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Kendall Vertes

Kendall Vertes
Born
Kendall K Vertes

(2002-12-09) December 9, 2002 (age 21)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Dancer, actress, musician
Years active2011–present
Known forDancer on the television program Dance Moms, Actor and Singer
TelevisionDance Moms 2011-2017
Parent(s)Jill Vertes and Erno Vertes
RelativesRyleigh Vertes and Charlotte Vertes
Websitehttps://kendallkvertes.com/

Kendall K Vertes

Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) in 2011 after being selected for the junior elite competition team and soon after became a permanent cast member.[3] For a short time in 2012 (season 2), she left ALDC to dance at Candy Apples Dance Centre due to complications before returning to ALDC permanently. Vertes holds 7 first place individual titles in in various dance competitions and many more for group performances as a part of ALDC. Under the management of Abby Lee Miller, she has appeared in several music videos including Dance Moms co-star Brooke Hyland's song "Summer Love Song" (2012), Mackenzie Ziegler's music video "Its a Girl Party" (2014) and Todrick Hall
's music video for "Freaks Like Me" (2014).

She began her singing career in 2015, releasing her first single "Wear 'Em Out", hitting number 1 on the iTunes Pop chart. She has released two more singles "Out Loud", in 2016, and "Where Would I Be Without You", in 2017. She made her film debut in 2018, appearing as Christy in Trico Tri Happy Halloween.[4] She also played Beatrice in the 2019 movie Anastasia.[5] Her social media presence includes an Instagram account with more than 7 million followers[6], a Twitter account and a YouTube channel with over 1 million subscribers.[7]

Early life

Vertes was born on December 9, 2002, and raised in

Pittsburgh area
. She began to be home schooled due to her increasing dancing commitments.

Career

Dance Moms 2012-17

Dance Moms Junior Elite Competition Team Performing "Amber Alert" in Season 4, staring Chloe Lukasiak, Sarah Reasons, Nia Sioux Frazier, Madison Nicole Ziegler, Mackenzie Ziegler, Kendall K Vertes.

In 2012, she and her mother Jill Vertes joined

Season 7
.


During

Dancing With the Stars dancer Cheryl Burke who appeared in the final few episodes of Season 7.[12]

Music Videos and Acting

Kendall has appeared in multiple music videos including Dance Moms co-star

Brooke Hyland's song "Summer Love Song", Mackenzie Ziegler's music video "Its a Girl Party" and Todrick Hall's music video for "Freaks Like Me" in which she had singing credits.[3] Vertes debut acting role came in the 2018 with the Halloween film Trico Tri: Happy Halloween in which she plays a ghost called Christie.[13] The film was released on the 28th of September 2018, the film was filmed in Miami and produced by Armando Gutierrez. She also appeared as Beatrice in the live action remake Anastasia: Once Upon A Time which is based off the 1997 film Anastasia.[14] In 2018, she featured in the music video of "Taken" by Mackenzie Sol.[15]

Music

Under her stage name, 'Kendall K', she released her single "Wear Em Out" in 2015 with an accompanying music video.[16] Maddie Ziegler, a fellow Dance Moms cast member, assisted in choreographing the air-force themed video in which Vertes' two older sisters also appeared.[17][18] "Wear Em Out" reached number one on iTunes Pop charts within 24 hours of its release.[19] The Los Angeles based company, Jenga Productions, produced the song with the intention of being part of an album that has yet to be released.[20] She has released a number of other singles including a Christmas EP in 2017 titled K-Mas. Vertes also released a music video for the single Feels Like Christmas. Following a large break, after coming under new management she released a new single and music video "Where Would I Be Without You" staring a few of her fellow Dance Moms stars Kalani Hilker and Nia Soux. The song alludes to thanking her friends and fans for their help in her new found success in the music industry.[21] In June 2018 Kendall released a new song titled "Girl Talk" in collaboration with Mercer Henderson .[22] Prior to this she worked with Henderson in 2017 when she stared in her music video for "Could've Picked Me".[23]

Entrepreneur

In 2017, she collaborated with Target on a clothing campaign titled Art Class[24] She was joined by fellow Dancer Asia Monet Ray and were encouraged to be creative and to appeal to a younger audience.[24] Vertes also collaborated with the phone case brand Velvet Caviar to create a range of customised phone cases. She created 4 different cases with designs including a camouflage print and a pink bandana print with her signature on them.[25] Kendall has also collaborated with the Turnboard, a company that designs speciality turn boards. She designed turn board with a red glitter finish alongside her printed name.[26]

