Nia Frazier

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

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

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

As the longest-most tenured dancer to have 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, as well as her strengths in doing partner work, particularly with Mackenzie. She was also known offstage for her bright smile, her bubbly personality, her friendships with all the girls, her quiet determination, her resilience, and her eagerness to learn new things.

## Other Information

* Nia has been dancing since the age of three years old.
* Nia is the only main cast dancer to have featured in the first seven seasons of the show.
* As a result, she has appeared on more episodes than any other dancer on the show.
* Her favorite styles of dance are contemporary and musical theater.
* Besides dance, Nia also plays the piano, drums and writes songs.
* Nia had earned a purple belt in karate before giving up the sport, to focus on dance.
* During the earlier seasons, Nia stated that she was always looking out for Mackenzie, ensuring that she didn't break away from the group.
* Her favorite solos on the show have been "Goodbye Maya and "Bye Felicia". With her favorite group dances being "Amber Alert," "Where Have All The Children Gone," and "Free at Last".
* Due to RND, Nia was an inpatient at the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh in 2009. In 2014, she later returned to perform for the other patients, alongside Kendall, Mackenzie and Maddie. Holly is a board member with the Institute.
* Nia's favorite dances moves are the death drops and side aerials.
* She learned how to do the death drop (her signature dance move) from the drag queen Shangela, best known for competing on RuPaul's Drag Race Seasons 2 and 3 as well as RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 3.
* When Nia was younger, she was learning Mandarin Chinese. She has stated she would like to return to studying the language again.
* She won her very first crown in 2014 at Sheer Talent Nationals in Las Vegas, where she won Miss Pre-Teen Sheer Talent with her solo "Goodbye Maya".
* On Nia's YouTube channel, she has released dance videos along with the other content on her channel. The first one "Gone But No Forgotten" was released on August 30, 2016. The other one "Shark" was released on September 13, 2016.
* In the fall of 2020, Nia will be attending college at the University of California, Los Angeles. This makes her the 4th original Dance Moms dancer to go to college.

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