Maddie Ziegler during an interview, February 2021

Madison Nicole Ziegler (; born September 30, 2002) is an American actress and dancer. She was initially known for appearing in Lifetime's reality show ''

Dance Moms ''Dance Moms'' is an American reality television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, the show follows the training and careers of children in dance and show business under the tutelage of Abb ...

'' from 2011 (at age 8) until 2016. From 2014, she gained wider recognition for starring in a series of music videos by

Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...

, beginning with "

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" and "

Elastic Heart "Elastic Heart" is a song written by Australian singer Sia, featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd and American record producer Diplo, for the soundtrack of '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'', a film based on the novel of the same name by S ...

", which have in total attracted more than 5 billion views on

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. Ziegler has appeared in films, television shows, concerts, advertisements and on magazine covers. Ziegler was a judge on the 2016 season of '' So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation'', toured with Sia in North America and Australia in 2016 and 2017 and has given dance tours with her sister,

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. Her 2017 memoir, ''The Maddie Diaries'', was a ''New York Times'' Best Seller."NYT Bestsellers Young Adult Hardcover"
''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, March 26, 2017, accessed March 17, 2017 Her film roles include Camille Le Haut in the animated film ''

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'' (2016), Christina Sickleman in ''

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'' (2017), the title role in ''

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'' (2021), Mia in the high school drama '' The Fallout'' (2021) and Velma in

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's 2021 ''

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''. Ziegler was included by ''

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'' magazine on its list of the "30 most influential teens" in each year from 2015 to 2017. She was included in the 2023 ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 list in the Hollywood & Entertainment category. Her social media presence includes an Instagram account with more than 13 million followers.

Early life and education

Ziegler was born in

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, to Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni and Kurt Ziegler, who owned a mortgage company.Ziegler, Maddie
"Fun Facts"
MaddieZiegler.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015 She is of Polish, German and Italian descent.Ziegler, Maddie
"Bio: Maddie Ziegler – ''Dance Moms'' Dancer"
maddieziegler.com, accessed January 15, 2018 Her parents divorced when she was six years old, and her mother married Greg Gisoni in 2013. Ziegler began taking ballet lessons at the age of twoWalsh, Erin
"Maddie: Express Yourself"
SBJCTJournal.com, May 3, 2021 and joined the Abby Lee Dance Company at age four, where she trained in tap, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, acro, jazz and aerial dance.Sorren, Martha
"Melissa Ziegler Happily Left Fame Behind After ''Dance Moms''"
''

Woman's Day ''Woman's Day'' is an American women's monthly magazine that covers such topics as homemaking, food, nutrition, physical fitness, physical attractiveness, and fashion. The print edition is one of the Seven Sisters magazines. The magazine was fir ...

'', July 1, 2019 Ziegler has a younger sister,

, a singer and dancer who appeared with her on ''

'', two older half-brothers from her father's previous marriage, and two older step-siblings from the previous marriage of her stepfather, Greg Gisoni, a vice president at

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. Ziegler attended Sloan Elementary School in Murrysville, near

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, Pennsylvania, until 2013, when she left to be

homeschooled Homeschooling or home schooling, also known as home education or elective home education (EHE), is the education of school-aged children at home or a variety of places other than a school. Usually conducted by a parent, tutor, or an onlin ...

. Ziegler was raised in Murrysville, but as a teenager she began to work and spend most of her time in Los Angeles. From early 2017 to mid-2018, Ziegler dated Australian teenager Jack Kelly, the son of former

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

infielder Pat Kelly. Since 2019 she has been dating singer-songwriter Eddie Benjamin.

Career

''Dance Moms'' and music videos

With Abby Lee Dance Company, Ziegler won numerous titles at regional, state and national dance competitions, including the 2014 Dancers Choice Award for Favorite Dancer 17 & Under."Industry Dance Awards Dancers Choice Awards 2014: Nominees"
Industrydanceawards.com, accessed January 15, 2018} In 2010, she performed for

Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreograph ...

's reality television program ''

Live to Dance ''Live to Dance'' is an American television reality program and dance competition on the CBS network based on the British series ''Got to Dance''. Dancers from all over the country auditioned for ''Live to Dance'' in "specially constructed Dance ...

