Jump to content

Payton Ackerman: Difference between revisions

From Kid Dancers Wiki
← Older edit
VisualWikitext
imported>BlackhawksGirl05
>Kidgameshowlover800
No edit summary
 
(157 intermediate revisions by 30 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Payton Ackerman headshot by Dawnessa Dawn Biery crop-png B.png|right|200px]]
{{Infobox dancer
'''''Payton Alexandra Ackerman''''' (born on August 24, 1997 in Pennsylvania) is a grown-up dancer from Pennsylvania, now living in Los Angeles, California. Payton is a member of the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company and was on the show ''Dance Moms'' for four seasons, though she was part of the regular cast starting with the show's second season.
|name = Payton Alexandra Stork
|image = File:Payton Ackerman.jpg
|gender = Female
|age = {{age|1997|08|24}}
|birthdate = August 24, 1997
|nationality = American
|hometown = Los Angeles, California
|height = 5'4"
|eye color = Blue
|hair color = Brown
|school grade = Class of 2015
|profession = Dancer <br> Student
|dance studios = Abby Lee Dance Company (former) <br> Reign Dance Productions (former) <br> Dance Workshop by Shari
|titles = ''see below''
|parents = Leslie Ackerman (mother) <br> Greg Ackerman(father)
|siblings = [[Taylor Ackerman]] (older sister) <br> Connor Ackerman (older brother)
|friends = [[Mackenzie Ziegler]] <br> [[Maddie Ziegler]] <br> [[Brooke Hyland]] <br> [[Paige Hyland]] <br> [[Nia Frazier]] <br> [[Kendall Vertes]] <br> [[Asia Monet Ray]] <br> [[Gianna Martello]]<br> [[Nick Dobbs]] <br> [[Chloe Lukasiak]] <br> [[Brandon Pent]] <br> [[Sarah Reasons]] <br> [[JoJo Siwa]]
|pets = Higgins (dog) <br> Topaz (cat) <br> Wizard (cat)
}}'''Payton Alexandra Stork''' (neé '''Ackerman)''' (born on August 24, 1997 in Pennsylvania) is a dancer from Pennsylvania, now living in Los Angeles, California. Payton is a member of the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company and was on the show ''Dance Moms'' for four seasons, though she was part of the regular cast starting with the show's second season.


Payton left the show to graduate from high school and has since moved to L.A. She will still continue to dance and support the ALDC.
Payton left the show to graduate from high school and has since moved to L.A. She will still continue to dance and support the ALDC.


Her older sister [[Taylor Ackerman|Taylor]], is also a dancer, but she never appeared on ''Dance Moms''. She is however, one of the stars of VH1's ''Hit the Floor''.
Her older sister [[Taylor Ackerman|Taylor]], is also a dancer, but she never appeared on ''Dance Moms''. She was however, one of the dancers on ''Hit the Floor''.
 
==Dances==
==Dances==
===Solos===
===Solos===
Eternally- Jazz (2012)
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed wikitable sortable" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide" style="width:70%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"
*7th place in teen division at Starbound in Atlanta, Georgia
|-
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="6" |2010
| rowspan="6" |One Track Mind
| rowspan="6" |Jazz
| rowspan="6" |unknown
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|9<sup>th</sup> in Preteen Solos<br />Gold
|-
|DEA Nationals (NYC)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Preteen Solos<br />Platinum
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Age 11-12 Solos<br />Platinum
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|Gold
|-
|Applause Talent (Pittsburgh)
|High Gold
|-
|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
|Gold
|-
| rowspan="6" |2011
| rowspan="6" |Love Games
| rowspan="6" |Jazz
| rowspan="6" |unknown
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|On Pointe (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|Gold Award
|-
| rowspan="8" |2012
|Eternally
|Jazz
|unknown
|Starbound (Atlanta)
|7<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos<br />2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Jazz Solos
|-
| rowspan="7" |Sinking Feeling
| rowspan="7" |Jazz
| rowspan="7" |unknown
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos<br />Judge’s Special Award
|-
|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
|National Teen Miss DEA
|-
|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
|Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)
|Regional Teen Miss Fire and Ice
|-
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Jazz Solos<br />High Gold
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|High Gold
|-
|Nexstar (Akron)
|8<sup>th</sup> in Nexstar Teen Solos
|-
| rowspan="6" |2013
| rowspan="6" |China Doll
| rowspan="6" |Jazz
| rowspan="6" |Gianna Martello
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|Teen Miss DEA Title holder
|-
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Jazz Solos<br />High Gold
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|High Gold
|-
|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
|10<sup>th</sup> in Advanced Teen Solos
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos<br />Platinum
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals<br />(Las Vegas)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Solos<br />Platinum
|-
| rowspan="6" |2014
|Can You Predict the Future
|Jazz
|unknown
|Starbound Dancer’s Care<br />Benefit (Atlantic City)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Solos
|-
|Femme Fatale
|Jazz
|Gianna Martello
|World Class Talent (Canton)
|scratched
|-
| rowspan="4" |Serial Killer
| rowspan="4" |Jazz
| rowspan="4" |James Washington
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Jazz Solos<br />Platinum
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|High Gold
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals<br />(Las Vegas)
|National Senior Miss Sheer Talent
|-
| rowspan="6" |2015
| rowspan="2" |Lady Like
| rowspan="2" |Tap
| rowspan="2" |Matt Saffron
|24/SEVEN (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Solos<br />High Gold
|-
|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
|9<sup>th</sup> in Senior Solos<br />Outstanding Execution Award
|-
| rowspan="4" |Waiting Game
| rowspan="4" |Jazz
| rowspan="4" |Gianna Martello
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Senior Solos<br />1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Jazz Solos<br />Regional Senior Dancer of the Year
|-
|Sheer Talent (Los Angeles)
|Senior Miss Sheer Talent Title Holder
|-
|Hollywood Vibe<br />Nationals (Anaheim)
|did not place
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|8<sup>th</sup> in Senior Solos<br />High Gold
|}
 
===Duets===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed wikitable sortable" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide" style="width:99%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
| rowspan="2" |She's So Beautiful
| rowspan="2" |Hip Hop
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |[[Brandon Pent]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Duet/Trios
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|Platinum
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012
| rowspan="4" |Turn Me On
| rowspan="4" |Hip Hop
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |[[Brandon Pent]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Duet/Trios
|-
|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
|unknown scoring
|-
|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Duet/Trios
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|}
 
===Trios===
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed wikitable sortable" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide" style="width:99%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="9" |2013
| rowspan="3" |Locomotion
| rowspan="3" |Jazz
| rowspan="3" |unknown
| rowspan="3" |[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|NUVO (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Duet/Trios
|-
|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Advanced Senior Duet/Trios
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Trios<br />Titanium Award
|-
| rowspan="6" |Never Again
| rowspan="6" |Contemporary
| rowspan="6" |unknown
| rowspan="6" |[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Duet/Trios<br />Choreography Award<br />Feminine Elegance Award<br />Platinum
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|High Gold
|-
|NUVO (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Duet/Trios
|-
|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Trios
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Trios
|-
| rowspan="8" |2014
| rowspan="4" |All I Need
| rowspan="4" |Jazz
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Senior Trios
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Trios
|-
|WCDE (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Jazz Duet/Trios
|-
| rowspan="4" |Red
| rowspan="4" |Contemporary
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Duet/Trios
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Trios
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Trios
|-
|WCDE (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Lyrical Duet/Trios
|}
 
===Groups===
====with Dance Workshop by Shari====
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed wikitable sortable" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide" style="width:99%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="3" |2007
|Bushel and a Peck
|unknown
|unknown
|unknown
|Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|Country Cuties
|unknown
|unknown
|unknown
|Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|Mini
|unknown
|unknown
|unknown
|Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|}
 
====with Abby Lee Dance Company (Outside "Dance Moms")====
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed wikitable sortable" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide" style="width:99%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="16" |2010
| rowspan="4" |Barnyard
| rowspan="4" |Tap
| rowspan="4" |Matt Saffron
| rowspan="4" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]<br />and others
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Preteen Lines
|-
|DEA Nationals (NYC)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Preteen Lines
|-
|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Age 11-12 Lines
|-
| rowspan="4" |Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
| rowspan="4" |Musical Theater
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />John Fiumara<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />and others
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Preteen Lines
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|1<sup>st</sup> in Age 13-14 Lines
|-
|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="3" |Corners
| rowspan="3" |Lyrical
| rowspan="3" |unknown
| rowspan="3" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]<br />and others
|DEA Nationals (NYC)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Lines
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|2<sup>nd</sup> in 11-12 Lines
|-
|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Large Lines
|-
| rowspan="2" |Funhouse
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |Elissa Berardi<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />and others
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|6<sup>th</sup> in Teen lines
|-
| rowspan="3" |Note to God
| rowspan="3" |Specialty
| rowspan="3" |unknown
| rowspan="3" |[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />and others
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|5<sup>th</sup> in preteen lines
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in 11-12 Lines
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="12" |2011
| rowspan="2" |Beautiful Flower
| rowspan="2" |Specialty
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |Elissa Berardi<br />Maddie Genre<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />and others
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="4" |Bombay Dreams
| rowspan="4" |Specialty
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />and others
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
|did not place
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|Gold Award
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="2" |Charleston
| rowspan="2" |Jazz
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />Maddie Genre<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />and others
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Preteen Lines
|-
|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="5" |Americano
| rowspan="5" |Tap
| rowspan="5" |Matt Saffron
| rowspan="5" |Elissa Berardi<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />Maddie Genre<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Groups
|-
|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Teen Groups
|-
|Dance Masters of PA
|Platinum
|-
|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="18" |2012
|NUVO (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Groups<br />1<sup>st</sup> in Teen/Senior Tap<br />Teen Best Nu Group Award
|-
| rowspan="2" |Addicted to Love
| rowspan="2" |Jazz
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |Elissa Berardi<br />Katie Genre<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Nina Linhart]]<br />[[Brittany Pent]]<br />Stephanie Pittman<br />[[Elizabeth Rohm]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="2" |Checkmate
| rowspan="2" |Contemporary
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Preteen Lines
|-
|Nexstar (Akron)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Nexstar Teen Large Groups
|-
| rowspan="2" |Glam
| rowspan="2" |Jazz
| rowspan="2" |[[Gianna Martello]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Nia Frazier]]<br />Maddie Genre<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Preteen Lines
|-
|NYCDA (Pittsburg)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Junior Jazz Groups
|-
| rowspan="4" |Jet Set
| rowspan="4" |Musical Theater
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |Maddie Genre<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Preteen Lines
|-
|Nexstar (Akron)
|did not place
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|WCDE (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Musical Theater
|-
|Life of the Party
|Tap
|Matt Saffron
|Elissa Berardi<br />Maddie Genre<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Groups
|-
| rowspan="3" |Piano Man
| rowspan="3" |Tap
| rowspan="3" |Matt Saffron
| rowspan="3" |Elissa Berardi<br />[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />John Fiumara<br />Katie Genre<br />Maddie Genre<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Nina Linhart]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />[[Brittany Pent]]<br />Stephanie Pittman<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Elizabeth Rohm]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Lines
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Extended Lines<br />Teen Best of JUMP Award
|-
|Nexstar (Akron)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Nexstar Senior Large Groups
|-
| rowspan="3" |Unzipped
| rowspan="3" |Specialty
| rowspan="3" |unknown
| rowspan="3" |John Fiumara<br />[[Nina Linhart]]<br />Malena Maust<br />[[Brittany Pent]]<br />[[Elizabeth Rohm]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|DEA (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Senior Groups<br />1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Specialty
|-
| rowspan="11" |2013
|American Dream
|Lyrical
|unknown
|Elissa Berardi<br />[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Nina Linhart]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />Malena Maust<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Alison Taylor]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />Eve Vinkler<br />[[Auriel Welty]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Lines
|-
|King Porter Stomp
|Tap
|Matt Saffron
|Elissa Berardi<br />[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Nina Linhart]]<br />Malena Maust<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />Stephanie Pittman<br />[[Elizabeth Rohm]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|High Gold
|-
| rowspan="4" |Maestro
| rowspan="4" |Musical Theater
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |Elissa Berardi<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Nina Linhart]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />Stephanie Pittman<br />[[Elizabeth Rohm]]<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|High Gold
|-
|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Overall Adavnced Teen Division<br />Teen Entertainment Award
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Lines
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Lines
|-
| rowspan="3" |Red Carpet
| rowspan="3" |Specialty
| rowspan="3" |unknown
| rowspan="3" |Elissa Berardi<br />[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Nina Linhart]]<br />Malena Maust<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />Stephanie Pittman<br />[[Elizabeth Rohm]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|High Gold
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Lines
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Lines<br />Titanium Award
|-
| rowspan="2" |Reign Dance
| rowspan="2" |Lyrical
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |Elissa Berardi<br />[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Nina Linhart]]<br />Malena Maust<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />Stephanie Pittman<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Elizabeth Rohm]]<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Lines
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Lines
|-
| rowspan="28" |2014
|America Gone
|Lyrical
|[[Gianna Martello]]
|Mariah Aivazis<br />[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Brooke Kosinski]]<br />[[Sammie Lenzi]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />Ian Schmoke<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Alison Taylor]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />Eve Vinkler<br />[[Auriel Welty]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Lines
|-
| rowspan="4" |Crazy in Love
| rowspan="4" |Jazz
| rowspan="4" |James Washington
| rowspan="4" |[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|Gold Award
|-
|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
|9<sup>th</sup> in Teen Groups
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
|Garland Waltz
|Ballet
|unknown
|Mariah Aivazis<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />Ian Schmoke<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|n/a
|n/a
|-
| rowspan="3" |In Time
| rowspan="3" |Contemporary
| rowspan="3" |James Washington
| rowspan="3" |[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />Ian Schmoke<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
| rowspan="4" |Just Another Number
| rowspan="4" |Contemporary
| rowspan="4" |[[Gianna Martello]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Kamryn Beck]]<br />[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|NUVO (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Groups<br />Teen Best Nu Group Award
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Preteen Groups
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Preteen Groups
|-
|WCDE (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Contemporary Small Groups
|-
| rowspan="6" |Lost and Found
| rowspan="6" |Contemporary
| rowspan="6" |James Washington
| rowspan="6" |[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Small Groups<br />1<sup>st</sup> in Overall Senior Groups/Lines
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Groups<br />Best in Studio Award
|-
|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Groups<br />1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Contemporary<br />Senior Critic’s Choice Award
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Groups<br />Choreography Award<br />Sheer Brilliance Award
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Overall Titanium Cup Groups/Lines/Productions
|-
|WCDE (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Contemporary Small Groups
|-
| rowspan="2" |Lucky One
| rowspan="2" |Contemporary
| rowspan="2" |unknown
| rowspan="2" |Mariah Aivazis<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
| rowspan="4" |Still Alive for Your Love
| rowspan="4" |Lyrical
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Small Groups
|-
|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
|World Class Talent (Rockville)
|5<sup>th</sup> in Teen World Groups
|-
| rowspan="3" |Vampire Heart
| rowspan="3" |Lyrical
| rowspan="3" |[[Gianna Martello]]
| rowspan="3" |Mariah Aivazis<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />Ian Schmoke<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Senior Groups
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Lines
|-
| rowspan="21" |2015
| rowspan="3" |Everybody Leaves
| rowspan="3" |Contemporary
| rowspan="3" |[[Gianna Martello]]
| rowspan="3" |Maddie Bennett<br />[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Sarah Hunt]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Brooke Kosinski]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Ryan Nogy]]<br />Madison Porter<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />Ian Schmoke<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Alison Taylor]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />Carolyn Whitney<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Extended Lines
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Lines<br />Titanium Award
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Foxwoods)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Lines<br />Titanium Award
|-
| rowspan="2" |Forget the Past
| rowspan="2" |Contemporary
| rowspan="2" |James Washington
| rowspan="2" |[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Small Groups<br />4<sup>th</sup> in Overall Senior Groups/Lines
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Foxwoods)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Groups<br />Titanium Award
|-
| rowspan="3" |I Forget Where We Were
| rowspan="3" |Contemporary
| rowspan="3" |[[Gianna Martello]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]
|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Groups<br />1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Specialty
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Groups<br />Titanium Award
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Foxwoods)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Groups<br />Titanium Award
|-
| rowspan="4" |Love
| rowspan="4" |Contemporary
| rowspan="4" |unknown
| rowspan="4" |Maddie Bennett<br />[[Ryan Nogy]]<br />Madison Porter<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Alison Taylor]]<br />Carolyn Whitney
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|did not place
|-
|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Groups<br />2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Contemporary
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Groups<br />Sheer Beauty Award<br />Titanium Award
|-
| rowspan="3" |Never Gonna Change
| rowspan="3" |Contemporary
| rowspan="3" |Jesse Johnson
| rowspan="3" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Ryan Nogy]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />Ian Schmoke<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]
|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Small Groups<br />2<sup>nd</sup> in Overall Senior Groups/Lines
|-
|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
|Senior Critic’s Choice Award
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Lines<br />Sheer Excellence Award<br />Titanium Award
|-
| rowspan="3" |Remain Nameless
| rowspan="3" |Jazz
| rowspan="3" |[[Gianna Martello]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Kalani Hilliker]]<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Ryan Nogy]]<br />[[Hope Roberts]]<br />[[Keara Sweeney]]<br />[[Alison Taylor]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Lines
|-
|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Lines<br />Fierce and Fabulous Award<br />Titanium Award
|-
|Sheer Talent Nationals (Foxwoods)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Lines<br />Titanium Award
|}
 
====with Abby Lee Dance Company (on "Dance Moms")====
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed wikitable sortable" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide" style="width:99%; font-size:90%; text-align:center; " cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012
|All Kids Go
|Contemporary
|[[Abby Lee Miller]]
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Starbound (Atlanta)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Small Groups
|-
|Light My Fire
|Hip Hop
|[[Gianna Martello]]
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|n/a
|n/a
|-
|The Huntress
|Lyrical
|unknown
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Starbound (Woodbridge I)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
|-
|What Comes Around
|Lyrical
|[[Abby Lee Miller]]
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Hollywood Vibe (St. Louis)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Intermediate Modern Small Groups<br />Platinum
|-
| rowspan="3" |2013
|Just Be
|Contemporary
|[[Gianna Martello]]<br />James Washington
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Asia Monet Ray]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Believe (Sandusky)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
|-
|On the Verge
|Lyrical
|[[Gianna Martello]]
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Asia Monet Ray]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Xpression (Orlando)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Junior Groups
|-
|Open Waters
|Lyrical
|[[Abby Lee Miller]]
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Asia Monet Ray]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Believe (Lancaster)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
|Girlz Night Out
|Jazz
|[[Molly Long]]
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Sheer Talent (Wheeling)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in Junior Small Groups<br />Titanium Award
|-
|Just Another Number
|Contemporary
|[[Gianna Martello]]
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|Believe (Columbus)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
|-
|Lift You Up
|Character
|unknown
|[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
|World Class Talent (Rockville)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior World Groups
|}
 
==Dance Titles==
*Regional Teen Miss Fire and Ice 2012
*Regional WCDE Elite Teen Dancer 2012
*National Teen Miss Dance Educators of America 2012
*Regional WCDE Elite Teen Dancer 2013
*Regional JUMP Senior Female VIP 2014
*Regional WCDE Elite Senior Dancer 2014
*National Senior Miss Sheer Talent 2014
*Regional Hollywood Vibe Senior Dancer of the Year 2015
 
===Runner-Up Titles===
*Regional JUMP Junior Female VIP 2010
*Regional JUMP Teen Female VIP 2012
*Regional JUMP Teen Female VIP 2013
*Regional NUVO Teen Female Breakout Artist 2013
*Regional 24/SEVEN Senior Female Nonstop Dancer 2015
*Regional JUMP Senior Female VIP 2015
*Regional NUVO Senior Female Breakout Artist 2015


Can You Predict the Future?- Jazz
==Personal Life==
Payton is married to Logan Stork, her daughter Palmer Layne Stork was born on March 22, 2024.


Femme Fatale- Jazz
==Trivia==
*Payton began dancing at [[Abby Lee Miller]]'s studio when she was 11 years old.
*According to [[Abby Lee Miller]], Payton was one of the best hip-hop dancers at her studio.
*Payton's favorite color is yellow.


Waiting Game - Lyrical/Contemporary
==Additional Page==
==Gallery==
[[Payton Ackerman/Gallery]]
<gallery widths="208">
dancemomspyramidphoto.jpg
600full-payton-ackerman.png
paytonackermancicci.jpg
10617ed87d2422987b1e9b00d08f8d6f.jpg
8919bae87d5e529e1c159836c32fa979.jpg|Payton on "Dance Moms"
paytonackermanmackenzieziegler.jpg|Payton and Mackenzie Ziegler
</gallery>


==External Links==
==External Links==
Line 30: Line 933:
*[http://www.instagram.com/payyytonackerman/ Instagram (1)]
*[http://www.instagram.com/payyytonackerman/ Instagram (1)]
*[http://www.instagram.com/paytonackermancom/ Instagram (2)]
*[http://www.instagram.com/paytonackermancom/ Instagram (2)]
*[http://www.cameo.com/payyytonackerman Cameo]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/payyyttton/ YouTube]
[[Category:Dancers]]
[[Category:Dancers]]
[[Category:Girl Dancers]]
[[Category:Girl Dancers]]
[[Category:Females Over 12]]
[[Category:Female Grown-Ups]]
[[Category:Dance Moms Dancers]]
[[Category:Dance Moms Dancers]]
[[Category:ALDC alumni]]
[[Category:ALDC alumni]]
[[Category:ALDC dancers]]
[[Category:ALDC dancers]]
[[Category:Ackerman Sisters]]
[[Category:Ackerman Sisters]]
[[Category:August Births]]
[[Category:1997 births]]

Latest revision as of 02:42, 28 June 2025

Payton Alexandra Stork

Gender Female
Age 28
Birthdate August 24, 1997
Nationality American
Hometown Los Angeles, California
Height 5'4"
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Brown
School Grade Class of 2015
Professional Information
Profession Dancer
Student
Affiliations {{{affiliations}}}
Dance Studios Abby Lee Dance Company (former)
Reign Dance Productions (former)
Dance Workshop by Shari
Titles see below
Friends and Family
Parents Leslie Ackerman (mother)
Greg Ackerman(father)
Siblings Taylor Ackerman (older sister)
Connor Ackerman (older brother)
Friends Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Nia Frazier
Kendall Vertes
Asia Monet Ray
Gianna Martello
Nick Dobbs
Chloe Lukasiak
Brandon Pent
Sarah Reasons
JoJo Siwa
Pets Higgins (dog)
Topaz (cat)
Wizard (cat)
Nicknames {{{nicknames}}}

Payton Alexandra Stork (neé Ackerman) (born on August 24, 1997 in Pennsylvania) is a dancer from Pennsylvania, now living in Los Angeles, California. Payton is a member of the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company and was on the show Dance Moms for four seasons, though she was part of the regular cast starting with the show's second season.

Payton left the show to graduate from high school and has since moved to L.A. She will still continue to dance and support the ALDC.

Her older sister Taylor, is also a dancer, but she never appeared on Dance Moms. She was however, one of the dancers on Hit the Floor.

Dances

[edit | edit source]

Solos

[edit | edit source]
Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Competition Place Awards
2010 One Track Mind Jazz unknown DEA (Pittsburgh) 9th in Preteen Solos
Gold
DEA Nationals (NYC) 5th in Preteen Solos
Platinum
Dance Masters of PA 3rd in Age 11-12 Solos
Platinum
JUMP (Pittsburgh) Gold
Applause Talent (Pittsburgh) High Gold
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) Gold
2011 Love Games Jazz unknown DEA (Pittsburgh) did not place
DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) 2nd in Teen Solos
JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
On Pointe (Pittsburgh) 1st in Teen Solos
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) 4th in Teen Solos
Dance Masters of PA Gold Award
2012 Eternally Jazz unknown Starbound (Atlanta) 7th in Teen Solos
2nd in Teen Jazz Solos
Sinking Feeling Jazz unknown DEA (Pittsburgh) 5th in Teen Solos
Judge’s Special Award
DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) National Teen Miss DEA
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) 5th in Teen Solos
Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh) Regional Teen Miss Fire and Ice
Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) 1st in Teen Jazz Solos
High Gold
JUMP (Pittsburgh) High Gold
Nexstar (Akron) 8th in Nexstar Teen Solos
2013 China Doll Jazz Gianna Martello DEA (Pittsburgh) Teen Miss DEA Title holder
Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Jazz Solos
High Gold
JUMP (Pittsburgh) High Gold
Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) 10th in Advanced Teen Solos
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Solos
Platinum
Sheer Talent Nationals
(Las Vegas) 		3rd in Teen Solos
Platinum
2014 Can You Predict the Future Jazz unknown Starbound Dancer’s Care
Benefit (Atlantic City) 		2nd in Senior Solos
Femme Fatale Jazz Gianna Martello World Class Talent (Canton) scratched
Serial Killer Jazz James Washington Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Jazz Solos
Platinum
JUMP (Pittsburgh) High Gold
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) did not place
Sheer Talent Nationals
(Las Vegas) 		National Senior Miss Sheer Talent
2015 Lady Like Tap Matt Saffron 24/SEVEN (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Solos
High Gold
NYCDA (Pittsburgh) 9th in Senior Solos
Outstanding Execution Award
Waiting Game Jazz Gianna Martello Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) 4th in Senior Solos
1st in Senior Jazz Solos
Regional Senior Dancer of the Year
Sheer Talent (Los Angeles) Senior Miss Sheer Talent Title Holder
Hollywood Vibe
Nationals (Anaheim) 		did not place
JUMP (Pittsburgh) 8th in Senior Solos
High Gold

Duets

[edit | edit source]
Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancer Competition Place Awards
2011 She's So Beautiful Hip Hop unknown Brandon Pent DEA (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Teen Duet/Trios
Dance Masters of PA Platinum
2012 Turn Me On Hip Hop unknown Brandon Pent DEA (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Teen Duet/Trios
DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) unknown scoring
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) 1st in Teen Duet/Trios
JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place

Trios

[edit | edit source]
Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2013 Locomotion Jazz unknown Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		NUVO (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Duet/Trios
Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Advanced Senior Duet/Trios
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 2nd in Senior Trios
Titanium Award
Never Again Contemporary unknown Katherine Narasimhan
Auriel Welty 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Duet/Trios
Choreography Award
Feminine Elegance Award
Platinum
JUMP (Pittsburgh) High Gold
NUVO (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Senior Duet/Trios
Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) did not place
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Trios
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 1st in Teen Trios
2014 All I Need Jazz unknown Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 4th in Senior Trios
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 2nd in Senior Trios
WCDE (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Jazz Duet/Trios
Red Contemporary unknown Katherine Narasimhan
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Senior Duet/Trios
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Senior Trios
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 3rd in Senior Trios
WCDE (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Lyrical Duet/Trios

Groups

[edit | edit source]

with Dance Workshop by Shari

[edit | edit source]
Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2007 Bushel and a Peck unknown unknown unknown Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh) did not place
Country Cuties unknown unknown unknown Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh) did not place
Mini unknown unknown unknown Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh) did not place

with Abby Lee Dance Company (Outside "Dance Moms")

