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| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center; " |2011
| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center; " |All About Me
| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center; " |Jazz
| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |3<sup>rd</sup> in Age 8 & Under Primary Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Orlando)
| style="text-align: center; " |4<sup>th</sup> in Age 8 & Under Primary Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Revolution (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 8 & Under White Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |StarQuest (San Jose)
| style="text-align: center; " |4<sup>th</sup> in Petite Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Starpower (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |3<sup>rd</sup> in Age 8 & Under Power Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Thunderstruck (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Petite Future Star Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Thunderstruck International Finals (Las Vegas)
| style="text-align: center; " |3<sup>rd</sup> in Petite Future Star Solos
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| rowspan="10" style="text-align: center; " |2012
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Fields of Gold
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Age 9-11 Secondary Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |MOVE (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Competitive Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Rainbow (Ontario II)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz Nationals (Palm Springs)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Diamond Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Starpower (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Solos
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Rockstar
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Jazz
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |Hall of Fame (Redondo Beach)
| style="text-align: center; " |7<sup>th</sup> in Junior National League Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz (Hayward)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Diamond Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz Nationals (Palm Springs)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |StarQuest (San Jose)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Solos <br> Regional Jr Miss StarQuest
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| style="text-align: center; " |StarQuest (Upland)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| rowspan="12" style="text-align: center; " |2013
| rowspan="8" style="text-align: center; " |Grace
| rowspan="8" style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| rowspan="8" style="text-align: center; " |Chris Todar
| style="text-align: center; " |MOVE (Upland)
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown scoring
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |PrimeTime (Pasadena)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Xtreme Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz (Pomona)
| style="text-align: center; " |3<sup>rd</sup> in Junior Diamond Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Showstopper (Anaheim I)
| style="text-align: center; " |7<sup>th</sup> in Junior Competitive Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Starpower (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Starpower Nationals (Las Vegas)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |StarQuest (San Jose)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Thunderstruck (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Shining Star Solos
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Hot Like Wow
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Jazz
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Kendra Primavera
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Redondo Beach)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Intermediate Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |MOVE (Upland)
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown scoring
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Rainbow (San Mateo)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Elite Starz Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz Nationals (Las Vegas)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Diamond Solos
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| rowspan="11" style="text-align: center; " |2014
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Into the Darkness
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Open
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |TOKYO
| style="text-align: center; " |MOVE (Upland)
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown scoring
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Starpower (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 9-11 Power Solos
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Professional
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Jazz
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Kendra Primavera
| style="text-align: center; " |MOVE (Upland)
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown scoring
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz (San Jose)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Diamond Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Showstopper (Anaheim I)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |StarQuest (San Jose)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Select Junior Solos
