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|image = File:glass-charlize-image.jpg
|image = File:glass-charlize-image.jpg
|gender = Female
|gender = Female
|age = 19
|age = {{age|2001|11|27}}
|birthdate = November 27, 2001
|birthdate = November 27, 2001
|nationality = American
|nationality = American
|hometown = California
|hometown = California
|height =  
|height = 5'2"
|eye color = Black
|eye color = Black
|hair color = Black
|hair color = Black
|school grade = Class of 2020
|school grade = Class of 2020
|profession = Dancer <br> Choreographer <br> Actress
|profession = Dancer <br> Choreographer <br> Actress <br> Fitness Trainer <br> Model
|affiliations = World of Dance<br>Clear Talent Group<br>8 Flavahz
|affiliations = Manager societyeighteen Agency <br> World of Dance <br> Clear Talent Group <br> 8 Flavahz <br> DANCE DOME LA
|dance studios = Glass House LA<br>Rage Complex <br> Academy of Dance Westlake Village <br> Soul Motion <br> Movement Lifestyle  
|dance studios = GLASSHOUSE LA <br> Rage Complex <br> Academy of Dance Westlake Village <br> Soul Motion <br> Movement Lifestyle  
|titles = ''see below''
|titles = ''see below''
|parents = Leah deBolt (Mother) <br> Charles Glass (Father)  
|parents = Leah deBolt (Mother) <br> Charles Glass (Father)  
|siblings = None
|siblings = None
|friends = [[Maddie Ziegler]] <br> [[Sean Lew]] <br> [[Bailey Sok]] <br> Larsen Thompson <br> [[Autumn Miller]] <br> [[Julian DeGuzman]] <br> [[Kaycee Rice]] <br> Will Simmons <br> Gabe De Guzman
|friends = [[Maddie Ziegler]] <br> [[Sean Lew]] <br> [[Bailey Sok]] <br> Larsen Thompson <br> [[Autumn Miller]] <br> [[Julian DeGuzman]] <br> [[Kaycee Rice]] <br> [[Big Will Simmons]] <br> [[Gabe De Guzman]] <br>[[Sage Rosen]] <br> [[Dylan Mayoral]]
|pets = 4 cats (Maggie, Luke, Sammy, and Zesty)  
|pets = 4 cats (Maggie, Luke, Sammy, and Zesty)  
|nicknames = Char Char
|nicknames = Char Char
}}'''Charlize Riley Glass''' (born on November 27, 2001 in California, US) is a young professional dancer, choreographer and actress with African, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Indian, Irish and French roots living in California.
}}'''Charlize Riley Glass''' (born on November 27, 2001 in California, US) is a professional dancer, choreographer, actress, model and fitness trainer with African, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Indian, Irish and French roots living in California.


Charlize has been dancing and taking dance classes since she was two years old, aimed a professional career very soon and is standing in front line of professional dancers of the new generation ever since.
Charlize has been dancing and taking dance classes since she was three years old, aimed a professional career very soon and is standing in front line of professional dancers of the new generation ever since.  


Beginning at 2008, at the age of six, she appeared on ''America Got's Talent and'' in 2010 on the ''BET Awards. ''In'' ''2011, she got public eye by many events, such as, the ''MTV Video Music Awards'', the finals of ''The Voice'' as guest, on series ''The Fresh Beat Band'' and ''So You Think You Can Dance''. In 2012, she had been runner-up with her crew [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Flavahz 8 Flavahz] on ''MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, ''and last-not-least, Beyoncé herself shared a video of the then–12-year-old dancer performing to "Yoncé" on Instagram, along with a simple caption: "WOW!"<ref>[https://www.dancespirit.com/know-charlize-glass-2326540587.html You Should Know: Charlize Glass]</ref> In 2014, the got the lead role on the short film ''Playground Politix''. A year later she was performing on the TV broadcast with most watchers in American history, 120 millions plus 80,000 in the arena, the ''2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show'', side-by-side with Katy Perry and Missy Elliott.
As of February 2025, she performed on two Super Bowl halftime shows (2015 & 2025), at the Oscars (2025), toured twice with Nicki Minaj, one time with Maluma as their background dancer, performed on NBC World of Dance 2019 with [[Julian DeGuzman]], got second in divisional final, and many more.  


