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Kendall K Vertes, born on December 9, 2002 to Erno and Jill Vertes, is a well-known dancer from Lifetime's reality television series, Dance Moms. Prior to her television debut during season 2 of the series, Kendall danced at Roger's School of Dance and Studio 19 Dance Complex in Pennsylvania, and had won several national titles during her time there. She began taking classes at Reign Dance Productions in 2011 and auditioned for the Abbly Lee Dance Company's junior elite competition team in late 2011, making the team and eventually becoming a permanent cast member of the show. For a short period of time during season 2 , Kendall left the Abby Lee Dance Company and began competing with Candy Apples Dance Center, but this was just fo the show to create drama.

Dances

Solos:

Splish Splash - jazz (Roger's School of Dance)

  • 2ND overall petite recreational solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 3RD overall petite novice solo - Dance Xplosion Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Raggedy Ann - n/a (Studio 19 Dance Complex)

  • 4TH overall 8 & under power solo - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 2ND overall petite solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Latin Diva - jazz (Studio 19 Dance Complex)

  • 1ST overall mini solo - Dance USA Performing Arts Championships

Hyperballad - lyrical (Studio 19 Dance Compex)

  • 3RD overall petite solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Promise to Try - lyrical (Studio 19 Dance Complex)

  • 3RD overall 8 & under secondary solo - Kids Artstic Revue (KAR) in Akron, Ohio

My Strongest Suit - musical theater (Studio 19 Dance Complex)

  • 3RD overall 8 & under power solo - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1ST overall 8 & under power solo - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 2ND overall petite solo - Showbiz Dance Competition in Columbus, Ohio
  • 3RD overall petite solo - StarQuest Dance Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia (nationals)

Bring on the Boys - jazz

  • 1ST primary solo - Dance Troupe Inc in Greensboro, North Carolina

Sweet Little Lies - lyrical - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • did not place - MA Dance Competition in Clute, Texas

I Think I Like You - jazz - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 1ST junior solo - Fire and Ice Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Have a Good Time - jazz (Candy Apples Dance Center)

Queen of Hearts - contemporary (Candy Apples Dance Center)

  • 7TH overall junior solo - Starbound Talent Competition in Paramous, New Jersey

My Dear Friend - contemporary (Candy Apples Dance Center)

  • did not place - Nexstar Talent Competition in Akron, Ohio

Kiss Kiss - jazz

  • 5TH overall elite junior solo - In10sity Dance Competition in Hollywood, California
  • unknown scoring - Dance Educators of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

It Girl - jazz

  • 5TH overall elite junior solo - In10sity Dance Competition in Denver, Colorado

Owe You Nothing - jazz

  • 9TH overall junior advanced solo - Onstage America in Vorhees, New Jersey

Masked - jazz

  • did not place - WILD Dance Intensive in Detroit, Michigan

Secrets and Lies - contemporary

  • 4TH overall elite junior solo - In10sity Dance Competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Look at Me Now - jazz - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 2ND overall junior solo - Powerhouse Dance Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 4TH overall mini high score solo - NYCDA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 5TH advanced mini soloist - Onstage New York in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 2ND overall preteen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 2ND overall junior solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)

Easy as 1-2-3 - jazz

  • 3RD overall junior solo - Xpression Dance Competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Hands Up - latin jazz

  • 4TH overall junior solo - Masters of Dance Arts Invitational in Bernardsville, New Jersey

Under My Spell - contemporary

  • 5TH overall junior solo - Xpression Dance Competition in Orlando, Florida

The Luxor - jazz

  • 6TH overall junior solo - Powerhouse Dance Competition Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada

Voodoo Doll - contemporary

  • 2ND overall junior solo - Masters of Dance Arts in New Orleans, Louisiana (nationals)

Demand Applause - jazz - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 5TH overall 9-11 power solo - Believe Talent Competition in Columbus, Ohio
  • 3RD (tied) overall junior solo - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 3RD overall preteen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 4TH overall preteen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)

Holla - jazz

  • 2ND overall junior solo; 5TH overall high score solo - Dance Troupe Inc in Roanoke, Virginia

Battled Feet - lyrical - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 9TH overall junior solo - Masters of Dance Arts in Detroit, Michigan

Just Rain - lyrical

  • 2ND overall elite junior solo - In10sity Dance Competition in Toledo, Ohio

Dream It - jazz

  • 2ND overall junior solo - Dance Kids USA in Columbus, Ohio

Pretty Tragedy - lyrical

  • 1ST overall junior solo - Powerhouse Dance Competition Invitational in Front Royal, Virginia

Fool Me Twice - contemporary

  • 1ST overall junior solo; 2ND overall high score solo - Dance Kids USA Invitational in Orlando, Florida

My Name in Lights - jazz - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 2ND overall junior solo; 9TH overall high score solo - In10sity Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California (nationals)

Victorious - contemporary

  • 1ST overall preteen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Niagara Falls, New York

Duets:

Big Noise (with Alaina Johnston) - jazz - choreographed by Tammy Croftcheck and Katie Watts

  • 5TH (tied) overall 8 & under power duet/trio - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 4TH overall petite duet/trio - StarQuest Dance Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia (nationals)

Meeting in the Ladies Room (with Alaina Johnston) - jazz

  • 1ST overall 8 & under power duet/trio - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Reservation for Two (with Mackenzie Ziegler) - acrobatic jazz

  • 1ST overall junior duet/trio - Starbound Talent Competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Chasing Answers (with Chloe Lukasiak) - contemporary

  • 1ST overall junior duet/trio - Starbound Talent Competition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dig It (with Nia Frazier) - acrobatic jazz

  • 5TH overall junior duet - Xpression Dance Competition in Bernardsville, New Jersey

Pieces Together (with Nia Frazier) - contemporary

  • 3RD overall junior advanced duet/trio - Onstage America in Vorhees, New Jersey

Sugar and Spice (with Maddie Ziegler) - jazz - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 1ST level II junior duet; 2ND overall junior duet - Dance Troupe Inc in Greensboro, North Carolina

Bodies Electric (with Maddie Ziegler) - contemporary - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 1ST overall elite junior duet - In10sity Dance Competition Invitational in Buffalo, New York
  • 1ST overall preteen duet - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1ST overall preteen duet - Sheer Talent Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)

Framed (with Kalani Hilliker) - jazz - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • did not place - Fierce Dance Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia

Rule the World (with Kalani Hilliker) - jazz - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 3RD overall junior duet - Energy Dance Competition in Youngstown, Ohio

Too Young (with Ryleigh Vertes) - lyrical - choreographed by James Washington

  • 3RD (tied) overall teen duo/trio - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 3RD overall teen duet - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 2ND overall teen duet - Sheer Talent Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)

Trios:

Gonna Get Ya (with Mia Manupelli and Carly Seaman) - n/a - choreographed by Tammy Croftcheck and Katie Watts

  • 1ST overall 8 & under power duet/trio - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 8TH overall petite duet/trio - StarQuest Dance Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia (nationals)
  • 3RD overall petite duet/trio - Showbiz Dance Competition in Columbus, Ohio

Insomnia (with Isabella Febbraro and Alaina Johnston) - n/a - choreographed by Tammy Croftcheck and Katie Watts

  • 2ND overall petite duet/trio - Showbiz Dance Competition in Columbus, Ohio
  • 2ND overall 8 & under power duet/trio - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 5TH (tied) overall 8 & under power duet/trio - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1ST overall petite duet/trio - StarQuest Dance Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia (nationals)

Meeting in the Ladies Room (with Alaina Johnston and Leah Rae Lee) - jazz

  • 4TH overall 8 & under power duet/trio - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 4TH overall mini competitive duet/trio - Showstopper Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You and Me Against the World (with Alaina Johnston and Leah Rae Lee) - jazz

Who's Bad? (with Alaina Johnston and Tommie Keston) - jazz - choreographed by Tammy Croftcheck

  • 4TH overall petite duet/trio - StarQuest Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 4TH overall 8 & under power duet/trio - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nothing More Annoying Than a Man (with Chloe Lukasiak and Maddie Ziegler) - musical theater

  • did not place - Hollywood Vibe in St. Louis, Missouri

We Believe (with Chloe Lukasiak and Maddie Ziegler) - jazz - choreographed by Gianna Martello

  • 2ND overall junior trio - Energy Dance Competition in Highland, Michigan
  • 1ST advanced mini duo/trio - Onstage New York in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1ST overall junior trio - Sheer Talent Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Castaways (with Nia Frazier and Chloe Lukasiak) - contemporary

  • 5TH overall 9-11 power duet/trio - Believe Talent Competition in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Buckle Up (with Paige Hyland and Chloe Lukasiak) - jazz

