Kayla's Korner: Madison "Maddie" Nicole Ziegler

September 27, 2017

Madison "Maddie" Nicole Ziegler

name(s):	Mads Maddog Maddie Girl Bro (by Kendall) Mini Sia
Websites:	Instagram Twitter • (more)
Gender:	Female
Born:	September 30, 2002
Age:	14
Home:	Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Occupation:	Dancer Student Actress
School Grade:	9th in the 2017/18 school year
Affiliations:	Dance Mechanics ALDC (former)
Height:	5' 5" (c. October 2016)
Friends and Family
Parents:	Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni (mother) Kurt Ziegler (father) Greg Gisoni (step-father)
Siblings:	Mackenzie (sister) Ryan (half-brother) Tyler (half-brother) Mathew (step-brother) Michele (step-sister) Paige (step-sister) Tori (step-sister) Christian (step-brother) ^[1]
Grandparents:	Bopcha (maternal grandmother; deceased

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Nickname(s):	Mads Maddog Maddie Girl Bro (by Kendall) Mini Sia
Websites:	Instagram Twitter • (more)
Gender:	Female
Born:	September 30, 2002
Age:	14
Home:	Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Occupation:	Dancer Student Actress
School Grade:	9th in the 2017/18 school year
Affiliations:	Dance Mechanics ALDC (former)
Height:	5' 5" (c. October 2016)
Friends and Family
Parents:	Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni (mother) Kurt Ziegler (father) Greg Gisoni (step-father)
Siblings:	Mackenzie (sister) Ryan (half-brother) Tyler (half-brother) Mathew (step-brother) Michele (step-sister) Paige (step-sister) Tori (step-sister) Christian (step-brother) ^[1]
Grandparents:	Bopcha (maternal grandmother; deceased)
Friends:	Kendall Vertes Kalani Hilliker Nia Frazier Brynn Rumfallo JoJo Siwa Gianna Martello Mackenzie Ziegler Gavin Morales Chloe Lukasiak
Love Interests:	Jack Kelly (boyfriend) Zac Efron (celebrity crush)
Pets:	Molly (dog, deceased)^[2] Maliboo (dog) Peanut (cat, rehomed)
Episode Run
Debut:	The Competition Begins
Last:	Maddie and Mackenzie Say Goodbye
Quick Links
Feat. video: Solo "Cellophane" (2017)
Browse Maddie Solos
Dance Tables

Madison "Maddie" Nicole Ziegler (born September 30, 2002) is the eldest child of Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni and Kurt Ziegler and is the sister of Mackenzie.
During her time on Dance Moms, Maddie 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.
Maddie gained worldwide recognition in 2014 after appearing in the viral music video for 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.
Maddie and her family chose to depart from the show mid-Season 6 to pursue other projects.

Other Information

Maddie's half-brother, Tyler, has a tattoo of her birthday in roman numerals on his chest.^[3] He also has a similar tattoo for Mackenzie on his side.^[4]^[5]
Maddie's lucky number is 13.^[6] ("M" is the 13th letter in the alphabet, with Mackenzie and Melissa's names also starting with the letter.)
Maddie has stated that her favorite dance move is a switch sissone and that she considers it to be her signature dance move.
Her net worth was estimated to be $2 million in 2015.^[7]
Maddie had been taking dance, voice and acting lessons at the Abby Lee Dance Company since she was 2.5 years old.
Her favorite shows are Pretty Little Liars and Grey's Anatomy.
Melissa says Maddie is a "Type A" personality and needs to be prepared by organizing her upcoming wardrobe, and arriving early to events.^[8]
Besides dance, she loves to do hair and makeup; and if she didn't dance, she would want to do beauty.^[9]
According to Maddie, Melissa first began her dancing at a "random ballet school" when she was two years old.^[10]
She got braces during the fall of 2012 but had them taken off sometime before the filming for 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas.