Dance Moms alumn Mackenzie Ziegler is a perfect and versatile entertainer; she can dance, she can sing, she can act, and she can model. Born in 2004, Ziegler took the world by storm as a child thanks to her six years of appearances on Dance Moms with her older sister, Maddie.
Since departing the Lifetime's reality series, Ziegler has been keeping herself busy building her online brand and venturing into things she hasn't done before. Here are the top ten things Kenzie has been up to since departing Lifetime's Dance Moms, from signing a lucrative recording deal to making history on The Masked Dancer.
10 Ventured Into Pop Music
Just like her fellow Dance Moms star Jojo Siwa, who made her debut foray into pop music with "Boomerang" in 2016, Ziegler debuted her first-ever single under her name, "Day & Night," alongside Johnny Orlando. Its accompanying music video has been viewed over 24 million times on YouTube. In fact, her musical career began all the way back to 2014, when she released her self-titled debut album under the moniker Mack Z.
9 Signed Several Lucrative Brand Endorsement Deals
In addition to her musical and acting career, Ziegler's huge following on social media has also landed her several lucrative brand endorsement deals. Alongside her sister Maddie, the two siblings were the faces of Clean & Clear's back-to-school campaign in 2016. She also collaborated with Justice, a clothing retailer targeting the tween girl market, before the company announced its bankruptcy in January 2011. Mackenzie's net worth clocks at $3 million, while her sister has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
8 Traveled To Australia For A Dance Workshop Tour
A year after leaving Dance Moms, Maddie and Mackenzie traveled to Australia. Not only did they enjoyed the beauty of the Land Down Under, but the young stars also led dance workshops and performed across the country. Back then, the two shared several snaps of their holidays for their combined 17.5 million social media followers.
7 Made Her Acting Debut
Unlike her real-life counterpart where she's amassed millions of social media followers, Ziegler portrayed Cassie, a teenage girl dealing with unpopularity, in Brat TV's Total Eclipse drama between 2018 to 2020. She even served as one of the executive producers of the show. The series ran for five seasons, and all the episodes are available to watch on Brat's YouTube channel.
6 Proceeded Through The Final Of 'Dancing With The Stars: Junior'
Ziegler competed on the junior edition of ABC's Dancing with the Stars and reached the final stage of the competition. In fact, she nailed her sister to dance with her on one of the episodes, making it the first time they shared a stage together since the two left Dance Moms. Not too long after her stint on the competition show, Ziegler released her follow-up sophomore album, Phases, with powerhouse award-winning singer Sia serving as one of her songwriters.
5 Won The 2018 'Teen Choice Awards'
Thanks to her crazy work ethic, Ziegler landed herself a win at the Teen Choice Awards in 2018 as Choice Muser. She competed against social media heavyweights like Loren Gray, Holly H, and Baby Ariel. However, up to this writing, it's the only award Mackenzie Ziegler has received, and she's definitely hungry for more.
4 Did Charity For Los Angeles' Homeless Youth
In 2016, the siblings brightened the birthday of homeless kids in Los Angeles area thanks to their involvement for DoSomething.org's Birthday Mail campaign. According to Mackenzie Ziegler, every kid deserves to celebrate their birthdays no matter what circumstances they may be facing.
That said, it wasn't her first-ever philanthropic gesture and hopefully wouldn't be the last. In 2012, the Zieglers and their mother partnered up with Starlight Children's Foundation in hope to raise awareness for youth people with chronic illnesses.
3 Signed With Arista Records
At only 16, Ziegler has somewhat built herself empire of entertainment. In 2019, at 15-years-old, she signed a recording deal with Arista Records, The label has sheltered some of the best artists in the game, including Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Babyface, David Bowie, Toni Braxton, Nick Heyward, Lupe Fiasco, The Notorious B.I.G, P!nk, Westlife, and more. She even opened for PrettyMuch and toured the US with the pop boyband.
2 Started Dating Tacoda Dubbs
Speaking of her personal life, Ziegler has been in a relationship with Tacoda Dubbs, a fellow TikTok star who's racked up over 60,000 followers on the platform. Just like his beau, Tacoda has just released his debut music, "I Think I Miss U," in 2020. The two have been together since last year and Ziegler's ex-sweetheart, Isaak Presley, was nothing but supportive.
1 Finished Third On 'The Masked Dancer'
Since Dance Moms, Ziegler has continued taking her dancing career to new levels. This time, the TikTok star competed on The Masked Dancer, the spin-off of The Masked Singer, as "Tulip." She made it to third place in 2021. Interestingly, only one panelist, Ashley Tisdale, correctly guessed it was her. Others thought it was Liza Koshy or Sabrina Carpenter. Gabby Douglas, an Olympic gold medalist, won the biggest prize while Maksim Chmerkovskiy came in second.