''.Chestang, Raphael
"Maddie Ziegler Is a Multi-Millionaire and the Youngest Judge in ''So You Think You Can Dance'' History"
ETOnline.com, April 20, 2016, accessed January 15, 2018 In 2011, eight-year-old Ziegler and her mother appeared on the first season of Lifetime's ''

'',Gallagher, Caitlin
"Will Maddie Ziegler Return to ''Dance Moms'' In Season 7? Don't Count on a Cameo, Folks"
Bustle.com, May 3, 2016 a reality show about the young dancers on

Abby Lee Miller Abigale Lee Miller (born September 21, 1965) is an American television personality who founded the Abby Lee Dance Company, which appeared on the reality television series ''Dance Moms'' for eight seasons. On June 27, 2016, Miller pleaded guilty ...

's Abby Lee Dance Company Elite Competition Team and their often quarrelsome mothers.Weinstock, Tish
"There's something about Maddie Ziegler"
, '' i-D'', August 14, 2015Fraser, Holly
"Maddie Ziegler tells us why she's leaving reality TV behind"
, ''Hunger'' magazine, March 21, 2016 Ziegler "emerged as the preternaturally polished standout on six seasons" on the show,Milzoff, Rebecca

''

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'' magazine, July 11, 2016 where she continued to appear alongside her mother and younger sister, Mackenzie, until 2016, their last season on the show.Alexander, Reagan and Aurelie Corinthios
"Maddie Ziegler Is Leaving ''Dance Moms'' to Judge ''So You Think You Can Dance''"
''People'' magazine, March 14, 2016 In 2013, she made guest appearances on a spin-off program, ''

Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition ''Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition'' was an American dance reality competition series on Lifetime. The series encompasses twelve talented boy and girl dancers who are competing for $100,000 and a scholarship to the prestigious Joffrey Ballet Ac ...

''."'Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition' S2 E3 Recap: Gods and Mortals"
''Glamorosi Magazine'', September 18, 2013 ''Dance Moms'' helped to make Ziegler "one of the most famous dancers in the entertainment world currently. ... he inspiresother dancers to pursue their dreams with originality and grace." Ziegler has appeared in

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...

s for such artists as

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, Sia and

Todrick Hall Todrick Hall (born April 4, 1985) is an American singer, choreographer, and YouTuber. He gained national attention on the ninth season of the televised singing competition ''American Idol''. Following this, he amassed a huge following on YouTu ...

.Palmer, Bill
"Dance Moms' Maddie stars in Alexx Calise music video for "Cry""
, Collins Avenue, February 14, 2014Lipshutz, Jason
"Sia Taps ''Dance Moms'' Star For 'Chandelier' Video: Watch"
''Billboard'', May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015 She gained wide notice, at the age of 11, by starring in the 2014 video for "

" by Sia, who discovered her on ''Dance Moms''. The video won the

ARIA Music Award The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austra ...

for Best Video and received nominations at the

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for Video of the Year and Best Choreography, winning the latter. It was also nominated for the

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in 2015. It has received more than 2 billion views on YouTube, and at one point it was the 13th most viewed YouTube video of all time. Ziegler said of the choreography: "It ... was really out of the box and it expanded me a lot, because I'm used to competition dances where you're like, ''Point your legs!'' But this time it was like, you just need to let go and feel it." In 2015, Ziegler starred with

Shia LaBeouf Shia Saide LaBeouf (; born June 11, 1986) is an American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker. He played Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series ''Even Stevens'', a role for which he received Young Artist Award nominations in 2001 and ...

in "

", another Sia video, which has accumulated more than 1 billion YouTube views. Later that year, Ziegler starred in the music video for " Big Girls Cry" to complete her trilogy of videos from Sia's album ''

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''."Big Girls Cry"
SiaVEVO, accessed March 15, 2016 She danced to Sia's vocals on several television shows in 2014 and 2015, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as at the

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. By the end of 2015, she had performed with Sia on the ''Ellen DeGeneres Show'' three times.Geslani, Michelle
"Sia and dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler deliver gripping performance on Ellen – watch"
ConsequenceofSound.net, December 1, 2015; and Bailey, Alyssa
"Watch Sia and Maddie Ziegler's Chilling Live Performance of 'Alive'"
''Elle'' magazine, December 1, 2015 She also performed to "Chandelier", alongside Sia and

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, at the 2015 Grammy Awards.Swift, Andy
"Sia Enlists Kristen Wiig for 'Chandelier' Performance at 2015 Grammy Awards"
Tvline.com, February 8, 2015 The "Chandelier" and "Elastic Heart" videos were both selected as part of PopSugar's 2016 list of "25 of the Best Dance Videos of the Last Decade". In 2016, Ziegler starred in a fourth Sia video, " Cheap Thrills", from the album ''

This Is Acting ''This Is Acting'' is the seventh studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Sia. It was released on 29 January 2016 by Inertia, Monkey Puzzle and RCA Records. The album is mostly composed of songs written by Sia for other pop artists that ...

'',"Sia Releases Captivating 'Cheap Thrills' Video Featuring Maddie Ziegler"
''Billboard'', March 21, 2016 in which she "delivers another powerful performance". This was followed by a fifth Sia video, later that year, for " The Greatest".Vulpo, Mike
"Sia's Music Video Tribute to Orlando With Maddie Ziegler and Kendrick Lamar Will Take Your Breath Away"
Eonline.com, September 6, 2016; Murphy, Desiree
"Maddie Ziegler Rocks a Black Wig, Rainbow Face Paint in Sia's Haunting Tribute Video to Orlando Victims"
ETonline.com, September 6, 2016; and Adams, Char
"Sia Releases Haunting 'The Greatest' Music Video: Is It an Orlando Shooting Tribute?"
, ''People'' magazine, September 6, 2016 Kathleen Hildebrand wrote in ''

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'' that anyone who has seen Ziegler's "iconic" movement will never again return to "boringly ordinary" MTV videos. Ziegler continued the collaboration with Sia and the group

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in the music videos for " Thunderclouds" (2018) and " No New Friends" (2019).Pedrosa, Marina
"Maddie Ziegler Flies High in Sia, Diplo & Labrinth's Psychedelic 'Thunderclouds' Video"
''Billboard'', August 30, 2018Shaffer, Claire
"Sia, Diplo and Labrinth Frolic in Seussian Paradise in 'No New Friends' Video"
''Rolling Stone'', April 16, 2019; and Diplo
"LSD – No New Friends (Official Video) ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo"
YouTube, March 21, 2019 She also dances in the 2020 music video for Sia's single, "

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".Shaffer, Claire
"Sia Premieres 'Together' from Her Upcoming Album and Film, ''Music''"
''Rolling Stone'', May 20, 2020

Other activities, 2012–present

Acting

In 2012, Ziegler's first professional acting job was portraying the character Young Deb on an episode of the Lifetime series ''

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''.Harber, Jen
"''Dance Moms'': Maddie lands spot on ''Drop Dead Diva'' and Jill keeps spot on Abby Lee Miller's hit list"
ScreenerTV.com, July 24, 2012, accessed October 3, 2018 In 2014, Ziegler appeared as a guest star in Episode 34 of ''HitStreak Summer'', a made-for-mobile series. She continued her acting career in 2015 with guest spots on the

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series ''

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'' and

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's ''

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''.Thompson, Heather

''M'' magazine, March 28, 2015Highfill, Samantha
"The story behind Maddie Ziegler's creepy ''Pretty Little Liars'' dance number"
''

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'', July 1, 2015; Norwin, Alyssa
"''Pretty Little Liars'' Recap: A Shocking New 'A' Suspect Revealed"
, ''Hollywood Life'', June 30, 2015; Corriston, Michele
"''Pretty Little Liars'': Guest Star Maddie Ziegler Could Not Be Creepier"
''People'', May 12, 2015; and Abel, Alex
"Maddie Ziegler Reveals 5 ~Creepy~ New Deets About Her Role on ''Pretty Little Liars!''"
''Seventeen'', May 29, 2015 In January 2016, she guest starred in the episode "Ballet and the Beasts" on

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's ''

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'' is an American comedy television series developed by Michael Feldman and created by Matt Fleckenstein that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 13, 2014. It ran for four seasons and 82 episodes, with the final epis ...

