Kendall Vertes

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.

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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

did not place - MA Dance Competition in Clute, Texas

I Think I Like You - jazz

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

Have a Good Time - jazz

Queen of Hearts - contemporary

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

My Dear Friend - contemporary

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

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

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

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

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

Clueless - musical theater

3RD overall teen solo - World Class Talent Experience in Woodbridge, Virginia

Welcome to a New World - ethnic

Waiting on a Train to Paris - lyrical

Waiting - lyrical

Rise and Fall - contemporary

3RD (tied) junior solo - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jewel For a Queen - n/a)

Duets:My Name in Lights

Big Noise (with Alaina Johnston) - jazz

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

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

Bodies Electric (with Maddie Ziegler) - contemporary

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 -

did not place - Fierce Dance Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia

Rule the World (with Kalani Hilliker) - jazz

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

Too Young (with Ryleigh Vertes) - lyrical -

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)

Play to Win (with JoJo Siwa) - jazz

Through the Glass (with Maddie Ziegler) - lyrical

Trios:

Gonna Get Ya (with Mia Manupelli and Carly Seaman) - n/a

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

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

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

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

Islands (with Payton Ackerman and Katherine Narasimhan) - lyrical

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)

Dollhouse - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Sarah Hunt, Brooke Kosinski, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)

No Sign of Life - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Kalani Hilliker, JoJo Siwa, 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

NYCDA Mini Female Outstanding Dancer 2013

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

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

1ST - Junior Miss 10sity Dance 2014 (

Quotes

"I think the best part about being a part of this dance company is to perform every weekend. I really like performing, especially with all my friends."

Fun Facts

Kendall's seasonal solos at the ALDC have been Kiss Kiss, 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 trained and competed at 4 different dance studios.
According to Abby, Kendall was already taking classes at Reign Dance Productions 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.
Kendall used to play softball but had to quit when she began competing with the ALDC because she didn't have as much time to play anymore. On her off days from the show, she plays tennis with Charlotte.
Kendall's favorite icecream is chocolate and vanilla twist.
Her favorite styles of dance are jazz, contemporary, and ballet.
Kendall loves Katy Perry, Sam Smith, and Ariana Grande. Her favorite Ariana Grande song is "Break Free."
She started taking acting classes in fall of 2014 because she loves to act and because she wanted to improve her facials in dance.