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{{Infobox_dancer
{{Infobox_dancer
|name = GiaNina Paolantonio
|name = GiaNina Marie Paolantonio
|image = File:GiaNina Paolantonio.jpg
|image = File:GiaNina Paolantonio 2025.jpg
|gender = Female
|gender = Female
|age = 13
|age = {{age|2005|06|10}}
|birthdate = June 10, 2005
|birthdate = June 10, 2005
|nationality = American
|nationality = American
|hometown = New Jersey
|hometown = Oakhurst, New Jersey
|height = 5'1"
|eye color = Brown
|eye color = Brown
|hair color = Brown
|hair color = Brown
|profession = Dancer <br> Actress <br> Singer
|school grade = Class of 2023
|affiliations = Maggot Girls <br> Capezio
|profession = Dancer <br> Singer <br> Actress <br> Model <br> Podcaster
|dance studios = Middletown Dance Company <br> Broadway Dance Center <br> Abby Lee Dance Company
|affiliations = Maggot Girls <br> Capezio <br> Vibe Crew LA
|parents = Joanne Paolantonio (mother)
|dance studios = Middletown Dance Company <br> Broadway Dance Center <br> ICON Dance Complex <br> Abby Lee Dance Company Pennsylvania (2019)
|friends = Mia Benko <br> [[Elliana Walmsley]] <br> [[Pressley Hosbach]] <br> [[JoJo Siwa]]
|titles = ''see below''
|parents = Joanne Paolantonio (mother) <br> John Paolantonio (father)
|siblings = Joey Paolantonio (older brother)
|friends = [[Alexus Oladi]] <br> [[Austyn Johnson]] <br> [[Brady Farrar]] <br> [[Coco Quinn]] <br> [[Elliana Walmsley]] <br> [[Haley Huelsman]] <br> [[Hannah Grace Colin]] <br> [[Jayden Bartels]] <br> [[JoJo Siwa]] <br> [[Kaycee Rice]] <br> [[Lilliana Ketchman]] <br> [[Morgan Landrigan]] <br> [[Pressley Hosbach]] <br> [[Rachel Quiner]] <br> [[Sarah Georgiana]] <br> [[Saryna Garcia]] <br> [[Savannah Kristich]] <br> [[Sienna Morris]] <br> [[Sage Rosen]]
|pets = Rocco (dog; deceased)
|nicknames = Gia
|nicknames = Gia
}}'''''GiaNina Paolantonio''''' (born on June 10, 2005) is a young dancer from New Jersey, who trains at Middletown Dance Company and Broadway Dance Center. She has been chosen to be one of the new dancers on ''Dance Moms''.
}}'''GiaNina Marie Paolantonio''' (born on June 10, 2005) is an entertainer from New Jersey, who trains at Middletown Dance Company and Broadway Dance Center. She was chosen to be one of the new dancers on ''Dance Moms''.


At one time, she danced for Mariah Carey at the 2014 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. She danced for Mariah again three years later in 2017 at the Beacon Theater in New York.
At one time, she danced for Mariah Carey at the 2014 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. She danced for Mariah again three years later in 2017 at the Beacon Theater in New York.


GiaNina even appeared in season two for Nickelodeon's ''Lip Sync Battle Shorties''.
GiaNina even appeared in season two for Nickelodeon's ''Lip Sync Battle Shorties''.
She now hosts her own podcast alongside [[Sage Rosen]] called ''Stupid Idiots''.


