Kalani Hilliker
Kalani Brooke Hilliker was born on September 23, 2000 to Kira Girard. She dances at Club Dance Studio, and films for Lifetime's reality television series Dance Moms at the Abby Lee Dance Company. She started dancing at a young age, and kicked off her television dance career by appearing as part of AK Squarer, a dance group that performed on Disney Channel's Shake It Up: Make Your Mark. Soon after, Kalani appeared on ABC Family's Bunheads and Lifetime's Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition. Abby's Ultimate Dance. Competition is a televised dance competition hosted by Abby Lee Miller, which depicts young children and their mothers fighting for the top spot on the show, which is rewarded with a scholarship to the Joffrey School of Ballet in New York. Although Kalani didn't win, she was a member of the final 3 of season 2, and was even said to be Abby's favorite contestant. After the show, Kalani arrived at the Abby Lee Dance Company, Miller's dance studio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and began filming for Dance Moms. At season 4's mid-season break, Kira and Kalani left the show temporarily due to their refusal to sign Lifetime's contract for the show. However, they returned for the filming of season 5. Today, Kalani stoll trains at Club Dance Studio, but films and takes some classes at the ALDC.
Dances
Solos:
Amazing Grace - lyrical
- 1ST overall future hall of famer solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
What a Feeling - n/a
- 2ND overall 8 & under secondary solo - Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) in Mesa, Arizona
Speeding Cars - contemporary - choreogrphed by Kira DiMartino
- 2ND overall junior american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 4TH (tied) overall junior competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
- 6TH (tied) overall junior american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- unknown scoring - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Small - lyrical - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- unknown scoring - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1ST overall 9-11 intermediate solo - Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) in Mesa, Arizona
- 1ST overall junior american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
Too Far - contemporary
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Afterlife - contemporary - choreographed by Alexa Anderson
- unknown scoring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1ST overall junior solo - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
Red Football - open - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- unknown scoring - Showstopper Dance Competition in Anaheim, California
- unknown scoring - West Coast Dance Explosion in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)
Forever Young - lyrical - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- 2ND overall junior solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2ND overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2ND overall teen competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1ST overall 12-14 intermediate solo - Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) in Mesa, Arizona
Lost Song - contemporary - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- unknown scoring - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- unknown scring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2ND overall junior solo - JUMP Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2ND overall junior solo - The Dance Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)
Prism - contemporary - choreographed by Jessie Hartley
- 4TH overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- Junior Female Best Dancer - The Dance Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)
Swan Soulstice - lyrical acrobatic - choreographed by Gianna Martello
- 1ST overall preteen solo - Masters of Dance Arts in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Unless You Say You're Sorry - lyrical acrobatic - choreographed by Gianna Martello
- 1ST overall preteen solo - World Class Talent Competition in Rockville, Maryland
Another Level - contemporary - choreographed by Alexa Moffett
- unknown scoring - Velocity Dance Convention
- 1ST overall 12-14 intermediate solo - Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) in Mesa, Arizona
- 1ST overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)
- not scored - The Dance Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)
Dance Till I Die - specialty -
- 2ND overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Niagara Falls, New York
Dancing in the Shadow - n/a -
- 2ND overall teen solo - Energy Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
Duets:
Human (with Addison Moffett) - improv
- unknown scorig - Velocity Dance Convention in
Two Sapphires (with Maddie Ziegler) - contemporary
- 1ST overall junior duo/trio - NUVO Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1ST overall junior duo/trio - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1ST overall preteen duet - Sheer Talent Competition in Bronx, New York
Framed (with Kendall Vertes) - jazz
- did not place - Fierce Dance Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia
Rule the World (with Kendall Vertes) - jazz
- 3RD overall junior duet - Energy Dance Competition in Youngstown, Ohio
For You Too (with Chloe Lukasiak) - contemporary
- 1ST overall preteen duet - Dance Kids USA in Columbus, Ohio
Trios:
Bites the Dust (with Brynklie Brown and Sarah Reasons) - n/a
Groups (Abby Lee Dance Company) :
Yum Yum - musical theater
- 1ST overall junior advanced group - Fierce Dance Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia
The Bite - contemporary
- 1ST overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts Invitational in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Riches to Rags - musical theater
- 1ST overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts in Detroit, Michigan
Frost - lyrical
- 1ST overall preteen group - World Class Talent Experience in Rockville, Maryland
- 1ST overall junior group - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bollywood and Vine - ethnic
- 1ST overall preteen group - Dance Kids USA in Columbus, Ohio
Amazing Grace - lyrical
- 2ND overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts Invitational in Buffalo, New York
Royals - jazz
- 2ND overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition in Youngstown, Ohio
Freak Show - contemporary
- 1ST overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Niagara Falls, New York
Stomping the Yard - jazz funk
- 1ST overall junior small group - Energy Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
Groups (Club Dance Studio) :
Samurai - n/a (with Brynklie Brown, Kenedy Brown, Sarah Reasons, and others)
Time After Time - n/a (with Brynklie Brown, Jaycee Wilkins, and others)
Gravity - n/a (with Kenedy Brown and others)
The Call - n/a (with Brynklie Brown, Kenedy Brown, Sarah Reasons, and others)
Do Your Dance - n/a (with Brynklie Brown and others)
Nothing Else Matters - lyrical (with Brynklie Brown, Dylynn Jones, Carlee Schield, Jaycee Wilkins, and others)
Red - contemporary (with Kenedy Brown, Addison Moffett, Simrin Player, Sarah Reasons, Cami Schroeder, Jordyn Smith, and Alexis Watson)
Dance Titles
JUMP Junior Female VIP 2012 - Phoenix
NUVO Junior Female Breakout Artist 2013
Junior Female Best Dancer 2013 (Prism)
Teen Miss Showbiz 2013 Teen Miss Dance America 2014 (Another Level)
Fun Facts
- Kalani's best friends are Addison Moffett and Maddie Ziegler.
- Kalani has danced at Club Dance Studio all of her life, except for a few months when she also learned and competed with the Abby Lee Dance Company.
- Kalani has appeared on several television programs, including Shake It Up, Bunheads, Dance Moms, and Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition.
- Kalani is set to play in the 2015 film,
