08/05/2023
We are very excited to officially welcome Ms. Mia to the Dance FX Family! Not a stranger to the DFX Team, Ms Mia joined us in May for the summer session and will be teaching in many different genres this season! She is also available for private lessons.
Mia Riley is a San Diego native with an extensive background in jazz, lyrical, contemporary, pom, hip hop, tap and technique. She is very excited to share her years of dance and choreography experience with Dance FX.
Ms. Mia began her dance training at the young age of five with Ms. Toni Russell in San Diego. In 2010, Mia began training at San Diego Dance Centre under the direction of Kristen Hibbs. During her first month, she was immediately recognized by tap icon Sharon Keller and began her tap training. She also trained extensively with LynnRae Hiers, Michelle Miner, Russell Corpis, Brittany Markle and Kelly Conaway. As a company member, she helped lead her team to become national champions and won numerous awards including Dancer of the Year.
In 2016, Mia moved her training to Danceology Performing Arts Campus under the direction of Niki Lucia. While she was at Danceology, she trained with Nick Meola, Megan McBride Moore, Tiffany King and helped lead her team to numerous awards including The Dance Awards’ Top 5 Studio of the Year as well as numerous individual awards including Contemporary Icon.
Over the years, Mia has trained with world renowned choreographers, directors and producers including: Dennis Caspary, Tina Caspary, Guy Groove, Andrew Lane, Will Loftis, Mark Meismer, Krista Miller, Mike Minery, Mandy Moore, Ade Obayami, Jason Parsons, Nayip Ramos, Twitch, Travis Wall and Andrew Winghart.
Mia is a graduate of Rancho Bernardo High School where she was a four-year Varsity Dance Team member as well as varsity captain her senior year and was twice named Dancer of the Year. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and is signed with Go 2 Talent Agency (GTA) in Los Angeles.