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| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |Tears of an Angel
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |Chris Todar
| style="text-align: center; " |MOVE (Upland)
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown scoring
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz (San Jose)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Showstopper (Anaheim I)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Competitive Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Seeing You Everywhere
| style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |Sheer Talent (Wayne)
| style="text-align: center; " |3<sup>rd</sup> in Junior Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |The Investment
| style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| style="text-align: center; " |Blake McGrath
| style="text-align: center; " |DTI (Roanoke)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Junior Solos <br> 2<sup>nd</sup> in Overall Solos
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| rowspan="13" style="text-align: center; " |2015
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Breathe
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |John Culbertson
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Redondo Beach)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Age 12-14 Intermediate Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |KAR Nationals (Anaheim)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
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| style="text-align: center; " |NUVO (Long Beach)
| style="text-align: center; " |High Gold Award
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| style="text-align: center; " |Showstopper (Anaheim II)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Spotlight (Redondo Beach)
| style="text-align: center; " |
| style="text-align: center; " |
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Come to Me
| style="text-align: center; " |Jazz
| style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |Sheer Talent (Pompton Plains)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Freakum Dress
| style="text-align: center; " |Jazz
| style="text-align: center; " |Tiffany Burton Rojas
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR (Redondo Beach)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |I Will Wait
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |Derek Piquette
| style="text-align: center; " |Countdown (Valencia)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Competitive Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Energy NDC (Los Angeles)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Junior Solos <br> 4<sup>th</sup> in Overall Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR Nationals (Anaheim)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 12-14 Intermediate Solos
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |Red Football
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |Contemporary
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center; " |Tiffany Burton Rojas
| style="text-align: center; " |KAR Nationals (Anaheim)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Showstopper (Anaheim II)
| style="text-align: center; " |4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Competitive Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)
| style="text-align: center; " |did not place
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |2016
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Fever
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Jazz
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |unknown
| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz (Riverside)
| style="text-align: center; " |
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Starbound (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |2<sup>nd</sup> in Teen Elite Solos
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Fly
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Victor Smalley
| style="text-align: center; " |Radix (Anaheim)
| style="text-align: center; " |4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz
| style="text-align: center; " |
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Numbers
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Open
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |Shelby Martin
| style="text-align: center; " |Spotlight
| style="text-align: center; " |
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Starbound (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |4<sup>th</sup> in Teen Elite Solos
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| style="text-align: center; " |Sound of Silence
| style="text-align: center; " |Contemporary
| style="text-align: center; " |Terra Williams
| style="text-align: center; " |YAGP (San Fransisco)
| style="text-align: center; " |
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Truth
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Lyrical
| rowspan="4" style="text-align: center; " |Victor Smalley
| style="text-align: center; " |Showbiz (Riverside)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Diamond Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Spotlight
| style="text-align: center; " |
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Starbound (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Teen Elite Solos
|-
| style="text-align: center; " |Starpower (Fresno)
| style="text-align: center; " |1<sup>st</sup> in Age 12-14 Power Solos
|}
|}
All About Me - n/a - 2011
* 1st overall white 8 & under solo - Revolution Talent Competition in Fresno, California
* 1st overall petite future star solo - Thunderstruck Dance Competition in Fresno, California
* 3rd overall primary 8 & under solo - KAR in Fresno, California
* 3rd overall power 8 & under solo - Starpower Talent Competition in Fresno, California
* 3rd overall petite future star solo - Thunderstruck Dance Competition International Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada
* 4th overall primary 8 & under solo - KAR in Ontario, California
* 4th overall petite solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in San Jose, California
Rockstar - jazz - 2012
* unknown scoring - Showbiz Talent Competition Nationals in Palm Springs, California
* did not place - StarQuest Dance Competition in Upland, California
* 1st overall junior solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in San Jose, California
* 2nd overall junior diamond solo - Showbiz Talent Competition in Hayward, California
* 7th overall junior national league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Redondo Beach, California
Fields of Gold - lyrical - 2012
* 1st overall junior competitive solo - MOVE Dance Competition 
* 1st overall junior diamond solo - Showbiz Talent Competition Nationals in Palm Springs, California
* 2nd overall secondary 9-11 solo - KAR in Fresno, California
* 7th overall power 9-11 solo - Starpower Talent Competition in Fresno, California
Grace - lyrical - choreographed by Chris Todar - 2013
* 1st overall junior xtreme solo - PrimeTime Dance Competition in Pasadena, California
* 1st overall junior competitive solo - Showstoppers Dance Competition in Anaheim, California 
* 1st overall power 9-11 solo - Starpower Dance Competition in Fresno, California
* 1st overall junior shining star solo - Thunderstruck Dance Competition in Fresno, California
* 2nd overall junior solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in San Jose, California
* 2nd overall power 9-11 solo - Starpower Dance Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada 
* 3rd overall junior diamond solo - Showbiz Talent Competition in Pomona, California
* 7th overall junior competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California
Hot Like Wow - jazz - choreographed by Kendra Primavera - 2013
* 1st overall intermediate 9-11 solo - KAR in Redondo Beach, California 
* 1st overall 9-11 elite starz solo - Rainbow Dance Competition in San Mateo, California 
* 1st overall junior diamond solo - Showbiz Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Professional - jazz - choreographed by Kendra Primavera
* 1st overall junior solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in San Jose, California
* 1st overall junior diamond solo - Showbiz Talent Competition in San Jose, California
Into the Darkness - open - choreographed by TOKYO
* 1st overall power 9-11 solo - Starpower Talent Competition in Fresno, California
Tears of an Angel - lyrical - choreographed by Chris Todar
* 1st overall junior diamond solo - Showbiz Talent Competition in San Jose, California
* 2nd overall junior competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California
Seeing You Everywhere - lyrical - 2014
* 3rd overall junior solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Wayne, New Jersey
The Investment - lyrical - choreographed by Blake McGrath - 2014
* 1st overall junior solo, 2nd overall solo - Dance Troupe Inc in Woodbridge, Virginia
Come to Me - jazz - 2015
* did not place in preteen solo division - Sheer Talent Competition in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Breathe - lyrical - choreographed by John Culbertson - 2015
* 2nd overall intermediate solo 12-14 - KAR in Redondo Beach, California
* did not place - NUVO Dance Convention in Long Beach, California
I Will Wait - lyrical - choreographed by Derek Piquette - 2015
* 1st overall intermediate 12-14 solo - KAR Nationals in Anaheim, California
* 1st overall teen competitive solo - Countdown Dance Competition in Valencia, California
* 2nd overall junior solo, 4th overall solo - Energy Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
Freakum Dress - jazz - choreographed by Tiffany Rojas - 2015
* did not place - KAR in Redondo Beach, California
Red Football - contemporary - choreographed by Tiffany Rojas - 2015
* did not place - KAR Nationals in Anaheim, California
* did not place - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Fever - jazz - 2016
* 2nd overall teen elite solo - Starbound Dance Competition in Fresno, California
Fly - lyrical - choreographed by Victor Smalley - 2016
* unknown scoring - Showbiz Talent Competition
* 4th overall teen solo - Radix Dance Convention in Anaheim, California
Numbers - open - choreographed by Shelby Martin - 2016
* unknown scoring - Spotlight Dance Cup
* 4th overall teen elite solo - Starbound Dance Competition in Fresno, California
Sound of Silence - contemporary - choreographed by Terra Williams - 2016
* unknown scoring - Youth American Grand Prix in San Francisco, California
Truth - lyrical - choreographed by Victor Smalley - 2016
* unknown scoring - Spotlight Dance Cup
* 1st overall teen elite solo - Starbound Dance Competition in Fresno, California
* 1st overall teen diamond solo - Showbiz Talent Competition in Riverside, California
* 1st overall power 12-14 solo - Starpower Talent Competition in Fresno, California


