They say it takes two to tango, but apparently, it just takes one to mismanage money to the tune of $750k in hidden income. Notorious dance instructor Abby Lee Miller had an instinct for choreography from a young age… not so much for finances. Melissa takes the lead in today’s story, which features the complicated life of Abby Lee Miller and her role on Lifetime’s Dance Moms. Bankruptcy, Assault, Shantes, oh my! Grab some sour patch kids and listen to this story which will surely have you swinging from the chandelier.

*We talk Mare of Easttown Spoilers between 2:25 and 7:25. If you haven't watched it yet, you may want to skip this section, and re-evaluate your TV choices. If you have watched, let us know what you thought of the finale!*

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Sources:

BOOK:

Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class by Abby Lee Miller

INTERVIEW:

Dance Moms: Abby Tells All Interview with Jedidah Bila.

IB TIMES: https://www.ibtimes.com/truth-about-dance-moms-8-shocking-facts-about-abby-lee-millers-hit-lifetime-series-1572016

https://www.ibtimes.com/abby-lee-miller-money-trouble-dance-moms-star-filed-bankruptcy-previously-almost-half-million

https://www.ibtimes.com/dance-moms-star-kelly-hyland-arrested-assaulting-harassing-abby-lee-miller-video-1533660

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE:

https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2015/10/14/Dance-Moms-star-Abby-Lee-Miller-indicted-on-fraud-charges-pittsburgh/stories/201510140166

ABC NEWS: https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2014/01/dance-moms-star-kelly-hyland-on-alleged-assault-on-abby-lee-miller/

CELEBRITY INSIDER:

https://celebrityinsider.org/dance-moms-star-abby-lee-miller-gets-into-nasty-prison-fight-54426/

DEADLINE:

https://deadline.com/2016/06/dance-moms-abby-lee-miller-guilty-plea-fraud-smuggling-charges-bankruptcy-lifetime-1201779760/

TRIBUNE REVIEW:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180614045758/http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/12524943-74/imprisoned-former-dance-moms-star-gets-lifetime-special

RADAR ONLINE:

https://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/abby-lee-miller-fraud-sentencing-pushed-back-dance-moms/

E ONLINE:

https://www.eonline.com/news/849528/dance-moms-abby-lee-miller-sentenced-to-1-year-in-prison

https://www.eonline.com/news/929008/abby-lee-miller-speaks-out-after-initial-cancer-diagnosis

PEOPLE:

https://people.com/tv/dance-moms-abby-lee-miller-released-prison-transferred-halfway-house/

https://people.com/crime/dance-moms-abby-lee-miller-bankruptcy-fraud-sentencing/

SELF:

https://www.self.com/story/abby-lee-miller-neck-pain-cancer

DANCE MOMS FANDOM:

https://dancemoms.fandom.com/wiki/Kelly_Hyland

SURVIVOR NET:

https://www.survivornet.com/articles/dance-moms-abby-lee-miller-cancer-free-whats-next/

DEADLINE:

https://deadline.com/2020/06/lifetime-severs-ties-abby-lee-miller-cancels-virtual-dance-off-series-1202952325/

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