In January 2023, Abby Lee Miller took to Instagram to elaborate on her decision to sell her famous dance studio, which was purchased for $300,000, per the New York Post. The dance teacher explained that she was busy pursuing other endeavors. She said, “It was time. I’m not in Pittsburgh teaching — I’m all over the world teaching. It was time and I’m very proud to say that my studio, my building… is going to be a very great business.” Although she called her decision bittersweet, she had no regrets, adding, “It’s going to somebody that needed it… somebody that wanted it, not another dance teacher.”
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Prior to this sale, Miller came incredibly close to losing her dance studio. In previous years, she struggled immensely with finances. An insider told People, “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.” Miller’s attorney, Robert J. Ridge, commented on the situation, telling the outlet, “I can confirm that the studio was scheduled for sale for unpaid taxes.”
