I read this play a couple years ago and really enjoyed it -- but getting to see the Colt Coeur reading cemented my love for this play. The characters' voices are so distinct, its development of plot is thrillingly well paced, and its final twist is so unexpected and moving. Also, the dance sequences are so wildly theatrical and wonderful and hilarious -- oh, and those monologues: sublime. Highly recommend.

Loved this play about a bunch of Moms putting their all into dance while covering up the darkness inside all of them. Made me laugh, surprised me, educated me. I was really moved by all of these women. It's mystical and hilarious.

Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, is pleased to recognize “Dance Moms” by Ying Ying Li as a semifinalist for the 2020 Premiere Play Festival. “Dance Moms” rose through a competitive selection process conducted by Premiere staff and a panel of outside theatre professionals to become one of 26 semifinalists out of 939 submissions. The panel finds Ying Ying’s writing to be laugh-out-loud funny until it's devastating, and is particularly impressed by the inherent theatricality of the dance scenes. Our congratulations and thanks to Ying Ying.