Nia Sioux is all grown up: she's starting a new chapter of her career entirely on her own terms, and she's hitting it off big time with Bryce Xavier, a fellow dancer and performer who she has been dating for three months today (September 28). Now, she's making the announcement official and telling Teen Vogue more about how they got together.

"We met a year ago at a dance call," Nia told Teen Vogue about her relationship, which is her first. "It was a hip hop class, and we met each other and maybe like five months went by and we ended up working on the same project together, for Target, and we become really close friends. Like, we were best friends. And we ended up liking each other and started dating."

For Nia, it's a cool experience being able to have her first boyfriend with someone who's also her best friend. She added, "He is super sweet. So sweet, and funny. And he’s just one of those people that whenever you’re around him you just smile because he makes everyone happy."

The former Dance Moms star went on to say that the biggest thing that she has learned from being in a relationship is that it doesn't have to be stressful. She and Bryce are long-distance a lot of the time, but she says they always make time for each other, whether it's a phone call at night or a text first thing in the morning. She also says that sometimes, distance makes the heart grow fonder. "It hasn't been an issue," she said about the time and geographical differences.

Nia shares that she's most excited to keep making fun memories and having adventures with her new beau, just because he's "such a great person." As for whether or not the two will be doing a collab anytime in the near future, Nia says it would be "really cool."

Congrats to the happy couple — and we can't wait to see them show off their dance moves together.

Courtesy of Nia Sioux

Courtesy of Nia Sioux

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