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Kendall Vertes was born as Kendall K Vertes on December 9, 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She is the youngest daughter of Erno and Jill Vertes. She has been a dancer since the age of 18 months. As of 2016, Kendall is still dancing for the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alongside dance, Kendall also models, sings, and has begun acting as well. Kendall is most well known for her starring role on the hit Lifetime show, Dance Moms.- Actress
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Kalani was born as Kalani Brooke Hilliker on September 23, 2000 in Mesa, Arizona. Kalani began dancing at the age of 2 at Dance Connection 2 in Arizona. At her first recital, it was evident from the moment she stepped on the stage that she was destined to perform. Kalani then furthered her training at Club Dance in Arizona when she was 5 years old and began her Ballet training at the Master Ballet Academy in Arizona at the age of 10. With impeccable technique and the performance to match, Kalani competed regularly in the US dance circuit, winning numerous solo regional and national titles at Dance Awards, Nuvo, Jump, Showbiz, Hall of Fame, and KAR to name a few. In 2011, Kalani and several of her dance friends entered Disney Channel's Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off contest, vying for the prize of a featured role on the hit show Shake It Up. Her group, AKsquared, won the competition, and was featured in the Shake It Up episode "Camp It Up." The on-camera experience left Kalani knowing she wanted to pursue being a professional dancer. In 2013, Kalani became a series dance regular on the ABC Family show Bunheads, appearing in multiple episodes as Baby Bun. That same year, she took part in Lifetime's Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, a dance reality competition series. Kalani made it to the final four, having finished in fourth place. Following her top four finish, Kalani and her mom, Kira Girard, was invited by Abby Lee Miller to join the cast of Lifetime's Dance Moms, having first appeared in the season 4 episode "Big Trouble in the Big Apple." Kalani and her mom became series cast members at the beginning of the competition season during season 5. Kalani has expanded her role as a dancer off the dance floor as well, being honored as a Capezio athlete, launching her own dance wear line for Purple Pixies, and her own collection for clothing label Mod Angel. She has also made a splash in the social media world, becoming a social influencer for tweens and teens amassing a large following across the world. Kalani continues to work professionally, having appeared in numerous music videos and print campaigns as a dancer and model. Keep an eye out for more to come, as her star is on the rise!- Brynn Rumfallo was born as Brynn Adela Rumfallo on July 1, 2003 in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the oldest daughter of Ashlee Allen and Aaron Rumfallo.
Brynn started dance at the age of two. Brynn's current studio is Club Dance Studio in Mesa, Arizona.
In 2013, Brynn began one-fifth of dance group, Fresh Faces, where her fame began. Her group went on America's Got Talent but didn't make it past semi-finales.
Just a year later, Brynn won a very prestigious dance title, Mini Female Best Dancer. She later went on and toured for the 2014-15 dance season for one of her prizes
Brynn became a model for Miss Behave Girls in 2014, and has been modeling for them ever since. Brynn also became the brand ambassador for their company, Miss Fit by Miss Behave, in July 2016. Both companies sell stylish and comfy clothing for girls and dancers.
In October of 2015, Brynn was cast as a member of hit reality show, Dance Moms. Brynn came in as a replacement for fellow dancer, Maddie Ziegler, while she was filming a movie. Brynn quickly became a fan favorite, and later a permanent member of the team. Brynn and her mother Ashlee left the show in March of 2017.
Brynn designed a clothing line that came out on her 14th birthday, July 1st. The line is called Brynn Rumfallo Collection.
As of right now (August 2017), Brynn is attending High School and working in Los Angeles. - Lilliana Ketchman was born as Lilliana Belle Ketchman to Stacey & Christopher Ketchman on June 23, 2008 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. She has a older brother name Caden born in 2005. She begin dancing when she was 2 & started competing when she was 4. In March 2016 when she was 7 she was cast in the reality TV show Dance moms when she met her three best friends Brynn Rumfallo, Elliana Walmsley & Alexus Oladi. She became an ambassador model of Jo and Jax dance wear and Body Wrappers dance wear. She appeared in the New York Times bestselling series Dancers Among Us by Jordan Matter. She started working with singer, songwriter Sia and dance in two of her music videos. As of 2020 Lilly appear in several television shows & movies including Game of Me, Evil Lives Here, In Pursuit with John Walsh & The Truth About Santa Claus.
- GiaNina Paolantonio was born as GiaNina Marie Paolantonio on June 10, 2005 in Oakhurst, New Jersey, USA. GiaNina is an American dancer, singer, actress and model who made her Broadway debut in Matilda the Musical at just 9 years old. In 2017 she got a role in the feature film The Greatest Showman (2017). She went on to be featured on the 8th season of the reality television series Dance Moms (2011). She performed as a Knicks City Kid and a Brooklyn Nets Kid. She toured with Mariah Carey during her All I Want for Christmas Is You concerts. She was a member of the Big Battle Dance Crew on Season 2 of Lip Sync Battle Shorties (2016) in 2018. She has a brother name Joey.