When she joined The Pulse on Tour on season 2014/2015 as Elite Protégé at the age of 12 she has had already a thumb thick productive and professional record in bag, despite the fact that this education was designed to get those afterwards.
Beginning at 2008, at the age of six, she appeared on ''America Got's Talent'' and in 2010 on the ''BET Awards. ''In'' ''2011, she got public eye by many events, such as, the ''MTV Video Music Awards'', the finals of ''The Voice'' as guest, on series ''The Fresh Beat Band'' and ''So You Think You Can Dance''. In 2012, she had been runner-up with her crew [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Flavahz 8 Flavahz] on ''MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, ''and last-not-least, Beyoncé herself shared a video of the then–12-year-old dancer performing to "Yoncé" on Instagram, along with a simple caption: "WOW!"<ref>[https://www.dancespirit.com/know-charlize-glass-2326540587.html You Should Know: Charlize Glass]</ref> In 2014, the got the lead role on the short film ''Playground Politix''. A year later she was performing on the TV broadcast with in 2025 fourth most watchers in American history, 120 millions plus 80,000 in the arena, the [https://youtu.be/ZD1QrIe--_Y?t=442 ''2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show'', side-by-side with Katy Perry and Missy Elliott]. On February 13, 2025, Char Char was performing on her <u>second</u> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVI_halftime_show Super Bowl (LVI) halftime show] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDorKy-13ak with Kendrick Lamar].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DF-1eFOPEhV/?img_index=1 Char Char's IG Super Bowl LVI halftime show]</ref> The show is currently [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts_in_the_United_States with 127.7 million the most watched broadcast of TV watchers in American history]. Shortly after that she performed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks2NPq_5qZY with Queen Latifah to 'Ease on Down the Road'] at the Oscars 2025.
 
She got world fame by dancing or starring on many hours of class routines and concept videos in high quality with some of Los Angeles' most influential and established choreographers with millions of views over the years, as well as, by starring on many convention videos organized of her mentor Brain Friedman, such as ''Radix Dance Fix'', ''The Main Event'', ''The PULSE'' etc, as his main assistent for some years - [https://dancespirit.com/how-charlize-glass-morphed-from-baby-to-beast-on-the-dance-floor/#gsc.tab=0 Dance Spirit Title Cover - How Charlize Glass Morphed From Baby to Beast On the Dance Floor]. She appeared also on a string of music videos and on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls_(2024_film) ''Mean Girls''] movie in 2024.<ref>[https://www.whowhatwear.com/charlize-glass-dancer Who What Were - Dancer Charlize Glass on Her Generation and What Inspires Her]</ref>
 
==Biography==
Charlize visited a private school at the beginning, but due the schedule burdens of her dance career she switched partially to homeschooling and never liked it. She stated the working effort and self-discipline to keep on track to the end of the semester was unpleasant for her. Her grades in actual school were much better and it was harder to keep in contact to her school friends. She graduated in 2020 high school.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBtCqLAMio/ Charlize's IG School graduation]</ref>


She formed a close friendship to the currently world's most prominent kid dancer [[Maddie Ziegler]] at the Radix convention in 2016 and both are working permanently together as duet on many occasions.
Her parents live separated and she lived predominantly with her mom and has permanent and good relationship with her father. She got her black lion's mane - her thick curly hair - she was famous for and was giving her that charismatic look by him. She described her mom as her biggest inspiration and gives her a lot of credit, because she was taking good care of her, despite her own extensive working time. She spends a lot of time with her friends as well, including her four and counting cats. She is obsessed with cats.  


Charlize visited a private school at the beginning, but due the schedule burdens of her dance carreer she switched partially to homeschooling and never liked it. She stated the working effort and self-discipline to keep on track to the end of the semester was unpleasant for her. Her grades in actual school were much better and it was harder to keep in contact to her school friends. She graduated in 2020 high school.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBtCqLAMio/ Charlize's IG School graduation]</ref>
Although Charlize is a fierce monster on stage, is used to stand in front of the crowd, her strong appearance and that she is a cool, eloquent and strait forward shooter in interviews, in private she was quite the opposite. She has/had some phobias and didn't feel comfortable surrounded by people she didn't know. She appreciates her privacy and wants to retreat from public after the show. One of her favorite moments with Maddie, she was running away with [[Maddie Ziegler]] at a convention from Maddie's fans, who were rushing to them. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usxqYrIn46U Sean Lew and Charlize Glass Q&A | More Than Dance]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zSlOroon3k Pacific Rim Video interviews Charlize Glass of 8 Flavahz at their workshop held at Boogiezone Utopia]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06cCDJ9s-mU CHARLIZE GLASS INTERVIEW | Showstopper 60]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tkOxjHueXw Exclusive Interview With Charlize Glass | Cover Shoot | Dance Spirit]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-oO0i2QOnE Charlize Glass from 8 Flavahz Interview at World of Dance San Diego]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BlIJRpaJIw q&a!! I finally did it! :)]</ref> But in February 2025, after two tours with Nicki Minaj, one with Maluma, two Super Bowl halftime shows and over three years with her boyfriend, we are assuming she is fully treated concerning her [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_anxiety_disorder social anxiety disorder] now. And if any [https://www.instagram.com/p/CjD0GRpJBUv/?img_index=1 proof is needed]...


