Ryleigh Vertes
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| Ryleigh Liliana Vertes-McClure | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 27 |
| Birthdate | December 30, 1995 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Louisville, Kentucky (college years) |
| Height | {{{height}}} |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Dirty Blonde (naturally brown) |
| School Grade | High School Class of 2014 College Class of 2018 |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Blogger |
| Affiliations | MSA Talent Agency University of Louisville Ladybirds (dance team) |
| Dance Studios | Roger's School of Dance (1998-2006) Studio 19 Dance Complex (2007-2011) Abby Lee Dance Company (2012-2014) |
| Titles | see below |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Jill Vertes (mother) Erno Vertes (father) |
| Siblings | Kendall Vertes (youngest sister) Charlotte Vertes (younger sister) |
| Friends | Taylor Ackerman Rose Crombie Shannon Currie Kalani Hilliker Sarah Johnston Kassidy Leon Nina Linhart Katherine Narasimhan Brandon Pent Brittany Pent Elizabeth Rohm Courtney Schwartz Madelyne Spang Auriel Welty |
| Pets | Juicy and Bebe (guinea pigs) Lulu (dog) Cricket (dog) Carmel (cat, rehomed) Truly (dog) |
| Nicknames | RyRy |
Ryleigh pursued a degree at the University of Louisville and has been a member of the Ladybirds dance team for four years. Beginning in August of 2017, Ryleigh was featured on the first season of Lifetime's So Sharp!, which depicts the lives of the members of the Ladybirds dance team. She graduated in 2018.
Dances[edit | edit source | hide | hide all]
Solos[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Singing in the Rain | unknown | Nexstar (Pittsburgh) | 10th in 8 & Under Solos |
| 2004 | unknown | unknown | AAA (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Mini Solos |
| Only in Dreams | Open | Nexstar (Pittsburgh) | High Gold | |
| Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Mini Competitive Solos Gold | |||
| Showstopper (Woodbridge) | 2nd in Mini Competitive Solos Platinum | |||
| Showstopper ECF | 3rd in Mini Competitive Solos Gold | |||
| 2005 | To Die For | Acrobatic | Nexstar (Pittsburgh) | 4th in 9-12 Solos Regional Preteen Miss Nexstar |
| Showstopper (Woodbridge) | 3rd in Junior Competitive Solos Platinum | |||
| Showstopper ECF | 2nd in Junior Competitive Solos Platinum | |||
| 2006 | Trapped | Open | Showstopper ECF | 2nd in Junior Competitive Solos Platinum |
| 2007 | Moon Goddess | unknown | Dance Xplosion (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Xtreme Solos |
| Underwater | unknown | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 8th in Junior Competitive Solos Platinum | |
| ADA (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| 2008 | Make Me Whole | unknown | Starpower (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Power 12-14 Solos |
| Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| Starpower Nationals (Myrtle Beach) |
did not place | |||
| 2010 | Yesterday | unknown | KAR (Warren) | 4th in Intermediate 12-14 Solos |
| Revolution (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Blue 15-19 Solos | |||
| Showbiz (Columbus) | 7th in Petite Solos | |||
| Starpower (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Blue 12-14 Solos | |||
| Applause (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| StarQuest (Pittsburgh) | 14th in Teen Solos | |||
| 2011 | Out of the Wild | unknown | KAR (Akron) | 3rd in Intermediate 15-19 Solos |
| Revolution (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| Showbiz (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| Starpower (Pittsburgh) | 10th in Power 15-19 Solos | |||
| 2012 | In These Roses | Specialty | DEA (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
| Nexstar (Akron) | did not place | |||
| Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| 2013 | The River | Specialty | Onstage New York (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) |
3rd in Senior Solos | |||
| 2014 | Without a Word | Specialty | JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
| Hollywood Vibe (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Open Solos | |||
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | did not place | |||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) |
4th in Senior Solos |
Duets[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Other Dancer | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2006-7 | Excellent Birds | unknown | Maggie Crombie | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Mini Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum |
| Showstopper ECF | 2nd in Mini Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum | ||||
| Dance Xplosion (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Junior Xtreme Duo/Trios | ||||
| 2012 | Holding Out For a Hero | Contemporary | Brandon Pent | JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Senior Duet/Trios High Gold |
| DEA (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Duets | ||||
| Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | did not place | ||||
| Nexstar (Akron) | 5th in Senior Duets/Trios | ||||
| 2013 | NUVO (Pittsburgh) | High Gold | |||
| Wherever You Go | Contemporary | Brandon Pent | JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold | |
| 2014 | Too Young | Lyrical | Kendall Vertes | Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Teen Duets Titanium |
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd inTeen Duets Titanium | ||||
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Teen Duets/Trios High gold |
Trios[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nightmare | unknown | Maggie Crombie Riley Majiros |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Mini Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum |
| Suffer | unknown | Maggie Crombie Riley Majiros |
Showstopper (Woodbridge) | 2nd in in Mini Competitive Duo/Trios Gold | |
| 2006 | Goddess Speaking | unknown | Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 9th in Junior Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum |
| Showstopper ECF | 8th in Junior Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum | ||||
| 2007 | Speaking Goddesses | unknown | Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum |
| Dance Xplosion (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Junior Xtreme Duo/Trios | ||||
| Mermaidz | unknown | Maggie Crombie Julia Kemerer |
Dance Xplosion (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Xtreme Duo/Trios | |
| Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Junior Competitive Duo/Trios Platinum | ||||
| 2010 | Listen | Open | Sarah Johnston Erica Williams |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 5th in Teen Duo/Trios |
| 2011 | Hotel | unknown | Sarah Johnston Riley Majiros |
Revolution (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Blue 12-14 Duo/Trios |
| 2013 | Locomotion | Jazz | Payton Ackerman Auriel Welty |
NUVO (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Duo/Trios |
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Senior Trios Titanium | ||||
| Onstage New York (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Advanced Senior Duo/Trios | ||||
| 2014 | All I Need | Jazz | Payton Ackerman Auriel Welty |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold |
| Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Senior Trios Titanium | ||||
| WCDE (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Jazz Duets/Trios | ||||
| Sheer Talent Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Senior Trios Titanium | ||||
| Explosion | Contemporary | Payton Ackerman Auriel Welty |
Sheer Talent (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Trios Titanium |
Groups[edit | edit source | hide]
with Rogers School of Dance[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2006 | Witch Doctor | unknown | Ryleigh Vertes Ramita Ravi Marissa Kemerer Cassidy Lewis Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Junior Small Groups Platinum |
| Showstopper ECF | 5th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | ||||
| Distorted | unknown | Ryleigh Vertes Kassandra Poliziani Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer Julia Kemerer Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Showstopper ECF | 5th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | ||||
| Suffer | unknown | Ryleigh Vertes Cassidy Lewis Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 10th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Showstopper ECF | did not place | ||||
| The Roof is on Fire | unknown | Kayla Wilhelm Ryleigh Vertes Kaitlin Seaman Ramita Ravi Kassandra Poliziani Karli Poliziani Cassidy Lewis Gionna Knauss Marissa Kemerer Julia Kemerer Ashley Fink Tina Deluca Shannon Crombie Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie Gracey Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 6th in Junior Large Groups Gold | |
| Showstopper ECF | 9th in Junior Large Groups Platinum | ||||
| Lose Control | unknown | Julia Coxon Ashly Sboray Kayla Wilhelm Ryleigh Vertes Kaitlin Seaman Ramita Ravi Kassandra Poliziani Karli Poliziani Cassidy Lewis Gionna Knauss Marissa Kemerer Julia Kemerer Ashley Fink Tina Deluca Shannon Crombie Rosie Crombie Maggie Crombie Gracey Crombie |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Junior Teacher's Small/Large Groups Gold | |
| Showstopper ECF | 1st in Junior Teacher's Small/Large Groups Platinum | ||||
| 2007 | Fly Away | unknown | Julia Kemerer Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Junior Small Groups Platinum |
| Witch Doctor | unknown | Ramita Ravi Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Sounds | unknown | Tina Deluca Ashley Fink Julia Kemerer Ramita Ravi Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Shake | unknown | Julia Kemerer Ramita Ravi Maggie Crombie Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 4th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Suffer | unknown | Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Just Lose It | unknown | Tina Deluca Ashley Fink Julia Kemerer Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 10th in Junior Small Groups Platinum | |
| Maggie & The Nerds | unknown | Tina Deluca Ashley Fink Morgan Miller Shannon Crombie Julia Kemerer Ramita Ravi Kayla Wilhelm Alyssa Quaglieri Ryleigh Vertes Ellen Gray Gionna Knauss Maggie Crombie Cassidy Lewis Marissa Kemerer |
Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 5th in Junior Large Groups Platinum | |
| The Tribe | unknown | Many Dancers | Showstopper (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Junior Super Groups Platinum |
with Studio 19 Dance Complex[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
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| 2008 | Latin Party | unknown | unknown | Sarah Johnston Elizabeth Rohm Courtney Schwartz Rosie Crombie and others |
Showstopper Nationals (Grand Island) | 2nd in Junior Competitive Super Groups Double Platinum Adjudication Award |
| 2010 | Against My Window | Open | unknown | Sarah Johnston and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 3rd in Teen Small Groups |
| Evil Spirits | Acrobatic | unknown | Sarah Johnston Alaina Johnston Madelyne Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 1st in Junior Small Groups | |
| Faces | Specialty | unknown | Sarah Johnston Elizabeth Rohm and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 2nd in Teen Small Groups | |
| Hope for Haiti | Lyrical | unknown | Sarah Johnston Madelyne Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 5th in Junior Small Groups | |
| How Do I Look? | Jazz | unknown | Alaina Johnston Sarah Johnston Madelyne Spang Michelle Spang Kendall Vertes and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 5th in Junior Large Groups | |
| I Love the 80's | Open | unknown | Sarah Johnston Elizabeth Rohm Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 1st in Teen Lines | |
| Little Bird | Jazz | unknown | Sarah Johnston Madelyne Spang Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 1st in Teen Small Groups | |
| Live and Let Die | Acrobatic | unknown | Sarah Johnston Madelyne Spang Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 1st in Teen Large Groups | |
| Time | Lyrical | unknown | Sarah Johnston Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 4th in Teen Small Groups | |
| Toy Soldier | Open | unknown | Sarah Johnston Elizabeth Rohm Michelle Spang and others |
Showbiz (Columbus) | 6th in Teen Large Groups |
with Abby Lee Dance Company[edit | edit source | hide]
Dance Titles[edit | edit source | hide]
- Regional Preteen Miss Nexstar 2005 for "To Die For"
Personal Life[edit | edit source | hide]
She is currently married to Kade McClure.
Fun Facts[edit | edit source | hide]
- Ryleigh was taking classes at Reign Dance Productions before she and Kendall became official members of the Abby Lee Dance Company.
- Ryleigh made an appearance in her sister Kendall's music video Wear 'em Out.
