Avery Gay
Avery Gay (born on May 25, 2004) is a young competitive dancer from Arizona. Avery trains at Master Ballet Academy and competes with Limitless, the competitive team at Master Ballet.<infobox>
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</image> <label>Gender</label> <label>Age</label> <label>Date of birth</label> <label>Nationality</label> <label>Hometown</label> <label>Height</label> <label>Eye colour</label> <label>Hair color</label> <label>School grade</label> <title source="title2"/> <label>Profession</label> <label>Dance studio</label> <title source="title3"/> <label>Parents</label> <label>siblings</label> <label>Friends</label> <label>Pets</label> <label>Nicknames</label> </infobox> In 2013, Avery auditioned for Disney Channel's Make Your Mark, but lost to AKSquared, a group featuring Kalani Hilliker. In 2016, Avery auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation alongside fellow young dancers and colleagues Ava Cota, Bostyn Brown, Tate McRae, Gavin Morales, and more. In 2018, she competed in season two of World of Dance alongside her partner Marcus Sarjeant.
Dances
Solos
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Show Off | unknown | unknown | Starpower (Phoenix) | |
| 2012 | KAR (Mesa) | 1st in age 7 in secondary solos | |||
| 2013 | Dream | Lyrical | Megan Comon | KAR (Mesa) | 1st in age 7 in secondary solo Miss Petite Car |
| Hey Daddy | Musical Theater | Megan Comon | KAR (Mesa I) | 1st in Age 8 & Under Secondary Solos | |
| 2014 | Hope | unknown | Gina Starbuck | In10sity (Phoenix) | 1st in Elite jr solos |
| Praise the King | lyrical | Matt Dormae | KAR (Mesa I) | 1st in age 9 top category | |
| Silence | Contemporary | Harrison Stevenson | KAR (Mesa) | Regional Junior Miss Dance KAR | |
| NUVO | unknown scoring | ||||
| Variation from Le Corsaire | ballet | unknown | KAR (Mesa) | 1st in age 9-11 secondary solos | |
| YAGP Finals (NYC) | bronze medal | ||||
| Prayer | Contemporary | Albert Cattafi | JUMP (Kansas City) | 1st in Mini Solos You Rocked JUMP Award | |
| NUVO (Meadowlands) | 1st in Mini Solos | ||||
| YAGP Finals (NYC) | Bronze Medal
Pre-Competitive | ||||
| 2015 | 24/SEVEN (Glendale) | 1st in Mini Solos Stop the Clock Award | |||
| The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas) | National Mini Female Best Dancer | ||||
| Pas d'Esclave Variation from Le Corsaire | Pointe | unknown | YAGP Finals (NYC) | Bronze Medal | |
| Tragedy | Contemporary | Harrison Stevenson | JUMP (Phoenix) | 1st in Mini Solos You Rocked JUMP Award | |
| The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas) | 1st in Mini Solos | ||||
| 2016 | NYCDA (Phoenix) | 2nd in Mini was Outstanding
Dancer of the weekend | |||
| Showbiz (Phoenix) | 1st | ||||
| YAGP (Austin) | Hope Award | ||||
| Pas d'Esclave Variation from Le Corsaire | Pointe | unknown | YAGP (Austin) | Hope Award | |
| So Nice | Musical Theater | Albert Cattafi | n/a | performed as Best Dancer | |
| The Huntress | Contemporary | unknown | Showbiz (Phoenix) | 1st in Junior Diamond Solos | |
| Variation from Fairy Doll | Pointe | unknown | YAGP (Austin) | Hope Award | |
| 2017 | Sacred | Contemporary | Josie Walsh | JUMP (Los Angeles) | 1st in Junior Solos |
| NUVO (Phoenix) | 2nd in Junior Solos | ||||
| Shiver | Contemporary | Travis Wall | 24/SEVEN (Glendale) | 1st in Junior Solos | |
| The Dance Awards (Las Vegas) | National Junior Female Best Dancer | ||||
| Variation from Diana and Actaeon | Pointe | unknown | YAGP Finals (NYC) | Top 25 in Junior Men & Women Classical Dance | |
| Variation from La Fille Mal Gardee | Pointe | unknown | YAGP | Top 12 in Junior Men & Women Classical Dance | |
| 2018 | Embody | Contemporary | Chelsea Jennings | The Dance Awards Nationals (Las Vegas) | Performed as best dancer |
Duets
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Other Dancer | Choreographer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pas de Deux Coppelia Variation | Pointe | Antonio Casalinho | unknown | Youth American Grand Prix (Tampa) | Performed
in the YAGP Gala |
| Youth American Grand Prix Finals (Tampa) | Gold
Medal ages 9-18 |
World of Dance
| Qualifiers | |
|---|---|
| Ne-Yo | 85 |
| Jennifer Lopez | 83 |
| Derek Hough | 84 |
| AVERAGE | 84 |
| Duels Round | |
|---|---|
| Eva Igo | 92 |
| Avery & Marcus | 93.3 |
| The Cut (Thunder) | |
|---|---|
| Ne-Yo | 85 |
| Jennifer Lopez | 86 |
| Derek Hough | 85 |
| AVERAGE | 85.3 |
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | We Are the Future | Dancer |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016
2017 |
Little Big Shots; season 1, The Steve Harvey talk show
So You Think You Can Dance Next Generation |
Herself | |
| 2018 | World of Dance | Herself |
Dance Titles
- Regional Petite Miss Dance KAR 2013
- Regional Junior Miss Dance KAR 2014
- Regional NUVO Mini Female Breakout Artist 2014
- National LA Dance Magic Junior Performer of the Year 2014 (ages 9-12 -Avery age 9)
- LA Dance Magic National Junior soloist 1st place Title holder 2014
- Regional ASH Junior Apprentice 2015
- Regional NYCDA Mini Female Outstanding Dancer 2015
- YAGP Regional Hope Award 2015
- YAGP Bronze Medalist 2015
- National Mini Female Best Dancer 2015
- YAGP Regional Hope Award 2016
- YAGP Finals Gold medalist 2017
- National Junior Female Best Dancer 2017
