Keara Sweeney
Keara Sweeney (born on February 11, 2001), 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.
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 17 |
| Birthdate | February 11, 2001 |
| Nationality | American |
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| Profession | dancer student |
| Affiliations | n/a |
| Dance Studios | Abby Lee Dance Company (former) Dance Mechanics (former) Evolve Dance Complex |
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| Parents | Stacy Sweeney (mother) |
| Siblings | Mackenzie Sweeney (sister) |
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At the start of the 2015-2016 competition season, Keara left the ALDC and began training and competing with Dance Mechanics, another studio in Pittsburgh run by former ALDC teachers/choreographers Rachael Thoma and Jennine Wedge. Keara transferred studios yet again at the start of the 2016-2017 season, this time switching to Evolve Dance Complex.
Dances
Solos
Amayzing Mayzie - musical theater
- unknown scoring - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Some Things Are Meant to Be - specialty
- 3rd overall preteen solo – Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall preteen solo – Sheer Talent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Living in the Shadows - contemporary
- 1st overall junior soloist - Encore Dance in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
- 1st intermediate lyrical solo - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall preteen solo - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 8th overall junior solo – NYCDA in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Defeated - lyrical
- entered in title competition - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Foxwoods, California
- 1st overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 6th overall teen solo - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once Upon Another Time - lyrical
- 1st overall teen solo - 24/SEVEN Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st teen lyrical solo - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 12th overall teen solo - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Meet Me on the Battlefield - contemporary
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Groups
with Abby Lee Dance Company
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2012 | Silver Spoons (version 2) | Ballet | unknown | Nia Frazier Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Maddie Ziegler |
n/a | n/a |
| 2013 | American Dream | Lyrical | unknown | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Nick Dobbs Nia Frazier Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Nina Linhart Chloe Lukasiak Malena Maust Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Hope Roberts Elizabeth Rohm Alison Taylor Kendall Vertes Ryleigh Vertes Eve Vinkler Auriel Welty Maddie Ziegler |
Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 3rd in Teen Lines |
| Angels Among Us | Lyrical | unknown | Nina Cerniglia Selah Curran Nick Dobbs Nia Frazier Sarah Hunt Brooke Kosinski Kendall Vertes Haley Vrolijk Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler and orhers |
Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Overall Advanced Junior Division | |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Small Wonder Lines | |||||
| Break In | Hip Hop | Rachael Thoma | Alex Biery Nina Cerniglia Selah Curran Kylie Edwards Sarah Hunt Brooke Kosinski Sammie Lenzi Anastasia Rose Alison Taylor Eve Vinkler Haley Vrolijk Mackenzie Ziegler and others |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Junior Extended Lines Gold Award | |
| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||||
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Preteen Lines | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Junior Lines | |||||
| Call Me a Princess | Musical Theater | unknown | Alison Taylor Eve Vinkler and others |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | Gold Award | |
| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Primary Junior Groups 2nd in Overall Primary Junior Division | |||||
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Preteen Groups | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 3rd in Preteen Groups | |||||
| Maestro | Musical Theater | unknown | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Olivia Ice Nina Linhart Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Stephanie Pittman Eizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes Auriel Welty |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold Award | |
| Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Overall Advanced Teen Division Teen Entertainment Award | |||||
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Teen Lines | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 4th in Teen Lines | |||||
| Man of La Mancha | Specialty | Jennine Wedge | Elissa Berardi Nick Dobbs Kassidy Leon Nina Linhart]] Malena Maust Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Elizabeth Rohm Ryleigh Vertes Auriel Welty |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold Award | |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Teen Lines | |||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Teen Lines | |||||
| Pinks | Tap | Matt Saffron | Selah Curran Kylie Edwards Brooke Kosinski Mackenzie Ziegler |
Onstage NY (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Small Wonder Groups | |||||
| Reign Dance | Lyrical | unknown | Payton Ackerman Elissa Berardi Nia Frazier Olivia Ice Kassidy Leon Nina Linhart Malena Maust Katherine Narasimhan Stephanie Pittman Hope Roberts Elizabeth Rohm Kendall Vertes Ryleigh Vertes Auriel Welty Maddie Ziegler |
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Teen Lines | |
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 1st in Teen Lines | |||||
| The Last Text | Contemporary | Abby Lee Miller | Nia Frazier Chloe Lukasiak Kendall Vertes Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler |
n/a | n/a |
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) - 2014
In Time - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Just Another Number - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Kamryn Beck, Nia Frazier, Katherine Narasimhan, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
Prayer - lyrical (with Brooke Kosinski, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
Still Alive For Your Love - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Vampire Heart - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Everybody Goes - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Maddie Bennett, Nia Frazier, Sarah Hunt, Olivia Ice, Brooke Kosinski, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Madison Porter, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, Carolyn Whitney, Maddie Ziegler and Mackenzie Ziegler)
- 2nd overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 4th overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Foxwoods, Connecticut
I Forget Where We Were - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Nick Dobbs, Kassidy Leon, and Katherine Narasimhan) - 2015
- 1st overall senior group - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall senior group - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Foxwoods, Connecticut
- 3rd overall teen group, 1st teen specialty - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Love - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Maddie Bennett, Ryan Nogy, Madison Porter, Alison Taylor, and Carolyn Whitney) - 2015
- 1st overall teen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall teen group, 2nd teen contemporary - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nameless - jazz (with Payton Ackerman, Nia Frazier, Kalani Hilliker, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ryan Nogy, Hope Roberts, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2015
- 3rd overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Foxwoods, Connecticut
Never Gonna Change - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Nick Dobbs, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ryan Nogy, Hope Roberts, and Ian Schmoke) - 2015
- 1st overall senior line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dance Titles
- Hollywood Vibe Regional Senior Dancer of the Year 2017
Runner-Up Placements
- 5th - National Preteen Miss Sheer Talent 2013
- Regional NUVO Junior Female Breakout Artist 2013
- Regional JUMP Junior Female VIP 2014
