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Nia Sioux Frazier is a dancer, training at the Abby Lee Dance Company since the age of three.[6] She is the daughter of Evan and Holly Frazier, and the sister of Evan and William Frazier.

Abby has had Nia portray many different ethnicities, such as Indian, but Holly doesn't like it. Although Abby doesn't give her the most attention, Nia is considered very hard-working. Her favorite styles of dance are contemporary and musical theatre.[7]

Miscellaneous information

  • Nia is born and raised in Pittsburgh.[8]
  • She began dancing at Abby's studio when she was three and joined the Abby Lee Dance Company when she was five.[9]
  • In 2015, Nia's favorite styles were contemporary and musical theatre,[10][11] Around 2011, her favorite styles were acro to perform, and jazz to watch.[12]
  • Nia has her own app available on iTunes. (Hyperink)[13]
  • In 2015, she thought she would love to go to NYU or Columbia and study physical therapy, voice, theater, or medicine.[14] Some other things she'd like to do: Broadway, movies, and Nick or Disney on television.[15]
  • Into 2015, Nia had trained at piano (for 5 years) and drums (for 2 years). Dance became a priority for awhile, but has since rediscovered her love for the piano. Besides singing, Nia also writes music herself.[16]
  • During Holly's Season 2 house tour extra, her mother says that Nia is on the chess team and a certificate is shown. Holly also says "Nia" means "purpose" in Swahili, and "champion" in Welsh.
  • Along with dance, music, and chess, Nia also has taken swimming, and had earned a purple belt in karate before giving up the sport, to focus on dance.[17] (c. 2011/2012) She also enjoys sculpting in glass, cooking, photography, collecting American dolls, and playing cards and Monopoly with her brother.[18][19] (2015)
  • In 2012, she was dancing four to five days for three to four hours.[9]
  • Nia is usually the one who keeps an eye out for Mackenizie, so the group doesn't accidentally lose track of her when moving around.[20] (2014)
  • In 2015, Holly explained her decision to return to the ALDC by saying that Abby does care about Nia, although maybe not so much for Holly herself.[21] According to Melissa, the show does not reveal how much Abby adores Nia.
  • She loves it when fans are excited to take pictures with her.[22]
  • In May 2015, her favorite song was Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood." [23]
  • Nia loves One Direction[24]
  • She also loves Fifth Harmony, and has often run into them in various places.[25]
  • Her favorite movie is The Wiz.[26][27] (2015)
  • Her favorite style of music is R&B.[28] (2015)
  • Her celebrity crush is Shawn Mendes.[29] (Aug 2015)
  • Her favorite solos have been "Goodbye Maya" and "Bye Felicia."[30] (2015)
  • Her favorite group dances have been "Amber Alert," "Where Have All The Children Gone," and "Free at Last."[31] (2015)
  • Her favorite place to visit is the beach.[32]
  • Nia doesn't like watching scary movies or watch.[33]
  • Her favorite dancer is Misty Copeland.[34] (2015)
  • Her favorite celebrities to follow on social media are Beyonce[35] and Zendaya.[36] (2015)
  • Due to RND, Nia was an inpatient at Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh in 2009. In 2014 she returned to perform for other patients, along with Kendall, Mackenzie and Maddie. Holly is a board member with the Institute.
  • She's had braces twice, with a removal in mid-May 2014.[37]
  • After working with her for the "Freaks Like Me" music video, Todrick Hall complimented her for having an amazing singing voice.
  • Her favorite dance move is the Death Drop.[38] (2012) Excluding that, she likes side aerials.[39] (2015)
  • Her favorite thing about dance is that it is great exercise, energetic, and you can't stop doing it.[40] (c. 2011)
  • She was learning Mandarin Chinese when she was younger, and would like to return to studying the language again.[41] (2015)
  • Her favorite subject is spelling.[40] (c. 2011)
  • Abby tries to find Nia's thing in dance when it's acro, jazz, or lyrical.
  • Nia, along with several other members of the Dance Moms cast, appeared and starred in Todrick Hall's video "Freaks Like Me" as the Ursula and Princess Tiana. It was released on July 3rd, 2014. The music video can be seen in full here
  • Nia won Miss Sheer Talent at Nationals in Vegas. It is also her very first crown.
  • From the end of season 4.5, Nia would have done approximately 20 solos.
  • Her favorite color is any shade of pink.[42][40] (2015)
  • Her Zodiac sign is Gemini.
  • In the fifth season, many fans have been concluding that Nia has left the ALDC, since she hasn't been with the girls at events recently, and took an Instagram pic with Chloe and Paige. However, Nia participated with the ALDC at a Jump competition unfilmed for the show (Feb 13th) after these rumors became prevalent; and Nia is listed specifically by name at abbyleedancecompany.com as receiving a scholarship for an unfilmed Sheer Talent competition (Mar 7-9), two weeks after posting the photo with Chloe and Paige (Feb 24).[43]
    • With further rumors that Nia is attending Debbie Allen's Dance Academy, it may be worth noting that an Examiner report in 2012 had Nia taking a class there at that time.[44] In late 2014, Abby had been photographed warmly posing with Debbie, as well as visiting her Dance Academy.[45][46]
    • In May 2015, Nia told a reporter at the Reality TV Awards that she was definitely returning to the ALDC for the next season. Nia again responded to "rumor spreaders" later that month, stating that she and Holly were not leaving Dance Moms.[47] Nia partly explained by saying she had been with the studio since she was three, with Holly adding that Abby might not care about her so much, but did care about Nia.[48]
  • Nia got to perform her first song "Star in Your Own Life" alongside teammate JoJo Siwa in Melbourne, Australia at the Federation Square on March 2015.[49]
  • Her favorite dance costume is the one of "Wonder Woman."[50] (2015)
  • Around 2011, she wanted to be a Rockette when she grows up, but if she doesn't dance, she would be an artist.[6][40]

