Taylor Ackerman
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| Taylor Ackerman | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 30 |
| Birthdate | July 24, 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Los Angeles, California |
| Height | {{{height}}} |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Red |
| School Grade | {{{school grade}}} |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Model Realtor |
| Affiliations | {{{affiliations}}} |
| Dance Studios | Abby Lee Miller Dance Company Dance Workshop by Shari |
| Titles | Petite Miss Dance of Pennsylvania 2005 Regional NYCDA Junior Outstanding Dancer 2006 |
| Friends and Family | |
| Parents | Leslie Ackerman (mother) Greg Ackerman (father) |
| Siblings | Payton Ackerman (sister) Connor Ackerman (brother) |
| Friends | Kendall Vertes Maddie Ziegler Alaina Hoolihan |
| Pets | {{{pets}}} |
| Nicknames | {{{nicknames}}} |
Taylor was a backup dancer for Taylor Swift at the 2012 VMAs. She is currently part of the regular cast of Hit the Floor, formerly for VH1, now for BET.
Today she is a realtor for Coldwell Banker in Florida.
Dances[edit | edit source | hide | hide all]
Solos[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Half a Week Before Winter | unknown | unknown | Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | 8th in Teen Solos |
| 2008 | Hallelujah | unknown | unknown | Dancers, Inc. (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior All-Star Solos |
| 1st in Senior All-Solos | |||||
| Breathtaking Award | |||||
| 2010 | Paparazzi | Jazz | unknown | Onstage New York (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | High Gold | ||||
| Applause (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Senior Solos Platinum | ||||
| Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | Diamond | ||||
| Dance Masters of PA | did not place | ||||
| DEA (Pittsburgh) | 6th in Senior Solos Platinum | ||||
| 2011 | Keep Hangin' On | Jazz | unknown | JUMP (Pittsburgh) | did not place |
| Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | did not place | ||||
| DEA (Pittsburgh) | 7th in Senior Solos | ||||
| Dance Masters of PA | 2nd in Age 17-18 Division 6 Solos | ||||
| DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Senior Solos |
Duets[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancer | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Special Two | unknown | unknown | Rachel Bove | Dancers, Inc. (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior All-Star Duet/Trio |
Groups[edit | edit source | hide]
with Abby Lee Dance Company[edit | edit source | hide]
| Year | Dance Name | Dance Style | Choreographer | Other Dancers | Competition | Place Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Be Italian | Musical Theater | unknown | Elissa Berardi Emily Burkhart Jessica Ice Nina Linhart Miranda Maleski Brittany Pent Stephanie Pittman Elizabeth Rohm |
Dance Educators of America (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Groups/Lines/Productions |
| Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Large Groups | |||||
| Break the Ice Award | ||||||
| JUMP (Pittsburgh) | Senior Best of JUMP Award | |||||
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Productions | |||||
| 2nd in Senior Musical Theater | ||||||
| Counter Clockwise | Contemporary | unknown | Brittany Pent Chelsea Shott Emily Burkhart Jesse Johnson Jessica Ice Miranda Maleski Nina Linhart |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Groups High Gold | |
| DEA (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Groups Platinum | |||||
| WCDE (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Contemporary Groups 5 Stars | |||||
| Dance Masters of PA | did not place | |||||
| Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | Diamond | |||||
| Enjoy your worries | Contemporary | unknown | Chelsea Shott Elissa Berardi Emily Burkhart Jazmine Phillips-Acie Jesse Johnson Jessica Ice John Fiumara Lisa Hulker Natalee Bailey Nina Linhart Rachel Narasimhan Savanna Carrozzi Stephanie Pittman |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Senior Lines Gold | |
| DEA (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Teen Lines Platinum | |||||
| Dance Masters of PA | 1st in 15-16 Lines | |||||
| Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | Diamond | |||||
| NYCDA (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in senior Contemporary | |||||
| Rack em Up | Jazz | unknown | Chelsea Shott Elissa Berardi Emily Burkhart Janel Moriarty Jazmine Phillips-Acie Jessica Ice Lisa Hulker Miranda Maleski Natalee Bailey Nina Linhart Rachel Narasimhan Savanna Carrozzi Stephanie Pittman |
JUMP (Pittsburgh) | Gold | |
| DEA (Pittsburgh) | Platinum | |||||
| Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Teen Large Groups Diamond | |||||
| Left in the Dark | Contemporary | Gianna Martello | Emily Burkhart Jesse Johnson Miranda Maleski Chelsea Shott |
Applause (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Small Groups | |
| Fire and Ice (Pittsburgh) | Diamond | |||||
| 2011 | Burlesque | Open | unknown | Brittany Pent Elissa Berardi Elizabeth Rohm Emily Burkhart Jazmine Phillips-Acie Katie Genre Lisa Hulker Malena Maust Nina Linhart Savanna Carrozzi Stephanie Pittman |
WCDE (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Open Lines |
| DEA (Pittsburgh) | 2nd in Senior Lines | |||||
| Dance Masters of PA | Gold | |||||
| Color of Love | Acrobatics | unknown | Brittany Pent Brooke Hyland Elizabeth Rohm Katherine Narasimhan Malena Maust Savanna Carrozzzi |
DEA (Pittsburgh) | 3rd in Teen Groups | |
| My funny valentine | Lyrical | unknown | Brittany Pent Elissa Berardi Elizabeth Rohm Emily Burkhart Jazmine Phillips-Acie Katie Genre Nina Linhart Olivia Ice Savanna Carrozzi Jessica Ice |
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | Best choreography award | |
| Dance Masters of PA | Platinum | |||||
| DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) | 4th in Teen Lines | |||||
| This bitter earth | Contemporary | unknown | Brittany Pent Elizabeth Rohm Emily Burkhart Jesse Johnson John Fiumara Nina Linhart |
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Groups Break the Ice award Best choreography award | |
| Dance Masters of PA | 1st in 15-16 Groups Platinum | |||||
| DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) | 1st in Senior Groups | |||||
| Mating game | Musical theater | unknown | Brittany Pent Elissa Berardi Elizabeth Rohm Emily Burkhart Jazmine Phillips-Acie Jesse Johnson John Fiumara Katie Genre Nina Linhart Olivia Ice Savanna Carrozzi |
Fire & Ice (Pittsburgh) | 1st in Senior Large group | |
| Dance Masters of PA | Platinum | |||||
| DEA Nationals (Las Vegas) | 2nd in Teen Lines |
Titles[edit | edit source | hide]
- Petite Miss Dance of Pennsylvania 2005
- Regional NYCDA Junior Outstanding Dancer 2006
Runner-Up Placements[edit | edit source | hide]
- Regional NYCDA Senior Female Outstanding Dancer 2011
