Payton Ackerman
Payton Alexandra Ackerman (born on August 24, 1997 in Pennsylvania) is a grown-up dancer from Pennsylvania, now living in Los Angeles, California. Payton is a member of the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company and was on the show Dance Moms for four seasons, though she was part of the regular cast starting with the show's second season.
Payton left the show to graduate from high school and has since moved to L.A. She will still continue to dance and support the ALDC.
Her older sister Taylor, is also a dancer, but she never appeared on Dance Moms. She is however, one of the stars of VH1's Hit the Floor.
Dances
Solos
One Track Mind - jazz
Sinking Feeling - jazz
Eternally- jazz
- 7th overall teen solo, 2nd teen jazz solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Atlanta, Georgia
Love Games - jazz
China Doll - jazz
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Can You Predict the Future - jazz
- 2nd overall senior solo - Starbound Talent Competition Dancers Care Foundation Benefit in Atlantic City
Femme Fatale - jazz
Serial Killer - jazz
Lady Like - jazz
Waiting Game - contemporary
Duets
She's So Beautiful - hip hop (with Brandon Pent)
Turn Me On - hip hop (with Brandon Pent)
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Trios
Locomotion (with Ryleigh Vertes and Auriel Welty)
- 2nd overall senior duet/trio - NUVO Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Never Again - contemporary (with Katherine Narasimhan and Auriel Welty)
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall teen duet/trio - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2nd overall teen duet/trio - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall teen duet/trio - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall senior duet/trio - NUVO Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Groups
Bushel and a Peck
Country Cuties
Mini
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - musical theater (with Nick Dobbs, John Fiumara, Brooke Hyland, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, and others) - 2010
Funhouse - unknown genre (with Elissa Berardi, Olivia Ice, and others)
Note to God - unknown genre (with Brooke Hyland, Katherine Narasimhan, and others) - 2010
Barnyard - tap (with Nick Dobbs, Brooke Hyland]], Brandon Pent, Maddie Ziegler, and others) - 2010
Beautiful Flower - acrobatic (with Brooke Hyland, Katherine Narasimhan, and others)
Corners - lyrical (with Nick Dobbs, Paige Hyland, Olivia Ice, Chloe Lukasiak, Maddie Ziegler, and others) - 2010
All Kids Go - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2012
- 1st overall junior small group - Starbound Talent Competition in Atlanta, Georgia
Light My Fire - hip hop (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2012
Piano Man - tap (with Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, John Fiumara, Katie Genre, Maddie Genre, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Brittany Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Hope Roberts, Elizabeth Rohm, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2012
- 1st overall teen line - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall teen extended line - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Huntress - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2012
- 2nd overall power 9-11 group - Starpower Talent Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia
What Goes Around - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2012
- did not place - Hollywood Vibe in St. Louis, Missouri
Just Be - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Asia Ray, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2013
- 1st overall nexstar 9-11 group - Believe Talent Competition in Sandusky, Ohio
New Day - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Nina Linhart, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and other dancers from various studios) - 2013
On the Verge - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Asia Ray, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2013
- 4th overall junior group - Xpression Dance Competition
Open Waters - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Asia Ray, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2013
- 1st overall nexstar 9-11 group - Believe Talent Competition in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Reign Dance - lyrical - 2013 (with Elissa Berardi, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Stephanie Pittman, Hope Roberts, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Kendall Vertes, Ryleigh Vertes, Auriel Welty, and Maddie Ziegler
- 1st overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 4th overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The American Dream - lyrical (with 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, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, Eve Vinkler, Auriel Welty, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2013
- 2nd overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wish I Didn't - contemporary (with Nick Dobbs, Nina Linhart, Brandon Pent, Elizabeth Rohm, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
America Gone - lyrical (with Mariah Aivazis, Nia Frazier, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, Ryleigh Vertes, Eve Vinkler, Auriel Welty, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
Garland Waltz - pointe (with Mariah Aivazis, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Girlz Night Out - jazz (show version with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
- 3rd overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Wheeling, West Virginia
Just Another Number - contemporary (show version with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
- 1st overall power 12-14 group - Believe Talent Competition
Just Another Number - contemporary (ALDC version with Kamryn Beck, Nia Frazier, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
Kinky Boots - jazz (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
- 1st overall junior group - World Class Talent Experience
Smells Like Team Spirit - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2014
Vampire Heart - lyrical (with Mariah Aivazis, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2014
Trivia
- Payton began dancing at Abby Lee Miller's studio when she was 11 years old.
- According to Abby Lee Miller, Payton was one of the best hip-hop dancers at her studio.
- Payton's favorite color is yellow.
Gallery
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