==Dances==
==Dances==
===Solos===
===Solos===
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|-
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
| rowspan="4"|2011
| rowspan="4" |2011
| rowspan="4"|Cyberbaby
| rowspan="4" |Cyberbaby
| rowspan="4"|
| rowspan="4" |Jazz
| rowspan="4"|
|Starbound
|Starbound
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Starbound Nationals (Atlantic City)
|Starbound Nationals<br />(Atlantic City)
|Little Miss Starbound
|Little Miss Starbound
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Showstopper (Edison)
|Showstopper (Edison)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Mini Solos<br />Double Platnum
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Mini Solos<br />Double Platnum
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Dance Xplosion (Voorhees)
|Dance Xplosion (Voorhees)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Petite Xtreme Solos
|4<sup>th</sup> in Petite Xtreme Solos
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
| rowspan="6"|2012
| rowspan="6" |2012
|Giddy Up Girl
|Giddy Up Girl
|Tap
|Tap
|Dancers Inc. Nationals<br />(Hershey)
|
|
|Dancers Inc. Nationals (Hershey)
|-
|
| rowspan="5" |Lovey Dovey
|-style="text-align: center; "
| rowspan="5" |Jazz
| rowspan="5"|Lovey Dovey
| rowspan="5"|Jazz
| rowspan="5"|
|Dancers Inc. (Jackson)
|Dancers Inc. (Jackson)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Petite Solos
|1<sup>st</sup> in Petite Solos
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Dancers Inc. Nationals (Hershey)
|Dancers Inc. Nationals<br />(Hershey)
|1<sup>st</sup> Runner-Up for Miss Petite Dancers Inc.
|1<sup>st</sup> Runner-Up for Miss<br />Petite Dancers Inc.
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Starbound (East Brunswick)
|Starbound (East Brunswick)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Starpower (East Brunswick)
|Starpower (East Brunswick)
|Miss Petite Starpower
|Miss Petite Starpower
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Starpower Nationals (Ocean City)
|Starpower Nationals<br />(Ocean City)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Petite Solos<br />Top 10 Miss Petite Starpower
|4<sup>th</sup> in Petite Solos<br />Top 10 Miss Petite Starpower
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|2013
| rowspan="9" |2013
|Daisy Doll
|Daisy Doll
|Tap
|Tap
|
|NDS
|NDS
|
|did not place
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013-4
| rowspan="3" |Lil' Stinger
| rowspan="2"|Fly
| rowspan="3" |Jazz
| rowspan="2"|
|Dancers Inc.
| rowspan="2"|
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Mini Solos
|-
|NDS (Hershey)
|unknown scoring
|-
|Starpower (Bernadsville)
|unknown scoring
|-
| rowspan="5" |Fly
| rowspan="5" |Lyrical
|StarSystems
|Regional Petite Miss
|-
|NDS
|NDS
|
|National Petite Miss
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Hershey Nationals
|Dancers Inc.
|
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
| rowspan="3"|2014
|Dancers Inc. Nationals<br />(Hershey)
| rowspan="2"|Ready to Fly
|National Petite Miss
| rowspan="2"|Lyrical
|-
| rowspan="2"|
|Starpower (Bernadsville)
|Regional Petite Miss
|-
| rowspan="14" |2014
| rowspan="7" |Ready to Fly
| rowspan="7" |Lyrical
|NYCDA (Meadowlands)
|NYCDA (Meadowlands)
|
|did not place
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Turn it Up Nationals (Ocean City)
|Turn it Up (Secausus)
|
|Platinum
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Tiny Dreams
|Turn it Up Nationals<br />(Ocean City)
|Jazz
|Platinum
|
|-
|Starpower (Baltimore)
|Regional Petite Miss<br />Heart & Soul
|-
|NDS (Atlantic city)
|unknown scoring
|-
|Dancers Inc. (Atlantic City)
|Title Holder
|-
|Starpower (Atlantic City)
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="7" |Tiny Dreams
| rowspan="7" |Jazz
|NYCDA Nationals
|NYCDA Nationals
|
|did not place
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017
|Turn it Up (Secaucus)
| rowspan="2"|Live a Dream
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Competitive Solos<br />Regional Petite Miss<br />Platinum
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| rowspan="2"|
|Starpower (Baltimore)
|did not place
|-
|NDS (Atlantic City)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos<br />Petite Miss Title Winner
|-
|Starpower (Atlantic City)
|did not place
|-
|Turn it Up (Tinton Falls)
|Technical Excellence
|-
|Turn it Up Nationals<br />(Ocean City)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Mini Competitive Solos<br />National Petite Miss<br />Platinum
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017
| rowspan="4" |Live a Dream
| rowspan="4" |Lyrical
|Dance Xplosion (Voorhees)
|Dance Xplosion (Voorhees)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Xtreme Solos
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Xtreme Solos<br />Regional Junior Miss
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Imagine
|Imagine
|
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Solos<br />Power Pak
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
| rowspan="4"|2018
|Dancers Inc.
|Above the Clouds
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Solos
|
|-
|Herself
|NYCDA Nationals (NYC)
|did not place
|-
| rowspan="5" |2018
| rowspan="2" |Above the Clouds
| rowspan="2" |Lyrical
|Dance Xplosion (Voorhees)
|Dance Xplosion (Voorhees)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Xtreme Solos
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Xtreme Solos
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
| rowspan="4" |KAR (Sparta)
|did not place
|-
|Above the Stars
|Above the Stars
|Lyrical
|Lyrical
|
|KAR (Sparta)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Elite 12-14 Solos
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Elite 12-14 Solos
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Believer
|Believer
|Jazz
|Jazz
|
|did not place
|KAR
|-
|
|Set the Tone  
|-style="text-align: center; "
|Set the Tone
|Tap
|Tap
|
|did not place
|KAR
|-
|
| rowspan="5" |2019
|-style="text-align: center; "
|2019
|Big Shot
|Big Shot
|
|Jazz
|
|Fierce (Lancaster)
|Fierce
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos<br />5<sup>th</sup> Overall
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Solos<br />5<sup>th</sup> in Overall Solos
|-
|Crossroads
|Lyrical
|DreamMaker (Woodbridge)
|7<sup>th</sup> Overall
|-
|Rich Girl
|Jazz
|Drop the Beat (Zanesville)
|4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
|Snooki
|Jazz
|Fierce (Sewell)
|Scratched
|-
|Snowflake
|Lyrical
|DreamMaker (Scranton)
|1<sup>st</sup> in 12-14 Solos
|}
|}


===Duets===
===Duets===
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! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|2013
|2013
|Together As One
|Together as One
|
|
|
|Mia Benko
|Mia Benko
|NDS
|NDS
|
|
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|2014
|2014
|Protected
|Protected
|
|
|
|Alyssa Colombo
|Alyssa Colombo
|Starpower
|Starpower
|
|
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|2018
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Awolnation Sail
|Awolnation Sail/Cry for Help
|Jazz
|Jazz
|Joanne Paolantonio
|Mia Benko
|Mia Benko
|KAR
|KAR (Sparta)
|
|
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|2019
|Beyond the Clouds
|Open
|Victoria Rigopoulis
|KAR (Sparta)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Judge Gia
|Judge Gia
|
|Jazz
|
|[[Elliana Walmsley]]
|[[Elliana Walmsley]]
|Drop the Beat
|Drop the Beat (Akron)
|
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Duets/Trios
|-
|Munchausen by Proxy
|Contemporary
|[[Pressley Hosbach]]
|Imagine NDC (Hollidaysburg)
|3<sup>rd</sup> in 12-14 Duet/Trios
|}
 
===Trios===
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! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
|2019
|Dance with the Devil
|Jazz
|[[Hannah Grace Colin]]<br />[[Savannah Kristich]]
|Starbound (Red Bank)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Duets/Trios
|}
|}


===Groups===
===Groups===
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|-
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Choreographer
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
| rowspan="2" |2011
|Little Indians
|Little Indians
|
|
|
|Elle Zitzner<br />Sarah Pasquale<br />Hailey Cawthon<br />Dannan Downey<br />Abigail Giunta<br />Emily Hallard<br />Carly Irizzary<br />Mackenzie O'Hare<br />Faith Wasserfall<br />Caitlin Wiesenhart<br />Olivia Wiesenhart<br />Natalie Wiesenhart<br />Gianna Tolento
|Elle Zitzner<br />Sarah Pasquale<br />Hailey Cawthon<br />Dannan Downey<br />Abigail Giunta<br />Emily Hallard<br />Carly Irizzary<br />Mackenzie O'Hare<br />Faith Wasserfall<br />Caitlin Wiesenhart<br />Olivia Wiesenhart<br />Natalie Wiesenhart<br />Gianna Tolento
|Showstopper (Edison)
|Showstopper (Edison)
|
|
|-style="text-align: center; "
|-
|Hoedown from Middletown
|Hoedown from Middletown
|
|
|
|Many Dancers
|Many Dancers
|Showstopper (Edison)
|Showstopper (Edison)
|
|
|}
====with ALDC PA====
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! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Year
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Name
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Dance Style
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Other Dancers
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Competition
! style="background:#f2c8e0;" |Place Awards
|-
| rowspan="16" |2019
|Broken Hearts
|Contemporary
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]<br />[[Savannah Kristich]]
|Starbound (Red Bank)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Small Groups
|-
|Haka
|Open
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]<br />[[Savannah Kristich]]
|DreamMaker (Wilmington)
|1<sup>st</sup> in 9-11 Small Groups
|-
|Thoughts and Prayers
|Contemporary
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]<br />[[Savannah Kristich]]
|Drop The Beat (Zanesville)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Small Groups<br />1<sup>st</sup> Overall<br />Choreography Award
|-
|The Healer
|Contemporary
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]<br />[[Savannah Kristich]]
|Xpression (Youngstown)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Small Groups
|-
|King of Queens
|Contemporary
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]<br />[[Savannah Kristich]]
|DreamMaker (Scranton)
|1<sup>st</sup> in 9-11 Small Groups
|-
|Widows
|Open
|[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]<br />[[Savannah Kristich]]
|Fierce (Sewell)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Small Groups<br />4<sup>th</sup> Overall
|-
|Hazing
|Open
|[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]
|Starbound (Woodbridge)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Small Groups
|-
|Blue Bloods
|Contemporary
|[[Elliana Walmsley]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]
|Drop The Beat (Akron)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Small Groups
|-
|Bermuda Triangle
|Contemporary
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Elliana Walmsley]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]
|Ignite (Bethel Park)
|2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Small Groups<br />4<sup>th</sup> Overall
|-
|Body and Soul
|Jazz
|[[Elliana Walmsley]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]
|Fierce (Lancaster)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Small Groups<br />2<sup>nd</sup> Overall
|-
|Stone Faced
|Contemporary
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Elliana Walmsley]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]
|Sheer Elite (Cleveland)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Pre-Teen Groups<br />1<sup>st</sup> Overall<br />Diamond
|-
|Angry Birds Tutu
|Ballet
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]
|Imagine NDC (Hollidaysburg)
|3<sup>rd</sup> Overall
|-
|The Chosen One
|Contemporary
|[[Berkleigh Hernandez]]<br />[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />Paris Moore<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]
|NYDE (Paramus)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Small Groups
|-
|The Frug
|Jazz
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />Paris Moore<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]<br />[[Sarah Georgiana]]
|DreamMaker (Woodbridge)
|1<sup>st</sup> Overall
|-
|Rising From the Ashes
|Contemporary
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />Paris Moore<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]
|Ignite (Robinson)
|1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Small Groups<br />Choreography Award
|-
|The Prom
|Musical Theater
|[[Brady Farrar]]<br />[[Hannah Colin]]<br />[[Lilliana Ketchman]]<br />Paris Moore<br />[[Pressley Hosbach]]
|Fierce (Manhattan)
|1<sup>st</sup> Overall
|}
|}


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===Runner-Up Titles===
===Runner-Up Titles===
*2012 Miss Petite Dancers Inc. 
*2012 Miss Petite Dancers Inc.
 
==Gallery==
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</gallery>
 
===Videos===
<gallery position="center" widths="350">
GiaNina Paolantonio 6yr old dancer
A glimpse of the tiny dancer - GiaNina Paolantonio
</gallery>
<gallery position="center" widths="350">
GiaNina Paolantonio 5yr old - Little Miss Starbound 2011 - Cyberbaby Solo - Nationals
GiaNina Paolantonio 6 - Tap - Giddy Up Girl 2012
GiaNina Paolantonio 6 - Jazz - Lovey Dovey Solo 2012
GiaNina Paolantonio 7 - performing "Daisy Doll" - Tap solo 2013 - NDS
GiaNina Paolantonio - 8 - Jazz - NYCDA Nationals 2014 "Tiny Dreams"
GiaNina Paolantonio Age 11 Solo "LIVE A DREAM" 2017
GiaNina Paolantonio Solo 2018 - Above the Clouds
"Above the Stars" Lyrical Solo 2018 - GiaNina Paolantonio
“Believer" Jazz solo 2018 - GiaNina Paolantonio
"Set the Tone" Tap Solo 2018 GiaNina Paolantonio
</gallery>
 
====Fly====
<gallery position="center" widths="350">
GiaNina Paolantonio 7 - performing "FLY" at NDS 2013
Hershey Nationals Miss Petite Dancers Inc. 2014 - FLY
</gallery>
 
====Ready to Fly====
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GiaNina Paolantonio - 8 - Lyrical - NYCDA 2014 "Ready To Fly"
GiaNina Paolantonio - 8 - Lyrical - National Miss Petite Turn It Up 2014 "Ready To Fly"
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====Rising Talent Magazine====
==Additional Pages==
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[[GiaNina Paolantonio/Gallery]]<br />
RTM Update Interview GIANINA PAOLANTONIO
[[GiaNina Paolantonio/Filmography]]<br />
GIANINA PAOLANTONIO Exclusive
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.gianinasjourney.com/ Official Site]
*[https://www.gianinasjourney.com/ Official Site (1)]
*[https://www.gianinainc.com/ Official Site (2)]
*[https://www.facebook.com/GiaNinaPaolantonio/ Facebook]
*[https://www.facebook.com/GiaNinaPaolantonio/ Facebook]
*[https://www.instagram.com/gianinasjourney Instagram]
*[https://www.twitter.com/gianinasjourney Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/gianina/ Instagram (1)]
*[https://www.instagram.com/gianinasjourney Instagram (2)]
*[https://www.cameo.com/gianinasjourney Cameo]
*[https://www.tiktok.com/@gianina TikTok (1)]
*[https://www.tiktok.com/@gianinasjourney TikTok (2)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/jpaolantonio/ YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/jpaolantonio/ YouTube]
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Latest revision as of 23:50, 13 April 2025

GiaNina Marie Paolantonio

Gender Female
Age 20
Birthdate June 10, 2005
Nationality American
Hometown Oakhurst, New Jersey
Height 5'1"
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown
School Grade Class of 2023
Professional Information
Profession Dancer
Singer
Actress
Model
Podcaster
Affiliations Maggot Girls
Capezio
Vibe Crew LA
Dance Studios Middletown Dance Company
Broadway Dance Center
ICON Dance Complex
Abby Lee Dance Company Pennsylvania (2019)
Titles see below
Friends and Family
Parents Joanne Paolantonio (mother)
John Paolantonio (father)
Siblings Joey Paolantonio (older brother)
Friends Alexus Oladi
Austyn Johnson
Brady Farrar
Coco Quinn
Elliana Walmsley
Haley Huelsman
Hannah Grace Colin
Jayden Bartels
JoJo Siwa
Kaycee Rice
Lilliana Ketchman
Morgan Landrigan
Pressley Hosbach
Rachel Quiner
Sarah Georgiana
Saryna Garcia
Savannah Kristich
Sienna Morris
Sage Rosen
Pets Rocco (dog; deceased)
Nicknames Gia

GiaNina Marie Paolantonio (born on June 10, 2005) is an entertainer from New Jersey, who trains at Middletown Dance Company and Broadway Dance Center. She was chosen to be one of the new dancers on Dance Moms.

