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Miller founded her own studio, Abby Lee Dance Company, at age 14. She later became director of her mother's business, the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. The studio was renamed in May of 1995 to Reign Dance Productions. Both studios are located in [[Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. Through her studios, Miller taught thousands of students, some of whom have gone on to perform in Broadway shows.{{cn|date=May 2015}} |
Miller founded her own studio, Abby Lee Dance Company, at age 14. She later became director of her mother's business, the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. The studio was renamed in May of 1995 to Reign Dance Productions. Both studios are located in [[Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. Through her studios, Miller taught thousands of students, some of whom have gone on to perform in Broadway shows.{{cn|date=May 2015}}abby was a young person when she started to dance abby told me this i am maddie ziegler thank you for reading this |
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Revision as of 17:02, 20 June 2015
Abby Lee Miller (born September 21, 1966) is a dance instructor, choreographer, and the director and owner of Reign Dance Productions. She is the founder and chief choreographer of the Abby Lee Dance Company She is also the face of weight watchers and the reality television series Dance Moms.
Early Life
Abby Lee Miller was born to George L Miller and Maryen Lorrain Miller. Her mother operated a dance studio. During her school years, Abby studied dance and choreography [1] During her school years she also participated in ski club, Girl Scouts, was in charm school, and took clarinet lessons.
Career in dance
Miller founded her own studio, Abby Lee Dance Company, at age 14. She later became director of her mother's business, the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. The studio was renamed in May of 1995 to Reign Dance Productions. Both studios are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Through her studios, Miller taught thousands of students, some of whom have gone on to perform in Broadway shows.[citation needed]abby was a young person when she started to dance abby told me this i am maddie ziegler thank you for reading this LOVE YOUUU
Career in reality television
In 2011, Miller began to appear in the Lifetime reality television show[2] Dance Moms.[3] The show follows young students, and in particular Maddie Ziegler, at The Abby Lee Dance Company in their pursuit to become better dancers. In the show, Miller usees the technique of training new dancers to compete against her former students, to motivate them to become better dancers themselves. In the show Miller frequently interacts belligerently with the young dancers and their mothers.[4][5] Two of the new spin-offs of Dance Moms are Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition[6][7] and Dance Moms: Abby's Studio Rescue. Miller has also been a guest judge on Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18).[8][9]
In 2014, Miller published a book, Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class.[citation needed]
In 2015 she and some of the young dancers from her show were filmed on a tour of dance studios in Australia.[10]
References
- ^ "Abby Lee Miller". abbyleedancecompany.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Dance Moms". mylifetime.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ Patrice A. Oppliger (19 September 2013). Bullies and Mean Girls in Popular Culture. McFarland. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-7864-6865-2.
- ^ "Charges Dropped Against Dance Mom Who Slapped Coach Abby Lee Miller". Entertainment Tonight. by Jackie Willis and Rande Iaboni April 03, 2015
- ^ "Abby Lee Miller of Dance Moms Sued for Assault by Teen Student". People. By Andrea Billups October 10 2014
- ^ "'Dance Moms' Star Melanie Huelsman Speaks Out About Abby Lee Miller Book Signing Drama, Why Haley Joined The Candy Apples". International Business Times. by Rebecka Schumann April 09 2015
- ^ "Staten Island studios star on Abby Lee's 'Dance Moms' this week; 'World Class' status awaits?". Staten Island Live.
- ^ "'Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller Guest Judges 'Dancing With the Stars,' Upsets Pro Dancers". The Hollywood Reporter/
- ^ "http://time.com/88771/dancing-with-the-stars-recap-abby-lee-miller/ "Dancing with the Stars Watch: Abby Lee Miller Brings Her Dance Moms Magic". Time. Melissa Locker May 6, 2014
- ^ "Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller’s huge Aussie dummy spit". News.com. au.
External links
- Abby Lee Miller (15 July 2014). Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-230481-0.