  • 1ST overall junior trio - Sheer Talent Competition in Wheeling, West Virginia

Southern Belles (with Paige Hyland and Chloe Lukasiak) - jazz

  • 1ST overall junior trio - Masters of Dance Arts in Atlanta, Georgia

Laugh Out Loud (with Nia Frazier and Maddie Ziegler) - lyrical - choreographed by Gianna Martello

Groups (Studio 19 Dance Complex) :

Dancers Start Your Engines - jazz

  • 6TH overall junior line - StarQuest Dance Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia (nationals)

Let Freedom Ring - n/a

  • 1ST overall petite small group - StarQuest Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1ST overall 8 & under power small group - Starpower Dance Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 4TH overall petite small group - StarQuest Dance Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia (nationals)

Groups (outside of Dance Moms) :

Jet Set - musical theater (with Nia Frazier, Maddie Genre, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Kassidy Leon, Chloe Lukasiak, Brandon Pent, Keara Sweeney, Maddie Ziegler, and others)

Glam - jazz (with Payton Ackerman, Nia Frazier, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Kassidy Leon, Chloe Lukasiak, Katherine Narasimhan, Auriel Welty, Maddie Ziegler, and others)

Checkmate - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Nick Dobbs, Brooke Hyland, Paige Hyland, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Maddie Ziegler, and others)

Man of La Mancha - acrobatic (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nia Frazier, Kassidy Leon, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Ryleigh Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler)

Angels Among Us - lyrical (with Nina Cerniglia, Nick Dobbs, Brooke Kosinski, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and others)

Free the People - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nia Frazier, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Chloe Lukasiak, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Brandon Pent, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Ryleigh Vertes, Maddie Ziegler, and others)

Reign Dance - lyrical (with Payton Ackerman, Elissa Berardi, Nia Frazier, Olivia Ice, Kassidy Leon, Chloe Lukasiak, Malena Maust, Katherine Narasimhan, Stephanie Pittman, Elizabeth Rohm, Keara Sweeney, Ryleigh Vertes, Maddie Ziegler, and others)

America Gone - contemporary (with Payton Ackerman, Mariah Aivazis, Nia Frazier, Olivia Ice, Brooke Kosinski, Kassidy Leon, Katherine Narasimhan, Hope Roberts, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Ryleigh Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and others)

Birds of a Feather - acrobatic (with Nia Frazier, Brooke Kosinski, Katherine Narasimhan, Ian Schmoke, Keara Sweeney, Ryleigh Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)

GNO - jazz (Nia Frazier, Sarah Hunt, Brooke Kosinski, Sammie Lenzi, Anastasia Rose, Mackenzie Ziegler, ans Maddie Ziegler)

A Little Party - jazz (with Nina Cerniglia, Nia Frazier, Sarah Hunt, Brooke Kosinski, Sammie Lenzi, Anastasia Rose, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)

Titles

Petite Miss StarQuest 2010 (Raggedy Ann)

Mini Miss Dance USA 2010 (Latin Diva)

Petite Miss Showbiz 2011 (My Strongest Suit)

WCDE Elite Junior Dancer 2014

Runner-Up Placements:

1ST - Petite Miss StarQuest 2011 (My Strongest Suit)

JUMP Mini Female VIP 2012

3RD - Junior Miss Onstage America 2013 (Owe You Nothing)

1ST - Junior Miss Masters of Dance Arts 2013 (Voodoo Doll)

Fun Facts

  • Kendall's seasonal solos at the ALDC have been Look at Me Now and Demand Applause
  • Kendall's seasonal duets at the ALDC have been Bodies Electric and Too Young
  • Kendall's seasonal trios with the ALDC have been We Believe
  • Kendall's middle name is "K," which was Jill's way of recognizing her two nieces, Kiley and Kara, who both have names that start with K
  • The Vertes family has been known to be "studio hoppers," as they have attended and competed at 4 different dance studios
  • According to Abby, Kendall was already taking classes at the ALDC prior to her audition for the junior elite competition team
  • In season 4 of Dance Moms, Abby announced Kendall as her "number 2 girl," the girl that she would give a winning solo to in case of Maddie's absence
  • Kendall's best friends are Alaina Johnston and Maddie Ziegler
  • Kendall and Maddie call each other "bros"
  • Kendall was a part of the popular dance group "The Glitter Girls"
  • She has two sisters, Ryleigh and Charlotte
  • Ryleigh danced at the ALDC until her graduation in 2014, and is now an ALDC alumni
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