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Birth of Mia
She was born in Coconut Grove, Florida to a family of dancers. -
Mia starts dancing
At the age of 3, Mia started dancing. Her father and her sister were her first dance teachers. Father taught her jazz, tap and ballet, whereas her sister taught her contemporary dance. -
Mia Starts Choreographing
At age 11, Mia began choreographing with her father at the Miami Dance Center. She was never able to dance professionally because of her body type. So she set out to create her own kind of dance. -
Mia Starts a Dance Company
Mia decided to start her own dance company called RAW (Reality at Work) so that she could implement her style of dance into the lives of others. -
Choreography for Madonna
Madonna contacted Mia to choreograph for her Drowned World Tour. -
Choreography for Celine Dion
Celine Dion asked Mia to be the choreographer for her A New Day show in Las Vegas. -
So You Think You Can Dance
Became a judge and choreographer on the show, but left 5 years later on October 15, 2009. -
Choreography for Cirque du Soleil
Choreographed for the world tour "Delirium" -
1st Emmy Won!
2007 Emmy Winner for Outstanding Choreography.
So You Think You Can Dance: "Calling You" FOX -
2nd Emmy Won!
2010 Emmy Winner for Outstanding Choreography.
So You Think You Can Dance: "Gravity/Addiction & Koop Island Blues & One" FOX -
3rd Emmy Won!
2011 Emmy Winner for Outstanding Choreography.
So You Think You Can Dance: "Alice in Mia Land, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, When We Dance, and this Bitter Earth - On The Nature of Daylight" FOX -
Step Up Revolution
Mia stared as Olivia in Step Up Revolution -
Named Most Innovated Woman 2013
Named one of the Most Innovated Women in 2013 from Variety Magazine -
Choreography for Finding Neverland
Provided the choreography for the broadway show Finding Neverland.