ALDC LA... The Place To Be! (with Tia Griffin)
Leave It On The Dance Floor
Abby Lee Miller
3.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
This week on Leave It On The Dance Floor, Abby is joined by special guest and ALDC LA alum Tia Griffin for a heartfelt and behind-the-scenes conversation you won’t want to miss. From being part of the original Los Angeles competition team to sharing unforgettable moments in the studio, Tia opens up about her close relationship with Abby, what it was really like training alongside familiar faces (and a few celebrities), recording music for the show, and even visiting Abby during one of the most difficult chapters of her life. It’s a candid, full-circle episode filled with nostalgia, loyalty, and stories fans have never heard before.
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| 0:00.0 | Today, I have a young lady. She had a lot to do with the ALDCLA studio. |
| 0:08.0 | Please welcome Tia Griffin. She was on the original competition team at the ALDCLA. |
| 0:16.4 | It was just opening. There was still tarps everywhere. There is like hundreds of kids. Walking in to |
| 0:22.2 | take class from me. Every day. Every day. I was homeschooled, too. Thursday nights at the ALDCLA, |
| 0:31.9 | hip-hop class. How crazy they were. It was hacked. The place. It became... |
| 0:38.3 | It was like a kid's nightclub. |
| 0:39.3 | It was the place to be in LA. |
| 0:41.3 | It was the place to be. |
| 0:42.3 | I remember us doing classes with some of the girls. |
| 0:46.3 | And you sang a song and we used it on the show. |
| 0:50.3 | So... |
| 0:51.3 | Then they drove to the prison to visit Abby. |
| 0:53.3 | Every other weekend. You're sitting on my lap in the famous picture. |
| 0:57.0 | The picture that was on the news, I had so many people calling, texting me. |
| 1:02.0 | You're on Abby in Lee Miller's lap. |
| 1:04.0 | Get up, get on the car. |
| 1:06.0 | My world is with my girls. Leave it on the dance floor. |
| 1:15.1 | Welcome back to leave it on the dance floor. |
| 1:18.9 | I'm here. |
| 1:19.9 | Yes. |
| 1:20.9 | Thank you for watching. |
| 1:22.4 | Subscribe, like, turn on your post notifications, and all that jazz. |
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