Abigale Miller bio

Abigale Lee Mills (born September 21, 1965) was a American dance instructor, choreographer and reality TV host. Abby Lee Dance Company is her original creation and ran for eight seasons on Dance Moms. On June 27, 2016, Miller pleaded guilty to the charge of felony bankruptcy fraud. Miller was sentenced to one and one-half years in federal prison. She was released on March 27, 2018. In April 2018 she was diagnosed with lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer that made her unable to walk. To move around, she now uses wheelchair. Miller was born in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. Her mother taught her dance at Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. Miller was 14 when she was assigned the choreography and coaching for one of her mother's dance teams. Miller was eventually able to take over the studio in 1995 and changed the name to the company Reign Dance Productions. Miller was certified by Dance Masters of America, and she was a member of Dance Masters of Pennsylvania Chapter 10 (February 1986). However, DMA terminated her membership in February 2012 due to the fact that Miller's reality show Dance Moms was a "complete misrepresentation of the teachers we have and students" and was detrimental to the profession.