Mia Michaels

Mia Michaels Melchiona, known professionally as Mia Michaels, is an American choreographer and judge on the television show So You Think You Can Dance. Born on February 22, 1966, in Coconut Grove, Florida, she comes from a family of dancers, with her father, Joe Michaels, teaching her jazz, tap, and ballet from a young age. Mia Michaels has worked with renowned artists such as Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Madonna, Ricky Martin, Prince, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. In 2005, she choreographed Cirque du Soleil's world tour Delirium and Celine Dion's A New Day..., earning an Emmy Award nomination. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2007 and another in 2010. Additionally, she served as a judge during season 7 of So You Think You Can Dance and choreographed the dance sequence for the House episode 'Bombshells'.