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{{Infobox dancer

|name = Payton Alexandra ~~Ackerman~~

|name = Payton Alexandra Stork

|image = File:Payton Ackerman.jpg

|gender = Female

|age = 24

|age = {{age|1997|08|24}}

|birthdate = August 24, 1997

|nationality = American

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|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)

}}'''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.

}}'''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 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==

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| rowspan="6" |unknown

|DEA (Pittsburgh)

|9th in Preteen Solos

|9th in Preteen Solos Gold

|-

|DEA Nationals (NYC)

|5th in Preteen Solos

|5th in Preteen Solos Platinum

|-

|Dance Masters of PA

|3rd in Age 11-12 Solos

|3rd in Age 11-12 Solos Platinum

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

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|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)

|2nd in Teen Solos

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|did not place

|-

|On Pointe (Pittsburgh)

|~~1st~~ in Teen ~~Solo~~

|1st in Teen Solos

|-

~~|JUMP (Pittsburgh)~~

~~|did not place~~

|-

|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)

|4th in Teen Solos

|-

|Dance Masters of PA

|Gold Award

|-

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|7th in Teen Solos 2nd in Teen Jazz Solos

|-

| rowspan="7" | Sinking Feeling

| rowspan="7" |Sinking Feeling

| rowspan="7" |Jazz

| rowspan="7" |unknown

|DEA (Pittsburgh)

|5th in Teen Solos

|5th in Teen Solos Judge’s Special Award

|-

|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)

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|-

|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)

|1st in Teen Jazz Solos ~~Platinum Award~~

|1st in Teen Jazz Solos High Gold

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| ~~did not place~~

|High Gold

|-

| Nexstar (Akron)

|Nexstar (Akron)

|8th in Nexstar Teen Solos

|-

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| rowspan="6" |Gianna Martello

|DEA (Pittsburgh)

|Title holder

|Teen Miss DEA Title holder

|-

|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)

|1st in Senior Jazz Solos High Gold ~~Award~~

|1st in Senior Jazz Solos High Gold

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|High Gold ~~Award~~

|High Gold

|-

| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)

|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)

|10th in Advanced Teen Solos

|-

|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)

|2nd in Teen Solos

|2nd in Teen Solos Platinum

|-

|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)

|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)

|3rd in Teen Solos

|3rd in Teen Solos Platinum

|-

| rowspan="6" |2014

| Can You Predict the Future

|Can You Predict the Future

|Jazz

|unknown

|Starbound Dancer’s Care Benefit (Atlantic City)

|Starbound Dancer’s Care Benefit (Atlantic City)

|2nd in Senior Solos

|-

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| rowspan="4" |James Washington

|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)

|1st in Senior Jazz Solos

|1st in Senior Jazz Solos Platinum

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| ~~did not place~~

|High Gold

|-

|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)

|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)

|National Senior Miss Sheer Talent

|-

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| rowspan="2" |Matt Saffron

|24/SEVEN (Pittsburgh)

|2nd in Senior Solos

|2nd in Senior Solos High Gold

|-

|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)

|9th in Senior Solos Outstanding Execution Award

|-

| rowspan="4" | Waiting Game

| rowspan="4" |Waiting Game

| rowspan="4" |Jazz

| rowspan="4" |Gianna Martello

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|-

|Sheer Talent (Los Angeles)

|Title Holder

|Senior Miss Sheer Talent Title Holder

|-

|Hollywood Vibe Nationals (Anaheim)

|Hollywood Vibe Nationals (Anaheim)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|8th in Senior Solos

|8th in Senior Solos High Gold

|}

===Duets ===

===Duets===

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|Dance Masters of PA

|Platinum ~~Award~~

|Platinum

|-

| rowspan="4" |2012

| rowspan="4" | Turn Me On

| rowspan="4" |Turn Me On

| rowspan="4" |Hip Hop

| rowspan="4" |unknown

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|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)

| unknown scoring

|unknown scoring

|-

|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)

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|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|}

===Trios ===

===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"

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|2nd in Senior Duet/Trios

|-

| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)

|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)

|3rd in Advanced Senior Duet/Trios

|-

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| rowspan="6" |[[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Auriel Welty]]

|DEA (Pittsburgh)

|2nd in Teen Duet/Trios Choreography Award Feminine Elegance Award Platinum ~~Award~~

|2nd in Teen Duet/Trios Choreography Award Feminine Elegance Award Platinum

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|High Gold

|-

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|3rd in Senior Duet/Trios

|-

| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)

|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)

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| rowspan="4" |[[Ryleigh Vertes]] [[Auriel Welty]]

