Dance Moms

It's that time again for the girls of Dance Moms to get together -- without their moms and Abby.

It's the ALDC's first week of the competition season and Abby starts it off with a bang -- a big announcement that will change the future of the team.

The moms are shocked to learn that Abby is forming a new team, but they're even more surprised when news breaks that Abby could be facing jail time. When Mackenzie receives the brunt of Abby's rage, Melissa vows not to play nice anymore.

Abby's new mini team arrives at the ALDC LA and tensions are high. Distracted by new moms, new dancers and her continuing legal troubles, Abby is hanging on by a thread, and everyone knows it.

It's a full house at the ALDC, and the minis are set to compete with their first group dance. Maddie is back and books a prestigious photo shoot with two other ALDC girls.

After resigning the previous week, Abby locks the team out of her LA studio. Debbie Allen extends an invitation to the ALDC to work with her, proving that everyone is replaceable including Abby.

Abby is back, but her focus is only on the minis. With only four girls on the unofficial mini team, a new mini and her mother show up to audition, and they rub Melissa the wrong way.

With the stress of Abby's legal woes looming overhead, she reaches her limit and kicks the girls out of her studio.

Maddie has returned from shooting her movie and is back on the team for good, but to everyone's surprise, Abby doesn't seem happy to see her number one dancer.

It's a week of duets for the ALDC junior elite team, with Brynn and Maddie going up against Kalani and Kendall. But when Kalani's back injury starts to act up and Kira is not there to help.

The ALDC travels to Northern California and Abby's routines are darker than ever.

Maddie is nominated for a People's Choice Award, and the media is abuzz with rumors that she is leaving the ALDC.

Abby brings in Todrick Hall to direct the girls in a big musical commercial inspired by "The Wiz" in an attempt to get new customers to sign up at the ALDC.

Abby has prepared several show-stopping numbers this week - including an unusual David Bowie tribute - and the ALDC is heading to Las Vegas.

Abby welcomes back ALDC Pittsburgh veteran Sarah to dance with the team. Tempers flare when her mother, Christy, calls Jess' loyalty into question

Abby's whole world is shattered when Melissa shares shocking news that will change the face of the ALDC forever.

It's Hip Hop Week, but not everyone is invited. Abby decides to give Brynn and JoJo hip hop solos.

Maddie and Brynn have solos this week, and the moms are not happy when Abby assigns Brynn a dance inspired by an old Maddie routine.

It's one of the saddest weeks in ALDC history as Maddie and Mackenzie participate in their final competition with the team.

Jai Rodriguez hosts a Dance Moms reunion, following Melissa, Maddie, and Mackenzie's last performance with the team.

Jai Rodriguez hosts a very special episode of Dance Moms where the girls from the ALDC say goodbye to Maddie and Mackenzie.

For the first time ever, Maddie and Mackenzie sit down with Abby and give an exclusive take on their Dance Moms journey before they say their final farewell.

The season begins with a newly motivated Abby Lee promising to no longer overlook her remaining dancers now that her star, Maddie, is gone.

Abby challenges Nia and Kendall with tough, head-to-head trios, but the group tribute to Madonna leaves the moms wanting more.

The minis are back for the first time this season, and the elites question if Abby can hold true to her promise of new beginnings.