Keara Sweeney
Keara Sweeney, born on February 11th 2001 to Stacy Sweeney, Keara has been dancing since she was 2 years old, but began dancing at the Abby Lee Dance Company in 2011. Keara auditioned for the Abby Lee Dance Company's junior elite competition team that year, but did not make it and instead joined the ALDC's usual competition team. She dances in the styles jazz, musical theater, lyrical, contemporary, acrobatic, tap, and ballet. Keara also takes voice and acting lessons, and is very talented in all 3. Keara has a little sister named Mackenzie who also dances at the ALDC. The Sweeney family is very close to all of the ALDC families, specifically the Zieglers, and the Linharts.
Dances
Solos:
Amayzing Mayzie - musical theater
- unknown scoring - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Some Things Are Meant to Be - specialty
- 3rd Pre-Teen Solo – Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd Pre-Teen Solo – Sheer Talent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Living in the Shadows - contemporary
- 1ST overall intermediate lyrical solo - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd Place Pre-Teen Solo - Sheer Talent Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1st overall junior soloist - Encore Dance in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
- 8th Overall Junior High Score Soloist – NYCDA in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Groups:
Silver Spoons - pointe (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler)
The Last Text - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
Prayer - lyrical (with Brooke Kosinski, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, and Maddie Ziegler)
Birds of a Feather - acrobatic (with Payton Ackerman, Nia Frazier, Brooke Kosinski, Sammie Lenzi, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ian Schmoke, Kendall Vertes, Ryleigh Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
In Time - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty)
Vampire Heart - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty)
Still Alive For Your Love - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty)
Just Another Number - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Kamryn Beck, Nia Frazier, Katherine Narasimhan, Kendall Vertes, Maddie Ziegler, and Mackenzie Ziegler)
Dance Titles
Runner-Up Placements:
5th Place Preteen Miss Dance - Sheer Talent Nationals in Las Vegas Nevada