Larsen Thompson

Some Lesser Known Facts About Larsen Thompson

• She belongs to Irish and Norwegian ancestry.

  

• According to her, she was motivated by her aunt, Julianne McNamara’s stories of her time in Hollywood and wanted to have a similar career in the entertainment industry without becoming a gymnast like her.

• She began dancing when she was 4 years old after her mother got her enrolled in a dance agency.

• She used to play football when growing up and wanted to become a famous football player at one point. She quit football when she was 8 after her dance teacher asked her to choose between football and dancing.

• She began to learn over 6 different dance forms including hip-hop, tap, contemporary, and ballet when she turned 9 years old.

• She has trained in various dance studios in Los Angeles including Millennium Dance Complex, International Dance Academy of Hollywood, and Academy of Dance Westlake Village.

• She started travelling to various international dance conventions when she turned 12 and has appeared in various dance competitions including ‘Showstopper American Dance Championships’ (2013) and ‘World of Dance’ (2015).

  

• When she was 13, she signed up with Zuri Models, a children’s talent agency.

• In 2015, she formed the dance duo Fraternal Twins with her friend Taylor Hatala. The duo’s YouTube dance videos for the songs, ‘IDFWU’ and ‘Run The World’ went viral, earning millions of views.

  

• She has worked as a backup dancer for several artists including Børns, Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Katy Perry, Pink, Sia, and Silento.

• In 2015, she participated in the American reality TV show, ‘America’s Got Talent’ as part of her dance group, ‘Suga N Spice Crew.’ The group was eliminated after the audition before the Judge Cuts round.

  

• She has appeared as a dancer for various award shows such as Teen Choice Awards (2013) and Radio Disney Music Awards (2016).

  

• After completing her sophomore year of high school, she continued studying through homeschooling, which was connected to her high school and completed her schooling in 2019.

  

• She has appeared in TV shows and films including ‘Shake It Up’ (2013), ‘Desierto Y Larson’ (2016), ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run’ (2020), ‘The Midnight Club’ (2022), and ‘Tarot’ (2024).

  

• In an interview, she talked about her role models in dancing and modelling and said,
  

  I am fortunate to have mentors like Brian Friedman in dance and Coco Rocha in modeling always advising, inspiring, and challenging me in my career development.”

• She is a travel enthusiast and has visited various countries including France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

  

• She is an animal enthusiast and owns a dog, Tony Wawa.

  

• In 2023, she sang and co-wrote two singles, ‘Roots’ and ‘Million.’