Iconic & Legendary Dancers Series (1)

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• As we continue onto our next legendary dancer who
  has been a shaker and a mover in the industry we
  turn to our Mr. Michael. Mr. Michael Littlefield
  teaches one of our most popular contemporary
  classes at Dancers Gallery in Cooper City,
  Florida.
• We asked Mr. Michael who his person was and after
  a few seconds he said Mia Michaels! He then
  procedded to tell us a few fun facts about the
  well know dancer, choreographer, judge, author
  etc. Everyone knows Mia Michaels mostly from her
  time on SYTYCD.

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Mr. Michaels Choice
Modern/Contemporary Mia Michaels
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Seek the Uncomfortable

• Seek the uncomfortable is a teaching Mia
  Michaels often goes by. A place where a lot of
  people do not dare to go. Could this be one of
  the keys to her success? We think maybeit is
  definetly a factor. Of course Mias upbringing
  and journey early on helped as well. Mia was born
  in Coconut Grove, Florida, to a family of
  dancers.
• Her father and dance teacher, Joe Michaels,
  taught her jazz, tap and ballet, while her
  sister, Dana, taught her contemporary dance.
  Though she began her training with members of her
  family, she also trained at Miami Conservatory,
  the Miami Performing Arts Center and Michigan's
  Interlochen Arts Academy, as well as, the New
  World School of the Arts.

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How it all Started

• Her first work experience was with her father at
  the Miami Dance Center, even though she began
  choreographing at the age of 11. She still works
  with her father at Joe Michaels Miami Dance
  Center.
• She has also taught dance in several schools,
  including the International Dance Festival of
  Italy, Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida,
  and as a guest jazz teacher at the Broadway Dance
  Center in NYC.

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Choreography

• She has choreographed for Madonna's "Drowned
  World Tour," Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan,
  Prince, DK 96, Jon Secada, PYT , and Jimmy Ray.
  She has also worked with Debbie Allen and
  Dreamworks on an AMC cable series "Cool Women."
• She has choreographed a series of commercials,
  some award-winning, for the WNBA, Mike's Hard
  Lemonade, Bacardi, Coldwell Banker, Ziploc, Lady
  Luck Casino in Las Vegas, MTV's "Hot Properties,"
  Star TV and VISA.

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Her Dance Company - RAW

• She is the founder, artistic director and
  choreographer of RAW (Reality At Work), a
  critically acclaimed New York-based dance company
  begun in 1997. Mia's contemporary dance company
  "Mia Michaels R.A.W." has performed in Seoul,
  Korea, the Jazz World Congress, the International
  Dance Festival in Amsterdam, the Gypsy Project,
  Jacobs Pillow, and the New York City '99 concert
  season.
• In 2001, the dance company went on a 6-week
  European tour.

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No Looking Back!

• In 2003, she was Director of Choreography for
  Cirque du Soleil's "Delirium." She has created
  commissioned-work for Les Ballet Jazz de
  Montreal, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Oslo
  Dance Ensemble, and Rhythmek Lightbody.
• She's worked for the American Music Awards,
  Celine Dion's "A New Day" and "Taking Chances
  World Tour," "West Side Story" and "Hello,
  Dolly!" on Broadway, and off-Broadway with "If
  These Shoes Could Talk" and "Fort Chaffee".

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We suggest to hop on youtube and take a look at a
least some of this legends work and then come and
stop by and take one of our contemporary classes
by one of our many Dancers Gallery instructors
who have been influenced by Mia. We have classes
for all levels.
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Thank You!
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Email info_at_DancersGallery.com Web
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Address 12323 SW 55th St 1010 Cooper City, FL
33330