Abigale Le Miller bio

Abigale Lee Mills (born September 21, 1965) was an American dance instructor, choreographer and reality TV host. Abby Lee Dance Company is her own creation that ran for eight seasons on Dance Moms. Miller was found guilty on June 27th, 2016 to fraudulent bankruptcy in the felony category. Miller was sentenced for one and one-half years in federal prison and released on the 27th of March 2018. She was diagnosed with lymphoma in April of 2018. It's a form of cancer that renders you unable walk. She uses a wheelchair to move around. Miller grew up in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. Her teacher was her mother at Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. In 1980, at age 14, Miller was assigned the task for choreographing and coaching for one of her mother's dance teams. Miller eventually took over the company, changing its name to Reign Dance Productions. Miller was certified by Dance Masters of America, and was a member of Dance Masters of Pennsylvania Chapter 10 (February 1986). However, DMA terminated her membership in February 2012 because Miller's reality show Dance Moms was a "complete misconception of the teachers we have and students" and was detrimental to the profession.