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Nearly every week on the show, Abby Lee Miller

uses a pyramid system to show her dancers and
their mothers who she feels previously
performed the best, and who needs to improve.
The pyramid has been known to change every
week. The pyramid became a subject of
controversy among viewers because of its
perceived negative aspect. Abby Lee Miller said
it was not her method, but it was developed by
the producers of the show.

Season 1

Episode 1 2 3 4

Maddie Top Top Top Midd

Chloe Middle Middle Middle Midd

Brooke Middle Bottom Middle Top

Brandon

Nia Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Paige Bottom Middle Bottom Botto

Mackenzie Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Vivi-Anne N/A N/A Bottom Botto

@. ↑ Maddie was given the week o0, and her picture was
placed well o0 to the right at a height equal to the top

of the pyramid.

A. ↑ Chloe's picture was placed in the bottom row

between Nia and Vivi-Anne. Abby told Chloe she was

taking the week-o0 without a solo so she could work

on her technique. Christi said she was shocked Chloe

was placed at the bottom.

B. ↑ In week 8, there was an additional fourth pyramid

level at the top, with Brandon's photo

Season 2A

Episode 1 2 3 4

Maddie Top Top Middle Midd

Brooke Bottom Bottom Top N/A

Chloe Middle Middle Middle Top

Nia Middle Middle Bottom Botto

Mackenzie Bottom Bottom Bottom Midd

Paige Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Kendall N/A Bottom Bottom Botto

Payton Botto

Season 2B

Episode 14 15 16 17

Maddie Middle Bottom Top Midd

Chloe Top Top Bottom Midd

Nia Bottom Middle Middle Botto

Mackenzie Middle Bottom Middle Top

Brooke Bottom Middle Bottom Botto

Paige Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Kendall

Season 3A

Episode 1 2 3 4
[n3 1] [n3 2]

Brooke N/A

Chloe Top Bottom Bottom Bottom

Kendall N/A Bottom Bottom Middle

Mackenzie N/A Bottom Bottom Bottom

Maddie N/A Top Bottom Middle

Nia N/A Middle Bottom Bottom

Paige N/A Bottom

Ally N/A Middle

Sophia N/A Top Top

Asia

@. ↑ In week 1, Abby threw unrevealed pyramid photos

into the trash due to the absence of Brooke and Paige,

stating "no pyramid." Later she tells Chloe "You were at

the top of the pyramid. You were the national winner." It

has been logically speculated that Brooke and

Mackenzie would have been placed in the middle, also

winning with solos at Nationals.

A. ↑ In week 2, pictures in the layout of the pyramid were

shown, but the pyramid was not formally presented.

B. ↑ In week 7, Chloe was placed on the bottom with

'suspended' written across her photo, which was

eventually replaced by a picture of Brooke.

Season 3B

Episode 22 23 28 30

Maddie Top Middle Top Midd

Chloe Middle Middle Middle Midd

Mackenzie Bottom Middle Middle Top

Asia Middle Bottom Middle Midd

Kendall Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Brooke Bottom Top Bottom Botto

Nia Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Paige Middle Bottom Bottom Botto

Payton

@. ↑ Payton's picture may have been on the bottom in

"Divas Las Vegas," but was not formally presented

Season 4A

Episode 1 2 3 4

Maddie Top Top Top Top

Kalani

Mackenzie Middle Bottom Middle Midd

Chloe Bottom Middle Middle Midd

Kendall Bottom Middle Bottom Botto

Nia Middle Bottom Bottom Botto

Paige Middle Middle Bottom Midd

Brooke Bottom Bottom Middle Botto

Payton Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Chloe N.

Fallon

@. ↑ In week 13, Abby put Kelly on top of the pyramid in a

sarcastic manner

Season 4B

Episode 21 22 23 24
[n4b 1]

Maddie Bottom Bottom Bottom Midd

Kendall Bottom Bottom Top- Top

Left

Nia Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Sarah Top Top-

Hunt Right

Chloe Top Bottom Bottom Botto

Mackenzie Bottom Bottom Top- Midd

Middle

Jade N/A

Tea

Kamryn

@. ↑ In episode 23, there were two levels to the pyramid.

A. ↑ Pyramid rankings were presented in the form of a
totem pole.

B. ↑ In episode 27, there were two levels of the pyramid.

Maddie was placed at the upper left, and Abby said she

was on top.

C. ↑ Dancers placed in a straight line. Order called:

Mackenzie, Chloe, Nia, Kendall, Maddie. Abby says

Maddie is at what she would call the top of the

pyramid.

Season 5A

Episode 1 2 3 4

Maddie Top Bottom Top Midd

Kalani N/A Top Bottom Botto

Kendall Bottom Middle Bottom Botto

Mackenzie Middle Bottom Middle Top

JoJo Midd

Nia Middle Middle Middle Botto

Chloe Bottom

@. ↑ In episode 5, there was no presentation of a pyramid

though the covered pictures can be seen.

