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'''Abby Lee Miller''' (born September 21, |
'''Abby Lee Miller''' (born September 21, 1966)<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/abby-lee-miller-21215825|title = Abby Lee Miller Biography: Reality Television Star, Choreographer (1966–)| publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])| accessdate= March 30, 2017}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] dance instructor, choreographer, and the director and owner of Reign Dance Productions. She is also the founder of the Abby Lee Dance Company and appears on the reality television series ''[[Dance Moms]]''. |
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==Early life== |
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Miller was born on September 21, 1966, in [[Miami]] to Maryen Lorrain, a dance teacher, and George L. Miller.<ref name=biography.com /> |
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==Career in dance== |
==Career in dance== |
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Abby Lee Miller (born September 21, 1966)[1] is an American dance instructor, choreographer, and the director and owner of Reign Dance Productions. She is also the founder of the Abby Lee Dance Company and appears on the reality television series Dance Moms.
Early life
Miller was born on September 21, 1966, in Miami to Maryen Lorrain, a dance teacher, and George L. Miller.[1]
Career in dance
Miller grew up around dance in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb, studying under her mother's direction at the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio.[1][2] Miller eventually took over the studio 1995 and renamed it Reign Dance Productions.[2] She became certified by Dance Masters of America[2] and became a member of Dance Masters of Pennsylvania Chapter #10 in 1986,[3] but her membership was terminated in February 2012, with DMA saying Miller's reality-TV show Dance Moms was "a total misrepresentation of our dance educators and their students and is detrimental to the dance profession."[4]
Career in reality television
Miller began to appear in the 2011 Lifetime reality television show Dance Moms.[5] The show is on its seventh season and has had 187 episodes so far.[6] Dance Moms follows the practice sessions and performance competitions of young students of the Abby Lee Dance Company.
Three spin-offs of Dance Moms are Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition,[7][8] which ran for 2 seasons and 22 episodes,[9] Dance Moms: Miami, and Dance Moms: Abby's Studio Rescue. The latter ran for only 7 episodes.[10] Miller has also been a guest judge on Dancing with the Stars.[11][12] In 2014, Miller published a book, Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class.[7]
In 2015, Miller opened a new studio set up in Los Angeles called ALDC LA. The cast of Dance Moms moved to LA. [13] On March 27, 2017, Miller quit the show in an Instagram rant. [14]
Legal and financial issues
In December 2010, Miller filed for bankruptcy and owed more than $400,000 in taxes.[15]
Miller began to encounter numerous legal issues in 2014. One of the dancers on Dance Moms sued Miller, charging assault. The suit further claims the show's producers encourage a violent and combative atmosphere on the show as a way to attract viewers.[16] A five million dollar lawsuit was filed against Collins Avenue Entertainment for staging disagreements that ended in a fight between Kelly Hyland and Miller.[17] Paige Hyland also filed an emotional distress lawsuit against Miller.[18] The charges were dropped on the emotional distress lawsuit, because the judge sided with Miller, as Miller had done nothing emotionally damaging to the child beyond what is normal of high quality dance instructors.[19]
On October 13, 2015, Miller was indicted for fraud for creating a secret bank account in 2012-2013 used to hide income from masterclasses, TV deals, and merchandise sales. She was indicted with bankruptcy fraud, concealment of bankruptcy assets and false bankruptcy declarations in hiding some $755,000.[20][21] If found guilty, she could have faced a fine of $250,000 for each of the 20 counts she was indicted on and five years in prison.[22] She pleaded not guilty in November 2015.[23] By February 2016, the case was delayed a fifth time.[24] Miller reached a deal with the IRS criminal investigators to enter a guilty plea on June 27, 2016.[25] Sentencing was set for January 20, 2017.[26] However, it was postponed to May 8, 2017.[27]
References
- ^ a b c "Abby Lee Miller Biography: Reality Television Star, Choreographer (1966–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Faculty > Abby Lee Miller, Owner/Director". Abbey Lee Dance Company. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Members". Dance Masters of Pennsylvania Chapter #10. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Dance Masters of America Dumps Abby Lee of 'Dance Moms'". DSL Dancewire. February 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014 – via Dance Studio Life.
- ^ "Dance Moms". mylifetime.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Dance Moms". myLifetime.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "'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 9, 2015
- ^ "Staten Island studios star on Abby Lee's 'Dance Moms' this week; 'World Class' status awaits?". Staten Island Live.
- ^ "Watch Online Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition - Watch Series". watch-series-tv.to. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Dance Moms: Abby's Studio Rescue". myLifetime.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "'Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller Guest Judges 'Dancing With the Stars,' Upsets Pro Dancers". The Hollywood Reporter/
- ^ Locker, Melissa (May 6, 2014). "Dancing with the Stars Watch: Abby Lee Miller Brings Her Dance Moms Magic". Time. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller's huge Aussie dummy spit". News.com. au.
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- ^ "The Truth About 'Dance Moms': 8 Shocking Facts About Abby Lee Miller's Hit Lifetime Series". Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Abby Lee Miller of Dance Moms Sued for Assault by Teen Student". People. By Andrea Billups October 10, 2014
- ^ "'Dance Moms' Lawsuit Results: Judge Sides With Abby Lee Miller, Kelly Hyland's Emotional Distress Claims Tossed". Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Charges Dropped Against Dance Mom Who Slapped Coach Abby Lee Miller". Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Schumann, Rebecka (June 19, 2014). "'Dance Moms' Coach Abby Lee Miller's Parenting Advice Book Gets Official Release Date". International Business Times. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "'Dance Moms' star Abby Lee Miller indicted on fraud charges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Case 2:15-cr-00212-NBF". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ Messer, Lesley (October 14, 2015). "'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller Indicted for Fraud". Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ "Ib times".
- ^ Schuman, Rebecka (March 31, 2016). "Abby Lee Miller's Legal Problems Continue As 'Dance Moms' Star Delays Fraud Trial Again". International Business Times. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ Erb, Kelly Phillips. "'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller Reaches Deal With Feds, Will Plead Guilty". Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ Roca, Teresa (November 1, 2016). "'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller Scores Win In Fraud Case Sentencing". Deadline. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (February 24, 2017). "'Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller Faces Jail With New Final Sentencing Date In Fraud Case". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
External links
- Abby Lee Miller (July 15, 2014). Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-230481-0.