Mia michaels

Mia Michaels

By s.horan
  • Birth

    Birth

    Mia Michaels was born in 1966, in Coconut Grove Florida. Her parents are Joe and Dana Michaels. She is currently 51 years old.
  • Tap, Jazz, and Ballet

    Tap, Jazz, and Ballet

    She began learning tap, jazz, and ballet, at the age of 3. She later attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts, New World School of the Arts, and Jacob's Pillow.
  • Her Start

    Her Start

    Mia Michaels began choreographing in 1977 at age 11.
  • RAW

    RAW

    Her love of teaching inspired her to found her own dance company, "Mia Michaels RAW or Reality At Work", in 1997.
  • Gold Leo Award

    Gold Leo Award

    Mia Michaels won a Gold Leo Award in 1998 for "Best Choreography".
  • Cirque Du Soleil

    Cirque Du Soleil

    In 2005, Mia Michaels choreographed "Cirque Du Soleil", Delirium world tour.
  • So You Think You Can Dance

    So You Think You Can Dance

    Mia Michaels became a guest judge on the tv show in 2005.
  • Emmy Award

    Emmy Award

    In 2007, Mia Michaels won an Emmy Award for her outstanding choreography in the "Calling You" routine on season 2 of "So you Think you Can Dance".
  • Release from "So you Think you can Dance"

    Release from "So you Think you can Dance"

    Mia Michaels stopped judging for "SYTYCD" on October 15th, 2009. However she later returned for the 7th season.
  • Another Emmy

    Another Emmy

    Mia Michaels won another Emmy Award in the year 2010 for her work on season 5 of "So you Think you Can Dance".
  • Broadway

    Broadway

    In 2015, Mia Michaels choreographed the broadway musical, "Finding Neverland".