Dance Moms is an American dance reality series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions it is set in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania at the Abby Lee Dance Company and follows children's early careers in dance show business and their mothers. A spinoff series Dance Moms: Miami set in Miami at Victor Smalley and Angel Armas' dance studio Stars Dance Studio premiered on April 3 2012 and was cancelled in September 2012 after eight episodes. On October 10 2012 Lifetime announced that they had picked up Dance Moms for a third season consisting of 26 episodes which debuted on January 1 2013.