Kayla Mak
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| Kayla Mak | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 20 |
| Birthdate | February 11, 2003 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Pennsylvania |
| Height | {{{height}}} |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Black |
| School Grade | {{{school grade}}} |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Student |
| Affiliations | World of Dance |
| Dance Studios | Westchester Dance Academy Juilliard School of Dance |
| Titles | see below |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | {{{parents}}} |
| Siblings | {{{siblings}}} |
| Friends | Rachel Quiner Molly Lyons Jenna Meilman Gia Sylvester Christina Oliveri Sienna Morris Lauren Yakima Ellie Wagner Ava Wagner Briar Nolet Charlize Glass Julian DeGuzman |
| Pets | {{{pets}}} |
| Nicknames | {{{nicknames}}} |
She competed for $1,000,000 on the third season of NBC's World of Dance.
Dances[edit | edit source | hide | hide all]
Solos[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Music Box | unknown | Onstage NY Nationals (New York) | 1st in Advanced Mini Solos | |
| River of Dreams | unknown | Showstopper (Hartford) | 3rd in Mini Solos Platnum | ||
| 2012 | Secret Garden | Lyrical | Hall of Fame (Brooklyn Park) | 1st in Future Hall of Famer Solos | |
| Showstopper (Hartford) | 1st in Junior Solos Crystal Award | ||||
| JUMP (New York) | 1st in Mini Solos | ||||
| 2012-3 | Arabian Waltz | Pointe | ADA (Hollywood, FL) | National America’s Young Dancer of the Year | |
| NYCDA Nationals (New York) | National NYCDA Mini Female Outstanding Dancer of the Year | ||||
| YAGP (New York) | unknown scoring | ||||
| 2013 | The Violin | unknown | The Dance Awards (New York) | entered | |
| Timeless | unknown | YAGP (Hartford) | unknown scoring | ||
| Hall of Fame (Long Island II) | 1st in Junior American League Solos | ||||
| The Dance Awards (New York) | 2nd in Mini Solos | ||||
| 2014 | All is Silent | Lyrical | Hall of Fame | unknown scoring | |
| YAGP (New York) | unknown scoring | ||||
| Onstage NY Nationals (New York) | 1st in Advanced Mini Solos | ||||
| The Dance Awards Nationals (New York) | 1st in Mini Solos Judges Pick! | ||||
| Esmeralda | Ballet | Onstage NY Nationals (New York) | 1st in Advanced Mini (Ballet) Solos | ||
| Transcendence | unknown | The Dance Awards Nationals (New York) | National Mini Female Best Dancer | ||
| 2015 | Laid to Rest | Contemporary | Kelly Burke | YAGP Finals (New York) | unknown scoring |
| Onstage NY Nationals (New York) | 1st in Advanced Junior Solos | ||||
| Showstopper (Hartford) | 3rd in Teen Solos | ||||
| Quiteria’s Variation | Ballet | Showstopper (Hartford) | did not place | ||
| Variation from Don Quixote | Ballet | M. Petipa | YAGP Finals (New York) | unknown scoring | |
| 2016 | Paquita Variation | Ballet | NYDCA (Meadowlands) | 1st in Junior Solos | |
| Resolve | Contemporary | The Dance Awards (Orlando) | |||
| Dancerpalooza | N/A | ||||
| Broken Sorrow | Pointe | Hall of Fame (Hartford) | did not place | ||
| Slowly Drifting | Contemporary | Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 2nd in Junior Solos | ||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | unknown scoring | ||||
| JUMP (Providence) | 1st in Junior Solos | ||||
| NUVO (Boston) | 1st in Junior Solos | ||||
| NYDCA (Baltimore) | 1st in Junior Solos | ||||
| 2017 | Kitri Variation | Ballet | Hall of Fame (Hartford) | did not place | |
| Watching It Unfold | Contemporary | JUMP (New York) | 1st in Teen Solos | ||
| Radix (Boston) | 1st in Teen Solos | ||||
| NUVO (Boston) | 3rd in Teen Solos DJ's Pick | ||||
| NYDCA Nationals (New York) | 6th in Teen Solos | ||||
| Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 4th in Teen Solos | ||||
| 2018 | Reverence | Contemporary | JUMP (New York) | ||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | entered | ||||
