Lilliana Ketchman-Who says
Lilliana Ketchman was born on June 23, 2008 to Stacey and Christopher Ketchman and has an older brother, Caden. Her mother is a psychologist and dancer, while her father is a pianist and psychologist. Her family is from Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she studied at Campaneria Ballet School. Ketchman began dancing at age two and began competing at age five.
Career
In 2015, Ketchman launched his YouTube channel, which features videos of his competitions, dance routines, cooking, fashion and beauty tips, games, and his many pranks. Her channel has over three million subscribers and 288 million views. Abby Lee Miller of Dance Moms became aware of Ketchman through her social media presence.
Dancing Mothers
When she was participating in a photo shoot in New York in 2015, someone suggested that she should be in Dance Moms with Abby Lee Miller; Ketchman's mother, however, put off the idea of auditioning due to Miller's reputation. After Miller started following Ketchman on social media, Ketchman was asked to upload videos of her dancing. She joined the sixth season of Dance Moms as part of the Abby Lee Dance Company (ALDC) mini-team at the age of seven.Ketchman's first solo was "Step by Step", which came in at number one.In 2017, she joined the ALDC Elite team. Ketchman took first place in the junior division in the national competition. During the seventh season, Ketchman took first place in Spokane, Washington, competition with the ALDC.
The only crew member to return for season eight, Ketchman won the overall competition for week 14 with her solo "Black Widow". For her solo "Straight Up" aired during week 16, she performed the entire routine in one jersey. of strength, earning a perfect score of 300 and finishing first. During the national competition, Ketchman placed second in the junior division and fourth overall with his solo "Inside Out".