Asia Monet Ray
Asia Monet Ray (born on August 10, 2005) is a young dancer from California. Asia's been dancing since she was two years old; but at five years old, that's when she started to shine. Asia Monet made her debut on Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition. She was the youngest dancer at the age of 6 years and was a fan and judge favorite. She finished in third place. Then she appeared on Abby's other show Dance Moms. She was only seen in season three but did made a cameo in the Girl Talk episode in season four. After she left the show, Asia starred in her own reality TV series called Raising Asia, to which she starred with her family. Asia has since received many opportunities, getting offered to do TV shows, make her own album and want not.
| Asia Monet Ray | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 11 |
| Birthdate | August 10, 2005 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Corona, CA |
| Height | |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| School Grade | {{{school grade}}} |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | dancer ice skater singer |
| Affiliations | Bloc LA Talent Agency |
| Dance Studios | Abby Lee Dance Company (formerly) Just Plain Dancin' (formerly) Orange County Performing Arts Academy (formerly) |
| Titles | see below |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Kristie Ray (mother) Shawn Ray (father) |
| Siblings | Bella Blu Ray (sister) |
| Friends | Nia Frazier Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Jordyn Jones Sophia Lucia Chloe Lukasiak Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler |
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Dances
Solos
I'm a Big Girl Now - jazz - 2010
P.Y.T. - jazz - 2011
- did not place - Rainbow Dance Connection in Upland, California
- 1st overall petite solo - Spotlight Dance Cup
- 1st overall petite rising star solo - iHollywood Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
- 1st overall primary 8 & under solo - KAR in Redondo Beach, California
- 1st overall elite starz 8 & under solo - Rainbow Dance Connection in Ontario, California
- 1st overall power 8 & under solo - Starpower Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 3rd overall future hall of famer solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Ontario, California
- 3rd overall power 8 & under solo - Starpower Talent Competition in Upland, California
Control - jazz - 2012
- did not place - Rainbow Dance Connection Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1st overall mini solo - Countdown Dance Competition in Fallbrook, California
- 1st overall secondary 8 & under solo - KAR in Claremont, California
- 1st overall petite solo - PrimeTime Dance Competition
- 2nd overall rising starz 8 & under solo - Rainbow Dance Connection in Claremont, California
We Run this - hip hop - 2012
Land of Fruits and Nuts - calypso - 2013
Lightning - jazz - 2013
Ready for War - jazz - 2013
Rock That - jazz - 2013
The Flamingo - jazz - 2013
The Robot - jazz - 2013
Too Hot to Handle - jazz - 2013
Duets
Troublemaker - jazz - 2011 (with Little PSY)
Move U 2 - jazz - 2013 (with Nia Frazier)
My Doll - contemporary - 2013 (with Chloe Lukasiak)
We Hit Harder - acrobatic jazz - 2013 (with Mackenzie Ziegler)
Trios
Whip My Hair - jazz - 2011
Dance Titles
- Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR 2011 with "P.Y.T."
- Regional Petite Miss Spotlight 2011
- National Petite Miss Dance KAR 2011
- National Petite Miss Starpower 2011
- Regional Petite Rainbow Rising Starz DOY 2012 with "Control"
- Regional Petite Miss Starpower 2012
Runner-Up Titles
- 1st runner up for Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR 2012 with "Control"
- 1st runner up for National Petite Miss Starpower 2012
Fun Facts
- Asia is of African American, German, Samoan and Chinese descent.
- Asia used to be in ice skating when she was younger.
- Asia is homeschooled.
- Asia's favorite school subjects are reading & art.
- Asia's younger sister, Bella Blu is active in gymnastics.
- Asia's favorite styles of dance to perform are hip-hop, funk and jazz.
- Asia's father, Shawn was a bodybuilder.
- Asia's mother, Kristie was also a bodybuilder along with being a certified paramedic and owning a skin care salon.
- Asia has known Sophia Lucia since she was 2 years old & Sophia calls Asia her "little diva."
