
When Asia Monet Ray decided to step away from Dance Moms, she wasn't leaving the reality television world behind completely. Clearly seeing her star power, Lifetime gave Ray her own reality show called Raising Asia. Allegedly, Ray had initially been offered the deal after her appearance on Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, but turned down the opportunity at the time (via The Wrap). But following her stint on Dance Moms, the dancer had a change of heart and decided she was ready for her close up.
Over the course of 13 episodes, viewers watched the then 8-year-old dancer pursue her dreams. While Ray was ready to do 100 seasons of her show, Lifetime had other plans and cancelled Raising Asia after one season for undisclosed reasons. However, criticism from Ray's momager might have had a part in the show not returning for another season. "I would love to film a docuseries...that's what we signed on to...I think they said a lot of things that they were going to do that they didn't do," Kristie Ray said on an episode of Rewind with The Rays on Ray's YouTube channel.
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