Mia Michaels started taking dance classes at the age of three and began choreographing at 11. In addition to being one of the most popular choreographers on Fox's hit show So You Think You Can Dance, she is also the founder of a New York-based dance company called RAW. Michaels talks with CURVE about her amazing choreography, a possible guest spot on The L Word, and the artist she'd love to work with mos
“So You Think You Can Dance” fans know they’re typically in for a treat when Mia Michaels appears on the show, both for her memorable dances and her friendly outspokenness as a guest judge. As the sixth season moves on toward revealing its top 20, the Emmy-winning choreographer took the time to speak with us in the midst of working on the Canadian version of “SYTYCD.”
That is Mia Michaels when she on " So You Think You Can Dance". But, today Mia Michaels has surprised thousands of her fans who saw So You Think You Can Dance week after week for the last several years. Many say that she was the soul of the show and without her presence, the show would be lifeless. She was such a towering presence during the So You Think You Can Dance that many people were of the view that she had become indispensable for it.
While announcing her decision to quit the show, she said that the show was the best show and that she loved it. Mia Michaels is an American choreographer best known for her judging and contemporary choreography on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD). She has worked with musical artists such as Celine Dion, Madonna, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, and Prince.
In 2005 she choreographed Cirque du Soleil’s world tour, “Delirium” as well as Celine Dion’s Las Vegas show “A New Day…” for which she was later nominated for Emmy. In 2007 she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for her “Calling You” routine on season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance.
