Mia Cabalfin

Mia’s life passion lies in the art of dance and exploration of movement. She has been a company member and faculty of Airdance Philippines since 2006, where she trains, performs, teaches, and choreographs. In July 2008, she participated in the Danceweb Scholarship Programme which was held in Vienna, Austria as part of the Impulstanz International Dance Festival. In that same year, she was also a finalist in the 3rd Wi_Fi Body Independent Contemporary Dance Festival New Choreographers Competition.

In 2012, she together with her partner Rhosam Prudenciado Jr., formed a choreographic duo, and they were awarded a spot in the 2012 Artist-in-Residence Program of Kyoto Art Center in Kyoto, Japan. Since then, they have done numerous performances locally and internationally, most recently representing the Philippines in the 2014 M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival in Singapore, and in 2015 Dancing In Place Festival in Malaysia.

Throughout her time in Airdance, Mia has participated in various company productions, festivals, and artistic collaborations. Back in college, she was the president of the Company of Ateneo Dancers, and was recipient of the Dean’s Award for the Arts in Dance. Mia is also a former fitness instructor at Plana Forma. Her newfound activity is taking flying trapeze classes, which she started in October at Flying Trapeze Philippines.

In 2014, Mia was chosen to be an Under Armour athlete. Currently, Mia is also a television host and producer at a major broadcasting company in the Philippines, ABS-CBN and its subsidiaries, Balls Channel and ABS-CBN Sports + Action.