Mia J. Chong

MIA J. CHONG is from San Francisco, California, the Indigenous lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone and Muwekma people. She received her training from the Kirov Academy of Ballet, San Francisco Ballet School, the Ailey School, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the School at Jacob’s Pillow’s Contemporary Program, and ODC School. Mia has danced with Post:ballet, Robert Moses’ Kin, Dance Theatre of San Francisco, and San Francisco Symphony. She has received a Princess Grace Award, Chris Hellman Dance Honor, Aninstantia Foundation Grant, LINES Ballet Homer Avila Award, Jacob’s Pillow Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship, and Isadora Duncan Dance Awards and nominations. Mia currently studies Organizational Behavior and Change at New York University and dances with ODC/Dance, where she joined as an apprentice in 2016 and became a company dancer in 2018. She currently choreographs dance works throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit miajchong.com