Nia Sioux talks about her time on Dance Moms, the emotional and physical toll of being the only girl of color in her troupe, and how Glennon Doyle's book Untamed shifted her perspective on her life and career.
I was on a show called dance moms from 9 to basically, like, 16 years old. I endured a lot of pain, like, physically, mentally.
You really gave a piece of your soul. Riding bottom of the pyramid.
Yes. Being young, being on a reality show in the public eye, the only girl of color, really, in her dance troupe. Majority of the seasons, I've had people tell me, like, it was really hard for them to watch certain things that happened to me. Some of those things that I lived through were hard, but all challenges made me who I am today.
So, big question. How did Untamed by Glennon Doyle change your life?
It changed my life because it got me.
To.
