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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Satan's Little Lamb (Acro, 2010), (Pictures-1, Pictures-2)
- Waka Waka (Ethnic Jazz, 2011), (Pictures-1 Pictures-2, Full Dance)
Trios
- My Boyfriend's Back (with Kennedy Trent and Kylie Edwards) (Pictures)
Group Dances
- The Explorers (with Chloe Lukasiak, Paige Hyland, etc)
- 5 Little Monkeys (with Paige Hyland, Maddie Ziegler, etc) (Pictures)
- Kissed a Boy (with Mackenzie Ziegler, etc) (Pictures) (Video from rehearsal)
- Corners (with Nick Dobbs, Maddie Ziegler, Chloe Lukasiak, etc) (Pictures)
- The Chicks (with Maddie Ziegler, Chloe Lukasiak, Paige Hyland, etc) (Pictures-1, Pictures-2, Full dance)
- All that Jazz (with Maddie Ziegler, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Haley Grieco, etc) (Pictures, Full dance)
- Under the Weather (with Maddie Ziegler, Chloe Lukasiak, Nick Dobbs, etc) (Pictures)
- My Hair Looks Fierce (with Maddie Ziegler, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, etc)
- 007 (with Maddie Ziegler, Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, etc) (Pictures, Full dance)
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
- Instagram account
- Official website
- Twitter page (run by Nia)
- Facebook page
- YouTube channel
- [[File:|link=http://staree.com/niafrazier]] [1]
- Google Images for Nia Frazier (or with last name replaced by "dance moms")
- Search YouTube for Nia Frazier (or with last name replaced by "dance moms")
- Search Tumblr for Nia Frazier
- niafrazier.com unofficial pages
- Lifetime's Dance Moms page about Nia and Holly
References
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