";s:4:"text";s:3136:"Kristie Ray is the mother of Asia Monet Ray, as well as another daughter, Bella Blu. The third season of Dance Moms, an American dance reality TV program created by Collins Avenue Productions, began airing on January 1, 2013 on Lifetime television network. That’s why it is no surprise that both they and their parents were paid large sums of money to be part of the show. “Dance Moms” fans watching the season-three finale Tuesday night were shocked to hear the news that Abby Lee Dance Company competition member Asia Monet Ray was leaving the series. This series is a spin-off of Dance Moms.It follows the daily life of Asia Monet Ray, a then eight-year-old dancer, and her family. Dance Moms has remained one of Lifetime's most watched show, and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the Choice TV: Reality Show Category. She played Sydney Simpson on American Crime Story in 2016. Why did Asia Monet Ray leave Dance Moms? The show ran for seven seasons, many of which retained the same cast, such as Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, Jo Jo Siwa, Kendall Vertes and many more. “Dance Moms” fans watching the season-three finale Tuesday night were shocked to hear the news that Abby Lee Dance Company competition member Asia Monet Ray was leaving the series. And although their stars have shined the brightest since leaving the show, some of … Mar 15, 2014 - Explore etrefts's board "Asia from dance moms ️" on Pinterest. She trained in figure skating and dance while growing up. She became the star of the Lifetime series Raising Asia. The former “Dance Moms” star was able to show off her best moves in a recent Target back-to-school commercial. When word got out of Asia's departure from the show, everyone was confused. See more ideas about Dance moms, Asia monet ray, Asia ray. Asia Monet never really needed Dance Moms to be a star because it seems she was always destined to be in the limelight and even got her own Lifetime show, Raising Asia (which followed Monet, her parents, and her younger sister, through the trials and tribulations that they all face when it comes to raising a young star).