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{{InfoboxDancerNew
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|name = {{PAGENAME}}
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|dancerID = Maddie
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|dancetables = yes
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|image = Maddie 2016 Headshot.jpg
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|caption =
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|websites = [http://www.ziegler-girls.com/ ziegler-girls.com]<br>[https://instagram.com/maddieziegler Instagram] • [[#External_Links|(more)]]
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|gender = Female
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|age = {{#expr:floor({{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}/10000000000-20020930/10000)}}<!--formula should auto-update age; 20020930 is yyyymmdd date of birth-->
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|height = 5' 4" (July 2016)<ref>https://youtu.be/DZxyrc8F45w?t=18m50s</ref>
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|adultheight = 5' 5"
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|born = September 30, 2002
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|profession = Student<br />Dancer<br />Actress<br />Model
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|schoolgrade = 8th in the 2016/17 school year<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQ4rsnAjLw&t=1m15s In 4th grade early half of 2013</ref>
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|affiliations = [[Abby Lee Dance Company]] (former)<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BHGZbTAgiLi/?taken-by=thedancemomslounge</ref>
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|parents = [[Melissa Gisoni]] (mother)<br>[[Kurt Ziegler]] (father)<br>Greg Gisoni (step-dad)
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|siblings = [[Mackenzie Ziegler]] (younger sister)<br>Ryan (half-brother)<br>Tyler (half-brother)<br>Mathew (step-brother)<br>Michele (step-sister)<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/11585577/Maddie-Ziegler-interview-the-tiny-dancer-with-1bn-YouTube-views.html<br>'''Maddie Ziegler interview: the tiny dancer with 1bn YouTube views'''<br>"Ziegler has two half brothers and a stepbrother and stepsister." Names not given</ref>
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|friends = [[Kendall Vertes]]<br>[[Kalani Hilliker]]<br>[[Nia Frazier]]<br>[[Payton Ackerman]]<br />[[Nick Dobbs]]<br>[[Gianna Martello]]<br>[[Nina Linhart]]<br>[[Auriel Welty]]<br>[[Katherine Narasimhan]]<br>[[Jennine Wedge]]<br>[[James Washington]]<br>[[Asia Monet Ray]]<br >[[JoJo Siwa]]<br>[[Kamryn Beck]]<br>[[Kaeli Ware]]<br>[[Jade Cloud]]<br>[[Chloe Smith]]<br>[[Ashtin Roth]]<br>[[Sophia Lucia]]<br>[[Addison Moffett]]<br>[[Talia Seitel]]<br>[[Brandon Talbott]]<br>[[Brynn Rumfallo]]
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|pets = Molly (dog, deceased)<ref>https://instagram.com/p/qo8i3lhsOK/</ref><br>[[Maliboo]] (dog)<br>Peanut (cat, rehomed)
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|title1 = Nicknames
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|other1 = Bubby <small>(by the Ziegler family)</small><br>Maddog <small>(by the Ziegler family and friends)</small><br>Missie <small>(by her school)</small><br>Bro <small>(by Kendall)</small>
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|title2 = Autographs
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|other2 = [[File:maddie signature.png]]
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|loveinterests = Zac Efron (celebrity crush)
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|first = [[The Competition Begins]]
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|last = [[The Final Curtain]]}}
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'''Madison "Maddie" Nicole Ziegler''' (born September 30, 2002) is a dancer at the [[Abby Lee Dance Company]]. She is the daughter of [[Kurt Ziegler|Kurt]] and [[Melissa Ziegler]], and the older sister of [[Mackenzie Ziegler]].
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At competitions, she usually performs lyrical and contemporary pieces.
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Maddie filmed her final regular ''Dance Moms'' episode in February 2016. She will serve as a judge in the thirteenth season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'',<ref>http://www.fox.com/so-you-think-you-can-dance/article/maddie-ziegler-joins-so-you-think-you-can-dance-the-next-generation</ref> with a desire to focus on acting in the future.<ref>http://www.hungertv.com/feature/maddie-ziegler-tells-us-why-shes-leaving-reality-tv-behind/</ref>
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==Outside ''Dance Moms''==
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* Maddie performed for the television program ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_to_Dance Live to Dance]'' in 2010; but the program was canceled before her performance(s) aired. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NRx_rwEYc4 A video showing an excited reaction can be viewed here], with Maddie wearing the same costume she used elsewhere for "[[Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows|Sunshine & Lollipops]]."
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* Maddie performed in Alexx Calise's music video for "[[Cry]]" [[:File:Alexx_Calise_-_"Cry"_Official_Music_Video|(watch video.)]] [[Gianna Martello|Gianna]] co-choreographed the dance, and took Maddie to the filming during Melissa's absence.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlky4kzaqZE#t=2m0s</ref>
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* Maddie appeared in the role of Young Deb in a fourth-season broadcast of ''Drop Dead Diva''.
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* She performed in the [http://audc.wikia.com/wiki/Meet_Abby%27s_Newest_Ultimate_Dancer second season finale of ''Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition''.]
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* She [https://twitter.com/Sia/status/453644645881237505 was cast] in the music video for the song "[[Chandelier]]" by the artist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sia_Furler Sia]. Sia, a fan of reality television, has said her "dream was to hire her."<ref>“My dream was to hire her, because she’s such an exceptionally gifted dancer and actor, and then create a kind of world that she wouldn’t normally be a part of,” Sia told VH1. http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-05-09/sia-chandelier-extended-edit/</ref><ref>"I'm addicted to reality television and it finally paid off because I had been watching Maddie for years and I'd always been drawn to her – she has something very magical and otherworldly. She's like a regular 11-year-old kid and then when she starts dancing it becomes a whole other beast. I'd been waiting for an opportunity to work with her and then I saw (choreographer) Ryan Heffington's show, KTCHN, and it was so mind-blowing."<br>"Daniel's the technical genius behind things for me. I have a vision and then he helps me with all of the camera lenses and that sort of stuff. I'd said to him that I wanted to get Maddie and that I wanted to get Ryan to choreograph it" http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/19982/1/sia-on-taking-performance-art-to-the-masses</ref> Sia also tweeted that she had contacted Maddie and her agent directly via Twitter, saying Maddie stood out for her; and denying claims that Abby had been involved in Maddie's selection for the part.<ref>"Reckless ♥<br>@annaguerraxx Aug 5 @Sia @Dancemomchristi said you called @Abby_Lee_Miller and asked for one of her students and she told you to pick Maddie. Is this true??"<br><br> "sia<br>Verified account
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@Sia<br>@annaguerraxx @Dancemomchristi @Abby_Lee_Miller nope I contacted Maddie's agent and Maddie via twitter directly! She stood out for me." 10:18 PM - 5 Aug 2014
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https://twitter.com/Sia/status/496888086534430721</ref> ([https://twitter.com/Sia/status/440956670538039298 Twitter message asking Maddie and trying to contact Melissa on 4 Mar 2014.]) The music video was filmed in April, 2014, and released May 6th. ([[:File:Maddie in Sia Music Video - Chandelier|Watch Video.]]) Sia was extremely complimentary towards Maddie ("the most talented and professional individual I've ever worked with!"),<ref>"Also, can you believe @maddieziegler is 11? WE COULDN'T!!!! she's the most talented and professional individual I've ever worked with!" https://twitter.com/Sia/status/463734944137613312</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Sia/status/453692773099520000</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Sia/status/454107752818683904</ref> and that "people were crying on set because Maddie is so other-worldly."<ref>“People were crying on set because Maddie is so other-worldly. She’s this sweet little 11-year-old, she’s so professional — probably the most professional person I’ve worked with — and then literally turn the music on, and something else takes over. She’s like a channel. It’s so interesting to watch.” http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-05-09/sia-chandelier-extended-edit/</ref> Sia also indicated that she enjoyed Mackenzie as a pop music artist.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sia/status/460347360090927105</ref> In less than 100 days after its release, the YouTube vevo video for "Chandelier" had thus far received 100 million views.<ref>"WOAH. the video for "Chandelier" is @vevo certified for 100,000,000 views! thank you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vjPBrBU-TM …" 10:17 AM - 8 Aug 2014 https://twitter.com/Sia/status/497793737552961536</ref> Within 335 days after release, the music video had over 645 million views, and was listed as the 20th most viewed YouTube video of all time.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_most_viewed_YouTube_videos&oldid=655099818</ref> The video currently has over a billion views. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_viewed_YouTube_videos</ref>
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** ''MTV'' [http://www.mtv.com/news/1820940/sias-chandelier-video-is-the-next-call-your-girlfriend/ reviewed] the Sia/Maddie music video, saying it was "creepy cool"; that the "tiny dancer... channels some wild lunatic spirit"; and it is "the weirdest/best dance video since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn Robyn’s] [2011] “Call Your Girlfriend.”" Later, the MTV Video Awards nominated the video (along with four others) for 2014 "Video Of The Year."<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/1870337/2014-vmas-video-of-the-year/</ref>
