About Miana
Behind the Artist
Miana Abramson is a Queer Jewish dancer, choreographer and drag performer, currently based in Kansas City, MO. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California where she studied commercial and classical dance for 12 years. She graduated in 2025 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City's BFA dance program with a dual focus in Ballet and Modern, as well as performance and choreography. During her time at UMKC, she served as the President of the Conservatory Dance Association as well as Treasurer of the Sexuality and Gender Alliance. She has performed pieces by notable artists such as José Limon, Donald Byrd, Christopher Huggins, Mike Tyus, Roni Koresh, Gary Abbott, DeeAnna Hiett, and Nicole Clark-Springer. She is proud to have been the inaugural artist in residence with NoDivideKC in 2026. Additionally, she served as an apprentice and choreographer's assistant for Owen/Cox dance group in the spring of 2026. Miana has had her choreography featured at NoDivideKC’s Queer Narratives Festival, the Jewish Community Center in Kansas City, Kansas City Ballet’s Choreography Lab, Modern Night at the Gem, and Highways Performance Space in Los Angeles.
Abramson's current choreographic focus is to combine elements of Queer Culture, such as drag and clubbing, with technical, contemporary dance. In this way they hope to bring queer communities into more dance spaces. For more information about Miana's work see here.
Miana has an additional focus on creating adult ballet classes which serve as a space for anyone and everyone to feel comfortable trying ballet. These classes serve to bring dance to the wider community with a focus on accessablity. For information on upcoming classes see here.