Timeline: Mia Michaels

Feb 22, 1966

Mia was born!

Mia was born on February 22, 1966 in Coconut Grove, Florida to a family of dancers.
IMDb Biography

Period: Feb 22, 1966 to Nov 17, 2014

Mia Michael's Life

Sources:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1677074/bio
http://www.danceinforma.com/EZINE14_Mia_Michaels.html
http://miamichaels.weebly.com/biography.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/mia-michaels_n_1562300.html
http://miamichaels.com/about/
http://www.beckii.com/img/portfolio/rawdance/miamichaels_rawdance.jpg
http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/1200*900/mia+michaels+sytycd.LPG
http://www.broadwaydancercenter.com/faculty/bios/

Feb 22, 1969

Learned how to dance

At the age of three her father, Joe Michaels, began teaching her jazz, tap, and ballet. While her sister, Dana Michaels, taught her contemporary dance.

Jan 1, 1977

Started choregraphing

She started choregraphing dances at the age of 11. She never danced professionally because she was thicker, so she decided to be involved by making up dances

Jan 1, 1997

Mia becomes the founder of a dance company

Mia became the founder, artistic director and choregrapher for RAW (Reality At Work), a critically acclaimed New-York based dance company. Which in 2001 went on a 6-week European Tour

Jun 9, 2001

Mia choreographed Madonna's performance

Mia choreographed Madonna's "Drowned World Tour"

Jan 1, 2005

Mia worked with Celine Dion and dancers for "A New Day" Performance

Mia helped choregraph Celine's show in Las Vegas, called "A New Day." Which consisted of 50 performers who danced for a complete 2 hours.

Aug 24, 2005

Becomes a judge and choregraphy for "So You Think You Can Dance"

In 2005, Mia became a guest judge and comtemporary choregrapher for Fox Network's "So You Think You Can Dance."

Mar 1, 2006

Her choregraphy was displayed in Cirque Du Soleil's Delirium

Mia choregraphed parts of Cirque Du Soleil's first touring show Delirium.
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Jan 1, 2007

Emmy Award Winner

Mia won an Emmy for her outstanding choregraphy on "So You Think You Can Dance" with the "Calling You" performance

Jan 1, 2010

Emmy Award Winner

Won an Emmy for her outstanding choregraphy on "So You Think You Can Dance" for the "Gravity/Addiction" and "Koop Island Blues & One"

Jan 1, 2011

Emmy Award WInner

Mia won an Emmy for her "Alice in Mia-Land: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "When We Dance," and "This Bitter Earth-On The Nature of Daylight" choregraphy

Jan 1, 2011

Mia works with Jump the Alternate Dance Convention

Mia becomes an employee of Jump the Alternate Dance Convention

Jun 15, 2012

Choreographed for Rock of Ages Movie

She choregraphed dances for big time performers like Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand and Catherine Zeta-Jones for the Warner Brothers film