Christina "Christi" Maria Zook Lukasiak is the wife of Marc Lukasiak and is the mother of Chloé Lukasiak and Clara Lukasiak
In Dance Moms[]
Christi claims that Maddie Ziegler is Abby’s favorite in the entire dance company, despite the fact that there are many different classes and dancers because Abby spends the most time with her. This has led to numerous arguments with both Abby and Melissa. In Stealing the Show, Christi accused Melissa and Abby of giving Maddie a weighted victory, and setting-up other dancers to fail. A massive fight erupted, which included Maddie and Mackenzie breaking into tears. Christi apologized in the following episode, and Abby forced her to sign further agreements. Another fight occurred in Break a Leg when Abby asked Maddie to demonstrate her dance on Drop Dead Diva, following the team's awards ceremony. Melissa led Maddie out of the room by hand as the argument grew more heated, and this time Chloe cried as Abby shouted she was a "sneak."
Christi has been insulted various times by Cathy Stein. Cathy has called her "nose," and told her once, "Who Villa called, they want their nose back." She even went so far as to insult Christi's clothing, calling it cheap. Even though the two don't like each other, they both had each other's numbers as seen in Topless Showgirls when Cathy calls Christi to ask her if Chloe would like to be in a commercial for beef jerky, though this could have been due to the show producers. Cathy provoked Christi into an argument during Abbygeddon, leading to a judge from the Joffrey Ballet School scolding everyone in the hallway. Following the events in Nationals 90210, many witnesses have stated there was a confrontation in which Christi choked Cathy; edited footage of those events were later shown Reunion, Part 1, and discussed again in The Smoke Before the Fire.
Other Information[]
- She has known Kelly Hyland for nine years, Holly Frazier for seven years, and Melissa Ziegler for six years.
- She wanted to be a dancer when she was younger but never had the opportunity because she had a rough childhood.
- Christi was voted "Top Mom" for 11 out of 12 possible episodes during season 2.5.
- Christi says with her not supportive parents, she had to sneak out for cheerleading. Christi has reportedly not spoken to her mother in years.
- When you look up Christi's gym, "Stretch N' Grow" (which she formerly owned) on Google Maps, it will take you to Christi, Chloe, and Clara's house instead of the gym. The street view was from July 2011, and her old blue Dodge van is seen in her driveway.
- Like Kelly, she was captain of her cheerleading squad in high school.
- Also in high school, Christi describes herself somewhat negatively as "Most School Spirit" and "Unfailingly perky."
- One of her greatest regrets is not moving to New York after she graduated from college.
- Christi says that hearing "Dream on a Star" still (2013) brings her to tears.
- She would like for her children to go to Broadway after high school but wants them to take online college classes because she wants them to have degrees.
- Christi has tweeted that Tuesdays are nerve-wracking since the cast doesn't get to watch new episodes prior to broadcast. When episodes premiered on Wednesdays in Season 1, Christi said she was often horrified to watch herself (especially in the fight in Stealing the Show), would get sick on the afternoons before broadcasts, and her favorite moment of the week was when the broadcast was over.
- When asked if the fighting on the show is real, Christi has answered that they play-it-up for the cameras; but also adds that they have known each other for many years, and have lots of old negative experiences they can deliberately remember to get emotionally upset with each other -- even if it's not what they're saying in front of the cameras.
- Christi got engaged to Marc on Christmas Eve 1998.
- Christi has said (in 2013) that they film every day from 4:00 to 10:00, and they get tired of the cameras; and that this played a part in becoming angry with the cameras after Chloe's hat fell off.
- Christi has said Abby is fifty times worse than what the audience sees, and if they showed it, people wouldn't watch the show.
- Speaking of the show in 2013, Christi has said they are under contract with Lifetime, and cannot leave, despite trying a million times.
- Christi has said (2013) that her favorite memory from Dance Moms is "everything."
- Christi thinks the funniest things that happen on the show are between the moms, but they are edited from broadcasts because they aren't supposed to be friends.
- In a late 2011 interview, Christi stated that she probably only paid $300 per month in actual tuition; and the $16,000 per year figure stated in The Competition Begins was from also adding "traveling, costumes, shoes, hotels."
- Shopping, reading, bubble baths, manicures and pedicures, and a glass of wine with a friend are her favorite ways to blow off steam.
- After Chloe was born, Christi wanted more than anything to have a second child. It was difficult for her to get pregnant again. She tried for years, with no luck, and was about to give up when she finally got the news that she was pregnant again with Clara.
- Christi was once a stockbroker.
- Christi describes enjoying sewing as her "dirty little secret."
- Christi also describes shopping as a guilty pleasure.
- Christi says that all the girls on the show are straight-A students.
- After the final episode of Season 4 Christi pulled Chloe out of ALDC after Abby made fun of Chloe's eye.
- Chloe and Clara both danced at Studio 19 Dance Complex.
- According to Christi herself in Season 1, she was born to a very young mother. She said she had a very hard childhood and a poor relationship with her mother. She lived at her grandparents house because of this.
- When Christi was younger, she dreamt of having a dance life like Chloé, but was never really given the opportunity.
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