Despite remaining extremely grateful for the platform that "Dance Moms" provided her with, it wasn't always perfect or easy for Siwa either. Throughout her time on the show, she faced her fair share of criticism from Miller. Beyond just her technique being corrected, her dance teacher told her to fix her speech impediment and made her cry multiple times.

In one scene from Season 5 Episode 7, Siwa was kicked out of Miller's studio for talking back and saying, "Well, if you yell at me I'm gonna cry." This altercation took place during the pyramid, where the girls were ranked based on their previous performances. However, soon after Siwa walked out, she returned to the studio and apologized to Miller.

From the beginning, Siwa and her mom knew the power of this opportunity and that mindset appears to have prevented some of the trauma that other girls left the show with. Brooke and Paige Hyland are sisters that were a part of the original cast of "Dance Moms." Their mom, Kelly, even danced for Miller as a child. However, their experience on the Lifetime show ended very differently.