[edit | edit source]
Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2010 Barnyard Tap Matt Saffron Nick Dobbs
Brooke Hyland
Olivia Ice
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Maddie Ziegler
and others 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Preteen Lines
DEA Nationals (NYC) 1st in Preteen Lines
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) did not place
Dance Masters of PA 3rd in Age 11-12 Lines
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Musical Theater unknown Nick Dobbs
John Fiumara
Brooke Hyland
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
and others 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 4th in Preteen Lines
Dance Masters of PA 1st in Age 13-14 Lines
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) did not place
JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
Corners Lyrical unknown Nick Dobbs
Paige Hyland
Olivia Ice
Chloe Lukasiak
Maddie Ziegler
and others 		DEA Nationals (NYC) 2nd in Junior Lines
Dance Masters of PA 2nd in 11-12 Lines
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) 1st in Junior Large Lines
Funhouse unknown unknown Elissa Berardi
Olivia Ice
and others 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
DEA (Pittsburgh) 6th in Teen lines
Note to God Specialty unknown Brooke Hyland
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
and others 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 5th in preteen lines
JUMP (Pittsburgh) 3rd in 11-12 Lines
Dance Masters of PA did not place
2011 Beautiful Flower Specialty unknown Elissa Berardi
Maddie Genre
Brooke Hyland
Olivia Ice
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts
and others 		DEA (Pittsburgh) did not place
DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) did not place
Bombay Dreams Specialty unknown Nick Dobbs
Brooke Hyland
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
and others 		DEA (Pittsburgh) did not place
DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) did not place
Dance Masters of PA Gold Award
JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
Charleston Jazz unknown Nick Dobbs
Maddie Genre
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Kassidy Leon
Chloe Lukasiak
Kassidy Leon
Brandon Pent
Hope Roberts
and others 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Preteen Lines
DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) did not place
Americano Tap Matt Saffron Elissa Berardi
Brooke Hyland
Maddie Genre
Olivia Ice
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Groups
DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) 5th in Teen Groups
Dance Masters of PA Platinum
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) did not place
2012 NUVO (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Groups
1st in Teen/Senior Tap
Teen Best Nu Group Award
Addicted to Love Jazz unknown Elissa Berardi
Katie Genre
Olivia Ice
Nina Linhart
Brittany Pent
Stephanie Pittman
Elizabeth Rohm
Kendall Vertes
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Groups
JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
Checkmate Contemporary unknown Nick Dobbs
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Olivia Ice
Chloe Lukasiak
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Hope Roberts
Kendall Vertes
Auriel Welty 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Preteen Lines
Nexstar (Akron) 4th in Nexstar Teen Large Groups
Glam Jazz Gianna Martello Nick Dobbs
Nia Frazier
Maddie Genre
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Kassidy Leon
Chloe Lukasiak
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts
Kendall Vertes
Maddie Ziegler 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 5th in Preteen Lines
NYCDA (Pittsburg) 3rd in Junior Jazz Groups
Jet Set Musical Theater unknown Maddie Genre
Kassidy Leon
Chloe Lukasiak
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Hope Roberts
Kendall Vertes
Maddie Ziegler 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Preteen Lines
Nexstar (Akron) did not place
JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
WCDE (Pittsburgh) 1st in Junior Musical Theater
Life of the Party Tap Matt Saffron Elissa Berardi
Maddie Genre
Olivia Ice
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Maddie Ziegler 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Groups
Piano Man Tap Matt Saffron Elissa Berardi
Nick Dobbs
John Fiumara
Katie Genre
Maddie Genre
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Nina Linhart
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Brittany Pent
Stephanie Pittman
Hope Roberts
Elizabeth Rohm
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		DEA (Pittsburgh) 1st in Teen Lines
JUMP (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Extended Lines
Teen Best of JUMP Award
Nexstar (Akron) 4th in Nexstar Senior Large Groups
Unzipped Specialty unknown John Fiumara
Nina Linhart
Malena Maust
Brittany Pent
Elizabeth Rohm
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		DEA (Pittsburgh) did not place
JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
NYCDA (Pittsburgh) 4th in Senior Groups
1st in Senior Specialty
2013 American Dream Lyrical unknown Elissa Berardi
Nick Dobbs
Nia Frazier
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Nina Linhart
Chloe Lukasiak
Malena Maust
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Hope Roberts
Keara Sweeney
Alison Taylor
Kendall Vertes
Ryleigh Vertes
Eve Vinkler
Auriel Welty
Maddie Ziegler 		Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 3rd in Teen Lines
King Porter Stomp Tap Matt Saffron Elissa Berardi
Nick Dobbs
Olivia Ice
Nina Linhart
Malena Maust
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Stephanie Pittman
Elizabeth Rohm
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) High Gold
Maestro Musical Theater unknown Elissa Berardi
Olivia Ice
Nina Linhart
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Stephanie Pittman
Elizabeth Rohm
Keara Sweeney
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) High Gold
Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Overall Adavnced Teen Division
Teen Entertainment Award
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Lines
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 4th in Teen Lines
Red Carpet Specialty unknown Elissa Berardi
Nick Dobbs
Olivia Ice
Nina Linhart
Malena Maust
Katherine Narasimhan
Brandon Pent
Stephanie Pittman
Elizabeth Rohm
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) High Gold
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Lines
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 2nd in Senior Lines
Titanium Award
Reign Dance Lyrical unknown Elissa Berardi
Nia Frazier
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Nina Linhart
Malena Maust
Katherine Narasimhan
Stephanie Pittman
Hope Roberts
Elizabeth Rohm
Keara Sweeney
Kendall Vertes
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty
Maddie Ziegler 		Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 4th in Teen Lines
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 1st in Teen Lines
2014 America Gone Lyrical Gianna Martello Mariah Aivazis
Nia Frazier
Olivia Ice
Brooke Kosinski
Sammie Lenzi
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts
Ian Schmoke
Keara Sweeney
Alison Taylor
Kendall Vertes
Ryleigh Vertes
Eve Vinkler
Auriel Welty
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 1st in Teen Lines
Crazy in Love Jazz James Washington Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts
Keara Sweeney
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) Gold Award
NYCDA (Pittsburgh) 9th in Teen Groups
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 5th in Senior Groups
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 4th in Senior Groups
Garland Waltz Ballet unknown Mariah Aivazis
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts
Ian Schmoke
Keara Sweeney
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		n/a n/a
In Time Contemporary James Washington Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts
Ian Schmoke
Keara Sweeney
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Senior Groups
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 1st in Senior Groups
Just Another Number Contemporary Gianna Martello Kamryn Beck
Nia Frazier
Katherine Narasimhan
Keara Sweeney
Kendall Vertes
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		NUVO (Pittsburgh) 1st in Teen Groups
Teen Best Nu Group Award
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 1st in Preteen Groups
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 2nd in Preteen Groups
WCDE (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Junior Contemporary Small Groups
Lost and Found Contemporary James Washington Katherine Narasimhan
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Small Groups
1st in Overall Senior Groups/Lines
JUMP (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Groups
Best in Studio Award
NYCDA (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Groups
1st in Senior Contemporary
Senior Critic’s Choice Award
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Groups
Choreography Award
Sheer Brilliance Award
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 2nd in Overall Titanium Cup Groups/Lines/Productions
WCDE (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Contemporary Small Groups
Lucky One Contemporary unknown Mariah Aivazis
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Senior Groups
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Groups
Still Alive for Your Love Lyrical unknown Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts
Keara Sweeney
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Small Groups
NYCDA (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Groups
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 5th in Senior Groups
World Class Talent (Rockville) 5th in Teen World Groups
Vampire Heart Lyrical Gianna Martello Mariah Aivazis
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Ian Schmoke
Keara Sweeney
Ryleigh Vertes
Auriel Welty 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 4th in Senior Groups
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) 1st in Senior Lines
2015 Everybody Leaves Contemporary Gianna Martello Maddie Bennett
Nia Frazier
Sarah Hunt
Olivia Ice
Brooke Kosinski
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Ryan Nogy
Madison Porter
Hope Roberts
Ian Schmoke
Keara Sweeney
Alison Taylor
Kendall Vertes
Carolyn Whitney
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Extended Lines
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Lines
Titanium Award
Sheer Talent Nationals (Foxwoods) 4th in Teen Lines
Titanium Award
Forget the Past Contemporary James Washington Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Hope Roberts 		Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Senior Small Groups
4th in Overall Senior Groups/Lines
Sheer Talent Nationals (Foxwoods) 3rd in Senior Groups
Titanium Award
I Forget Where We Were Contemporary Gianna Martello Nick Dobbs
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Keara Sweeney 		NYCDA (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Teen Groups
1st in Teen Specialty
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Groups
Titanium Award
Sheer Talent Nationals (Foxwoods) 1st in Senior Groups
Titanium Award
Love Contemporary unknown Maddie Bennett
Ryan Nogy
Madison Porter
Keara Sweeney
Alison Taylor
Carolyn Whitney 		Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) did not place
JUMP (Pittsburgh) did not place
NYCDA (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Groups
2nd in Teen Contemporary
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 1st in Teen Groups
Sheer Beauty Award
Titanium Award
Never Gonna Change Contemporary Jesse Johnson Nick Dobbs
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Ryan Nogy
Hope Roberts
Ian Schmoke
Keara Sweeney 		Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Senior Small Groups
2nd in Overall Senior Groups/Lines
NYCDA (Pittsburgh) Senior Critic’s Choice Award
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 1st in Senior Lines
Sheer Excellence Award
Titanium Award
Remain Nameless Jazz Gianna Martello Nia Frazier
Kalani Hilliker
Olivia Ice
Kassidy Leon
Katherine Narasimhan
Ryan Nogy
Hope Roberts
Keara Sweeney
Alison Taylor
Kendall Vertes
Maddie Ziegler 		JUMP (Pittsburgh) 2nd in Teen Lines
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) 3rd in Teen Lines
Fierce and Fabulous Award
Titanium Award
Sheer Talent Nationals (Foxwoods) 3rd in Teen Lines
Titanium Award

with Abby Lee Dance Company (on "Dance Moms")

[edit | edit source]
Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2012 All Kids Go Contemporary Abby Lee Miller Nia Frazier
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Chloe Lukasiak
Maddie Ziegler 		Starbound (Atlanta) 1st in Junior Small Groups
Light My Fire Hip Hop Gianna Martello Nia Frazier
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Chloe Lukasiak
Kendall Vertes
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		n/a n/a
The Huntress Lyrical unknown Nia Frazier
Paige Hyland
Chloe Lukasiak
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		Starbound (Woodbridge I) 2nd in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
What Comes Around Lyrical Abby Lee Miller Nia Frazier
Paige Hyland
Chloe Lukasiak
Kendall Vertes
Maddie Ziegler 		Hollywood Vibe (St. Louis) 1st in Intermediate Modern Small Groups
Platinum
2013 Just Be Contemporary Gianna Martello
James Washington 		Nia Frazier
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Chloe Lukasiak
Asia Monet Ray
Kendall Vertes
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		Believe (Sandusky) 1st in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
On the Verge Lyrical Gianna Martello Nia Frazier
Chloe Lukasiak
Asia Monet Ray
Kendall Vertes
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		Xpression (Orlando) 4th in Junior Groups
Open Waters Lyrical Abby Lee Miller Nia Frazier
Chloe Lukasiak
Asia Monet Ray
Kendall Vertes
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		Believe (Lancaster) 1st in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
2014 Girlz Night Out Jazz Molly Long Nia Frazier
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Chloe Lukasiak
Kendall Vertes
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		Sheer Talent (Wheeling) 3rd in Junior Small Groups
Titanium Award
Just Another Number Contemporary Gianna Martello Nia Frazier
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Chloe Lukasiak
Kendall Vertes
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		Believe (Columbus) 1st in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
Lift You Up Character unknown Nia Frazier
Chloe Lukasiak
Kendall Vertes
Mackenzie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler 		World Class Talent (Rockville) 1st in Junior World Groups

Dance Titles

[edit | edit source]
  • Regional Teen Miss Fire and Ice 2012
  • Regional WCDE Elite Teen Dancer 2012
  • National Teen Miss Dance Educators of America 2012
  • Regional WCDE Elite Teen Dancer 2013
  • Regional JUMP Senior Female VIP 2014
  • Regional WCDE Elite Senior Dancer 2014
  • National Senior Miss Sheer Talent 2014
  • Regional Hollywood Vibe Senior Dancer of the Year 2015

Runner-Up Titles

[edit | edit source]
  • Regional JUMP Junior Female VIP 2010
  • Regional JUMP Teen Female VIP 2012
  • Regional JUMP Teen Female VIP 2013
  • Regional NUVO Teen Female Breakout Artist 2013
  • Regional 24/SEVEN Senior Female Nonstop Dancer 2015
  • Regional JUMP Senior Female VIP 2015
  • Regional NUVO Senior Female Breakout Artist 2015

Personal Life

[edit | edit source]

Payton is married to Logan Stork, her daughter Palmer Layne Stork was born on March 22, 2024.

Trivia

[edit | edit source]
  • Payton began dancing at Abby Lee Miller's studio when she was 11 years old.
  • According to Abby Lee Miller, Payton was one of the best hip-hop dancers at her studio.
  • Payton's favorite color is yellow.

Additional Page

[edit | edit source]

Payton Ackerman/Gallery

[edit | edit source]
Retrieved from "https://kiddancers.wiki/index.php?title=Payton_Ackerman&oldid=14767"