Her parents live separated and she lives predominantly with her mom and has permanent and good relationship with her father. She got her black lion's mane - her thick curly hair - she is famous for and is giving her that charismatic look by him. She described her mom as her biggest inspiration and gives her a lot of credit, because she is taking good care of her, despite her own extensive working time. She spends a lot of time with her friends as well, including her four and counting cats. She is obsessed with cats. Although Charlize is a fierce monster on stage, is used to stand in front of the crowd, her strong appearance and that she is a cool, eloquent and strait forward shooter in interviews, in private she quite the opposite. She has some phobias and doesn't feel comfortable surrounded by people she doesn't know. She appreciates her privacy and wants to retreat from public after the show. One of her favorite moments with Maddie, she was running away with [[Maddie Ziegler]] at a convention from Maddie's fans, who were rushing to them. Privacy?! - So be it! (End of private article description.)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usxqYrIn46U Sean Lew and Charlize Glass Q&A | More Than Dance]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zSlOroon3k Pacific Rim Video interviews Charlize Glass of 8 Flavahz at their workshop held at Boogiezone Utopia]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06cCDJ9s-mU CHARLIZE GLASS INTERVIEW | Showstopper 60]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tkOxjHueXw Exclusive Interview With Charlize Glass | Cover Shoot | Dance Spirit]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-oO0i2QOnE Charlize Glass from 8 Flavahz Interview at World of Dance San Diego]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BlIJRpaJIw q&a!! I finally did it! :)]</ref>
When she joined The Pulse on Tour on season 2014/2015 as Elite Protégé at the age of 12 she has had already a thumb thick productive and professional record in bag, despite the fact that this education was designed to get those afterwards.


Charlize is trained in a various style of dancing - jazz, funk, ballet, contemporary and her strongest suit hip-hop. DanceSpirt wrote: ''"On a scale of one to Beyoncé, 13-year-old Charlize Glass is pretty darn Beyoncé. Watching Charlize dance is like flipping through a series of perfect snapshots—each isolation of her body is that precise and finessed."'' She is famous for her speedy fierce power style. She puts a lot of power in the accents with a brutal stop movement by her strong athletic body. This girl knows about Kung Fu. Her motions are sometimes so fast that 24 frames per second are not enough to catch her movements. <ref>[https://youtu.be/WkhK2XJLJis?t=194 JONAS BROTHERS - Sucker | Kyle Hanagami Choreography]</ref> And no need to explain what it means when the one and only Brain Friedman after all these years suddenly [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpjnpNXvxI8 throw his shoes]. She can flip her back backwards like a Kaycee Rice and is very versatile in ballet. She can execute her pirouettes with bowed knees like a figure skater (extemely difficult and exhausting). That much short head muscles have its price. Char Char is not the most flexible contemporary dancer. However, her speedy power hip-hop style slays everything and everyone in the clubs around the world and attracts a special type of client. Her artistic choice shows that she a great soul dancer. Match-up with [[Julian DeGuzman]] formed a duet with simular dance skills and Julian is a great choreographer as well. They are continuing to collaborate after NBC's World of Dance.  
She formed a close friendship to the currently world's most prominent kid dancer [[Maddie Ziegler]] at the Radix convention in 2016 and both are working permanently together as duet on many occasions. Her favorite dream collaboration is working with Travis Wall.
 
Charlize is trained in a various style of dancing - jazz, funk, ballet, contemporary and her strongest suit hip-hop. DanceSpirit wrote: ''"On a scale of one to Beyoncé, 13-year-old Charlize Glass is pretty darn Beyoncé. Watching Charlize dance is like flipping through a series of perfect snapshots—each isolation of her body is that precise and finessed."'' She is famous for her speedy fierce power style. She puts a lot of power in the accents with a brutal stop movement by her strong athletic body. This girl knows about Kung Fu. Her motions are sometimes so fast that 24 frames per second are not enough to catch her movements. <ref>[https://youtu.be/WkhK2XJLJis?t=194 JONAS BROTHERS - Sucker | Kyle Hanagami Choreography]</ref> And no need to explain what it means when her mentor the one and only Brian Friedman after all these years suddenly [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpjnpNXvxI8 throw his shoes]. She can flip her back backwards like a [[Kaycee Rice]] or a Sofie Dossi and is very versatile in ballet. She can execute her pirouettes with bowed knees like a figure skater (extremely difficult and exhausting). That much short head muscles have its price. Char Char is not the most flexible contemporary dancer. However, her speedy power hip-hop style slays everything and everyone in the clubs around the world and attracts a special type of client. Her artistic choice shows that she a great soul dancer. Match-up with [[Julian DeGuzman]] formed a duet with simular dance skills and Julian is a great choreographer as well. They are continuing to collaborate after NBC's World of Dance.  
Kyle Hanagami matched up Char Char with Josh Beauchamp for a music video of Justin Bieber and his concept video to Billie Eilish's "Your power" . And the experts are impressed by the expressive value about romance and relationship of the two handsomes.
Kyle Hanagami matched up Char Char with Josh Beauchamp for a music video of Justin Bieber and his concept video to Billie Eilish's "Your power" . And the experts are impressed by the expressive value about romance and relationship of the two handsomes.


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In 2019, she performed on season three of NBC's World of Dance with her new partner [[Julian DeGuzman]]. They got second in Divisional Final.
In 2019, she performed on season three of NBC's World of Dance with her new partner [[Julian DeGuzman]]. They got second in Divisional Final.


