23 Facts About Mia Michaels

Mia Michaels Melchiona is an American choreographer and judge on the television show So You Think You Can Dance.

Mia Michaels has worked with Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Madonna, Ricky Martin, Prince, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Mia Michaels won another Emmy Award during season five in 2010.

Mia Michaels was a judge during season 7 with Adam Shankman and Nigel Lythgoe.

Mia Michaels choreographed the dance sequence for "Get Happy" in the episode "Bombshells" of the television series House.

Mia Michaels was born in Coconut Grove, Florida on February 22,1966, to a family of dancers.

Mia Michaels has created works for Madonna, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Anna Vissi, and Prince.

Mia Michaels is a judge and contributing choreographer for the FOX television show So You Think You Can Dance.

Mia Michaels won an Emmy award for her choreography on the television series Calling You on SYTYCD.

Mia Michaels choreographed and played the character Olivia in the dance film Step Up Revolution.

Mia Michaels made it known that Michaels was welcome to return to the show at any time during season 6 or in subsequent seasons.

Mia Michaels later revealed she left the show to participate as a choreographer for the Canadian and Australian versions of SYTYCD.

Since June 2006, Mia Michaels has been a columnist for Movmnt magazine.

Mia Michaels is the founder, artistic director, and choreographer since the beginning in 1997.

Mia Michaels's choreography has been seen off-Broadway in If These Shoes Could Talk and Fort Chaffee.

Mia Michaels was one of many choreographers set to pay tribute to Michael Jackson at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

Mia Michaels was to join Wade Robson, Tyce Diorio, Laurie Ann Gibson, Brian Friedman, and other dancer-choreographers in performing with Janet Jackson for her rendition of the song "Scream", but suffered an injury during rehearsals and was unable to perform on the show.

Mia 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, and her alma mater, the New World School of the Arts.

Mia Michaels's choreography has been enlisted for the Miami City Ballet, Joffrey II, the Kirov Academy, and the Jazz Theater of Amsterdam.

Mia Michaels occasionally joins the staff of the dance convention JUMP.

When So You Think You Can Dance returned for its ninth season, Mia Michaels returned to the show and choreographed the Top 20 group performance.

In 2012, Mia Michaels choreographed for the film Rock of Ages.

In 2019, it was announced that Mia Michaels would provide choreography for the 2020 animated film The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge.