Brandon Pent
Brandon Pent (born on July 16, 1995), is a former young male dancer and current Air Force man. Brandon was a dancer at the Abby Lee Dance Center and thus appearing on Dance Moms. He graduated in 2013 and quit dancing to join the Air Force.
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| Gender | Male |
| Age | 21 |
| Birthdate | July 16, 1995 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Titles | see below |
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| Parents | Diane Pent (mother) |
| Siblings | Brittany Pent (sister) |
| Friends | Ryleigh Vertes Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Chloe Lukasiak Maddie Ziegler |
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During and after the show, he had two failed relationships; one with Brooke Hyland and the other with Ryleigh Vertes.
Dances
Solos
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | G.I. Blues | unknown | unknown | DEA (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Solos |
| 2006 | unknown | unknown | unknown | DEA Nationals (NYC) | 2nd in Junior Solos |
| 2007 | I'm Still Here | unknown | unknown | Onstage NY Nationals (NYC) | National Junior Mr. Onstage NY |
| 2010 | Any Time Now | unknown | unknown | DEA (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Teen Solos |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place | ||||
| 2011 | Summer of '69 | unknown | unknown | DEA (Pittsburgh) | unknown scoring |
| 2012 | Wake Up Maggie | Contemporary | unknown | DEA (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
| NUVO (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
Duets
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Danced | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wherever You Go | Lyrical | unknown | Ryleigh Vertes | JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
My Eyes Adored You - lyrical (with Brooke Hyland)
Holding Out For a Hero - contemporary (with Ryleigh Vertes)
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall senior duet/trio - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall senior duet/trio - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Turn Me On - hip hop (with Payton Ackerman)
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall teen duet/trio - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Groups
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Snapshot | Jazz | unknown | Nia Frazier Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Chloe Lukasiak Maddie Ziegler |
Starpower World Championships (Orlando) | did not place |
| 2012 | Americano | Tap | Matt Saffron | Elissa Berardi Maddie Genre Olivia Ice Katherine Narasimhan |
NUVO (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Teen Groups 1st in Teen/Senior Tap Teen Best Nu Group Award |
| Checkmate | Contemporary | unknown | Payton Ackerman Nick Dobbs Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Olivia Ice Chloe Lukasiak Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Kendall Vertes Auriel Welty |
DEA (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Preteen Lines | |
| Nexstar (Akron) | 4th in Nexstar Teen Groups | |||||
| Jet Set | Musical Theater | unknown | Payton Ackerman Nia Frazier Maddie Genre Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Kassidy Leon Chloe Lukasiak Katherine Narasimhan Hope Roberts Kendall Vertes Maddie Ziegler |
DEA (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Preteen Lines | |
| In10sity (Hollywood) | 3rd in Elite Teen Small Groups | |||||
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
Piano Man - contemporary - 2012
Get Ready - tap (with Elissa Berardi, Nina Linhart, and Stephanie Pittman) - 2013
Kinger-Porter Stomp - tap (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
Maestro - (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Olivia Ice, Nina Linhart, Katherine Narasimhan, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 2nd overall teen line - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 3rd overall advanced teen division - Onstage New York in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Man of La Mancha - acrobatic (with Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, Nia Frazier, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Elizabeth Rohm, Kendall Vertes, Auriel Welty, and Maddie Ziegler) - 2013
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Piano Man - tap (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, John Fiumara, Katie Genre, Maddie Genre, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Katherine Narasimhan, 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
Red Carpet - specialty (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, Olivia Ice, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
Shades of Grey - contemporary (with Elissa Berardi, Nina Linhart, Malena Maust, Stephanie Pittman, and Elizabeth Rohm) - 2013
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall senior group - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1st overall senior group - Sheer Talent Competition Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada
The American Dream - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nick Dobbs, Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Nina Linhart, Chloe Lukasiak, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, 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 Payton Ackerman Nick Dobbs, Nina Linhart, Elizabeth Rohm, Ryleigh Vertes, and Auriel Welty) - 2013
- did not place - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dance Titles
- Regional Junior Mr. Stars of Tomorrow 2006
- Regional Junior Mr. Onstage New York 2007
- National Junior Mr. Onstage New York 2007
- Junior Mr. Dance of Pennsylvania 2008
- Teen Mr. Dance of Pennsylvania 2011