Kalani Hilliker

Kalani Brooke Hilliker
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Gender	Female
Age	16
Birthdate	September 23, 2000
Nationality	American
Hometown	Scottsdale, Arizona
Height	5'4"
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Brown
School Grade	{{{school grade}}}
Professional Information
Profession	Actress ; Clothing Designer ; Dancer ; Model ; Student
Affiliations	AKSquared ; Complexity ; The S Agency
Dance Studios	Dance Connection Too (2002-2004) ; Master Ballet Academy (2004-2005) ; Adage Dance Studio (2005-2011) ; Club Dance Studio (2011-present) ; Abby Lee Dance Company (2014-2017)
Titles	see below
Friends and Family
Parents	Kira Girard (mother) Matthew Hilliker (father) David Newman (stepfather)
Siblings	Jax Girard (brother) ; Jett Newman (brother)
Friends	Bostyn Brown ; Brynklie Brown ; Kenedy Brown ; Brooklin Cooley ; Nia Frazier ; Kamilla Johnson ; Dylynn Jones ; Lilliana Ketchman ; Molly Long ; Chloe Lukasiak ; Gianna Martello ; Simrin Player ; Sarah Reasons ; Brynn Rumfallo ; Cami Schroeder ; Talia Seitel ; JoJo Siwa ; McKaylee True ; Kendall Vertes ; Ryleigh Vertes ; Elliana Walmsley ; Alexis Watson ; Mackenzie Ziegler ; Maddie Ziegler
Pets
Nicknames

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 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. Kalani use to still train and takes classes at the Abby Lee Dance Company in LA, but continued training with Club once filming for Dance Moms finished; she has since left the ALDC LA and has been training in other studios.

In 2016, Kalani was nominated for a Teen Choice award for choice dancer, but Maddie Ziegler won that year. That September, Kalani celebrated her sweet sixteen. In honor of her birthday, she got a Range Rover as her birthday present.^[1]^[2]^[3] Kalani had received her learner's permit prior.

Dances

Solos

Year	Dance Name	Dance Style	Choreographer	Competition	Place Awards
2008	I Want to Go to Hollywood	Jazz	unknown	KAR (Phoenix)	3^rd in Age 8 & Under Primary Solo
2008	I Want to Go to Hollywood	Jazz	unknown	Starpower (Phoenix)	2^nd in Age 8 & Under Competitive Solo
2009	Amazing Grace	Lyrical	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	1^st in Future Hall of Famer Solo
				Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Mini Competitive Solo Platinum Award
				Starpower (Phoenix)	3^rd in Age 9-11 Power Solo
				StarSystems Nationals (Las Vegas)	6^th in Mini Solo 1^st in Age 12 & Under Lyrical Solo
	What a Feeling	Jazz	unknown	KAR (Phoenix)	5^th in Age 8 & Under Primary Solo
				StarSystems Nationals (Las Vegas)	7^th in Age 12 & Under Jazz Solo
2010				KAR (Mesa)	2^nd in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solo
				Starbound (Phoenix)	7^th in Junior Solo
	Speeding Cars	Contemporary	Kira DiMartino	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	6^th in Junior American League Solo
				JUMP (Phoenix)	unknown scoring in mini solos
				Showstopper (Phoenix)	4^th in Junior Competitive Solo
				Starbound (Phoenix)	4^th in Junior Solo
2011				Co. Dance (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Solo
				Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior American League Solo
	Breakaway	Contemporary jazz	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	did not place
	Breakaway	Contemporary jazz	unknown	NUVO (Phoenix)	unknown scoring in mini solos
	Small	Lyrical	Kira DiMartino	JUMP (Phoenix)	unknown scoring in junior solos
				Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Competitive Solo
2012				Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior American League Solo
				KAR (Mesa)	1^st in Age 9-11 Intermediate Solo
				Starpower (Phoenix)	3^rd in Age 9-11 Power Solo
	Afterlife	Contemporary jazz	Alexa Anderson	JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Solo
	Afterlife	Contemporary jazz	Alexa Anderson	NUVO (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Solo
	Red Football	Open	Kira DiMartino	Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Competitive Solo Crystal Award
				Showstopper West Coast Finals	unknown
				West Coast Dance Explosion Nationals	unknown
	Too Far	Contemporary jazz	unknown	NUVO (Dallas)	2^nd in Junior Solo
2013	Forever Young	Lyrical	Kira DiMartino	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	2^nd in Teen American League Solo
				Hall of Fame Nationals (Las Vegas)	did not place in teen anerican league solos
				iHollywood Nationals (Los Angeles)	1^st in Junior Hollywood Solo
				KAR (Mesa)	1^st in Age 12-14 Intermediate Solo
				NUVO (Long Beach)	2^nd in Junior Solo
				Showbiz Nationals (Las Vegas)	1^st in Teen Diamond Solo
				Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Teen Competitive Solo
	Full of Love	Lyrical	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	did not place in teen american league solos
	Lost Song	Contemporary	Kira DiMartino	Hall of Fame Nationals (Las Vegas)	did not place in teen american league solos
				In10sity (Phoenix)	2^nd in Elite Teen Solo
				JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Solo
				NUVO (Atlanta)	1^st in Junior Solo
				The Dance Awards Nationals	2^nd in Junior Solo Judge's Pick
	Prism	Lyrical	Jessie Hartley	Hall of Fame Nationals (Las Vegas)	4^th in Teen American League Solo
				Showbiz Nationals (Las Vegas)	entered in title competition
				The Dance Awards Nationals	entered in title competition
2014	Another Level	Contemporary	Alexa Moffett	Celebrity	1^st in Teen Solo
				Hall of Fame Nationals (Las Vegas)	1^st in Teen American League Solo
				KAR (Mesa)	1^st in Age 12-14 Intermediate Solo
				KAR Nationals (Las Vegas)	entered in title competition
				Velocity (Denver)	1^st in Teen Solo
	Swan Solstice	Lyrical acrobatic	Gianna Martello and Abby Lee Miller	Masters of Dance Arts (Fort Wayne)	1^st in Preteen Solo
	Unless You Say You're Sorry	Lyrical acrobatic	Gianna Martello	World Class Talent Experience (Rockville)	1^st in Preteen Solo
	Without a Word	Contemporary	Alexa Moffett	Hall of Fame Nationals (Las Vegas)	did not place in teen american league solos
2015	Bleeding Out	Contemporary	unknown	Starbound (Butler)	scratched
	Dance Till I Die	Specialty	Abby Lee Miller	Sheer Talent (Niagara Falls)	2^nd in Teen Solo
	Dancing in the Shadows	Lyrical acrobatic	Abby Lee Miller	Energy NDC (Detroit)	2^nd in Teen Solo 4^th in Overall Solo
	Fragile Forest	Lyrical acrobatic	unknown	Energy NDC (Los Angeles)	1^st in Teen Solo 2^nd in Overall Solo Perfect Score
	Innocent	Contemporary	unknown	World Class Talent Experience (Riverside)	1^st in Teen Solo 2^nd in Overall Solo
	Pretty Little Liar	Contemporary	Abby Lee Miller	World Class Talent Experience (Manahawkin)	1^st in Teen Solo 1^st in Overall Solo
	Reign	Contemporary	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (Westminster)	1^st in Teen Solo
	Run	Improv	n/a	Center Stage Nationals (Anaheim)	1^st in Overall Duet/Trio (due to mix-up in divisions at awards)
	Shades of Gray	Lyrical	unknown	Dance Kids USA (Anaheim)	3^rd in Teen Solo
	The Investment	Contemporary	Alexa Moffett	Xpression (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Solo Heavy Belt Champion Overall Highest Scoring Routine of Competition
	Unbeauty	Lyrical	unknown	Energy NDC (Santa Ana)	1^st in Teen Solo 2^nd in Overall Solo Platinum Award
	Video Games	Contemporary	Andrew Winghart	NUVO (Minneapolis)	1^st in Teen Solo
	Video Games	Contemporary	Andrew Winghart	The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)	5^th in Teen Solo Judge's Pick Award
	Wistful	Contemporary	Alexa Moffett	The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)	entered in title competition
2016	False	Contemporary	Will Johnston	Sheer Talent Special Edition Nationals (Los Angeles)	2^nd in Teen Solo
	False	Contemporary	Will Johnston	The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)	did not place in teen solos
	Free	Contemporary	Travis Wall	The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)	entered in title competition
	Hold Me Down	Contemporary	Teddy Forance	NUVO (Miami)	4^th in Teen Solo Judge's Pick Award
	Arizona Star	Contemporary	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Solo
	My Fred Astaire	Specialty	unknown	Sheer Talent (Las Vegas)	2^nd in Teen Solo
	On the Edge of My Seat	Jazz	Gianna Martello	Dream NDC (Panorama City)	4^th in Teen Solo
2017	Out for Blood	Contemporary	unknown	Innovation (Calabasas)	scratched
	Savage	Contemporary	unknown	Fierce NDC (Fresno)	1^st in Senior Solo 2^nd in Overall Solo
	Save Me	Contemporary	Gianna Martello	Dream NDC (Placentia)	1^th in Teen Solo 1^st in Overall Solo
	Say Something, Say Anything	Contemporary	Abby Lee Miller	Sheer Talent (Denver)	1^st in Senior Solo 1^st in Overall Solo
	The Audition	Jazz	unknown	Fierce NDC (Upland)	scratched
	What Do You Think I Am	Contemporary	unknown	Sheer Talent (Phoenix)	1^st in Senior Solo 1^st in Overall Solo
	Who Do You Think You Are	Contemporary	Abby Lee Miller	Starbound Nationals (Asbury Park)	1^st in Senior Solo

