Abby Lee Miller Teams Up with Dance Moms Songwriter Cassandra Kubinski for Two Events in Sparta

Published by New Jersey Stage
11/15/2026

Cassandra Kubinski (photo by Carrington Spires) and Abby Lee Miller

(SPARTA, NJ) -- Abby Lee Miller, dance teacher, entrepreneur, and star of Lifetime's Dance Moms, teams up with singer-songwriter Cassandra Kubinski, whose original songs scored thirteen iconic Dance Moms dances, for two events hosted by Trinity Studios at Hilltop Country Day School in Sparta on Saturday, November 21, 2026.

Abby Lee Miller is the founder of the Abby Lee Dance Company and rose to global fame as the central figure of Lifetime's Dance Moms, which ran for eight seasons and 254 episodes and launched the careers of Maddie Ziegler, JoJo Siwa, and numerous other young performers. With 4.5 million Instagram followers, Miller continues to teach, inspire, and speak to audiences around the world. A cancer survivor who was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma in 2018, she remains a celebrated choreographer and dance educator. In 2026 she is on tour with masterclasses across the U.S.

Cassandra Kubinski is a piano-playing singer-songwriter whose acoustic album Acoustic + Lyrical Solos (with songs heard on Dance Moms), a collection of songs she had on the Lifetime TV show Dance Moms, is out now via Screenwave Media. She served as bandleader and musical director on the Emmy-winning Never Settle Show, and has recorded and performed with the Goo Goo Dolls, 10,000 Maniacs, Chris Botti, Grammy-nominated raga jazz artist Charu Suri, The Voice winner Sawyer Fredericks, and others. Recent performances include a showcase for folk radio WFUV in NYC, Carnegie Hall with GRAMMY nominee Charu Suri, and opening for Ben Folds. A Thomas Edison Music Award (Eddies) nominee, she serves on the board of Caffe Lena, was Global Co-Chair of Women in Music for eight years, and started out as a musical theatre actress and dancer as a child.

Kubinski and Miller connected through social media, never having met on the show. After events in Saratoga Springs, Sparkill and Long Island, the two are bringing the music, choreography and stories to Sparta with a dance workshop (for dancers ages 7 to 24 and observers) and an Abby Lee Spills the Tea Q&A event, with Cassandra playing her Dance Moms hits live.

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The Sparta events follow the release of Kubinski's acoustic album, Acoustic + Lyrical Solos (with songs heard on Dance Moms), released August 21, 2026 via Screenwave Media, an acoustic, live-in-studio collection of the songs she wrote for the show.

"Dance Moms changed my life," says Kubinski. "I connected with people around the globe thanks to my songs being on the show, and it's an honor and joy to work with Abby Lee Miller again to give both dancers and fans a chance to go deeper into the stories behind the show, the drama and fun, and the songs."

The event is hosted by Trinity Studios. Abby Lee Miller Workshop with live accompaniment by Dance Moms songwriter Cassandra Kubinski. For Dancers ages 7 to 24 (all levels) and their teacher / parent / guardian observers. Tickets are available for purchase online. Hilltop Country Day School is located at 32 Lafayette Road, Sparta, New Jersey.

12:00pm Photos with Abby Lee (VIP Dancer and Dancer tickets)

1:00pm Warm-Up, Legs and Feet, Technique

2:30pm Combo and Audition Workshop with live accompaniment by Cassandra Kubinski

3:45pm TikTok (Dancer ticket holders dismissed)

4:00pm Acrobatics (VIP Dancer tickets; dancers must be able to execute a standing front and back walkover)

5:00pm Abby Lee Spills the Tea Q&A and live concert by Cassandra Kubinski (VIP Dancer and Spills the Tea tickets)

6:30pm Photos with Abby Lee for Spills the Tea ticket holders

Tickets for the Spills the Tea Q&A and concert are available for purchase online.

Ticket tiers:

VIP Dancer $109 (includes photo, all classes, acrobatics, and the Spills the Tea Q&A and concert)

Dancer $89 (photo and classes; no acrobatics or Spills the Tea Q&A)

VIP Observer $55

Dancer Observer $35

Part concert, part tell-all. Cassandra performs her Dance Moms songs live, and Abby spills the real stories behind the show's most memorable moments: the dances, the drama, the moms, and some of her own checkered journey. Audience Q&A at the end.