At one time, she danced for Mariah Carey at the 2014 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. She danced for Mariah again three years later in 2017 at the Beacon Theater in New York.

GiaNina even appeared in season two for Nickelodeon's Lip Sync Battle Shorties.

She now hosts her own podcast alongside Sage Rosen called Stupid Idiots.

Dances

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Solos

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Year Dance Name Dance Style Competition Place Awards
2011 Cyberbaby Jazz Starbound 1st in Mini Solos
Starbound Nationals
(Atlantic City) 		Little Miss Starbound
Showstopper (Edison) 2nd in Mini Solos
Double Platnum
Dance Xplosion (Voorhees) 4th in Petite Xtreme Solos
2012 Giddy Up Girl Tap Dancers Inc. Nationals
(Hershey)
Lovey Dovey Jazz Dancers Inc. (Jackson) 1st in Petite Solos
Dancers Inc. Nationals
(Hershey) 		1st Runner-Up for Miss
Petite Dancers Inc.
Starbound (East Brunswick) 1st in Mini Solos
Starpower (East Brunswick) Miss Petite Starpower
Starpower Nationals
(Ocean City) 		4th in Petite Solos
Top 10 Miss Petite Starpower
2013 Daisy Doll Tap NDS did not place
Lil' Stinger Jazz Dancers Inc. 2nd in Mini Solos
NDS (Hershey) unknown scoring
Starpower (Bernadsville) unknown scoring
Fly Lyrical StarSystems Regional Petite Miss
NDS National Petite Miss
Dancers Inc. 1st in Mini Solos
Dancers Inc. Nationals
(Hershey) 		National Petite Miss
Starpower (Bernadsville) Regional Petite Miss
2014 Ready to Fly Lyrical NYCDA (Meadowlands) did not place
Turn it Up (Secausus) Platinum
Turn it Up Nationals
(Ocean City) 		Platinum
Starpower (Baltimore) Regional Petite Miss
Heart & Soul
NDS (Atlantic city) unknown scoring
Dancers Inc. (Atlantic City) Title Holder
Starpower (Atlantic City) did not place
Tiny Dreams Jazz NYCDA Nationals did not place
Turn it Up (Secaucus) 1st in Mini Competitive Solos
Regional Petite Miss
Platinum
Starpower (Baltimore) did not place
NDS (Atlantic City) 1st in Mini Solos
Petite Miss Title Winner
Starpower (Atlantic City) did not place
Turn it Up (Tinton Falls) Technical Excellence
Turn it Up Nationals
(Ocean City) 		2nd in Mini Competitive Solos
National Petite Miss
Platinum
2017 Live a Dream Lyrical Dance Xplosion (Voorhees) 1st in Junior Xtreme Solos
Regional Junior Miss
Imagine 1st in Junior Solos
Power Pak
Dancers Inc. 1st in Junior Solos
NYCDA Nationals (NYC) did not place
2018 Above the Clouds Lyrical Dance Xplosion (Voorhees) 1st in Junior Xtreme Solos
KAR (Sparta) did not place
Above the Stars Lyrical 2nd in Elite 12-14 Solos
Believer Jazz did not place
Set the Tone Tap did not place
2019 Big Shot Jazz Fierce (Lancaster) 2nd in Teen Solos
5th Overall
Crossroads Lyrical DreamMaker (Woodbridge) 7th Overall
Rich Girl Jazz Drop the Beat (Zanesville) 4th in Teen Solos
Snooki Jazz Fierce (Sewell) Scratched
Snowflake Lyrical DreamMaker (Scranton) 1st in 12-14 Solos

