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The Pennsylvania property quickly became a focal point on the eight-season Lifetime reality series in which Miller appeared as a dance coach, teaching a junior elite competition team of pre-teen girls, including now-famousMaddie ZieglerandJoJo Siwa.
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The 57-year-old dance coach previously departed the hit show in 2017 during its seventh season amidongoing legal issuesthat resulted in her serving an eight-month prison sentence.
A source told PEOPLE at the time that Miller had battled financial problems for some time. “Before the show, we’d be [at the studio] on a Saturday afternoon and sheriffs would come and post notices saying they were going to shut the studio down for unpaid taxes,” the source shared. “They would be pinning notes.”
At the time, Miller’s attorney, Robert J. Ridge, told PEOPLE, “I can confirm that the studio was scheduled for sale for unpaid taxes.”
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Upon making her return to the show in 2019 for the final season, Miller, who had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomathe year prior,chronicled her health journey and return as a dance coach.
She continued: “I have my own personal goals and I have goals for the team. I need to be ready for that first competition. We need to make a statement on that stage that the ALDC is back … and watch out!”
source: people.com