In 2020, she is starting with her own dance studio [https://www.instagram.com/theglasshousela/ THE GLASSHOUSE LA] in Santa Clarita, CA, but due Coronavirus she got some troubles for finance the construction and building and the start-up operation costs and asks for crowd funding. Investors are welcome under [https://www.gofundme.com/f/7tawjm-glasshouse Charlize Glass Start-Up THE GLASSHOUSE] with a target budget of $200,000 USD.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/theglasshousela/ THE GLASSHOUSE]</ref> <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_i510gVIQ/ Char Char's IG Announcement]</ref>  
In 2020, she is starting with her own dance studio [https://www.instagram.com/theglasshousela/ THE GLASSHOUSE LA] in Santa Clarita, CA.
 
In 2022, Char Char performed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oyQWbd3NTY  on MTV VMA 2022] and a headliner show in front of about 75,000 people at the [https://www.instagram.com/p/CjTWSUivcAD/ Rolling Loud Festival 2022 New York]<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-rolling-loud-nyc-2022-headline-performance-review-1235144314/ Billboard - Nicki Minaj’s 2022 Rolling Loud NYC Headlining Set Was a Moment for the Barbz]</ref> with Nicki Minaj. Char Char is starring on new online blog season [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mvW8UfJGt0 ''POPSUGAR Dance Fitness''] for four episodes on every Friday with a range of 6M+ subscribers.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CkHSLxcjjkH/ Char Char's IG PopSugar Fitness]</ref>
 
In 2023, Charlize posted she is moving out in her new house, but it is not finished jet. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDmqoXuAki/ ChrChar´s IG her new House]</ref> So either she has overcome her financial troubles during COVID-19 pandemic or we have a subprime 2.0 here. She finally moved on May 30.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4Qa6HuRJ5/ Char Char's IG Moving]</ref> Since August 31, Char Char was a permanent background dancer of Maluma's ''Don Juan World Tour'' in the North Amerika Tour until the end of the year.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx5y8N0LIoi/ Charlize Maluma's WT]</ref><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CxEI6Mby0UH/ Charlize Maluma's WT Las Vegas]</ref> <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CxvoTBDrhXP/ Charlize Maluma's WT 2]</ref>
 
On January 12, 2024 Char Char attended the premiere of comedy feature "Mean Girls" ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFtdbEgnUOk trailer]). She is [https://www.instagram.com/charlizeglass/p/C2IQ1u-vqRF/ one the core dancers being featured]. - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKyVK2ZXkl8 Mean Girls | Kyle Hanagami Featurette]  <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C17cm_uvSKt/ Charlize IG Mean Girls premiere]</ref> Since March 2024, she is background dancer again on Nicki Minaj’s ''Gag City US and Europe Tour 2024''.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-2024-tour-dates-1234923459/ Nicki Minaj Will Bring Gag City to a Town Near You on Her 2024 Tour]</ref> And on day two Char Char was already credited by the Queen of Hip-Hop as her true GAG CITY SUPER HERO mama. Nicki was during a quick change let Charlize to take her dress shirt off. But then Nicki didn't want Charlize do it, because Char Char "is pro!!!", it's not her job and went to stage, but Charlize simple minded ran after her, stand a second on her right, and [https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4L7dYByGmo/ then ripped the dress off from her back during her second song on stage in full arena, vanished with it and appeared seconds later as her background dancer on her left]. After that Char Char *adds to resume* ''magician, good under pressure and gag city super hero''.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C4GlT4aPwqp/ Charlize *adds to resume*]</ref> On March 30, she performed first time with Nicki on a sold out show in Madison Square Garden, the "World's Number One Show Arena".<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C5KKwKGMKwJ/ Charlize's IG MSG NY]</ref>


In Aug 2021, Charlize had 910K+ Instagram follows, 930K+ TikTok followers and 100K+ subscribers on her YouTube channel.  
As of February 2025, Charlize had 880K+ Instagram followers, 1.3M+ TikTok followers and 98K+ subscribers on her YouTube channel. In March 2025, she started modeling for Nike X JD Sports US - [https://www.instagram.com/p/DG00Oe1vkOU/ Shots1], [https://www.instagram.com/p/DHBlXU3JY2O/?img_index=1 Shots2], [https://www.instagram.com/p/DHEJ2FppdQk/ Shots3]. On April 9, she performed on the [https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleysroad/video/7491586937401134379 H&M & LA Spring/Summer 2025 Drop 2 Collection Launch].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DIzCTYyPyTc/?img_index=1 Char Char's IG H&M&LA 2025 Performance]</ref>


