Mia Michaels was a judge in the TV show, So You Think You Can Dance. She decided to resign from the show in October 2009. There are rumors that she resigned because she has cancer.http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/22/mia-michaels-cancer-shaved-head-46218/
Michaels won won an Emmy for choreography titled "Calling You" in 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Michaels
She will be acting in the 2010 motion picture Move.
Life and Career
Mia was born in 1966. Her father Joe Michaels taught her jazz, tap, and ballet. She learned contemporary dance from her sister Dana. Mia choreographed for Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Madonna Gloria Estefan, and Prince. She has also done choreography for Cirque du Soleil's world tour, Delirium. Her work for Celine Dion's A New Day brought her an Emmy nomination.
Quotes
"I will swallow the gift of now and marinate."http://www.miamichaels.com/assets/webLarge/PoemFull.pdf
"To create moments and movement for the world to share with me was a gift..."http://twitter.com/MMRAW
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Fact 6
She is the founder, artistic director and choreographer for the New York-based dance company RAW (Reality At Work)
