Nia Sioux is sharing her facet of the story! As the vast majority of the unique Dance Mothers forged reunited for the Lifetime particular concerning the dance studio run by Abby Lee Miller, one acquainted face was lacking.
Nia opted to not attend the Dance Mothers: The Reunion particular which featured her fellow dancers JoJo Siwa, Brooke and Paige Hyland, Chloe Lukasiak, Kalani Hilliker, and Kendall Vertes.
In a brand new TikTok, the 22-year-old dancer and school pupil shared her cause for not collaborating within the particular.
“The reason being fairly easy. I simply did not wish to do it,” Nia shared. “Some folks suppose it was as a result of I had sorority stuff, nope, I did not. Some folks suppose it is as a result of I am at school. I’m at school, but it surely would not have been a problem. I simply did not wish to do it, and that is a adequate reply and that is a adequate cause.”
She added that she feels no animosity towards her associates and fellow dancers, noting, “I really like the ladies, and I am actually completely satisfied for them. And I am actually completely satisfied that they get to share how they felt and their experiences. However that is simply one thing that I made a decision I did not wish to do. And that is OK!”
Nia additionally made it clear that her determination to not take part had nothing to do together with her emotions about her time on the present.
“I all the time say that I am grateful for it,” she stated of Dance Mothers. “It is the place I got here from. It is how I bought my begin. It is the explanation why I’ve such a tremendous life now, actually.”
Nia’s mother, Dr. Holly Frazier, who additionally appeared on the present, commented on her video, writing, “Proud mother!!! All the time comply with your lead!! ❤️❤️❤️”
Pal Brooke Hyland, who opted to take part within the particular, additionally commented, “I really like you 💘”
Along with Nia, dancers Maddie Ziegler and Mackenzie Ziegler additionally opted to not take part within the reunion particular, and their absence was broadly mentioned.
In the course of the particular, Siwa spoke out in opposition to the dancers who selected to not come, saying, “Them not being right here is like, ‘Let me erase my previous, faux it by no means occurred, shove it down the drain,’ when it is like, that is why you’re who you’re.”
Nevertheless, when the forged spoke with ET’s Rachel Smith after filming the particular, they had been extra understanding of their former fellow dancers’ selections.
“I do not suppose it had something to do with us,” Paige Hyland advised ET. “I feel they love us and we’ve our personal relationship and that is why we had a celebration and we had our personal enjoyable. However I feel it is loads revisiting these emotions and it isn’t one thing that everybody’s prepared for.”
Dance Mothers: The Reunion airs Wednesday, Might 1 at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime.
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