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The Best Episodes of Dance Moms Season 3

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 1 - The Beginning of the End
    7.1/10(81 votes)

    #1 - The Beginning of the End

    S3:E1

    The new competition season is underway, but Abby is extremely disappointed in the girls because they blew off dance class during the break. So, Abby holds an open audition to bring new blood to the team hoping to replace Brooke and Paige and teach the girls a lesson. To everyone's dismay, Abby welcomes new dancer Ally and new mom Shelly to the group. The whole team misses Kelly, Brooke and Paige, but they soldier on to compete at In10sity Dance in Denver. Abby also pits Chloe and Maddie head-to-head, putting a lot of pressure on Chloe who just beat Maddie out of a national title.

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  2. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 2 - Out With the Old, in With the New
    7.0/10(57 votes)

    #2 - Out With the Old, in With the New

    S3:E2

    The Dance Moms stage a silent protest and walk out on Abby, prompting Abby to quickly assemble a totally new dance team for this weekend's competition. The Dance Moms try to make it out on their own and book a performance for their kids. Meanwhile, a Dance Mom from Abby's past vows to have revenge.

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  3. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 3 - But I'm a National Champion!
    6.6/10(39 votes)

    #3 - But I'm a National Champion!

    S3:E3

    The real moms are back and the replacements are out, with the exception of one, Sophia Lucia.

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  4. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 4 - Liar, Liar, Dance Mom on Fire!
    6.9/10(52 votes)

    #4 - Liar, Liar, Dance Mom on Fire!

    S3:E4

    Abby couldn't be more thrilled to have a new star on team, but Melissa is starting to feel like Sophia is pushing Maddie out of the spotlight and into the corner. When Abby assigns Maddie and Kendall a duet, Melissa pretends to be happy about it but confides in Abby the awful truth. Jill, Christi, Kelly and Holly band together and try to get Melissa to admit her deceit. Meanwhile, Abby once again bans Brooke from the competition but gives Paige a solo so she can try to justify her spot on the team.

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  5. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 5 - Revenge of the Replacements
    6.0/10(34 votes)

    #5 - Revenge of the Replacements

    S3:E5

    Melissa tries desperately to get Maddie back in favor with Abby. Meanwhile, Mackenzie struggles with her new "big girl" role. Also, this week, the ALDC dancers go up against the very same girls who replaced them during the moms' silent protest.

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  6. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 6 - Boys are Cuties, Girls have Cooties
    6.4/10(40 votes)

    #6 - Boys are Cuties, Girls have Cooties

    S3:E6

    After Melissa's fall from grace, Jill tries hard to be Abby's new favorite but quickly learns that's no easy task, especially since Abby's mood is at an ultimate low after she hears that Cathy is back to compete after weeks of hiding.

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  7. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 7 - Rotten to the Core
    6.7/10(42 votes)

    #7 - Rotten to the Core

    S3:E7

    Abby indefinitely suspends Christi and Chloe, which keeps Chloe from competing against Cathy's new all-boy team "The Apple Cores." Nia and Holly must deal with a painful medical condition from their past. In the meantime, Abby's favorite new dancer Sophia returns.

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  8. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 8 - You've Been Unfriended
    6.3/10(35 votes)

    #8 - You've Been Unfriended

    S3:E8

    Christi and Chloe's return to the studio after a one-week suspension is spoiled and tension between Christi and Kelly boils over. With Christi and Kelly bickering, Melissa tries to take advantage of the situation. Meanwhile, Nia is determined to perform the duet that Abby pulled the previous week.

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  9. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 9 - Bye Bye Baby
    6.6/10(39 votes)

    #9 - Bye Bye Baby

    S3:E9

    Abby's precious pet Broadway Baby has passed away and Abby leaves the ALDC team to fend for themselves. To make matters worse, this week the team heads to St.

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  10. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 10 - All's Fair in Love and War
    5.6/10(40 votes)

    #10 - All's Fair in Love and War

    S3:E10

    The Abby Lee Dance Company heads to New Jersey with a group number all about love. Before they leave for the competition, the moms take Abby speed dating in the hopes that if she found a man, she would be nicer to the girls. Jill's competitive side rears its ugly head when she tries to get Kendall private lessons so she can outshine Nia in their duet.

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  11. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 11 - Camouflaged Maneuvers
    6.6/10(51 votes)

    #11 - Camouflaged Maneuvers

    S3:E11

    In a two-hour episode, the girls struggle with a hip-hop group dance concerning gays in the military. Talk is generated when Abby goes on a date with a mysterious man. Abby and the mothers are suspicious of Mackenzie's foot injury. Kendall begins working on her facial expressions, including getting new headshots from a photographer.

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  12. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 12 - The Apple of Her Eye
    7.0/10(41 votes)

    #12 - The Apple of Her Eye

    S3:E12

    In a two-hour episode, Abby appears uncertain about casting Nia in a dance about Rosa Parks, while Jill promotes her daughter as a possible replacement in the title role. Abby enjoys uncharacteristically warm and playful moments with Paige, Mackenzie and Kendall. Kendall is given a solo where she must work on her facial expressions. Mackenzie is assigned the role of team makeup artist. Paige and Chloe are given a duet. Abby gives Holly a makeover. Following "Candy Apple's Day" in Canton, Cathy shows up at the competition with bodyguards, as her group performs a take-off of "Gangnam Style." Jalen is comforted by his father after problems with his costume.

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  13. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 13 - She's a Maniac
    6.4/10(36 votes)

    #13 - She's a Maniac

    S3:E13

    Kelly is livid when Abby pulls Brooke from this week's competition due to her less than stellar performance in the "Rosa Parks" group number. After Abby invites Broadway star, Rachelle Rak, to choreograph a Bob Fosse inspired group number, the two butt heads over style and content.

