Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

by Nia Sioux

From my earliest memory I was always frightened of Abby Lee Miller.

LMFAO well yes

To be fair, our attorney did warn us that it was a bad contract. There was nothing in it that protected the talent.

oooooooooooof

us dancers and our moms would meet at the studio and load up all our gear onto a smelly charter bus to head wherever our event was being held.

BUS DRIVER WERE DOING EYE MAKEUP BACK HERE

I took a ballet intensive at Debbie Allen Dance Academy, featuring Misty Copeland and Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

divas!!!!!!!

I remember another teammate, Kendall Vertes (who had joined the team back in season 2), rolling her eyes whenever she found out we were paired for a duet together.

MAKES SENSE

“Where Have All the Children Gone?,”

ICONIC!!!

“The Last Text”

even more iconic

Making excuses for someone’s poor behavior only enables them to continue their wrongdoing.

(In a recent interview, Jill explains that she still sees no issue with Kendall playing Rosa Parks.

checks out

So, I invited JoJo to go to the get-together with the YouTuber and me because she was the new girl and had been left out as well.

so youre telling me nia is the reason colleen and jojo are friends

I worked on The Bold and the Beautiful for two amazing seasons before my character, unfortunately, died.

LMAO

There were so many life skills I still had to learn that have nothing to do with books or studying.

preach