Kalani Hilliker

Kalani Brooke Hilliker (born September 23, 2000) is a dancer from Club Dance Studio in Arizona. Her mother is Kira Girard.

Kalani made her first appearance on the second season of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, where she quickly became Abby's favorite due to her flexibility, technique, and having the natural look of a dancer. After being brought back using Abby's call back card, Kalani advanced all the way to the final four where she placed 4th.

After AUDC ended, Kalani was asked to join the Abby Lee Dance Company elite team. She made her debut on the show in Big Trouble in the Big Apple and remained on the show until Presenting My New Team, after which Kalani and her mother decided to return to Arizona, with Kira explaining that family was important to her than fame.

Despite this, Kalani and Kira were both later invited back the following season, after the departure of Christi and Chloe Lukasiak. Kalani remained at the ALDC until Ashlee's Big Decision Part 1 where she and the other elite dancers (minus Brynn) decided to leave the ALDC and form a new team called The Irreplaceables.

Other Information

 * She has been dancing since the age of two.
 * When she is older, she would love to be a backup dancer for Beyonce or Katy Perry.
 * She's left-handed.
 * Her first interview on Dance Moms was in JoJo With a Bow Bow.
 * In 2015, Addison Moffett and Kalani started their own YouTube channel together entitled "KalaniAddy". The two would post new videos on Tuesdays, with the videos tending to focus more towards humor than dance. However, in May of 2016, all of the videos from channel were suddenly removed as well as the username being changed to "AddyKaylee". On twitter, Kalani confirmed that she had not given Addison permission to keep the channel for herself and that they initially agreed to let the channel "dissolve". It's believed that the two may no longer be friends.
 * In July 2016, she named "Free" as being her favorite solo that's she ever done. She also stated that her favorite group dance is "Hotline" and her favorite duet is "Disconnected".
 * Some of her favorite artists are Ariana Grande, Drake and Rihanna.
 * If she wasn't dancing, she would probably be a soccer player because when she was younger, she was on a club soccer team.
 * She's obsessed with Grey's Anatomy and her favorite characters from the show are Meredith Grey, Derek Shepherd and Cristina Yang.
 * If she could have any animal as a pet, she would choose a finger monkey or a tiny fluffy dog.
 * Kalani's favorite flavor of ice cream is min chocolate chip.
 * In 2016, she named jazz funk, hip-hop and lyrical as being her favorite styles of dance.
 * Her favorite fruit is frozen grapes and grapefruits.
 * Kalani got her very first car for her 16th birthday as a present from her mom and stepdad. She received a white range rover.