Dance Moms: Miami: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Just when you thought Lifetime's hit docu-series Dance Moms couldn't get more fiery or passionate, the franchise heads south to the hot and sultry beaches of Florida with the premiere of Dance Moms: Miami on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at 10:30 pm ET/PT -- immediately following the 90-minute spring finale of the network's flagship dance competition docusoap, Dance Moms. Beginning Tuesday, April 10, Dance Moms: Miami will air in its regular time period of 9:00 PM ET/PT. Dance Moms: Miami will go behind-the-scenes at Miami-based Stars Dance Studio, where the school's owners and renowned contemporary dance instructors Victor Smalley and Angel Armas teach, train and choreograph a diverse group of talented girl and boy dancers as they strive to become the best in the sport of competitive dance and tomorrow's stars. Born and raised in Miami, Victor has become well known throughout the dance world for his cutting-edge choreography, with his first big break as a finalist on season six of the hit show, So You Think You Can Dance. Angel was born in Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba. At the age of 12 his passion for dance ignited when he began taking lessons in ballroom dance and now his choreography is in high demand by local TV shows, concerts, and artists.

Series details

• Title: Dance Moms: Miami
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Family, Music
• Premiere date: 2012-04-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-05-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Lifetime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20475
• IMDb ID: tt2190731
• TVDB ID: 256806

Cast and credited roles

• Angel Armas — Co-Host
• Victor Smalley — Co-Host
• Mayra Smalley — Manager & Makeup Artist
• Hannah Epstein — Dancer
• Kimmy Kopke — Dancer
• Jessi Kennedy — Dancer
• Sammy Small — Dancer
• Mia Diaz — Dancer
• JoJo Siwa — Dancer
• Lucas Triana: — Dancer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-04-03; final listed air date 2012-05-29; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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