Dance Mothers: A New Period premieres right this moment, Wednesday, August 7, on Hulu, and the spinoff collection is already creating drama.
Gloria “Miss Glo” Hampton, who serves as the brand new head coach of the reboot, which focuses on a gaggle of younger competitors dancers and their mothers, spoke with Web page Six on Monday (August 5), the place she revealed former head coach Abby Lee Miller is now not talking to her.
The unique Dance Mothers premiered on Lifetime in 2011 and centered on Miller and her relationships with the dancers and their moms. Hampton and her daughter, Kaeli, appeared on Seasons 3 and 4; nonetheless, Kaeli was booted off of Miller’s workforce and competed as a consultant from a rival studio – Hampton’s personal Studio Bleu Dance Middle.
“I met Abby by doing Dance Mothers with my daughter… and we did change into good mates,” Hampton advised Web page Six, admitting that she reached out to Miller for recommendation however didn’t hear something again. “I’m undecided she wished to provide me recommendation. She’s not talking to me in the intervening time.”
When she initially landed the function because the face of the reboot, Hampton stated issues gave the impression to be high quality between her and Miller. “She did attain out and congratulate me ,and I assumed she was supporting the entire thing,” she defined.
Hampton continued, “After which after I did attain out to attempt to get collectively – as a result of we have been in Florida on the similar time – she simply wasn’t very receptive. So I’m undecided the place we stand proper now, however I believe that she feels a kind of method. And I perceive, nevertheless it’s a brand new present – it’s not her present.”
The award-winning dancer went on to say that she doesn’t consider she did something to “upset” Miller and hopes that they’ll finally patch up any variations in time.
“We’ve been good mates. I’ve been there for her by her sickness and holidays and plenty of issues,” Hampton added, referring to Miller’s 2018 prognosis with Burkitt lymphoma. “So it makes me unhappy. However, you already know, hopefully she’ll come round.”
Miller led the unique Dance Mothers till 2019, together with spinoff exhibits like Abby’s Final Dance Competitors, Dance Mothers: Miami, and Dance Mothers: Abby’s Studio Rescue. The franchise launched the careers of JoJo Siwa, Maddie Ziegler, Chloe Lukasiak, and extra.
The brand new present will see Hampton operating issues alongside her daughter, Kaeli, who has additionally appeared on exhibits similar to So You Assume You Can Dance and World of Dance. Kaeli can also be an expert dancer with the Ballet West firm in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah.
“It was totally different. It was the primary time we actually labored collectively,” Hampton stated of teaching alongside her daughter. “She has completed choreography and taught issues up to now, however working collectively … I needed to remind her who was in cost a few instances.”
Dance Mothers: A New Period, Premieres, Wednesday, August 7, Hulu
