Abby Lee Miller had an impromptu run-in with Tate McRae in Los Angeles — and it seemingly did not go well.
“I don’t know her that well, I just know her [enough] to say ‘Hello,’” the dance coach, 59, said of McRae, 21, during the Thursday, March 6, episode of Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast. “I just saw her at Craig’s having dinner a couple weeks ago.”
When Miller saw McRae — who used to face off against Miller’s students in dance competitions back in the day — at the trendy hotspot, she decided to greet the pop star due to their past connection. (However, McRae and Miller have never worked together.)
When asked how the alleged interaction was, Miller claimed it went poorly.
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“No, she didn’t even look at me,” the Dance Moms alum said. “She had her nose in the air.”
Us Weekly has reached out to McRae for comment.
While Miller didn’t have a positive experience running into McRae, she gave the “Greedy” singer props for her recent success in the music industry. McRae has had multiple chart topping songs including “You Broke Me First,” “Exes” and more.
“I think that it’s great that she can whack her leg up there while she’s [singing],” Miller said of McRae’s signature dance moves while performing. “It shows that you have to do everything. You have to be a triple threat – she’ll be acting next, probably.”
Before becoming a singer, McRae got her start as a competitive dancer. In one episode of Dance Moms, McRae beat out a couple of Miller’s students, including her star pupil Maddie Ziegler. Miller, for her part, defended her dancers and explained how their training differed from McRae’s process.
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“We did dances in two days, and the kids weren’t in class properly,” she said. “Tate probably worked on that dance for about six months before the competition, and then [did] the same routine at every competition.”
Miller was best known for her teaching methods and rose to fame while starring on Dance Moms. The Lifetime reality series, which aired for eight seasons, followed Miller and her dance company as she trained a group of girls for the studio’s competitive dance team. Miller was known for being strict with her students — who were primarily young children. She trained several big names including Ziegler, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Nia Sioux and more.
Once Dance Moms wrapped up in 2019, Miller sold her iconic studio that was featured on the series. Now, she hosts her “Leave It On The Dance Floor” podcast.
