My Dance Moms Timeline!
Here is where you can read about the times that i've been blessed with meeting anyone from the cast of dance moms!:) They are listed in order from the first time i met them to the last, so whenever i update this page the new things will be on the bottom of the page! If you think this is "bragging" then please just click off the page, thank you and enjoy!:)
The first time!
The first time i met someone from the cast was in November of 2011! I wasn't as huge of a fan as i am now, but it sparked me addiction, haha! I was going to go to the Rising Star competition in Columbus OH to see my friend Maddie perform, and she told me that the cast was going to be there! So my friend Ally and i got to see the girls dance in their group number "Bad Apples/ Apple Tree" and we got to see Candy Apples dance their spanish number! That was the first week that Kendall performed in a group number, so we had no idea who she was, and we didn't know who Jill was either!! After awards we got a picture with Kelly and then they all had to go back into their dressing rooms! We went out to lunch and came back and waited outside their dressing room! Finally all the moms and girls came out, we then got pictures with Christi, Melissa, and Abby! We went over to get pictures with the girls and Chloe was first, my friend Ally got a picture with her but then they all had to leave, so i didn't get one with any of the girls that day:/ Below are some images of that day!
The second time!
The second time that i got to meet some of the cast was in about February of 2012 when my friend Ally and i took a trip to the studio! It was super cool to get pictures outside of the studio and everything, but what was even cooler was meeting some of the cast that we had never met before, and this was just after Season 2 premiered, so we finally knew who Jill and Kendall were and we were BIG fans:) We went inside and got to sit on the bench that Jill bought for Abby, and then we got to go upstairs and watch class, that was amazing! We went down in the lobby and got to get pictures with Abby, Payton, and Brandon! After that we went back upstairs and Jill, Leslie, and Melissa were there, they were of course so friendly to all the fans that were there so we also got pictures with them as well! We got to watch Maddie, Brooke, Paige, and Kendall in class, but only Kendall and Brooke came out and got pictures with us, but it was still awesome to see the two of them! We were so star struck when the two of them came upstairs, i think we were kinda staring at Kendall because she was like um, would you like to get a picture? and we were like ahhaha, yes please! She was so cute:) Pictures below!:)
The third time!
The third time was once again my friend Ally and i vising the studio! I don't remember exactly what month this one was! So this one was kinda upsetting, when we got there the security guards told us that we weren't allowed to go inside:( But we stuck around to see if we would see any of the cast members and finally Payton and Leslie show up at the studio and Payton recognized me so she came over and talked to us and we got pictures with the 2 of them, but obviously we couldn't talk to them for long cause Payton had to go in for class! We went out to dinner with our moms and then came back to the studio thinking maybe we could see some more of them as they were leaving! Not long after we got there, Payton walked out of the studio and so did Nick! Payton waved and Nick got into his car and started to drive away, the Payton remembered that i had tweeted about Nick or something so she called him over and he came over and met me and i got a picture with the 2 of them, that was pretty awesome! Then i was Direct Messaging Melissa and she asked for my phone number so i gave it to her, but she never called. After Nick and Payton left Melissa came outside and apologized for us not being able to go inside today (This was their day for filming the first episode of season 2.5) and then she told us that we could come inside just to the lobby to see Abby! As soon as we walked into the Lobby Jill and Kendall walked downstairs and Jill immediately recognized me and was like "YOU!!" and came over and gave me a hug! Melissa was slightly confused, she was like uh.. do you guys know each other? and Jill was like oh yeah, we're twitter friends! It was awesome:) So we got pictures with Jill, Melissa, and Abby! Then Jill introduced me to Ryleigh and i got to say hi to Kendall but didn't get a picture with her :/ Soon after we left the studio i was on twitter and Jill tweeted something along the lines of "Hope Cait and her friends get home safely #DedicatedFans" or something like that, it was awesome! The next morning when i was at home i got an incoming call from a PA number and FREAKED OUT. Melissa invited Ally and I out to lunch with her and "the girls" because she felt bad about not being able to go inside, BUT they got hung up with filming and we never got to go :/ Anyways, here are some images from that day, enjoy!
The fourth time!
