Charity Anderson Reid (born 2000) is an American dancer. She specializes in

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and

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. She and partner Andres Peñate competed on season 2 of ''World of Dance'' in 2018, becoming the first in the show's history to score a perfect 100 on a routine.

Early life and family

Charity Anderson was born and raised in

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. She is the daughter of Wylie and Tresa Anderson and has nine brothers and sisters. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Her mother studied dance at

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and opened a small dance studio in her home in 1996. As of 2014, her mother's Charisma Dance Studio employed 14 instructors and had 300 students. Charity and five of her 10 siblings dance competitively. Charity graduated from Springville High School in 2018.

Dancing career

From the ages of 8 to 12, Anderson competed in

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with same-age partner Andres Peñate; the pair won the title of National Preteen Champions. She has also danced competitively with her older brother Landon; the duo won both the 2019 and 2020 United States National Amateur Cabaret Championships. She trains at the Center Stage dance studio in

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''World of Dance''

After watching season 1 of ''

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'', Anderson asked Peñate, who also trains at her dance studio, to partner with her in

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for season 2. It would be their last opportunity to compete in the junior division, as both were still 17. The pair, billed as Charity & Andres, choreographed their own routines, taking advantage of each other's athleticism and knowledge of "dance tricks". They scored 95.3 in the Qualifying round and received a perfect 100 in the second Duels round. This was the first perfect score in the show's history. Their dance, set to the rock hit " Way Down We Go" by

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, included Anderson performing a blind jump onto Penate's back. The pair won the junior division with a score of 93, though Anderson had broken her toe during practice a few days before that dance. They finished third in the finals with a combined average score of 94.3. Charity & Andres participated in the ''World of Dance'' fall tour in 2018. In April 2019, Anderson was one of seven dancers selected to back

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on his first solo tour. In August 2019, Charity & Andres choreographed and performed a special "farewell dance" for

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' cover of

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's "

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". As of January 6, 2021, this video had received over 11 million views.

Personal life

On October 3, 2020, Anderson married Collin Reid.

References

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