| 2019 | Weeping Willow | The Dance Awards (Orlando) | |||
| Because Finally It's Everything | Contemporary | Jump (Providence) | 2nd in Teen Solos Teen Female JUMP VIP | ||
| NUVO (Boston) | 1st in Teen Solos DJ's Pick Teen Female BreakOut Artist | ||||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | |||||
| 2021 | Tuesday | Contemporary | Jump (Baltimore) | 1st in Senior Solos Senior Female JUMP VIP | |
| NUVO (Boston) | 1st in Senior Solos Senior Female BreakOut Artist | ||||
| NYCDA (Manchester) | 1st in Senior Solos | ||||
| The Dance Awards (Orlando) | 2nd in Senior Solos | ||||
| On Location | The Dance Awards (Orlando) |
Groups[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Orchestra | Sara DeGraw Portia Nelson Christine Argentino Sophie Jivotovski Veronica Orgera Jacqueline Broderick Antonia Gabriele |
Showstopper (Hartford) | 1st in Junior Small Groups Double Platnum | ||
| Forever Young | Sara DeGraw Portia Nelson Sophie Jivotovski Christine Argentino Veronica Orgera Jacqueline Broderick Jordyn Gardner Antonia Gabriele Jessica Ferretti Amanda Kraus Anastasia Megdanis Kamilah Shah Rachel Levine Katie Ippolito Noelle Meers Logan Epstein Bianca Gerasia |
Showstopper (Hartford) | 1st in Junior Large Groups Double Platnum | |||
| 2012 | Silhouettes | Christine Argentino Kayla Goldsberry Maya Hirshman Sophie Jivotovski |
Showstopper (Hartford) | 2nd in Junior Small Groups Crystal Award | ||
| In Our Fantasies | Christine Argentino Maya Hirshman Sophie Jivotovski Emily Slater |
Showstopper (Hartford) | 1st in Junior Small Groups Crystal Award | |||
| Turn to Stone | Katie Chapin Sarah Greene Kayla Goldsberry Maya Hirshman Jolie Lerner Corri Rosario Emily Slater Christine Argentino Jacqueline Broderick Sophie Jivotovski Portia Nelson Veronica Orgera Julia Assue Jenna Meilman |
Showstopper (Hartford) | 1st in Junior Large Groups Crystal Award | |||
| This Must be the Place | Christine Argentino Julia Assue Katie Chapin Kayla Goldsberry Sarah Greene Maya Hirshman Sophie Jivotovski Jolie Lerner Portia Nelson Veronica Orgera Corri Rosario Emily Slater |
Showstopper (Hartford) | 2nd in Junior Large Groups Crystal Award | |||
| Palladio | Christine Argentino Jacqueline Broderick Kevan Carroll Logan Epstein Jessica Ferretti Maya Hirshman Sarah Greene Katie Ippolito Kayla Goldsberry Sophie Jivotovski Lizzie Klein Amanda Kraus Jenna Kulacz Sophia Lebowitz Noelle Meers Jenna Meilman Jake Nahor Portia Nelson Michelle Orgera Veronica Orgera Corri Rosario Alexandra Salvo Emily Slater |
Showstopper (Hartford) | 2nd in Teen Super Groups Crystal Award | |||
| 2016 | What's The Pointe | Pointe | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Lily Gentile Freya Ireland |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | did not place | |
| Hazel | Contemporary | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Lily Gentile Julia Glynn Freya Ireland Gia Sylvester |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 5th in Teen Small Groups | ||
| Yaow | Contemporary | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Lily Gentile Julia Glynn Maelani Groff Freya Ireland Gia Sylvester |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 4th in Teen Small Groups | ||
| Be Here Now | Lyrical | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Lily Gentile Maelani Groff Danielle Kotch Jenna Meilman Emma Wolff |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 1st in Teen Small Groups | ||
| Marry Well | Jazz | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Lily Gentile Julia Glynn Maelani Groff Maya Hirshman Freya Ireland Carly Israel Danielle Kotch Alisa Macdonald Jenna Meilman |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 3rd in Teen Large Groups | ||
| Hands of Fate | Contemporary | Christine Argentino Skye Ayala Sophie Blue Madeline Elkes Lily Gentile Maya Hirshman Sophie Jivotovski Danielle Kotch Jenna Kulacz Jenna Meilman Emily Slater |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 1st in Teen Small Groups | ||