A. ↑ Abby removed JoJo's picture from the pyramid,

while complimenting her new headshot.

B. ↑ JoJo's photo was removed during a heated

argument with Abby, and JoJo was kicked out of the

room. JoJo later returned, and her photo restored to

the pyramid

C. ↑ Pyramid photos were handed out like awards. Abby

said she would have placed Maddie atop with Kalani

for their duet; but said Kalani was alone there, with

Maddie absent and preparing for SNL

Season 5B

Episode 22 23 24 25

Maddie Top Bottom Middle Top

Mackenzie Bottom Middle Top Botto

Kalani Bottom Top Middle Midd

Kendall Middle Middle Bottom Botto

Nia Middle Bottom Bottom Midd

JoJo Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

Season 6A

Episode 1 2 3 4

Brynn N/A Top Middle Botto

Kalani Bottom Bottom Top Midd

Kendall Bottom Bottom Bottom Botto

JoJo Bottom Middle Middle Midd

Mackenzie Bottom Bottom Bottom Midd

Maddie N/A Bottom N/A Top

Nia Bottom Middle Bottom Botto

Alexus N/A

Areana N/A

Peyton N/A

Alysa N/A

@. ↑ Although the pyramid was not shown in the episode

due to the altercation between Jill and Ashlee, the

order was later revealed in Maddie and Mackenzie Say

Goodbye.

Season 6B

Episode 23 24 25 26
Original
Pyramid

Brynn Top- Bottom Middle Bottom

Left

JoJo Bottom Bottom Middle Bottom

Kalani Bottom Top Middle Top-Lef

Kendall Top- Middle Middle Top-Rig

Right

Nia Bottom Middle Top Bottom

Alexus N/A Bottom Bottom

Areana N/A Bottom Middle

Elliana N/A Bottom Middle

Lilliana N/A Bottom Middle

Peyton N/A Bottom Bottom

@. ↑ Jessalynn removed JoJo's headshot from the

pyramid for Abby placing her lower than the minis.

Because of this and the argument that ensued, Abby

decided that from here on out, there would be a

seperate pyramid for each team.

Season 7A

Episode 1 2 3 4 5

Brynn N/A N/A Top- Bottom Mid

Right

Kalani N/A N/A Bottom- Middle Top

Left

Kendall N/A N/A Top- Top Bo

Left

Nia N/A N/A Bottom- Middle Bo

Right

Camryn N/A Middle- Bottom Mid

Left

Elliana N/A N/A Bo

Lilliana N/A N/A Bo

Maesi

Daviana N/A Middle- Bottom

Right

Alexus N/A

Areana N/A

Peyton N/A

Season 7B

Episode 15 16 17/18 19
[n7 1]

Brynn Middle Bottom N/A D- A

List L

Camryn Bottom Bottom N/A C- B

List L

Elliana Middle Middle N/A B- D

List L

Kalani Top Middle N/A C- B

List L

Kendall Bottom Bottom N/A D- C

List L

Lilliana Middle Middle N/A B- D

List L

Maesi Bottom Top N/A C- C

List L

Nia Bottom Bottom N/A A- C

List L

@. ↑ With Laurieann Gibson as the new coach of the

team, the pyramid is now called the A-List. The list is

formed into the shape of an A. One on the top tier, two

on the next tier, three on the next tier and two on the

last tier. Also, the tiers are no longer called "top",

"middle" or "bottom". The tiers are "A-List", "B-List", "C-

List" and "D-List" with A being the highest tier and D

being the lowest.

A. ↑ Abby decided that she would no longer do a pyramid

from this point onwards, stating that it was a "thing of

the past".

Season 8

Abby's Audition

Episode 1 2 3 4

Brady N/A Middle Bottom Middle

Elliana

GiaNina N/A Top Bottom Bottom

Hannah N/A Bottom Bottom Middle

Lilliana N/A Bottom Top Top

Pressley N/A Bottom Middle Bottom

Sarah N/A Middle Bottom Bottom

Savannah N/A Bottom Middle Bottom

Kamryn

@. ↑ In episode 11, there was no presentation of a pyramid

though the covered pictures can be seen.

A. ↑ Due to Brady being dismissed from the team in the

previous episode, his placement on the pyramid was

not shown.

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Wiki Credits

Separate template for the pyramid was split

from this Wikia's page Dance Moms. In turn, that
page's early tables were descended from the
Wikipedia article Dance Moms.

Gallery

To view the gallery for the Pyramid, click here.

References

@. ↑
http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:S01-
E09_04-21.jpg
A. ↑
http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:S01-
E08_01-53.jpg
B. ↑
http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:S01-
E08_02-17.jpg

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