“Cry if you have a compound fracture, by all means. Or if your grandpa died. But otherwise, save it for your pillow.”

American dance instructor, choreographer, and television personality

Abigale Lee Miller is an American dance instructor, choreographer, and television personality. Her career in dance instruction and choreography has spanned more than four decades, and she founded the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pennsylvania in the late 1980s. Miller became widely known through Dance Moms, the Lifetime reality series centered on her studio from 2011 to 2019. The show’s popularity led to further attention and to her own spin-offs, Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition and Abby’s Studio Rescue.