Nia Frazier

**Nia Sioux Frazier** (born June 20, 2001) is the middle child of Evan and Holly Hatcher-Frazier and is the sister of Evan, Jr. and William Frazier.

## On Dance Moms

Nia was often placed on the bottom of the pyramid. Her mother, Holly, often got into arguments with Abby for not giving Nia enough attention and believed that the choreography Nia is given wasn't at a "competitive standard," as well as accusing Abby of deliberately typecasting Nia in different ethnic roles (primarily seen in the first two seasons).

Nia and her mom were original members of the ALDC junior elite competition team when it was created. Both of them remained permanent members all the way up until the Season 7 episode Ashlee's Big Decision Part 1, when they officially left the Abby Lee Dance Company with the other elite dancers (minus Brynn) and formed The Irreplaceables.

As the longest-tenured dancer to ever feature on Dance Moms, Nia was best known on the show for her signature death drops, her stage presence, her determination to win, displaying vast improvements in her technique year after year, portraying an endless variety of different characters onstage, and her strengths in doing partner work, particularly with Mackenzie. She was also known off the stage for her bright smile, her bubbly personality, her friendship with all the girls, her quiet determination, her resilience, and her eagerness to learn new things.

## Other Information

* Her zodiac sign is a Gemini.
* She began dancing at Abby's studio when she was three and joined the Abby Lee Dance Company when she was five.
* Outside of dance, Nia takes piano, drumming, chess, and swimming. She used to take karate lessons, but she gave it up to focus on dance.
* She has a purple belt in karate.
* Her favorite style of dance are musical theater and contemporary.
* Her favorite thing about dance is that it is great exercise, energetic, and you can't stop doing it.
* She wants to be a Rockette when she grows up, but if she doesn't dance, she would be an artist.
* Her favorite dance move is the Death Drop.
* Nia is usually the one who keeps an eye out for Mackenzie, so the group doesn't accidentally lose track of her when moving around.
* 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.
* Her favorite subject is spelling.
* Her favorite color is any shade of pink.
* She dances four to five days for three to four hours.
* 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.
* Abby tries to find Nia's thing in dance when it's acro, jazz, or lyrical.
* She had her braces removed in mid-May 2014.
* She's had braces twice.
* 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.

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