Abigale Le Miller bio

Abigale Lee Miller(born September 21, 1965) is an American choreographer, dance instructor, and reality television personality. Abby Lee Dance Company is her original creation and was a reality show that aired for eight seasons on Dance Moms. On June 27, 2016, Miller pleaded guilty to felony bankruptcy fraud. Miller was sentenced to a year and one day in federal prison and was released on the 27th of March of 2018. In April of 2018 she was diagnosed with lymphoma, which is a kind of cancer that renders it impossible to walk. She relies on a wheelchair for mobility. Miller grew up in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. Her mother taught her dance at Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. In the year 1980, aged 14, Miller was given the responsibility in choreographing and coaching one of the dance teams of her mother. Miller was eventually able to take over the dance studio and renamed it Reign Dance Productions. Miller was certified by Dance Masters of America, and was a part of Dance Masters of Pennsylvania Chapter 10 (February 1986). However, DMA terminated her membership in February 2012 due to the fact that Miller's show on reality television Dance Moms was a "complete false representation of our teachers and students" and was harmful to the profession.