It looks like it's going to be a summer to remember for Maddie Ziegler and her friends. The pint-sized Dance Moms star shared a new photo on her Instagram account for her fans this week as she declared that the summer season is in session for her and her friends.

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Wearing a two-piece bikini, Ziegler captioned her pic with, "Summer has officially started."

 

Meanwhile, Ziegler admitted why she loves being homeschooled so much, saying that she doesn't have to worry about getting "all dolled up" for school in the morning.

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The 11-year-old told Yahoo Style in a new interview this week that she loves the luxury of being homeschooled because she doesn't have to worry about getting all dolled up before leaving the house. She sits down and goes through her studies with her personal tutor on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 8:30am to 12:30pm.

She said, "I don't have to worry about getting ready and going to school," she says. "I kind of just wake up, go to her house in pajamas. It's really nice."

Ziegler also says that even though she is on a restrictive diet (that mostly included energy bars and fruit), she's not one of those girls who wants to be "super skinny."

She said, "My dance teacher [Abby Lee Miller] will show me pictures of girls who are rhythmic gymnasts, and they are super skinny. But I don't want to be too skinny. I think that looks a little gross when you are dancing."