Before Maddie Ziegler was judging “So You Think you might Dance?”

Afterward they just start talking and laugh about it."

Although she did insist a script was never handed out.

The “Dance Moms” dancers on the red carpet

However, some drama didn’t have to be instigated the intensity surrounding competitions.

As chaotic as it may be, Zeigler did recall a time when it was dramatized.

Two of the girls in tears backstage

The moms argue at practice