Mia Moraru is a Romanian-American dancer and choreographer currently based in Los Angeles. While they began dancing at 6 years old, they quickly transitioned to competitive gymnastics, where most of their training is rooted. They returned to dance in college where they became a company member of Vassar Repertory Dance Theater from 2016-2019. Mia graduated from Vassar College with a BA in History of Art, and after living abroad post-graduation, they moved to Los Angeles in 2023 to pursue dance professionally. Mia was a Shift/West choreography resident at Brockus Project Dance in June of that year, and in September, they were commissioned to choreograph and perform an original work at the International Dance Festival in Gunsan, South Korea. Soon afterward, they joined Diavolo | Architecture in Motion as a company member and have been performing with them since. With Diavolo, they were the artist stand-in for Dua Lipa at the 2024 GRAMMYs. Mia performed as one of 6 principal actors in a production of The Measures Taken by Bertolt Brecht, performing throughout New York City and Chicago. They were a dancer in the LA Opera’s production of Turandot, and most recently performed in Urban Scuba for Brian Sanders’ JUNK. Mia is known for always traveling and always being in a handstand or on the top of a building.

Mia is extremely passionate about the arts in every medium and in human rights advocacy. They were the Assistant to the Curator at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center for 3 years, helping research, curate exhibits, archive works, and translate. They worked as a gallery assistant at Le Select/S Une Galerie in Paris, organizing and installing rotating exhibits of local artists. Mia worked as a Child Advocate for undocumented minors in the US, as well as being a responder on the Freedom For Immigrants hotline, the only free phone line for immigrants in ICE detention. With Fragomen, they worked as a Business Immigration Analyst in their LA office. Mia is excited to be working with Blue13 Dance Company and being a part of making the dance world thrive.