Madison "Maddie" Ziegler Maddie's Pyramid Photo Gender Female Age 10 Height 4'6" (est. 2013) Born September 30, 2002 Professional Information Profession   Student Dancer Actress Affiliations   Abby Lee Dance Company Friends and Family Parents Melissa Ziegler Kurt Ziegler Greg Gisoni (step-dad) Siblings Mackenzie Ziegler (younger sister) Ryan (half-brother) Tyler (half-brother) Friends Mackenzie Ziegler Chloe Lukasiak Brooke Hyland Paige Hyland Nia Frazier Kendall Vertes Brandon Pent Payton Ackerman Nick Dobbs Clara Lukasiak Pets Molly (dog) Nicknames Bubby (by the Ziegler family) Maddog (by the Ziegler family and friends) Missie (by her school) Autographs

Madison Nicole "Maddie" Ziegler (born September 30, 2002) is a ten-year-old dancer at the Abby Lee Dance Company. She is the daughter of Kurt and Melissa Ziegler, and the older sister of Mackenzie Ziegler. Her parents are divorced, allegedly because dance got in the way of their marriage. She is in fourth grade.^[1]

In the future, she hopes to be on Broadway as either a dancer or choreographer.

In Dance Moms

Maddie takes more private lessons than the other girls, and is shown on the show as Abby's favorite. She is very confident in her abilities and claims that her strong points are in tap and lyrical dancing than any other style of dance. She was suggested to be on Broadway by a casting director who gave her mother his phone number if they were ever in New York.

She was the first ever dancer to be at the top of the pyramid (in the show's first episode), and continued this streak for the next two episodes. Although she is mostly at the top of the pyramid, she was absent from the top for six weeks until reclaiming her spot in the ninth episode of season two.

The show's editing portrayed Maddie as becoming frazzled in the mid-season finale of season two, because she did not win a Joffrey Ballet School scholarship. Maddie ended up running off stage during her solo "In My Heart" because she said she forgot the solo, but some of the Moms believed it was because Melissa and Abby put too much pressure on her. This causes Maddie to lose confidence in herself. However, in Night of the Living Dancers, Maddie performs the solo again, and though her music starts to skip, she keeps dancing until the finish. She earns second place and regains her confidence. In Revenge of the Candy Apples, there is another controversy where the moms accuse Abby of giving too many opportunities to Maddie; in response, Maddie refuses to do her solo, which Abby holds against her for most of the remainder of the season.

In Worst Birthday Party Ever!, Abby has the girls audition for a role on Drop Dead Diva, and in Guess Who's Back?, it is revealed Maddie was chosen for the part and she went to the set in Break a Leg to film her scenes. Maddie played young Deb and performed a dance. Maddie also made a cameo as herself in the video used to testify against Abby.

Pyramid

Season 1

Season 2A

Season 2B

Season 3

Pre-Dance Moms Dances

Solos

• Big Bow Wow (Video-1, Video-2) (Pictures)
• Sunshine & Lollipops (Video) (Pictures)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Video) (Pictures)
• Rhythm in Your Nursery Rhymes

Trios

• Camille, Colette and Fifi (with Paige Hyland and Chloe Lukasiak) (Pictures)
• Pin-Up Girls (with Paige Hyland and Chloe Lukasiak) (Pictures)

Duets

• Miracle Worker (with Brittany Pent) (Photo, More Images)

Group Dances

• Corners (with Nick Dobbs, Chloe Lukasiak , Paige Hyland ,Payton Ackerman , et al) (Pictures)
• Under the Weather (with Nick Dobbs, Chloe Lukasiak, etc) (Pictures)
• 5 Little Monkeys (with Nia Frazier, Paige Hyland, etc) (Pictures)
• The Chicks (with Nia Frazier, Chloe Lukasiak, Paige Hyland, etc) (Pictures)
• All that Jazz (with Nia Frazier, Paige Hyland, etc)
• Barnyard (with Brooke Hyland, Nick Dobbs, Brandon Pent, etc) (Pictures)
• Charleston (with Chloe Lukasiak, Paige Hyland, Brandon Pent, etc) (Pictures)

Pre-Dance Moms Awards

Solos

• Big Bow Bow: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America
• Big Bow Wow: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America (New York Nationals)
• Sunshine & Lollipops: 2nd Overall at Dance Educators of America and 1st Overall at Onstage NY
• Sunshine & Lollipops: 1st Overall at Fire and Ice
• Sunshine & Lollipops: 1st Overall at Applause Talent
• Sunshine & Lollipops: 2nd Overall at Dance Educators of America (New York Nationals)
• Sunshine & Lollipops: 1st Overall at OnStage (New York)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow: 1st Overall at NUVO (Pittsburgh)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America (Pittsburgh Regionals)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America (Las Vegas National Titles)
• Rhythm in Your Nursery Rhymes: 1st Overall and Title at Dance Educators of America

Duets

• Miracle Worker: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America (Pittsburgh Regionals)
• Miracle Worker: 3rd Overall at New York City Dance Alliance

Trios

• Camille, Colette and Fifi: 1st Overall at Fire and Ice
• Camille, Colette and Fifi: 1st Overall at Dance Masters of Pennsylvania
• Camille, Colette and Fifi: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America (New York Nationals)
• Pin-Up Girls: 1st Overall at NUVO (Pittsburgh)

