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The Best Episodes of Dance Moms Season 4

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 7 - Big Trouble in the Big Apple
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    S4:E7

    Abby announces that she is putting together a new junior elite team; the Abby Lee Dance Company has two competitions in one week; Abby makes a bold decision that leads to a clash with Kelly.

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  2. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 1 - Welcome Back ... Now Don't Get Too Comfy
    6.9/10(45 votes)

    S4:E1

    Abby announces that she will be holding open-call auditions for new dancers, and that no one's position on the team is safe; singer Jana Kramer invites Brooke to sing with her on stage.

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  3. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 4 - Chloe vs. Kendall: Round 2
    6.7/10(27 votes)

    S4:E4

    Cathy returns with a team of boys to compete against Abby's dancers; a nervous Abby pushes Chloe and Kendall to prepare for their solos; the team members feel pressured to prove themselves to Abby.

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  4. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 2 - Two Can Play This Game
    6.4/10(39 votes)

    S4:E2

    The Abby Lee Dance Company competes against the Candy Apples for the first time since Nationals; Chloe and Kendall battle for the number two spot; Payton's future with the team is called into question.

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  5. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 6 - Clash of the Chloes
    6.2/10(32 votes)

    S4:E6

    Abby brings in a new dancer named Chloe for a trial run on the competition team; Christi is concerned that Abby will replace her daughter; Holly and Jill are excited about their daughters' duet; Melissa thinks her girls are being overshadowed.

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  6. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 22 - Kiss or Get off the Pot
    6.2/10(33 votes)

    S4:E22

    With the Select Team gone for the week, the Elite Team needs to end their losing streak. This will prove difficult because they are competing against the Candy Apples on their home turf and Cathy will do whatever it takes to ensure a win. Inspired from her time as a judge on Dancing with the Stars, Abby recruits former Candy Apple Gino to dance a duet with Maddie where the choreography calls for her very first kiss.

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  7. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 31 - Hollywood Here We Come, Part 2
    6.2/10(30 votes)

    S4:E31

    Nationals are a day away, and with all of the distractions of Hollywood, the moms worry Abby has not given enough attention to the routines. With Cathy using the song that made Maddie famous, Abby considers pulling an ALDC solo to let Maddie dance. Stakes have never been higher as Abby threatens to cut the losing team and Christi and Chloe make a heart-wrenching decision

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  8. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 16 - Presenting My New Team
    6.1/10(33 votes)

    S4:E16

    Abby shocks the dancers and their mothers when she presents her new junior elite competition team; the original dancers are pitted against new dancers.

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  9. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 26 - No More Crybabies
    6.1/10(29 votes)

    S4:E26

    The ALDC heads to Michigan, where Abby has her three youngest members McKenzie, Tea' and Sarah go head-to-head to see who will be competing in a solo at Nationals. When Abby finds out that Jeanette is bringing Ava to compete against them, she concocts a secret plan to try and secure the win and causes a blowout fight between the ALDC moms.

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  10. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 5 - No One Is Safe
    6.0/10(32 votes)

    S4:E5

    Holly worries about Nia's featured role in the group dance; Abby's second open call audition has the mothers on edge; Melissa defends her choice to home school Maddie and MacKenzie.

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  11. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 25 - Chloe Gets Revenge
    6.0/10(29 votes)

    S4:E25

    Tensions are high when Abby swaps Chloe and Christi for the Select Team's Jade and Loree in the third head-to-head battle between the Elite and Select teams in Washington, D.C. Both teams are anxious to impress Abby when she announces that Nationals are just five weeks away. Jeanette and Ava are thrilled to compete in a solo against Maddie until it becomes obvious that the odds are stacked against them.

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  12. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 27 - The Understudies
    6.0/10(29 votes)

    S4:E27

    When Abby assigns Chloe and Kendall to be Maddie's understudies for the week, it prompts an idea from Holly to use a board to keep score of all the times Abby favors Maddie over the other children. As the number of tally marks increases, so does the tension between the moms and Abby. Meanwhile, Cathy and her Candy Apples are looking for their very first win against the ALDC this season and they've brought back Gino to help them get it.

