Season 1

The first season of Dance Moms premiered July 13, 2011 on Lifetime and concluded on October 12, 2011.

Season 1 Playlist

Choreographers and Instructors

 * Joseph Corella
 * Gianna Martello
 * Abby Lee Miller
 * Cathy Nesbitt-Stein
 * Mike Munich
 * James Washington

Mothers

 * Holly Frazier
 * Kelly Hyland
 * Christi Lukasiak
 * Cathy Nesbitt-Stein
 * Melissa Ziegler

Dancers

 * Nia Frazier
 * Brooke Hyland
 * Paige Hyland
 * Chloe Lukasiak
 * Justice McCort
 * Taylor O'Lear
 * Vivi-Anne Stein
 * Mackenzie Ziegler
 * Maddie Ziegler

Guest Dancers

 * Brandon Pent

Other Information

 * Filming for Season 1 started the week beginning April 4th and concluded sometime in early August.
 * Abby has discussed how many of the routines from the first six episodes were previously known, with music dubbed in post-production.  Some of these include: the trio in episode one, Paige's "Double Take" solo in episode four and Chloe's "Baby Mine" solo.
 * Episode ten (Cathy Brings It On) was actually filmed the week after the Nationals shown in It All Ends Here. It is believed that this was done in order to set up the ALDC vs CADC rivalry, as this episode marked the studio's first appearance.
 * The season had an average viewing rate of 1.329 million.

Gallery
To view the gallery for Season 1, click here.

Music Guide

 * Music Guide Season 1