Dance Moms wasn't the start of Chloe Lukasiak's career in the limelight, and it wasn't the
end of it either. From smashing the competition as a child star dancer, to publishing a book
and becoming an actor, here's everything you need to know about Chloe's stunning transformation.
Anyone who has watched Chloe perform on even one episode of Dance Moms knows that the girl's
got talent. Not only is she technically proficient at the art of dance, she clearly loves it,
too, having apparently been dancing ever since she was a toddler. She explained on her website,
"I began taking dance classes at age 2 [we're hardcore in this fam], and I began competing
at the age of 4."
In an interview with Lowcountry Parent, Chloe explained how starting dance early really
helped her develop a love for it. She shared,
"At 8 years old, I was doing a solo and it just clicked. I knew this was what I wanted
to do for the rest of my life, so I just started working really hard at it."
"Winning means a lot to me because it feels really good and it feels like 'Ooo yay!'"
Even though Chloe's best known passion in life is dancing, she also happens to be an
avid reader, with a serious love for getting lost in a book.
"I think we just need to put the phones and the computers and the TVs down, and we just
need to pick up a book and read it."
Ever since she was young, she says, she's had a strong connection with the written word.
She said in an interview with Education and Career News,
"Reading is everything to me. It's helped me time and time again, serving as an escape
from tough situations. Not to say that you shouldn't face your problems head-on, as I
certainly believe in that."
But while she enjoys diving deep into a story, Chloe does have a favorite genre. She said,
"When I was in fourth grade, I was introduced to a series called The Sisters Grimm and I
quickly fell in love with the fantasy genre."
Since Chloe certainly endured her share of tough situations while on Dance Moms, it's
likely that her affinity for reading helped her find solace from the drama.
Though she never really made a huge splash on Dance Moms, Chloe's little sister, Clara,
made a huge impact on her big sis from the moment she was born. Chloe quickly developed
a close bond with her sister that will likely last a lifetime.
"You would think that we don't fight, but we do."
Chloe wrote on her site,
"My mom, or Christi as I call her, and my dad, Marc, were young and scared out of their
mind — I was a surprise! Fast forward to age 8 when I found out I was going to be a
big sister. Enter Clara Lukasiak, my lil' sis and best friend."
Even though Chloe's days on Dance Moms are long over, the talented dancer created life-long
friendships while she was on the show. At least that's true when it comes to her former
co-star, Brooke Hyland, as well as Brooke's sister, Paige, and Nia Sioux.
Brooke appeared in a 2019 video on Chloe's YouTube channel, chatting about their friendship
and how it has endured over the years. Chloe said,
"I know for sure if I needed anything I could call you or Nia, Paige, but she's not here,
and just rely on you guys."
Hyland also added that the two would probably be friends forever, joking,
"We could not speak after this moment, and you could call me in ten years and be like,
'This boy was so rude!' And I'd be like, 'I'll be there in five minutes.'"
"If you go on Dance Moms for four years, you'll feel the same about whoever your castmates
are."
Chloe boasts over 6 million of followers on Instagram and has millions of YouTube subscribers
as well. Suffice to say, she's gotten used to a certain level of fame as she's grown
up. But when Dance Moms first aired and Chloe was still a little girl, she truly couldn't
believe how many people were watching her on the show.
"Not being able to dance, like, makes me want to dance even more."
In an interview with Glitter magazine, Chloe explained the shock she felt after the Season
1 finale of Dance Moms aired, remembering,
"The night the finale of season one aired, my mom and I were driving home and our executive
producer called us and said 'Chloe' was trending [number three] worldwide on Twitter.' We didn't
think it was me!"
Of course, it was Chloe, and after Dance Moms became a total smash hit, Chloe would have
to get used to her newfound fame.
Part of what made Dance Moms so entertaining to watch was the constant fighting and bickering
between the mothers of the dancers and the girls' instructor, Abby Lee Miller.
"Now my kid's gonna get screamed at. They're all gonna get screamed at."
But while the kids typically didn't fight or get involved in their mothers' drama, Chloe
revealed that she was targeted and bullied by Miller, citing it as a big reason why she
left the show. She told People magazine,
"The reason for leaving the show was my old teacher mocked my eye very bluntly; I was
dealing with some serious health issues."
"I mean, what are you thinking? Am I gonna reprimand Chloe? Am I gonna tell her what
she did wrong? You bet."
Chloe had a rare disorder which caused facial asymmetry, as noted by Nylon, and she eventually
had surgery to correct it. But the insults still hurt. She told the outlet,
"It didn't feel like it was a good environment for me to be in anymore. I don't regret what
I did at all."
Just as many other former reality TV stars have gone on to have careers based mostly
on social media, Chloe is no stranger to sharing her daily life with fans online.
"Hey guys, it's Chloe. Welcome back to my channel."
She's got over 2 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, and she posts videos multiple
times a month. Lukasiak started her channel in January of 2010, stocking it with regular
content ever since. When she first launched her site, Chloe shared videos of dance competitions
and rehearsals, but she's since graduated to become a bona fide influencer. With titles
like "Self Care Routine" and "What I Got For Christmas," Chloe's vlogs prove that she truly
enjoys sharing her day-to-day life with her fans. And, likewise, we are totally here for
it.