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  13. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 28 - Another One Bites the Dust
    6.0/10(31 votes)

    S4:E28

    The dancers try to impress Abby in the last competition before Nationals; Tracey's dream of getting her daughter to join the Elite team is threatened; Cathy crashes the competition.

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  14. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 29 - 45 Second Solos
    6.0/10(28 votes)

    S4:E29

    Abby's Annual Dance Concert is always bigger than any old recital and this year is no different, as the theme is an emotional tribute to her mother. With Nationals a few days away, Abby gives the girls 45 seconds to prove they each deserve a solo. When Abby has Kamryn dance in Chloe's place, Christi begins to fear the security of Chloe's position at Nationals.

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  15. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 3 - Abby Strikes Back
    5.9/10(30 votes)

    S4:E3

    Abby announces her first national open audition in Orlando; Jill accuses Christi of lying to help Chloe win; Brooke, Paige and Chloe are given a tricky trio to challenge Brooke's pop star credentials.

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  16. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 10 - No Solo for You
    5.8/10(30 votes)

    S4:E10

    Abby travels to New York; Kira wants Kalani to compete against Maddie this week; Abby gives a solo to Kendall.

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  17. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 14 - Family Comes First
    5.8/10(31 votes)

    S4:E14

    With her mother's health declining, Abby leaves the girls and their mothers to fend for themselves at this week's competition; the pending arrival of a new team looms over Abby's original team.

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  18. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 24 - Abby-phobic
    5.8/10(30 votes)

    S4:E24

    The ALDC heads to Woodbridge, VA to face their toughest competition yet, Studio Bleu. Abby invites Select Team member Jade and new dance mom Loree to join the Elite Team for the week. Christi is in an uproar when Abby picks Chloe to compete a solo against Jade, two years her senior. Abby shocks everyone when she decides to pull the current group routine and start over from scratch, choreographing a dance about phobias.

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  19. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 8 - Wingman Down
    5.7/10(31 votes)

    S4:E8

    Christi isolates herself from the other mothers; Kalani is tested for a spot on Abby's competition team; Holly worries that Nia will not be prepared for her solo.

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  20. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 13 - Decisions Decisions
    5.7/10(28 votes)

    S4:E13

    Kira tries to force Abby into making her daughter an official member of the Abby Lee Dance Company; Cathy choreographs her dancers in hopes of beating Abby's girls.

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  21. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 20 - Abby's Top Ten Dances
    5.7/10(28 votes)

    S4:E20

    Abby reveals her 10 favorite group dances and offers insight into how they came about.

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  22. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 12 - Sister Showdown
    5.6/10(29 votes)

    S4:E12

    Payton struggles to perform a challenging number; Maddie and Mackenzie compete against each other; Christi considers home school for Chloe.

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  23. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 19 - The Battle of Maddie vs. Chloe
    5.6/10(26 votes)

    S4:E19

    The rivalry between Maddie and Chloe has boiled for four seasons and this episode of Dance Moms traces the very beginnings of it. Maddie and Chloe battled for first place in competitions, first position on the pyramid and ultimately, for a place in Abby's heart... But is the rivalry really between them...or between their mothers?

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  24. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 30 - Hollywood Here We Come, Part 1
    5.6/10(29 votes)

    S4:E30

    While the ALDC is in Los Angeles to compete at Nationals, Abby makes a major announcement that will forever change the Elite Competition Team. Ex-ALDC dance mom, Jeanette, stalks the team to LA and vows revenge against Abby. Cathy schemes to ruin Abby's west coast visit by challenging the ALDC to a dance off, and everyone is shocked when Abby's moves steal the show.

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  25. Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 9 - Nothing's Fair in Abbyville
    5.5/10(31 votes)

    S4:E9

    Chloe and Kalani go head-to-head on the dance floor; Abby promises a starring role to the winner of an improvised dance off, but revokes this when Kendall wins; Abby pushes MacKenzie's pop career with a solo.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Big Trouble in the Big Apple" is the best rated episode of Dance Moms season 4. It scored 7.2/10 from 45 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on February 11, 2014. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Welcome Back ... Now Don't Get Too Comfy".