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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
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
Mia Michaels began choreographing in 1977 at age 11. -
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
Mia Michaels won a Gold Leo Award in 1998 for "Best Choreography". -
Cirque Du Soleil
In 2005, Mia Michaels choreographed "Cirque Du Soleil", Delirium world tour. -
So You Think You Can Dance
Mia Michaels became a guest judge on the tv show in 2005. -
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"
Mia Michaels stopped judging for "SYTYCD" on October 15th, 2009. However she later returned for the 7th season. -
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
In 2015, Mia Michaels choreographed the broadway musical, "Finding Neverland".