MIA J. CHONG (she/they) is a choreographer and dancer from San Francisco, California, the Indigenous lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone and Muwekma people. Mia currently choreographs and performs throughout the Bay Area, and is the founding Artistic Director of contemporary dance company EIGHT/MOVES. Learn more at eightmoves.org.

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 for her work as a performer and creator.

As a choreographer, Mia’s work has been performed by Post:ballet, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts’ Department of Dance, University of California Berkeley’s Chamber Chorus, Berkeley Ballet Theater’s Studio Company, Shawl-Anderson Youth Ensemble, ODC Dance Jam, and more. Her work has also been presented by RAWdance, FACT/SF, BODYSONNET, RoundAntennae, and Metro Arts Foundation.

Mia has danced with ODC/Dance, Post:ballet, Robert Moses’ Kin, Dance Theatre of San Francisco, San Francisco Symphony, and Concept o4, among others. She received her training from 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.

As a dance educator, Mia has taught for ODC School, Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, The School at Jacob’s Pillow, Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley Ballet Theater, Westlake School for the Performing Arts, and more.

Mia graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences with a concentration in Organizational Behavior and Change. She is currently continuing her studies through the Master of Science in Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship program at Northeastern University.