Duets

Year	Dance Name	Dance Style	Other Dancers	Choreographer	Competition	Place Awards
2013	True Colors	Improv	Addison Moffett	n/a	Hall of Fame Nationals (Las Vegas)	3^rd in Teen American League Duet/Trio
2014	Human	Improv	Addison Moffett	n/a	Velocity (Denver)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio
	For You Too	Contemporary	Chloe Lukasiak	Gianna Martello	Dance USA (Columbus)	1^st in Preteen Duet/Trio
	Framed	Jazz	Kendall Vertes	Gianna Martello	Fierce NDC (Woodbridge)	did not place in junior duet/trios Platinum Award
	Rule the World	Jazz	Kendall Vertes	Gianna Martello	Energy (Youngstown)	3^rd in Junior Duet/Trio
	Two Sapphires	Lyrical	Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	JUMP (Pittsburgh)	1^st in Junior Duet/Trio
					NUVO (Pittsburgh)	1^st in Junior Duet/Trio
					Sheer Talent (Bronx)	1^st in Preteen Duet/Trio
2015	Nancy and Tonya	Lyrical	Sarah Reasons	unknown	Starbound (Los Angeles)	did not place in teen duet/trios
	Walking Through a Storm	Lyrical	Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Energy (Detroit)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio 1^st in Overall Duet/Trio
	Walking Through a Storm	Lyrical	Maddie Ziegler	unknown	JUMP (Pittsburgh)	2^nd in Teen Duet/Trio
2016	Disconnected	Contemporary	Kendall Vertes	unknown	Sheer Talent (San Diego)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio
	Isolations	African	Nia Frazier	Debbie Allen	Fierce NDC (Lawndale)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio 4^th in Overall Duet/Trio
	Prettier Than Poison	Lyrical	Brynn Rumfallo	Gianna Martello	Fierce NDC (Phoenix)	2^nd in Teen Duet/Trio 2^nd in Overall Duet/Trio
	Push and Pull	Contemporary ballet	Kendall Vertes	unknown	Fierce NDC (Calabasas)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio 1^st in Overall Duet/Trio
	Unbreak My Heart	Lyrical	Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Fierce NDC (Augora Hills)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio 1^st in Overall Duet/Trio
2017	I Got No Fear	Contemporary	Camryn Bridges	unknown	Sheer Talent (Las Vegas)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio
	Tango Para Tres	Specialty	Kendall Vertes	unknown	Sheer Talent (Fresno)	2^nd in Teen Duet/Trio
	Young and Restless	Contemporary	Nia Frazier	unknown	Fierce NDC (San Diego)	2^nd in Teen Duet/Trio

Trios

Year	Dance Name Song Name	Dance Style	Other Dancers	Choreographer	Competition	Place Awards
2008	Rockstars	unknown	Brynklie Brown Taylor Henkel	unknown	KAR (Phoenix)	3^rd in Age 8 & Under Primary Duet/Trio
2008	Rockstars	unknown	Brynklie Brown Taylor Henkel	unknown	Starpower (Phoenix)	2^nd in Age 8 & Under Power Duet/Trio
2009	Shake	unknown	Alyssa Diaz Rayna Jozwiak	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	2^nd in Future Hall of Famer Duet/Trio
					KAR (Phoenix)	1^st in Age 8 & Under Primary Duet/Trio
					Starpower (Phoenix)	3^rd in Age 8 & Under Power Duet/Trio
2010	Bites the Dust	unknown	Brynklie Brown Sarah Reasons	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Competitive Duet/Trio
2011	Brave Dancing	unknown	Alyssa Bortono Kenedy Brown	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	3^rd in Junior American League Duet/Trio
	Brave Dancing	unknown	Alyssa Bortono Kenedy Brown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	5^th in Junior Competitive Duet/Trio
	Deep Down Inside	unknown	Brynklie Brown Jaycee Wilkins	unknown	Co. Dance (Phoenix)	1^st in Petite Duet/Trio
					Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior American League Duet/Trio
					JUMP (Phoenix)	unknown
					Showstopper (Phoenix)	7^th in Junior Competitive Duet/Trio
2012	Landslide	Lyrical	Kaylin Branch Kenedy Brown	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Duet/Trio
					KAR (Mesa)	2^nd in Age 9-11 Intermediate Duet/Trio
					NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place in junior duet/trios
					Starpower (Phoenix)	3^rd in Age 12-14 Power Duet/Trio
2013	Silenced	Contemporary	Alyssa Bortono Taylor McQuillan	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	3^rd in Teen American League Duet/Trio
					In10sity (Phoenix)	5^th in Teen Elite Duet/Trio
					JUMP (Phoenix)	did not place in junior duet/trios
					KAR (Mesa)	4^th in Age 12-14 Intermediate Duet/Trio
					Showstopper (Phoenix)	3^rd in Teen Competitive Duet/Trio
	Wild is the Wind	Lyrical	Kenedy Brown Cami Schroeder	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen American League Duet/Trio
					In10sity (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Elite Duet/Trio
					JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Duet/Trio
					KAR (Mesa)	1^st in Age 12-14 Intermediate Duet/Trio
					Showstopper (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Competitive Duet/Trio
					The Dance Awards Nationals	5^th in Junior Duet/Trio
2014	Lay Me Down	Lyrical	Addison Moffett Cami Schroeder	Alexa Moffett	JUMP (Phoenix)	2^nd in Teen Duet/Trio
2014	Lay Me Down	Lyrical	Addison Moffett Cami Schroeder	Alexa Moffett	NUVO (Albuquerque)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio
2015	The World is Ours	Lyrical acrobatic	Brynn Rumfallo Mackenzie Ziegler	unknown	Xpression (Anaheim)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio
2016	Abby's Angels	Jazz	JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes	unknown	Fierce NDC (Fresno)	2^nd in Advanced Teen Duet/Trio 3^rd in Overall Duet/Trio
2016	Blackbirds	Contemporary	Brynn Rumfallo Kendall Vertes	unknown	Fierce NDC (Augora Hills)	1^st in Teen Duet/Trio 1^st in Overall Duet/Trio

Groups

with Dance Connection Too

Dance Connection Too Groups
Year	Dance Name	Dance Style	Choreographer	Competition	Place Awards
2007	Chicago, Illinois	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Mini Recreational Large Group
2007	Itsy Bitsy Spider	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	1^st in Mini Recreational Large Group

with Club Dance Studio

Club Dance Groups
Year	Dance Name	Dance Style	Choreographer	Competition	Place Awards
2010	Gravity	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	4^th in Junior Competitive Small Group Double Platinum Award
	Jamaican Me Crazy	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Competitive Super Group Double Platinum Award
	Samurai	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	1^st in Mini Competitive Small Group Double Platinum Award
	The Call	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Competitive Large Group Double Platinum Award
	Time After Time	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Mini Competitive Small Group Double Platinum Award
2011	Big Spender	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Competitive Small Groups
	Do Your Dance	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	4^th in Junior Competitive Large Groups
	Freak	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	10^th in Teen Competitive Small Groups
	Gravity	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	3^rd in Junior Competitive Small Groups
	Idlewood	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	5^th in Junior Competitive Large Groups
	Tetris	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Competitive Large Groups
	This Bitter Earth	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	3^rd in Teen Competitive Super Groups
	What I've Done	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	4^th in Junior Competitive Large Groups
2012	Bird Song	Specialty	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	did not place
	Bird Song	Specialty	unknown	NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place
	Happy	Lyrical	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	3^rd in Junior Lines
				KAR (Mesa)	2^nd in Age 9-11 Intermediate Large Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place in junior lines
	Love Game	Jazz	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	did not place in junior extended lines
	Love Game	Jazz	unknown	NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place in junior extended lines
	Nothing Else Matters	Lyrical	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	did not place in junior groups
				KAR (Mesa)	1^st in Age 9-11 Secondary Small Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place in junior groups
	Outta Your Mind	Jazz	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	3^rd in Junior Extended Lines
				KAR (Mesa)	3^rd in Age 9-11 Intermediate Large Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place
	Requiem	Contemporary	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Extended Lines
				KAR (Mesa)	1^st in Age 9-11 Intermediate Large Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	3^rd in Junior Extended Lines
	Spirit	Specialty	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	2^nd in Teen Productions
				KAR (Mesa)	2^nd in Productions
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place in teen productions
	Stand in Holy Places	Lyrical	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Extended Lines
				KAR (Mesa)	1^st in Age 9-11 Secondary Large Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place
	Take Back Your Mink	Musical theater	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Groups
				KAR (Mesa)	2^nd in Age 9-11 Secondary Small Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place in junior groups
	Take Me to Heaven	Lyrical	unknown	KAR (Mesa)	1^st in Productions
				JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Productions Junior Best of JUMP Award Best in Studio Award
				NUVO (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Productions Junior Best NU Group Award
2013	Ante Up	Hip-Hop	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	did not place
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place
				The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
	Body Language	Jazz	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	3^rd in Teen American League Small Groups
				Showstopper (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Competitive Small Groups Crystal Award
				The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
	Carmen	Ballet	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Ballet
	Carmen	Ballet	unknown	The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
	Circus	Musical Theater	unknown	The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
	Cover Me	Jazz	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	6^th in Teen American League Large Groups
				JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Specialty
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place
				Showstopper (Phoenix)	6^th in Teen Competitive Large Groups Crystal Award
				The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
	Hymns	unknown	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	2^nd in Teen Competitive Small Groups Crystal Award
	Never an Absolution	Lyrical	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	4^th in Teen American League Small Groups
				JUMP (Phoenix)	did not place
				The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
	Sacrifice	Contemporary	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	5^th in Teen American League Large Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place
				Showstopper (Phoenix)	4^th in Teen Competitive Large Groups Crystal Award
				The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
	Solitary Confinement	Contemporary	unknown	Hall of Fame (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen American League Small Groups
				JUMP (Phoenix)	did not place
				NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place
				The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
	The Leaving Song	Lyrical	unknown	Showstopper (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Competitive Small Groups
	The Leaving Song	Lyrical	unknown	The Dance Awards (NYC)	5^th in Junior Groups
	Turning Pages	Contemporary	unknown	NUVO (Phoenix)	did not place
				Showstopper (Phoenix)	4^th in Teen Competitive Large Groups Crystal Award
				The Dance Awards Nationals (NYC)	did not place
2014				24/SEVEN (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Lines Junior 11 O'Clock Award
	Here Before	Contemporary	unknown	24/SEVEN (Glendale)	unknown scoring
				JUMP (Las Vegas)	1^st in Mini/Junior Contemporary
				NUVO (Phoenix)	1^st in Junior Lines
				The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)	3^rd in Junior Groups
	Red	Contemporary	unknown	JUMP (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Group
				NUVO (Phoenix)	3^rd in Teen Groups
				The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)	2^nd in Teen Contemporary
	Silent Scream	Contemporary	unknown	JUMP (Las Vegas)	1^st in Teen Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Groups Teen Best Nu Group Award Studio Pick Award
				Dance Awards (Las Vegas)	2^nd in Teen Contemporary
	Still Bleeding	Contemporary	unknown	JUMP (Las Vegas)	3^rd in Teen Group
	Still Bleeding	Contemporary	unknown	The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas)	1^st in Teen Lyrical
	The Pianist	Contemporary	unknown	24/SEVEN (Glendale)	2^nd in Junior Groups
				JUMP (Las Vegas)	2^nd in Junior Groups
				NUVO (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Groups
				Dance Awards (Las Vegas)	2^nd in Junior Groups

with Abby Lee Dance Company

Year	Dance Name	Dance Style	Other Dancers	Choreographer	Competition	Place Awards
2014	Amazing Grace	Lyrical	Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Masters of Dance Arts Invitational (Buffalo)	2^nd in Preteen Groups
	Beautiful Revenge	Lyrical	unknown	Alexa Moffett	Sheer Talent (Bronx)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Bollywood and Vine	Bollywood	Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Dance USA (Columbus)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Frost	Lyrical	Nia Frazier Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	JUMP (Pittsburgh)	1^st in Junior Groups 1^st in Mini/Junior Lyrical Junior Best of JUMP Award High Gold Award
	Frost	Lyrical		Gianna Martello	World Class Talent (Rockville)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Red with Envy	Contemporary	unknown	Gianna Martello	JUMP (Pittsburgh)	2^nd in Junior Groups 1^st in Mini/Junior Contemporary High Gold Award
	Riches to Rags	Character/Jazz	Nia Frazier Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Masters of Dance Arts (Detroit)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Royals	Jazz Funk	Nia Frazier Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Energy (Youngstown)	2^nd in Junior Energy Groups
	The Bite	Lyrical	Nia Frazier Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Masters of Dance Arts (Fort Wayne)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Yum Yum	Musical Theater	Nia Frazier Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Fierce NDC	1^st in Junior Advanced Groups
2015	Always a Bridesmaid	Musical Theater	unknown	Gianna Martello Abby Lee Miller	Sheer Talent (Spokane)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Beautiful Bizarre	Jazz Funk	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Travis Payne	Center Stage (Anaheim)	2^nd in Junior Groups
	Bulletproof	Lyrical	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	n/a	n/a
	Collateral Damage	Lyrical	JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (Los Angeles)	1^st in Preteen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups/Lines/Productions Sheer Brilliance Award
	Dance Bop	Musical Theater	unknown	unknown	Believe (Fresno)	3^rd in Age 12-14 Power Small Groups
	Dancing in the Rain	Lyrical	Nia Frazier Brynn Rumfallo JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (Pompton Plains)	1^st in Preteen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Decadent Darlings	Musical Theater	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	NYDE (Philadelphia)	3^rd in Overalls Age 11-12 Elite Gold Award
	Domino Effect	Contemporary	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Abby Lee Miller	World Class Talent (Manahawkin)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Freak Show	Open	Nia Frazier Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (Niagara Falls)	1^st in Preteen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups/Lines/Productions Sheer Brilliance Award
	Frozen Together	Lyrical	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	World Class Talent (Woodbridge)	2^nd in Teen Groups 2^nd in Overall Groups
	Get a Clue	Contemporary	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Energy (Detroit)	1^st in Junior Energy Groups
	I'd Rather Be	Lyrical	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Energy (Los Angeles)	2^nd in Junior Groups
	Made in the Shade	Lyrical	unknown	unknown	Dance Kids USA (Anaheim)	1^st in Junior Groups
	Mad Max	open	Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	n/a	n/a
	Nameless	Jazz	Payton Ackerman Nia Frazier Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Katherine Narasimhan Ryan Nogy Hope Roberts Keara Sweeney Alison Taylor Kendall Vertes Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	JUMP (Pittsburgh)	2^nd in Teen Lines
	No Laughing Matter	Contemporary	Sarah Reasons Brynn Rumfallo Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Starbound (Fallbrook)	4^th in Junior Groups
	No Sign of Life	Contemporary	Nia Frazier Brynn Rumfallo JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	JUMP (Pittsburgh)	3^rd in Junior Groups
	No Sign of Life	Contemporary		Gianna Martello	Starbound (Butler)	1^st in Junior Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Platinum	Lyrical	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Dance Kids USA (Los Angeles)	1^st in Junior Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Something to Believe In	Lyrical	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	In10sity (Providence)	2^nd in Elite Junior Small Groups
	Stomp the Yard	Jazz Funk	Nia Frazier Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Molly Long	Energy (Detroit)	1^st in Junior Energy Groups Platinum Award
	Tell Me What You Want	Jazz Funk	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler	unknown	World Class Talent (Cleveland)	2^nd in Teen Groups 3^rd in Overall Groups 281.5 points
	The Rose Garden	Contemporary	unknown	Gianna Martello	JUMP (Phoenix)	2^nd in Junior Small Groups 1^st in Junior Contemporary Best in Studio Award Junior Best of JUMP Award
	The Rose Garden	Contemporary	unknown	Gianna Martello	World Class Talent (Riverside)	1^st in Junior Groups 1^st in Overall Groups 294.9 points
	The Waiting Room	Contemporary	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Center Stage Nationals	2^nd in Overall Groups Center Stage Junior National Champion
	Together We Stand	Lyrical	unknown	unknown	NYDE (Anaheim)	1^st in Overall Ages 11-12
	Traitor	Contemporary	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Energy (Santa Ana)	1^st in Junior Energy Groups Platinum Award
	Voices in My Head	Lyrical	Nia Frazier Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	unknown	Fierce NDC (Calabasas)	2^nd in Overall Groups
2016	And Then There Was One	Lyrical	unknown	Erin Babbs	Sheer Talent (Los Angeles)	3^rd in Teen Groups
	Better Off Now	Lyrical	Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Brynn Rumfallo Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa	Gianna Martello Abby Lee Miller	Devotion 2 Dance (Augora Hills)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Bollywood Dreams	Bollywood	JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Brynn Rumfallo Nia Frazier Alexus Oladi Alysa Owen Peyton Evans Areana Lopez	Nakul Dev Mahajan	Fierce NDC (Lawndale)	1^st in Junior Lines 1^st in Overall Groups/Lines/Productions
	Boss Ladies	Hip Hop	Nia Frazier Brynn Rumfallo JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Guy Amir	NYDE (Riverside)	1^st in Senior Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	Lyrical	unknown	Gianna Martello	Xpression (Sacramento)	1^st in Teen Groups
	Bowie Still Dancing	Jazz	unknown	Abby Lee Miller	Sheer Talent (Las Vegas)	1^st in Teen Groups
	Dead Girls Walking	Contemporary	unknown	Gianna Martello	n/a	n/a
	Ease on Down the Boulevard	Musical Theater	unknown	unknown	Xpression (Anaheim)	1^st in Teen Groups
	End of the Road	Contemporary	unknown	Gianna Martello	Innovation (Oxnard)	2^nd in Teen Groups 5^th in Overall Groups
	Hungry Like the Wolves	Contemporary	Nia Frazier JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	NYDE (Calabasas)	1^st in Senior Groups 2^nd in Overall Groups
	Mind Craft	Open	unknown	Gianna Martello	Dream NDC (Panorama City)	1^st in Teen Groups
	Picnic in the Park	Contemporary	unknown	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (Spokane)	2^nd in Teen Groups
	Purple Fame	Lyrical	unknown	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (San Fransisco)	2^nd in Teen Groups
	Seven Deadly Sins	Contemporary	unknown	unknown	Dream NDC (San Diego)	1^st in Junior Groups 1^st in Overall Groups Platinum Award
	Shout Out	Jazz	unknown	Gianna Martello	n/a	n/a
	Straight Outta Pittsburgh	Hip Hop	JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Brynn Rumfallo Nia Frazier and boy dancers	Guy Amir	Devotion 2 Dance (Santa Ana)	1^st in Teen Groups Sheer Brilliance Award Diamond Award
	The Atlantic	Lyrical	unknown	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (Fresno)	3^rd in Teen Groups
	The Champ	Hip Hop	unknown	Tremaine	NYDE (Upland)	did not place
	The Cult	Lyrical	unknown	Gianna Martello	NYDE (San Jose)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups Elite Gold Award 297 points
	The Elites	Contemporary Jazz	JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Brynn Rumfallo Nia Frazier	unknown	Dream NDC (Santa Monica)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	The Saints	Musical Theater	unknown	Gianna Martello	Dream NDC (San Jose)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	The Vultures	Contemporary	unknown	unknown	Dream NDC (Placentia)	1^st in Teen Groups
	Wax Madonnas	Jazz	unknown	Gianna Martello Abby Lee Miller	Fierce NDC (Fresno)	2^nd in Advanced Teen Groups 4^th in Overall Groups
	Well-Oiled Machine	Contemporary	unknown	Gianna Martello	Sheer Talent (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups Sheer Brilliance Award Diamond Award
	Why Wait	Contemporary	unknown	unknown	Fierce NDC (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Winter's War	Lyrical	Nia Frazier Brynn Rumfallo JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler	Gianna Martello	Fierce NDC (Augora Hills)	1^st in Teen Groups 2^nd in Overall Groups
2017	Blush and Bashful	Lyrical	unknown	Gianna Martello	Dream NDC (San Diego)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Clowning Around	Contemporary	unknown	unknown	Dream NDC (Panorama City)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Fight Camp	Specialty	unknown	unknown	Sheer Talent (Las Vegas)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Ghost Town	Contemporary	unknown	unknown	Sheer Talent (Wheeling)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	Good Help is Hard to Find	Character	unknown	unknown	Sheer Talent (Fresno)	1^st in Preteen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	Is There Still Hope	Lyrical	unknown	Abby Lee Miller	Starbound Nationals (Asbury Park)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Group
	Notorious ALDC	Hip Hop	unknown	Guy Amir Deja Carter	Fierce NDC (Augora Hills)	3^rd in Teen Groups
	Pretty Reckless	Lyrical	unknown	unknown	NYDE (Dublin)	1^st in Overall Teen Division
	Six Feet Underneath	Contemporary	unknown	unknown	Fierce NDC (Phoenix)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	The Fairest of Them All	Lyrical	unknown	unknown	Dream NDC (Placentia)	1^st in Teen Groups
	The Red Bow	Lyrical Ballet	unknown	unknown	Fierce NDC (Placentia)	1^st in Teen Groups 1^st in Overall Groups
	The Thinner the Air, The Harder to Breathe	Contemporary	unknown	unknown	Sheer Talent (Denver)	1^st in Preteen Groups
	We Go On	Lyrical	unknown	unknown	Fierce NDC (San Diego)	1^st in Overall Groups

with Cheryl Burke (on Dance Moms)

Year	Dance Name	Dance Style	Choreographer	Competition	Place Awards
2017	Survivor	Open	unknown	Fearless Dance Experience Nationals (Lawndale)	1^st in Teen Groups
	The Coven	Lyrical	unknown	Innovation (Calabasas)	1^st in Teen Groups
	The Last Dance	Jazz	unknown	Fierce NDC (Upland)	2^nd in Teen Groups
	The Protest	Jazz	unknown	Fierce NDC (Anaheim)	3^rd in Teen Groups 5^th in Overall Groups

These were all done with Chloe Lukasiak, Nia Frazier, Kendall Vertes & Camryn Bridges

Dance Titles

Regional JUMP Junior Female VIP 2012
Regional 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
Teen Hall of Fame National Champion 2014 for Another Level
Regional JUMP Teen Female VIP 2015
Regional NUVO Teen Female Breakout Artist 2015
Regional Teen Miss Energy 2015 for Fragile Forest
Regional Teen Miss Energy 2015 for Unbeauty
Regional JUMP Teen Female VIP 2016
Regional NUVO Senior Female Breakout Artist 2017
National Starbound Senior Solo Champion 2017

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 line of dancewear for Purple Pixies and a line of socks.

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.

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Kalani Brooke Hilliker
File:Kalani 2016.jpeg
Gender	Female
Age	16
Birthdate	September 23, 2000
Nationality	American
Hometown	Scottsdale, Arizona
Height	5'4"
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Brown
School Grade	{{{school grade}}}
Professional Information
Profession	Actress Clothing Designer Dancer Model Student
Affiliations	AKSquared Complexity The S Agency
Dance Studios	Dance Connection Too (2002-2004) Master Ballet Academy (2004-2005) Adage Dance Studio (2005-2011) Club Dance Studio (2011-present) Abby Lee Dance Company (2014-2017)
Titles	see below
Friends and Family
Parents	Kira Girard (mother) Matthew Hilliker (father) David Newman (stepfather)
Siblings	Jax Girard (brother) Jett Newman (brother)
Friends	Bostyn Brown Brynklie Brown Kenedy Brown Brooklin Cooley Nia Frazier Kamilla Johnson Dylynn Jones Lilliana Ketchman Molly Long Chloe Lukasiak Gianna Martello Simrin Player Sarah Reasons Brynn Rumfallo Cami Schroeder Talia Seitel JoJo Siwa McKaylee True Kendall Vertes Ryleigh Vertes Elliana Walmsley Alexis Watson Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler
Pets
Nicknames