Ava Cota

Ava Michelle Cota (born April 10, 2002) is the daughter of Jeanette Cota.

Ava made her first debut on Dance Moms in the third season at the Abby Lee Dance Company auditions. She was later invited back to the ALDC as a member of the Junior Select Ensemble in Season 4, with Abby's intention for her to challenge Kendall.

After being kicked off the team, Ava competed with her mother's studio, JC's Broadway Dance Academy. She also competed as apart of the Candy Apple's Dance Center for part of the fifth and seventh seasons.

Other Information

 * Her zodiac sign is an Aries.
 * In 2015, she was training about 30 hours per week, some at BDA, some with a separate ballet teacher.
 * Her favorite styles of dance are hip-hop and contemporary.
 * Ava's favorite dance on the show was "The Rapture".
 * She is interested into becoming an actress, Rockette, or going on Broadway when she is older.
 * Ava is a member of the Mob Squad, a group young hip-hop dancers for the Detroit Pistons.
 * Ava began dancing at another studio at the age of two, moving to her mom's studio when it was opened when she was three.
 * Ava's favorite dance on the show was "The Rapture".
 * Ava's the only member of the Select Team that didn't dance with the Elite Team as a guest or been on the pyramid.
 * In 2017, Ava and her family to California and closed BDA for good.
 * In 2016, she was on the 13th season of "So You Think You Can Dance?" and made it to the top 100.
 * She graduated from high school two years early making her apart of the class of 2018.
 * In 2019, Ava starred in the Netflix Original film "Tall Girl" alongside Sabrina Carpenter.
 * In 2021, Ava is set to star in the Netflix Original film "Tall Girl 2" alongside actress and singer Sabrina Carpenter.