''."Your First Look at Maddie's Epic Nickelodeon Debut"
, Teen.com, January 13, 2016 She returned to ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'' in January 2017 in the episode "Keeping Up with the Quadashians".Haar, Kara
"Gabby Douglas to Guest-Star on Nickelodeon's ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, & Dawn''"
''

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'', January 17, 2016 Ziegler voiced the character Camille in the animated film, ''

'' (2016), released in the US in 2017 as ''Leap!'',Wiest, Brianna
"Maddie Ziegler and Elle Fanning's New ''Ballerina'' Movie Trailer Is Here"
''Teen Vogue'', October 6, 2016; and Moniuszko, Sara M
"'Leap!' is a major jump for Maddie Ziegler's budding acting career"
''USA Today'', August 24, 2017 and played Christina in the feature film ''

'' (2017)."Meet The 3 Young Stars of ''The Book of Henry''"
''Today'', June 12, 2017; Elizabeth, De
"Maddie Ziegler, Jacob Tremblay, and Jaeden Lieberher Recreate Each Other's Instagram Posts"
''Teen Vogue'', June 14, 2017; an
"''The Talk'' – The Hosts Take on Maddie Ziegler's '7 Second Challenge'"
MSN.com, June 19, 2017

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, the director of ''The Book of Henry'', told ''

'' that Ziegler "is extraordinarily capable. ... She finds whatever emotion she needs to dial in very quickly. No one taught her how to do that she just knows." A reviewer for ''

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'' wrote that, in ''The Book of Henry'', "Ziegler ... does a wonderful job with a character forced to hide her pain". In 2019, she narrated a tribute film about her friend

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for

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. Ziegler co-starred as the title character in a musical film written and directed by Sia, titled ''

'', released in February 2021. Chris Willman, in ''

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'', called Ziegler's performance as a non-verbal autistic teenager "not always credible" but commented that she had "no limitations in ... dancing up a storm". Although she received the 2021

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for the role,Sia received the Razzie for worst director
"Razzies: Singer Sia named 'worst director' for controversial film ''Music''"

BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadca ...

, April 24, 2021 she received several favorable reviews. Ziegler co-stars in the high school drama film '' The Fallout'', which premiered in March 2021 at

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, where it won the Grand Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Film Competition.Wiseman, Andreas
"''The Fallout'': Shailene Woodley, Julie Bowen & John Ortiz Join Jenna Ortega & Maddie Ziegler in High School Drama Filming In LA"
Deadline.com, August 31, 2020 It was released on

HBO Max HBO Max is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in the United States on May 27, 2020, the service is built around the libraries of HBO, Warner Bros., Cartoon Netw ...

in January 2022 and in theatres where HBO Max is not available. Ziegler's performance as the popular but lonely Mia was called "stoic yet sensitive and vulnerable", "a staggering performance" and "astounding ... fully realized and complex". She plays Velma in

's 2021 version of ''

'' and has been cast in the leading role, Lindy, in the upcoming film ''Bloody Hell'', written and directed by

Molly McGlynn Molly McGlynn is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter."Maddie Ziegler & ''Schitt’s Creek'' Star Emily Hampshire to Lead ''Bloody Hell'', Coming-of-Age 'Traumedy' From ''Mary Goes Round'' Director Molly McGlynn"
Deadline.com, June 7, 2022

Modeling, endorsements and fashion

Ziegler has modeled for, or represented, such brands as

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,Calderone, Ana
"''Dance Moms'' Maddie Ziegler Inspires Young Dancers in New Capezio Campaign Video"
''People'' magazine, February 10, 2016 including their

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line,

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, and Tiffany & Co.Riccardi, Alex
"Maddie Ziegler Might Be Done With ''Dance Moms'' but She Hasn't Slowed Down One Bit"
''Life & Style'', March 26, 2018; Price, Scarlett
"Maddie Ziegler Stars In Tiffany & Co. Jewelry Campaign Video"
RichardMagazine.com, March 21, 2018; and Espinoza, Joshua
"ASAP Ferg Shares New Verse for Tiffany & Co.'s Latest Campaign Starring Elle Fanning"
Complex.com, May 3, 2018 She has also been featured on numerous magazine covers and in fashion editorials for ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Dance Spirit'', ''

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'', '' Vs.'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'',Schwartz, Alison
"A Friendly Reminder Sia Muse Maddie Ziegler Is Only 12 Years Old"
''People'', April 3, 2015 ''

