Interesting Biography Facts
Real name
Kendall K Vertes
Occupation
dancer, singer, model
Birth Date
December 9, 2002
Age
21 years
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Birthplace
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Education
Candy Apples Dance Center; Abby Lee Dance Company
Nationality
American
Kendall Vertes family members
Father's Name
Erno Valer Vertes
Mother's Name
Jill Vertes
Siblings names
Ryleigh Vertes (older sister); Charlotte Vertes (older sister)
Is Kendall Vertes a lesbian/bisexual?
No
What is Kendall Vertes marital status?
Single
Who are Kendall Vertes parents?
Jill Vertes (mother)
Date of birth: August 15, 1965
Jill is famous as a mother of a talented girl Kendall and a reality show star. She starred in the series “Dance Moms” since the second season.
She grew up in Pittsburg, PA and liked dancing and gym from the earliest years. Her love to various kinds of sports activities led a woman to cheerleading at a high school.
She continued her education at the University of Pittsburgh, where she majored in arts. In 2013 Kendall’s mother participated in Dancing with the Celebs and won the contest. After that she moved her path to “Dance Moms” show.
During the series, Jill got a reputation as a nervous woman, who could easily lose control and start altercations. But during the show, she made friends with Maddie Ziegler mother Melissa. She was known for her conflict with Abby Lee Miller (a dancing instructor) and as a result by changing her dancing school for Cathy and Candy Apple’s Dance Centre. Later the woman quarreled with Cathy and returned to Abby. But it was rumored, Jill’s leaving was not real – it was invented by show producers to make the contest more interesting.
In spite of her celebrity status, first of all, Jill is a mother of three great girls and a wife of Erno Valer Vertes.
She started a new podcast “Because Mom Said So” with Dance Moms co-stars, Kelly Hyland, Melissa Gisoni, and Holly Hatcher-Frazier. On each episode of the podcast, moms recollect in their minds situations, which happened on the Dance Moms’ set. Besides, they discuss the events of movie stars’ lives, workouts, etc.
Erno Valer Vertes (father)
Date of birth: March 21, 1965
Kendall’s father is known as a professional tennis player. He started playing at a very young age and continued appearing on the court after two hip replacement operations. Being a very strong and purposeful person, he shared his secrets of success in two books – “Beginning Seniors Guide to Tennis” and “The Senior’s Guide to Tennis”.
Although Mr. Vertes has no ambitions of becoming a TV star, he made short appearances on the show “Dance Moms” opposite his youngest daughter and wife, with whom he tied a knot in 1992.
Except for Kendall, he has daughters Ryleigh and Charlotte with Jill.
Kendall Vertes siblings
Ryleigh Vertes McClure (older sister)
Date of birth: December 30, 1995
She is the first child in the family. Ryleigh was a perfect pupil, but her heart from her primary school years belonged to dancing. At first, the girl attended Roger’s School of Dance and then changed it to Studio 19 Dance Complex.
Dance Moms fans know the girl as an occasional reality series actress, as she featured in a number of episodes.
The career of a dancer and TV actress didn’t prevent Ryleigh from getting high education. She was a student at the University of Louisville. In 2018 she graduated from there.
In October 2022 she exchanged vowes at a beautiful wedding ceremony with an American football player Kade McClure.
Charlotte Vertes (older sister)
Date of birth: May 5, 1997
Charlotte is the only girl in Vertes’ family, who followed her father’s (not her mother’s) footsteps and preferred tennis to dance. She is an Instagram star with more than 106, 000 followers. She resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
She is in relations with a hockey player Matt Strome.
Bio
Kendall Vertes is another ALCD (The Abby Lee Dance Company) dancer. Earlier she attended Studio 19 Dance Complex. The girl is celebrated as the young star of “Dance Moms” series.Kendall began dancing at 18 months, and since then gracious body movements occupy the major part of her day. In addition, she appeared in a number of music videos, including “Summer Love Song”, performed by her Dance Moms colleague Brooke Hyland and “It’s A Girl Party”, presented by another dancer Mackenzie Ziegler. She also can be seen in JoJo Siwa music debut “Boomerang”.
If Kendall is not busy with dancing, she is a normal teen girl, who loves to death her friendly family. Career is not the main priority in her life. At weekends Kendall likes to play tennis and softball with her father. She is very busy with a show on weekdays and comes home at 10 pm or even later.
Interesting and fun facts
- Except for dancing, Kendall is also interested in singing. The young star has already released three singles. The first one, “Wear ‘Em Out”, presented in 2015, got more than 20 million reviews on YouTube.
- In her early years, she dreamed to sell sandwiches in a Subway – the girl considered this occupation as cool.
- She has a weird middle name – just “K” to honor both her cousins, Kara and Kiley.
- The dancer writes with her left hand.
- She likes watching food pics and vids on Instagram, but the dancer must stay fit, so for lunch, she has just a bowl of rice.
- She has a boyfriend, named Andrew Ciufo. The couple made their relationship public in July 2022. Kendall’s loved one was born in 2003. He is a student at Georgetown University. He plays for the baseball team there.