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Birth Date
Mia Michael's birth date was on February 22,1966 in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. -
Starts Dancing
Her father, Joe Michaels, taught her jazz, tap and ballet from the age of three at the Miami Dance Center. Her sister, Dana Michaels, taught her contemporary dance. -
Starts her choreographing career!
Mia started choreographing at the young age of eleven, but she never danced professionally because she didn't have the right "body type." -
Establishes her very own dance company!
Mia is the founder,artistic director and choreographer of "Reality at Work." The shorter version of this title is RAW. Her dancers have performed all over the world at places like Seoul, Korea, the Jazz World Congress, the International Dance Festival in Amsterdam, and six weeks on a European tour. -
Choreographs for the famous Madonna!
Mia was contacted by Madonna to be one of her choreographers on her Drowned World Tour, how exciting! -
Nominated for an Emmy
Mia was nominated for her amazing choreography in one of Celine Dion's performances, which was "Opening Night Live Las Vegas." -
Choreographs for Celine Dion
Mia helped choreograph Celine's show in Las Vegas which was called "A New Day." This show included 50 performers who danced for a total os two hours. -
Fox Network Debut
Mia became a guest judge and choreographer for Fox Network's "So You Think You Can Dance." -
Cirque Du Soleil
Mia choreographed parts of Cirque Du Soleil's first touring show called Delirium. -
Wins an Emmy Award
Mia won an Emmy for astonishing choreography on "So You Think You Can Dance" with the performance called "Calling You." -
Nominated for an Emmy
Mia's piece that she choreographed, "Mercy" on "So You Think You Can Dance," gets nominated for an emmy. -
Mia's Second Emmy Award
Mia won her second Emmy for her choreography on "So You Think You Can Dance" for "Gravity/Addiction" and "Koop Island Blues & One." -
Wins her Third Emmy
Mia wins Emmy for her choreography in "Alice in Mia-Land Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "When We Dance" and "This Bitter Earth - On The Nature of Daylight" on "So You Think You Can Dance." -
Mia stars in a dance film!
Mia stars in "Step Up 4: The Revolution" as Olivia -
Innovative Women Award
Variety Magazine named Mia Michaels one of the most innovative women in 2013. -
Finding Neverland
Mia provided the choreography for the Broadway musical Finding Neverland which is currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway
