It’s Season 2, Episodes 3 and 4 of Dance Moms: A New Era, where Project X is officially in its growing-pains era and Glo’s dream studio starts to feel less like a fresh start and more like a pressure cooker. The dancers juggle high-stakes solos and group routines while the moms crank the tension to eleven, especially as mother-daughter dynamics spill into rehearsals and competitions. Personal storylines deepen when Audrey grapples with faith and emotional whiplash from her parents’ separation, adding a heavy layer to an already intense competition schedule. While Glo insists this new era is about discipline, growth, and legacy, the mounting drama has viewers side-eyeing whether the conflicts feel earned or just aggressively manufactured—proving that even with new studios and new faces, Dance Moms still runs on tears, trophies, and barely contained chaos.