The fourth time i got to meet some cast members was all Candy Apples! I performed at the same competition as them in Medina OH in i think March! I got to see the girls do a LOT of amazing numbers! Both dancers around Vivis age and older! I got to get pictures with Cathy, Vivi, Kerisa, and Taylor:) And i just wanna make a note that Kerisa and a group of girls around her ago and older did a group dance to the song "I can see the kite flying" and it was waaaay before the ALDC did it! So i'm wondering if ALDC knew that or not! But here are some pictures from the competition!:)
The fifth time!
this time was of course also with Ally, we went to Nexstar competition in Akron OH to see both ALDC and CADC:) The first day (friday) i didn't get to see any of the Dance Moms girls but i watched the senior company of ALDC perform in many numbers and got to see Cathy and her apples perform a LOT! On saturday i got to watch the solos and group numbers that were on the show, so that was CADC.'s group number "asian empire" and ALDC's number "Land Unforgiven"! Then i got to see Kendall, Paige, and Chloe perform their solos! That was pretty awesome too! They are even more amazing on stage than they are in real life! Now here's the cool part. I was just sitting in the auditorium with Ally and my phone rings, its Melissa. She told me to come outside, we actually went out the wrong door so then Brooke was DMing me asking me where i was, Paige tweeted me and said "@cait_leiby where are you? we can't find you! We really want to meet you!!! (:" and Christi tweeted me too telling me to go outside! So i finally found my way over to the door that they were out and as soon as i walked over Kelly was like "Cait Leiby?" and i was like yeah! and they were all like ahh! and like swarmed me! It was the best thing ever, ahah! I got hugs from all the moms and got to talk to almost all the girls, then we got to take a group picture, but Paige and Mackenzie were putting their bags on the bus, so they weren't in the picture, but that's okay! They had to leave but i told them that i'd be there the next day too, because i loved watching all of ALDC's dances! After that Ally and i went out into the lobby and saw Jill and Kendall and got pictures with them and got to talk to them for a little, they're both so sweet! Here are the pictures from that day:)
The sixth time!
This is kind of like a continuation from the last post! It was on Sunday and i just wanted to elaborate on it so i split it apart! Ally and I were sitting outside because it was so hot inside and we were just sitting on some steps and one of the crew people for the show opened the door and pointed at us and was like "you guys! come here!" so we were like OKAY! and we walked inside with him and he pretty much told us that Brooke was coming out with a song on iTunes and she was gonna make a music video for it and that they needed some film of Brooke talking to fans about the video and we were like UMM, YES PLEASE. and then he was like oh boy, i can hear her now. and she was coming up the stairs singing, she was great in person too! I honestly think she sounded better in person than on her actual song! Anyways, so we went into the lobby of the competition place and there was a doorway, Brooke stood on the outside of the doorway and Ally and I stood at the end of the "hall", the camera crew counted down and then Brooke would walk through the door and we walked towards her and when we got over to her we were told to say things like oh my gosh i love your music, you're an amazing singer! we loved ur video! and stuff like that, and then she said some stuff back and we had a short little conversation. It was pretty awesome though because they had like microphones and lights and cameras following us as we walked, and then like a mob of fans formed and watched us, we did it 3 times i think! Obviously there aren't any pictures from that, but i just watched to share!
The seventh time!