Filmography and discography

As herself

Year Series Notes
2011–present Dance Moms Lead
2011 Good Day L.A. Performed in group dance "This Is My Beauty"
2011 The Today Show Guest, with Abby, Chloe, Mackenzie, Maddie, and girls' moms (Search YouTube)
2012 Nightline Guest (Video)
2012 The View Performed in group dance "Born to Dance"
2012 Anderson Live Performed in group dance "Private Eyes"
2012 Katie Guest, with Abby, Holly, Christi, Chloe (Photo, Extra video)
2013 The View Performed in group dance "The Last Text"
2014 Abby's Studio Rescue Performer and guest, "Delusions of Dance Grandeur" (with Kendall, Mackenzie, Maddie) (Search YouTube)
2015 Awesomeness TV Featured Guest (Link)

Music videos

Year Song Song Artist Notes
2011 "It's Like Summer" LUX Supporting
2012 "Summer Love Song" Brooke Hyland Supporting
2014 "It's a Girl Party" Mack Z Supporting
2014 "Freaks Like Me" Todrick Hall (WP) Co-lead, with Todrick, Kendall, Mackenzie, Maddie and Payton
2015 "Turn Up The Track" MattyB Supporting
2015 "Star in Your Own Life" Nia Sioux (self) Lead
2015 "Slay" Nia Sioux (self)
Coco Jones
Lead. Filmed, release pending in Season 5B

Discography

Year Work Lead Artist Type Notes
2014 "Freaks Like Me" Todrick Hall (WP) Single Additional vocals
2015 "Star in Your Own Life" Nia Sioux (self) Single Music video released.
2015 "Slay" Nia Sioux (self)
Coco Jones
Single Song in full release on August 4th, 2015. Music video release pending.

Galleries

To view the image galleries for Nia Frazier, click here.

Dance Moms Dances

To see tables for Nia Frazier's dances and results, visit the Nia Frazier/Dances subpage.

Pre-Dance Moms Dances

Solos

Trios

  • My Boyfriend's Back (with Kennedy Trent and Kylie Edwards) (Pictures)

Group Dances

Pre-Dance Moms Awards

Solos

  • Satan's Little Lamb: 4th Overall at Dance Educators of America (2010, NYC)[51]
  • Satan's Little Lamb: 5th Overall at Dance Educators of America (Pittsburgh)
  • Waka Waka: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America
  • Waka Waka: 3rd Overall at Dance Educators of America (Las Vegas)

Trios

  • My Boyfriend's Back: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America

Group Dances

  • All that Jazz: 5th Overall at Dance Educators of America (NYC)
  • The Chicks: 1st Overall at Dance Educators of America
  • Kissed a Boy: 2nd Overall at Dance Educators of America
  • 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

External links

References

  1. https://instagram.com/p/6lGfCRIe8M/?taken-by=chloelukasiak
  2. Bye Bye Pittsburgh
  3. https://twitter.com/mackenzieboo13/status/30000617860641587
    https://youtu.be/f5BZtKj6Gfc?t=2m8s2
  4. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=6m31s
  5. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=27m18s
  6. 6.0 6.1 http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2012/03/02/nia-frazier-dances-to-the-top/
  7. https://youtu.be/uxKEac7NjeQ?t=10m16s Afterbuzz, April 2015
  8. http://niasiouxfrazier.com/about-me/
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120226053602/http://www.lifetimemoms.com/me-time/blog/get-to-knowdance-mom-holly
  10. https://youtu.be/uxKEac7NjeQ?t=10m16s Afterbuzz, April 2015
  11. https://youtu.be/NPRJ8vZ_378?t=8m12s Google Hangout, May 26, 2015
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20110709153738/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/dance-moms/cast/holly-and-nia
    Lifetime information in 2015 for Holly and Nia has not been updated since 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404195457/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/dance-moms/cast/holly-nia
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404195457/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/dance-moms/cast/holly-nia
  14. http://niasiouxfrazier.com/about-me/
  15. http://www.dancespirit.com/news/catching-up-with-nia-sioux-frazier/
  16. http://niasiouxfrazier.com/about-me/
  17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRwZpYoEp0o&feature=player_embedded (around 1:30 mark)
  18. https://youtu.be/f5BZtKj6Gfc?t=28m24s Google Hangout, Birthday #2, 2015
  19. http://niasiouxfrazier.com/about-me/
  20. http://youtu.be/zQjri6fJgFo?t=16m50s
  21. https://youtu.be/i04Q9uPXKMg?t=2m46s
    Nia: I definitely will be dancing with the ALDC next season.
    Christy Olson: Is that a "I already signed the contract"?
    Holly: No, it's not so much that we signed a contract...
    Nia: I danced there since I was three.
    Holly: Right. We've been here a long time... I really do think she likes Nia quite a bit. I don't know if she cares for me so much, but she does care for Nia. So.
  22. https://youtu.be/o4uizr06_N8?t=1m57s Arambulo Live 2015
  23. https://youtu.be/o4uizr06_N8?t=2m11s Arambulo Live 2015
  24. https://youtu.be/NPRJ8vZ_378?t=7m44s
  25. https://youtu.be/f5BZtKj6Gfc?t=1m8s
  26. https://youtu.be/f5BZtKj6Gfc?t=12m50s
  27. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=22m10s
  28. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=30m56s
  29. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=13m2s
  30. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=2m5s
  31. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=2m5s
  32. https://youtu.be/o4uizr06_N8?t=2m11s Arambulo Live 2015
  33. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=46m39s
  34. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=47m39s
  35. https://youtu.be/o4uizr06_N8?t=2m11s Arambulo Live 2015
    http://www.dancespirit.com/news/catching-up-with-nia-sioux-frazier/
  36. http://www.dancespirit.com/news/catching-up-with-nia-sioux-frazier/
  37. http://web.stagram.com/p/720277595451736508_29031199
  38. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MqPA0LEhkQ
  39. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=2m5s
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/dance-moms/cast/holly-nia
  41. https://youtu.be/aNFZ8H0zq1A?t=48m25s
  42. https://youtu.be/f5BZtKj6Gfc?t=26m14s Birthday Google hangout #2, 2015
  43. http://websta.me/p/927688063890669928_29031199
  44. http://www.examiner.com/article/holly-frazier-from-dance-moms-talks-about-daughter-nia-and-abby-lee-miller
  45. http://dancemoms.wikia.com/wiki/File:505_Abbie_with_Debbie_Allen_(and_DADA_-_DA_Dance_Academy)_-_Friday_7Nov2014.jpg
    https://instagram.com/p/vIRU7liGoc/ photo posing together at an evening event, the night before Abby appeared to be on "medication" at a competition with Murrieta Dance Project in Hello Hollywood, Goodbye Abby. Photo of Abby posing with Kaeli exists at same evening event.
  46. https://twitter.com/DADancAcademy/status/516097513946750976 Abby visiting DADA 27 Sep 2014, photo including Kaeli
  47. https://instagram.com/p/2_QXktEsB6/ "For the rumor spreaders.... @dancemomholly and I are not leaving #DanceMoms ❤️ have a nice day
  48. https://youtu.be/i04Q9uPXKMg?t=2m46s
    Nia: I definitely will be dancing with the ALDC next season.
    Christy Olson: Is that a "I already signed the contract"?
    Holly: No, it's not so much that we signed a contract...
    Nia: I danced there since I was three.
    Holly: Right. We've been here a long time... I really do think she likes Nia quite a bit. I don't know if she cares for me so much, but she does care for Nia. So.
  49. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hwEFqm_nak
  50. https://youtu.be/f5BZtKj6Gfc?t=12m50s
  51. http://web.archive.org/web/20120324210937/http://www.deadance.com/us/nynat10.htm


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