Jill begins to realize that the grass isn't greener over at Cathy's Candy Apples studio. Meanwhile, the Candy Apples ready a group routine using Vivi-Anne to lower the median age. Abby choreographs a wedding themed dance, attempting to end Melissa's secretiveness. Abby and the moms reunite to discuss the season. Will Abby be able to convince Maddie to dance to clinch the win? Cathy sets a poaching trap for the Dance Moms by inviting them to an anonymous cocktail party.
Later, a saddened Maddie asks if she dance, and Abby gives in. . Paige is given a leading but unchallenging role, Brooke's music video is revealed, while Kelly doubts it is worth returning for another season. Additionally, Paige is worried about her simplified solo as Abby is unsure about her development from injury. Paige runs out of rehearsal crying, to which Jill cites as a way to get Kendall in the trio. Additionally, Mackenzie learns she has come of age to perform in the Elite Team's group routines.
Meanwhile, the Candy Apples are readying for the National competition, and Cathy has produced a dance to go head-to-head against both Maddie and Chloe. Dance Mom Kelly goes into momager-mode when she and Brooke meet with an L. Meanwhile, Holly has the impossible task of creating the most elaborate costumes ever for a group number. However, in the next shot where Abby is giving out routines, the headshots can be seen again. At competition, Payton makes rude comments backstage, which challenges her position on the team. Chloe secretly misses rehearsal after Christi allows her to attend an overnight school trip.
Brooke goes head to head with Erica from Candy Apples, but her solo titled Garden of Eden ultimately wins her first place. The mothers are outraged when they discover that the costumes for the dance make the girls appear nude on stage. At competition, Paige, Chloe, and Maddie perform as their award winning trio, and Jill is seen talking to members of her former studio saying that Kendall's abilities are not being well utilized. An injured Nia is placed in a trio with Mackenzie and Paige, and are pitted against a formidable trio comprised of their own teammates. Archived from on February 10, 2012. Also, Paige gets her planters warts removed and is almost pulled from the trio due to the pain.
At competition, the mothers throw a surprise engagement party for Melissa, and Holly leads the girls out when a stripper arrives. Abby throws everyone a curveball this week by choosing to include senior student Peyton Ackerman into the group to replace Brooke. Payton, a Senior dancer, had also auditioned for the spot but is doted for being too tall, which upsets her mother, Leslie. The mothers appear disgusted by it, and when confronted, Melissa tells Abby she selects to stay home this weekend, which upsets Maddie. Meanwhile, Nia is placed in the trio, and Abby gives her tips on how to recover when she forgets part of the routine on stage. The season concluded on September 25, 2012.
At competition, a Candy Apples dancer falls on-stage and has to be rushed to the hospital. After Christi and Kelly catch Jill chatting up a former Dance Mom, they're determined to expose her as a studio hopper. Additionally, Abby wants Nia to learn from Chloe's on-stage mishap. Gallery To view the gallery for Season 2,. Meanwhile, Kelly secretly re-choreographs Paige's solo, and Jill becomes frustrated with Cathy. Abby invites three Senior dances to join this week's group routine, and bumps up the choreography.
Now that Kendall is a permanent member of the team, Dance Mom takes off her gloves. Christi starts a fight between her and Kaya. The episode was later removed from the series. At pyramid, it appears that Payton would be at the top, but Brooke's return places her there, and Abby informs Brooke that she has to win her division in order to stay. At their last competition, Abby ran and left the moms and the girls at the show after Maddie froze on stage and they lost the group number to the Candy Apples. Abby choreographs a group number inspired by the hit teen movie The Hunger Games, but when Brooke drops out to attend a school dance Abby replaces her with Peyton which means one thing--Dance Mom Leslie is back. Meanwhile, Cathy schedules a special performance for Kendall at a exhibition.
When the dance moms get in her way, things often go awry; when out of her way, her young dancers bring home the gold. Meanwhile, Chloe is given the featured role in the group dance, and Jill is upset that the role was not given to Kendall. Additionally, Mackenzie's solo finishes first place and earns her her first title award. Meanwhile, Kelly takes Brooke to a recording studio, and has asked the other girls to sing back up, and allows Abby to produce her music video. Meanwhile, Abby is infuriated after learning that Chloe misses rehearsal to appear in a television spot for Cathy's husband's business. Competition Attended Nexstar Dance in Upland, California on April 13-15, 2012.
Meanwhile, Holly is given the difficult task of creating zombie-inspired costumes for the group routine. Also Paige s injured foot could cost her a spot at Nationals. Melissa tries to sign her daughters with an agency and Kelly helps Brooke with her singing career. This week, the girls are each assigned a solo and the mothers are asked to design their own costume, and Abby is livid to discover that Jill purchased one for Kendall. Kendall is taken off probation and Brooke returns to the group after having second thoughts about cheerleading. Meanwhile, Mackenzie is placed at the top of the pyramid for the first time after her big win at last week's competition.