Kelly Hyland

 (née Kuhn) is the wife of Randy Hyland, and mother of Brooke, Josh, and Paige Hyland.

She began dancing at Maryen Lorrain Miller's dance studio at the age of two and became one of the Abby Lee Miller's original ALDC dancers at the age of eight, but she quit at age fourteen to become a cheerleader.

Following a fight with Abby early in the fourth season, Kelly and her daughters left the show, with Kelly involved with Abby and producers in various court battles.

In Dance Moms
On the show, she is portrayed as a mom who supports her kids' choices, such as letting Brooke try out for cheerleading instead of going to a competition if it was something Brooke really wanted to do. Her reasoning for doing so was because she did not want Brooke looking back on it and blaming Kelly for not letting her go.

She often argued with Abby because of the lack of time Abby spent with Brooke and Paige. She also believed that it was unfair how Maddie got more opportunities than the other girls on the team.

In the season four episode Big Trouble in the Big Apple, Kelly got into a physical altercation with Abby. This lead to the Hyland family being dismissed from the team. Kelly and her girls have expressed no interest in returning to the show.

Lawsuits
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Other Information

 * Kelly has stated, "we've not been a part of Abby's studio since before the show started, but they wanted us for the show for Dance Moms, so we only dance with the show for Dance Moms, and we've actually been trying to get off the show since Season 1."


 * Her favorite solos for her daughters were "Paint the Pictures" and "Make Some Noise."


 * When she was younger, she studied all types of dance, but acro was her favorite.


 * Along with her daughters, Kelly has said that they began doing Meet & Greets because they were not invited to do Abby's.


 * She is happy to spend more time with her family since leaving the show in the fourth season.


 * She danced with Abby for thirty-seven years from when she was two-and-a-half.


 * Kelly used to be in a golf league, according to her in a season one episode.


 * Her birthday is May 16, 1971, which is a year and five days after Holly's.


 * According to Paige in a meet and greet video with Christi and Kelly, Kelly began dating her husband when Kelly was twelve-years-old.


 * According to Christi, when Kelly graduated high school, Kelly's sister opened a dance studio near Abby's, with Kelly as one of the instructors, taking away many of Abby's dance students.


 * Kelly says it was real that she was trying to get off the show after the second season.


 * She has known Christi Lukasiak, her closest friend on the show, for nine years.


 * Screaming, swearing, having a glass of wine, shopping, and complaining to her friends are her top five ways to blow off steam.


 * She says she was a lot like Brooke in high school.


 * In the second season reunion specials, Abby said she thought Paige was much like her Kelly when she was younger.


 * Contradicting Christi, Abby maintains on-and-off the show that Kelly only worked two weeks at a Clinique counter at the mall before planning her wedding. As part of her schtick at classes, Abby has followed this claim by charging that Kelly carried Brooke on her hip until she was ten years old, and would leave Paige forgotten in the car.


 * Her parental family has owned horses, including Kelly having one as a child.


 * Her biggest regret is not going to college,  and she wants her kids to go to college so that won't in turn become one of their regrets.


 * During her house tour extra, Kelly says she loves to cook. She also adds that between dance and Josh's hockey, they have a crazy schedule.


 * Her favorite family recipe is chicken pot pie.


 * Kelly's maiden name is Kelly Kuhn.


 * She frequently remembered Paige being one year younger than she actually was.


 * She has said she is writing a book about her experiences.


 * In March and April 2014, she wrote that Brooke and Paige will continue to dance elsewhere.


 * In March and April 2014, she indicated that Brooke and Paige miss dancing with their friends, "but this is the best thing for them."

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