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Madison "Maddie" Nicole Ziegler (born September 30, 2002) is the eldest child of Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni and Kurt Ziegler and is the older sister of Mackenzie Ziegler.

About

Maddie began dancing at the age of two at the Abby Lee Dance Company. During her time on Dance Moms, she was known to be Abby's favorite. This often caused tension between the moms and Abby, with them arguing that the other girls deserved just as much attention.

In 2014, Maddie gained worldwide recognition after appearing in the viral music video for Australian Singer-Songwriter Sia's "Chandelier". She has since gone on to become a significant part of Sia's artistic image-appearing in multiple other music videos for the singer as well as touring with her.

After appearing on the show for 5 years, Maddie and her family decided to depart from the show in Season 6 to pursue other projects. The Ziegler sisters made their final appearance in Maddie and Mackenzie Say Goodbye. Shortly thereafter, Maddie went on to be a judge on So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation. She retired from competitive dance in One Last Dance but continues to take classes.

Other Information

  • Maddie's half-brother, Tyler, has a tattoo of her birthday in roman numerals on his chest.[2] He also has a similar tattoo for Mackenzie on his side.[3][4]
  • Maddie's lucky number is 13, as "M" is the 13th letter in the alphabet.[5]
  • Maddie was on top of the pyramid the most out of all of girls of the series, with a total of 61 times.
  • Out of the 6 dancers who featured on the original elite competition team, Maddie's name was featured in regular episode titles the most with a total of 6.
  • She has stated that her favorite dance move is a switch sissonne and that she considers it to be her signature dance move.
  • Maddie had several callbacks for the show: "Billy Elliott", but she couldn't attend because of her contract with Lifetime.
  • According to Maddie, Melissa first began her dancing at a "random ballet school" when she was two years old.[6]
  • Her makeup artist, Tonya Brewer, has a tattoo of Maddie's teeth as a tribute to her. She choose her teeth in particular due to Maddie's insecurity surrounding her teeth as a child.[7] Tonya would later gift Maddie her very first tattoo in 2020, which is located on her right side and reads "Frances".[8]
  • As of August 2022, Maddie also has an additional four tattoos: a cowboy boot on her right arm, a tiny angel on her left bicep, the number "13" was tattooed on her hand and the numbers "1234" on her left arm.[9]

Other Credits

To see Maddie Ziegler's other credits, visit the Maddie Ziegler/Credits subpage.

Pyramid

To see Maddie Ziegler's placements on the pyramid, visit the Maddie Ziegler/Pyramid subpage.

Dances

To see tables for Maddie Ziegler's dances and results, visit the Maddie Ziegler/Dances subpage.

Gallery

To view the gallery for Maddie Ziegler, click here.

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