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'',Sandberg, Patrik
"Maddie Ziegler: Pre-Teen Drama Queen"
''Dazed'', Autumn 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015 ''

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'', '' i-D'', ''Billboard'', ''

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'', '' Stella'', ''Maniac'', ''Vanity Fair Italia'', ''

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'', ''

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'' ''Galore'' and ''

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''. Ziegler and her sister released a fashion line, The Maddie & Mackenzie Collection in 2014. At the 2015

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, Ziegler acted as a correspondent for ''Elle''. She launched a casual fashion line, MaddieStyle, for girls and juniors, in 2016. In 2017, she appeared as a guest judge in an episode of ''

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''Montgomery, Daniel
"''Project Runway'' poll: Who really deserved to win the design challenge in 'A Leap of Innovation'?"
GoldDerby.com, September 1, 2017 and appeared on the cover of Sia's 2017 album '' Everyday is Christmas''. In 2018 Ziegler collaborated with Sia on a lipstick, VIVA GLAM Sia, to benefit the M.A.C. AIDS Fund. Ziegler has a make-up collaboration with Morphe Cosmetics and a fashion collaboration with

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. In 2020, she was the model for Kate Spade's signature fragrance advertisements.

Dancing and dance judging

Ziegler appeared as the featured dancer in the ABC TV special '' The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60'' in February 2016, during the song "

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", sung by

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and choreographed by

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."Tori Kelly, Jessie J & More to Perform on ABC's ''Disneyland 60'' 2-Hour Special"
Broadwayworld.com, January 29, 2016 A ''

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'' reporter called the number "stunning and graceful". In April 2016, six of her pre-taped performances were projected onto the big screens during Sia's

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set, and Ziegler appeared live with Sia at YouTube's Brandcast event in New York City. In May 2016, Ziegler appeared on the season finale of ''

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'' with Sia, dancing to "Cheap Thrills".Molinari, Jessica
"Sia Performs 'Cheap Thrills' on ''The Voice'' Season 10 Finale, But It's Maddie Ziegler Who Steals the Show"
Bustle.com, May 24, 2016 The following month, she starred in another Todrick Hall video, "Taylor in Wonderland", based on ''

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'', dancing to a mash-up of

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songs.Hall, Todrick
"Taylor in Wonderland"
YouTube, June 2, 2016 Also in June, Ziegler joined

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's '' So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation'', a television competition for dancers, ages 8 to 14, where she was one of the judges and a guest performer,Connolly, Kelly
"Maddie Ziegler joins ''So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation'' as judge"
''Entertainment Weekly'', March 3, 2016; and Gallagher, Caitlin
"Travis Wall & Maddie Ziegler Perform a Duet In Honor of ''So You Think You Can Dance's'' 250th Episode & It Was as Superbly Epic as You'd Expect"
Bustle.com, August 29, 2016 and danced at Sia's concert at

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in Colorado. In September 2016, Ziegler performed with Sia at the launch of

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and at the

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. She joined Sia on the singer's "

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" from September to November 2016. Ziegler and her sister conducted a dance workshop tour of Australia in January 2017.Garvey, Cas
"Spotted: Dance Moms stars share Whitsundays snaps"
, ''Chinchilla News'', January 10, 2017; and Ziegler, Maddie and Mackenzie
"Australian Tour: Ziegler Girls 2017"
, ziegleraustraliatour.com, accessed December 11, 2016 In March 2017, Ziegler performed at the

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with Sia. In September, Ziegler danced to Sia's song "

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", from the soundtrack to ''My Little Pony: The Movie'', dressed in a wig and outfit that simulated the look of Sia's character in the film.Heldman, Breanne L
"Watch Sia's latest video with Maddie Ziegler ... for ''My Little Pony: The Movie''"
''Entertainment Weekly'', September 19, 2017 She again performed with Sia on a mini-tour of Australasia in November and December 2017,He, Richard S
"Sia review – when she transcends spectacle, she soars"
''The Guardian'', November 30, 2017 and later in December, she and Sia returned to the ''Ellen'' show to perform Sia's song "Snowman".Aniftos, Rania
"Sia & Maddie Ziegler Reunite to Perform 'Snowman' on ''Ellen'': Watch"
''Billboard'', December 13, 2017 Ziegler and her sister conducted another dance workshop tour of Australia and New Zealand in July 2018 and in the UK in 2019. In July 2019, Ziegler performed at the Fuji Rock Festival with Sia in Japan. She and her sister were guest judges in 2020 on the

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dance competition show ''Floored''.

