Top 10 Dancers on Dance Moms

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

More than anything, JoJo Siwa's music is an extension of her - confident and gleefully unrestrained. She matches the rush and intensity of the maximalist pop soundscapes around her with uncompromising lyrical honesty and unfettered creative freedom. Absolutely nothing is off the table as the multiplatinum history-making global force of nature, entrepreneur, television and film star, bestselling author, and philanthropist candidly opens up about life, love, and everything in between.

Beyond generating streams and views in the billions, earning multiplatinum and gold plaques, and attracting an audience of nearly 70 million followers across social media, JoJo Siwa is a trailblazer. She has consistently shattered one ceiling after another. During her first-ever tour, she sold out over 100 arenas and emerged as "the youngest artist ever to headline and sell out the UK's O2 Arena." Speaking of making history, she shined on Dancing With Stars as "the first contestant to dance with a same sex partner." She led, executive produced, and garnered EMMY® Award nominations for both Siwa's Dance Pop Revolution and The J Team. Plus, she notably joined Season 17 of So You Think You Can Dance and launched the popular JoJo Goes on Facebook Watch. At the same time, she has presided over a merchandise line responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Giving back at every turn, she remains an active board member of Dancers Against Cancer.

A Gen-Z icon, it's no wonder TIME hailed her among its coveted "100 Most Influential People" in 2020. In 2024, she kickstarted an unfiltered and undeniable phase of music with her massive single "Karma," which has gone on to garner over 60 Million streams and views worldwide. The song took the internet by storm and paved the way for performances at Pride festivals (including some record-setting audiences) in Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, and London. On July 12, 2024 she unveiled her anxiously awaited 5-song EP, Guilty Pleasure.

Since the release of Guilty Pleasure in July 2024, JoJo's popularity has continued to soar. Her every move and cultural impact is now covered daily by countless media outlets everywhere from Saturday Night Live, to the The Tonight Show and as far reaching as The Housewives of Beverly Hills. The Queen of all media, she performed her hit song "Karma" at the 2024 Australian TikTok Awards, broke the internet with her highly discussed Ladygunn magazine cover, and in November 2024, she dropped a new track, the TikTok trending hit "Iced Coffee."

As we enter 2025, JoJo Siwa is just getting started with new music and performances on the horizon.

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.

Camryn Bridges is known for Where Would I Be Without You (2017), Dance Moms Funniest Fights (2019) and JoJo's Juice (2015).