Mia Michaels
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So You Think You Can Dance | |
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Mia Michaels Melchiona (known professionally as Mia Michaels; born February 22, 1966) is an American choreographer and judge on the television show
Early life
Mia Michaels was born in
Professional career
The choreography for Celine Dion's "A New Day" by Michaels, under the direction of Franco Dragone at Caesars' Palace in Las Vegas, received positive reviews. The show features a cast of 50 dancers. Michaels' work can be seen in the first touring show by Cirque du Soleil, Delirium, which premiered in March 2006. She has created works for Madonna, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Anna Vissi, and Prince.[6]
Michaels is a judge and contributing choreographer for the FOX television show So You Think You Can Dance (abbreviated SYTYCD).[1] She won an Emmy award for her choreography on the television series Calling You on SYTYCD.[2] Her other works in film and television include Cool Women for AMC/DreamWorks Television and commercials for Mike's Hard Lemonade, Bacardi, Coldwell Banker, and Ziper.[6] She also choreographed and played the character Olivia in the dance film Step Up Revolution.
The show's executive producer,
Since June 2006, Michaels has been a columnist for Movmnt magazine.[9]
In 2010,
Included in her concert and stage work is the dance company RAW (Reality at Work). She is the founder, artistic director, and choreographer since the beginning in 1997.[3] She has created works for the Paper Mill Playhouse's production of Hello Dolly! starring Tovah Feldshuh, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, Jazz Dance Chicago, and Oslo Dance Ensemble. Her choreography has been seen off-Broadway in If These Shoes Could Talk and Fort Chaffee.[11]
Michaels was one of many choreographers set to pay tribute to
Michaels has been on the faculty of schools including the Harid Conservatory, the Ailey School of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Broadway Dance Center in New York City,[13] and her alma mater, the New World School of the Arts. Her choreography has been enlisted for the Miami City Ballet, Joffrey II, the Kirov Academy, and the Jazz Theater of Amsterdam.[3] She occasionally joins the staff of the dance convention JUMP. In 2017, she worked with the Joffery Ballet School for a summer intensive program.[14]
When So You Think You Can Dance returned for its
In 2012, Michaels choreographed for the film Rock of Ages.
So You Think You Can Dance
Season | Week | Dancers | Dance style | Music | Notes |
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1
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2 | Destini Rogers Blake McGrath |
Lyrical Jazz | "A Song for You" – Donny Hathaway | |
Ashlé Dawson Artem Chigvintsev |
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5 | Kamilah Barrett Nick Lazzarini |
Contemporary | "King of Pain" – The Police | ||
7 | Ashlé Dawson Melody Lacayanga
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"Message in a Bottle" – The Police | |||
2
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LVW* | All Dancers | N/A | ||
6 | Travis Wall Heidi Groskreutz |
"Calling You" – Celine Dion | Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography 2007 Heidi Groskreutz's favorite routine of the season | ||
Allison Holker Ryan Rankine |
"Ethna" – Klement Bonelli | ||||
8 | Top 6 | "Hide and Seek" from Imogen Heap | Result Show | ||
9 | Donyelle Jones Travis Wall |
"Georgia on My Mind" – Ray Charles | |||
3
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LVW | All Dancers | "I Miss You" – Vitamin String Quartet | ||
1 | Lacey Schwimmer Kameron Bink |
"Dancing" – Elisa | |||
3 | Shauna Noland Cedric Gardner |
"I Thought We Had" – The Family Stand | |||
5 | Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell |
"Let the Drummer Kick" – Citizen Cope | |||
6 | Top 10 | "The Moment I Said It" – Imogen Heap | Result Show | ||
7 | Lacey Schwimmer Neil Haskell |
"Time" – Billy Porter
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Dan Karaty's favorite routine of the season | ||
8 | Lauren Gottlieb Danny Tidwell |
" Then You Look at Me" – Celine Dion
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9 | Neil Haskell Danny Tidwell |
"Are You the One?" – The Presets | |||
4
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LVW | All Dancers | Mic Check – Imogen Heap | ||
1 | Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura |
"Beautiful" – Meshell Ndegeocello | |||
3 | Top 16 | "The Dance" – Charlotte Martin | Result Show | ||
4 | Kherington Payne Stephen "tWitch" Boss |
"Dreaming with a Broken Heart" – John Mayer | |||
Katee Shean Joshua Allen |
"Hometown Glory" – Adele | ||||
6 | Top 5 female dancers | " Ave Maria" – Celine Dion
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Result Show | ||
7 | Katee Shean Stephen "tWitch" Boss |
"Mercy" – Duffy | Nominated for the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography Mary Murphy's favorite routine of the season | ||
9 | Top 4 | "Hallelujah" – The Vitamin String Quartet | |||
5
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LVW | All Dancers | "Belief (Stripped Version)" – Gavin DeGraw | ||
2 | Top 18 | "Higher Ground" – Stevie Wonder | Result Show | ||
3 | Randi Evans Evan Kasprzak |
"Koop Island Blues" – Koop featuring Ane Brun | Won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography One of Adam Shankman's favorite routines of the season | ||
5 | Kayla Radomski Kūpono Aweau |
"Gravity" – Sara Bareilles | Won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography One of Nigel Lythgoe's favorite routines of the season | ||
7 | Top 8 | "One" from A Chorus Line | Won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography Result Show | ||
