Dance Moms is a reality television show that manages to do two things: it brings out the best in the dancing and the worst in parental behavior. This series saw some of the most unruly adult behavior ever to grace the reality television screen. The Dance Mom mothers just could not keep their cool when it came to their precious little dancers' careers.
Some of the dancers and the moms got so steamed that they left the series early. Others stuck it out and continued on with their dancing careers or parlayed dancing into other entertainment avenues. The young ladies from Dance Moms all went their separate ways once the cameras stopped rolling, but they continue to have one thing in common: they all remained determined and goal-driven. Check out what these ten well-known dancers who once danced for Abby Miller are up to these days.
10 Brooke Hyland Is Living College Life
Dance Mom fans might remember Brooke for several reasons: one being her mom was feisty, outspoken, and often rageful Kelly, and two being she appeared in episodes alongside her sister Paige. The family made an incredibly dramatic exit in the fourth season, with mom Kelly engaging in a verbal battle for the times with studio owner Abby Miller.
Years later, Brook Hyland is all grown up, now twenty-one, and doing much more than dancing. Brooke is living her best life, which ended up being a pretty normal life. She attends Ohio University, where she is studying marketing and information management systems.
9 Paige Hyland
Paige Hyland, Dance Mom star Brooke's younger sister, still is as cute as she was when she shook her stuff on the hit reality series. Aside from her stunningly sweet looks, though, much has changed with Paige's life. Since storming out of Dance Moms with her older sister and her high strung mother, Paige has been laying low and spending her time doing pretty ordinary teenager type things.
While she no longer appears on television, she does stay in touch with many of her former costars. She even reunited with fellow dancer Nia, while vacationing in Hawaii. Paige is now studying at West Virginia University.
8 Nia Sioux
Nia Sioux is the daughter of maybe the most level headed mom in Dance Mom history. That said, her mom Holly lost her cool a time or two (or three...or twenty.) Nia was often perceived as the underdog, missing out on opportunities while favorites scored parts of a lifetime. Nia left Abby Miller's dance studio, no surprise, considering Abby was one of the hardest reality t.v. stars to work with, and has been doing some major things since her reality television stint. She landed a role on The Bold and the Beautiful and has other television projects in the works.
Aside from acting, Nia has turned out music videos and songs over the last few years. She is clearly a triple threat. She can act, sing, and dance. Her talents don't only lie in the performance and creative realms, though. Nia is one smart cookie too! She has also been accepted to UCLA.
7 Maddie Ziegler
Maddie Ziegler was the breakout star of the series from 2011 to 2016. She was crowned the golden child, and in Abby Miller's eyes, she could do no wrong. Just about every competition Maddie entered, she dominated with ease. Following her reign on Dance Moms, Maddie continues to move and groove her way into stardom.
She has since appeared on Dancing with the Stars and has popped up in many of music giant Sia's videos. She landed a pretty substantial role in Steven Speilberg's West Side Story, which premiered this year.
6 Mackenzie Ziegler
Like her sister Maddie, Mackenzie is making a move in the entertainment world following her work on Dance Moms. Mackenzie snagged the runner-up position on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, and has transitioned into the music industry.
She released her first album in 2014, called Mack Z, and then put out a follow-up album a few years later, entitles Phases. Mackenzie has also done some modeling for significant designers, including Ralph Lauren.
5 Chloe Lukasiak
Chloe had so much dancing potential when she was a part of Miller's crew. She even managed to become the highest-scoring ALDC soloist at Nationals in her final episode of the series. While her talent and achievements were boundless, her mom and Abby Miller would never quite see eye to eye. Eventually, the tensions mounted, and Chloe and her mother left Abby for good.
Chloe has left dancing for the time being and is enjoying being a student at Pepperdine University. She is also a major Instagram influencer, with a massive following of six million admirers. Chloe also has a popular YouTube channel and even penned a book called: Girl on Pointe: Chloe's Guide to Taking on the World.
4 Camryn Bridges
Camryn Bridges came onto the series in 2017 for season seven, and viewers often saw her get overlooked by Miller, mostly because of Bridges' anxiety. She was a talent nonetheless, and when her time on the show ended, she continued to dance.
Now Bridges is growing up fast and living her best life. She still dances, but not with ALDC. She has also become an advocate for mental health and has shared her experiences with fans via her YouTube channel. Bridges has also designed her own line of dance apparel.
3 Elliana Walmsley
Little Elliana Walmsley has worked her way up through the dancing ranks over the years. She started on the mini team, featured in season six, and then earned a place on the elite squad in season seven.
Since those days, Elliana has continued to work hard and prove herself as a performer. She starred in an off-broadway production of Dance Divas Nutcracker in 2017 and has also been a part of JoJo Siwa's tour. Elliana was also a part of Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, and eventually came back to reality television to be a part of Dance Moms: season eight.
2 Kendall Vertes
Kendall served as a replacement for Vivi-Anne Stein in season 2 and bounced back and forth over the next few seasons of Dance Moms, coming in and leaving when the drama started hitting all-time highs. She left for good in season seven and became a part of The Irreplaceables.
Kendall now enjoys success in acting, having starred in Rapunzel: A Princess Frozen in Time, and is pretty huge on Instagram, with over seven million followers.
1 JoJo Siwa
JoJo Siwa was only a part of Dance Moms for a short time (between season five and six) before Nickelodeon saw that the kid was going places and snagged her up. JoJo is now all grown up and everywhere. She has been a part of several shows on Nickelodeon, has established herself as quite the little songstress, and went on to create and launch a makeup line as well as a famous hair bowline.
JoJo has penned several books, and her YouYube channel is one of the most popular ones in the world. JoJo's time on Dance Moms was small potatoes compared to all that the now millionaire did following the stint.