Duets

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Year Dance Name Dance Style Other Dancer Competition Place Awards
2013 Together as One Mia Benko NDS
2014 Protected Alyssa Colombo Starpower
2018 Awolnation Sail/Cry for Help Jazz Mia Benko KAR (Sparta)
Beyond the Clouds Open Victoria Rigopoulis KAR (Sparta)
2019 Judge Gia Jazz Elliana Walmsley Drop the Beat (Akron) 2nd in Junior Duets/Trios
Munchausen by Proxy Contemporary Pressley Hosbach Imagine NDC (Hollidaysburg) 3rd in 12-14 Duet/Trios

Trios

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Year Dance Name Dance Style Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2019 Dance with the Devil Jazz Hannah Grace Colin
Savannah Kristich 		Starbound (Red Bank) 1st in Junior Duets/Trios

Groups

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Year Dance Name Dance Style Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2011 Little Indians Elle Zitzner
Sarah Pasquale
Hailey Cawthon
Dannan Downey
Abigail Giunta
Emily Hallard
Carly Irizzary
Mackenzie O'Hare
Faith Wasserfall
Caitlin Wiesenhart
Olivia Wiesenhart
Natalie Wiesenhart
Gianna Tolento 		Showstopper (Edison)
Hoedown from Middletown Many Dancers Showstopper (Edison)

with ALDC PA

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Year Dance Name Dance Style Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2019 Broken Hearts Contemporary Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana
Savannah Kristich 		Starbound (Red Bank) 1st in Junior Small Groups
Haka Open Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana
Savannah Kristich 		DreamMaker (Wilmington) 1st in 9-11 Small Groups
Thoughts and Prayers Contemporary Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana
Savannah Kristich 		Drop The Beat (Zanesville) 1st in Junior Small Groups
1st Overall
Choreography Award
The Healer Contemporary Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana
Savannah Kristich 		Xpression (Youngstown) 1st in Junior Small Groups
King of Queens Contemporary Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana
Savannah Kristich 		DreamMaker (Scranton) 1st in 9-11 Small Groups
Widows Open Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana
Savannah Kristich 		Fierce (Sewell) 2nd in Junior Small Groups
4th Overall
Hazing Open Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana 		Starbound (Woodbridge) 2nd in Junior Small Groups
Blue Bloods Contemporary Elliana Walmsley
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana 		Drop The Beat (Akron) 1st in Junior Small Groups
Bermuda Triangle Contemporary Brady Farrar
Elliana Walmsley
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana 		Ignite (Bethel Park) 2nd in Junior Small Groups
4th Overall
Body and Soul Jazz Elliana Walmsley
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana 		Fierce (Lancaster) 1st in Junior Small Groups
2nd Overall
Stone Faced Contemporary Brady Farrar
Elliana Walmsley
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana 		Sheer Elite (Cleveland) 1st in Pre-Teen Groups
1st Overall
Diamond
Angry Birds Tutu Ballet Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana 		Imagine NDC (Hollidaysburg) 3rd Overall
The Chosen One Contemporary Berkleigh Hernandez
Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Paris Moore
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana 		NYDE (Paramus) 1st in Junior Small Groups
The Frug Jazz Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Paris Moore
Pressley Hosbach
Sarah Georgiana 		DreamMaker (Woodbridge) 1st Overall
Rising From the Ashes Contemporary Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Paris Moore
Pressley Hosbach 		Ignite (Robinson) 1st in Junior Small Groups
Choreography Award
The Prom Musical Theater Brady Farrar
Hannah Colin
Lilliana Ketchman
Paris Moore
Pressley Hosbach 		Fierce (Manhattan) 1st Overall

Dance Titles

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  • 2011 Little Miss Starbound
  • 2012 Little Miss StarPower

Runner-Up Titles

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  • 2012 Miss Petite Dancers Inc.

Additional Pages

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GiaNina Paolantonio/Gallery
GiaNina Paolantonio/Filmography

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