Body Love - open - 2017
Body Love - open - 2017

Revision as of 17:37, 10 July 2017

McKenzie Morales
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Gender Female
Age 14
Birthdate December 21, 2002
Nationality American
Hometown Fresno, California
Height 4'11 (est. 2016)
Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown
School Grade {{{school grade}}}
Professional Information
Profession Dancer
Student
Affiliations Bloc Talent Agency LA
Dance Studios Candy Apples Dance Center
Dolce Dance Studio
Shirley Winter's Ballet
The Rage Entertainment Complex
Titles see below
Friends and Family
Parents JoAnne Morales
Scott Morales
Siblings Gavin Morales
Friends Ava Cota
Avery Gay
Maddie Ziegler
Pets none
Nicknames Kenzie

McKenzie Morales (born on December 21, 2002) is a young dancer who currently trains at Dolce Dance Studio. She won both regional and national titles in dance. She was previously guest dancer at Candy Apples Dance Center for Lifetime's hit reality television series, Dance Moms. She left the show sometime in Season 5, but returned to the show as a member of the Broadway Dance Academy team.

Dances

Solos

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Competition Place Awards
2011 All About Me Jazz unknown KAR (Fresno) 3rd in Age 8 & Under Primary Solos
KAR (Orlando) 4th in Age 8 & Under Primary Solos
Revolution (Fresno) 1st in Age 8 & Under White Solos
StarQuest (San Jose) 4th in Petite Solos
Starpower (Fresno) 3rd in Age 8 & Under Power Solos
Thunderstruck (Fresno) 1st in Petite Future Star Solos
Thunderstruck International Finals (Las Vegas) 3rd in Petite Future Star Solos
2012 Fields of Gold Lyrical unknown KAR (Fresno) 2nd in Age 9-11 Secondary Solos
MOVE (Fresno) 1st in Junior Competitive Solos
Rainbow (Ontario II) did not place
Showbiz Nationals (Palm Springs) 1st in Junior Diamond Solos
Starpower (Fresno) 2nd in Age 9-11 Power Solos
Rockstar Jazz unknown Hall of Fame (Redondo Beach) 7th in Junior National League Solos
Showbiz (Hayward) 2nd in Junior Diamond Solos
Showbiz Nationals (Palm Springs) did not place
StarQuest (San Jose) 1st in Junior Solos
Regional Jr Miss StarQuest
StarQuest (Upland) did not place
2013 Grace Lyrical Chris Todar MOVE (Upland) unknown scoring
PrimeTime (Pasadena) 1st in Junior Xtreme Solos
Showbiz (Pomona) 3rd in Junior Diamond Solos
Showstopper (Anaheim I) 7th in Junior Competitive Solos
Starpower (Fresno) 1st in Age 9-11 Power Solos
Starpower Nationals (Las Vegas) 2nd in Age 9-11 Power Solos
StarQuest (San Jose) 2nd in Junior Solos
Thunderstruck (Fresno) 1st in Junior Shining Star Solos
Hot Like Wow Jazz Kendra Primavera KAR (Redondo Beach) 1st in Age 9-11 Intermediate Solos
MOVE (Upland) unknown scoring
Rainbow (San Mateo) 1st in Age 9-11 Elite Starz Solos
Showbiz Nationals (Las Vegas) 1st in Junior Diamond Solos
2014 Into the Darkness Open TOKYO MOVE (Upland) unknown scoring
Starpower (Fresno) 1st in Age 9-11 Power Solos
Professional Jazz Kendra Primavera MOVE (Upland) unknown scoring
Showbiz (San Jose) 1st in Junior Diamond Solos
Showstopper (Anaheim I) did not place
StarQuest (San Jose) 1st in Select Junior Solos
Tears of an Angel Lyrical Chris Todar MOVE (Upland) unknown scoring
Showbiz (San Jose) did not place
Showstopper (Anaheim I) 2nd in Junior Competitive Solos
Seeing You Everywhere Lyrical unknown Sheer Talent (Wayne) 3rd in Junior Solos
The Investment Lyrical Blake McGrath DTI (Roanoke) 1st in Junior Solos
2nd in Overall Solos
2015 Breathe Lyrical John Culbertson KAR (Redondo Beach) 2nd in Age 12-14 Intermediate Solos
KAR Nationals (Anaheim) did not place
NUVO (Long Beach) High Gold Award
Showstopper (Anaheim II) did not place
Spotlight (Redondo Beach)
Come to Me Jazz unknown Sheer Talent (Pompton Plains) did not place
Freakum Dress Jazz Tiffany Burton Rojas KAR (Redondo Beach) did not place
I Will Wait Lyrical Derek Piquette Countdown (Valencia) 1st in Teen Competitive Solos
Energy NDC (Los Angeles) 2nd in Junior Solos
4th in Overall Solos
KAR Nationals (Anaheim) 1st in Age 12-14 Intermediate Solos
Red Football Contemporary Tiffany Burton Rojas KAR Nationals (Anaheim) did not place
Showstopper (Anaheim II) 4th in Teen Competitive Solos
The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas) did not place
2016 Fever Jazz unknown Showbiz (Riverside)
Starbound (Fresno) 2nd in Teen Elite Solos
Fly Lyrical Victor Smalley Radix (Anaheim) 4th in Teen Solos
Showbiz
Numbers Open Shelby Martin Spotlight
Starbound (Fresno) 4th in Teen Elite Solos
Sound of Silence Contemporary Terra Williams YAGP (San Fransisco)
Truth Lyrical Victor Smalley Showbiz (Riverside) 1st in Teen Diamond Solos
Spotlight
Starbound (Fresno) 1st in Teen Elite Solos
Starpower (Fresno) 1st in Age 12-14 Power Solos

Body Love - open - 2017

  • 2nd overall power 12-14 solo - Starpower Talent Competition in San Mateo, California
  • 2nd overall select teen solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in San Jose, California

Elephants - contemporary - 2017

  • did not place - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California II
  • 1st overall teen solo title competition - Starpower Talent Competition in San Mateo, California

God Save the Queen - unknown genre - 2017

  • 1st overall teen solo, 3rd overall solo - Fierce Dance Competition in Fresno, California

I Didn't Know My Own Strength - contemporary - 2017

  • unknown scoring - Radix Dance Convention in Anaheim, California
  • 1st overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Fresno, California

When She Came Back - contemporary - choreographed by Victor Smalley - 2017

  • 4th overall teen competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California II

Numbers - 2017

  • 1st overall elite 12-14 solo - KAR in Fresno, California

Duets

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancer Competition Place Awards
2013 Bats and Cats Jazz unknown Gavin Morales PrimeTime (Pasadena) 2nd in Junior Xtreme Duet/Trios
Showstopper (Anaheim) 8th in Junior Competitive Duet/Trios
Starpower (Fresno) 2nd in Age 9-11 Power Duet/Trios
Starpower (Las Vegas) 1st in Age 9-11 Power Duet/Trios
Thunderstruck (Fresno) 1st in Junior Shining Star Duet/Trios
2014 Bonnie vs. Clyde Jazz unknown Gavin Morales PrimeTime (Pasadena) 8th in Junior Xtreme Duet/Trios
Showbiz (San Jose) 1st in Junior Diamond Duet/Trios
Showstopper (Anaheim) 1st in Junior Competitive Duet/Trios
Starpower (Fresno) 1st in Age 9-11 Power Duet/Trios
StarQuest (San Jose) 1st in Select Junior Duet/Trios

Trios

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2012 Bobblehead unknown unknown Giullianna Borrelli
Sariya Melgoza
Starpower (Upland) 2nd in Age 9-11 Power Duet/Trios
StarQuest (Upland) 2nd in Petite Duet/Trios
2013 Full of Grace Lyrical unknown Maddie Garza
Paige Landseadal
Showbiz (Pomona) 2nd in Junior Diamond Duet/Trios

Groups

with Broadway Dance Academy

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2016 The Waiting Room Contemporary Jeanette Cota Ava Cota
Gavin Morales
Ashtin Roth
Chloe Smith
Tessa Wilkinson
Sheer Talent (Los Angeles) 2nd in Teen Groups

