Abby Lee Miller Is the 'Housemother from Hell' Welcoming Dancers toMad HouseSeason 2: 'Save Your Tears for the Pillow' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

In PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at the highly anticipated second season of the reality show, theDance Momsalum, 59, won’t be mincing words as she whips a group of hopeful dancers into shape for a coveted spot in her Mad House.

‘Mad House’ season 2.Brandon Studios/YouTube

Brandon Studios/YouTube

Through demanding rehearsals, house assignments and challenges, each dancer will have to prove themselves as Miller offers her trademark “no-nonsense training to shape their skills and jumpstart their careers.” Each week, the dancers will have fight to save their spot as new hopefuls arrive at the house to give them the boot.

Fan favorites like Savoy Bailey and Devin Crews will return alongside new faces, Haley Huelsman, Dakayla Wilson, and Donovyn Diaz.

The trailer begins with the dancers gearing up for a challenging second season. Tears are shed and an epic montage of the dancers performing their hearts out — including a shot of Miller decked out in hip-hop gear — plays on screen.

After grueling days of practice and jobs, things reach a boiling point when Bailey confronts Miller for a snide comment she over heard during dinner.

While Bailey wipes tears from her face, Miller hits back, “No, the inside pirouette didn’t make you look good. You don’t expect it from me, because you’re the favorite here. Pull it together. Save your tears for the pillow.”

In an exclusive sit-down with PEOPLE, Miller opened up about going back to Mad House and the “wonderful” experience of filming season 2 with her dancers.

Though she believes the success rate of her dancers are “getting better each year,” Miller admits she ran into a few challenges when it came to training. While the dancers were talented, there were many classic moves she had to teach them like the Charleston, the Jitterbug, the Jerk and more.

“They don’t know anything. All they know is contemporary and lyrical and roll around on the floor. And it’s like that isn’t what’s going to get you a job. You’re not going to work doing that,” she explains, noting how big Broadway or studio productions expect professional dancers to know these steps.

“Your dance teachers in your small town in the United States should be covering all that curriculum and they’re not,” she continues. “So we run into a lot of that on the show and I just go berserk on them when they can’t do it. The movies are there, go watch the damn movie and figure it out.”

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source: people.com