A divorced mother of kids Maddie and Mackenzie, the devoted Melissa has cultivated a passion for dance in the past and is hoping her children would too. She has always admired the dance outfits and the life on stage, and remembers having fun during her days of dancing. Since enrolling her daughters at the Abby Lee Dance Company, they have focused on the craft and are intent on staying at the top of the class.

Dance Moms is a docu-series that follows the life of Abby Lee Miller and her students, along with their mothers. They train at the Pittsburgh-based Abby Lee Dance Company, where they learn all they can to get them on the road to stardom.