Auriel Welty
Auriel Welty (born on November 10, 1996 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is a dancer who appeared on Dance Moms. She is an alumni dancer of the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company, and is currently attending Slippery Rock University.
| Auriel Welty | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 20 |
| Birthdate | November 10, 1996 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Eye Color | |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| School Grade | {{{school grade}}} |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Choreographer Student |
| Affiliations | |
| Dance Studios | Sandra Lynn's School of Dance Abby Lee Dance Company Dance Mechanics |
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| Siblings | {{{siblings}}} |
| Friends | Nina Linhart Jennine Wedge Gianna Martello Katherine Narasimhan Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Maddie Ziegler Mackenzie Ziegler Nia Frazier Kendall Vertes Chloe Lukasiak Nick Dobbs |
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Dances
Solos
Hiding Underwater - unknown genre - 2008
- 5th overall top teen solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
By My Side - unknown genre - 2009
- 1st overall teen competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Heavy - contemporary - 2010
- 3rd overall teen competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Unknown Title - 2010
- 15th overall teen solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jess's Journey - unknown genre
- 5th overall blue 15-19 solo - Revolution Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wanderlust - contemporary
- unknown scoring - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Last Warning - contemporary
- did not place - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Seduces Me - contemporary
- did not place - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Purple Rain - contemporary
- unknown scoring - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall senior solo - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 3rd senior modern/contemporary solo - Hollywood Vibe in Baltimore, Maryland
- 3rd senior modern/contemporary solo - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Duets
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hold On | unknown | unknown | Christi Diorio | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Mini Competitive Duet/Trios |
| 2009 | Beware | unknown | unknown | Alexis Connors | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Teen Competitive Duet/Trios |
| Hallelujah | unknown | unknown | Kelsey Landers | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Teen Competitive Duet/Trios | |
| 2012 | I Don't Feel It Anymore | Contemporary | unknown | Nick Dobbs | DEA (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Teen Duet/Trios |
| Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) | Platinum Award | |||||
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Teen Duet/Trios | |||||
| WCDE (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Teen Duet/Trio | |||||
| 2013 | NUVO (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Senior Duet/Trios |
You Still Hurt Me - contemporary (with Nick Dobbs)
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall teen duet/trio - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall teen duet/trio - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
For the Better - lyrical (with Brooke Kosinski)
- 1st overall teen lyrical duet/trio - West Coast Dance Explosion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall teen duet/trio - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Trios
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Locomotion | Jazz | unknown | Payton Ackerman Ryleigh Vertes |
Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Advanced Senior Duet/Trios |
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Senior Trios | |||||
| 2014 | NUVO (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Duet/Trios | ||||
| All I Need | Jazz | Payton Ackerman Ryleigh Vertes |
unknown | JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |
| Explosion | Contemporary | Mariah Aivazis Ryleigh Vertes |
unknown | JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |
| Never Again | Contemporary | unknown | Payton Ackerman Katherine Narasimhan |
DEA (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Teen Duet/Trios | |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||||
| NUVO (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Teen Duet/Trios | |||||
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Teen Duet/Trios | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 1st in Teen Duet/Trios |
Groups
with Abby Lee Dance Company
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Addicted to Love | Jazz | unknown | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Katie Genre Olivia Ice Nina Linhart Brittany Pent Stephanie Pittman Elizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes |
DEA (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Lines |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||||
| Doctor's Orders | Musical Theater | unknown | unknown | DEA (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Teen Lines 1st in Teen/Senior Musical Theater | |||||
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Senior Lines 1st in Senior Musical Theater | |||||
| Journey to the Altar | Lyrical | unknown | Elissa Berardi John Michael Fiumara Katie Genre Olivia Ice Nina Linhart Malena Maust Brittany Pent Stephanie Pittman Elizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes |
DEA (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Senior Lines | |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Lines | |||||
| Nexstar (Akron) | 1st in Nexstar Senior Large Groups | |||||
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Lines 3rd in Senior Contemporary | |||||
| WCDE (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Large Groups | |||||
| Land Unforgiving | Lyrical | unknown | Nia Frazier Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Nina Linhart Chloe Lukasiak Katherine Narasimhan Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler |
Nexstar (Akron) | 5th in Nexstar Junior Small Groups | |
| Piano Man | Tap | Matt Saffron | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Nick Dobbs John Michael Fiumara Katie Genre Maddie Genre Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Nina Linhart Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Brittany Pent Stephanie Pittman Hope Roberts Elizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes |
DEA (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Teen Lines | |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Teen Extended Lines Teen Best of JUMP Award | |||||
| Nexstar (Akron) | 4th in Nexstar Senior Large Groups | |||||
| Unzipped | Specialty | unknown | Payton Ackerman John Michael Fiumara Nina Linhart Malena Maust Brittany Pent Elizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes |
DEA (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||||
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Senior Groups 1st in Senior Specialty | |||||
| 2013 | American Dream (aka "Americano") | Lyrical | unknown | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Nick Dobbs Nia Frazier Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Nina Linhart Chloe Lukasiak Malena Maust Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Elizabeth Rohm Brandon Pent Keara Sweeney Alison Taylor Kendall Vertes Ryleigh Vertes Eve Vinkler Maddie Ziegler |
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Teen Lines |
| King Porter Stomp | Tap | Matt Saffron | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Nick Dobbs Olivia Ice Nina Linhart Malena Maust Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Stephanie Pittman Elizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold Award | |
| Maestro | Musical Theater | Abby Lee Miller | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Olivia Ice Nina Linhart Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Stephanie Pittman Elizabeth Rohm Keara Sweeney Ryleigh Vertes |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold Award | |
| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Advanced Teen Division Teen Entertainment Award | |||||
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Teen Lines | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 4th in Teen Lines 1st in Titanium Groups/Lines/Productions | |||||
| Man of La Mancha | Specialty | Jennine Wedge | Elissa Berardi Nick Dobbs Nia Frazier Nina Linhart Malena Maust Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Elizabeth Rohm Brandon Pent Kendall Vertes Maddie Ziegler |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold Award | |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Teen Lines | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Teen Lines | |||||
| Red Carpet | Specialty | James Washington | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Nick Dobbs Olivia Ice Nina Linhart Malena Maust Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Stephanie Pittman Elizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold Award | |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Lines | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Senior Lines | |||||
| Reign Dance | Lyrical | James Washington | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Nia Frazier Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Nina Linhart Malena Maust Katherine Narasimhan Stephanie Pittman Hope Roberts Elizabeth Rohm Keara Sweeney Kendall Vertes Ryleigh Vertes Maddie Ziegler |
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Teen Lines | |
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 1st in Teen Lines | |||||
| Why Not Me | Lyrical | unknown | Elissa Berardi Emily Burkhart Kevin Cosculluela Brooke Hyland Nina Linhart Elizabeth Rohm |
Masters of Dance Arts (Coraopolis) | 1st in Senior Groups | |
| Wish I Didn't | Contemporary | unknown | Payton Ackerman Nick Dobbs Nina Linhart Brandon Pent Elizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold Award | |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Senior Groups | |||||
| 2014 | America Gone | Lyrical | unknown | Payton Ackerman Mariah Aivazis Nia Frazier Olivia Ice Brooke Kosinski Sammie Lenzi Kassidy Leon Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Ian Schmoke Keara Sweeney Alison Taylor Kendall Vertes Ryleigh Vertes Eve Vinkler Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler |
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 1st in Teen Lines |
| Crazy in Love | Jazz | unknown | Payton Ackerman Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Keara Sweeney Ryleigh Vertes |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | Gold Award | |
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 9th in Teen Groups | |||||
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Senior Groups | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 4th in Senior Groups | |||||
| Garland Waltz | Pointe | unknown | Payton Ackerman Mariah Aivazis Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Ian Schmoke Keara Sweeney Ryleigh Vertes |
n/a | n/a | |
| In Time | Contemporary | unknown | Payton Ackerman Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Ian Schmoke Keara Sweeney Ryleigh Vertes |
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Senior Groups | |
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 1st in Senior Groups | |||||
| Lost and Found | Contemporary | James Washington | Payton Ackerman Katherine Narasimhan Ryleigh Vertes |
Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Small Groups 1st in Overall Senior Groups | |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Groups Best in Studio Award | |||||
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Groups 1st in Senior Contemporary Senior Critics Choice Award | |||||
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Groups Sheer Brilliance Award | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Titanium Groups/Lines/Productions | |||||
| WCDE (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Contemporary Small Groups | |||||
| Lucky One | Specialty | unknown | Payton Ackerman Mariah Aivazis Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Ryleigh Vertes |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Senior Groups Gold Award | |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Groups | |||||
| Screaming Silence | Lyrical | unknown | Kamryn Beck Tori Cullo Malena Maust Hope Roberts Bella Tenaglia McKaylee True Ryleigh Vertes Kaeli Ware |
NUVO (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Groups Senior Best Nu Group Award | |
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 6th in Teen Groups 1st in Teen Contemporary | |||||
| World Class Talent (Rockville) | did not place | |||||
| Still Alive for Your Love | Lyrical | unknown | Payton Ackerman Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Keara Sweeney Ryleigh Vertes |
Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Small Groups | |
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Groups | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 5th in Senior Groups | |||||
| World Class Talent (Rockville) | 5th in Teen World Groups | |||||
| Vampire Heart | Lyrical | unknown | Payton Ackerman Mariah Aivazis Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Ian Schmoke Keara Sweeney Ryleigh Vertes |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Senior Groups | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 1st in Senior Lines |
with Sandra Lynn's School of Dance
Girlfriend - 2009
- 4th overall junior competitive small group - Showstopper Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
James Brown - 2009
- 3rd overall junior competitive small group - Showstopper Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Top of the World - 2009
- 1st overall junior competitive small group - Showstopper Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
When I Grow Up - 2009
- 2nd overall junior competitive small group - Showstopper Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
