MIA MICHAELS

B-E-S-TBODY

ENGERGYSPACETIME

BIOGRAPHY

Best Known For:-Choreographer & judge on “So You Think You Can Dance “

Accomplishments:-New York based dance company, RAW for which shewas the founder, artistic director, and choreographer;-Two Emmys for outstanding choreographer

The BODY is capable of MOTION

which requires ENERGY uses SPACE

and takes TIME!

Definitions:Body- head to fingers and toes; bend, twist, rise, swing, run, jump, slide,

Energy- smooth or sharp, sudden or sustained flow, relaxed

Space- Levels, directions, destination, pathways, focus

Time- Rhythm, speed, accent, duration, phrases

FOUR works of Mia Michaels including FOUR Concepts of Dance

BODYENERGYSPACETIME

“She has a way of touching people’s lives with passion and emotional expression”

Gravity aka: Addiction- Performed by Kupono & Kayla, 2009

BODY-pointed toes; stretch legs, twist legs, collapse upper bodyENERGY-sharp(legs out, arms out), light weight with upper bodySPACE-leg at high level, large movementsTIME-strong emphasis, combinations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFHh_O7kL0U

Time- performed by Neil and Lacy, 2007

BODY-hands stretch and sway, leapENERGY-smooth and light

movementsSPACE-shared in high and

medium level, focus on each otherTIME-light emphasis, mirror

patterns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsU6wq8BKtg

Koop Island Blues, aka: The Butt Dance performed by Randi & Evan

BODY-collapsed upper body, curved shapesENERGY-sharp attack, light weightSPACE-direction towards front of stage, middle and high levelTIME-strong emphasis by using

arms and feet

The Four Sections: IV (Full Orchestra) performed byJeanine & Kayla 2009

SPACE-destination stage right to stage leftTIME-strong emphasis, combinations

BODY-pointed feet, collapsed body

ENERGY-sharp(legs), flow sustained

ReferencesMia Michaels Biography and Photos from: http://www.miamichaels.com/ViewFile.aspx?type=link&file=MiaBio7142009.pdfhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1677074/biohttp://www.miamichaels.com/Pix/Index.aspx

Gravity/Addiction photos from:http://www.rickey.org/?p=19492http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3796446643_55527920da.jpg&imgrefurl=http://glitlerty10.guihospeda.com/mia-michaels-addiction.html&usg=__IQMnUTRoc4U1ORyecYUcwWRLBaw=&h=500&w=361&sz=65&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=RbeQpzoGpcFL1M:&tbnh=127&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmia%2Bmichaels%2Bchoreography%2Bkupono%2Baddiction%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS344%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D888%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=294&vpy=47&dur=462&hovh=127&hovw=92&tx=118&ty=160&ei=zeLyTKrPCZOosAOJjInwCg&oei=zeLyTKrPCZOosAOJjInwCg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=71&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0http://www.flickr.com/photos/9985221@N03/4736168213/in/pool-91713655@N00http://www.flickr.com/photos/steviferg/4067901496/in/photostream/http://www.flickr.com/photos/steviferg/4067142967/in/photostream/ Video clip from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFHh_O7kL0U

References continued…

Koop Island Blues photos from:http://www.flickr.com/photos/67769880@N00/4108065899/http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxicat/4107225276/in/photostream/

The Four Sections: IV (Full Orchestra) photos/video stills from:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJQF0SY3hn0

Time photos/video stills from:http://tortillachipsandmilk.blogspot.com/2007/08/so-you-think-you-can-dance-top-eight.htmlhttp://www.examiner.com/so-you-think-you-can-dance-in-national/mia-michaels-choreography-to-quot-time-quot-by-billy-porter