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On this episode I talked with Mia about her beginning with dance, whether she ever though dance would lead to her performing on stage in a musical theatre show, what the first Broadway show she saw that made love theatre was, what her most valuable takeaway was from her college experience at Marymount Manhattan University, the very real hustle that comes with being a part of the entertainment / theatre industry, why she decided to take the LSAT post college while working FIVE side jobs, how she balanced dance, studying for the LSAT, and her jobs, how she got involved with Moulin Rouge as an associate choreographer, what an associate choreographer does for a show, being given the opportunity to be a swing, her recent Broadway debut with Moulin Rouge, how many tracks she covers and her process for learning multiple tracks, her favorite dance number in the show, her dream show to be in, and MUCH MORE.
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When Mia was 16, she made up her mind that she wanted to move to New York City to dance professionally. Her parents were adamant that she attend college, so the Ohio native researched colleges in the city with reputable dance departments. Though she never toured Marymount Manhattan College before enrolling, her instincts told her during the dance audition that it was the place she wanted to be. DeWeese graduated from Marymount Manhattan in 2013 with her BFA in Dance with a minor in Business Management.
The two years after graduating were a struggle for DeWeese, who had to work four separate side jobs to make ends meet while searching for dance work. She ultimately eventually decided to take the LSAT. A few weeks after DeWeese scheduled her LSAT test, she attended one of choreographer Sonya Tayeh’s dance classes. After the class, Tayeh asked her to be a part of a piece she was choreographing.
Since then she has worked on five shows with Tayeh, including the Tony Award Winning show Moulin Rouge in which she's both a swing and associate choreographer!
