Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class
Ultimate "Tiger Mom" Abby Lee Miller—the passionate, unapologetically outspoken, tough-as-nails star of Lifetime’s phenomenal hit Dance Moms and Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition—offers inspirational, tough love guidance for parents who want to help their children succeed and for readers of all ages striving to become the best they can be.

If you want to help your kid reach the top, you can find no better coach than Abby Lee Miller. While some may criticize her methods, no one argues with her results. Her kids excel, her teams win, and her alumni go on to Broadway careers.

Organized by "Abbyisms," her unique and effective philosophies on hard work, competition, and life, this straight-talking guide provides clear and proven advice for achieving success, from figuring out your child's passion to laying the groundwork for an exciting future career. Abby answers tough questions from real moms, shares all the stories fans want to hear, and includes vignettes from shining alums who give their take on her unique approach and how it helped them make their dreams come true.

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Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class
Ultimate "Tiger Mom" Abby Lee Miller—the passionate, unapologetically outspoken, tough-as-nails star of Lifetime’s phenomenal hit Dance Moms and Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition—offers inspirational, tough love guidance for parents who want to help their children succeed and for readers of all ages striving to become the best they can be.

If you want to help your kid reach the top, you can find no better coach than Abby Lee Miller. While some may criticize her methods, no one argues with her results. Her kids excel, her teams win, and her alumni go on to Broadway careers.

Organized by "Abbyisms," her unique and effective philosophies on hard work, competition, and life, this straight-talking guide provides clear and proven advice for achieving success, from figuring out your child's passion to laying the groundwork for an exciting future career. Abby answers tough questions from real moms, shares all the stories fans want to hear, and includes vignettes from shining alums who give their take on her unique approach and how it helped them make their dreams come true.

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Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class

Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class

by Abby Lee Miller
Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class

Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class

by Abby Lee Miller

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Overview

Ultimate "Tiger Mom" Abby Lee Miller—the passionate, unapologetically outspoken, tough-as-nails star of Lifetime’s phenomenal hit Dance Moms and Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition—offers inspirational, tough love guidance for parents who want to help their children succeed and for readers of all ages striving to become the best they can be.

If you want to help your kid reach the top, you can find no better coach than Abby Lee Miller. While some may criticize her methods, no one argues with her results. Her kids excel, her teams win, and her alumni go on to Broadway careers.

Organized by "Abbyisms," her unique and effective philosophies on hard work, competition, and life, this straight-talking guide provides clear and proven advice for achieving success, from figuring out your child's passion to laying the groundwork for an exciting future career. Abby answers tough questions from real moms, shares all the stories fans want to hear, and includes vignettes from shining alums who give their take on her unique approach and how it helped them make their dreams come true.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062304872
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 05/19/2015
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Abby Lee Miller is the owner, director, and chief choreographer of the world-renowned Abby Lee Dance Company. She is also the star of Lifetime's Dance Moms, Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, and Abby's Studio Rescue. Abby has been teaching dance since she was fourteen years old and started her own competition team, targeted at winning. She's been doing so ever since.

Table of Contents

Foreword Maddie Ziegler ix

Overture 1

Opening Number

Welcome to Abby's World 5

First Position: Croise Devant

All's Fair in Dance and War 35

Second Position: À la Quatrième Devant

Everyone's Replaceable 71

Third Position: À la Seconde

Save Those Tears for Your Pillow 92

Fourth Position: Épaulé

Mother Doesn't Always Know Best 116

Fifth Position: Écarté

When There's a Crown on Your Head, Someone's Always Watching 143

Sixth Position: Effacé

Second Place is the First One to Lose 161

Seventh Position: À la Quatrième Derrière

Contracts Aren't Meant to be Broken 183

Eighth Position: Croisé Derrière

It Takes Fifteen Years to Make an Overnight Success 204

Grand Finale

You're Only as Good as Your Last Performance 222

Standing Ovation

Acknowledgments 237

Curtain Call

About Abbey Lee Miller 240

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