Writing and social media

Ziegler wrote the foreword to Abby Lee Miller's 2014 memoir, ''Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class''. Ziegler interviewed her friend

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for a cover article in the November 2016 issue of ''

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'' magazine. In 2017, she released her own memoir, ''The Maddie Diaries'', which became a ''New York Times'' Best Seller. Ziegler also wrote a trilogy of novels for middle-grade readers. The series centers on a 12-year-old dancer, Harper, whose family relocates to a new state, as she negotiates the pre-teen challenges of making new friends while earning her place on a competitive dance team."Gallery Books and Aladdin to Publish Books by Maddie Ziegler"

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, August 1, 2016; and Kimble, Lindsay
"13-Year-Old Dance Star Maddie Ziegler is Releasing a Memoir and Young Adult Novel Trilogy"
''People'' magazine, August 1, 2016 The first novel, ''The Audition'', was released in 2017,Fuhrer, Margaret

''Dance Spirit'' magazine, May 3, 2017, accessed January 15, 2017 ''The Callback'' was released in 2018, and ''The Competition'' followed in 2019. Ziegler has an active social media presence, with more than 13 million Instagram followers,@MaddieZiegler
Instagram, accessed April 20, 2019 over 1.3 million Twitter followers and over 3 million followers on Facebook. Videos of her dancing have accumulated more than five billion total views on YouTube. Her YouTube channel has more than 3.5 million subscribers.

Philanthropy

In 2012, Ziegler, along with her mother and sister, partnered with

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to help raise awareness for chronically ill youth. In 2016, Ziegler and her sister made a public service announcement for DoSomething.org's Birthday Mail campaign, which enables people to send homemade birthday cards to children living in homeless shelters. The same organization placed the Ziegler sisters on their 2016 list of charitable young celebrities. Ziegler also performed with

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's Dizzy Feet Foundation gala in 2016 to raise funds for dance education programs for low-income children and scholarships for talented students at dance schools in the U.S. Since 2016, Ziegler has partnered with Dancers Against Cancer, appearing in public service announcements to raise awareness and funding for people battling cancer. She starred in a 2017

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, set to Sia's song "

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", to encourage people to adopt shelter and rescue dogs.Vacco-Bolanos, Jessica
"Sia Teams Up With the ASPCA to Encourage Pet Adoption This Holiday Season"
''US Weekly'', December 12, 2017 In 2018, Ziegler teamed up with Sia and

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, with an ad, choreographed to Sia's song "

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", for a lipstick with all proceeds to benefit the company's AIDS Fund. She appeared on ''

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'' on July 7, 2019, together with her sister, mother, aunt and dancer Charlize Glass, playing for "My Friend's Place", where they have volunteered in the past, which provides meals for homeless youth in Los Angeles.Booth, Ali
"Maddie Ziegler Faces Off Against Gaten Matarazzo in a Round of ''Celebrity Family Feud''"
''Tiger Beat'', July 8, 2019
"Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of ''Celebrity Family Feud'' on ABC – Sunday, July 7, 2019"
BroadwayWorld.com, June 26, 2019; and Gardner, Chris
"Halsey Set to be Honored by L.A. Homeless Youth Organization"
''Hollywood Reporter'', March 11, 2019

Reputation and accolades

Reviews called Ziegler's work in "Chandelier" "a dazzling dance performance" (''Billboard'' magazine); commented that she "dances with such impressive flexibility" (''

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''); thought that her "crisp moves and theatrical mugging were a great fit for

Ryan Heffington Ryan Heffington (born June 7, 1973) is an American dancer and choreographer based in Los Angeles. He was nominated for two Grammy Awards for choreographing the music videos for Arcade Fire's " We Exist" (2013) and Sia's " Chandelier" (2014), winn ...

's imaginative choreography" and praised her "charisma that makes this video mesmerizing: Her dancing makes your memory tingle" (''

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''); and said that she "interprets the song's lyrics into something that is deranged, isolated, manic and profound" (''Dazed'' magazine). ''People'' magazine joked that she is "a super-human graceful alien sent from Planet Talented to make us mere mortals look really clumsy". A 2015 feature in ''The Huffington Post'' praised her artistry: Ballet choreographer

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told ''New York'' magazine in 2016: "She has, fascinatingly, really created her own world of dance. When we talk about great dancers, it's definitely a persona that leaves a lasting impression – it's not necessarily the most technically perfect dancer. She's only 13, but there's a strong sense of personality that comes through in her movement that is somewhat iconic." ''Billboard''s Jason Lipshutz wrote that Ziegler's live participation in Sia's Nostalgic for the Present Tour "transforms a staged affair into a live one, and a great lineup into an indispensable arena experience" and that she "possesses an astounding control of her physicality. ... erpresence adds a mischievous energy, as if replicated movements can't capture the heart behind those wide eyes and deranged smiles." Leslie Ventura of ''

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'' noted that, on the tour, Ziegler's dancing added "dimension and weight to the dramatic vocals."Ventura, Leslie
"Concert review: Sia brings her singular artistry to Mandalay Bay"
''

'', October 12, 2016 Britt Robson of the ''

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'' added, "The clear-cut star was Ziegler, obviously Sia's alter ego. ... Ziegler was a riveting whirlwind, contorting her appendages and facial expressions with equal aplomb, topped by forward flips".

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'' wrote that her "frenetic moves and flickering expressions ramp up the songs' emotional stakes". Reviewing Sia's concert in 2017, Richard He of ''The Guardian'' called Ziegler "a physical virtuoso to match Sia's vocal acrobatics, embodying the songs' emotional turmoil." David James Young of ''

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'' felt that Ziegler's performance "cements her status as one of the great dancers of the modern era. ... She leaves everything out there on the stage". Bonnie Malkin of ''The Guardian'' wrote that Ziegler's "face and body are extraordinary. ... So expressive, so wild in her movement, so magnetic." Ziegler was named by ''

'' magazine as one of the "30 most influential teens of 2015";McCluskey, Megan
"The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015"
''

'' magazine, October 27, 2015 she made the list again in 2016 and in 2017. She was also on the ''Harpers Bazaar'' 2015 list of "19 Rising Style Icons Aged 19 and Under". ''Billboard'' selected Sia and Ziegler's performance of "Elastic Heart" on ''

'' 2015 as one of the 10 Best SNL musical performances since the 1990s, "12-year-old dance phenom Maddie Ziegler ... displayed power, vulnerability, and more than a little weirdness". Ziegler won a 2016

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,Robinson, Will
"People's Choice Awards 2016 full winners list"
''Entertainment Weekly'', January 6, 2016 a 2016 Teen Choice AwardGeier, Thom
"Teen Choice Awards 2016: The Complete Winners List"
''The Wrap'', July 31, 2016 and a 2017 Teen Choice Award.Vulpo, Mike
" Teen Choice Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List"
E! Online, August 13, 2017 She won a 2017 Shorty Award in one category and received an audience honor in another.Lee, Ashley
"Shorty Awards 2017 nominees"
''The Hollywood Reporter'', accessed January 17, 2017"Maddie – Wear What Moves You"
ShortyAwards.com, accessed April 18, 2017 In 2018 and 2019, ''

'' named Ziegler among Hollywood's top thirty stars under age eighteen. In 2018, for the third year in a row, Ziegler won the award for Choice Dancer at the

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.Johnson, Zach
"Teen Choice Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List"
EOnline.com, August 12, 2018 She was included in the 2023 ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 list in the Hollywood & Entertainment category.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Tours

with Sia (2016–17) * The Ziegler Girls 2017 tour of Australia (with Mackenzie Ziegler) * Maddie & Mackenzie Australia & New Zealand Tour 2018 (with Mackenzie Ziegler)La Ruffa, Nicole
"Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler are set to tour Australia"
''Fashion Journal'', May 2, 2018 *Maddie and Mackenzie UK tour

References

External links

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Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler Dance Like Fall's Major Trends"
dance video by '' Glamour'' magazine (2015)
Ziegler learns a holiday routine
with

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in 1 hour for ''

'' (2015)
Ziegler and Travis Wall dance duet
on ''

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'' (2016)
Ziegler and Michael Dameski dance duet
(2019)
Interview of Ziegler at Paris Fashion Week
by ''

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