A Dance Moms alum has accused her former teacher, Abby Lee Miller, of making racist remarks about her body.

In her new book, Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life, Nia Sioux reflects on the highs and lows of her time with the Abby Lee Dance Company. Among the “lows” was allegedly enduring racist comments from Miller.

“Abby told me that I needed to fix my hair because it looked awful,” Sioux wrote. “She said – on camera, no less – ‘It’s like a log coming out of the side of her head.'”

The former Dance Moms star also wrote another incident, when Abby Lee Miller asked her, “Don’t you just wish you had white-girl hair?”

“I was taken aback by her question, but I responded, ‘No,'” Sioux shared. “‘Oh really?’ she said. ‘Like you don’t

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