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When she was only eight,Maddie Ziegler started playing on thereality showDance mothers, alongside his motherMelissa Gisoni, her younger sisterKenzie Ziegler, and a whole group of other mothers and their children dancers. The series was focused on the Abby Lee dance company, which was founded byAbby Lee Miller, a dance instructor with a great personality who has often fought with mothers, shouted to children and pushed rivalries among all.

Now Ziegler is 19 years old, and it's been six years since his departureDance mothers behind. Recently, the young star acted more frequently, appearing in the films 2021The consequences andWest Side Story. She is also known for her collaborations with the singerSIA, especially in his clip for "Chandelier".

In a new interview withCosmopolitan, Ziegler shared whyShe doesn't speak anymore to her former teacher and why she does not plan in the future either. Read the rest to see what the dancer and the actor had to say about the "toxic environment" that wasDance mothers.

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Ziegler saidCosmo That she and her family were ready to leave the show for years before they did it.

"It's difficult when you are really faithful to your dance group," said Ziegler. "I was the most faithful girl there; I just wanted to dance. And I loved competition until he became a televised and that the drama started. Do not get me wrong - there is drama , whether there are cameras or not! But it was increased. I started to feel like,It's so peaceful outside this world. I can't be in there. My family and I have really tried to go in the past three seasons. But when you are in a contract, it's really difficult. Finally, I finally got out. ""

Ziegler said Miller was "distraught" when she left the dance company and the show, which was documented for the series. "During the longest, we felt so guilty," said the dancer. "She trained me, she helped me, but also, I knew that I would agree without her and I'm tired of being in a toxic environment. I said to myself:" It is not for me. I can not do that. "I haven't talked to him since."

AccordingCosmopolitan, Ziegler no longer intends to speak to Miller again. "I feel in peace," she said about the dissolution of their relationship.

Ziegler saidCosmopolitan that she tried to look at itDance mothers Once, so that she can show her boyfriend she looked like when she was a child.

"I have watched an episode a little since the very beginning to show my boyfriend because I said to myself:" You can't watch that, but I'm going to show you what I looked like "," she said . "And we both said to each other:" It's sad. We have to deactivate this. ""

The dancer also explained that she had to "unlearn" part of what she was taught by Miller. "My dance teacher has taught that if you don't get the trophy, if you don't get the crown, you are less than," she said, "which is the worst way to form a child . He transports other life lessons. We were not allowed to look at our competitors or to be friends with them. I had to unlearn a lot of these things. "

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In 2017PeopleInterview, Ziegler said she was happy to put theDance mothers phase of her life behind her. While she admitted thatShe learned a lot From Miller, she added: "I have the impression that now I have never been so happy in my life. And I am not at all stressed, which is crazy. I was stressed at 11 years, which should not happen. "

Two years later, Ziegler was requested byUS Weekly If she was in contact with Miller In the middle of the diagnosis of the non -Hodgkin's lymphoma instructor. "We are not in contact," said the teenager. "But I wish him the best."

Miller - who was involved in legal issues andpurged in prison For bankruptcy fraud - also spoke publicly about his old relationship with Ziegler. On the special televisionDance Moms: Abby Lee says everythingIn 2017, Miller said that she was "disappointed" that she did not share in the success of Ziegler.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"I don't think she hadn't been in my studio, she would bewhere she is today, "Miller said (Going throughUS Weekly ). "And I can say it with confidence. I will not say that I" do "anyone, I did not do it, his mother and his father created it, but I certainly added my Two hundred ... I hope she doesn't make it forget the good times because there have been much more good times than bad times. "

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