This time i went by myself with my mom to the meet and greet in PA! It was pretty awesome actually, i got to buy 2 different t-shirts, and all the team bracelets:) When we signed in we got 2 autographed pictures and I just had them autograph them again on the back as we went through the line! As i got closer to the front of the line i heard someone calling my name and couldn't really tell who it was and then finally i turned over towards the tables that the cast was sitting at and brooke was like HEY! and was waving at me. i was like ummmm wait, was brooke hyland just waving at me ooorrr... but she was! Some other fans that were there tweeted me and were like OMG cait, brooke just called ur name! it was cool:) So then we went down tables family by family and first was the Fraziers, they didn't remember me but i had only met them once so it was totally understandable! Then was the zieglers and at first they were like wait.. how do i know you..? and i was like it's cait! and Melissa was like AH! CAIT!! and got up and gave me a hug, and then Maddie was like didn't you send us something in the mail too?! and i was like yeah, the calendar! and all 3 of them were like OH YEAH, the calendar! that was soo cute, we loved that! Next was the Lukasiaks, as soon as i walked over Christ was like "Cait Leiby. How are you doing girl?!" and i was like i'm great, how are you?! and she was like we're great! And then she started talking to my mom about how nice all my tweets are and Chloe looked at me and was like hi! and i was like Hi! and she was like I remember meeting you last time at competition! And i didn't really know what to say so i just kinda giggled and smiled, she probably though i was creepy but oh well! Then Christi told us about how she remembered seeing my name and my dads name (cause we bought the tickets with his credit card) on the list of people coming! Then we went to the Hylands! Kelly and Brooke immediately said hi, and were so nice! They signed my autograph and said thanks for being a fan and then we took a picture and then we had to switch tables already, we went to the Vertes' and of course Jill was so sweet! She was like Hey girl, how are you?!:) and gave me a big hug and then she was like oh my gosh is this your mom?! and then she talked to my mom for a little and i told Kendall that i loved her hair and her outfit and she said thanks and then i got a picture with the 2 of them and they signed my pictures! After we took our picture Jill was like we have to get a picture with our matching phone cases! So we took a picture with our Hello Kitty cases, i love that picture:) After that we got to go check out some pictures, trophys, and costumes of the girls, it was really fun!:) Here are the pictures i got!:)
The eighth time!
This was the time that i went to the ALDC showcase in June! That was a blast, i LOOOVED watching not only the cast perform, but also the senior company and their little girls! I got to see so many dances, some that i got to see from the show included: Where have all the children gone, Born to dance, Trapped, Light my fire, Alouette, Bad Apples, Glam, Inside of me, Jet Set, and Maddies solo This is me over you. They were all amazing! The girls were in a lot of other numbers too, busy busy! After the showing we went into the lobby and got to see Nick and Brandon. Ally got a picture with Brandon and i got a picture with Nick. Then we went out onto the padio and got to see Brooke, Payton, Abby, and Gianna but we didn't have time to get pictures with all of them so we just got ones with Brooke and Gianna! After that we walked out onto the lawn looking for our parents car and i heard someone scream CAAITT! and i turned around and it was Cathy! We walked over there and talked to her for awhile and she introduced me to some of the people she was with and we both got a picture with Cathy! It was awesome, here are the pictures! (i wont be posting any pictures from the dances because they aren't very good quality and there are too many, ahah).
The ninth time!
This time i went all the way to ALDC with my mom and without a friend, i met up with Kylie (@kylieeeexoxo on twitter) and we walked inside, Kylie and her friend went over to the front desk to ask about buying t-shirts and i walked over towards Jill and talked to her for a bit but then she had to leave, and we didn't get pictures with her :/ Then we went upstairs and some of the senior company was there so we went and got pictures with Nick:) Then we went downstairs and Kendall walked over and said hi but then she walked away, i wanted to get Paytons attention to give her the birhtday card and gift i had for her but she was in the dancers den. So i went over to kendall and asked her if she could go get Payton, and Kendall was like oh, sure! and then she walked in and was like Payton! and got her to come over and Payton was like hey! And i gave her the gift and took a picture of her and the card and then got a picture with her! She also brought in cupcakes for everyone that day since it was the day before her birthday, so she went and got me one! It was really good too, haha! After that Kylie and her friend she was with had to leave but i got to stay a bit longer and i watched class, it was during their booty camp so there were a lot of people there! While i was upstairs i talked to Leslie and got a picture with her, and when downstairs and got to get a picture with Maddie, then i saw Kenzie came into the den in between classes so i got to go into the den and get a picture with her, she stood up on one of the benches so we were closer in height, she was so cute! Being in the den was pretty cool too! After that i watched class for a bit more but then it was getting late and i had to head home, but it was a really fun time! Check out the pictures below!
The tenth time!