- Pressley Hosbach was born as Pressley Isabella Hosbach on October 10, 2006 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, musician, dancer, content creator and entrepreneur. She is one of the hottest Gen Z creators with a reach of over 10 million across her social media platforms, is in the new film Step Aside (Amazon) and just signed a record label deal with Nickelodeon Music. She has most recently co-starred in the Nickelodeon scripted series Erin & Aaron and hosted the 2023 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards Orange Carpet. Pressley has been a cover girl on Girl's Life Magazine 3 times as well as many other top teen and industry magazines. She has worked with some of the best brands in the world including Pizza Hut, Urban Outfitters, Windsor, Lego, Puma and many others as well as launching two separate clothing collaborations of her own. Pressley is an extremely talented, trained dancer and started her career as one of the stars on the final season of the iconic show Dance Moms. Pressley supports many charities including UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital and Best Friends Animal Society.
- Hannah Colin was born as Hannah Grace Colin on March 29, 2005 in New Albany, Indiana, USA. Hannah is a professional dancer who is known for her work with the Dance Works Center in New Albany, Indiana. She is a member of the ALDC Elite Dance Team and is also recognized for having starred on the eighth season of the reality television show Dance Moms (2011). She first started dancing at the age of 18 months. She started by performing lyrical, contemporary, and tap styles of dance before migrating towards hip hop later on in her career. She has a younger brother named William.
- Alexus Oladi was born on July 4, 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA to Tiffanie & Justin Oladi. She has a twin brother name Alex. She first started dancing when she was two years old and began doing gymnastics when she was three years old. She was nicknamed Giggles, she is a dancer who would join the Abby Lee Dance Company mini team and be featured in season six of Dance Moms. She was a 4-time national champion by the age of eight and won Mini Female Dancer of the Year at the 2015 Hollywood Vibe Nationals in Las Vegas. She aspires to be a dance teacher. She has more than 290,000 followers on Instagram. Her best friends are dance moms co-stars Elliana Walmsley & Lilly Ketchman. She started doing acting in 2016.
- Sarah Hunt was born on 15 May 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Todrick Hall: Freaks Like Me (2014), Mack Z: It's a Girl Party (2014) and Dance Moms (2011).
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Sarah Reasons was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona by her parents Tracey and Charles Reasons. At the young age of two, Sarah started taking dance classes and at age five realized that she was born to be a performer. Upon moving to Los Angeles at the age of 13, Sarah started taking acting classes and workshops which lead to her role in the hit TV show, Dance Moms. She starred on Dance Moms in seasons 4 and 5 then began intensive acting training, which opened doors in commercials, television and film. She amassed a wide social media following and became internationally known for her talent specializing in ballet, lyrical, contemporary and jazz. She later appeared as a Los Angeles Laker Girl in the HBO show Winning Time.
When she isn't at her favorite place in the world, the dance studio, she enjoys traveling, writing, and hanging out with friends. A fashion major at Arizona State University, she launched "Unfit" brand clothing and is a member of the ASU award-winning dance team. Sarah also has book, television series and feature film in development.
Sarah strives to use her platform to encourage and empower women in the entertainment industry. Her favorite quote is "Be the woman who fixes another woman's crown without telling the world it was crooked."
She splits her time between Phoenix and Los Angeles.- 13 year old Dance Prodigy, Guinness World Record Holder, YouTube Sensation and Entrepreneur, Sophia Lucia loves to dance and strives each day to be the best she can be by pushing her ability to the limit.
Sophia started dancing at the young age of 2 years at San Diego Dance Centre in Poway, CA and is now, flourishing to be one of the most exciting and top talents in the industry. She trains 35 to 40 hours a week in Jazz, Contemporary, Tap and Ballet. Sophia's focus and determination is leading her to excel in many ways as in setting the New Official Guinness World Record of 55 Consecutive Pirouettes, spokes model & design her new line for California Kisses Dance Wear and several National Champion Dance Titles. At such a young age, she has been featured in numerous television shows such as 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'So You Think You Can Dance,' Disney's hit show 'Shake He t Up, 'Dance Moms,' 'X-Factor' and 'America's Got Talent,' plus several talk shows like 'The Ellen Show,' 'The Ricki Lake Show, to name a few. She made her film debut in 2010 as child star icon, Shirley Temple in the Fox Legacy Movie "The Shirley Temple Story."
Sophia's ability to captivate an audience with her artistry is one of a kind. Her performances have catapulted her to He nternet stardom and taken her across the world to do what she loves most, dance. - Clara Lukasiak was born as Clara Alexandra Lukasiak on August 17, 2009 in Pennsylvania, USA. Clara is an American actress, dancer, and model. She began her dance training at the age of 2 and branched into acting by the age of 7. Clara made her runway modeling debut by walking the runway for American Girl in 2015.
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Gianna Martello is an American choreographer and reality TV personality. Gia, as she is known to her peers, is a proud member of the Lifetime TV's famous dance reality show 'Dance Mom'. The show revolves around the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company, its principal Abby Lee Miller, the kids who train at the academy, and their moms. Complex interactions between the moms and Abby are often resolved by Gianna's calm intervention and she is definitely the right-hand man of Abby. She loves teaching the kids and has been the choreographer behind the show's most successful find, Maddie Zeigler. She has a huge following on Instagram with over a million people eager to know the going on of her exciting life. She herself is an accomplished competitive dancer who has a number of awards and titles under her kitty. As of April 2017, she has a net worth of about 600,000 USD.
Dance is in Gianna's blood. Coming from a family of dancers where her grandmother, mother and aunts are all associated with the craft, Gianna started her formal training at the tender age of four. She enrolled at The Abby Lee Miller Dance Company (ALDC) when she was 7, after having trained in the local small dance studios till then. All her life she aspired to be this famous dancer but life had other plans for her. She started assisting Abby at 16 years of age and her foray into choreography began. She started enjoying giving dance lessons to kids alongside Abby and would work weekends all through the college days. Gradually, she evolved into this right-hand man of Abby Lee Miller and people started recognizing her in the dance circuit. Her major claim to fame happened with 'Dance Mom' where she featured as a choreographer regularly. She was already involved in managing Abby's affairs in the show, like warming the students up before performance and checking up on the music. She was asked by the producers to join as a choreographer, but it did not occur to her as the opportunity of a lifetime. Eventually the show went on to become a huge hit and Gianna became one of the most recognized choreographers of the show. She is loved by the contestants, the moms and is a close confidante of Abby. She has taught and choreographed famous teen dancer and Teen Choice Awards winner, Maddie Zeigler. She has even choreographed music videos for singers like MackZ, Meghan Trainor, and Kendall Vertes. She got boatloads of accolades for her choreography in the Alexx Calise music video 'Cry'. Gianna herself was a competitive dancer before she took on choreography full time and has competed in a number of national platforms. She has quite a few titles under her belt. Of all the genres, she loves to dance and choreograph the lyrical/contemporary style because she thinks is quite challenging to tell the story perfectly with graceful movements that will not distract the audiences from the music as well.
Gianna Martello was born on June 10, 1989 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She showed immense interest for dance from an early age. She planned to move to LA or New York to pursue a career as a dancer but fate had other designs. Upon her family's persistence she enrolled into college, and earned a degree in advertising and public relations. She loves the aspect of marketing designs and designs all of ALDC's promotional materials. She has come a long way from teaching Dance 101 classes to little kids on the weekends between her own classes to taking on full time choreography responsibilities in the reality show. She is very close to Abby from their long association of 20 odd years and vehemently defends all allegations against Abby of being rude and moody. She is extremely loyal and although she is famous enough to pave her own way in the big cities like LA and NYC, she has said that for the time being she is content being in Pittsburg near her family and ALDC, while having the chance to travel around the world for the dance reality show. Gianna is a shy person who is still not very accustomed to the limelight. She prefers to stay backstage and being involved with the creative process of the dance rather than being right in front of the camera. She is the pacifier of the show, whom everybody turns to, right from the producers to the contestants.- Actress
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Chloe Lukasiak was born as Chloe Elizabeth Lukasiak on May 25, 2001 in Churchill, PA. Since 2014, she has lived in Mars, PA with her parents, Marc and Christi, and sister Clara. The family also maintains an apartment in Los Angeles due to her many commitments there. Her father works in marketing at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Chloe began dancing at age 2, competing from age 4 to 13 for the Abby Lee Dance Company. Her titles include: 2011 National Miss Small Fry (Dance Educators of America), 2011 Junior Miss Dance of Pennsylvania (DMA), and 2012 National Junior Miss Energy (Energy Dance Competition). She also competed two numbers (musical theatre and ballet) in the 2011 Philadelphia YAGP Semi-Finals, placing in the top 12 in the Pre-Competitive division.
