Parents guide

One controversial episode features a burlesque themed routine

The girls wear leotards and bras, they're not revealing.

In one episode, Abby mentions something about Kira sleeping with a guy she's not married to.

In one episode, Abby makes the girls do a schoolgirl themed dance. Despite them from being children.

In one episode, Abby twerks in front of everyone in the change room.

In one episode, Christi says the girls look like prostitots meaning prostitutes for wearing very sexual outfits.

The girls often dance in suggestive and/or revealing costumes. There is occasionally very mild sexual dialogue.

There are moments where the mother's actually become aggressive with each other and physically fight.

Abby is known for her short temper and often yells at the dancers in one episode she throws a chair.

Sometimes, the girls deal with injuries, and occasionally, their mothers get into physical altercations. Some of the dances ("Where Have All The Children Gone" and "The Last Text", for example) involve violent themes.

The n word is beeped in one episode.

Some moms say boobs, but very little.

The moms often say "hell", "damn", and "bitch". Sometimes they say "shit" or "fuck", but these words are bleeped out. There are various insults such as "whore", "fatty", "psycho", etc.

The moms often go to restaurants and drink alcoholic beverages while their daughters practice.

The episode where Abby's dog dies is very sad.

Melissa is very short tempered and often instigates fights with the other moms.

In one episode a chair is thrown across the room.

Abby is selfish, greedy and pathetic. She often doesn't care about the girls mothers. And how much time they spend going to their girls rehearsals and events.

In one episode a mom says she "would probably slit her wrists" if her daughter decides to quit dance which may trigger self harm survivors.

Mild/Severe for neurodivergent viewers.

Abby constantly screams at the girls and belittles them, making them cry. The girls' mothers often argue with each other. Several dances have serious themes ("Where Have All The Children Gone" being an infamous example). Many would argue Abby is blatantly biased towards the Ziegler family and verbally and emotionally abusive towards the other families (especially the Lukasiak family).