Dance Moms’ Abby Lee Miller DOUBLES DOWN on harsh criticism of Taylor Swift’s dancing – declaring Travis Kelce is ‘much better’ – as she jokes singer should have taken lessons as a kid instead of being ‘slumped over a guitar’
Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has once again criticized Taylor Swift's dancing, claiming the “pigeon-toed” superstar is not as good as her boyfriend Travis Kelce, who she called a “natural.”
The football star's famous dance moves on the pitch have won Miller's approval, but the controversial TV star, 58, believes it is too late for Taylor to improve.
“Taylor Swift has pigeon toes… and her boyfriend is a much better dancer – we can leave it at that,” she said during a chat with Crystal Hefner about her Leave it on the dance floor podcast, with Travis adding, “He's a great dancer.”
When asked how the Love Story singer was able to fix this apparent problem, Miller replied, “It's too late. I don't think she's worried about it. I don't think that's her top priority right now.”
Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has once again criticized Taylor Swift's dancing skills
The controversial reality star, 58, claimed the Love Story hitmaker, 33, has 'pigeon toes' and said it was 'too late' to fix her dancing problems
Miller was happy to praise 34-year-old Travis Kelce when she said, “Her boyfriend is a much better dancer – we can leave it at that. He's a great dancer'
She continued, “I think she probably thinks she should have danced as a child.
'They made her collapse because of that guitar playing and the keyboard. I loved her music at the time, that's the Taylor Swift I fell in love with.”
She also added to DailyMail.com: 'I've seen clips of Travis dancing both on and off the court. I think he's a natural.
'Most footballers like to show off; he is a showman with swagger through and through.”
It is not the first time that the TV star has criticized Swift's dancing. In April she said: 'Let's talk about the feet. Taylor, she has pigeon toes. She has been surrendered. So she's doing all the choreography, all this pop stuff and it's so awkward.
“I love her singing, but I also liked it when she just sat hunched over a guitar and played it while she sang in a chair. That whole pop star-dancer-singer thing, it's not her.'
The choreographer is best known for her role as the sharp lead dance instructor of the Abby Lee Dance Company and appeared on eight seasons of Lifetime's hit Dance Moms.
She later starred in a series of related spin-offs, including Dance Moms: Abby's Studio Rescue and Dance Moms: Miami.
Miller explained that Swift's perceived lack of skill was due to the fact that she had not taken dance lessons as a child
It is not the first time that the TV star has shared her criticism of Swift's dancing. In April, she joked, “I liked it when she was just hunched over a guitar.”
Miller was the acerbic head dance instructor for the Abby Lee Dance Company and appeared on Lifetime's hit series Dance Moms
She also wrote her own memoir in 2014, titled Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class.
Elsewhere, Miller, who is involved with the charity Caterina's Clun and Dancers Against Cancer, first appeared to make public comments about the hitmaker's dancing in 2014 when she shared her issues with Swift's Shake It Off music video.
She told E! News at the time: “She should have had the Abby Lee Miller treatment as a child. The dancers are great.
“I love Taylor Swift – I think she's a great role model for the girls – but I like that she sits in a chair with her guitar and sings.”
Miller's latest comments come as Swift discussed her struggles with learning choreography.
Speaking to TIME magazine about being unveiled as Person of the Year for 2023, she said she had three months of dance training to “get it into my bones” ahead of her record-breaking Eras world tour.
“I wanted to overrehearse so much that I could be crazy to the fans and not lose my train of thought,” she said, before adding, “Learning choreography is not my strong suit.”
Swift is currently on a break from the massive global tour, which TIME reports is on track to “gross an expected $2.2 billion in North American ticket sales alone.”
The outlet reported that industry analysts said the artist's lucrative tour should surpass $1 billion in revenue in March 2024, when Swift will head abroad.
Elsewhere, Miller first made public comments about the hitmaker's dancing in 2014, when she shared her issues with the singer's Shake It Off music video – pictured in 2022
The figures would give the Shake It Off singer his most profitable tour ever, surpassing the $939 million Elton John earned during his The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
Swift's new husband Kelce was on hand to support her during the Argentina leg, as the pair were filmed cuddling as she came off stage.
On Wednesday, she confirmed that the power couple started their love story long before she made headlines when she attended one of his matches in September.
In the months since beginning her romance with the two-time Super Bowl champion, Swift has attended five of his NFL games.