She is an original “Dance Moms" star
Since the show's July 2011 debut, at the tender age of 8, Maddie has starred as one of several dancers on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms,” a series that follows a group of award-winning youngsters and their stage mothers across dance competitions nationwide. Alongside her mother, Melissa Ziegler-Giso, and her sister, fellow dancer Mackenzie Ziegler, now 9, Maddie has been featured on 103 episodes. The show, currently on hiatus, recently started production on the second half of its fourth season.