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 Squared, 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. It depicts young children and their mothers fighting for the top spot on the show and the winner 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 still trains at Club Dance Studio, but films and takes some classes at the ALDC.
| Kalani Brooke Hilliker | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 15 |
| Birthdate | September 23, 2000 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Brown |
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| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Actress |
| Affiliations | Complexity |
| Dance Studios | Club Dance Studio Abby Lee Dance Studio |
| Titles | see below |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Kira Girard |
| Siblings | Jax Girard (brother) Jett Newmann (brother) |
| Friends | Addison Moffett Mackenzie Ziegler Maddie Ziegler Nia Frazier Kendall Vertes Sarah Reasons Brynn Rumfallo Ryleigh Vertes Nick Dobbs JoJo Siwa Talia Seitel Ashtin Roth Zack Torres Sophia Lucia Tessa Wilkinson Madison O'Connor McKaylee True Chloe Lukasiak Chloe Smith |
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Dances
Solos
Amazing Grace - lyrical
- 1ST overall future hall of famer solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2ND overall mini competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
What a Feeling - n/a
- 2ND overall 8 & under secondary solo - Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) in Mesa, Arizona
- 5TH overall 8 & under primary solo - Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) in Phoenix, 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)
- 2ND overall junior competitive solo - Showstopper Dance Competition in Phoenix, Arizona
Forever Young - lyrical - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- 1ST overall 12-14 intermediate solo - Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) in Mesa, Arizona
- 2ND overall junior solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 2ND (tied) overall junior solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Long Beach, California
- 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
Lost Song - contemporary - choreographed by Kira DiMartino
- did not place - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- did not place - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Las Vegas, Nevada (nationals)
- unknown scring - NUVO Dance Convention in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1ST 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
- unknown scoring - iHollywood Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
- 4TH overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Phoenix, Arizona
- 4TH overall teen american league solo - Hall of Fame Dance Challenge 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 - choreographed by Abby Lee Miller
- 2ND overall teen solo - Sheer Talent Competition in Niagara Falls, New York
Dancing in the Shadows - lyrical - choreographed by Abby Lee Miller
- 2ND overall teen solo - Energy Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
Fragile Forest - lyrical
- 1ST overall teen solo (perfect score) - Energy Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
Pretty Little Liar - contemporary
- 1ST overall teen solo - World Class Talent Experience in Manahawkin, NJ
Innocent - comtemporary
- 1ST overall teen solo - World Class Talent Experience in Riverside, CA
Bleeding Out - contemporary
Video Games - contemporary
- 1ST overall teen solo - NUVO Dance Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Unbeauty - contemporary
- 1ST overall teen solo
Reign - contemporary
- 1ST overall teen solo
The Investment - contemporary
- 1ST overall teen solo, heavy belt champion - Xpression Invitational in Phoenix, AZ
Shades of Grey - lyrical
- 3RD overall teen solo - Dance Kids USA in Anaheim, CA
Duets
True Colors (with Addison Moffett) - lyrical
Human (with Addison Moffett) - improv
- unknown scoring - Velocity Dance Convention
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
Nancy and Tonya (with Sarah Reasons) - lyrical
- did not place - Starbound Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
Walking Through a Storm (with Maddie Ziegler) - lyrical
- 1ST overall teen duet - JUMP Dance Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1ST overall teen duet - Energy Dance Competition in ?
