Mya Biography

Fast Facts

• Spent much of her preteen and early teen years dancing
• She performed with the Tappers With Attitude dance troupe and later studied at the Dance Theater of Harlem with famed choreographer Savion Glover
• Under Glover's tutelage, Mya was awarded a solo performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D
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• Landed a record deal with Interscope after her father distributed demo tapes and caught the ear of Haqq Islam
• Released her self-titled debut album in 1998, which went platinum
• Her second effort, 2000's Fear of Flying, also went platinum
• Founded the Mya Arts & Tech Foundation and serves as the organization's executive director and as a teacher
• Has cited Lena Horne and Liza Minnelli as role models, saying they "carry class with sass and skill
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