They attend real competitions but don't film. For instance the episode with the auditions in NYC aka the fight with Kelly episode...Kalani and Maddie were at a real competition with the rest of the ALDC (Nuvo maybe?) senior company and they performed the duet. Then they met up with the tv ALDC team and the mayhem ensued.
In10sity and the others( that I can't recall the names off the top of my head) are all Lifetime productions and the people at lifetime invite other studios to come and compete against them. Occasionally Mackenzie will miss and Abby will give a demeaning reason for why she isn't in the group number when in reality she's with the mini ALDC comp team at a real comp. It's expensive (more so than other dance comps) to watch and that's why the moms are ways in a row with a few other people surrounding them and bright lights are shine on them to make the auditorium seem fuller than it really is.
Plus they film each dance more than once from multiple angles. Doubt that flies at most comps
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