To say that Chloe had a complicated relationship with things surrounding her time on Dance
Moms would be an understatement. Obviously, she made friends on the show, and she learned
a lot, but her education was both in dance and, presumably, about how to conduct oneself
around a tyrannical coach. And a lot of time, fans watching the series assumed there was
more bad than good when it came to her experience on the team.
"Kids should cry when they're arm is broken and it's hanging off, or somebody died. That's
it."
In an interview with Seventeen, Chloe revealed that when she learned Dance Moms was filming
again, she realized she actually missed it.
"Who missed me?"
She shared with the outlet,
"I was like, 'Oh my god, I have to go see them. Dancing with them is such a big part
of my childhood.' So I visited them at Nationals and it was so amazing."
After that, Chloe decided to go back on the show for another season, and, though it wasn't
permanent, it was clear that she relished palling around with her dance crew.
"It's great to, like, rekindle our relationship because we're all sisters and she was one
of our sisters."
You probably already know that no matter how ugly things got for her on Dance Moms, Chloe
never really spoke up for herself while she was on the show — even when Abby Lee Miller
brought the wrath straight down upon her.
"She can be tough. She can be very tough."
But that was then, and this is Chloe now. These days, she has become far more independent
and is proud of the progress she's made. She told Teen Vogue in 2017,
"I've found my voice…I think I can stick up for myself in a way I never have before."
"I love boxing 'cause you get to release that pent up frustration."
When she was asked how she's changed since leaving the show, Chloe said,
"As a person, I think I’ve grown up a lot…I'd say I’m more independent [but] not completely
independent because you still need your mom at 15."
Perhaps all those years on Dance Moms taught a once-timid Chloe how to really stand on
her own two feet.
In 2017, Chloe announced that she would be launching a clothing line in collaboration
with JustFab. The line debuted in the Fall of 2017, but, before it did, Chloe spoke with
Teen Vogue about her inspiration and the reason she wanted to get involved with designing
in the first place. She explained,
"I've always been very interested in fashion. It's been something I've liked all my life,
and I get that from my mom."
Noting that she's also inspired by her sister Clara's fashion sense, Chloe said that her
line would be a reflection of her own personal tastes. She said,
"The line will be comfortable, very cute, there are some fun patterns that I really
like."
"My number one rule is always to be comfortable, which I know is, like, not everyone's rule,
but I love being comfortable."
Even though her collab with JustFab was a one-time gig, we're betting this won't be
the last time this talented lady will dip her toe into the fashion industry.
In 2018, Chloe got to add yet another shining accomplishment to her resume: published author.
Her book, Girl on Pointe: Chloe's Guide to Taking on the World, was released on January
23rd of that year, and the young author couldn't have been prouder.
"A lot of my experience from Dance Moms created the bullying chapter. So, a lot of it, I mean,
that's what my whole childhood was."
In an interview with People magazine, Lukasiak explained what fans could expect from her
book and how important it was for her to get her story down on paper. While she also teased
a few surprises within the pages, she shared,
"It's something really close to my heart. I've always been the self-proclaimed nerd
of the group. I love reading and writing so this just seemed so natural and so right."
With the success of her first book, it seems that writing could be a viable career path
for this talented lady.
Dancing might be Chloe's jam, but the blonde beauty has a lot more talent up her sleeve.
In 2019, she took her acting career to the next level when she starred in the heart-pounding
drama, Loophole.
"It's everywhere.”
“Yeah. So much for having a choice."
Though Chloe had acted before, this was her biggest role to date. And playing someone
different than herself, a character who was very into gaming, took a lot of prep for the
aspiring starlet. Chloe told Teen Vogue,
"She's a video gamer…In the beginning, I was, like, playing video games to get into
character. I went back and picked up my DS and played Super Mario."
That's some grade-A method acting we can get behind! And though Loophole didn't exactly
put the young actor on the map as a blockbuster star, with motivation and determination like
hers, there's no telling what she'll do next.
Many celebrities and reality stars choose to forgo a higher education in favor of focusing
on their careers. But for Chloe, going to college was something she knew she definitely
wanted to do. In a 2019 Instagram post, she shared a photo of herself posing in front
of a Pepperdine University sign, writing in the caption,
"Ya girl is going to college!"
"I'd always wanted to go to college. It was always my plan."
Since then, she hasn't shared too much about her college experience, but she did take to
YouTube to answer some questions and share what her area of study was going to be. She
revealed,
"I'm going for creative writing. I'm definitely considering switching to marketing, and minor
in creative writing."
"I took a creative writing class last year… And I just did it because I've always loved
writing."
Chloe explained that no matter what her major ended up being, she wanted to study while
incorporating her writing passions in some way, because one of her biggest goals is to
write more books.
As someone who has spent so much of her life in the public eye, Chloe knows a thing or
two about doubting yourself. In fact, in an interview with Teen Vogue, she explained that
learning how to be confident truly changed her life, and she hopes others can learn that
from her, too. She shared,
"When I was on Dance Moms, I wasn't really confident in myself. I was always beating
myself up, really critiquing myself."
"In real life I'm kind of shy and I don't really talk a lot. But whenever I dance it's
like none of that matters and I can just dance and be myself."
While her dance teacher was brutally tough on her, Chloe in turn became hard on herself,
too. But she has since learned that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks when you're
doing what you love. Confidence is definitely key, for the dancer. But Chloe also knows
that there's a difference between being sure of yourself and going too far. She added,
"You don't have to be arrogant, but you have to [be] confident."
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