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)

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|unknown

|Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

| Country Cuties

|Country Cuties

|unknown

~~|unknown~~

|Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|Mini

|unknown

|Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|}

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|-

|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)

|did not place

|-

|Dance Masters of PA

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|-

| rowspan="4" |Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

| rowspan="4" | Musical Theater

| rowspan="4" |Musical Theater

| rowspan="4" |unknown

| rowspan="4" |[[Nick Dobbs]] John Fiumara [[Brooke Hyland]] [[Olivia Ice]] [[Kassidy Leon]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Brandon Pent]] and others

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|-

|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)

|did not place

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|did not place

|-

| rowspan="3" |Corners

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| rowspan="2" |unknown

| rowspan="2" |Elissa Berardi [[Olivia Ice]] and others

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|did not place

|-

|DEA (Pittsburgh)

|6th in Teen lines

|-

| rowspan="3" | Note to God

| rowspan="3" |Note to God

| rowspan="3" |Specialty

| rowspan="3" |unknown

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|-

|Dance Masters of PA

|did not place

|-

| rowspan="12" |2011

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| rowspan="2" |Elissa Berardi Maddie Genre [[Brooke Hyland]] [[Olivia Ice]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Hope Roberts]] and others

|DEA (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

| rowspan="4" |Bombay Dreams

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| rowspan="4" |[[Nick Dobbs]] [[Brooke Hyland]] [[Kassidy Leon]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Brandon Pent]] and others

|DEA (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|Dance Masters of PA

|Gold Award

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|did not place

|-

| rowspan="2" |Charleston

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|-

|DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)

|did not place

|-

| rowspan="5" |Americano

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|-

|Dance Masters of PA

|Platinum ~~Award~~

|Platinum

|-

|Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)

|did not place

|-

| rowspan="18" |2012

|NUVO (Pittsburgh)

|2nd in Teen Groups 1st in Teen/Senior Tap Teen Best Nu Group Award

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|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

| rowspan="2" |Checkmate

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|3rd in Preteen Lines

|-

| Nexstar (Akron)

|Nexstar (Akron)

|4th in Nexstar Teen Large Groups

|-

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| rowspan="2" |[[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)

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|-

| rowspan="4" |Jet Set

| rowspan="4" | Musical Theater

| rowspan="4" |Musical Theater

| rowspan="4" |unknown

| rowspan="4" |Maddie Genre [[Kassidy Leon]] [[Chloe Lukasiak]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Brandon Pent]] [[Hope Roberts]] [[Kendall Vertes]] [[Maddie Ziegler]]

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|2nd in Preteen Lines

|-

| Nexstar (Akron)

|Nexstar (Akron)

|did not place

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|WCDE (Pittsburgh)

|1st in Junior Musical Theater

|-

| Life of the Party

|Life of the Party

|Tap

|Matt Saffron

|Elissa Berardi Maddie Genre [[Olivia Ice]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Brandon Pent]] [[Maddie Ziegler]]

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|2nd in Teen Extended Lines Teen Best of JUMP Award

|-

| Nexstar (Akron)

|Nexstar (Akron)

|4th in Nexstar Senior Large Groups

|-

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| rowspan="3" |John Fiumara [[Nina Linhart]] Malena Maust [[Brittany Pent]] [[Elizabeth Rohm]] [[Ryleigh Vertes]] [[Auriel Welty]]

|DEA (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)

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|-

|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 ~~Award~~

|High Gold

|-

| rowspan="4" |Maestro

| rowspan="4" | Musical Theater

| rowspan="4" |Musical Theater

| rowspan="4" |unknown

| rowspan="4" |Elissa Berardi [[Olivia Ice]] [[Nina Linhart]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Brandon Pent]] Stephanie Pittman [[Elizabeth Rohm]] [[Keara Sweeney]] [[Ryleigh Vertes]] [[Auriel Welty]]

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|High Gold ~~Award~~

|High Gold

|-

| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)

|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)

|3rd in Overall Adavnced Teen Division Teen Entertainment Award

|-

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| rowspan="3" |unknown

| rowspan="3" |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 ~~Award~~

|High Gold

|-

|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)

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|-

| rowspan="28" |2014

| America Gone

|America Gone

|Lyrical

|[[Gianna Martello]]

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| rowspan="4" |James Washington

| rowspan="4" |[[Olivia Ice]] [[Kassidy Leon]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Hope Roberts]] [[Keara Sweeney]] [[Ryleigh Vertes]] [[Auriel Welty]]

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

|Gold Award

|-

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|4th in Senior Groups

|-

| Garland Waltz

|Garland Waltz

|Ballet

|unknown

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| rowspan="3" |[[Olivia Ice]] [[Kassidy Leon]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] [[Hope Roberts]] Ian Schmoke [[Keara Sweeney]] [[Ryleigh Vertes]] [[Auriel Welty]]

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)

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|5th in Teen World Groups

|-

| rowspan="3" | Vampire Heart

| rowspan="3" |Vampire Heart

| rowspan="3" |Lyrical

| rowspan="3" |[[Gianna Martello]]

| rowspan="3" |Mariah Aivazis [[Olivia Ice]] [[Kassidy Leon]] [[Katherine Narasimhan]] Ian Schmoke [[Keara Sweeney]] [[Ryleigh Vertes]] [[Auriel Welty]]

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)

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| rowspan="4" |Maddie Bennett [[Ryan Nogy]] Madison Porter [[Keara Sweeney]] [[Alison Taylor]] Carolyn Whitney

|Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|JUMP (Pittsburgh)

| did not place

|did not place

|-

|NYCDA (Pittsburgh)

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|[[Nia Frazier]] [[Paige Hyland]] [[Chloe Lukasiak]] [[Kendall Vertes]] [[Maddie Ziegler]]

|Hollywood Vibe (St. Louis)

|1st in Intermediate Modern Small Groups Platinum ~~Award~~

|1st in Intermediate Modern Small Groups Platinum

|-

| rowspan="3" |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)

|Believe (Sandusky)

|1st in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups

|-

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|[[Abby Lee Miller]]

|[[Nia Frazier]] [[Chloe Lukasiak]] [[Asia Monet Ray]] [[Kendall Vertes]] [[Mackenzie Ziegler]] [[Maddie Ziegler]]

| Believe (Lancaster)

|Believe (Lancaster)

|1st in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups

|-

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|[[Gianna Martello]]

|[[Nia Frazier]] [[Brooke Hyland]] [[Paige Hyland]] [[Chloe Lukasiak]] [[Kendall Vertes]] [[Mackenzie Ziegler]] [[Maddie Ziegler]]

| Believe (Columbus)

|Believe (Columbus)

|1st in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups

|-

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*Regional NUVO Senior Female Breakout Artist 2015

==Trivia==

==Personal Life==

*Payton began dancing at Abby Lee Miller's studio when she was 11 years old.

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

*According to Abby Lee Miller, Payton was one of the best hip-hop dancers at her studio.

==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.

==~~Gallery=~~=

==Additional Page==

~~<gallery position~~=~~"center">~~

[[Payton Ackerman/Gallery]]

~~Payton Ackerman headshot by Dawnessa Dawn Biery crop-png B.png~~

~~dancemomspyramidphoto.jpg~~

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~~paytonackermancicci.jpg~~

~~10617ed87d2422987b1e9b00d08f8d6f.jpg~~

~~8919bae87d5e529e1c159836c32fa979.jpg|Payton on "Dance Moms"~~

~~paytonackermanmackenzieziegler.jpg|Payton and Mackenzie Ziegler~~

~~Eternallypaytonackerman.png~~

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Payton Ackerman ~~2.jpg~~

</~~gallery>~~

~~===Videos===~~

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==External Links==

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[[Category:Ackerman Sisters]]

[[Category:August Births]]

[[Category:1997 births]]

