"Dance Moms" star Maddie Ziegler performs "Alive" on "The Ellen Show." (Photo : Instagram/Maddie Ziegler)
Known for starring in several music videos of Sia Furler's songs, Maddie Ziegler is set to star in her first feature film titled "The Book of Henry." After shooting the movie, she returned to the Lifetime reality series "Dance Moms."
When Ziegler returned from shooting her first feature film, Abby Lee Miller did not seem happy to see her most famous dancer in "Dance Moms" Season 6 episode 8 titled "Maddie is Back," which aired on Feb. 23, Tuesday. This made the mothers question if Miller is jealous of Ziegler's fame.
On the other hand, Ashlee Allen said she hopes that her daughter Brynn Rumfallo will follow Ziegler's footsteps. In the episode titled "Debbie Allen to the Rescue," which aired on Feb. 16, Allen was ready for a fight when Kira Girard was returned with the team.
Overwhelmed with her pending legal battles, Miller kicked the girls out of the studio so the mothers contacted Debbie Allen. It was good news for the girls as Debbie allowed them to rehearse in her studio.
In "Maddie is Back," Ziegler revealed that she was a little clueless about what was goin on with Miller based on her prior absence. She said she did have so much fun filming a movie but it was great to be back.
According to Miller, Ziegler would not get the opportunities she is currently getting without her dance training. She also told her most famous dancer that she has to get back on the groove of winning.
"It's not about quitting because I'm afraid of hard work," Miller also said in "Maddie is Back." She pointed out that the mothers just do not have any idea of how much stress she has been under, both mentally and financially.
In "The Book of Henry," Ziegler plays Christina Sickleman, the girl a precocious boy named Henry Carpenter (Jaeden Lieberher) has a crush on. Henry writes down in a book his plan to rescue Christina from her abusive father.
Written by Gregg Hurwitz and directed by Colin Trevorrow, "The Book of Henry" also stars Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace and Bobby Moynihan, among others. Its principal photography was completed in November 2015.
Watch Ziegler dance while Furler sings "Alive" on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" here:
