Nia Frazier

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Nia Sioux Frazier was born on June 20, 2001 to Holly Frazier and Evan Frazier. She started dance training at age 3 in Reign Dance Productions and later became a member of the Abby Lee Dance Company. She is well known for starring in Lifetime's hit reality TV show Dance Moms.

Nia Sioux Frazier

Gender Female
Age 15
Birthdate June 20, 2001
Nationality American
Hometown Pennsylvania
Height 5'5"
Eye Color brown
Hair Color brown
School Grade {{{school grade}}}
Professional Information
Profession Dancer
Student
Singer
Affiliations MSA Agency
Dance Studios Reign Dance Productions
Abby Lee Dance Company
Titles Preteen Miss Sheer Talent 2014 (Goodbye Maya)
Friends and Family
Parents Holly Frazier (mother)
Evan Frazier, Sr. (father)
Siblings Evan (brother)
William (brother)
Friends Chloe Lukasiak
Paige Hyland
Brooke Hyland
Ava Cota
Kalani Hilliker
Pets Henry Rhinestone (Yorkie)
Olive (French Bulldog)
Nicknames (unknown)

In 2015, Nia released her first pop single entitled, "Star in Your Own Life" under the instruction of Aubrey O'Day. Shortly after the release of the single, she released a music video for the song. There was negative criticism regarding the video. Many thought that the video was too raunchy for a 13-year-old. Abby Lee Miller, Nia's dance teacher, commented that the video had nothing to do with the song and was inappropriate.

Dances

Solos

Satan's Little Lamb - n/a

  • 4th overall small fry solo - Dance Educators of America Nationals in New York City, New York
  • 5th overall small fry solo - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Waka Waka - ethnic jazz

  • did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • entered in title competition - Dance Educators of America Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 1st overall junior solo - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You Do - ethnic jazz

  • did not place - Onstage New York in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Corazón - ethnic jazz

  • did not place - Thunderstruck Dance Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada

They Call Me Laquifa - jazz

  • did not place - Starpower Talent Competition in Uncasville, Connecticut

Bollywood - ethnic jazz

  • 1st power 9-11 folkloric solo - Starpower Talent Competition Nationals in Orlando, Florida

This One Girl - lyrical acrobatic

  • did not place - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • did not place - Dance Troupe Inc in Greensboro, North Carolina

I'm Gonna Survive - lyrical

I'll Do Anything For You - lyrical

Baila - acrobatic jazz

Bound - contemporary

Working Girl - jazz

20s Skat - contemporary

  • did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Orlando, Florida
  • 4tth overall preteen solo - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 6th overall junior advanced solo - Onstage New York in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I Like the 60s - jazz

A Hundred Years From Now - lyrical

Breaking My Heart - jazz

Cathedral - contemporary

Broadway Baby Tribute - jazz

Freedom in Paradise - contemporary

Down to the River - contemporary

  • 4th overall preteen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Damsel in Distress - musical theater

The Underdog - jazz

Goodbye Maya - contemporary

  • entered in title competition - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada

Street Star - jazz

  • 2nd overall preteen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Niagara Falls, New York

The Color Purple - jazz

Never Knew - contemporary

  • did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • did not place - Starbound Dance Competition in Butler, Pennsylvania

Master of Disguise - jazz

House of Voodoo - contemporary

Can I Do This - contemporary

Duets

Snake Charmer (with Mackenzie Ziegler) - acrobatic

Circus Circus (with Mackenzie Ziegler) - acrobatic

The Wild Child and the Wallflower (with Paige Hyland) - jazz

Dig It (with Kendall Vertes) - jazz

Pieces Together (with Kendall Vertes) - contemporary

The Little Girl Who Lived Down the Lane (with Mackenzie Ziegler) - contemporary

Trios

My Boyfriend's Back (with Kylie Edwards and Kennedy Trent) - jazz

Whatever I Want (with Chloe Lukasiak and Maddie Ziegler) - jazz

Girl Fun (with Paige Hyland and Mackenzie Ziegler) - acrobatic jazz

Nothing's Going to Stop Us (with Paige Hyland and Mackenzie Ziegler) acrobatic

Castaways (with Chloe Lukasiak and Kendall Vertes) - contemporary

Laugh Out Loud (with Kendall Vertes and Maddie Ziegler) - lyrical

Groups

Abby Lee Dance Company (Outside of Dance Moms)

1, 2, Buckle My Shoe (with Selah Curran, Kylie Edwards, [[[Mackenzie Ziegler]], [[[Maddie Ziegler]], and others) - unknown genre

The Explorers (with Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, and others) - tap

My Hair Looks Fierce (with Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, and others) - jazz

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (with Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, and others) - n/a

5 Little Monkeys (with Paige Hyland, Maddie Ziegler, and others) - acrobatic

The Chicks (with Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Maddie Ziegler, and others) - jazz

All That Jazz (with Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, and others) - jazz

007 (with Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kennedy Trent, and Maddie Ziegler) - jazz

Kissed a Boy (with Alex Biery, SelahCurran, Brooke Kosinski, Mackenzie Ziegler, and others) - jazz

Rag Dolls (with Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kennedy Trent, and Maddie Ziegler) - lyrical

Under the Weather (with Brooke Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Katherine Narasimhan, Maddie Ziegler, and others) - lyrical

Where Have All the Children Gone (with Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Brooke Kosinski, Chloe Lukasiak, Vivi-Anne Stein, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - lyrical

Glam (with Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Katherine Narasimhan, Kendall Vertes, Maddie Ziegler, and others)

A Child is Born (with Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler) - lyrical

Man of La Mancha (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Hope Roberts, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Kendall Vertes, Ryleigh Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler) - acrobatic

GNO (with Sarah Hunt, Brooke Kosinski, Sammie Lenzi, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - jazz

A Little Party (with Nina Cerniglia, Sarah Hunt, Brooke Kosinski, Sammie Lenzi, Anastasia Rose, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - jazz

America Gone (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Brooke Kosinski, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Kendall Vertes, Ryleigh Vertes, Auriel Welty, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - lyrical

Dollhouse (with Sarah Hunt, Brooke Kosinski, Ryan Nogy, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - contemporary

Everybody Goes - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Maddie Bennett, Sarah Hunt, Olivia Ice, Brooke Kosinski, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ryan Nogy, Madison Porter, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, Carolyn Whitney, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2015

Nameless - jazz (with Payton Ackerman, Kalani Hilliker, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ryan Nogy, Hope Roberts, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2015

Wikked Lil Girls - jazz (with Nina Cerniglia, Selah Curran, Kylie Edwards, Sarah Hunt, Jessa Kinter, Brooke Kosinski, Anastasia Rose, Kendall Vertes, Haley Vrolijk, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2015

Dance Titles

Preteen Miss Sheer Talent 2014 (Goodbye Maya)

Trivia

  • Nia was born & raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Nia began dancing at Abby Lee Miller's studio when she was 3 years old and joined the ALDC when she was 5 years old.
  • In 2011, Nia said that her favorite dance styles were acro (to perform) & jazz (to watch), but in 2015, she said her favorite styles were musical theater & contemporary.
  • Nia has a medical condition called RND (or Reflex Neurovascular Dystrophy) and because of it, she was an inpatient at the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh in 2009. Her mother, Holly is a board member with the Institute.
  • Nia's favorite dance moves are the "death drop" and side aerials.
  • In 2011, Nia said that wanted to be a Rockette when she grows up, but if she doesn't dance, she would be an artist.
  • In 2012, Nia was dancing 4 to 5 days for 3 to 4 hours.
  • Nia is skilled in playing the piano, drums and also writes music.
  • Along with dance & music, Nia has taken lessons in chess, swimming & karate (where she earned a purple belt).