Isolations (with Nia Frazier) - african
- 1ST overall teen duet - Fierce Dance Competition in Lawndale, CA
Trios
Bites the Dust (with Brynklie Brown and Sarah Reasons) - n/a
Landslide (with Kenedy Brown and Kaylin Branch) - unknown
Wild is the Wind (with Kenedy Brown and Cami Schroeder) - lyrical
- 1ST overall 12-14 intermediate duet/trio - Kids Artistic Revue in Mesa, Arizona
Lay Me Down (with Addison Moffett and Cami Schroeder) - lyrical
Groups (Abby Lee Dance Company)
Yum Yum - musical theater (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall junior advanced group - Fierce Dance Competition in Woodbridge, Virginia
The Bite - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts Invitational in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Riches to Rags - musical theater (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts in Detroit, Michigan
Frost - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 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 (with Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall preteen group - Dance Kids USA in Columbus, Ohio
Amazing Grace - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 2ND overall preteen group - Masters of Dance Arts Invitational in Buffalo, New York
Royals - jazz (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Kendall Vertes, and Mackenzie Ziegler)
- 2ND overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition in Youngstown, Ohio
Freak Show - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Niagara Falls, New York
Stomp the Yard - jazz (with Nia Frazier, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall junior small group - Energy Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
Something to Believe In - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, and Mackenzie Ziegler)
- 2ND overall junior elite group - In10sity Dance Competition in New Providence, NJ
Frozen Together - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 2ND overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
I'd Rather Be - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 2ND overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition in Los Angeles, CA
Collateral Damage - contemporary (with JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Los Angeles, California
No Laughing Matter - n/a (with Sarah Reasons, Brynn Rumfallo, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 4TH overall junior group - Starbound Dance Competition in Los Angeles, California
Dance in the Rain - lyrical (with Nia Frazier, Brynn Rumfallo, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall junior group - Starbound Dance Competition in Butler, Pennsylvania
- 1ST overall preteen group - Sheer Talent Competition in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Domino Effect - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall preteen group - World Class Talent Experience in Manahawkin, New Jersey
Get a Clue - contemporary (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall junior group - Energy Dance Competition in Detroit, Michigan
Decadent Darlings - musical theater (with Nia Frazier, JoJo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
Tell Me What You Want - Jazz (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 2ND overall teen group
Together We Stand - lyrical (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall preteen group
The Rose Garden - contemporary (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall junior group
Platinum - lyrical (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall junior group
No Sign of Life - contemporary (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall junior group
Bulletproof Baby - contemporary (astra awards performance) (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
Mad Max - contemporary (with Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
Traitor - contemporary (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall junior group
Beautiful Bizarre - jazz funk (with Jojo Siwa, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 2ND overall
Voices in My Head - lyrical (with Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 2ND overall
Dance Bop - musical theater (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 3RD overall teen group
Always a Bridesmaid - musical theater (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall preteen group
Made in the Shade - lyrical (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, and Maddie Ziegler)
- 1ST overall junior group
The Waiting Room - contemporary (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall junior group
Hungry Like Wolves - contemporary (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Brynn Rumfallo, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall senior group
Straight Outta Pittsburgh - hip hop (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Brynn Rumfallo, Nia Frazier, and other boy dancers)
- 1ST overall teen group
The Elites - contemporary jazz (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Maddie Ziegler, Brynn Rumfallo, and Nia Frazier)
- 1ST overall teen group
Bollywood Dreams - bollywood (with Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes, Mackenzie Ziegler, Brynn Rumfallo, Nia Frazier, Alexus Oladi, Alysa Owen, Peyton Evans, and Areana Lopez)
- 1ST overall junior group
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)
Solidary Confinement - contemporary (with Arielle Jennings, Cami Schroeder, Raegan Lamb, Kenedy Brown, Kailey Tamarkin, and Addison Moffett) - unknown
The Leaving Song - lyrical (with Jaycee Wilkins, Brynklie Brown, Ainslee Gehrman, Alexis Watson, Kenedy Brown, and Cami Schroeder)
- 1ST overall junior small group - Showstopper
Red - contemporary (with Kenedy Brown, Addison Moffett, Simrin Player, Sarah Reasons, Cami Schroeder, Jordyn Smith, and Alexis Watson)
The Pianist - contemporary (with Kenedy Brown, Brynklie Brown, Bostyn Brown, Dylynn Jones, Addison Moffett, Simrin Player, and Jaycee Wilkins)
- 2ND overall junior group - The Dance Awards - Las Vegas, NV 2014
Silent Scream - contemporary (with Addison Moffett, Kenedy Brown, Raegan Lam, and Simrin Player)
- 2ND overall teen group - The Dance Awards - Las Vegas, NV 2014
Here Before - contemporary (with Bostyn Brown, Brynklie Brown, Kenedy Brown, Dylynn Jones, Addison Moffett, Simrin Player, Hallie Reggio, Brynn Rumfallo, Jenna Valenzuela, Alexis Watson, and Jaycee Wilkins)
- 3RD overall junior group - The Dance Awards - Las Vegas, NV 2014
Dance Titles
JUMP Junior Female VIP 2012 - Phoenix
NUVO Junior Female Breakout Artist 2013
National Junior Female Best Dancer 2013 (Prism)
National Teen Miss Showbiz 2013 (Prism)
Junior Best Female Dancer - The Dance Awards 2013
National Teen Miss Dance America KAR 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,