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|style="background:#83f28f;;" | Please support Charlize on her [https://kiddancers.miraheze.org/wiki/Kid_Dancers_Crowdfunding_Page crowdfunding request for her dance studio THE GLASSHOUSE] in Santa Clarita, CA. Grand Opening Party was on Sunday, October 24, 2021 and first class was on Monday next day by Charlize of course. Charlize is a successful industry dancer, but the request still stands to finance the startup. Due Coronavirus she got some troubles for finance the construction, building and the start-up operation costs and she asks for crowd funding.
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==Dances==
==Dances==
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*Pulse Elite Alumnus since 2014/2015 (lifetime title) <ref>[http://nexusontour.com/protege-elite-alumni Protégés Elite Alumni]</ref><ref>[http://youtu.be/VG8zRT3UvWA The Pulse Alumni show 2014]</ref>
*Pulse Elite Alumnus since 2014/2015 (lifetime title) <ref>[http://nexusontour.com/protege-elite-alumni Protégés Elite Alumni]</ref><ref>[http://youtu.be/VG8zRT3UvWA The Pulse Alumni show 2014]</ref>


==Awards and Nominations==
==Accolades, Awards and Nominations==
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==8 Flavahz==  
==8 Flavahz==  
In 2011, Glass met twin sisters Tiara and Tamara, Camren, Summer, Kaelynn, Jaira, and Angel at a dance convention in Los Angeles. Tiara, Tamara, Camren, and Summer are originally from Hawaii and were part of a group called the Flavahs Crew, a previous version of 8 Flavahz. The other four girls, including Glass, are native Californian. Their Hawaiian counterparts asked them if they wanted to form a dance group together to compete at ‘World of Dance Hawaii’. They agreed, and the eight dancers subsequently participated in the competition under the name Flavahs and Friends, eventually finishing in the third place. Tiara, Tamara, and Summer were also part of a second group, 24VII Danceforce, which ultimately won the competition. Afterwards, they decided to rename the group as the 8 Flavahz.
In 2011, Char Char met twin sisters Tiara and Tamara, Camren, Summer, Kaelynn, Jaira, and Angel at a dance convention in Los Angeles. Tiara, Tamara, Camren, and Summer are originally from Hawaii and were part of a group called the Flavahs Crew, a previous version of 8 Flavahz. The other four girls, including Charlize, are native Californian. Their Hawaiian counterparts asked them if they wanted to form a dance group together to compete at ‘World of Dance Hawaii’. They agreed, and the eight dancers subsequently participated in the competition under the name Flavahs and Friends, eventually finishing in the third place. Tiara, Tamara, and Summer were also part of a second group, 24VII Danceforce, which ultimately won the competition. Afterwards, they decided to rename the group as the 8 Flavahz.


The four Hawaiian girls, as part of the Flavahs Crew, had unsuccessfully auditioned for the sixth season of ‘America's Best Dance Crew’ in 2011. In 2012, in the seventh season of the show, the new group fared much better. Competing against nine other groups, they excelled in almost every round and eventually emerged as the first runner-up.
The four Hawaiian girls, as part of the Flavahs Crew, had unsuccessfully auditioned for the sixth season of ‘America's Best Dance Crew’ in 2011. In 2012, in the seventh season of the show, the new group fared much better. Competing against nine other groups, they excelled in almost every round and eventually emerged as the first runner-up. There still exists a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKFvCtKfX5E LQ Complitation Weeks 1 - 10], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU3ohTevET8&list=PL8cf_m3LWwO2rBSFPszCuVl_ICmrPyUnx The entire season 7 is still online in much better quality], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou4H623cD1U Some shots before the ABDC S7 final in 2012].


Since then, Glass and the rest of the girls have made a number of appearances in music videos and TV shows, sometimes as a group, and at other times, as individual dancers. Glass performed in the music videos for Willow Smith’s ‘Whip My Hair’ (2010), Mindless Behaviour’s ‘Girls Talkin’ Bout’ (2011), Sophia Grace’s ‘Girls Just Gotta Have Fun’ (2013), and Maejor Ali, Juicy J, and Justin Bieber’s ‘Lolly’ (2013).
Since then, Charlize and the rest of the girls have made a number of appearances in music videos and TV shows, sometimes as a group, and at other times, as individual dancers. Glass performed in the music videos for Willow Smith’s ‘Whip My Hair’ (2010), Mindless Behaviour’s ‘Girls Talkin’ Bout’ (2011), Sophia Grace’s ‘Girls Just Gotta Have Fun’ (2013), and Maejor Ali, Juicy J, and Justin Bieber’s ‘Lolly’ (2013).


==Online Networks==
==Online Networks==
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==Gallery==
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==Contact==
==Contact==
charchar1127@gmail.com
charchar1127@gmail.com


==Videos==
==Personal Life==
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As of Feb 2025, Char Char is dating someone at least since November 2022 <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoXXToP0_X/ Char Char 'IG creepy costumes]</ref>, with college degree at the Boise State University in 2024. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/charlizeglass/p/C6owsGpvl1C/?hl=de&img_index=3 Char Char's IG Boyfriend College Degree]</ref>
 
===World of Dance===
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===More Duets===
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==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
* Charles used to be a competitive gymnast before he became a bodybuilder. Nice add-ons for her dance career.
* Charlize used to be a competitive gymnast before she became a bodybuilder. Nice add-ons for her dance career.
 