Tours

In December 2017, following a hiatus on

Chloe Lukasiak and Kalani Hilliker began a tour called The Irreplaceable's tour.[27] The tour travelled through North America, Australia and Ireland and consisted of a workshop held by Vertes, Lukasiak and Hilliker in which they taught a class on stretches and dance techniques.[28] VIP ticket holders had the chance to enter the premises 30 minutes prior to the workshop and  partake in a participate in a photo meet and greet with the girls, as well as an opportunity to be the first to purchase any merchandise for the tour.[15]

Achievements

Dance Titles

  • Regional Petite Miss StarQuest - 2010
  • National Mini Miss Dance USA - 2010
  • Regional Petite Miss Revolution - 2011
  • Regional Petite Miss Showbiz - 2011
  • Regional WCDE Elite Junior Dancer - 2012
  • Regional WCDE Elite Junior Dancer - 2014
  • National Miss Preteen Sheer Talent - 2015


References

  1. ^ Vertes, Jill (2012-04-17). "@MamacitaSellyy k is her middle name, just the letter k:)". @DanceMomJill22. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  2. ^ Carter, Brooke (2018-08-24). "Kendall Vertes Net Worth 2018". Gazette Review. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. ^ a b "Kendall Vertes". Kid Dancers Wiki. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  4. ^ Trico Tri Happy Halloween, retrieved 2019-05-31
  5. ^ Anastasia, retrieved 2019-05-31
  6. ^ "Kendall Vertes (@kendallvertes) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  7. ^ "Kendall K". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  8. ^ a b "Kendall Vertes". Dance Moms Wiki. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  9. ^ "Resume: A newsmaker you should know / Kendall Vertes takes it in ". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Dance Fever". Harlem Globetrotters. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  11. ^ Patten, Dominic; Patten, Dominic (2017-05-09). "Ex-'Dance Moms' Host Abby Lee Miller Sentenced To Prison In Fraud Case". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  12. ^ Shapiro, Hannah. "'Dance Moms' Has A Fresh Energy That Could Carry It On For Seasons To Come". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  13. ^ "Family-friendly Halloween movie produced by UM alumnus premieres in Miami". The Miami Hurricane. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  14. ^ Miller, Fiona (2017-08-23). "Kendall Vertes on the set of her new film". Blasting News. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  15. ^ Mackenzie Sol (2018-04-16), Mackenzie Sol - Taken ft. Kendall K Vertes (Official Music Video), retrieved 2019-05-31
  16. ^ "Are Maddie Ziegler & Kendall Vertes Still Friends? After 'Dance Moms ." Bustle. Bustle. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  17. ^ Bentley, Jean; Rosenbloom, Alli (2015-04-07). "BFFs! Dance Moms Stars Kendall and Maddie Team Up For New Music Video". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  18. ^ "BFFs! Dance Moms Stars Kendall and Maddie Team Up For New Music Video". Us Weekly. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  19. ^ Schumann, Rebecka (2018-09-06). "Kendall Vertes Passes Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' On iTunes Music Videos Chart With 'Wear 'Em Out'". International Business Times. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  20. ^ Foreman, Chris. "Penn Township's Kendall Vertes launches pop music career". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  21. ^ Del Valle, Precious (2017-02-27). "Kendall K Releases Different 'Where Would I Be Without You' Music Video [Video]". Inquisitr. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  22. ^ "Kendall Vertes Teams Up With Mercer Henderson for New Bop 'Girl Talk' | TigerBeat". Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  23. ^ "Music Interview: Mercer Henderson". The Young Folks. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  24. ^ a b "'Dance Moms' Stars Kendall Vertes, Asia Monet Ray Launch Target Clothing Line". International Business Times. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  25. ^ "Kendall Vertes – Trico Tri Happy Halloween". Starry Constellation Magazine. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  26. ^ "The Kendall K TurnBoard®". BalletIsFun.Com. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  27. ^ "Home". The Irreplaceables Tour. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  28. ^ "'Dance Moms' news: Young dancers go on 'Irreplaceables Tour'". Christian Today. Christian Today. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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