From age 9 to 13, Chloe was an original cast member of the reality dance show "Dance Moms," appearing in seasons 1-4. From the first episode, Chloe's sweet and modest nature, along with her natural balletic talent, won her many fans throughout the world. During her time on the show, she portrayed young Lux in the music video "It's Like Summer" and appeared in co-star Brooke Hyland's music video, "Summer Love Song." She also modeled, won several special competition awards, and appeared on talk shows such as "The View," "Katie," "Showbiz Tonight," and "Anderson Cooper." Throughout the series, she competed over 45 solos, as well as many duets and trios and most group dances. Conflict between her mother and Abby Lee Miller created a hostile environment, and Chloe left first the ALDC, and finally "Dance Moms" in 2014.
In high demand now that she was free of the ALDC, Chloe was invited to be a demonstrator and assistant for Blake McGrath in the VIP Dance Events convention (Calgary, Oct. 2014). She became a spokes-model as well as a catalog model for Just for Kix, a dance-wear company, partnering with them for an anti-bullying video and campaign called #Nobody is You. Chloe continued her dance training at Studio 19 Dance Complex near Pittsburgh, joining their award-winning competition team for their Spring 2015 season. One of her dances was an anti-suicide duet with Madelyne Spang. Then she joined the Triple Threat Tour as a guest performer and assistant for several dance conventions in 2015/2016.
Chloe has posted many professionally-filmed dance videos on her Youtube channel, as well as being cast as the lead in several videos by other artists from 2014-2017. One of her dance performances, filmed with transgender vocalist Aly J, was featured on CNN. She filmed two dance-themed promotional spots for Playtex Sport and an anti-bullying dance video for Seventeen Magazine. In August 2015 she won the very first "Choice Dancer" Teen Choice Award, as well as "Favorite Dancer 17 and Under" Award at the Industry Dance Awards.
Since the age of 10, Chloe has modeled for several companies, such as Oxyjen, Tutu DuMonde, Cicci's Costumes, Sally Miller, 90 Degrees of Reflex, GoodHyouman, and Boy Meets Girl. In 2016 she walked the runway for Max Azria BCBG, and in Sept 2017 she was the representative of JustFab's "Rocking Ballerina" clothing collection. During NY Fashion Week in Feb. 2018, Chloe became a "Gelwick Girl," being styled by Andrew Gelwick for her book tour and several fashion shows at New York Fashion Week. She continues to work with several companies, most recently JustFab and Invisalign.
In 2015, Chloe was cast in "Center Stage: On Pointe," the third movie in the popular "Center Stage" dance movie series. Following this, she appeared in the Bailee Madison movie "A Cowgirl's Story," the science-fiction/inspirational thriller called "Loophole" (a lead role), and supporting roles in the family-friendly movies "Camp Arrowhead," "Next Level," and "F.R.E.D.I."
Chloe has filmed over 70 episodes of various series, including two seasons of her own dance tutorial show, "Chloe on Pointe," 16 episodes of Disney's "Wicked Weekly" (a promotional Youtube/TV series for "Descendants 2"), two seasons of the fashion contest show "ReadySetStyle," the lead role in the multi-episode web thriller "Limelight," 4 episodes of Victoria's Secret-PINK's "GRLPWR" series, 2 episodes of Invisalign's "Unstoppable" series, and promotional videos for Barbie, the movie "Zombies 2," and NBC's "Super Store." In Summer 2017, she starred in an eight-episode series called "Chloe Does It," which was broadcast on Lifetime TV along with Season 7B of Dance Moms, following that up with a 2019 episode of "Famously Afraid," about her spooky experiences in New Orleans, on the Travel Channel.
Chloe's well-publicized return to "Dance Moms," in Spring 2017, featured her dancing with the top-notch Murrieta Dance Factory team for 2 competitions before a belated reunion with her former teammates, who had just quit the ALDC. The new team, The Irreplaceables, worked with Aisha Francis as well as Cheryl Burke from "Dancing With the Stars." Chloe competed in six group dances, one duet (with Nia Sioux Frazier) and one solo. After filming ended, she joined Kendall Vertes and Kalani Hilliker for an Irreplaceables tour, for which Chloe performed three new group dances, two new duets, and a new solo, with additional new duets and solos for some 2018 dates.
Chloe maintained a consistent presence in online polls about dancing and fashion; among her wins were the CelebMix 2016 "Best Dancer" contest, Twist's 2016 "Trendsetter of the Year," J14's 2016 "Icon of the Year," and Tiger Beat's 2017 "Girl Power Icon of the Year." In 2019, Chloe took part in the Tate McRae "Tear Myself Apart" Contest, placing in the top 5.
Chloe was invited to the United Nations in 2016 for Peace Day, returning to speak in 2017. She also contributed a piece detailing her experience with overcoming bullying in the 2016 book "Ignite!". On social media, she has come out in support of immigrants, LGBTQ youth, mental health support, anti-drug pledges, preventing school shootings, kindness, Black Lives Matter, and awareness of eating disorders.
In 2018, her first book, "Girl On Pointe," was published, along with a well-attended book tour. Her two-year partnership with Barnes & Noble and Girl's Life Magazine, "Chloe's Book Club," featured monthly book recommendations, recaps, discussion questions and commentary. She has been sharing poetry on Instagram and has announced her intention to write a fantasy book series.
Chloe is in her second year at Pepperdine University, living in her own apartment in Los Angeles. In her rare spare time between college and acting classes, she loves reading, writing, journaling, going to movies, surfing, hanging out with friends, hiking, yoga and fitness boxing. She continues to share her busy life with her fans - everything from Pittsburgh quarantine life to L.A. apartment adventures. She maintains an active social media presence, with millions of followers on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, SnapChat, TikTok, and Instagram. On her Youtube channel, she has filmed many DIYs, challenges, daily routines, hauls, room and apartment tours, vlogs, Q&As, and behind-the-scenes videos inviting fans into her personal life. She is also an Author as well.- Producer
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Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team, dubbed the Fierce Five by the media, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won gold medals in the individual all-around and team competitions. She was also a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 and the 2015 World Championships, and the all-around silver medalist at the 2015 World Championships. She was part of the Final Five at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won gold in the team competition.
Douglas is the first African-American woman in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. She and Simone Biles are the only two American all-around champions to win multiple gold medals in a single Olympic Games. Douglas is the first female reigning Olympic all-around champion to return to the World Championships and medal in the all-around since Elena Davydova in 1981. Gabby Douglas is also the reigning AT&T American Cup all-around champion.
As a public figure, Douglas' gymnastics successes have led to her life story adaptation in the 2014 Lifetime biopic film, The Gabby Douglas Story, as well the acquisition of her own reality television series, Douglas Family Gold.- 1994 Olympic GOLD Medalist & 1993 World Champion, Ladies Figure Skating.
When Oksana Baiul was three years old, she received her first pair of ice skates from her Grandfather. By just seven years old, she already won her first competition. The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation immediately took notice of her unique, natural balletic artistry on the ice.
In 1994, at barely 16 years old, the world watched literally (Oksana Baiul holds the record for most watched Olympic performance in history) as Oksana captivated our hearts & won the Olympic Gold Medal, proving that she is the Best in the World! Contrary to the false tales spun by a former coach and others to the media claiming to have financially supported Oksana prior to 1994, in fact Oksana was by 1993 already unknowingly a very wealthy teenager with her own apartment, having won GOLD at the 1993 World Championship, headlined the ISU European Tour and being contracted by Tom Collins to co-headline his 1993 Tour of World Figure Skating Champions sold out 43 US cities tour. In 1994, Oksana was brought to the United States, was signed to William Morris Talent Agency, turned professional, toured and performed nonstop for 8 years and Barbara Walter's named her "One of the 10 Most Fascinating Personalities of 1994".
Born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, she was an only child of parents Sergei and Marina Baiul who divorced when she was two. Her mother and her grandparents raised Oksana. When Oksana was 10, her grandparents died. Tragically, three years later at 13, her mother died of ovarian cancer.
Prior to and since her victory in Lillehammer, Oksana headlined figure skating tours non-stop from 1993 to 2003 in figure skating tours and competitions in the United States, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, North Korea, South Korea, China, Ukraine, Russia and many more including AEG's Champions on Ice and Smucker's Stars On Ice.
Oksana's life story was depicted in the Hallmark & CBS produced movie, "A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story". Oksana has published two NYT Best Selling books, Secrets of Skating/Oksana Baiul; Oksana, My Own Story. Oksana has been profiled in several televised bio specials including Lifetime and A&E's Networks. In 1996, Oksana also launched "OKSANA: Jewels On Ice" and "Oksana: Ice Crystals" her jewelry collections, which sold-out on QVC and in turn was made available with major US luxury department stores. Oksana Baiul has headlined more than 900 live performances touring the globe, a part of over 150 headlining television and movie performances (Nutcracker on Ice, Wizard of Oz on Ice, CBS Sports Olympic Winterfest, Goodwill Games) and more than 300 television appearances.
In 2002, Oksana also launched her clothing line, the Oksana Baiul Collection, the most successful independently owned Figure Skating Apparel line, created and designed by Oksana herself which is re-launching and expanding in 2013. In 2003, Oksana returned to her hometown of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine and her heartfelt story was featured on ABC's 20/20 and featured in People Magazine. During 2005 to 2009 Oksana also headlined a Moscow Red Square TV special, starred in an off Broadway theatrical show "Cold As Ice" earning her performance critical acclaim, while dedicating the majority of her time to philanthropic endeavors benefiting children. Oksana, the only figure skater to become a globally known household name and cross over to be considered a true entertainer, has graced the covers of over 50 media publications globally and endorsed products such as ICON Fitness' HealthRider and Lifeway's KEFIR. During the last seven years Oksana has also taken on a few acting roles making appearances on television series' (Arli$$, Strong Medicine), supporting roles in movies (Cutting Edge II), and stared as lead judge on ABC's prime-time reality show "Master of Champions".
Oksana Baiul, nicknamed the "Queen of the Ice" and the "Swan of Odessa", who partnered with Entertainment Producer, Investor and Philanthropist Carlo J. Farina, can be found on the ice training in Philadelphia preparing for her upcoming return to performing in 2013, writing her highly-anticipated autobiography, developing her first headlining global tour commencing in 2014 and expanding her career as a co-Producer of the tour in addition to two Television specials, while also designing and re-launching the OKSANA BAIUL Collection encompassing figure skating apparel, ready to wear, accessories and her jewelry line. - Actress
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Jordyn Jones was born on 13 March 2000 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Todrick Hall: Freaks Like Me (2014), Shake It Up (2010) and Dance Camp (2016).- Sasha De Sola is a Venezuelan American dancer, actress, jewelry designer, and writer from Winter Park, Florida. Sasha began dancing when she was two years old. At the age of ten she studied at Orlando Ballet School. As a teenager she moved to Washington, DC to train at Kirov Academy of Ballet. Prior to graduating from high school she joined San Francisco Ballet. In 2006 she started out as an apprentice and then joined the company in 2007. Sasha then finished high school online and became a principal solo dancer in 2012. Sashamade her acting debut in "Hope Dances". In addition to dancing and acting Sasha is also a writer and designed jewelry for Flat Lux.
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Mackenzie Ziegler was born as Mackenzie Frances Ziegler on June 4, 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mackenzie's mother Melissa enrolled her and her older sister, Maddie Ziegler, in the Abby Lee Dance Company. Little did they know, a few years later their dance studio would be famously known and the trio would be starring in a hit reality series for Lifetime. Ziegler is the youngest member on the ALDC Jr. Elite Competition team. Aside from dancing, Mackenzie also has a passion for music and singing. On April 26, 2014 she released her debut album 'MackZ' which soared to #1 on the iTunes pop chart list and #7 on the overall album charts. The music video to her single 'It's a Girl Party' went to #1 in the US, UK, and Australia. When Mackenzie isn't dancing or recording, she enjoys spending time with her family and playing with her friends and dog Maliboo.- Actress
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Maddie Ziegler was born as Madison Nicole Ziegler on September 30, 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since the age of two, Maddie Ziegler has had a passion for performance. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Maddie's mother Melissa enrolled her and her younger sister, Mackenzie Ziegler, in dance classes at a local studio. A few years later the trio starred in the hit Lifetime reality series 'Dance Moms'. The result of the show's immense popularity led Ziegler to segue into becoming an viral dance sensation, starring in singer-songwriter Sia's music videos for 'Chandelier', 'Elastic Heart', and 'Big Girls Cry', which have collectively amassed more than 1.5 billion views. Maddie has performed these dark contemporary routines on shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003), Saturday Night Live (1975), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003), and The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (2015). Ziegler has since begun acting on scripted television shows, such as Pretty Little Liars (2010) and Austin & Ally (2011). She makes her major motion picture debut in The Book of Henry (2017), opposite Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, and Jacob Tremblay.- Paige Hyland was born as Paige Mackenzie Hyland on November 1, 2000 to Kelly and Randy Hyland in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a former dancer at the Abby Lee Dance Company and starred on the hit lifetime reality series "Dance Moms" until Season 4. She danced at the studio with her older sister, Brooke until they left ALDC in 2014. She also has an older brother named Josh. Her best friends are Chloe Lukasiak and Nia Frazier, who also danced with her. As well as dancing, Paige also likes to do modeling and auditioned for a television show alongside Chloe.
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Brooke Hyland was born as Brooke Marie Hyland to Kelly and Randy Hyland on January 30, 1998 in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a dancer on the Lifetime hit reality television show "Dance Moms", last appearing in Season 4. She danced on the show with her sister Paige. Brooke also has a younger brother named Josh. She also sings and has released her only album "Brooke Hyland". Brooke began dancing at ALDC when she was 2 years old. She left ALDC in 2014.- Actress
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Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa was born on May 19, 2003 in Omaha, Nebraska. JoJo Siwa is a YouTube sensation, pop star, dancer, entrepreneur, social media influencer and The New York Times bestselling author. Siwa connects with her fans through many channels: via social media she has over 10 million subscribers with over 2.4 billion views on YouTube, she has over 8.6 million followers on Instagram, over 436,000 Twitter followers, over 17.3 million followers on TikTok (formerly Musical.ly), and over 566,000 followers on Facebook; through her SIWANATORZ club, which stands against negativity and bullying; through her global reach of consumer products including her signature bows, accessories, apparel, arts and crafts, cosmetics, home goods and party supplies; and with her hugely popular singles, "Boomerang," which has been viewed over 732 million times and RIAA certified platinum, "Kid in a Candy Store," which is RIAA certified gold, "Hold The Drama", and D.R.E.A.M.