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 {{Infobox dancer
-|name = Payton Alexandra Ackerman
+|name = Payton Alexandra Stork
 |image = File:Payton Ackerman.jpg
 |gender = Female
-|age = 24
+|age = {{age|1997|08|24}}
 |birthdate = August 24, 1997
 |nationality = American
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 |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 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.
+}}'''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 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==
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 | rowspan="6" |unknown
 |DEA (Pittsburgh)
-|9<sup>th</sup> in Preteen Solos
+|9<sup>th</sup> in Preteen Solos<br />Gold
 |-
 |DEA Nationals (NYC)
-|5<sup>th</sup> in Preteen Solos
+|5<sup>th</sup> in Preteen Solos<br />Platinum
 |-
 |Dance Masters of PA
-|3<sup>rd</sup> in Age 11-12 Solos
+|3<sup>rd</sup> in Age 11-12 Solos<br />Platinum
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
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 |DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
 |2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos
+|-
+|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
+|did not place
 |-
 |On Pointe (Pittsburgh)
-|1st in Teen Solo
+|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Solos
-|-
-|JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-|did not place
 |-
 |Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
 |4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos
 |-
 |Dance Masters of PA
 |Gold Award
 |-
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 |7<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos<br />2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Jazz Solos
 |-
-| rowspan="7" | Sinking Feeling
+| rowspan="7" |Sinking Feeling
 | rowspan="7" |Jazz
 | rowspan="7" |unknown
 |DEA (Pittsburgh)
-|5<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos
+|5<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos<br />Judge’s Special Award
 |-
 |DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
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 |-
 |Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
-|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Jazz Solos<br />Platinum Award
+|1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Jazz Solos<br />High Gold
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|High Gold
 |-
-| Nexstar (Akron)
+|Nexstar (Akron)
 |8<sup>th</sup> in Nexstar Teen Solos
 |-
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 | rowspan="6" |Gianna Martello
 |DEA (Pittsburgh)
-|Title holder
+|Teen Miss DEA Title holder
 |-
 |Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
-|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Jazz Solos<br />High Gold Award
+|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Jazz Solos<br />High Gold
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-|High Gold Award
+|High Gold
 |-
-| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
+|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
 |10<sup>th</sup> in Advanced Teen Solos
 |-
 |Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
-|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos
+|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos<br />Platinum
 |-
-|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
+|Sheer Talent Nationals<br />(Las Vegas)
-|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Solos
+|3<sup>rd</sup> in Teen Solos<br />Platinum
 |-
 | rowspan="6" |2014
-| Can You Predict the Future
+|Can You Predict the Future
 |Jazz
 |unknown
-|Starbound Dancer’s Care Benefit (Atlantic City)
+|Starbound Dancer’s Care<br />Benefit (Atlantic City)
 |2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Solos
 |-
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 | rowspan="4" |James Washington
 |Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh)
-|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Jazz Solos
+|1<sup>st</sup> in Senior Jazz Solos<br />Platinum
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|High Gold
 |-
 |Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
-|Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas)
+|Sheer Talent Nationals<br />(Las Vegas)
 |National Senior Miss Sheer Talent
 |-
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 | rowspan="2" |Matt Saffron
 |24/SEVEN (Pittsburgh)
-|2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Solos
+|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" |Waiting Game
 | rowspan="4" |Jazz
 | rowspan="4" |Gianna Martello
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 |-
 |Sheer Talent (Los Angeles)
-|Title Holder
+|Senior Miss Sheer Talent Title Holder
 |-
-|Hollywood Vibe Nationals (Anaheim)
+|Hollywood Vibe<br />Nationals (Anaheim)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-|8<sup>th</sup> in Senior Solos
+|8<sup>th</sup> in Senior Solos<br />High Gold
 |}
-===Duets ===
+===Duets===
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 |Dance Masters of PA
-|Platinum Award
+|Platinum
 |-
 | rowspan="4" |2012
-| rowspan="4" | Turn Me On
+| rowspan="4" |Turn Me On
 | rowspan="4" |Hip Hop
 | rowspan="4" |unknown
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 |-
 |DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
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+|unknown scoring
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 |Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
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 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |}
-===Trios ===
+===Trios===
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 |2<sup>nd</sup> in Senior Duet/Trios
 |-
-| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
+|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
 |3<sup>rd</sup> in Advanced Senior Duet/Trios
 |-
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 | 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 Award
+|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Duet/Trios<br />Choreography Award<br />Feminine Elegance Award<br />Platinum
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
 |High Gold
 |-
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 |3<sup>rd</sup> in Senior Duet/Trios
 |-
-| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
+|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
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 | rowspan="4" |[[Ryleigh Vertes]]<br />[[Auriel Welty]]
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
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 |unknown
 |unknown
 |unknown
 |Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
-| Country Cuties
+|Country Cuties
+|unknown
 |unknown
 |unknown
-|unknown
 |Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |Mini
 |unknown
 |unknown
 |unknown