| Defining Moments | Lyrical | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Gisele Cestaro Julianna Crespi Lily Gentile Julia Glynn Maelani Groff Freya Ireland Carly Israel Danielle Kotch Molly Lyons Jenna Meilman Christina Oliveri Sophie Porigow Samantha Rodriquez Alexa Schwartzberg Gia Sylvester Camilla Truesdale Isabella Weidmann Emma Wolff |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 1st in Teen Lines | ||
| 2016-7 | Velocity | Ballet | Jenna Meilman Molly Lyons Christina Oliveri Gia Sylvester and other dancers |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 2nd in Teen Lines | |
| 2017 | Emergence | Ballet | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Sophie Blue Lily Gentile Jenna Meilman Anabel Miller Emily Slater |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 3rd in Senior Small Groups | |
| Close Your Eyes | Lyrical | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Lily Gentile Gillian Gordon Sienna Morris Gia Sylvester Isabella Weidmann |
Radix (Boston) | 1st in Junior Lyrical Groups | ||
| Faith After Loss | Contemporary | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Lily Gentile Gillian Gordon Sienna Morris Gia Sylvester Isabella Weidmann |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 4th in Teen Small Groups | ||
| Rush in Water | Lyrical | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Sophie Blue Julianna Crespi Lily Gentile Sophie Jivotovski Jenna Meilman Emily Slater |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 2nd in Teen Small Groups MVP Award | ||
| Bamboo Banga | Jazz | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Madeline Elkes Lily Gentile Julia Glynn Sophie Jivotovski Jenna Meilman Emily Slater Gia Sylvester |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 3rd in Teen Large Groups | ||
| Between the Lines | Lyrical | Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Julianna Crespi Lily Gentile Julia Glynn Mackenzie Larrabee Christina Oliveri Ava Schwartz Gia Sylvester Camilla Truesdale |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 2nd in Teen Large Groups | ||
| Muddy Waters | Open | Alexandra Allen Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Sophie Blue Madeline Elkes Lily Gentile Sophie Jivotovski Jenna Meilman Anabel Miller Phoebe Siegel Emily Slater |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | 3rd in Senior Large Groups | ||
| Jackpot | Jazz | Alexandra Allen Zoe Averill Skye Ayala Natalie Balaj Sophie Blue Jenna Bregante Madeline Elkes Lily Gentile Julia Glynn Sophie Jivotovski Mackenzie Larrabee Jenna Meilman Anabel Miller Phoebe Siegel Emily Slater Gia Sylvester |
Hall of Fame (Hartford) | did not place |
World of Dance[edit | edit source | hide]
| Qualifiers (Back to Me) | |
|---|---|
| Ne-Yo | 92 |
| Jennifer Lopez | 87 |
| Derek Hough | 92 |
| AVERAGE | 90.3 |
| Duels Round (Paint it Black) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Mak | 90 | 90 | 93 | 91 |
| Funkanometry | 92 | 91 | 92 | 91.7 |
Even though she lost her Duels round, she did have enough points to make it to the Redemption dance battle.
| Redemption Round | |
|---|---|
| House of Tap | X |
| Kayla Mak | ✓ |
| The Cut (Take Me to Church) | |
|---|---|
| Ne-Yo | 93 |
| Jennifer Lopez | 94 |
| Derek Hough | 94 |
| AVERAGE | 93.7 |
| Divisional Final (Never Tear Us Apart) | |
|---|---|
| Ne-Yo | 94 |
| Jennifer Lopez | 97 |
| Derek Hough | 95 |
| AVERAGE | 95.3 |
Dance Titles[edit | edit source | hide]
- National America’s Young Dancer of the Year 2012
- National NYCDA Mini Female Outstanding Dancer of the Year 2012
- National Mini Female Best Dancer 2014
- Regional NYCDA Junior Female Outstanding Dancer 2016
Runner-Up Titles[edit | edit source | hide]
- 2nd runner up for National NYCDA Junior Female Outstanding Dancer of the Year 2015
- 3rd runner up for National NYCDA Junior Female Outstanding Dancer of the Year 2016