Siwa is currently in the middle of her first-ever live concert tour, Nickelodeon's Jojo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour. Produced by Nickelodeon and AEG Presents and presented by Party City, the 80 city North American tour kicked off on May 17th in Phoenix, AZ and will continue thru October. Siwa will also take the tour to the UK and Ireland this fall. Visit JoJoDREAMTour.com for tickets, the full tour schedule and more information.
Siwa recently took the stage at this year's Nickelodeon SlimeFest - a two-day family-friendly music festival held in Chicago, Ill., at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on June 8 and 9 - along with Pitbull, Bebe Rexha and T-Pain. Siwa helped kick off Nickelodeon's inaugural U.S. SlimeFest last year, where she performed in front of over 24,000 fans. She also performed at Nickelodeon's second inaugural SlimeFest UK.
Siwa recently won her third Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for "Favorite Social Music Star." Her previous Choice Awards include "Favorite Viral Music Artist" in 2017 and "Favorite Musical YouTube Creator" in 2018. She also performed a medley of hits at 2018 Kids' Choice Awards and 2018 Kids' Choice Mexico.
In November, Siwa released her first EP, D.R.E.A.M. The Music, featuring four new songs: "D.R.E.A.M," "My Story," "Everyday Popstars" and "Only Getting Better." The music video for "D.R.E.A.M." was released on Siwa's YouTube channel and to date has garnered over 61 million views. Due to the success of D.R.E.A.M. The Music, Siwa released a second EP, Celebrate, in April featuring an additional four new songs: "It's Time To Celebrate," "#1U," "Worldwide Party," and "Bop!" The accompanying music videos for "Bop!" and "Worldwide Party" have accumulated over 10 million views and 2.2 million views respectively on her YouTube channel.
In 2016, Nickelodeon and Siwa entered an exclusive licensing partnership to develop a line of consumer products inspired by Siwa. Categories span toys, apparel, accessories, consumer electronics, Halloween costumes and more. To date, over 50 million JoJo Bows have been sold. Siwa's consumer products are available internationally, including the UK, Canada, Australia and Mexico.
Siwa launched her first animated shorts series, The JoJo & BowBow Show Show starring Siwa and her furry best friend BowBow. She also worked alongside Nick Cannon in Nickelodeon's hit competition series Lip Sync Battle Shorties. She has appeared on various Nickelodeon live-action series including School of Rock and The Thundermans.- Actress
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Nia Sioux was born as Nia Sioux Frazier on June 20, 2001 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nia Sioux is the daughter of Evan and Holly Frazier. She began dancing at the young age of 3. Nia mostly danced contemporary and musical theater numbers during her time at the Abby Lee Dance Company. Nia is also a gifted singer and has been in several viral videos. Nia's music videos; Star In Your Own Life, and Slay, have done very well on YouTube. In the summer of 2016, Nia made her Off-Broadway debut in a New York City production of Trip of Love. Nia continues her dance, singing, and modeling. She stars as Emma Barber on the TV series The Bold and the Beautiful and as Sonitas in the film The Code.- Asia Monet Ray was born on August 10, 2005 in California, USA. At only eleven years old, Asia Monet Ray has taken the dance world by storm. Born in Yorba Linda, California, she first took interest in gymnastics when she was just a toddler. Quickly realizing she had a natural athleticism and a love for movement, Asia's parents enrolled her in figure skating lessons, with dance lessons soon following. As expected, she picked up both sports with ease and went on to win numerous awards in a short amount of time. Eventually, she stopped ice-skating to focus on dance, which she found to be her true passion. Often sweeping her competition away, she was a real threat to challengers of all ages and became known as a dance prodigy. Asia's hard work paid off and at the tender age of five she made history by becoming the youngest StarPower National Championship winner to ever take the title. Her knack for picking up choreography and her ability to engage an audience have made her well known within the dance community. As she enters a new phase of her Hollywood career, it will be her charisma and loveable energy that take her to the next level of stardom.
Fans everywhere are falling in love with Asia's undeniable talent and charming personality. She made her television debut at six years old when she entered the first season of Lifetime's Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition. Despite being the youngest in the competition, she wowed the judges and audience week after week with her hard-hitting, sassy moves. Asia beat competitors twice her age to make it to the finale, where she placed third overall. Afterwards, Asia joined Abby Lee Miller's elite junior competition team on season 3 of Dance Moms. Fueled by competition and Abby's tough love approach, she proved she was a champion by winning every single competition solo she performed. Dance Moms has remained one of Lifetime's most watched show, and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the Choice TV: Reality Show Category.
As one of the most popular girls on Dance Moms, Asia was offered her own docu-series, Raising Asia, which premiered on Lifetime. The series followed the young performer alongside her mom, dad, and little sister Bella Blu. Fans enjoyed getting an inside look at her personal and family life, as well as her journey pursuing a singing career. While she is best known for her dancing, she is now venturing into the world of music. Her debut album titled "Asia Monet", features 5 original songs inspired by her family, friends, and fans. The full LP is available for purchase or download on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify as well as on Asia's website. She also released a Christmas single, "Christmas Time" in 2014, and has recently lent her vocal talent to several cover videos for popular songs such as "This Christmas," Justin Bieber's "I'll Show You," Katy Perry's "Rise," and Selena Gomez's "Kill 'Em with Kindness." In addition, she has performed live at large venues including Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, Universal CityWalk and the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk.Things are certainly not slowing down for Asia. She was most recently seen in the Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning FX mini-series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, as Sydney Simpson. Produced and directed by Ryan Murphy, the series features a star-studded cast including Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson, and John Travolta to name a few. She also caught the attention of another TV powerhouse, Shonda Rimes, who cast her as Jasmine in two back-to-back episodes of Grey's Anatomy. Her role earned her a Young Artist AwardNomination for Best Performance in a TV Series- Recurring Young Actress and a Young Entertainer AwardNomination for Best Guest Starring Young Actress 12 and Under -TV Series. Other TV credits include Major Crimes. Asia has also become an Internet sensation. She showcased her talent on the Korean television show Miracle TV, alongside fellow dancer "Little Psy." Their dance duet has accumulated over three million views on YouTube from fans all around the world. Asia also has a huge social media following, gaining one to two thousand Instagram followers per day. She rounded out her triple threat status with a role in the indie film Sister Code. As she matures, she is also continuing to turn heads with her incredible dance talent. Most recently, she performed alongside Mariah Carey in her "All I Want for Christmas Is You" shows at New York City's Beacon Theatre. Asia is also showcasing her talents as a fashion designer. She has partnered with Target to design a new fashion line for the Gen Z kids titled "Art Class". The line recently made its debut in Target stores nationwide.
When Asia is not busy showcasing her many talents, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends at the pool, the mall, or reading a good book. Her other hobbies include arts and crafts as well as songwriting. She also enjoys taking care of her dog, Mochi, her fish, Sapphire and her bird, Angel Bird. - Actress
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Most recently, Jenna Warren was cast as a supporting role in Eli Roth's upcoming horror film "Thanksgiving" alongside Patrick Dempsey, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon and Addison Rae.
Jenna has always known that acting was what she was meant to do. At the age of 10, she landed her first cartoon series lead, as 'Olive' in "Justin Time" an Emmy-nominated and three-time award winning series (Disney Jr/PBS/Sprout), which helped to launch her acting career.
Jenna can be seen in lead roles in the feature films "The Family" a psychological thriller directed by Dan Slater, that had its World Premiere at Busan International Film Festival in October 2021, and Sheila Pye's coming-of-age psychological thriller, "The Young Arsonists" which premiered at TIFF 2022.
Since her first voice-over role, Jenna has worked as a lead voice actress in over 10 animated series including NBC Universal's "Kody Kapow!" opposite Jason Alexander, "Frankie and the Zhu Zhu Pets" (Disney Channel), "The Doozers" (Jim Henson/Hulu, DHX), 7-time nominated series "Wild Kratts" (PBS - United States), and "Monster Math Squad" (DHX Media, CBC-TV, Tiny Pop UK). Notably, Jenna voices the role of 'Carly' in the new 'Thomas the Tank Engine' Reboot "Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go" (Netflix). Most recently, she landed the lead role of 'Sunny Starscout' in the 5th iteration of the "My Little Pony" franchise (Netflix/Youtube). She received praise for her lead role as Veronica in "The Young Arsonists", which had its world premiere at TIFF in 2022.
Jenna has also appeared in the recurring role of "Camille" in the 7-time award-winning and 10 time nominated series "The Next Step" (The Family Channel - Canada) (Universal Kids - United States), and in guest starring roles in "Murdoch Mysteries" (CBC), "Grand Army" (Netflix) and "October Faction" (Netflix).- Jaclyn Riley is known for Cut N' Dry Talent TV (2014), The Big Crunch (2016) and The Next Step (2013).
- Rachel Riley is known for Dance Together (2019), Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight (2014) and The Next Step (2013).
- Molly Saunders is known for The Next Step (2013) and Retreat to You (2023).