Kalani Hilliker

**Kalani Brooke Hilliker** (born September 23, 2000) is the eldest daughter of Kira Girard.

## About

In 2013, Kalani competed in the second season of *Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition* where she quickly became Abby's favorite. Abby would later use her call-back card to bring back Kalani and she advanced all the way to the final four where she was eliminated once again in 4th place.

The following year, Kalani and her mother Kira would make their debut on *Dance Moms* during the fourth season. Abby Lee Miller invited them to join the junior elite competition team in *Big Trouble in the Big Apple* and they remained on the team until the mid-season finale *Presenting My New Team*. The duo decided to return to Kalani's home studio Club Dance in Arizona as they prioritised family over fame.

Kalani and Kira would later return to the show the following season to replace Chloe and Christi Lukasiak. Kalani remained at the ALDC until *Ashlee's Big Decision Part 1* where she and the other elite dancers decided to leave the ALDC and form The Irreplaceables. They made their final appearance in *The Best Is Yet to Come*.

In 2013, Kalani competed in the second season of *Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition* where she quickly became Abby's favorite. Abby would later use her call-back card to bring back Kalani and she advanced all the way to the final four where she was eliminated once again in 4th place.

The following year, Kalani and her mother Kira would make their debut on *Dance Moms* during the fourth season. Abby Lee Miller invited them to join the junior elite competition team in *Big Trouble in the Big Apple* and they remained on the team until the mid-season finale *Presenting My New Team*. The duo decided to return to Kalani's home studio Club Dance in Arizona as they prioritised family over fame.

Kalani and Kira would later return to the show the following season to replace Chloe and Christi Lukasiak. Kalani remained at the ALDC until *Ashlee's Big Decision Part 1* where she and the other elite dancers decided to leave the ALDC and form The Irreplaceables. They made their final appearance in *The Best Is Yet to Come*.

## Other Information

* Her zodiac sign is a Libra.
* She has been dancing since the age of 2.
* She is left-handed.
* Her first interview on Dance Moms was in *JoJo with a Bow Bow*.
* In 2011, she apart of a dance group called "AKsquared" along with her studio mates from Club Dance and they won the Disney Channel dance competition show of Shake It Up's "Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off". They later appeared in the episode "Camp It Up."
* In 2015, Addison Moffett and Kalani started their own YouTube channel entitled "KalaniAddy". The two would post new videos on Tuesdays, with the videos tending to foucs more on humor than dance. However, in May 2016, all of the videos were suddenly removed from the channel as well as the username being changed to "AddyKaylee". On Twitter, Kalani confirmed that she had given Addison permission to keep the channel for herself and that they instead had initially agreed to let the channel "dissolve".
* In July 2016, she named "Free" as being her favorite solo that's she ever done. She also stated that her favorite group dance is "Hotline" and her favorite duet is "Disconnected."
* When she was younger, she was on a club soccer team.
* In November 2020, she publicly announced that she would be supporting Donald Trump's presidential campaign in the 2020 United States presidential election.