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Paige Mackenzie Hyland is an American dancer and model. She is most commonly known from appearing on Lifetime's reality TV show Dance Moms alongside her mother, Kelly Hyland, and her sister, Brooke Hyland.

Early Life
Paige was born on November 1, 2000, in Murrysville, Pennsylvania to Kelly and Randy Hyland. She is the youngest of their three children, Brooke and Josh. Paige began dancing at the age of 2 at Reign Dance Productions but switched to the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pittsburgh at a young age, where her mother grew up dancing.

2011-2013: Dance Moms
Paige made her debut with her mother, Kelly, and her older sister, Brooke, on Dance Moms in 2011. Paige was considered one of the weaker dancers on the team and was often heavily critiqued and put down by her teacher, Abby Lee Miller. Kelly wanted to leave the show from season 1 of the show, but couldn't due to the contract she had signed. Paige started suffering from anxiety and panic attacks because of the pressure she was put on under the show. Soon, Paige had to see a mental health expert because of her panic attacks. She said that she used to have nightmares about her dance teacher where she would wake up crying. In season 4, the Hylands left the show after Kelly slapped Abby and tugged on her hair, resulting in the Hylands being dismissed from the team. They were later replaced by Kira Girard and Kalani Hilliker.

2013- present
After leaving Dance Moms, Paige completed middle school and attended Franklin Regional High School in Pennsylvania. She attends West Virginia University as of 2019. Paige also modeled for several brands, such as Sherri Hill. Paige has been dating Nick Kelley since 2017.

Lawsuits
In 2014, Kelly Hyland helped her daughter file a lawsuit against former dance teacher Abby Lee Miller. The court documents stated that Abby would abuse Paige and her mother on a daily basis, forced her to train for about 60 hours and pinched other students until they bled. She also said that when she was 10, Abby chucked a chair in her direction causing her to run out of the room, frightened that she would be physically harmed. The documents also said that Miller called her cruel names, ridiculed her for her physical appearance, and made offensive false remarks about her family, calling them alcoholics, psychotic, and more. The lawsuit was settled with Miller paying the Hylands money. It was confirmed that Paige's anxiety was not linked to the show or Abby Lee Miller.