Kalani Hilliker
Kalani Brooke Hilliker was born on September 23, 2000 to Kira Girard. She dances at Club Dance Studio, and films for Lifetime's reality television series Dance Moms at the Abby Lee Dance Company. She started dancing at a young age. Kira has stated that she enrolled Kalani in dance classes because she loved to dress her up in big skirts and tutus. Kalani tried a number of other extracurriculars such as soccer before dance finally stuck. According to Kira, her and Kalani weren't in the best financial situation, so they had to clean up the dance studio every day after classes to pay for lessons.
| Kalani Brooke Hilliker | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 16 |
| Birthdate | September 23, 2000 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Height | 5'3" |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| School Grade | {{{school grade}}} |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Actress |
| Affiliations | AKSquared Complexity The S Agency |
| Dance Studios | Abby Lee Dance Studio Club Dance Studio Adage Dance Studios Master Ballet Academy |
| Titles | see below |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Kira Girard (mother) |
| Siblings | Jax Girard (brother) Jett Newmann (brother) |
| Friends | Addison Moffett Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler Nia Frazier Kendall Vertes Sarah Reasons Brynn Rumfallo Ryleigh Vertes Nick Dobbs JoJo Siwa Talia Seitel Ashtin Roth Zack Torres Sophia Lucia Tessa Wilkinson Madison O'Connor McKaylee True Chloe Lukasiak Chloe Smith |
| Pets | {{{pets}}} |
| Nicknames | {{{nicknames}}} |
Kalani kicked off her television dance career by appearing as part of AK Squared, a dance group that performed on Disney Channel's Shake It Up: Make Your Mark. Soon after, Kalani appeared on ABC Family's Bunheads and Lifetime's Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition. Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition is a televised dance competition hosted by Abby Lee Miller. It depicts young children and their mothers fighting for the top spot on the show and the winner is rewarded with a scholarship to the Joffrey School of Ballet in New York. Although Kalani didn't win, she was a member of the final three of season 2, and was even said to be Abby's favorite contestant. Shortly after finishing the show, Kalani arrived at the Abby Lee Dance Company, Miller's dance studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and began filming for Dance Moms. During season 4's mid-season break, Kira and Kalani left the show temporarily due to their refusal to sign Lifetime's contract for the show. However, they returned for the filming of season 5. Today, Kalani trains and takes classes at the Abby Lee Dance Company in LA, but she will continue training with Club once filming for Dance Moms finishes.
Kalani was recently nominated for a Teen Choice award for choice dancer.
In September of 2016, Kalani celebrated sweet sixteen. In honor of that, she got a Range Rover as her birthday present.[1][2][3] Kalani has received her learner's permit prior.
Dances
Solos
Go to Hollywood - jazz
- 2nd overall competitive 8 & under solo - Starpower Talent Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
- 3rd overall primary 8 & under solo - KAR in Phoenix, Arizona
Amazing Grace - lyrical
- 1st overall future hall of famer solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2nd overall mini competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
- 3rd overall competitive 8 & under solo - Starpower Talent Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
What a Feeling - n/a
- 2nd overall secondary 8 & under solo - KAR in Mesa, Arizona
- 5th overall primary 8 & under solo - KAR in Phoenix, Arizona
- 7th overall junior solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
Speeding Cars - contemporary - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- 2nd overall junior american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 4th overall junior competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
- 4th overall junior solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
- 6th overall junior american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- unknown scoring - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Small - lyrical - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- unknown scoring - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1st overall 9-11 intermediate solo - KAR in Mesa, Arizona
- 1st overall junior American league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
Too Far - contemporary
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Afterlife - contemporary - choreographed by Alexa Anderson
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1st overall junior solo - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Red Football - open - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- unknown scoring - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California
