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"Chaos at Nationals" is the thirty-first episode of the fifth season of Dance Moms. It first aired August 11, 2015.

Note: A special episode Throwback Tuesday: Mackenzie & Melissa aired immediately after this episode.

Synopsis

ALDC's competition season comes to a close with Nationals and the girls feel the pressure to remain undefeated and prevail in LA over their rivals at Broadway Dance Academy. But with Abby opening her new studio the day before competition, the girls are left with little time to prepare. The girls give their all to make their leader proud but the tension spirals out of control, leading to a chaotic ending unlike any Nationals before.

Competition Attended

Weekly Dances

Abby Lee Dance Company
Dancer(s)
Dance Name
Dance Style
Place
The Waiting Room Contemporary 2nd Overall
1st in Junior
Center Stage Junior National Champion
Kalani Run
(not shown)
Improv[3] 1st in Duo/Trio Division[4][5]
Mackenzie Dreamer
(not shown)
Acrobatic Lyrical 4th in Junior
Junior Miss Center Stage
Maddie Someone Special Lyrical 2nd in Junior
Nia No Matter What Contemporary 2nd in Teen
JC's Broadway Dance Academy
Dancer(s)
Dance Name
Dance Style
Place
Ava Cota
Haley Huelsman
Tessa Wilkinson
Chloe Smith
Ashtin Roth
Moving Target Open 1st Overall
1st in Teen
Center Stage Teen National Champion
Ava The Myth of the Mermaid Contemporary 1st in Junior

Other Information

  • Pyramid:
    • Nia
    • Maddie, Kalani
    • Kendall, Mackenzie, JoJo
  • There were various mix-ups during awards:
    • Kalani's solo placed in the duet/trio category[6][7]
    • Mackenzie's solo placed 4th but was crowned the junior national title despite not being entered in the title division.[8] This title also realistically should've been given to Ava.
  • Mackenzie fell on concrete shortly before the competition, suffering cuts and scratches.[9]
  • Nia's music video for "Slay" premiered live at the competition.[10]
  • Center Stage Dance Competition is linked to World Class Talent Experience and to DanceKidsUSA in some fashion; in the past, all three have given an identical phone number for contact, with that number located in Pompano Beach, Florida.[11]
    • After the first competition, Center Stage gave a different contact phone number from Pompano Beach, matching that of Backstage Boss; with that organization's managing member also being the VP of DanceKidsUSA.[12]
  • May 24: JoJo event in Las Vegas[13]
  • May 30: Official "Grand Opening" date for ALDC LA.[14] (There was also an overflowing crowd for the pre-event earlier in the day.)[15]
  • During the week, the Gisoni (Ziegler) family sold their old home in Pittsburgh, moving into a larger custom built house.[16][17]

Picture Gallery

To view the gallery for "Chaos at Nationals," click here.

Video Gallery

To view the video gallery for "Chaos at Nationals," visit subpage Chaos at Nationals/Videos.

References

  1. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/12/tuesday-cable-ratings-pretty-little-liars-tops-night-the-haves-and-the-have-nots-deadliest-catch-ink-master-more/446955/ #20 on list
    http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-100-tuesday-cable-originals-8-11-2015.html #7 Tuesday Cable original
  2. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/dance-moms-invitational-dance-competition-lancaster-tickets-17075502287?aff=es2
    archived version
  3. File:531 Abby comments about nationals 01.png
  4. https://twitter.com/saviklasen/status/605200675530665984
  5. https://twitter.com/kiragirard/status/605159746966986752
  6. https://twitter.com/kiragirard/status/631284089820020736 "Moment of truth! Competition was such a mess @23kalani actually collected her trophy 4 1st overall duo/trio w her solo!!! YES SOLO"
  7. https://twitter.com/23kalani/status/605211008441815040
  8. http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:531_Abby_comments_about_nationals_01.png
  9. https://twitter.com/DanceMomJill22/status/605049525049405440
    https://twitter.com/DanceMomJill22/status/605056693815390208
  10. https://twitter.com/saviklasen/status/605101063121698816
  11. http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:WCTE_contact_info_on_4April2015.png
    http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:Servite-high-school-dance-moms-invitational-dance-competition-anaheim-tickets-16258834612.png
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150603044929/http://www.eventbrite.com/e/servite-high-school-dance-moms-invitational-dance-competition-anaheim-tickets-16258834612
  12. http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:Center_Stage_Dance_Productions_-_National_Championship_-_31May2015.png]
    [http://www.buzzfile.com/business/Backstage-Boss-LLC-954-247-9768
    http://www.corporationwiki.com/p/2dzzi6/backstage-boss-llc
    http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Fort-Lauderdale/lynn-giordano/29166158.aspx
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150603044723/http://www.eventbrite.com/e/dance-moms-invitational-dance-competition-lancaster-tickets-17075502287?aff=es2
  13. http://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-can-make-u-dance-pre-summer-bash-tickets-16864696762
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUFYqmNklb4 Abby telling JJ Snyder at Reality TV Awards on May 13th
    Related: http://websta.me/p/975704330915572637_228115537 Applications
  15. https://youtu.be/75pyrEK546M?t=2m Gianna saying 2000 people, lines wrapped around the building; and that Abby had been wondering if anybody would come.
  16. http://www.tmz.com/2015/05/26/maddie-ziegler-new-home-photos-sia-dancer-dance-moms/ The Ziegler's 4-bedroom, 2500 sq. ft. suburban Pittsburgh pad... sold in just 6 hours, at the full $279,000 asking price... the new 7,000 sq. ft. pad is quite the step-ball-change up. Amenities include a dance studio in the basement...
  17. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3098352/Sia-s-muse-Maddie-Ziegler-12-swaps-four-bedroom-family-home-million-dollar-custom-built-abode-fame-continues-rise.html
  18. Note: this is the account of Victoria aka Tori. Due to histories of hacking and account name changes, the address @dmupdates4u had a different account attached to it at the time; Victoria's newer account (at the time named "updates4udm", and using the hashtag "updates4u_spoilers") was renamed to this ("dmupdates4u") later, the account bringing along the old posts from ""updates4udm". (In August 2015, "updates4udm" was yet another account, created by Victoria/Tori as a backup)
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