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Date Posted: 08:27:01 09/12/12 Wed
Author: Anonymous
Subject: No, Abby is yelling at KIDS. You shouldn't take out your prblems w parents on the kids. I would never put my child in an environment like that.
In reply to: 's message, "But, I also can't stand the way the mothers talk to Abby also. As a teacher, I would never take that verbal abuse from any mother. The disrespect goes both ways there, and the kids are caught in the middle of it all." on 20:04:33 09/11/12 Tue

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I think both abby and the moms take it overboard. The personal attacks and name calling is extreme. But the best teachers/coaches are the ones who are hard on you. For most there is a happy medium. I rather have a teacher who works my kid then babys them. But abby is a lil -- Anonymous, 09:39:50 09/12/12 Wed

I think it's hilarious that you guys think this show is REAL. Yes they are real dancers, but everything is scripted out very carefully to create the drama we see on TV! (NT) -- Anonymous, 11:08:25 09/12/12 Wed

Even worse so they basically pay the fat lady to say mean things to kids. Great. Who is the guy writing that script. He must not have kids. (NT) -- Anonymous, 12:55:11 09/12/12 Wed
That show IS real, are there some things staged and edited..yes, but the bulk of that show is real. (NT) -- Anonymous, 17:50:28 09/12/12 Wed
Thats exactly what i said right above your post. No mom would ecer stay at a studio that the teacher acted like that and no teacher would allow moms to talk like they did. The extreme name calling stuff is edited. I think -- Anonymous, 23:37:17 09/12/12 Wed
- Just as TNT makes pageants look bad that show makes dance look bad. But a pageant coach would never (I hope) have anyone tell them to say those types of things to a student and actually do it. That show is worse IMO (NT) -- Anonymous, 08:43:16 09/13/12 Thu
  - Pageant coaches are a lot different then pageant coaches. No not many pageant coaches would ever say something like that, but you have moms and directors saying bad things. With dancing, a teacher has a lot on the line and kids need to be technical, so they tend to be tougher. To -- Anonymous, 11:59:50 09/13/12 Thu
    - Meant "dance teachers" are different then pageant coaches. Sorry (NT) -- Anonymous, 20:08:10 09/13/12 Thu
      - What happened between SF and LS anyway? Both posted nasty crap about one another on their FB page. Then some h/m got involved and the bashing got worse. I don't get it, someone is obviously jealous of the other one (NT) -- Anonymous, 17:59:25 09/21/12 Fri