Payton Ackerman

Payton Ackerman
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Gender	Female
Age	19
Birthdate	August 24, 1997
Nationality	American
Hometown	Los Angeles, California
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Professional Information
Profession	dancer
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Dance Studios	Abby Lee Miller Dance Company
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Friends and Family
Parents	Leslie Ackerman (mother)
Siblings	Taylor Ackerman
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Nicknames

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

Unknown scoring - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3rd overall age 11-12 solo - Dance Masters of Pennsylvania
5th overall preteen solo - Dance Educators of America Nationals in New York City, New York
9th overall preteen solo - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Love Games - jazz

unknown scoring - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Eternally- jazz

7th overall teen solo, 2nd teen jazz solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Atlanta, Georgia

Sinking Feeling - jazz

did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5th overall preteen solo - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

China Doll - jazz

did not place - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2nd overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3rd overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada

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

unknown scoring - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
entered in title competition - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
1st senior jazz solo - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lady Like - jazz

2nd overall senior solo - 24/SEVEN Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9th overall senior solo - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Waiting Game - contemporary

did not place - Hollywood Vibe Nationals in Anaheim, California
did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4th overall senior solo, 1st senior jazz solo - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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) - 2013

2nd overall senior duet/trio - NUVO Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

All I Need - jazz (with Ryleigh Vertes and Auriel Welty) - 2014

Never Again - contemporary (with Katherine Narasimhan and Auriel Welty) - 2014

did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1st overall teen trio - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
2nd overall teen duet/trio - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2nd overall teen 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

Everybody Goes - contemporary (with Maddie Bennett, Nia Frazier, Sarah Hunt, Olivia Ice, Brooke Kosinski, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ryan Nogy, Madison Porter, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, Carolyn Whitney, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2015

2nd overall teen extended line - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2nd overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4th overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Foxwoods, Connecticut

Forget the Past - lyrical (with Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, and Hope Roberts) - 2015

did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
did not place - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3rd overall senior group - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Foxwoods, Connecticut
4th overall senior group, 3rd overall senior small group - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I Forget Where We Were - lyrical (with Nick Dobbs, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimham, and Keara Sweeney) - 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 Maddie Bennett, Ryan Nogy, Madison Porter, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, and Carolyn Whitney) - 2015

did not place - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1st overall teen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2nd overall teen group, 2nd teen contemporary - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nameless - jazz (with Nia Frazier, Kalani Hilliker, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ryan Nogy, Hope Roberts, Keara Sweeney, Alison Taylor, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2015

2nd overall teen line - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3rd overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3rd overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Foxwooda, Connecticut

Never Gonna Change - contemporary (with Nick Dobbs, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Ryan Nogy, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, and Keara Sweeney) - 2015

1st overall senior line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2nd overall senior group, 2nd overall senior small group - Hollywood Vibe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Payton on "Dance Moms"
Payton and Mackenzie Ziegler