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'''''Avery Gay''''' (born on May 25, 2004) is a young competitive dancer from Arizona. Avery trains at Ballet Arizona in their Professional Division and competes with Club Dance Pre- Pro.{{Dancer|title1 = Technically trained/award winning  commercial and concert Dancer|image1 = Avery Gay 2018.jpg|gender = female|age = 15|date_of_birth = 5/25/04|hometown = Scottsdale|height = 5'1"|eye_colour = brown|hair_color = blond|school_grade = sophomore|profession = ballet and contemporary dancer|dance_studio = Ballet Arizona-professional division
{{Infobox dancer
Club Dance Pre- Pro
|name = Avery Gay
Master Ballet Academy
|image = File:Avery Gay 2018.jpg
Centrestage Dance Studio|parents = Elizabeth & Lowery|siblings = Jack Gay|friends = Sophia Lucia
|gender = Female
Tate McRae
|age = 15
Bella Klassen
|birthdate = May 25, 2004
Gavin Morales
|nationality = American
Tati McQuay
|hometown = Arizona
Gabe Deguzman
|height = unknown
Ava Brooks
|eye color = Brown
Jaxson Willard
|hair color = Blonde
Brady Farrar
|school grade = 9th (18/19)
Ellianna Walmsley|pets = Yorkie}}In 2015 she won Mini Best Dancer at The Dance Awards and was awarded the Bronze Medal at YAGP Nationals.  In 2016, Avery was featured on NBC Little Big Shots season one.  She danced on Pointe with Josiah German.  That year she also auditioned and danced on the show ''So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation'' alongside fellow young dancers and colleagues [[Ava Cota|Ava ]]Brooks, [[Bostyn Brown]], [[Tate McRae]], [[Gavin Morales]], and more. 2017 brought Avery the Gold Medal at YAGP Finals for Pas De Deux.  This was extrodinary because she competed in the 9-18 category and she was only 12.  That year she also won The Dance Awards for a second time and was given the title of Junior Best Dancer.  In 2018, she competed in season two of ''World of Dance'' alongside her partner Marcus Sarjeant and accompanied by choreographer by Josie Walsh.  
|profession = Dancer <br> Student
|affiliations = n/a
|dance studios = Centrestage Dance Studio <br> Master Ballet Academy <br> Club Dance Studio
|titles = ''see below''
|parents = Elizabeth Gay (mother)
|siblings = unknown
|friends = [[Brooklin Cooley]] <br> [[Bostyn Brown]] <br> [[Sophia Lucia]] <br> [[Tate McRae]] <br> [[Ava Cota]] <br> [[Gavin Morales]] <br> [[Emma York]] <br> [[Maddie Ziegler]]
|pets = unknown
|nicknames = n/a
|title = Avery Gay
}}'''''Avery Gay''''' (born on May 25, 2004) is a young competitive dancer from Arizona. Avery trains at Master Ballet Academy and competes with Limitless, the competitive team at Master Ballet.


FOLLOW AVERY @averygayofficial 
In 2013, Avery auditioned for Disney Channel's ''Make Your Mark'', but lost to AKSquared, a group featuring [[Kalani Hilliker]]. In 2016, Avery auditioned for ''So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation'' alongside fellow young dancers and colleagues [[Ava Cota]], [[Bostyn Brown]], [[Tate McRae]], [[Gavin Morales]], and more. In 2018, she competed in season two of ''World of Dance'' alongside her partner Marcus Sarjeant.