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  14. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 14 - Watch Your Back, Mack
    6.8/10(41 votes)

    #14 - Watch Your Back, Mack

    S3:E14

    The arrival of a new dancer at the Abby Lee Dance Company has Melissa and Mackenzie on guard. Abby, still hurting over the loss of her dog Broadway Baby, visits a taxidermist. Meanwhile, Cathy hires a good friend of Abby's to choreograph the dance for this week's competition.

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  15. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 15 - The Politics of Dancing
    5.7/10(40 votes)

    #15 - The Politics of Dancing

    S3:E15

    In this patriotic episode, Abby assigns the girls dances inspired by the political state of America, but all is not fair in politics...especially in the dance world. Maddie and Chloe compete head-to-head and continuing with the political theme Abby has the Abby Lee Dance Company vote on who gave the best performance. Forced to sit on the sidelines, injured Mackenzie must watch her coveted spot on the team be taken over by ALDC's newest little powerhouse, Asia.

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  16. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 16 - May I Have This Dance?
    6.8/10(41 votes)

    #16 - May I Have This Dance?

    S3:E16

    Abby's announcement of her guest-hosting gig on "The View" brings out the competitiveness between Melissa and Kristie when Mackenzie and Asia battle it out for a featured part in a televised dance performance. Meanwhile, the moms are furious about Abby promoting Maddie to "assistant choreographer" for the group number. Also, Nia struggles to keep up with Asia's energy when they're paired together for a duet.

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  17. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 17 - The View from the Top
    5.9/10(39 votes)

    #17 - The View from the Top

    S3:E17

    The team hits the Big Apple not only for a competition, but also for a very special surprise. Abby has been invited to co-host "The View" where the girls will perform their winning dance "The Last Text," however, Abby wrestles with the decision to replace injured Mackenzie with newcomer Asia. Of course, Cathy and her Candy Apples are also in the city, where they are holding open auditions to add another member to their winning team.

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  18. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 18 - Candy Apple Showdown
    5.8/10(39 votes)

    #18 - Candy Apple Showdown

    S3:E18

    Abby's girls compete with The Candy Apples in New York. Later, Abby makes a surprise announcement that could forever change her dance company.

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  19. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 19 - Tell All (1)
    5.4/10(31 votes)

    #19 - Tell All (1)

    S3:E19

    Dance Moms' executive producer Jeff Collins sits down with Abby Lee Miller and the Moms to revisit Season 3. After a wild and explosive season, Christi and Kelly finally dish on how their friendship was tested and when Abby reminds Christi of the suspension, tensions are high and one of the ladies leaves the stage. Plus the cast answers audience questions and the Abby Lee Dance Company girls perform some of their best dance routines.

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  20. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 20 - Tell All (2)
    5.3/10(28 votes)

    #20 - Tell All (2)

    S3:E20

    Last time, Dance Moms' executive producer Jeff Collins sat down with Abby Lee Miller and the moms to rehash season 3. This week's dramatic conclusion finds New Dance Mom Kristie Ray quick to defend Abby and former Dance Mom Jackie and her daughter Sophia managed to rub Melissa the wrong way. The final showdown is between Abby and Cathy...Abby has not gotten over Cathy hitting her with her purse.

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  21. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 21 - Boy Crazy, Mom Crazy
    5.5/10(28 votes)

    #21 - Boy Crazy, Mom Crazy

    S3:E21

    Abby plays matchmaker when Brooke dancers with the Seniors and she sets her up on a date. meanwhile Kelly is keeping to herself and Jill is not happy with it. Cathy discovers there is a rotten apple and asks Gino and Mikey to leave, Mikey asks Abby if there is a place on her team for Gino, and it is told the Gino has a crush on Maddie as they are always texting, he gave her a valentine and kissed her cheek backstage.

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  22. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 22 - Two Girls, One Solo
    6.7/10(39 votes)

    #22 - Two Girls, One Solo

    S3:E22

    Abby decides to have Maddie and Chloe dance the exact same solo shocking the moms to see who really is the best dancer at the Abby Lee Dance Company. Chloe ends up winning first, and Maddie ends up taking second. Abby Is upset with Maddie losing, she go to the competion director and tells them the counted it wrong, the director comes in an gives Maddie first and Chloe second. Abby then lies saying the director pointed the mistake out but when the director comes back in the room and thanks abby for pointing out the mistakes the moms look horrified. Asia and Mackenzie go head to head as well, but Asia comes in first, while Macknenzie places second. After last week's big fight Christi and Kelly find that their friendship will never be the same again. Abby notices this and makes the two go down stares and die the pink ribbon together alone. Meanwhile, the theme of the group dance causes Abby to have painful memories to Abby and the moms.

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  23. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 23 - An Apple a Day Keeps Abby Away
    6.3/10(40 votes)

    #23 - An Apple a Day Keeps Abby Away

    S3:E23

    Cathy is determined to rebuild her team and the trust she once had. Cathy recruits new dancers, including her old friend and Abby Lee Dance Company nemesis, Patsy.

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  24. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 24 - No Room for Rotten Apples
    5.8/10(34 votes)

    #24 - No Room for Rotten Apples

    S3:E24

    The pressure is on for Candy Apple's team and no one's spot is guaranteed. Rick is worried when Jalen is assigned his first contemporary solo. Cathy battles it out with Anthony as she struggles to gain back control of her studio.

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  25. Dance Moms Season 3 Episode 25 - Chatter, Part 1
    5.6/10(34 votes)

    #25 - Chatter, Part 1

    S3:E25

    Christi, Kelly, Kiya, and two super fans discuss Season 3 so far.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Beginning of the End" is the best rated episode of "Dance Moms" season 3. It scored 7.1/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/1/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Out With the Old, in With the New".