Abigale Lee Miller bio

  Abigale Lee Mills (born on the 21st of September, 1965) was a American dance instructor, choreographer and reality television host. Miller is the founder of the Abby Lee Dance Company, which appeared on the reality TV show Dance Moms for eight seasons. Miller was found guilty on June 27, 2016 , to criminal bankruptcy fraud. Miller was sentenced on the 27th of June 2016, to one year, and one day in federal prison. Miller was released on March 27 of 2018. In April of 2018, she developed lymphoma, a form of cancer that made her unable to walk. She now uses a wheelchair to get around. Miller was raised in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. She was a dancer who trained under her mother at the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. Miller at the age of 14 was assigned the choreography and instruction of one of her mother's dance competition teams. Miller was eventually able to take over the studio in the year 1995 and named the company Reign Dance Productions. Miller was certified by Dance Masters of America, and was also a member of Dance Masters of Pennsylvania Chapter 10 (February 1986). However, DMA terminated her membership in February 2012 because Miller's reality television show Dance Moms was a "complete mistaken portrayal of our teachers and their students" and was detrimental to the profession.