Mia Michaels

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Mia Michaels is an American choreographer. She has worked with Madonna, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, and Prince, and is best-known for contemporary dance choreography. She is a regular judge and choreographer on the program So You Think You Can Dance, and choreographed Celine Dion's Las Vegas show "A New Day...," as well as a Cirque du Soleil show, "Delirium," and several commercials such as those for Coldwell Banker, Ziploc and the WNBA. In the summer of 1998, she was on the cover of Dance magazine.[1]

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Michaels was born in Coconut Grove, Florida, to a family of dancers. Her father Joe Michaels taught her jazz, tap and ballet from the age of 3. She also trained at the Miami Conservatory. She began choreographing at the age of 11, for local shows. In 1989, she formed her own dance group, "The Miami Movement Dance Company."

Michaels is the founder, artistic director and choreographer for the New York-based dance company called RAW.[2]