5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Dance Moms (2011)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.8
Overview
Dance Moms is an American dance reality series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, it is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Abby Lee Dance Company, and follows children's early careers in dance show business, and their mothers. A spinoff series, Dance Moms: Miami, set in Miami at Victor Smalley and Angel Armas' dance studio, Stars Dance Studio, premiered on April 3, 2012, and was cancelled in September 2012 after eight episodes. On October 10, 2012, Lifetime announced that they had picked up Dance Moms for a third season, consisting of 26 episodes, which debuted on January 1, 2013.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Dance Moms is an American dance reality series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, it is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Abby Lee Dance Company, and follows children's early careers in dance show business, and their mothers. A spinoff series, Dance Moms: Miami, set in Miami at Victor Smalley and Angel Armas' dance studio, Stars Dance Studio, premiered on April 3, 2012, and was cancelled in September 2012 after eight episodes. On October 10, 2012, Lifetime announced that they had picked up Dance Moms for a third season, consisting of 26 episodes, which debuted on January 1, 2013.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Dance Moms is a reality television series primarily focused on the interpersonal drama and intense competition within a youth dance studio. Its core subject matter and narrative do not explicitly promote or critique specific political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
The reality series 'Dance Moms' features a cast with visible diversity among its participants. However, its narrative primarily focuses on competitive dance and interpersonal dynamics, rather than explicitly engaging with or critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Dance Moms features some openly LGBTQ+ individuals, primarily choreographers and dancers, whose identities are present but not central to the show's narrative. Their sexual orientation or gender identity is neither explicitly celebrated nor denigrated, serving as an incidental aspect within the competitive dance and reality TV drama context. The show maintains a neutral stance, avoiding strong positive or negative arcs related to LGBTQ+ themes.
Dance Moms, a reality television series centered on competitive dance and the associated family drama, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative scope.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Dance Moms is a reality television series featuring real individuals, not fictional characters adapted from pre-existing source material or historical figures. Therefore, the concept of a 'gender swap' as defined does not apply.
Dance Moms is a reality television series featuring real individuals, not fictional characters adapted from source material or historical figures. The concept of a 'race swap' does not apply as there are no pre-established canonical or historical characters whose race could be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.8
7.1
Critic Ratings
N/A
5.4
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