There is no denying that Dance Moms star Maddie Ziegler and Aussie pop singer Sia are very close these days, as they've recently worked on two major music videos together. The pint-sized dancer shared a rare snapshot of the media shy singer on her Instagram account, showing just how close the two have become.

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In the pic, Sia is giving Ziegler a big hug after the end of their performance of her latest single, Elastic Heart during Saturday Night Live this past weekend. Sia's face is covered while Ziegler is wearing her signature white wig and nude-colored leotard from her music videos in the snapshot.

Ziegler has so far starred in two of Sia's videos (with perhaps more to come), including last year's breakout hit, Chandelier, and Elastic Heart, where she dances almost half-naked in a cage with Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf.

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In a new interview with People Magazine on Friday, Sia opened up about Ziegler saying, "She's like family to me. We had so much fun on set. Shia was always laughing and cracking jokes. It was all positives."

And while many fans have criticized the video by saying it borderlines on pedophilia, co-director Daniel Askill is dimissing the claims, calling it "ridiculous."

"Nothing could have been further from our minds in terms of the intent of the project," Askill said, according to People. "It's really one of those things that is very much open to interpretation. Unfortunately, some people's minds are a bit darker than others."

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