Allison Holker Shares Sweet Birthday Tribute for Her Daughter Zaia: 'She Is 5 Going on 20'

"My angel has a heart of gold and the scream of a lion," Holker wrote in her Instagram post

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Allison Holker and daughter Zaia. Photo:

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Allison Holker is celebrating a very special day! 

On Sunday, Nov. 3, the professional dancer, 36, shared a sweet tribute to her youngest child, daughter Zaia, on Instagram in honor of her fifth birthday. 

"It’s My babygirl ZAIAs BIRTHDAY today!" the proud mom captioned the post. 

"She is 5 going on 20. I am so proud of how far she has come," she continued. "My angel has a heart of gold and the scream of a lion 😂😂 and I am completely obsessed with her!"

Holker added, "Please wish her a happy birthday and another year full of love and light!" 

The So You Think You Can Dance alum included four photos in her birthday post, the first of which shows Zaia running on a carpet in a house while wearing a blue and white striped dress.

The young girl rocks her signature curly hair and a pair of black glasses in the snapshot.

The carousel continues with a photo of Holker holding Zaia in her arms while standing in a doorway. Holker wore a white long-sleeve button-up shirt with matching pants, along with layered necklaces and dramatic eye makeup. 

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The third image is a throwback picture of the mother-daughter duo that shows them looking at each other with wide eyes and holding their hands over their mouths. Holker wore a black off-the-shoulder top for the photo shoot, while her daughter sported a patterned white and black jacket.

The final image in the carousel captures Zaia crouching in a wicker chair with a small smile on her face.

Holker shares Zaia — as well as daughter Weslie Renae, 16, and son Maddox Laurel, 8 — with her late husband Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who died at age 40 in December 2022.

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In June, Holker opened up about how her kids have navigated the loss of their father in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE on the red carpet at the 2024 Critics Choice Real TV Awards. 

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Allison Holker and her kids.

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"We always had a really close bond as a family," Holker said at the time. "But there's a new level of it now. There's a new level of respect and patience and understanding. And the conversations I'm able to embrace and have with my children is like nothing I've ever seen from other families."

She added that their newfound connection "came from something so sad and painful, but it's only brought us together."

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