Fans of the Lifetime network were captivated by the drama that resulted from the high-pressure demands of high-maintenance dance instructor Abby Lee Miller and the even more high-maintenance moms of her adorable students. But while it was the Moms’ drama that kept the viewer’s attention, it was the endurance and talents of the girls on the show who won audiences' hearts. One of those girls who won the world over was Nia Sioux, who fans of Dance Moms might remember as one of the girls who was most commonly at the bottom of their pyramids and played quintessential roles in some of the girl’s hardest dance routines, which is doubly impressive because she has a disability called complex regional pain syndrome.
Nia Sioux is now 20 years old at the time of writing and is pursuing a career as an actress and Hollywood personality. Since her time on Dance Moms, she has gotten roles in a few relatively unknown movies but has also found some consistent roles in music videos and on television. Nia Sioux now has 15 acting credits to her name at the moment and more roles in films are allegedly coming down the pipeline for her according to her IMDb page. Television is where Nia Sioux has been most successful though, especially thanks to roles on shows she’s done with her childhood friends from Dance Moms. These are some of the roles of the former student of Abby Lee Miller that have been the most noteworthy.
6 Nia Sioux Has Done Voice Acting For ‘The JoJo and BowWow Show’
Nia Sioux paid a visit to fellow Dance Moms alum Jojo Siwa on her Nickelodeon cartoon show The JoJo and BowWow Show. The show follows the adventures of Jojo, who plays herself, and her dog BowWow (also voiced by Jojo Siwa) as they travel the world together. All of the show’s cast members and guest stars do two voices per episode, playing both the pet and the pet’s owner. Nia Sioux stopped by for a few episodes in 2019 to play Kyra and her pet named Hamela.
5 Nia Sioux Is A Co-Host For ‘The Kendall K. And Friends Show’
All of the Dance Moms alum seem to be getting new shows and Kendall is one of them. The talk show launched on CBS in January 2022 with Kendall Vertes (a.k.a. Kendall K) as she interviews celebrity guests. Abby Lee Miller and other Dance Moms stars have been stopping by to act as announcers for the show, but Nia Sioux got an even better spot -- Kendall chose her as one of her co-hosts. So Nia brings the “Friends” part to The Kendall K and Friends Show.
4 Nia Sioux Starred In A Lifetime Original Movie Called ‘Imperfect High’
Nia Sioux landed some roles in feature films that did not garner much attention. She played Sonita in 2021’s I Am Mortal and in 2018 she played Zoe Whitfield in Running From My Roots. But in 2021 she had a starring role in a made-for-TV movie as well. Sioux plays Hanna Brooks, a new girl at Lakewood High School who ends up struggling to choose between two boys who seem intent to pull her into an irreversibly dangerous situation. The movie can be thought of as your typical high school melodrama. It aired on the Lifetime network.
3 Nia Sioux Had A Recurring Role On ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’
This might be Sioux's highest-profile acting job to date. Nia Sioux played Emma Barber, in 59 episodes of The Bold and The Beautiful. The Bold And The Beautiful is one of the longest running daytime soap operas in television history and one of the most popular. Her character, Emma, was a bright-eyed intern brought in to work for the main characters of the show, but like most who step into the world of melodramas like TBATB, it did not go well for Sioux's character. Eventually, Emma would become privy to a dark family secret that allegedly drove Thomas to kill her. However, there is an air of mystery surrounding Emma’s death and fans are still demanding answers, even though she was killed off in 2018.
2 Na Sioux Now Has Her Own Show, ‘Dance With Nia’
Like Jojo Siwa and Kendall K., Nia Sioux has her own show. In 2021, Nia Sioux began promoting her new show Dance With Nia, a show which highlights the difficulties and inspiring stories of dancers with disabilities. In an interview with Forbes, Nia Sioux explains that the trauma she experienced on Dance Moms as a dancer with disabilities affected her and gave her cause to highlight these dancers who are otherwise ignored or belittled.
1 Nia Sioux Stars In The ‘Bratz’ Series ‘Sunnyside Up’
Next to Dance With Nia, and her tenure on The Bold And The Beautiful, Nia Sioux’s most high profile television gig is Sunnyside Up a streamed television series that began airing on BRAT in 2019. In the show, Nia plays the main character Lily McKay after she moves in with her aunt in the quirky named neighborhood of “Sunnyside.” The show can be thought of as a story within a story, as it is a part of the extended Bratz universe and is the fictional story written by Bratz character Rhyme McAdams.
