Abby Lee Miller is back on the small screen with Dance Moms Season 8. After a lot of rollercoaster turn of events, from her imprisonment for bankruptcy fraud to being diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, the iconic choreographer proves she still has it on stage.
"I need to get back to screaming at children," Abby Lee Miller said about her return on Dance Moms Season 8, per Distractify. In the trailer, the 52-year-old star could be seen underwent surgery and return to her infamous dance studio, wearing a new wig but with the same strong attitude.
Abby Lee Miller revealed there were people who counted her out and thought she was finished after staying behind bars for 366 days and having a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. As everyone thought Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) is dead, she makes her triumphant return on Dance Moms Season 8.
"Well, I fought hard to be here, and you have to be a fighter, too," Abby Lee Miller told her new students. On Dance Moms Season 8, the dance instructress warned the kids that they have to fight to straight their legs, to have better feet, and to be a champion.
Abby Lee Miller continued to say she has her personal goals and goals for the team on Dance Moms Season 8. And after all that she has been through, she remains strong and said she has to be ready for the competition. She also has to show everyone that ALDC is back and they better watch out.
Abby Lee Miller will return to Pittsburgh for Dance Moms Season 8. It is the place where everything started, and it would be surely pretty nostalgic. As she said she has to get back to her roots, she needs to bring in the new contestants with her. According to TV Insider, from Season 1 to 4, the show was originally set on Pittsburgh before moving to Los Angeles.
Aside from the original location and Abby Lee Miller, other original casts like Maddie Ziegler, Chloe Lukasiak, or Nia Sioux may not return on Dance Moms Season 8. In a post on Instagram, she revealed all of the new contenders, and it now includes a boy.
But, fans are hoping they will still see a cameo of former ALDC dancer Jojo Siwa on Dance Moms Season 8. The young dancer is known for keeping her communication open with Abby Lee Miller. She even visited her in the hospital when she underwent treatment.
Dance Moms Season 8 will be out on Tuesday, June 4, on Lifetime. In a teaser Abby Lee Miller posted on Instagram, she teased that "the best is yet to come."