- unknown scoring - West Coast Dance Explosion Nationals in Las Vegas
- 2nd overall junior competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
Forever Young - lyrical - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- 1st overall 12-14 intermediate solo - KAR in Mesa, Arizona
- 2nd overall junior solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2nd overall junior solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Long Beach, California
- 2nd overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2nd overall teen competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
Lost Song - contemporary - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1st overall junior solo - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2nd overall junior solo - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Prism - contemporary - choreographed by Jessie Hartley
- unknown scoring - iHollywood Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
- 4th overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 4th overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Swan Soulstice - lyrical acrobatic - choreographed by Gianna Martello
- 1st overall preteen solo - Masters of Dance Arts in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Unless You Say You're Sorry - lyrical acrobatic - choreographed by Gianna Martello
- 1st overall preteen solo - World Class Talent Competition in Rockville, Maryland
Another Level - contemporary - choreographed by Alexa Moffett
- unknown scoring - Velocity Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1st overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1st overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1st overall 12-14 intermediate solo - KAR in Mesa, Arizona
Bleeding Out - contemporary
Dance Till I Die - specialty - choreographed by Abby Lee Miller
- 2nd overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Niagara Falls, New York
Dancing in the Shadows - lyrical - choreographed by Abby Lee Miller
- 2nd overall teen solo - Energy Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
Fragile Forest - lyrical
- 1st overall teen solo, perfect score - Energy Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
Innocent - contemporary
- 1st overall teen solo - World Class Talent Experience in Riverside, California
Pretty Little Liar - contemporary
- 1st overall teen solo - World Class Talent Experience in Manahawkin, New Jersey
Reign - contemporary - choreographed by Gianna Martello
- 1st overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Westminster, California
Shades of Grey - lyrical
- 3rd overall teen solo - Dance Kids USA in Anaheim, California
The Investment - contemporary - choreographed by Alexa Moffett
- 1st overall teen solo - Xpression Dance Competition Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona
Unbeauty - lyrical
- 1st overall teen solo - Energy Dance Competition Regionals 2015
Video Games - contemporary
- 1st overall teen solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 5th overall teen solo - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Wistful - contemporary - choreographed by Alexa Moffett
- entered in Teen Best Dancer title competition - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Hold Me Down - contemporary
My Fred Astaire - musical theater
- 2nd overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada
On the Edge of My Seat - musical theater
- 4th overall teen solo - Dream Dance Competition in Panorama City, California
Phoenix Star - contemporary
- 1st overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
Revenge - contemporary
False - contemporary
- did not place - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Free - contemporary - choreographed by Travis Wall
- entered in Teen Best Dancer title competition - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Save Me - contemporary
- 1st overall teen solo, 1st overall solo - Dream Dance Competition in Placentia, California
Say Something, Say Anything - contemporary
- 1st overall senior solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Denver, Colorado
Duets
True Colors (with Addison Moffett) - improv
- unknown scoring - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge Regionals in Phoenix, Arizona
Human (with Addison Moffett) - improv
- unknown scoring - Velocity Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Two Sapphires (with Maddie Ziegler) - contemporary
- 1st overall junior duet/trio - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall junior duet/trio - NUVO Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall preteen duet/trio - Sheer Talent Competition in Bronx, New York
Framed - jazz (with Kendall Vertes)
- did not place - Fierce Dance Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia
Rule the World - jazz (with Kendall Vertes)
- 3rd overall junior duet/trio - Energy Dance Competition in Youngstown, Ohio
For You Too - contemporary (with Chloe Lukasiak)
- 1st overall preteen duet/trio - Dance Kids USA in Columbus, Ohio
Nancy and Tonya - lyrical (with Sarah Reasons)
- did not place - Starbound Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
Walking Through a Storm - lyrical (with Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall teen duet/trio - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall teen duet/trio - Energy Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
Isolations - African (with Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall teen duet/trio, 4th overall duet/trio - Fierce Dance Competition Regionals in Lawndale, California
Unbreak My Heart - lyrical (with Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall teen duet/trio, 1st overall duet/trio - Fierce Talent Competition in Augora Hills, California
Disconnected - contemporary (with Kendall Vertes)
- 1st overall teen duet/trio - Sheer Talent Competition in San Diego, California
Prettier Than Poison - contemporary (with Brynn Rumfallo)
- 2nd overall teen duet/trio, 2nd overall duet/trio - Fierce Talent Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
Push and Pull - contemporary ballet (with Kendall Vertes)
- 1st overall teen duet/trio, 1st overall duet/trio - Fierce Talent Competition in Calabasas, California
Tengo Para Tres - specialty (with Kendall Vertes)
- 2nd overall teen duet/trio - Sheer Talent Competition in Fresno, California
Young and Restless - contemporary (with Nia Frazier)
- 2nd overall teen duet/trio - Fierce Talent Competition in San Diego, California
Trios
Bites the Dust - unknown genre (with Brynklie Brown and Sarah Reasons)
- 1st overall junior competitive duet/trio - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
Landslide - unknown genre (with Kenedy Brown and Kaylin Branch) - 2012
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- ? overall junior duet/trio - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Silenced - contemporary (with Alyssa Bortono and Taylor McQuillan) - 2013
Wild is the Wind - lyrical (with Kenedy Brown and Cami Schroeder) - 2013
- 1st overall intermediate 12-14 duet/trio - KAR in Mesa, Arizona
- 5th overall junior duet/trio - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Lay Me Down (with Addison Moffett and Cami Schroeder) - lyrical - 2014
The World is Ours - lyrical acrobatic (with Brynn Rumfallo and Mackenzie Ziegler)
- unknown scoring - Xpression Dance Competition
Blackbirds - contemporary (with Brynn Rumfallo and Kendall Vertes)
- 1st overall teen duet/trio, 1st overall duet/trio - Fierce Talent Competition in Augora Hills, California
Groups
with Club Dance Studio
Samurai - n/a (with Brynklie Brown, Kenedy Brown, Sarah Reasons, Jaycee Wilkins, and others) - 2009
Time After Time - n/a (with Brynklie Brown, Jaycee Wilkins, and others)
Gravity - n/a (with Kenedy Brown and others)
The Call - n/a (with Brynklie Brown, Kenedy Brown, Sarah Reasons, and others)
Do Your Dance - n/a (with Brynklie Brown and others)
Bird Song - specialty (with Alyssa Bortono, Kaylin Branch, Kenedy Brown, Arielle Jennings, Raegan Lamb, Taylor McQuillan, Addison Moffett, and Alexis Watson) - 2012
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Happy - lyrical (with Alyssa Bortono, Ashley Dodd, Amanda Harambasic, Marlye Harris, Madison Henkel, Arielle Jennings, Raegan Lamb, Taylor McQuillan, Addison Moffett, Paloma Palomarez, Sammy Radovanovich, Morgan Strube, Kailey Tamarkin, and Kia Washington) - 2012
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Love Game - jazz (with Alyssa Bortono, Kaylin Branch, Taylor McQuillan, Addison Moffett, and others) - 2012
Nothing Else Matters - lyrical (with Kaylin Branch, Brynklie Brown, Ainslee Gehrman, Dylynn Jones, Addison Moffett, Carlee Schield, and Jaycee Wilkins) - 2012
Outta Your Mind - jazz (with Kenedy Brown, Raegan Lamb, Taylor McQuillan, Addison Moffett, and others) - 2012
Take Back Your Mink - musical theater (Lexee Crandall, Alyssa Diaz, Brinley Harris, Hayden Heath, Addison Moffett, Cami Schroeder, Chloe Shippy, and Alexis Watson) - 2012
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Take Me to Heaven - lyrical (with Mary Joy Bell, Lexee Crandall, Ainslee Gehrman, Ellisyn Granda, Laynee Hahn, Brinley Harris, Emma Harris, Hayden Heath, Marley Heath, Kamilla Johnson, Dylynn Jones, Raegan Lamb, Addison Moffett, Brynn Rumfallo, Tatiana Savedra, Carlee Schield, Jenna Valenzuela, Alexis Watson, Jaycee Wilkins, and others) - 2012
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Body Language - jazz (with Addison Moffett and others) - 2013
Carmen - ballet (with Addison Moffett, Cami Schroeder, and others)
Never an Absolution - lyrical (with Kenedy Brown, Addison Moffett, and others) - 2013
Nothing Else Matters - lyrical (with Brynklie Brown, Dylynn Jones, Carlee Schield, Jaycee Wilkins, and others) - 2013
Sacrifice - contemporary (with Addison Moffett, Cami Schroeder, and others) - 2013
Solidary Confinement - contemporary (with Arielle Jennings, Cami Schroeder, Raegan Lamb, Kenedy Brown, Kailey Tamarkin, and Addison Moffett) - 2013
The Leaving Song - lyrical (with Jaycee Wilkins, Brynklie Brown, Ainslee Gehrman, Alexis Watson, Kenedy Brown, and Cami Schroeder) - 2013
- 1st overall junior small group - Showstopper Dance Competition Regionals in Phoenix, Arizona
- 5th overall junior group - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Turning Pages - contemporary (with Addison Moffett, Cami Schroeder, and others) - 2013
Here Before - contemporary (with Bostyn Brown, Brynklie Brown, Kenedy Brown, Dylynn Jones, Addison Moffett, Simrin Player, Hallie Reggio, Brynn Rumfallo, Jenna Valenzuela, Alexis Watson, and Jaycee Wilkins)
- 1st mini/junior contemporary - JUMP Dance Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 3rd overall junior group - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Red - contemporary (with Kenedy Brown, Addison Moffett, Simrin Player, Sarah Reasons, Cami Schroeder, Jordyn Smith, and Alexis Watson) - 2014
- 1st overall teen group - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Silent Scream - contemporary (with Addison Moffett, Kenedy Brown, Raegan Lam, and Simrin Player) - 2014
- 1st overall teen group - JUMP Dance Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2nd overall teen group - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
Still Bleeding - contemporary (with Kenedy Brown, Raegan Lamb, Addison Moffett, Simrin Player, Sarah Reasons, Jordyn Smith, and Alexis Watson) - 2014
- 3rd overall teen group - JUMP Dance Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Pianist - contemporary (with Kenedy Brown, Brynklie Brown, Bostyn Brown, Dylynn Jones, Addison Moffett, Simrin Player, and Jaycee Wilkins) - 2014
- 2nd overall junior group - JUMP Dance Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2nd overall junior group - The Dance Awards Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
with Abby Lee Dance Company
Yum Yum - musical theater (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall junior advanced group - Fierce Dance Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia
The Bite - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts Invitational in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Riches to Rags - musical theater (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts Regionals in Detroit, Michigan
Frost - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall junior group - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall preteen group - World Class Talent Experience Regionals in Rockville, Maryland
Bollywood and Vine - ethnic (with Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall preteen group - Dance Kids USA Regionals in Columbus, Ohio
Amazing Grace - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 2nd overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts Invitational in Buffalo, New York
Royals - jazz (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, and Mackenzie Ziegler)
- 2nd overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition Regionals in Youngstown, Ohio
Freak Show - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Regionals in Niagara Falls, New York
Stomp the Yard - jazz (with Nia Frazier, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall junior small group - Energy Dance Competition Regionals in Detroit, Michigan
Something to Believe In - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, and Mackenzie Ziegler)
- 2nd overall junior elite group - In10sity Dance Competition Regionals in Providence 2014
Frozen Together - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 2nd overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition Regionals in Los Angeles, California
I'd Rather Be - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 2nd overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition Regionals in Los Angeles, California
Collateral Damage - contemporary (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Regionals in Los Angeles, California
No Laughing Matter - n/a (with Sarah Reasons, Brynn Rumfallo, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 4th overall junior group - Starbound Dance Competition Regionals in Los Angeles, California
Dance in the Rain - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Brynn Rumfallo, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Regionals in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
No Sign of Life - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Brynn Rumfallo, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall junior group - Starbound Dance Competition Regionals in Butler, Pennsylvania
Domino Effect - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall preteen group - World Class Talent Experience Regionals in Manahawkin, New Jersey
Get a Clue - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition Regionals in Detroit, Michigan
Decadent Darlings - musical theater (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
Tell Me What You Want - Jazz (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 2nd overall teen group - World Class Talent Experience Regionals 2015
Together We Stand - lyrical (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall preteen group - New York Dance Experience Regionals 2015
The Rose Garden - contemporary (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall junior group - World Class Talent Experience Regionals 2015
Platinum - lyrical (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall junior group - World Class Talent Experience Regionals 2015
Bulletproof Baby - contemporary (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
Mad Max - contemporary (with Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
Traitor - contemporary (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition Regionals 2015
Beautiful Bizarre - jazz funk (with JoJo Siwa, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 2nd overall
Voices in My Head - lyrical (with Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 2nd overall
Dance Bop - musical theater (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 3rd overall power 12-14 group - Believe Talent Competition
Always a Bridesmaid - musical theater (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Spokane, Washington
Made in the Shade - lyrical (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1st overall junior group - Dance
The Waiting Room - contemporary (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall junior group - Center Stage Dance Competition Nationals
Nameless - jazz (with Payton Ackerman, Nia Frazier, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ryan Nogy, Hope Roberts, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2015
Hungry Like Wolves - contemporary (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Brynn Rumfallo, and Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall senior group - New York Dance Experience
Straight Outta Pittsburgh - hip hop (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Brynn Rumfallo, Nia Frazier, and other boy dancers)
- 1st overall teen group - World Class Talent Experience
The Elites - contemporary jazz (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, Brynn Rumfallo, and Nia Frazier)
- 1st overall teen group - Dream NDC
Bollywood Dreams - bollywood (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Brynn Rumfallo, Nia Frazier, Alexus Oladi, Alysa Owen, Peyton Evans, and Areana Lopez)
- 1st overall junior group
Better Off Now - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Brynn Rumfallo, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, and Mackenzie Ziegler)
The Vultures - contemporary
Well Oiled Machine - contemporary
Winter's War - lyrical
Bowie Still Dancing - jazz
Ease on Down the Boulevard - musical theatre
Boss Ladies - hip hop
Mindcraft - contemporary
Picnic - contemporary
Six Feet Underneath - contemporary
The Thinner the Air, The Harder to Breathe - contemporary
- 1st overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Fresno, California
Dance Titles
- JUMP Junior Female VIP 2012
- NUVO Junior Female Breakout Artist 2013
- National Junior Female Best Dancer 2013 for Prism
- National Teen Miss Showbiz 2013 for Prism
- National Teen Miss Dance America KAR 2014 for Another Level
- National Teen Miss Hall of Fame 2014 for Another Level
Fun Facts
- Kalani began dancing when she was 2 years old.
- Kalani's best friends are Addison Moffett and Maddie Ziegler.
- Kalani has danced at Club Dance Studio all of her life, except for a few months when she also learned and competed with the Abby Lee Dance Company.
- Kalani has appeared on several television programs, including Shake It Up, Bunheads, Dance Moms, and Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition.
- In 2014, Kalani was training about 20 to 30 hours per week.
- In the past, Kalani said that her favorite style of dance to perform was lyrical and her favorite to watch was contemporary, but in 2014, she has said she has no favorite style of dance because she loves all styles.
- Kalani's dream job as a professional dancer would be as a background dancer for someone like Beyonce or Katy Perry.
- Kalani is left-handed.
- Kalani's favorite color is purple.
- Kalani's favorite things about being a dancer are going to competitions and meeting new friends.
- During season four of "Dance Moms," Maddie Ziegler said that Kalani was spending more time at the Zieglers' house than with her mother, Kira.
- Kalani has designed her own clothing line for Purple Pixies.
- Kalani has learned to be cautious around the cameras on Dance Moms because she says "they like to twist your words."
- Her favorite solos that she'd ever performed as of 2015 were "Forever Young" and "Another Level."
- Kalani's favorite style of dance is lyrical, but she loves to watch contemporary.
