vs. Chloe
Tue, May 13, 2014 60 mins
The rivalry between Maddie and Chloe is examined. Also: the part their mothers play in it.
Episode 20
Abby's Top Ten Dances
Tue, Jun 24, 2014 60 mins
Abby reveals her 10 favorite group dances and offers insight into how they came about.
Episode 21
Double the Moms, Double the Trouble
Tue, Jul 29, 2014 60 mins
Abby kicks off the new dance season by bringing back her winning Select Team to compete against her original Elite Team in a rematch in Wheeling, W.V., where Mackenzie is given a solo. Meanwhile, the original dance moms grow furious that Abby is once again favoring her new team.
Episode 22
Kiss or Get Off the Pot
Tue, Aug 5, 2014 60 mins
The Elite Team competes against the Candy Apples; Abby recruits Candy Apple Gino to dance a duet with Maddie where the choreography calls for her very first kiss.
Episode 23
3 Soloists, One Star
Tue, Aug 12, 2014 60 mins
Abby pits Chloe, Nia and Kendall in head-to-head competition to see who can deliver character-driven solos in Maddie's absence. Meanwhile, Christy's jealousy puts her daughter's place on the team in jeopardy.
Episode 24
Abby-phobic
Tue, Aug 19, 2014 60 mins
The team travels to Woodbridge, Va., to face their toughest competition yet, Studio Bleu. Abby invites Jade and new dance mom Loree to join the Elite Team for the week; and she shocks everyone when she scrapes the group routine and choreographs a dance about phobias instead.
Episode 25
Chloe Gets Revenge
Tue, Aug 26, 2014 60 mins
Abby swaps Chloe and Christi for the Select Team's Jade and Loree in the third head-to-head battle between the Elite and Select teams in Washington, D.C. Both teams are anxious to impress Abby when she announces that Nationals are just five weeks away. Meanwhile, Jeanette and Ava are excited to compete in a solo against Maddie, until it becomes obvious that the odds are stacked against them.
Episode 26
No More Crybabies
Tue, Sep 2, 2014 60 mins
The dance company visits Michigan, where the three youngest members go head-to-head to see who will be competing in a solo at Nationals. Meanwhile, Abby learns that Jeanette is bringing Ava to compete against them, so she plots to secure the win and causes a fight between the ALDC moms.
Episode 27
The Understudies
Tue, Sep 9, 2014 60 mins
Abby assigns Chloe and Kendall to be Maddie's understudies for the week, and it prompts Holly to keep track of all the times Abby favors Maddie over everyone else. Meanwhile, the Candy Apples seek their first win against ALDC this season, and they bring back Gino to help them secure it.
Episode 28
Another One Bites the Dust
Tue, Sep 16, 2014 60 mins
Everyone tries to impress Abby in the last competition before Nationals, especially Nia, Kendall and Sarah who all have solos. Meanwhile, Tracey's dream of joining the Elite team is threatened; and Cathy crashes the competition and causes Abby to explode.
Episode 29
45 Second Solos
Tue, Sep 23, 2014 60 mins
Abby gives the girls 45 seconds each to prove they deserve a solo at Nationals during her annual dance concert that is a tribute to her mother.
Episode 30
Hollywood Here We Come, Part 1
Tue, Sep 30, 2014 60 mins
Part 1 of 2. Abby's team compete at Nationals in Los Angeles where Abby makes a major announcement that forever changes the Elite Competition Team. Meanwhile, ex-ALDC dance mom, Jeanette, stalks the team to L.A. and vows revenge against Abby; and Cathy schemes to ruin Abby's west coast visit by challenging the ALDC to a dance contest.
Episode 31
Hollywood Here We Come, Part 2
Tue, Oct 7, 2014 60 mins
Part 2 of 2. Season 4 ends with Abby's team in Hollywood for Nationals and the moms worrying that she isn't giving enough attention to the routines. Meanwhile, Abby threatens to cut the losing team; and Christi and Chloe make a heart-wrenching decision.
Episode 32
Playing Favorites
Tue, Oct 14, 2014 60 mins
The moms from both the Elite and Select teams confront Abby about their grudges from this season and accuse her of blatant favoritism. Also: Maddie talks about her success in Hollywood; and the girls perform new dances.
