Ryleigh Vertes
Ryleigh Liliana Vertes (born on December 30, 1995), is the older sister of Kendall and Charlotte Vertes, and the daughter of Erno Vertes and Jill Vertes. Ryleigh started dancing when she was three years old at Roger's School of Dance, then transferred to Studio 19 Dance Complex. She has made several cameo appearances on Lifetime's hit reality television series Dance Moms, which Kendall and Jill star on.
| Ryleigh Liliana Vertes | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 24 |
| Birthdate | December 30, 1995 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Louisville, Kentucky |
| Height | {{{height}}} |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Dirty Blonde (naturally brown) |
| School Grade | Class of 2014 |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Student |
| Affiliations | MSA Talent Agency University of Louisville Ladybirds (dance team) |
| Dance Studios | Roger's School of Dance (1998-2006) Studio 19 Dance Complex (2007-2011) Abby Lee Dance Company (2012-2014) |
| Titles | see below |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Jill Vertes Erno Vertes |
| Siblings | Kendall Vertes Charlotte Vertes |
| Friends | Taylor Ackerman Rose Crombie Shannon Currie Kalani Hilliker Sarah Johnston Kassidy Leon Nina Linhart Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Brittany Pent Elizabeth Rohm Courtney Schwartz Madelyne Spang Auriel Welty |
| Pets | Juicy and Bebe (guinea pigs) Lulu (dog) Chricket (dog) Carmel (cat) |
| Nicknames | RyRy |
Ryleigh pursued a degree at the University of Louisville and has been a member of the Ladybirds dance team for four years. Beginning in August of 2017, Ryleigh was featured on the first season of Lifetime's So Sharp!, which depicts the lives of the members of the Ladybirds dance team. She graduated in 2018.
Dances
Solos
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2002 | Singing in the Rain | unknown | Nexstar (Pittsburgh) | 10th in 8 & Under Solos |
| 2004 | unknown | unknown | American Artistic Awards (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Mini Solos |
| Only in Dreams | Open | Nexstar (Pittsburgh) | High Gold | |
| Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Mini Competitive Solos Gold | |||
| Showstopper (Woodbridge) | 2nd in Mini Competitive Solos Platinum | |||
| Showstopper ECF | 3rd in Mini Competitive Solos Gold | |||
| 2005 | To Die For | Acrobatic | Nexstar (Pittsburgh) | 4th in 9-12 Solos Regional Preteen Miss Nexstar |
| Showstopper (Woodbridge) | 3rd in Junior Competitive Solos Platinum | |||
| Showstopper ECF | 2nd in Junior Competitive Solos Platinum | |||
| 2006 | Trapped | Open | Showstopper ECF | 2nd in Junior Competitive Solos Platinum |
| 2007 | Moon Goddess | unknown | Dance Xplosion (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Xtreme Solos |
| Underwater | unknown | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 8th in Junior Competitive Solos Platinum | |
| 2008 | Make Me Whole | unknown | Starpower (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Power 12-14 Solos |
| 2010 | Yesterday | unknown | KAR (Warren) | 4th in Intermediate 12-14 Solos |
| Revolution (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Blue 15-19 Solos | |||
| Showbiz (Columbus) | 7th in Petite Solos | |||
| Starpower (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Blue 12-14 Solos | |||
| StarQuest (Pittsburgh) | 14th in Teen Solos | |||
| 2011 | Out of the Wild | unknown | KAR (Akron) | 3rd in Intermediate 15-19 Solos |
| Starpower (Pittsburgh) | 10th in Power 15-19 Solos | |||
| 2012 | In These Roses | Specialty | DEA (Pittsburgh) | unknown |
| 2014 | The River | Specialty | Onstage New York (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
| Without a Word | Specialty | JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | did not place |
Duets
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Other Dancer | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2006-7 | Excellent Birds | unknown | Maggie Crombie | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Mini Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum |
| Showstopper ECF | 2nd in in Mini Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum | ||||
| Dance Xplosion (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Junior Xtreme Duo/Trios | ||||
| 2011 | Holding Out For a Hero | Contemporary | Brandon Pent | NUVO (Pittsburgh) | unknown |
| 2012 | Wherever You Go | Contemporary | Brandon Pent | ||
| 2014 | Too Young | Lyrical | Kendall Vertes |
Trios
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2004 | Nightmare | unknown | Maggie Crombie Riley Majiros |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Mini Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum |
| Suffer | unknown | Maggie Crombie Riley Majiros |
Showstopper (Woodbridge) | 2nd in in Mini Competitive Duo/Trios Gold | |
| 2006 | Goddess Speaking | unknown | Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 9th in Junior Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum |
| Showstopper ECF | 8th in Junior Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum | ||||
| 2007 | Speaking Goddesses | unknown | Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum |
| Dance Xplosion (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Junior Xtreme Duo/Trios | ||||
| Mermaidz | unknown | Maggie Crombie Julia Kemerer |
Dance Xplosion (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Xtreme Duo/Trios | |
| Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Junior Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum | ||||
| 2010 | Listen | Open | Sarah Johnston Erica Williams |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 5th in Teen Duo/Trios |
| 2011 | Hotel | unknown | Sarah Johnston Riley Majiros |
Revolution (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Blue 12-14 Duo/Trios |
| 2013 | Locomotion | Jazz | Payton Ackerman Auriel Welty |
NUVO (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Duo/Trios |
| Onstage New York (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Advanced Senior Duo/Trios | ||||
| 2014 | All I Need | Jazz | Payton Ackerman Auriel Welty |
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| Explosion | Contemporary | Payton Ackerman Auriel Welty |
Groups
with Rogers School of Dance
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2006 | Witch Doctor | unknown | Ryleigh Vertes Ramita Ravi Marissa Kemerer Cassidy Lewis Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Junior Small Groups Platinum |
| Showstopper ECF | 5th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | ||||
| Distorted | unknown | Ryleigh Vertes Kassandra Poliziani Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer Julia Kemerer Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Showstopper ECF | 5th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | ||||
| Suffer | unknown | Ryleigh Vertes Cassidy Lewis Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 10th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Showstopper ECF | did not place | ||||
| The Roof is on Fire | unknown | Kayla Wilhelm Ryleigh Vertes Kaitlin Seaman Ramita Ravi Kassandra Poliziani Karli Poliziani Cassidy Lewis Gionna Knauss Marissa Kemerer Julia Kemerer Ashley Fink Tina Deluca Shannon Crombie Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie Gracey Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 6th in Junior Large Groups Gold | |
| Showstopper ECF | 9th in Junior Large Groups Platinum | ||||
| Lose Control | unknown | Julia Coxon Ashly Sboray Kayla Wilhelm Ryleigh Vertes Kaitlin Seaman Ramita Ravi Kassandra Poliziani Karli Poliziani Cassidy Lewis Gionna Knauss Marissa Kemerer Julia Kemerer Ashley Fink Tina Deluca Shannon Crombie Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie Gracey Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Junior Teacher's Small/Large Groups Gold | |
| Showstopper ECF | 1st in Junior Teacher's Small/Large Groups Platinum | ||||
| 2007 | Fly Away | unknown | Julia Kemerer Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Junior Small Groups Platinum |
| Witch Doctor | unknown | Ramita Ravi Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Sounds | unknown | Tina Deluca Ashley Fink Julia Kemerer Ramita Ravi Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Shake | unknown | Julia Kemerer Ramita Ravi Maggie Crombie Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Suffer | unknown | Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Just Lose It | unknown | Tina Deluca Ashley Fink Julia Kemerer Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 10th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Maggie & The Nerds | unknown | Tina Deluca Ashley Fink Morgan Miller Shannon Crombie Julia Kemerer Ramita Ravi Kayla Wilhelm Alyssa Quaglieri Ryleigh Vertes Ellen Gray Gionna Knauss Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Junior Large Groups Platinum | |
| The Tribe | unknown | Many Dancers | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Super Groups Platinum |
with Studio 19 Dance Complex
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2008 | Latin Party | unknown | unknown | Sarah Johnston Elizabeth Rohm Courtney Schwartz Rosie Crombie and others |
Showstopper Nationals (Grand Island) | 2nd in Junior Competitive Super Groups Double Platinum Adjudication Award |
| 2010 | Against My Window | Open | unknown | Sarah Johnston and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 3rd in Teen Small Groups |
| Evil Spirits | Acrobatic | unknown | Sarah Johnston Alaina Johnston Madelyne Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 1st in Junior Small Groups | |
| Faces | Specialty | unknown | Sarah Johnston Elizabeth Rohm and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 2nd in Teen Small Groups | |
| Hope for Haiti | Lyrical | unknown | Sarah Johnston Madelyne Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 5th in Junior Small Groups | |
| How Do I Look? | Jazz | unknown | Alaina Johnston Sarah Johnston Madelyne Spang Michelle Spang Kendall Vertes and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 5th in Junior Large Groups | |
| I Love the 80's | Open | unknown | Sarah Johnston Elizabeth Rohm Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 1st in Teen Lines | |
| Little Bird | Jazz | unknown | Sarah Johnston Madelyne Spang Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 1st in Teen Small Groups | |
| Live and Let Die | Acrobatic | unknown | Sarah Johnston Madelyne Spang Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 1st in Teen Large Groups | |
| Time | Lyrical | unknown | Sarah Johnston Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 4th in Teen Small Groups | |
| Toy Soldier | Open | unknown | Sarah Johnston Elizabeth Rohm Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 6th in Teen Large Groups |
with Abby Lee Dance Company
Addicted to Love - jazz (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Katie Genre, Olivia Ice, Nina Linhart, Brittany Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Kendall Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2012
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall senior line - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Checkmate - contemporary (with Paige Hyland, Brandon Pent, Kendall Vertes, Maddie Ziegler, and others) - 2012
Journey to the Altar - lyrical (with Elissa Berardi, John Fiumara, Katie Genre, Olivia Ice, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Brittany Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, and Auriel Welty) - 2012
- 1st overall senior line - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall senior large group - West Coast Dance Explosion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall senior line, 3rd senior contemporary - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall senior line - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Piano Man - tap (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, John Fiumara, Katie Genre, Maddie Genre, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Brittany Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Hope Roberts, Elizabeth Rohm, and Auriel Welty) - 2012
- 1st overall teen line - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall teen extended line - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Break the Law - contemporary (with Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Stephanie Pittman, and Elizabeth Rohm) - 2013
Dorothy Chandler Pavillion - pointe (with Nina Linhart, Katherine Narasimhan, and Hope Roberts) - 2013
Kinger-Porter Stomp - tap (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
Maestro - (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Olivia Ice, Nina Linhart, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall advanced teen division - Onstage New York in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Man of La Mancha - acrobatic (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, Nia Frazier, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Kendall Vertes, Auriel Welty, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2013
Red Carpet - specialty (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, Olivia Ice, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
Reign Dance - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Stephanie Pittman, Hope Roberts, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Kendall Vertes, Auriel Welty, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2013
The American Dream - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, Nia Frazier, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Chloe Lukasiak, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Hope Roberts, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, Eve Vinkler, Auriel Welty, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2013
Wish I Didn't - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Nick Dobbs, Nina Linhart, Brandon Pent, Elizabeth Rohm, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
America Gone - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Nia Frazier, Olivia Ice, Brooke Kosinski, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, Eve Vinkler, Auriel Welty, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
Birds of a Feather - acrobatic (with Payton Ackerman, Nia Frazier, Brooke Kosinski, Sammie Lenzi, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
Crazy in Love - jazz (with Payton Ackerman, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Keara Sweeney, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
In Time - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Lucky One - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Schoolgirls - jazz (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Still Alive For Your Love - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Keara Sweeney, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Vampire Heart - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Dance Titles
- Regional Preteen Miss Nexstar 2005 for "To Die For"
Fun Facts
Gallery
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Ryleigh and Maddie
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Ryleigh and Maddie (2012)
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Ryleigh after the 2013 showcase
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Ryleigh, Charlotte, and Kendall (2014)
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The Vertes family (2012)
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Ryleigh, Jill, and Charlotte selfie (2014)
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Ryleigh and Mackenzie (2014)
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Ryleigh and Chloe in the studio (2012)
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Ryleigh, Liz, Auriel, Kendall, and Maddie (2012)
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Brandon and Ryleigh selfie (2014)
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Kendall, Ryleigh, and Charlotte at the beach (2014)
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Ryleigh and Maddie selfie (2014)
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Ryleigh, Kalani, and Maddie (2014)
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Ryleigh in her cheer uniform
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