Group Dances

• The Chicks: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America
• The Chicks: 1st Overall Dance Educators of America (New York Nationals)
• Under the Weather: 5th Overall at Dance Educators of America
• 5 Little Monkeys: 2nd Overall at Fire And Ice
• 5 Little Monkeys: 1st Overall at Dance Masters of Pennsylvania
• All that Jazz: 5th Overall at Dance Educators of America (New York Nationals)
• Barnyard: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America (New York Nationals)
• Charleston: 3rd Overall at Dance Educators of America (Pittsburgh Regionals)

Dance Moms Dances

Solos

Duets

Trios

Group Dances

Trivia

• Reigndanceproductions.com noted at the time of Abbygeddon that "Maddie Ziegler & Chloe Lukasiak were awarded Full Tuition Scholarships to the Joffrey/ Mia Michaels 2 week Intensive in Los Angeles."^[2][3] Melissa also tweeted that Maddie found out the same time as Chloe,^[4] again stating that the scholarship was for Joffrey Ballet School West in Los Angeles,^[5][6] administered by Mia Michaels.
• Maddie reportedly performed for the television program Live to Dance in 2010; but the program was canceled before her performance(s) aired. A video showing an excited reaction can be viewed here, with Maddie wearing the same costume she elsewhere used for "Sunshine & Lollipops."
• Her favorite dances to perform are lyrical and tap, but she likes to watch all types of dance.^[7]
• Her favorite subject in school is math.^[7]
• Her favorite colors are neon blue, pink, and purple.^[8]
• Her favorite animal is a dolphin.^[8]
• Both Maddie and Mackenzie have stated how close they are to Brooke Hyland. When asked about Maddie's closest friend at Abby Lee Dance Company, Melissa responded that Brooke was.^[9] Maddie has stated that Brooke is her inspiration.^[8] Mackenzie has said that she and Brooke are really close and Brooke is like an older sister to her.^[10]
• There is a room in her house called "The Store" that has all of her and Mackenzie's dance items.^[11]
• Outside of dance, she and her sister take voice lessons.^[8]
• She and the other girls met Nick Jonas at his Broadway show "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."^[12]
• Maddie danced to the song "Cry" by Alexx Calise at a competition in an episode, and later appeared in the official music video for the song.^[13] Gianna, a choreographer at Abby's, co-choreographed the dance.^[14]
• Maddie and Mackenzie have iPhones, and all the girls received iPads for the second season of Dance Moms.^{[citation needed]}
• Melissa said that she made Maddie and Mackenzie pay for their phones (and screen protectors).^{[citation needed]}
• Her mother used to work at the front desk at the Abby Lee Dance Company to pay off the cost for dance during season one and the first half of season two.^[15]
• Maddie's original name was Taylor, but after two days it was changed to Madison.
• Despite recieving the scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet Summer Camp Intensive, Melissa stated on Twitter that Maddie was not able to participate.^{[citation needed]}
• Her favorite shows are Jessie and Shake It Up.^[8]
• According to Mackenzie, Maddie is bossy, but they still have fun together. Mackenzie also says they never get competitive with each other because she wants to be different.^[10]
• Maddie dances in her sleep.^[16]
• Her star sign is Libra.
• Besides dancing, her other passions are makeup and hair.^[8]
• Maddie's favorite singer is Justin Bieber, and she also loves Selena Gomez.^[8]
• Her favorite book is Dolphin Tales.
• Her favorite cities are New York and Los Angeles.^[8]
• Maddie takes dance, voice, and acting lessons at the Abby Lee Dance Company since she was 2.5 years old.^[8]
• If she had to pick between dance, acting, and singing, she'd pick "100% dance".^[8]
• She does not read the internet about herself.^[8]
• Her favorite solo is "Uphill Battle" because it was challenging to her.^[17]
• Maddie's lucky number is 13.^[18]
• When asked what she does in her free time, Maddie says that when she's not dancing, she's at home - dancing.^[19] Sometimes she will play games with Mackenzie, pretending to be dance teachers.

Gallery

To view the gallery for Maddie Ziegler, click here.

External Links

• Official website
• Twitter page
• Instagram account
• Staree page
• Tumblr microblogs tagged "Maddie Ziegler"
• maddieziegler.com detailed unofficial site
• Maddie Ziegler at the Internet Movie Database
• Lifetime page for Maddie, Mackenzie and Melissa

References

1. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQ4rsnAjLw#t=1m15s
2. ↑ http://abbyleedancecompany.com/rdp/ abbyleedancecompany.com/rdp
3. ↑ http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:Joffrey-announcement-abbyleedancecompany-dot-com.png
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/Dancemom1313/statuses/223449228242976769
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/dancemom1313/statuses/188392298218921984
6. ↑ http://www.joffreyballetschool.com/la-summer-housing.html
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/dance-moms/cast/melissa-maddie-mackenzie
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10} http://ziegler-girls.com/maddie.php
9. ↑ http://twitter.com/#!/dancemom1313/status/172810668196626432
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAZStJ5xexQ&feature=related
11. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwRVvMFh0BA (around 1:19 mark)
12. ↑ http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:HowToSucceed.PNG
13. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjkG82EBFAE (official music video)
14. ↑ Gianna Martello (see last paragraph)
15. ↑ Night of the Living Dancers
16. ↑ http://maddieziegler.com/dance-moms-facts/
17. ↑ http://www.okmagazine.com/news/exclusive-melissa-gisoni-and-maddie-and-mackenzie-ziegler-talk-dance-moms-and-abby-lee-miller
18. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRnbTkePmto#t=1m50s
19. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRnbTkePmto#t=0m12s