==Additional Pages==
[[Charlize Glass/Gallery]]


==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.charlizeglass.com/ Official Site (1)]
*[http://www.8flavahz.com/ Official Site (2)]
*[http://www.facebook.com/CharlizeGlass/ Facebook]
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Charlize Riley Glass

Gender Female
Age 24
Birthdate November 27, 2001
Nationality American
Hometown California
Height 5'2"
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black
School Grade Class of 2020
Professional Information
Profession Dancer
Choreographer
Actress
Fitness Trainer
Model
Affiliations Manager societyeighteen Agency
World of Dance
Clear Talent Group
8 Flavahz
DANCE DOME LA
Dance Studios GLASSHOUSE LA
Rage Complex
Academy of Dance Westlake Village
Soul Motion
Movement Lifestyle
Titles see below
Friends and Family
Parents Leah deBolt (Mother)
Charles Glass (Father)
Siblings None
Friends Maddie Ziegler
Sean Lew
Bailey Sok
Larsen Thompson
Autumn Miller
Julian DeGuzman
Kaycee Rice
Big Will Simmons
Gabe De Guzman
Sage Rosen
Dylan Mayoral
Pets 4 cats (Maggie, Luke, Sammy, and Zesty)
Nicknames Char Char

Charlize Riley Glass (born on November 27, 2001 in California, US) is a professional dancer, choreographer, actress, model and fitness trainer with African, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Indian, Irish and French roots living in California.

Charlize has been dancing and taking dance classes since she was three years old, aimed a professional career very soon and is standing in front line of professional dancers of the new generation ever since.

As of February 2025, she performed on two Super Bowl halftime shows (2015 & 2025), at the Oscars (2025), toured twice with Nicki Minaj, one time with Maluma as their background dancer, performed on NBC World of Dance 2019 with Julian DeGuzman, got second in divisional final, and many more.

Beginning at 2008, at the age of six, she appeared on America Got's Talent and in 2010 on the BET Awards. In 2011, she got public eye by many events, such as, the MTV Video Music Awards, the finals of The Voice as guest, on series The Fresh Beat Band and So You Think You Can Dance. In 2012, she had been runner-up with her crew 8 Flavahz on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, and last-not-least, Beyoncé herself shared a video of the then–12-year-old dancer performing to "Yoncé" on Instagram, along with a simple caption: "WOW!"[1] In 2014, the got the lead role on the short film Playground Politix. A year later she was performing on the TV broadcast with in 2025 fourth most watchers in American history, 120 millions plus 80,000 in the arena, the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show, side-by-side with Katy Perry and Missy Elliott. On February 13, 2025, Char Char was performing on her second Super Bowl (LVI) halftime show with Kendrick Lamar.[2] The show is currently with 127.7 million the most watched broadcast of TV watchers in American history. Shortly after that she performed with Queen Latifah to 'Ease on Down the Road' at the Oscars 2025.

She got world fame by dancing or starring on many hours of class routines and concept videos in high quality with some of Los Angeles' most influential and established choreographers with millions of views over the years, as well as, by starring on many convention videos organized of her mentor Brain Friedman, such as Radix Dance Fix, The Main Event, The PULSE etc, as his main assistent for some years - Dance Spirit Title Cover - How Charlize Glass Morphed From Baby to Beast On the Dance Floor. She appeared also on a string of music videos and on the Mean Girls movie in 2024.[3]

Biography

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Charlize visited a private school at the beginning, but due the schedule burdens of her dance career she switched partially to homeschooling and never liked it. She stated the working effort and self-discipline to keep on track to the end of the semester was unpleasant for her. Her grades in actual school were much better and it was harder to keep in contact to her school friends. She graduated in 2020 high school.[4]

Her parents live separated and she lived predominantly with her mom and has permanent and good relationship with her father. She got her black lion's mane - her thick curly hair - she was famous for and was giving her that charismatic look by him. She described her mom as her biggest inspiration and gives her a lot of credit, because she was taking good care of her, despite her own extensive working time. She spends a lot of time with her friends as well, including her four and counting cats. She is obsessed with cats.

Although Charlize is a fierce monster on stage, is used to stand in front of the crowd, her strong appearance and that she is a cool, eloquent and strait forward shooter in interviews, in private she was quite the opposite. She has/had some phobias and didn't feel comfortable surrounded by people she didn't know. She appreciates her privacy and wants to retreat from public after the show. One of her favorite moments with Maddie, she was running away with Maddie Ziegler at a convention from Maddie's fans, who were rushing to them. [5][6][7][8][9][10] But in February 2025, after two tours with Nicki Minaj, one with Maluma, two Super Bowl halftime shows and over three years with her boyfriend, we are assuming she is fully treated concerning her social anxiety disorder now. And if any proof is needed...

When she joined The Pulse on Tour on season 2014/2015 as Elite Protégé at the age of 12 she has had already a thumb thick productive and professional record in bag, despite the fact that this education was designed to get those afterwards.

She formed a close friendship to the currently world's most prominent kid dancer Maddie Ziegler at the Radix convention in 2016 and both are working permanently together as duet on many occasions. Her favorite dream collaboration is working with Travis Wall.

