Nia Frazier

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

Nia is frequently placed on the bottom row 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 sufficiently indicting Abby of gradually typecasting Nia in mixed ethnical roles (primarily glimpsed in the early 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 on stage, 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 friendships with all the girls, her quiet determination, her resilience, and her eagerness to learn new things.

## Other Information

* Nia has been dancing since she was three years old.
* Nia is the only main cast dancer to have featured in the first seven seasons of the show.
* Before dancing, Nia had earned a purple belt in karate before giving up the sport, to focus more on dance.
* In 2015, she affirmed that she would choose to go to NYU or Columbia to study physical therapy voice theater or medicine
* Outside of dance, Nia also plays the drums and writes songs.
* When Nia was younger, she was studying the language Mandarin Chinese. She stated that she would love to return to study the language again.
* In the earlier seasons, Nia stated that she looked out for Mackenzie, to make sure that she didn't break away from the group.
* Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
* Her favorite bands are One Direction and Fifth Harmony.
* Nia's favorite dance move is the death drop.
* In May of 2020, Nia announced that she'll be attending college at the University of California in the fall. This will make her the fourth original Dance Mom to attend college
* During 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." 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 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 of the Institute.
* Nia's favorite dance moves are the death drop and side aerials.
* She learned how to do the death drop (her signature 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 that she would like to return to studying the language again.
* She won her 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 Not 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.