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Abby Lee Miller
Abbey Lee Miller Lives In: Penn Hills, PA
Parents: George L. Miller and Maryen Lorrain Miller.
Birthplace: Based upon where her parents were living at the time, Abbey Lee Millerwas most likely born in or near Pittsburgh, PA. Her exact date of birth is not available.
Born: In two separate interviews Miller is stated to be 45 years of age (the last article indicating her ageis 45 was published in October 2011.) This would mean Miller was either born in late 1965 or sometime in 1966.
Age: 46 (in 2012)
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Occupation
• Owner andDirector of the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio (now known as Reign Dance Productions)
• Owner and Head Choreographer and Instructor of Abbey Lee Dance Company in Penn Hills, PA
• Owner of Reign DanceProductions in Penn Hill, PA
• Star of Lifetime TV's docu-drama series Dance Moms
Childhood Years
Abby Lee's parents exposed her to many activities. Her father would take her to Girl Scouts each week,swim team in the summer, and ski club in the winter. Abby Lee played the clarinet, sewed, and even went to charm school. Although Abby Lee was not much interested in dancing or performing, but she lovedwatching the dance competitions she attended with her mother every summer and was inspired to become a choreographer.
Abby Lee was close to her mother as a child and remains very close to her as anadult. In one interview, Abby said the thing she fears most is "that I will lose my mom too soon."
The Beginnings Of The Abby Lee Dance Company
Maryen began dancing in 1933 and soon began teachingothers how to dance. In 1944, she founded the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio. Maryen was successful as a dance instructor and business woman, opening seven thriving dance studios in Florida before movingto Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (her own home town) to marry a childhood sweetheart. When she moved, she gave the Florida dance studios to her advanced dancers so that her name would continue to be...