Charlize is trained in a various style of dancing - jazz, funk, ballet, contemporary and her strongest suit hip-hop. DanceSpirit wrote: "On a scale of one to Beyoncé, 13-year-old Charlize Glass is pretty darn Beyoncé. Watching Charlize dance is like flipping through a series of perfect snapshots—each isolation of her body is that precise and finessed." She is famous for her speedy fierce power style. She puts a lot of power in the accents with a brutal stop movement by her strong athletic body. This girl knows about Kung Fu. Her motions are sometimes so fast that 24 frames per second are not enough to catch her movements. [11] And no need to explain what it means when her mentor the one and only Brian Friedman after all these years suddenly throw his shoes. She can flip her back backwards like a Kaycee Rice or a Sofie Dossi and is very versatile in ballet. She can execute her pirouettes with bowed knees like a figure skater (extremely difficult and exhausting). That much short head muscles have its price. Char Char is not the most flexible contemporary dancer. However, her speedy power hip-hop style slays everything and everyone in the clubs around the world and attracts a special type of client. Her artistic choice shows that she a great soul dancer. Match-up with Julian DeGuzman formed a duet with simular dance skills and Julian is a great choreographer as well. They are continuing to collaborate after NBC's World of Dance. Kyle Hanagami matched up Char Char with Josh Beauchamp for a music video of Justin Bieber and his concept video to Billie Eilish's "Your power" . And the experts are impressed by the expressive value about romance and relationship of the two handsomes.

In 2018, she was nominated for the Industry Dance Awards 2018 for most fierce dancer under 18, together with Kaycee Rice, Sean Lew, JT Church and the winner Eva Igo.

In 2019, she performed on season three of NBC's World of Dance with her new partner Julian DeGuzman. They got second in Divisional Final.

In 2020, she is starting with her own dance studio THE GLASSHOUSE LA in Santa Clarita, CA.

In 2022, Char Char performed on MTV VMA 2022 and a headliner show in front of about 75,000 people at the Rolling Loud Festival 2022 New York[12] with Nicki Minaj. Char Char is starring on new online blog season POPSUGAR Dance Fitness for four episodes on every Friday with a range of 6M+ subscribers.[13]

In 2023, Charlize posted she is moving out in her new house, but it is not finished jet. [14] So either she has overcome her financial troubles during COVID-19 pandemic or we have a subprime 2.0 here. She finally moved on May 30.[15] Since August 31, Char Char was a permanent background dancer of Maluma's Don Juan World Tour in the North Amerika Tour until the end of the year.[16][17] [18]

On January 12, 2024 Char Char attended the premiere of comedy feature "Mean Girls" (trailer). She is one the core dancers being featured. - Mean Girls | Kyle Hanagami Featurette [19] Since March 2024, she is background dancer again on Nicki Minaj’s Gag City US and Europe Tour 2024.[20] And on day two Char Char was already credited by the Queen of Hip-Hop as her true GAG CITY SUPER HERO mama. Nicki was during a quick change let Charlize to take her dress shirt off. But then Nicki didn't want Charlize do it, because Char Char "is pro!!!", it's not her job and went to stage, but Charlize simple minded ran after her, stand a second on her right, and then ripped the dress off from her back during her second song on stage in full arena, vanished with it and appeared seconds later as her background dancer on her left. After that Char Char *adds to resume* magician, good under pressure and gag city super hero.[21] On March 30, she performed first time with Nicki on a sold out show in Madison Square Garden, the "World's Number One Show Arena".[22]

As of February 2025, Charlize had 880K+ Instagram followers, 1.3M+ TikTok followers and 98K+ subscribers on her YouTube channel. In March 2025, she started modeling for Nike X JD Sports US - Shots1, Shots2, Shots3. On April 9, she performed on the H&M & LA Spring/Summer 2025 Drop 2 Collection Launch.[23]


Dances

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Solos

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Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Competition Place Awards
2011 We Are Who We Are Jazz Starpower Nationals (Las Vegas) 3rd in Power 9-11 Solos

World of Dance

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Qualifiers (The Middle)
Ne-Yo 87
Jennifer Lopez 88
Derek Hough 86
AVERAGE 87
Duels Round (New Level)
Julian & Charlize 96 96 94 95.3
The Trilogy 89 90 91 90
The Cut (Murk)
Ne-Yo 94
Jennifer Lopez 94
Derek Hough 91
AVERAGE 93
Divisional Final (Bad & Boujee)
Ne-Yo 95
Jennifer Lopez 96
Derek Hough 96
AVERAGE 95.7

Dance Titles

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  • Pulse Elite Protégé 2014-2015
  • Pulse Elite Alumnus since 2014/2015 (lifetime title) [24][25]

Accolades, Awards and Nominations

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Year Title Category Nominated Result Refs
2013 Industry Dance Awards Dancers Choice Award -
Favorite Dance Crew 		8 Flavahz Nominated [26]
2016 Industry Dance Awards Dancers Choice Award -
Favorite Dancer 17 & Under 		Charlize Glass Nominated [27]
2018 Industry Dance Awards Dancers Choice Award -
Most fierce dancer under 18 		Charlize Glass Nominated [28]