==Dances==
==Dances==
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |Starpower (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |Starpower (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |
| style="text-align: center; " |6<sup>th</sup> in Age 8 & Under Power Solos
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |2012
| style="text-align: center; " |2012
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa)
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa)
| style="text-align: center; " |1st in age 7 in secondary solos
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solos
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |2013
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |2013
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| style="text-align: center; " |Megan Comon
| style="text-align: center; " |Megan Comon
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa)
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa)
| style="text-align: center; " |1st in age 7 in secondary solo Miss Petite Car
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solos<br />Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Hey Daddy
| style="text-align: center; " |Hey Daddy
| style="text-align: center; " |Musical Theater
| style="text-align: center; " |Musical Theater
| style="text-align: center; " |Megan Comon
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa I)
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa I)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solos
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Hope
| style="text-align: center; " |Hope
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |Gina Starbuck
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |In10sity (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |In10sity (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |1st in Elite jr solos
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Elite Junior Solos
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Praise the King
| style="text-align: center; " |Praise the King
| style="text-align: center; " |lyrical
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |Matt Dormae
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa I)
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa I)
| style="text-align: center; " |1st in age 9 top category
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Silence
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Silence
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Variation from Le Corsaire
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Variation from Le Corsaire
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |ballet
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Pointe
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa)
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Mesa)
| style="text-align: center; " |1st in age 9-11 secondary solos
| style="text-align: center; " |3<sup>rd</sup> in Age 9-11 Intermediate Solos
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |YAGP Finals (NYC)
| style="text-align: center; " |YAGP Finals (NYC)
| style="text-align: center; " |bronze medal
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown scoring
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Prayer
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Prayer
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Contemporary
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Contemporary
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Albert Cattafi
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |JUMP (Kansas City)
| style="text-align: center; " |JUMP (Kansas City)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos<br />You Rocked JUMP Award
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos<br />You Rocked JUMP Award
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|-
| style="text-align: center; " |YAGP Finals (NYC)
| style="text-align: center; " |YAGP Finals (NYC)
| style="text-align: center; " |Bronze Medal
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown scoring
Pre-Competitive
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |2015
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |2015
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| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Tragedy
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Tragedy
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Contemporary
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Contemporary
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Harrison Stevenson
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |JUMP (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |JUMP (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos<br />You Rocked JUMP Award
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Mini Solos<br />You Rocked JUMP Award
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| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center; " |2016
| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center; " |2016
| style="text-align: center; " |NYCDA (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |NYCDA (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |2nd in Mini was Outstanding
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Mini Solos
Dancer of the weekend
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz (Phoenix)
| style="text-align: center; " |1st
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |YAGP (Austin)
| style="text-align: center; " |YAGP (Austin)
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| style="text-align: center; " |So Nice
| style="text-align: center; " |So Nice
| style="text-align: center; " |Musical Theater
| style="text-align: center; " |Musical Theater
| style="text-align: center; " |Albert Cattafi
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |n/a
| style="text-align: center; " |n/a
| style="text-align: center; " |n/a
| style="text-align: center; " |performed as Best Dancer
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |The Huntress
| style="text-align: center; " |The Huntress
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| style="text-align: center; " |Chelsea Jennings
| style="text-align: center; " |Chelsea Jennings
| style="text-align: center; " |The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)
| style="text-align: center; " |The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)
| style="text-align: center; " |Performed as best dancer
| style="text-align: center; " |n/a
|}
|}


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| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |Youth American Grand Prix (Tampa)
| style="text-align: center; " |Youth American Grand Prix (Tampa)
| style="text-align: center; " |Performed
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown scoring
in the YAGP Gala
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Youth American Grand Prix Finals (Tampa)
| style="text-align: center; " |Youth American Grand Prix Finals (Tampa)
| style="text-align: center; " |Gold
| style="text-align: center; " |Gold Medal
Medal
 
ages 9-18
|}
|}


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|2016
|2016
2017
|''So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation''
|Little Big Shots; season 1, The Steve Harvey talk show
So You Think You Can Dance Next Generation
|Herself
|Herself
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==Dance Titles==
==Dance Titles==
*Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR 2013
*Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR 2013
*Regional Junior Miss Dance KAR 2014
*Regional NUVO Mini Female Breakout Artist 2014
*Regional NUVO Mini Female Breakout Artist 2014
*National LA Dance Magic Junior Performer of the Year 2014 (ages 9-12 -Avery age 9)
*National LA Dance Magic Junior Performer of the Year 2014
*LA Dance Magic National Junior soloist 1st place Title holder  2014
*Regional ASH Junior Apprentice 2015
*Regional ASH Junior Apprentice 2015
*Regional NYCDA Mini Female Outstanding Dancer 2015
*Regional NYCDA Mini Female Outstanding Dancer 2015
*YAGP Regional Hope Award 2015
*YAGP Bronze Medalist 2015
*National Mini Female Best Dancer 2015
*National Mini Female Best Dancer 2015
*YAGP Regional Hope Award 2016
*YAGP Finals Gold medalist 2017
*National Junior Female Best Dancer 2017
*National Junior Female Best Dancer 2017



Revision as of 01:43, 13 April 2020

Avery Gay

Gender Female
Age 15
Birthdate May 25, 2004
Nationality American
Hometown Arizona
Height unknown
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Blonde
School Grade 9th (18/19)
Professional Information
Profession Dancer
Student
Affiliations n/a
Dance Studios Centrestage Dance Studio
Master Ballet Academy
Club Dance Studio
Titles see below
Friends and Family
Parents Elizabeth Gay (mother)
Siblings unknown
Friends Brooklin Cooley
Bostyn Brown
Sophia Lucia
Tate McRae
Ava Cota
Gavin Morales
Emma York
Maddie Ziegler
Pets unknown
Nicknames n/a

Avery Gay (born on May 25, 2004) is a young competitive dancer from Arizona. Avery trains at Master Ballet Academy and competes with Limitless, the competitive team at Master Ballet.

In 2013, Avery auditioned for Disney Channel's Make Your Mark, but lost to AKSquared, a group featuring Kalani Hilliker. In 2016, Avery auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation alongside fellow young dancers and colleagues Ava Cota, Bostyn Brown, Tate McRae, Gavin Morales, and more. In 2018, she competed in season two of World of Dance alongside her partner Marcus Sarjeant.

Dances

Solos

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Competition Place Awards
2011 Show Off unknown unknown Starpower (Phoenix) 6th in Age 8 & Under Power Solos
2012 KAR (Mesa) 2nd in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solos
2013 Dream Lyrical Megan Comon KAR (Mesa) 2nd in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solos
Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR
Hey Daddy Musical Theater unknown KAR (Mesa I) 1st in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solos
2014 Hope unknown unknown In10sity (Phoenix) 2nd in Elite Junior Solos
Praise the King unknown unknown KAR (Mesa I) did not place
Silence Contemporary Harrison Stevenson KAR (Mesa) Regional Junior Miss Dance KAR
NUVO unknown scoring
Variation from Le Corsaire Pointe unknown KAR (Mesa) 3rd in Age 9-11 Intermediate Solos
YAGP Finals (NYC) unknown scoring
Prayer Contemporary unknown JUMP (Kansas City) 1st in Mini Solos
You Rocked JUMP Award
NUVO (Meadowlands) 1st in Mini Solos
YAGP Finals (NYC) unknown scoring
2015 24/SEVEN (Glendale) 1st in Mini Solos
Stop the Clock Award
The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas) National Mini Female Best Dancer
Pas d'Esclave Variation from Le Corsaire Pointe unknown YAGP Finals (NYC) Bronze Medal
Tragedy Contemporary unknown JUMP (Phoenix) 1st in Mini Solos
You Rocked JUMP Award
The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas) 1st in Mini Solos
2016 NYCDA (Phoenix) 2nd in Mini Solos
Showbiz (Phoenix) did not place
YAGP (Austin) Hope Award
Pas d'Esclave Variation from Le Corsaire Pointe unknown YAGP (Austin) Hope Award
So Nice Musical Theater unknown n/a n/a
The Huntress Contemporary unknown Showbiz (Phoenix) 1st in Junior Diamond Solos
Variation from Fairy Doll Pointe unknown YAGP (Austin) Hope Award
2017 Sacred Contemporary Josie Walsh JUMP (Los Angeles) 1st in Junior Solos
NUVO (Phoenix) 2nd in Junior Solos
Shiver Contemporary Travis Wall 24/SEVEN (Glendale) 1st in Junior Solos
The Dance Awards (Las Vegas) National Junior Female Best Dancer
Variation from Diana and Actaeon Pointe unknown YAGP Finals (NYC) Top 25 in Junior Men & Women Classical Dance
Variation from La Fille Mal Gardee Pointe unknown YAGP Top 12 in Junior Men & Women Classical Dance
2018 Embody Contemporary Chelsea Jennings The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas) n/a

Duets

Year Dance Name Dance Style Other Dancer Choreographer Competition Place Awards
2017 Pas de Deux Coppelia Variation Pointe Antonio Casalinho unknown Youth American Grand Prix (Tampa) unknown scoring
Youth American Grand Prix Finals (Tampa) Gold Medal

World of Dance

Qualifiers
Ne-Yo 85
Jennifer Lopez 83
Derek Hough 84
AVERAGE 84
Duels Round
Eva Igo 92
Avery & Marcus 93.3
The Cut (Thunder)
Ne-Yo 85
Jennifer Lopez 86
Derek Hough 85
AVERAGE 85.3

Filmography

Movies

Year Film Role Notes
2018 We Are the Future Dancer

Television

Year Series Role Notes
2016 So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation Herself
2018 World of Dance Herself

Dance Titles

  • Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR 2013
  • Regional NUVO Mini Female Breakout Artist 2014
  • National LA Dance Magic Junior Performer of the Year 2014
  • Regional ASH Junior Apprentice 2015
  • Regional NYCDA Mini Female Outstanding Dancer 2015
  • National Mini Female Best Dancer 2015
  • National Junior Female Best Dancer 2017

Videos