Chloe Lukasiak

Chloe Lukasiak
Born Chloe Elizabeth Lukasiak
(2001-05-25) May 25, 2001
Churchill, Pennsylvania
Occupation Dancer, Television Personality, Actress, Model, Fashion designer
Years active 2011 – present
Website officialchloelukasiak.com

Chloe Elizabeth Lukasiak is an American dancer, television personality, actress, model, and fashion designer. She is best known for being an original cast member of Lifetime's reality television series, Dance Moms during Season 1 through Season 4 and from her YouTube channel "Chloe Lukasiak". Lukasiak also pursues acting, modeling, and fashion designing.

Early life

Chloe Lukasiak was born on May 25, 2001 in Churchill, Pennsylvania[1] to Christi Lukasiak and Marc Lukasiak. She has a younger sister, Clara.[2] The family resides in Mars, Pennsylvania.[3]

Lukasiak began dance classes at Abby Lee Dance Company at age two.[3] From the ages of four to thirteen, Lukasiak competed throughout the United States as part of ALDC, winning numerous titles at the regional, state, and national levels at the few small competitions that would allow filming for Dance Moms, including Junior Miss Dance Masters of America 2011.[4] Lukasiak competed in many dance genres: lyrical, contemporary,[3] musical theatre, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, acro, and Bollywood.

Career

2011–14: Dance Moms

In 2011, Lukasiak and her mother, alongside Abby Lee Dance Company owner Abby Lee Miller, other young dancers, and their mothers, were cast on Lifetime's Dance Moms. Together they made up Miller's "Junior Elite Competition Team" and their activities as such were presented on the show. After the Los Angeles national competition in July 2014 (filmed for an episode aired October 7, 2014), Lukasiak's mother decided that the environment of the TV show along with her own negative relationship with Miller was detrimental to her daughter and they decided to leave ALDC.[5] The finale episode of Season 4 was their last appearance on Dance Moms.[6]

2014– present career

After leaving the Lifetime show, Lukasiak became active on her YouTube channel, gaining over 90 million views and over 850,000 subscribers as per February 2016.

As of January 2015, Lukasiak is a student at Studio 19 Dance Complex. She won "Choice Dancer" at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards[7] and the "Dancers Choice Award" for "Favorite Dancer 17 & Under" at the 2015 Industry Dance Awards.[8]

Lukasiak became a spokesmodel for Just For Kix, an American dancewear company, in October 2014. With the company's partnership, she created an anti-bullying campaign called #NobodyisYOU. She was featured in several music videos relating to the cause alongside dancers such as Avery Jade.[9][10]

Lukasiak has appeared in numerous music videos, as during the filming of Dance Moms she appeared in videos for artists Brooke Hyland[11] and LUX (daughter of actor Ted Danson)..[12] On February 25, 2015, she appreared as the lead for Jess Godwin's song "Fool Me Once".[13] She has also has appeared in videos for Solveig Romero's "Turn It Up"[14] and Bianca Ryan's "Alice".[15]

Lukasiak began modeling for such fashion lines as Glitzy Girl, 90 Degree by Reflex, and Sally Miller in 2015.[3] She has also been featured in several catalogs and websites such as Dance Spirit magazine, Inside Dance magazine, Chiche magazine, LVLten magazine, Nation-Alist magazine, OK! Magazine, and Lowcountry Parent magazine. Lukasiak has an active social media presence, with more than 3.6 million Instagram followers,[16] over 600,000 Twitter followers,[17] and her YouTube channel.[18]

Lukasiak was cast as Gwen Murphy in the Lifetime TV movie "Center Stage: On Pointe". The movie will air on June 25, 2016. The film was shot in Vancouver Canada and filming concluded in November 2015.

Filmography

Television

Year Series Role Notes Ref.
2011–14 Dance Moms Herself Series regular (seasons 1-4); 97 episodes
2011 Today (The Today Show) Episode dated September 12, 2011
2012 The View Performer ALDC Dance "A Child is Born" (Season 15, Ep. 110)
Anderson Live Herself Episode: "Renegade Moms & Kristen Johnston"
Katie Episode dated October 3, 2012
2013 The View Performer ALDC Dance "The Last Text", episode dated February 20, 2013 [19]
Good Morning America Herself Guest, 1 episode
2015 The Doctors Episode dated October 13, 2015 [20]
2016 Center Stage: On Pointe Gwendolyn "Gwen" Murphy Television film [21]

Music videos

Year Song Artist Notes Source
2011 "It's Like Summer" LUX Lead; released with Dance Moms season 1 finale [12]
2012 "Summer Love Song" Brooke Hyland Supporting; released with Dance Moms season 2 finale [11]
2015 "Fool Me Once" Jess Godwin Lead [13]
"Turn It Up" Solveig Romero Supporting [14]
"Alice" Bianca Ryan Lead [15]
"Wrapped Up For Christmas" Forever in Your Mind Supporting [22]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Outcome Source
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice Dancer Chloe Lukasiak Won [23]
2015 Industry Dance Awards Dancer's Choice Awards 2015 - Favorite Dancer 17 & Under Chloe Lukasiak Won [24]
2016 Shorty Awards Shorty Awards - Best in Dance Chloe Lukasiak Nominated [25]

References

  1. ↑ "Miss Chloe Lukasiak". Chloe-Lukasiak.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Heimbrod, Mimi (December 31, 2015). "'Dance Moms' Alum Chloe Lukasiak Asks Fans To Watch Her Sister Clara's YouTube Video". Design & Trend. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Schumann, Rebecka (February 25, 2015). "Chloe Lukasiak Finds Success After 'Dance Moms', Lands Starring Role In 'Fool Me Once' Music Video". International Business Times. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fun Facts". ChloeLukasiak.net. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Schumann, Rebecka (October 10, 2014). "'Dance Moms' Star Dishes on Chloe Lukasiak's Exit From Abby Lee Miller Series, Says Goodbye After Explosive Season 4 Finale". International Business Times. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Schumann, Rebecka (October 8, 2014). "Abby Lee Miller Accused of Making Fun of Chloe Lukasiak's Eye in Edited 'Dance Moms' Season 4 Finale Scene". International Business Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ Remling, Amanda (August 16, 2015). "'Dance Moms' Star Chloe Lukasiak Beats Out Maddie Ziegler For Choice Dancer at 2015 Teen Choice Awards". International Business Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ Schumann, Rebecka (August 20, 2015). "Chloe Lukasiak Beats Maddie Ziegler Again, 'Dance Moms' Star Wins 2015 Industry Dance Award". International Business Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ Flynn, Caitlin (March 12, 2015). "What Is 'Dance Moms' Chloe Lukasiak Doing Now? Dancing Well Is The Best Revenge". Bustle. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Chloe Lukasiak - #NobodyisYOU". JustForKix.com. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Dance Moms – Brooke's "Summer Love" Music Video. YouTube. September 5, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Lux - It's Like Summer [Featuring Dance Mom's Abby Lee Dance Team] (Official Video). YouTube. January 22, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Jess Godwin – Fool Me Once – Starring Chloe Lukasiak (Godwin Anthology). YouTube. February 24, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  14. 1 2 "Turn it Up!" Sol Romero Campbell featuring Chloe Lukasiak and Jason Chu. YouTube. June 1, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  15. 1 2 Bianca Ryan feat. Chloe Lukasiak - Alice (Official Music Video). YouTube. May 26, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  16. ↑ "chloelukasiak". Instagram. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  17. ↑ "@ChloeLukasiak". Twitter. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Chloe Lukasiak (channel)". YouTube. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  19. ↑ Kirsch, Megan. "Abby Lee Miller on 'The View'". Dance Spirit magazine. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  20. ↑ ""Dance Mom" Star's Rare Disfiguring Diagnosis". The Doctors. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  21. ↑ Burke, Minyvonne (November 2, 2015). "'Dance Moms' Star Chloe Lukasiak Shares Photo Of 'Center Stage: Dance Camp’ Cast Amid News She Landed Role in Lifetime Movie". International Business Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  22. ↑ Heimbrod, Mimi (November 25, 2015). "'Dance Moms' Alum Chloe Lukasiak Stars in Ricky Garcia's Christmas Music Video". Design & Trend. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  23. ↑ Schumann, Rebecka (July 8, 2015). "Maddie Ziegler vs. Chloe Lukasiak: 'Dance Moms' Stars Receive Same Teen Choice Award Nomination". International Business Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Industry Dance Awards Dancers Choice Awards 2015 - Nominees". Industry Dance Awards.
  25. ↑ "Shorty Awards - Best in Dance - Nominees". Shorty Awards.

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