Her mother initially enrolled her in dance classes because she thought it would be fun to dress her daughter up.

As a child, she was an avid soccer player, but decided to pursue dance more committedly around age 9 and got an agent.

[4] In 2013, Hilliker became a series dance regular on the ABC Family show Bunheads, appearing in multiple episodes as Baby Bun.

[4] She danced as part of the ALDC until the second half of the seventh season, when she left to form "The Irreplaceables" with Nia Sioux, Kendall Vertes, Chloe Lukasiak, and Camryn Bridges, which was led by Dancing with the Stars alum Cheryl Burke.

[6] Hilliker has placed in the top three at The Dance Awards for six years, winning Junior Female Best Dancer in 2014.

Currently, Hilliker has a sock line called "Pretty Feet by Kalani", which is sold at Claire's.