JoJo Siwa, Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler, Kendall Vertes, and Nia Sioux are just a few of the actresses that started their careers on the reality TV show called Dance Moms. This competitive reality show has showcased the talents of young ladies starting at the age of 5, together with their mothers who track and monitor their children’s careers. This TV show is managed by Abby Lee Miller, owner of Pittsburgh’s well-known Abby Lee Dance Company.The show had been running for 8 seasons with 235 total episodes aired before the show was canceled by Lifetime after several controversial issues were raised concerning the dance coach, Abby Lee Miller.
8 Who Is Nia Sioux?
Nia Sioux's real name is “Nia Frazier” and she is from the original cast of the reality TV show. She was seen on the show from season 1 up to 7B. The young actress started her career at the age of 10 together with her mom, Holly Hatcher-Frazier, who was also known as a contemporary dancer and singer in Pittsburg. Being the only black member of the reality show, the young talent sure did have a lot of challenges during the early days of her career.
7 Dancing And Singing Her Way To Fame
The multitalented Nia Sioux has not only worked her way up through the dance world, but she has also shown her talent in singing. In one of the episodes in season six, Nia performed live with Kendall and performed “Cry” as part of the season finale. After her career on Dance Moms, the young actress released three original songs and released two music videos.
6 Nia Sioux: From 'Dance Moms' To YouTube
Everyone who has followed Nia Sioux throughout her career knows what kept the young actress busy after she decided to leave Dance Moms in season 7. After 6 long years of working in the Abby Lee Dance Company Junior Elite Competition, this talented actress started her YouTube channel back in 2015 and has gained over 1.12M subscribers.
She started posting her life behind the scenes while creating her music video Star In Your Own Life”, and this proved a big success.
5 How Nia Sioux Built Her YouTube Channel
It has not been a secret that this young lady has captured millions of fans with her charming grace, resiliency, and determination. She has always brought the biggest smile on and off stage. As she bid goodbye to Dance Moms, Nia was able to build her YouTube career through her first music video called “Star In Your Own Life”. Currently, Nia has been quite busy with her YouTube videos and has uploaded several life vlogs.
4 Nia's Nation
This amazing, multi-talented dancer, songwriter, and actress, has successfully developed an app called “Nia’s Nation”, that lets her fans feel closer to her with exclusive videos and photos from her behind the scenes. The app is being updated regularly, providing a glimpse of her life on and off camera. The app can be downloaded from the App Store and is available on iTunes. Fans all over the world follow her as she takes on the camera behind the stage and shows her life off-cam.
3 Acting And Other Performances
Nia has always been vocal about her interest in being a Broadway star. Growing up in the busiest streets of New York City, the young actress has been exposed to the theater. Witnessing the grand shows on Broadway, Nia fell in love with the theatrical industry as much as she fell in love with dancing.
Nia has played several roles in different TV shows and movies, including The Lies I tell Myself, Todrick: Hall Freaks, I Am Mortal, and Running from Roots.Nia is also the main star of the movieImperfect High, directed by Siobhan Devine.
2 Nia Sioux's Other Social Media Platforms
Apart from her YouTube videos, she has also released a podcast on Spotify called Adulting with Teala and Nia where the two best friends take on their journey to adulthood, and how they are coping with everything.
Her second podcast, available on Apple Podcasts titled, Taking 20 More with Nia Sioux, is where she and her former Dance Moms co-stars Maddie and Kenzie Ziegler talk about how their relationship was built and how they became besties. The podcast also talks about their best moments and even the bad ones.
1 Songs By Nia Sioux
One of her first breakthroughs was the "Star In Your Own Life", Nia's debut song, which was released in 2015 and gained over 14 million views. She then released her second single called "Slay," a song dedicated to her loving and supportive fans, which gained over 7 million views.
One of her newer singles, “Low Key Love”, was released in 2020. The music video has over 263K views since its release.
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