8 Flavahz

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In 2011, Char Char met twin sisters Tiara and Tamara, Camren, Summer, Kaelynn, Jaira, and Angel at a dance convention in Los Angeles. Tiara, Tamara, Camren, and Summer are originally from Hawaii and were part of a group called the Flavahs Crew, a previous version of 8 Flavahz. The other four girls, including Charlize, are native Californian. Their Hawaiian counterparts asked them if they wanted to form a dance group together to compete at ‘World of Dance Hawaii’. They agreed, and the eight dancers subsequently participated in the competition under the name Flavahs and Friends, eventually finishing in the third place. Tiara, Tamara, and Summer were also part of a second group, 24VII Danceforce, which ultimately won the competition. Afterwards, they decided to rename the group as the 8 Flavahz.

The four Hawaiian girls, as part of the Flavahs Crew, had unsuccessfully auditioned for the sixth season of ‘America's Best Dance Crew’ in 2011. In 2012, in the seventh season of the show, the new group fared much better. Competing against nine other groups, they excelled in almost every round and eventually emerged as the first runner-up. There still exists a LQ Complitation Weeks 1 - 10, The entire season 7 is still online in much better quality, Some shots before the ABDC S7 final in 2012.

Since then, Charlize and the rest of the girls have made a number of appearances in music videos and TV shows, sometimes as a group, and at other times, as individual dancers. Glass performed in the music videos for Willow Smith’s ‘Whip My Hair’ (2010), Mindless Behaviour’s ‘Girls Talkin’ Bout’ (2011), Sophia Grace’s ‘Girls Just Gotta Have Fun’ (2013), and Maejor Ali, Juicy J, and Justin Bieber’s ‘Lolly’ (2013).

Online Networks

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Platform Network Hosts Subjects Other Guests Notes
Name Release
Date
YT 2019.04.19 Dance Network - To the Pointe Kristyn Burtt Why Julian & Charlize Loved The Duels on 'World of Dance’ - Their World of Dance expierences, how they met and the choreography of Julian, school burdens and fan perspectives. Julian DeGuzman

Contact

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charchar1127@gmail.com

Personal Life

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As of Feb 2025, Char Char is dating someone at least since November 2022 [29], with college degree at the Boise State University in 2024. [30]

Quotes

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About Charlize

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  • "Josh (Josh Beauchamp) and Charlize are two of the best dancers I know ..." - Kyle Hanagami on BTS Billie Eilish Concept Video [31]
  • "She's nuts." - Jennifer Lopez about Charlize' WoD season 3 Divisonal Final performance with Julian DeGuzman

Fun Facts

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  • Charlize used to be a competitive gymnast before she became a bodybuilder. Nice add-ons for her dance career.

Additional Pages

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Charlize Glass/Gallery

References

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  1. ↑ You Should Know: Charlize Glass
  2. ↑ Char Char's IG Super Bowl LVI halftime show
  3. ↑ Who What Were - Dancer Charlize Glass on Her Generation and What Inspires Her
  4. ↑ Charlize's IG School graduation
  5. ↑ Sean Lew and Charlize Glass Q&A | More Than Dance
  6. ↑ Pacific Rim Video interviews Charlize Glass of 8 Flavahz at their workshop held at Boogiezone Utopia
  7. ↑ CHARLIZE GLASS INTERVIEW | Showstopper 60
  8. ↑ Exclusive Interview With Charlize Glass | Cover Shoot | Dance Spirit
  9. ↑ Charlize Glass from 8 Flavahz Interview at World of Dance San Diego
  10. ↑ q&a!! I finally did it! :)
  11. ↑ JONAS BROTHERS - Sucker | Kyle Hanagami Choreography
  12. ↑ Billboard - Nicki Minaj’s 2022 Rolling Loud NYC Headlining Set Was a Moment for the Barbz
  13. ↑ Char Char's IG PopSugar Fitness
  14. ↑ ChrChar´s IG her new House
  15. ↑ Char Char's IG Moving
  16. ↑ Charlize Maluma's WT
  17. ↑ Charlize Maluma's WT Las Vegas
  18. ↑ Charlize Maluma's WT 2
  19. ↑ Charlize IG Mean Girls premiere
  20. ↑ Nicki Minaj Will Bring Gag City to a Town Near You on Her 2024 Tour
  21. ↑ Charlize *adds to resume*
  22. ↑ Charlize's IG MSG NY
  23. ↑ Char Char's IG H&M&LA 2025 Performance
  24. ↑ Protégés Elite Alumni
  25. ↑ The Pulse Alumni show 2014
  26. ↑ Dancers Choice Awards 2013 | Nominees
  27. ↑ Dancers Choice Awards 2016 | Nominees
  28. ↑ Industry Dance Awards 2018 for most fierce dancer under 18
  29. ↑ Char Char 'IG creepy costumes
  30. ↑ Char Char's IG Boyfriend College Degree
  31. ↑ BTS Billie Eilish Concept Video Kyle Hanagami
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