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** A review by ''Billboard'' called it "a dazzling dance performance."<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6077552/sia-chandelier-video-dance-moms-maddie-ziegler</ref>
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**''Time'' magazine wrote that it may be the best dance routine of the year, and that it is "the choreography that steals the show."<ref>http://time.com/93261/sia-chandelier-video-2/</ref>
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** ''Slate'' referred to it as "Maybe the best dance video of the Year."<ref>[http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/05/07/sia_chandelier_video_stars_dance_moms_maddie_ziegler_and_it_s_great_video.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/05/07/sia_chandelier...]</ref>
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**''VH1'' wrote that they had been pushing the song as an early contender for Song of the Summer, and with the release of the full video, "we’re even that much more in love."<ref>http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-05-09/sia-chandelier-extended-edit/</ref>
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**''USA Today'' called the video "just plain incredible," with Maddie dancing "with amazing grace and abandon for just under 4 minutes. Words won’t do this justice, just watch."<ref>http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2014/05/07/sia-chandelier-dance-moms-video/</ref>
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** The video also exists in an extended edit version.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sia/status/464833359495966720</ref>
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** With input from Sia, [http://www.thesweatspotla.com/teachers.html Ryan Heffington] served as choreographer for the video, the video itself winning "Best Choreography" at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.<ref>http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2014/08/25/full_list_of_winners_of_the_2014_mtv_video_music_awards.html</ref>
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**In May 2015, "Chandelier" was ranked the 17th [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_most_viewed_YouTube_videos&oldid=660952523 most viewed YouTube video of all time.]
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* Following "Chandelier," Maddie made two more music videos for Sia, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWZGAExj-es "Elastic Heart"] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NhKWZpkw1Q "Big Girls Cry"].
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* Due to work with Sia, Maddie performed live on shows such as ''Ellen'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'', ''Dancing with the Stars'', ''Saturday Night Live'' and the 2015 Grammy Awards.
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*Maddie, along with several other members of the Dance Moms cast, appeared and starred in [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1VYb0EKcZuy9rG3q0VR57Q Todrick Hall's] video "[[Freaks Like Me]]" as the Red Queen and Cinderella. It was released on July 3rd, 2014. The music video can be seen in full [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGnRO7WlE-o here].
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* On October 24 2014, Maddie performed with Sia at the ''We Can Survive'' concert at the Hollywood Bowl ("[[Chandelier]]", "Big Girls Cry", "Elastic Heart", "Diamonds"). [http://www.justjared.com/2014/10/25/sia-performs-with-her-face-to-the-wall-at-we-can-survive-2014/ Story with photos].
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*She guest stared on the ''Austin and Ally'' episode "Homework & Hidden Talents".
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*She has a role in the movie ''The Book of Henry'', directed by Colin Trevorrow, with Naomi Watts among the starring cast. Production began in October 2015.
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* Maddie is a judge in the 13th season of ''[[Wikipedia:So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(United_States)|So You Think You Can Dance]]''. The season is subtitled ''The Next Generation'', and features dancers ages 8 to 13. Debut: May 30th, 2016.<ref>http://www.fox.com/so-you-think-you-can-dance/article/maddie-ziegler-joins-so-you-think-you-can-dance-the-next-generation</ref>
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*There are plans for her to star in the film ''Sister'', with a script written by Sia.
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==Miscellaneous Information==
==Miscellaneous Information==
*Maddie's half-brother, Tyler, has a tattoo of her birthday in roman numerals on his chest.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/zTjQlbwTPO/?taken-by=tylerzieglerr The tattoo reads "IX.XXX.MMII" which translates to "9.30.2002"</ref> He also has a similar tattoo for Mackenzie on his side.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/3gnrE2wTMY/?taken-by=tylerzieglerr</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPNmbXQTDS/</ref>
*Maddie's half-brother, Tyler, has a tattoo of her birthday in roman numerals on his chest.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/zTjQlbwTPO/?taken-by=tylerzieglerr The tattoo reads "IX.XXX.MMII" which translates to "9.30.2002"</ref> He also has a similar tattoo for Mackenzie on his side.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/3gnrE2wTMY/?taken-by=tylerzieglerr</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPNmbXQTDS/</ref>