Dance Moms Cast Where are They Now? Get the Latest Updates
by V Gomala
Updated May 09, 2024
Dance Moms
Dance Moms is a TV show that started airing on Lifetime in 2011. It's about kids learning to dance and be performers, with a teacher named Abby Lee Miller. The show focuses on the kids, their moms, and their teacher, Abby.
It was first set in Pittsburgh and later moved to Los Angeles, and most of it was filmed at the Abby Lee Dance Company studios. If you want to know what the cast of Dance Moms are doing now, scroll down and get all the details.
Dance Moms Cast Where are They Now?
Kenzie Ziegler
After leaving her acrobatic days behind, one of the singer's recent songs is "Anatomy," released in 2023. It's about Kenzie's own struggles with her dad, whom she doesn't have a close relationship with. She's being really open and honest in this song, stepping out of her comfort zone to share her personal story, not just on social media, but through her music.
Even though she has millions of Dance Moms fans on Instagram, she wants to go deeper with her next album. She feels like now is the right time to talk about important things from her life and share them with her fans. She hopes people will feel something when they listen to her music, whether it's happiness, sadness, or just a sense of connection.
Chloe Lukasiak
After almost ten years since Chloe left Dance Moms, the talented dancer who won many trophies is ready to get back on the dance floor.
She missed dancing a lot and wanted to find a way to do it again. So, she, along with her mom and two other moms and daughters, started Elevé National Dance Competition. She wanted it to be different from her previous experiences, something positive to reignite her love for dance.
She also loves her old friends from the original Dance Moms group. She posted a picture on Instagram with one of them, Nia Sioux, in May 2023, calling her "one of my sisters from another mother."
Maddie Ziegler
For more than ten years, Maddie Ziegler, a dancer from Pennsylvania has captured our hearts. She first gained fame at the Abby Lee Dance Company. Since then, she has become a star in Sia's music videos and acted in movies like ‘Music’ and the 2021 version of ‘West Side Story’. She even wrote a popular book called ‘The Maddie Diaries’.
She also judged on ‘So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation’ and started a podcast with her sister. Now, she's thinking about making her own line of beauty products. She's excited about the idea and has dreamed about it for a long time.
Nia Sioux
Nia is doing really well in music and acting. She released a song called "Low Key Love" in 2020 and is now in a web series called Sunnyside Up. She also appeared in 59 episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful.
Even though she's a senior at UCLA during the day, she also works in Hollywood. Recently, she released another song called "IMMA CATCH" and was mentioned in Variety's 2023 Young Hollywood Impact Report. After she graduates in June, she's excited to focus on her career and do more directing, acting, and singing. She wants to try new things and perform more.
Paige Hyland
Lately, Paige, who works all year round doesn't have many tears to cry herself to sleep. She graduated from West Virginia University in May 2023, and people like Christi Lukasiak congratulated her on social media.
Since then, she's been traveling a lot, going to places like the Hamptons, Colorado, and Wyoming. Her favorite person to travel with is her boyfriend, Jayvon Thrift, who used to play college football. She once wrote a sweet message about him on social media in 2022.
Kalani Hilliker
Kalani, who is known for dancing, acting, and starting her own businesses, is really focused on staying healthy and feeling good. She started a beauty line called Kare in 2023 because she wanted to create products that would help people relax and take care of themselves, especially when they're feeling stressed or anxious.
Even though she deals with anxiety herself, she's still doing well in her career. She started dancing and teaching again, and she's really good at it. She mentioned that she teaches differently than her own teachers did when she was learning. She believes in being kind but also pushing people to do their best.
Kendall Vertes
These days, a student at James Madison University is still winning trophies with the college's dance team. Kendall is studying political science. In September, she posted on Instagram saying that her younger self would be really proud of her. Her mom, Jill Vertes, commented on the post saying she's proud too.
Besides dancing, she's also tried acting in movies like "Rapunzel: A Princess Frozen in Time" in 2019, and playing roles like Anastasia in live-action. She's also released some albums under the name Kendall K. She's gotten a lot of sponsorships because she has 11 million followers on Instagram.
JoJo has big dreams. She wants to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. She told Raven-Symoné and her wife Miranda Pearman-Maday that it's her ultimate dream. And after that, she wants to retire and have kids.
Brooke Hyland
Brooke, who's been on a TV show for a long time recently organized a trip to Costa Rica with a bunch of other people. They posted on Instagram that in just 7 days, they went from not knowing each other to being really close and sad to leave each other at the airport.
Now, they're planning another trip, this time to Croatia, for 6 days. They got the idea from a backpacking trip they did in Europe after finishing college. They said they saw amazing places and met great people, making friends for life.
When they're not traveling, they live in Pittsburgh and use their marketing degree for their Instagram account about small foods and a business they run with their younger sister called Hyland Sisters.
Asia Monet Ray
Asia, who is from California, started appearing on TV when she was very young. She was on shows like Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, Dance Moms, and had her own show called Raising Asia. Even though she stopped being on TV before she turned 10, she said she had a great time. She thinks her experience was good, but she knows that not everyone felt the same way.
She finished high school as one of the top students in her class, and she feels proud of herself. She's also excited about what comes next. Asia gets a lot of opportunities for things like modeling and going to cool events because of her fame. She still looks back fondly on her time on TV and thinks it helped her grow up. She's grateful for the experiences she had.
JoJo Siwa
Even though JoJo with a Bow Bow was only on the original series for two seasons, she became really famous. She was on a show called Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition before that. JoJo got a lot of attention and followers on YouTube. She even got a special deal with Nickelodeon and made a lot of stuff with her brand on it. She was so popular that she was named one of the most important people in 2020 by Time magazine.
She said she learned something important from being on Dance Moms. She learned that when things get tough, you have to either find a way to make it work or give up. It's like swimming - you have to keep going or you'll sink.
Nowadays, she hangs out with famous people like Miley Cyrus and Kim Kardashian. In 2021, she and Jenna Johnson competed on Dancing With the Stars as the first same-sex couple.
Dance Moms 2024
Dance Moms Season 9 is airing new episodes on the Lifetime channel. You can watch it live on Lifetime's website through services like DirecTV, Frndly, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, and Sling. If you miss it, you can also buy or rent episodes online through Apple TV or Prime Video.
The new season includes a two-hour special called "Dance Moms: Epic Showdowns," hosted by Christi Lukasiak. It's a series of 10 episodes that revisit the most intense dance battles and dramatic moments from past seasons, featuring Abby Lee Miller and the moms.
Dance Moms Reunion
Some of the favorite dancers from the TV show "Dance Moms" have come together for a special episode. They're all grown up now. In this episode called "Dance Moms: The Reunion," they talk about their time on the show and how it affected their careers.
It premiered on May 1 at 8 p.m. on Lifetime and lasted for an hour and 21 minutes. They share new interviews where they remember the best and worst parts of the series and talk about how it influenced their careers in entertainment.
Where to Watch Dance Moms Reunion?
If you didn't catch the ‘Dance Moms: The Reunion’ premiere, don't worry. You can still watch the reunion episode. You can find it on the Lifetime app or at MyLifetime.com. Also, it's available on demand on TK, and you can buy or rent it on Apple TV, Prime Video, and other similar platforms where you can rent or buy movies and shows to stream.