with Candy Apples Dance Center

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2014 Chandelier Lyrical unknown Alyssa Chi
Evan Gorbell
Gavin Morales
Lucas Triana
In10sity Invitational Nationals (Calabasas) 3rd in Elite Junior Small Groups
5th in Overall Groups
Conspiracy Contemporary unknown Alyssa Chi
Evan Gorbell
Gavin Morales
Lucas Triana
In10sity Invitational (Olmsted Falls) 2nd in Elite Junior Small Groups
The Last Dance Contemporary unknown Nick Daniels
Gavin Morales
Zack Torres
Lucas Triana
World Class Talent (Canton) 2nd in Junior World Groups
The Love Letter Lyrical unknown Alyssa Chi
Gino Cosculluela
Evan Gorbell
Gavin Morales
Lucas Triana
Sheer Talent (Wayne) 4th in Junior Groups
Wild Party Jazz Blake McGrath Nick Daniels
Gavin Morales
Zack Torres
Lucas Triana
DTI (Woodbridge) 2nd in Junior Groups
2nd in Overall Groups
2015 Torn Contemporary unknown Alyssa Chi
Evan Gorbell
Gavin Morales
Lucas Triana
Sheer Talent (Pompton Plains) 2nd in Preteen Groups

with Dolce Dance Studio

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancer Competition Place Awards
2012 Accessories Jazz Melissa Mendenhall-Aguiar unknown NUVO (Santa Clara) 1st in Mini Groups
StarQuest (Upland) 2nd in Petite Small Groups
Hit the Road, Jack Jazz unknown Gavin Morales
and others
NUVO (Santa Clara) 2nd in Mini Groups
Mini Best Nu Group Award
StarQuest (Upland) 1st in Petite Small Groups
Late Lyrical unknown unknown NUVO (Santa Clara) did not place
With or Without You Lyrical unknown Paige Landseadal
and others
NUVO (Santa Clara) 2nd in Mini Line
2014 Clumsy Jazz Kendra Primavera Gavin Morales
and others
StarQuest (San Jose) 2nd in Select Junior Small Groups
Empty Chairs and Empty Tables Lyrical Chris Todar Gavin Morales
and others
StarQuest (San Jose) 2nd in Select Junior Large Groups
Withered Soul Lyrical Chris Todar Gavin Morales
and others
StarQuest (San Jose) 1st in Select Junior Small Groups

with The Rage

Year Dance Name Dance Style Choreographer Other Dancers Competition Place Awards
2015 Heaven Lyrical Tiffany Burton Rojas Haley Houghton
Kyla Laufer
Sophie Laufer
Gavin Morales
and others
Showstopper (Anaheim II) 3rd in Junior Competitive Large Groups
Runaway Baby Jazz Tiffany Burton Rojas Cassidy Fralin
Kyla Laufer
Sophie Laufer
Gavin Morales
and others
KAR Nationals (Las Vegas) 1st in Age 9-11 Secondary Lines
Star Showcase Secondary Large Group/Line Grand Champion
Showstopper (Anaheim II) 1st in Junior Competitive Super Groups

Dance Titles

  • Regional Junior Miss StarQuest 2012
  • Regional Junior Miss Showbiz 2013
  • Regional Rainbow Junior Elite Starz DOY 2013
  • Regional Junior Miss Dance Troupe 2014
  • Regional Junior Miss Showbiz 2014
  • Regional Teen Miss Starpower 2017

Runner-Up Placements

  • 1st - Junior Miss Dance KAR 2012 (Fields of Gold)

Fun Facts

  • When McKenzie isn't dancing she goes swimming, watches movies or is stretching for dance. 
  • McKenzie likes turtles. 
  • McKenzie's favorite style of dance is Jazz because she can be fierce. 
  • If she could do a duet with anyone in the world, she would choose Samantha Cantoria because she is a great dancer as well as being McKenzie's idol. 
  • McKenzie's advice to anyone who wants to become a successful young dancer is to work hard, have fun and try your best. 
  • Her mother is named Jo Anne.
  • McKenzie's favorite tricks are leg-hold turns.
  • McKenzie's favorite solo is Hot Like Wow.
  • McKenzie's brother Gavin Morales also is a famous dancer, who briefly danced for the Candy Apples on Dance Moms
  • McKenzie is in the 7th grade.
  • McKenzie was diagnosed with a developing eating disorder in 2015, having lost 10% of her body weight in a year. She is currently undergoing treatment to help her.
  • McKenzie suffers from anxiety and panic attacks.