Mia Michaels is an American choreographer, dancer, television personality and author, best known as the choreographer and judge on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance between 2005 and 2013. Mia was rated 3 for her skill, ability and expertise Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography in 2007, 2010 and 2011 and was nominated for the same award in 2003 and 2009. She collaborated with Celine Dion on the choreography for her A New Day concert in 2003 and choreographed the Delirium world tour by Cirque du soleil , a well-known Canadian theater company.

In 2012 she choreographed the Rock of Ages film starring Julianne Hough, Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Diego Boneta, Bryan Cranston and Catherine Zeta-Jones, choreographed and starred in the dance film Start the Revolution as Olivia alongside Kathryn McCormick and Ryan Guzman in the same year . In 2015, Mia created the choreography for Finding Neverland , a popular Broadway musical, published her first book in audio and hardcover format entitled A Unicorn in a World of Donkeys on May 1, 2018 .

Born name

Mia Michaels

nickname

Mia

Sun sign

fishes

Place of birth

Coconut Grove, Florida, United States

Residence

New York City, New York, United States

nationality

training

Mia attended summer sessions at the Interlochen Center for the Arts , a private arts education facility in Interlochen, Michigan, USA.

She has also attended the Miami Conservatory and the Miami Performing Arts Center , alongside the New World School of the Arts , all in Miami, Florida.

Mia spent a lot of time at summer camps at Jacob’s Pillows , a dance school in Becket, Massachusetts, USA.

occupation

Choreographer, actor, dancer, author

family

• Father – Joe Michaels (Dance Instructor)
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – Dana Michaels (Sister) (Dancer)

Manager

Mia Michaels is represented by –

• Buchwald (Talent Agent), Los Angeles, California, USA
• Synergy Management (Manager), Studio City, Kalifornien, USA
• Sendroff & Baruch (Legal Representative), Los Angeles, California, USA

To build

Lush

Height

5 feet 9.5 inches or 176.5 cm

weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

friend/spouse

Mia Michaels has kept her dating history private.

race/ethnicity

White

She is of American descent.

hair colour

Blond

She often dyes her hair roots “light brown” or “ombre.”

eye color

Sky blue

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Shoulder length blonde haircut
• Stunning sky blue eyes
• Curvaceous hourglass figure
• Prominent cheekbones

brand promotion

She hasn’t endorsed any brands yet.

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• Judge and choreographer for the FOX TV show So You Think You Can Dance from 2005 to 2013
• Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography in 2007, 2010 and 2011
• Choreographer for Rock of Ages (2012) film
• Choreography of a well-known Broadway play Neverland find in 2015
• As an author and motivational speaker, she is best known for A Unicorn in a World of Donkeys book, released May 2018

first movie

She made her big screen debut in a dance musical Start the Revolution in 2012 as a character named Olivia.

First TV show

Mia made her TV show debut as Janny The Bill in 1999.

Personal trainer

It’s evident that Mia works very hard to stay in shape, both for personal dance routines and as a dance teacher. She hasn’t specified any workouts she uses, but it’s evident that a lot of cardio and endurance training is done during her rehearsals.

As for the diet, it is certain that carbohydrates are present in larger amounts than usual to fuel their bodies due to the intensity and length of the dance routines. She balances it with a high protein intake to prevent loss of muscle mass.

Mia Michael’s favorite things

• animal – dog
• Dance Style – Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Ballet
• Voice Actors /Writers – Rumi Kaur, Martin Luther King Jr., Ernest Hemingway
• Celebrities Coming of Age – Fred Astaire, Twyla Tharp, Gene Kelly, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse and The Nicholas Bros

Mia Michael’s Facts

1. She has a bulldog named Lily.
2. Many of her family members are dancers. Her father, a dance teacher and Broadway actor, taught her jazz, ballet and tap while her sister Dana taught her contemporary dance.
3. She began choreographing at age 11 and her first experience was working with her father at the Joe Michaels Miami Dance Center .
4. Mia struggled with her body image and grew up trying to conform to other people’s ideas of what dancers should look like. She was often rejected from the start as she was taller and fatter than others, which led her to create her own dance routines and become a choreographer.
5. Mia has worked as a teacher at the Harid Winter Garden in Boca Raton, Florida, USA and the International Dance Festival of Italy , while also taking on the position of guest jazz teacher at Broadway Dance Center in New York City.
6. She worked with Madonna on her Drowned World Tour but also worked with Prince, Gloria Estefan, Jimmy Ray, Ricky Martin and Debbie Allen for cable TV series Cool Women on AMC Channel.
7. Mia founded and was the senior artistic director and choreographer of RAW (reality at work) dance company in 2001. They performed in Seoul, Korea, as well as in Amsterdam, Jakobs Pillow in Becket, Massachusetts, Jazz World Congress . Unfortunately, the company failed after about two years activity, but Mia said it was of great importance to her career.
8. She became a columnist for Movmnt magazine in June 2006.
9. She was scheduled to pay tribute to Michael Jackson’s untimely death in 2009 at the MTV Video Music Awards during Janet Jackson’s performance of the song Scream . However, during rehearsal, Mia was injured and ultimately unable to perform the routine.
10. Mia created commissioned choreographed performances for the Hallo Dolly! Production, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal , Oslo Dance Ensemble , Jazz Dance Chicago , but also in off-Broadway plays such as Fort Chaffee and If These Shoes Could Talk.
11. Mia occasionally attends the said dance event JUMP as a collaborator and also worked with Joffrey Ballet School 2017 for their summer dance program.
12. One of the notable students she taught dance to were David Guillen and Ishah Laurah Wright, both in the 1980s.
13. She appeared on the So You Think You Can Dance TV show in 2005 as a judge and contestant. On October 15, 2009, the show’s executive producer, Nigel Lythgoe, confirmed that Mia would deviate from the show. She was later revealed to have participated as a choreographer for the UK, Australian and Canadian versions of SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance) from 2008 to 2010, working on personal projects such as writing a book and creating a clothing line.
14. On January 25, 2010, it was announced that she would be returning for Season 7 of SYTYCD , after which she won the Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Choreography category for the Gravity, Addiction, and Koop Island Blues & One dance routines.
15. She choreographed many television commercials for brands such as Mike’s Hard Lemonade , Bacardi , Ziploc , WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) , Lady Luck Casino , Stern Television , Coldwell Banker , VISA and MTV ‘s Hot Properties Show.
16. She described herself as a unicorn – colourful,fearless, unapologetic and someone who celebrates himself and his life no matter what. She gave a detailed explanation of the personality in her book A Unicorn in a World of Donkeys (2018).
17. Mia was a Featured Curve Model for Chromat , at the 2017-2018 New York Fashion Week in hopes of inspiring other plus size women or women who have reached older ages that they should be confident throughout their lives.
18. She started a global masterclass movement titled Mia Michaels Live (MML) in 2017 where dancers are taught more than skill and are encouraged to embrace motivation, spirituality and inner happiness and drive based on the concept of the unicorn personality she described in her book.
19. She promoted the Avenue Plus National Body Confidence campaign in 2018 and in the same year choreographed and directed for the gun violence short company.
20. She was inspired by the work ethic and artistic craft that Tom Cruise possessed after attending the. Had worked Rock of Ages (2012) film choreographed by her.
21. Visit her official website at www.miamichaels.com.
22. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.