1. Mia Michaels B-E-S-T BODY ENGERGYSPACETIME

2. BIOGRAPHY Best Known For: -Choreographer & judge on “So You Think You Can Dance “ Accomplishments: -New York based dance company, RAW for which she was the founder, artistic director, and choreographer; -Two Emmys for outstanding choreographer

3. The BODY is capable of MOTION which requires ENERGY uses SPACE and takes TIME!

4. 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

5. FOUR works of Mia Michaels including FOUR Concepts of Dance BODY ENERGY SPACE TIME “She has a way of touching people’s lives with passion and emotional expression”

6. Gravity aka: Addiction- Performed by Kupono & Kayla, 2009 BODY-pointed toes; stretch legs, twist legs, collapse upper body ENERGY-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

7. Time- performed by Neil and Lacy, 2007 BODY-hands stretch and sway, leap ENERGY-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

8. Koop Island Blues, aka: The Butt Dance performed by Randi & Evan BODY-collapsed upper body, curved shapes ENERGY-sharp attack, light weightSPACE-direction towards front of stage, middle and high levelTIME-strong emphasis by using arms and feet

9. The Four Sections: IV (Full Orchestra) performed by Jeanine & Kayla 2009 BODY-pointed feet, collapsed body ENERGY-sharp(legs), flow sustained SPACE-destination stage right to stage leftTIME-strong emphasis, combinations

10. References Mia Michaels Biography and Photos from: http://www.miamichaels.com/ViewFile.aspx?type=link&file=MiaBio7142009.pdf http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1677074/bio http://www.miamichaels.com/Pix/Index.aspx Gravity/Addiction photos from: http://www.rickey.org/?p=19492 http://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:0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/9985221@N03/4736168213/in/pool-91713655@N00 http://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

11. 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.html http://www.examiner.com/so-you-think-you-can-dance-in-national/mia-michaels-choreography-to-quot-time-quot-by-billy-porter