'Dance Moms' News: Junior Elite Members Jumped Ship?
Photos of the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) junior elite team members rehearsing at the 8 Count Dance Academy with Chloe Lukasiak have sparked rumors that the five dancers could have jumped ship as a protest against the return of Abby Lee as head teacher for ALDC.
The ALDC as well as "Dance Moms" have been faced with controversies ever since Lee returned to the show after three weeks of absence. As iTech Post revealed, more rumors have come up that a faction of ALDC members have boycotted the Devotion 2 Dance competition to show their disapproval of Abby Lee's return as head teacher of the dance company.
Five of the junior elite team members were also spotted earlier at a rehearsal at the rival 8 Count Dance Academy in Los Angeles. Dance mom Holly Frazier has posted a photo on Instagram, with the five junior dancers together with former ADLC member Chloe Lukasiak, along with the caption: "An end of an era, the beginning of our future." The Instagram photo shows Nia Sioux, Kendall Vertes, Kalani Hilliker and Cameron Bridges along with Lukasiak, according to Radar Online.
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This social media post has started more speculations of a rift in the ALDC dance group, some going as far as suggesting that the junior elite team members have started to abandon Abby Lee Miller's ALDC. However, it seems that a few of the dance company's dancers have opted to stay on for now, as Brynn Rumfallo posted a photo of her own on Twitter.
"Class tonight @aldcstudio," Rumfallo tweeted along with the photo. "My little squad," she added. With her in the photo are Lilliana Ketchman, Elliana Walmsley and Maesi Caes. Ketchman also posted another photo with some of the members of ALDC that are presumably remaining with the group. Ketchman captioned it "My crazy crew ... nothing but love for ya! #newcrew #startingover #betterthanever #newandimproved #aldcalways," expressing her loyalty to ALDC.
While there has not been any official confirmation, online news outlets have begun to take it as all but confirmed that ALDC dancers are starting to leave the show, led by Chloe Lukasiak and Maddie Ziegler, as reported by iTech Post.
The new schedule for the upcoming season of "Dance Moms" is yet to be announced by Lifetime.
