Ava Cota
Ava Michelle Cota, born on April 10, 2002 is a dancer who starred in Lifetime's hit reality show Dance Moms as part of Abby Lee Dance Company's Junior Select Ensemble Team, however she was expelled from the team since episode 26 of Season 4. Outside of Dance Moms she attends JC's Broadway Dance Academy owned by her mother Jeanette Cota in Fenton, Michigan.
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 14 |
| Birthdate | April 10, 2002 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Fenton, Michigan |
| Height | |
| Eye Color | blue |
| Hair Color | brown |
| School Grade | {{{school grade}}} |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Model |
| Affiliations | Jeanette Cota's Broadway Dance Academy Wilhelmina Models |
| Dance Studios | Abby Lee Dance Company (formerly) JC's Broadway Dance Academy |
| Titles | Junior Miss Energy 2013 Junior Miss Starpower 2014 |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Jeanette Cota |
| Siblings | |
| Friends | Chloe Berbas Nina Candela Mari Dudash Jade Cloud Tea Adamson Sarah Reasons Kamryn Beck Kerrynton Jones Ashtin Roth Chloe Smith Haley Huelsman Tessa Wilkinson JoJo Siwa Kendall Vertes |
| Pets | {{{pets}}} |
| Nicknames | {{{nicknames}}} |
Ava made a further appearance in Season 5 of Dance Moms competing with her mother's studio.
In January of this year, Ava auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation. Her appearance was televised on the show's season premiere. She did not make it past the academy round.
Dances
Solos
Amazing Grace - lyrical - 2011
- entered in title competition - National American Miss Pageant
Rory's Song - lyrical - 2011
- 1st overall petite solo - StarQuest Dance Comptition in Detroit, Michigan
Papa - lyrical - 2012
- unknown scoring - On Point Dance Competition
- 1st overall nexstar 9-11 solo - Nexstar Talent Competition in Detroit, Michigan
My Story - n/a
- 1st overall
Dedication to Sandy Hook - lyrical - 2013
- 1st overall junior solo - NextLevel Dance Competition in Lansing, Michigan
- 1st overall secondary 9-11 solo - KAR in Detroit, Michigan
The Prayer - lyrical - 2013
- unknown scoring - WILD Dance Intensive in Detroit, Michigan
- 1st overall junior solo - Energy Dance Competition in Highland, Michigan
- 2nd overall mini solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Deerborn, Michigan
This is the Life - jazz - 2013
- unknown scoring - WILD Dance Intensive in Detroit, Michigan
Yesterday - lyrical - 2013
- 4th overall power 9-11 solo - Believe Talent Competition in Sandusky, Ohio
Drizzle - contemporary - 2014
- 3rd overall power 9-11 solo - Believe Talent Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia
Eden - lyrical - 2014
- 2nd overall junior solo - Energy Dance Competition in Waterford, Michigan
Halo - lyrical - 2014
- 1st overall power 9-11 solo - Starpower Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
- 3rd overall junior solo - JUMP Dance Convention in Dearborn, Michigan
I Won't Give Up - lyrical - 2014
- 1st overall 12 & under interpretive solo - NextLevel Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
On My Way - lyrical - 2014
- 2nd overall junior solo, 3rd overall solo - Energy Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
Sweet Revenge - lyrical - 2014
- 3rd overall junior solo, 10th overall solo - In10sity Dance Competition Invitational Nationals in Calabasas, California
Hurtful Words - lyrical - 2015
- unknown scoring - Starbound Talent Competition in Butler, Pennsylvania
Shine on Me - lyrical - 2015
- did not place in overalls, 1st age 11-12 lyrical solo - New York Dance Experience in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Praying Mantis - contemporary - 2015
- 4th overall teen solo, 5th overall solo - Xpression Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
The Myth of a Mermaid - contemporary - 2015
- 1st overall teen solo - Centerstage Dance Competition Nationals in Lancaster, California
Cynthia - contemporary - 2016
Strange Fruit - unknown genre - 2016
Unsolved Mystery - unknown genre - 2016
With You - unknown genre - 2016
Duets
Birds of a Feather - acrobatic (with Sarah Reasons) - 2014
- unknown scoring - Energy Dance Competition in Youngstown, Ohio
Groups
with Abby Lee Dance Company
The Good Life - contemporary (with Tea Adamson, Kamryn Beck, Jade Cloud, Sarah Reasons, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
- unknown scoring - Energy Dance Competition in Youngstown, Ohio
The Rapture - contemporary (with Tea Adamson, Kamryn Beck, Jade Cloud, Sarah Hunt, and Sarah Reasons) - 2014
First Ladies - contemporary (with Tea Adamson, Kamryn Beck, Jade Cloud, Chloe Lukasiak, and Sarah Reasons) - 2014
with JC's Broadway Dance Academy
D-Town - hip hop (with Chloe Berbas, Nina Canbela, Mari Dudash, and Kerrynton Jones) - 2015
- did not place - Starbound Talent Competition in Butler, Pennsylvania
Famous Infamous - contemporary (with Haley Huelsman, Ashtin Roth, Chloe Smith, and Tessa Wilkinson) - 2015
- 3rd overall teen group - Xpression Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
Moving Target - open (with Haley Huelsman, Ashtin Roth, Chloe Smith, and Tessa Wilkinson) - 2015
- 1st overall teen group, 1st overall group - Center Stage Dance Competition Nationals in Lancaster, California
Run Run Run - lyrical (with Haley Huelsman, Ashtin Roth, Chloe Smith, and Tessa Wilkinson) - 2016
- 1st overall senior group, 2nd overall group - New York Dance Experience in ?
The Challenge - unknown genre - 2015
- unknown scoring - Energy Dance Competition in ?
The Waiting Room - contemporary - 2016
- 2nd overall teen group - Sheer Talent Competition in ?
Dance Titles
- Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR 2011
- Regional Petite Miss NextLevel 2013
Pageant Titles
- National American Miss Talent 2011
Fun Facts
- Ava competed at 3 different competitions as a member of the Abby Lee Dance Company's junior select ensemble competition team.
- Ava competed one solo under the Abby Lee Dance Company name and competed three against the ALDC on the show.
- Ava and her mother have been stalking the ALDC at most of their competitions for years, according to the original team's moms.
- In reference to the last bullet point, Jeanette recently admitted that she has shown up at a lot of ALDC events and competitions in the past, but only because Abby invited her there.
- Ava's solos "Hurtful Words" and "Praying Mantis" are aimed towards Abby. During Ava's time at the ALDC, she was deeply hurt by the things Abby said to her. Abby once called her too tall and said her long arms made her look like a praying mantis (which inspired the name of the second solo).
- Ava's favorite dance styles are hip hop and contemporary (as of June 2015).
- Ava is a straight-A student.
- Ava started dancing at another studio when she was 2 years old and moved to her mother's dance studio when she was 3 years old after it opened.
- In 2015, it was reported that Ava was training about 30 hours per week (with some of the training occurring at BDA and some with a separate ballet teacher).
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