This time i went to a dance master class in Marietta OH, taught by Jennine Wedge!:) It was on January 6th, 2013! The first meeting of the year! Brandon Pent, Nia Frazier, and Ryleigh & Kendall Vertes were helpers in this class!:) In the beggining of the class we did about 15 minutes of stretching and then we moved into the Legs and Feet class! It was kinda tough but not as hard as i was expecting, haha! After that class we did a choreography class! We learned some choreography to the song "save you tonight" which was the song that Nick, Brooke, Maddie, and Chloe danced to Twilight with:) The choreography wasn't like the typical Lyrical that i do at my studio, so i really enjoyed learning some new stuff, and it was really fun! Once we finished learning and running the dance Jennine picked about like 8-10 dancers that she thought stood out to do it with kendall and nia, and i was one of them! It was really exciting, but anyways.. After that there was a Q&A session and a meet and greet, below are some images i got to take! Thanks for reading!:)
The Eleventh Time!
Hey everyone! Today is April 7th, 2013 and i had the honor of going to one of the private parties today! I got there almost 40 minutes early and there was already a huge line! The party started out with a Q&A session, but since Kelly and Paige got lost on their way to the room we had to wait a little bit. I'm not sure if that's what caused the rush but in general the whole thing seemed to be a little rushed! After the Q&A the girls (Chloe, Kendall, and Paige) did a little bit of trivia, whoever got them right got a little prize, kendall was giving away autographed headshots and Chloe and Paige were giving away team bracelets:) I didn't participate in that part though! Then it was on to the part everyone was looking forward to, the pictures! It took a long time but i finally got there! First was the Hylands and i had them sign my shirt and gave them their folder and then i got a picture with them, nothing really special there:p After that it was the Vertes' and Jill was like "oh my gosh, you just came out of nowhere!" cause i was standing behind her, haha! But she was like "Kendall, this is cait remember?" and Kendall was like " i know!! hi!" and then Jill got up and gave me a hug, i got a picture with them, gave them their folder and then got to personally give Kendall her birthday gift! Before i walked away Jill told me to come back after all the people went through the line and she slipped me an extra kendall autograph and then i went on the the Lukasiaks!:) Christi asked for a hug and then i got a picture with her and gave her the folder and she was like "oh i love this kind of stuff, so cute!" and then she went to hand me the autographed picture that everybody got at the end of the line but before i left she was like "hangon.." and i was like kinda confused but then she was like "Paige, can you come here for a second?" and Paige got there and Christi dragged her over to one side of me and put Chloe on my other side and was like "i saw your tweet, dancemoms super fan has got to have a picture with these two!" it was so cool:) I don't even remember tagging Christi in my tweets about that, but i probably did.. haha:) After that i went back to my seat and i awkwardly waited alone as people went through the line and once everyone was gone i wasn't really sure what to do. It was just me and all of them in the room and Jill told me to hangon but then Christi was running around all stressed out about how they were gonna be late and stuff and Jill was like "do you want Kendall to open the gift?" but i told her she could open it later because it was a complicated gift and then she just apologized for having to leave and i left. Don't get me wrong, it was really quick though. I only got to talk to them for like 5 or 6 minutes honestly.. But that's okay, i always enjoy meeting them! Thanks for reading! Pictures below:)
The Twelfth Time!
The 2013 ALDC Showcase and Master Class! On Saturday (June 15th) i went to ALDC and went to an "ask abby" session (no, i didn't record any of it so i will not be posting anything about it, sorry), and i went to the 12 and over master class. I personally enjoyed the warm up class more than learning the actual routine, simply just because there were a LOT of dancers crammed in studio A and i didn't have like any room to dance, it was kind of annoying :/ We learned the middle section of the dance called "free the people" that was on the show but also in the showcase, pretty cool!:) Asia was at the studio towards the end of the master class and did some improv for us and i got to take a picture with her and her mom after. She is seriously so amazing, like i never knew how much i loved her till i met her in person, she's like a little jumping bean! :) Then on sunday i went to the noon showcase, it was AMAZING:) The dancers there are amazing, seriously. it gets me every time, lol. After the show i got pictures with Jennine, Payton, and Auriel :) I was looking around for Nick cause he's one of my favorite dancers at ALDC but i couldn't find him so i didn't get a picture :( Also, the cast wasn't allowed to come out and meet fans after the 12 show because of filming so that was a bummer but it was a really amazing show with beautiful dancers and beautiful choreography:) All in all i really loved it:) I hope i get to go again next year for the 3rd time:)