9 | Jeanine Mason Kayla Radomski |
Contemporary | "The Four Sections: IV (Full Orchestra)" – Steve Reich | ||
7
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1 | Billy Bell Ade Obayomi Alex Wong |
"This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight" – Max Richter and Dinah Washington | ||
4 | Top 8 | "When We Dance" – Sting | |||
7 | Top 6 All-Stars |
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" – Sting | |||
9
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1 | Top 20 | "Eyes" (Coachella Live 2012 version) – Kaskade | ||
4 | Top 14 | "Hanging On" – Active Child | All couples perform routines choreographed by Mia Michaels form previous seasons. | ||
Eliana Girard Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer |
Mercy – Duffy | From Season 4 | |||
Tiffany Maher George Lawrence Jr. |
Hometown Glory – Adele | ||||
Amelia Lowe Will Thomas |
"Koop Island Blues" – Koop feat. Ane Brun | From Season 5 | |||
Janelle Issis Dareian Kujawa |
Dreaming with a Broken Heart – John Mayer | From Season 4 | |||
Audrey Case Matthew Kazmierczak |
"Time" – Billy Porter | From Season 3 | |||
Witney Carson Chehon Wespi-Tschopp |
Calling You – Celine Dion | From Season 2 | |||
Lindsay Arnold Cole Horibe |
"Gravity" – Sara Bareilles | From season 5 | |||
7 | Eliana Girard Cole Horibe |
"Adagio for Strings" – Brno Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
10
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MT20* | Hayley Erbert Carlos Garland Malece Miller |
"Stay – Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko | ||
8 | Top 8 | "Move to the Ocean" (Baauer remix) – Brick & Mortar | |||
14
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7 | Lex Ishimoto
Taylor Sieve |
"You Matter To Me" by Sara Bareilles ft. Jason Mraz | ||
15
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4 | Top 6 | "Spring 1" – Max Richter |
- LVW=Las Vegas Week
- MT20=Meet Top 20
So You Think You Can Dance Canada
Season | Week | Dancers | Dance style | Music |
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2
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8 | Top 3 Girls | Contemporary | "Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BMV 1043: II. Largo ma non Tanto J. S. Bach" – The Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Rees |
9 | Top 10 | Contemporary | "This Moment" – Nic Chagall ft. Jonathan Mendelsohn | |
3
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3 | Top 18 | Jazz | "Let Go" – Mitzi Gaynor |
6 | Top 12 | Contemporary | "Will I?" from Rent | |
4
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9 | Top 3 Girls | Contemporary | "What About Us" – ATB |
Awards and honors
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1992 | Jazz Dance World Congress | Silver Leo Award | Won | |
Dance Educators of America | President Cup | Won | ||
2002 | American Choreography Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Commercials | Coldwell Banker "Buying" | Nominated |
2003 | Outstanding Achievement in Television - Variety Series | Celine in Las Vegas: Opening Night Live | Nominated | |
Primetime Emmy Award
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Outstanding Choreography | Nominated | ||
2007 | So You Think You Can Dance ( For episode Calling You)
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Won | ||
2009 | So You Think You Can Dance (For "Mercy")
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Nominated | ||
2010 | So You Think You Can Dance (For the routines "Koop Island Blues," "Gravity," and "One")
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Won | ||
2011 | So You Think You Can Dance (For the routines "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "When We Dance," "This Bitter Earth/On the Nature of Daylight" (tied with Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo )
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Won | ||
2015 | Astaire Awards
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Best Choreographer | Finding Neverland | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Bill Keveney (07/20/2005), "It takes 50 to tango, etc., on Fox's 'Dance'". USA Today. (07347456)
- ^ a b Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- ^ a b c d e McDonagh, Don; Caras, Steven (August 1998), "Blonde ambition". Dance Magazine. 72 (8):58
- ^ Wozny, Nancy (29 October 2007). "A Towering Force". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Coldwell Banker 'Buying - Mia Michaels / The American Choreography Awards". 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ a b Past Faculty - Jazz Broadway Dance Center, New York City.
- ^ Markovitz, Adam (15 October 2009). "Mia Michaels tweets that she's leaving 'So You Think You Can Dance'". EW.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Mia Michaels: Why I Left So You Think You Can Dance". 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Movmnt | Mia Michaels". Movmnt Magazine. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Hibberd, James (October 13, 2010). "Bravo greenlights four new shows". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Past Faculty - Jazz Broadway Dance Center, New York City
- ^ "MTV | Watch TV Online | Catch up on Full Episodes for Free".
- ^ "Mia Michaels". Broadway Dance Center. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Workshops ‹ Mia Michaels". miamichaels.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "News ‹ Mia Michaels". miamichaels.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ "About ‹ Mia Michaels". miamichaels.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (June 12, 2019). "'Spice Girls' Movie in the Works as Paramount Unveils Animation Slate (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 12, 2019.