 |Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
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 |Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
 |did not place
 |-
 |Dance Masters of PA
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 | rowspan="4" |Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
-| rowspan="4" | Musical Theater
+| 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
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 |-
 |Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh)
 |did not place
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
 |did not place
 |-
 | rowspan="3" |Corners
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 | 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" |Note to God
 | rowspan="3" |Specialty
 | rowspan="3" |unknown
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 |-
 |Dance Masters of PA
 |did not place
 |-
 | rowspan="12" |2011
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 | 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
+|did not place
 |-
 |DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 | rowspan="4" |Bombay Dreams
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 | rowspan="4" |[[Nick Dobbs]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Kassidy Leon]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />and others
 |DEA (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |Dance Masters of PA
 |Gold Award
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
 |did not place
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |Charleston
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 |-
 |DEA Nationals (Las Vegas)
 |did not place
 |-
 | rowspan="5" |Americano
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 |-
 |Dance Masters of PA
-|Platinum Award
+|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
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 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |Checkmate
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 |3<sup>rd</sup> in Preteen Lines
 |-
-| Nexstar (Akron)
+|Nexstar (Akron)
 |4<sup>th</sup> in Nexstar Teen Large Groups
 |-
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 | 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)
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 |-
 | rowspan="4" |Jet Set
-| rowspan="4" | Musical Theater
+| 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]]
@@ Line 516: / Line 516: @@
 |2<sup>nd</sup> in Preteen Lines
 |-
-| Nexstar (Akron)
+|Nexstar (Akron)
 |did not place
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |WCDE (Pittsburgh)
 |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Musical Theater
 |-
-| Life of the Party
+|Life of the Party
 |Tap
 |Matt Saffron
 |Elissa Berardi<br />Maddie Genre<br />[[Olivia Ice]]<br />[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br />[[Brandon Pent]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
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 |2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Extended Lines<br />Teen Best of JUMP Award
 |-
-| Nexstar (Akron)
+|Nexstar (Akron)
 |4<sup>th</sup> in Nexstar Senior Large Groups
 |-
@@ Line 550: / Line 550: @@
 | 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
+|did not place
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
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 |-
 |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 Award
+|High Gold
 |-
 | rowspan="4" |Maestro
-| rowspan="4" | Musical Theater
+| 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 Award
+|High Gold
 |-
-| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
+|Onstage NY (Pittsburgh)
 |3<sup>rd</sup> in Overall Adavnced Teen Division<br />Teen Entertainment Award
 |-
@@ Line 593: / Line 593: @@
 | 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 Award
+|High Gold
 |-
 |Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
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 |-
 | rowspan="28" |2014
-| America Gone
+|America Gone
 |Lyrical
 |[[Gianna Martello]]
@@ Line 624: / Line 624: @@
 | 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
 |-
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 |4<sup>th</sup> in Senior Groups
 |-
-| Garland Waltz
+|Garland Waltz
 |Ballet
 |unknown
@@ Line 648: / Line 648: @@
 | 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
+|did not place
 |-
 |Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
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 |5<sup>th</sup> in Teen World Groups
 |-
-| rowspan="3" | Vampire Heart
+| 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
+|did not place
 |-
 |Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh)
@@ Line 775: / Line 775: @@
 | 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
+|did not place
 |-
 |JUMP (Pittsburgh)
-| did not place
+|did not place
 |-
 |NYCDA (Pittsburgh)
@@ Line 851: / Line 851: @@
 |[[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 Award
+|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)
+|Believe (Sandusky)
 |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
 |-
@@ Line 872: / Line 872: @@
 |[[Abby Lee Miller]]
 |[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Asia Monet Ray]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
-| Believe (Lancaster)
+|Believe (Lancaster)
 |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
 |-
@@ Line 887: / Line 887: @@
 |[[Gianna Martello]]
 |[[Nia Frazier]]<br />[[Brooke Hyland]]<br />[[Paige Hyland]]<br />[[Chloe Lukasiak]]<br />[[Kendall Vertes]]<br />[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<br />[[Maddie Ziegler]]
-| Believe (Columbus)
+|Believe (Columbus)
 |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Small Groups
 |-
@@ Line 917: / Line 917: @@
 *Regional NUVO Senior Female Breakout Artist 2015
-==Trivia==
+==Personal Life==
-*Payton began dancing at Abby Lee Miller's studio when she was 11 years old.
+Payton is married to Logan Stork, her daughter Palmer Layne Stork was born on March 22, 2024.
-*According to Abby Lee Miller, Payton was one of the best hip-hop dancers at her studio.
+==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.
-==Gallery==
+==Additional Page==
-<gallery position="center">
+[[Payton Ackerman/Gallery]]
-Payton Ackerman headshot by Dawnessa Dawn Biery crop-png B.png
-dancemomspyramidphoto.jpg
-full-payton-ackerman.png
-paytonackermancicci.jpg
-ed87d2422987b1e9b00d08f8d6f.jpg
-bae87d5e529e1c159836c32fa979.jpg|Payton on "Dance Moms"
-paytonackermanmackenzieziegler.jpg|Payton and Mackenzie Ziegler
-Eternallypaytonackerman.png
-img-thing.jpg
-Payton Ackerman 2.jpg
-</gallery>
-===Videos===
-<center><youtube width="400" height="240">5AnE2ojkpnE</youtube></center>
 ==External Links==
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 [[Category:Ackerman Sisters]]
 [[Category:August Births]]
+[[Category:1997 births]]